Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-24
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II you should see bron1ed men or
men with seldierly bearing freQuenting
q certain Office In a small street In
San Francisco, and II you know who
the men were or what they represent
ed, yea could predict to q nicely the
next Central American revolution, it's
leaders, and its outcome That Is be-
cause San Francisco Is the place where
everything commences, and many have
their end in the way Of troubles In tho
SISTER republics"
Three years ago the present govern
ment Of Guatemala missed overthrow
by just q hair. As the man who had
been financing the instruction said
bitterly when the bottom fell out! eff
1t weren't for women there'd be no
revolutions, and If it weren't for q
woman every revolution would be sue
ceSsful" He said this to the man who
knows more about troubles political
where there's money ana fighting than
any other man In the world. This
man nodded his head with q smilo not
often seen on his spare fncs. The
nnancteR didn't like the look, and he
growled some more: They might at
least have Let me hold the government
up for my expenses before calling tho
whole business on. 1 could have got
everything back and interest On nay
venture"
The ether man kept on smiling.
That's the way you fellows lock at It.
II yOu oaR9 win. sell out at a good
price. Bat that don't win in the long
run. One woman can spell the
scheme"
Tive years before this a young WON
an landed frsm tho Pacific Mail steam
Or City Of Para, and registered at the
Palace rs frem Mazataan. She had a
little maid whs giEgied and talked
Mexican. SSme luggage with Vienna
and Paris AOtA labels ever 1t, and the
manner q q deposed queen. She sign
ID AeEssaf 90 "Srta Maria Rlvas."
| In Gne time Senorita Rlvas left the
Aot@ SOR quiet lodgings On Vallejo
TtEssA Bat hsfore she disappeared
from tAs court, a gentle-mannered old
man vita knotty hands, called and In
Groducsd q companion. This Ia the
young man I spoke to your excellency
about l present Senior Thomas vim
cent" Thea the gray-haired man alp
pea away, ana Thomas Vincent was
left looktng down into the dark face
Of Maria RiyaA. He did not know why
be was there, nor who she was, nor
sven the name Of the man who had In
PRODUCED him. But he was not sorry,
She bet him stand while she glanced
him over. Vincent drew himself up at
her somewhat insolent manner, and
was rewarded by a smile
WIN Tou accept an invitatdon ia
supper tD0tght IL press you very
hardT ne asked him In smooth I'm.
EliSA.
vfnasHE turned his eyes ahOut the
court. TAsa he looked down at hes
again. end nodded cuFtiy. Certainly,
MADAM" He flushed, and went On,
But 1 failed to catch your mama !
am awfully embarrassed"
GA0 go& b her feet, and held cut q
Aa0AsR hand 81 am Miss Mary RI
W&S sAs said, quietly. ~My father
was HOEmer1y the president Of Hon.
duFa& went to school at Bryn Mawr,
and I net Jour sister there. TAat'u
why, when l found you were In San
Francisco, asked to have you brought
and introduced"
VIneeat looked at her very sober4y
almost pltyingiy. Then he offered heI
his arm. and they went into the sup
per-rooA. where everybody turned b
watch their progress, knowing nsathau
o. them
wbea she removed to the dat On
vallsto street, Miss Mary Rivas ted
vincent to come and take the flrst din
ner with her. "Wen christen the new
place." she said. gayiy, @and. besidea
l hope you'll find that I'm really Amer.
lean and can cock"
That night at Q o'clock when Ia
Mexican maid had departed giEglInl
30 the kitchen. Vincent's hostess Leaned
forward over the table at which thsJ
sat, and rested her elbows on II. Hsl
bare arms framed her face In q suddsz
way that took Yincent's heart out o.
tn regular beat He leaped to his fee