Tuesday May 25. [25 May 1909] The Chelabi visited me in the
morning and I told him I wd ruin the world if my things did not appear.
All the govts of Europe said the priest wd present themselves in force.
The good Chelabi then rode off to Zakhuran with Fattuh and all his
party- and I went to Der es Salib. It belongs to the later period. The
church down a long dark passage, narthex, nave crossways and 3
sanctuary chambers. No decoration inside but a late decorated
apse in the court with the usual cross in its roof. At the SW corner of
the outer wall some very big stones but I doubt whether any part
belongs to the older period. It is 21/4 hours from here. We passed a
late ruined monastery and village on our way. At 6 Fattuh came back.
The Chelabi picked up another glove on the road. He is calling in all
the Mukhtars and is to bring the suspects here tomorrow. I sent one of
my soldiers to Midyat with a letter to the Kaimakam asking for soldiers
tomorrow at dawn. Things look brighter - Informers are beginning to
turn up. Two villages are suspect and it is clear that there are plenty
of people who know where the things are.