Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-09
"send Mr.. Van Torp's Man Up, Potts,

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"send Mr.. Van Torp's Man Up, Potts"
in first-class dairy? Do you know
the color of Attorney cream when it's
ready to be skinned? Her complex
ions just like that, and when she's
angry, it's as if you squeezed the juice
OF about one red currant into tho
whole pan of cream. Not more than
one, should think See what I
mean?"
Eyes. She must be awfully pretty.
Tell me more. His she nice hair?
Even teeth?"
Il should think she had!" an.
swered MT. Van Torp, with even more
enthusiasm than he had shown yet
They're as small and even and white
as If somebody had gone to work and
carved them all around half a new
billiard ball, not separate, you under.
stand, but all in one piece Very pref.
ty mouth they make, with those rather
hroiled-salmon-colo lips she has,
and little chin that points up, as IL
she could hold her own. She can, too,
Her hair? Wen, you see. she's cut Il
short, to be boy, but it's as thich
as a beavers fur, / should say, and
pretty black. It's a silky kind Of
hair. that looks alive. You know
what / mean, daresay. Some bru,
nettes' hair looks coarse and dusky,
like horsehair, but hers isn't that kind,
and it makes sort of reflection in the
sun, the way a young ravens wing.
feathers do, if you understand"
You're describing raving beauty,
it seems to me-"
ooh, no." said the American limo.
Gently. Now if our friend Griggs,
the novelist were here, he'd find all
the right words and things, but can
only tell you just what saw"
s'You tell it uncommonly well!"
Margaret's face expressed anything
but pleasure. rs she tall?"
Its hard to tell, in mems clothes.
Three inches shorter than am. may.
be. I'm a middle-sized man, sup,
pose. used to be five feet ten in my
shoes. She may be five feet seven,
not more.''
But that's tall for woman"
"Is it?" Mr.. Van Torp's tone ex.
pressed an innocent Indifference.
Eyes. Has she nice hands?"
II didn't notice her hands. oh, yes,
remember!" he exclaimed, suddenly
correcting himself 81 did notice
them. She held up that ruby to the
light and happened to look at her
fingers. Small, well-shaped fingers,
tapering nicely, but with sort of
firm look about them that you don't
often see in woman's hands. You've
got it, too"
Have ~ Margaret looked down at
her right hand. But, of course, hers
are smaller than nine" she said.
Well, you see, orientals almost all
have very small hands and feet-too
small, call them-little tiny feet like
MICE
Margaret's own were well-shaped,
but by no means small
THE girl is in London, you say?"
Her tone made question of the state
ment.
"She was there two days ago, when
l left AT least, she had been to see
me that very morning. Almost as
soon as she was gone I went out, and
in the first shop looked into met
Logotheti. 1t was Pinney's, the lew
eler's, remember, for bought a col
lar stud. We came away together
and walked some time, and he told
me the Tartar girls story. asked
him to dine to-day, but l was obliged
to leave town suddenly, and so / had
to put him off with note. / dare.
say he's still IN London"
II daresay he is" Margaret re.
peated. and rising suddenly she went
to the window.
Mr.. Van Torp rose too, and thought
Of what he should say in taking his
leave of her, for he felt that he had
stayed long enough.
The prima donna was still looking
out of the window when the door
opened and her English maid ap-
peared on the threshold. Margaret
turned at the sound.
What is it?" she asked quietly.
There's Mr.. Van Torp's man,
ma'am," answered Potts. HE wants
to speak to his master at once"
"You had better tell him to come
up" Margaret answered. You may
Just as well see him here without go
ing all the wey downstairs" she said,
speaking to Van Torp.
You're very kind. I'm sure.e he re-
Piled; but think I'd better be 60
ing, anyway"
No, don't go yet please! There's
something else want to say. See
your man here while go and speak
to Mrs. Rushmore. Send Mr.. Van
s2Terp.s man up, Potts" she added. and