The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-03

Ohe vi tne iuutIeTS you suggested
"Oh, of counsel Nothing could be,
easier than to tell me an untruthi'
This certainly looked like the fern
mime retort-triumphant, and Margaret
delivered 1t in a cutting tone.
That Is precisely what you seem tc,
imply that ! did" Logotheti objected.
But II what ] told you was untrue
your argument goes to pieces. There.
was no Tartar lesson, there was NO
Tartar teacher, and II was all n fahrt--
cation of my own"
Just what I think" returned Mar
garet ut was not Tartar you spoke.
and there was no teacherl"
You have me there" answered th@
Greek mildly, unless you would like
me to produce my young friend aud
talk to him before you in the presence,
OF witnesses who know his language
II wish you would / would like tai,
see hint should like to see the,
color of his eyes and HART"
Black as ink" said Logotheti.
And youll tell me that his coEtx
pleXion Is black, too, no doubtl"
mot at all; sort of creamy corsf-
piNAich' thihh, HOt U1fF
much attention to his skin. He is n,
smalllsh chap, good-looking, with
hands and feet like a woman's. r.
noticed that. As told you, doubG
occurred to me at once, and will nok
positively swear that 1t Is not a giryi
after all. He, or she. is really a Tar
tar from central Asia, and l know
enough of the language to say what
was necessary"
necessary"
Yes. He-or she--came ON n mat
ter of business What / said about n
teacher was mere nonsense Now YOU
know the whole thing"
Excepting what the business was.-
Margaret said incredulously.
The busineas was an uncut stone
answered Logotheti with indifference
He had one to sell, and l bought H.
lie was recommended to me by mau
IN Constantinople. He came to Mar
settles on French steamer with two;
Greek merchants who were coming to-
Paris, and they brought him to my
door. That is the whole story And
here Is the ruby / bought 1t for YOU.
because you like those things. WIZ,
| you take IT."
lie held out what looked like IitfTcr
ball of white tissue paper, but Marga-
ret turned her face from him.
You treat me like childi" She
said
TO her own great surprise and indfg--
nation. her voice was unsteady anER
| she felt something burning in haar
! eyes, She was almost frightened ar
the thought that she might be going
| 10 cry, out OF sheer modification.
Logotheti said nothing for mo-
ment He began to unron the paper
from the precious stone, but changeds
| MS mind, wrapped 1t up again, and
put 1t back into his watch-pocket be-
fore he spoke.
Il did not mean it as you think has
said softly
She turned her eyes without moving
her head till she could just see that
ne was leaning forward, resting his,
wrists on his knees, bending his heaEl
and apparently looking down at his,
loosely hanging hands. His attitudes
expressed detection and disappoint-
ment She was glad of 1t. He had mo-
right to think that he could make her
as angry as she still was. angry even
TO tears and then bride her to smflcc
| again when he was tired of teasing
her. Her eyes turned away again. ana
she did not answer hfm
Il make mistakes sometimes Ps,,
said. speaking still lower, II know {.
do. When ! am with you cannot bNs
always thinking of what say. IT'S
too much to ask, when man is as. far
gone as ami"
Il should like to believe that" Mar,
garet said, without looking at him.
rs 1t hard to believer" he asked ssr,
gently that she only just heard thWl
| words
You don't make it easy, you know 80
said she with little defiance, for shss
felt that she was going to yield before,
long.
Il don't know how to. You're nc&;
in the least capricious-and yet
You're mistaken" Margaret ana
swered turning to him suddenly "Pn.
the most capricious woman in thg.
world! Yesterday | wrote long lee,
ter to a friend, and then / sudaenls,
tore 1t up-there were ever so mann
pages daresay that If had wyst
ten just the same letter this morning
/ should have sent it. If that is eoss
caprice, what is it?"
1T may have been wisdom 10 tea-
1t up" Logotheti suggested.
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