The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-29

tpathaamn greaaar N the clay floor
OF a Mexican shack for meal. and
| have dlned In Yiee=reKal state
with my lord In the state parlar At
/ Melhgufne I h<Ne aiept in tho
Llhama SERIAL In reldn, and ] fancy
/ I know as much. II not more. Of
/ Calcutta as rs possible for any
| European to know I dlned with
/ the French governor once in Ton
king and wa treated during ny
stay Ia that colony With the great
est eaurteays the following year.
however. ho very nearly jailed me.
under another name. for the sin
of being hard up and wanting some
+ thing Ia do. You can see Tor your
/ self from these confessions that
am endeaYorlnK To be candid With
Yuu. | remember IA old fellow Ia
Manila saying u me Never
waste a lie. tell the truth whenever
you can. aud you'll get q reputas
ton. Then. when you do want "a
lie. you will fiad that folk will be-
iieYe you
Aud with this preamble LET ne
begin 10 spin my yarn.
AZ I have said. / was ln Madraz
| pore. aud more than a little sorry
for myself. I can assure You
doubt II you would have known ma.
as made ms way one hot morning
/ down the narrow. turtuouh aud evil
| BmellinK street that led 10 the aoh
or market place. Of the capital city
Of tho kingdom. For upwards Of y
| month | had been leading the life
uf a Moor. and ! cannot help saying
| that the disguise was ahuut As per
/ feet rs any could veil be. In an
other weeks time. II all vent veil.
mY business Ia the city would be
concluded. and / should be free 70
leave the country as soon rs !
/ pleased
Had tho authorities guessed Tor
moment what Waa EoluK On. the
consequence would have been dlh=
aatruua IN the extreme I should
have been pnNerIeaa To help my
self II wha impossible for me- 10
appeal 10 the British consul for AZ
distance. for there we're the people
for whom I Wa working e. be con
adhered. Il Naa part Of our agree
meut that In thn event Of trouble
! should not expect AM help from
them
However. 81 faf everything lad
gone sell. AM ia another Neek. II
I continued to PROGRESS 10 smooth
b I should be able Ia pack my few
belongings and set off for the cast.
The scene IN the sak when
reached II va pistuteaque The
nlaEe Waa crowded. and In the
bright morning sunlight the blaze
It color vas hsN ilasfinE. while the
aHFuaf NaH daafenluK On every
side Fuaa the white rooted houses.
and above all the cray old kAahah.
ct citadel. ffaWue4 down upon the
tpwn balUw aa IL had done for
many hundred years. There we're
mau aud women Muufa ArAha and
/ ittfnanH. mules. rAmela and dom
keys There we're water sellers.
story tellern. soldiers AID basgara.
A painter would have raFed over
II
tut though | Haw all thia. paid
little heed. faf waa 10 a hurry.
aud had plenty 20 think Of that
morning. ] wAa On ny Nay t. keep
a moht Important appointment up.
"a tbs success of ahieh would de-
pend the duration Of my stay in
HadfApuHs
The house towards which / was
making ny way Naa situated In the
Spanish quarter Of the town. and
It's oener NaH q prominent mer-
chant 81 that nationality. A. lat.
being sure that wna not being fol-
iaaed. / reached the building in
question and entered the room OF
the spauiArd
When the interview Was At an
end took leave Of the old man
and a cunning old rascal he was
and prepared II make ny way
home.
I felt convinced | hal not been