"It's beyond me."

"Well, I chose August for the word, and 1914 for the figures, and
here we are."

The American's face showed his surprise and admiration.

"My, but that was smart! You had it down to a fine thing."

"Yes, a few of us even then could have guessed the date. Here it
is , and I'm shutting down to-morrow morning."

"Well, I guess you'll have to fix me up also. I'm not staying is
this gol-darned country all on my lonesome. In a week or less,
from what I see, John Bull will be on his hind legs and fair
ramping. I'd rather watch him from over the water."

"But you're an American citizen?"

"Well, so was Jack James an American citizen, but he's doing time
in Portland all the same. It cuts no ice with a British copper
to tell him you're an American citizen. 'It's British law and
order over here,' says he. By the way, mister, talking of Jack
James, it seems to me you don't do much to cover your men."

"What do you mean?" Von Bork asked sharply.

"Well, you are their employer, ain't you? It's up to you to see
that they don't fall down. But they do fall down, and when did