The Elbert County tribune., 1910-09-16

premacy. The sultan gave him an opening
You locked worried, commander. when saw
you on parade. What is wrong?" he asked.
Kaid Bolton replied: "I worried. Are these
French officers going to serve under me- am
going to serve under them?
Il cannot give answer to any of those
questions tonight" the sultan replied. but what
ever happens. remember this. that people who
forced on me will never be my friends"
That very night Belton dispatched mahalla
against Ait Yussi. who pundering caravans
and travellers. The force held In check by
tribesmen and the sultan ordered Bolton to CON
duct the campaign against the bandit In person.
He went reluctantly. for the court 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 Fez wondering what his
mics he'd been doing In his absence.
Ominous news awaited his return Germany
had agreed to give France q free hand in Morocco
condition that Germany's commerce not
stricted. The French minister had visited Fec.
Bolton went straight to the su'tan who said:
You have heard the newsr
"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 Dr. Vassel. in ignorance of the nego-
uations While DR.. Vassel was assuring the sultan
that Germany would not desert him In his time
Of need. Germany was doing that very thing.
Neither knew the thing was going to be done until
after It done.
The six weeks Belton spent in studying
French diplomacy. The French officers Stunned
him. cut him. described him a renegade The
sultan replied to these ISLANDERS that Bolton had
served him we'll The French replied that French
officers would serve him equally well.
The sultan refused fatty to part with Bolton.
In the spring there were uprisings. which Bel
ton put down. At Fez the undercurrent OF In
trigue continued to flow. and the French were
slowly gaining ground. The treasury was empty.
The creditors of Aziz clamortng to be paid.
France was the chief creditor and the French
were offering further loans.
Bolton broke the power OF the bandit tribes and
posted back to Fee. He demanded to see the sui
tan An audience was refused. He waited days
and weeks, repeating his demand He appealed
to the grand vizier. reciting what he had done In
the sultan's service The hardships ne had borne
and the excitements and the dangers had turned
his hair white. His health broken
The sultan would not see him, would not
plain. He worried harrassed and bullied by the
French. ashamed to face the young English
man who had placed him the throne and
fess to him that he had no choice but to let him
go.
He decided 1t would be better to resign at once
than to be kicked out later by the French He
rendered his resignation the sultan through the
foreign mln.ste-.
The resignation WAS accepted presumably with
regret, and Bolton lost no time in returning to
London. Since his return the sultan has conferred
on him the insignia Of grand onicer of the Or
ders of Moghrebia and Mulai Tndrees for distin.
guished services to the Moroccan empire.
Two badges and a star are all he has to remind
him of the days when he essaysd the role of king.
mSkar.