Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-25

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riage four years ago, when he had cut
1T on for some reason known only to
himself. OF course recollection. al
ready four years old, could not be-
trusted like one that dated only az far
back as three months; for he had left
her not long before his supposed
death
There were the hands, and there
was the left hand especially. That
might be the seat of the doubt. Pos.
sibly she had never noticed that
Leven had a way Of keeping his left
little finger almost constantly crooked
and turned inward as If it were lame.
But she was not sure even of that
for she was not one of those people
who study the hands Of every one they
know, and can recognize them at a
glance. She had certainly never
watched her husbands as CLOSELY as
she was watching Kralinsky's now.
/, Margaret was in the best of spirits.
and talked more than usual, not stop
ping to think how Van Torp's mere
presence would have chilled and al.
fenced her three or four months
earlier.
! On the whole 1t was a gay dinner
and Mrs. Rushmore and Kralinsky
knew that 1t was very good one, and
told each other so afterward as thew
walked slowly up and down the great
promenade deck in the starlight. For
people who are very fond of good eat.
Ing can chatter pleasantly about their
food for hours, recalling the recent de.
lights of a perfect chaud-froid or a
faultless sauce; and 1t was soon ey1.
dent that there was nothing connect
ed with such subjects which Kralin.
sky did not understand and appreci-
ate. from Chinese bird's-nest soup to
the rules Of the great Marie-Antoine
Careme and Briuat-Savarin's "Physi-
ology of Taste" Kralinsky also knew
everybody. Between gastronomy and
society, he appeared to Mrs. Rush.
more to know everything there was
to be known.
Lady Maud caught snatches of the
conversation as the two came near
| her, and then turned back; and she re-
membered that Leven used to talk on
the same subjects with elderly women
on whom he wished to make a pleas.
ant impression. The voice was his,
too, and yet she knew she had doubt
somewhere, very small doubt, which
1t was sort of slow torture to feel
was still unsatisfied.
Mr.. Van Torp sat between her and
Lady Margaret while the two others
walked. The deep-cushioned straw
chairs stood round low fixed table
on which there had been coffee, and at
Margaret's request the light had been
put out, though 1t was only small,
opalescent one, placed under the avn
ing abaft the wheel-house and bridge.
I'VE must be going very FAST" said
Lady Maud" for the sea is fiat as a
millpond, and yet there's a gale as
soon as one gets out of the lee Of
things"
She's doing %. believe" replied
Van Torp, "and she can do 23 If
pressed. She will, by and by. when
she gets warmed up"
l. Where are we going" Margaret
asked. cat this rate we are sure to
get somewhere!"
Il don't know where we're going,
I'm sure" The millionaire smiled in
the gloom. But as you say, It doesn't
take more than five minutes to get
somewhere in ship like this"
You must have told the captain
what you wanted him to do! You
must have given some orders!"
why, certainly. l told him to look
around and see if he could find anoth.
er yacht like this anywhere in the
Mediterranean. 80 he's just looking
around. like that, I suppose. And II
he, finds another yacht anything like
this, We'll see which of us can 20 fast.
est. You see l don't know anything
about ships, or where to go, SO I just
thought of that way of passing the
time, and when you're tired Of rushing
about and want to go anywhere in par.
ticular, why, I'll take you there. If
the weather cuts up we'll go in some.
where and wait, and see things on
shore. Will that do?"
Margaret laughed at the vagueness
of such q rowing commission, but LADY
Maud looked toward her friend In the
starlight and tried to see his express
sion, for she was sure that he had a
settled plan in his mind, which he
would probably put into execution.
She rose. do you mind very much
II go to bed. I'm rather sleepy after
the journey. Oh. l mustn't forget to
tell you." she added, speaking to Mar.
garet, II always lock my door at
night. 80 don't be surprised! If YOU
want to come in and talk when YOU
come down Just call, or knock. and III
let you in directly"
"All right" Margaret answered.
Lady Maud disappeared below. leay.
ing the two together, for Mrs. Rush.
more and Kralinsky had found a pleas.
ant sheltered place to sit, further aft,
and the Count was explaining to the
good American lady the delicious Rus.
sian mysteries of "Borshtsh, "shtshi. !"
"Kasha." and "Smyetany," after ex.
tolling the unapproachable flavor of
fresh surgeons roe. and explaining
that "caviare" is not at all the Rus
sian name for 1t and is not even a
Russian word: and Mrs. Rushmore lis.
tened with intense interest and stood
up for her country, on a basis of