Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12


look at her fingers-small, we'll shaped fingers,
tapering nicely, but with sort OF firm look
about them that You don't often see in
womans hands. You've got it, too
Have II" Margaret looked down at her
right hand But of course hers are smaller
than mine,'' she said
Well you see, Orientals almost all have
very small hands and fee too small, call
then-tiny feet like mice.
Margaret's own were we'll shaped, but by
no means small
The girl is in London, You say?" Her
tone made question of the statement.
She was there two days ago when l lett
At least, she had been to see that very
morning. Almost as soon she was gone l
went out, and in the first shop looked into
met Logotheti. 1t was Pinney's, the jewelers.,
l remember, for l bought collar stud. We
came away together and walked sometime,
and he told me the Tartar girls story. asked
him to dine to-day; but was obliged to leave
town suddenly, and so l had to put him Oft
with note. / dare say he is still in London.
Il dare say he isr' Margaret repeated, and
rising suddenly she went to the window.
Van Torp rose too, and thought of what he
should say in taking his leave of her; for he
felt that he had stayed long enough Strange
to saw, too he was examining his not very
sensitlv. conscience to ascertain whether he
had said anything not strictly true; but he
easily satisfied himself that he had not. If
all was fair in love and war, as the proverb
said, it was certainly permissible to make use
Of the plain truth.
THE prma donna was still looking out of the
L window when the door opened and her
English maid appeared the threshold.
Margaret turned at the sound.
What is it ?" she asked quietly.
There's Mr.. Van Torp's man, ma am"
answered Potts. He wants to speak to his
master at once.
You had better tell him to come up
Margaret answered. You may just as wen
hon all
stairs" she said, speaking to Van Iorp.
"Yo ure very kind, I'm sure he replied;
but l think I'd better be going, anyway"
No, don't 60 yet, please! There IS some
while 60 and speak to Mrs. Rushmore. Send
Mr. Van Torps man up, Pottsr' she added,
and left the room
Soon the impassive Stemp was ushered in.
Well" inquired Van Torp' has anything
Yes, SIR Stemp answered. "They have
turned out of the house, sir, and Your lug
gage is in the street. Where shall have it
'Oh, they've turned us out, have they?
Why"
well, sir, I'm afraid it's partly my fault;
but there must be some misunderstanding, tor
I'm quite sure ! didn't whistle in Your ,2 room"
80 am l, Stemp. 60 on. What hap
pened7"
We'll, sir, You hadn't been gone more than
ten minutes when somebody. knocked, and
there was the landlord, IL tnat what ne calls
himself, and a strange German gentleman
with him, who spoke English. Rather shabby
looking sir, thought him. He spoke most
uncivily, and said / was driving him half
crazy with my whistling. l said l hadn't
whistled, and he said / had, and the landlord
talked German at me, it were, sir. l said
again l hadn't whistled, and he said had
the shabby gentleman, l mean,--speaking
most uncivilly, sir, l assure you So when
saw that they doubted my word, put them
out and fastened the door, thinking this was
what you would have ordered, sir, if you'd
been there yourself; but I'm afraid / did
wrong"
NO Stemp; you didn't do wrong"
Thank you, sir.
Il suppose, though, that when you put
them out they didn't exactly want to go, did
they"
NO. sir; but l had trouble with them"
ANY heads broken?"
No. sir, / was careful of that. / sent the
landlord down stairs first, as he was a fat
man and not likely to hurt himself, and the
shabby gentleman went down on top of him
quite comfortably, SO he did not hurt him
self either. l was very careful, sir, being in a
foreign country"
What happened next? They didn't come
up stairs again and throw you out SUPPOSE!
No, sir. They went and got two of these
German policemen with swords, and broke
into the room and told me we must move at