The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06

ilSnmdn-IfOm canada. I'VE have
several European officers already" said
the fox-like face, "but no Americans,
no Americans at all,' and the face
leered craftily. "Does this man know
l am an Americana" thought the
Dreamer. "After tonight you will hold
the rank of colonel" said the face with
the pompadour. So the interview
terminated.
Several days afterward the regiment
that the Dreamer commanded was con-
centrated with two others, under the
command of native general, to check
the American advance. TO the Dream
er's surprise after a slight skirmish
they began to fall back. "What is the
meaning of this Z" he asked the gen.
eral, "why are wefalling back ?"
"They are too much in force" NUT
tered the native, ."and were about to
flank u.s. The Dreamer knew this was
a lie. Il must get rid of this coward"
he said to himself, she will ruin all my
plans" During the next fight the timid
general was accidentally killed.
The three leaders liked the Dreamer's
methods so far, SO they appointed him
to take the dead generals place. Then
the Dreamer suddenly became ener-
getic. A big American army was
advancing and he made it his business
to delay them. He tore up sixty miles
of the Manila and Dagupan railway
tracks; he smashed eleven locomotives
and all the rolling stock he could lay
his hands on, and to cap all he massa-
cred three different American garrisons,
all in a period of two days. The three
faces heard of all this and smiled their
inscrutable, mask-like Oriental smile.
The Dreamer was slowly reaching his
goal. Then suddenly he made a mis-
take. He began carrying around COM
promising papers with him, and, as his
plans were SO numerous and far reach
ing, he was compelled to make notes in
book that never left his possession.
The ambitious man who is playing a
double game should never do this, for
an ambitious man always has enemies.
One night as he took his usual cup
of coffee before retiring, he thought it
tasted slightly bitter; he did not know
it contained an opiate. After he had
fallen asleep one of the three faces
came and got his papers and note book.
They found receipt for 100000
deposited in the English bank at Hong
kong; he had told them he was
penniless. They found receipt for
the storage of two shiploads of arms
at New York; they found duplicate
of an order on the Krupp artillery
works; they found list of the officers
in the Filipino army, with curious
marks opposite some of the names,
among the names marked were those
of the three faces; they also found
confidential letter from a powerful
Moro datto and several other interest
ing papers and letters.
The next night, without the slightest
warning the Dreamer suddenly found
himself a prisoner surrounded by a
score of armed men. They blindfolded
him and marched rapidly with him
southwark, under the starlit skies.
When they removed the bandage he
found himself standing in a badly
lighted hut surrounded by a circle of
yellow faces. Among them he recog-
nized that of Gregario del Pillar. He
saw something else at the other end of
the hut, something that filled him with
horror. 1t was human being whose
flesh was white with some fostering
disease. 1t was leper. The Dreamer's
brain reeled; what were they going to
do to him? After binding him hand
and foot they laid him on the floor,
then they caused the leper to approach
and forced him to open vein in his
own arm and vein in the Dreamer's
arm-you can guess the rest. After
it was over they took the Dreamer to
the Filipino lines. They pointed south
ward. "The American armies lie that
way" they said, "begone, man who
would be king of the Filipinos!" Then