Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-26
CHATTER XVI.


 A them in the hanging garden. HI Deppingham was surly and
 preoccupied. Drusila Browne was unusually vivacious. At best shs was not volatile; her greatest accom- plishmcnt lay in the ability to appre- ciate what others had to say.
 Her husband, aside from a natural anxiety, was the same blithe optimist as ever. He showed no sign of re- stralnt, no evidence of compunction. Chase found himself secretly speculat- ing on the state of affairs. Were the two heirs working out a preconceived plan, or were they, after all. playing with the fires of spring?
 Immediately after tiffin Genevra car ried Lady Deppngham of to her room. When they came forth for proposed stroll in the grounds Lady Agnes was looking very meek and fearful. while the princess had about her the air of one who has conquered by gentleness.
 Tt has been so appallingly dull, Ge- nevra. don't you understand? That's why. Besides, It isn't necessary for her to be so horrid about it. She
 ''She isn't horrid about it, dear She's most self sacrificing"
 Rubbish! She talks about the Puri- tans and all that sort of thing. l know what she means But there's no use talking about if. I'll do as you say command. mean. I'll try to be a prude. Heaven alone knows what a real prude Is. l don't. All this tommy rot about Bobby and me wouldn't exist if that wretched Chase man had been a little more affable He never noticed us until you came. No wife to snoop after him ard-why, my dear. he would have been ideal"
 Its all very nice. Agnes. but you forget your husband" said Genevra, with tolerant smile.
 "Genevra." said Lady Agnes solemn ly, If you'd been on barren island for five months as I have with noth- ing to look at but your husband and the sunsets you would not be so hard on me. I wouldn't take Drusilla's hus- band away from her for the world. wouldn't even look at him if he were not on the barren island too. I've read novels in which man and woman have been wrecked on a desert island and lived there for months, even years, in an atmosphere of righteousness. My dear those novelists are ninnies. Nobody could be so good as all that without getting wings. I'm tired of men and angels. That's why I want yo" for awhile. You've got no wings. renevra, but it's of no consequence. IS you have no one to fly away from"
 Or to. you might add," laughed Ge- nevra.
 That's very American. You've been talking to Miss Pelham. She's always adding things By the way, MT. Chase sees quite lot of her. She types fer him, fancy she's trying to choose between him and Mir. Saunders. If you were she. dear, which would you choose?"
 Mir. Saunders" said Gcnevra promptly. But if l were myself I'd choose Mir. Chase"
 Speaking of angels, he must have wings a yard iang. He has been chosen by an entire harem. and he flies from them as If pursued by the devil. l imagine, however. that he'd be rather dangerous if his wings were to get out of order unexpectedly. But he's nice, isn't he?"
 The princess nodded her head toler- antly.
 Her ladyship went on: '1 don't want to walk, after all. Let us sit here in the corridor and count the prisms in the chandeliers. It's such fun. I've done 1t often MT. Britt has advanced Il new theory. We are to indulge in double barrclcd divorce proceedings. As soon as they are over Mir. Browne and are to marry Then we are to hurry up and get another divorce. Then we marry our own husband and wife all over again. Isn't it exciting Only, of course. it isn't going to hap pen. It would be so frightfully i'm proper--s shocking. don't you know. You see, l should go on living with my divorced husband even after was married to Bobby I'd be obliged to do that in order to give Bobby grounds for divorce as soon as the estate is settled. But Deppy has put his foot down hard. He says he had trouble enough getting me to marry him the first time. He won't go through 1t again. Of course it's utter nonsense"
 "A little nonsense now and then is"- began the princess and paused amia- bly,.
 'ls Mr. Chase to stay for lunch"