"WE SWEAR!"
(Margarita, the Bond Queen of the Wandering Dhahs.)
Shafts from an Eastern Quiver.
VII—MARGARITA, THE BOND QUEEN OF THE WANDERING DHAHS.
By Charles J. Mansford, B. A.
I.
"The Cingalese declare that the Queen of the Dhahs is a Sahibmem," said Hassan—meaning by this expression an Englishwoman.
"I don't think that can be true," responded Denviers; "it is hardly possible that any civilized human being would care to reign over such a queer race as those just described appear to be——"
"The Englishman is wrong in what he says," interrupted an indolent-looking native, "for I once saw her myself!"