Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-19

! rs he had anticipated, Baraks
was much more impressed by the i'm
portance Of the words she did not I'M
derstand than If she had bound her.
self by any oath familiar to her.
! Il an sorry." she said, "but what ia
done u done, and you would have II
90"
J She pressed her hand gently to her
left side and felt the long steel bod.
kin, and sighed regretfully.
"You have sworn an oath that no
man would dare to break" said Logo.
theft solemnly. "a man would ratb.
er kill pigs on the graves of his ia.
ther and his mother than break It."
Il shall keep my word. Only take
me quickly where I would be-"
Logotheti produced a whistle from
lhis pocket and blew on It, and a quar-.
termaster answered the call, and was
sent for the captain, who came in a
few moments.
Head her about for Jersey and
!Carterets, captain" said the owner
1.-The sea is as fiat as board. and we
will land there. You can go on to the
Mediterranean without coaling. can
you not?"
The captain said he could coal NJ
iGibraltar, II necessary.
Then take her to Naples, please.
and watt for Instructions"
Baraka understood nothing HIT
within two minutes she saw that the
yacht was 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 salts
fed, and nodded her approval.
when shall we reach that place!"
she asked laxily, and she turned her
face to Logotheti.
"Allah knows" he answered gravely.
She had been 30 we'll used to hear
ing that answer to all sorts of ques-
tions since she had been q child that
she thought nothing Of it, and waited
awhile before speaking again. Her
eyes studied the mans face almost
unconsctously. He now wore a fee
instead Of a yachting cap, and 1t
changed his expression. He no longer
looked in the least like European
The handsome red felt glowed like
blood in the evening light, and the
long black silk tassel hung backwards
with dazzling air. There was some.
thing about him that reminded Ba
raka Of Saad, and Saad had been q
handsome man, even in her eyes, un
ho 60 "a
Tiers house with his blue eyes and
golden beard. But Saad had only
seen her unveiled face once, and tina,
was the last thing he saw when the
ball from the Mauser went through
his forehead.
Il mean" she asked after some
time, shall we be there tomorrow
or the next day? see no land OF
this side; is there any on the other?'
NO" Logotheti answered, there ii
no land near. Perhaps, far of, we
might see small island"
! us that the placer" Baraka bega1
10 be interested at last.
"The place is far away. You mus,
have patience. All hurry comes
from Satan"
Il am not impatient" the girl an
swered mildly. II am glad to rest ir
your ship. for was very tired, more
tired than ever was when was 8
child, and used to climb UP the foot
hills to see Altai better. It is good
to be in your ship for while, and aft
er that, what shall be. will be. It il
Allah that knows"
'That is the truth" responded the
Greek. Allah knows. said SO tus,
now. But / will tell you what have
decided, II you will listen"
Il listen"
ut is better that you should res,
several days after all your weari
ness. and the man you seek will moi
run away, for he does not know tina,
you are SO near"
But he may take another woman
Baraka objected, growing earnest al
once. Perhaps he has already! Their
There will be two instead Of one."
"Spiro." said Logotheti, with perfec,
truth, would as soon kill two as one
4 am sure. for he is good servant
1t will be the same to him. You cal
me great man and a king: 1 am no,
a king, for have no kingdom, though
some Kingdoms would like to have as
much ready money as l. But here, or
the ship, am the master, not only
because II is mine, and because ]
choose TO command. but because the
men are bound by English law te
obey me: and II they should refuse
and overpower me, and take my shir
where I did not wish to go. the laws
of all nations would give me the right
TO put them all into prison at once
for q long time. Therefore when
say. 90 to q certain place. they take
the ship there, according to thei,
knowledge. for they are trained t.
that business and can guide the vesse
towards any place in the world
though they cannot see land till the,
reach It. Do you understand all these
things?
Il understand" Baraka answered
smiling. "But am not bound to ODE,
you. and at least can beg you to Dc
what ask. and think you will do IT,
Her voice grew suddenly soft, ant
almost tender. for though she wa.
only q Tartar girl. and very yount
and slim, she was woman. Eve ha<
not had long experience Of talkinf
when she explained to Adam thu
properties Of apples.
Logotheti answered her smile and
her tone.
Z shall do what you ask me, but
shall do It slowly rather than ouick