The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-14

Won You r.kc H. w.-h Eo1. rlease
Hop" said Young Laneh4m il the tore
OF :he cider brothers brief authority, you
must 60 home al once
Hope smiled wickediy. Il dog't want to-
4, She said.
I'm bet you 4 box of cigars I can boat
| Won 10 the veranda b: fifty Yards" said
MacWiiIiaras. turning his horses he'd.
Hope ciaspad her sailor hat in one hand
I ana swung her whip with the other. i
| mink not she cried. and disappeared with
. futter OF skir.s and a scurry Of flying
| pebbles.
times" said CLAY. 'MacwfIiams
shows an unexpected knowledge OF human
nature"
"Yzs. he did quite right" as=antod Lang
ham. nUIdirg his head ;aystafiouSly.
""e,ve no time for girls at present, have
No, indeed said cay. hiding any sign
Of 4 smile.
tanEham b:eathed deeply al the thought
Of the part h was - play in the canning
Strussl-, ard remained respectfully 81
lrI:t a. tle% tTotted toward the city. lie
did not wish TO disturb the plots and c1uu-
f-!pi"ts tnat he was confident We're form
ing In tily< brain. and his devotion
would have been severely tried had he
known that his herO's mind was flai with
a picture Of u young girl in 2 blue shirt
waist and q rh:p"ard riding skirt.
'iay sent for Stuart 90 Join them ~: the
restaurant. ana NacNiUi-uS arriving IT
the same time. the four me-. seated them
selves rorsui"uouSly in rhe center Of the
cat" ana slipped ;neiE chocolate as though
unconscious Of any imminent danger and IN
apparent freedom from all responsibilities
and care. While MacViliams and Lang
ham laughed and disputed over Il game u
douinD"s the older U:eR eX"Eausef. under
cover Of their chatter. the few words which
they had mot 10 speak.
The manifestocs, stuart said, had failed
OF their purpose h had already called
upon the President. ana rad offered TO t.
sign his position and leave The country or
70 sta: ana fight his maiiGneTE and take lip
arms at once against Meudcza's party. Al
varez had treated him Ike a son and babe
him he patient. H held that Caesars wife
was above suspicion because she was Cae-
sar's wife. and that no cana,tis posted at
midnight could affect his faith in his wife
or in his friend. He refused 80 believe that
any coup d'eJat was imminent. save tho
one which ne himself mediiateI when he
was ready to proclaim the country in a
state q revolution and ia assume . mill
tdrY Dictatorship.
what nonscnse,' exclaimed Clay. "What
il It military dictatorship without soldiers?
Can't ne sse ihat the army +. with Men
Goza?"
No" Stuart replied. "Eojfs and I were
Win him al! m"fu;uc. i-"Jas l. an old
trump. clay. Hes not bright and he's Old !
fashioned. but be- is honest And tn. poo
pie know j.. II I had Ro.sS for q chic: in !
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to the tanle. H hasn't the none
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transferred every ont Of il into drafts ~,