CHAPTER XV.

THE END OF THE WAR.

Helping Sick Russians--A Squalid Scene--Work of the Russian Doctors--Melikoff's Appreciation--Arrival of the Red Cross Staff--A Novel Candlestick--Great Explosion--The Erzeroum Fire Brigade--Preparations for our Departure--A Practical Joke on a Persian--A Pleasant Interlude--The Princess at Erzeroum--Mr. Zohrab's Library comes in Useful--Our Spanish Widow--Riding on a Pack-saddle--A Slow March--The Widow meets with Accidents--Restricted Sleeping Accommodation--We turn Two Corpses out of Bed--End of a Pack-horse--My Cats from Van--The Valley of Pear Trees--Trebizond at last 388