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Nvu. luni.i it!tttl tliee.t mrti w 1th A n!uv-t! I'a'lot . fo fu. e. i iml rtt ri who looKet like tu Amrrl-! Amrrl-! ''aii rtn.t w ho hail I wen it rrail f A' v ulrk. , Not i-rlii for his n ppettr n.-e, N ei-ln mt t itul not fpe.tK to hlin. liesiiten. he- watt 1 fuwliiR too koo! lime to Uentou : to tnvhiulv or :ilMn ept t!e . i A AtIor hit lent N'eelniul omip olUklnn ! :inii h "on wenter! ttnt he huteit ut tl'-e.n o:t - hAle.l tho crtlmcr wntern luiitle ! t'ie haln w her th tender now sy ro. k-It.jT. k-It.jT. io- jieil for the ;ul tfin he.i -as i(.iIm or-v th i".M-'.n; whi rmle I. He 4-.i5t a 'us: not i! ve-;r(l at the white ta'' r.i inn !' ot:,l t h hre.ik w , -ter us l't ii:-e:r. h.ivked tt'nom rt orow il of :vrt i:e".l.i nv.es. HvUtiei . n.l - orteii o'fio!.i; l.'.eu. follow mu his orter to t N- i- !to-r.H. hv pt e;-rt ' el to mihinlt to tl' at tint'.nltle liu Ulent to !i:;A;e eiiihi:ition tn h"Tnoiv He ', ,i let-ure. whl awa'tlnc h! f irn. to a no el. 'lei litsurot t eo." of M.-u- riv-e liertrrtiul . V.me, : to teles : .ph to th V'ri!'..ess Mistohcnkn. The fo-fs-Vil num. who tvVkst Uk kit Air.erhrtn. 4 now speaking Krneh like one to m perplexed of fU'ii. tnqulrlnpf where ih trtiln wan to foi:ml Nee'int fl.tt-r e.l to the fluent Infonna Hon on hi ow : aivuut, th.en ret urn ed tv Ih r visions vis-ions henoh. H:t ih uniriufly m!nnt !ertr-h n:no:-,n h:i ef'e Is dtil not trouhfe him; tf.e pn-from pn-from the o!le-woov1 Ihh werr hut-lpn! hut-lpn! In his bre-t pocket. htt nfter ""Ule lh custom offK-liils let him o to t e train which Mood he!,1e an uncov-ereJ uncov-ereJ concrete plat form t-e ond ih qua I. A.: J toward which the f,n-faced Amiri. cam hud precele-1 h!-r on Irpcs that t'.U ahhl.-d with nea-s-Kne T'.'-ere were no Ihu.ii.tn atta "vei tr t tr.iin. cn t f:ft. pevn-.d nnd l'n!rd-c.As?i irriiri-i w :h c :r pa r Mirn t . Hiiii a new style ,-or" c!r . ar with cn-tr:' cn-tr:' a.s'e Tul :terel .i:-! to coir.p.vrt-i".ent coir.p.vrt-i".ent s ho'. 1u-. four. I'.tO one of tV.e-e cor.p art men t Ne. 'and step; ed. y-op:i c for ae u slon. hut Vacked out a e t e ;lA.e helru; full of ariillfry off:.-ers plti Inc canl. In a'.n he hr!t. d t' e if,:ard. n l o of-f of-f e-r ti ,lo h a hest . h it tl.e V;;nan ion-ter.:s ion-ter.:s of a c'";nnel ;uf T-.;r siri'i-r I v.nw -I '.nc st'e:it :' e n'tr'.t !:i t T 'nt Kn-ich to-;. ;r-.l f e I'a rl hou '.d tain The h-st NeelAnd co;"d i!i a tr find a s-4a: in a ccrr-.p.irtiuTt where he inter-ru' inter-ru' :ed oon er t:'..n i:rcn three mm ho torned s-tl en tir.nl to look at him. r--"e:i:tn in ne:;-e t - e intrusion t 'ne 'f l he in w as the fox - f a red n:.m he ha.'. al: .i noticed on the packet, tender, and C'::oi;i ,1-vk. Uu: X-elir-.d. wh .we 'ourn in a nw urd n.uir..Ts.i metropolis had not M.i-led M.i-led cut ail n:enior if n-r.tr c mop.-.' -tsn con en: io!-s. iifte-i his hat and F-r.!!-'. evens. d hs intrusion in the flu-e:it flu-e:it ar.d asr-e.-iho' f-eti. h C'f student iIavs. ."efore he noticed tht he had to do with , men ( his ow n race 1 None of the nien re:i:-r.d h a s.-vlute: j cr.r rf th-'n it: rely emitted an IrriTr.ted , prunt: ar.d NeeUnd r"oicniied that they1 all mu't he hi own del.thtful count r- j rcer. for even the Irlt..-h are more u'f- I r-.fird in their stnjidtty. A eror.d iti.ir.rr SAtlsfir-1 Mm thit aft three w -re undoubtedly American, the ; cut of their Mraw ttats and appare! d!- j t :ihed thm ?.s such ; the nan-.l-s j CTAce of M.vrt. HAffner and Shar irarked j l-r tailoring of the three; only Honest Vernr couid have n-.Knufaotur-d such . herulsrvar; only New York urh footwear. And Neelar.d Jo-tked at Thm once m(.rt. i and understood that Hro.ida.iy itself mt There in front of him. pasty. cl'"o"-sha ven. j fjrt:e. pullcn-eyed. the New York Paris j HerVd in its se.il-rinfced fir.r--rs: Its fancy waistcoat, poc k e : s t u I ir i n g with ctiihrs. ' "SportB. " he tliouRht to himself, and ' decided to iiulUalit IncoKidlo and 'at.fi UH a K1! enchinnil. If i er rnf.4 1 v, lo rnotipn cnveatlon ih tho llneit llied-ted ones fio he luihii up Ids h.ii, opened IiIm no td and settled .a l to ndur Hie I rip t hi ouy h 1 he r aIi, row t"K I mil on t full fioin a low H.ini'nn il'iinl of wuli-iv K i a . After a few inlinu.-i the (i a In ni.o d l.nlrr the Kiiu(l pn-inrd mid aovom pi Ihhfd 111- dut lo;.. Nrelatid lnilh ed poll! el y of him In I'teiuh whether Dine wa any point. tl iirws. and the Kutttd lepllid politely po-litely that h knew of none. Hut lie looked et nciIous ivh'Mi lia h.ild Ii Half an hour from llu- caM the rain dw Indlnd to a rain how und eaied , a nd preielit a hot nun i Klldlntt wet Bi een fi.dd.-. and Iie.iKe- and KlIMrnlnn loofn i Moh strained upoi floin uvoiy Wet tile Without Ahldnif nnhod'a oplnloti, one of the men i-ppoKn inlied the window. Hut N eeland il'd not td'Je. t , the luln-wu.shed luln-wu.shed alt w a ili llrtouel (iUHliuil, and ho .-aned fila How on hla chair aim lid looked out ui-roa the loelleil land In : uiope "Sa . frtond." watd an Vlast Shle voice nt tils elliow , ' dors snioUllii; K" ' Ho ulaneed back o n hi ahouldr at the Apeukci little, pallid, aour fared inn 1 1 with the f.-ut ill es of a Mrk r It ovid clow n and rM like two holes Inn ill In a lump of doUKh "Pardon, nunMeur" he Mild polUelx, "Ctih't you even pick a I't en. htiui n. lien."" nneeird onr of tle men opposite s.juarc. smoothly nhafti man with slow . hea lld.len e en of a Mi r nl-h llr.fe. ' lie h.m m fooled, too. Hddle. If Hen I Stull didn't avl hla mmil'-r H don t aur-J aur-J pll-e me non, he.vi he wart on the damn hoal 1 crosnrj In. and 1 t rrlalnl) pi. ked I hint for New oi k." "Aw," aid the p,i t f a o e d IH'e man refeired to at Hen Mull. lldle knows U all. Ho nevrr make no hrrak. of .ovitfe. You make 'ni. I Kc. tml !e doeaii t. Thata why :n and him and mi I" lft-ettnit lft-ettnit here th! rnlnuie-hr a'..- the treat Kddle lirandra never makri no treak " ";o on and amoke and u.; u: ' Pal 1 ftrandea. With , ldrwlr f..t!i.-e at Neelaml. whoa eyes remained fastened on the pkrm of ' I,e H:r.".-itra. " imt whose ear wr noia very wine o-cm ".Smoke." re;et.l HUiA. "when th! here hYeichn may n.ake a holler "W'ult t'.ii ak him." "Aid the mn a(1-dresed a(1-dresed aa t"-'. with d:Kmt. And lo I Nee'.and "I -ard r.t R .ieer. permit ' y ou nd de fum u: i-litar" "Mail coiB.men:. dj; c. imj:viir! Ja I Ow fit p: - " "Af t politelv." ti ! "ate.! 1 o.-. I"t'at wc . fcT suo ka an I he d:uned lo ! um TItv I'.itV'.e.! three ohee .-.ars. Vr. land, his ej- on M tae. I'.rnr.l ! lenll ely a tti etoe a K.an.'e at the man lhe rs'led li'andea. I So this was : :.e i.'o'ii lr', wli.i V.vl at-' at-' tempte.l to i-.-:ve the Aovinif a".r. .ho ' had ron-.e :h-m tat iuht in l: m'. idlo. IhcwUd-re! '.tt. .'t she leilced to o (her ho(ele4 dl:a.-e! I Th' a t :e mar. I it v -'. ':-ire. 1 roui-dfAeti i!illlt:ai wlt'i h's fv.lnuie'. ihin fa end .o sre-n..i ai:d :-.is hair hack an 1 reeklt.it ;it) v"rf-iTd t'-ni. ;h: shlnv . s !.: e-1. and m eri oomrd ;--: w.th ri: tfs on hla I f.l. M :nl fl:.ae.- a: d the ilk !a e on tan ', o . '. as f : ! i ' o ' ; . t ' e 1 an tho mh a et hd .lor.e ;t' Hen S'.i.h itrican to n;e.t; ard prrt- entiv Nee .ir I d is . sl the.t t : r f.-x- f-st-ed rati I name wa lv ' nr 'o. .t . t-.at lie had just -'rhf.l from I-ndon .n re-! re-! r'r l t-4 a trtram from then;, and that they '.iir:rj,f !u I landed th r.'ithl before fro:n a .ra:. : la n '. ' c I'.r.er l awa!'. ."dm r.ere I Ikv t"urfd rherkrd (he cyr. rrrnt'r.. i which w a h ci:i'.l:.t rene.-.il to. aav.ng I 1 1" a t Ihev 4 :et'r he r?v sure t'.at the ! m.ui o;;-. iite undtmHl ro r-i. K.hn ; he-f.rre he-f.rre lhy ae.-ame r.uf'rM " Mu neT," 'e added ..'. ely to N'eij-l-:..' . w..o a" okd u; i: .. a xylite :nl. "parly vo A:..av " "Je pjrli K,'r,rl, n.ou.r.::.' "I tet him," MM Slu.l. :rlv. "I knew '.t a-" a v llr'i f'I t-ie s'.y n :i-rera :i-rera of a enchy, e' en '.f he dor. t !-o'x the rart. No w 1 lie man t-r I'd l- r.o : o .- e -e p a sv el. sk I rt . " I "I een tv o dudes di ll to a h o:her , on F l f h v-rc;e re ."narked I.' ur . and ;l from t -e w!ndo Praite i'nper"-:rfahle. roMe i h;s Into t.ie .--;ier of hi mouth ar.d s Tewed his K'een:th ees to narrow l ti. "You o ;r w ire. I Kr"" "Whv JT I here If I .lldn't'" "Sure. fiave iin i-aiMitr" To- l :rf .et'." fovv v'sage still uorej trara of tie treen'.sh ;uor; he look d j I I'll - !m!v at 1 'iinle re'f - I'll . : ",i;a, lid. lie. that v.n lie o! t- r fteen. A fn-lK.l l"a too iol' I Cat e), a I hopc.l hhe d to') t in t Ir ' A ml nan It fiom no. if woi h.oln't iir n,f I'd have Waited o rr HT tl.e Mriiliu r 1 1 .1'n and t h r kul.tr l.... : '" "-;i, l! r1 i i - I r't-'hl. I 'o 1 (,-.-! a cn t I n from i.'.iiiii ih'.tt 1 1 1 o t 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 tmr Ida. i In "(if In m rr.il;, nd w I t-tO t-tO In thrre tttol o;ri Up t'Mi1f.-'tl '" "What :j. r ' ' drfli.tn.-r.l !'if..nl "Sun. I f.n n.i! t mi .Ion t li now tih thh.n v r l, .1.. ..u- ' "l !.llr." intr n,;iir, ,"',ti!: "h t no- thi l)e talK!iiK th's time, If mi J.r.ifo-" A 11,1, t, 'ill to..! "I Ut i n I'o, Wo was u n a ! r - I ! V"i hen ni I'm-iv !(, I : 1 njf lat.i f nt wifttiif m:n- r ! 1d ihoir what lir d.oo-rnr d.oo-rnr iUiiki IMiik' 1.oW w 'ml t .1 ; I.rd p'.Ii.t Mo. M.i Mi r" ""te lu an J Mil.;, tt r-t.-rt.-l nut ri i.-'-t (.'in' Morris h't r' ln'.n a w a v t r h il ho-je ; ' e T.ifllrc ( 'om i:a U'i I . n n I !: r t t liiu- f..r d. I!!!!' on ?;r..d'. ' e on the r-4i ar.d ! o1 A I r.'ir h.ti u "- ri :1 . i m t id what r K ot 1 n'- r '. ' ' I With I'tKTn ll Mr,;m r When tl;r I l.ii 'r-l IT.! - ' Ah, for tl.e !.. ' o" M.kr-! " h' i..f llrnt, m " a i t nt '. ' ' "Al r'.ht. Idle I in i.I:!m' J '..c, i-.i'.'i-a'? 1 ain't a'n. .utt to 'r no 'fl ' J . ! (f e r . I ot; : Wait o I ! ' Jl 1 rt It . t, I lo mr l! . Il'iir If -i d 1!:rd to n f tr f.ir e, w r d ! - e- n J n . - .t ', . (.- a t - in o' i r o n n..n r 1 1 it : ,o . m .'.'. ti ilmif I 'hi nlii If f rr '-.rr fi -h a MilM1' t.t.'nK . with that It'ie r.i!.r f-..i,i H: -'; ho'....w t ' at f re 1( r '. rr ti.l , , ' fx ol 1 , n t . ; - '.irt' Ah.l Mlnra I i.u h -'e w atrl-Ml ad 1h- t.rre' ii h K ' N - don I In 1 err .j ;! ' I e 1. . mr " : r i are o now You '. j;.. .d n .on- ; j hs.1 a the.ot-e t V l t .a I,' .,'-: wa dolts ra:-.t. I . - a-1 l'ro;i :.') ir.j ar,d rt:e Jat It a 1 o' w )' at.', i o :n 1 n f '. T r c. . , W . : t . I t . I o' ; ' This a 1 n ' ! a a T 1 i 1 1 i-.c I m te.ln' o-i two r: 11 I . : r- :i 1 wai.t Li fjr at wf.a Vl.l;e done a nca! io ad o - t'..n. oi.. now , a t l. " ! '"It p ire w i-' ad-,.'--d :rf..o: re-rro' re-rro' T hi r,f ir fioin . : , j I ! - ,fie of a irrov h.oii ! , t t 1 : ' ; . t i; t hi ivi ii ! f ii I ! v n t'e :f.K eid'.ii.rf in t'c d : a h i( h t from t . . - ,i w 1 n w "Am 1 rlk'ht. Hd lie''" dr ti.an.-ed S". I. f;v ii h. t..v"K. !i.iirv f r m on Jlrsr.de. ' rll. ro tiii." returned t -e i;il' ! r twert th.ln ;.;. thai m rrr.- ne.l "A'l rirlit. lie;a t:e p . 1 i ,i I . We re hf.-ka If .oir.t J a in : t a k ed m to t h ! h r r-w ua'ne m e ;a"ln'. wJiereil w r f, I mW t j " in1 n- !ni-o:.,e now j'i:nr'in hv:l up. -v Veni-rti nnd Mi: : a M it f.xed i. at S.c.i'nK. we ra-Ct g ! a t .; r e for w t i r 1 ,'.pv n t ' e ' j tn;h a i.-d (:. t e !,r-,r loTv l- ! r v of ii :, . e '. u e f . ! mi f . a in -i . 1 ' I ! Hattdr.ic S:nre. a-d I tod vo-.j he 1 I,,:-1 I,,:-1 Ir'. t'-i" ! ',n t I !:!-. n r on llri !. v 1 wno m'T"-;. let i o 'a eve res', on I ,!n w-irVo'.it ri !v-,nif " :o on. Iter;,' a'l :rfor! "I m K' dn s oh . . e ; a i. o tvO'lierhlrit ' "We o;k:.: lo 'i. f f.'-u i n.?::',.' na'.l (virftot ( i. . The-f wan a t..on e. ..I' tnree tn-:: K aiv ''1 Malt ;;!!v at Nehind. w'o-j w'o-j .! 1 - T 1 - tnrio'd the ;Ke of h.S lmo,x a.H , too;:en ahorf'ed In hl- Mn ' ' T'.at Njuealer. .Max." . i,i!ln"f! C;r- ' foi( wth (dar.d fero.-.ty hlannif in h ; w j eve.i. "fnn:v"T : h.a. e lm ;vit uuhi . Quint and I'areon. wfinted u? to huv i: j done. Ua' It any wtur-.t to k t t: a4 d',rt j lit t Rhyntcr in sono i o.idhourc lat 1 M.U-' H-nnde s.iid : " I m rot m! x !r - w ,t '.; any c n:r c n ;i T ter the Hose -it ..i 1 1ms! nrm. " ! "FleciiK a lot of squealer done a dir.- ; n'fiir Job like t :.al. d..c?i Ir a that a honest joh r. n t he pulled ?" demanded Onrfont. "I nd Quint and nie nsk you , to sro to TH'pe' or t'lahher or l'e: tl.e . Wop. or nnv of t.em chrap (ri m.'ster'- T J "Ah, can the pun-stuf f." paid Hrandc "I'm no; for 1;. It's punk." "Whut'n punk T" "'"inn-tvlay." ( "rldn' t you pull a pop on May Ven- : am th nltf'.it hi in and Hymim A da in. s j nnd Minna heat you up In front of t.te j Knickerbocker?" 'Tddle was tallinu." Interrupted StuJt. as Hrfindos face turned a dull heef-red. "You talk like a had nct"r, Iuc. There 1 other way; of cettinR Mux In wrong, Gun. ain't what they was once, (iun-pUy (iun-pUy in old stuff. Hut listen, now. Quint j ban staked u nnd we not tu nmko j-ood- And this Is a oik thing. thoiiRh il looks j like it was out of our line." "Go on ; what's the idea ?" Inquired ! Curfoot. Inte-rested. i Rrnndes, Hie dull red still KtalninR his heavy face, watched the f iy Ins: land.Hi-ape from the open window. j Stull leaned forw ard ; Curfoot hont hin lean, narrow head nearer; Neeland, Ktar- I Inff fixedly at Ids open hook, pricked up 1 his ears. I "Now," said Stull In a low voice. "I'll tell you Suva all Ivddle nnd I know about I tliis here business of t 'up tain Quln l 'a. j It's like this, Hoc: Home bli; feller conies I to Quint a fler t hey close him up he j won't tell who and puts up this here , proposition: Quint Is to open a elegant i place In Tart on the Q. T. In fact, It's! ready now. There'll be all the backlncr Quint needs. 1 le's to send over three men he can t rust t hreo men who can j shoot at a pinch! He picks us three and stakes us. Get. me?" 1 too nodded. Brandes wild in his narrow-eyed. 1 1 sleepy way: ! "There was a time when they called I us jfunmen Hen and me. But, so help ! mr God, Doc, we never did any work like, that ourselves. W'e, never fired a , j shot to croak any living guv. lld we, Ben?" "All right." said Stull Impatiently, j And. to I'urfoot : "F.ddie and know , what we're to do. Tf It's on t ho cards ' that we shoot well, then, we'll shoot. 1 The place Is to be small, select, prlvnte, i and first class. I oc, you act us cu pper. You deal, too. Tvddle sets 'em ip. I deal or spin. All rlclit. Wo three guys attend at-tend to an v thing A merlean that blows our way. Get t hat V" Curfoot nodded. "Then for the foreiR no rs. there's to be a fruy called Karl Breshui." Neeland manage 1 to repress a start, but the hlood tingled In his cheeks, nnd he turned his head a trl fie us t hough seeking hetter light on the open pages in his hands. "This here ma n Brrslau." con t hi tied Stull, "speaks all kinds of languages. He Is to have two friends with him. a fellow fel-low named Kestner and one called Wels-helm. Wels-helm. They trim the foreigners, they do; and " "Well, I don't see nothing new about thiH " begun Cur food; hut Stull Interrupted Inter-rupted : (To be continued tomorrow. |
