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Deppingham put his eyeglass in more firmly and stared at his companion, not knowing whether to take the remark as a jest or to begin to look for signs of mental collapse. Britt laughed shortly. "I guess we'll have to," said the stubby lawyer.
Young Browne can't marry Miss Ruthven inside of a year, simply because there is no Miss Ruthven. She's Lady Lady what's the name?" "Deppingham." "And Browne already has one Mrs. Browne to his credit, don't you see? Well, that settles it, I'd say.
"What was it all about?" demanded Browne. They, were now listening, all attention. "It seems that Von Blitz is in the habit of licking his wives," said Britt. "Bowles was so excited he could hardly talk. It must have been awful if it could get Bowles really awake." "Miraculous!" said Deppingham conclusively.
Afterward she recalled that he stood staring as she had stared, Lady Deppingham clasping his arm with both of her hands. The glance also took in the face of Deppingham. He was looking at his wife and his eyes were wide and glassy, but not with terror. "It may not be too late," again cried the Princess. "There are enough of us here to make an effort, no matter how futile.
"Except at the mines and back there in the town." "Where are the mines?" asked Deppingham. "The company's biggest mines are seven or eight miles eastward, as the crow flies, quite at the other side of the island. It's very rocky over there and there's no place for a landing from the sea. Everything is brought overland to Aratat and placed in the vaults of the bank.
But I will say that a dozen men are in love with her to-day. I suppose you'll say that she can't help that. I'm only warning you on the presumption that they don't seem to be able to help it, either. Remember, my boy, you are going out there to offset, not to beset, Lady Deppingham." Chase learned more of the attractive Lady Agnes and her court before he left England.
"You don't mean to say, Chase, that you'll stay on this demmed Island if the chance comes to get away," demanded Lord Deppingham earnestly. The two women were looking at him in amazement. "Why not? I'm an ally, not a deserter." "You are a madman!" cried Lady Agnes. "Stay here? They would kill you in a jiffy. Absurd!" "Not after they've had another good long look at my warships.
They are said to be unbearable when the hot winds come in October." "What's that?" demanded Deppingham. "The book of instruction and description which we have secured sets all that out," said the other. "Mr. Britt, my attorney, had his stenographer take it all down in Bombay. It's our private Baedeker, you see. We called on the Bombay agent for the Skaggs-Wyckholme Company.
He waited a moment and then looked down at her with unmistakable shame and disapproval in his eyes. Bobby Browne was going on volubly about the charity ball, Deppingham listening with a fair show of tolerance. "We might just as well be merry while we can," he was saying. "Think of what the French did at the time of the Commune. They danced and died like ladies and gentlemen.
"I can't say as to Lady Deppingham," he responded, after touching his lips three or four times with his handkerchief, "but I'm quite sure his lordship will make no objection." "Then we'll consider the deal closed. I'll send one of my boys over to-morrow with a bunch of mint. Telephone up to the bungalow when you need more.
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