Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-03-17
SYNOPSIS.

Baraka. a Tartar girl became enamored
IF a golden bearded stranger who was
prospecting and studying herbs in the
vicinity of her home in central Asia, ana
revealed to him the location of a mine
of rubies hoping that the stranger would
love her in return for her disclosure.
They were followed to the cave + by e ene
trance. and drew off the water supply
leaving the couple to die. Baraka COUSIN
Saad, her betrOthed, attempted 10 chIno
down a cliff overlooking the mine; puI
the traveller shot him. The stranger was
revived from water gourd Saad car
ried, dug his way out of the tunnel anu
departed. DESERVING the girl and carrying
a bag of rubies Baraka gathered all the
gems she could carry, and started IN potIi7
suit Margaret DOnne (Margarlta dd
Cordova), famous prima donna, pecdli ne
engaged in London to Konstantln H. H.
gotheti wealthy Greek flnancleT. hef
intimate friend was Countess LeVen;
known as Lady Maud, whose husband
had been killed by a bomb in 81. refers
burg: and Lady Maud'S most lntlnlate
friend was Rufus Van Torp, an Amerl-
can, who had become one or the ilcileot
men in the world. Van TOrp was IN love
with Margaret, and rushed to Londoh as
soon as he heard of her betrothal. ne
offered Lady Maud S5,GOOOW for her PEI
charity if she would aid him in winning
the singer from LOgotheti. Baraka APP
preached Logotheti at Versailles with
rubies to sell He presented a rudy 10
Margaret. Van TOrp bought a yacht ana
Baraka in male attire. She gave him a
ruby after the American had told ner OF
having seen in the United States man
answering the description of the one sllt
loved The American followed Margaret
to the Bayreuth "ParsifaP festival Mar
garet took liking TO Van Iorp, VINO pre-,
scented her with the ruby Baraka nad
given him. Count KralinSky, RUSSIAN.
arrived at Bayreuth. Van Torp believed
him 20 be the one Baraka was pursuing.
BaralIa was arrested in London on the
charge of stealing from Pinney, Jew
elCr. the ruby she had sold to Logotheti.
Two strangers were the thieves. Lady
Maud believed that Logothetis assocla-
tons with Baraka were open to suspl-
CiOn, and SO informed Margaret. van
TOrp believed that <ralinsky was the
cowboy he had known in his young man
hood. LOgotheti secured Baraka's re
lease, and then, with her as his guest,
went TO sea on his yacht Erinna. sBaraka
explains her plans for revenge on the
man who had deserted her and left her
to die. Logotheu succeeds in moder4 ing
her rage. Lady Maud arrived in Bay
reuth. Margaret and Van TOrp entered
into an agreement to build tremendous
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 Confded 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 hralinSky is her husband. lie Oh
fered to rejon and be true to her She
refused LOgOtheti took Baraka ashore
at Naples to procure her proper outht.
He proposed to marry her, half in jocu-
larity, and she agreed to do so II She
could find the man she sought. Van
Torp's yacht arrived at Messina, and not
finding LogOtheti there the party went on
to Naples The yachts met and Baraka
recognized in Kralinsky the man she
sought Logotheti, Baraka and Spiro
went aboard the Lancashire Lass.