Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-25

am compelled to ask your excellency
to clear up. Can you explain to me
how, If Abdul-Aziz voluntarily took his
own life, he came to lose his left foot?'
mot all the skill which Orientals
possess in concealing their emotions
enabled him to disguise from me the
terror with which I inspired him by
this question. He turned pale. and his
eyes literally protruded from their
sockets.
Nevertheless he began by attempt
ing to deny everything.
You have made an assertion which
takes me by surprise, he said, speak
ing with an effort. ON what grounds
do you state that SO horrible a thing
has happened?'
'Pasha,' I replied sternly, this is
not the tone to adopt towards one who
approaches you as a friend. Had
wished to do you an injury, / should
have blurted out my discovery in the
presence of the gentlemen who have
just left; they would have verified the
fact for themselves, and the scandal
would have become public property. AS
it is, provided that you take me fully
into your confidence, may be able to
propose a bargain to you. l will en-
gage to keep the affair a secret from
every living soul, merely asking in re-
turn that you will use your influence
on behalf of French interests in the
questions which are now under discus
sion between the powers
| ffHo hnord mo ont NTH rraok
ton, looking at me all the while as IL
to ascertain how much really knew
or suspected. When | had finished he
observed:
But suppose tell you I am in
reality as ignorant as yourself of the
cause Of this strange mutilation?
Il returned a sarcastic smile.
"T should answer that / myself am
not altogether ignorant on the point,
as you will perhaps believe when /
show you this object, which / discov-
cred under circumstances you will
hardly ask me to explain
And l produced the slipper, which
l had brought with me from the en-
bassy.
When ! found this slipper add
ed, 1t contained a human foot.
And this foot continued, with a
stern glance, was rendered remarka,
BILE by a certain deformity-'
"'Ah!'
HE sprang to his feet and clutched
at his beard, while he paced the room
with irregular strides. l watched him
keenly. Presently he turned to me
with a searching gaze.
'Feringhee, can trust your he de
manded firmly. If tell you every
thing, what security do you offer me
for my life?'
The honor of Frenchman! re
piled with a superb gesture.
1T is enough!'
And with those words he sanl
down upon couch, exhausted by hiI
agitation. Finally he recovered him
self sufficiently to relate the circum
stances.
'Mehemed Rushdi gave me the
story, as nearly as can recollect it, il
these words:
"'You cannot be ignorant of the in
| LSnS0 ASCAluB WHICH pISFd1l6u dBdlub
Abdul-Aziz in this capital. a feeling
which is sufficiently shown in the de
meanor of the mob since his death ha
been announced. But like most for
eigners, you have perhaps attributed
this feeling to political motives. Tn
truth of the matter is, however, differ
ent.
During the last years of his reign
the sultan was guilty of outraging hi
subjects in the Mussulman's most So
cred feelings. He had acquired tn
custom of going out from his palace a
. night, dressed in some mean disguise
\ and wandering through the streets il
a search of adventures. In SO far b
!, may have proposed to himself tn
\ model of The caliph of Bagdad, but III
like Harun the just, his adventure
were all If certain kind.
. Although this was known to ms
n and l had frequently rendered to hir
my respectful warnings ON the sui
! iect, had, nevertheless. done my bes
n to repress the seditions which his COZ
Il duct continually provoked. My co
"a leagues in the ministry will bear wi
70 ness that have on all occasions stoo
10 between Abdul-Aziz and the cons
A quences of his folly. Had listened I
a. the solicitations which we're addresse
N to me, he would have been dethrone
Y long ago. But Twas loyal to my ma
- ter. and up to last night 4 had believe
that he was not ungrateful.
~ IA month or two ago l made a
lie addition to my harem in the person (
" Georgian lady. of distinguished Dir.
e. and brilliant accomplishments. an
e. who was, besides. strikingly beautiful
lie Knowing the disposition Of the sultal
n l had imported her with the greate
a. precautions, through q merchant WI
is devoted to me. She was brougl
NJ up the Golden Horn In a covered go
d. ley, and carried to my residence in
To closely curtained litter carefully r
~ Trained from Boosting Of my acQuis
n. ton to my friends, and warned Dek
at poulous (the merchant) to be equal
I'd silent.
is Having handed over my treasu
n to the care of my head eunuch. WI
possessed my entire confidence. il
ne agined myself secure. For some week
- indeed all went we'll The Georgis