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Chapter 25

           ThatmeantthatMariawouldnotpressforpayment,andheresolvedgenerouslythatitwouldbetheonlyonehewouldpay; sohebegansearchingthroughthecast-outheapforhers. Hesoughtitdesperately,forages,andwasstillsearchingwhenthemanagerofthehotelentered,thefatDutchman. Hisfaceblazedwithwrath,andheshoutedinstentoriantonesthatechoeddowntheuniverse,"Ishalldeductthecostofthosecuffsfromyourwages!" Thepileofcuffsgrewintoamountain,andMartinknewthathewasdoomedtotoilforathousandyearstopayforthem. Well,therewasnothinglefttodobutkillthemanagerandburndownthelaundry. ButthebigDutchmanfrustratedhim,seizinghimbythenapeoftheneckanddancinghimupanddown. Hedancedhimovertheironingtables,thestove,andthemangles,andoutintothewash-roomandoverthewringerandwasher. Martinwasdanceduntilhisteethrattledandhisheadached,andhemarvelledthattheDutchmanwassostrong. 

           Andthenhefoundhimselfbeforethemangle,thistimereceivingthecuffsaneditorofamagazinewasfeedingfromtheotherside. Eachcuffwasacheck,andMartinwentoverthemanxiously,inafeverofexpectation,buttheywereallblanks. Hestoodthereandreceivedtheblanksforamillionyearsorso,neverlettingonegobyforfearitmightbefilledout. Atlasthefoundit. Withtremblingfingersheheldittothelight. Itwasforfivedollars. "Ha!Ha!"laughedtheeditoracrossthemangle. "Well,then,Ishallkillyou,"Martinsaid. 

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