Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-25


| guide him. Logotheti watched her
delicate, energetic profile. admiring
1 the curves of her closed lips, and the
/ willeu1 turning up OF her little
chin. She was more than very pretty
now, he thought. and he was quietly
/ amused at his own audacity in taking
her to sea alone with him. almost on
the eve Of his marriage. 1t was ospe-
cially diverting TO think of what the
proper people would say IL they knew
1t, and to contrast the Intentions they
would certainly attribute to him with
/ the perfectly honorable ones he enter
tanned.
AS for Baraka, II never occurred to
her that she was not as safe with him
as she had been in her fathers house
in the little white town far away,
nearly three years ago; and besides.
her steel bodlkin with the silver han
die had been given back to her, and
she could feel it in it's place when she
pressed her left hand to her side.
Logotheti has been first of all pre-
occupied about getting Baraka out of
England without attracting attention,
and then for her comfort and recov-
cry from the strain and suffering OF
the last few days. AS for that, she
was like a healthy young animal, and
as soon as she had a chance she had
fallen so sound asleep that she had
not walked for IL hours. Logotheti's
intent was to take her to Paris by q
roundabout way, and establish her
under some proper sort of protection.
Margaret was still in Germany. but
would soon return to France, and he
had almost made up bis mind to ask
her advice, not dreaming that in such
case she could really deem anything
he did an objectionable offence. He
had always laughed at the convention
alities of European life, and had paid
very little heed to them when they
stood in his way.
He had been on deck q long time
that day, but Baraka had only been
established in her chair a few min
utes. AS yet he had hardly talked
with her of anything but the neces-
sary preparations for the journey, and
she had trusted him entirely, being so
worn out with fatigue and bodily dis
comfort that she was already half
asleep when he had at last brought
her aboard, late on the previous night
Before the yacht had sailed he had re-
ceived Van Torp's telegram informing
him that Kralinsky was at Bayreuth;
for his secretary had sat up till two
in the morning to telegraph him the
latest news and forward any message
that came, and Van Torp's had been
amongst the number.
ct have something OF importance to
tell you" Logotheti said.
Baraka prepared herself against be-
traying surprise by letting her lids
droop little, but that was all.
Speak" she answered. Il desire
knowledge more than gold"
You are WISE" said the Greek
gravely. mo doubt you remember
the rich man Van Torp, for whom /
gave you letter, and whom you had
seen on the dav you were arrested"
van Torp.~ Baraka pronounced
the name distinctly, and nodded. Yes.
1 remember him well. He knows
where the man is whom seek, and
he wrote the address for me. / have
it. You will take me there in your
ship, and 1 shall find him"
''If you find him. what shall you say
to him?" Logotheti asked.
Few words. These perhaps: You
left me to die, but 1 am not dead, I
am here. Through me you are a rich.
great man. The rubies are my mar
riage portion, which you have taken.
Now you must be my husband That
is all. Few words"
1T is your right Logotheti an
swered. But he will not marry you"
Then he shall die" replied Baraka,
as quietly as If she were saying that
he should go for q walk
IF you kill him, the laws of that
country may take your life," objected
the Greek
That will be my portion" the girl
answered. with profound indifference.
You only have one life," Gogotheti
observed. 1T is yours to throw away
But the man you seek is not in that
country. Van Torp has teIegraphed
me that he is much nearer Neverthe-
less, If you mean to kill him, will
not take you to him, as I intended
to do"
Baraka's face had changed, though
she had been determined not to be-
tray surprise at anything he said; she
turned to him, and fixed her eyes on
his, and he saw her lasl1es CULVER.
You will tell me where he is," she
said anxiously. IF you Will not take
me 1 will go alone with Spiro. I have
been in many countries with no other
help. I can go there also, where he
is. You will tell me-"
Not If you mean to murder him."
said Logotheti, and she saw that he
was In earnest
But If he will not be my husband,
what can l do. if 1 do not kill him?"
She asked the question in evident
good faith.
If were you, should make him
share the rubies and the money with
you, and then would leave him to
himself"
But you do not understand" Ba-
raka protested. He is young. he is
beautiful, he is rich. He will take
some other woman for his wife. If I