The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-20

noi' anu then Turned Ddck, ana Sne re-
membered that Leven used to talk on
the same subjects with elderly women
on whom he wished to make a pleas
ant impression. The voice was his,
too, and yet she knew she had a doubt
somewhere, very small doubt, which
IL was sort of slow torture to feel
was Still unsatisfled
Mr.. Van Torp sat between her and
Lady Margaret, while the two others
walked. The deep-cushioned straw
chairs stood round low fixed table
on which there nad been coffee, and at
Margaret's request the light had been
put out, though 1t was only a small,
opalescent one. placed under the avn
ing abaft the wheel-house and bridge.
we must be going very fast" said
Lady Maud" for the sea is fiat as a
millpond. and yet there's a gale as
soon as one gets out of the lee of
things"
She's doing %. believe" replied
Van Torp, land she can do 23 If
pressed. She will, by and by, when
she gets warmed up"
Where are we going?" Margaret
asked. "At this rate we are sure to
get somewhere"
81 don't know where we're going
I'm sure" The millionaire smiled in
the gloom. But as you say, it doesn't
take more than five minutes to get
somewhere in ship like this
You must have told the captain
what you wanted him to do! You
must have given some orders!"
Why, certainly. told him to look
around and see if he could find anoth
er yacht like this anywhere in the
Mediterranean. So he's just looking
around, like that, I suppose. And if
he finds another yacht anything like
this, well see which of us can go fast
est. You see l don't know anything
about ships, or where to go, so | just
thought of that way of passing the
time, and when you're tired of rushing
about and want to go anywhere in par
ticular, why, III take you there. If
the weather cuts up we'll go in some.
where and wait, and see things on
shore. Will that do?"
Margaret laughed at the vagueness
of such rowing commission, but Lady
Maud looked toward her friend in the
starlight and tried to see mis- express
sion, for she was sure that he had a
settled plan in his mind, which he
would probably put into execution.
She rose. do you mind very much
II | go to bed. I'm rather sleepy after
the journey. Oh, mustn't forget to
tell you," she added speaking to Mar
garet, Il always lock my door at
night, so don't be surprised! If you
want to come in and talk when Won
come down just call, or knock, and I'll
let you in directly"
All right" Margaret answered.
Lady Maud disappeared below, leav-
ing the two together, for Mrs. Rush
more and Kralinsky had found a pleas
ant sheltered place to sit, further aft.
and the Count was explaining to the
good American lady the delicious Rus
sian mysteries of "Borshtsh," "Shtshi."
"Kasha," and "Smyetany," after ex-
tolling the unapproachable flavor of
fresh surgeons roe, and explaining
that "caviare" is not at all the Rus
eanL name for it and is not even a
kus en word and Mrs. Rushmore lis
Nth intense interest and stood
~ M 49r country, on a basis of
HIf4 listers, planked shad, can
vassbt@R - terrapin done in the
Philad11 amer, which she
maintained y VASTLY superior to
the Baltimo1) Nj - each listened to
the other wa fkerest.
Van Torp anu ESaret had not
been alone togetha NJ i've minutes
since they had left Bsyreuth o. the
previous day. but insteadeof tdking, 7,
after Lady Maud was gone, the urimal
donna began to sing very softly ssnd
notwithstanding grand nor vera
difficult; not the waltz-song that haE
made her famous, nor the Good Fri.f
day music which she could never !
sing to the world, but sweet old me.
lodious songs she had learned when
a girl; Shubert's "Serenade" and Ave
Maria" and Tosti's Malta" and then
Beethoven's Adelaide" and Van |
Torp was silent and perfectly happy.
as well he might be.
When she bid Van Torp goodnight |
she pressed his hand frankly, as she |
had never done before, but he took !
no sudden advantage of what he felt |
In her touch, and he returned the |
pressure so discreetly that she was
almost disappointed, though not quite,
for there was just little something
more than usual there.
She did not disturb Lady Maud.
either, when she went to her cabin,
though if she had known that her
beautiful neighbor was wide awake
and restless. she would at least have
said goodnight and asked her If she
was still so very tired.
But Lady Maud slept, too, at last,
though not very long, and was the |
only one who appeared at breakfast
to keep Van Torp company, for Mar
garet slept the sleep of a singer,
which is deep and lons as that of the |
healthy dormouse, and Mrs. Rush.
more had her first tea and toast hap.