Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-03-27

I@ girl trying further" said
A Miss Dubbs. I've not
C9sgsgJ learned four words from
her since l came here, and it's my
belief l never shall. never had
any talent for languages, Mr.. Ber-
cash"
Sidi Mahommed Bergash laughed
my dear girl, I didn't expect you
to learn Arahic-or the Berber dia-
lect-in a matter of four short days
But If you stuck to 1t for three
months you'd be able to get along
passably, and at the end of a year
you'd speak it as easily as you do
your own mother tongue"
Sidi Mahommed ran an apprecia-
tive blue eye over Miss Dubbs' elab-
crate black hair, her full color, her
deep bust, her well-rounded form
He laughed shortly. TITS a wonder
you've escaped marriage 30 long"
Getting married is a matter Of
taste. But in my case, Mr.. Bergash,
l can assure you it has not been for
want CT opportunities. I've had my
offers. And though, to be sure. we
ladies in our profession have more
admirers than most, being as you
may say brought into contact with a
great many gentlemen every day of
our lives, can tell you plain, I
know I've only had to nod at least
a dozen times. and l could have set
tied down, and house of my own,
within three months. But l pre-
ferred my liberty. And do still"
"a girl with your attractions ought
to make a great marriage"
"Oh, l don't undervalue myself.
But l don't intend to get married.
So We'll please change the subject.
OF course I'll keep it confidential
but are you really Sidi?"
I'm the genuine article"
Meaning saint?"
That's it. Beware of limitations.
insist on having the one and only
original"
was told that one always addressed
Mohammedan gentleman in Algeria
as 'Sr or 'Sidi,' just as we say
Mister"
That's perfectly correct, and I'd
like to bet you pair of gloves I
could name your informant"
"Well, 1 won't bet. But It was
Captain Kettle"
Precisely. He's tried. to throw
doubt on everything about me, from
A to z. l wonder why the man de-
tests me so heartily"
81 should say the reasons perfect
ly clear. You cut him out with his
young lady"
How do you mean?"
"After you turned up with your
tale of being a saint and all that,
Miss Chesterman would barely so
much as look at the captain. Why,
till you came l looked upon them as
good as engaged"
"Did you indeed? About that saint
ship; it's genuine enough. II were
to die tonight my people would put
up a nice neat tomb down in the
valley there, with square corners
and a round domed top, and they'd
drop attending at the late saints
tomb, and come and say their pray
ers at mine"
"And who was the late saint?"
my father, to be sure. / follow
on, whether ! like it or not, and the
people are annoyed with me because
/ show no present signs of provid
ing a successor To myself. They say
it's time ! had queen"
Miss Dubbs looked out over the
fertile valley "A queen," she muir
INJURED.
That's the idea. But of course that
doesn't interest you"
"And why not?"
"Because-well, because you are
engaged, aren't you?"
ITO whom, pray?"
"Kettle-so l gathered"
Miss Dubbs put back her should
ers, and showed the whole of hei
splendid height and figure
I'D scorn to deceive you, Mr.. Ber-
gash-or l should say, Saint. I wat
engaged to the captain once, But II
was a mistake, both on his part and
on mine, and it's over and done
WIN, i Wouiunt marry him now, no
not II he was to come down on hit
bended knees to me, no, nor ever
II he was to ask me on paper II
any lady's seen the foolishness Of
marriage, without going so far al
to have her finger burned with 9
ring, it's me. That's straight Yol
can look upon me as an old maid
and glad Of 1t. No, MIR. Saint. there,
no marrying for yours truly"
Romance flies out of the window
when there are not enough dollars
on the hearth tv keep It warm
quoted the Sidi. "For myself. I've
always been one of those ordinary