The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-05
Ill Il DINA'S RIJBY0N

New York and who sold you the stone
you gave me, is he not?"
"Oh, certainly. And that was at
the end of July, and Leven was killed
late in June"
Yes. That only leaves a month
for him to have been to Asia--thats
absurd"
Utterly, totally, and entirely impos
sible," asseverated Mr.. Van Torp
| "One of two things. Either this man
is your husband, and if he is, he's not
the man who found the rubies in Asia
Or else, if he is that man. he's not
Leven. / wish that heather girl had
been here yesterday, She could have
told in minute. She'd better have
been here anyway than cutting around
! the Mediterranean with that fellow
| Logotheti!"
Yes Lady Maud answered grave
! ly. But about myself--if Leven is
awe, what is my position--l meant
d,tn't really quite know where am,
do -"
Anybody but you would have
thought of marrying again already" OBJ
ways in her eyes, for she was taller
than he. Then you'd really be in n
bad fix, wouldn't you? But as it is
don't see that it makes much differ
ence. The mans going under false
name, so he doesn't mean to claim
you as MS wife. nor to try to get
divorce again, as he did before. He's
just going to be somebody else for his
own good, and he'll get married that
way, maybe. That's his business, not
yours ! don't suppose you're going
to get up in church and forbid the
banns, are you?"
81 would, like shot" said Lady
Maud so would you, I'm sure!
Think of the other woman!"
That's So" answered Van Torp
without enthusiasm. However, We've
got to think about you and the pres
ent, and decide what we'll do | sup
pose the best thing is for me to put
him off with some excuse so that you
can come on the yacht"
please do nothing of the sort
cried Lady Maud
But | want you to come" objected
her friend.
81 mean to come. Do you think I'm
afraid to meet him."
Van TOrp looked at her in some sur
prise, and not without admiration.
There isn't anybody like you, any
way" he said quietly. But there S
going to be circus on that ship If
he's Leven," he added. IF he makes
a fuss I'll read the riot act and lock
him up"
ooh, no. answered Lady Maud, who
was used to Mr.. Van Torp's familiar
l vocabulary, why need there be any
trouble? You've not told him I am
: coming. you say. Very well. If he
D sees me suddenly after he has beer
on board little while, he'll certainly
4 betray himself, and then l shall be
y sure. Leven is a man of the world
i was or is'-God knows which, But
If it is he, and he doesn't want to be
4 recognized, he'll behave as if nothing
r had happened, after the first momen
e of surprise. At least i shall be Ger
@ tain. | must be positively sure
|, whether Leven is alive or dead, TO
/. what | have got back in these las
j. two months is my whole life. A mere
|. recognition at first sight and at tel
O yards is not enough. 1t may be onl!
marvellous resemblance, for the!
n say every one has double some
n where in the world"
O They used to say. too that if yol
@ met your double one of you woul,
+" die" observed Van Torp. "Thos
v things are all stuff and nonsense, o
r. course | was just thinking. Well,
I he continued, dwelling on his favorit
monosyllable, "if you decide to com
Il on the yacht, and if the man doesn'
blow away, we shall know the truth i
# three or four days from now, an
o. that's a comfort. And even if he turn
p. out to be Leven, maybe we can mar
"a age something"
n Lady Maud chose not to ask wha
her friend thought he could manage
NJ for she had glanced at his face whe
20 he had spoken, and though it was hal
turned away from her, she saw hi
., expression, and it would have scare
;, a nervous person. She did not lik
him to be in that mood, and was so
-, ry that she had brought him to it.
NJ But Mr.. Van Torp. who was a stron
% man, and had seen more thar. one a
20 fray in his ranching days, cAild NJ
10 help thinking how uncommonly cas-
it would be to pick up Count Kralil
sky and drop him overheard on dar
- night next week, when the LancashiI
&C. Lass would be doing % knots, an
-, there might be little weather abol
~ to drown the splash.
VI NLApTEp YIN