The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-06-02

from Margaret TO tell MIN that Sno
also took back what she had thought
about Baraka and hoped to see him
and her before long. She said she
was glad, on the whole, that he had
acted like lunatic, because II was
likely that they would both be hap
prier. She herself, she said, was go
ing to be married to Mr.. Van Torp at
st. Georges, Hanover square, before
sailing for New York, where she was
going to sing at the opera after
Christmas. II he should be in town
then she hoped he would come and
bring his wife.
The booklet was an announcement.
interleaved with fine etchings, to the
effect that THE Nine. da Cordova ana
Rufus Van Torp Company" would
open their new opera house in Fifth
avenue less than two years hence
with grand Wagner festival, to last
two months. and to include the per
Torrance of "Parsifar' with entirely
| new scenery, and the greatest living
artists, whose names were given.
Mr.. Van Torp had told the diva
| that he would like her to choose
wedding present which she really
wanted, adding that he had few
things for her already. He produced
| some of them, but some were on pa
| per. Among the latter was a house In
New York, overlooking the park and
| copied exactly from her own In Lon
don, the English architect having been
sent to New York himself to build II.
Two small items were two luxurious
private cars of entirely different pat
terms, one for America and one for
Europe, which she was always to use
when she travelled, professionally or
otherwise He said he did not give
her the Lancashire Lass because II
wasn't quite new"-having been about
ten months in the water--but he had
his own reasons, one Of which was
that the yacht represented sentf
ment to him, and was what he would
have called "souviner." But If she
could think of anything else she fan.
cied, now was the time"
She said that there was only ona
| thing she should really like, but that
l she could not have it, because it was
not in the market He asked what IL
! was, and 1t turned out to be the ruby
9 which Logotheti had given her, and
n had taken to Pinneys to be cut, and
\ which had been the cause of so many
t unexpected events, including her mar.
d riage. Logotheti had 1t in his posses
: sion, she supposed, but he had shown
s good taste in not trying to press 1t on
t her as a wedding present. for she
), could not have accepted it. Neverthe
5 less, she wanted 1t very much, more
I as a remembrance than for its beauty
s Mr.. Van Torp said he thought he
e could fix that" and he did He went
directly to Mr.. Pinney and asked
|. what had become of the stone, Mr.
$ Pinney answered that 1t was now cut
e and was in his safe for sale. The
e good man had felt that 1t would moi
e be tactful to offer 1t to Mr.. Van Torp
8 Logotheti, who was a fine gentleman
i in his way, had ordered 1t to be sold
n when a good opportunity offered, and
y directed that the money should be
given to the poor Greeks in London
g. under the supervision of Lady Maud
e Leven, the Turkish ambassador ant
If the Greek minister, as a committee
s. Mr. Pinney, after consultation with the
S best experts, valued 1t at 14,00l
IS pounds. Mr., Van Torp wrote :. checl
e for the money, put the stone into al
IS inner pocket, and took 1t to the diva
d Well" he said, smiling, 'herel
S. your ruby, anyway. Anything else to
d day."
Margaret looked at him wondering
e ly, and then opened the small moroc
e co case.
e "Oh-oh-oh!" she cried, in risin
IS limitations of delight. 81 never say
anything so beautiful in my life. It.
IN ever so much more glorious than ne
e, last saw it,"
N IT'S been cut since then" observe
TO Mr.. Van Torp
It. 1t ought to have name of it's own
n I'm sure it's more beautiful than man
III of the named crown jewels!" She fel
ar half hypnotized as she gazed into tn
to glorious depths of the great ston,
De THANK YOU" she cried, thank you S
Id very much. I'm gladder to have
tn than all the other things"
IT. And thereupon she threw her maj
in nificent arms around Rufus Van Torp
n solid neck and kissed his cool fla
ut cheek several times; and 1t SCENE
be quite natural to her to do so; and sh
*. wished to forget how she had one
ry kissed one other man, who had kisse
be her.
re 1T wants name. doesn't it?" a
~ scented Mr.. Van Torp
Eyes, You must find one for It,"
is We'll" he said, after what's ha
he pened, | suppose we'd better call
i'll The Divas Ruby"
er THE END.
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