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In a few minutes I had my permit changed for the trip on the Des Moines and I hurried home to my sister. IN A FEW MINUTES I HAD MY PERMIT CHANGE FOR THE TRIP ON THE DES MOINES AND I HURRIED HOME TO MY SISTER
 person in disguise like myself and seeking escape. We never betrayed recognition for fear of the spies who infested the place. After securing my permit, I ran downstairs and straight to "my" consul, whose dragoman I took along with me to the _seraya_, or government building. Of course, the dragoman was well tipped and he helped me considerably in hastening the examination I had to undergo at the hands of the Turkish officials. All went well, and I hurried back to my sister triumphant. The Chester was to sail in two days, but while we were waiting, the alarming news came that the American Consul had been advised that the British Government refused to permit the landing of the refugees in Egypt and that the departure of the Chester was indefinitely postponed. With a sinking at my heart I rushed up to the American Consulate for details and there learned that the U.S.S. Des Moines was to sail in a few hours for Rhodes with Italian and Greek refugees and that I could go on her if I wished. GNIZED MANY A PERSON IN DISGUISE LIKE MYSELF AND SEEKING TO ESCAPE WE NEVER BETRAYED RECOGNITION FOR FEAR OF THE SPIES WHO INFESTED THE PLACE AFTER SECURING MY PERMIT I RAN DOWN STAIRS AND STRAIGHT TO MY CONSUL WHOSE DRAGO MAN I TOOK ALONG WITH ME TO THE SARIAH OR GOVERNMENT BUILDING OF COURSE THE DRAGO MAN WAS WELL TIPPED AND HE HELPED ME CONSIDERABLY IN HASTENING THE EXAMINATION I HAD TO UNDERGO AT THE HANDS OF THE TURKISH OFFICIALS ALL WENT WELL AND I HURRIED BACK TO MY SISTER TRIUMPHANT THE CHESTER WAS TO SAIL IN TWO DAYS BUT WHILE WE WERE WAITING THE ALARMING NEWS CAME THAT THE AMERICAN CONSUL HAD BEEN ADVISED THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT REFUSED TO PERMIT THE LANDING OF THE REFUGEES IN EGYPT AND THAT THE DEPARTURE OF THE CHESTER WAS INDEFINITELY POSTPONED WITH A SINKING AT MY HEART I RUSHED UP TO THE AMERICAN CONSULATE FOR DETAILS AND THERE LEARNED THAT THE U S ES DES MOINES WAS TO SAIL IN A FEW HOURS FOR ROADS WITH ITALIAN AND GREEK REFUGEES AND THAT I COULD GO ON HER IF I WISHED
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