The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-07-08
GishDeWa
" ager
How He Made a Wish
Come True.
BY CLARISSA MACkIE

1 80 Il
A party of American sightseers was
dawdling about in Cairo. There were
Mrs. Carleton, her son, Richard, and
Miss Maud Raymond. They had ascend
ed the Nile and seen the wonders there
of, and now they were looking for trim
kets to take home with them to Amer
lea. They had drifted into bazaar
where any thing could be bought from
an amulet to an idol. :.
Gish DeHar sold trinkets in the ba-
| zaar. 49,
All day long he sat in the shadow Of
his striped canopy. looking sad and
mysterious. His dark eyes never Ques-
toned the passing crowds, nor did he
importune the tourists to buy as did
his fellow merchants, who talked about
him. j.
"Who is this Gish Dewar?" asked
Ali Benamid, the shoe dealer.
"a stranger who has pushed himself
! forward, lazy one who does not hag-
gle. He sets price upon his wares;
and one may buy or not! Every day
he loses customers"
''The rich Americans pause to buy.
See, Gish Dewar is almost asleep!'
| 1t was true that Gish Dewar's tur-
baned head was dropping somnolently,
even while three Americans paused be-
fore his stall.
'The old beggar's asleep, Maud"
laughed the man carelessly. LET us
go on
"But, Dick" protested the pretty
girl. Il do want one of these curious
filagrea bracelets and one Of these long
chains Of blue-green Egyptian scarabei.
Aren't they lovely, Mrs. Carleton?"
turning to the white haired woman.
who accompanied them.
Eyes, my dear, but this little brooch
like coiled snake appeals to me. Oh,
Dick" to her son who was obviously
bored, do awake the man!'
Dick Carleton stifled, yawn and
prodded Gish Dewar in the ribs with
his walking stick.
The turbaned head flew up and a
pair Of liquid dark eyes blazed at him
in hot anger.
But Gish Dewars voice was silkily
smooth.
Excuse, effendi," he murmured;
you would buy?"
Eyes, this bracelet, nowY' Maud Raw
mond held the filagree trinket in her
fingers. 80. ~. t..
The eyes Of Gish Dewar gazed not
at the bracelet. He was staring at the
girls little hands, white and ringless.
Glow much?" insisted the girl with
a note Of impatience in her voice.
"A hundred piasters," muttered the
seller of curios.
Miss Raymond took out her purse
and paid for the bracelet, and, having
priced the scarabei chain and finding
it too costly, they were about to move
on when Gish Dewar brought out
small copper box and opened it.
"Here, effendi," be said, "are amulets
to wear"
Dick Carleton. looked them over.
One of onyx, set with a large pearl,
attracted him: -:
II like this one," he said. 1T will
| make unique watch fob"
Gish Dewar became urgent.
1T protects the wearer against dan
gers by sea and it protects one from
false friendsv'
sent the blood to Dicks pale face.
"You talk too much. my man," he
said coldly.
"Perhaps my lord is sensitive. am
a poor man. I meant no harm! The
I charm guards one against danger and
from false friends! See, my lord,
must speak ,truthfully!'
Gish Dewar's brown hands went out
in flashing gesture that startled
Maud Raymond, so familiar was it.
She peered down at the face of the
curio dealer, but it was in deep shad-
ow. There was glimpse Of dark
eyes, an aquiline nose, a pointed beard.
She felt a vague disappointment as
she turned away. r..
There was something in gesture and
voice which had reminded her of Ell
mer Vim, but Vim was in China,
had been for five years, and she ut
tered sad little laugh at her own
folly. How could a sun dried Egyp-
tan be Elmer Vim? ..
Dick was swapping angrily at the Gu
rio dealer. s.....
keep your rubbishy' he said inso-
lently, flinging the amulet on the car
pet before Gish Dewar. II dare say
it was made in New York, any way!''
"Dick, do be careful!' cautioned
his mother. ,"You never know what
these foreigners will dor
Maud stood aloof regarding Dick
with contemptuous eyes. How like
him, to haggle with humble mer-
chant in an Egyptian bazaarl By ma
ture Dick was small and mean and
tyrannical
ooh, my lord is Mistaken returned
Gish Dewar, with deadly courtesy in
his tones; my lord is mistaken. The
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