New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-31

CURED 70 me that II might be quite a drastic
form Of demonstration. How does It strike
YOU. At all unfair
No. frankly not" Lady Maud was still
incensed at LogOtheti's conduct y man
that does such things deserves anything that
his rival can do To him hope YOU may over
haul the yacht, run alongside OF her. and show
Margaret the two making love 70 each other
in Tartar on deck, That's the least that ought
to happen to him
Thanh, YOU. ike to hear YOU talk Ike
that Captain Brown viii do his level best, l
think. And now tell me" he lowered his voice
a little more. " Is that Leven OF not
Il am sure It Is, Lady Maud answered
and vet feel as If there ought % be a little
doubt still. don't know how To express It, Tor
its rather an odd sensation.
Il should think 1t might be. Is there any
thing | can say or do: III ask the man any
question YOU suggest I'm certain he's not
old Levi LonglegS. and If he Is not Lever, who
on earth IS he. That's what l should Ike 70
know.
Il shall find out, never fear I know shall,
because | must, II | am ever 70 have any peace
again. I'm not a very nervous person. YOU
know: but it 5 more than l can bear long. %
sit opposite a man at table. again and again,
as | shall have TO- and not be sure whether he's
my husband, come back from the dead. or
dilated little; but Van Torp only nodded
slowly and Sympatheticallv. Il mean 10 know
before go TO bed tonight she SAID. with
little desperation IN her voice. | shall talk u
HIM till am sure OF one thing or the other. Vt
table, | cannot tell: but If we are alone to-
gether know | can settle the question Ii YOU
see that we are talking at the other end OF the
deck, try to keep Mrs. Rush1nore and Margaret
from coming near us.
TO Mrs. Rushmore's amazenent and Mar
garet's surprise Lady Maud made a dead
set at kralinSky all that day. an attention ,
which he seemed to appreciate 1t deserved
Before breakfast was over Van Torp had re-
ted Iyt1a IlT al,
having formerly been intimate with Leveu
and Lady Maud took this statement a basis
of operations for finding out Just how much he
knew of her own life She Judged that if he ,
was not Leven himself he must soon betrav ,
the fact by his ignorance.
That was the strangeSt day she had ever !
passed She found II very easy u talk with !
kralinsky. as it always Is when there has been I
long familiarity, If 1t has been only the
familiar intercourse of domestic dISCOrd. He .
knew many details of her life IN London That ,
was clear after half an hours conversation. !
She alluded to the idle talk there Fad been
about her and Van TOrp. kralluSkv knew all
about that. and had heard as he said some
silly story about Leveu having found her with
the American IN certain rooms IN the Temple. I
and about an ervelop which was SAID t. have
contained over four thousand one hundred
pounds III banknOtes. He politely secuted the =
story as nonsense; but he had heard IT, and
Lady Maud knew that every word OF IL was ?
true. lie knew OF Leven unsuccessful attempt q
=
the number of her house on Charles-st. Ber-
kelley Square.
On the other hand. there We're many things :
OF which he knew nothing. pretended 70 be
ignorant such As the names of her brothers ,
and sisters her fathers favOrite pursuits and =
the like But she understood very well that If I
ne thought she suspected his identity under y
the disguise of his beard and If he wished -
avoid recognition. he was Just the man - pre- q
tend blank ignorance of some vital matters n
after admitting his acquaintance with many a
others lie had been very intimate with Levcn y,
To the last he SAID, LeVen had ALWAYS writ :
ten To HIM very fully about his life very Wit Il
IVY sometimes. but always without balance :,
hat was 1t; he had no "baIance'' YES h. h
himself had been IN Petersburg when Leven :,
was killed. and had seen him on the previot,,
lay Within a week he had made a rapid trID r
turned.
am naturally interested in meeting any ~
5ne that knew my husband So well Iajv
" Maud sand, making bold dash at a possibility -
We mad many differences. is YOU seem +,
snow; but dare say that If he could come 8
)tNk 20 ME ami know the real truth We should ~
orglve each other
one looked up to hum with gentle smile is :,