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The Chester was to take all these people to Alexandria, and those who had the means were to be charged fifty cents a day for their food. From behind my dark goggles I recognized many a person in disguise like myself and seeking escape. We never betrayed recognition for fear of the spies who infested the place. THE CHESTER WAS TO TAKE ALL THESE PEOPLE TO ALEXANDRIA AND THOSE WHO HAD THE MEANS WERE TO BE CHARGED FIFTY CENTS A DAY FOR THEIR FOOD FROM BEHIND MY DARK GOGGLES I RECOGNIZED MANY A PERSON IN DISGUISE LIKE MYSELF AND SEEKING TO ESCAPE WE NEVER BETRAYED RECOGNITION FOR FEAR OF THE SPIES WHO INFESTED THE PLACE
he difficult problem of ways and means before me. The Chester had orders to take citizens of neutral countries only. Passports had to be examined by the Turkish authorities and by the American Consul-General, who gave the final permission to board the cruiser. How was I to pass this double scrutiny? After long and arduous search, with the assistance of several good friends, I at last discovered a man who was willing to sell me the passports of a young couple belonging to a neutral nation. I cannot go into particulars about this arrangement, of course. Suffice it to say that my sister was to travel as my wife and that we both had to disguise ourselves so as to answer the descriptions on the passports. When I went to the American Consulate-General to get the permit, I found the building crowded with people of all nations,--Spanish and Greek and Dutch and Swiss,--all waiting for the precious little papers that should take them aboard the American cruiser, that haven of liberty and safety. SENT I STILL HAD THE DIFFICULT PROBLEM OF WAYS AND MEANS BEFORE ME THE CHESTER HAD ORDERS TO TAKE CITIZENS OF NEUTRAL COUNTRIES ONLY PASSPORTS HAD TO BE EXAMINED BY THE TURKISH AUTHORITIES AND BY THE AMERICAN CONSUL GENERAL WHO GAVE THE FINAL PERMISSION TO BOARD THE CRUISER HOW WAS I TO PASS THIS DOUBLE SCRUTINY AFTER LONG AND ARDUOUS SEARCH WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SEVERAL GOOD FRIENDS I AT LAST DISCOVERED A MAN WHO WAS WILLING TO SELL ME THE PASSPORTS OF A YOUNG COUPLE BELONGING TO A NEUTRAL NATION I CANNOT GO INTO PARTICULARS ABOUT THIS ARRANGEMENT OF COURSE SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT MY SISTER WAS TO TRAVEL AS MY WIFE AND THAT WE BOTH HAD TO DISGUISE OURSELVES SO AS TO ANSWER THE DESCRIPTIONS ON THE PASSPORTS WHEN I WENT TO THE AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL TO GET THE PERMIT I FOUND THE BUILDING CROWDED WITH PEOPLE OF ALL NATIONS SPANISH AND GREEK AND DUTCH AND SWISS ALL WAITING FOR THE PRECIOUS LITTLE PAPERS THAT SHOULD TAKE THEM ABOARD THE AMERICAN CRUISER THAT HAVEN OF LIBERTY AND SAFETY
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