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Home My WebLink AboutExeter Times, 1912-2-29, Page 3tQ446t xuvautlaj s:vasltaa,)5 THE EXETER TIME UST, KILLER A handful in a line gnomon DUSTY FRIDAYS' WHEN YOU SWEEP absorbs the dusts brightens the floor and cleans the carpet. One week free trial. Yours for health, •DDSTBANE. 4 ALL GROCERS. Exeter, Ont T',B. CARLING, lifeelecident, Fire and Plate . Glass insurance, also Collecting Accounts And Auctioneering. • 41;W. BROWNING, M. D., M. 15 ei P. S., Graduate Victoria D • 1".tkilitY. office and residenenee. .Dominion 'rano abory, Exeter Associate Coroner of Huron. D• ICKSON & CARLING!, • arresters, Solicitors, Notaries. Gonvey_ancere uemmissioners, Solicitors tor them:tisane Hank, Ebo. imoifey toLoan ab lowest rates of interest. tOrrICE t—MAD STREET. EXETER. • Mamma u. A. a. H. woman massisral#04, riONEY TO LOAN. WO have a large amount of private fulede can on farm,and village pros at townie* interest. GLADMAN & STANBURY Barristers Solicitore..Main St. Exeter omokkok.klett • tie Usborn and Ribbon Fatinerg Mutual Filo lusur auGe GOMPalill Head Office, Farquhar, Ont .r• President J. F. RUSSELD 'Zee -Pres. Rola. GARDINER DIRECTORS ROBT MORRIS Staffa fX4OS. RYAN Dublin ROCK Wjeciselssa, WM. ROY laor,nhol.n AGEN TS JOHN ESSERY Exeter. agent Us - borne and Biddulph. OLIVER HARRIS Munro agent for ibbert Fullerton and Logan. , W. A. TIIRNEULL Secy.Treas.-Farquhar 'til )MAN & STAN HUR Y 1 - Solicitors. Exe ter. 4. CENTRAL The:Ilan from By 0E.0kGEBARR • McCUTCHEON Copyright 1908, by Dodd, Mead & Co. Ele linmediately recommended an old fashioned Dover's powder and vete tired the opinion that a "good eiveat" 'would soon mit hislordship on his feet, "better than ever." Deppingham kept Bowles:beside him while Browne generously:prepared and administered the medicine. Later in the night the princess came to see how the patient was, getting on, He was in a dripping perspiration. Genevra drew a chair up beside his couch and sat doWn, Lady Agnes was' yawning sleepily over a book. "Do you know, I believe I'd feel bet- ter if 1 could have another chill," he said. "I'm so beastly hot now that 1 can't stand -it. Aggy, why don't yeti turn out on the baldony for a bit of fresh air? I'm a brute to have kept you moping in here all evening." Lady Agnes sighed prettily • and stepped out into the murky night. "I say, Genevra, what's the news?" elemanded his lordship. "Where is Chase?" Now, the princess,' it Is most distress- ing to state, bad willfully avoided Mr. Chase since early that morning. "I'm 'sure .1 don't know. I had din- ner with Mrs. Browne in ber room. I fancy he's oft attending to the guard., I haven't seen him." • "Nice chap," remarked Deppingbam. "Isn't that he now speaking to Agnes out there?" Genevra looked up quickly. A man's voice came in to them from the bal- cony, following Lady Deppingham's soft laugh. "No," she saids settling back Calmly. "It's Mr. Browne." "Oh," said Deppingham, a slight shadow coming into his eyes. "Nice chap, too," he added a moment later. "I don't like him," said she, lowering her voice. "I've no doubt Agnes is as much to blame as he," said his lordship at last. STRATFORD. CNT. 4. . Our classed are now lerg- 41 4, de than evecr, before lletee we 0 • have •enlarged our eueree,ee • 144 'and we have room for aefew • OP laeore students. You may Ole 44t, ter at any time ' We `have, •. • : Staff of nine experienced in- • . atractors and our courees are : rhe beet. •Our gradualtee is ad- • , med. This week three re- • 1• tient graduates informed to • . • that they have peisitions : 2 Baying $65 $ea and $12e per • X• (Month'. We have' three de- : ot ..- partraente -- Commercial. • +I.• Shorthand and Telegrephy. • • ele. ep. Write for our free catalogue Ye ilt• . now. • 1 1 D. A. MeLADIIIIAN. • • Principal. •. ••••••••••••o•••••••••• is** IKee Up --- TO — + THE TIMES • For Prtnuptneat; Neatness and to;Date; Work We Take the Lead for . . WEDDING. IN VITA TIONS ,ENVELC)PES -DS • • LE 1"I'Ell HEADS ," NOTE el ADS • e 13DO eN, OR t. PRAM Pi -MATS colmr.rv..wo fc,K PROGRANIMES. • OIROULARS EPO. ▪ . &LE. BILLS . Done on the Sborteet POasilde 4..Hive Us & Pie Convinced] .In• + , • T e Exeter Time.$ Printing CO, 4,444.44 + 444-1-4eteee- 9 "Why don't you marry him?" "She's made a fool of more than one man, my dear. She rather likes it." "He's behaving like a brute. They've been married less than a year." "It really doesn't amount to any thing, Genevra," he argued. "It will blow over in a fortnight. Aggy's al- ways doing this sort of thing, you know." "I know, Deppy," she said sharply. "But this man 'is different. He's not a gentleman. Mr. Skaggs wasn't a .gen- tleman. Blood tells. He will boast of this flirtation until the end of bis days."' "Aggy's had dozens of men in love with her—really in love." he prolestee feebly. "She's not"— ' "They've eome and gone, and she's stili the same old Agnes. and you're the same old Deppy. I'm net thinking of you or Aggy. It's Drusilla Browne." "I see. Thanks for the confidence von have in Agee. 1 dare say I know how DrusIlla feels. I've --I've had a bad tarn or two myself lately, and— but never mind. • By the way, what does Chase say about it?" he asked suddenly. • She started and caught her breath. "Mr. Chase? He—he hasn't said any- thing about It, she responded lamely. Iles—bets not that sort." "Ah." reflected Deppingham, "he is a gentleman?" Genevra flushed. "Yes, I'm sure he is." Gebevra," be said, looking straight into her rebellions eyes, "you're in love with Chase. Why don't you marry him?" "Yon—yoU are really .delirlotal, Dep. py," she cried. "The fever has" — "He's geocl enough for any one— even you," went on his lordship coolly. "He may been a wife," said she,. col - letting ber wits with rare swiftness. "I'Vlio knows? Don't be alli, Deppy." "Rubbish! Haven't you stuffed Ag- gy and me full of the things you fouled out concerning him before he feet Thorberg, and afterward—the la- tex* froin the ambassador's wife and the glowing Wiles 'our St. Voters - burg friends bore to say of !dui, eh? Besides, he'd give his head to marry you—baving already lost It." "You, are very amusing, Deppy, wlaen you try to be clever. Is there a clause in that silly old will compelling me to marry any one?" "Of ,course uot, iny dear princess, but 1 fancyyou've got a will of your own. Where there's a will there's a way. You'd marry him tomorrow if— if"— "If I were not amply prepared to contestairimy own will?" slae supplied iy • "No; if your will was not wrapped in convention three centuries old, You won't marry Chase because you are a princess. I'm awfully sorry for you, Genevra." "Sorry for me? Dear me!" "You're tremendously gone on him," "Nonsense! Why, I couldn't marry Mr. Chase," she exclaimed, irritable at last. "Don't put such things into my head—I mean don't get Such things into that ridicu.ous ord head of yours, Are you forgetting that 1 am to be- come Karl's wife in June? You are babbling, Denny." • "Well, let's my no more about it," be said, lying ImPic r,"lizi)o(113-•, "It's too bad, that's all. eliaee is a man. Karl isn't. You loathe him. I don't • Wonder that you, 'turn pale and look frightened. Take my advice—take Chase." "Don't!" she dried, a break in her voice. She arose and went swiftly toward the window. Then she stopped and turned upen him, her lips parted as if to give utterance to the thing that was stirring her heart so violent- ly. The words would not come. She smiled plaintively and said instead: "Good night! Get a good sleep." "The same to you," he called fever- ishly. "Deppy," she said firmly, a red spot in each cheek, ber voice tense and strained to a high pitch of suppressed decision, "I shall marry •Karl Brabetz. That will be tbe. end of Your Mr. Chase." "I hope so," he,said. "But I'm not so sure of it if you continue to love him as you do now." She went out with her cheeks burn- ing and a frightened stir in her heart. Her thoughts raced back. to Neenah's airy prophecy. How could she face he charge, "I'm not so sure of It," in sdss she killed the indictment, "If you love him as you do now." Lady Agnes and Browne passed by without seeing her and entered the window. She heard him say some- thing to his companion, softly, tender- ly—she knew not what it was. And Lady Agnes laughed—yes, nervously. All, but Agnes was playing! She was notsin-leve with this man. It was dif- ferent. It was not what Neenah meant—nor Deppingham, honestfriend that he was. Down below she heard voices. She wondered—inconsistently alert—wheth- er he was one of the speakers. Thom- as Saunders and Miss Pelham were coming in from the terrace. They were in love with each •other! They could be in love with, each other. There was no law, no convention tbat •said them nay! They could marry— and still love! "It you • continue to love him as you do now" battered at the doors of her conscience. Her maid came in, aud she ,prepared for bed. Left alone, she perched her- self in the window seat to cool her heated face with the breezes that •swept on ahead of the storm which was coming up from the sea. He heart was hot; no breete could cool it; nothing but the ice of decision couid drive out tbe fever that possessed it. "It is impossible—incredible!" 'she was saying to berself. "I could not love him like that. I should hate him. God above me, am I not different from those women whom I have known and pitied and despised? Am I not different from Guelma von Her- rick? Am L r4n±, Prtnno SEVERE COLD - DEVELOPED INTO PNEUMONIA DOCTOR SAID HE WOULD NOT LIVE. Next to consumption there are more deaths from, pneumonia than from any other lung trouble. There is only one way to prevent pnentnoeia,and that is to cure the cold just as soon as it appears. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup will do this quickly and effectively. Mr. Hugh McLeod, Esterhazy, Sask., writes :—" My little boy took a very severe col 'And it developed into pneumonia. T doctor said he would not fire. I got some of your Dr, Wood's Norway Pine Syrup and he began to improve right away. He is now d strong, healthy ehild, and shows no signs of it coming back," Do not be talked into buying any oth Norway Pine Syrup, but insist on getting the original "Dr. Wood's." It is put up in a yellow wrapper; three pine trees the trade mark; price, Z5 cent. Manufactured only by The T. Milburn Coe Limited, Toronto, Ont. Komi's Wife? AIL end they laved too! And is he not different from those other men—those weak, unmanly men who came into the lives of those wa men? Alt, yes, yes! Ile is different." She set load stared out over the black sea, liglited fitfully by the dis- tant lightninelfere she pronctinced sentence upon him—and herself. There was no place for him in ber orld. He should feel her disdain; he should suffer for his pre'sumption. Presump- tion? In what way bad he offended? She put her bands to her eyes, but her lips smiled—smiled with the meet )ry of the kiss she had returned. "What a fool! What a fool I aee" she cried aloud, springing up resole' - I y. "I must forget. I 'Mid him I couldn't, but I can—I can." Halfwny across the room she stopped. her hands Clinched 'fiereply, Karl were only such as bet" she moaned. She 'went to ber dressing table and resolutely unlocked one of the draw- ers, as one .would open a case in which the most precious of treasures was kept, "It was so silly of me!" she mut- tered. "1 shall not keep them for him." The drawer was partly filled with cigarettes. She took one from among the rest and placed its tip in her red lips, a reckless light in her eyes. A match was struck, and then eher hand seemed to be in the clutch of some invisible force. The light flick- ered and died in her fingers. A blush suffelsed her face, her eyes, her neck. Then, with a guilty, shamed, tender smile, she dropped the cigarette into the drawer. She turned the key. e "No," she said to hereelf; "I told bim that I was keeping them for him." 11 CHAPTER XXY. amp TIMM. GB VON BLITZ. HE next morning found the weather unsettled. There had been a fierce storm during the night, and a nasty mist was blowing up few)] the sea. Deppingham kept to his room, although his cold was dissipated. Chase had been up nearly all of the night, fearful lest the islanders should seize the opportunity to scale the walls under cover of the tempest. All through the night he bad been pos- sessed of a spirit of wild bravado, a glorious exaltation. He was keeping watch over her, standing between her and peril, guarding her while she slept. His thoughts, however, did not con- template the princess fair in a state of wretched insomnia, with himself as the disturbing element. He looked for her at breakf-ast time. They usually had their rolls and cof- fee together. When she did not ap- pear he made more than one pretext to.lengthen his own stay in the break- fast room. "She's trying to forget yesterday," he reflected. Seim came to him in the midst of his reflections, bearing a thick, rain soaked envelope. "It was found, excellency, inside the southern gate, and it is meant for you," said Selim. Chase gingerly slashed open the envelope with his fruit knife. He laughed ruefully as he read the simple but laborious message from Jacob von Blitz: "Where are your warships all this time? They are not coming to you ever. Goodby. You got to die yet too. Your friend, Jacob von Blitz. And my wives too." Chase stuffed the blurred, sticky let- ter into his pocket and arose to stretch himself. "There's something coming to you, Jacob," he said, much to the wonder of Selim. "Selim, unless I miss my guess pretty badly, we'll be haring a message, not from Garcia. but from Ramie before long. How a -n my ciga- rettes holding out?" "They run low, sahib. Neet.,th eel given all of hers to me for you, e. leney, and I have demanded those of the wives of Von Blitz." "Selim, you must nol. forget that you are a gentleman. That was most un- gallant. But I,suppose you got them?" "No, sahib. They refused to give them up. They are saving them for Mr. Britt," said Selim dejectedly. "Ah, the ficklety of women!" he sighed. "There's a new word for you, Selim—ficklety." It was far past midday when he heard from Rasula. He had seen the princess but once, and then she was walking briskly, wrapped in a rain coat, followed by her shivering dogs and her two Rapp-Thorberg soldiers. Somehow she failed to see Chase as he sauntered leangrily, almost implor- ingly, Across the upper terrace, in plain view. Perhaps, after all, it was not the weather. Rasula's messenger came to the gates and announced that he had a letter for Mr. Chase. Rasula had this to say: We have reason to suspect that you were right in your suspicions. The gold- en plate has been found this day in the cave below the chateau, just as you have said. his much of what you have charged 'against Jacob von Blitz seems to be borrfe out by the evidence secured, Last night there was an attempt to rob the vaults in the company's bank. Again I followed your advice and laid a trap for the men engaged. They were slain in the struggle which followed. I have to in- form you, sir, that ,your charge against Jacob von Blitz does not hold gond in the case of the bank robbery, Therefore I am impelled to believe that you may have unjustly accused him of being im- plicated in the robbery of the treasure chests. Igo was not among the bank thieves. There were but three of them-, the Boer foremen. Jacob von Blitz came up hhnself and joined us in the tight against the traitors. tie was merciless In his anger against them. You have said that you will testify against him. Sir, have taken it upon myself to place hink under restraint notwithstanding his ac- tions against the Boers. shall have a fair trial. If it is preyed that ho is guilty, ho shall pay the penalty. We are Just people, Sir, we, the people of Japat, will take you at your word. We ask you to appear against the prisoner and give evidence in support of your charge,, 2r1e shall be placed on trial tomorrow morning sit le o'clock. olt,tey honor as a man and a •*staviseer 1 stir,eba1jrtti.,:q111-1011.4.M1 $4,04415 gi4.77"TAM1014. tt..N0,00 AV k t sadirea eons, Will meet yon at the sates and Will conauot yam bank to the In eatety, Xt you are a true man, you will not evade the call, RAM/L.A.. "Well, It looke as Omagh rola Blitz has spiked your gene," said Depping- bane "The dog turns against Ws con- federates and saves his own skin by 1 killing them." "In any event," said Browne, you spoiled his little game. He loses tbe teeasure, and he didn't get Into the Vaults. Rasula should take those points into consi(1eration." ( "Ile won't forget thee). rest assured, That's Wily cure that he'll take My word at the bill a agninst that of Von Blitz." said Chase. "You—you don't mann to ,dty.OIr. Chase. 1 hat you are going into the town?' cried *:„1)1v Agi104. V,, "CPriaiitiv, Lads. I..., aro OXII(,t "1)00 be foollior," will hill you Deppilighain, "Oh, no, t hey e• the other confidently Ise through it id to t i" they may. hc, thee' , erect Thy know I'll co41,,, If I don they'll know that 1 a eowaid. nos wouldn't !121V4 111 in think 1 oln a coy ard, would you, 11.01011On m1 - The nest morning he coolly set for' e for the go tOs, sea reels' thinking enoug It of the adventure to warrant the Inat. ter of feet gotallsys that he bestowed upon those who were congregated to see him offs His heart was sore Os he strode rapidly down the drive. Ge- nevra had not come down to say fare- well. "13y heaven," he muttered, strangely vexed with her, "I fancy she means it. She's bent on showing me my place. But she might have come down and wished me good luck. That was little enough for her to do. Ali, well!" he sighed, putting it away from him. As be turned into the tree lined ave- nue near the gate a slender young wo- man in a green and white gown arose froia a seat in the shade and stepped a Pace forward, opening her parasol quite leisurely as he quickened his steps. Her eyes gleamed brightly, and she was breathing as one who has run swiftly. "You are determined to ,gp down there among those men?" she demand- ed, the smile suddenly giving way to olool02 disapproval. She ignored his band. "Certainly," be said after the mo- ment of bewilderment. "Why not? I --I thought you had made up your mind to let me go without a—a word for good luck." She found great diffi- culty in meeting the wistful look in his eyes. "You are good to come down here to say goodby. We're almost strangers again." "I did not come down to say goodby," she said, her lips trembling ever so slightly. "I don't understand," he said. "I am going with you into the town— as a witness," she said, and her face went pale at the thought of it. "Genevra," he cried, "you—you would do that?" "Why not, Mr. Chase?" She tried to speak calmly, but she was trembling. After all, she was a slender, he/pleas girl—not an amazon! "I saw and heard everything. They won't believe you unsupported. They won't harm me. If I swear to then that wbat you say Is true they"— Her band was on his arm now, trem- bling, eager, yet charged with fear at the prospect ahead of her. He clasped the little band in his and quickly lifted it to his lips. "I'm happy again!" he cried. "It's all right with me now." She withdrew her hand on the instant. "No, no! It isn't that," she said, her eyes narrowing. "Don't misinterpret my coming here to say that I 'will go. It isn't because—no, it isn't that!" "I was unhappy because you had for- saken me," he said gently. "You are brave—you are wonderful! But I can't take you down there. I know what will happen If they find him guilty. Goodby, dear one. I'll come back— surely come back. Thank you for sending me away happy." "Won't you let me go with you?" she asked after a long, penetrating look into his eyes. "I would not take you among them for all the world. You forget. Neither of us would come back." "Neither of us?" she said slowly: "I wouldn't come back without you," be said quietly, earnestly. She under- stood. "Goodby! Don't worry about me. I am in no danger." "Goodby," she said, the princess once more. "I shall pray for you with all my soul." She gave him her hand. It was cold and lifeless. He pressed it warmly and went quickly away, leav- ing her standing there in the still shade of the satinwoods, looking after him with eyes that grew wider and wider with the tears that welled up from behind. Hours went by—slow, tortuous hours in which the souls of those who watched and waited for his return were tried to the utmost. , Once there came to the ears of the Watchers on the mountain side the ssand of distant shouts', later the brief nettle of f' rot r ins, The blood of every one turne,1 cold with apprehension. Every voi •e erne stilled, every eye wide with dren 1, Neenn 1 screamed as she fled acrose the terrace halyard the drawbridge ' where Sclhn stood a mo- . tionless at is stn 1114' Luteheon time jasc,d. and again, as it drawn by a magnet, the entire • hOtisebold made ite Way to the front of the chateau.. ' At last Selim tittered n shout of soy. He forget the deference dee his bet - telt and unceremoniously dashed Olt toward the. gateg, followed by Neenah, who •setereed possessed 2 *Inge. ellaSe.Was retarnitie They KW 11110 cooling in) tbe drive, his hat in his hand, WS white linahiella, raised above his beaL The eager. ous watchers ,g4 w him greet Selim and his fluttering wife, They SAW Sento fall upon his knees, and they telt the tears rushing to their own eyes,„,,, "Hurray!" shouted little tin% Saun- ders in his excitement. Bowles and the three clerks joined bim in the ex- hibition. The princess was conscious of the fact tient at least five or :Az pairs of eyes were watching her facie. She closed her lips and compelled her eyelids to obey the dictates of a re- Sentful heart. She lowered them until they gave one tbe impression of inde- leet curiosity, even Indifference. All the while ber incomprehensible heart was thumping with a rapture that knew no allegitaece to royal conven- t lops. A few minutes later he was among thew, listening, with his cool, half satirical smile, to tbeir protestations of log and relief. "Nonsense," he said in his moiedep- meeting voice, taking a seat beside Lt e princess on the railing and fanning himself lazily with his hat, to the mor- tification of his body servant, who waved a huge 'palm leaf in vigorous adulation. "It was nothing. Just be- ing a witness, that's all. You'll find how easy it is when you get back to London and hare to testify in the Skaggs will contest. Tell the truth, that's all." The princess was now looking at his brown face with eyes over which she had lost control. "Oh, by the bye," he said, as if struck by O sudden thought, "it is my painful duty to announce to the Mesdames von Blitz that they are widows." There was a dead silence. The three women stared up at him, uncompre- hending. "Yes," he werit on solemnly, "Jacob is no more. He was found guilty by his judges and executed with com- mendable haste and precision. He took, . .-",,f, „.....,-..„,„. , __,... r , ef `P The princess was followed by hcr two Rapp-Thorberg soldiers. his medicine' bravely—twelve leaden pills administered by as many skilful surgeons. But it Is yet too early to congratulate yourselves on your free- dom. insula has promised to kill all of us, whether we deserve it or not." "They shot him?" demanded Dep- pingham when he had finished. "Admirably. 13y Jove, those fellows can shoot! They accepted my word against his—which is most gratifying to my pride. One other man testified against him—a chap who saw him with the Boers not ten minutes before the attend t was made to rob the vaults. appeared as counsel for the de- fense. Merely a matter of form. He knew that he was guilty. There was no talk of a new trial; no appeal to the supreme court, Britt; no expense to the community." He was as unconcersaed about it as if discussing the most trivial happen- ing of the day. Von Blitz lived not ten minutes after sentence was passed. "As to their intentions toward us," said Chase, "they are firm in their de- termination that no one shall leave the chateau alive. Rasula was quite frank with me. He is a cool devil. He calmly notified me that we will all be dead Inside of two weeks. No ships will put in here so long as the plague exists. I asked him how we were to die, and he smiled as though he was holding something back as a surprise for us. He came as near to laughing as I've ever seen him when I asked bim if he'd forgotten my wanships. 'Why don't yon have them here? he asked. 'We're not ready,' said I. 'The six months are not up for nine days yet.' I also made the interesting dis- covery that suits have already been brought in England to break the will on the grounds of insanity." "But what good will that do us if we are to dle•here?" exclaimed Bobby Browne. "None whatsoever," said Chase calm- ly. "You must admit, however, that you exhibited tsigns of hereditary in- sanity by coming here in the first place. I'm beginning to believe that there's a streak of it in my family too." "And you—you saw him killed?" asked the prineessi in tin awed Voice, low and full of horrer, "Yes. I could not avoid It" "They killed him on your—on your"— She could not complete the Sentence, but shuddered expressiVely. "res. Ile deserted death, nrineess, AM Mere or less iike the Moslem 10 one. moot • 1.1;4¢ ii444 AlasWiovviV's SooTitmo Sl'ars iia Itto used for ovtr eirrY YItotini by 1;4 11,1_1011s for their ciui no'. Wii vrith Itar 414.1°12,11$14Alle.1PeagIii.reiglittgrWriNatkutl, s the best rvuedy for Dfauglicila„, is444, Vigegyr nsZtt4gB§1444r,,a,%154:49"94,4rii /Mud., TweatssAyacente a bed/ " or a Indrderrr. bur 1 t,,1%41 .. t 1, ,, 1 a traitor." "You saw him killed?" SIR-, 4:1 OA the Sanio awed v, ity. invoinn; ,rity drawing a way front him. "Yes," be said. "at II you would nave seen him killed, too, if you bad gone down with me to itri,:tear agall1St W10/ She looked up eniehly and the* thanked him almost In a whisper. — , CHAPTER XXVI. • CENTU1UFS To ronesT. Y lord," said Saunders the next day, appearing before lordship after an agita hour of preparation. 9 come to a poiut whereseenethingei, to be ,done." .1Ie get that ' eureeci cage.. ettrnili toi;Argav to be Choking him. -"If Maosans is true. we've tea a. dons short time to livo. Well, we'it —we've concluded to get all we eau out of the time that's left, ray lord, So I've come to ask if it will be aUl right with you and her ladyship, siz We don't want to do anything the would seem, forward and out of pitice sir." , "It's very considerate of you, Sault' ders, but what tbe devil are you talk ing about?" .1 "MiSS—Miss Pelham and I have del! cided to get—er—get married before IA , is too late." Deppingham stared bard for a Moe ment and then grinned broadly. "You mean before you die?" "That's it exactly, my lord. Haete! haw! It woul * e bit late, wouldn't if we wait . till afterward. Havre ''. w! Splendid! So I have come tli, a. • if you tbink it will interfere witlf your arrangements if—if we should married tonight?" 1 S'I'm sure, Saunders, that it woine, discommode me in the least," said 131* le\ aship genially. "By all mean Saunders, let it be tonigbt, for 2 morrow we may die." "Will you kindly speak to her lady ship, sir?" "Gladly. And Pil take it as an honolA if you will permit me to give awall the bride." "Thank you. my lord," cried Sa ders, his face beaming. His lordshi shook bands with bim, whereupon cup of happiness overflowed, notwi standing the fact that his honeymo was likely to be of scarcely any deg ration whatsoever. The wedding took place that night lit the little chapel. Chase deliberatdei todk possession of the princess afte* the hollow wedding supper had conii* to an end. Her mood had changed Now she was quite at ease with hiie6 The taunting gleam in her eyes prei saged evil moments for his peace et mind. "I'm inspired." he said to her. wedding always inspires me." "It's very strange that you've neve married,'' she retorted. She was std._ ing freely by his side, confident in la power to resist sentiment with moe ery. "Win you be my -wife?" he askeel abruptly. She caught her breath bg fore laughing tolerantly and then lop ed into bis eyes with a tantalizing Irii, genuousness. "By no means," she responded. am not oppressed by the same *vie that actuated el iss Pelham. You sel Mr. Chase, 1 itin quite confident tha we are not to die in two weeks." "I could almost wish that we could die in that time," he said. "How very din bolical I." "It may seen odd to you, but I'd rather see you dead than married tat Prince Karl." She was silent. 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