Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-26

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as she considered him a lion, ana
therefore entitled to have his own
way, she made it easy for him.
my dear count" she said blandly,
after passing Lady Maud twice, X
have really had enough now, and II
you will promise to finish your walk
alone, think will go and sit with
the Others"
He left her with Margaret and Van
Torp and went back to Lady Maud,
who moved as he came up to her,
made two steps beside him, and then
suddenly slipped into the recess
where the farmhouse joined the engine
skylight. She stood still, and he in
stantly ranged himself beside her.
They were quite out of sight Of the
others, and Of the bridge, and even II
It had been daylight they could not
have been seen except by some one
! coming from aft.
81 want to speak to you," she said,
in low, steady voice. please listen
quite quietly, for some of them may
begin to walk again"
Kralinsky bent his head twice, and
then inclined It towards her, to hear
better what she was going to say.
ut has pleased you to keep up this
comedy for "a hours" she began.
He made slight movement, which
was natural under the circumstances.
II do not understand" he said, in
his oily voice. what comedy? real
ly have no"
Don't go on" she answered, inter.
rupting him sharply. Listen to what
am going to tell you. and then de.
eide what you will do. don't think
your decision Will make very much
difference to me, but It will make a
difference to the world and to your.
self. saw you from q window when
you brought Mr.. Van Torp to the
hotel in Bayreuth, and I recognized
you at once. Since this afternoon !
have no doubt left"
II never saw you till last night,
said Kralinsky, with some little sur
prise in his tone, and with perfect as.
surance.
do you really think you can de-
ceive me any longer?" she asked. 81
told you this afternoon that if you
could come back from the dead, and
know the truth. we should probably
forgive each other, though we had
many differences. Shall WEI" She
paused a moment, and by his quicl
change Of position she saw that he
was much moved. II don't mean thai
we should ever go back to the old life
for we were not suited to eacf
other from the first. you and 1
You wanted to marry me because
was pretty and smart, and married
you because wanted to be married
and you were better looking thar
most men, and seemed to have what
l thought was necessary-fortune and
a decent position. No. don't interrupt
me. We soon found out that we did
not care for each other. You wen,
your way, and went mine. I dom,
mean to reproach You, for when ]
say you were beginning to be tired Of
me l did nothing to keep you. my
self was tired of it already. But what
ever you may have thought, I was
faithful wife. Mr.. Van Torp had
} given me a great deal Of money fol
my charity, and does still. / can &C
count for it. I never used a penny Of
, It for myself. and never shall; ane
he never was, and never will be, any
: more than q trusted friend. / dom
know why you chose to disappear
: when the man who had your pocket
book was killed and you were said tx
be dead. It's not my business, and i
: you choose to go on living under an
( other name, now that you are ricf
J again, shall not betray you, and few
. people will recognize you. at least IL
England. SO long as you wear tina
} beard. But you had it when we were
married, and knew you at once, ant
when heard you were to be Of tn.
party here, made up my mind a
1 once that I would accept the invita-
ton and come too. and speak to 70,
, as I'm speaking now. When I be
) lieved you were dead forgave 70,
\ ! everything, though was glad 70,
} were gone; frankly, did not wisl
: you alive again, but since you are
! God forbid that should wish 70,
dead. You owe me two things In ex
! change for my forgiveness: First
> yours, II I treated you ungenerousl,
or unkindly: and, secondly, you ough
: to take back every word you ever sait
= to me about Mr.. Van Torp. for Their,
l was not shadow Of truth in VIVA
: you thought. Will you do that?
. ask nothing else."
= Indeed will, my dear Maud" sal,
Count Kralinsky. in voice full O
!. emotion. ~.
> Lady Maud drew long breath. tina
{ trembled a little as 1t left her heatet
{ lips again. She had done what sh,
t believed most firmly to be right, an,
i y had not been easy. She had no
J. been surprised BY his patient silenc,
= while she had been talking; for sh,
1 had felt that It was hers to speak ant
j, his to listen.
. "Thank YOU" she satd now. IT sHal
}. nsver 60 beak to what have said
/ and neither Of M need ever allude Il
9 old times again during this trip. 1
!. viii not last long. for shall probabl,
90 home By land from the first port
{ We touch. and it is not likely that w