Evening star., 1921-11-13

interpreter. ''he say the Ginkwah wanna
talk to Uncle Nels: and-and he bring
| me present Look
looked and gasped. 1t was some
trlnketEa . & girdle made Of openwork
gold links set with green stones-eme-
aids. should say-and II it was worth
anything at all 1t must have been worth
q fortune.
Hand that here" says I. "Now.
mister. what does all this lead up to?
any?"
The interpreter was right there
with the comeback. TT is as I say"
he announces, patting himself on the
chest His Royal Highness have
much charmed in his heart, quite
much charmed. Yes So he would
speak with herewith him. there"
II get you so far" says I. Well
what does he want to tell Uncle Nels?
ina Inat 19ns ne wants 1 to marry Miss 1nez: Is
"Ah-h-h! Marry! That is the word
Some do" says I. Glad I was able
to remind you OF it. Well, that's a
bit sudden OF the young man. 2nd
doing. They don't always when they
are so much charmed in the heart. as
you put it. Now let's get this straight
from the Ginkwah himself. You bat
1t UP to him. Ask him If he's in dead
earnest about wanting to marry Inez."
hand in Kassan. for the Interpreter
shoots over only few syllables to
the Ginkwah. who Immediately un-
reefs a broad smile and mods vio-
lently.
"1t is so. yes" announces the inter-
prefer. His Royal Highness say he
would have her for wife-for his head
wife"
"Eh?' says I. straining my ears.
Once more with that last"
For his chief wife of ALL says he,
beaming first at me and then at the
Ginkwah.
And as soon as got my breath I
mean," says l, that she would rank
A-1-above all-all the others?"
True. says he. bowing low.
Get that; inesT says l. You'd head
that is when he got his full quota?"
The dapper young man shrugs his
shoulders careless "Who should tell %
says he, His Royal Highest has
wives, as many as he Wants But s hs
pay most for her which srould be
first wife. So 1 make to tell to her
Uncleness. You speak and ask how
much he want. Yes?"
! y X X
DUT as Uncle Nels was standing
there with his mouth open and as
Inez had turned her back and was
smiling into the portieres. it was
all left up to me. I hardly knew
whether I wanted to snicker or to
hit this foreigner whipsnapper over
the head with something hard. But
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1t and the Ginkwah did look 50 boy
ish and chummy standing there try
ing to dope out how the affair was
progressing, that I didn't have the
heart even to be rough.
Listen, old son." says !. You
lead the Ginkwah out and explain to
him that he's made the prize break
of his young career. Go have him
look UP the marriage customs Of the
Y. S. A. in some thick book. He'll find
twenty-one to make q collection of
| wives and that it isn't the proper
thing to come right out and offer to
buy 'em. on the hoof or otherwise.
Kassan and she should find No.
IL wife being unloaded at the front
door. she wouldn't do a thing but
treat her messy and probably she'd
wreck the palace before she got
through. No. mister. Inez isn't in the
market for wife shoppers, and by the
red tint spreading up the back Of her
neck should guess that 1t would be
much safer for you and His Highest
to make q quick exit. This way out.
Yes that door. And here! Better
take this partial payment trinket
along with you"
He wasn't much Of an interpreter.
but there were some words in the
English language that he seemed
quite familiar with. Anyway. he took
the Ginkwah by the arm and led him
out promptly. while tried to sooth
Inez from drifting into the only real
crying fit ever know her to indulge
in. Whether it was because she was
mad or sorry. couldn't make out.
And yet when this package came
by messenger next AFTERNOON
couldn't insist that she send 1t back.
It was q ruby pendant hung on q
with il was the card Of the Ginkwah
Of Kassan. and something scribbled
on the back-a word or 30, just as
easy to read as II q cockroach had
crawled through the ink and then
left his footprints
Probably" I suggests, 1t means
that If you ever change your mind
series with you as No. l."
,s, Huh ,S,ns says T 1nss tso fat Anzway Ke Was ne
So. hearing her list him in the past
tense. I knew it was finished. Also
Pm free to admit that when 1t comes
fo romance Ine1 has got It all over
me. Just think! She might have
been the Ginkwahess Of KasSan
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