South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-14
ARABS BRIDE OF
ENGLAND Is HAPPY
IN BISKRA LANDS
London Chorus Girl Finds
Real Romance in Life With
"Sheik of Algeria.

t1Ilflk Ol 4AlEti ID
AIGIERs May 12-To be the
English wife OF an Arab. Dee he ever
80 haudsome and Europeanized, isI
NOS always the romantic life that
young girls might suppose II 20 be-
according % Mrs Tayeb Ben Ahmed I
former English chorus girl And II Is /
not because your husband is less
wonderful than you haA~thought'
DIT because the world in general VIII
trsiet on prylnE into your affairs
chat romance dims occasionally.
SIR and Mrs Tayeb Ben Ahmed
7ra In Biskra. Algeria. right beside
tie beautiful garden OF Allah. She
g one Of those women who goes
through life quite unconsciously Civ
srg thrills 20 the public and wonder
srr af-erward why people keep a
-vatchfuI eye turned I'm her direction
when the first production OF The
Garden OF Allah" was given IN Lon
don a very discerning producer
chose her for the chorus. Thereafter
Ie imported a bit Of local color
straight from the Garden OF Allah
STaveb Ben Ahmed. one OF the hand
soonest guides OF Blskra, true
-AT
proud bearing With him came az
Anany camels 81 are necessary TO
make a stage desert-caravan, all OF
which Tayeb himself safely trans
ported 20 London.
once each night after arriving he
led the car1eIs across a London
stage. singing Allah. Allah. Allan
three times IN a monotone so mar
velously that every chorus girl was
entranced His words were few but
his costume and the way he walked
were lust grand"
Took Chorus Girl Home.
After many nights OF success for ]
the play Tayeb returned 20 his home
IN Biskra. a much more versatile
guide taxing with him the lovely
English chorus girl. with red cheeks
and black eyes and hair. IN Biskra
the Arabs looked upon her not lit
tie askance. for she arrived quite un-
yelled and even walked out on the
street alone. which no fine Arab
woman would ever do. Besides. II
was a weu-known fact that Tayeb
had been married once 20 an Arab
woman. and whereas an Arab may
have as many wives as he chooses. I
Vet Il Is hts first wife who really
Ena-ters 20 him However. the Arabs
refused 70 make comments. What
Allah has decreed so let IL be, they
safd
Il was the English tourists who
were most concerned about Mrs.
Ben Ahmed's welfare. Almost i'm /
rnedlatelv they began inquiring
about her state OF happiness. and (,
not n few OF them attempted vainlv (
- see her and persuade her that +.
Ehe must return 20 England 10 be /
happy.
Baby Is Born.
lust when everyone had almost /
forgotten about her she appeared. !
wheeling a baby carriage, IN her
COURTYARD and Tayeb, who had IN
the meantime set up a truly modern
business as guide. rejoiced IN telling
every tourist about his new son.
Mohammed Ben Ahmed called
Hobs for short"
Almost two years have passed
since NIr. and Mrs Tayeh Ben
Ahmed went 20 Bskrs 10 live. Their
white-walled Arabic house which is
near the center Of town. bears large
hill posters announcing that excur-
eious into the desert viii be ar
ranged by Tayeb who will also pro-
vide for shooting o. wild goats and
She gazelle and viii rent carriages
horses, camel and mule az mod
crate rrice"
Occasionally one catches a glimpse
o. Mrs Ben Ahmed who appears in
Arabian slippers Of embroidered red
leather but wearing a soft European
frock. A for Tayeb he has COM
h.ned his Oriental costume with the
European one effectively and more
than once has been seen wheeling
the baby carriage as only wall
trained European or American nus
band would do.
To Is only recently that the Arab
VIE OF Tayeh has reappeared and
Joined the household OF Ben Ahmed.
but still Mrs Ben Ahmed declares
that she Is happy though not IN
N England that she VIII remain IN
- fiskra forever. and that no movie
director can entice her back 20 the
Anio-Saxons