Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1911-01-19

How long have you been WORKING
on the ideaE"
Nearly four months" said Saun-
derS yawniDG
Cad. this climate is enervating"
was Britt's caustic comment.
Saunders was heels over head In love
with Miss Pelham at this time. so 1t
Is not surprising that he had some
sort of an idea about marriage. no
matter whom it c"ucerned.
Night after night the Deppinghams
and Brownies gave dinners, balls, mu-
sicales. bridges" masks and theater
suppers at the chateau. First one
would invite the other to great ball.
then the other would respond by Civ.
ing sumptuous dinner.
One morning during the first week
in February the steamer from Alden
brought stacks Of mail-the customary
newspapers. magazines. novels. tele-
grams and letters. 1t was noticed that
her ladyship had several hundred let
ters. many bearing crests or coats OF
arms
At last she came to letter Of many
pages covered with scrawl that look.
ed preposterously fashionable. Lady
Agnes gave a sudden shrek and, leap.
ing to her feet, performed dance that
set her husband and Bobby Browne TO
gasping.
"She's comingw she cried ecstatical.
ly, repeating herself doze3 times.
"Who's coming Aggy" roared her
husband for the sixth time.
THE princess! Deppy. I'm going to
squeeze you! must squeeze some
body. Isn't 1t glorious? Now-now-
now life will be worth living in this
beastly place"
Her dearest friend. the princess. had
written to say that she was coming to
spend a month with her.
"rn her uncle's yacht. Deppy-the big
,ne that came to Cowes last year. don't
you know? OF course you do Don't
.ook so dazed. He's cruising for a
couple of months and Is to set her
down here until the yacht returns from
Borneo and the Philippines. She says
she hopes It will be quiet here. Quiet!
She hopes 1t will be quiet"
II say, Deppingham, you can take
her out walking and pick up a crown-
full of fresh rubies every day or So"
said Browne. IS
"Hang 1t all. Browne. I'm afraid to
pluck a violet these days Every time
stoop over l feel that somebody's
going to take shot at me. | wonder
why the beggars select me to shoot at
They're not always popping away at
you, Browne Why Is ftT
"It's all right so long as they don't
kill you" was Brownies consoling re-
mark.
"By Jover' said Deppingham. start
ing up with a look Of horror in his
eyes. sudden comprehension rushing
down upon him. II wonder If they
think ! am you. Browne! Horrible"
The enemy's Office hours were from
to 5 In the afternoon. Twice week
Miss Pelham came down from the cha
teau in a gayly bedecked jinrikisha to
sit opposite to him in his stuffy corner
Of the banking house. his desk between
them. her notebook trembling with
propinquity. Mr.. Britt generously
lent the pert lady to the enemy in
exchange for what he catalogued as
"happy days"
Miss Pelham made 1t point to look
as fascinating as possible on the occa-
sion of these interesting trips into the
enemy's territory.
The enemy. doing his duty by his
clients with determination that
seemed incontestable. was the last to
realize that an intrigue was shaping
itself to combat his endeavors. Won
Blitz. openly his friend and ally. de-.
spite their sad encounter. was the
thorn which pricked the natives into
a state OF uneaSiness and doubt as 10
their agents sincerity
They began to believe that no good
could come out of the daily meetings
of the three lawyers
1t was Won BlitZ who told the lead
ing men Of the island that thri" wives
the PersianS. the CircassianS. The
, Egyptians and the Turkish houriS .
were in love with the tall stranger.
1t was he who advised them to oh
serve the actions. to study the moods
of their women.
The German knew the condition Of
affairs in his own household His
overthrow at the hands of the Ameri-