The Tupelo journal., 1910-05-06
CHAPTER xlII.-continued.

Neither Margaret nor Mrs. Rush
more had ever seen Leven, and they
had not the least idea of what was
only saw that Lady Maud was making
a dead set at the count, and If Mar
garet wondered whether she had mis-
judged her friends character, the ell
der lady had no doubt as to what was
happening.
my dear child" she said to Mar
garet, your friend is going to console
herself. Widows of that age general
ly do, my dear. l myself could never
understand how one could marry
again. l should always feel that dear
Mr.. Rushmore was In the room. 1t
quite makes me blush to think of 1t!
Yet it is an undeniable fact that many
young widows marry again. Mark
my words, Margaret, your friend is
going to console herself before long.
If it is not this one, it will be an
other. My dear, 1 am quite positive
about it."
When the sun went down that even
AA6 IL yoShN q PhooCo ohtO LII
the cape, and her course had been
changed to head her for Cape Sparti-
,vento and the Straits of Messina,
having done in "a hours as much as
the little Italian mail steamers do in
4S, and nearly half as much again as
the Erinna could have done at her
highest speed. AS Mr.. Van Torp had
predicted, his engines had warmed
up" and were beating their own
record. The gale made by the vessels
way was stronger han a woman could
stand in with any regard to her ap-
pearance, but as the weather contin-
ued to be calm it was from dead
ahead, and there was plenty of shell
ter on the promenade deck abaft the
wheelhouse, on condition of not going
too near the rail.
After dinner Kralinsky and Mrs.
2ushmore walked a little, as on the
previous evening, and Lady Maud sat
with Margaret and Van Torp. But
before the two walkers went off to sit
down in the quiet corner they had
found yesterday, Lady Maud rose,
went half way aft, and deliberately
placed herself where they were obliged
to pass close to her at each turn,
standing and leaning against the
bright white side of the engine sky
light, which was as high as the wheel
house itself, and broke in aft, where
the big ventilating fans were situated,
making a square corner inward.
She stood there, and as it was not
very dark in the clear starlight, Kra-
linsky saw in passing that she fol-
lowed his face with her eyes, turning
her head to look at him when he was
coming towards her, and turning it
very slowly back again as he came
lee and went by. 1t was impossible
to convey more clearly an invitation
to get rid of his companion and join
her, and he was the last man in the
world to misunderstood 1t.
But Mrs. Rushmore saw 1t too, and
as she considered him a lion, and
therefore entitled to have his own
way, she made it easy for him.
my dear count" she said bIandly,
ditCl poooAh6 Ad0y MAUI IWICCt 4
have really had enough now, and II
you will promise to finish your walk
alone. I think ! will go and sit with
the others"
He left her with Margaret and Van
Torp and went back to Lady Maud.
who moved as he came up to her,
made two steps beside him, and then
suddenly slipped into the recess
where the fanhouse Joined the engine
skylight. She stood still. and he in
stantly ranged himself beside her.
They were quite out of sight of the
others, and of the bridge, and rel II
it had been daylight they could not
have been seen except by some p
coming from AT
Il want to speak to you" she said,
in a low. steady voice. please listen
quite qu'ess for some Of them may
begin t. 49, again."