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that he would help her out OF her
trouble Lady Maud was less sure
OF that, however, and said So but 1t
was soon clear that Baraka did not
speak word of any language known
to Lady Maud, who was no great
linguist at best. Under these circum-
stances it looked as If there were
nothing to be done for the poor 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.
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 out
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
theft and had followed him from Con-
stantinople, probably supporting her
self and her companion by stealing
on the way. Lady Mauds husband
had been 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 Spro had nothing more to
say, therefore, she rose from the only
seat there was and shook her head
with an air of utter increoulity, min
gled with the sort of plying 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
| NUh oh a nj wi @
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 detailed account o.
her experience at the police station
including especially a description o
the way Baraka had behaved in trying
to send a message to Logotheti.
Il tell you quite frankly" Lad!
Maud wrote in conclusion, that m!
friend Mr. Van Torp has begged mi
very urgently to use any friendly in
fuence | may possess, to induce yol
to reconsider your engagement, be
cause he hopes that you will accep
him instead. You will not think an!
less well of him for that. A man ma.
ask his best friend to help him t,
marry the girl he is in love WITH
am sure! | told him that would no
do anything to make trouble between
you and Logo If I am making trou
BILE now. by writing all this, 1t is there
fore not to help Mr.. Van Torp, but be
cause the impression have ha,
about Logo has really frightened me
for you / made such a wretched fai
ure of my own married life that
have some right to warn friend VIII
seems to be on the point of doing JUS
the same thing You have right t
be sure that the man you marry |
quite free, and that you won't SUD
denly meet a lovely eastern girl of 2
| who claims him after you think he |
yours; and your friend has a right I
| warn you, if she feels sure that he /
| mixed up in some affair that ism
| over yet
| Il don't know where Logo is, but
| he were near enough | should go t
/ him and tell him what think. Q
| course he is not in town now--nC
l body is, and I've only stayed on t
/ clear everything out of my house
now that I'm giving 1t up. | suppos
l he is with you, though you said 20
did not want him at Bayreuth! Shoy
him this letter If you like, for Ir
quite ready to face him If he's angr
8. at my interference. / would eve
ID join you in Paris, If you wanted me
S for have nothing to do and strang
h to say / have little money Nv
p, sold almost all my furniture, 20
I'd know, so I'm not such a total paupe
r. as usual But in any case answe
y, this, please, and tell me that | hav
N done right. or wrong, just as you fec
about it--and then We will go on b.
Id ing friends, or say good-by, whicheve
lp you decide"
or Lady Maud signed this long lette
ly and addressed it to Miss Margare
IS. Donne, at Bayreuth, feeling sure tha
It would be delivered, even withou
the name of the hotel, which she di
/; not know. But the Bayreuth pos