Putnam patriot., 1909-08-27

Britt that they were leaving at the in- stlgatioa of their leSal adviser. who had bat that hour issued his instruc- lions
 "I hope you gre not forgetting what l said ahant the American sunhoatS.' said Britt peuderauSiy
 sAh said gaillo. with | cunning smile. .-our man Is also great Aneri- can He can command the gunheats. rce. sahib. We hare teld him that you have the great power. He shows Us that he can call unon the English ships 4s well. for be comes last from Lon don. He can have both. while you have only one Besides he says you cannot send message In the air with out the wire unless he give perfMiS- sion. He havs little machine that catch all the lightning in the air and hold 1t til be reads the message. Our man is great man-next to Mehaul- naed."
 Britt passed his hand over hts brow. ,taggered ty these statements.
 Say. he's smoother than l thought. Nest men would have been -- tools enough te say that it was all ponpyeoek about me sending wireless messages aud calling out nayies. but not he, And that machine for tapping the air, Say. we'd better go slow with that fellow Shall call hiin up on the phone and head of the striker
 Anything. Mir Britt. to get back our servants" said Lady Deppingham, who had come up with Mrs. Browne,
 When Britt reappeared after a brief stay in the telephone booth he was perspiring freely. and his face was redder. if possible. than ever before.
 He was very peremptory at first and very agreeable in the end said we'd come down at 4.3o. He asked me 10 bring some cigarettes. Say. Ae' 's | strenuous chap He wouldn't haggie for q second
 Britt and Saunders found tue enemy waiting for them under the awning ia front of the bank. He looscd man from fhe top of his head e the tips ef his canvas shoes. Every liee es his long body indicated power vitality. health. Both men weee surprised hs the eager. sincere manner h which he greeted them.
 "G.ad Io see you. geatleraea.e he said. He was head taller fhan either. eeatleSs ard hatlssss. iean hue braN ny figure ln N8ite crash retisers. its very eaed If you to ceae down # yeu7l eene fe my Saaek n mix you q real American cocktail. 3 mint julep. brandy smash oE anything yen ike In seasoa. There's fBe mint bed up my way, just haek ef the bungalow. It's more precious than I ruby mine. let me tell you And yet I'll gladly exchange 30a eaFats af mint. Mir Britt. for dozen boxes of your cigarettes. Do yeu know. gen tlemen. made the greatest mistake of my lie In falling to bring q ton ef these little white sticks out with ne 1 thought of Gordon gin. both kinds of yermuth. brandy. and aii that sort ef thing. and completely forgot the staff of life. I happen to know that you have a million packages of them. more or less. up at the chateau. My spies told me | dare say you know that l have spies up there all the time. Don't pay any attention to them. You're at liberty to set spies on my trail at any time. Here we are. This Is the headquarters for the Mine own CTS Association of jnpat"
 He led them down a light Of steps ard into a long. cod looking room some distance below the level of the street
 .sThe Mlne Owners association. gen tlemen. comprises the entire popula- tion of Japat. Here is where I receive my clients. Here Is where they re. ceive their daily loaf. if you will par don the simile I sit in the chairs: they squat on the rugs We taik about rubies and sapphires as if they were peanuts Occasionally we talk about our neighbors. Snail 1 make three mint juleps? Here. Seiim! The lee. the mlat and the straws--and the bot ties. Sit down. gentlemen. This is the American bar that Raedeker tells you about-the one you've searched all over Europe for. dare say"
 Reminds me of home. just little bit" said Britt as the tail glasses were Set before them. The English man was still clothed in reticence They shan't catch me mapping" was the sober reflection of Thomas Saun. ders.
 The enemy planted the mint Tn it's hed of clipped ice. The sagaeity that TasweIl Skaggs displayed in erecting m ice plant and cold storage house here Is eaualed only by John Wyck- hoirne's foresightedness in maintain ing a contemporaneous mint bed. | imagine that you. gentlemen. are hop ing to prove the old codgers insane. Between the three of us. and man to man. how can you have the heart to propose anything so unkind when we look. as We now do. upon the result of tbeir extreme soundness of mind? Here's howr'
 Selim passed the straws. and the three men took long and simuitane- ous .puli-' at the refreshing juiep Mir Saunders felt something melt as he drew the subsequent long and satisfy ing breath Ii was tine outer rim of his cautious reserve.
 -i think we'll take you up on that proposition to trade mint for ciga- reftes.. said Mir Britt. MT. Browne. my client. for one. will sanction the deal. How about your client. saun cersTs
 .I can't say as to Lady Deppfngham. but I'm quite sure bis ioFdship will make no objection"
 Then we'll consider the deal closed