The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-06
CHAPTER XII.

On the morning after the transac
ton last described, Van Torp's atten
ton was arrested by sensational
"scare-head' about thief and ruby
worth $4,000. Some disaffected col
league in London had known, OF
cleverly guessed, where the stone waa
that had been stolen from Mr.. Pin
ney's, and had informed the police;
the nice-looking young fellow who
spoke like an English gentleman had
walked directly into the arms of the
plain-clothes man waiting for him on
the pier in New York, the stone had
been found sewn up in his waistcoat
and his pleasant career of liberty had
ended abruptly in a cell.
Mr.. Van Torp whistled softly as he
read the account a second time. Then
he neatly cut the column out Of the
paper, folded it with great precision
smoothed it with care and placed it in
his pocketbook next to a cheap little
photograph of Nine. da Cordova al
Juliet" which he had bought in .
music shop in New York the day after
he had heard her for the first time
and had carried in his pocket ever
since
He took up the mutilated newspa.
per and looked up and down the col.
umns, and among other information
which he gathered in few moments
was the fact that Logotheti's yacht
had passed Capt Saint Vincent, goins
east, owner and party on board" The
previous telegram had not escaped
him, and If he had entertained any
doubts as to the destination of the
Erinna, they vanished now. She was
certainly bound for the Mediterranean.
He remembered having heard that
many steam yachts coming from Eng.
land put into Gibraltar for coal and
fresh provisions, coal being cheaper
there than In French and Italian
ports, and he thought it very probable
that the Erinna would do the same;
he also made some deductions which
need not be explained yet. The only
one worth mentioning here was that
Logotheti would be likely to hear in
Gibraltar that the ruby had been
found and was on it's way back to
England, and that as he would know
that Margaret would be anxious about
1t, since he had already given it to
her, he would hardly let the occasion
Of communicating with her 60 by. As
for writing from Gibraltar to any
place whatsoever In the hope that
letter will arrive in less than a week.
1t is sheer folly. Mr.. Van Torp had
never tried 1t. and supposed it pos.
slble. as 1t looks. but he was tolerably
sure that Logotheti would telegraph
first, and had perhaps done 80 al
ready, for the news of his passing
Cape Saint Vincent was already "a
hours old.
This was precisely what had hap
pened. When Mr.. Van Torp opened
his door, he came upon Margaret and
Mrs. Rushmore on the landing, on the
point of going out for walk, and a
servant had just brought the prima
donna telegram which she was read
ing aloud, 80 that the American could
not help hearing her.
Cruising till wanted" she read
quickly. RUBY found. Address,
yacht Erinna, Naples"
She heard Van Torp close his door,
though she had not heard him open 1t,
and turning round she found herself
face to face with him. Her eyes were
sparkling with anger.
Very sorry" he said. II couldn't
help hearing"
IT'S of no consequence for should
have told you," Margaret answered
briefly.
He argued we'll for himself from her
tone and manner, but he chose to
show that he would not force his COM
panY upon her lust then. when she