Show IVA U 3 SYNOPSIS 13 haraka URIca a tartar girl became enamored of a B golden bearded stranger who was minify respecting and stu stud ying ing herbs in the vicinity of her home in central asia and revealed to him the lo location caLlon of 0 a mine of cf rubles hoping that the stranger w would 0 u id love her in return for her digelos disclosure u re they were followed to the cave cae by the iris who blocked up tit the entrance and drew off the tha water epply supply leaving the couple to die barakas baraka a cousin sand baad hr ber betrothed attempted to climb flown down a dirt cliff overlooking t the e mirie mine but the me traveler shot hot him rhe stranger Bt ranger was revived revive from a water gourd saad baad carried ried dug his way out of of the tha tunnel and de barted parted deserting the tha girl and carrying Is bag ag ot of rubles baraka gathered all the sms ferns she could carry and started in pur out alt t margaret donne dohne margrita Margarlt a da cordova t a famous prenia prini donna adonna became engaged in london to fo konstanin I 1 0 ti a wealthy greek finan financier cler lir her at f rieng friend was wan co leven level known as lady maud whose husband had bad deen been killed by a bomb in st petersburg and lady mauds maud a most moat intimate friend was waa hufus van torp an american who wl 0 had become one 0 of the richest men in the world van was in love with margaret and rushed to london ns toon soon as 18 he heard of her betrothal lie ile offered lady maud 5 mil tor for tier her net charity if 11 site elie would aid him in winning the singer from baraka approached pro ached at versailles with rubles 8 to sell bell lie he presented a ruby to margaret van torp bought a yacht and sent cent it to venice lip hei was waa visited by dakaka in mate mala attire site gave him a rub ruby after the Amer american leRn had told her of having having seen been in the united states state a roan man answer answering ng the description of f the one ona she loved the american america followed margaret to th the bayreuth fal festival margaret took a liking to van torp who presented her with the ruby baraka had kivon him count a russian arrived rived at bayreuth be y reuth van torp believed him to be the one baraka wae waa pursuing baraka was arrested in london on the charge of stealing from pinney a mw jeweler the ruby she had sold to bogot eti M iwo at strangers n g r were the thieves lady maud ata believe d 1 that logothetis Log othell a associations 11 0 ns with barakat baraka were open to suspicion pl 1 l on an and d so BO informed margaret argaret Al van tort torp be believed illi eved that Krall 1 ask y w was as the cowboy W y he e had known know in hla a y young ouno manhood secured Im barakas r release and then with her as his guest went to to sea on bis his yacht erl erenna na haraka explains her ber plans f for r revenge on the tha man who ba had d deserted her ter and ana left her to die logotheti ein feeds teeds in moderating her rage lady maud arrived in bayreuth CHAPTER XI continued on account ot of her temper 1 I suppose answered the good lady ab bently for alt was looking up and down the columns in search of something she had bad already seen here it Is she said it la Is under the yachting news cape passed at 4 p in going south steam yacht erinna with owner and party on board all well my dear child it Is wits quite clear that it if this la is mons logothetis go thetis a yacht he Is going to gibraltar I 1 dont don t know anything about geog raphy Murga margaret rei said and herkrath her wrath which had been shouldering ing sullenly for or days began to glow again margaret said mrs airs rushmore you surprise me you were very yell well taught but bul the prima donna did not hear the long tirade ot of mild reproof that tha t followed she know knew well enough where gibraltar was and that logotheti was going all the way round to the mediterranean on his yacht with some one for company and that the voyage was a long one after what lady maud had bad said there was not the least doubt in her mind as to his companion who could be no one but baraka ile he had been told that he was not wanted at bayreuth and he was celebrating the sunset of his bachelor life in hla his own way that was clear it if he received the telegram that had bad just been sent to him he would get it at gibraltar should he stop there and as for answering it before margaret left bayreuth she was waa inclined to make such a thing im possible by going away the next morning it not that very night iler her angry reflections and mrs rushmore Rush mores s lecture on the importance of geography in education were inter erupted by the discreet entrance of mr van torp who was announced and ushered to the door by justine in a grand french manner on tho the thres hold however he stood still and asked it he might come in being pressed to do so he yielded advanced and sat down between the two ladles ladies 11 1 mr van torp said eald mrs airs rush hush more 1 I insist upon knowing what has become ot of countess leven 1 I dont know mrs rushmore an the millionaire slowly rubbing his hands bands I 1 sp spoken alren to her since I 1 brought her from the station I 1 dare say she s all right she ashes s ably gone to take a walk she often does in the country I 1 know her fa country seat to Is next to mine mrs rushmore I 1 hope you 11 pay mo me a visit some day why yes lady maud sometimes goes off alone and walks miles and miles there margaret said mrs rush more triumphantly what did I 1 tell you mr air van torp says the countess counters often walks for miles and miles why certainly said mr air van torp though im bound to say shea just as fond of horseback he friends generally call her lady maud mrs airs rushmore perhaps you wont won t mind my telling you as she he prefers it a good deal herself you see ive I 1 ve had tho the pleasure of knowing her several years so BO I 1 daresay you II 11 forgive me for mentioning it 1 I think it la is quite kind of you on the contrary answered mrs rush more Al margaret argaret why did you never tell me of this had you any reason for not telling me 1 I 1 dont doat think I 1 noticed what you yon called her margaret answered patiently tient ly because it if you lad any reason said eald mrs mra rush rushmore more following her own thoughts 1 I insist upon knowing what it was well now ill tell you rejoined mr air van torp to save margaret the trouble ot of answering the futile little speech her husband treat her very well theres not a purer woman in the six continents mrs rush more but he tried to divorce her because hed lost his money it if he ever had any and she had none and he wanted to marry an heiress however they him or something in st petersburg last june auto what did you say bay inquired mrs airs rushmore cushmore more killed by an automobile explained ried mr van torp gravely dut but now I 1 come to think it that lie ile got blown up by a bomb meant for a better man it was quite instantaneous I 1 recollect ills ilia head bead disappeared suddenly and the greater part of him was scattered around but they found his pocket boalt with ills his cards and things so they knew who it was it was driven through somebody elsea hat bat on tho the other side of the street it miss donne things must have been quite lively just then where it happened I 1 a supposed up you knew mrs rushmore Hush more explained that sho she had never heard any details besides said mr van torp in answer though not quite relevantly everybody always calls her lady maud instead of countess leven which she has on her cards she would naturally use the higher title titi observed mrs airs rushmore reverently erent ly well now about that objected mr air van torp im bound to say I 1 think the daughter of an all english earl as good as a russian count anywhere west 0 of siberia I 1 dont know how they figure those things out at courts when they have to bala balance I 1 em up fr for seats at a dinner party pa rge of 0 f course its just my impression ha ts all as a business man iles hes dead anyway and one make personal remarks about dead men all the same it wa a happy release for lady maud and I 1 doubt if she sits up all night mourning for him have you been out this afternoon miss donne bonne ile he changed the subject with extreme directness and mrs rushmore who was used to the dictatorial ways of 0 lions took tho the hint submissively enough though she would have been glad to discuss the relative and intrinsic values of the designations lady maud and countess leven dut but it was much more important that the lion ilon should be left alono alone with margaret as much as possible and the excellent lady therefore remembered that she had something to do and left them 1 I had a little talk with Kr Krall alinsky before he loft left said van torp when she was gone ile he says hell meet us in venice any time in the next few days iles hes just going to run over to vienna in his sudden death cart for 24 hours then hell go south he says lie he ran me up to the hotel and dropped me I 1 dare say bay you heard the toots I 1 thought I 1 saw lady maud looking out of the window of your room as I 1 got out yes margaret said but how do you know that Is my window in the farst place ive counted the windows I 1 felt a sort of interest in knowing which was yours and then I 1 often see your maid opening the shutters in the morning ohl oh I 1 margaret smiled did you notice anything unusual about lady maud when you saw her she asked for she knew that he had good eyes since you mention it I 1 thought she bhe looked as if she feel quite up to the mark pale I 1 thought she was 11 yes yea margaret said bald she felt III for a moment and I 1 thought she was going to faint but it passed almost directly and she insisted on going for a walk oh mused mr van torp Is that so well I 1 dare say it was the best thing she could do I 1 was telling teeing you about Kr Krall alInsky iles hes not levi longlegs after all and im not sure he be was ever in the west 1 I thought it t sounded unlikely margaret said 1 I asked him just like that in a friendly way and he thought a moment and made an effort to recollect and then he seemed quite pleased to remember that id been panny and hed been levi longlegs and that he used to whistle things out of if fal 00 oo by the fire of an evening well but in that case margaret stopped with an inquiring look just so continued van torp nodding did you ever attend a trial and hear a witness being cross ex by a lawyer who wants him to remember something and he be wants to remember it himself but cant because he never heard of at it before in his life wo its quite funny the lawyer makes steps tor for him and puts hla his feet into them so that be gets along nicely unless the judge happens to wake up and kick and then the little game stops right there and somebody laughs well my talk with Krall was waa like that only there was no 1 I J u if L 0 44 im not sure he was ever in the west judge so he went away happy and jw were re old friends now and punched cows on the same ranch and hes coming on my yacht I 1 only wonder why ho to was so anxious to remember all that and why he thought it would be kind or of friendly it I 1 called him levi longlegs again and he called me fanny cook I 1 wonder ile he says hes bes still very fond of and came on purpose to hear bear it but that hea bes completely forgotten how tle tie funny too I 1 just thought id tell you because it if you come on my yacht and ho he comes too youre liable to see quite a good deal ot of one another did you tell him that mrs rushmore and I 1 would come margaret asked and lady maud why no youve not promised yet any more than you did last night when wo talked about about it so how could I 1 IT I 1 forgot to mention lady maud to him or else I 1 thought I 1 I 1 forget which it matter no margaret smiled not a little bit you seem amused observed mr van torp dy BY your way of putting it and your pretending to forget such a thing it quite true that I 1 forgot but I 1 wanted to so I 1 say anything about her why I 1 put it in that way I 1 dont choose to leave you any doubt about what I 1 say or mean even in the smallest things the moment you feel the least doubt about the perfect accuracy of anything I 1 tell you even it its not at all a downright lie or anything resembling one you wont trust me at all in uny anything thing because it if you trust me end by lilting liking me and it if you dont trust me go back to thinking that im the hast out of revelation or something as you used to ive forgotten all about the beast margaret said thank you answered mr van torp to change the subject ive got a little scheme to propose maybe think well of it anyhow at as its a mere matter of business connected with your career you wont mind my explaining it to you will you no Inde indeed eill margaret was interested at once do tell met me she bhe sairi leaning forward a little well he began ive looked around this place a good deal since ive been here and ive come coma to the conclusion that its not very well done anyhow except Par sital what most of the people really come tor for im informed that they give all the other operas better in munich with the advantage of being in what you may call a christian town compared with this la Is that correct do you think yes I 1 believe so it is you can depend upon it now what hat I 1 want to know Is why you and I 1 go into a little business partnership and do this kind of thing brown as it ought to be done mar biar garet opened her handsome eyes wide because continued mr van torp as coolly as it if he were explaining a new plan to a board if cf directors weve got the capital and the ability Ire tween us and theres a demand lu C I 1 the company which la Is you and 1 will probably rule now new york for what I 1 propose to do fill a want I 1 know and that means success and money why dont we build a theater together when I 1 say eay a theater I 1 mean a first class opera house and not a barn well employ the best architects to build it and of course id leave everything about it to you yon ive got a block in new york just juat about in the right place and it wont tako take long to build ill give the land and put up the motley money for the tha building it undertake the management you put in any money you like of course and well share the profits maybe be quite handsome for well lease the theater to other people outside of th the c season well have the best talent in europe and pay for it and the pu public bile will pay us back well call it the cordova opera it if you like and run it according to your own ideas and sing or not whenever you please are you in earnest margaret had some difficulty in pronouncing noun cing the words clearly was there ever a great soprano who did not dream of having the most moat perfect theater of her very own and who could receive unmoved the otter offer to build one from a man who could build 20 if he chose very rarely in her life had she been aware of her bodily heart but she could feel it now beating like a hammer on the anvil im ilin in earnest van torp answered with perfect calm ive thought the whole thing over in all its aspects just as I 1 would a railroad or a canal or a mine and ive concluded concluded to try it it if help me because bebau as its going to be a safe investment you sen see aless donne he be went on slowly theres no artist on the grand opera stage now chos so well equipped for the business as you are im not flattering you either in your own kind of parts youve simply got no rival everybody says so and I 1 suppose you wont play kitty and deny it lets lats start fair now it would be silly billy 16 deny that im one of the first margaret admitted Trat ll do thank you one of the first firs and the first Is one of them and youre it it besides youve got before ETl ABLON W awl 4 aldfo F q I 1 wj BY IY bof j v you behind 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