The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-03-26
"Wtew!" said Poopenlyke. dropping

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perpetuaIly rubbing his knees together
when he walks.
ut is something of a climb. isn't it,
said | beamingty.
"Iu the name Of heu ven, MIR. Smart.
what could have induced you to-
He got no farther than this, aud to my
certain knowledge this unfinished re
proof was the nearest he ever came to
openly convictiDg me Ut asininity.
MAKE yourself at home. old fellow"
said | In some haste. / felt sorry for
him. I'VE are going to be very cozy
here"
"Cozy?" murmured he, blinking.
II haven't explored those upper re.
gions." | explained nervously. divininS
his thoughts. I'VE shall do 1t together
In a day " two"
ut looks as though It might fall
down II we jostled 1t ca~relessly," he
remarked. having recovered his breath.
II am expecting masons at any min
Ute" said !. contemplating the unsta
Bile stone crest OF the northeast turret
with some uneasiness. My face bright.
ened suddenly. THAT particular sec.
ton OF the castle il uninhabitable. !
am told. 1t really doesn't matter II II
~collapses. All. Britton! Here you are,
! see. Good morning"
Britton. a very cxacting servant.
looked me over critically.
"Your coat and trousers need press
ing, sir" said he. "And where am !
to get the hot water for shaving. sir?'
"Frau Schmick will supply anything
you need. Britton," said |. happy on
being able to give the information.
1T IL not l as needs It. sir" said he.
feeling Of his smoothly shaved chin.
Come In and have a look about the
place." said l. with a magnificent sweep
Of my arm to counteract the feeling Of
utter insignif1cance ! was experiencing
at the moment.
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A 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 Of
stone and the fumes Of charcoal cruel
bles extended to the ren,otest recesses.
The tower Of Babel vas being recon.
structed in the language Of six or
eight nations.
Poopendyke. In great distress Of
mind, notified me on the fourth day Of
rehabilitation that the cost Of labor
a. we'll as living had gone up appre-
ciably since u installation. In fact
It had doubled. He paid all Of my
bills. 80 I suppose be knew what be
was talking about.
you will be surprised to know. Mir.
Smart" he said. consulting his sheets.
that scrubwomen r 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 10 have apprentices working
under them. The carpenters and plas.
terers were not so numerous today.
paid them Off last night. you see. 1t
may interest you to bear that their
wages for three days amounted to
nearly $700 in our money. to say moth
ing Of materials and b~reakage."
"BreakaSeY" | exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes. sir. breakage. They break
nearly as much as they mend. Well
we'll 90 bankrupt. sir. If we're no,
careful"
liked his pronoun. Never mind
l said: "we'n soon be rid of them"
by the way" he said, odd mar
Schmick and his family haven't beer
paid for nearly two years. They have
put In a claim. The late owner az
sured them they'd get their money
from the next
"Dtscharge them at once" said /.
I'VE can't get on without Them" pro
tested he. They know the ropes, 81
to speak. and. what's more to the point
they know all the keys. Yesterday
raj nearly two hours In getting to tht
kitchen for a conference With Mrs
Schmick about the marketmen. IL
the first place, l couldn't 6nd the way
and IN the second place all the door.
are locked"
"Please send Herr Schmick to me IL
them the l couldn't recall tn,
name of the administration chamber
at the head Of the grand staircase. so
was compelled to say: "I'll see hin
here"
III we lose them we also are lost,
was his s%ententious declaration. | be
lieved him We kept the Schmicks.
On the fifth day of our occupanc!
Britton reported to me that he had de
vised a plan by which we could utiliz,
the tremendous horse power represent
cd by the muscles Of those lazy giants
Rudolph and Max. He suggested tina,
we rig up a huge windlass at the TOT
Of the incline. with stout steel cable:
attached to a small car which coult
be hauled up the cliff by II hitherto
wasted human energy. and as readil,
lowered. 1t sounded feasible and | in
structed him to have the extraordinary
railway built, but to be sure that the
safety device clutches in the COS
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