Eugene daily guard., August 21, 1909, Image 10

o
THE EUGENE DAILY GUARD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2i. i90
ilThe Ma.
i from
jBrodney's
By GEORGE BARR
MCUTCHEON
Copyright. 1908, by Dodd, Ma
H Co.
Tlr
JOHAPTKK XI, Continued)
(nr Illlti and ItnBUla laughed scorn
fully and turned to the crowd. The I
latter began to harange tils fellows.
-This man Is a a" he began, j
A bluff!" prompted Von Blitz, glar
ing at hlH tnll uccuser.
-A bluff." went on Itnsula. "He cun
do none of these things. Nor cun Hie i
too Blitz leaped upon a plutform
' and Bhouted madly: "Fools! Dou't
! believe him! He cannot bring der
i ships here! ile lies, he Ilex! lie
At that moment B shrill clamor 01
voices arose In the distance, the cries
of women and children Chase's hear!
gave u great bound of Joy. He knew
what It meant.
Chase pointed his finger at Von Blitz
and shouted:
I can't, eh? There's a British war
Americans at the chateau. 1 know I , ... s.nniiw 0ff die harbor now, and
hat they are Hani. They" ncr K,lns are trained"
Til make you pay for that, Rasula. But ne ,n( Imt complete the astound
Tour time Is short Men of Jnpat. I ingi stupefying sentence. The women
dotft want to serve you unless you . wpre BCreiimlng:
trust roe"- ! "The warship, the wnrBlilpl Fly.
A dozen voices cried: "We don't trust ! 0yy
ymt. log of a Christ Inn, son of a j a tj,.cond the entire assemblage
anaker Von Bllta glowed with satis- j wa8 rlu.Ug furiously, doubtlngly, yet
Suction. 1 fearfully, toward the pier. Von Blitz
Mine moment, please. Rasula knows ! and Itnsula shouted lu valu. They
hat I came out here to represent Kir ' were left with Chase, who smiled trl
Joho Itrodney. He knows how I am , umphantly uion their ghastly faces.
-n.-nrdMl In London. He is Jealous I- I "Gentlemen, nicy are noi oeceieu
maw 1 have not listened to his chnt- j There Is a warship out there.
-trr. 1 am not responsible for the probable-
delay In aettllng the estate. If
yira are not very careful you will ruin
rrrrj hope for success that you may
Tmr bad In the beginning. The crown
will lake It out of your hands. You've j
ent Jo show yourselves worthy of ban- I
dllng the affairs of this company. You
ant do It tf you listen to such carrion
as Von Kill and Itnsula. Oh. I'm not
fraMl of you! I know that you have
-written to Sir John. Itnsula, asking
tlmt I In- recalled. He won't recall me,
nut assured, unless he throws up the
tum. I have his own letters to prove
that he Is aatlsflrd with my work out
Iter. I am sntlslled that there are
m.ush fair minded men In this crowd
to protect me. They will aland by me
In the end. I call upon"
T!ut a howl of dissent from the throng
fenraght him up sharply. His fnce
went white, and for a moment he
feared the malevolence- Hint stared at
b'uo from nil sides. Ho looked fro-
You
came near to showing your hand to
night. Now come along with me, and
I'll show my hnnd to you. Itasula.
you'd better draw In your claws.
You're entitled to some consideration
But Von Blitz! Jacob, you are stand
ing on very thin ice. I can have you
shot tomorrow morning,
Von Blitz sputtered and snarled. "It
Is all a lie! It Is a trick!" He would
have drawn his revolver had not Ita
sula grasped his arm. The native law
yer dragged him off toward the pier,
half doubting his owu senses.
Just oulslde the harbor, plainly dis
tinguishable In the moonlight, lay a
great cruiser, her seurchllghts whip
ping the sky and sea with long white
lashes.
The gaping, awestruck crowd in the
street parted to let Chase pass through
on his way to the bungalow. Ills man
ner was that of a mediaeval conqueror
Ho looked neither to right uor to left.
"It's more like n Christian Endeavor
meeting than It was leu minuto ago,
then diverted by means of a deep, ar
tldclal channel Into an almost com
plete circuit of the chateau, forming
the moat. It sped along at the root
of the upper terrace, a wide torrent
that washed between solid walls 01
masonry, which rose to a height of not
ess than ten feet on ellhcr side. 1 here
were two drawbridges, seldom used,
but always practicable. A small sta
tionary bridge crossed -the vicious
stream Immediately below the hang
Ing garden and led to the ladders by bep Jf ge
don't see Why T shouldn't If yon stop
to thhik bow near to being married
to each other we are at this very In
stant." "I wonder If help could reach bim
quickly In the event of an attack."
"It could If he'd have the kindness
to notify os by phone." said Browne.
"But he wouldn't telephone to us,"
said Lady Dcppingham ruefully. "He's
not so communicative as that."
Surely he would call upon you for
tjneutly In the direction of the distant i uo wu) sl,yK 10 himself, all tha time
wondering when some reckless unbe
liever would hurl a knife at his back.
He gravely winked his eye In the di
rection of the chateau. "Good old
Brltt!" he muttered In bis exultation.
f-trateao. Knives slipped from many
anakwai Von Illlti was screaming with
knit laughter, pointing his linger nt
3b dbH-redited American. While they
hunted and cursed, his gaze never left
tiit- lrft In the hills. He did not at
arispt to cry them dowu. The effort
-wnld bare been lu vain. Suddenly a
wild, happy light came Into bis nil
.a, Kcurcblng eyes. He gave a mighty
r.t and raised bis bunds, command-
allrace.
CHAPTER XII.
TUB LANTERN ABOVE.
HASH sut for hours ou bis porch
that night gazing down upon
tho chateau. Lights gleamed
In a hundred of Its windows
Sellm. clinging to bis side, also had Tim bitterness of his own isolation.
lie skyrocket which arose from , t Iio ostracism that clrcumstunco had
b cbulrau and dropped almost In- forced upon him, would have lie-on
snautly Into the wall of trees. maddening on this night had not nil
There wm something In the face anil I rancor been tempered by the glorious
s
trW of the American that itielled the
shitowi disorder.
"Voo fools!" he shouted. "Take
warning! I have told you Hint 1
-sroold not turn the guns of England
orad America against you unless you
-turned against mo. I am your friend,
ant by the great Mohammed you'll
guy tat my llfo with every one of
yxtt cm n If you resort to violence
XJirtrn! Today I learned that my life
m threatened. 1 sent n message In
ta ahr to the nearest battleship. There
Us set an hour In the day or night that
y sir the people In the chateau cannot
achievement In the market place. He
wondered If tho princess knew what
he had dared and what ho had ticcom-
whlch one ascended to the caverns
that ran far back Into the mountain.
Two big black Irregular holes In the
face of the cliff marked the entrance
to these deep, rambling cares, wonder
ful caverns wrought by the convul
sions of the dead volcano, cracks made
by these splintering earthquakes when
the Island was new.
The garden hung high between the
building and the cliff, swung by a
score of great steel cables. These ca
bles were riveted soundly In the solid
rock of the cliff at one end and fasten
ed as safely to the stone walls of the
chateau at the other. It swung stanch-
ly from Its moorings with the con
stancy of a suspension bridge und
trembled at the slightest touch.
It was at least a hundred feet
square. The floor was covered with a
foot or more of soil. In which the rich
grass and plants of the tropics flour
ished. Cool fountains sprayed the air
at either end of the green Inclosure.
The illusion was complete.
The wails surrounding the garden
were three feet high and were Intend
ed to represent the typical English
gnrden wall of brick. To gain access
to the hanging garden one crossed a
narrow bridge which led from the sec
ond balcony of the chateau. There
was not an hour In the day when pro
lection from the sun could not be
found In this little paradise.
Hobby Browne was holding forth
with his usual exuberance oo the mag
nificence of the British navy.
"There she is uow, sleeping out there
u the harbor, a great big thing with
he kindest of hearts Inside of those
tecl ribs her tnujesty's ship the
King's Own! Think of It! She con
voys a private yacht, she stops off at
this beastly island to catch her breath
and to see that all are safe.i then she
charges off Into the horizon like a bird
that has no home. May I offer you a
cigarette, princess? By the way. 1
wonder how Chase came off with bis
side show."
"Saunders tells me that he was near
to being butchered, but luck wns with
him." snld Depplugham. "Ills ship
enme home."
"It was a daring trick. I'm glad he
pulled It off. He's a man, that fellow
is." said Browne. "See, priuuess, away
up there in the mountain Is his home.
There's a light. See it V- He keeps
rather Into hours, you see."
"Tell me about him," said the prlu
cess suddenly. She arose and walked
to the vine covered wall, followed by
Bobby Browne.
"I don't know much to tell you,'
said he. "He's made au enemy or two,
and they are trying to drive him out
We've asked hhu down here Just bo-
cause we cun't bear to think of a fel
low creature wasting his days in utter
loneliness, but he has so far declined
with thanks. The Islanders are begin
ntng to hute him. They distrust him,
Brltt snys. Of course you know why
we are hero. ( You
"Every one knows, Mr. Browne.
You are the most Interesting quartet
In the world Just now. Every one Is
wondering how It Is going to end,
What a pity you can't marry Lady
Agnes!"
"Oil. I say!" protested Browne. She
laughed merrily
"But how dull It must be for Mr.
Chase! Does he complain?"
"I can't say that he docs. Brltt
(hat's my lawyer-Brltt says he's nev
er heard a murmur from him. II
You don't know him, Genevra."
The princess smiled In a vague sort
of way. "I've met him quite Informal
ly, If you remember."
"I should say It was Informally. It s
the most delicious story I've ever
heard. You must tell It to Mr. Browne,
ear. It'n all about the enemy In
Tborberg. Mr. Browne. There's your
wife calling, Bobby. She wants you
to tell that story again about the bish
op who rang the doorbell."
The next morning the captain of the
King's Own came ashore and was tak
en to the chateau for dejeuner. Late
In the afternoon the marquis and his
party, saying fnrewcll to the princess
and the revived legatees, put out to
the yacht and steamed away in the
wake of the great warship. The yacht
was to return In a month to pick up
the princess.
Genevra, her maids, her men and her
boxes, her poodle and her dachshund
were left behind for the month of
March not without misgiving, it must
be said, for the marquis, her uncle.
was not disposed to look upon the Is
land situation as a spot of long contln
ued peace.
You won't be able to get help as
cleverly and as timely as that Amor!
can chap got it last night." protested
the marquis. "Warships don t browse
around like gulls, you know. Karl will
never forgive me if I leave you here.'
Karl Is of a very forgiving nature,
uncle, dear." said Genevra sweetly.
He forgave you for defending Mr,
She nvttmtktruu-t urtfi to let 17mi
a upon '"r awcniinents for help.
Iff call too ha been answered, as
1 kttrw It would bo. Th"r I always
, oamhlp near at bun my friends.
1j to ft you to any whether a storm
I (nl ami bolj-
pllshed In the early hours of the night.
Ho wondered If they had pointed out
his solitary light to her-lf now and
then she bestowed a casual glance
upon that twinkling star of his. The
porch lantern hung almost directly
tbovo his head.
The chateau was Indeed tho home
of revelry. The pent up. struggling
spirits of those who had dwelt therein
for months In solitude oroso In the
wild stampede for freedom. All petty
differences between tady Dopplnghnni
and Drusllla Browne, nnd they were
quite common now. were forgotten tn
the whirlwind of relief that came with
the strangers from the yacht. Mrs.
Browne's good looking, eager husbaud
reveled In the prosect of this de
lirious night, this almost Arablau
night. He was swept off his feet by
the radiant princess, the Sohohcrozadc
of his boyhood dreams. Ills blithe
heart thumped as It had not done
since lie was a boy. The Duchess of
N. nnd the handsome Marchioness of
It. enme Into his tired, hungry life
nt a moment when It most iieeueu j
(he light. It was he who fairly
dragged l.ad.v Agnes aside and pro
posed the baii'juct. the dance, tho con
cert everything-and it was he who
carried out the hundred spasmodic In
structions (lint she gave.
Ijite in the night, long after the din
ner and (he dnnco, tho tired but happy
company (locked to the picturesque
hanging garden foe rest nnd tho last
refreshment.
Tho hanging garden was a wonder
fully constructed open air plalsnnce
sussMidid lietween the chateau Itself
and the grest cliff In whose shadow It
stood. The tlllT towered nt least .100
foot alMvo- the roof of the spreading
chateau, n veritable stone wall that
extended for a mile or more In either
direction.
Near the rhslesn there was a real
waterfall, reminding one III no small
sense oOlbe misty veils at tauter
brunncn or Gleslmch. Tho swift
stream which obtained life from these
falls, bin and Utile, ran along (he base
of the cliff for svme distance and was
lakes his medicine with a smile.
like that sort of fellow, and 1 wlsn
he'd be a little more friendly
"lie has learned to know and keep
Ills place." snld she coolly. I'crkyips
she was thinking of his Inst night In
the palace gnrden. Away up there lu
the darkness gleamed his single, lone
y. nnthetlc little light. "Isn't It rath
r odd. Mr. Browne, thnt his light
ihould be burning at 2 o'clock in the
morning? Is It his custom to sit upf
"I've uever noticed It before, now
you sneak of It. I hope nothing serl
ous has happened to him. He may
have been injured In I say. If you
don't mind. I'll ask some one to tele
phone up to his place.
"Yes. do telephone." she broke In.
am sure tady Iopilghn "I" ap
prove. No, thank you. . I will stand
here awhile. It Is cool, and I love the
stars." Five minutes later he
turned to her, accompanied by tad
Acnes. She wns still looking at the
stars.
"tady ncpplnghnm called him up.
said Bobby.
"And lie answered in person." s.i
her ladyship. "He si-enud strange
agitated for a moment or two. Go
nerrn, and then he lauthed-yes,
laughed III my face, although II was
such a long way off. I asked hhu If
ho wns 111 or had been hurt. He said
he never felt bettor In his life and
hadn't a scratch. He laticheil-l sup
pose to show me that he was all right.
TlU'n he asked tne to thank you for
bringing a warship. Yn saved his
life. Iteally one would think you
were quite a heroine or a godsend or
something like thnt. I never heard
anything sweeter than the way he
said good night to me. There!"
The light In the bungalow hohlx-d
mysteriously for an Instant and then
went out.
"How far Is It from here?" asked
the princess abruptly.
"Nearly two miles ss the crow files,
onlv tl' are no crows here. Five
miles b) the roni 1 fancy.
" '
7 hope no norm comes to io here in UUt
bea(li piacei"
Chase, because you are such a nice
Englishman. I've Induced him to for
give Mr. Chase because he's such a
uloe American although Mr. Chase
doesn't seem to know It-nnd I'm quite
sure Karl would shake his hand If he
should come upon him anywhere.
Leave Karl to me, uncle."
And so they sailed away without her,
Just ns she had Intended from the be
L-lnulnc. Lord liepplngham stood be
side her on the pier iVi the shore parly
waved Its adieus lo (he yacht.
"By Jove, Genevra, 1 hope uo harm
comes to you here in uus oeasny
place!" said he, n look of anxiety in
his honest eyes. "There goes our sal
ration if nny rumpus should come up.
We can't call 'em out of the sky as
Chase did last night. Lucky beggar:
That fellow Cbase Is ripping, by Jove:
That's what he Is. I wish he'd open
up his Swart a bit and ask us Into that
devilish American bar of his.
"He owes us something for the war
ship we delivered to him last night,'
said Bobby "Ue has made good with
his warship story, after all. thanks to
the King's Owu and Brltt.
"And the fairy princess," added Lady
Deppinghntn.
"I am doubly glad I enme If you In
elude me in tho miracle." sul.l Ge
nevra. shuddering a little as she looked
at the lounging' aatlves.- "Isn't It rath
er more of alrnclc that I should com.
upon mine ancient chnmplon in thi
unheard of corner of the globe?"
"I'd llks to hear the story of Chase
and ills adventures In the queen's gar
den." reminded Bobby Browne.
"I'll tell it to you tonight, my chtl
droi," said (he prim-ess as I hey start
ed for the palanquins.
llolllngsworlh Chase dodged lule the
American liar Just in time to escape
the charge of spying.
Isn't It.
Bobby? I call h.V Jl'hhy. you know.
wcare .'.'u..vd terms. I
CIIAPTEIt XIII.
MA. SAI SKKKS HAS A n.AN.
1SS rK.I.HAM'S affair with
Thomns Saunders by Hiis time
had reached tho stage where
observers feel a hesitancy nlioni
twitting the psrtlea most comerned.
"Miss Tellium Is a clever glfi nnnii
cleverer than Saunders would bo If he
were a girl." said Brltt. "She's found
W that he earns a thousand a ye
tnO That shows foresight. She says
she's Just crazy about London, nl
though she doesn't know where Ham
morsm,h '" ""'Jit shows discretion
She's anxious to sec the boats nt Put
ney unci :Q like au Q'.vclcpeilla
about Kew gardens. Thnt shows d!-
lomacy. You see, Snuudeo 'lv,9 lu
Hammersmith, not far from the bridge.
II aloue with his mother, who oOns
the house and garden. It's all very
ppeallng to Miss Pelham, who has got
devilish tired of seeing the uuiverse
from a nineteenth story In Broadway."
She's a very nice girl," agreed Bob
by Browne.
A very saucy one," added uepping-
ham, who hud come a severe cropper
in his single attempt to Interest her In
mild flirtation.
"She's off with Saunders now," went
on Brltt. "That's why you can't nnu
him, my lord. If you really want him.
however, 1 think you can reach him by
trolling through the lower end of the
park, but don't fall to shout."
I do want hlin, conrounu nun: j
want to ask him how many days there
are left before our time is up on the
island. Denimed annoying that I can t
hnve legal advice when 1"
How many days have you been
here?"
How the devil should I know?
That's what we've got Saunders here
for. He's supposed to tell us wheu to
go home and all that sort of thing,
you know."
DeptiiiiKhnin, phlegmatic soul, was
forever disturbing Saunders with calls
to duty, although Saunders was bru
tish enough In his British way to main
tain In conlidence, of course that ue
was In the employ of Lady Depping-
ham or no one at all. Nevertheless he
always lived under the shadow of
duty. At any moment his lordship
was liable to send for him to asu me
time of day or some equally important
question. And this brings us to the
hour when Saunders unroiuea nis siur
tling solution to the problem that con
fronted them nil.
First he confided in Brltt soberly.
sacelv and In perfect good faith. Brltt
was bowled over. He stared at Saun
ders and gasped. Nearly two minutes
elapsed before he could find words to
reply, which proves conclusively inai
It must have been sometning oi a
shock to him. hen at last ne am
express himself, however, there was
nothing that could have been lert un
saidabsolutely nothing. He went so
far ns to call Saunders n doddering
fool and a great many other things
that Saunders had not In the least ex
pected.
The Englishman was stubborn
They had It back and forth, from legal
and other points of view, and finally
Brltt gave in to his colleague, reserv-
hie the right to laugh when it was
all over. Saunders, with a detcrmlnn-
lon that surprised even himself, called
lor a conference of all parties In
Wvckholine's study at 4 o'clock.
Now, what's It all about, Saun
ders?" demanded Depplugham, witn
n wide yawn. Saunders looked hurt.
It Is high time we were discussing
some way out of our dllllcultlcs." he
said. "But five weeks remain before
our stay is over. Tho apparent Im
possibility of marriage between Lady
Depplugham and Mr. Browne natural
ly throws our Joint cause Into Jeop
ardy. There would be no controversy,
of course, If the terms of the twill
could bo carried out In thnt respect.
The Islanders understand our position
and seem secure in their rights. They
Imagine that they have us beaten on
tho face of things. Now, the thing for
us to do is to get married."
He came to this conclusion with
startling abruptness. Four of his hear
ers stared at him In blank astonish
ment. "Get married?" murmured first one,
then another.
"Are you crazy?" demanded Browne.
Brltt was grinning broadly.
"Certainly not!" snapped Sounders.
"Oh. by Jove!" exclaimed Depplng
hnni, relieved. "I see. You mean you
contemplate getting married. I con
gratulate you. You gave me quite a
shock, Saund"
"I don't mean anything of the sort,
my lord." ssld Saunders, getting very
red In the fiice. Miss Pelham looked
up from her notebook quickly. He
winked nt her, nnd her ladyship saw
him do It. "I mean that it Is high
time that Lady Depplnghnm nnd Mr.
Browne wero getting married. We
haven't much time to snare. It"
"Good tard!" gasped Bobby Browne.
"You are crazy, after all."
"Open the window and give some
air," said Britt coolly.
"S here, Sauaders, what the devf.
is the matter with you?" roared Dep
plugham.
"My lord. 1 am here to act as yout
legal adviser," said Saunders, with dig
nlly. "May 1 be permitted to pro
cewl ?"
"lintlier queer legal advice, 'pon mj
word."
"liense let him explain," put In Mrs
Browne, whose sense of humor was
strongly attracted by this time, "if
there Is anything more to be learned
concerning matrimony I'd like to know
It."
"Yes, Mr. Saunders, you may pro
cccd," saiil Lady Agnes, passing a
liand over her bewildered eyes.
"Thank you. my lady. Well, here it
Is in a nutshell: I have not spoken of
It before, but you and Mr. Browne can
very easily comply with the provision?
of the will. You can be married nt
any time. Now. 1"
"And where do I come In?" demand
ed Icppiiighnm sarcastically.
"Yes, and 1?" added Mrs. Browne.
"Yor forget us. Mr. Saunders."
"I include Mrs. Browne," amended
Depplugham. "Are we to lie assas
sinated? By Jove, clever Idea of yours,
Saunders! Simplifies mat'djs tremendously.
"I hear no objection from the heirs,"
remarked Saunders meaningly, where-
upon tady Agnes and Bobby came ou
of their stupor 4al protested vlcor-
D",y. V
.Miss iviham" said Brltt. brraiig
In sharply. "I trust you are getting all
of (his down. wish to waru you,
ladles and gentlemen, that I expect fo airily. Mrs. 'Jrowno tor "
overthrow the will on the ground that
there Is Insanity on both sides. You'll
oblige me by uttering Just what you
feel."
Mv plan Is very simple." began
Saunders helplessly.
Demmed simple," growled Depping-
ham.
"We are living on an Island where
polygamy is practiced and tolerated.
Whv can t we take advantage oi me
custom ond bent the natives ut their
own game? That's the ticket!"
Of course this proposition, simple as
it sounded, brought forth a storm of
laughter and expostulation, but Saun
ders held his ground.
You have only to embrace Moham
medanism or paganism, or whatever
It Is. temporarily Just long enough to
cet married and comply with tne
terms. Then, I dare say, you could re
sume your Christian doctrine once
more, after a few weeks, I d say, uuu
the case is won."
"I pay Lady Dcppingham the com
pliment by saying that It would be
most difficult for me to become a
Christian again," said Browne smooth
ly, bowing to the flushed Englishwoman.
"How very sweet of you!" she said,
(vlth a grimace which made Drusllla
shiver with unnoyunce.
"You don't need to live together, of
course," floundered Saunders, getting
rather beyond his depth.
"Well, that's a concession on your
part," said Mrs. Browne, a flash in her
eye.
"I never heard of such an nslulne
proposition." sputtered Depplugham.
Saunders went completely , under at
that.
"On the other hand," he hastened to
remark. "Fiu sure it would be quite
legal if you did live to"
"Stop him, for heaven's sake!"
ivreamed Lady Agnes, bursting into
uncontrollable laughter.
"Stop him? Why?" demanded her
nusbaud. suddenly seeiug what he re
garded us a rare Joke. "Let's hear him
jut. By Jove, there's more to it thau
I thought. Uo ou, Saunders."
"Of course if you are going to be nasty
ibout it" began Saunders lu a huff.
"1 can't see anything nasty about It,"
jnid Browne. "I'll admit that our
wife and our husband may decide to
be stubborn and unreasonable, but it
sounds rather attractive to me."
"Robert!" from his wife.
"He's only Joking, Mrs. Browne," ex
plained Depplugham magnanimously.
Now, let me understand you, Saun
ders. You say they can be uiurrleu
according to the customs which, I
take It, are the laws of the islanders.
Your plan provides Browne with two
.harming wives and gives me but one.
I'here s nothing to compel Mrs. Browne
to marry me.
"But. my lord," said Saunders,
doesn't the plan give Lady Depplug-
liaui two husbands? It's quite a fair
division."
"it would make Lord Depplugham
mv husband-lii-law. I Imagine." said
Drusllla quaintly. "I've always had a
horror of husbands-In-lnw."
"And you would be my wlfe-In-law,
utinlemeiited Lady Agnes. "How In
teresting!"
"Saunders," said Depplugham sober
Iv. "1 must oppose your plan. It's
mite uufalr to two Innocent and unln
volved parties. What have we done
that we should be exempt from polygamy?"
"You are not exempt!" exclaimed the
uirassed solicitor. "You are merely
aot obliged to; that's all. You can do
is vou choose about It, I'm sure. I'm
sorry my plan causes so much levity.
It Is meant for the good of our cause,
liie will doesn't say how many wives
Mr. Browne shall have, it simply
-toys that Agnes Ituthven shall be his
vlfe. He Isn't restricted, you know.
;ie ran be n polvganiist If he likes."
"You're rluiil." said Brltt. "The will
doesn't specify.. But. my dear Saun
Icrs. you are overlooking your own
client In this plan."
"I don't quite understand, Mr. Brltt."
"As I understand the laws on this
island the church laws, nt least a
nan can have ns many wives ns ho
'.Ikes. Well, that's nil very well for
Mr. Browne. But Isn't It also a fact
that a woman can have no more tlian
one husband? tady Dcppingham has
one husband. She can't take another
without first getting rid of this one."
"Saunders," snld Depplugham, aris
ing and lighting a fresh cigarette, "you
have gone clenn daft. Kou're loony
wltb love You've got marriage on the
brain. I'd advise you to take some
one for it."
"Do you mean that for me. Lord
Doppliighatu?" demanded Miss Pelham
sharply. She glared nt him and then
slammed her notebook on the table.
amnslng good grace, but
new expression In her f
"Y'our ladyship." a
desperately, "do you i
plan? It's only a subte
"Heartily!" she excla
of her rarest laughs. f
tlon that I can see t
leaves out my hush
Browne. They are v
Saunders, and you si
considerate of theni
Browne." She took k
arm and gnyly danced.
Lord Depplnghnm'8 ej
pride In his charming
lowed with the heart sic
"1 wr.;.;c nave wosj
Brltt had not inter.
i t
)
i a
1."
T.- 1
Gcnci'ri (cntly waved vn
walled little Mr. Sat t,
glazed with mortlHcatl
"I'm getting to hale i t tt
Miss Pelham loyallyJ 4nd
ers! They give nieir til
uilud them. Tommy, d- '
Lady Depplugham si roi
Uu the princess quit1 fcnea
She was lu the upper 1 ier;
against the stone ti I an
steadily through the "Mis
the direction of the t ykio
held back and watch t bet
The soft light of e f evi
upon her ligure as fl stc
lithe and Minions. In the o
between the Ivy clad JJMits.
Genevra smiled scefceely It
posed aloofness from Abe wor
suddenly moved by uJjSrugi
she gently waved lief bundk
if in greeting to soniw one 1
the gloaming. The action w
chlorous one, no doubt, and
consequences rut hcr-;8udden
tllng, if the observer! were
by her subsequent ftioverae
lowered the glass Instantly. '
a quick catch lu hc breatt
laugh had bceu cu ited;
swept over her, nod r d
into the shadows a a gu
might have done. '. ey
heard her murmur ni j ci
flags mid disappears 1 thr
French window wltUM see
"Oh, deur. what a cft sy thl
Genevra. peering thlfc 'Kb. tl
had discovered the l)( re of
llie UUUKIUOW (iuivu. fc
to Und that he. fromjkto di
was also regarding - the
through a pair of ghujjo. I
adventure, risk, miicf. i
trolled as breath ltsi-lt to":
flaunt her hanilkerchhVf. Tb
he was waving a roil -nse.
awake for n long timi t it I
dering what he wouMH s
that wretched lit of jt ivol
nt last n new thought "ns
lief, but it did not grf' t '
of mind that she deslit
He may have mlslai
Depplnghaui. 1
uaoiu iici iiiiiiui.t-i. m,.
eroiis spirit deserted 1S
lessly when her starllpJ
(Concluded next?
cnavtAT Df'f TAIlf
tioxs os xo s.:
Pullman observath?
lec" containing & s4
of car and 12 seat
end with an o-bserfl
Is being operated onjt
19 and 18, leaving
a. m., arriving at Eu
"You cau Josh Mr. Saunders, but ai-rlvlns in Portland S
can't Josh me. I'm sick of this Job. Ito-ulnr Pullman s
Get somclii dy else to do your work wm ue made for pi a)
after this. I'm through."
"Oh!" exclaimed every one. In a
panic. It took nearly ten minutes tn
pu' lfy the nulled stenographer.
"Perhaps we could arrange for a di
vorce all roiled." cried Saunders, sud
denly Inspired.
"On what grounds?" laughed Browne.
"Give me tlma." said the lawyer.
to
in this car in addi'f
Iqllnn tick,.!- I -
A. J. fi'tjlJ
Florence t'roiMTryif
There have been jS?
lots sold In Florci.ci: l
deon. Washington, t
one day. July 2Sth. jl
gene san.e date. . "
will soon be all so"1
rt, B.MiC.AiX
An A Ko. 1 dairy sin I
"If'a l.nr.lv' mtSHito tlltlt llicrc I llil 1
divorce law In .Input." remarked Brltt.
enjoying his confrere's misery.
"Are you quite sure?"
"Reasonably. If tftcre was such a I
Inn. I'll Iw.t , I.,4 tu-n.fltlr.la nf tha 1
men In Artnt would be getting rid of j consisting of520 a
their wives before night." from '"e'"
"I'm tired." snld tady Dcppingham am! in. - . ,
snd sjuly. She yawned and stretched '"" 2 iM
her arms. "H'sQieen very entertain-j 15 '
lug. Saunders, but really 1 think we'd unimKS FO f
: Uvn dress for dinner. Come. Mr.. 0
1 !Jwne. (Jlml! we look for tliOprln- An , horse
cessr ami joung and f
Ith measure, f von II promise to nnhnUl. Bk n
spare Doppinghnin's life." j
(W condition that you will spare
Dfjy fham's wife," very prettily and j
Cr
Epworth Lrngue dT
'noor Saturday,