The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19

"Oh, certainly. And that was at
the end of July, and Leven was killed
late in June"
YES. That only leaves a month
for him to have been to Asia-that's
absurd"
Utterly, totally, and entirely impos-
sible," asseverated Mr.. Van Torp.
"One of two things. Either this man
is your husband, and II he is, he's not
the man who found the rubies in Asia
Or else, If he is that man, he's not
Leven. / wish that heather girl had
been here yesterday! She could have
told in minute. She'd better have
been here anyway than cutting around
the Mediterranean with that fellow
Logotheti."
YES" Lady Maud answered grave
ly. But about myself-if Leven is
alive, what is my position-I meant
don't really quite know where I am,
do II"
Anybody but you would have
thoughtof marrying again already" OBJ.
served Mr.. Van Torp, looking up side
ways in her eyes, for she was taller
than he. Then you'd really be in a
bad fix, wouldn't you? But as it is, I
don't see that it makes much differ
ence. The mans going under a false
name. so he doesn't mean to claim
you as his wife, nor to try to get a
| divorce again, as he did before. He's
just going to be somebody else for his
own good, and he'll get married that
| way, maybe. That's his business, not
yours. l don't suppose you're going
| to get up in church and forbid the
| banns, are your"
81 would, like a shot" said Lady
Maud. so would you, I'm sure!
Think of the other woman!"
That's So" answered Van Torp
without enthusiasm. However, we've
| got to think about you and the pres
| ent, and decide what we'll do. / sup
pose the best thing is for me to put
him off with some excuse, so that you
| can come on the yacht"
please do nothing of the sort!"
| cried Lady Maud.
'But want you to come" objected
her friend.
81 mean to come. Do you think I'm
afraid to meet him."
| Van Torp looked at her in some sur
prise, and not without admiration.
There isn't anybody like you, any
way" he said quietly. But there's
going to be a circus on that ship il
he's Leven," he added. IF he makes
fuss I'll read the riot act and loci
him up
"Oh, no." answered Lady Maud, who
was used to Mr.. Van Torps familiar
vocabulary, why need there be an,
trouble? You've not told him l an
coming, you say. Very well. If b,
sees me suddenly after he has beer
on board little while, he'll certainl.
betray himself, and then 1 shall b,
sure. Leven is a man of the world
was or is'-God knows which! Blu
If it is he, and he doesn't want to b.
recognized, he'll behave as if nothin,
had happened, after the first momen
of surprise. At least l shall be cel
tain. must be positively sur
| WuetuSl LtNeu is awe OF uodO, 10
what I have got back in these las
two months is my whole life. A mer
recognition at first sight and at te
yards is not enough. 1t may be onl
marvellous resemblance. for the
say every one has a double some
where in the world"
They used to say, too, that If yo
met your double one of you woul
die observed Van Torp. "Thos
things are all stuff and nonsense, c
course. / was just thinking. Well,
he continued, dwelling on his favorit
monosyllable, eff you decide to com
on the yacht, and if the man doesn
blow away, we shall know the truth i
three or four days from now, an
that's comfort And even if he turn
out to be Leven, maybe we can mai
age something"
Lady Maud chose not to ask whs
her friend thought he could ''maner~