Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-10

UdSgy TROUSERS funny! She rided the |
late Mr.. Wyckholme's wardrobe. This
costume once adorned sultana, I'm
told. wore it tonight because was
much less conspicuous as a sultana
than might have been had gone to
the wall us princess
Il like you best as the princess" he
said, frankly surveying her in the gray
light.
II think like myself as the princess.
too" she said naively. He sighed
deeply. They were quite close to the
excited group on the terrace when she
said: II am very. very happy now,
after the most miserable night have
ever known. l was so troubled and
AFRAID
Just because went away for that
little while? Don't forget that / am
soon to so out from you for all time.
How then?"
"Ah, but then will have Paris" she
cried gayly. He was puzzled by her
mood-but then, why not? What could
he be expected to know Of the moods
of royal princesses? No more than he
could know of their loves.
Lady Deppingham was got to bed Mt
once. The princess, more thrilled by
excitement than she ever had been in
her life, attended her friend. In the
sanctity of her chamber the exhausted
young Englishwoman barred her soul to
this wise. sympathetic young woman
In Persian vestment.
Geneva" she said solemnly in the
end, "take warning from my example.
When you once are married don't trifle
with other men-not even If you should
not love your husband. Sooner or later
you'd get tripped up. 1t doesn't pay.
my dear. never realized until tonight
how much I really care for Deppy. and
I am horribly afraid that I've lost
something I can never recover"
"You were not In love with Mr.
Browne. That is why can't under
stand you, Agnes"
My dear. I don't understand my
self. How can expect you or my
husband to understand me? How
could l expect 1t Of Bobby, Browne?
Geneva, you are In vemadly In
loye-with Hollingsworth Chase. Take
my advice. Marry him. He's one man
in a. Geneva placed her hand over
the lips Of the feverish young woman.
II will not listen to anything more
about Mr.. Chase" she said firmly. II
am tired-tired to death--of being told
that should marry him."
"But you love him." Lady Agnes
managed to humble despite the gentle
impeachment.
II do love him-yes, do love himr'
cried the princess. casting reserve tc
the winds. HE knows it-every ent
knows 1t. But marry him? Mono
no! l shall marry Karl. My father.
my mother. my grandfather, have said
80, and / have said 1t too. That ends
1t, Agnes. Don't speak of 1t again.
She cast herself down upon the side
of the bed and clinched her hands in
the flerceness of despair and-decision.
After moment Lady Agnes said
dreamily: 81 climbed up the ladder to
make ladyship' of myself by. mar
riage. and find love my husband. ]
dare say If you should go down the
ladder few rounds my dear you
might be Us lucky. But take my ad
vice. II you won't marry Holdings
worth Chase. don't let him come to
Paris"
The Princess Genevra lifted her face
instantly. a startled expression In hel
eyes.
agnes. you forget yourself"
"My dear" murmured Lady Agnes
sleepily, forgive me. but have sucl
a shockingly absent mind" She was
asleep n moment later.
In the meantime Bobby Browne. dis
refused to be put to bed until he hai
related the story Of their capture ,anC
the subsequent events that made thu
night memorable He sat with his
rigid arm about his wife's shoulders
Drusilla was stroking one of his hand.
in u half conscious manner, her eye:
staring past his face toward the darl
forest from which he had come. Mr.
Britt was ordering brandy for LII
!. trembling client.
after ALL" said Browne, hoars
with nervousness, there Is some goot
10 be derived from our experiences
. hard US it may be to believe. | hav'
found out the means by which RasulI
intends to destroy every living crea
ture in the chateau" Chase threw of
his spell of languidness and looket
hard ut the speaker ''Rasula COOL.
| asked me at one Of our resting place
, IL there had been any symptoms o
/ poisoning among US. ! mentionet
t Pong and the servants. The dew
laughed gleefully in my face and toll
me that it was but the beginning.
J tell you, Chase. we can't escape tn
> diabolical scheme he has arranged
r The water that comes to US from tn
5 springs up there in the hills is to b
u poisoned by those devils. hear
Rasula giving instructions to one o
It his lieutenants. He thought was sti
e unconscious from blow l receive
e when tried to interfere in behalf Q
b Lady Agnes. who was being roughl
II dragged along the mountain roat
Day and night detachment Of me
b are to be employed ut the springs. d.
J. liberately engaged in the attempt
y change the flow of pure water into
y slow. subtle, deadly poison, the effect
of which will not be Immediately fl
l. tai, but positively SO in the course o
ID few days. In the end we shall sicl
re en- and die as with the scourge. The
will call it the plague"
n A shudder of horror swept throug
N the crowd. Every one looked into III
neighbours face with a profound inqui
e. ing light In his eyes. seeking for til
Ut first time evidence Of approachin
death.
I'd Hollingsworth Chase uttered shor
er scornful laugh us he unconcerncdly lii
IL ed match to one Of his precious Gig;
N rettcs. The others stared Mt him
amazement.
I'd Great God, Chase" groaned Brown
81 lis this a joke?" 8.lt,
"ycs. and it's on Rasula." said III
other laconleally. "YOu say thai ttlll