The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-08-25

word. rronouncing as well as she
could.
81 swear by the inviolable water of
the Styx, and lay one hand upon the
all-nourishing earth. the other on the
sparkling sea, that all the gods below
may be our witnesses. even they that
stand round about Kronos. Thus l
swear!"
AS he had anticipated, Baraka
was much more impressed by the I'm
portance Of the words she did not un-
derstand than II she had bound her.
self by any oath familiar to her.
Il am sorry" she said, but what is
done Is done, and you would have It
So"
She pressed her hand gently to her
left side and felt the long steel bod.
kin. and sighed regretfully.
you have sworn an oath that no
man would dare to break" said Logo
theft solemnly. "A man would rath-
er kill pigs on the graves of his IA
Their and his mother than break IT,"
Il shall keep my word. Only take
me quickly where I would be-"
Logothei produced a whistle from
his pocket and blew on II, and q quar-
termaster answered the call, and was
sent for the captain. who came In a
few moments
Head her about for Jersey and
Carterets, captain" said the owner.
The sea is as fat as a board. and we
will land there. You can go on to the
Mediterranean without coaling. can
you not?"
The captain said he could coal at
Gibraltar. II necessary.
Then take her TO Naples, please,
and wait for instructions"
Baraka understood nothing. but
within two minutes she saw that the
yacht was changing her course. for
the afternoon sun was all at once
pouring in on the deck. Just beyond
the end of her chair. She was salts
fed. and nodded her approval.
when shall we reach that place? ?"
she asked lazily. and she turned her
face to Logotheti.
Allah knows" he answered gravely.
She had been so well used to hear
ing that answer to all sorts OF ques-
lions since she had been a child that
she thought nothing of II. an6 waited
awhile before speaking again. Her
eyes studied the mans face almost
unconsciously. He now wore a fez
instead Of yachting cap, and II
changed his expression. He no longer
looked in the least like European.
The handsome red felt glowed like
blood in the evening light, and the
long black silk tassel hung backwards
with dashing air. There was some
thing about him that reminded Ba-
raka OF Saad. and Saad had been a
handsome man, even in her eyes. I'M
I'll the traveller had come to her ia
TIERS house with his blue eyes and
golden beard. But Saad had only
seen her unveiled face once, and that
was the last thing he saw when the
ball from the Mauser went through
his forehead.
Il mean" she asked after some
time. shall we be there tomorrow!
or the next day? see no land on
this side; is there any on the othery"
No" Logotheti answered. there Is
no land near Perhaps. far on. we
might see a small island"
rs that the placer" Baraka began
to be interested at last,
THE place is far away. You must
have patience. All hurry comes
from Satan"
Il am not inpatient" the girl an
swered mildly. Il am glad to rest In
your ship. for I was very tired. more
tired than l ever was when l was
child. and used to climb up the foot
hills to see Altai better. II is good
to be in your ship for a while, and aft
er that, what shall be. will be. II is
Allah that knows"
THAT is the truth" responded the
Greek. Allah knows. said so Just
now. But will tell you what I have
decided. IL you will listen"
Il listen"
ut is better that you should rest
several days after all your weeri-
ness, and the man you seek will not
run away, for he does not know that
you are so near"
But he may take another woman"
Baraka objected. growing earnest at
once. Perhaps he has already. Then
there will be two instead of one"
"Splro." said Logotheti. with perfect
truth, would as soon kill two as one,
am sure, for he is a good servant.
1t will be the same to him. You call
me a great man and a king; l am not
a king. for ! have no kingdom, though
some kingdoms would like to have as
much ready money as I. But here, on
the ship. am the master. not only
because II is mine, and because I
choose to command. but because the
men are bound by English law to
obey me; and II they should refuse |
and overpower me. and take my ship
where I did not wish to 90, the laws
Of all nations would give me the right
to put them all into prison at once,
for a long time. Therefore when |
say. Go to a certain place. they take
the ship there. according to their
for they are trained to |
that business and can guide the vessel |