El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-09


feared the town might be bomharded-
The man declared that the place was
mkloub,' or upside down
Ralsuli Is Pleased.
y watched Raisuu with anxiety.
lest apprehending the landing OF ma
rlnes. with a view to our relief and
his own capture. he might endeavor
70 DRAG rs to some. more distant and
inaccessible retreat What was then
my surprise when looking ID with
bright smile. he said: Wen. think
I can now congratulate your
piled,
the presence Of these vessels viii lead
the authorities at Tangier TO make
such representations to the sultan as
may result IN his acceding 70 ny de-
mands. and then YOU viii be able 10
return to your friends
"RaisuI was confronted By rne
problem as TO what disposition he was
TO make Of the 10000 silver Spanish
dollars which he demanded FOR our
release Here at Tsarradan there were
no iron safes. nor so much as a house
with a cellar. while the thatch OF
slzaff or dried reeds. the only roo1inE
OF the houses. offered but poor Sc
crritr should he leave 50 much coin
stored in a village where he himself
was but transient sojourner-
Suggests Novel Plan.
All. and 70 ny own considerable as
Constituent. the solution Of this rrou-
bIesona question which Raisuu pro-
posed was that la Sonora as tie na-
tives called my wife. should receive
the $4,000 from Torres and denoslr
the money to her own credit IN Tan
gier at the bank where We were ac-
custn-7ed to cash our checks. ard that
he RaisulL might then draw upon
Mrs Perdicaris as occasion should re-
quire-
quest nv wife TO accede 70 this sin
gul7r uronosal. and when explainei
to Raisuli the suspicious 70 which
such an ARRANGEMENT might expcse
US. he at once said that he would e
the last 10 wish 70 place Us In sucn
a position
The next morning It was stfIl dark
when our men began loading the
pack mules and we reached the cres-
OF the r7ountain. which lay between
us and Tangier. Just as the sun rose
Never have I anywhere witnessed e
scene OF r7ore Wild and fantastic
charm. A slight mist hung about the
base OF the rocks whose peaks ana
turrets were now flecked with Grim
son or lilac. now shaded with purple
bv some passing cloud
at last the mules bearing the sli-
yer dollars. carefully packed IN bo5zs-
arrived, hut now luncheon was again
served fl honor OF Mulai Ahmed. and
must he nartaken OF. after which the
bullion vas counted IN another room
sautn'oned Before Chief.
Her was presently summoned
and invited fo seat myself between
RaiSul and MuIai Ahmed while
group o. the more important ra-
tives. including Fl Zeilal as wen as
men from other localities. were
raneAd around the room
The silver said RaisulL address
ing ne. has been counrad-rEe-liv
thousand dollars. as stinulaLel q.
SPANISH dollars. but these letters
showing me as he spoke a check book
Corntoir d'EScomnte the French hank
at TanEier. of the value OF these.
which are supposed TO renresent $50
O00 I know nothing However
viii accept them on your personal
guarantee, but on that CONDITION
arrhen 7 had examined the checks
certified by Torres and BY 81 Can
nam the sultau's delegate minister
Of finance. gave the required assur-
ance verbally. and Raisuli, leading me
TO the door. where T found my horse
waiting for me babe ne adieu- say
ing that be had learned 70 look upon
me as a friend. and that he hoped
no III feeling on account Of
my detention He furrhermore as
sured me that should any danger men
ace me in the future. that not only he
three tribes under his orders. would
hasten to ny RELIEF
Thus I left him. and pushing on
as rapidly as We could we were soon
in the midst OF the large armed es-
cort which had come from Tangier to
see US safely home"
THESE CHANGED TINES.