Putnam patriot., 1909-11-12
 7 The Man N From ]
 By GEORGE BARR \ MCUTCHE0N II Copyright. 1908. by Dodd. Mead T O Co.
Copyright 1908. by Dodd. Mead
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RbtB tou h to bC As clause in that silly old will compelling ne to marry any one?"
 Of course not. my dear princess. but I fancy you've got a will of your own. Where there's will there's a way. You'd marry him tomorrow f. ff'-
 If l were not amply prepared to contest my own willfa she supplied airily.
 No: if your will was not wrapped tn convention three centuries old You won't marry Chase because you are princess. I'm awfuily sorry for you, Genevra."
 Sorry for me? Dear met"
 You're tremendously gone on him"
 Nonsense. Why. 1 couldn't marry Mir Chase" she exclaimed. irritable at last Don't pui such things into ny head-I mean don't get such things into that ridiculous old bead of yours. Are you forgetting that l am to be rome karl's wife in June? You gre babhling. Deppy.'
 Well. let's say no more about it," he said. yiug back resignedly. "lt's too bad. that's all Chase is a man. Karl isn't You loathe him 1 don't wonder that you turn pale and look frightened Take my advice-take Chase"
 Don't she cried break in her voice She arose and went swiftly
 .3 and turned upon him. her lips parted as if to give utterance to the thing that was stirring her heart so violent ly The words would not come. She smiled plaintively and said instead Good night Get good sleep"
 .The same 10 you" he called fever ishly.
 "Deppy." she said firmly. red spot in each cheek her voice tense and strained to high pitch of suppressed decision. Il shall marry Karl Brabetz That will be the end of your Mir Chase"
 "I hope so," he said. But Pm moi so sure of 1t if you continue to love him as you do now"
 She went out with her cheeks burn ing and a frightened stir In her heart Her thoughts raced back to Neenah's airy prophecy.
 How could she face the charge I'm not so sure of it." unless she killed the indictment. If you love him as you do now"
 Lady Agnes and Browne passed by without seeing her and entered the window She heard him say some thing to his companion. softly. tender ly-she knew not what 1t was And Lady Agnes laughed-yes, nervously. An. but Agnes was playing! She was not in love with this man. It was diff ferent. It was not what Neenah meant-nor Deppingham. honest friend that he was.
 Down below she heard voices. She wondered-inconsiste alert-wheth. CT he was one of the speakers Thom' as Saunders and Miss Pelham were coming in from the terrace. They were in love with each other! They could be in love with each other. There was no law. no convention that said them nay, They could marry and still love, If you continue To love him as you do now" battered at the doors of her conscience.
 Her maid came in. and she prepared for bed Left alone. she perched Der self in the window seat to cool her heated face with the breezes that swept on ahead of the storm which was coming up from the sea Her heart was hot: no breeze could cool II, nothing but the Ice of decision could drive out the fever that possessed it.
 Tt is impossible-incredible! she was saving to herself "l could not love him like that I should hate him God above Me, am l not onereh, from those women whom nave known and piled and despisedf Am not different from Guelma von Her rick? Am | not different from Prince Henris wife? Ah. and they loved too. And is he not different from those other men-those weak. unmanly men who came into the lives of those wo= men? An. yes. yes! He Is different
 She sat and stared out over the black sea. lighted ftfully by the dis- tanf lightning. There she pronounced sentence upon him--and herself. There was no place for him in her world He should feel her disdain; he should suffer for his presumption. Presunlp- ton? In what way had he offended She put her hands to her eyes- but her tips smi.ed-smiled with the memor! of the kiss she had returned
 What a fool, What fool l am she cried aloud. snringing up resointe- ly. T must forget told him couldn't. but I esn--I can Hafway across the room she stopped. her hanas eiinched eercely. Tiff Karl were only such as her she nsoaned
 She weet to her dressing table ana resoluiel. unlocked ore cf the dra ' CTS. as one would open case m when the most precious of treasures was kept.
 Tt was so silly Of H1er she nut tered Il shall not keep them Tor him. The drawer MS partly naleu With cigarettes she took cne from among the rest and placed ifs tip in her red lips. reckless light ID her eyes match was struck and then her hand seemed 10 5e in the eiuteh oi faDe invisible force. The sEa1 hleA efed and died in her fingers A oiush infused her face. her exrs. hsr hesk- TherL. with a guilty. sha ned tsnoes srais~. she dropped the eigareffe mo the drawer. She turned the keT
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