Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-14


coming in the city of this Nueva York. -
Mr.. Kelleys politeness would not suffer the dstin
gushed Colombian to brave the dangers of the return
unaccompaned At the door of the Hotel Espanol
they paused. little lower down on the opposite side
of the street shone the modest illuminated sign of El
Refugio Mr.. Kelley, to whom few streets were un.
familiar, knew the place exteriorly as Dago
joint 4" All foreigners Mr.. Kelley cassed under the
two heads of ''Dagoes'' and Frenchmen. He pro-
posed to the general that they repair thther and sub
stantiate their acquaintance with liquid founda
tion.
An hour later found Gen. Falcon and Mr.. Kelley
seated at table in the conspirator s of El
Refugio. Bottles and glasses were between them.
For the tenth time the general conded the secret of
his mission to the Estados Unidos. He was here, he
declared, to purchase arms-2,0OO stands of Win
chester rifes-for the Colombian revolutionists lie
had drafts in his pocket drawn by the Cartagena
Bank on its New York correspondent for $4,000 AT
other tables other revolutionists shouting their
political secrets to their fellow plotters but none
as loud the general. He pounded the table;
he halloed for wine; he roared to his friend
that his errand secret one, and not to be limited
at to a living soul. Mr.. Kelley himself was stirred
to sympathetic enthusiasm He grasped the general
hand the table.
''Monseer,' - he said earnestly, ''I don't know
where this country of yours is, but IN for it.
guess it must be a branch of the United States,
though, for the poetry guys and the schoomarms call
us Columbia, too, sometimes. It's lucky thing for
you that you butted into me tonight. m the only
man in New York that get this gun deal through
for you. The secretary of of the United States
is me best friend. He's in the city now, and II see
him for you tomorrow. In the meantime, monseer,
you keep them drafts tight in your inside pocket
IL call for you tomorrow, and take you to him.
Say! that ain It the District of Columbia you re talk
ing about, is it'' concluded Mr.. Kelley, with sud
den qualm ''You can t capture that with no 1000
guns-it been tried with MORE"
''No no, mo-! - exclaimed the general. "It is the
Republic of Coombia-it is a gr-reat republic on the
top side of America of the South. Yes Yes.'
''All right said Mr.. Kelley, reassured. 'Now
suppose trek along home and go by-by III
write to the secretary tonight and make date with
him. IT. ticklish job to get guns out OF New
York McClusky himself can t do it.
They parted at the door of the Hotel Espano. The
general rolled his eyes at the moon and sighed
''It is a great country, your Nueva York." he
said. ''Truly the in the streets devastate one,
and the engine that cooks the nuts terribly makes
squeak in the ear But, ah, Senior Keey-the senoras
with the hair of much goodness and admirable fat
ness-they magnifcas! Muy magnifcas!" "
Kelley went to the nearest telephone booth and
called up McCrarys cafe, far up on Broadway He
asked for Jimmy Dunn.
rs that Jimmy DunnY'' asked Kelley.
eyes, came the
''You re liar" sang back Kelley, joyfully
'You re the secretary of war Wait there till [
up. I've got the finest thing down here In the
way of fish you bated for 1t s Colorado
maduro with gold band around it and free coupons
enough to buy red hall lamp and a statuette OF
Psyche rubbering in the brook III be up on the
next car. -
Jimmy Dunn was an A. NJ. of Crookdom. He
an artist in the confidence line He never saw a
budgeon in his life; and he scorned knockout drops
In fact he would have set nothing before intend
ed victim but the purest of drinks if it had been pos
sibe to procure such a thing in New York. 1t was
the ambition of " Spider Kelley to elevate hlmself
into Jimmy's class.
These two gentlemen held conference that night
at McCrary's. Kelley explained
"He IS as easy a gum shoe. He from the ISL
and of Colombia where there's strike, or a feud, or
something going on, and they'v sent him up here to
buy 1000 Wnchesters to arbitrate the thing with.
He showed me two drafts for $4,000 each and one
for $4,000 on bank here. IS truth, Jimmy, felt
real mad with him because he ddn Il have it in thou
sand dollar bills and hand it to silver waiter.
Now We got to wait till he goes to the bank and
gets the money for us.
They talked it over for two hours, and then Dunn
said: "Bring him to No. = Broadway at clock