The Yale expositor., 1906-06-01
CHAPTER xvIII.-continued.

Truth to tell, he Is worried secret
ly, but only because those are with
him who may be injured in the me-
lee. He has already considered a
scheme, wild though it may appear,
by means of which he shall win the
favor of the assemblage. and thus
crush the incipient rebellion.
1t is too late for them to get away
from the crowd. AS soon as they
make a move the very thing they seek
to avoid will be precipitated upon
them.
Some other plan must be tried, and
the more Dick Denver reflects the
more convinced he becomes that his
wild thought is not such a bad idea
after all. At any rate, it suits his no.
ton as a clever way to win the SYM
pathy of the crowd. which. like most
of it's kind, is, in general, a good
natured one, ready to swing with the
hero of the hour.
Dick would like to confer with his
comrade, but this is hardly possible
now without allowing the ears of Miss
Pauline to catch what they are talk
ing about, and he hardly cares to do
that.
So he must depend upon himself.
and taken with a sudden notion, de.
cides upon his unique plan to outwit
the senior and his clique.
He will take all the City of Mexico
into his Conference.-The good people
shall hear how some of their fellow
citizens endeavor to prosecute those
whose only sin has been the extension
of Mexican business-the restoration
of her most famous mine.
Already the situation has grown
grave. He can see scowling faces
around, and it is evident that If, as he
believes, the followers of Senior Lo-
PEI mean them harm, the. crisis will
not long be delayed.
Bob is close to him-Bob, whom he
can trust in any event, and who will
protect Pauline with his life If need
be. He presses against the sheriff.
Look after Miss Westerly. my dear
fellow. I'm going to astonish these
chaps a bit The spirit is moving
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you can see the senor's adherents all
around us. scowling like demons.
What l propose to debut time
passes, and the opportunity is ripe.
Watch me, my boy"
Bob's curiosity is, OF course, imme-
diately aroused; he cannot for the
life of him imagine what it is his COM
panion aims at. The object may be
plain, but the means which he is
about to employ are decidedly hazy.
1t may be readily understood, there
fore, that Bob watches his companion
with great interest, though he does
not for an instant forget that he has
charge to keep. Dora no longer
hangs upon his arm; he must have
both of them free in order to meet
the difficulty, If it comes, with his full
strength.
Pauline wonders, too. The words
she has heard Dick utter open her
eyes to one fact, end she takes note
of the scowling faces around them.
One glance she gives. and then de-
votes her attention to the man she
loves. What is 1t he means to do,
this man who does not seem to fear
any danger so long as he accom-
plishes the work which he sets out
to perform?
Dicks sudden notion is a strange
one, but quite suited to capture these
people, who depend a great deal upon
excitement to keep them in the land
of the living; a champion bull-fghter
is here a hero, just as in Madrid the
idol of the populace. until someone
comes along who overturns this bra
zen image.
Dick knows this as well as the next
man, and 1t has a bearing on his
movements. He has seen a way by
means of which he can probably win
the goodwill of the crowd and baf-
he the plans of the clique. However
STACEY II might appear in almost any
other country, it goes here as a
mighty dramatic effort.
He has timed himself we'll. The
band of Pedro Gomez rests for brief
period-they have gained much ap-
Jlause by previous efforts, and will
soon endeavor to win fresh laurels
with the last selection on the nights
program.
1t is at this moment that a man
comes clambering up onto the dais
or platform that has been erected
for the banda man whom those
nearest recognize as an American.
Surprise keeps them almost quiet,
only sort of murmur passing
through their midst p-oclaiming the
establishment with which they behold
this bold act.
What Is he about to do? Is he a
mailman who seeks the life of the
band leader, or does he intend to
present his thanks, accompanied per.
haps by a substantial present, to the
man who can draw out such wonder.
full music?
Ali now he Chambers over the rail
ing; with a bound he is on the plat.
form. Cries arise-more of the as.
semblage has discovered him. What
does he now?