The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-01-11

~ 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-haying already lost it."
you are very amusing, Deppy,
| when you try to be clever. Is there
clause in that silly old will compelling
me to marry any one?"
"Of course not. my dear princess,
| but I fancy you've got will of your
| own. Where there's a will there's
| way. You'd marry him tomorrow if
! if
IF l were not amply prepared to
contest my own will?' she supplied
airily.
! mo; il your will was not wrapped
in convention three centuries Old. You
won't marry Chase because you are a
| princess. I'm swfully sorry for you,
! Genevra"
| Sorry for me? Dear me-
| You're tremendously gone on him"
| Nonsense! Why. l couldn't marry
| Mr.. Chase" she exclaimed, irritable
| at last Don't put such things into
| my head mean don't get such things
| into that ridiculous old head of yours,
Are you forgetting that l am to be-
come Karls wife in June? You are
babbling Deppy."
| well, let's say no more about II,
| he said, lying back resignedly. It's
f1
Karl Isn't You loathe him. l don't
wonder that you turn pale and look
| frightened. Take my advice-take
| Chase"
"Don't"' she cried break in her
| voice. She arose and went swiftly
| toward the window. Then she stopped
| and turned upon him. her lips parted
as If to give utterance TO the thing
| that was stirring her heart so violent
ly. The words would not come. She
smiled p1aintively and said instead
Good night. Get good sleep"
"The same to you" he called fever
ishly.
"Deppy." she said firmly, red spot
in each cheek, her voice tense and
strained to high pitch Of suppressed
decision, 81 shall marry Karl Brabetz.
| That will be the end of your Mr..
| Chase"
SO sure Of it If you continue to love
him 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
not 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-she knew not what it was. And
Lady Agnes laughed-yes neryously.
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
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES alert-wherh
er be was one Of the speakers. Thorn
as Saunders and Miss Pelham were
coming in from the terrace. They
were In love with each other. They
/ could be IN love with each other
There was no law. no convention that
said them nay, They could marry
and still love If you continue Il
love him as you do now battered al
the doors Of her conscience.
Her maid came in and she prepared
for bed. Left alone, she perched her
self in the window seat TO cool her
heated face with the breezes that
swept on ahead Of the storm which
was coming up from the sea. Hel
heart was hot: no breeze could cool IL
nothing but the ice OF decision could
drive out the fever that possessed II,
1T Is possible-incredible.' she
was saying to herself, I could not
love him like that. I should hate him
God above me, am / not different
from those women whom | have
known and pitied and despised? Am
not different from GueIma Won Her
rick? Am not different from Prince