Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-12

would certainly get for such an I'M
portant and cleverly managed theft.
The poor girl implored and wept in
vain: Lady Maud could do nothing.
and would not stay to be told any
more insane stories about ruby mines
in Tartary. She called the sergeant,
freed herself from Barakas despair.
ing hold on her hand and went out.
And when she thought of what must
have gone before. and Of the part lo-
gotheti had almost certainly played
in the girls life, her anger was
reused. and she sat down and wrote
to Margaret on the impulse OF the mo-
ment. She gave detailed account of
her experience at the police station.
including especially a description of
the way Raraka had behaved in trying
to send message to Logotheti.
81 tell you quite frankly" Lady
Maud wrote in conclusion. that my
| friend Mr.. Van Torp has begged me
very urgently to use any friendly in
/ fluence | may possess. TO induce you
! to reconsider your engagement. be
cause he hopes that you will accept
him instead You will not think any
| less we'll Of him for that. A man may
ask his best friend to help him to
marry the girl he is In love with. l
am sure! ! told him that I would not
do anything to make trouble between
you and Logo. II am making trou-
BILE now. by writing all this. 1t is there
halv hui No
cause the impression have had
about Logo has really frightened me.
for you. ! made such wretched fall
ure of my own married life that
have some right to warn friend who
seems to be on the point of doing Just
I the same thing You have a right to
be sure that the man you marry is
quite free. and that you won't sud
denly meet lovely eastern girl OF 90
who claims him after you think he ia
yours: and your friend has right to
! warn you. if she feels sure that he is
mixod up in some affair that isn't
over yet.
II don't know where Logo is. but II
; he were near enough ! should go to
him and tell him what | think. OF
course he is not in town now-no
: body is. and I've only stayed on te
clear everything out of my house
now that I'm giving 1t up. suppose
he is with you. though you said 20,
did not want him at Bayreuth! Show
him this letter II you like. for I'm
quite ready to face him If he's angry
al SvHtA
Join you in Paris. IL you wanted me
for ! have nothing to do and strang,
to Say have q little money! I've
J sold almost all my furniture. 20,
| know, SO I'm not such total paupel
9 as usual But in any case answe
, this, please, and tell me that Ss.av,
done right. or wrong, just as you fee
about it-and then we will go on be
ing friends. or say good-by. whicheve
you decide"
Lady Maud signed this long lette
}, and addressed 1t to Miss Margare
= Dome. at Bayreuth, feeling sure tina
1t would be delivered, even withou
the name of the hotel. which she di
not know But the Bayreuth post
.OIlCo was OVcTWOTkeQ during Ine iii
tied time of the performances. and
happened that the extra assistan
through whose hands the letter passe
for distribution either did not kno'
; that Miss Dome was the famous Co
dova, or did not happen to remembe
= the hotel at which she was stopping
or both. and 1t got pigeon-holed unde
D D. to be called for The consequence
Y was that Margaret did not receive
i until the morning after tho perform
: ance of "Parsifal" to which she ha
t taken Van Torp, though 1t had lei
e London only six hours after him: fc
o such things will happen even in e.
9 tremely well-managed countries whe
Q people send letters insuffciently a,
G dressed.
e Furthermore, 1t also happened tn;