The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-04-24

olHcc l. Dccohie the agent In England
of yourself and sundry American prov
inces, | have seen her often. but neyer
without longing for the gift of youth
How Is my family?"
'"They are well. l bring you letters
Come up to my office and wei
give an hour t. the news"
When they were seated before tbe
CRATE fire in the large, pleasant room
above stairs whose windows looked
out upon the square, the young mar
said:
First l shall give you, sir, a letter
from Major Washington. 1t was en-
trusted to a friend of mine who came
on the same ship with me. He was
arrested at Deal, but, fortunately, the
letter was in my pocket"
Arrested? Why?"
II think, sir, the charge was that
he had helped to tar and feather a
British subject"
Feathers and tar are poor argu-
ments," the Doctor remarked as he
broke the seal of the letter.
It was a long letter and Franklin
sat for near half an hour thought
fully reading and rereading it. BY and
by he Folded and put it into his pocket,
saving rs he did so: "An angry man
cannot ever trust himself. I sent
some letters to America on condition
that they should be read by a commit
too of nod MON apd +roo+od :, 49,
Lutte col ldence and returned to me.
Certain members Of that committee
had so much gunpowder in their
hearts It iook fire and their prudence
and my reputation have been seriously
damaged, | fear. The contents of
those letters are o probably known
to you
"Are they the Hutchinson, Rogers
and oliver letters?"
1.-THE same"
II think they are known to every
one in America that reads. We are
indignant that these men born and
raised among us should have said that
a colony ought not to enjoy all the
liberties of a parent state and that
we should be subjected to coercive
measures. They had expressed no
tiers. 1t looked like a base effort to
curry favor with the English gov
eminent"
yes, they were overworking the
curry comb,' said Franklin. II had
been protesting against an armed
force in Boston. The government de-
clared that our own best people were
in favor of it. l, knowing better, de-
MED the statement. To prove their
claim, a distinguished baronet put the
letters in my hands. He gave me
leave to send them to America on
condition that they should not be pub
lished. OF course, they proved nothing
but the treachery of Hutchinson,
Rogers and Oliver. Now I seem to be
tarred by the same stick"
Jack told him of his prospects and
especially of the generosity of his
friend Solomon Binkus and Of the
plight the latter was in.
HE must be a remarkable man."
said Franklin. with Preston's help
he will be coming ON to London in a
day or so. If necessary you and / will
go down there. We shall not neglect
him. Have you any dinner clothes?
They will be important to you"
II thought, sir, that I should best
wait until l had arrived here"
"You thought wisely. l shall intro
luce you to a good cloth mechanic.
Go to him at once and get one suit for
Inner and perhaps two for the street.
It costs money to be a gentleman
lere. It's a fine art. While you are in
London you'll have to get the uniform
and fall in line and go through the
evolutions or you will be a North
American savage You shall meet the
dares in my house as oon as your
are ready. Ask the tailor to
hurry up. They must be finished by
Wednesday noon. You had better have
odgings near me. 1 will attend to
hat for you"
The Doctor sat down and wrote on
4 number of cards. "These will pro
7ide for cloth, linen, leather and hats"
ne said. LET the bills be sent to me.
Then you'll not be cheated. Come in
at half after two"
Jack babe the Doctor good night
md drove to The Spread Eagle where,
he went to bed, he wrote to
lis parents and a long letter to the
Pennsylvania Gazette, describing his
and his arrival subsequently
Is the facts are here recorded. Next
morning he ordered every detail in his
uniforms for morning and evening
and returning again to the inn
'ound Solomon waiting in the lobby.
'Here 1 be-" said the scout and
rapper.
'What happened to your"
searched an showed me into a
lark hole in the wall. Ye know, Jack,
With you an me, it allus pears to