New-York tribune., 1908-05-10

stretched herself ami Indlscreetlv showed
pale yellow silk ankle round which she couli
have easily made her thumb meet her 7e-ont
finger LogothetI glanced at Il
You VIII never understand she Sati- out
her tone had reientei and She made q con
cessipu II YOU wIll take me % hum ami n he
VIII not oc my husband. l will let Hplr, a-;-
him
That might be better. Logotheti answered.
with extreme gravity. for ne was quite sure
that ~pIrp would never KILL anybody II you
will take an oath shall dictate. ami swear -
let NpIrp do Il I shall take YOU - the man ro-i
seek,
What must 5.. must be BIrakl siii n a
tone Of resignation When he Is dead. Nprrp
an also Kill AMI take the rIbies ami the
That xouli De q pity Observed The c'rse=s
thoughtfuIv
Whv a pity It will De my portion. I
shall not xiii myself because then I should q
t. hell tirc but Spirp cln 10 - very we'll Why
should | still 1--we then
Because YOU are Young AMI beautiful ami
rich enough u be very happy Do YOU never
iooi, AZ Your face IN the mirror The rvc~ ~
Baraka are the pools ot paradise. when the
moon rose upon them the 1rSt tinl". her waist
Is a, slender a young willow SdPhnE that
bends u the breath Of spring breeze. her
mouth IS a dark rose from GtIliStan-
But Barak, interrupted hun with FAINT
smile You speak emptiness she SAID
quietly What ;, the oath that may swear
1
the Angel l,rlhl To witness that viii keep nv
word Shall prick my hiui and let the drop
fall into your two hands that YOU may drink
them What shall to tnd say 1 am ready.
You must swear oath that my fathers
svore before there were Christians or NuSSul-
mans III the world when the old gods were still
great
speak. I Will repeat any words you like
i u very solemn oath
l. !, the most solemn that ever vI- sworn.
> rl1.s rht,frr y ties
shall give II - YOU slowly. and YOU must trv
- pronounce II right word bv word. holding
OUT your hands like tins with the palms down
ward
i am ready sali Barlka. DOING a. t1r
bldc her
He quoted m Greck the oath that Hypnos
dictates - Hert n the HAD. and Blrak4
repeated each word. prpnpuncIng a. we'll as
She could
90 swear by the inviplablc water II the ~tvx.
and | Law one hand upon the all nourrShIng
earth the other on the sparkling sea that al
the guiS below may NJ rur witnesses. even they
that stand rpuni about kronoS. Thus I
swear
y he had anticipated BarakI waS much
more impressed bv the Importance of the
words she did not understand than II she had
bound herself by any oath familiar u her
am sorry. she sand but what = done
5 done. and YOU would have It 50
She pressed her hand gently - her lett side.
and felt the long steel bpikiu. and sighed -e-
gretiullv
You have sworn an oath that NJ man
would dare to break. said Logotheti soleunlv
q y man would rather Kill pigs on the graves u
his father and his mother than break 1t
Il Will keep my word Onlv take me
quickly whcrc would be.
I OGDTHETI produced a whistle from his
pocket and blew II. and a quarter
master answered the call. and was sent TOR the.
Captain. who came a few moments
Head her about for Jersey and tdrtcrctS.
Captain. sand the owner The sea s. Hat
Is 4 board and We shall Land there You san
:" IN t. the Mediterranean without coalrng.
can YOU not 80
The Captain SAID he could cotl At Gibraltar.
II necessary
Then take her :, Naples. please. ami wait
for instruction.,
Baraka understood nothing. but within twp
minutes she that the Yacht was changing
her course. for the afternoon sun WAS all ~
once pouring the deck IuSt beyond the
end of her char She satisfied. and nodded
her approval But she did not speak for a long
time paving no more attention % Logothetis
gaze than II he had not existed No people III
the world can remain perfectly motIonleSe
long ASidttc,. perfectly absorbed II their