Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

unable to keep her own counsel now. 1t vas
when was at Versailles.
You don't say so Are you sure of that"
He admitted it when | talking to him
through the dd and not her to
Did YOU really: Well. WE'LL. Van Torp was
beginning to be puzzled again. - Nice voice, hasn't
she?
Yes He tried to make me think he wasn't
whether the creature was boy or girl
MAYBE he wasn't sure himself. suggested the
American: but the tone In which she had spoken
the word creature" had not escaped him.
HE really trying to put the in a fair light.
her state of mind That was clear enough now
How far she might go he could not tell; bvt what
she had just said, coupled with the way in which
she spoke of the man to whom she was engaged as
Monsieur Logotheti made it quite evident that
she profoundly incensed against him, and Van
Torp became more than ever anxious not to DO
anything undetermined.
Look here" he said I'm going to tell you
something. l took sort of interest in that Tartar
girl the only time saw her. l don't know why |
lows address in New York He nodded toward
Kralinsky. When l found he was here. wired
Logotheti to tell her. since she is after him. sup
find her, and get more mixed up with her than eyer
1t mean of me. wasn't it: That's why I've
told you. You see didn't know anything about
this and that makes it still, doesn't it!
Possibly if he had told her these facts tortye1ght
hours earlier she might have been ncensed; but at
present they seemed to be rather in his favor At
all events he was frank. she thought. He declared
war on his rival and meant to fight according to the
law of nations Lady Maud would not be his Trend
if he was playing any double game; but she had
stuck to him throughout his trouble in the spring;
he had emerged victorious and re1nstated In pup.
lie opinion, and she had been right. Lady Maud
knew him better than anyone else, and she was
good woman if there ever was one.
Yet he had accused himself OF having acted
"meanly' Margaret did not like the word and
threw up her head horse does when a bad rider
holds on by the curb.
You need not make yourself worse than
YOU are, she answered.
Il want to start fair, said the millionaire. and
I'd rather your impression should improve than
get worse. The only real trouble with Luclter was
he started too high up.
gravity and without the slightest humorous inten-
ton; but Margaret laughed for the first time that
day. in spite Of the storm that still raging in
the near distance Of her thoughts ought w.. Torn us
quite true don't want to start too high up in
your estimation, and then be turned down as unht
for the position at the end of the first week Put
me where l belong, and l won't disappolnt you
Say was doing something that wasn't exactly low
down, considering the object, but that m1ghtnt
pass muster at an honorable parade. anyhow and
then say that I've admitted the fact. if you like.
and that the better | know you the less want to
do anything mean. 1t won't be hard for you to
look at it in that light will it: And will give me the
position of starting from the line. Is that right?
right and English right! You ask for far
field and no favor and you shall have 1T.
III go straight Van Torp answered.
MRS RUSHMORE and Kralinsky just then
IVA stopped in their walk and were waiting for
them. They quckened their pace.
Il thought perhaps this far enough said
Mrs Rushmore OF course l could go farther,
and it's not your usual walk my dear; but unless
you mind"
Margaret did not mind, and said readily;
whereupon Mrs. Rushmore deliberately took Van
TOrp for her companion on the way back.
I'm sure you won't object to walking slowly,