The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-17

odd sensation"
Z should think It might be. IL
there anything / can say or do? III
ask the man any question you sug-
lgest. I'm certain he's not old Levi
lLonglegs, and if he's not Leven. who
on earth is he? That's what l should
like to know
Il shall find out, never fear! /
know l shall, because 1 must, if l am
ever to have any peace again. I'm not
a very nervous person, you know. am
Il? But its more than l can bear long.
to sit opposite a man at table, again
and again. as I shall have to, and not
be sure whether he's my husband,
come back from the dead. or some
lone else," She paused, and her nos
ltrils dflated a little, but Van Torp
only nodded slowly and sympathetic
ally. I mean to know before go to
bed tonight" she said. with a little
desperation in her voice 4 shall talk
to him till am sure of one thing or
the other At table, cannot tell, but
if we are alone together l know 1 can
settle the question. If you see that
we are talking at the other end OF
the deck, try to keep Mrs. Rushmore
and Margaret from coming near US.
VIII you?"
To Mrs. Rushmore's smazement
and Margaret's surprise. Lady Maud
made a dead set at KFahnsky all that
day. an attention which he seemed
to appreciate as It deserved Before
breakfast was over, Van Torp had re.
lpeated to her what Kralinsky had
said about having formerly been in
innate with LeYen, and Lady Maud
took this statement as a basis OF op-
CREATIONS for finding out just how much
he knew Of her own life; she judged
that If he we're not Leven himself. he
must soon betray the fact by his igno-
rance
That was the strangest day she had
ever passed. She found It very easy
to talk TO Kralinsky, as it always is
when there has been long familiarity.
even If it has been only the familiar
intercourse of domestic discord He
knew many details of her life in Lon
don That was clear after half an
hours conversation. She alluded to
the idle talk there had been about her
and Van Torp: Kralinsky knew all
about that and had heard, as he said.
some silly story about Leven having
found her with the American IN GER,
tain rooms in the Temple, ard about
an envelope which was said 10 have
contained over four thousand and one
hundred pounds in banknotes. He
politely secuted the story as non
sense, but he had heard It, and Lady
Maud knew that every word of it was
true. He knew of Leven's unsuccess-
full attempt to divorce her on that
ground. too. and he knew the num-
Der of her house in Charles street
Berkeley square
. On the other hand. there were
many things of which he knew moth
ing. or pretended to be ignorant. such
as the names Of her brothers and sis
tiers, her fathers favOrite pursuits /
and the like. But she understood very
we'll that if he thought she suspected
his identity under the disguise OF his
beard. and If he wished to avoid re
'cognition. ne was just the man to pre-
tend blank ignorance Of some vital
matters. after admitting his acquaint-
ance with many others. He had been
very intimate with Leven. to the last.
ne said. Leven had always written
20 him very fully about his life very
wittily sometimes. but always without
balance, That was It. he had no bal
snce." Yes, he himself had been in
Petersburg when Leyen was killed
and had seen him on the previous
day Within a week be had made a
rapid trip to New York, whence he
had now just returned He had
crossed on fve-day boats both going
and coming, and he named them.
u am naturally interested in meet
Ing any one who knew my husband so
we'll Lady Maud said, making & bold
dash a a possibility We had many
differences. as you seem 10 know. but
dare say that if he could come back
to life and know the real truth, We.
should forgive each other
She looked up to him with a gentie'
smile as she said this. for she had
often felt it: and in that instant a
flash of light came into his usually
rather uncertain eyes Her heart stood
Sill; she looked at the sea again di-
rectly, for she was leaning against the
rail: then she drew breath, as if from
an effort She had seen Il look that
could only mean recognition Leven
was alive and was standing beside
her But she had the courage to go
on talking. after a moment. and she
tried to change the subject. thought
not very adrOitly
Continued.
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