The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-12-19

lou Will 0tSS suIOuetoNIt t5r7i fs
one Of the earliest patrons of the first
estab lishment. that In Picking, have
never seen Mr.. King!' 5l
HE is Soy cautious and SO clever as
that?'
S'.Eyen as cautious and even as clever,
yes. Though every branch Of the enter
prise In. the world were destroyed. no
man would ever see Mr.. King; he
would remain but namer'
lyon Will arrange for me to visit the
house Of lilo Pin, did You say-imme-
diatelyY'
To-Day, Il you wish" said Glanapo-
lis brightly. !.
my funds continued ~. CASTOR,
ehrugging his shoulders, ARE not Linn
itlesslat the moment, and until 4 re-
ceiveSa remittance from Paris'-
The, brow Of Mr.. Gianapolis darken-
ed slightly.
.'O6r clientele here" he replied, lis
q very wealthy sone, and the fees are
slightly higher than In Paris. An en-
trance fee OF 80 guineas ~ charged
and an annual subscription Of the
same amount"
sBut,o exclaimed NJ. CASTOR, II shall
not be In London for so long as year!
III a week or a fortnight from now !
shall;be on my way to America"
lisYou viii receive an introduction to
the New York represent and your
membership will be available for any
pf the United States estab lishments.'
But am going to South America. I"
AT Buenos Aires - one Of the larg-
I est branches 81
ss1But am not going to Buenos Aires.
am going with a prospecting party
To Ecuador"
HYou must be well aware, monsieur
that Ito go to Ecuador is to exile your.
self from ali that life holds for you"
TsI can take a supply
You will die, monsieur. Already
you suffer abominab1y."
81. do not suffer because of any lack
Of the specific" said M. CASTOR weari
", s'fors IL 1 were entirely unable t
cbtaia possession Of it should rnos1
certainly die. But / suffer because
Eing alb do at present In public
hotel; am unable to embark upon 9
iDrotracted voyage into those realms
which hold SO much for me-
X offer you the means
"Bnt to charge me 100 lguineas, since
IL cannot possibly avail myself Of the
full privileges, is to rob me-is to trade
upon my condition. n. CASTOR was
feeb1y indignant.
'.Let it be Is guineas, monsieur
said the Greek refectively, "entitlint
you to two visits"
Good! Goodr' cried M. Castor
'Shall write you a chcckY'
sYou mistake me-" said Gianapolis
81 am In no way connected with thu
management OF the establishment
You will settle this business matter
with Mr.. Ho Pin"
Eyes, yesv'
"To whom I will introduce you thi!
evening. Checks, as you must b.
aware, are unacceptable. I will NEE
on at Piccadilly circus, outside the en-
trance to the London pavilion. at
o'clock this evening, and you will brin!
with you the rs guineas in cash. 70,
viii arrange to absent yourself durin
tho following day?'
sss.Of course, of course: Atl9 o'cloc
ut Piccadilly circus?
f"Exactly."
III. CASTOR, this business satisfacte
rfly completed, made his way to hi
own room by somewhat devious
route, not wishing to encounter an,
one Of his numerous acquaintance
while In an apparent state of Ill healtl
10 calculated to excite compassion. II
avoided the lift and assembled the man,
stairs to his small apartment.
Here he rect d the sallowness 0
his complexion, which was due, not t
outraged nature, but to the arts o
makeup. His dilated pupils IA phe
nomenon traceable to drops OF bella
donna) he was compelled to suffer 70
the present, but since their condition
tended temporarily to impair his sigh
he determined to remain in his rooI
until the time for the appointment wit
GianapOlis.
49," he muttered, I'VE have branch
es In Curppe. Asia Africa and Amer