Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10

When the consuTs wife proposed that
every one rise to sing Am erica 1 rose
and prepared to slip out OF me room. To
man with a good ear for music-and, once
upon a time, 1 studied under Won Plach-
mann in Vienna-few things are more
dreadful than a rendering of America by
an unframed chorus of Americans. 1t is
seldom that any one present knows much
about either the tune or the words, and in
Central America the English people on hand
usually take advantage of this ignorance to
come out strong with God Save the King.
National anthems are an abominatlon any
way The United States has five of them,
and yet our troops entered Santiago to the
melody of "A Hot Time In Old TOWN.
In the patiole found Elvarez He was
smoking a brown paper cigarette and d.
recting a malignant gaze toward Antonio
Rivas, president of the republic, who stood
In the doorway watching Americans and
English celebrating the Fourth OF July.
Rivas had been able to read our language
only about a year, and L think he mad an
idea that the occasion for the fesuvlty was
the anniversary of the defeat of Sir Thomas
Linton.
'Do-ag onr' exclaimed Elvarez. who had
a Partially for our explosives when they
were available. HE hasn't taken his eyes
from her a dozen times tonight"
why 'do-ag on him, them" inquired.
isn't that precisely what you want? If
I am not mistaken the whole plan of cam
paign rests upon our ability to persuade
Madame Rvas into an exposition of the
{ theory that hell hath no fury like woman
scorned.'
you mistake" replied Elvarez. 1T Is
from Madame RivaS that he has not taken
bis eyes. Oh, he is cunning a monkey"
IAN animal which he somewhat resem-
blesv'
''Friday at Acajutla he could not pay
trcrh otta atf 70 ri an1 frnr
America. Tonight
Mrs McLemore is no friend of mlne,"
Interrupted hotly Il do not sell my
friendsv'
And you intend selling me?" said Mrs
McLemore, walking out of the darkness, the
sound of her footsteps lost in the splash
of the fountain and the medley of Amer
lea and God Save the Kingv'
"Caraccar' l observed blandly. / always
swear in Spanish. as l often talk to women
in italian, because of an infinite sense CT
propriety
ITO whom?" she asked, ignoring my rude
ness.
ITO his excellency, the president" I re-
piled. Senior Elvarez believes there would
be fortune in effecting an-an arrange
ment."
1t was q bold thing to say. but the hus-
bandless American women one meets south
of Mexico are not inclined to be squeamish.
Besides, have learned these two things
that the only way to keep hidden a sin in
which one has been caught is to confess
worse one, and that no creature feminine
really resents what fatters her. 1t was
manifestly impossible to tell Mrs. Mc1-e-
more that ! had undertaken the theft or
letters which Elvarez had seen her receive
from Rlvas that very evening. Anything
which might alarm her and lead her to take
the packet from the bosom of her dress
would be fatal to my plans and to my
financial prospects.
Elvarez came to time handsomely. 1--WE
thought" he explained. that If You would
CONSENT"
''Senori" she cried out. and assure you
that the dignity and defiance in her tone
was such that neither my companion nor l
noticed the absurdity of her pronunciation.
"Senori You call yourself gentleman"
1t stung like a whip-lash the way she said
it. For the moment could have loved her
billet douX from the husband of another
woman at that instant burning the flesh OF