The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-01-22

late Nr. Wyckholmes wardrobe. This
costume once adorned a sultana. I'm
told. 1 wore it tonight because / was
much less conspicuous as a sultana
than l might have been had l gone to
the wall as q princess
Il like you best as the princess" he
said. frankly surveying her In the gray
light.
II think like myself as the princess
too" she said naively. He sighed
deeply. They were quite close to the
excited group on the terrace when she
said: Il am very, very happy now
after the most miserable night have
ever known. l was SO troubled and
afraid
Just because / went away for that
little while: Don't forget that | am
soon to go out from you for all time
How them
''Ah, but then | will have Paris" she
cried gayly. He was puzzled by her
mood-but then. why not? What could
he be expected to know Of the moods
of royal princesses? No more than he
could know Of their loves.
Lady Deppingham was got to bed at
once. The princess, more thrilled by
excitement than she ever had been In
her life, attended her friend. In the
sanctity Of her chamber the exhausted
young Enslishwoman barred her soul to
this wise. sympathetic young woman
In Persian veStment.
xGenevra.' she said solemnly in the
end, take warning from my example.
When you once are married doRtstrtffe
| with other men-not even If you. should
not love your husband. Sooner or later
you'd get tripped up. 1t doesn't pay.
my dear. l never realized until tonight
how much really care for Deppy, and
/ am horribly afraid that I've lost
something / can never recover"
you were not In love with Mr..
Browne. That Is why l can't under
stand you, Agnes
my dear, I don't understand my
self. How cab I expect you or my
husband to understand me? How
could l expect 1t Of Bobby Browne?
Genevra, you are in lOve-madly in
love-with Hollingsworth Chase. Take
my advice. Marry him. He's one man
in "a Genevra placed her hand over
| the lips of the feverish young woman.
Il will not listen to anything more
about Mr.. Chase" she said firmly.
| am tired-tfred to death-of being told
that should marry him" ="
But you love him. Lady Agnes
| managed to humble despite the gentle
| impeachment.
Il do love him-yes, | do love him..
| cried the princess. casting reserve to
i the winds. He knows it-every one
knows it. But marry him? No-no-
? no, l shall marry Karl. My father
my mother. my grandfather, have said
so, and I have said it too. That ends
| 1t, Agnes. Don't speak of it again
| She cast herself down upon the side
| Of the bed and clinched her hands in
the fierceness Of despair and-decision
After a moment Lady Agnes said
| dreamily: Il climbed up the ladder tc
make a 'ladyship' Of myself by mar
riage. and 1 find love my husband.
| dare say If you should go down the
| ladder a few rounds, my dear, you
| might be as lucky. But take my ad
| vice. II you won't marry Holdings
worth Chase. don't let him come tt
Paris"
The Princess Genevra lifted her face
instantly startled expression in be,
| eyes
Agnes, you forget YOURSELF"
MY dear" murmured Lady Agnes
sleepily, forgive me, but l have sucl
| shockingly absent mind" She was
asleep a moment later.
| In the meantime Bobby Browne. dis
daining all commands and entreaties
refused to be put to bed until he hal
| related the story of their capture anC
! the subsequent events that made the
| night memorable. He sat with his
| rigid arm about his Wife's shoulders
! Drusilla was Stroking one of his hands
| in half conscious manner. her eyes
staring past his face toward the dark
| forest from which he had come. Mr.
Britt was ordering brandy for his
| trembling client
! After all" said Browne. hoarS,
| with nervousness, there is some gooc
/ to be derived from our experiences
| hard as it may be To believe | have
| lOIuu out the means DN WHICH R2S1I:
| intends TO destroy every living crea
+! ture in the chateau" Chase threw of
| his spell of languidness and locke,
| hard al the speaker. ''Rasula coolly
| asked me at one of our resting place;
| if there had been any symptoms OF
poisoning among Us. mentioned
| Pong and the servants. The deyi
laughed Sleefully in my face and tole
me that it was but the beginning.
tell you. Chase. we can't escape the
diabolicaI scheme he has arranged
| The water that comes TO Us from th'
| springs up there in the hills Is 10 bt
poisoned by those devils. hear,
Rasula giving instructions to one o
his lieutenants. He thought | was still
! unconscious from a blow | receive,
/ when l tried TO interfere in behalf o
, Lady Agnes. who was being rOughl,
| dragged along the mountain road
| Day and night detachment of mel
I! are TO be employed at the springs. &c
| liberately engaged in the attempt Il
! change the flow of pure water into
| slow subtle deadly poison. the effect