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Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902

"The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him"

That will be two each
for three, and one each for two."
Mr. Bohlmann disengaged himself from his wife, and took his pen. "You do
not add your fee," he said.
"I forgot it," laughed Peter, and the couple laughed with him in their
happiness. "Make it for eight thousand, two hundred and fifty."
"Och," said the brewer once more resuming his English. "Dat is too
leedle for vive cases."
"No," said Peter. "It was what I had decided to charge in case I got any
damages."
So the check was filled in, and Peter, after a warm handshake from both,
went back to his office.
"Dat iss a fine yoong mahn," said the brewer.


CHAPTER XVII.
A NEW FRIEND.

The day after this episode, Peter had the very unusual experience of a
note by his morning's mail. Except for his mother's weekly letter, it
was the first he had received since Watts had sailed, two years before.
For the moment he thought that it must be from him, and the color came
into his face at the mere thought that he would have news of--of--Watts.


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