The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-16
SYNOPSIS.


CRATER I-Baraka. a Tartar girl,
became enamored of a golden bearded
stranger who was prospecting and study
ing herbs in the vicinity of her home IN
central Asia, and revealed to him the 10
cation of mine Of TubieS hoping that
the stranger would love her in return Tor
her disclosure. They were followed 10
the cave by the girls relatives, who
blocked up the entrance, and drew on
the wafer supply. leaving the couple to
die Baraka's cousin Saad, her betrothed,
attempted TO climb down a cliff overlook
ing the mine; but the traveller shot him
Saad carried, dug his way out of the
tunnel, and departed, deserving the girl
and carrying a bag of rubies. Baraka
gathered all the gems she could carry,
and started in pursuit.
CHAPTER IT-AIargaret Dome Mar
S2rlta da COrdOvd), a famous prlIna den
ma, became engaged in London TO KOn-
stantin LOsOtheu, a wealthy Greek finan-
cIer- Her intimate friend was Countess
LeVen, known as Lady Maud, whose hus-
band had been killed by a bomb in St
Petersburg; and Lady Maud's most init
mate friend was Rufus Van Torp, an
American, who had been a cowboy in
carly life, but had become one of the
richest men in the world. Van TOrp was
IN love with Margaret, and rushed TO
London as soon as he heard Of her be
rothal. He offered Lady Maud 100000
for her pet charity if she would aid him
IN winning the singer from Logotheu
CHAPTER IIL-Baraka approached
Logo&h2h at Versailles with rubies to
sell.
CHAPTER Vivian Torp bought a
yacht ana sent it 10 Venice. He was
visited by Baraka. who gave him a ruby
after the American had told her of hay
( ing seen in the United States man an
swering the description of the one she
loved.
CHAPTER V.-The American followed
Margaret to the Bayreuth "Parsifar' fes-
tival.
CHAPTER VI.-Count Krahnsky.
Russian, arrived at Bayreuth. Van Torp
believed him to be the one Baraka was
pursuing.
CHAPTER VII.-Baraka was arrested
in London on the charge OF stealing from
Pinney jeweler. the ruby she had sold
to Logotheti. Two strangers were the
thieves. Lady Maud believed that Logo
thed's associations with Baraka were
open to suspicion, and SO informed Mar
garet
CHAPTER William Torp believed
that Kralnsky was the cowboy he had
known in his young manhood.
CHAPTER IX-Logotheu secured Ba-
rakas release, and then. with her as his
guest, went TO sea on his yacht Erinna.
CHAPTER X.-Baraka explains her
plans for revenge on the man who had
theft succeeds in moderating her rage
CHAPTER XI-Lady Maud arrived in
Bayreuth. Margaret and Van Torp en-
tered into an agreement to build a ire
mendous opera house in New York
CHAPTER xH.-The thief who stole
the ruby from Mr.. Pinney is arrested in
J New York and the stone recovered. Lady
Maud conhdes TO Van Torp that she be
iieyes Kralinsky to be the husband she
his help to unravel the mystery
CHAPTER XIII.-The party gathers on
! Van Torp's yacht and Lady Maud dis
| covers that Kralinsky is really her hus-
band. He offers to rejOin and be true 10
her She refuses
CHAPTER XIV.-Togotheti takes Bar
| aka ashore at Naples to procure her
| proper outfit. He proposes to marry her.
! half in popularity. and she agrees to do so
! II she cannot find the man she seeks.
CHAPTER Xv.-van Torp's yacht ar
| rivoS at Messina, and not finding Logo
1 theft there the party goes on to Naples
| The yachts meet and Baraka recognizes
i in kralinsky the man she is seeking.
| Logotheti. Baraka and Spiro go aboard
the Lancashire Lass. When She meets
/ Kralinsky Baraka sees she was mista-
| ken in her Identification and learns that
/ the man who had wronged her is dead
/ The engagement between Logotheti and
! Margaret is ended. In the conversation
I Van Torp finds out that Kralinsky is not
! Lady Maud's husband and has the Rus
I slams beard shaved. LADY Maud is con
I WINGED Van Torp recognizes the man as
! ''LOns-Lceged Leyi's' brother He has
! him sent ashore and ultimately Kralin-
/ sky Is sent to Siberia. LOgOthet marrie-
Baraka and they and Margaret become
recOnciled- Van Torp and Margaret are
1 married at ST. Georges chapel in Lon
| don and Van Torp. as a wedding pres
/ ent. purchases for her the ruby which
/ LogOtheti had left at Pinney's and they
! mutually name it The Diva's Ruby"