ABOVE AND BELOW 



cases of the elixir of life were huddled to- 

 gether in the extremely damp cellars of dingy 

 warehouses on the Canadian banks of the 

 old St. Croix. 



These weighted and sunken submarine 

 hosts were placed in readiness to be trans- 

 ported at night to American soil. 



The various rope ends remaining after each 

 carrier had been securely bound, were to be 

 found in similar and just as wet cellars of 

 Yankeeland, just 'cross the way strange 

 though it might have been. 



A change of location that's all but a 

 demonstrable change. In those days of se- 

 lective sobriety the most ardent dipsomaniac 

 could obtain enough unadulterated liquid 

 delight to ensure absolute satisfaction. 



In the playground that the river pro- 

 vided below the dam each year the Silver 

 Horde rested for a brief time. They were 

 splendid Salmon too, and as valiant in battle 

 as the Knights of the Round Table in days 

 of long ago. 



Diplomatically speaking, these soldiers of 

 fortune were absolutely nonpartisan, show- 

 ing no partiality for either side. 



America and England divided equally the 

 honor of entertaining them as their guests. 



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