Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-11
By GEORGE BARR CUTCHE0N
CHAPTER xxIx-(continuc)
copyrisht. 1908. by Dodd. Mead
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My dear, dent understand my self. How can ! expect ycu ar my husband to understand me? How could I expect it of Bobby Browne; Genevra, you are in love madiy ia loyc--with I,t llinSsworth Chase. Take my advice Marry him, He's one man in a''- Genevra placed her hand over the lips of the fevcrlSh young woman.
 "I will not listen to anything more about Mir. Chase" she said firmly. "l am tlred-tlred to death-of being told that should marry him
 "Rut you love him." Lady Agnes managed to humble despite the gentle impediment
 %. do love him yes. l do love him" cried the princess. casting reserve to the winds. He knows lt-every one knows fl. But marry hin? No-no- no! snail marry Karl. My father, my mother my syatdfathcr have said so. ard have Sa'd it too. That ends fl. Agnes. Don't speak of it Hgail." She cast herself down upon the side Of the bed and circhel her hands in the irrccness of.Gcsn9ir and decision
 AffPr u'cNent Lady AeneS said Grcnmily; "l Cli"'red up the ladder to ma';e 'lGdvs.ilp' of myself by mar riare. ard hDd lovc my husband. dace say if you should 20 down the ladder a few rounds, my dear, you might he as lucky. But take my ad vice If you went marry lollings worth Chase. don't let him come tU Paris"
 The Princess Genevra lifted her face instantly. a startled expression in her eyes.
 Agnes. you forget yourself,'
 My dear" murmurel Lady Agnes rlecpily. forgive me. but have sucb . Shochingly absent mind" She was asleep moment later
 In the nlecn:inr Bobby Browne dis daining all commands aud entrlaties, refused to be put to bed until he hau related the story of their capture and the subsequent events that made the night memorable. He sat with his rigid arm about his wifes shoulders Drusilla was stroking one of his hands in a half conscious manner, her eyes staring past his face toward the dark forest from which he had come. Mir. Britt was ordering brandy for his trembling client.
 After all" said Browne. hoarse with nervousness. there Is some good to be derived from our experiences. hard as it may be to believe have found out the means by which RaSula intends to destroy every living crea- ture in the chateau" Chase threw off his spell of languidness and looked hard at the speaker. "I,asula coOlly asked me at one of our resting places if there had been any symptoms of poisoning among us. l mentioned Pong and the servants. The devil laughed gleefully in my face and told me that it was but the beginning. tell you. Chase. we cant escape the GiabOlical scheme he has arranged The water that comes to us from the springs up there in the hills is to be poisoned by those devils l heard Rasula giving instructions to one of his lieutenants. He thought I was still unconscious from blow l received when 1 tried to interfere in behalf of Lady Agnes. who was being roughly dragged along the mountain road Day and night a detachment of men are to be employed at the springs. de liberately engaged in the attempt to change the flow of pure water into a vln ut.htIa ,laa1lp aff of which will not be immediately ia tai, but positively so in the course of a few days. In the end we shall sick en and die as with the scourge. They will call it the plague"
 A shudder of horror swept through the crowd. Every one looked into his neighbor's face with profound inquir. ing light in his eyes, seeking for the first time evidence of approaching death.
 Hollingsworth Chase uttered a short scornful laugh as he unconcernedly lift ed match to one of his precious ciga- rettes. The others stared at him in amazement.
 Great God, Chase" groaned Browne. IS tnlS JOkeE
 "Yes. and it's on Rasula," said the other laconically. "You say that Re sula isn't aware of the fact that you overheard what, he said to his man. Then. even now, in spite of your es- cape. he believes that we may go on, drinking the water without in the least suspectlng what it has in store for us Good! That's why I say the joke is on him. Browne, you are a doctor chemist. Well. we'll distill and double and triple distill the water That's all. A schoolboy might have thought of that. It's all right. old man. You're Jagged out. Your brain isn't working well. Don't look so crestfallen Mir. Britt, you and Mir. Saunders will give immediate instruc- tions that no more water is to be drunk or used until Alr Browne has