The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-15

sary to take ner away abruptly, aue
even forcibly
Before the Erinna had quite lost
her way, Logotheti had his naphtha
launch putting alongside, and he got
into it with Baraka and Spiro, and the
Lancashire Lass had barely time to
lower her ladder. while still moving
slowly, before the visitors were there
Baraka babe Logotheti go up first.
and trod daintily on the grated steps
as she followed him The chief mate
and chief steward we're waiting at the
gangway. The mate saluted; the
steward led the visitors to the main
saloon. ushered them in and shut the
door Spiro was left outside, of
course
Mr. Van Torp shook hands coldly
with Logotheti; Baraka walked direct
~ to Kralinsky and then stood stone
still before him. gazing up steadily
into his eyes
Neither Margaret nor Mrs. Rush
more was TO be seen. Van Torp and
Logotheti both watched the other two,
looking from one face to the other.
Kralinsky, with his eye-glass in his
eye. surveyed the lovely young bar
barian unmoved, and the silence lasted
half a minute Then she spoke in her
own language and Kralinsky answered
her, and only LogOtheti understood
what they said to each other. Prob
ably it did not occur to Kralinsky that
the Greek 9aew Tartar
You are not Ivan. You are fatter,
and you have not his eyes"
Logothet drew long breath.
No" answered Kralinsky. Il am
Yuryi, his brother I never saw you,
but he told me of you"
Where is Ivan?"
Dead"
The proud little head was bowed
down for a moment and Baraka did
not speak till several seconds had
passed. Then She looked up again
suddenly. Her dark eyes were quite
dry.
How long?"
More than four months"
You know it?"
Il was with him and buried him"
1T is enough"
She turned, her head high, and went
to the door. and no one hindered her
from going out
Mons. LOgothet!" Lady Maud
called him. and the Greek crossed the
saloon and stood by her He is not
the man. l see," she said, with a
vague doubt in her voice
No"
Van Torp was speaking with Kra-
linsky in low tones Lady Maud spoke
to LOgOtheti again, after an instant. in
which she drew a painful breath and
grew paler
Miss Dome knows that you are on
board" she said but she wishes me
to say that she will not see you, and
that she considers her engagement at
an end, after what you have done"
Logotheti did not hesitate.
will you kindly give a message to
Miss Dome from me?" he asked
That quite depends on what it Is"
Lady Maud answered coldly.
She felt that she herself had got
something near a death-wound, but
she would not break down
Il beg you to tell Miss Dome that
yield to her decision" said Logotheti
with dignity We are not suited to
each other, and it is better that We
should part. But | cannot accept as
the cause of our parting the fact that
l have given my protection to a young
girl whom have extracted from great
trouble and have treated, and still
treat, precisely as l should have
treated Miss DOnne if she had been
my guest Will you tell her that?"
4 will tell her that"
Thank you. GOod-mOrning
He turned and went towards the
door, but stopped to speak to Van
TOrp.
This gentleman" he said. is not
the man my guest was anxious to find,
though he is strikingly like him I
have to thank you for giving her an
opportunity of satisfying herself. Good
morning"
Mr.. Van Torp was extremely CRATE
full to Logotheti for having ruined
himself in Margaret's eyes, and would
in any case have seen him to the
gangway, but he was also very anx-
ious to know what KraIinsky and Ba-
raka had said to each other in Tartar
He therefore opened the door for the
Greek. followed him out and shut it
behind him. Baraka and Spiro had
disappeared: they we're already i'll the
launch, waiting
Now what did :ray say. if it isn't
a rude question? ISL ii the American.
LOgOtheti repe, .Gc short CONVEX
sation almost wC.a v.orl
He said that his n. WAS Yuryi, 4"
he concluded That is George in Eng
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