May18，1907。
Thetwoweeksthathavepassedhavebeenbusy，andmay，astimegoeson，proveeventful。IreallythinktheyhaveplacedmeinadifferentpositionwiththeBlueMountaineers——certainlysofarasthoseinthispartofthecountryareconcerned。Theyarenolongersuspiciousofme——whichismuch；thoughtheyhavenotyetreceivedmeintotheirconfidence。Isupposethiswillcomeintime，butImustnottrytohustlethem。Alreadytheyarewilling，sofarasIcansee，tousemetotheirownends。Theyacceptedthesignallingideaveryreadily，andarequitewillingtodrillasmuchasIlike。Thiscanbe（andIthinkis，initsway）apleasuretothem。Theyarebornsoldiers，everymanofthem；andpracticetogetherisonlyarealizationoftheirownwishesandafurtherdevelopmentoftheirpowers。IthinkIcanunderstandthetrendoftheirthoughts，andwhatideasofpublicpolicyliebehindthem。Inallthatwehaveattemptedtogetherasyettheyarethemselvesinabsolutepower。ItrestswiththemtocarryoutanyideasImaysuggest，sotheydonotfearanyassumptionofpowerorgovernanceonmypart。Thus，solongastheykeepsecretfrommeboththeirideasofhighpolicyandtheirimmediateintentions，Iampowerlesstodothemill，andIMAYbeofserviceshouldoccasionarise。Well，alltold，thisismuch。
Alreadytheyacceptmeasanindividual，notmerelyoneofthemass。
Iamprettysurethattheyaresatisfiedofmypersonalbonafides。
Itispolicyandnotmistrustthathedgesmein。Well，policyisamatteroftime。Theyareasplendidpeople，butiftheyknewalittlemorethantheydotheywouldunderstandthatthewisestofallpoliciesistrust——whenitcanbegiven。Imustholdmyselfincheck，andneverbebetrayedintoaharshthoughttowardsthem。Poorsouls！withathousandyearsbehindthemofTurkishaggression，strenuouslyattemptedbybothforceandfraud，nowondertheyaresuspicious。Likewiseeveryothernationwithwhomtheyhaveevercomeincontact——exceptone，myown——hasdeceivedorbetrayedthem。