Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-29
The ATGieT ReVOIuIIOIBt



II you shCuld see bronzed men OF
men with sOldierly bearing trequsnttng
e certain Office in & small street in
San Francisco. and II you knew who
the men were or what they represent
ed you could predict 10 q nicely the
next Central American revolution. It's
leaders. and lis outcome That Is be-
cause San Francisco Is the place where
everything commences. and many have
their end in the way Of troubles in the
sister republics"
Three years ago the present govern
ment OF Guatemala missed overthrow
by just a hair. As rhe man who had
been financing the instruction said
bitterly when the bottom fell out: IF
II weren't for women rhere'd be no
revolutions. and il il weren't for a
woman every revolution would be sue
cessful" He said this 10 the man who
knows more about troubles political
where there's money and fighting than
any other man IL the world. This
man nodded his head win & smile not
often seen on his spare face. The
financier didn't like the look. and he
gTOwled some more: They might at
least have let me hold the government
up for my expenses before calling the
whole business of I could have got
everything back and interest on my
venture
The other man kept on smiling
''Thar's the way you fellows IOok az il
II you can't win. sell our az a good
price But that don't win in the long
run One woman can spoil the
Echeme"
Two vears before thIs young wOm-
an landed from the Pacific Mail steam
er City NJ Para, and registered ar the
Palace as from MazatIan- She had 4
little maid who gizsied and talked
Mexican, some luggage with Vienna
and Paris hotel labels over It. and the
manner OF a depOsed queen. She sign
ed herself as -Srza Maria Rivas''
In due time SenOrita Rivas left the
hotel for quiet lodgings on Vallejo
street. But before She disappeared
from the court. genrle-mannered old
man with knOtty hands. called and In
trOduced q companion. This is th'
young man I spoke 10 your excellenc-
about. I present Senor Thomas Win
cent" Then the grGy-haired man slip
ped away. and Thomas Vincent wa
q -,
OF Maria Isiyas. He did not know VIII
he was thrve, nor vino she was. no
even the name Of the man who had in
trOduced him But lie was not sorry
She let him stand while she glance
him over Vincent drew himself up a
her somewhat insOlent manner. an
was rewarded By a smile.
"Will you accept an invitation I
supper tonight If | press you yer
hard?' she asked him in smooth El
glish
Vincent turned his eyes about Il
court. Then he looked down at he
again. and nodded curtLy. "CertaInl
madam" He flushed. and went o.
"But / failed 10 catch yOur name
am awfuIly embarrassed
She got to her feet and held out
Slender hand Il am Miss Mary +
vas" size said quietly. MY fath,
4ras formerly the president of HO
Guras went to school at Bryn Nav
and I met your sister there. That
why. when / found you We're in Sa
Francisco. I asked 10 have you broug
and intraiucel."
Vincent looked AT her very soberl
almost pityingly Then he offered h
his arm. and they went into the su
per-rOom. where everybody turned
watch their progress. knowing Meth
OF them.
When she removed TO the fat
Vallejo street. Miss Mary Rivas 10
Vincent 10 come and take the first di
ner with her. Wen christen the ns
Place" she said. gayly. ~and. besid'
hope you'll find that I m really Anne
lean and can cook"
That night al . o'clock when I
Mexican maid had departed giggli
TO the kitchen. vincent's hostess lean
forward over the table at which th
sat. and rested her elbows on IL r
bare arms framed her face in q sudd
way that took yincent's heart out
ix regular beat He leaped 10 his &