The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-24

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those two men were, and what became
of the one who disappeared"
rive strong impression that saw
him in New York the other day" Van
Torp answered. IF I'm right, he's
made money-doing quite well.
should think. 1t wouldn't surprise me
to hear he'd got together million or
so"
Really? What is he doing? Your
stories grow more and more inter-
esting."
IF he's the fellow we used to call
Levi Longlegs on the ranch, he's n
Russian now. I'm not perfectly sure.
| for he had no hair on his face then,
and now he has a beard like French
sapper. But the eyes and the nose
and the voice and the accent are the
same. and the age would about cor
respond. Handsome man, suppose
you'd call him. His name is Kralinsky
| just at present, and he's found whole
mine of rubies somewhere"
Really? love rubies. They are
my favorite stones"
Are they? That's funny. I've got
an uncut one in my pocket now, IL
you'd like to see It, believe 1t comes
from Kralinsky's mine, too, though I
got 1t through a friend of yours, two
or three days ago"
"a friend of miner"
He was poking his large fingers
into one of the pockets of his waist
coat in search of the stone.
"Mr. Logotheti," he said, just as he
found it. Hes discovered a hand
some young woman from Tartary, or
somewhere, who has few rubies to
sell that look very much like Kra-
linsky's. This is one of them"
He had unwrapped the stone now
and he offered it to her, holding 1t out
in the palm of his hand. She took 1t
delicately and laid it in her own.
which was so white that the gem
shed delicate pompegranate-color
. light on the skin all round 1t. She
admired 1t, turned 1t over with one
finger, held it up towards the window,
and laid it in her palm again.
But Van Torp had set her thinking
. about Logotheti and the Tartar girl
She put out her hand to give back
the ruby.
. Il should like you to keep il, IL
you WILL" he said, II shan't forget
the pleasure I've had in seeing yo,
. like this, but you'll forget all abou
. . our meeting here--the stone may JUS
" make you remember 1t sometimes"
He spoke so quietly. so gently. tina
she was taken off her guard and wa
touched, and very much surprised t
feel that she was. She looked int
his eyes rather cautiously, rememheI
ing we'll how she had formerly seel
something terrifying In them If sh
looked an instant too long; but nov
they made her think of the eyes OF
large affectionate bulldog,
You're very kind to want to Civ
it to me" she answered after "a M,
ments hesitation, but don't like I
accept anything so valuable, now the
I'm engaged to be married Konstanti
might not like It, But you're so kind
give me any little thing OF no valu
that you have in your pocket. for
mean to remember this day, indee
| dol"
Il gave nothing for the ruby sal
Van Torp, still not taking it from he
so it has no value for me- / wouldn
offer you anything that cost II
money, now, unless it was a theat,
for your own. Perhaps the thing
glass, after all I've not shown it
any jeweler. The girl made me tai
it, because | helped her in a sort
4 way. When wanted to pay for 1t 81
/ tried to throw it out of the window.
I had to accept it to calm her dow
! and she went off and left no address
\ and | thought I'd like you to have
\ if you would
l Are you quite, quite sure you d
1 not pay for it?" Margaret asked, "
4 we are going to be friends, you mu
4 please always be very accurate
l I've told you exactly what ha
1 pened,' said Van Torp. Wont "
\ take it now?"
YES, | will, and thank you We
much indeed ! love rubies, and tn
is beauty and not preposterous
big. | think shall have it set as it
uncut, and only polished, so that
will always be itself, just as y
gave it to me- / shall think of [
4 Good Friday music and the chime
1 and this hideous little room. and 20
clever whistling, whenever 10
4 at it,"
4 You're kind today" said Mr.. V
4 Torp after a moments debate as
I whether he should say anything
Il all.
Am |? You mean that | used to
very disagreeable, don't you?" 5
n"' smiled as she glanced at him.
inc must have been, I'm sure, for y
oy used to brighten me ever so mu
q But I'm not in the least afraid of y
oiu now!"
why should any one be afraid
ret me?" asked Van Torp, whose SIN
ady had been known to terrify Wall str
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