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A little later the sailors were lined up in arms to salute the American flag when it was lowered for the night. A LITTLE LATER THE AMERICAN SAILORS WERE LINED UP IN ARMS TO SALUTE THE AMERICAN FLAG WHEN IT WAS LOWERED FOR THE NIGHT
spoke Italian, I told him I wanted to be hidden somewhere till the ship got under way. I felt that even yet we were not entirely safe. That my fears were justified I discovered shortly, when from our hiding-place I saw the shopkeeper approaching in a small boat with a Turkish officer. They looked over all the refugees on the deck, but searched for us in vain. After a half-hour more of uncomfortable tension the engines began to sputter, the propellers revolved, and--we were safe! [ILLUSTRATION: BEIRUT, FROM THE DECK OF AN OUTGOING STEAMER] The day was dying and a beautiful twilight softened the outlines of the Lebanon and the houses of Beirut. The Mediterranean lay quiet and peaceful around us, and the healthy, sturdy American sailors gave a feeling of confidence. As the cruiser drew out of the harbor, a great cry of farewell arose from the refugees on board, a cry in which was mingled the relief of being free, anguish at leaving behind parents and friends, fear and hope for the future. NT WHEN THE SHIP SHOULD HEAVE ANCHOR A FILIPINO SAILOR SHOWED US ABOUT AND AS HE SPOKE IN ITALIAN I TOLD HIM I WANTED TO BE HIDDEN SOMEWHERE TILL THE SHIP GOT UNDER WAY I FELT THAT EVEN YET WE WERE NOT ENTIRELY SAFE THAT MY FEARS WERE JUSTIFIED I DISCOVERED SHORTLY WHEN FROM OUR HIDING PLACE I SAW THE SHOPKEEPER APPROACHING IN A SMALL BOAT WITH A TURKISH OFFICER THEY LOOKED OVER ALL THE REFUGEES ON THE DECK BUT SEARCHED FOR IN VAIN AFTER A HALF HOUR MORE OF UNCOMFORTABLE TENSION THE ENGINES BEGAN TO SPUTTER THE PROPELLERS REVOLVED AND WE WERE SAFE THE DAY WAS DYING AND A BEAUTIFUL TWILIGHT SOFTENED THE OUTLINES OF THE LEBANON AND THE HOUSES OF BAYROUT THE MEDITERRANEAN LAY QUIET AND PEACEFUL AROUND US AND THE HEALTHY STURDY AMERICAN SAILORS GAVE A FEELING OF CONFIDENCE AS THE CRUISER DREW OUT OF THE HARBOUR A GREATRY OF FAREWELL AROSE FROM THE REFUGEES ON BOARD A CRY IN WHICH WAS MINGLED THE RELIEF OF BEING FREE ANGUISH AT LEAVING BEHIND PARENTS AND FRIENDS FEAR AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
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