Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17
Good Lordr sasped Bobby Browne.

| otc1 tne Nlnuo~ and give some air.- sah Britt ecelly.
 See here. Saunders. what the deyn Is the matter with your" reared Dep bingham
 My lord. l sm here 10 aSt as your legal adviser" said Saunders. with dig alty. May I be permitted to pro sssS Ss-
 Rather queer legal advise. 'pon my word ~
 Please let him explain put In Mrs. i Browne. whose sense ef hHmor was strongly attracted by this time If there is anything more 10 ee learned concerning matrimony I'd like to know ite
 Yes. Mr. Saunders. you may pro eeed." said Lady Agnes, passing & hand ever her bewildered eyes
 Thank you nay lsdy. Well. here il Is in nutshell: I have not spoken of il before. but you and NIT. Browne can very easily comply with the provisions of the will You can be married at l any time Now. IT, And where do come iny' demand
 
 "Yes, and F" added Mrs. Browne. '-Yor forget us, MT. Saunders" T include Mrs. Browne" amended Deppingham. Are we to be assas- sinateds By love. clever idea of yours, Saunders. simplifies matters tremen- dousiy..
 'I hear no objection from the heirs. ]" remarked Saunders meaningiy. where upon Lady Agnes and Bobby came out of their stupor and protested vieor- ously.
 Miss Pelham" said Britt, breaking in sharply. Il trust you are getting all of this down. l wish to warn you. ladies and gentlemen. that l expect to overthrow the will on the ground that there Is insanity on both sides You'll othige me by utterinG just what you feel"
 My plan Is very simple" began Saunders helplessly.
 .Demmed simple" growled Depping- ham,
 We are living on an island where polygamy Is practteed and tolerated.
 
 custom and beat the natives at their own gamer That's the tieketr'
 Of course this proposition. simple as 1t sounded. brought forth a storm of laughter and expostulation. but Saun= ders held his ground.
 You have only to embrace Moham= mechanism or organism. or whatever 1t is. temporariiy-ju long enough to get married and comply with the terms. Then. dare say. you could re- sume your Christian doctrine once more, after few weeks. I'd say. and the case is won"
 T pay Lady Deppingham the com piiment by saying that it would be most difficult fer me to become Il Christian again." said Browne smooth ly, lowing to the flushed Englishwo- man.
 How very sweet of you" she said. with a grimace which made Drusilla shiyer with annoyance.
 You don't need to live together. of course" fioundered Saunders. getting rather beyond his depth.
 Well, that's a concession on your part said Mrs Browne, a flash in her eye.
 T never heard of such an asinine proposition" sputtered Deppingham. Saunders went completely under at that
 "On the other hand,' he hastened to remark. I'm sure if would be quite lav-l if ynil did Iiya to'-
 Stop him. for heavens sake." screamed Lady Agnes, bursting into uncomfortable laughter.
 Stop him? Why '" demanded her husband suddenly seeing what he re- garded as rare joke. Let's hear him out. By Joye. there's more to it than l thought. Go on. Saunders"
 ''Of course if you are going to be nasty about it"-- began Saunders in q hun.
 'I can't see anything nasty about it. said Browne m admit that our wife and our husband may decide to be stubborn and unreasonable, but 1t sounds rather attractive to me"
 Robert" from his wife.
 He's only joking. Mrs Browne" ex- plained Deppingham magnanimously. Now, let me understand you, Saun- ders. You say they can be married according to the eustoms-which, take 1t. are the laws-of the islanders. Your plan provides Browne with two charming wives and gives me but one. There's nothing to compel Mrs. Browne to marry me"
 But. my lord" said Saunders. doesn't the plan give Lady Depping- ham two husbands? It's quite a fair division"
 Tt would make Lord Deppingham my husband-in-law, imagine" said Drusilla quaintly. I've always had horror of husbands-in-law."
 And you would be my wife-ln-law,' supplemented Lady Agnes. How in- teresting"
 Saunders" said Deppingham sober ly. "l must oppose your plan. It's quite unfair to two innocent and unin- volved parties. What have We done that we should be exempt from poiyg amy?"
 You are not exemptr' exclaimed the harassed solicitor. You are merely not obliged to. that's all. You can do as you choose about 1t, I'm sure. I'm sorry my plan causes so much ievity. It is meant for the good of our cause The will dcesn't say how many wives Mir Browne shall have It simply says that Agnes Ruthven shall be his wife. He isn't restricted. you know He can be a poly ga mist if he likes You're right" said Britt .'The win