The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-28

You wish to see me7'' he asked. with
f-own.
Il called in regard 20 a little matter
Of business. I wish TO talk with you
privately" I explained.
I do not know what your business
/ is. or Why you should have any with
me" replied the banker. you will
obiige me II you will state briefly the
nature of IT."
Il am under the necessity Of draw
Ing on you for some money" I said
Drawing on met he exclaimed look
ing searchingly into my face.
| The bankers countenance seemed
gradually TO change from surprise to
Iastonishment. What" he hammered
this is Mr.. Harvey? Can # be --''
The same. senor." I replied, '-and I
will again ask to be permitted 20 see
you alone"
"Oh. yes, possibly we would better be
alone" he managed to answer: then led
the way TO his private office
| Why do you come to see me in this
garb?" he inquired. after he had shut
the door and we were alone
"A man may have reasons for not
wishing to be recognized" I replied.
And a choice Of DISCUSSES may not be
offered. The one 1 have was adopted
from necessity
Fool. are you a madman?'' he cried.
Il may be a foOl-not a mailman" I
answered quietly.
"Oh, yes" he went on, II can under
stand very we'll why you have reasons
for not wishing to be recognized But
you will be discovered soon enough in
that gown. Let me tell you that you
could hardly assume a more dangerous
l lee
covered that you are an imposter, you
will have mob at your heels"
HIS expression OF solicitude for my
safety was rather more earnest than
should have expected from him; for I
knew that he did not like me any too
well-he had said as much.
4 assure you that I have no desire
to continue wearing this garb." I replied
coolly. Il shall not be slow in discard
ing it when l can safely do So"
Safely discard that gown ne cried.
You cannot safely wear It. Better
wear nothing than that. Come. I will
give you a coat, and you can leave the
gown here IN my private Office. though
1 would not want to have 1t discovered
here"
For some reason, which could not
have explained had I tried 1 did not
accept this offer. however friendly it
may have appeared. For one thing, !
did not wish to accept any favors from
him after the repeated rebuRs / had
received from him on former occasions.
told him that ! had come into his
Office a monk, and / would go out a
monk. 7 believe now that il was we'll
that 1 did.
Keep your gown he growled. 1T
takes Mexican to be n devil, but a
Yankee TO be a daredevil You may
have heard that there was a man muir
dered at the Los TorOs de Muerte about
week ago II is reported that mis- muir
derer is an American The police have
good description Of him, and there is
little doubt but that he will be found -
As he told me this I was aware that
he was watching me inteutly all the
time. He probably suspected me OF
committing the Decd, and the question
was asked for the purpose or drawing
me out.
Was the fellow kiuedg-' ! asked
turning upon him so suddenly that he
started as II caught in some deceit
I had not believed that l had killed
the man, but 1 knew that dlsagreeable
complications sometimes set IN from q
wound apparently insignificant.
"Killed-who? ! don't understand" he
stammered.
You said that there was a Inan muir
dered at the Los Toros de Muerte?"
'NO-that Is. he Is not dead yet"
NO doubt he deserved 10 have been
killed" I suggested, with an assumed
air of Indifference.
That may be-" he replied. but It will
not relieve the one who committed the
deed from punishment II he Is appre-
hended"
"A quarrel in a pulque shop Is not an
unusual occurrence. Is itg" I asked.
NO; and yet there are circumstances
which make this one significant 1t was
on the same night that the house OF
Don Carlos de Ulloa was entered-no
doubt by the same person. The man.
whoever he was, gained entrance by p
sUbterfuge; and II is supposed that he
made his escape through a window
which opens on to a balcony, and then
dropped TO the pavement
His object in gaining entrance to the
house mRy be surmised. and differences
drawn from the fact that only the next
evening the Senorita Teresa was kid
mapped when riding on the Paseo. So
high handed a procedure was this. and
so boldly executed. that the police are
likely 10 make vigorous effort 10 bring
the offenders to punishment In fact
Don Carlos Is likely to make things
warm for some one"
"A very strange occurrence. that one
man should get in 50 much trouble in
so short a time" I replied
Yes. very strange" said Mr.. Smith.
Tt is well known, is il not" ! asked
that the Paseo. as we'll as all roads
outside the city. are infested by ban
dts"
II don't understand" replied Mt
Smith. looking at me inquirlnKly.
Neither do l. But do the police know
where Don Luis RoboIo was on that
memorable night -
How do I know" he asked. some
what annoyed at the question. IT am
only speaking from hearsay-and OF
those things which are commonly
known. The affair has caused some
talk"
lie had been watching me intenuy. Il
had endeavored to berry no emotion;
but he was a man possessed OF a keen
faculty Of dlsCeTnment when il came to
reading men. When looked up I caught
his eye. I felt that he knew I had been
a.