The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-08
CHAPTER XIII.-Continued.

for CONTINGENCIES. You must certainly
take Il liberal share of this and no doubt
in better times the beds can be worked,
when the product shall be as much yours
as mine. cannot tell you what a source
Of chagrin it is to me now not to be able
to offer you one-half of the whole"
mo more of this, my boy. Nothing
shall be deducted from the amount eX
cept for necessary expenses. Take your
treasure for which you have toiled in
such an unheard of way? not [, indeed!"
1--WE will discuss that point after
ward"
cts clear case" said Perez, resum-
ing blunt, peremptory manner; "there
is just one thing to be done, and nothing
else. We must get up a revolution"
GLOW? A revolution?' protested Wal
ter, in complete repugnance and alarm.
"And carry it away under cover Of
the ensuing difficulties.
II would never consent to anything so
infamous for a scheme of private advan-
tage. 1t would be worse than to lose it
ALL"
"Well, that is my way; am at home
here, and speak only of what | know"
rejoined the captain, coolly. "Why, to
convoy such train of animals as you
need requires a regular military opera
ton"
''Say no more: it can never be done.
This is the sort Of morality that might
have justified my distrust of you, Perez"
''Wait little, friend Walter; what if,
instead of starting Il revolution, we found
one already made?'
GLOW can that be. Please explain
"YOu have given me your confidence,
and | will give you mine-just as sure it
will be held sacred Why do you think
| am here?"
Zone might guess fifty times and not
strike it."
"Ostensibly to look for Kaufman, the
abducted foreman, for whose recapture
reward has been offered, but really to
see what kind of place this would be for
keeping out of sight IA body of men till
they were wanted"
eff Kaufman has been abducted he
takes it very easily" said Walter, as he
had thought before, describing his ad
venture with that person not long ago.
''To be sure he does; he is one of the
society-one Of our college chums, as it
were. His disappearance was only q
piece of diplomacy, and he has his work
to do elsewhere"
Walter gave a slight whistle.
ut kipdles still more the flame of dis
content against the government at Mex
leo on the ground of the prevailing lack
of security for person and property
Though, to be sure, there are valid COM
plants enough without inventing them.
What do you think it did the other day?
Broke into Mr.. Wha1tOn's house at the
capital, and took from his Golfers, though
they were under the seals of the British
legation, seven hundred thousand dol
lars. Just before that their general at
Topic seized twenty mule loads of silver
under pretext that it was being clandes-
timely exported Another time whole
cOnducta Of two million dollars, on the
way to TampicO, was cOnfscated. Re-
payment was promised when the trou-
bles in that part of the country were
settled. 1t will be long time, car
tell you, before that day comes Things
are in desperate way, and no mistake"
''And the meaning of all this isl
''That new era is dawning for our
unhappy country. Our central commit
tee at Mexico has long been pulling the
wires; the proclamations are prepared;
the blow is about to be struck My old
general. nv hero nv idol. has returned"