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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. 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
de some purchases a few months before. He seemed to recognize her and he asked her in German if she were not Miss Aaronsohn. I felt my blood leave my face, and, looking him straight in the eye, I whispered, "If you say one word more, you will be a dead man; so help me God!" He must have felt that I meant exactly what I said, for he walked off mumbling unintelligibly. At last the boat got away, and five minutes later we were mounting the side of the Des Moines. Throngs of refugees covered the decks of the cruiser. Their faces showed tension and anxiety. Their presence there seemed too good to be true, and all awaited the moment when the ship should heave anchor. A Filipino sailor showed us about, and as he 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. F WHOM MY SISTER HAD MADE SOME PURCHASES A FEW MONTHS BEFORE HE SEEMED TO RECOGNIZE HER AND HE ASKED HER IN GERMAN IF SHE WERE NOT MISS AARONSON I FELT MY BLOOD LEAVE MY FACE AND LOOKING HIM STRAIGHT IN THE EYE I WHISPERED IF YOU SAY ONE WORD MORE YOU WILL BE A DEAD MAN SO HELP ME GOD HE MUST HAVE FELT THAT I MEANT EXACTLY WHAT I SAID FOR HE WALKED OFF MUMBLING UNINTELLIGIBLY AT LAST THE BOAT GOT AWAY AND FIVE MINUTES LATER WE WERE MOUNTING THE SIDE OF THE DES MOINES THRONGS OF REFUGEES COVERED THE DECKS OF THE CRUISER THEIR FACES SHOWED TENSION AND ANXIETY THEIR PRESENCE THERE SEEMED TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE AND ALL AWAITED THE MOMENT 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
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