The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-01-21
! The NJ an
Jbrodney;S
\ By GEORGE BARR
" M'CUTCHEON
Copyright. 1908. by Dodd. Mead
CONTINUED
CHAPTER XXXIII.

once more, but this time not on
~ voyage into the mysterious
south seas. They no longer We're in
terested in the island Of Japat, except
as a "Reminiscences. nor were they con-
cerned in the vagaries of Taswell
Skaggs' will.
The estate was settled-closed!
Two months have passed since the
Deppinghams departed from Japat,
''for good and ALL" Many events have
come to pass since that memorable
day, not the least of which was the
exchanging of 100000, less attorneys
and executors fees. Lady Doping
ham and Robert Browne divided that
amount Of money and passed into
legal history as the "late claimants to
the estate Of Taswell Skaggs."
1t was Sir John Brodney's enter
prise. He saw the way out of the
difficulty, and he acted as pathfinder
to the other and less perceiving coun-
sellers, all of whom had looked for
ward to an endless controversy.
The business Of the Japat company
and all that it entailed was trans
ferred by agreement to a syndicate.
Never before was there such stu
pendous deal in futures.
The grandchildren of the testators
were 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 f250O00 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
err since landing in England, except as
they We're thrown together at the con-
ferences. Lady Agnes went in for
every diversion imaginable. For a
wonder, she dragged Deppingham with
her on all occasions. 1t was most
unexpected transformation. Their
friends We're pszZled. The rumor went
about town that she was in love with
her husband.
AS for Bobby Browne, he was devo-
ton itself to Drusilla. They sailed fol
New York within three days after the
ttiN
enticcments of a London season. The
Brownies were rich. He could now be-
come a fashionable specialist. They
were worth nearly million and q
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 a
sea. In Baden-Baden he happened
upon Lord and Lady Deppingham. i
will be recalled that in Japat they
had always professed an unholy aver
sion for Mr.. Britt. Is it cause fol
wonder, then. that they declined his
invitation to dine in BadenBaden? HI
even proposed TO invite their entire
party, which included few dukes an(
duchesses who We're leisurely on theil
way to attend the long talked Of nup
tails in Thorberg at the end of June.
In Vienna the Deppinghams were
joined by the Duchess of NJ, tn
Marchioness of B. and other fash
ionables. In a week all Of them would
Ue III LIE CdSlIC At hOA OSi AVA SA'
ceremony that now occupied the at
tention of social and royal Europe.
"And to think" said the duchess
"she might have died happily on tina
miserable island. I am sure we did al
we could to bring it about by steamin'
away from the place with the plagu
chasing us. Dear me. how diabolicall.
those wretches lied to the marquis
They said that every one in the cha
teau was dead, Lady Deppingham, ant
buried, if am not mistaken. 1t woul'
be much better for poor Geneva
she were to be buried instead of mar
ried next week." lamented the duel
ess.
"Other women have married prince
and got on very WELL" said Prime
Lichtenstein.
ooh, come now, prince" put in Lor'
Deppingham; you know the sort 9
chap Brabetz is. There are prince
and princes. by Jove."
Hes positively vile" exclaimed tn
duchess, who would not mince words
"She's entering upon a hell OF a
mean a life of hell" exploded tn
duke, banging the table with his fist
THAT fellow Brabetz is the rottenes
thing In Europe. He's gone from ba
to worse so swiftly that public opir
lon is still months behind him."
"Nice way to talk of the groom.
said the host genialiy. 81 quite agre
with YOU, however. 1 cannot under
stand the grand duke permitting 1t
20 on unless, of course, it's too late
Interfere
Poor dear. She'll never know whi
it is TO be loved and cherished" sal