Evening star., 1933-05-31
HAPTER XIV.
Raisul's Fun.


IT VOW do you know she threat
- ened to shoot him?" Jules
demanded Of his mother.
l. 4 "She told me so herself" "
well then, presumably
abe told you why"
why? You know, Raisul; you know
what this RaiSul is. Finding her alone
and knowing the state you were in,
he thought he'd have some fun"
"Fun?"
what he calls fun
"Yes, but surely that's case for the
swift smack, the slap that brings the
blush Of shame to the cheek Of naughtl-
ness, Margaret's an English girl. and
they don't 60 about shooting wayward
young men very much. What did hap
"Oh, she'll tell you, no doubt. and
make a mighty story Of 1t. Probably
try to give you the impression that she
had q desperate struggle with Ralsul
and that the only possible thing now
is for you to kill him to avenge your
- honor or some hysterical rubbish OF that
sort"
That's absurd, of course, but :.
yell it's a bit difficult. RaiSul
mustn't annoy her. and if she really
threatened to shoot him he must have
annoyed her badly. It's bit awk-
ward"
"Very awkward. Oh. my son, why
on earth did you marry an English
woman when you knew that you WouId
come and join your father in Morocco,
when the time was ripe? .: SO
unsuitable only an aooltlonaI
expense and responsibility and anxiety.
Now, girl like this Sara, girl OF
the country, with knowledge and un-
darSfan6inp
Jules Maligni laughed.
You may laugh at me. my son, but
I in1plore you to heed what I say
well what do you say, Lady Mac
beth?"
Il say this: Your wife must not
offend Raisul with her airs and graceS.
But suppose Raisul of1ends Mar
garet?"
"Then one of two things, she must
not take offense-or she must CO.
GO where? You don't mean go to
heaven, do you?"
TITS said to be a good place for
saints" replied FL Isa Beth el Ain
dryly. But did not mean heaven
She could go back to England"
Il can't go back to England now
Father and l are
Il did not say you. my son. l SAID
your wife. Since she finds Raisul' S
remedy-she can go away; she can go
back to England-in theory until you
reioin her. If she gets tired of waiting
there for you she can come back again
and see how Raisul behaves then.
why can't women help their hus-
bands instead of hindering them?" she
added angrily. Help them as I've
helped mine-at any cost"
You're different. my dear. You
Yes, very different. / put my hus-
bands interests and welfare-let alone
his life-before a silly trifie like
kiss"
yes I said you're different from
Margaret"
very well. let this different woman
20 back to her own country"
And what about me?"
Yes, and what about you-and youl
father. not to mention your mother-l
the girl refuses to go, and also refuses
10 be friendly with Raisul?"
"Oh, Lord" groaned Jules. "Per1ec
little headache-cure, aren't you? Bette
than three aspir1ns and cup OF co1ee
Fri have both. think" he added
ESQ YOU beetle off and make me cup
xtronr and black, and about pint
il. Beetle OF, mother, and let Sari
bring It,"
ter-in-liaw and sown certain seeds u
her sons mind. the Lady FL 1sa Beti
eli Ain "beetled" off.
Meanwhile Margaret, sick with in
dignation, fear, anger. resentment an
a terrible sense of helpless LONELINESS;
passed bad hour.
Had her intuition been right Wnel
The frst became Engaged 70 dules' an