The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-18

questions about words that were not
quite clearly written, and she was
obliged to read it through. 1t occurred
to her that it was couched in extreme
ly peremptory terms, even for ar of
Tended bride-elect; but that was none
of her business.
She resumed her walk not knowing
whittier and not caring, always at the
same even pace, and hardly noticing
the people who passed her. of whom a
good many were in two-horse cabs,
some in queer little German motors,
and few on foot; and she thought,
and wondered, and tried to under
stand, but could not. At all events,
she was glad to be alone; she was
glad not to have even Van Torp with
her, and she was quite Indifferent to
the fact that time was passing, and
that Margaret was beginning to Won
der where in the world she was.
my dear child" Mrs. Rushmore
said, when the prima donna expressed
her surprise, those English people
are all alike, when they are once out
on road by themselves. They must
take long walk They never know
when to stop walking. | cannot I'M
derstans what they can see in it. Per-
haps YIN, will kindly touch the bell.
my dear, and I will send the tea away
1t can be brought fresh for her when
she comes. Thank you, Margaret
But she will not come in till it is Just
time to dress for dinner Mark my
words, my child, the countess will be
late for dinner. All English people
are. Have you heard from Mons. Lo-
gotheti to-day?"
Not today" Margaret answered,
depressing little start for she was
as near to being nervous as she ever
was. and she was thinking of him Just
then, and the question had come sud
denly.
81 think it is time you heard from
him. said Mrs. Rushmore, her natur-
al severity asserting itself Il should
think that after those very strange
stories in the papers he would write
to you and explain, or come himself.
BY the by, perhaps Sou viii kindly
pass me the Herald, NY dear. What
did you once tell me was the name Of
his yacht?"
The Erinna" Margaret answered.
handing Mrs. Rushmore the sheet.
Exactly! | think that means the
Fury"
He told me it was the name of a
Greek poetess," Margaret observed.
'On account of her temper, | sup
pose" answered the good lady alb
sently, for she was looking up and
down the columns in search of some
thing she had already seen. Here
it isl" she said. 1T is under the
yachting news. Cape Finisterre.
Passed at p m, going south, steam
yacht Erinna, with owner and party
on board. All we'll My dear child, it
is quite clear that if this is Mons. Lo-
sotheti's yacht, he is going to Glib
raltar."
Il don't know anything about geog-
raphy," Margaret said, and her wrath,
which had been smouldering sullenly
for days, began TO glow again.
Margaret" said Mrs Rushmore,
you surprise me, You were very
well taught"
But the prima donna did not hear
the long TRADE of mild reproof that
followed. She knew well enough
where Gibraltar was, and that Logo
theft was going all the way round to
the Mediterranean on his yacht with
some one for company, and that the
voyage was long one. After what
Lady Maud had said there was not
the least doubt in her mind as to his
companion, who could be no one but
Baraka. He had been told that he
was not wanted at Bayreuth, and he
was celebrating the sunset of his
bachelor life in his own way. That
was clear. If he received the tele-
gram that had just been sent to him,
he would get it at Gibraltar, should
he stop there, and as for answering it
before Margaret left Bayreuth, she
was inclined to make such thing i'm
possible by going away the next morn.
ing, if not that very night.