The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-30

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fed, and nodded her approval.
when shall we reach that placer"
she asked lazily, and she turned her
face to Logotheti.
Allah knows" he answered gravely.
She had been so we'll used to hear
ing that answer to all sorts of ques-
lions since she had been a child that
she thought nothing of it, and waited
awhile before speaking again, Her
eyes studied the mans face almost
unconsciously. He now wore fez
instead Of . yachting cap, and it
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 dashing air. There was some
thing about him that reminded Ba-
raka Of Saad, and Saad had been a
handsome man, even in her eyes, un-
til the traveller had come to her ia
Tiers house with his blue eyes and
golden beard But Saad had only
seen her unveiled face once, and that
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? I see no land on
this side; is there any on the other?"
mo-" Logotheti answered, there is
no land near. Perhaps, far off, we
might see small island"
IFS that the placer" Baraka began
to be interested at last.
The place is far away. You must
have patience. All hurry comes
from Satan"
II am not impatient" the girl an
swered mildly. II am glad to rest in
your ship, for I was very tired, moro
tired than I ever was when 1 was a
child, and used to climb up the foot
hills to see Altai better. 1t is good
to be In your ship for a while, and aft
er that, what shall be, will be. 1t is
Allah that knows"
That is the truth" responded the
Greek. "Allah knows. 1 said 80 just
now. But will tell you what have
NONAN0Os ~ yOu WALL 41SL6u.
II listen"
1T is better that you should rest
several days after all your weari-
ness, and the man you seek will not
run away, for he does not know that
you are so near"
But he may take another woman"
Baraka objected, growing earnest at
once. perhaps he has already! Then
there will be two instead of one."
"Spiro," said Logotheti, with perfect
truth, would as soon kill two as one,
I am sure, for he is a good servant.
It will be the same to him. You call
me great man and a king; am not
king, for I have no kingdom, though
some kingdoms would like to have as
much ready money as I. But here, on
the ship, I am the master, not only
because it is mine, and because I
choose to command, but because the
men are bound by English law to
obey me; and If they should refuse
and overpower me, and take my ship
where did not wish to go, the laws
Of all nations would give me the right
to put them all into prison at once,
for long time. Therefore when I
say, Go to certain place. they take
the ship there, according to their
knowledge, for they are trained to
that business and can guide the vessel
towards any place in the world,
though they cannot see land till they
reach it. Do you understand all these
things?
II understand" Baraka answered,
smiling. "But am not bound to obey
you, and at least can beg you to do
what I ask, and think you will do it."
Her voice grew suddenly soft, and
almost tender. for though she was
only Tartar girl, and very young
and slim, she was woman. Eve had
not had long experience Of talking
when she explained to Adam the
properties of apples.
Logotheti answered her smile and
her tone.
Il shall do what you ask me, but
shall do 1t slowly rather than quick
ly, because that will be better for you
in the end. II we had gone on as we
we're going, we should have got to
land tonight, but to wretched little
town from which we should have had
to take night train, hot and dirty
and dusty, all the way to Paris. That
would not help you to rest, would it,"
ooh, no! wish to sleep again in
Four ship, once, twice, till cannot
Ileep any more. Then you will take
ne to the place."
''That is what you shall do. To that
md gave orders this afternoon"
"You are wise, as well as great"
Baraka said.
They left the rail and walked slowly
Onward, side by side, without speak
ng; and Logotheti told himself how
utterly happy he should be If Baraka
could turn into Margaret and be walk
ing with him there; yet something an
swered him that since she was not by
his side he was not to be pitied for
she company Of a lovely Tartar girl
whose language he could understand