The morning call., 1894-08-26

sight There were no swarthy men lying
on the floor and no Deputy Marshals
standing around on guard.
Il do believe they're gone." muttered
the gray dawn in tones indicative of keen
disappointment.
"Oh, get next to yourself" snarled the
window pane. which has a standing
grudge against the gray dawn because the
latter will insist on coming around and
exposing the stains which are allowed to
gather On its surface day after day.
You're always getting left" went on
the window-pane in the same lone you
come around at the tail end of darkness,
when there is nothing to be seen, and chase
yourself away before the sun comes up,
when you might see something. Don't
you know that the Ezeta party left here
yesterday and are now comfortably housed
at the California HOte?"
: you don't say" was the sneering
response of The gray dawn, and then it
fastened away and began TO peep into the
rooms Of the California that faced on Bush
street. Finally the exled general and his
party were located in the front rooms on
the sixth floor of the hotel.
''Ah," said the gray dawn. "this looks
more like the quarters of distinguished
general and ex-executiye." 1t went iuto
ecstacies over the pretty carpet. the oak
paneling. the artistic pictures and furni-
ture. and gave hurried glance at the dark
visage Of the general that was quite con-
spicuous amid the white folds of the pillow.
This is a contrast. indeed" said the
gray dawn as it fingered around, and saw
ha 81 inn forr - hn nfh lNaro
of the party. Just then. though, 1T heard
one of the two Deputies Marshals, who
are on guard in the corridor. say TO the
other that Marshal Baldwin was coming.
The announcement was sufficient. Without
waiting to see what the Marshal would say
about the intrusion the gray dawn moved
on, and soon stray sunbeam crept through
the window aud began to illuminate
things.
Altogether it was a quiet day for the
general. He and his party were pretty
well tired out. and when the gray dawn
was around none of them were aware of 1t.
They were reused shortly after 10 o'clock
and breakfast was ordered. The New
York attorneys, Messrs. Rubens ana De
Quesada, who occupy rooms not far re-
moved from those which are under Federal
supervision, were participants in the
breakfast table festivities.
Marshal Bald win was on the scene early
and inquired of the prisoners how they had
been treated during the night and as to
their welfare in general. General Ezeta
assured him that their treatment had been
OF the best, and that Deputy Maloney and
his com panion were of the right sort and
int d. th1sr 0ffi
upon the festivities of the night before in
the rooms of Messrs. Rubens and De Que
sada. The comfortable quarters the Gen.
eral was especially pleased with, and the
others expressed themselves in the same
terms.
Inc example which the general had set
In providing himself with a new suit of
clotnes and other sartorial adornments
proved contagious. and General Ba-
lanos and the invincible Bnstamente
pined to see themselves in fashion able at
tire. Through an inadvertence the re-
EQUITABLE Bustamente was referred TO
yesterday as general. He was only a
captain in the Sslvadoran army. but as
sncn MS record was none the less honora-
Ole ana sanguinary from soldiers point
OF view. On many hard-fought battle
held The aged follower of Ezeta's SHAT
tered fortudes proved his valor and hero
Ism. Oa Friday he had been so occupied
win thoughts about the bleak future
prospects for career Of blood and glory
tnat ne had no time to devote to thinking
OF clothes or the like. But when he saw
MS chief arrayed in neat fitting broad
cloth the pride of BustameDte was
aroused and he sought a clotbing-house
himself yesterday and srrayed himself
beeomingly.
General Ezeta yesterday was in the same
MOOD concerning his case that he has been
ever since his arrest. He is not inclined