Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-10

ly. 1.-THE nightT
mo; the princess. Baggs. Haven't
you noticed herr" with intense sar-
casm In his tone.
"Of course l have, old chap BY
Jove, do you know she is good looking
positively ripping"
They lazily observed the approach of
one couple, attracted 40 doubt by the
disparity in the height Of the two
shadows. The man was at least half a
head shorter than his companion, but
his ardor seemed a t~housandfold more
vast. Chase was amused by the az
parent intensity of the small officers
devotion, especially as 1t was met with
a GOODNESS that would have chilled the
fervor of a man much larger and
therefore more timid. 1t was impossi-
bic to see the faces Of the couple until
they passed through a moonlit streak
In the walk quite close at hand.
Chase started and grasped his COM
panion's arm. One was the Princess
Geneva and-was 1t possible? Yes,
the nimble conductor-the sensation
Of the hour, the musical lion! More
over, to Chase's cold horror, the "little
freak" was actually making violent
love to the divinity of Rapp-Thorbergl
The princess had not seen the two
men, nor had the fervent conductor,
whose impassioned French was easily
distinguishable by the unwilling lis
teners. The sharp, indignant mo" of
the princess, oft repeated. did much to
relieve the pain in the heart of her
American admirer. Finally, with an
unmistakab' cry of anger. she halted
not ten feet from where Chase sat, as
though he had become a part of the
stone rail.
81 have asked you not to touch me.
sir! Is not that enough? If you per-
sist / shall be compelled to appeal t.
my father again. The whole situation
is loathsome to me. Are you blind?
Can you not see that l despise you? |
will not endure it a day longer. You
promised to respect my wishes"
10%carJ respect a PROMISE which
condemns me to purgatory every time
l see your" he cried passionately. 81
adore you. You are the queen of my
life, the holder of my soul. Genevra,
Genevra, l love you! My soul for one
tender wore, for one soft caressl All,
do not be so cruel! I will be your
SLAYER
"Enoughl Stop, I sayl If you dare
to touch mel" she cried, drawing away
from her tormentor. her voice trem-
bling with anger. The little conduct
or's manner changed on the instant.
He gave a snarl Of rage.
by heaven, I'll make you pay for
this some day! You shall learn what
a man can do with a woman such as
you arel YOU
Just at that moment a tall figure
leaped from the shadows and confront
ed the Quivering musician. A heavy
hand fell upon his collar, and he was
almost jerked from his feet, half
choked, half paralyzed with alarm.
Not a word was spoken. Chase
whiried the presumptuous sutton about
Then, with more force than he realiz-
ed, he applied his boot to the person
Of the offender-once, twice. thricel
The princess stared. wide eyed and
~unbelieying, upon the brief tragedy.
She saw her tormentor hurled vicious
ly toward the gates and then, with
new alarm, saw him pick himself up
from the ground, wrtthing with pain
and anger. His sword flashed from
its scabbard as, with a scream Of rage,
he dashed upon the tall intruder. She
saw Chase-even in the shadows she
knew him to be the A~merican-she
saw Chase lightly leap aside, avoiding
the thrust for his heart. Then, rs II
he were pla ring with a child, he wrest-
ed the weapon from the conductors
hand, snapped the blade in two pieces
and threw them Off into the bushes.
"Skipr was his only word. 1t was
a command that no one In Rapp-Thor-
berg ever had heard before.
"You shall pay for thisi" screamed
the conductor. Juggling at his collar.
"scoundrell Dog! Beastl What do
you mean? Murderer Robber! AS
sassin!'
'You know what I mean, you little
shrimpr' roared Chase. "Skipi Don't
hang around here a second longer or
I1l"- And he took a threatening step
toward his adversary. The latter turn
ed tail and ran twenty PAGES or more
IN he~artbreaking time, then, realizing
that he was not pursued, stopped and
shook his first at his assailant.
"Come, Genevra," he gasped. but she
remained as II rooted to the spot. He
waited an instant and then walked
rapidly away In the direction Of the
palace. Baggs grasped Chase by the
shoulder, shook him and exclaimed
when 1t was too late:
"You blooming ass, do you know
what you've doner
"The - miserable was annoy
ing the princess" muttered Chase.
Strengthening his cuffs vaguely realiz-