Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-03

els it?" Mr. Van Torp's tone e.
pressed an innocent indifference.
Eyes. Has she nice hands?"
81 didn't notice her hands. oh, yes,
I remember" he exclaimed, suddenly
correcting himself. 81 did notice
them She held up that ruby to the
light and ! happened to look at her
fingers. Small, well-shaped fingers,
tapering nicely, but with sort OF
firm look about them that you don't
often see in a woman's hands. You've
got it, too"
Have ~" Margaret looked down at
her right hand. But, of course, hers
are smaller than mine" she said.
well, you see, orientals almost all
have very small hands and feet-too
small, call them-little tiny feet like
| mice"
Margarets own were well-shaped,
but by no means small.
THE girl is in London, you say?'
Her tone made a question of the state
ment.
"Shc was there two days ago, when
/ I left At least, she had been to see
me that very morning. Almost as
soon as she was gone went out, and
in the first shop l looked into / met
Logotheti. 1t was Pinney's, the jew
eler's, / remember, for l bought a col
lar stud. We came away together
and walked some time, and he told
me the Tartar girls story. l asked
him to dine to-day, but was obliged
to leave town suddenly, and SO | had
to put him off with a note. / dare
say he's still in London"
Il daresay he is" Margaret re-
peated, and rising suddenly she went
to the window.
Mr.. Van Torp rose too, and thought
of what he should say in taking his
leave Of her, for he felt that he had
stayed long enough.
The prima donna was still looking
out of the window when the door
opened and her English maid ap'
peared on the threshold. Margaret
turned at the sound.
What is it," she asked quietly.
There's Mr.. Van Torp's man
ma'am," answered Potts. "He wants
to speak to his master at once"
You had better tell him to come
up" Margaret answered. you may
just as we'll see him here without go
ing all the way downstairs" she said
| speaking to Van Torp.
You're very kind, I'm sure" he re
piled; "but think I'd better be go
ing, anyway"
mo, don't go yet, please! There's
something else I want to say. See
your man here while I go and speal
to Mrs. Rushmore. Send Mr.. Val
Torp's man up, Potts" she added, ant
left the room.
The American walked up and dowr
alone for a few moments. Then Tho
impassive Stemp was ushered in by
the maid, and the door was shu
again.
"Wen?" inquired Mr.. Van Torp
Has anything happened?"
yes, sir" Stemp answered. THE!
have turned us out of the house, sir
and your luggage is in the street
| Where shall l have It taken, sir?"
ooh, they've turned US out, havt
they? Why?"
"Well, sir, I'm afraid it's partly m!
fault, but there must be some mis-
understanding, for I'm quite sure
didn't whistle in your room, sir"
$50 am I, stemp, Quite so, Go on
What happened?"
well, sir, you hadn't been gon
more than ten minutes when some
body knocked, and there was the land
lord, if that's what he calls himself
and a strange German gentleman wit
him, who spoke English. Rather shall
by-looking, sir, I thought him. H
spoke most uncivilly, and said / wa
driving him half crazy with my whis
Ting. said hadn't whistled, and b
said ! had, and the landlord talke
German at me, as it were sir. sal
again hadn't whistled, and he sal
/ had, the shabby gentleman, NEAR
speaking most uncivilly, sir, assur
you. So when I saw that they doubte
my word, l put them out and fastene
the door, thinking this was what 70
would have ordered, sir, If you'd bee
there yourself, but I'm afraid l di
wrong"
mo, Stemp. You didn't do wrong.
THANK you, SIR
Il suppose, though, that when 20
pat them out they didn't exactl
want to go, did they?"
mo. sir, but I had no trouble wit
them"
ANY heads broken?"
mo, sir, I was careful of that.
sent the landlord downstairs first, q
he was a fat man and not likely I
hurt himself, and the shabby gentl,
man went down on top of him quit
comfortably, so he did not hurt hin
self either. l was very careful, 81
being in a foreign country"
> What happened next? They didn
, come upstairs again and throw yo
out, suppose"
mo, sir. They went and got tW
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