Monday May 24. [24 May 1909] In the night we were robbed. I woke
and found a man in my tent, gave the alarm, but they were off having
dÈvalizÈd us. At the first dawn sent Fattuh and Abd ur Rahman to
Mezezakh to fetch the Chelabi ibn Ismail who owns this country from
Jezireh [Cizre] to Mardin. At once they found a bag of change on the
path leading to Zakhuran and later in the day a shepherd brought in
one of my gloves found further along the road. At 5 the Chelabi
arrived with a large and picturesque following robed in white and
armed with rifles. After visiting me he held a mejlis in the der. Before
sunset 14 men came in from Zakhuran, all swearing they knew nothing
of the matter. Read the Bible in Spain - splendid book.