The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-13

nected with the recent discoveries II,
Jerusalem. Let that pass. 1t Is none or
my business. Here an, d good Nj os-
lem. Allah DO praised It :ls necessity
OF my official position" a. 81 qE.
He laughed cyiiically, clapped his hands
for d new brass vessel OF creatnihg co.'s
fee and continued:
"A political Necessity, monsieur. as g
man Of tho world, Will Quito understand
me. y have been III London, ut tho EN-
Gassy, and ! tlnyself nm free from fool-
isf prejudtces an not Moslem IN
heart nor am I Christlnn-solre cofrce,
Monsieur Ives! Monsieur also Is man
Of the world t7j
SPENCE sitting cross.lcgged opposite his
host. had smiled m answering synical
smile At. these words 11c shrugged his
lshoulderk and threw ont his hands.
Everything depended Upon making a good
impression upon this local autocrnt'
Eth bten. monsieur nvnit raison-
meme-thnt, I repeat, Is not my affair.
But this letter from my brother OF Je-
rusalem makes me OF anxiety to serve
your interests. And, moreover, the mnn
Is Greek, OF no great importance--we
are not fond OF the Greeks we, Turlssl
Now Il Is most probable that tho man
will not speak without persuasion. More
over, that persuasion were better off,
cially applied. To assist monsieur.
shalt scnd jTewfk Pnshn, my nephew, and
captain commnndant OF tho northern fort,
with half n dozen men. II this dos VIII
not talk they will know how to make
him. I suppose YOU have no scrnples "a
to any means they may employ? There.
are foolish prejudices among the Vest
ern people. >
Spence took his decision very quickly.
He was a man who had been on many
bnttle-flelds, knew the grmness of life
In many lands. If torture wero neces-
sary, then It must be go. Tho man dc-
served It, the end was great II the.
means were evil Tt must be remcln'
the very loftiest and highest Christian
ideals hnd not yet been made manifest
There are degrees in the struggle for
saintlIness: the journalist was but a
postuant
He saw these questions OF conduct
roughly crudely. His conscience anil
mated his deeds. but It was q conscience
as yet ungrown. And indeed there are
many Instruments IN an orchestra. all
tuneful perhaps to the conductors beat.
which they obey and understand. We.
not all Of equal eminence or beauty in
the great scheme of the concert.
The violin scars into great mysteries
of emotion, calling high I'm the deep
doomed enpyrean.' The flutes whisper
a chorus To, tho great story Of their
comrade. Yet, though the plangent sound
Ing Of the l1ettledrums, the single beat
OF tho barbar.ic c,1nbnls are IN one note
and unfreduent,$ yet these minor MESSAGES
20 to swell the great tone-symphony ana
mike It perfect in tho serene beauty OF
something directed and ordained.
"Sir,'' said the Journalist, "the man must
bt, made to speak. The methods are indif-
ferent to me-
"Oh, that can be done; We have
way" said the Governor.
lie shifted little among his cushions,
A certain tlryness came into his voice as
he resumed:
''NIonser, however, as man OF the
world, will understand no doubt. that
when a private Individual finds 1t neces-
uary to invoke the powers Of law It is
n vast undertaking to move so pondcrous
= machine? -. also 1t Is a privilege !?
It is not, of courseFsaN personal matter
CT. m est egnl. But there are certain UNI
nvoidabe and indeed quite necessary eS-
penses which must be SATISFIED.
.isnence Well und erstood the polite hum-
bug OF ali this. He knew that in the
East one buys justice-or ntustlce--as
one can afford It. AS the correspondent or
that great paper over which Ommaney
presided he had always been able to-
spend money like water when It had
been necessary. He had those powers
now, There was nothing unusual to him
In the situation. nor did no hesitate.
"Your Excellency," he said. speaks
with great truth, upon these points. 1t is
ever from man Of your Excellency's
that one hears those dicta
which govern affair. 1 have a certain ODD
loot in View and realize that to obtain
If there are certain necessary formalitles
to be gone throuEh.1 have with me leg
tiers Of credit upon the bank OF Lelain
nelaunny ct Gle. Of Jaffa, Jerusalem ana
Athens" -.
"a sound estlmablo house" said the
Governor, with a very pleased smile.
1T but then rcnlnlns." said Spence, TO
confer with the secretary of your EXCEL
lcncy as to the sum which IS necessary
To nay for the legal expenses OF the IN
CURRY"
Turk. I'm the morning I Will send the
captain commandment and the soldiers to
Tia encampment. My secretary shall ac-
company them Then monster. when the
little prcliminares are arranged, you VIII
ba FREQ to start for the farm Of this dog
Ionides. 1t Is not moro than four miles
from your camp, and my nephew Will
guide you here. May Allah prosper your
undertaking"
And have you In Ills care" replied
spence, II will now have the honor to
wish your Excellency undisturbed rest.
He rose and bowed. The Turkish gentle
man rose also and shook hands In genial
European fashion.
"AIonser," he said. with mn expansive
smile, ''monsleur Ia without doubt thor
ough man OF the world"
Thnt night In tho suburbs OF the city,
sweet and fragrant rs tho o:.vo groves ana
fig trees were, cool and fresh MS the night
wind was, spence slept but little.
Ho could hear the proving dogs OF the
streets bnyng the Eastern moon, tho
evils hooted In the trees, but 1t was not
these distant sounds. all molowed by the
distance, which drove rest and sleep
away 1t was the imminent sense Of the
great issues of the morrow. wild and
fierce excitement which FORBADE sleep or
rest and filed his veins with flrc
He could not quite realize what awful
things hung upon tho event OF tho coming
day Ito knew that his brain could not
contain the whole terror and vastness
OF tho thought.
Indeed, he felt that no brain could adj
eQuatcIy realize tho Importance OF 1t all.