New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
THE FIRST SECRETARY
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but ! have Mt an acquaintance with him.
And do you think you could take a letter
10 him, without letting anyone know Of it
not Your mother nor anycne.
4" am sure could, Il It Is not too big let
ter" Keny assured her.
No Il viii only be wee little letter. He
does not know my name even, and II he loves
me as ! love him he must have suffered many,
many torments.
Yes. especially Il Haleb Bev has drownded
drowned him." She corrected herself.
"Nenv. do not talk IN that dreadful wayi'
Rhasneh cried o" | cannot bear To- think that
he has been hurted. But We cannot stay here
any longer ! promised TO bring YOU back IN
a little time. Tomorrow you must come 70
luncheon with me- shall send Tsatsar-ab-
harlem for you-and then | shall give you the
little letter"
With this understanding they returned to
the Mavrooorthato villa and parted.
The next day. on leaving Rhasneh, Xeny
carried the precious letter for Weir, and felt
that She was PLAYING a great part in the affairs
Of her friends. She had already carried letters
between Chrvsauthy and her lover. but these
were the commonplace sort u persons II which
ones own family consists Now, with Rhasneh
and this strange man from a barbarian land,
She fet that she was beComng q person pi m
teruational importance. She stepped along
high headed by the side OF Tsatsar-ab- harlem.
The motto of her family was Fear No Man"
and Xeny lived up TO II. The letter was IN the
lining Of her hat, where Rhasneh had put It,
and II was not until She remembered that, this
being her best hat, She would not he allowed
10 wear II the next day, that She began 70 be
troubled. Arrived At her house, She insisted
on putting away her hat herself
The obstinate little thing" Miss Katy ex-
claimed. Who wants 70 put away the silly
hat"
Il viii not have a servant touch my hat"
Neny said loftily. hot tempered
Il shall tell vOur mother what You have
called me" the sensitive Miss Katy declared
and Neny began her service % l<hasneh 10y
going to bed On bread and water and glorled IN
her sacrifice.
When they thought her asleep She crept
from her little bed and secured the letter from
her hat Then She found that her difficulties
were no less than before. " here 10 put IT. II
seemed as II all places she could think OF were
where everybody would be most likely 10 look.
Finally, She could think OF none better than
between the mattresses She was lying on. And
there il Law, and reused her from her sleep
dozen times IN the night with fearful dreams
that It was being stolen from her by different
persons-frOm Miss Katy, dressed up 50 that
She looked ike Haleb Bey. 10 Weir himself,
with bag OF stones tied about his neck.
While Xeny was dressing the next morning
She managed TO secure the letter, without
being noticed, and place II in her little corselet.
When she went out for her walk, eagerly the
little conspirator looked for Weir, and after
her return, unsuccessful she kept her little
face glued TO the windows Of her nursery, IN
hope of seeing him in the garden. But two
davs passed and still Xeny was unable TO
deliver her trouble giving letter.
When at last she saw Weir and performed
her sensational introduction 10 him, She still
failed 10 give him the letter because to get At
II She practically had TO undress-a contln-
qencv She had not foreseen when she hid 1t 50
securely All the way home after seeing him
her little brain was al work 10 solve her new
difficulty She recalled how rudely She had
thrown her ball II him 10 attract his attention,
and the inspiration came 10 her TO hide the let