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u.s." said Deppingham loftily.

~ oituoSiOu AVN INC eHeulyS pOlnt
OF view-the enemy being the islanders
rs a unit. They were prepared to
abide by the terms of the will SO long
as it remained clear to them that fair
treatment came from the opposing in
terests Rasula, the Arafat lawyer, in
mass meeting had discussed the docu-
ment. They understood its require
ments and its restrictions: they knew
by this time that there was small
chance of the original beneficiarics
coming into the property under the
provisions Later came the news that
marriage between the heirs was out Of
the question. Then the islanders
laughed as they toiled. But they were
not to be caught mapping. Jacob Won
Blitz, the superintendent. stolid Ger
man that he was, saw far into the fu-
ture. 1t was he who set the native
lawyer unceremoniously aside and urg-
ed competent representation In Lon
don. The great law firm headed by
Sir John Brodney was chosen. A wide
awake representative Of the distin-
guished solicitors was now on his way
to the island with the swarthy com
mittee which had created SO much In
terest in the metropolis during Its
brief stay.
when he was twenty years old. That
was twenty years before the death of
Taswell Skaggs. He had worked In
the South African diamond fields and
had no difficulty In securing employ
ment with Skaggs and Wyckholme.
Won Blitz was shrewd enough to see
that the grandchildren were not com
Ing to the island for the mere pleasure
Of sojourning there; their motive was
plain. 1t was he who advised-even
commanded horde Of servants to
desert the chateau.
He lived, with his three wives, in
the hills just above and south Of the
town itself The Englishmen who
worked in the bank and the three Boer
foremen also had houses up there,
where It was cooler, but Won Blitz was
the only one who practiced polygamy
His wives were Persian women and
Adn0SVlAC GANCA tAAG Z SA6AUA 40oAssOAAs
One hot, dry afternoon about week
after the reopening Of the chateau, the
siesta of swarthy population was
disturbed by the shouts Of those who
kept impatient watch Of the sea. Five
minutes later the whole town of Ara
tat knew that the smoke OF a steamer
lay low on the horizon No one doubt
ri %Iok <hn e,%r .,lr 80 n
boat that was bringing Rasula and
the English solicitor. Joy turned t.
exultation when the word came dowr
from Won Blitz that it was the long
looked for steamship. the Sir Joshua.
Won Blitz stood at the landing place
to welcome Rasula and his comrades
and to be the first to clasp the hant
Of the man from Brodney's.
At last his figure could be made on
on the forward deck. His straw ha
was at least a head higher than th
turban of Rasula, who was indicating
to him the interesting spots in the hills.
Hes big" commented Won Bit
comfortably. more to himself than Il
his neighbor. And young" he adde,
a few minutes later. Bowles, standin,
at his side, offered the single com
| ment:
Good looking"
AS the tall stranger stepped fron
the boat to the pier Won Blitz turne'
look Of triumph upon Britt, who hal
| elbowed through the crowd momen
before and was standing close by.
| Tho MI
-
1--WE sighted the enemy" exclaime,
| Bobby Browne, coming up from Ner
tunes pool--the largest of the four
tains. His wife and Lady Deppine
ham were sitting in the cool retrea
4 under the hanging garden "Woul
4 you care to have peek at him?"
II should think So" said his wife
jumping to her feet Hes been O
the island three days. and we haven
had a glimpse Of him. Come along
Lady Deppingham."
! Lady Deppingham arose reluctantly
sitting a yawn.
They had come to call the nev
American lawyer ''the enemy" N
one knew his name or cared to kno,
1t, for that matter. Bowles in answe
to the telephone inquiries Of Saunder
said that the new solicitor had take
temporary quarters above the ban
and was in hourly consultation wit
Won /Blitz. Rasula and others. Muc
of his time was spent at the mine
/ Later on, it was commonly reportet
he was to take up his residence
Wyckholme's deserted bungalow ia
up on the mountain side in plain vie
1 from the chateau.
Life at the chateau had not been a
4 lowed to drag. The white servant
had become good friends despite til
natural disdain that the trained En-
lish expert feels for the unpolishe
American domestic.
Miss Pelham, the stenographer fro
West Twenty-third street, had set h
cap for the unsuspecting Mr.. Saunder
She had learned in the wisdom of hi
sex that lie was fancy free. Mr.. Sau
ders, fully warned against the Amer
can typewriter girl as class, havir
read the most shocking jokes Mt b
expense In the comic papers. was rat
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