Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-17

You're at liberty to set spies on my
trail at any time. Here we ara This
is the headquarters for the Mine Own
ers' Association of Japat"
He led them down a flight Of steps
and into a long, cool looking room
some distance below the level Of the
street
1.-The Mine Owners association. gen.
tlemen, comprises the entire popula-
ton of Japat- Here is where I receive
my clients. Here is where they re-
ceive their daily loaf, II you WIN par
don the smile. l sit in the chairs;
they squat on the rugs. We talk about
rubies and sapphires as II they were
peanuts. Occasionally we talk about
u neighbors. Shall l make three
mint juleps2 Here, Seliml The ice,
the mint and the straws-and the bot
ties. Sit down, gentlemen. This Is
the American bar that Baedeker tells
you about-the n you've searched
all over Europe for, I dare say"
reminds me of home. just a little
BIT" said Britt as 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 fee plant and cold storage house
here Is equaled only by John Wyck-
holmes foresightedness In maintain
ing a contemporaneous mint bed. I
imagine that you. gentlemen, are hop
ing to prove the old dodgers insane
Between the three of us. and nan to
man, how can you have the heart to
propose anything so unkind when we
look, as we now do, upon the result of
their extreme soundness of mind
Here's howi'
Selim passed the straws, and the
three men took a long and simultane-
Gus "pull" a. the refreshing julep. Mr.
Saunders felt something melt as he
drew the subsequent long and satisfy
ing breath. 1t was the outer rsm of
his cautious reserve
~ think We'll take you up on that
proposition to trade mint for ciga.
~rettes," said Mr.. Britt. "Mr. Browne,
my client, for one. will sanction the
deal. How about your client, Saun-
dersf"
II can't say as to Lady D~eppingham.
but Pm quite sure his lordship will
make nc objection"
"Then Wen consider the deal closed.
I'll send M of my boys over tomor-
row with a bunch Of mint Telephone
up to the bungalow when you need
more. By the way" dropping into a
curiously reflective air, may l ask
why Lady Deppingham is permitted
to ride alone through the unfrequelted
and perilous parts of the island?" The
question was directed to her solicitor.
"Perilous? What do you meant"
"Just this, Mr.. Saunders said the
enemy, leaning forward earnestly.
I'm not responsible for the acts Of
theSnlslanders. There are men am4hg
Gho would not hesitate to fis-
Hpne or both of the heirs II tAey
could do 1t without danger to their In,
terests- What could be more simple,
Mr.. Saunders. than the death of Lady
Deppingham II her horse should STUN
BILE and precipitate her to the bottom
Of one of those deep ravinesf She
wouldn't be alive to tell how It really
happened"
~My wordt" was all that Saunders
could say. forgetting his juiep In con
temptation of the catastrophe.
"He's right" said Britt promptly.
"I1l keep my own client on the straight
and public path He's liable to tip
over too"
"Deuce take your Browne said
Saunders with mild asperity. ~He
never rides alone"
"T've noticed that" said the enemy
coolly. Hes usually with Lady Dep
bingham. It's lucky that Japat is free
from gossips, gentlemen"
"Oh, l say" said Saunders none OF
that talk, you know"
There's another thing l want to
speak off, said the enemy, arising to
prepare the second round of juleps.
." hear that your clients and their
partners for life are In the habit OF
gambling like fury up there"
"Gamblingr' said Britt. What rotr'
'The servants say that they play
bridge every night for vast piles OF
rubies and turn the wheel daily for
sapphires uncountable. oh. I get II
straight"
why, man, it's all a joke. They use
gun wads and simply play that they
are rubies.'
my word" said Saundk,s, there
isn't a ruby or sapphire in the party"
THAT'S all right" said the enemy,
standing before them with a bunch OF
mint In one hand and the bowl Of ice
in the other. EVERY man In Japat
thinks that your people are gambling
with Jewels that belong to tie corpo-
ration. They think there's something