The Hattiesburg news., 1909-10-13

their own perspicuity in getting up a
case, let that policeman, of any other
country, who is quite without fault
throw the first stone at their brave
good-natured heads.
Logotheti was not at his lodgings
In ST. James place, and from each
of two clubs to which the officer tele
phoned rather at random, the only an
swer was that he was a member but
not in the house. The officer wrote
a line to his rooms and sent II by a
messenger, to be given to him as soon
as he came in.
1t was late in the hot afternoon
when Mrs. Foxwell answered the mea
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 up.
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
! do to help your"
baraka shook her head, for she did
not understand. Then she looked IN
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
family name, Mrs. Foxwell," in her
work amongst the poor women of
London
Baraka saw the quick movement
and understood that Logotheti was
well known to her visitor. She
grasped Lady Maud's arm with both
her small hands, and looked up to her
face with a beseeching look that could
not be misunderstood. She wished
Logotheti to be informed of her can.
tivity, and was absolutely confident
that he would help her out of her
trouble. Lady Maud was less sure
Of that, however, and said so, but it
was soon clear that Baraka did not
speak word of any language known
to Lady Maud, who was no great
lnguist at best. Under these circum.
stances it looked as if there were
nothing to be done for the Door girl
who made all sorts of signs of dis.
tress, when she saw that the English
woman was about to leave her in
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 who
spoke her language and knew some
English, and that by stretching point
he would bring the man. if Mrs. Fox.
well wished to talk with him.
p The result was that in less than
half an hour, Lady Maud heard from
Spiro most extraordinary tale, of
which she did not believe a single
word. To her plain English mind IT
all seemed perfectly mad at first. and
on reflection she thought It an ont.
rageous attempt to play upon her
credulity; whereas she was thorough
ly convinced that the girl had come
to grief in some way through Logo
theti and had followed him from Con
stantinople, probably supporting her.
self and her companion by stealing
on the way. Lady Maud's husband
had been a brute, but he knew the
east tolerably well, having done some
military duty in the Caucasus before
he entered the diplomatic service; his
stories had chiefly illustrated the pro
found duplicity of all Asiatics, and
she had not seen any reason to dis
believe them.
When Spiro had nothing more to
say, therefore, she rose from the only
seat there was and shook her head
with an air of utter incredulity, min
gled with the sort OF pitying contempt
she felt for all lying in general. She
could easily follow the case, by the
help OF the sergeant and the police
court reports. and she might be able
to help Baraka hereafter when the
girl had served the sentence she
would certainly get for such an i'm
portant and cleverly managed theft.
The poor girl implored and wept in
vain; Lady Maud could do nothing,
and would not stay to be told any
more insane stories about ruby mines
in Tartary. She called the sergeant,
freed herself from Barakas despair
ing hold on her hand and went out.
And when she thought of what must
have gone before, and of the part Lo-
gotheti had almost certainly played
in the girls life, her anger was
reused, and she sat down and wrote
to Margaret on the impulse of the mo-
ment. She gave a detailed account of
her experience at the police station.
including especially a description of
the way Baraka had behaved in trying
to send message to Logotheti.
Il tell you quite frankly" Lady
Maud wrote in conclusion, that my
friend Mr.. Van Torp has begged me
very urgently to use any friendly in
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