The searchlight., 1910-03-25

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 20 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 Stamboul.
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. @ho 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 q servant. Per.
haps Gula had found out already. for
the girl had q 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 Il
did not matter. since she meant to
marry the fair-beard as soon ~ she
had her pretty clothes. Yet she be-
came conscious that II he had not ex.
listed. she would think It very salts
factory to marry the great man
who could do anything he liked,
though II he had a wife already. as
he probably had. she would refuse to
be the second In his house. The
Koran allowed q man four, It was
said. but the idea was hateful to her,
and moreover the Persian merchants
wife had told her that 1t was old fash
ioned to have more than one, mainly
because living had grown 90 expen.
sive.
Logotheti sat beside her for hours
under the awnings, talking or not, a.
she chose. and always reading when
she was silent. though ho often looked
up to see II she wanted anything. He
told her when they left Naples that
he would show her beautiful islands
and other sights, and the great IRE.
mountains Of the south. Etna and
Stromboli. which she had heard Of on
her voyage to Marseilles. but had not
seen because the steamer had passed
them at night. The fire-mountain at
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
mountains. but ant.hills. and do not
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 iine dresses
are ready to be tried on"
This sea-" answered Logotheti. "is
always most beautiful near land and
amongst islands. and the big dre.
mountain Of Sicily looks as tall al
Kasbek. because 1t rises from the va.
ter's edge to the sky"
Then take me to II. and I will tell
you. for my eyes have looked on the
Altai. and wish to see q real noun.
tain again. After that We will 60 back
and get the iine dresses. WIN Gula
know how to fasten the fine dresses at
the back. do you think!"
"You shall have q 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 I may be good to
see. Also. wish to have many serv-
ants. Ny father has . hundred, Der.
haps thousand. but now have only
two. Gula and Spiro. The man seek
viii think am poor. and that viii be
q shame. While l was searching for
him. It was different: and besides, you
are teaching me how the rich Franks
live In their world. It 10 not like ours.
You know. for you are more like N.
though you are king here"
She spoke slowly and lastly. paus.
Ing between her phrases. and turning
her eyes to him now and then without
moving her head; and her talk amueed
him much more than that ol European
women. though It was 20 very simpla.
like that OF . gifted child brought
suddenly to . new country. or to 80
. fairy pantomime.