The Washington times., 1920-09-26

doors at the far end of the opened uoseey and
Tashm Bey in The two eunuchs rose to their feet
Tashm crossed to place directly behind the Sultan and
bent to his knees The Sultan did not turn to look at
him. but raised his hand as sign of his permission that
the secretary speak.
s'A commission from the Assembly begs audience
with the King of Kings 1t asks that it be granted imme-
diaely its tidngs of Importance to the Caphate
''Now the little group of concubines could not re-
strain itself any longer. Piercing rent the air
as each of the slaves threw herself at the Sutans feet
prone upon the ground and beat the floor in paroxsns
of grief and fear
'sSlowly the Sultan crossed the great room through
the open doors and into the audience chamber beyond
There he faced Hekmet Pash Essad Pasha and Carasso
Efend the deputies who had been named by the Assem-
bly, to bear its message to the monarch. The Suan's
favorite son. Prince Burhan Eddn, hardly than
child, running down a corridor aud entered the
room just behind his father The Sultan turned to him
and motioned that he 60 behind screen near the door
through which he had entered The Prince obeyed
'The three deputies Of the committee observed every
rule of etiquette due their Sultan and Calph They bent
their knees to the floor and went through the motion OF
picking from the ground the hem of robe and kissing
it. Then they and stood very straight and firm 1t
Essad Pasha who spoke:
" "'Milct semi hal etdi-'The nation has deposed
"And the lives of myself and my famiyi' the Sui
tan asked
"Thy life and the lives of thine shall be spared to
thee said Essad Pasha.
Abdul bowed his head, turned and walked back into
the room from whence he had and when the group
of terrified concubines awaiting him, Thus was the
twenty fourth Sultan and Calph of Islam dethronedas
the result of troubles that began to bear down upon his
house with the entrance into it of the sinister Hope
Diamond"
That was the story Of that dread day in the Sutans
palace just as it was told to me by Selila Hanoum.
The next day the dethronement was made complete
Abdul was summoned early in the morning. told that he
was to be sent his magnificent palace at Saonca where
he would be quartered with such of his household as he
cared to take with hm-up to a certain number.
Every customary respect was outwardy paid the
fallen King of Kings He superintendent the placing OF
his concubnes In the railway carriages and when the
train was ready depart the officer in charge knet be-
fore him and asked:
"Have we your permission, sire, proceedf'
The ex-Sultan raised his hand, and his exile was
bemn No more chapters of tragedy written into
the history of Europe by Abdul Hamid
Enver Bcy's triumph was complete. He brought
from the prison into which Abdul had confined him Ras
child Pasba Abdul brother and heir to the throne While
Abdul was on his way to Saonca with nothing left of
his caliphate but his twelve concubnes Raschid was
being proclaimed twenty Sultan and the King of
Kings It is this Raschd who still occupies the throne
OF the Otomans today-a throne that never has been
stable since that day Abdul Hamid ordered his eweer to
purchase in Paris the great Blue Diamond for the fair
Zubayda.
Next week shall return to my story for time,
and take up my pursuit Of Captain Strong and of how
eventually compelled him to marry me. '-'
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