Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-03-03

sure of where Kralinsky was, he could
no doubt have him seized secretly and
brought to her, if she desired it earn
estly of him. But she did not wish
to see the man, free or prisoner, till
she had her beautiful new clothes.
Then he should look upon her, and
judge whether he had done well to
despise her love, and to leave her to
be done to death by her own people
and her body left to the vulture that
had waited so long on jutting point
OF rock over her head three years ago.
1t was a dreamy and sense-compell-
ing life that she led on the yacht, sur
rounded with every luxury she had
ever heard of, and constantly waited
on by the only clever man she had
ever really talked with, excepting the
old Persian merchant in STEAMBOAT.
The vision of the golden-bearded giant
who had left her to her fate after
treating her with stony indifference
was still before her, but the reality
was nearer in the shape of a visible
"greatman," who could do anything
he chose, who caused her to be
treated like queen, and who was un.
deniably handsome.
She wondered whether he had
wife. Judging marriage from her
point of view, there probably had
been one put away in that beautiful
house in Paris. He was an oriental
she told herself, and he would not
parade his wife as the Feringhis did
But she was one, too, and she consid
cred that it would be an insult to ask
him about such things. Spiro knew
no doubt, but she could not demean
herself to inquire of servant. Per
| haps Gula had found out already, for
| the girl had way of finding out
| whatever she wanted to know, ap
parently by explaining things to the
| second mate. Possibly Gula could be
made to tell what she had learned
without being directly questioned.
But after all, Baraka decided that ii
did not matter, since she meant to
| marry the fair-beard as soon as she
| had her pretty clothes. Yet she be-
came conscious that if he had not ex'
listed, she would think it very salts.
factory to marry the great man
who could do anything he liked
though if he had a wife already, as
he probably had, she would refuse to
be the second in his house. The
! Koran allowed a man four, it was
said but the idea was hateful to her
and moreover the Persian merchant
wife had told her chat it was old fash
Toned to have more than one, mainly
because living had grown so expen
Sive.
Logotheti sat beside her for hours
under the awnings, talking or not, as
she chose, and always reading wheI
she was silent, though h" often looked
up to see if she wanted anything. He
told her when they left Naples thai
he would show her beautiful islands
and other sights, and the great fire
mountains of the south, Etna anC
StrOmboli, which she had heard of or
her voyage to Marseilles, but had not
seen because the steamer had passed
them at night. The fire-mountain al
Naples had been quiet, only sending
out thin wreaths of smoke, which Ba
raka insisted came from fires made by
shepherds,
Moreover" she said, as they
watched Vesuvius receding when they
left Naples, your mountains are not
| tot I1,f do
care for them. But your sea has the
colors of many sherbets, rose-leaf and
violet, and lemon and orange, and
sometimes even of pale yellow peach
sherbet, which is good. Let me al
ways see the sea till the fine dresses
are ready to be tried on"
This sea-" answered Logotheti, sis
always most beautiful near land and
amongst islands, and the big fire
m runtain of Sicily looks as tall as
kasbek, because it rises from the wa
ter's edge to the sky"
Then take me to it, and | will tell
you, for my eyes have looked on the
Altai, and / wish to see a real noun
tain again. After that we will go back
and get the fine dresses. Will Gula
know how to fasten the fine dresses at
the back, do you Think"
you shall have woman who does
and who can talk with Gula, and the
two will fasten the fine dresses for
| you" Logotheti spoke with becoming
gravity.
YES" Baraka answered. "Spend
money for me, that ! may be good to
see Also, l wish to have many serv-
ants. My father has a hundred, per-
haps thousand, but now | have only
two, Gula and Spiro. The man l seek
will think am poor, and that will be
shame While I was searching for
him, it was different; and besides, you
are teaching me how the rich Franks
| live in their world. 1t is not like ours.
You know, for you are more like us,
though you are king here"
She spoke slowly and lazily, paus.
ing between her phrases, and turning
her eyes to him now and then without
moving her head; and her talk amused
him much more than that of European
women, though it was so very simple,
| like that of gifted child brought
suddenly to a new country, or to see
a fairy pantomime.
Tell me- he said after time, "it
it were the portion of Kralinsky to be
| gathered to his fathers before you
saw him, what would you do?'
Baraka now turned not only her
eyes to him but her face
why do you ask me this? Is it be.
cause he is dead, and you are afraid
| to foil mn2"