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continued feom last -week
It was so with the Charity league
went on the countess volubly She
paused and looked around with her
feeble eyes
We are all friends she went on
so It is safe to mention the Charity
league is it not
No answered Steinmetz from the
fireplace no madame There is only
one friend to whom you may safely
mention that
Ah Bad example exclaimed the
countess playfully You are there
I did not see you enter And who is
that friend
The fair lady who looks at you from
your mirror replied Steinmetz with
a face of stone
The countess laughed and shook her
cap to one side
Well she said I can dono harm
in talking of such things as I know
nothing of them My poor husband
my poor mistaken Stepan placed no
confidence in his wife And now he is
in Siberia I believe he works in a
bootmakers shop I pity the people
who wear the boots but perhaps he
only puts In the laces You hear Paul
He placed no confidence in his wife
and now he Is in Siberia Let that be
a warning to you eh princess T
hope he tells you everything
My dear countess silence inter
rupted Steinmetz at this moment
breaking Into the conversation in his
masterful way and enabling Etta to
get away Catrina at the other end
of the room was listening hard eyed
breathless It was the sight of Catri
nas face that made Steinmetz go for
ward He had not been looking at
Catrina but at Etta who was perfect
in her composure and steady self con
trol
Do you want to enter the boot trade
also asked Steinmetz cheerfully in
a lowered voice
Heaven forbid cried the countess
Then let us talk of safer things
The short twilight was already
brooding over the land The room
lighted only by small square windows
grew darker and darker until Catrina
rang for lamps s
I hate a dark room she said short
ly to Maggie
When De Chauxville came in a few
minutes later Catrina was at the piano
The room was brilliantly lighted and
on the table gleamed and glittered the
silver tea things The intermediate
meal had been disposed of but the
samovar had been left alight as is the
habit at Russian afternoon teas
Catrina looked up when the French
man entered but did not cease play
ing
There is no need for introductions I
think said the countess
We all know M de Chauxville re
plied Paul quietly and the two men
exchanged a glance
De Chauxville shook hands with the
newcomers and while the countess pre
pared tea for him launched into a long
description of the preparations for the
bear hunt of the following day
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soft But Catrinas music was more
remarkable for strength than for soft
ness
Charming replied Etta
The music rose Into a swelling burst
of harmonious chords
I must see you princess said De
Chauxville
Etta glanced across the room toward
her husband and Steinmetz
Alone added the Frenchman cool
ly
Etta turned a page of the album and
looked critically into a photograph
Must she said with a little frown
Must repeated De Chauxville
A word I do not care about said
Etta with raised eyebrows
The music was soft again
It is ten years since I held a rifle
said De Chauxville Ah madame you
do not know the excitement I pity
ladles for they have no sport no big
game
Personally monsieur answered
Etta with a bright laugh I do not
grudge you your big game Suppose
you miss the bear or whatever it may
be
Then said De Chauxville with a
brave shrug of the shoulders it is the
turn of the bear The excitement is
his the laugh is with him
Catrinas foot was upon the loud
pedal again
Nevertheless madame said De
Chauxville I make so bold as to use
the word You perhaps know me well
enough to be aware that I am rarely
bold unless my ground is sure
I should not boast of it answered
Etta There is nothing to be proud of
It is easy enough to be bold if you are
certain of victory
When defeat would be intolerable
even a certain victory requires care
And I cannot afford to lose
Lose what inquired Etta
De Chauxville looked at her but he
did not answer The music was soft
again
I suppose that at Osterno you set
no value upon a bear skin he said
after a pause
We have many admitted Etta
But I love fur or trophies of any de
scription Paul has killed a great deal
Ah
Yes answered Etta and the music
rose again I should like to know
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t went on upon what assumption
j 1 make use of a word which does
t jt often annoy me
J have a good memory madame
room there are associations within
these walls which stimulate the mem
ory
What do you mean asked Etta in
a hard voice The hand holding the
album suddenly shook like a leaf In
the wind
De Chauxville had stood upright his
hand at his mustache after the man
ner of a man whose small talk is ex
hausted It would appear that he was
wondering how he could gracefully get
away from the princess to pay his de-
The Frenchman was really full of in- voils elsewhere
formation and enthusiasm There were I cannot tell you now he answer-
many details upon which he required ed- Catrina Is watching us across the
Pauls advice and the two men talked Piano You must beware madame of
together with less constraint than they those cold blue eyes
had hitherto done De Chauxville had He moved away going toward the
picked up a vast deal of technical mat- Piano where Maggie was standing be-
ter and handled his little knowledge uiud Catriuas chair
with a skill which bade fair to deprive
it of its proverbial danger He pres
ently left Steinmetz and the prince en
gaged in a controversy with the coun
tess as to a meeting place at the lunch
eon hour
Maggie and Catrina were at the pi
ano Etta was looking at a book of
photographs
A charming house princess said
I was merely wondering whether
we were to count you among our rifles
tomorrow Miss Delafield One never
knows what ladles will do next Not
ladies I apologize women I suppose
it is those who are not by birth ladles
who aspire to the proud name of wo
men The modern woman with a cap
ital W is not a lady is she
She does not mind your abuse
De Chauxville In a voice that all could eieur laughed Maggie So long as you
hear while the music happened to be do not ignore her she is happy But
you may set your mind at rest as re
gards tomorrow I have never let off
a gun in my life and I am sensible
enough not to begin on bears
De Chauxville made a suitable reply
and remained by the piano talking to
the two young ladies until Etta rose
and came toward them He then cross
ed to the other side of the room and en
gaged Paul in the discussion of fur
ther plans for the morrow
It was soon time to dress for dinner
and Etta was forced to forego the op
portunity she sought to exchange a
word alone with De Chauxville That
astute gentleman carefully avoided al
lowing her this opportunity He knew
the value of a little suspense
During dinner and afterward when
at length the gentlemen came to the
drawing room the conversation was of
a sporting tendency Bears bear hunt
ing and bear stories held supreme
sway More than once De Chauxville
returned to this subject Twice he
avoided Etta
In some ways this man was coura
geous He delayed giving Etta her op
portunity until there was a question
of retiring to bed in view of the early
start required by the next days ar
rangements It had been finally set
tled that the three younger ladies
should drive over to a woodmans cot
tage at the far end of the forest where
luncheon was to be served While this
item of the programme was arranged
De Chauxville looked straight at Etta
acrOss the table
At length she had the chance afford
ed to her deliberately by De Chaux
ville
What did you mean she asked at
once
I have received information which
had I known it three months ago
would have made a difference in your
life
What difference
I should have been your husband
instead of that thick headed giant
Etta laughed but her lips were for
the moment colorless
When am I to see you alone
Etta shrugged her shoulders She
had plenty of spirit
Please do not be dramatic or mys
terious I am tired Good night
She rose and concealed a simulated
yawn
De Chauxville looked at her with his
sinister smile and Etta suddenly saw
11 in
li 1 y 1 mMv
2 wish to speak to you about the Char
ity league
the resemblance which Paul had noted
between this man and the grinning
mask of the lynx in the smoking room
at Osterno
When repeated he
Etta shrugged her shoulders
I wish to speak to you about the
Charity league said De Chauxville
Ettas eyes dilated She made a step
or two away from him but she came
back
I shall not go to the luncheon to
morrow if you care to leave the hunt
early
De Chauxville bowed
A
CHAPTER XXV
bedtime Catrina went to Mag
gies room with her to see
that she had all that she
could desire A wood Ore was
burning brightly in the open French
stove The room was lighted by lamps
It was warm and cheery A second
door led to the little music room which
Catrina had made her own and be
yond was her bedroom
The princess knows Russian said
Catrina suddenly
She was standing near tho dressing
tnble where she had been nbsently at-
Biides he paused looking round the I tending to the candles She wheeled
round and looked at Maggie who was
hospitably sitting on a low chair near
j the fire She was sorry for the lone-
llness of this girls life She did not
want her to go away Just yet There
was another chair by the fire inviting
Catrina to indulge In those maiden
confidences which attach themselves
to slippers and hairbrushlngs
Maggie looked up with a smile which
slowly ebbed away Catrinas remark
was of the nature of a defiance Her
half diffident role of hostess was sud
denly laid aside
No she does not answered the
English girl
Excuse me I saw her understand
a remark I made to one of the serv
ants She was not careful I saw it
distinctly
I think you must be mistaken an
swered Maggie quietly She has been
In Russia before for a few weeks but
she did not learn the language She
told me so herself Why should she
pretend not to know Russian if she
does
Catrina made no answer She sat
heavily down in the vacant chair
I did not mean to hate her I did
not want to she said If it had been
3ou I should not have hated you
Are you not judging rather hastily
suggested Maggie in a measured voice
which heightened the contrast between
the two I find it takes some time
to discover whether one likes or dis
likes new acquaintances
Yes but you English are so cold
and deliberate You do not know what
it is to hate or to care
Perhaps we do said Maggie but
we say less about it
Catrina turned and looked at her
with a queer smile
Less she laughed Nothing you
say nothing Paul is the same I have
seen I know You have said nothing
since you came to Thors You have
talked and laughed you have given
opinions you have spoken of many
things but you have said nothing
You are the same as Paul one never
knows I know nothing about you
But I like you You are her cousin
Yes
And I hate her
Maggie laughed She was quite
steady and loyal
When you get to know her you will
chnnge perhaps she said
That seems hardly likely consider
ing that I have known her since we
were children
Catrina shrugged her shoulders in an
honest if somewhat mannerless refusal
to discuss the side Issue She return
ed to the main question with character
istic stubbornness
I shall always hate her she said
I am sorry she Is your cousin I shall
always regret that and I shall always
hate her There is something wrong
about her something none of you
know except Karl Steinmetz He
knows everything Herr Steinmetz
He knows a great deal admitted
Yes and that is why he is sad
Is
it not so
Catrina sat staring into the fire her
strange earnest eyes almost Gerce in
their concentration
Did she pretend that she loved him
at first she asked suddenly
Receiving no answer she looked up
and fixed her searching gaze on the
face of her companion Maggie was
looking straight in front of her in the
direction of the fire but not with eyes
focused to see anything so near at
hand She bore the scrutiny without
flinching As soon as Catrinas eyes
were averted the masklike stillness of
her features relaxed
She does not take that trouble now
added the Russian girl in reply to hex
own question Did you see her to
night when we were at the piano M
de Chauxville was talking to her They
were keeping two conversations going
at the same time I could see by their
faces They said different things when
the music was loud I hate her She
is not true to Paul M de Chauxville
knows something about her They
have something in common which Is
not known to Paul or to any of us
Why do you not speak Why do you
sit staring Into the fire with your lips
so ciose together
Because I do not think that we shall
gain anything by discussing Paul and
his wife It is no business of ours
Catrina laughed a lamentable mirth
less laugh
That is because she is your cousin
and he he is nothing to you You do
not care whether he is happy or not
Catrina had turned upon her com
panion fiercely Maggie swung around
in her chair to pick up her bracelets
which had slipped from her knees to
the floor
You exaggerate things she said
quietly I see no reason to suppose
that Paul is unhappy It is because
you have taken this unreasonable dis
like to her
She took a long time to collect three
bracelets Then she rose and placed
them on the dressing table
Do you want me to uo asked Ca
trina in her blunt way
Xo answered Maggie civilly
enough But she extracted a couple
of hairpins rather obviously
Catrina heeded the voice and not the
action
Do you like M de Chauxville she
asked
No
Does Paul like him
I dont know
Catrina looked up for a moment only
Then her eyes returned to the contem
plation of the burning pine logs
I wonder why you will not talk of
Paul she said in a voice requiring no
answer
Maggie moved rather uneasily She
had her back turned toward Catrina
I am afraid I am rather a dull per-
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