The state herald., 1909-11-19


can speak Tartar" Logotheti an
swered in matter-of-fact tone.
81 daresay! But you're not going
to travel from Constantinople to the
Pacific ocean"
81 might. One never can tell what
one may like to do"
"Oh, II it's because Tartar is use-
full against the bites of sharks" an
swered Margaret, quoting Alice. learn
1t by all means!"
Besides, there are all sorts of peo-
pie in Paris. I'm sure there must be
some Tartars. l might meet one, and
it would be amusing to be able to talk
to him"
'Nonsense! Why should you ever
meet a Tartar? How absurd you are!"
There's one with me now-close
beside me. at my elbow"
Don't be silly. or I'll ring on"
''If you don't believe me. listen!"
He said something in language
Margaret did not understand, and an
other voice answered him at once In
the same tongue. Margaret started
slightly and bent her brows with a
puzzled and displeased look.
''ls that your teacher?" she asked
with more interest in her tone than
she had yet betrayed.
YES"
II begin to understand. DO you
mind telling me how old she is?"
ITS not 'she.' it's a young man. I
don't know how old he is. I'll ask
him II you like"
Again she heard him speak few
incomprehensible words. which we're
answered very briefly in the same
tongue.
"He tells me he is 90" Logotheti
said. Hes goodlooklng young fel-
low. How is Mrs. Rushmore? | for.
got to ask"
"She's quite well. thank you. But /
should like to know"
"Will you be so very kind as to re-
member me to her. and to say that |
hope to find her at home the day after
tomorrow"
Certainly. Come tomorrow II you
like. But please tell me how you hap.
pened to pick up that young Tartar.
It sounds so interesting! He has such
a sweet voice."
There was no reply to this ques-
ton, and Margaret could not get an.
other word from Logotheti. The com.
munication was apparently cut OF.
She rang up the central office and
asked for his number again. but the
young woman soon said that she could
get no answer to the call. and that
something was probably wrong with
the instrument OF number one-hundred-
and-six-thirty-seven.
Margaret was not pleased. and she
was silent and absent-mInded at din
ner and in the evening.
TITS the reaction after London" she
said with smile. when Mrs. Rush
more asked II anything was the mat
ter. Il find ! am more tired than !
knew. now that it's all over"
Mrs. Rushmore was quite OF the
same opinion. and It was still early
when she declared that she herself
was sleepy and that Margaret had much
better go to bed and get good nights
rest
But when the primn donna was sit
ting before the glass and her maid
was brushing out her soft brown hair.
she was not at all drowsy. and though
her eyes looked steadily at their own
reflection In the mirror. she was not
aware that she saw anything.
Potts" she said suddenly. and
stopped.
Yes. ma'am?" answered tho maid
with meek Interrogation. and without
checking the regular movement OF the
big brush.
Potts" she began again. you are
not very imaginative. are your"
No. ma'am." the maid answered.
because II seemed to be expected OF
her. though she had never thought OF
the matter.
DO you think you could possibly
bc mistaken about voice. II you
didn't see the person who wns speak.
ing?"
In what wny. ma'am7"
II mean. do you think you could
take mans voice for womans at
n dlstanccf"
"oh. I sco'" Potts exclaimed. As
II might be. AT the toiephone1"
"Woll-at the telephone. II you like.
or anywhere else. DO you think you
mlght7"
1T would depend on the voice.
ma'am," observed Potts. with caution.
"of course Il would" aascntod Mar.
garot rather impationtly.
We'll. mnam. IN say this. since you
ask me. When I was last nt home
was mistaken In that way about my
own brother. for ! heard him calling
TO me from downstairs. and took him
for my sister Miiiy."
"oh' That's intercatingl" Marga.
ret smiled. What sort OF voice has
your brotherT How old In hc1"
Hes cightand.twenty. ma'am. and
M for his voice. he has n sweet coun.
ter tcnor. and sings nicely. He's n