Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-31
By GEORGE BARR M 'CUTCiiEON
Copyright. 1908. by Dodd. Mead
 G Co.

Below thrn in t,i" gr;iSsN rturtN ard H dozen incident i'rrSiauS were rUigrc gated lying nhOut in 'hr shade wi'h all thp abandon of abSniute security I he three women in the alt'Ony had hcen watching them for an hour com mrutine freely upon these creatures from another world Neenah. the youngest and prpttieSt of them all. had waited 'isses to the proud danes ninve She had danred for their amusement
 Lady Agnes waved her hand lazily toward the group below. sending a mocklng smile to Chase. The Asiatic plague" she said cheerrully.
 The deucer' broke in her husband not catching her meaning Has it really broken out?"
 "Neppy. you are the dumheSt crpa, tugc [ know" exclaimed his wife
 Chase smiled broadly "Sht refers tr the newly acquired harem. Lord Fepplngham. We're supposed to die with the ASin;ic plague. not to- not to-
 Not to live with Ii. IIo no. l see by Jove" reared bcppingham amlably ''SpierGid. HIrp.l. l get the point Ripplng"'
 They're not so bad. are they. Bob by!" asked Lady Agnes csoily. going to I'rowne's side al the railing It may mol have been true that Browne was in love with Lady Deppingham, but il was more than evident that his wife felt convinced that he was.
 "Splendid"' was the sudden exclama- ton of DruSilla's vagrant lord. The others looked up. interested Say. everybody. Lady Agnes aud 1 have hit upon ripping scheme. It's great.'
 "ro better our posliion?" asked Dep bingham.
 Position? What-oh. see Not OK actly. What do you say to a charity ball. the proceeds to go to the survivors of the plague we're expected to have?"
 The princess gave a quick. involm. tary look at Glasses face. Browne's tall fellow countryman was now lean ing against the rail beside her chair She saw look of surprised amuse ment fit across his face. succeeded al most instantly by hard. dark frown of diSplcasure. He waited q moment and then looked down at her with un mistakable shame and dlSapproval in his eyes.
 We might just as well be merry while we can." Browne was saving Think of what the French did at the time of the commune. They danced and died like ladies and gentlemen And our own forefathers, Chase. at the time of the American Revolution-re- member them too They gave their balls and parties right under the mug zles of British cannon. And Nicksburg New Orleans. too-in the civil war. Think of 'em. Why shouldn't we be as game and as gay as they:"
 But they were earnest in their dis fractions" observed Deppingham. with q glance at his wife's eager face. This could be nothing more than travesty. jest"
 "Oh, let us be sports" cried Lady Agnes, falling into an Americanlsm 'N"tiiss Al Dt d JtSl. Dul WildI odds? Something to kill time with"
 'l don't like Mir. Browne whispered Genevra suddenly. Chase did not re. ply. She waited moment and then went on. He is not like Deppingham. Do you undprstand?"
 Lady Deppingham came over to them at that instant, her eyes spar king.
 It's to be tonight" she said. "A fashionable charity ball-evcrything except the newspaper accounts don't you know. Committees and all that It's short notice. of course, but life may be short. We'll have Arab aero battles. Persian dances, a grand march. electric lights and absolutely no money to distribute. That's the way it usu- ally is. Now. MT Chase. don't look so sour. Be nice, please" She put her hand on his arm and smiled up at him so brightly that he could not hold out against her She caught the touch | of disapproval in Genevra's glance, and sharp. quick flash of rebellion | came into her own eyes.
 What IS q charlty DallF' asked Ge- | nevra after q moment. "A charity ball is function where l one set of women sit in the boxes and | say nasty things about the women on the floor, and those on the floor say hOrrid things about the women in the l boxes. It's great fun"
 Charity fs simply hallucination. then?'
 Yes. but don't mention it aloud. NIT. Britt Is trying with might and | main to prove that Bobby and l have Authorizations without end. If l hap pen to look depressed at breakfast time he jots 1t down-spells of depres- sion and melanchoia. do you see? He's dreadful man"
 Saunders WIS approaching from the