The Washington times., 1920-11-07

Spot nearby wnere SIX or the French
officers comrades were in hiding
With word Of explanation he-ieft them
to hold the oncoming Bolshevikf swhile he
and the singer made their way dSw6the
street and into rowboat which Had 6een
hidden underneath a wharf Rowing out
to steamer which was just getting under
way, Lieutenant Bodin hailed the cat&ain
and put his charge on board. Not Satis-
fed with the conduct of the captain of, the
ship. Bodin decided that he would see
Nine. Lipkowska safely through to Qsn-
stantinople lest some unforeseen disaster
should overtake her in the strange
orderly, motley assemblage which he
found swarming the ships decks. IS
But the end was not yet. Poor little
Aldenna had been of necessity left be-
hind. Thermother could not rest contented
in safety in Constantinople while the little
thirteen-year-old dear one remained at the
mercy Of the Bolsheviki.
Lieutenant Bodin paced the floor and
twisted his mustache with perplexity.
Willingly he would go back and face the
turmoil in Nicolaief, but he did NIT know
little Aldenna by sight and might not be
able to trace her. .-r
Nine. Lipkowska insisted that she her.
self must return and search for the little
one. Lieutenant Bodin finallS inatured
their plans, and enlisting the help Of half
dozen other brother officers bought a
fishing boat in Constantinople, and. the
entire party disguised themselves as Black
Sea fishermen. They slipped out II The
harbor. sailed along the Black Sea, aud
arrived of the port Of Nicolaief, butt dared
not enter until nightfall. In the darkness
they sailed the little craft in and anchored
1t, and Bodin and Lipkowska, With the
guard Of chivalrous French officers went
swinging up the street, carrying fish bas-
kets and crying fish for sale
The singers house was still deserted
and the problem was to trace the where
abouts of little Aldenna without risking
either the child or the rescue party. For
more than a week the distracted mother
and her protectors fished by day. and
dressed their catch on the beach, and at.
night Lipkowska and her protectors
walked up and down the streets plying
their wares. ~
Where was the child? How was, the
mother to find her?
or all Nine. Lipkowska's many operatic
roles the Bell Song from "Lakme, that
most difficult Of colorature parts, was the,
favorite bit Of music of little Aldenna.
Again and again from earliest babyhood
the child had loved to hear hen mother
sing to her this bit Of compositions.
In the opera beautiful Lakme sings the
Bell Song in the market-place to attract
the ear of her lover and bring him to her
side. Could the singer make use of the
same song for the same purpose and bring
her little one to her?
II Aldenna could hear 1t now, with all
the feeling and expression Of the mothers
heart, she knew the child would
It. And so, from time TO time
the prima donna would cease her cries to
buy her fish and would glide into a. bit
OF the Bell Song from "Lakme" g,
. At last Aldenna heard 1t. The oId.nurse
made her way out cautiously from a cot
tage gate and peered suspiciously into the
darkness. Nine. Lipkowska instantly1rec-
ognized the faithful old nurse, and dr' an
other moment mother and child were in
each others arms. They crept down. ito
the beach, found their way to, the fishing
boat, and sailed away to Constantinople
before the sun rose on Nicolaief,
II is scarcely surprising that the. pas
senger list OF an incoming SHIP, as il
swung into its dock in New York recently,
bore the words Lieutenant and Mrs.
Bodin." Nine. Lipkowska's first husband
she had divorced several years ago. How
could she better repay her debt OF gsiti-
tude to the chivalrous French officer than
TO accept his plea to become his wife7s'
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