Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24

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to Japat as the firms representative
be leaped at the chance.
In truth Rasula was more than glad
to have the services of an American.
He had heard Wyckholme talk of the
manner In which civil causes were
tried in the United States. and he felt
that one Yankee on the scene was
worth ten Englishmen at home.
The good looking Mr.. Chase, with
ing under the dread of exposure as an
international jackass, welcomed the
opportunity to get as far away from
civilization as possible. He knew that
the Prince Karl story would not lie
dormant. but he could not Danish the
fair face of the Princess Genevra from
his thoughts during the long voyage,
nor would 1t be stretching the point to
as he sat and smoked in his bungalow
porch.
Before Chase left London Sir John
Brodney bluntly cautioned him against
the dangers that lurked in Lady Dep
pingham's eyes.
"She won't leave you a peg to stand
on, Chase, If you seek an encounter"
he said. "She's pretty and she's clev-
er, and she's made fools of better men
than you, my boy. I don't say she's a
bad lot. because she's too smart for
that. Remember, my boy, you are GO
ing out there to offset, not to beset.
Lady Deppingham."
Chase was not in love with the
proud Princess Genevra. He denied
that to himself a hundred times a day
as he sat in his bungalow and smoked
the situation over.
He had proved to himself quite be-
yond a doubt that he was not in love,
when, like a bolt from a clear sky, she
stepped out of the oblivion into which
he had cast her to smile upon him
without warning. 1t was most unfair.
Her smile had been one of the most
difficult obstacles to overcome in the
effort to return a fair and final YER
dict.
Could anything be more miraculous
than that she should come to the un-
heard of island of Japat, unless, pos
SlDI1, Iuut lie SuOulu III llGIt Z Nv
came? She was there for him to look
upon and love and lose, just as he had
dreamed all these months. 1t matter
ed little that she was now the wife of
Prince Karl of Brabetz. To him she
was still the Princess Geneyra of
Rapp-Thorberg.
In his leather pocketbook lay the
ever present reminder that she could
be no more than a dream to him. 1t
was the clipping from a Paris newspa-
per announcing that the Princess Ge-
nevra was to wed Prince Karl during
the Christmas holidays.
He had seen the Christmas holidays
come and go with the certain knowl-
edge In his heart that they had given
her to Brabetz as the most glorious
present that man had yer received.
Now she was come to the island,
and, so far as he had been able to see,
there WAS no sign of the~Prnce Bra.
betz in attendance. Her uncle by mar
rage. an English nobleman of high de-
gree, In gathering his friends for the
long cruise evidently had left the
| prince out of his party, for what rea-
son Chase could not imagine. To say
that the omission was gratifying to
the tall American would be too simple
a statement. There is no telling to
what heights his thoughts might have
carried him on that sultry afternoon If
they had not been harshly checked by
the arrival of a messenger from the
chateau. His blood leaped with an
ticipation.
Could it be possible? But, no, she
would not be writing to him. What a
ridiculous thought! His hopes fell
fiat as the note was put into his eager
hand. 1t vas from Britt.
Still he broke the seal with consid-
cradle eagerness. AS he perused the
somewhat lengthy message his dis
appointment gave way to a no uncer-
tain form of excitement. With its con-
clusion he vas on his feet, his eyes
cleaning with enthusiasm.
"By Georger' he exclaimed. What
luck! Things are coming my way with
q vengeance. I'll do 1t this very night,
thanks to Britt. And l must not for
get Browne. All, what a consolation it
is to know that there are Americans
wherever one goes. Selim! Selim!'
He was standing as straight as a cor
poral and his eyes were %glistening with
the fire of battle when Selim came up
and forgot TO salute, SO great was his
wonder at the transformation. Get
word to the men that l want every
mothers son Of EN- to attend a meet
ing in the market place tonight at o.
Very important. tell 'em. Tell Won
Blitz that he's got to be there. I'm
going to show him and my picturesque
friend, Rasula. that 1 am here to stay.
And, Selim, ell that messenger to wait.
There's an answer"
Long before 8 o'clock the men of
Japat began to gather in the market
and trading place. Hollingsworth
Chase, attended by Selim. came down
from his mountain lSSreat. He heard