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Then, all of a sudden, he whipped out a revolver and stuck the muzzle right in my face. I felt the blood leave my heart, but I was able to control myself and refuse his demand. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE WHIPPED OUT A REVOLVER AND STUCK THE MUZZLE RIGHT IN MY FACE I FELT THE BLOOD LEAVE MY HEART BUT I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL MYSELF AND REFUSE HIS DEMAND
ican interests. My sister got away none too soon. One evening shortly after her departure, when I was standing in the doorway of our house watching the ever fresh miracle of the Eastern sunset, a Turkish officer came riding down the street with about thirty cavalrymen. He called me out and ordered me to follow him to the little village inn, where he dismounted and led me to one of the inner rooms, his spurs jingling loudly as we passed along the stone corridor. I never knew whether I had been selected for this attention because of my prominence as a leader of the Jewish young men or simply because I had been standing conveniently in the doorway. The officer closed the door and came straight to the point by asking me where our store of arms was hidden. He was a big fellow, with the handsome, cruel features usual enough in his class. There was no open menace in his first question. When I refused to tell him, he began wheedling and offering all sorts of favors if I would betray my people. ROTECTION OF AMERICAN INTERESTS MY SISTER GOT AWAY NONE TOO SOON ONE EVENING SHORTLY AFTER HER DEPARTURE WHEN I WAS STANDING IN THE DOORWAY OF OUR HOUSE WATCHING THE EVER FRESH MIRACLE OF THE EASTERN SUNSET A TURKISH OFFICER CAME RIDING DOWN THE STREET WITH ABOUT THIRTY CAVALRYMEN HE CALLED ME OUT AND ORDERED ME TO FOLLOW HIM TO THE LITTLE VILLAGE INN WHERE HE DISMOUNTED AND LED ME TO ONE OF THE INNER ROOMS HIS SPURS JINGLING LOUDLY AS WE PASSED ALONG THE STONE CORRIDOR I NEVER KNEW WHETHER I HAD BEEN SELECTED FOR HIS ATTENTION BECAUSE OF MY PROMINENCE AS A LEADER OF THE JEWISH YOUNG MEN OR SIMPLY BECAUSE I HAD BEEN STANDING CONVENIENTLY IN THE DOORWAY THE OFFICER CLOSED THE DOOR AND CAME STRAIGHT TO THE POINT BY ASKING ME WHERE OUR STORE OF ARMS WAS HIDDEN HE WAS A BIG FELLOW WITH THE HANDSOME CRUEL FEATURES USUAL ENOUGH IN HIS CLASS THERE WAS NO OPEN MENACE IN HIS FIRST QUESTION WHEN I REFUSED TO TELL HIM HE BEGAN WHEEDLING AND OFFERING ALL SORTS OF FAVORS IF I WOULD BETRAY MY PEOPLE
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