Montpelier examiner., 1910-09-30

premacy. The sultan gave him opening
You looked worried, commander, when saw
you on parade. What is wrong?" he asked
Kaid Bolton replied: Il am worried. Are these
French officers going to serve under me. or am
going to under them?
Il cannot give you an answer to any of those
questions tonight the sultan replied. "but what
ever happens, remember this. that people who are
forced on me will never be my friends"
That very night Bolton dispatched a mahalla
against Ait Yussi who was plundering caravans
and travellers. The force was held in check by
tribcsmen and the sultan ordered Bolton to cDn-
duct the campaign against the bandit In person.
He went reluctantly, for the court was tense with
intrigue and the French were straining every
nerve to get their military mission established.
He caught up with Ait Yussi and after FIVE hours
of hard fighting defeated him, compelled him to
surrender and collected heavy indemnities Then
he hurried back to Fee, wondering what his enc
mics had been doing In his absence.
Ominous news awaited his return. Germany
had agreed to give France free hand In Morocco
or condition that Gcrmany's commerce not
stricted. The French minister had visited Fee.
Beiton went straight to the s1Itan who said:
You have heard he news?"
THE agreement? Yes. It a surprise to
me-"
"A greater surprise to me-" the sultan replied.
Germany had kept, not only the sultan, but her
own consul, DIR. vassel. in ignorance of the nego-
uations. While DIR. Vassel was assuring the sultan
that Germany would not desert him In his time
of need, Germany doing that very thing
Neither knew the thing going to be done until
after It was done.
The next six weeks Belton spent in studying
French diplomacy The French officers Stunned
him. cut him, described him as a renegade The
sultan replied to these ISLANDERS that Belton had
served him well. The French replied that French
officers would serve him equally we'll
The sultan refused fatty to part with Belton
w Whi Rel
ton put down. At Fee the nndercurrent of in
trigue continued to flow, and the French
slowly gaining ground. The treasury was empty
France was the chief creditor. and the French
were offering further loans
Belton broke the power of the bandit tribes and
posted back to Fez. He demanded 10 see the sui.
tan. An audience refused. He waited days
and weeks repeating his demand He appealed
to the grand vizier. reciting what he had done in
the sutans service The hardships he had borne
and the excipe.uents and the dangers had turned
his hair white fIis health was broken
The sultan would oot see him, would not ex-
plain He worried. harressed and bullied by the
French was ashamed to face the young English.
man who had placed him on the throne and con.
fess to him that he had no choice but to let MIN
go.
He decided it would be better to resign at once
than-to@De kicked out later by the French He
rendered his resignation to the sultan through the
foreign mln.ste- a
The resignation was accepted. presumably &ith
regret, and Relton lost time in returning tc
London. Since his return the sdltan has conferred
ON him the insignia Of grand officer of the Or
ders of Moghrebia and Mulai Indrees for distin
guished services to the Moroccan empire
Two badges and star are all he has to reminC
him of the days when he essayed the role of king
maker