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

1t Is to be otherwise than well-off.
knew how 10 spend. and more SER
wants than | could keep amused, and
more power than l really knew what
to do with. Ever occur to you that
in my small kingdom up here I'm
the most absolute monarch now
reigning on earth?"
"You ought to be happy"
II ought. I believe should be IL
my father had not made that one
fatal blunder of sending me to Eng
land for an education. 1t was good
for the tribes: I admit that But it
has Just been hell for me. After I
have seen English women like your
self, who are free, practically, as
men; who ride, dance, play tennis,
write books, ride to hounds, how
could l marry woman OF my own
people, who has been brought UP
behind veil, and thinks 1t immoral
to know how to read and write, or
to have any idea of her own"
But wouldn't your people be an
noyed If you went outside the dis
trict for your wife,"
Annoyed with me? They don't
know the meaning of the word"
Miss Dubbs referred to some of
the distasteful domestic practices she
had noted in the castle and said
pointedly, You'd better not let your
Miss Chesterman know about them.
At the same time I'll trouble you not
to scowl at me like that. You'll
kindly remember that I'm a lady
and intend to be treated as such"
With an effort Sidi Mahommed
Bergash did not beat the table. 81
should have thought it might have
occurred to you by this time that l
am not altogether man to be
fooled with. We will leave M'sr
Chesterman out OF the conversation
If you please"
"Then the conversation, as far as
am concerned, will end"
Not at all. If you wish me to
explain, will do so. l brought Miss
Chesterman and her brother here as
means to an end"
Precisely"
"You say precisely. Then you
recognize that 1t was to bring you
here, Emily, that l used them?"
81 recognize nothing of the sort.
And you will please remember thnt
my name to you, and for that mat
ter to everybody else, is Miss
Dubbs."
For the present, IL you like, Miss
1t shall be For the future we shall
see In the meanwhile l have the
honor to offer you marriage"
What, you want to marry me?"
CAS- you have known perfectly well
all along. Now come, my dear girl
let us look facts in the face. You
are piqued for the moment and raw
| Gf you like) from a trivial disap-
pointment From your own telling.
the Kettle affair was only one OF
many"
'It was nothing of the kind"
"Well, have it your own way. But
your engagement with him is at an
end. Now look at what I can offe-
you--lands houses, servants, wealth,
power Did you ever think of thu
sweets of absolute sway, Emily? You
will be queen, with power of life
and death over all your subjects,
and if / know your capacity l shall
be one OF those subjects also. You
will want an English girl as COM
panion. l give you Miss Chester
man. II you wish for a larger king
dom l will conquer it for you. Every
thing that power can get and love
can think of will be yours. And
please remember this: l have loved
you from the first moment I put
eyes on you, and determined then
to make you my queen If love could
do it,"
Miss Dubbs stood up and looked
steadily down into the mans blue
eyes. 'T'm sorry you've spoken
she said. But you'll give me credit
for trying to head you off from pro,
posing"
81 know that, but I'd too much at
stake to take your hint. Besides.
wanted to lay out fairly before YOU
what / have to offer"
IT would rather you did not go on
because there can be only one an
swer, and that's mo- There could
be no lady more conscious OF the
compliment you have paid me, Saint
and the offer to make me queen
lie, Of course, extremely fascinating
But marrying's a thing I'm Sc!
against. and there you have the
whole tale in a nutshell. And now
1t would be more comfortable for
both of US il you changed the sub
ject."
mo" The Berber chiefs blue
eyes grew hard. and his brown beard
stuck out aggressively. II have of
fered you the easy path, Emily, and
have made my proposal to you or
honorable English lines. But there
10 too much at stake to let YOU I'D