The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31

details of the brilliant wedding In
Thorberg. Every royal family in Eu-
rope was represented. The list of no
BILE names seemed endless to him, the
flower of the worlds aristocracy.
How he hated them!
The next morning Selim aroused
him from his fitful sleep. bringing the
news that a strange vessel had arrived
off Arafat Chase rushed out upon his
veranda. overlooking the little harbor
A long. white, graceful craft was
lying in the harbor. He stared long
and intently at the trim craft.
Can I be dreaming?" he muttered
passing his hand over his eyes. Don't
lie to me, Selim! Is 1t really there?"
Then he uttered loud cry of Joy and
started off down the slope with the
speed of race horse. shouting in the
frenzy of an uncomfortable glee.
1t was the Marquis of BIS white
and blue yacht.
Three weeks later Hollingsworth
Chase stepped from the deck of the
yacht to the pier in Marseilles Th
next day he was in Paris. attended b.
the bewildered and almost useless Sc
linn. An old and valued friend. cam
paigner of the wartime days. met hin
at the Care de Lyon in response to q
telegram
I'll tell you the whole story of ia
pat. Arch. but not until tomorrow, .
Chase said to him as they drove to
ward the Ritz. 81 arrived YESTERDAY
on the Marquis of BIS yacht, til.
Cricket. Do you know him? OF cours
you do. Everybody does. The Crickei
was cruising down my way and pickle,
me up-Bowles and me. The capital
came bit out of his way to call al
Arafat, but he had orders of some Sol
from the marquis by cable, 1 fancy, Il
stop off for me-
He did not regard 1t as necessary t.,
tell his correspondent friend that TIL
Cricket had sailed from Marseille
with but one port in view-Aratai
He did not tell him that the Cricke
had come with message to him am
1t was intended that he should-a mes.
sage written six weeks before his ar
rival in France. There were man
things that Chase did not explain t.
Archibald James.
you're looking fine. Chase, old mai
Did you q lot of good out there. You
are as brown as that Arab in the tax
meter back there. BY Jove. old man
that Persian girl is ripping. You say
she's his wife? She's Chase broke
in upon this far from original estimate
of the picturesque Neenah.
81 say, Arch, there's something j
want to know before / go to thu
marquis this evening. I'm due there
with my thanks. He lives in thu
Boulevard ST. Germain-1'ye got the
number all right Is one likely to f1nd
the house full Of swells? I'm bit q
savage just now, and I'm correspond
ingly timid"
His friend stared at him for me
ment.
II can save you the trouble of going
to the marquis" he said. HE and
the marchioness are in London at pres
ent. Left Paris month ago.
What? The house is closedT' In
deep anxiety.
II think not. Servants are all there
i dare say. Their place adjoins the
niece, you know"
You say the Brabetz palace is next
door?' demanded Chase, steadying his
voice with an effort
''Yes-the old Flaurebert mansion.
The princess was to have been the So
cial sensation of Paris this year. She's
wonderful beauty, you know"
WAS to have been?"
"She married that rotten Brabetz
last June, but of course you never
heard of 1t out there in what's-the-
name-of the-place. You may have
heard of his murder, however. His
mistress shot him in Brussels
Great God. man" gasped Chase,
clutching his arm in grip Of iron.
THE devil, Chase" cried the other.
amazed. Whats the matter?
He's dead? Murdered? How
when? Tell me about it," cried Chase
his agitation so great that James
looked at him in wonder.
Cad, you seem to be Interested"
81 am Where is she-I mean the
princess and the other woman?"
Cool off. old man. People are star
ing at you. Brabetz was shot three
weeks ago at a hotel in Brussels. He'd
been living there for two months
more or less. with the woman. In fact
be left Paris almost Immediately after
he was married to the Princess Gene
vra. The gossip is that she wouldn't
live with him. She'd found out what
sort-nf dog he Mas. They didn't
have honeymoon, and they didn't
attempt bridal tour. Somehow they
kept the scandal out Of the papers
Well, he hiked out of Paris at the END
of week. just before the 18th. The
police had asked the woman to leave
town. He followed. Dope fiend, they
say. The bride went into seclusion Al
once. She's never to be seen any
where. TIE woman shot him through
the head and then took fine dose Of
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