Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-11-05

"Aggy's had dozens of men in love
with her-really in love-" be protested
feebly. "She's not
They've come and gone, and she's
stil the same old Agnes. and you're the
same old Deppy. I'm not thinking of
you or Aggy. It's Drusilla Browne"
~ see. Thanks for the confidence
you have In Aggy. l dare say l know
how Drusilla feels. Twelve had a
bad turn or two myself lately. and
but never mind. BY the way, what
does Chase say about it?" he asked
suddenly.
She started and caught her breath.
"Mr. Chase? He-he hasn't said any
thing about It," she responded lamely.
"He's-he's not that sort"
"Ah." reflected D~eppingham, "he is a
gentleman"
Genevra flushed. Eyes. I'm sure he
Is"
II say, Genevra," he said, looking
straight into her rebellious eyes,
.'you're in love with Chase. Why don't
you marry him ?"
Od nv AtdAiy AiOuSs 1CP-
py," she cried. "The fever has, -
Hes good enough for any one
ever you," went on his lordship coolly.
HE may have a wife," said she, col
lecting her wits with rare swiftness.
"Who knows? Don't be silly, Deppy."
Rubbish Haven't you stuffed Ag-
gy and me full of the things you
found out concerning him before he
left Thorberg, and afterward-the let
tiers from the ambassadors wife and
the glowing things your st. Peters
burg friends have to say of him, Ell?
Besides, he'd give his head to marry
you-having already lost It,"
"You are very amusing, Deppy,
when you try to be clever. Is there a
clause in that silly old will compelling
me to marry any one"
"of course not, my dear princess,
but l fancy you've got a will of your
own. Where there's a will there's a
way. You'd marry him tomorrow if
IT,
IF l were not amply prepared to
contest my own willT' she supplied
airily.
"No; if your will was not wrapped
in convention three centuries old. You
won't marry Chase because you are a
princess. I'm awfully sorry for you,
Genevra.'
Sorry for me? Dear mel"
"You're tremendously gone on him."
"Nonsensel Why, | couldn't marry
Mr.. Chase" she exclaimed, irritable
at last. Don't put such things into
my head-I mean don't get such things
into that ridiculous old head of yours.
Are you forgetting that l am to be-
come Karl's wife In June? You are
babbling, Deppy."
well, let's say no more about it,"
he said, lying back resignedly. tits
too bad. that's all. Chase is a man.
Karl isn't. You loathe him. | don't
rVs0hdef That you turn pale and look
frightened. Take my a~dvice-take
Chase"
tDon'tt' she cried, a break in her
vtice. She arose nj went swiftly
Toward the window. Then she stopped
and turned upon him, her lips parted
ad If to give u%tterance to the thing
THAT was stirring her heart so violent
lyt The words would not come. She
SMILED plaintively and said instead:
GOOD night! Get a good sleep"
1'The same to you," he called fever
isAly.
fDeppy," she said firmly, a red spot
in each cheek, her voice tense and
stlained to a high pitch of suppressed
defision, 81 shall marry Karl Brabetz.
THAT will be the end of your Mr..
Chase"
III hope So" he said. "But I'm not
so sure of it if you continue to love
hiIn as you do now"
She went out with her cheeks burn
ing and a frightened stir in her heart.
Her thoughts raced back to Neenah's
airy prophecy.
How could she face the charge, I'm
nod so sure of it," unless she killed the
indictment, "If you love him as you
do now
lady Agnes and Browne passed by
without seeing her and entered the
window. She heard him say some
thing to his companion, softly, tender
ly-4she knew not what it was. And
Lady Agnes l~aughed-yes, %nervously.
All but Agnes was playing! She was
not in love with this man. 1t was diff
ferent. 1t was not what Neenah
meant-nor Deppingham, honest friend
that he was.
Down below she heard voices. She
wo1dered-inconsistently alert-wheth-
er he was one of the speakers. Thorn
as Saunders and Miss Pelham were
coming in from the terrace. They
we've in love with each otherl They
could be in love with each other.
Th6re was no law, no convention that
sale them nay! They could marry
and still love! "If you continue to
love him as you do now" battered at
tho doors IF har coincidence