Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-03-06

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point of view it is always advisable
to keep them there-namely, on
sand, and at a distance, because
nearness to the workaday camel
quite takes the enchantment from
the view of him.
The camels tipped ont from be-
hind dune, with noddng heads an6
ridiculous necks, AID swung dow
to the beach opposite the rustic
Norman Towers. and then held alon.
the hard sand northward Some hac
riders, some carried bales. and two
wore hood-shaped tits, bright with
blue and red draperies.
"The ladies' will be inside those
covered contraptions," Sir George ex.
planned
How CHASTITY hot they must be,
poor dears," said his sister. "Those
coverings look like carpet"
They are carpet" said the saint,
"and OF our own weaving. We're
rather proud of them"
There seems to be very large
escort" said Sir George rather
thoughtfully. Considering that you
said the country was perfectly quiet.
/ was wondering how we are going
to find room for them all We're A
bit cramped here, you know, on this
little tub
oh, you needn't worry about put
ting up all the encourage. They'll
form camp, as you'll presently see,
on the shore, and should think.
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mother Will prefer to sleep there,
too. She talked very big. poor dear.
e5out her keen desire to accept your
invitation to come and live Mara
nee fashion on a N'zaranee ship. but
/ expect when she really tries il
she'll detect wobble even on this
smooth lagoon
Ashore on the dazzling beach the
leading camel had halted, shut him.
self up in sections like a four Joint
two-foot rule, and discharged his
~hite-draped rider. The other camels
also came to moorings, and the .,
corI, pulling round to the north. dis
mounted, drove in their picket pins,
and soon had their horses straddled
out to impossible spans by we'll.
stretched heel ropes.
Drivers and escort jumped to the
loads, threw off the lashings, and
opened bales. Tent poles were laid
out on level stretches of the sand at
unexpected angles, camers-hair cloth
was laid over these, and then the
mon lifted, and thrust, and pulled.
and there was the black tent, shaped
like a dozen big beehives running
into one another.
Carpets were spread. and q gaudy
red flag. lettered in Arabic, run up
on pole. Other carpets were
strung up to divide the tent of into
chambers. and to hide the crudities
Of the walls; and a divan was set
In place and loaded with cushions.
And then the camels which carried
the douar were brought one by on
to the doorway Of the tent, ane
made to kneel. The escort lined up
on either side, lifting thick folds OF
their jellabs before their eyes, And
20 out of sight Of all men, the wild,
ow of the late Sidi Ibrahim Bergash
and her women moved from then
places on camel back to the shelter
of the black tent, and closed the
fap as became state and sex.
Thereafter more black tents went
up, these being arranged In guard
ing circle, and then the camels were
rearranged, and parked in outer cir.
Gle beyond again, and fed.
Don't you think 1t would be polite
to put in call now?" Miss Chester
man suggested.
Wait" said the saint. I'VE don't
hurry matters in court circles on
the Atlas. My lady mother will
make a move all in her own good
time. All. and 1t won't be long now.
Do you see that kherb coming out
from behind the Norman Towers%
"The one / didn't run down last
night" Captain Kettle suggested
acidly.
1t was curious how Sidi Bergash
and Captain Kettle disliked one an
other. =
The kherb, rowed slowly by
dozen oars, coasted slowly along the
shore till 1t reached the camp, halted
there, and backed into the beach
Three men. bearing burdens, stepped
on board, and the kherb pushed on
again. and slowly ferried these
across TO the Wangaroo.
Captain Kettle put down his
glasses with an angry sigh. The
kherb was unlocked and everything
within her frankly open to the eye.
There WAS no chance OF ambush or