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It would be a difficult undertaking but it might be our only chance and I quickly made up my mind to carry it out if it were a possible thing. I had to act immediately; no time was to be lost, for no one could tell how soon the Chester might sail. IT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT UNDERTAKING BUT IT MIGHT BE OUR ONLY CHANCE AND I QUICKLY MADE UP MY MIND TO CARRY IT OUT IF IT WERE A POSSIBLE THING I HAD TO ACT IMMEDIATELY NO TIME WAS TO BE LOST FOR NO ONE COULD TELL HOW SOON THE CHESTER MIGHT SAIL
 THE AUTHOR'S SISTER ON HER HORSE TAYAR] CHAPTER XI ESCAPE The failure of my attempt to leave the country only sharpened my desire to make another trial. The danger of the enterprise tended to reconcile me to deserting my family and comrades and seeking safety for myself. As I racked my brain for a promising plan, a letter came from my sister in Beirut with two pieces of news which were responsible for my final escape. The American College was shortly to close for the summer, and the U.S.S. Chester was to sail for Alexandria with refugees aboard. Beirut is a four days' trip from our village, and roads are unsafe. It was out of the question to permit my sister to come home alone, and it was impossible for any of us to get leave to go after her; nor did we want to have her at home in the unsettled condition of the country. I began wondering if I could not possibly get to Beirut and get my sister aboard the Chester, which offered, perhaps, the last opportunity to go out with the refugees. ET WITH THE TURKS IN PALESTINE BY ALEXANDER AARONSON CHAPTER ELEVEN ESCAPE THE FAILURE OF MY ATTEMPT TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY ONLY SHARPENED MY DESIRE TO MAKE ANOTHER TRIAL THE DANGER OF THE ENTERPRISE TENDED TO RECONCILE ME TO DESERTING MY FAMILY AND COMRADES AND SEEKING SAFETY FOR MYSELF AS I RACKED MY BRAIN FOR A PROMISING PLAN A LETTER CAME FROM MY SISTER IN BAY ROUT WITH TWO PIECES OF NEWS WHICH WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY FINAL ESCAPE THE AMERICAN COLLEGE WAS SHORTLY TO CLOSE FOR THE SUMMER AND THE U S S CHESTER WAS TO SAIL FOR ALEXANDRIA WITH REFUGEES ABOARD BAYROOT IS A FOUR DAYS TRIP FROM OUR VILLAGE AND ROADS ARE UNSAFE IT WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION TO PERMIT MY SISTER TO COME HOME ALONE AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY OF US TO GET LEAVE TO GO AFTER HER NOR DID WE WANT TO HAVE HER AT HOME IN THE UNSETTLED CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY I BEGAN WONDERING IF I COULD NOT POSSIBLY GET TO BAYROOT AND GET MY SISTER ABOARD THE CHESTER WHICH OFFERED PERHAPS LAST OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT WITH THE REFUGEES
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