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brilliantly     opened      from     Constantinople。        Prince     Abdul�察    �although 

pitchforked into the Gilman Defense Committee�察�proved himself one of its 

most enthusiastic members。 

     ;For me it becomes a case of NOBLESSE OBLIGE�察─�he declared。 ;If 

it   is   worth   doing   at   all   it   is   worth   doing   well。   To´day   the   Sultan   will 

command that the ;Rise and Fall; be translated into Arabic�察�and that it be 

placed in the national library。 Moreover�察�the University of Constantinople�察�

the   College   of   Salonica�察  �and   the   National   Historical   Society   have   each 

elected Doctor Gilman an honorary member。 I proposed him�察�the Patriarch 

of Mesopotamia seconded him。 And the Turkish ambassador in America 

has been instructed to present the insignia with his own hands。; 

     Nor was Peter or Stimson idle。 To assist Stetson in his press´work�察�and 



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to further the   idea that   all Europe   was now   clamoring for   the ;Rise   and 

fall�察─�Peter paid an impecunious but over´educated dragoman to translate it 

into    five   languages�察    �and   Stimson     officially    wrote    of  this�察 �and    of  the 

bestowal of the Crescent to the State Department。 He pointed out that not 

since General Grant had passed through Europe had the Sultan so highly 

honored an American。 He added he had been requested by the grand vizier 

who      had    been     requested     by    Prince     Abdulto      request    the    State 

Department to inform Doctor Gilman of these high honors。 A request from 

such a source was a command and�察�as desired�察�the State Department wrote 

as    requested     by    the   grand    vizier    to  Doctor      Gilman�察    �and    tendered 

congratulations。        The    fact  was    sent    out   briefly   from     Washington       by 

Associated Press。 This official recognition by the Government and by the 

newspapers   was   all   and   more   than   Stetson   wanted。  He   took   off   his   coat 

and   with   a   megaphone�察  �rather  than   a   pen�察  �told   the  people   of   the   United 

States who Doctor Gilman was�察�who the Sultan was�察�what a Grand Cross 

was�察�and why America's greatest historian was not without honor save in 

his own country。 Columns of this were paid for and appeared as ;patent 

insides�察─�with a portrait of Doctor Gilman taken from the STILLWATER 

COLLEGE          ANNUAL�察        �and   a  picture   of   the   Grand    Cross   drawn      from 

imagination�察  �in   eight   hundred   newspapers   of   the   Middle�察  �Western�察  �and 

Eastern   States。   special   articles�察  �paragraphs�察  �portraits�察  �and   pictures   of   the 

Grand Cross followed�察�and�察�using Stillwater as his base�察�Stetson continued 

to flood the country。 Young Hines�察�the local correspondent�察�acting under 

instructions   by   cable   from   Peter�察  �introduced   him   to   Doctor   Gilman   as   a 

traveller who lectured on Turkey�察�and one who was a humble admirer of 

the   author   of   the   ;Rise   and   fall。;   Stetson�察  �having   studied   it   as   a   student 

crams an examination�察�begged that he might sit at the feet of the master。 

And   for   several   evenings�察  �actually   at   his   feet�察  �on   the   steps   of   the   ivy´ 

covered   cottage�察 �the   disguised   press´agent   drew  from  the   unworldly  and 

unsuspecting       scholar    the   simple    story   of  his   life。  To  this�察 �still  in  his 

character as disciple and student�察�he added photographs he himself made 

of   the   master�察  �of   the   master's   ivy´covered   cottage�察  �of   his   favorite   walk 

across the campus�察�of the great historian at work at his desk�察�at work in his 

rose garden�察�at play with his wife on the croquet lawn。 These he held until 



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the   insignia   should   be   actually   presented。   This   pleasing   duty   fell   to   the 

Turkish      ambassador�察     �who�察   �much     to   his   astonishment�察     �had   received 

instructions to proceed to Stillwater�察  �Massachusetts�察�a place of which he 

had never heard�察�and present to a Doctor Gilman�察�of whom he had never 

heard�察�the Grand Cross of the Crescent。 As soon as the insignia arrived in 

the   official   mail´bag   a   secretary   brought   it   from   Washington   to   Boston�察�

and   the   ambassador   travelled   down   from   Bar   Harbor   to   receive   it�察  �and 

with the secretary took the local train to Stillwater。 

     The    reception     extended     to  him    there   is  still  remembered      by   the 

ambassador   as   one   of   the   happiest   incidents   of   his   distinguished   career。 

Never   since   he   came   to   represent   his   imperial   Majesty   in   the   Western 

republic had its barbarians greeted him in a manner in any way so nearly 

approaching his own idea of what was his due。 

     ;This   ambassador�察─  �Hines   had   explained   to   the   mayor   of   Stillwater�察�

who was also the proprietor of its largest department store�察 �is the personal 

representative of the Sultan。 So we've got to treat him right。; 

     ;It's   exactly�察─  �added    Stetson�察    �as  though     the  Sultan    himself    were 

coming。; 

     ;And   so   few   crowned   heads   visit   Stillwater�察─  �continued   Hines�察   �that 

we ought to show we appreciate this one�察�especially as he comes to pay 

the highest honor known to Europe to one of our townsmen。; 

     The mayor chewed nervously on his cigar。 

     ;What'd I better do�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Mr。   Stetson   here�察─  �Hines   pointed   out�察   �has   lived   in   Turkey�察  �and   he 

knows what they expect。 Maybe he will help us。; 

     ;Will you�拭─�begged the mayor。 

     ;I will�察─�said Stetson。 

     Then they visited the college authorities。 Chancellor Black and most of 

the faculty were on their vacations。 But there were half a dozen professors 

still in their homes around the campus�察�and it was pointed out to them that 

the coming honor to one lately of their number reflected glory upon the 

college and upon them�察�and that they should take official action。 

     It was also suggested that for photographic purposes they should wear 

their academic robes�察�caps�察�and hoods。 To these suggestions�察�with alacrity´ 



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´partly because they all loved Doctor Gilman and partly because they had 

never  been   photographed   by  a   moving´picture   machinethey  all   agreed。 

So   it   came   about   that   when   the   ambassador�察  �hot   and   cross   and   dusty 

stepped   off   the   way´train   at   Stillwater   station   he   found   to   his   delighted 

amazement        a   red   carpet   stretching     to  a  perfectly    new    automobile�察     �a 

company of the local militia presenting arms�察�a committee�察�consisting of 

the mayor in a high hat and white gloves and three professors in gowns 

and   colored   hoods�察  �and   the   Stillwater   silver   Cornet   Band   playing   what�察�

after    several    repetitions�察    �the   ambassador       was    graciously      pleased    to 

recognize as his national anthem。 

     The   ambassador   forgot   that   he   was   hot   and   cross。   He   forgot   that   he 

was dusty。 His face radiated satisfaction and perspiration。 Here at last were 

people who appreciated him and his high office。 And as the mayor helped 

him     into   the  automobile�察     �and    those   students     who    lived   in  Stillwater 

welcomed him with strange yells�察�and the moving´picture machine aimed 

at him point blank�察�he beamed with condescension。 But inwardly he was 

ill at ease。 

     inwardly he was chastising himself for having�察�through his ignorance 

of America�察�failed to appreciate the importance of the man he had come to 

honor。 When he remembered he had never even heard of Doctor Gilman 

he   blushed   with   confusion。   And   when   he   recollected   that   he   had   been 

almost      on   the  point    of   refusing    to  come     to   Stillwater�察   �that  he   had 

considered   leaving   the presentation   to   his secretary�察  �he   shuddered。 What 

might not the Sultan have done to him� �What a narrow escape� �

     Attracted by the band�察�by the sight of their fellow townsmen in khaki�察�

by the sight of the stout gentleman in the red fez�察�by a tremendous liking 

and   respect   for   Doctor   Gilman�察  �the   entire   town   of   Stillwater   gathered 

outside      his   cottage。    And     inside�察   �the   old    professor�察   �trembling      and 

bewildered       and    yet   strangely    happy�察   �bowed      his   shoulders     while    the 

ambassador   slipped   over   them   the   broad   green   scarf   and   upon   his   only 

frock coat pinned the diamond sunburst。 In woeful embarrassment Doctor 

Gilman smiled and bowed and smiled�察�and then�察�as the delighted mayor of 

Stillwater   shouted�察   �Speech�察─  �in   sudden   panic   he   reached   out   his   hand 

quickly and covertly�察�and found the hand of his wife。 



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     ;Now�察  �then�察  �three   Long   ones� ─  �yelled   the   cheer   leader。   ;Now�察  �then�察�

'See   the   Conquering   Hero��';   yelled   the   bandmaster。   ;Attention�   �Present 

arms� ─�yelled the militia captain�察�and the townspeople and the professors 

applauded   and   waved   their   hats   and   handkerchiefs。 And   Doctor   Gilman 

and his wife�察�he frightened and confused�察�she happy and proud�察�and taking 

it all as a matter of course�察�stood arm in arm in the frame of honeysuckles 

and bowed and bowed and bowed。 And the ambassador so far unbent

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