The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-12

One morning the clinic was crowded
with patients and in full swing when /
heard little Miss Troyan. our Macedon.
ian interpreter. calling: They've come
and they've got the doctor" / was out
OF the door In three leaps 10 find Dr,
Forbes at the gate. struggling with an
iofficer and some soldiers, while several
others threatened him with \ bay
onets.
We had decided beforehand II they
broke in to take a picture as evidence,
and / had already snapped n when
the officer saw me. He gave a below
: Of rage and the next thing l new zoo
pounds of fat bulgarian and | We're
wrestling for the kodak Two soldiers
had hold OF my arms. 50 he got IL away
from me. broke and damned IL into his
pocket.
In the meantime Dr. Forbes had run
20 the door of the house where the
supplies were kept: he tried to get
the key out OF the lock, but IL stuck.
n he could only pretend to put II
In his pocket. II fooled the soldiers,
however. and a lot of them jumped on
him at once.
Peril Doctor With 6ayonet.
saw a confused mas of struggling
arms and legs. The officer. purple IN
the face. hopping around the edge
yelling directions. Several soldiers
held their bayontes within six inches
of DIT. Forbes and only too obviously
were aching To reduce the distance.
II takes a lot OF force in the Balkans
evidently. To subdue any one. but mum.
bers after all are numbers. and by the
time the soldiers had discovered the
key in the lock and dropped DIT
Forbes. there was nothing We could
do, though painting with rage. but give
up and sit helplessly watching the rc
mOval OF what we then thought VAS
our property.
In the middle Of the excitement tho
civil government of Monastir mad a
theatrical \ small man IN
a sort OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COS.
tune stalked in between the soldiers.
one hand in the brcast Of his coat, onc
behind mir tJhe classic statesman s
attitude. He raised his hat. a fur
shake. with great stiffness 20 ,Dr
Forbes.
4 have come 20 you he said. you
ought 70 IA come TO me. But who
on earth are YOU DIT. Forbes asked
Il am the governor OF Monastir. hc
replied.
Governor Shows Authority.
We ought To have known IL. Some
are marked at birth for greatness.
Even In the most intimate moments OF
domestic life he would have looked
every inch a governor.
You should nave asked me about
this affair. n was my business. not
the military ahtnorlLlts ana. MS NOllN
raising all the time. my brother /!
the American consul at Sofia. and ne II
. tell NT. NOIs-e-e-ka that you make
trouble with the Bulgarians. As for
that gentleman. pointing at Dr. Forbes,
"he is not American. ] know well
D Americans. they sit quiet. they smoke
their pipes
He stopped. looked fiercely AZ us.
and feeling that he had crushed us hy
his arguments. turned on bis heel and
stalked out. Later ! heard some OF
this remarkable individuals history.
His brother had never been American
consul al Sofia. but one OF the minor
3 clerks in our office there. lie had
been sent first TO ScOplie as gOveruQr.
bur Lady Paget had found him so in.
d tolerable that at her request he had
been removed.
Flees with 5000 Francs.
Finally. after stirring up all sorts
Of trouble and lording II over every
me. he left Monastir h%urriedly with
D 5000 francs IN gold. The Bulgarian
have tried 10 disown him they say
they are looking for him. and wish 20
execute on him summary martial Law
before ne has spent the G.OuO francsI
They are still looking. They'll never
find Tim. he IS much too clever: tho
/ ~cleverest man 7 met In the Balkans
Some day he will emigrate 10 America