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Arsila (about % miles from Tangier),

| Further particulars by mail. D'ALMA.
Arsila (about % miles from Tangier),
April Il, 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
| To the Editor Of the Journs:-:
This is o." first halt since we left Tan
! gier yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock
| for Morocco, the capital, where the Sui
| tan resides with his harem.
saw so many Moors hurrying into the
Mosque to say their afternoon prayer,
| called Lasol. They were villinous looking
knives, and they looked at me with angry
and suspicious eyes. I felt curious ID see
the interior of the Mosque, but this was
| not the time to make the attempt
The Arab rises very ea:V. Three or
four O'clock in the morning finds MIN STIR
ing about, and at ten o'clock at night no
one IS to be seen in the stree,s except a
few stroling foreigners returning from
some cafe. Now and then you stumble
against what looks like "a bundle Of rags.
But it is a poor Arab farmer VINO is
peacefully sleeping, coiled up in his djela-
beyah, like a snail in tis shell. These
Eastern people have wonderful faculty
of rolling themselves into a bali and fall
ing asleep wherever they may bs. Happy
mortals. They don't worry about the NOR
row. They wouldn't have time If they
wished to, as they pray five times day at
least 1 wonder if the num5e~ Il irteen will
prove lucky to me in this event as It has
in many others. You will note that this
is the date of my departure.
I still feel confident that shall see the
interior Of the harem and accomplish what
no other Christian woman has succeeded
IN doing.
l am tired ou5, the long, slow stride of
the camel is so fatigueng If you have
never been for a long ride on a camel,
don't go. It is the worst and most I'M
comfortable sensation imaginable. I ex-
perienced a constant sea sick feeling from
the moment left until I got off the camel.
My interpreter, Hadj Brahim, from Sus,
says I will get used to it. 1 wonder if
will? Ny caravan consists of myself, inter-
prefer and guide and other Arabs, by name
Ben Kajran. from Fee; Mohammed, Abse-
I'm, Hussain, Bobkr, of Tangier; three
camels, nine mules and provisions. From
time to time We pass other caravans and
one Is travelling along with US.
The weather has not been hot at all.
We had a pleasant breeze all day. We
will rest until three o'clock tomorrow
morning, when we shall start out again.
This mountainous country is very beauti-
full.
hear the natives saying "Ieziana, Me-
ziana," which my Interpreter says means
Tres joH,''-(very pretty. He, by the
way, does not speak my English, so my
knowledge Of French, Italian and Spanish |
are a great aid to me now. Before I left |
Tangier Hassan's uncle, Hadj Hassan, |
made me as comfortable as possible. He
arranged my route, following the seacoast |
as much as possible to make my trip more |
agreeable. We are stopping over night with |
some natives here-Jews. This village con- |
sists Of a small bunch of low, fiat houses. |
The house I am IN is different from the |
native Moorish abodes. The Jews live more |
as we do at home only, of course, the |
food is different. They prepared US a |
meal of kuss kuss, a fine grain that looks |
like farina, prepared with grated cheese. |
oil and butter. was hungry and enjoyed |
it.
1 can't write any more I am so tired and !
sleepy. Ny bed is a mattress covered with |
sort Of bath towel and a hard pillow.
This is certainly roughing it. When YOU
will next hear from me or what may next |
happen is hard to predict.
ALMA D'ALNIA |
Miss Alam D'Alma very pretty Ameri- |
can girl. the prisoner of Mulai Abd-Fl |
Aziz Ben Hassam Ben Sedi Mohammed |
Ben Add Rahman, the sultan of Morocco.
mas probably made a very narrow escape.
Miss D'Alma is an opera singer. and an
author. It was as an author that she
penetrated the businesses Of the Sultan Of
Morocco's realm. She was in search of
copy. She was on her way TO Morocco
the capital city. She ment to enter the
Sultan's palace and write a novel about
harem life. She was arrested II. nasoe
at Sid KaSsam Ro Assray.
The Sultan Of Morocco is the most ter
rible monarch in the Old World. HIS DOW
CT is absolute. He is not hammered Ike
The Gar by an atmosphere OF civilization
He has head cut off whenever II ple3sas
him, or without reason. It often rleases
him. He has a habit Of pouring kerosene
down the threats Of his subjects setting
fire TO the oil and Watching their death
asontes with a smile. He Is the Nero Of
Northern Africa.
No hereto has ever been permitted u
cross the threshold OF a mosque in Moroc-
c'. Miss d Alma has done this and more.
She has Joined the worshippers. and SUI
died them. and she mas been discovered.
Tbs IS high crime in Morocco Ac-
oor1jns To the VIII of His Majesty Mulai
4 Dl-H.l-AEZ Ben Abb Pahr,1sr .Sf,5 mid. /