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

the water without lii the
least suspecting what 1t has In store
for us. Good! That's why say the
joke is on him. Browne. you are n
doctor. IL chemist Well. wen tlistill
md double and triple distill the water.
That's all. A schoolboy might have
thought of that. It's all right. old
man. You're tagged out Your brain
isn't working well. Don't look so
crcstfallen. MIR. Britt. you and Mr..
Saunders will give immediate instruc-
lions that no more water is to be
drunk or used until Mr.. Browne has
had few hours rest. He can take
m alcohol bath. and we can all drink
wine. 1t won't hurt us. At 10 O'clock
sharp DR.. Browne will begin operating
the distilling apparatus in the labora-
tory. BY Jove. will you listen to the
row my clients are making out there
in the woods! They seem to be an
noyed over something"
Outside the walls the islanders were
shouting and ceiling to each other.
Rifles were cracking far and near,
voicing in their peculiarly spiteful way
the rage that rcigned supreme.
Az Chase assembled the steps Bobby
Browne and his wife came up beside
him.
''Chasc." said Browne i'll a low voice,
his face turned away to hide the NOR
tiiication that filed his soul. you are
n man! ! want you to know that
thank you from the bottom Of my
heart."
Never mind, old man! Say no
more." interrupted Chase. suddenly
embarrassed.
1--WE been a fool. Chase don't de-
serve the friendship of any one-not
even that Of my wife. It's all over,
though. You understand? I'm not
coward. I'll do anything you say. take
any risk, to pay for the trouble I've
caused you all. Send me out to
fight
Nonsense! Your wife needs you,
Browne. l dare say that wouldn't
have been above the folly that got
the better of you. Only'-he hesitat-
ed for minute-"only it couldn't have
happened to me if / had wife as dear
and rs good and as pretty as the one
you have"
Browne was silent for long time,
his arm still about Drusilla's shoulder.
At the end of the long hall he said,
with decision i'll his voice:
"Chase. you may tell your clients
that, SO far as am concerned. they
may have the beastly island and every
thing that goes with it. I'm through
with 1t all. l shall discharge Britt
and
MY dear boy, it's most magnani-
nous of you!" cried Chase merrily.
"But Pm afraid you can't decide the
question in such an offhand manner.
Take good care of him. Mrs. Browne.
Don't let him talk"
She held out her hand to him impul-
sively. AS he CALAMITY lifted the cold
fingers to his lips she said, without
taking her almost hungry gaze from
his face: THANK you. Mr.. Chase. !
shall never forget you
| He stood there looking after them as
they went up the stairway. a puzzled
expression III MIS- lace.
II guess he'll be good boy from
now on" But he wondered what ii
was that he had seen or felt in her
vomber gaze. ~
| In fifteen minutes lie was sound
asleep In his room, his long frame re
Taxed, hts hands wide open in utter
fatigue. He dreamed of Henner CIR
with Genevra's brilliant face instead
Of the vngue, greenlsh features tina
haunt the vision with their subtle
mysticism.
He was awakened at noon by Selim
who obeyed his instructions to tn
minute. The eager, Arab rubbed tn
soreness and stiffness out of his mas
ter's body with copious applications o
alcohol.
Pm sorry you awoke me, Selim,
said the master systematically. Selin
drew back, dismayed. you drove he
away" Selim's eyes blinked with be
wilderment. I'm afraid she'll neve
come back"
"Excellency" trembled on the lips o
the mystified servant.
, "Ah, mel" sighed the master resign
eddy. "She smiledso divinely Henne
girls never smile, do they. Selim
Have you noticed that they are Away
pensive? Perhaps you haven't. l
doesn't matter. But this one smiled
say" coming back to earth, "hav
they begun to distill the water? Nv
| OOt n frfohtfrI tt,irc$
Yes, eXcellency. The Sahib Brown
is ut work. One of the servants be
came sick today. Now no one is drink
J ing the water. Baillo is bringing Il
Ice from the storehouses and meltin
! it. but the supply is not large. Exec
lency. you will take Selim to live wit
! you in PARISH" he said after awhil
! wistfully. 81 will be your slave"
2 Paris? Who the dickens said any
. thing about PARISH" demanded Chase
!. startled.
3 "Neenah says you will go there t
3 live, sahib. Does not the most gloriou
( princess live in PARISH"
. "Selim, you've been listening to COS
> sip. It's frightful habit to get into
Put cotton in your ears. But If wer
e to take you. what would become of Iii
tie Neenah?"
J. "Oh. Neenah?" said Selim easily. 81
G she would he trouble to you. exec
a lency, can sell her toa man know.
: Chase looked hlackly at the cage
7 Arab, who quailed.
"You miserable dog!''
Selim gasped. 'Excellency"
Don't you love herr"
"Yes, yes, sahib-yes! But if 'sh
would be trouble. to you-no!' PR
y tested the Arab anxiously. Chas
laughed as he came to appreciate til
! sacrifice his servant would make fc
e him.
!. 'I'll take you with me. Selim. whe
ever 1 go-and If / go-but, my lat
We'll take Neenah along. too. to say
trouble. She's not for sale, my goo
y Selim." The husband-of Neenah rad
:, ated joy. -
"Then she may yet be the slave {
: the most glorious princess! Allah