Mexico Missouri message., 1910-04-14


81 swear by the inviolable water Of
the Styx, and l 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 /
swear!"
AS he had anticipated, Baraka
was much more impressed by the i'm.
portance of the words she did not I'M
derstand than IL she had bound her
self by any oath familiar to her.
81 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."
81 shall keep my word. Only take
me quickly where l would be-"
Logotheti produced a whistle from
his pocket and blew on it, and quar-
termaster answered the call, and was
sent for the captain, who came in
| few moments.
Head her about for Jersey and
Carterets, captain" said the owner.
THE sea is as fiat 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, if 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 ymce
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 gTavely.
She had been so well used to hear
ing that answer to all sorts of ques-
tions since she had been a child that
she thought nothing of it, anG waited
awhile before speaking again. Her
eyes studied the mans face almost
unconsciously. He now wore a fez
instead of a yachting cap, and it
changed his expression. He no longer
looked in the least like a European
The handsome red felt glowed like
blood in the evening light, and the
ling hIaoIy ct 20 hung hn rd c
. with dashing air. There was some
thing about him that reminded Ba
raka of Saad, and Saad had been 9
handsome man, even in her eyes, un
til the traveller had come to her ia
theirs 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? I see no land or
} this side; is there any on the other?'
NO" Logotheti answered, there is
: no land near. Perhaps, far off, we
/ might see a small island"
r rs that the place." Baraka begar
to be interested at last.
} "The place is far away. You mus
/ have patience. All hurry come
| from Satan"
3 81 am not impatient" the girl an
swered mildly. II am glad to rest il
/ your ship, for I was very tired, NOR,
g tired than I ever was when l was
r child, and used to climb up the foot
a hills to see Altai better. 1t is goot
r to be in your ship for while, and aft
o er that, what shall be, will be. 1t i
Allah that knows"
a "That is the truth" responded tn
n Greek. "Allah knows. 1 said so jus
now. But l will tell you what hav
decided, if you will listen"
d 81 listen"
1T is better that you should res
: several days after all your weari
e ness, and the man you seek will no
o run away, for he does not know tina
/ you are so near"
But he may take another woman,
l. Baraka objected, growing earnest a
J. once. perhaps he has already! The
n there will be two instead of one
e "Spiro," said Logotheti, with perfeC
e truth, would as soon kill two as one
e, l am sure, for he is a good servan
g 1t will be the same to him. You ca
e me a great man and king; I am nc
h king, for have no kingdom, thong
some kingdoms would like to have a
a much ready money as l. But here, o
the ship, am the master, not onl
d because it is mine, and because
1 choose to command, but because tn
d men are bound by English law
o obey me; and if they should refus
/? and overpower me, and take my shi
.e where did not wish to go, the law
At of all nations would give me the rigl
/ to put them ali into prison at one
for a long time. Therefore when
" say, Go to a certain place. they tab
s the ship there, according to the