The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-03-04
"Whew!' said Poopendyke, dropping


perpetuaIly rubbing his knees together
when lie walks.
ut is something Of climb. isn't it!'
said | beamingly.
"In the name Of heaven, Mr.. Smart,
what could have induced you to-
He got no farther than this. and to my
certain knowledge this unfinished re.
proof was the nearest he ever came to
openly convicting me Of asininity.
Make yourself at home, old fellow
said ! in some haste. felt sorry for
him. I'VE are going to be very cozJ
here"
"Cozy?" murmured he, blinking.
II haven't explored those upper re-
gions." explained nervously, divining
his thoughts. I'VE shall do 1t together
in a day or two"
ut looks as though It might fala
down il We jostled it carelessly." be
remarked, having recovered his breath.
II am expecting masons ut any min
ute." said l, contemplating the nnsta'
BILE stone crest Of the northeast turres
with some uneasiness. My face bright.
ened suddenly. ''That particular Sec
ton of the castle is uninha bitable.
am told. 1t really doesn't matter II It
collapses. All, Britton! Here you are,
1 see. Good morning"
Britton. very cxacting servant.
looked me over critically.
"Your coat and trousers need PRESS
ing. sir" said be. "And where am
to get the hot water for shaving, sir?''
"Frau Schmick will supply anything
you need. Britton." said l., happy on
being able to give the information.
ut is not | as needs it, SIR" said he,
feeling of his smoothly shaved chin.
Come in and have look about the
place." said l, with magnificent sweep
of my arm to counteract the feeling OF
utter insignifcance l was experiencing
ut the moment.
day or two later the castle was
swarming with workmen. The bang
ing Of hammers, the rasp Of saws. the
scattering of mortar. the crashing Ut
stone and the fumes of charcoal cruel
bles extended to the remotest recesses
The tower Of Babel was being recon-
structed in the language of six or
eight nations.
POOpendyke. i'm great distress OF
mind. notified me Oh the fourth day OF
rehabilitation that the cost Of labor
rs well as living had gone up apprs>
ciably since our installation. In facE
it had doubled. He paid all Of NY
bills. so suppose he knew what he
was talking about.
''You will be surprised to know, Mr..
Smart" he said. consulting his sheets,
that scrubwomen are getting more
here than they do in New York city,
and | am convinced that there are
more scrubWOmen. Today we had
thirty new ones scrubbing the loggia
on the gun room floor and they all
seem to have apprentices working
under thcm. The carpenters and plas-
tercrs We're not so numerous today.
paid them off last night, you see. 1t
may interest you to hear that their
wages for three days amounted to-
nearly 500 IN our money. to say moth
| ing of materials and breakage."
"Breukage?' exclaimed in surprise.
Yes. sir, breakage. They break
nearly as much rs they mend. Well
wen go bankrupt, sir, if we're no.
careful"
liked his pronoun. Never mind"
l said; "we'li soon be rid of them"
by the way" he said, "old man
Schmick and his family haven't been
paid for nearly two years. They have
put in claim. The late owner as
sured them they'd get their money
from the NEXT
"Discharye them at once" said I.
I'VE can't get on without them," pro-
tested he. "They know the ropes. SO
to speak. and. what's more to the point,
they know all the keys. Yesterday
was nearly two hours in getting to the
kitchen for conference with Mrs.
Schmick about the marketmen. In
the first place, | couldn't find the way.
and in the second place all the doors
are locked"
"ploasc send Herr Schmick to me III
theil the couldn't recall the
at the head Of the grand staircase, SO /
was compelled to say: I'm see him
here"
IF we lose them we also are lost
was his contentious declaration. be-
lieved him We kept the Schmicks.
On the fifth day Of our occupancy
Britton reported to me that he had de-
vsed plan by which we could utilize
the tremendous horse power represent
cd by the muscles of those lazy giants,
Rudolph and Max. He suggested that
we rig up huge windlass at the top
Of the incline, with stout steel cables
attached to a small car which could
be hauled up the cliff by hitherto
wasted human energy, and as readily
lowered. II sounded feasible and in.
structed him to have the extraordinary