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heap until arrested. He turned out to
besa half crazed half drunken native,
and Of course the dictator was very
aorr quite upset by this unfo tunate
affair. "a third attempt on the coloneI,s
life Was followed In a couple of weeks
by q fourth, but he appeared to be Ii
the hands OF Provide and came or
without a scratch. It would not do TO
pursue this line any further, and SO the
dictator invited the colonel to the PAL
ace and warned him as follows:
Colonel Sm1thers am sorry to
have to inform yoa that many Of our
people do not love you and that should
You remain here until the 9th, which
is the birthday OF Ajaco's patron
saint, much fear that there might BE
an outbreak. If this should occur,
shall seek to control It Of course, but
may not be able to give you full pro-
lection. / think it best to tell you this
and let you use your good Judgment IN
the matter" s.s1 a
AS understand II, I" slowly replied
the colonel, ut amounts to this: If /
do not makesa sneak before the 9th a
mob will seek my life and do Its best
to take it, We. ..3 5= $. 81
Our people are excitable and cannot
always be controlled, !" replied the die
tatcr. .....$ Al ] 81
Yes, understand, but shall be
right here on the 9th unless recalled
to Washingto !" 35
d 1t was single man measuring his
strength against the ring and all the
ring could bring forward, and it was
so understood by these two men as
they gazed into each others eyes. They
separated with smiles and handshakes,
but when the consul returned to his
Office he realized that he was marked
man. There would be "a mob and a
riot. The mob, secretly instructed and
tacitly encouraged by the ring, would
make an end Of him. An apology
would be made to the government, In
demnity promised, the guilty ones
should be hunted down and given short
shrift. That was the programme, and
1t would be worked for all it was
worth. Il, @ .l&s ss 81
The consulate stood by itself on a
street running OF the alameda. The
yard in the rear was composed of
coarse sand. When the colonel was
through figuring things out, he dis
patched 9 servant to buy 500 empty
coffee sacks. He sent another to a
lumber yard for planks and beams
There were Winchester rifles on sale
IL Ajaco. Three Of these weapons were
purchased and found their way to the
consulate, During the several days In
terventng before the 9th the bags
were filled with sand and the lumber
sawed mp to measure. There was nei-
ther espionage nor gossip, The ring
wore a smiling face and refused to
show its hand. It became known that
the colonel did not intend to sneak, but
It. was all the same to the ring. It held
the winning card numbers. s.
Native help was cheap and plenty in
Ajaco, but the thirty laborers who
worked for Colonel Sm1thers most Of
the night Of the 28th received double
wages. When day dawned, there was
surprise in store for the town. The
American consulate was fort, and
above it waved Old Glory. Inside the
fort were the consul, his American clerk
and stray English adventurer who
was aching for fight. The dictator
sent a messenger to inquire what 1t all
meant and over his sand bags Colonel
Smithers answered: !. /.
1t simply means that am ready for
the fete Of the saint of Ajaco, and Don
Huaseo can turn the crowd loose as
soon as he is conveniently ready!' 4
Ajaco's population Of 10000 hurrahed
and waved their flags and marched the
streets. They were REINFORCED by TO-
600 outsiders, who cursed and growled
and shouted by turns and asked each
other how the plans had miscarried.
The ring sulked. Smfthers smiled grim
ly behind his 500 sand bags, while all
day long and into the riotous night Old
Glory waved defiance to bowling ma
hves, Don Huasco and the ring. 81