The Washington times., 1906-05-13


in the coast town OF Cipoio-
That ne had reached thus
far IN flight from the inconvenience u
an imminent revolution. and t"at
quarter of million pesos. government
funds. which he carried with nm III 90
American leather valise as sou- souN ~.
Of his tempestuous administration
never afterward found -, L,
For a real. a muchacho VIII s"
You his grave. II Is back OF tie
near little bridge that spans r'iS'ne
swamp. A plain slab OF unoressu
pine stands at its head
Some one has burned upon the heao-
piece. with a hot iron, this inscriptions
p.N,o>, ANGEL. DE LAS CRUZEs
Y MIRAFiORES.
PRESIDENTE DE LA Rbf u hi-icA
DE A\CHI RIA
cTE SEA 81 JUEL, DlOS-
7 is characteristic Of this buoyant
reonle that they pursue no man be
vond his grave. Let God be ms
nudge Even with that quarter of
million unbound they could not en-
grave upon his tombstone the sarcasm
Of "a good and great man gone 10 his
reward
an old half-breed Indian tends this
grave with fidelity and the dawdiing
minuteness OF inherited sloth. He
cbops down the weeds with his
II achete. pIucks away ants and scor-
pions with lis horny fingers, and
sprinkIes it daily with water from the
plaza fountain.
To the guest. the people OF Cibolo
will relate the story Of the tragic death
Of their old president; how he strove
to fly with the public fun:s and Dona
Julia Gordon, the young American
opera singer. and how, being appre-
Eended by members of the revolution
ary party IN this coast town. he shot
himself through the head rather than
give I'D the funds and. as follows. the
Senorita Gordon. They will relate.
further. that Dona Julia. her adven-
turous bark Of fortune shoaled by the
simultaneous loss OF her distinguished
admirer and the souvenir quarter mil
lion. dropped anchor on this stagnant
coast. awaiting a rising tide. The tide
was ready. in the form OF a wealthy
American resident-a banana king. a
rubber prince. Ssrsaparilla, indigo
and mahogany baron. The senorIta
married this American one month after
the ill-fated president was buried with
military dishonors, and while the
''Vivas' OF the new administration
were saluting Liberty and prospective
spoils
The house OF the American is 70 be
seen on a bald fOothill of the Cordil-
Ieras near the town. 1t is a conglom-
crate structure of the finest woods,
brick. glass palm. thatch. adobe. and
bamboo. The natives speak OF its in
terror with admirat on-"flgure-it-to-
-
like mirrors. hand-woven Indian rugs
OF silk fiber. tall glasses. musical in
syruments. and painted walls.
OF the American. Don Frank Mac
keuzie and of his wife. they have moth
ing but good 10 say. Don Frank has
lived among them for years. and has
compelled their respect His lady is
easily queen Of what social life the
sober coast affords. The comand-
snte-s wife. herself. who was or the
proud Castiliau family OF Monteleon )
Dolorosa de los Santos MeT. dez, feels
honored 10 unfold her napkin with
oiive-hued. rinEed hands al the table
OF the Sonora Mackenzie. Were you
to refer-with your Northern preju-
dices-to the vivacious past or Mrs.
Mackenzie. when her glecful abandon
upon the comic opera stage captured
the mature presidents fancy. or TO
her part in that statesman's downfall
and malfcasance. the Latin shrug OF
tho shoulder would he your only an
sver and rebuttal The native DANES
admired the beautiful American lady.
and many OF them envied her possess
Ion Of the marriage certificate signed
by the good Padre Espirition.
1t would seem that the story is end
ed; that the close Of \ tragedy and
the climax OF a romance have covered
the ground OF interest. but. TO the
more curious reader II shall be some
slight instruction 10 learn why the old
Indian. Galvez. Is secretly paid TO keep
green the grave of President Mira
flores by one who never saw that
statesman in life or death. Also. why
Don Emilio Villanueva. minister Of
finance during the Mirafores admins
tration. and close friend To tie de-
ceased president. should. after dining
At Mackenzie's 5 house during a short
visit TO the coast. make the following
remark to a friend:
'F-f-f-f-t! l say Il TO you Twenty
times. in the capital, l have taken
wine in the company or Dona Julia
Gordon. As many times I have heard
her sing like the ruisenor that she
was. Por 81 cuerpo de Cristo this
Madame Mackenzie-aunque una Sc
nora muy aEradable-is no more Dona
Julia Gordon than I. myself. am.
FiguraseIo.'
The threads of the events reach far.
stretching across the sea Following
them out. II viii also be made clear
why Shorty Flynn. OF the Columbia
detective Bureau. New York. los, his
jon Also whv DR.. Angel middle
aged. dark-featured poseur of the
"oulevards of Paris, smokes two-franc
cigars.
Cibolo lay in its usual stupor. The
Caribbean swished upon the sand
beach. the parrots screamed I'm the
range and ceiba trees. the palms were
waving their timber fronds foolisbIv
lie an awkward chorus at the prirna
donna's cue TO enter.
Suddenly the town was fuIl OF ex-
element a boy dashs4 down the
g-ass-grCwn street. shrieking. "Busca
el Senor Mackenzie. In telegrafo Dor
ell Knots OF women, ox-eyed. bare
armed. ecru-complexioned. gathered at
corners and caTOled plaintively to one
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