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     In the matter of allowance Peter's father had been most generous。 This 

was fortunate�察�for poker�察�as the pashas and princes played it at he Cercle�察�

was no game for cripples or children。 But�察�owing to his letter´of´credit and 

his illspent life�察�Peter was able to hold his own against men three times his 

age and of fortunes nearly equal to that of his father。 Only they disposed of 

their wealth differently。 On many hot evening Peter saw as much of their 

money   scattered   over   the   green   table   as   his   father   had   spent   over   the 

Hallowell athletic field。 

     In   this   fashion   Peter   spent   his   first   month   of   exilein   the   morning 

trying to fill his brain with names of great men who had been a long time 

dead�察  �and   in   his   leisure   hours   with   local   color。 To   a   youth   of   his   active 



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spirit it was a full life without joy or recompense。 A Letter from Charley 

Hines�察�a classmate who lived at Stillwater�察�which arrived after Peter had 

endured   six   weeks   of   Constantinople�察  �released   him   from   boredom   and 

gave life a real interest。 It was a letter full of gossip intended to amuse。 

One paragraph failed of its purpose。 It read�此 �Old man Gilman has got the 

sack。   The   chancellor   offered   him   up   as   a   sacrifice   to   your   father�察  �and 

because      he   was    unwise    enough      to  flunk   you。    He   is  to  move     out   in 

September。 I ran across them last week when I was looking for rooms for a 

Freshman   cousin。 They   were   reserving   one   in   the   same   boarding´house。 

It's   a shame�察  �and   I   know   you'll   agree。 They  are   a   fine   old   couple�察  �and   I 

don't     like   to   think     of   them     herding     with     Freshmen       in   a   shine 

boardinghouse。 Black always was a swine。; 

     Peter spent fully ten minutes getting to the cable office。 

     ;Just     learned�察─   �he   cabled     his   father�察   �Gilman      dismissed      because 

flunked me consider this outrageous please see he is reinstated。; 

     The answer�察�which arrived the next day�察�did not satisfy Peter。 It read�此�

;Informed Gilman acted through spite have no authority as you know to 

interfere any act of black。; 

     Since   Peter   had   learned   of   the   disaster   that   through   his   laziness   had 

befallen   the   Gilmans�察  �his   indignation   at   the   injustice   had   been   hourly 

increasing。   Nor   had   his   banishment   to   Constantinople   strengthened   his 

filial piety。 On the contrary�察�it had rendered him independent and but little 

inclined   to   kiss   the   paternal   rod。   In   consequence   his   next   cable   was   not 

conciliatory。 

     ;Dismissing Gilman Looks more Like   we acted through spite  makes 

me   appear   contemptible   Black   is   a   toady   will   do   as   you   direct   please 

reinstate。; 

     To this somewhat peremptory message his father answered�此�

     ;If   your   position   unpleasant   yourself   to   blame   not   Black   incident   is 

closed。; 

     ;Is   it�拭─  �said   the   son   of   his   father。   He   called   Stetson   to   his   aid   and 

explained。       Stetson     reminded      him    of   the    famous     cablegram       of   his 

distinguished contemporary�此 �Perdicaris alive and Raisuli dead� ─�

     Peter's paraphrase of this   ran�此   �Gilman returns   to   Stillwater or  I  will 



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not try for degree。; 

     The reply was equally emphatic�此�

     ;You earn your degree or you earn your own living。; 

     This    alarmed     Stetson�察  �but   caused    Peter   to  deliver    his  ultimatum�此�

;Choose to earn my own living am leaving Constantinople。; 

     Within a few days Stetson was also leaving Constantinople by steamer 

via   Naples。   Peter�察  �who   had   come   to   like   him   very   much�察  �would   have 

accompanied him had he not preferred to return home more leisurely by 

way of Paris and London。 

     ;You'll   get   there   long   before   I   do�察─  �said   Peter�察   �and   as   soon   as   you 

arrive    I  want   you    to  go  to  Stillwater    and   give   Doctor    Gilman     some 

souvenir of Turkey from me。 Just to show him I've no hard feelings。 He 

wouldn't   accept   money�察  �but   he   can't   refuse   a   present。   I   want   it   to   be 

something characteristic of the country�察�Like a prayer rug�察�or a scimitar�察�or 

an illuminated Koran�察�or ; 

     Somewhat   doubtfully�察  �somewhat   sheepishly�察  �Stetson   drew   from   his 

pocket a flat morocco case and opened it。 ;What's the matter with one of 

these�拭─�he asked。 

     In a velvet´lined jewel case was a star of green enamel and silver gilt。 

To   it   was   attached   a   ribbon   of   red   and   green。 ;That's   the   Star   of   the 

Crescent�察─�said Peter。 ;Where did you buy it�拭─�

     ;Buy it� ─�exclaimed Stetson。 ;You don't buy them。 The Sultan bestows 

them。; 

     ;I'll bet the Sultan didn't bestow that one�察─�said Peter。 

     ;I'll bet�察─�returned Stetson�察 �I've got something in my pocket that says 

he did。; 

     He   unfolded   an   imposing   document   covered   with   slanting   lines   of 

curving Arabic letters in gold。 Peter was impressed but still skeptical。 

     ;What does that say when it says it in English�拭─�he asked。 

     ;It   says�察─  �translated   Stetson�察   �that   his   Imperial   Majesty�察  �the   Sultan�察�

bestows   upon   Henry   Stetson�察  �educator�察  �author�察  �lecturer�察  �the   Star   of   the 

Order of the Crescent�察�of the fifth class�察�for services rendered to Turkey。; 

     Peter interrupted him indignantly。 

     ;Never try to fool the fakirs�察�my son�察─�he protested。 ;I'm a fakir myself。 



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What services did you ever 。 。 。 。; 

     ;Services     rendered�察─    �continued     Stetson   undisturbed�察     �in   spreading 

throughout      the   United     States   a  greater    knowledge      of   the   customs�察�

industries�察   �and    religion   of  the  Ottoman      Empire。    That�察─  �he   explained�察�

;refers    to  myI   should    say   our  moving´picture       lecture。  I  thought    it 

would look well if�察�when I lectured on Turkey�察�I wore a Turkish decoration�察�

so I went after this one。; 

     Peter regarded his young friend with incredulous admiration。 

     ;But did   they  believe   you�察─�he demanded�察  �when   you   told   them  you 

were an author and educator�拭─�

     Stetson closed   one   eye   and   grinned。  ;They  believed   whatever   I   paid 

them to believe。; 

     ;If you can get one of those�察 �cried Peter�察�Old man Gilman ought to 

get a dozen。 I'll tell them he's the author of the longest and dullest history 

of their flea´bitten empire that was ever written。 And he's a real professor 

and a real author�察�and I can prove it。 I'll show them the five volumes with 

his name in each。 How much did that thing cost you�拭─�

     ;Two hundred dollars in bribes�察─�said Stetson briskly�察 �and two months 

of diplomacy。; 

     ;I haven't got two months for diplomacy�察─�said Peter�察 �so I'll have to 

increase the bribes。 I'll stay here and get the decoration for Gilman�察�and 

you   work   the   papers   at   home。   No   one   ever   heard   of   the   Order   of   the 

Crescent�察�but that only makes it the easier for us。 They'll only know what 

we tell them�察�and we'll tell them it's the highest honor ever bestowed by a 

reigning sovereign upon an American scholar。 If you tell the people often 

enough   that   anything   is   the  best   they  believe   you。 That's   the  way  father 

sells his hams。 You've been a press´agent。 From now on you're going to be 

my   press´agentI   mean   Doctor   Gilman's   press´agent。   I   pay   your   salary�察�

but your work is to advertise him and the Order of the Crescent。 I'll give 

you a letter to Charley Hines at Stillwater。 He sends out college news to a 

syndicate     and   he's  the   local  Associated     Press   man。    He's   sore  at  their 

discharging Gilman and he's my best friend�察�and he'll work the papers as 

far as you like。 Your job is to make Stillwater College and Doctor Black 

and my father believe that when they lost Gilman they lost the man who 



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made   Stillwater   famous。   And   before   we   get   through   boosting   Gilman�察�

we'll make my father's million´dollar gift laboratory look like an insult。; 

     In the eyes of the former press´agent the light of battle burned fiercely�察�

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