make us prisoner?"

"But if I am your servant--if I must obey you for two piasters a
day, how shall I serve my nation?"

"Wait and see!" suggested Monty blandly.

Kagig bowed stiffly, from the neck.

"It would surprise you, effendi," he said grimly, "to know how many
long years I have waited, in order that I may see what other men
will do!"

Monty never answered that remark. There came a yell of "Fire!" and
in less than ten seconds flames began to burst through the door that
shut off the Turks' private quarters, and to lick and roar among
the roof beams. The animals at the other end of the room went crazy,
and there was instant panic, the Armenians outside trying to get
in to help, and fighting with the men and animals and women and children
who choked the way. Then the hay in the upper story caught alight,
and the heat below became intolerable. Monty saw and instantly pounced
on an ax and two crow-bars in the corner.

"Through the wall!" he ordered.

Fred, Will and I did that work, he and Kagig looking on. It was
much easier than at first seemed likely. Most of the stones were
stuck with mud, not plaster, and when the first three or four were
out the rest came easily. In almost no time we had a great gap ready,
and the extra draft we made increased the holocaust, but seemed to