The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14

WORD, pronouncing as well as she
could.
Il swear by the inviolable water of
the StyN, 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
swear"
As he had anticipated, Baraka
was much more impressed by the i'm.
portance of the words she did not un.
derstand than If 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.
| ther and his mother than break it,"
Il shall keep my word. Only take
me quickly where | 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 a
| few moments.
Head her about for Jersey and
! Carterets, captain" said the owner.
| The sea Is as fiat as 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 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 we'll used to hear
ing that answer to all sorts of ques-
lions since she had been a child that
she thought nothing of 1t, ant waited
awhile before speaking again. Her
eyes studied the mans face almost
unconsciously. He now wore fez
instead of 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
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, un.
til 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 other?'
No. Logotheti answered, there is
no land near Perhaps, far off, we
might see a small island"
is that the place. Baraka began
to be interested at last.
The place is far away. You must
have patience All hurry comes
from Satan"
II am not impatient" the girl an
swered mildly. II am glad to rest in
your ship, for | was very tired, more
tired than | ever was when | was a
child and used to climb up the foot
hills to see Altai better. 1t is good
to be in your ship for a while, and aft
} er that, what shall be, will be. 1t is
Allah that knows
That is the truth" responded the
Greek. Allah knows. said so just
now, But | will tell you what l have
decided, if you will listen
Il listen"
1T is better that you should res
several days after all your weari
, ness, and the man you seek will no
, run away, for he does not know tina
you are so near"
But he may take another woman,
Baraka objected, growing earnest a
once. Perhaps he has already! TheT
there will be two instead of one"
, "Spiro," said Logotheti, with perfec
truth, would as soon kill two as one
! am sure, for he is a good servant
; 1t will be the same to him. You cal
, me a great man and king; | am no
king, for ] have no kingdom, though
some kingdoms would like to have a.
much ready money as |, But here, OF
the ship, am the master, not onl,
/ because it is mine, and because
| choose to command, but because tn
men are bound by English law t.
} obey me; and if they should refus
? and overpower me- and take my shiI
, where | did not wish to go, the law
t Of all nations would give me the RICH
| to put them all into prison at once
for a long time. Therefore when
= say, Go to a certain place they TAX
the ship there, according to thei
knowledge, for they are trained t
that business and can guide the vesse
& towards any place in the world
though thew cannot SEQ land till tho