Manchester Democrat., 1909-11-24

LeppluSnaIuS departed from J1pat
for good and ALL" Many events have
come to pass since that memorable
day. not the least of which was the
exchanging of f500,000 less attorneys
and executors fees. Lady Depping.
ham aEd Robert Browne divided that
'}Hount OF money and passed into
legal history ms the late claimants to
the estate Of Tuswell Skaggs"
II was Sir John Brodncy's enter
prise. He saw the way out of The
difficulty. and he acted as pathfinder
TO the other and less perceiving coun-
selors. all of whom had looked for
ward to an endless controversy.
The business of the Japat company
and all that 1t entailed was trans.
ferred by agreement to a syndicate.
| Never before was there such a stu
pendous deal in futures.
| The grandchildren of the testators
we've ready to accept the best settle.
ment that could be obtained. Theirs
was rather forlorn hope to begin
with. When it was proposed that
Agnes Deppingham and Robert
Browne should accept f250.OOO apiece
In lieu of all claims. moral or legal.
against the estate. they leaped at the
chance.
They had seen but little of each 9TH
er since landing in England. except as
they were thrown together ut the con-
ferences. Lady Agnes went in for
every diversion imaginable. For n
wonder, she dragged Deppingham with
her on all occasions. 1t was a most
unexpected transformation. Their
friends were puzzled. The rumor went
about town that she was in love with
her husband.
As for Bobby Browne. he was devo-
tion itself to Drusilla. They sailed for
New York within three days after the
settlement was effected. ignoring the
enticements of a London season. The
Brownies were rich. He could now be-
come n fashionable specialist. They
were worth nearly a million and a
quarter in American dollars. They
now had nothing in common with Tas.
well Skaggs. Skaggs is not pretty
name.
Mr.. Britt afterward spent three
weeks Of incessant travel on the con-
tinent and an additional seven days at
sea. In Balen-Baden he happened
upon Lord and Lady Deppingham. 1t
will be recalled that in Japat they
had always professed an unholy aver
sion for Mr.. Britt. Is 1t cause for
wonder. then. that they declined his
Invitation to dine In Baden Baden? He
even proposed to invite their entire
,arty, which included IL few dukes ard
duchesses who were leisurely on their
way to attend the long talked of nup-
tials in Thorberg ut the end of June
In Vienna the Deppinghams were
Joined by the Duchess of N. the
Alarchioness of b. and other fash.
ionables. In Il week all of them would
be in the castle at Thorberg for the
ceremony that now occupied the at
tention Of social and royal Europe.
And to think" said the duchess,
"she might have died happily on that
miserable island. am sure we did all
we could to bring it about by steaming
away from the place with the plague
"hasing US. Dear me, how dinbolically
those wretches lied to the marquis!
They said that every one in the cha
teau was dead. Lady Deppingham. and
buried. If am not mistaken. 1t would
De much better for poor Genevra if
she were to be buried instead of mar
ried next week." lamented the duch-
ess.
"Other women have married princes
and got on. very well.' said Prince
Lichtenstein.
"Oh, come now. prince" put in Lord
Deppingham; you know the sort of
chap Brabetz is. There are princes
md princes. by Jove."
Hes positively vile.' exclaimed the
duchess, who would not mince words.
"Shes entering upon a hell of al
mean life of hell" exploded the
| luke. banging the table with his fist.
That fellow Brabetz is the rottenest
hing in Europe. He's gone from bad
TO worse so swiftly that public opin-
'on is still months behind him."
mice way to talk of the groom"
said the host genially. 81 quite agree
| with you. however. cannot under
stand the grand duke permitting it to
70 on unless. of course, it's too late to
Interfere"
Poor dear! She'll never know what
It is to be loved and cherished" said
he marchioness dolefully.
Lord and Lady Deppingham glanced
at each other. They were thinking of
the man who stood on the dock at
.Aratat when the Kings Own sailed
away.
he grand duke is probably saying
the very thing to himself that Bra
5etz's associates are saying in public"
ventured n young Austrian count
whit is that. pray?"
"That the prince won't live more
than six months. He's n physical
wreck today and nervous one too.
Take my word for it. he will be
creeping, imbecile thing inside of half
year-locomotor ataXia and all that
It's coming positively with sharp
crash"
i've heard he has tried to kill that
woman in Paris half dozen times"
remarked one of the women, taking it
rs matter of course that every one
knew who she meant by that wo-
man."
'She was really responsible for the
postponement of the wedding in De-
cember, Pm told OF course | don't
know that it is true" said the mar
chioness, wisely qualifying her gos-
sip. My brother. the grand duke.
does not confide IN me-
well. my heart bleeds for her," said
Deppinghanl.
Shes going into it with her eyes
open," said the prince. ut isn't as If
she hadn't been told. She could see
for herself. She knows there's the
other woman in Paris and Oh, well.
why should we make Il funeral of it?
Let's do our best to be revelers, not
mourners. She'll live to fall in love
with some other man. They always
do Every woman has to live at least