New-York tribune., 1908-03-22

gossip about him and Lady Maud. which had very
nearly become a scandal The truth was that thev
Were the hest friends in the world and nothing
more The millionaire for sometime had been IN
terested in unusual sort Of charity which almost
filled the lonely woman 5 life. and had gwen con
siderable sums OF money to hell It During the
months preceding the beginning of this tale. he had
also been the object of of those attacks TO which
very rich and important hnanClers are more exposed
than other men. and had actually been accused OF
having done away with his partners daughter who
had come to her end mysterlously during pane IN
a New York theater- But his innocence had been
proved the clearest possible manner. and ne
had returned the United States to look after the
interests Of the trust
When Griggs heard the news OF Margaret en-
gagernent TO LOgothetI, he immediately began 70
wonder how Van TOrp would receive the lntell1-
gence: and if 1t had not already occurred TO Lady
Maud that the millionaire might IKE a flnal efort
TO rOut his rival and marry the prlna donna himself
the old uthors observation suggested such posi-
bilitv Van Torp who had fought up TO
success and fortune with little regard for the OBJ
stacles that he found IN his way He had worked as
a cowboy in his early youth and was apt 10 look on
his adversares and rivals in life either as refractory
cattle or as dangerous wild beasts: and though he
had some of the old fashioned rancheT sense OF
fair DlaV in a fight he had much of the reckless dar-
ing and ruthless savagery that characterize the fast
disappearing Western desperado
IIOgOthetI. the other hand. many
respects true Oriental supremelv astute and super
lativelv calm. but imbred heart with truly
Eastern contempt for any law that CHANGED TO Op-
pose his wish
Both men had practically inexhaustib ible resources
at their command. and both determined 10
marry the prirna donna. 1t occurred TO Paul Grggs
that real struggle between such a pair of adver-
sareS would be worth watching There was un-
limited money both sides, and equal courage and
determination. The Greek the more cunning OF
the two. by great odds. and had the considerable
advantage of having been accepted by the woman,
but the American was far more regardless OF con
sequences himself Others n the pursuit OF
what he wanted and. short of committing crime
would put least broad Interpretation
the law. LOgOthetI had always lived IN highly
civilized society. even III COnstantInope. for 1t Is
the greatest mistake to imagine that the upper
classes of Greeks, in Greece Turkey. at all
deficient IN cultivation Van Torp, the contrary.
had run away from civilization when halt-eduCated
boy; he had grown manhood in a community
of men who had little respect for anything and feared
nothing all and he had won success IN a field
where those who compete for 1t buy IL any price,
from lie to life
7 ADY MAUD thinking of these things as She
- disappeared from GrggSS sight. and all
of him. She very busy with her thoughts. for
she a little afraid that she had made trouble.
Ten days had passed since She had last written to
Rufus Van Torp, and had told him. among other
things, that Madam da COrCOVd and LOgOthetl were
engaged Re married adding that seemed to her
one of the most Ill assorted matches of the season.
and that her friend the singer was sure To be mis-
erabe herself and to make her husband perfectly
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