Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-06-09
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SYNOPSIS.

Baraka. Tartar girl, became enamored
OF golden bearded stranger who was
prospecting and studying herbs in the
vicinity OF her home In central Asia, ana
OF rubies hoping that the stranger would
love her in return for her disclosure
Thes.y were followed to the cave by the
trance. and drew off the water supply,
leaving the couple to die Barakas cousin
saadf her betrothed, attempted to Gimp
the traveller shot him. The stranger was
Iev,Yed from water gourd Saad car,
RED dug his way out of the tunnel, and
a bag of rubies. Baraka gathered all the
gems she could carry, and started In pur-
sSuls Margaret Donne (Margarita ga
ensaged in London to Konstantn Lo-
Eonati, wealthy Greek fnancieT' Her
iinlmate friend was Countess Leven;
kiRwn as Lady Maud, whose husband
pnsd been killed by bomb in St. Peters
SSfg; and Lady Maud's most intimate
I1fnd was Rufus Van Torp, an Amerl.
Iien In the world. Van Torp was in love
With Margaret, and rushed to London as
loon as he heard of her betrothal lie
o1ered Lady Maud $5,00O0oO for her pet
nnarity IL she would aid him in winning
kqe singer from Logotheti Baraka ap-
tproached Logotheu at Versailles WIN
ktupies to sell. He presented ruby TO
Aatgaret. Van Torp bought yacht and
sent 1t to Venice. He was visited by
bafaka in male. attire. She, gave him q
having seen in the United states man
answering the description of the one she
loved The American followed Margaret
20 the Bayreuth "Parsifal' festival. Mar
-sAret took liking to Van Torp, who pre-,
e6ented her with the ruby Baraka mad
given him. Count Kralinsky; Russian Russian
arrived at Bayreuth. Van Torp believed
him to be the one BaralSa was pursuing
Baraka was arrested in London on the
charge of stealing from Pinney, Jew
sler, the ruby she had sold to Logothetl:
Two strangers were the thieves. Lady
tons with Baraka were open to suspl-
clon, and so informed Margaret. van
Torp believed that ,Kralinsky was the
p, cowboy he had known in his young man
hood. Logotheu secured Baraka's re-
Tease. and then, with her as his guest
went to sea on his yacht Erinna Baraka
man who had deserted her and left her
TO die. Logotheti succeeds in moderatng
her rage. Lady Maud arrived In Bay
reuth. Margaret and Van Torp entered
opera house in New York. The thief who
stole the ruby from Mr.. Pinney was ar
rested in New York and the stone recov-
cred. Lady Maud conf1ded to Van Torp
that she believed Kralinsky to be the
husband she had believed dead. Van
Torp promised his help to unravel the
mystery. The party gathered on van
Torp's yacht and Lady Maud discovered
that Kralinsky is her husband. He Of
fered to rejoin ana be true to her. She
refused. Logotheu took Baraka ashore
at Naples to procure her a proper outht.
He proposed to marry her. half in jocu-
Iarity, and she agreed to do so il she
could find the man she sought Van
Torp's yacht arrived at Messina, and not
finding Logothet there the party, went on
TO Naples, The yachts met and Baraka
recognized in KralinslSy the man she
sought Logotheti, Baraka and Spiro
went aboard the Lancashire Lass.