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" CHAPTER XIII.
Mn. sir:emits IrAs A PLAN.
ISS PELHAM'S affair with
Thomas Saunders by, this 'time
had reached thee e
std where
g
observers feel a hesitancy about
;twitting the parties most concerned.
"Visa s Pe
I1Am is aclever girl,
ch
e:leverer than Saunders would be if he
;were a girl," said Britt. "She's found
out that he earns a thousand a year
tn1 that his mother is a very old wo-
man. !khat allows foresight. She says
se's just crazy about London, al-
though she doesn't know where Ham-
naersmith is. That shows discretion.
She's anxious to see the boats at Put-
ney
utney and talks like an encyclopedia
about Kew gardens. That shows di -
lomat Saunders lives di-
plomacy. You see, S vas in
Hammersmith, not far from the bridge,
all, alone with his mother, who owns
the house and garden. It's all very
appealing to Miss Pelham, who has got
devilish tired of seeing the universe
from a nineteenth story in Broadway."
"She's a very nice girl," agreed Bob-
Browne,- ._ - _
.& very saucy one," added Depping-
ham, who had come a severe cropper
in his single attempt to interest her in
a mild flirtation.
"She's off with Saunders now," went
on Britt. "That's why you can't find
him, my lord. If you really want him,
h;owever, I think yon can reach him by
•strolling through the lower end of the
park, but don't fail to shout';
"I do want him, confound him! I
,want to ask him how many days there
are left before our time is up on the
island, Demmed annoying that I can't
have legal advice when P -
"How many days have you been.
here?"
-f1 w the devil should I know?
Mhat's what we've gpt Saunders here
• or. He's supposed to tell us when to
y' o home and all that sort of thing,
ou know."
Deppingham, phlegmatic soul, was
;•forever. disturbing Saunders with calls
to ditty, although Saunders was bre.
tish enough in his British way to main.
Iain -in confidence, of course -that he
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 ask the
time of day or some equally important
question. And this brings us to the
hour when Saunders unfolded, his star-
tling solution to the problem that con-
fronted them all.
First he confided in Britt soberly,
sagely -and in perfect good faith. Britt
was bowled over. He stared at Saun-
ders and gasped. Nearly two minutes
elapsed before he could find words to
reply, which proves conclusively that
it must have been something of al
shock to him. When at last he did
express himself,: however, there wag
nothing. that could have been left un-
said -absolutely nothing. He went so
far as to call Saunders a 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
Britt gave in to his colleague, reserv-
ing the right to laugh when it was
all over. Saunders, witha determina-
tion that surprised even Himself, called
for a conference of all parties in
Wyckholme's study at 4 o'clock.
"Now, what's it all about, Saun-
ders?" demanded Deppingham, with
a wide yawn. . Saunders looked hurt.
"It is high time we were discussing
some way out of our difficulties," he
said. "But five weeks remain before
our •stay is over. The apparent im-
possibility of marriage between Lady
Deppingham and Mr. Browne natural-
ly throws our joint cause into jeop-
arcty" 'There 'r•nuld• be no controversy,
of course, if the terms of the will
could be carried out In that respect.
The islanders understand our position
and seem .secure in their rights, They
imagine that they have us beaten on.
the face of thin ;s. N , the thing for
us to do is to get e marred."
He teen to this Cclu i s o
n with
Pours hear-
erS
of
startling abruptnesit, of l
stare at him in blank astonish-
I
nient.
"Get in trrled?''' thflrtnured first one,
thea, andtb'er.
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Are; . Crazy? demanded Brawite.
Britt wits grinning broadly.
"Oertaiy nol"'itnapPedSaunders.
"Ob,•,by'`'Jovel" exclaimed Depping..;
ham, relieved. "X twee. YOU mean Von
contemplate getting Married, I epn'
grttnitite yeti. 'xav
ate a
,i1i 1t, ' 15aillfid'!�
""lit; don'ts tiefitin..ansthing. of., the sort.
in lord," said Saunders, getting very
red in the face._ Miss'. Pelham looked
up from her notebook quickly. He
winked at her, and her ladyship sae
him do it. "T . mewl the' it Is higi
"time that Lady L)epiaingli ttn and Mr,
'Browne were getting married.' W.
'haven't•Xnuch time to snare. It"-
"Good Lord!" gasped Bobby Browne
"You are crazy, after all.":
"Open the window and give some
air," said Britt coolly.
"See here Saunders, what the devil
is the matter with you?" roared Dep.
gingham.
"Yor forget us, Mr. Saunders."
"I include Mrs. Browne," amended
Deppingham. "Are we to be asses.
sinated? By Jove, clever idea of yours,
Saunders! Simplifies matters tremens
dously."
"I hear no objection from the heirs,"
remarked Saunders meaningly, where
upon Lady Agnes and Bobby came out
of their stupor and protested vigor-
ously.
"Miss Pelham," said Britt, breaking
in sharply, "I trust you are getting all
of this down. .1 wish to .warn you,
ladies and gentlemen, that I expect to
overthrow the will on the ground that
there is insanity on both sides. You'll
oblige me by uttering just what you
feel."
"My plan is very simple," began
Saunders helplessly.
"Demmed simple," growled Depping-
ham.
"We are living on an island where
polygamy is practiced and tolerated.
Why can't we take advantage of the
custom and beat the natives at 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
get married and comply with the
terms. Then, I dare say, you could re-
sume your Christian doctrine once
more, after a few weeks, I'd say, and
the case is won." -
"I pay Lady Deppingham .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 Englishwo-
man.
"How very sweet . of you! she said,
with'a grimace. which made Drusilla
shiver with annoyance. •
"You don'tneed to live together, of
course," floundered Saunders, getting
rathera and his deth.
by p
"Well, that's a concession on your
part," said Mrs. Browne, a flash in ber
eye.
"I never heard of such an asinine
proposition," sputtered Deppingham.
Saunders went completely under at
that.
"On the other hand, he hastened to
remark, . "I'm sure It would be quite
legal if you did live to" -
",Stop him, for heaven's sake!"
screamed Lady Agnes, bursting into
-uncontrollable laughter.
•Stop him? Why?" demanded her
husband, suddenly Seeing what he re-
garded.as a rare joke. "Let's hear him
out. By.Jove, there's More to it than
l thought: Go on, Saunders."
'Of course if you are going to be nasty,
about it"- began Saunders -•in a huff..
"1 can't see anything nasty about it,"
said Browne. , "I'll admit that our
wife and our husband may decide to
be stubborn and unreasonable, but it•
b
sounds rather attractive to me."
"Roberti" from his wife
"He's only joking, Dies. Browne,,, •lit-.
Plaited Deppingham magnanimously.
"Now, let the understand you, Satin.
tiers,, You say they canbe married
according to the eustom"s-which, .X
take it, are the laws -of the islanders.
ouv plan provides Browne Sidi tWo
Claartning wives and glues me blit one.
There'd nothing to eotnpel Mrs, Browne
to )harry Me."
"My lord,' I am here to act as youi
legal adviser," said Saunders, with dig
nity. "May I be permitted to pro-
ceed?"
ro•teed?"
"Rather queer legal advice, 'pan my
word."
"Please let him explain," put in Mrs,
Browne, whose sense of humor was
strongly attracted by this Mime. "Ii
there is anything more to be learned
concerning matrimony I'd like to knos
t"
t
"Yes, •Mr, Saunders, you may; pro
teed," said Lady Agnes, passing a
hand over her bewildered eyes.
"Thank you, my lady. Well, here fi
is in a nutshell: I !lave not spoken.oi
it before, but you and Mr. Browne can
very easily comply with the provision;
of the will. You canbe married ai
any time. Now, I"
"And where do I come in?" demand
od Deppingham sarcastically.
"Yes, and I?" added Mrs. Browne.
THE EX T.E" R TIMI
szut, tats' lords" Sal d Salleders,
"doesn't the pinugive Lady Deppiug.
'ham two hustla'ids? .t's quite a -fair
dirialen,"
"It would make Lord. Deppingham
my husband -in-law, I imagine," said
Drusflla quaintly. "I've ,always had a
horror of irusbauds-in-law."
"And you would be my )wife-ftt-law,"
Supplemented Lady Agnes. ",Fl,,w in=
tolestingl"
"Saunders," said Deppingbam inber-
ly, "I must oppose your plan. Ws
Quite unfair to two innoeent and linin'
;evolved parties, What have we ":one
that we should be exempt from polyg-
amy?"
"You are not exempt!" exclaimed the
harassed solicitor, "You are merely.
not obliged to; that's all. You can do.
as you choose about it, I'm sure. I'm
,sorry my plan causes so .much levity.
It. is meant for the good .of our cense.
The will doesn't say how many wives
Mr. Browne shall have. It simply
says that Agnes Rutliven shall be his
wife. He Isn't restricted, you know,
ale can be a polygamist if he likes."..
"You're right," said Britt. "The will
doesn't specify; nut, my dear Saun-
ders, you are overlooking your own
client in this plan."
' "I .don't quite understand, Mr. Britt."
"As I understand the laws on, this
dsland=the church laws, at least -24
man can have as many wives as he
bks
I e . Well,that's all very well for
bir. Browne. But isn't it eiI o a feet
that a woman can have no more than
one husband? Lady Deppingham has
one husband. She can't take another
without first getting rid of this one.,.
"Saunders," said Deppingham, aris-
ing and lighting a fresh cigarette, "you
have gone clean daft. You're loony
with 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
Deppingham?" demanded Miss Pelham
sharply. She glared art him and then
slammed her notebook on the table.
"You can josh Mr. Saunders, but you
can't josh me. I'm sick of this job.
Get somebody else to do your work
after this. I'm through."
"Oh!" exclaimed; every one, in a
panic. It took nearly ten minutes to
pacify tee ruffled stenographer.
"Perhaps y could arrange for a di-
vorce all rC., 4rd," cried Saunders, sud-
denly inspired.
"On what grounds?" laughed Browne.
"Give me time, said the lawyer.
"It's barely possible that there is no
divorce law in Japat," remarkp"Britt.
enjoying his confrere's miser•,
"Are you quite sure?"
"Reasonably. If there was such a
law I'll bet my head two-thirds of the
men in Aratat would be getting rid of
their wives before night."
"I'm tired," said Lady Deppingham
suddenly. She yawned and stretched
her arms. "It's been very entertain-
ing, Saunders, but really I think we'd
better dress for dinner. 'Come, Mr.
Browne. Shall we look for the prin-
cess?"
"With pleasure, if you'll profftise to
spare Deppingham's life."
"On condition that you will spare
Deppingham's wife," very prettily and
airily. Mrs. Browne laughed with
amazing good grace,' but there was a
new expression in.ber eyes.
"Yourladyship," called Saunders
desperately, "do you approve of my,
plan? It's only a subterfuge" -
"Heartily!" she exclaimed, with one
of her rarest laughs. "The only objec-
tion that I can see to it is that it
leaves out my husband and Mrs.
Browne. They are very nice people,
Saunders, and you should be more
considerate of them. Come, Mr.
Browne." She took the American's
arm and gayly danced frr••t the room.
Lord Deppinghara's eyes • n' '-n"1 with
pride in his charming wife t" fol-
lowed with the heartsick Drusill.r
"I would hart" won them over if
Britt had not inter;.ered," almost
Gr)acvrrt'pcntly leaved her handkerchief,
%wailed little Mr. Snundeiis, his eyes
glazed with utortitication.
getting to 'hate that ,an," Said
Miss Pelbeni loyally, "And t11e oth-
ers! They give hie ll -paint Doti t
Wind them Tommy, dear."
r."
Lady Deppinghain and Browne calve
upon the princess quite unexpectedly.
She was In the upper gallery, leaning
agalitst the stone rail and gazing
steadily through the feldglasses iu
the direction of the bungalow. They
held back' and watched her, unseen.
i ht of
The .soft ] earlya g evening V g ;CielI
upon het figure as she stood erect,
lithe • and sinuous, , in the open apace
between the ley chid' poste, .:
ti enevx`a Isuiiled securely irt bier asnp•
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rlt(idt"111;' ln",t've1 lay a Straillge irniltalse,
she garby aviraf',1 hot inotrllcr'retkier as
if in ea'llee le »,"Ira' writ far off '111
the gloaming 'i Ili, ate) iiln was ;a ribs-
Ciievona rHie, tar 0ullhi, and IL had its:
eeuse(JLii,'nta's- settee eiribten Lind star-
tling. if the obsiraer,ti w'ro to ,judge
by her subsequ,.'ii1• otatveuluiits• She
J,owe1'et1 1 b glass it•slaoilt 'There was
a quiti; a'.ita b -la het t"re,i t ll, ,:19if a
laugh had been • t lie, 1.ee.i; t'unfusion.
swept Liver ber, anti tine drew hack
Into 'tile shadows as a. guilty child
Might 'hal'e 110110 They distinctly
heard bur murmur as rim crossed the
flogs find disappeared tbrou, b the
L"reach window ,without seeing thein:
"•Oh, dear, what a crazy thing to do!"
Cteuev a. peering through the glasses,
lead discovered the lggut°e of Chase an
btinirtttiity pian+Ii, `Bite it'd 'Witlzlr;ed
to 11nr1 that ho, from his distant post,
was 'also regarding the ebatean
through a pair of glasses. A spirit of
adventure, risk, ti iseltief, as uncon-
trolled as Wreath iIFrlf, Impelled her to
flaunt her bautlt;err•hief That treach-
erous spirit tieaa'a•t' 1 her most shame-
lessly when her startled eyes saw that
he was wat'h)g a• response. She Lay
awake for a long time that night wou-
deriug what he would' think of her for
that wrttc•11ec1 bit of frivolity. Then
at last a new thought came to her re-
lief, but it did not „ate her the peace
of Mind that she desired.
He may have mistaken her for Lady
Deppineh m.
' - CHAPTER SIV
TWO CALLS PROM TIIE ENEMY.
fl'PINGFIA11 was up and about
quite early the next morning -
that is, qquite early for him.
IIe had his rolls and coffee
and strolled out in the shady park for
a smoke. The princess, whose sense of
humiliation had not been 'lessened by
the fitful sleep of the night before,
was walking in the shade of the trees
on the lower, terrace, beyond the foun-
tains and the artificial lake:
"I was thinking of yon," she said in
greeting a% he came up.
"How nice you are," he said. "But,
my dear, is•it wise in you to be tbink-
ing of us handsome devils? It's a most
dangerous' habit -thinking of other
men."
"But, Deppy. dear, the prince isn't
here," sbe said, falling into his hu-
mor. "That makes quite a difference,
doesn't it?"
"Your logic is splendid. Pray resume
your j'1 aughrs of me -if they were
pleand agreeable. I'll not blow
on Seal to Iaarl. By the way, I have a
compliment; for you.. • Browne says
your bair is more beautiful than
Pong's. That's quite a compliment.
Titian never even dreamed of hair like
Pong's."
"You knowsf;yaeppy," she said, with
a pout, "I am very unhappy about my
hair. It is quite red. I don't see why I
should have hair Iike that of a red
cocker. It seems so animalish."
"Rubbish! Why should you com-
plain? Look at my hair. It's been
likened' more than once to that of a
Jersey cow."
"Oh, how I adore Jersey cows! Now,
I wouldn't mind that a bit."
They were looking, toward the lower
gates while carrying on this frivolous
conversation. A man had just entered
and was coming toward them. Both rec-
ognized tbe tall figure in gray flannels.
"I trust I am not intruding, Chase
said as be came up. His gaze was as
much for Deppingham as for the prin-
cess, his remark quite impersonal.
"Not at all, not at all," said Dep-
pingham quickly, bis heart leaping to
the conclusion that the way to the
American bar was likely to be opened
at last. "Charmed to have you here,
Mr. Chase. You've been most un -
neighborly. apace you been presented
to ber highness, the- 01, to he sure.
Of course you have. Stupid of me."
"We met ages ago." she said, with
au ingenuous smile. which would have
disarmed Chase if he had been pre-
pared for anything else. As a matter
of fact, he had approached lir in the
light of an ndveuturer who expects
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fully tbatt her smile grew. 1Ie had
)011ie, 'in truth, to ascertain why het
busbonl'l had not S'otrle with her,
erne, pot tbe forgotten variety, 1
1uuc'," Said Deppingham shrewdly.
It would be impassible for the prin.
Cess. to farget.the greatest of all fools,"
saki Chase.
amt' was no worse than .other mor.
tats," said she.
"Thank you," said Obese. Then he
turned to Lord Deppingham, "My
visit requires some explanation, ;Lord
Deppingham, You have Said that J
am unneigbborly. No doubt you ap-
preciate my reasons. One has to re-
spect appearances," with a dry smile.
"When one is in doubt he must do as
the Moslems do, especially if. the Mos-
lems don't want hila to do as he wants
PO SO rue; ,R I i as .i 1tUfl 11114r rthiJ i.... vfiltNl
to do"
,"No 'da lit'oti�e i' h Un .`f :t3 `ilds
u y � g- t, t t � tins.
a bit involved," murmured Pepping -
ham. "Lady Deppingham will be de-
lighted to see you. Are you ready to
come in, princess?"
They started toward the chateau,
keeping well in the shade of the boxed
trees, the princess between the two
men.
"I say, Chase, do you mind' relieving
my fears a bit? With all due respect
to your estimable clients, it occurs to
me that they are likely to break over
the traces at any moment and raise
tateer old y l d H r
a ry at somebody else's
expense, I'd like to know if my head
is really safe."
"I came to see you in regard to that
very thing, Lord Deppingham. I don't
want t to alarm
you, but I do not like
the appearance of things.. They don't
trust me and they hate you -quite
nat-
urally. I'm rather sorry that our Brit-
ish man-of-war is out of reach. Fray
don't be alarmed, princess. It is most
improbable that anything , evil will
happen. And, in any event, we can
hold out against them until relief
comes."
"We?" demanded Deppingham.
"Certainly. If it comes to an assault
of any kind upon thechateau I trust
that I may be considered as one of
you. I won't serve assassins and ba-dits-at
least .hot after they've got
beyond my control. Besides, if the
worst should come they won't discrim-
inate in my favor."
"Why do you stay here, Dir. Chase?"
asked the princess. "You admit that
they do not like you or trust you.
Why do you stay?"
"I came out here to escape certain
consequences," said he candidly. "I'll
stay to enjoy the uncertain ones. I
am not in the least alarmed on my
own account. The object of my visit,
Lord Deppingham, is toyou to be
on your guard -up here. 'Arer the next'
steamer arrives and they learn that
Sir John will not withdraw mein sub-
mission to Rasula's demand, with the
additional news that your solicitors
have filed injunctions and have begun
a bitter contest that may tie up the
estate for years -then, I say, we may
have trouble. It is best that' you
should know what to expect. I am
not a traitor to my cause in telling
you this. It is no more than I would
expect from you were the conditions
reversed."
"It's mighty decent in you, Chase, to
put us on our guard. Would you r>iind
talking it over with Browne and me
after luncheon? You'll stay to lunch-
eon, of course?'
"Thank you. It may be my death
sentence,; but I'll stay."
In the wide east gallery they saw
Lady Deppingham and Bobby Browne
deeply engrossed in conversation. Dep-
pingham started and involuntarily al-
lowed his hand to go to his temple as
if to check the thought that flitted
through his brain.
"Good Lord," he said to himself, "is
it possible that they are considering
that — Saunders' proposition? Sure-
ly they can't be thinking of that!
As he led the way across the green
Browne's voice came to them distinct-
ly. He was saying earnestly:
"Ti!: -mere fact that we have come
out to this blessed isle Is a point in
favor of the islanders. . Chase won't
overlook it, and you may be sure Sir
John Brodney is making the most of
it. Our coming is a guarantee that we
consider the will valid. It is an ad-
mission that we regard. it as sound.
If' not, why should we recognize its
provisions, even in the slightest de-
tail? Britt is looking for hallucina-
tions and all"-
"Shi" came in a loud hiss from some-
where near at hand, and the two in
the gallery looked down with startled
eyes upon the distressed face of Lord
Deppingham. They started to their
feet at once, astonishment and wonder
in their faces. They could scarcely
believe their eyes. The enemy)
He was smiling broadly as he lifted
his helviet, smiling in spite of the dis-
comfort that showed so plainly in Dep.-
pinghem's manner. t
Chase was warmly welcomed by the
two heirs. Lady Agnes was especially
cordial: Her eyes gleamed joyously as
'ie lifted them to meet his admiring
aze. She was amazingly pretty. The
onvlction that Chase had mistaken
''Ler for Lady Agnes the evening be -
!ore took' a fresh grasp upon the mind
of the Princess Genevra. A;shameless
wave of relief surged throiigh her
heart.
Chase wasre ented tee Brasilia
P s
Browne, who appeared suddenly upon
the scene, coming from' ne one knew
wee. r There was a
certain iltratned.
h
look i the Boston face and woman's
n
a suspicions rednesS near the bridge,
of her little nose.
4},
"It's very good of •yeti," said the en-
emy after all 'o1 thein bad joined lit
the invitation. "Why is it that 1 am
more ;Fortunate than your o'W1 Attar
neys7 t am but a humble lawyer,.
after, all, to better than they. Would
you mind telling me wiry X Lin hone
orad by an invitation to nit at tail table
with yott?"' Whe touelt of easy sfrdaelat
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s the best remedy, for I)I4t, ItRq .a, It .
solulely barrnlese, Be sure and :ask for „ILO... 1lrst
wpinslotv's Sootlaitzg syrup,' anrt "«w p¢ other
Mlzld, 'rweaty-fiveteatsa batt)
Went trial ;1t. • 1)01114140 /Ai et•et it 04
duty to espialll.
"It's-i•t's.-or--ort', t•eS, 11'a because
yotTreit tiiniment.",iia' tinnily rettior4edi
to ti-in'nlrb• .it was a grand recon'ry,
thought h1+. ••biamalr't's i,; an ass, and
Britt tt onkl be one if Browne could
only admit It, as 1 do llublaish! Don't
let that trouble you. Eb, Browne?"
"Besnier," said hobby )Browne breez
Ily. "I libveu't :beard of your clients
inviting you to innvii, Mr. Chase, 'The
eases are parallel,"
,- "I'tii ,fAt,..sO 'we• S,t,bellthlb 'cliental
wires," said Deplrin;ham, with'a vat r,
batt• -haw! Chase looked extremely ui
comfortable, 1
"I am told that some of them ares
- very beautiful," said Genevra sedate]
"Other men's wives always are, I'v
discovered," said Chase gallantly.
Theart had moved over to th
Theparty
great stone steps which led down in
the gardens. Chase was standing.
side 'Lady Deppingham, and both'
them were looking toward his dls'
bungalow.
"That is my home, princess. .It
thefsst time I have seen
it from
m y
o"
Aoint of view, LadyDeppingham.
must say that it doesn't seem as to
from the chateau to the bungalow a
it does from the bungalow to the chit
teau. There have been times w
h
the chateau, seemed to be thousands a
miles away."
"When in reality it was at your v
feet;" she said, with a bright look int
ht`s eyes. For some unaccountabl
reason Genevra resented that look an
speech. tt
"Is that really where you live?" si d =
asked, so innocently that Chase had
difficulty in controlling his expression)
At that instant something s
sharply against the stone column abo
Chase's head. At least three
Aerso
saw the little purr of smoke in
hills far to the right. Everyone hea
the distant crack of a rifle. The b
had dropped at Chase's feet bet
the sound of the report came fioatin
to their ears. No one spoke as
stooped and picked up the warm, dealt.
ly missile. Turning it over in 14.
fingers, he said coolly, although his
cheek had gone white:
"With Von Blitz's. compliments, 1
dies and gentlemen. He is calling -it'
me by proxy." i
"Good God, Cliase," cried Brown •
"they're. trying to murder us! • Ge
back. every one! Inside the doors!''"("
"m I'to bring my troubles
your door," said Chase. "It was me
for me, not for any of you. The
who fired that did not intend . to
Inc. He was merely giving voice.
his pain and regret at seeing me
such bad company."' He was s
calmly and dim] not take a single st
to follow them to safety.
"Come in, Chase! Don't stand but,
there to be shot at."
"I'll stay here for a few minutes,afrl
Browne, if you don't mind,just toed
vince you all that the shot was no
tended to kill. They're not read s.
kiln me yet. I'm sure Lord Dep
ham will understand. He has b
shot at often enough since he ea
the island."
He lighted a cigarette and co ta'
leaned against the column, his
bent on the spot where the smoke
been seen. The others were gron
inside the doors, where they coup.,
without being seen. A certain sens
horror possessed all of the watt
"For heaven's sake, w-hy does
stand there?" criod the -princess ati
"I can endure 11 no longer. It marl
as he says it is, but it is foolhardT-
stand there and taunt the pride of t
marksman. I can't stay here and wli
for it to come. flow can" -
"He's been there for ten minute
princess," said Browne ---"plenty
time for another try"
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