The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-11-06
that she had something to DO and LETT

AHo"iu6 WHICH was yours. And then,
l often see your maid opening the
shutters in the morning."
"Oh!" Margaret smiled. "Did Won
notice anything unusual about Lady
Maud when you saw herr" she asked.
for she knew that he had good eyes.
Since you mention it, thought she
looked as if she didn't feel quite up to
the mark-pale, thought she was"
Eyes," Margaret said. She felt
Ill for a moment, and I thought she
was going to faint But it passed al
most directly, and she insisted on 90.
ing for walk"
"Oh," unused Mr.. Van Torp, els that
SO? Well, 1 dare say it was the best
thing she could do. was telling you
about Kralinsky. He's not Levi Long.
legs after all, and I'm not sure he was
ever in the west"
II thought it sounded unlikely"
Margaret said,
Il asked him, Just like that, in
friendly way, and he thought a mo-
ment and made an effort to recollect,
and then he seemed quite pleased to
remember that I'd been Fanny and
he'd been Levi Longlegs,' and that he
used to whistle things out of 'Parsifal'
by the fire of an evening""
"Well-but in that case" Marga-
ret stopped with an inquiring look.
Just so," continued Van Torp, nod.
ding did you ever attend trial
and hear witness being cross-ex-
am1ned by lawyer who wants him to
remember something, and he wants to
remember it himself, but can't be-
cause he never heard of it before in
his life? It's quite funny. The law
yer makes steps for him and puts his
feet into them so that he gets along
nicely, unless the Judge happens to
wake up and kick, and then the little
game stops right there, and somebody
laughs. Well, my talk with Kralinsky
was like that, only there was no
judge, SO he went away happy; and
we're old friends now, and punched
cows on the same ranch, and he's
coming on my yacht. I only wonder
why he was SO anxious to remember
all that, and why he thought it would
be kind Of friendly If I called him
Levi Longlegs again, and he called
me Fanny Cook. wonder! He says
he's still very fond of 'Parsifal,' and
came on purpose to hear it, but that
he's completely forgotten how to whis-
tie. That's funny, too. just thought
I'd tell you, because If you come on
my yacht and he comes, too, you're
liable to see quite good deal of one
another"
Ibid you tell him that Mrs. Rush
more and I would Gomez" Margaret
asked. "And Lady Maud?"
why, no. You've not promised yet,
any more than you did last night
when we talked about it, so how
could I? forgot to mention Lady
Maud to him, or else 1 thought 1
Wouldn't forget which. It doesn't
matter"
mo" Margaret smiled. mot a lit.
tie bit!"
"You seem amused" observed Mr..
Van Torp.
"By your way Of putting It and
your pretending to forget such
thing"
1T wasn't quite true that I forgot,
but wanted to, so didn't say any,
thing about her. That's why I put it
in that way. I don't choose to leave
you any doubt about what say, or
mean, even In the smallest things.
The moment you feel the least doubt
about the perfect accuracy of any
thing tell you, even If it's not at all
downright lie or anything resem.
bling one, you won't trust me at all,
In anything. Because, If you trust
me, you'll end by liking me. and il
you don't trust me you'll 60 back to
thinking that I'm the Beast out of
Revelation, or something, as you
used to-"
1--WE forgotten all about the Beast"
Margaret said.
Thank you," answered Mr.. Van
Torp ITO change the subjective
got little scheme to propose. May
be you'll think we'll of it. Anyhow,
as it's mere matter of business con.
nected with your career, you won't
mind my explaining 1t to you, will
you?"
mo, indeed!" Margaret was inter-
ested at once. do tell mel" she said,
leaning forward a little.
WELL" he began, 1--WE looked
around this place good deal since
I've been here, and I've come to the
conclusion that it's not very well
done, anyhow, except 'Parsifal.' That's
what most Of the people really come
for. I'm informed that they give all
the other operas better in. Munich.