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

"And he answered In person." said
her ladyship. "He seemed strangely
agitated for a moment or two, Ge-
nevra, and her he laughed-yes,
laughed in my face, although 1t was
such a long way of. l asked him IL
he was Ill or had been hurt. He said
he never felt better in his life and
hadn't a scratch. He laughed-I sup
pose to show me that he was all right.
Then he asked me to thank you for
bringing a warship. You saved his
life. Really one would think you
were quite a heroine or a godsend or
something like that. 1 never heard
anything sweeter than the way he
said good night to me. Therer'
The light in the bungalow bobbed
m~ysteriously for an instant and then
went put.
"How far is 1t from here?' asked
the princess abruptly.
NEARLY two miles as the crow flies,
only there are no crows here. Five
miles by the road, I fancy. Isn't 1t,
Bobby? I call him Bobby, you know.
when we are all on good terms. I
don't see why I shouldn't If you stop
to think how neal to being married
to each other we are at this very in
slant"
81 wonder If help could reach him
quickly in the event of an attack"
at could If he'd have the kindness
to notify us by phone" said Browne.
"But he wouldn't telephone to u.s."
said Lady Deppingham ruefully. Hes
not SO communicative as that"
Surely he would call upon you for
help if he
you don't know him. Genevra."
The princess smiled in a vague sort
of way. Eve met him quite informal
ly, If you remember"
81 should say 1t was informally. It's
the most delicious story I've ever
heard. You must tell 1t to Mr.. Browne,
dear. It's all about the enemy In
Thorberg. 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
Kings Own came ashore and was TAX
eli " III NlIdlCdu " dCJC0ACl. AulO
In the afternoon the marquis and his
party. saying farewell 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
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were left ehind for the month of
March-not without misgiving, 1t must
be said, for the marquis. her uncle,
was not disposed to look upon the is
land situation as a spot of long contin-
ued peace.
"You won't be able to get help as
~cleverly and as timely as that Ameri-
can chap got 1t last night" protested
the marquis. "Warships don't browse
around like gulls, you know. Karl will
never forgive me If ! leave you here"
Karl is of a very forgiving nature,
uncle, dear" said Genevra sweetly.
HE forgave you for defending Mr..
Chase, because you are such a nice
Englishman. I've induced him to for
give Mr.. Chase because he's such a
nice Ameriean-although Mr.. Chase
doesn't seem to know it-and 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 as she mad intended from the be-
ginning. Lord Deppingham stood be-
side her on the pier as the shore party
waved its adieus to the yacht.
"By Jove, Geneva, l hope no harm
comes to you here in this beastly
placed" said he, a look Of anxiety In
his honest y 'There goes our sal
walton If any rumpus should come up.
We can't call 'em out of the sky as
Chase did last night. Lucky beggar!
That fellow Chase Is ripping, by Jove!
That's what he Is. I wish he'd open
up his heart a bit and ask us into that
hevilish American bar of his"
HE owes us something for the war
ship we delivered to him last night"
said Bobby. HE has made good with
his warship story, after all. thanks to
the Kings Own knd Britt"
And the fairy princess" added Lady
Deppingham.
II am doubly glad l came If you in
clude me In the miracle" said &C.
nevra, shuddering a little as she looked
Mt the lounging natives. Isn't 1t rath-
er more of a miracle that l should come
upon pine ancient champion in this
unheard of corner of the globe?"
I'D like to heal the story of Chase
and his adventures in the queens gar
den,' reminded Bobby Browne.
"Ill tell 1t to you tonight, my chill
dren," said the princess as they start
ed for the palanquins.
Hollingsworth Chase lodged into the
American bar just In time to escape
the charge of spying.