The Washington times., 1922-05-14

take. And worse still, as I turned
to back out. to find myself con-
fronted by six-foot-six Turk
with a pitchfork in hand, and
closely followed by his servants.
I was alone. but drew my
sword, and was about to strike,
when I remembered the order OF
the War Department not to en-
ter a Turkish home.
IT realized that II I killed this
man. I should be court-martialed
and the sentence would not be u
light one. I turned my sword
and struck him over the hand
with the back Of the weapon.
which caused the Turk to drop
his pitchfork and cry out with
pain. This broke the morale of
his bodyguard, and I simply
marched through them. and out
to my wagon and servant, and
we drove very fast indeed out Of
that town, and I had no lunch,
but arrived about 8 o'clock in the
evening at my destination. On
my return I made a long detour
to avoid that village"
Mr.. Zolnay paused reminiscent
ly, and then added, The peculiar
thing is, that my father had a
similar experience himself forty
years before. when he was a young
soldier. My father was implicated
In the revolution OF 184S, and he
was taken by a Turk into his
house. The Turk had conceived
a great affection for my father,
and he promised to give proof of
his devotion. He led my father
into a part of the house which
was unfamiliar, and finally paus-
ing before a curtained doorway
he drew aside the hanging, and
told my father to enter. My father
realized then that he was in the
harem. but he obeyed. He saw
there a scantily draped woman,
who screamed.
After a moment the Turk said,
Let us co. and my father stepped
outside. when the Turk turned
back and my father heard a pistol
shot. The Turk then asked him
to return, when my father saw
the woman lying dead. He ex-
postulated, but his guide said, I
promised I would give you proof
Of my devotion. She had to die,
because she had been seen by a
dog of a Christian! I have proved
my affection for you"
GRADUATES AT 21.
But young Zolnay returned to
Bucharest, completed his college
days. and was graduated with dis
tinction at twenty-one. 1t was then
he thought of competing for an
art scholarship at the Royal Acad-
emy of Fine Arts. And again he
won. This time the father did not
oppose. For some reason he
thought an artists life less harad-
Gus than that Of a musician. Zol-
nay completed the five-year course
in two. graduating with highest
honors. And the father said.
Now you must study abroad.
You must go to Paris"
On the way there. the youthful
artist stopped in Vienna, and when
he arrived in Paris he realized
that the GTench school was not
what he wanted, after all. He de.
cided to try for a scholarship at
the Royal Academy in Vienna.
Now there are always at least ten
students to every scholarship, but
again Zolnay won. And two years
later he had completed the course
here, and received the prize again,
this time with so much distinction
that everybody was talking about
II,
1t was then that a representa-
tive of the United States ap-
preached him, and said: Would
you like to go to American MY
Government has cabled me to
send over one or two Of the best
sculptors for the Columbian Ex-
position at Chicago"
The salary offered seemed n
princely one to the young sculp-