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S.S. Chester was to sail for Alexandria with refugees aboard. Beirut is a four days' trip from our village, and roads are unsafe. S S CHESTER WAS TO SAIL FOR ALEXANDRIA WITH REFUGEES ABOARD BAYROOT IS A FOUR DAYS TRIP FROM OUR VILLAGE AND ROADS ARE UNSAFE
s as you hanged the young Christian; my friends would have your life for mine." I wonder now how I dared to speak to him in this manner. But the bluff carried. Hassan Bey looked at me curiously for a moment--then smiled and offered me a cigarette, assuring me that he believed me a loyal citizen, and declaring he felt deeply hurt that I had not come to him for permission to visit the cruiser. We parted with a profusion of Eastern compliments, and that evening I started back to Zicron-Jacob. [ILLUSTRATION: THE AUTHOR'S SISTER ON HER HORSE TAYAR] CHAPTER XI ESCAPE The failure of my attempt to leave the country only sharpened my desire to make another trial. The danger of the enterprise tended to reconcile me to deserting my family and comrades and seeking safety for myself. As I racked my brain for a promising plan, a letter came from my sister in Beirut with two pieces of news which were responsible for my final escape. The American College was shortly to close for the summer, and the U.  CHAPTER ELEVEN OF WITH THE TURKS IN PALESTINE THIS IS A LIVER BOX RECORDING ALL LIEBER BOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY ANNE BOULET WITH THE TURKS IN PALESTINE BY ALEXANDER AARONSON CHAPTER ELEVEN ESCAPE THE FAILURE OF MY ATTEMPT TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY ONLY SHARPENED MY DESIRE TO MAKE ANOTHER TRIAL THE DANGER OF THE ENTERPRISE TENDED TO RECONCILE ME TO DESERTING MY FAMILY AND COMRADES AND SEEKING SAFETY FOR MYSELF AS I RACKED MY BRAIN FOR A PROMISING PLAN A LETTER CAME FROM MY SISTER IN BAY ROUT WITH TWO PIECES OF NEWS WHICH WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY FINAL ESCAPE THE AMERICAN COLLEGE WAS SHORTLY TO CLOSE FOR THE SUMMER AND THE U
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