Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-12


 ering air of antipathy smote her in the face as she stepped from the lighter | conquest in her smile of conciliation. | She glanced from right to left down the lines of swarthy islanGcrs and saw 1 nothing in their faces but surly. bitter unfriendliness They stood stolidly, 1 stonily at distance, white robed lines of resentment personified.
 ' Not a hand was lifted in assistance to the bewildered visitors; not word, ! not smile of encouragement escaped the lips of the silent throng. | "Is there no British agent here?' she demanded imperatively perhaps lit- tie more shrilly than usual.
 No one deigned to answer. Chances of indifference, even scorn, passed among the silent lookers-ou, but that was all.
 Does no one here understand the English language" she demanded. "l [ don't mean you, Mfr. Saunders" she i added sharply as the little clerk set the suit case down abruptly and stepped forward. again fumblng his much fumbled straw hat. This was the moment when the red cookers tail came to grief. The dog arose with an astonished yelp and fled 10 his mis- tress. He had never been so out rageously set upon before in all his pampercd life SeiZing the opportuni- ty to vent her feelings upon one who could understand. even as she poured soothinCs upon the insultcd Pong. whom sine clasped in her arms. Lady Agnes transformed the unlucky Saun- ders into target for most ably di- rected vollcy of wrath.
 Lord Depringham, slow and cum bersome young man, stood by nervous " lingering his eyeglass. For the first time he felt that the clerk was better than confounded dog after all.
 "My dear" he said, waving Saunders into the background, "I think it was an accident. The dog had no business going to sleep''- He paused and in- serted his monocle for the purpose of looking up the precise spot where the accident had occurred.
 "Oh. rubbish" exclaimed her lady ship. 'l suppose you expect the poor darling to apologize"
 All this has nothing to do with the case. We're more interested in learn ing where we are and where we are to go. Permit me to have look about" His wife stared after him in amaze ment as he walked over to the canvas awning in front of the low dock build ing. actually elbowing his way through group of natives. Presently he came back. twisting his left mustache.
 ''The fellow in there says that the English agent is employed in the bank It's straight up this street. By love!
 He called it a street, don't you know he exclaimed. disdalnfully eying the narrow. dusty passage ahead.
 There's the British flag. my lord just ahead. See the building to the right, sir?' said Mir. Saunders, more respectfully than ever and with real gratitude In his heart
 "So it is! That's where he is. wonder why he isn't down here to meet us?''
 "Very likely he didn't know we were coming" said his wife icDy.
 Well. we'll look him up. Come along, everybody. Oh. | say, We cant leave this luggage unguaTed They say these fellows are the worst robbers east of London"
 It was finally decided. after rather l oYh ha AIr Gnu .tar should proceed to the bank and rout out the dilatory representative of the British government. Saunders looked down the sullen line of faces and blanched to his toes.
 "Tell him we'll wait for him." pur- sued his lordship. But remind him, - him. that it's inexpressibly hot down here in the sum-
 They stood and watched the misera- ble Saunders tread gingerly up the filthy street. his knees crooking out
 wardly from time to time. very much as if he were contemplating an instan. taneous sprint in any direction but the one he was taking. Even the placid Deppingham was somewhat dis turbed by the significant glances that followed their emissary as he passed by each separate knot of natives. "I do hope Mir. Saunders will come back alive" murmured Bromley. her ladyshlp's maid, The others started, for she had voiced the general thought. "He won't come back at all. Br0m- ley. unless he comes back alive" said his lordshlp. with smile. It was a well known fact that he never smiled except when his mind was troubled, Goodness, Deppy." said his wife, recognizing the symptom. do you real ly think there Is danger?' "NIy dear Aggy, who said there was
 any danger? he exclaimed ana quick
 ly looked out to sea. II rather think
 we'll enjoy it here," he added after a , moments pause. in which he saw that