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

is Frank, and he VIII Judge me as
the Franks judge when he sees me!
What will he say?"
Shall / speak as a Frank? Or as
they speak in Constantinople?"
Speak as he would speak, / pray.
But speak the truth
81 take Allah to witness that speak
the truth" Logotheti answered. IF
had never seen you, and if I were
walking in the Great Garden in Lon
don and met you by the bank of the
river. should say that you were the
prettiest dark girl in England, but
that l should like to see you in
beautiful Feringhi hat and the best
froek that could be made in Paris"
Baraka's face was troubled, and she
looked into his eyes anxiously.
II understand" she said. Before I
meet him / must have more clothes,
many beautiful new dresses. It was
shameless, but it was easy to dress
as a man, after had learned, for it
was always the same-the difference
was three buttons-or four buttons, or
a high hat or little hat; not much.
Also the Feringhi men button their
garments as the Mussulmans do, the
left over the right, but / often see
their women's coats buttoned like
Hindu's. Why is this? Have the
women another religion than the
men? 1t is very strange!"
Logotheti laughed, for he had really
never noticed the rather singular fact
which had struck the born Asiatic at
once.
But this woman's dressing is very
difficult to learn" Baraka went or
leaning back upon the rail with both
elbows, and sticking out her little
white shoes close together. Without
the girl Maggy whom you have found
for me-but her real name is Gula,
and she is good observation-disclosures
her, Allah knows what l should do,
/ could not put on these things for
myself; alone, 1 cannot take them off
When I was like a man, buttons!
Two. three, four, twenty-what did it
matter? All the same way and soon
donei But now, I cannot tell what
am made of. Allah knows and sees
what / am made Of Hooks, eyes.
strings, little bits one way, little bits
the other way, like the rigging of
ships-those Turkish ships with many
small sails that go up the Bosphorus,
you remember? And it is all behind,
as IL one had no 'front.' Gula knows
how II is done. But If I were alone.
without her help, Allah is my witness.
1 would tie the things all round me
decently and sit very still for fear
they should come of! That is what /
should dol"
The Greek thought her extremely
amusing. She punctuated her expIa.
nations with small gestures indicative
of her ignorance and helplessness.
You will soon grow used to it." he
said. But you must get some pretty
things in Paris before you go to meet
the man. II would also be better to
let your hair grow long before meeting
him, for it is hard to wear the hats of
the Feringhi ladies without hair"
81 cannot wait so long as that. Only
to get pretty dresses, only so long! / I
will spend a thousand pounds or two
lis that enough? 1 have much money /
In Paris; / can give much"
You can get a good many things |
FOR thousand pounds, even in Paris"
Logotheti answered.
Baraka laughed.
at will not be what paid for the |
first clothes after ran away" she |
said. Il did not know then what the |!
stones were worth A little ruby to I
one woman for shift and an over |
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