hispered colloquy took place between
the justice and the bartender.

"That's all right, Mr. Stirling," presently said the judge. "Clerk,
strike Dennis Moriarty's fine off the list."

"Thank you," said Peter to the saloon-keeper. "If I can ever do a turn
for you, let me know it."

"Dat's hunky," said the man, and they parted.

Peter went out and walked into the region of the National Milk Company,
but this time he went to the brewery. He found Mr. Bohlmann, and told
him the story, asking his advice at the end.

"Dondt you vool von minute mit dod Edelheim. I dells you vot I do. I
harf choost a blace vacant down in Zender Streed, and your frient he
shall it haf."

So they chatted till all the details had been arranged. Dennis was to go
in as caretaker, bound to use only Bohlmann's beer, with a percentage on
that, and the profits on all else. He was to pay the rent, receiving a
sub-lease from Bohlmann, who was only a lesee himself, and to give a
chattel mortgage on the stock supplied him. Finally he was to have the
right of redemption of stock, lease, and good-will at any time within
five years, on making certain payments.

"You draw up der babers, Misder Stirling, and send der bill to me. Ve
vill give der yoonger a chance," the brewer said.

When Dennis called the next day, he was "spacheless" at the new
developments. He wrung Peter's hand.

"Arrah, what can Oi say to yez?" he exclaimed finally. Then having found
something, he quickly continued: "Now, Patsy Blunkers, lookout for
yezself. It's the divil Oi'll give yez in the primary this year."

He begged Peter to come down the opening night, and help to "celebrate
the event."

"Thank you," said Peter, "but I don't think I will."

"Shure," said Dennis, "yez needn't be afraid it won't be orderly. It's
myself can do the hittin', an' the b'ys know it."

"My mother brought me up," Peter explained, "not to go into saloons, and
when I came to New York I promised her, if I ever did anything she had
taught me not to, that I would write her about it. She would hardly
understand this visit, and it might make her very unhappy."

Peter earned fifty dollars by drawing the papers, and at the end of the
first month Dennis brought him fifty more.

"Trade's been fine, sir, an' Oi want to pay something for what yez did."

So Peter left his two hundred and fifty dollars in the bank, having
recouped the expenses of the first case out of his new client.

He wrote all about