Putnam patriot., 1909-09-10
The Man \ From  By GEORGE BARR
 M CUTCHE0N M couvrieht. 1908. by Dodd. Mead 4 c Co.
CHAPTER NJ
CHASE PERFORMS A MIRACLE.

,lained After leaving Th0Eberg b. seaf directly 10 Paris. thence after lon aaYz te London. where he hoped n eaf da as q staff correspondent for ons of the big daiiies. One day at the savage dub he listened to recital of rho amazing conditions which attend ss fhe execution of Skages' will He tod shot wild game in South Africa uith sir Iohn Brnduey chief eoun- sear fer the islanders. and when Sir John suddenly proposed that he go out 10 Iapaf as the firms representative he ieapsd at the chance.
 In truth Rasula was more tbaU glad ,o have the services of an American He bad heard Wvekhelme talk of the manner in which civil causes were tried in fbe United States and he felf fbat ore Yankee on the scene was worth tn Enghshmen at home.
 The gnnd looking NIT Chase, writh- tng under the dread of exposure as all international jaclsass. welcomed the opprfunity to get as far away from efri4Izatiea as possible. He knew that the Prince Karl story would not liz dormant. hut he could not banish the fair face of the Princess Genevra from lis thoughts during the long voyage. nor would it be stretching the point to say that his day dreams were of her as he sat and smoked in his bungalow porch.
 Before Chase left London Sir John Brodney bluntly cautioned him against the dangers that lurked in Lady Dep pingham's eyes.
 "She won't leave you peg to stand on. Chase. If you seek an encounter" he said. She's pretty and she's elev- CT, and she's made fools of better men than you, my boy. l don't say she's bad lot. because she's too smart for that. Remember, my boy, you are go- ing out there to offset, not to beset Lady Deppingham."
 Chase was not in love with the proud Princess Genevra. He denied that to himself hundred times day as be sat in his bungalow and smoked the situation over.
 He had proved to himself quite be yond doubt that he was not in love, when, like bolt from clear sky. she stepped out of the oblivion into which he had cast her to smile upon him without warning. It was most unfair Her smile had been one of the most difficult obstacles to overcome in the effort to return fair and final yer dict
 Could anything be more miraculous than that she should come to the un- heard of island of Japat. unless. pos sibly. that lie should be there when she came: She was there for him to look upon and love and lose. just as he had dreamed all these months. It matter ed little that she was now the wife of Prince Karl of Brabetz. To him she was still the Princess Geneyra Of Eapp-Therberg.
 In his leather pockefbook lay the ever present reminder that she could be no more than dream to him. It was the clipping from Paris newspa- per announcing that the Princess Ge- nevra was to wed Prince Karl during the Christmas holidays.
 He had seen the Christmas holidays come and go with the certain knew+ edge in his heart that they had given her to Brabetz as the most glorious present that man had ever received.
 Now she was come to the island and. so far as he had been able to see there was no sign of the Prince Bra betz in attendance. Her uncle by mar riage. an English nobleman of high de gree in gathering his friends for the long cruise evidently had ieft the prince out of his party, for what req Son Chase could not imagine. To say that the omission was gratifying to the tall American would be too simple a statement There is no telling 10 what heights his thoughts might have carried him on that sultry afternoon II they had not been harshly checked by the arrival of a messenger from the chateau. His blood leaped with an ticipation
 Could it be possible: But, no. she would not be writing to him. What ridiculous thought His hopes fell fa5 as the note was put into his eager hand It was from Britt
 stiN he broke the seal with eonsid eraale eagerness. As he perused the somewhat lengthy message his ais Appointment gave way to a no uncer- tain form of excitement With its con elasion he was on his feet. his eyes gieaming with enthusiasm
 -By Georgs-" he exclaimed w hal lucks ThsneS ara coming my way with vengeance I'll do II this very night thanks to Britt And I must not for get Browne An, what a consolation II as to know that there are Americans Wherever one goes Selim. selim! lie was standing as straight as a cor noral and his eyes were glistening with the ire of battle when Selin came up and forgot to salute. so great was his wonder at the transformation 6es word to the men that want every mefherss son Of 'em 10 attend meet as in the market place tonight at U Very important tell 'em- Tell Von hilfz that he's gut to be there im soing to show him and my picturesque sriehd. Rasula- that am here to stay And SeliTa. tell that messenger to wait iAere's an answer"
 Long before 9 o'clock the men of sspar began to gather in the market and trading place Holiingsworth shase- attended hy Selim. came down tfcA his mountain retreat He heard