Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10


have easily made her thumb meet her second
finger. Logotheti glanced at it.
You will never understand. she said; but
her tone had relented, and she made con-
cesson. If you will take me to him. and if ne
will not be my husband l Will let Spiro xii
him
That might be better" Logothet an ,werei
with extreme gravity. for he Wa, quite sure
that Spiro would never kill anybody. II YOU
will take an oath | shall dictate. ami swear t.
let Spiro do it. shall take you TO the man YOU
seek"
What must be. must oe" Baraka said in
tone Of resignation. When he is dead. Spro
can also kill ME and take the rubies and the
money.
That would be d pity observed the Cree,
thoughtfully,
shall not kill myself. because then should go
to hell fire: but Spiro can do It very well. Why
should | still live. then
Because you are young and beautiful and
rich enough to be very happy Do YOU never
look at your face in the mirror, The eyes of
Baraka are the pools of paradise. when the
moon rose upon them the first time: her waist
Is slender as young willow Sdpling that
bends to the breath of spring breeze; her
mouth is dark rose from Gulistan-
But Baraka interrupted HIM with FAINT
smile. You speak emptiness, she said
quietly. What IS the oath. that | may swear
it, Shall take Allah, and the Prophet and
the Angel I,rafil to witness that will keep my
word, Shall prick my hand and let the drops
fall into your two hands that you may drink
them, What shall do and say | am ready.
You must swear an oath that nv fathers
swore before there werc Christians or MuSSul-
mans in the world. when The Did gods were still
great.
SPEAK will repeat am words YOU like
Is it very solemn oath
- 1t Is the most solemn that ever vas sworn.
for it is the oath Of the god, themselves
shall give 1t to you slowly. and YOU must try
to pronounce it right word by word. holding
out your hands like this with the palms down
ward.
Il am ready" sad Baraka doing as he
He quoted in Greek the oath that Hypnos
dictates 70 Hera in the " Had, and Baraka
repeated each word. pronouncing a. weIl as
she could
Il swear by the involabic water II chc >tyx.
and | lay one hand upon the ali nourishing
earth, the other On the sparkling that all
the gods below may i,e witnesses. even they
that stand round about krpnrs> Thus |
swear
As he had anticipated. Baraka much
more impressed by the importance Of the
words she did not understand than If she had
bound herself by any oath familiar 10 her
sorry. she said. but what i lone
IS done and YOU would have 1t
She pressed her hand gently To her LETT side.
and felt the long steel bodkn. and sighed re-
gretfullv
You have sworn oath that no man
would dare to break said Logotheti soiemnly.
A man would rather kill pigs On the graves ot
his father and his mother than break It
Il will keep my word Onl- take NE
quickly where | would be.
7 OGOTHETI produced d whistle from his
~ pocket and blew it ana quarter
master answered the call and sent for the
Captain. who came in i few moments.
Head her about for Jersey and CarteretS.
Captain - said the owner The sea = as flat
as i board and shall land there You can
60 on I" the Mediterranean without coating.
can YOU not,
The Captain said ne could cal AZ Gibralta-,
If necessary.
Then take her u Naples. please and wait
for instruction
Baraka understood nothing: put within two
minutes she saw that the Yacht changing
her course: for the afternoon sun was all At
once pouring in On the deck Just beyond the
end of her chair. She was satisfied. and nodded
her approval But she did not speak for long
time, paving more attention to LogOthetl
gaze than If he had not existed. No people in
the world can remain perfectly notionlesS 5"
long as .isiatcs. perfectly absorbed n their
own thoughts
To the Greek art loving nature It VAS pure
delight to watch her. Never. since he had tlr>t
met Margaret Donnc. had he any woman
or Young girl that appealed to III, sense Of