Rosenthal

“ But Sir James, although a splendid athlete, was no match for the herculean Jew. Rosenthal tore him off as a gorilla might free himself from the clasp of a man, and, getting one great arm clear, smote the Englishman a hammerlike blow on the top of the head, which laid him senseless and quivering in the road. Then, ignoring the struggle going on between Dallas and the chauffeur, he flung open the door of the tonneau, and, plucking out the countess as if she were a child, carried her to the prince's car and pushed her into the limousine. ”

“ Rosenthal is a Czechian Jew who has made an enormous fortune in promoting all kinds of—er—doubtful enterprises, principally revolutions, in all parts of the world. He knows everybody, speaks every language after a fashion, and is a papal baron. ”

“ He knew, we both knew, that Jacob was dying; there was no mistaking that. It would be a matter of at least two hours' hard work to liberate him without noise, and we both felt that by that time he would be already liberated; and Rosenthal, the Jew, whose habit and training and every instinct was that of weighing cost and gain, decided that he could not afford to wait, garrison or no garrison. Apparently life held nothing which could compensate him for the privilege of holding his crippled brother in his powerful arms while the struggling soul was fighting its way to the God of his fathers. ”

“ I heard shouts and cries and orders, and through it all Rosenthal, the Jew, stood and hewed away at the door, till all at once, even as I saw a squad of men running toward us, it fell away, and Rosenthal, throwing aside his pick, leaped into the casemate, and from the blackness within I heard a fierce sob as he gathered his dying brother to his breast.
"For me there was no time for sentiment. As the first group of soldiers drew near there arose from the landward side a strident blast. I recognized the whistle of the Dutch steamer, which was going out. ”

“ He hauled a packet from an inner pocket, opened it and laid upon the little table—Edith's string of pearls.
Lord o' life! but two such shocks in ten minutes are bad for a man! It ain't good for his heart. This time Rosenthal's keen, mottled eyes saw the wild look in my face, and the big, bushy eyebrows went up again.
"Vat's der matter?" he asked.
I did not answer. My mouth felt dry. To most people one string of pearls looks very like another, but to an expert like myself they have as much individual expression as a horse to a racing man, or a boat to a sailor. ”

“ In the Conference appointed by the London Jews' Society to consider the case of the Rosenthal family, the Earl of Shaftesbury, as President of that Society, at the special desire of the Bishop of Rochester and other members of the Conference, allowed himself to be named as a member of the Commission on the side of the Jews' Society. ”

“ Michael, Vicar of St. Mark's, Whitechapel, who died at the age of 63, was a converted Jewish rabbi, who for thirty years carried on an earnest missionary work among the Jews of East London. The story of his conversion is a remarkable one. Young rabbi Rosenthal, a Hebrew of German extraction, was a profound Talmudist, and as strict and zealous a Jew as was Saul of Tarsus before the journey to Damascus. Rosenthal was sent on missions in connexion with the faith of his fathers to Asia Minor, to North Africa and other countries, and finally to England. ”

“ Precisely as Within the Law, Bayard Veiller's great play, so successful for the Selwyn Company, was given a striking timeliness by the Rosenthal murder, The System reaped merely the brimming harvest of lucky accident. And like Within the Law, this great playlet would be as successful today as it was then—because it is "big" in itself. [end footnote]
The incidents of "the Becker Case" were these: Herman Rosenthal, a gambler of notorious reputation, one day went to District Attorney Whitman with the story that he was being hounded by the police—at the command of a certain Police Lieutenant. ”

“ For a week I hung about that hot, wretched hole; then the Dutch mail steamer arrived from La Guayra, and on going aboard to greet some old acquaintances the first man I met was Isidore Rosenthal.
“The Jew’s Satanic face was more malignant than ever; the glare in his green eyes put one in mind of a jaguar; I saw at once that something had gone wrong.
“‘Ah, the ——!’ he snarled, when we were alone. ‘You were right, Leyden! The pigs! The robbers! The vile liars!’ His rage was positively alarming. ”

“ You are much too nice to be mixed up with a bloodthirsty gang of murderers or to be in the clutches of men like the prince and Rosenthal."
The countess dropped her hand upon his arm as it rested on the rim of the tonneau. Her eyes looked deep into his, and something in their expression, or perhaps it was the magic of her touch, sent a thrill through the young man. Dallas could be outwardly as unmoved as an Iroquois when his whole, sensitive inner nature was warm with the impulse of the moment. ”

“ His world-wide reputation was that a man would be safe in placing any amount of cold cash in his hands without asking for a receipt, but if anybody sat in a game of high finance with him, he needed to play mighty close to his belt. Rosenthal would plunder the coffers of a country with the same ruthlessness that a cracksman would go through a safe. I remarked a little while ago that for men there were no half-measures of honesty; that a man was either honest or dishonest. Perhaps I should amend that statement by adding “with himself.” Rosenthal was absolutely honest with himself. ”

“ Rosenthal parried with his gun barrel, but the blade glanced and found the side of his shaggy head. The Jew swayed in his saddle, then lurched sideways and came crashing to the ground.
Sir James and Connors wheeled to plunge again into the fight, which had surged on down the street. ”

“ Last night you were outnumbered; the odds were too heavy, and there are very few men, Sir James, who would care to attack a giant like Rosenthal. There is nothing for you to feel ashamed of, and besides"—she slightly raised her chin—"I do not consider mere personal pride to be enough of a motive for what you wish to do."
"It is not the only motive. You see, Dallas and I are mere idlers. I paint bad pictures, and he plays with motors. We have often bewailed our lack of objective. ”

“ Men of principle in their profession, like ourselves. You need have no doubt about your engineer, he is far too cantankerous to be approached by anybody; moreover he is engaged in translating the 'Life of John the Baptist' into Norwegian and that will take all of his time. There is nothing so satisfactory in this sort of work as a consistent crank." And so the conversation had ended.
Rosenthal had dealt honestly with Dessalines. ”

“ Had he not known the character of Admiral Killik and the demoralized condition of his worthless crew, Rosenthal would have entertained grave doubts concerning the ability of his vessel to cope with the Crête-à-Pierrot. He knew Killik, however, for an adventurer; his negro crew utterly unreliable, and at most times ashore or lying half-drunk about the vessel. Moreover the Jew had confidence in Dessalines so far as his physical courage was concerned, especially when supported by himself. ”

“ Rosenthal came the following morning and accompanied him to the depot. People whom they passed on the streets regarded Dessalines with interest and curiosity, but he encountered no sign of hostility, at which he was somewhat surprised, having heard so much of the anti-negro sentiment in the United States. ”

“ If one studies the negro he will find it to be true.
Rosenthal eyed him with the uncomfortable sense of lacking comprehension which sometimes comes over one when a nature excessively transparent reveals unlocked for depths.
"This saves us money," he observed presently. "That is if Mallock will take back some of the guns." ”

“ When the chase got too warm the countess went to Thalia in Paris, and since then has been living with her, disguised as her maid. The two have been spending the summer in a quiet little place in Normandy, where the prince and Rosenthal discovered them. Rosenthal immediately recognized the countess, and is now using this knowledge to coerce the Lady Thalia. The poor girl is at her wits' end. They have tried twice to give Rosenthal the slip, but the big Jew seems to have second-sight. What she wants to do now is to run away and get back to Novibazar. ”

“ There are a great many people south of the tropic in both hemispheres to whom I am under obligation, and one wishes to pay one's debts, both good and ill. The day before sailing for Charleston I dropped in there and among others, whom should I meet but my old acquaintance, Rosenthal; a Jew, a man whose talents and qualities I respect. ”

“ Was it that you had got your hand in, or rather your tongue in, to the invention line of business, and couldn’t get it out again?” laughed Colonel Rosenthal.
201“Not at all, sir; I had a motive in saying that. I saw that the men among whom I found myself were members of some guerrilla gang, and that they were after recruits. The event proved that I was quite right, for Sergeant Haddycraff slapping me smartly upon the shoulder, exclaimed heartily:
“Well, my brave boy, a soldier does not sit down to weep over his wrongs, like a woman; he rises up to avenge them like a man!” ”

“ Rosenthal turned to me. There was a curious, baffled look in his mottled eyes, but he said nothing. I also remained silent. The dealer looked from one to the other of us with a pale, agitated face.
“Of course,” said he, “when a lady is unfortunately compelled to part with her jewels, she does not care to have them recognised elsewhere. I quite understood this, and although I bought the pearls outright, I had no intention of not keeping my verbal agreement. ”

“ We must put off our digging till we are sure that they have all gone away for the night.'
'We shall miss the American boat,' said his friend, angrily, 'and all because of a pack of schoolboys!'
'Not necessarily. If we return to Freistadt by the nine o'clock train instead of by the five o'clock, we ought still to catch the steamer at Hamburg. That is the worst of taking things from a well-known man like Rosenthal. He makes it unsafe to dispose of a single recognisable thing in Germany. ”

“ Rosenthal was a competent man. He continued, talking rapidly: "It will be a thrilling spectacle, my dear Comte, a review of your troops in these uniforms which I have purchased at such a bargain that I am ashamed to tell you what I paid."
Dessalines' eyes brightened; the expression of apathy produced by the mention of the accounts to be audited was gradually effaced.
"You delight me, my dear fellow. I consider it very important, this matter of uniforms. A brave showing is half the battle ”

“ We were once involved in an affair, and there are few men for whom I have more respect.
"I first met Rosenthal in Curaçao, where he and his younger brother, Jacob, as poisonous a cripple as ever drew breath, were doing a nice little business which combined gambling and pawnbroking. Their method was this: Having the entrée to the select circle of South American exiles and refugees and conspirators—for you must know that almost every South and Central American revolution is hatched under the protection of the Dutch flag—Jacob, who was rather expert at cards, would manage to start a game. ”

“ It is nodding," panted the Jew. "He is yust asleep. I took care to hit him on top of the head and not too hard, or his skull vould be c-c-crushed like an eggshell! I do not like to kill a gentleman; they are too few! Sapristi, he vould fight! Vat could I do? Come!"
He pushed the girl toward the other car, into which she crept without a word, when Rosenthal turned and secured the two valises. The chauffeur had overcome Dallas, who was lying on his back, cursing vigorously, while the man sat upon his chest, pinning both his wrists to the ground. ”

“ At the head of the cavalcade strode the tall, gaunt figure of Ishmi Bey, walking at the stirrup of the Lady Thalia, with whom he was in earnest conversation. A short distance behind them, Rosenthal rode alone, sitting his big horse droopingly, a huge and somewhat dejected figure, with his massive head swathed in bandages. Sir James and Dallas came next, followed by Connors and such of the Albanians as were fit to travel.
"There is going to be the very deuce of a row, Stephen," said Sir James. "The most of the inhabitants of this sanjak of Novibazar are south Slavonic Serbs. ”

“ He wrote also some responsa, one of which was published in "Dibre Mosheh" by R. Moses of Namoset; and "Derek Emunah," four essays on religious philosophy (Warsaw, 1894) . Rosenthal is noted as a chess-player, and won the first prize at the Druzgenik tournament in 1885. ”

“ There was nothing I cared to say to the dealer just then, so I merely remarked: “Well, M. Delmas, as you say, you have not acted properly in this matter. A man with such a reputation as yours ought to stick to his word. It is because of that reputation that the people having business with you do not demand written agreements. I must think over this affair. As a matter of fact, since you bought the pearls certain events have occurred which would enable Mrs. Cuttynge to buy them back. It is possible that Baron Rosenthal and I may be able to arrange the matter between ourselves.” ”