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One evening, about sunset, while I was riding through a valley near our village, my horse shied violently in passing a clump of bushes. ONE EVENING ABOUT SUNSET WHILE I WAS RIDING THROUGH A VALLEY NEAR OUR VILLAGE MY HORSE SHIED VIOLENTLY IN PASSING A CLUMP OF BUSHES
l Pasha had commissioned him commandant of the Moujahaddeen (religious militia) of the entire region! It was bad enough to stand him as an outlaw; now we had to submit to him as an officer. He came riding into our village daily, ordering everybody about and picking me out for distinguished spitefulness. My position soon became unbearable. I was, of course, known as the organizer of the young men's union which for so long had put up a spirited resistance to Fewzi; I was still looked upon as a leader of the younger spirits, and I knew that sooner or later Fewzi would try to make good his threat, often repeated, that he would "shoot me like a dog." It was hardly likely that an open attempt on my life would be made. When Ambassador Morgenthau visited Palestine, he had stayed in our village and given my family the evidence of his sincere friendship. These things count in the East, and I soon got the reputation of having influential friends. However, there were other ways of disposing of me. URKISH OFFICER JAMAL PASHA HAD COMMISSIONED HIM COMMANDANT OF THE MOHAJAH DEEN OR RELIGIOUS MILITIA OF THE ENTIRE REGION IT WAS BAD ENOUGH TO STAND HIM AS AN OUTLAW NOW WE HAD TO SUBMIT TO HIM AS AN OFFICER HE CAME RIDING INTO OUR VILLAGE DAILY ORDERING EVERYBODY ABOUT AND PICKING ME OUT FOR DISTINGUISHED SPITEFULNESS MY POSITION SOON BECAME UNBEARABLE I WAS OF COURSE KNOWN AS THE ORGANIZER OF THE YOUNG MEN'S UNION WHICH FOR SO LONG HAD PUT UP A SPIRIT OF RESISTANCE TO FUSEY I WAS STILL LOOKED UPON AS A LEADER OF THE YOUNGER SPIRITS AND I KNEW THAT SOONER OR LATER FUSEY WOULD TRY TO MAKE GOOD HIS THREAT OFTEN REPEATED THAT HE WOULD SHOOT ME LIKE A DOG IT WAS HARDLY LIKELY THAT AN OPEN ATTEMPT ON MY LIFE WOULD BE MADE WHEN AMBASSADOR MORGAN FOWL VISITED PALESTINE HE HAD STAYED IN OUR VILLAGE AND GIVEN MY FAMILY THE EVIDENCE OF HIS SINCERE FRIENDSHIP THESE THINGS COUNT IN THE EAST AND I SOON GOT THE REPUTATION OF HAVING INFLUENTIAL FRIENDS HOWEVER THERE WERE OTHER WAYS OF DISPOSING OF ME
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