Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-28

NO, LogOCneu answered, there Is
no land near. Perhaps. far on. we
might see q small island"
els that the placef" Baraka began
to be interested at last.
THE place is far away. You must
have patience. All hurry comes
from Satan"
81 am not impatient" the girl an
swered mildly. Il am glad to rest in
your ship. for was very tired. more
tired than 1 ever was when ! was
child, and used to climb UP the foot
hills to see Altai better. It is good
to be in your ship for q while, and aft
or that, what shah be, will be. 1t Is
Allah that knows"
THAT is the truth" responded the
Greek. Allah knows. / said so just
now. But 1 will tell you what 1 have
decided. II you will listen"
II listen"
cit is better that you should rest
several days after an your weari-
ness, and the man you seek will not
run away, for he does not know that
you are 50 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"
"Spiro," said Logotheti, with perfect
truth, would as soon kill two as one,
I am sure, for he il q good servant.
It Will be the same to him. You call
me a great man and a king; ] 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 It is mine, and because
choose to command. but because the
men are bound by English law to
obey me; and if they should refuse
and overpower me, and take my ship
where I did not wish to go. 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 certain place. they take
the ship there, according to their
knowledge, for they are trained to
that business and can guide the vessel
towards any place In the world,
though they cannot see land till they
reach 1t. Do you understand all these
things?
II understand" Baraka answered,
smiling. But am not bound to obey
you. and at least can beg you to do
what / ask, and think you will do it."
Her voice grew suddenly soft, and.
almost tender, for though she was
only Tartar girl. and very young
and slim, she was a woman. Eve had |
not had long experience OF talking |
when she explained TO Adam the |
OF apples.
Logotheti answered her smile and !
her tone.
II shall do what you ask me, but |
shall do 1t slowly rather than quick |
ly, because that will be better for you |
IN the end. II we had gone on as we |
were going, we should have got to |
land tonight, but to a wretched little |
town from which we should have had |
to take a night train, hot and dirty |
ana dusty, all the way to Paris. That |
would not help you to rest, would it?" /
"Oh, no! wish to sleep again in
your ship, once, twice, till I cannot |
sleep any more. Then you will take
me to the place"
THAT is what you shall do. To that
End I gave orders this afternoon"
You are wise, as well. as great"
Baraka said
They left the rail and walked slowly
side by side, without speak
ng; and Logotheti told himself how
Utterly happy he should be If Baraka
could turn into Margaret and be walk
ng with him there; yet something an
;wered him that since she was not by
lis side he was not to be pitied fer
he company of a lovely Tartar girl
whose language he could understand
and even speak tolerably; and when
he first voice observed rather drily
hat Margaret would surely think that
he ought to feel very miserable. the