Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, February 02, 1911, Image 8
The Man
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I Brodnev's
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By M BARK
M'^UTCHtOiM''
Copyright, 1908, by Dodd, Me?d Co.
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CHAPTER XIII.
MR. BAUNDgM UAS A PLAN*. y. y
IT^ISS^PlOAM-i aaa^;Vljh
UVll -1'hKirq.r^ sffuuders by|tfiii tlia?
'lip A 'nrnl -Tea^trnJ thib stag? wbm
Uf/ observers feel a hesitancy about
twitting the parties most concerned.
"Miss Pelham ^fpjjL-lever girl, much
<leverer than Saunders would be if he
were a girl." said Brltt. "She's found
out that he e#trus u*tlBm>and tXy^jy
just crazy about Loudon, although
she doesu't know where Hammersmith
is. That shbws discretion
She's anxious to we the boats at Putney
and talks like an encyclopedia
.about Kew gardens. That shows diptoao^Von^.^Dders
llv^lB,.
Jjrjiage.
OTy'tngnrer, wno^qwns
a3uycry
-^PpWlHlfto fHiWFTlmfm'Ypolias got
iWug^ffHf ^iipiVerse I
.from a n'lbeteenth gWfFP&lmWiftifay."
"She's a very nice'girl." agreed' Bobby
Browne. ______
"A very saucy one." added Depplngham.
who had come a severe cropper
in bis single utteSVBlMiVt*|KJl*r ti
a mild flirtation. ppfe'
g> ca^Ond
J want to ask him"1 bow many difl H
are left before our time Is uj^^tue
i8land. npmn)(xljnnnvyi| tyy l|nij'|
have legal advIc^WftmS ?
wib.hoen
^ioca 0dJT <* ?'
,'pilUMUC*x? JJUI v |
S$tTae'?rfi^Wi5^d t,%^e" us WtWlP to
SEW*** ?< Mng.
JOU KlIOW. ^..:,J,.7 ^.,.
Deppingham, phlegmatic soul, was
forever disturbing Saunders with calls
to duty, although Saunders was brutish
enough in his British way to maintain?in
confidem^^.K-'oursen-tha-t he
was in the employ of Lady Deppingham
or -59 ope ;HJ.; .Nevertheless he
always :fyTed~4in$hr t the shadow of
duty. At any moment his lordship
. was liable to send for him to ask the
time of day or some equally important
question. And this brings us to the
hour when Saunders unfolded his startling
solution to }ho problem that con
irontea mem an.
Fjrst he jroptided in ; Rritt soberly,
sagely and in perfect good faith. Britt
was bo wjed-overs lie stared at Saunders
aud gasped. Nearly two minutes
elapsed before he could iiud words to
reply, which proves conclusively that
it must have been something of a
shock t<r him.^rWhen at last he did
express himseJts however, there was
nothing that could have been left unsaid?absolutely
nothing. lie went so
far as to call Saunders a doddering
fool and a great many other things I
that Saunders hatj.not^n the.least expected.
..??? .
The j.Englishman - was stubborn :
They had/it lim<k.and forth, from'legal j
aud other- points ? f view, aud tinally j
iiritt gave tuyto-tmi colleague. rescrv1ng
the right to laugh when it was
all over. Saunders. .with a determination
that surprised even himself, called j
for a conference of a 11 parties in !
Wyekholme's srrrrt>-'V>t-4 oVlocU
"Now, ,what's..it ajl- about. Satin- |
ders?"iTeinandect De'ppingliam, with !
a wide yawn. Saunders looked hurt.
"It is high time we were discussing
some way out of -our diiliculties." lie
said. "IJut live weeks reuntin before
our stay is over. Tito, apparent impossibility
of niaH'M^'f tot ween Lady
Dejy^ngUalit ^j.^ir<>wne naturally
throws ^yiie'if'iyijnV^use into jeopardy.
There would be no controversy,
of course, if the terms of the will
could be carried out in that respect.
The islanders understand our position
and seem secure-ft-lfldli&rtgiif.-O.Theit
lnmirine that thev have us beaten on
the fa^M^tifT^Kftv.nhe rhfhg'for
us to do is to get married."
He came to this conclusion with
startling abruptness. Four of his hear- I
ers stared at Uii|5*jfcH J'Jttprtv flStfutfsty
mout.
nArnIurt?d first' one. J
. inA Mnfl ?/[? [ . ; ' j i
xnrwiWKJi iw. .?v - ? - ? ,
:.\v?oi)o*UUm i:?Pd Brtftfr!?
Brltt was grinning.1"
.,
&?> * - ,
Sr?T* . '.- ' , , ' . j'
"Oh. by Jot*! exclaimed. D.eppingbam.rreOcvfd.
"I see. You mean yon
eontemfftate getting married. I congratulate
you. You pave me quite a
sTTock. Saund"? 7
"I don't njean anything of the sort,
my lord." said Saunders, petting very
red in the face. Miss Pelhnm looked
up from her notebook quickly. He
winked at her. and her ladyship saw j
him do it. "I mean that it is high j
time that Lady Deppingham and Mr. i
ftrowne were getting married. We !
haven't much time to spare. It"?
"Good Lord!" gasped Bobby Browne.
"You are crazy, after all."
"Open the window and give some
air," said Britf coolly.
"Sp" hf?re Saunders, what the. devii i
la tjie matter with you?" roared Dep- j
plugbain. . ,
My lord. I am here to act as your
legal adviser," said Saunders. with dignity.
"May 1 be, permitted to proceed?"
. . r ... :
'Itather queer legal advice* 'pon uiy j
word."
Tlease- Jet him .explain." put in Mrs. '
Browne, whose sense of,.humor was
strongly attracted by this time. "If j
there! is any thing more'to be 'learned
Pon^ttdllngrrtntritnoni' I'd like to know
it" *'
nf *Yes, Mr., Saunders, yoy p,ro,8a*t
passing^ .a ,
liand over ,t^er bpwildere^ eyes. ,
'""Tfhank you, my lady. AYeil. tygrg V, I
is in a nutshell: I ,hav<p not spoken"'of
Jtri&eforo." but-, you; and; Mc?, Browne. ea n
yitfy i tfflsUy, i coiWfcynW.ltbi tb<e, p r/orfsiopa
w,Ui<,j. Ypu. cap./bei tnapriedi.ar
.Wj.<t^ne4 lNaWi?^"-nr?i v7- '
,4;"&nd uthere,<do^goHie;4p?,;/deu}ftDde
ed Deppingham sarcasttcaUy?<.v wkj:*.,
"Yes. and I*' a dei Mrs. Browne.
eVWfbrgefJtffe. -M* 8MIMMW
lurMde'MrK->rBnritn?w ahftrtdMT
Deppingham. "Are we to be aUSA's$ivej
!si5W-teli(?ti,geM( j?vrs?"W|
W'g!1??CTfl,,i<SH!.tFW8i
dousjyi L....
~"I hear fid'objectlbh"'from the "belrsT"
rmttrkBd flkuadtrsi?ea?t^g>y, WberV?7*to<badyhA?fhe?-an4:Bbbbyj<a?e'
oflt
-tt?lii>:*tuf*>r xtfctfh
twis*?.-' tuoH .nitpttsriri ic- burntf *u:in
-fMitm ffcMiawiti: s?M % **,; ifcftitf IBB"g
feet**# tan
Bp*, emitter ' n iBBtb frtVWl. "You"?)
>WT^-W:?by -ottering ^U9r:?#fc?t''ym?
feaMbt. riMtrurj.' -jitf o' bicu'i"My
plan Is very simple," -Vegtfti
*<" < ' v.iiuir.r
-'^Delrihic^ growled- Deppl^g-'
hHtiJ.*V{,': ,>l WW f'-lv- t??t j.i?n-.::i:f;*
llvtog'OH rfn:,l6lfthd' Wlttre
pdl ygf i nil?'! la1! fiHS o 11 nd'" t (ftPrd fe<fl?
Why; can't we^takf^di'iidtApe trf^the
('iistfoni* HH'd belli thb ttiitlvfes lit ffrelr
own gattid'f Tbtit's'lhe tleket!"
Of bourse thlsl'f^opbsftldn. ifrtiple hff
It'soiin'ded.' brought fofr'tK a 'stortia1 of
laughter and expostulation, but 'launders
field'his ground.1'
"Yoh have'duly to entbface Mohalrin?A/l>in(um'
ai? no rro n lo ?r? /at* tvhd tot'nr
It is. temporarily?Jost long enough to
get married arid comply with the
terms. Then", I date say; you could resume
your Christian doctrine once
more, after a few weeks. I'd say. and
the case is won."
"I pay Lady Deppintfham the coriipliment
by saying that it would be
most diiiicult for me to become a
Christian again," said Browne smoothly,
bowing to the dashed Englishwoman.
"How very sweet of you!" site said,
with a grimace which made Drusilla
shiver with annoyance.
nnrul t r\ I?t*o r*rroI hnr ni"
course,'* floundered Saunders, getting
rather beyond his depth.
"Well, that's a concession on your
part." said Mrs. Browne, a flash In her
eye. ^
"I never heard of such an asinine
proposition." sputtered Deppingham.
Saunders went completely under at
that.
"On the other hand," he hastened to
remark. "I'm sure it would he quite
legal if you did live to"?
"Stop him, for heaven's sake!"
screamed Lady Agnes, bursting into
uncontrollable laughter.
"Stop him? Why,?" demanded her
husband, suddenly seeiug what he reI
gardod as a rure joke. "Let's hear him
! out. By Jove, there's more to it than
1 thought, (Jo on. Saunders."
"Of course if you awgolug to l?e nasty'
I about it"? began Saunders in u hull.
"I can't sec anything nasty about it."
j s*aid Browne. "I'll admit' that our
wife and our husband iuay decide to
be stubborn and unreasonable, but it
j sounds rather attractive to me."
"Bobert!" from his wife.
"He's only yoking, Mrs. l'.rowne," vxplained;
iJeppingluiui magnanimously.
! "Now. let ine understand you, Saunders.
Vou say they can be married
according to the customs?which. 1
take it. are tlie laws?of the islanders.
Your plan provides Brow no with two
Charming wives and gives tne but one.
.^There's notbing to compel Mrs. Browne
'to marry; ibu."<
'rlfnc.; troy kxrd," said Saunders.
:. "Idoenn't the plan give Lady Deppingham:
two; lwsbunds? It's quite a fuir.
[division." _ 1
MIt wrvntd main?" "Lord"Deppiugbam
my ttusbamjrin-law, I imagiue." said
Drusiila quaintly. "I've alwajybfd a
horror ol' husba nds-in-law."
"And you would be my wlfe-in-law,"
suppTementetrXady-Agnes. "How TB~' .
teresting!''!. , . ,
"Saunders." said t>epplngham soberly.
"1 must oppose your plan. It's
quite unfair lo two Innocent and \yilnvolved
parties. What have we done
that we should be exempt from polygamy?"
"You are not exempt!" exclaimed the
harassed solicitor. "You are merely
not obliged to; that's all. You can do
as you choose about it. I'm sure. I'm
sorry ray plan causes so much levity.
It Is meant for the good of ouf cause.
The will doesn't say how many wives
Mr. Browne shall have. It simply
says that, Agnes Ruthven shall be bis
wife. lie lsn t restricted, you know.
He can be a polygamlst If he likes."
"You're right." said Brltt. "The will
doesn't specify. But. my dear Saunders!
you are overlooking youf own
I client in this plan."
"1 don't quite understand. Mr. Brltt,"
!. "As-1 understand the 'laws, pn this
Island?the church laws, at least?a
| man can have as many wives as he
| likes.' Well.-tbat'sr fill very tfell for
Sit. Rtowne Brit Isn't It also a fact
that a woman can* hiVe no- rriorie thau
! one .bushapd^Lady^depplngbaip has
| ogehustyahd.. Sb<t can't t3j?e, another
without first gettl'njj rtfl of 'tljls y'rie." ..
"Saunders." aald DeppIngli.Vm. n'rls|pg
ao4;UgfeUng. * f *Jga feitc* i"7?u
jMMre.&oOfe.-tfletiQ drtft?.J:i.*pp;A'6 lomw
jwttb JpjW oYou'v^.gpttmKflage on the
brain. I'd advise you to take sftiye
one for It." * ?
V??De you th?t< f<W*' rile. iCfcrd
iDdppingWrm f Jfrtes-'Peffinni
hrfftrty^'Fte iriat^d' IrPtJliabiiniT' rtfgn
rtnturhed' fieP vtoteb6ok"biK!the'i,tal9t*
"You can. josh Mr. Saunders, " hfr-ytfi
i can't Josh me.* I'di sfck of this Jpb.
6^t sotlfebody%lse *78 (fci'^yotfr V<5rk
after thla^'fVlthfMft.3:;
-"Oh!" exclaimed every one.- 1n -a
panil,J?rs*?l nebl:iy:f?lianm?Ys to
paclfv the niffled stenographer.
4wn.ii
dealy insplfii!^** * ?! at
"Art
tri.ei'^'Arfftat' wodid *t>e ietflri# rfd' !<W
'f,4rii tfred." ri^fjWri^liaiii'
Jfridflerifrv She ^awried 'arid'ffttWfirid
her rirrii^: 441tys''be&n'Vfcj^eritertilH1Injt.
Snutttftfrs.' hut',Y,eA?lyr I tfrfri'k" w^'ft
bribtef tir^sri for4 di Wrier. Cbirf'e. Sir.
fitowYre. ,l,Shall,;Wlo6k for the 'prttfh'eskV
'
"VClth 'pleasiire. If 'ydtrtl 'p'rotrlise to
spfire' Deppfhsrhnm's'llf'e." 1 1 :
"On condition fh.1t you wifl spare
Depplh'phnm's wife" very prettily and
alrily.J Mrs. Browne Implied with
amazinp pood prarp. hut there was a
new expression In her pres.
"Youf ladyship." called Sntfhders
desperately. "do you approve of my
nl'in' Tt'o rvnlv n snhterfufre"? '
"Heartily!" she oxHaimed. with one
of her rateftt lanphs. "T1 e only objection
that I can see to it Is that it
leaves out my husband and Mrs.
Browne. They are very nice people.
Saunders, and you should lie more
considerate of tlieni. Come. Mr.
Browne." She took the American's
arm and payly danced from the room
Lord Deppinpham's eyes plowed with
pride in his oharmlnp wife as he followed
with the heartsick I'rusilla.
"I would have won them over'if
Britt had not Interfered." almost
^^
illlill:
"y<i
.
(Uncvm yatity icured hct. lamakcrdtiiCl.[
walled little Sit*.' Saunders.'''his' eye?'
glnfced with unWtlficWtiou. " n
"I'm getting1 to huce-'tbut ttA,M|ilUd
.Miss- Pelliatn TOya 11#And1 'tlie-otte1'
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BIG LAND
We have for Immediate sale the f<
Magnificent Plantation of 1721 Acres* att
Red, chocolate and gray land. Very
each; three barns, 30x60 feet; twent
each; store, gin house, equipped wit!
nearly new; all good condition. Thi
carry 90 farms. Plenty of labor.
Eleven hundred acres cleared; 1,000 ci
One million feet fine saw timber; m
Three bold streams; no swamps; higt
In well developed section, settled for
roads; good neighbors.
In triangle between three railroads; s
of town of 1,500 ; ten of another of ]
This property must be sold at once.
year to purchaser, or sell with smal
year. Good terms of payment
This Is a splendid Investment for rent
dividing Into small farms.
Forty miles south of Augusta, in Jefft
r. automobile roads or railroads. Cor
An adjoining place of 1,000 acres sold
.? able 50 bales a year for 10 years.
... A big Chesterfield farmer bought
plaot Inst December, and i$ greatly pie
; Louisiana, Ajabama, rioriaa ana .sow
f&rflaing-.on, and saysthp section we ca
found. H-w >, *..> >..);'
WE ALSO HA YE; A irate, of 512 acred
:acaes, aUrtbreei,adjoining-, io.tfcreg m
Also 347 gores (adjoining last three,
... Ing In, large;grove, with bams,?tc., a
adjoin two/pf^tbese planes.;. .Rent.V
L-iii. n>!'i ' {;.> >i: |'
AugustaRealEj
L?rit df jit ii:i?? f:';.}
irtfc to *.-<) ^<808 BB^AB STREE
.jJ'av sa) !; sill ;?o t
sd) ol r. \gm xiiiL' 3a'' ~TTT*J-.
V.? til |
in iWli fr nfii .?i i Umim n<li turn in mi
iiii r<]h i-iU;* irt: bvuin Ji jr?i?w "
rah t/rbfif ugiv^-iBe, a f?&i!;,rfPoo/t, ;
mind Ueaajyomwyw.-deem"/ tolit 30m
,! i<a*ij.;ftepftittgbaintai>i??i?wnn ease* 1
?peatvOjei.painfftftft.flDitie .Mejpnstedl#, !
&tot, waa?iQ. tfeempfitr, ggMfmilefmiaf i
against the staaftuiratiiran<*ij8iFii?
ateadUff.d tkrmutou** Jtfdgtotm/M '
the djir*ctioij,ipf!^bpa&owAriQjmi
<1*1)1 WMclHid IWhaBniimWt
^sowrrg smU^d^agcu^ A* hefr nip*
posed aloofness*frptn,tb^;.wopld-vThe^
snddeply ffiOH?^ by a ,ptrange, impulse,
she gently waved-.her, hapdkerebiefj.as
Ki ln greetipg, to^npecflne* fay
tbe gloamlpg. /Ebe.APtion ^as a.-wja-.
ohievoue one, np and it had jits
pQn?equence?K-rathe?, pudden and star*
tliag, IX. the observers were tp Judge
by her subsequent movements. She
Inmarori th? ,r|n?jn instnnt-lv ThPr?.TraH
rw(?,uivu ?,uv - T7-- v. !
a quick catch iu; her breath, as if a
laugh bad been .checked; confusion
swept over her, and she drew -back
into- the shadows as a guilty child |
might 1:have done. They, -distinctly j
heard her murmur a?, she crossed the
flags and disappeared through the
French window without seeing them:
"Oh, dear, what a crazy thing to do.'"
Genevra. peering through the glasses,
had discovered the figure of Chase on
the bungalow porch. She was amused
to fiud that be, from his distant post,
was also regarding the chateau
through a pair of glasses. A spirit of
adventure, risk, mischief, as uncontrolled
as breath itself, impelled her to
flaunt her handkerchief. That treacherous
spirit deserted her most shamelessly
when her startled eyes saw that
he was waving a response. She lay
awake for a long time that night won- {
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BARGAIN
Blowing:
per Acre. Practically level,
productive. Two dwellings, 6 rooms
y-four tenant bouses, 2 to 4 ooms
i suction outfit Most of buildings
rty plows running; 25 families. Can
ultlvated; 200 acres orlgina1 forest,
uch fresh oak and hickory land,
i, dry, healthful section.
75 years. Good automobile public
ix miles of town of 2,500; ten miles
1,000; eleven of another of 1,500.
Will pay $3,500 rent for balance of
1 payment down, possession end 'of
Jpg or propping. Also Ideal /or sag-1
;rson county, Georgia. Reached by
ne and let us take you to it' '
in 1909 for 500 bales Of cotton, pay
; -) /'!
1,100 acres from us in 5 miles of this '
ased.- He had searched ih Texas,
h Georgia for land to do big cotton'*
irried him to was thfe befst be" bad
r !> ! ; v. r *. ' 1
i; one of 2tto aires, arid one of 18#'
ilea'bf the Iaree trail* at srime tjface."
with large two^etory 8i*Jr6dtii dVwi-:
4 $26 "frer"acre.'School add cTitir&
HI W pWd for this year''; '> *?
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t<ot l^f!^ J
wa?fcCTifi |
fctilb' it &?/ eiid oT'.th' ra'ptjg? sw"tlte fl
afrd sHruifkfe'n,lt?5wV? b$* 1
is djseased, . and, refjp.lteat),prompt M
treatmeht if its lbss would'&g aypj^e.d,
it the bulb is pirijc and.fijiJi the' bajx
i'g healthy.11 . " "',
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ue want every one wljoge .h^ir TOr
rfuires treatment to' try , Rexafl. ",9$* B
Hair Tonic. We "promise that'lit shall
riot cost anything (if. it doeg not give B
satisfactory results. It is designed, to fl
Overcome dandruff, relieve scalp irri- B
taition, to stimulate hair roots, tighten
the hair already in the' head, grow hair
and cure baldness. . r",. \
It is because of what Rexall "93^*
Hair Tonic has done and our. sincere
faith in its goodness that we want
you to try it at our risk. Two si7.es,
50c and $1.00. Sold only at our store
?The Rexall Store. Ladd's Drug
Sto: e.
Some men are born good, but more '
are made good by their wives.?Farm
Journal.
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