The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25

had been very careful to avoid conversation
with anyone and said as little as possible at the
French customs. My nuns clothing, though pict-
uresque, was, in fact extremely uncomfortable and
my arrival in Paris was puzzled to know how to
change without creating suspicion, but finally de-
cided on an excellent plan. l called>on Mr. Simeon
Monteith, a prominent and pious member of the
Cercle Angais asked him for some old clothing for
charity and successfully obtained ordinary mans
clothing. Proceeding to the Bots de Boulogne
changed my clothing in the woods and became once
more the nimbe and elusive motor Laird"
After this interesting exploit l went to Monte
Carlo, where imposed on the old Prince, as have
already told and enjoyed of the most delightful
times of nay life. But the police of France and Eng
land were my track
Life with my little chamer began to pail on me-
for have never cared for one girl very long, and
besides she worried me continually to give her per-
manent home in Paris AS the police of England
probably looking for me on account of my
100000 fraud at the War Office, could not think
of settling down near to them Paris there
fore looked about me for some wilder part of the
world where could drop my pretty but incon,
venient piece of baggage and seek new adventures.
Having plenty of money in my pockets from the
War Office job hired the royal suite the mag
nifcent Messageries Maritime steamship Timgad
and sailed from Marseilles for Algiers, in Africa.
On the way made the acquaintance of wealthy
Turkish merchant of Algiers named Ben Ali Hassan,
who welcomed me an English MILFORD" and in
vted me to shoot his extensive esparto grass
concessions in north Africa. / accepted his invita-
ton with pleasure, as it gave a splendid oppor-
tunty to abandon my Partisan companion.
- Rising before dawn slipped away without say
ing "Adieu!" to her, and joined Ben Ali Hassan at
the station. We went forward partly by rail and
partly by camel to Biskra, thence across the Atlas
Desert and the Atlas Mountains to Tunis enjoyed
some splendid shooting with Ben Ali Hassan and re-
turned to the coast at Tangier. in Morocco, three
months later.
During my short stay in Morocco made the
quaintance of number of Moorish women and was
much interested to learn of the intimate pecu-
liarties OF married life among the natives.
The married Moorish woman wears strip
around the forehead as long she is chdless but
not the bandage around the hair She is rule
heavier than her unmarried sisters because she must
undergo period of fattening before the marriage
She is kept indoors with attendant and fed on
kuSkus a sweet cake made of corn and almonds,
until she has acquired the avoirdupos which is
sidered the acme of beauty among the MoOrs
ing from chains strings a number Of amulets to
protect her against sickness. The highest one,
shown in the photograph on this page looking like
human shape, with large head and very long arms,
is made of root, and is believed to protect her
against trouble at the birth of child Others con-
slst Of bags filed with roots herbs and these Sc
her against barenneSs. the greatest misfortune