The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1909-12-04
CHAPTER IL
TIE AMERICAN nAR.

TIE AMERICAN BAR.
4" TkJC'RE wanted at tie phone
~ Mr.. Britt" said Miss Pei
ham 1t was late in the even
- ing a day or two afterward
Britt went into the booth lie was
not in there long, but when be came
out he found that Miss Pelham had
disappeared. The coincidence was sig
nifcant-Mr Saunders was also miss
ing from his seat on the window sill
at the far end OF the long corridor
Britt looked his disgust and muttered
something characteristic Having no
one near with whom he could com
municate, he boldly set off for the
hanging garden. where Deppingham
had installed the long idle roulette
paraphernalia.
"Say." he said without ceremony,
'the enemy's I'm trouble. BOwles just
telephoned. There's a lot of excite.
ment in the town. don't know what
to make of It."
'"rhen why the devil are yoG break.
ing in here with it?'' growled Depping-
ham.
'This'Il interest you, never fear
There's been row between Won Blit7
and the lawyer. and the lawyer has
numerically thrashed Won Blitz. Good
Lord. I'd like to have seen il. wouldn't
you, Browne? Say. he's all right
isn't hep
"Wnat was 1t all about?" demanded
Browne.
1T seems that Won Blitz is in the
habit Of licking his wives" said Britt
"Our friend the enemy met him this
evening and told him that no white
man could beat his wife. singular OF
plural, while he was around. Won
Blitz is big. ugly chap. and he nat
urally resented the interference with
his divine might. He told the lawyer
to go hang or something equivalent
The lawyer knocked him down. From
the way Bowles tells it he must have
knocked him down so incessantly il
the next five minutes that Won BlitZ'S
attempts to stand up were nothing
short of a stutter. Moreover, ht
wouldn't let Won Blitz stab him worth
a cent. Bowles says he's got VOr
BlitZ cowed, and the whole town Is
walking in circles, it's so dizzy. Well
TO make it short, the lawyer has got
Won Blitz to hating him secretly. ana
the German has q lot Of influence Ovel
the people. 1t may be uncomfortable
for our good looking friend
"If he should be in great danger
down there" said her ladyship firmly
perhaps consciously-"we must Offer
him n safe retreat in the chateau
The others looked at her in surprise
I'VE can't stand off and see him muir
dered, you know" she qualified hastily
The next morning a messenger came
up from the town with a letter direct
ed 10 Messrs. Britt and Saunders. II
was from the enemy and requested
them to meet him in private confer
ence at that afternoon. Il think il
will be for the benefit Of all concerned
If we can get together" wrote the en-
envy in conclusion.
The messenger carried back Will
him a dignifed response in which the
counselors for Mr.. Browne and Lady
Deppingham respectfully declined L
engage in any conference at this time.
At > O'clock that afternoon the entire
force of native servants picked III
their belongings and marched out oi
the chateau. The major domo. suavt
and deferential. gravely Informed Mr.
Britt that they were leaving at the In
stigation of their legal adviser. vhl
had but that hour issued his instruc
tions.
Il hope you are not forgetting what
] said about the American gunboats.
said Britt ponderously.
"Ah," said BaillO, with a cunning
smile, ''our man is also a great Ameri
can. He can command the gunboats