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j mean. You taught me to say bet
ter didn't you?"
Lady Maud tried to smile.
"Of two, yes" she answered. "You
are forcing my hand, my dear friend
she went on very gravely. "You know
very well that i trust you with all my
heart. If it were possible to imagine
case in which the safety of the
world could depend on my choosing
one of you for my husband, you know
very well that / should take you,
though l never was the least little bit
in love with you, any more than you
ever were with me-"
well, but If you would, she ought"
argued Mr.. Van Torp. Its for her
own good, and as you're friend of
hers, you ought to help her to do
what's good for her. That's only fair.
If she doesn't marry me, she's GER
tain to marry that Greek, so it's a
forced choice it appears to me-"
But l can't"
"She's nice girl, isn't she?"
Eyes, very"
"And you like her, don't you?"
VERY much. Her father was my ia
Tiers best friend"
Il don't believe in atavism,' OBJ
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"Well-" he said aloud, in a tone of
doubt, after a minute or two.
But he said no more, for he was
much too reticent and sensible a per-
son to talk to himself audibly even
when he was alone, and much too eau
tious to be sure that servant might
not be within hearing, though the door
was shut He stood before the win
dow nearly quarter of an hour, think
ing that Lady Maud might come back
but as no sound of any step broke the
silence he understood that he was
not to see her again that day, and he
quietly let himself out of the house
and went off. not altogether discon-
tented with the extraordinary impress
sion he had made.
Lady Maud sat alone upstairs, so
absorbed in her thoughts that she did
not hear the click of the lock as he
opened and shut the front door.
She was much more amazed at her
self than surprised by the offer he had
made. Temptation, in any reasonable
sense of the word, had passed by her
in life, and she had never before I'M
derstood what it could mean to her.
She was eight-and-twenty years of
age and a widow, and now it came
to her suddenly in a shape of ire
mendous strength, through her trusted
friend, who had helped her for years
to help others. 1t was real tempta-
ton. The man who offered her a mil
/ lion pounds to save miserable wretches
from a life Of unspeakable horror,
could offer twice as much, four. five,
or ten millions perhaps. No one knew
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CHAPTER III.

A few days after she had talked
with Lady Maud, and before Mr.. Van
Torp's arrival, Margaret had gone
abroad, without waiting for the
promised advice in the matter of the
wedding gown. With admirable re-
gard for the proprieties she had quite
declined to let. Logotheti cross the
channel with her, but had promised
to see him at Versailles, where she
was going to stop a few days with her
mothers old American friend, the ex-
cellent Mrs. Rushmore. with whom
she meant to go to Bayreuth to hear
"Parsifal'' for the first time.
Mrs. Rushmore had disapproved pro-
foundly of Margarets career, from the
first. After Mrs. Donne's death, she
had taken the forlorn girl under her
protection, and had encouraged her to
go on with what she vaguely called
her music lessons" The good lady
was one of those dear, old-fashioned.
kind, delicate-minded and golden
hearted American women we may
never see again. now that progress"
has got civilization BY the throat and
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served the American, "but that's Meth
er here nor there. You know what
you wrote me. Do you believe she'll
be miserable with Logotheti or not?'
81 think she WILL" Lady Maud an
swered truthfully. But may be
wrong"
mo; you're right know it. But
marriage is gamble anyway, as you
know better than any one. Are you
equally sure that she would be mis-
cradle with me? Dead sure, mean"
mo, I'm not sure. But that's not a
reason"
It's q first-rate reason. | care for
that lady, and / want her to be happy,
and as you admit that she will have a
better chance of happiness with me
than with Logotheti, I'm going to
marry her myself, not only because |
want to, but because it will be long
sight better for her. See? No fault
in that line of reasoning, is there?"
so far as reasoning goes" Lady
Maud's tone was half an admission.
That's all l wanted you to say"
interrupted the American. $50 that's
settled, and you're going to help me"
No." answered Lady Maud quietly;
81 won't help you to break off that en-
gagement But if it should come to
nothing, without your interfering
that is, by the girls own free will
and choice and change of mind, I'd
help you to marry her If l could"
But you admit that she's going to
be miserable" said Van Torp stub
bornly
Pm sorry for her. but it's none of
my business. It's not honorable to
try and make trouble between en-
gagged people. no matter how ill
matched they may be-"
Funny sidea of honor" observed
the American, that you're bound to
let a friend of yours break her neck
at the very gravel pit where you were
nearly smashed yourself! In the hunt
ing field you'd grab her bride If she
wouldn't listen to you, but in a mat
ter of marriage-oh. no! It's dishon.
orable to interfere She's made her
choice and she must abide by it, and
all that kind of stuff"
Lady Maud's clear eyes met his
angry blue ones calmly.
Il don't like you when you say such
things" she said, lowering her voice
little.
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I'll take a rest and sort of look
around. Maybe something will turn
up. I've concluded to win the Derby
next year-that's something anyway"
"Rather Have you thought of any
thing else?"
She laughed little, but was grave
the next moment, for she knew him
much too well to believe that he had
taken such step out of caprice, or a
mere fancy for change. He noticed
the grave look and was silent for a
few moments.
1.-The Derby's a side show" he said
at last. I've come over to get mar
ried, and l want you to help me. VIII
your"
Can II" asked Lady Maud, evas-
lively.
yes, you can, and l believe there1l
be trouble unless you do"
"Who is she? Do know herr" She
was trying to put off the evil moment
"oh, yes. you know her quite well.
It's Nine. Cordova."
"But she's engaged to Mons. Logo
theft"
81 don't care. l mean to marry her
if she marries any one. He shan't
have her anyway"
"But l cannot deliberately help you
to break off her engagement! It's i'm
possible!"
"See here" answered Mr.. Van Torp.
"You know that Greek, and you know
me. Which of us will make the best
husband for an English girl? That's
what Nine. Cordova is. after all.
put it to you. If you were forced to
choose one of us yourself, which would
you take? That's the way to look at
it,"
"But Miss Dome is not forced to
take one of you"
she's going to be. It's the same.
Besides, said IT, Won't you answer
me?"
She's in love with Mons. Logo
theti," said Lady Maud, rather desper.
ately.
"Is she, now? 1 wonder. 1 don't
much think so myself. He's clever
and he's obstinate, and he's just made
her think she's in love. that's all Any
how, that's not an answer to my ques
ton. Other things being alike, if she
had to choose, which of us would be
I the best husband for her?-the better
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SYNOPSIS.

Baralxa, Tartar girl, became enamored
of a golden bearded stranger who was
prospecting and studying herbs in the
vicinity of her home in central Asia, and
revealed to him the location of mine
of rubies hoping that the stranger would
love her in return for her disclosure.
They were followed to the cave by the
girls relatives, who blocked up the en-
trance, and drew off the water supply,
leaving the couple to die. Baraka's cousin
Saad. her betrothed, attempted to climb
down cliff overlooking the mine; but
the traveller shot him. The stranger was
revived from a water gourd Saad car
ried, dug his way out of the tunnel, and
departed deserving the girl and carrying
a bag of rubies. Baraka gathered all the
gems she could carry, and started in pur-
suit. Margaret Dome CMargarita da
Cordova), a famous prima donna, became
engaged in London to Konstantin Lo-
gotheti. a wealthy Greek financier: Her
intimate friend was Countess Leven,
known as Lady Maud, whose husband
had been killed by a bomb in St. Peters
burg; and Lady Maud's most intimate
friend was Rufus Van Torp, an. Amerl-
can, who had been cowboy In early
life, but had become one of the richest
men in the world. Van Torp was in love
with Margaret and rushed to London as
soon as he heard of her betrothal.
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81 didn't mean to be rude" an
swered the millionaire, almost hum
bly,. "You see / don't always know.
learnt things differently from what
you did. / suppose you'd think it an
insult if said I'd give large sum of
money to your charity the day l mar
,ried Nine. Cordova, if you'd help me
through"
please stop" Lady Maud's face
darkened visibly. That's not like
you"
"Ill give million pounds sterling"
said Mr.. Van Torp slowly.
Lady Maud leaned back in her cor
ner of the sofa, clasping her hands
rather tightly together in her lap. Her
white throat flushed as when the light
of dawn kisses Parian marble, and the
fresh tint in her cheeks deepened soft
ly; her lips were tightly shut, her
eyelids quivered a little, and she
looked straight before her across the
room.
you can do pretty good deal with
million pounds" said Mr.. Van Torp,
after the silence had lasted nearly
half a minute.
DON'T" cried Lady Maud, in an
odd voice.
Forty thousand pounds year." OBJ
served the millionaire thoughtfully.
You could do quite a great deal of
good with that, couldn't you?"
Don't! Please DON'T"
She pressed her hands to her ears
and rose at the same instant. Per-
haps it was she, after all, and not her
friend who had been brought suddenly
to a great cross-road in life. She
stood still one moment by the sofa
without looking down at her COM
panion; then she left the room
abruptly. and shut the door behind
her.
Van Torp got up from his seat slow
ly when she was gone, and went to
the window, softly blowing a queer
tune between his closed teeth and
his open lips, without quite whistling.
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It'll be a sort of souvenir of the old
Nickel Trust" said her friend, watch
ing her with satisfaction.
"Have you really sold out all your
interest in it," she asked, sitting
down again; and now that she re-
turned to the question her tone showed
that she had not yet recovered from
her establishment.
That's what I've done. I always
told you 1 would, when l was ready.
Why do you look so surprised? Would
you rather l hadn't?"
Lady Maud shook her head and her
voice rippled deliciously as she an
swered:
81 can hardly imagine you without
the Nickel Trust that's all! What in
the world shall you do with your
self?"
ooh, various kinds of things.
think I'll get married, for one. Then
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the vast extent of his wealth, and in
an age of colossal fortunes she had
often heard his spoken of with the
half-dozen greatest. you can do
quite great deal of good with forty
thousand pounds year."
Van Torp's rough-hewn speech rang
through her head, and somehow its
reckless grammar gave it strength
and made it stick in her memory, word
for word. In the drawer of the writ
ing table before which she was sitting
there was a little file of letters that
meant more to her than anything else
in the world, except one dear memory.
They were all from rescued women,
they all told much the same little
story, and it was good to read. She
had made many failures, and SOME
terrible ones, which she could never
forget; but there were real successes,
too, there were over dozen of them
now, and she had only been at work
for three years. If she had more
money, she could do more; if she had
much she could do much; and she
knew of one or two women who could
help her. What might she not accom-
plish in lifetime with the vast sum
her friend offered her!-the price of
hindering marriage that was almost
sure to turn out badly, perhaps as
badly as her own!-the money value
of a compromise with her conscience
on a point of honor which many wom-
en- would have thought very vague in
deed, if not absurd in such a case.
She knew what temptation meant,
now, and she was to know even better
before long. The prima donna had
said that she was going to marry Lo-
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gotheti chiefly because he insisted
on it.
The duel for Margaret's hand had
begun; Van Torp had aimed blow
that might well give him the advan-
tage if it went home; and Logotheti
himself was quite unaware of the
skillful attack that threatened his hap
piness.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-05-14
Election.

Fishing steamers Chesapeake and
Brusstar left last week for Baltimore
for repairs. Quite number of people
from arounI here went up on the Chesa-
peake for trip.
MIR. and Mrs. Gray have decided
since my last letter to the paper to make
their home in Virginia. After all there
is no place so sweet as Virginia. They
have travelled extensively on their
yacht with view of purchasing a home,
and Virginia is their choice. MIR. Gray
has purchased land from Willie Robin
son on the beautiful Chesapeake bay
opposite the place they suffered ship
wreck last September. at which time
they were taken to the home of Mr..
Robinson.
Mrs. Joseph Gunther and Miss Elnora
Ashburne left this week for their home
near Weems after spending a week with
Mrs. Alpha Walker Mr.. Gunther spent
Saturday and Sunday with his wife at
Mr.. Walkers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cutheral spent last
Sunday at the home of NJ. l.. Saunders.
THELMA.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-05-14
LET'S CONVENE AND NOMINATE.

Some of Our contemporaries which
champion the primary plan of nominat-
ing candidates are still calling for a
State convention to promulgate plat
form.
But who can say that the convention,
il once assembled. would stop at MAX
ing a platform? Suppose one of the
candidates should have a working
majority of the delegates present In
such case it is not improbable that they
would take the bit in their mouths and
make a nomination.
1t may be argued that this would be
in violation of the primary plan of
making nominations. But is there any
thing to prevent a State convention
from abolishing the primary? If so.
we know not what it is. A convention
OF the Democratic party of Virginia is u
law unto itself.
We'have heard at least one distingui-
shed party leader say that If conven-
tion should be held he would favor u
nominating convention, as he could see
TO sufficient reason for. having both a
convention and a primary. There is
reason to believe that large number
of Democrats in the State are of the
same mind. : Newport News Times
Herald. SIS
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-05-14
NOME DEATHS.

Mr.. Joseph A. Pullen died suddenly
at his home in King George, Thursday.
aged 73 years. He was for twenty
years commissioner of revenue of King
George. He was prominent in church
work, being an active member of Round
hlll Baptist church. In politics he was
a Democrat.
Mrs. Joseph Savin died at her home
at Lively April 30th at an advanced
age. lnterment Saturday, May LIST. at
Bethel NJ. +. church cemetery. Mrs
Savin is survived by two daughters.
one son, two sisters, several grandchil-
dren and host of friends. She was
loved by all who knew her and her
pleasant guide, both old and young alike.
We believe she is now in peaceful rest
where there is no suffering or care.
Mrs. Joseph S. Christopher died at
her home near Rehoboth Church Sun
day, May End, after. a short illness.
Mrs. Christopher was a lady of noble
character and beloved by all who knew
her. She was 81 years of age and had
lived in the West up to not quite year
ago. when she married Mr.. Christie
pher. of Rehoboth Church, who sur
wives her. Mrs. Christopher was a
member of and great worker in Re-
hoboth M. E. Church and Sunday
School.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-05-14
CRISP NEWS.

Rev. Jas. Cannon, jr., and Rev. E.
II. Rowe. both prominent educators in
Virginia. have been sick for some time.
The Virginia Conference of Charities
and Correction will convene at Lynch.
burg Monday next, to continue three
days.
James Boyle and wife are lodged in
the Pennsylvania penitentiary, the
former under a sentence of life impris-
onment, the latter for term of twen-
ty-five years, for kidnapping little
Willie Whitla.
In the great Memorial services at
lakewood Confederate Cemetery, Rich
mond, Judge VIM. Hodges Mann was
the orator of the day. and very elo-
quently he is reported to have acquitted
himself.
Bishop Charles B. Galloway, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South, is
critically i'll of pneumonia at his home
in Jackson, Miss. He has been in feeble
health for several weeks. The physi-
clans attending him announce that he
is gradually sinking and that it is not
possible that he can survive.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-05-14
POLITICAL.

Three candidates for the House will
be in the race in Norfolk. Hon. w. W,
Old. jr., and Hon. Merritt T. Cook. old
members. will stand for reelection.
j. I. Deal is new entry. Norfolk is
entitled to two representatives.
We have received complaints from,
the managers of Judge Mann's cam
paign for inserting the article on the
second page of our issue of April %.
purporting to be a letter from Rich
mond entitled ''Gubernational Fight
Warns up, and we must confess the
complaint is entirely justified. This
article was sent from the Tucker head
quarters, paid for at regular rates. and
should have been designated as such. -
Sussex Standard.
He that lives by the sword NAV ex-
pect toperish by the sword. Mr.. Tucker
has injected into this primary election
campaign no little mud-slinging in the
way of ridicule and sarcasm in discuss
ing Judge Mann's record as a Confed-
crate soldier. railroad attorney and
legislator. Judge Mann has not retorted
in kind. though it appears that there is
abundant opportunity for him to do so.
But the dragon teeth which Mr.. Tucker
has been sowing is sprouting vigorous
crop of newspaper champions of Judge
Mann. who do not seem to share in his
delicacy of feeling and reluctance to
handle campaign mud. Petersburg
Index-Appeal. r,v
Mr.. Tucker can only hope TO advance
his own cause by disparaging his oppo
nent, a course which usually fails. as
the experience of others in joint de-
bates fully attests. If his prospects
were bright and he was really hopeful
of victory, he would naturally be suave
and smiling and inclined to be gracious
to his opponent. That is the usual at
titude of candidates who regard their
candidacy as triumphant. But Mr..
Tucker virtually comedies that Mann
has the advantage of greater popular
strength when he assumes the agrees
sive and devotes his energies chiefly to
trying to break down the record of
Mann.-Danville Register.
This going some for April, consid. r.
ing that the election will not be until
August. Probably along in July these
contemporaries. striving for the promo
ton of good feeling and the abolition of
mud singing, will have it that MIR.
Tucker stole the Washington house
from his blind and crippled grandmother
and that Judge Mann deserted. was
secretly in the service of the United
States government as spy from 1863
to 1865 and really brought about the
downfall of the Confederacy. Appar-
emily these Virginia newspapers are
guided by the solemn and patriotic con-
viction that mud singing done for one
side is duty while done on the other
side it is an outrage without precedent
and shame without parallel lin. TIN.
worlds history. And why there should
be any of it on either side in what seems
70 US to be an affable and inconsequential
imble around the political track. we
cannot quite understand. "What did
hey kill each other for?" the little
grandson cried. News Leader.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-05-14
MILLIONS OF TROUT.
,Sefth'rn Fishermen T.ks 400. 600
POUNDS end S,,il Millions are

Sefth.rn Fishermen T.ks 400 OO0
Pounds END S,,Il Millions are
Left. -at
The greatest sthool of sea front or
school of fish of any other kind ever
seen within the memory of the Oldest
FISHERMEN swarmed into the Chesapeake
Friday night and fought for possessie N
OF the waters with six fishing smacks
which were on the Job.
About 400. 900 pounds of them gave
up their lives in an effort to hold the
waters, the fishermen scooping up that
many with their purse nets, and others
of the fish wonld have been surely sac
riiced had the holds of the smaclss
been larger; but they were full. and
the vessels were down to their gun
wales, and that in short order.
After all and comparatively speaking.
but few of the fish We're taken. as when
the six vessels were full the fish were
apparently as numerous as ever. One
captain said that sixty-six boats could
have been filled. and still they would
have been more fish in the water than
out of it. The fish weighed from four
TO eight pounds each.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-05-14
OUR CAMPS.

Wharton Grove encampment will be.
gin Friday before the fourth SUNDAY in
August (20th) and last ten DAYS. DIR.
II. M. Wharton, Rev. C. L. jackson. of
Germantown. Pa, and the Brouphton
brothers, of Raleigh. N. c., will con-
duct the meetings.
The committee of Marvin Grove
Camp met Saturday on the camp
grounds and made full arrangements
and let privileges. In addition to the
full committee Presiding Elder Gavle.
Rev. Starke Jett and several friends
were present. 1t was decided that no
eye specialists be allowed to do
business on the grounds and that
photographers not pitch their tents
closer than Lara and Rainswood.
The following privileges were let:
w. G. Beane, hotel, w. A. Brvant
one confectionery stand and Davenport
& Pierce the other. and Mr.. Thomas
the horse lot.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-05-14

There is great exodus of the colored
people from this section who are leav-
ing every week for the North where
they go to secure employment dur
ing the summer months. Tidewater
Democrat.
This has been the news from
nearly every section of Tidewater
Virginia ever since and lust
prior to the close of the oyster
season. Our old State is chart
table, indeed, and long suffering.
Not only are we taxed inequita-
bly, to support the negro schools
but we have to share our natural
resources with a shiftless, worth
less element. We are willing to
suffer something for the educa-
tional-and much for the moral
uplift of our negro race, but we
protest against this crowd OF
young "bucks" that go north to
serve in summer and come back
here penniless to divide the cream
OF our water products with the
better negro element and the
white resident upon the opening
OF the oyster season. The Vir-
ginla legislature was asked last
session to exclude this shifting
class from exercising the longing
privilege and the demand will be
repeated at the next session.