New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-10
The First Secretary

Ply, winch had come huping home by himself
from the druggist 's-veS, she would sell Hope
too, dearest OF her possessions. But She could
not do much alone. She needed the help Of
q grown person. And 50 naturally her thought
went out To Weir
Neny recovered rapidly, and the first day
that She was able 10 90 out, asked permission
10 20 TO the Hotel de Londres TO see the
American. Madame Mavrocorthato was feel
ing very indulgcnt 10 Aeny, and readily gave
her permission. So, escorted by Miss Kitty.
and accompanied by the puppy She started out
At the hotel she was told that Weir had
gone away nearly a week before saving he
would not be back IN several days. DlSap-
pointed, Aeuv walked toward home. In front
OF the GGiItI NtTIl there was a CommotIon,
caused by some twenty or thirty fighting dogs
into which Hope darted, nothing daunted by
previous experiences. Much as Neny liked TO
rebel from constituted authority and plunge
into fights herself, She did not approve Of II
for her dog; and after him she rushed, grabbed
him up, and staggered down q side street away
from the fight,
'Neny. Nenyl" called the voice OF Weir
She looked up and finally made out that the
sound came from one Of the tiny grated win
dows Of the city prison opposite. As soon as
she was sure whence the voice came Aeny did
not look a second time. She lived IN a land
where children learn some things from the air
they breathe. She chung TO her dog, and ran
as fast as her weak little legs would carry
her toward home, and rushed INTO her moth
er's dressing room and told her what She
had seen.
Madame Mavrocorthato slipped a dress on
hurrledly, and went 10 the headquarters Of the
women 5 society which nlin,stered 10 the SICK
IN the prisons She obtained the card Of per
mission which would open the prisons to her
and, with q basket OF things 20 distribute
drove TO the Ga!dtI SeyGi
From cell 10 cell she passed, giving out
tobacco and fruit. till She came TO where Weir
NJ -r.f-
diving pangs Of = hope that had been born IN
him when he had seen Nenv.
You cannot % IN there, hanun, the TAILOR
said 10 Madame Mavracorthato That Is q
desperate villain, Frank. q mailman
Indeed madame exclaimed. How did
he come here5"
The officers brought him here SIX DAYS
ago. the worse luck. What for" He shrugged
ms shoulders, reasons for Imprisonment he
did not try 10 fathom. The morning after
he came he struck down Arif as he brought
hmm his food, and nearly escaped, though
dozen Of Us were beating him with slaves. and
he fighting with only his naked hands. The
next day he tired 10 attack me, but he had not
recovered from the beating We gave him, and
was not quick enough ! slammed the gate
n his face, and now we only poke food m -
him between the bars-aud once day be
added with a grin. " II Is not well that such a
Frank should have ms natural strength"
Let me talk 10 him ID his own language,
madame persisted II IN ne IilaL fl- mao
ness has been driven out Of aim by Your treat
rneut"
She approached the bars, and said in a tone
Of benevolent c0ndesCeusIon, as suiting the part
She was playing, Stephen Weir, give no sign
that you know me
The words came 10 Weir ike a voice from
heaven. He stood perfectly still. till he could
trust his manner not 10 bctray him. Then he
turned, and - the keeper surprise came quite
hurnblv toward the charitable woman making
her rounds Of the prison
Madame poked some tobacco through the
bars 70 him, and continued, with the same
narneri IN which She had spoked before, What
ever tell you 20 do now. obey without que5
ton; and answer me as if YOU were pleading
TO be released from prison
OF all the surprises that had come 10 madame
that dav, the greatest came with Weir first
words And the tone n which he uttered
them might well have been those ri prisoner
pleading for his HE.
Tell me, madame, where IS Rhasnch
daughter Of Takshan Pasha:"
For an instant madame thought that the
American was. as the turnkey had said, insane
Yet what better fitted IN with his present pre-
dicameut than what his words suggested,
And i this 49, indeed so, She must act quci1y
10 save Weir from the vengeance Cf Rhasneh's
father
Madame Mavr0corthato addressed herself
again 10 the turnkey, with an exquisite defer