Putnam patriot., 1909-10-15
 . The Man \ From lBrodney;S
 By GEORGE BARR \ MCUTCiEON
 Copyright. 1908. by Dodd. Mead T a Co.
Copyright. 1908. by Dodd. Mead
 a Co.

.cHase came from hfs-rcom. stiil sun and sore but with fresh. white band aees on his biistered hands He asked and received permission 60 light a cig- srefte and then dropped wearily into a seal near the princess. who sat upon the stone railing. Her srim. graceful figure was outlined against the dark ness. A delicate. senuous fragrance exhaled from her person. filling him with an indescribable delight and lan- guor; the spell of her beauty was upon him. and he felt the leap of his blood.
 "rf I were you" he said at last. reluctant to despoil the picture. T wouldn't sit up there. 1t would be a very simple matter for one of our friends to pick you off with a shot from below. Please let me pull up a chair for you."
 She smiled languidiy. without trace of uneasiness fin her manner.
 Dear officer of the day, do you think they are so foolish as to pick us of in particles? Not at all. They will dis pose of us wholesale not by the piece. By the way. has Neenak been made quite comfortable
 T believe SO She and Selim have the room beyond mine. thanks to Lady Deppingharn."
 Agnes tells me that she is very in teresting-quite like princess out of a fairy book You recall the princesses who were always being captured by ogres and evil princes ana afterward satisfactorily rescued by those dear knights admirable? Did Selim steal her in the beginningg'
 You forget the pot of saRnhires and the big ruby
 They say that princesscs scan be bought very cheariy.'
 Depends entirely upon the quality of princess you desire. It's very much like buying rare gems or old paintings, I'd say. Speaking of prineesses. and ogres. has it occurred to you that you would bring a fortune in the slaarketi'
 Mir Chaser
 You know, it's barely possible that you may be put ill a matrimenfal shop window if Won Blitz and hls friends should capture ycu alive. Eyer snhink of thaty'
 Good heavens. Y&u-why. what a horrible thing to say~
 You won't bring as much in the south sea market as you would in Rapp- -Thorberg or Paris. but 1 dare say you could te sold bor"-
 Please. MT. Chase. don't sugees, anything So atrocous,' she cried. some thing like terror in her voice.
 sNeenah.s father sold her for hand ful of gems" sai1 he. with distinct meaning in his voice. Ske was silent. and he went on after a moment. ls there so much difference, after all where one is sold, just 50 long as the price is satisfactory to ali ooncerneds
 You are very unxind, MT Chass- she said with quiet dignity. Il do not deserve your sarcasm"
 T hunbly plead for forgiveness" be said. suddenly esontrite- 1t was beast ly"
 American wit. 1 imagine sou call it. she said scorufully. T .dan't care to talk with you any longer"
 Won't you forgive me? Pm a poor brute-don't lash me. In two sor three weeks I'll step down and out of your life; that will be penalty enough. don't you thinkf'
 For whomg- she asked in voice so low that he could scarcely hear the words Then she laughed ironically. T do forgive. It is all that prince or princess is ever asked ts do, fm beginning to believe. I alse forgive you for coming into my life"
 If l had been a trife more intelii- gent I should not have come into it at ail.'' he said. She turned upon him quickly. stung by the remark.
 '.ls that the way you feel about itE she asked sharply
 -You don't understand. A man of intelligence would never have kickesi Prince Karl As matter of fact. ID trying to kick Prince Karl out of your life l kicked myself into It. A very simple process. and yet scarcely intel lectual jackass could have done as much"
 A jackass may kick at king, she paraphrased casually. A cat may only look at him. But let us go back 10 realities. Do you mean to tell me that they-these wretches-would dare to sell me--us. l mean-into the kind of slavery you mentiony
 Why notT' he asked soberiy, aris-