Evening star., 1928-01-09

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find, as / said. M time goes on. that
we can help each other
| what ] must confess that I should
like to undcrsta nd practical Miss
Brown conf'ded. lis how you knew
about me-"
lie smiled.
| II can afford 10 be much more
frank with you than you can with
me-" he declared. II was at Iombert.
son Square after you had left u.
saw Dessiter for n moment or two
before the doctor came. lie told me-
everything"
80 that was why you were In Shep.
herds Market yesterday morning."
she exclaimed II thought I recog.
nized you when you spoke to me
last night. It was you who knocked
down that brute who nearly got the
satchel. why did you hurry Off when
the policeman came?"
| Il had done all TINT was necessary"
he answered. II did not wish to be
recognized there"
IF you had not been so quick.
she said gratefully, II think that man
would have wrenched my arm out. :"
| Then I am very glad. because It is
A very nice arm. Now you know why
| recognized you last night. ! was
! should know you whenever we met
lf Dessiter had lived through the
night am certain that he would have
sent YOU word that ! was To he
treated AZ n friend. However, In time
| l shall convince you Of that"
| Il think Of you ms one already, ;"
| Miss Brown assured him. II was
very interested in the little you told
me about Yourself, Have you time
TO go on"
1t Is very simple story" he said
/, To begin by repeating what ! told
you last nisht-~my family. my sister
my father. my mother and myself and
some others or MS are not content 10
do what so many of our exiled Rus.
slams have done. They are living In
luxury. many Of them. on tho Riviera.
in Paris. even In New York, living
on their titles. on their prestige. upon
the charity and sympathy Of the
world That does not suit MS We
have lost our country. and there IL
much blame to be attached 10 us for
| that. When we lost our country. We
! lost our names. we lost everything
| except our souls. Those we have
! kept
You have hopc?" she asked eager
ly.
why not" when. In the worlds
! history. did n regime. scheme OF
government founded upon mud. built
over cesSpool. endure Given long
| enough time. that present country
| WHICH calls itself Russia must col
| lapse of its /own accord. II In our
| wish To hasten that time so that il
| may come before we are too old TO
! taste the JOY Of feeling the soil of
| our home land once more beneath our
feet 1t In for that we work hour after
! hour. and week after week. work for
| our livinGs In the daylight, work for
our country In the hours of quiet"
! He finished his brandy and stood
! up.
II have work now in the Kitchen
| he announced we have no, a great
/ quantity of china or cutlery, and
! everything must be prepared for the
| service of dinner this evening"
And afterward you dancer" she
asked wonderingly.
And afterward I dance" he as
sented. Sometimes perhaps my foot
| steps are little heavy. but they do
| their business all the same | want
/ you 10 know Miss Brown that while
I YOU are now. and will he until you
/ can he released Of your trust, sur.
rounded by enemies. you have also
/ friends. Listen. | will give you proof
! that / have told YOU the truth. that
was at I.ombertson Square last night.
I Behind the screen--"
He lea ned forward and whispered