The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-03

or less. up III the Chateau. Ny spies
told me. dare say you know that
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 arc. This
Is the headquarters for the Mine Own
ers' Association OF Japat."
He led them down flight Of steps
and into long. cool looking room
some distance below the level Of the
street.
.'The Mine Owners association, gen
tlemen. comprises the entire populn.
ton Of Japnt. Here is where receive
my clients. Here is where they re-
ceive their daily loaf, II you Will pnr-
don the simile. sit In the chairs;
they squat on the rugs, We tnlk about
rubies md sapphires as If they were
peanuts. Occasionally we talk about
our neighbors. Shall make three
mint juleps7 Here. Selim The ice,
the mint and the straws--and the bot
ties. Sit down, gentlemen. This Is
the American bar that Baedeker tells
| you about-tte one you've searched
all over Europe for. l dare say"
Reminds me OF home, just little
bit" said Britt rs the tall 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 In its
bed Of Clipped ice. 1.-THE sagacity that
Taswell Skaggs displayed in erecting
an ice plant and cold storage house
here Ii equaled only by John wyck-
holmes foresightedness In maintain
ing contemporaneous mint bed.
imagine that you. gentlemen. are hop
ing to prove the old dodgers insane.
! Between the three Of us. and man to
man, how Gun you have the heart to
/ propose anything 50 unkind when we
look. ~ we now do, upon the result OF
their extreme soundness of mind
Here's how!''
Gelim passed the straws, and the
three men took a long and slmultane-
Gus "pull" at the refreshing julep. Mr.
Saunders felt something melt as he
drew the subsequent long and satisfy
ing breath II was the outer rim OF
his cautious reserve.
II think we'll take you up on that
proposition to trnde mint for ciga
rettes." said Mr.. Britt. mfr. Browne
my client. for one VIM sanction the
deal. How about your client. Saun
ders r
Il can't say as to Lady Deppingham
but I'm quite sure his lordship vii
make no objection
'sThen we'll consider the deal closed
III send one Of my boys over tomor
row with bunch Of mint Telephone
up to the bungalow when you neet
more. BY the way" dropping into
curiously reflective mir. may asl
why Lady Deppingiam Is permitted
to ride alone through the unfrequente,
and perilous parts of the island?" III
question was directed to her solicitor
4Perilous? What do you mean?'
"Just this. Mr.. Saunders" said TIL
enemy, leaning forward earnestly
I'm not responsible for the acts o
these islanders. There are men anon;
them who would not hesitate to dis
pose Of one or both Of the heirs II the.
could do 1t without danger to their in
terests. What could be more simple
Mr.. Saunders. than the death Of Lad,
Deppingham II her horse should stun
BILE and precipitate her to the bottom
Of one of those deep ravines7 Sh
wouldn't be alive to tell how 1t rcall
happened"
"Afy wordr' was all that Saunder
could say. forgetting his julep in cor
temptation OF the catastrophe.
He's right" said Britt promptly
III keep my own client on the straigll
md public path. Hes liable to Il
,vcr too"
"peuce take yoir Browne" sal
/ 'aunders With mid aspcrtty. "H
! seyrr re
ITO be contlnued)