The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-19
CONTINUED From Yesterday
SYNOPSIS,

CHAPTER I-Baraka. a Tartar civ,
s 0"scane enamored of a golden bearded
1.lanser VINO was prospecting and sti,dv
ce s mero ni IN the vicinity of her home In
~ tahon OF mine Of rubies hoping that
tle Stranger would love her in return for
t ues S G,sGlos SUI They were followed to
blocked up the entrance. and draw " of
S NE water supply, leaving the counie 70
a ate Baraka's cousin Saad, her betrothsd
i ng ths , to climb h,, down cliff overlook
S ne stranger, revived from a water gourd
s Saao carried, dug his way out ~ The
and dne eara rnq departed DESERVING the girl
gathered all the gems she sonld o casr,,
ana started in pursuit. S"''''
CHAPTER I1.-Margaret Dome MAR
na va ia Cordova), famous prima dom
e osa Logothet, a wealthy Greek finan-
9 Iei,o Her Intimate friend was Countess
band ba ado Saan as t LADY Maud whose hus-
rIeterspurg; and Lady Maud's most init
mate friend was Rufus Van Torn an
early ljfa' who S,it b had been cowboy in
richest men p IN tb mad become one of the
IN T iove with Margaret, and rushed to
fp op hal III He offered Lady Maud 5000
IN winning the singer from Logotheti
CHAPTER III.-Baraka approached
.a at Versailles with rubies to
CHAPTER VIVIAN Torp bought a.
yacht and sent it to Venice He was
after the American had told her Of hav,
ing seen in the United States a man an
swering the description of the one she
loved. '--~
CHAPTER V.-The American followed
tival. AVS
CHAPTER vI-Count Krahnsky. a
russian, arrived at Bayreuth. Van Torp
pursuing.
CHAPTER VII.-Baraka was arrested
IN London on the charge of stealing from
Pinney. jeweer. the ruby she had sold
70 Logotheu Two strangers were the
thieyes Lady Maud believed that Logo
thetis associations with Baraka were
open to suspicion, and SO informed Mar
garet.
CHAPTER vIII.-van Torp believed
tnat kralnsky was the cowboy he had
known in his young manhood.
CHAPTER IX.-Logotheti secur.a se-
raka reiease, ana Jnen, win ner AS ms
guest. went to sea on his yacht Erinna.
CHAPTER X.-Baraka explains her
plans for revenge on the man who had
deserted her and left her to die Logo
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
garet opened ner maidstone eyes wide.
Because continued Mr.. Van Torp,
as coolly as if he were explaining a
new plan to board o. directors,
we've got the capital and the ability
! between us, and there's a demand in
New York for what l propose to do.
It'll fill a want, | know, and that
means success and money Why don't
we build theater together? When |
say a theater, l mean a first-class
opera house and not a barn. Well
employ the best architects to build it,
and, of course, I'd leave everything
about it to you. I've got a block In
New York just about in the right
place, and it won't take long to build.
I'll give the land and put up the
money for the building, if you'll I'M
dertake the management. You'll put
in any money you like, of course, and
we'll share the profits. Maybe they'll
be quite handsome, for We'll lease the
theater to other people outside of the
season. Well have the best talent in
Europe, and pay for it, and the public
| will pay us back. Wen call it the
(Cordova Opera if you like, and you'll
run it according to your own ideas,
and sing or not, whenever you please. "
Are you in earnest?"
Margaret had some difficulty in pro-
nouncing the words clearly. Was
there ever a great soprano who did
not dream of having the most perfect
theater of her very own, and who
could receive unmoved the offer to
build one from man who could build
20 If he chose? Very rarely in her
life had she been aware of her bodily
heart. but she could feel it now, beat
ing like hammer on the anvil.
I'm in earnest" Van Torp an
swered with perfect calm. 1--WE
thought the whole thing over in all its
aspects, Just as | would a railroad, OF
a canal, or mine, and I've concluded
to try it, if you'll help me, because it's
going to be safe investment. You
see, Miss Donne," he went on slowly
there's no artist on the grand opera
stage now who's so well equipped fol-
the business as you are. I'm not fiat
tering you, either. In your own kline
I of parts you've simply got no rival
Everybody says so, and l suppose you
\ won't play kitty and deny it, Let:
start fair, now"
ut would be silly to deny that Tn
one of the first" Margaret admitted.
"Thatll do, thank you. One of the
first, and the first is one of them, ant
you're it. Besides, you've got befor,
you what's behind most of them
You're young. I'm not talking abou
your personal appearance, but that
just one more item in the assets. An
other big enc is that you're a first
class musician, whereas half thes,
singers can only bang the box lik
great, laundering overgrown school
girls. Allow that?"
81 suppose must allow anything,