The Detroit times., 1912-11-27

meath. But woman's douar IL by
no means AS hot as you'@ think. In
deed, in war times We put our wound
ed into them 20 keep the poor fellows
away from the heat"
There seems TO be a very large
escort" said Sir George rather
thoughtfully, considering that you
,aid the country was perfectly quiet
Sld Bergash laughed. Il suppose
YOU on your part would describe Lon
don as perfectly quiet. yet when your
King and queen go about they not IN
frequently have quite a small army
catering along at the heels OF theI
hariot. I'm sorry ] don't impress
you as anybody out Of the ordinary
Chesterman, but really, when l am ~
-home, ! arm a genuine potentate' anu
nv mothers a real. queen. To be
frank with you. ceremonial oores me-
but my mother likes II. She was
brought up To Il. you see. My poor ola
dad was great stickler for that sort
OF pageant and etiquette. ! believe,
10 be historical, We got II from the
Vandals In the early middle ages,
when our people hired themselves Out
as mercenaries TO help in the mid
European war; and. IL you come 10
think OF il, the modern Germans who
suppose, are the Vandals' lineal de-
sceudants, are Just as keen on pomp
and circumstance today.
Il was only wondering how we are
going TO find room for them all. We're
a bit cramped here. you know on this
little tub"
"a xusn
ting up all the encourage, They tt
form camp. as you'll presently see'
on the shore, and ! should think
when II comes to the point, my motn'
er will prefer TO sleep there. too. she
talked very big. poor dear. about her
keen desire TO accept your invitation
TO come and live N'zaranee fashion on
N'zaranee ship. but expect when
che really tries II she'll detect a wob-
BILE even on this smooth lagoon.
believe some OF our people did once
hire out as rowers 10 Phoenician
galley and pick up a certain amount
OF seamanship there; but that's quite
a long time ago now, and since then
we seem 70 have stuck pretty well
to terra frma. and have worse nau-
tical insides than Frenchman. There
is just one more thing"
We'll, go ahead, man"
"You see the state religion Is Mo-
hammedism, and it's part OF the game
that our women go yelled. | think
IL rot myself, but you can't get over
the prejudices OF centuries, with the
prophet al the back OF IL as closing
retort To ali possible arguments,
especially as the old gentleman Is
counted as a direct ancestor. Besides,
as I've told you. my mother is rather
oldfashioaed in her ideas, and I'm
afraid she looks upon my more mod
ern European views as merely scandl-
GUS
"Oh, we quite expected your moth
or would come Yelled" saiS Violet,
"and got the captain TO give me
big state-room that opens OF the en-.
gine-room alleyway, and which up TO
now they've used for stores. He's had
what cases were left sent down TO the
hold. ana the stewardess and | have
lodged II up into really pretty little
sitting.room. At night we can rig the
berth II your mother comes to stay
on board, but In the meanwhile It's
quite the zenana. IL that's the word.
The only thing I'm troubled about Is
the cooking Will she like our food!
Not I'm the least But that need
rot disturb you. She brings her own
food. say, Chesterman, you might
tell your skipper to hold on with that
boat he's trying TO send away. They
will be awfully mad II you go among
them before everything is ready, and
| can tell you these elaborate cere-
monial camps take quite a bit OF time
TO pitch"
Ashore on the dazzling beach the
leading camel had halted, shut him
self up In sections like fourjoint
two-foot rule, and discharged hin
whIte-draped rider. The other camels
as they strolled up swung out OF line
ahead into line abeam. and also came
10 moorings, and the escort, pulling
farther round TO the north, dismount-
ed. drove ir their picket pins, and
soon had their horses straddled out
10 impossible spans by well-stretched
heel ropes. The diamond hitch, which
the western packer fondly imagines
TO be his own invention, was patent
ed probably by the camel driver oil
Mecca. and anyway is In current use
In the Sahara today for making fast
load on that most uneasy OF all bag
gage animals.
tCostinued)