New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

thought of what he would do with that
mare il he owned her.
By the time that the long cayalcade
from the Meirlmen road arrived HaSSan
Bevs genial frlendness had impressed
Ri,L-lllaL The TWO men sat on their horses while
the convoy traIled slowly by, looking very like an
Indian tribe IN migration. with It's equipment oi
tents bedding kettles, and tent poles. Full tw"
hundred and fifty persons were crowded between
the lines Of Turkish cavalry, and OF these one
hundred and fifty at least. were gaunt, SWdrthE,
Sowing women and haggard. trettul children
Their faces visibv frightened on seeing Rlskul-
ah but after the tribe had passed while the Colonel
and the Chief were deity working their way along
the edges of the Cavalcade to reach the head ot
the column some of the ragged, unkempt women
sitting their horses Ike men began 70 wall, Al
e-e-e' Riskillah Bey Is going away agan
The women and children are tired. sad FlSb!lt-
ah. an@ frightened at the blgne9S 9I ,ht "oILI.
The very babies have grown wrlnkled during TINS
Journey None OF the children could now smile even
to gain a purse of gold. Ny people are not nj Tor
the Sultan to see; he would think them village
cattIe The Crisis of the kurds fate was near.
graphing iron in Trebzond might help him out OF
The qjlded prisons in ConStantlnople known aS the
Sultan's guest houses; his voice trembled though
moi only from pity as he added Pity the children:
and get permission for them to stay at Ireblzona
until | come back
Hassan Bev. brooding over the fact that he had
no Arabian mare. in this plea a suggestion II
tbe women and children too tired TO go on the
tribe would stav in TrebizOnd too, and OF course
the horses The temptation came to nm III lhe IorI
of beam Of light to hail the CIRCUMSTANCE tat the
mare separated from her master might tan INTO any
hands cunning enough to hold her. He smiled on
RiskulIah saving :" i will certainly tell your wishes
70 the Governor General" Then as he glanced at
the women who were making the wall, he saw
dangling from the saddle of of them an American
ice cream freezer and he mschievousy added with
= Iaugh Il did not know that Hamavends Use such
articles. ;,
The Chief followed the Colonels gaze and laughed
too as he said On, that ice cream pail! suppose
some traveller left it at the camp. But with a
T,roud toss of the head and a REDEEMED cheek ne
added Some people think us robbers; but We are
not Our peasants who all Armenlans or NeS-
torians live on the Hamavend territories between
Zahu and Lake Van. If marauders come we defend
them with our blood; if need arse, we give them
seed or cattle for the plOw OF right we take from
them provisions when we need them. We take toll
too from strangers who enter our territory: but
we never rob Robbers strip and MAIN and klli; my
people do not give anyone SO much as noSeDeeu.
DO YOU know that poor peasants are dtlelSeieSS
because we We been taken away MarauueIS
ravage II ,lllages while we are Junketlng mere
For fhos easants' sake | beg you to see that we
have per1nisSon to return home promptly a1ter
have done tonnage to the Sultan and got saleE DaCh
from Constantinople with my mare.
You may leave all that to the mercy OF the
Sultan " said the Colonel loftly, Tor he liked not
this harping on the questions OF the future "heh
we reach Trebizond and before you 60 to your
rooms at the stone khan, shall guide you 10 I llT
Governor General for your call OF courtesy. lie WIZ
tell YOU that he has peremptory orders TO 90 every
thing for the comfort of you and yours. 90 lIit0N
for today: for tomorrow trust suffceS
Seeing that the Kurd had no idea OF being sep
f-o,, mare when he went to Constantine