Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-12

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swer was that he was member but
not in the house. The officer wrote
line to his roosls and sent It by a
messenger, to be given to him "A soon
as he came in.
1t was late in the hot afternoon
when Mrs Foxwell answered the mes.
sage by, coming to the police station
herself. She was at once admitted
to Baraka's cell and the door was
closed after her.
The girl was lying on the pallet bed
dressed in poor calico skirt and a
loose white cotton Jacket. which Mrs.
Movie had brought and had insisted
that she must put on: and her mans
clothes had been taken from her with
all her other belongings. She sat IN.
forlorn, pale and lovely. as the kind
visitor entered and stood beside her.
Poor child" exclaimed the lady.
touched by her sad eyes. What can
l do to help you?"
Baraka shook her head. for she did
not understand. Then she looked I'M
into eyes almost as beautiful as her
own, and pronounced a name, slowly
and SO distinctly that 1t was impos.
sible not to hear each syllable.
"Konstantin Logotheti."
The lady started, as we'll she might.
for she was no other than Lady
| Maud, who called herself by her own
I family name, Mrs. Foxwell." in her
work amongst the poor women OF
London.
Baraka saw the quick movement
and understood that Logotheti was
we'll known to her visitor. She
grasped Lady Maud's arm with both
her small hands, and looked up to he,
face with a beseeching look that could
not be misunderstood. She wished
Logotheti to be informed of her cap
tivity, and was absolutely confiden,
that he would help her out of hel
trouble. Lady Maud was less sure
OF that. however, and said so, but Il
was soon clear that Baraka did no
speak a word of any language known
to Lady Maud. who was no grea
linguist at best. Under these circum
stances it looked as if there were
nothing to be done for the poor girl
4 who made all sorts of signs Of dis
tress, when she saw that the English
woman was about to leave her, IL
sheer despair of being of any use
Just then, however, the sergeant came
to the door. and informed the visitor
:: that the girl had an accomplice VIII,
spoke her language and knew som,
English, and that by stretching poin
he would bring the man. If Mrs. Fox
we'll wished to talk with him.
The result was that in less tina,
, half an hour, Lady Maud heard from
S SDiro most extraordinary tale. o
which she did not believe q singl,
word. To her plain English mind 4
J all seemed perfectly mad at first, an,
/. on reflection she thought it an out
rageous attempt to play upon hel
credulity; whereas she was thorough
. ~ convinced that the girl had come
l to grief in some way through Logo
! theft and had followed him from Con
. stantinople, probably supporting her
! self and her companion by stealth,
}, on the way. Lady Maud's husband
{ had been a brute, but he knew thu
J. east tolerably we'll. having done SOM
!, military duty in the Caucasus befor
q he entered the diplomatic service: hi
q stories had chiefly illustrated the pro
d found duplicity of all Asiatics. an
l. she had not seen any reason to dill
J. believe them.
:. When Spiro had nothing more t
i say, therefore. she rose from the onl
a seat there was and shook her hea
\ with an air of utter incredulity, mir
{, gled with the sort Of plying contemp
>, she felt for all lying in general. Sh
could easily follow the case. by tn
q help Of the sergeant and the polio
h court reports, and she might be abb
g. to help Baraka hereafter when tn
q, CIR, had served the sentence sh