The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-13

the palace perusing official documents
1 and seemingly oblivious of the prevail
4 ing excitement. To be sure, it was his
cool way but it excited the wonder If
not the admiration of his aides. Two of
them stood looking through the VIM
4 dow Of an anteroom at the crowds
which surged along the street. They
knew, these aides that the palace was
after all the objective point of the rev.
olutonists and the echo of the distant
VoIeys made them anxious.
Did you tell him." asked one, that
they had the outer barrier?"
More. I said there were many de-
serters."
What did he say?"
He shook his head at me-"
Pardlos what a man. Can it be
mat he does not realize the gravity of
IT, ALL do you hear? 1 believe they are
coming"
He is concerned with those papers
from his country, the United States.
lney came with the steamer this
morning It is the extradition of a
criminal from the Black Hole
Hail. If he but wait until to-mor-
row. there may be no Black Hole"
Inc Chief of Espionage was not a
nstVe Central American. He had land
GU IN the capital a penniless adventurer
Gnu IN flVe years he had come to be
me 1ne most trusted advisor of the state.
Ds the revolutionists he was called the
alher Joseph of the Dictator. but in
Ssso.erhlnent circles the distinction was
~. inadequate. Even the least of
t .ie conservatives denied the credit or
ste qlscredit of the existing system of
~ VI to the Crown of the House
roteel, as the chief magistrate was
S So,eu The Chief of Espionage was
~ leu 10 be its real source Yet curious
A., enough his rise to preferment was
~ IN the first place to his ignorance
VI tne Spanish language.
~ mad joined the revolutionists of
e Jay and because he was a foreign
Gu ne mad been detailed to run an en-
- which was to back a trainload of
a oDeS INTO a certain stronghold of
|fHT..ernment troops. Of course it was
boI5 merely to approach the strong
norl Wheh they would reconnoiter and
maps do a little shooting. But this
~ H6ioIdht American, with no eye for
int. eourtesies of war, pushed the train
st. w.t. me very midst of the enemy. His
~ iuS screamed to him to go back.
gi PIN ne misunderstood and gave the en-
FRI. more steam. They were terribly
r1n,sntened, but the unprecedented
boa,.e.nLleht likewise struck terror to the
|b~oi.e1S or the government troops. who
Th ne ana fed precipitately
|uItinssa uVantage gained resulted in the
|Tb 9nnldse triumph of the revolutionists.
|naI.o forced in the front door of the
|nSas;5S. one day just as the deposed
|co,,.a. MT ran out of the back door. OF
lbis &C. the new president remembered
when the portfolios were
|the uIeo' and among his friends was
had ~ adVenturer. The young man
|niAcanot dt once grasped the true sig
his en OF the part he had played in
|onioil 'st battle. for the leaders were
|of ~. lloeed to appropriate the glory
|edso situation, but with the knowl-
|coTto.When 1t came was born a vast
Ana tlpt of his companions in arms
Less Hls' added to the palpable reck.
inano.sS Oh his disposition, gave him III
naaSce which extended from the
SELF 81 OF them to the president him.
|ordiu Inc latter might have been ar
VIZ .s central American president
lin ~ IeIt to himself would have beer
thro,,s course of time displaced. Blu
|ergotteH the discerning eyes of his en-.
|tiss ponce agent he saw opportuni.
na,.a anu mad visions of power such a.
presa.. came to his predecessors. Ant
ti,.eIltly he began to assume nreroea
privilesloua TO abolish sundry rights ant
surnr;ssse.Ss' until one day no one wa
10 ma the capital full Of