The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-21
ENGLISH BRIDE
HAPPY WITH ARAB
London Chorus Girl Finds
Real Romance in Life
With Her "Sheik"

ALGGERS- TO be- the English
wIfa % ON Arab. hc no over 80 hand
some and Europoanilrd. iH not al
ways ~" romantic ltn that young
girls might suppose ~ 20 bo. accord
Ink tu Arg Taych Bon Ahmed. for
Wcr English chorus girl. And ~ -
not because your husband iY less
wonderful Than you hHd thought
but hocauac the world In general
VIII Insist Ju pryug into your af-
fairs that romance dims occasion
ally
Mr and Mrs Tavcb Ken Ahmed
I've iu blskrH, Algeria. right beside
the beautiful Garden pf Allah. She
is one OF those women who goes
through NE quito uncous.io iously
giving thrills 20 tho public and won
dcrinK aftorward why people keep
"a watchfu cyo turned iu her dlroc-
tion. when tho first production Of
Tho Garden of Allah" was given
lu London very discerning pro-
ducor chose her for tho chorus.
Thereafter he imported n biz OF local
color straight from the Garden OF
allHh--Iaycb Ben Ahmed ono of
the hlndgomcst guides ~ Biskra, a
true Arabian. of swarthy complex
Ion ana proud bearing. with him
rumc as many oumcis ug are n'eos-
FtTy 10 mako a stage desert cara
van. all OF which Tayrb himself
sofoIy transported 10 London.
once each night after arriving he
led tho cnmols across a London
stage. singing Allah. Allah, Allah
throo Times in a monotone 50 mar
vclously that oycrY chorus girl was
ontrancod His words were few, but
his costume and the way he walked
were "iust grand."
Took Chorus Girl Home.
After many nights Of success Tor
the play Tnyob returned to his home
In Biskra, much more versatile
guide. taking with him the lovely
English chorus girl with red cheeks
ana black eyes and hair. In Biskta
tho Arabs looked upon her not a
little asklnCc. for sho arrived quite
unveiled and even walked out on
the street alone which no fine Arab
woman would ever do. Besides, II
was "A wcll-known fact that Tayeb
had been married once to an Arab
woman. and whereas an Arab may
have as many wives as he chooses.
yet II Is his first wife who really
matters TO him. However. the Arabs
refused to make comments. what
Allan has doCrcod so let II be, they
said
II was the English tourists who
were most concerned about Mrs.
Ben Ahmed's welfare. Almost Inn
mediately they began iuquirlng
about her state of happiness. and
not n few OF them attempted vainly
to see her and persuade her that
she must return TO England to be
happy.
Baby IL born.
Just when everyone had almost
forgotten about her she appeared.
wheeling baby carriage, In her
courtyard. and Tayeb who had In
the meantime set up a truly modern
business ms guide, rcJolced In telling
every tourist about his new son,
Mohammed Ben Ahmed-"called
Bohs for short"
Almost two years have passed
since Mr.. and Mrs. Tayeb Ben
Ahmed went to Biskra 10 live. Their
white walled Arabic house, which Is
noar the center OF town, bears large
bill posters announcing that cXcur-
sions into the desert will he ar
ranged hy Tayob, who viii also pro-
| vide for shooting Of wild goats and
tho Razolle ana will rent carriages,
horses. camels and mules at mod
crate prices
Occasionally one catches a
glimpse Of Mrs. Ben Ahmed who APP