The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-21

she wished that she knew how mat.
ters had gone between Margaret and
Van Torp during the last few days,
for she sincerely wished to help him.
now that she had made up her mind
as TO logothetis real character.
Nevertheless, her love of fair play
made her feel that the Greek ought
to be allowed a chance of retrieving
himself
Yes she said at last, "I'll go on
one condition. At least. it's not a
condition, my dear; it's only sug.
gestion though | hate to make one.
| Don't think me too awfully cheeky,
will your"
Margaret shook her head but looked
very grave
II feel as II | were getting into
bad scrape," she said, and | shall be
only too glad of any good advice Tell
me what had better do
| Il must tell you something else first
as a continuation of my letter, for all
sorts of things happened after wrote
| it."
She told Margaret all that has been
already narrated, concerning the news
that Baraka had been set at large on
Logotheu's sworn statement that the
/ ruby was not his, and that he had
seen it in her possession In Paris;
and she told how she had tried to find
him at his lodgings, and had failed,
and how strangely the leather-faced
secretary's answers had struck her,
and how she had seen Baraka's gloves
and stick in Logotheti's hall; anu
finally she said she had taken it into
her head that Logotheti had spirited
away the Tartar girl on his yacht,
which, as every one in town had
known through the papers. was at
Cowes and in commission. For Logo
theft, in his evidence, had explained
his absence from the police court by
the fact that he had been off in the
Erinna for two days, out of reach of
news.
Margarets face grew darker as she
listened, for she knew Lady Maud too
well to doubt but that every word was
more than scrupulously true; and the
deduction was at least a probable one.
She bit her lip as she felt her anger
rising again.
What do you advise me to do?"
she asked, in a sullen tone.
Telegraph to Logo and prepay an
answer of 20 words. Telegraph to his
rooms in st. James place and at the
same time to his house in Paris Tele-
graph anything you like that really
needs an immediate reply. That's
the important thing. If he does not
answer within "a hours-say SO at the
most-he is either on his yacht or
, hiding. Excuse the ugly word, dear
| don't think of any other. If you are
afraid of the servants, I'll take the
message to the telegraph office and
send it for you. l suppose you have
some way of signing which the clerks
don't recognize-if you sign at all"
Margaret leaned back in her chair
: in silence. After a few seconds she
turned towards the glass, rested hel
chin on her folded knuckles and
: seemed to be consulting her own re
fleXion. 1t is a way some womer
have. Lady Maud glanced at hei
from time to time, but said nothing
y At last the prima donna rose with {
sweep that upset the light chair be
hind her, one of those magnificent
" sweeps that look so well on the stage
:. and are little too large for room
!, She got her blotter and pen from {
=, shelf brought it back to the toile
:, table, picked up the chair in a yer,
:, quiet and sensible way, as If she hat
;, never been on the stage in her life
;, and sat down to write.
: II shall take your advice, dear" sh,
said. opening the blotter and placing
4 a large sheet of paper In the right pc
q stion.
q window, where she stood looking GU
while Margaret wrote her message
a You needn't write 1t out twice,
Il she said, without turning round. Jus
q put duplicate message and both ad
dresses"
n Yes. Thank you"
/. Margaret was already writing He
message said 1t was absolutely neces
4 sary that she should see Logothet
directly, and babe him answer a
+. once. If he could come to Bayreuth
if important financial affairs hindere
= him, she herself would return i'm
mediately to Paris to see him.
She was careful to write financial
s affairs, for she would not admit tina
d any other consideration could della
q his obedience. While she was bus
:. she heard, but scarcely noticed, a
>. unearthly boot from big motor ca
I that was passing before the hote
q There must have been something 1
the way for the thing hooted agai
n almost at once. and then severa
r. times in quick succession, as if &
g gantic brazen ass were beginning t
2 bray just under the window. Tn
4. noises ended In a sort of wild, tr
A. umphant howl, with furious putting
v and the motor took itself off, just a
q. Margaret finished
If She looked up and saw Law Man