The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-06-02


the man, see," she said with
vague doubt in her voice.
mo"
van Iorp was speaking with Kra.
lnsky in low tones. Lady Maud smoke
TO Logotheti again, after an instant IN
"hlch she drew painful breath and
grew paler. 1i''
Miss Dome knows that you are on
board, she said, but she wishes me
10 say that she will not see You. and
that she considers her engagement at
an end, after what you have done"
Logotheti did not hesitate.
viii you kindly give message to
MISS Dome from me?" he asked.
That quite depends on what IL is"
Lady Maud answered coldly.
She felt that she herself had got
something near death-wound hut
she would not break down.
i beg you to tell Miss Dome that
yield to her decision" said Logotheti
with dignity. I'VE are not suited to
each other, and it is better that we
should part. But l cannot accent as
tne cause OF our parting the fact that
l nave given my protection to young
girl whom have extracted from great
trouble and have treated, and still
treat, precisely as | should have
treated Miss Dome if she had been
my guest Will you tell her that?"
Il will tell her that"
THANK you. Goodmorning"
He turned and went towards the
door, but stopped to speak to Van
| Torp.
This gentleman" he said, "is not
the man my guest was anxious to find
though he is strikingly like him.
have to thank you for giving he's an
opportunity of satisfying herself Good.
morning"
Mr.. Van Torp was extremely CRATE
full to Logotheti for having ruined
himself in Margaret's eyes, and would
in any case have seen him to the
gangway, but he was also very anx.
ious to know what Kralinsky and Ba-
raka had said to each other in Tartar
He therefore opened the door Cor the
Greek, followed him out and shut il
behind him. Baraka and Spiro had
Disappeared they were already in the
launch, waiting.
Now what did they say, if It isn't
a rude question:" asked the American
Logotheti repeated the short CONVEX
sation almost word for word
HE said that his name was Yuryi,
he concluded. THAT is George in Eng
lish."
"Oh, he's George, is he? AnC
what's his dead brothers name, again
please?'
Ivan. That is John. Before We
. part Van Torp, | may as well tel
you that my engagement with Miss
Dome is at an end. She was gooC
enough to inform me of her decision
y through Lady Maud. One thing more
please. | wish you to know, as be
tween man and man, that hav'
treated Baraka as | would my owl
e sister since | got her out of prison
1 and | beg that you won't encourage
r any disagreeable talk about her"
J, well, now" said the American
slowly, I'm glad to hear you say that
Just in that way. | guess it'll be al
u right about any remarks on board m
a ship, now you've spoken
It Thank you" said Logotheti, NOV
e ing towards the gangway.
o They shook hands with some col
Z diality. and Logotheti ran down tn
D. steps like a sailor, without laying hi
t, hand on the man-rope, stepped O
IS board his launch and was off in a me-
{ ment
e "Good-byl good-by, Miss Barracl
e and good luck to you" cried va
II Torp, waving his cap.
e Logotheti translated his words |
If Raraka. who looked back with a grat'
ful smile. as if she had not Just hear
y that the man she had risked her III
L tn find in two continents had bee
e. dead four months.
y ut was his portion she said graV
ly, when she was alone with Log
H. theft on the Erlilna, anu INC VIC
ID was coming in yast.
o, Van Torp went back to the maj
r. saloon and found Lady Maud and hr
is linsky there She was apparent
r about TO leave the count, for she wa
I'd coming towards the door, ana III
or ewes were dark and angry.
I'd "Refus," she said, this man Is II
ID husband, and insists that ! shou
b. take him back. l will not. VIII y'
at kindly have me put ashore before yC
start again? My things are rea'
II, now ",
excuse me-" answered Mr. va
Torp, digging his large thumbs M III,
m his waistcoat pockets, there ~
IL, take. He's not your husband, ,,on
He is. indeed" cried Lady Mau
in a tone her friend never forgot,
81 am Boris Leven,' said kralln9l
ed in an authoritative tone ana co'H'
i'd forward almost detiantly, r.,
ld Then why did you tell the lar,
in girl that your name was ueo' ~
tie esl,ad MIR. Van Torp, unmoyed'
81 did not" . Tb
You've evidently forgotten, ,d ~
"" .tor,or speaks Tartar bett