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After securing my permit, I ran downstairs and straight to "my" consul, whose dragoman I took along with me to the _seraya_, or government building. Of course, the dragoman was well tipped and he helped me considerably in hastening the examination I had to undergo at the hands of the Turkish officials. AFTER SECURING MY PERMIT I RAN DOWN STAIRS AND STRAIGHT TO MY CONSUL WHOSE DRAGO MAN I TOOK ALONG WITH ME TO THE SARIAH OR GOVERNMENT BUILDING OF COURSE THE DRAGO MAN WAS WELL TIPPED AND HE HELPED ME CONSIDERABLY IN HASTENING THE EXAMINATION I HAD TO UNDERGO AT THE HANDS OF THE TURKISH OFFICIALS
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. 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. NY 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 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
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