New-York tribune., 1908-04-05


Wore rather thin. loose gray clothes that had
been made by fairly good tailor His hands
and feet were smaller than European
So you're Mr. Barrack-' Van TOrp said.
nodding pleasantly
The Young face smiled. and The parted lips
Showed quite perfect teeth. Bar.k.
Swered the Young man. giving the name The
right sound.
Ycs. understand. bu, 7 cant p-7n5unce
It ike YOU Take chair. Nj Barrl-k and
draw up u the table
The Young man understood The gesture
that explained the speech and sat down
' So YOU - 81 friend ot NlT Logother, - ana
he advised You 70 come 70 me. Understand
Logothcti II Paris"
Barak smiled again. and nodded quickly as
he recognized the name The American
watched his face attcntivclv
All right. he continued " oU can r-'-
out Your things now, right ~ the -ablecl'tE
here
He had seen enough Of Indians and Mex
cans III his Youth u learn the simple ar "
using signs, and he easily made his meaning
clear u his visitor Barak produced a httIe
leather bag. not much bigger than an ordinary
purse. and fastened with thin thongs which
he slowly united
Van Torp watched the movements OF th-
delicate finger with great interest for he Wa
an obSerVtnt man. With those hands he
silently reflected. IT either a Lady o- 4.
thief, or both
Barak took several little twists ,- ti,,u-
the tablecloth, and then began 70 open them
one by one Each tiny parcel contained
ruby. and when the Young man counted
them there We're FIVE IN al. and thcv were tur
stones If they We're genuine, but Van T'rp
was neither CreGulOu> nor easily surprised
When Bdrak looked To see what impression
he had produced on such a desirable buyer
he was disappointed
" Nice. SAID the American careIc~~Iv-
nice rubieS: but We seen better. / wonder
II they're real, anyway, THEY'VE found nu-
how u make them by chemistry now. yo-.
know"
But Barak understood nothing o- course.
beyond the fact that Van Torp seemed n
different which was a common trick oI WIlv
customers but there was something about
this ones manner that was not assumed.
Bdrak took the finest of the stones with -he
tips ot his slender Young fingers. laid II ,v
the palm ot his other hand and held II under
Van Iorp~ eyes, looking ~ him with an .r-
qurlng expression. But the American ~h1,,.
his head.
No rubIc> to-dav thank v1u" he -ait
Bdrak nodded quietly, ami AZ ou,c began
70 wrap up the stones each IN It's own 1It ,-
paper, putting the twists back into the UtI
one by one. Then he drew the thongs together
and tied them IN q neat sort of ku1r Wine.
Van Torp had never seen. He then -,-e %.
60. but the millionaire stopped HIM
Say don't 60 Iu~t yct u Show v,. .
rupN THAT u make vru --t ny
I'll l. rose 1s ne spoke. and BJrJA uu .er-,,...
h- mile .ul question. and waited Van
lurp went into the next room. and Same N4...
almost immediately. bringing ID small r..,
morocco ~a-c. which he put ur the table ans
uni'eNel with mall key that hung o- his
Wttcl chain. Hc Was uut tsuI Il wearing
tc7c.rv. aud the box held a.l h,- pu-,cs,l.,,-
"t that SORT ana Was Not tui There 0-r-
thIrc or four sets ot plain studs 4uI links
hth q dozen 'iS g'iI colL4r buttons. a. n.- .-
'.d gold cham apparently cur o,f 40 c.s.- .-.t
and having ONE cheap EttIe l..-u,uG seq ,-
each huN and a ,hiu oII wedding rim. -f.-
must nave been 10 Woman ,,-If.. t..,
other va.ae!c-7 triuSyt-. lll living hose ami ..
e'riusiou Van Trrp e,.r found lr i'm
Tr- -t"He about tae SIZE '. S.. a..eeau-. Nr...
ae placed ou tho WHITE c,.-r ue. .-- .-
visitor
Now. th4t what ,.- g. -.s.> r..
with smile o. satisfaction -C,- .re -e
'a.'. N""ns MANI Because II v.u have. II
'''N o. \.' maybe YES. he e.u,aa.s
uaHr Nuu SIT up. But didn't -1...- O.. -...-.
So" ha,d headed. What th- -u4t-.- v.-.
You. anyway Your ewes .~-. .u.fl..- ...-
YOUR head d. you feel a- B., Sol. y.-. s...-.
L. have 81 ht- ~tc-up."
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