The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15

KNOWING IS Esl&l ECfi1E 10 give
- you don't tell ms where tina, treaty
10 Inside OF sixty seconds, I'll give you the
contents % sig barrels
''Oh. no. you won't Z I'm not afraid Thls
! isn't q country In which shootings Tree,
and yca know H. Th!s isn't Caracas, or
one Of them happy hunting grounds but
raean-spariscd low-down place, where yoi
have 10 pay for every drop Of whisky yen
: pat your lips 10 Steady. Gustav Keep
yourself 20 yourself. Don't you start TO
! overhaul the Panama secret archives-and
! keep your hands of my tobacco box. Thai
desks where ! keep my cigars; IL you re
smoking blaze away az weeds or your
own. Steady, say Don't you think that
because you've tied your friend TO his chair
that you're going 10 rob him 10 suit your
self. II you lay finger on what isn't
yourE-anG there's nothing here that is-ill
holler And il / holer I'll raise glcry:
and therein be trouble for the pienipoten-
tiary from Caracas. Dye hear lie? HI
hI,'
Regardless Of Don JoaGuim's remon-
strances the other was proceeding TO urea,
the contents OF the room as II they were
his own. when the plenipotertiary opened
mis- mouth with intent 10 carry out MS
threa. % 'hollering." On which the
stranger behaved In really surprising
manner. Taking the helpless De CoTonads
by the threat with one hand. with the oth-
mouth, which he held there In spite OF his
victims struggles Don Joaquin wriihed
and twisted. His body stiifened on his
chair az IL seized with a sudden CONFUSION.
then went limp. and then was sun. III IL
had not been for the cords which held him
In place he would have fallen 10 the f1oor.
HIS arms dangied loosely at his sides, his
head hung forward on his chest. his breath
came in stertsrous, unnatural gasps, ana
then seemed to cease. For the representa-
tive Of a great nation the plenipotentiary
from Panama presented as undignined
spectacle as could be very well conceived.
He mad been chioroformed-
III
Il was a little later In too evening. The
ilenipo,entiary from Caracas called to see
his colleague from Panama. He showed
himself upstairs in the informal fashion
which obtained In the diplomatic circles in
which he had been won't 10 move. Ha
even turned the handle Of his colleagues
door without troubling to announce his ar
rival.
Dim. are you busy-eh?" He paused for
an appreciable instant TO remove the CT
gar from between hts lips. There was no
| answer No? Right i gone in"
He went into stare in amazement at
what ne saw.
''What-what In dunder. Drunk? AL
| ready? What man.
further examination caused doubts to
| cross his mind.
| He does not look as II he was drunk.
| / did not dink dere WAS enough drink in
| de world 10 make Dim O'Rourke SO drunk
| as dis; dere is not enough money in Ba-
| mama to bay for it, Died? Died to his
| chair? What In dunder! Dere is-dere is
| little game here. All! He wakes! Dat
| Is better"
,t;~k. ooox,,,.eix.u r,o,,a,,ap, pacse5
! over Don Joaquims body. His limbs
twitched There seemed 10 be a slight
| attempt at respiration. His colleague OBJ
served these signs with interest; he treat
ed him to a gentle shaking.
Dim. you are awake? Nor All right:
you will be soon. Berhaps II l were to
dake away dis cord Ii would be as well.
Dere is someding here liddle funny. We
shall see. Ny dear life. II is so digit dis
cord, it Is wonder 1t has not cut him
half In two Do cut IL Is de best.
The plen.potentiary from Caracas took
a penknife from hts pocket-a really serv-
iceable article. with blade some seven or
eight inches long. He cut the cord at Don
| Joauuin's hack, with but a touch from It's
| razor-lke edge, So sudden, indeed, was
| the parting of the strands. and the cap
tive's consequent release. that before Don
Martinez was prepared for such an event
uality. the pienipotentiary from Panama
tumbled face forward on 10 the floor. The
tall. coileoted-Iooking gentleman. with the
cigar between his teeth and the cleaning
steel in hts hand, showed no sign of being
distressed by this untoward little incident
Dat do him good: shake him up; rouse
his sluggish liver.
Something seemed to have done him good.
| Either the release from CALLING bondage. or
| the shock OF the tumble Or. perhaps, the
effects Of the drug were wearing OF. A,
any rate. 40 soon as he reached the floor
| he began to show signs OF objecting TO the
| position In which he lay. Presently he
| rolled over on 10 his hack and, finally.
raised himself to a sitting posture Look
ing about him with not unnatural bewild-
| erment. he pressed both palms 70 his throb-
| bing temples.
Tho holy saints! And IL there's another
| head like mine I'd Ike 10 see the man as
| carries IL upon his shoulders"
| "A nidie ill-ah, Dimr'
Don Joaquin twisted round his head with
| degree Of CELEBRITY which suggested that
| he had already proceeded some distance on
| the road 20 recovery.
You're sill there You're still there?"
TO he sure Where would / be II not
| near my frtend when he's In a hidle 3rou-
| ble--ch.'
| by the-by the living lingo. you're a
| you're a curiosity Standing there as cool
and calm As II 1T wasn't straight from hell
you've come.
| Dat SO? Stin feeling a fiddle so-so-eh,
| DIM
| I'm feeling a good deal more than = lit
| ia $50 and I'm likely - keep on feeling
! till I've hal a ia words with yo'l its
| abou, my turn - talk Blessed St Patrick,
| the head-ive en- me"
The plenlF -oteatiarY from Panama scrar1-
! hieti - his feet l. was = process not alto
| gether unattended WITH tfncul,y. when n
| attained "a q perpendicular position he
| sNaye3 20 and &c in manner which sag-
gesiNt 4 fresh descent. T>or Martinez sd-
! vancel wtth re apparc@; iffent!au ~ help
/ Ing aim n stand Rut ;he other wor.a
have none @: HIN lis friendly 5esxn hsi
restorative cTecj which VAS possibly
! rainten5ca poa joaquin swung round on
! rs he~ls witA unexpected axilty. With
| ass c}enca~i he stood ana Shared q: him
Keep - Keep away ~th yout X
! g1u so tnlch - touch re- wtth orc Z yoJr
.ssfty fingers ir prove TO you that an
/ s'si ; man
You're rrore tina" nan nv Dim
Sanger T.es the erefrS sle IF 30
.1nsue of you' IT laughing Mayhe yoe'u