Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-16


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les, and kept it some days. Then he
asked me to let him have It to take
to London when came here"
Just so. Thank you. One more
question. if may. That stone gave
you. swear don't know that it's no,
glass-anyhow, that stone, does i,
look at all like the one that was
stolen?"
"Oh, no! It's quite another shane
and size. Why do you ask? 1 don,
quite see.I
What I mean is, IL these people
are around selling rubies, there may
be two very much alike, that's ALL"
We'll, if there were? What Of it?'
Suppose Pm only supposing
mind, that the girl really had another
stone about her good deal like the
one that was stolen. and that some,
body else was the thief Queer things
like, that have happened before"
Eyes. But old Pinney is one Of the
first experts In the world, and he
swore to the ruby"
That's So" said Van Torp Thought.
fully. II forgot that"
"And II she had the other stone.
she had stolen 1t from Mons. Logo.
theti, have not the least doubt"
Il daresay," replied the millionaire.
I'm not her attorney. I'm not trying
to defend her. was only thinking.
"She was at his house In Paris. +"
Margaret said, quite unable to keen
her own counsel now. ut was when
was at Versailles"
you don't say So! Are you sure Of
that?"
HE admitted It when I was talking
to him through the telephone, and /
heard her speaking to him in a Ian
guage did not understand"
Did you really? Well, well!" Mr..
Van Torp was beginning to be puz.
lied again. "Nice voice. hasn't she 2"
eyes. He tried to make me think
he wasn't sure whether the creature
was boy or q GIRL
Maybe he wasn't sure himself
suggested the American, but the tone
in which she had spoken the wocd
creature" had not escaped him.
He was really trying to put the case
in fair light, and was not at all
maneuvering to ascertain her state Of
mind. That was clear enough now.
How far she might go he could not
tell, but what she had just said,
coupled with the way in which she
spoke of the man to whom she was
engaged as Mons: Logotheu," e made
1t quite evident that she was pro-
foundly incensed against him, and Van
Torp became more than ever anxious
not to do anything underhand.
Look here" he said. I'm going to
tell you something. took a sort Of
interest in that Tartar girl the only
time saw her. I don't know why. l
dare say was taken in by her
Just ordinary taken in.' like tender
foot. gave her that fellows ad-
dress in New York" He nodded to-
wards Kralinsky. when found he
was here. wired Logotheti to tell
her, since she's after him. suppose
II thought Logotheu would go right
away and find her, and get more
mixed up with her than ever. 1t was
mean Of me, wasn't it? That's why
I've told you. You see, didn't know
anything about all this, and that
makes it meaner still, doesn't it?"
Possibly If he had told her these
facts 48 hours earlier she might have
been annoyed, but at present they
seemed to be rather in his favor. At
all events he was frank, she thought.
He declared war on his rival, and
meant to fight according to the law of
nations. Lady Maud would not be his
friend IL he were playing any double
game, but she had stuck to him
throughout his trouble in the spring,
he had emerged victorious and rein
stated in public opinion. and she had
been right. Lady. Maud knew him
better than any one else, and she
was good woman, il there ever was
one.
Yet he had accused himself of hav-
ing acted "meanly." Margaret did not
like the word. and threw up her head
as horse does when a beginner holds
ON by the curb,
"YoN need not make yourself out
worse than you are," she answered.
| Il want to start fair" said the mil
ionaire, land I'd rather your impress
sion should Improve than get worse.
no only
was he started too high up"
This singular statement was made
with perfect gravity, and without the
slightest humorous intention, but Mar
garet laughed for the first time that
day. in spite of the storm that, was
stiN raging in the near distance Of her
thoughts.
why do you laueh?- asked Van
To1p. TITS quite, true. I don't want
to start too high up in your estima-
ton and then be turned down as UNIT
FOR the position at the end Of the
nTst week. Put me where I belong
and won't disappoint you. Say !
was doing something that wasn't ex-
actiy low-down, considering the OBJ
ject, but that mightn't pass muster at
an honor parade. anyhow. And then
say that I've admitted the fact. Il you
like. and that the better know you
the less / want to do anything mean.
II won't be hard for you to look at It
in that light. will It? And MN give
inc the position OF starting from the
lime. Is that right?''
! yes" Margaret answered. smiling.
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