Putnam patriot., 1909-08-27
The Mar, \ From J 1t)rOdIley;S By GEORGE BARR \ MCUICHE0N
 esuyrrehi. 1908. hy Dodd. Mead II Q Co.
eapvr,shi. 1908. hy Dodd. Mead
 Q Co.

AtlflEI the situation from the enemy,s point of vIew-the enemy being the islanders ss unit. They were prepared to sbide by the terms of the will so long a< + remained clear to them that fair treatment came from the Gpf,1sizg in= terests Easuia. the Arafat lawyer. in mass meeting had discussed the doeu- mem They understood it's require ments and it's restrictions: they knew hf this time that there was small chance af the original beneficfarieS coming into the property under the provisinns. Later came the neNs that marriage between the heirs was cut If the question. Then the islanders huehed as they teiied. But they were hot fo be caught mapping Jacob VOL Rgfz ihe superintendent. stalid Ger man that he w.ss. saw far into the fu nre. l. was he who set the native lawyer ueceremoniausiy aside and Hf- cd eeaHeteat representation ia I.ens dan. The great taw firm hesded bg Sir 1aAa IF das was chosen. ! uf'= awaee representative If the diStia= euH,Ae8 lieifoes was now en lis way fo ihe eard aith the s0arIhY eem- nfHae which had ceea'el se much ia fefasE n the metropolis dnr.Hs its braf ssag
 Iseab "a R'fta eame to ihe isiaad Nasa f 01s twenty Eeaas old That MS f9,ea.g geaes hafepe the death of TasHelI shaeaa. Ike had worked in fhe Sau5h sfzian diamond aelds and had % dIHgu!ty in securing employ ment HHh Sbaggs and Wyekhelme.
 Vea Etifs was shrewd enough to see that the grandchildren were not coin ng 10 tAe Island for the mere pleasure of sotnurnlng there; their motive was plain. Ii was he who advised even commanded-the horde of servants to desert the chateau.
 He lived. with his three wives. in the hills just above and south of the tawn Itself. The Englishmen who worked in the bank and the three Roer forenen also had houses up there. where it was cooler, but Non Blitz was the ealy one who practieed potygamy. lis wives were Persian women and handsome after the Persian fashion
 One hot, dry afternoon about week after the reopening of the chateau. the siesta of a swarthy population was disturbed by the shouts of those who kept impatient watch of the sea. Five minutes later the " hole town of Ara tat knew that the smoke of a steamer iay low on the horizon No one doubt d thaf fl came from the stack Of the beat that was bringing Rasuia and the English solicitor Joy turned te exulntion when the word came down from Yon BIitz fhat il was inc long lgassd for steamship The sir Joshua
 yoa Bujz stood ii the landing place to welcome Rasula and his comrades and to be the drst to clasp tue hand Of the man from Brodney's.
 At last his figure could he made out oa the forward deck. Ills straw hat WAS af least a head higher than the urban If Rasuia. who WAS indicating 10 him the interesting spots in the hills
 Hes big. commented Nen Blitz comfortably. more to himself than to his neishbor And young" lie added few minutes later Bowles. standing at his side. offered the single com ment.
 Good looking"
 As the tall stranger stepped from the boat to the pier Yon BlitZ turned look of triumph upon Britt. who had eibowad through the crowd a moment before and was standing close by.
 The newcomer was an Americant
 I've sighted the enemy" exclaimed Bobby Browne coming up from Nep- tunes pool-the largest of the foun- fains. Ills wife and Lady Deppins- nam were sitting in the cool retreat Under the hanging garden Would You care to have peek at him:'
 T should think sor said his wife. Jumping to her feet Hes been on tha Island three days. and we haven't had 8 glimpse of him. Come along. Lady Neppingham"
 Lady Deppingham arose reluctantly. Tiaing yawn.
 They had come to call the new American lawyer -the enemy No ee knew his name or cared to know T. Tor that matter Bowles in answer to 'he telephone inquiries of Saunders ssid that the new solicitor had taken temporary quarters above the bank ahd Was in hourly consultation with ven Blitz. Rasula and others. Much v his time was spent at tbe mines. Later on. it was commonly reported. ne was to take up his residence in "yekholnle's deserted bungalow far cp on the mountain side in plain view Tom the chateau
 Lie at the chateau had not been al owed to drag. The white servants a1o become good friends despite the natural disdaiu that The trained Eng ssh expert feels for the unpublished american domestic.
 Mss Pelham. the stenographer from vest fwenty-third street. had set her @p Tor the uasuspecting Mir. Saunders s0e had learned in the wisdom of her
 mat he sas fancy free. Mr. Saun- 1ss faily warned against the Aneri- eaa ifpewriter girl as a class. having e@e the most shocking jokes at her -pease in the comic papers. vas rath- q shs af the outset, but Britt gallant cane to Miss Peinam's defense and la9e rescue by empbaticaily assur- - saunders that she was perfect s2aTaaieed to cause uneasiress Y h9 mans wife.
 saf l have no wife" quickly pro sSec Saunders. turning . dull rel Iee devnw exclainaed Britt, appsr-