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Show HOW A YOUNG ARAB CHIEF WON PEACE TABLE SEAT Kmlr Kelsal, 32 years old. sat at the peace conference as the Atnb representative through right of might, because of tho signal assistance assist-ance he gave the allies In overthrowing overthrow-ing tho Turk. The first operations of this son of Hussein, sheriff 'if MeFa, direct descendont of Moham med and president of tho secret rr- volutlonary societies of Arabs were not crowned with success, relates William O. Shepard In "An Arabian Knight" In tho July New lied Cioss Magazine, but before the end 'anie he was able to ahnlst General AMhii- by magnificently In tho capture of the Turkish army, not a little lo take the ndvlct of a keen minded l wayfaring llrlton. "When Kelsnl was down there by tho lied Sea with his men," writes Mr. Snepaid, "short of food. short of water, short of nmuiunltinn, n:id with no gient nupply of hope a quiet oung Kngllsh explorer from the good old Itrltlsh school ennio along. His name Is K. Lawronce. Ho spoke Arab llko n natle, having spent half u dozen years In tho deceit places and no Arab was browner than ho. 'Don't march south to tho aid of your father,' ho advised Kelsal, 'March north, out of tho Hojaz up Into Sy-i Sy-i la, and call upon all tho Arabs to Join you. The llrltlsh nio I up thero In then orth and If you show yourself strong I am suro they will help you.' "Then and there In the llttlo Ilcd Sea village talking with his tanned British relic digger, Kmlr Kelsal made the decision that brought him at last to the peace table In Paris." m i |