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

answered, stopping and pretending to
examine her face critically as she
stood and faced him.
Il do not desire you to speak for
yourself" returned Baraka. II wish
you to speak for any man, since go
about unveiled and any man may see
me. What would they say in the
street II they saw me now, as won.
an! That is what must know, for ne
is Frank. and he will Judge me as
the Franks Judge whom he sees me!
What will he say?"
Shall + speak as Frank? Or as
they speak in Constantinople?"
Speak as he would speak, l pray.
But speak the truth"
Il take Allah to witness that speak
the truth" Logotheti answered. "It
had never seen you, and II were
walking in the Great Garden in Lon.
don and l met you by the bank Of the
river. I should say that you were the
prettiest dark girl in England, but
that should like to see you in
beautiful Feringhi hat and the best
frock that could be made in Paris"
Baraka's face was troubled, and she
looked into his eyes anxiously.
Il understand" she said. Before I
meet him l must have more clothes,
! many beautiful new dresses 1t was
shameless, but 1t was easy to dress
as a man, after / had learned, for it
was always the same-the difference
was three buttons-or four buttons, or
high hat or little hat; not much.
Also the Feringhi men button their
garments as the Mussulmans do. the
left over the right, but often see
their women's coats buttoned like
Hindu's. Why is this? Have the
women another religion than the
men? 1t is very strange."
Logotheti laughed. for he had really
never noticed the rather singular fact
which had struck the born Asiatic at
once.
"But this woman's dressing is very
difficult to learn" Baraka went on,
leaning back upon the rail with both
elbows, and sticking out her little
white shoes close together. without
the girl Maggy whom you have found
for me-but her real name is Gula.
and she is good INSTRUMENTATION
her, Allah knows what I should do!
could not put on these things for
myself; alone, cannot take them of.
When I was like man, buttons!
Two, three, four, twenty-what did 1t
matter? All the same way and soon
done! But now, cannot tell what I
am made of. Allah knows and sees
what I am made Of Hooks eyes.
strings, little bits one way, little bits
the other way, like the rigging Of
ships-those Turkish ships with many
small sails that go UP the Bosphorus.
you remember? And 1t is all behind
as II one had no front! Gula knows
how it is done. But IL were alone,
without her help, Allah is my witness,
would tie the things all round me
dscently and sit very still for fear
they should come of! That is what
should do!''
The Greek thought her extremely
amusing. She punctuated her expla-
nations with small gestures Indicative
Of her ignorance and helplessness.
you will soon grow used to It," he
said. But you must get some pretty
things in Paris before you go to meet
the man. 1t would also be better to
let your hair grow long before meeting
him, for it is hard to wear the hats Of
the Feringhi ladies without hair"
Il cannot wait so long as that. Only
to get pretty dresses only so long! I
will spend thousand pounds or two
lis that enough? have much money
in Paris; can give much"
You can get good many things
for a thousand pounds, even in Paris, !"
Logotheti answered.
Baraka laughed.
'It will not be what I paid for the
first clothes after l ran away" she
said. II did not know then what the
stones were worth! A little ruby to
one woman for a shift and an over
tunic, a little ruby to another for a
pair of shoes, little ruby for veil
and a head-blanket, all little rubies!
For each thing one! did not know:
the women did not know. But at
Samarkand sold one for money to a
good Persian merchant and what he
gave me was enough for the journey,
for me and the old woman servant
hired there, till we got to Tit1is; for
the Persian merchants everywhere
gave me letters from one to another,
and their wives took me in, or should
have been robbed. That is how !
reached Stamboul after many, many
months, more than year. The Per-
sian merchants are good men. All
fear them, because they are wise in
their dealings, but they are honest
men. They do not lie. but they are
silent and shake their heads, and you
must guess what they mean; and II
you do not guess right, that is your
fault, not theirs. Why should they
speak when they can hold their peace?
But this is all emptiness! We must
talk of the fine dresses must buy In
Paris, and of what must put on my
head. The BARRIERS in Paris sell wigs.
have seen them in the windows, very
well made, of all colors, even of the
Khenna color. shall wear wig, SO
that the beautiful Feringhi hat will
stay on. shall perhaps wear Khen.
na-colored wig"
i II should not advise wig" said
Logotheti gravely, certainly not one
of that dye"
you know, and you are a friend
When feel rested we will go to
Paris. and you shall take me to all