large/3681/withturkspalestine_1301_librivox_64kb_mp3/withtheturksinpalestine_10_aaronsohn_64kb_43
large/3681/withturkspalestine_1301_librivox_64kb_mp3/withtheturksinpalestine_10_aaronsohn_64kb
English
3681
Arrived next morning at the appointed place, I gave the signal agreed upon, the whine of a jackal, and, after repeating it again and again, I heard a very low and muffled answer. My boatman was there! I had some fear that he might have betrayed me and that I should presently see a soldier or policeman leap out of the little boat, but my fears proved groundless, the man was faithful. ARRIVED NEXT MORNING AT THE APPOINTED PLACE I GAVE THE SIGNAL AGREED UPON THE WHINE OF A JACKAL AND AFTER REPEATING IT AGAIN AND AGAIN I HEARD A VERY LOW AND MUFFLED ANSWER MY BOATMAN WAS THERE I HAD SOME FEAR THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BETRAYED ME AND THAT I SHOULD PRESENTLY SEE A SOLDIER OR POLICEMAN LEAP OUT OF THE LITTLE BOAT BUT MY FEARS PROVED GROUNDLESS THE MAN WAS FAITHFUL
 aboard, while he would return with the other boats. The poor fellow tried to remonstrate, pointing out the dangers and what he called--rightly enough, doubtless--the folly of the plan. I stuck to it, however, making it clear that his part would be well paid for, and at last he consented and we arranged a meeting-place behind the sand-dunes by the shore. I put a few personal belongings into a little suit-case and had my friend give it to one of the refugees who was to sail on the Tennessee. If I succeeded, I was to recover it when we reached Egypt. The only thing I took with me was the paper which declared my "intention of becoming an American citizen," the "first paper." From this document I was determined not to part. I shall not tell how I kept it on me, as the means I used may still be used by others in concealing such papers and a disclosure of the secret might bring disaster to them. Suffice it to say that I had the paper with me and that no search would have brought it to light. OF REFUGEES I WAS TO JUMP ABOARD WHILE HE WOULD RETURN WITH THE OTHER BOATS THE POOR FELLOW TRIED TO REMONSTRATE POINTING OUT THE DANGERS OF WHAT HE CALLED RIGHTLY ENOUGH DOUBTLESS THE FOLLY OF THE PLAN I STUCK TO IT HOWEVER MAKING IT CLEAR THAT HIS PART WOULD BE WELL PAID FOR AND AT LAST HE CONSENTED AND WE ARRANGED A MEETING PLACE BEHIND THE SAND DUNES BY THE SHORE I PUT A FEW PERSONAL BELONGINGS INTO A LITTLE SUIT CASE AND HAD MY FRIEND GIVE IT TO ONE OF THE REFUGEES WHO WAS TO SAIL ON THE TENNESSEE IF I SUCCEEDED I WAS TO RECOVER IT WHEN WE REACHED EGYPT THE ONLY THING I TOOK WITH ME WAS THE PAPER WHICH DECLARED MY INTENTION OF BECOMING AN AMERICAN CITIZEN THE FIRST PAPER FROM THIS DOCUMENT I WAS DETERMINED NOT TO PART I SHALL NOT TELL HOW I KEPT IT ON ME AS THE MEANS I USED MAY STILL BE USED BY OTHERS IN CONCEALING SUCH PAPERS AND A DISCLOSURE OF THE SECRET MIGHT BRING DISASTER TO THEM SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT I HAD THE PAPER WITH ME AND THAT NO SEARCH WOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT TO LIGHT
large/3681/withturkspalestine_1301_librivox_64kb_mp3/withtheturksinpalestine_10_aaronsohn_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/3681/withturkspalestine_1301_librivox_64kb_mp3/withtheturksinpalestine_10_aaronsohn_64kb.flac