Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-26

kind of cafe chantant in the European
| quarter a Young officer, who hap
pened to be sitting by the door and who
/ had already been leprimandcd by the
| pasha, for frequenting thc place. saw
| him before he entered and, Jumping mp
from the table where he was in the
| middle Of an excellent supper. rushed
on to the first floor and hid himself in
one OF the boxes. Tho 5paSha walked
in and, passing the empty table, SIT
| down i'll a far corner, whence he
Thought he could observe all newcom-
crs. Meanwhile, the young officer. who
had managed from his hiding place to
send a message to the proprietor of the
cafe. blibed him to lend him a Euro
pean hat a coat and a pai. of trousers
Changing into these things in the back
or the box he sent the waiter down for
his cigarette ease and a newspaper that
he bad left in his hurry. The news
paper was there. but the cigarette case
had gone. However. too afraid of the
rasha to go down and make a fuss, he
slipped out. had his uniform sent to a
European friends; near by, drove there
in cab. changed and hurried back to
his quarters al Yildiz Kiosk. congratu-
lating himself on getting so lightly out
Of what might be very nasty scrape,
for the rlshu had warned him With Il
fortnights imprisonment If he missed
! his duty again
Next morning. however, the pasia
sent for him. You have lost some
thing, Bey. mere the seniors words.
The youth, thoushtsof the cigarette case
and answered. rs quietly as he could,
"Nothing. pusha. that ] know Of The
pasha brought out the cigarette case.
which had been stolen from the cafe
chantant. This is yours-I know L
by the monogram in the corner. Pass
ing Il table last night. ] slipped il in
my pocket. When the waiter came
down ana took away your newspaper
| know you We're there and had rum
away Take the case and go under
arrest for fortnight You ought to
have been at your post last night
LOYAL SOLDIERS.
Though very severe with those under
fhin both officers and men adore him.
Last Winter it was rumored in Salonica
that some Bulgars from a village where
he had put down brigandage with a
firm hand had threatened to take his
life. a soldier was deputed from one.
of his regiments To ask him If il We're
true. 1T is" answered the pasha. The
messenger asked half days leave for
himself and three comrades. On getting
it they marched to the village in ques-
ton. armed to the teeth, and visited
each house. We hear you are going
To Kill our pasha,' was the message
they left. IF YOU do, we promise t"
murder five thousand Bulgars; and it
NAV be that We will murder fifty thous-.
and, We, Of the Salonca regiment.
have spoken it.. Then they returned
to barracks and from tina t day, no more
was heard OF threats TO murder their
commander.
THEN THE FAsHAsC CAME B.Act--
But this was after his return from
Yildiz From the moment he was in
command of the troops there the sui
tan determined 70 get him out. know
ing that a counter revolution would be
impossible so long as tllat vigilant eye
and sharp ear We're there, So disscn-
sion was soscna between the chamber of
deputies and the committee of union
and progress. These two bodies fell a
prey to palace intrigue and. much
against their will. the committee Of
union and progress had to see the
Salonica regiments sent ack to Mace
s,soi..s. with ches.,e. piStia,=as@aoni-
smandant of the Third corps, at their
head.
At the time, he protested xehenently
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