The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-05

Ftut ltlSg AAlaNitN 49, - = '--i's
sad Senior Ortiz rising lndignantly.
Then cried W. Ffanzonis u .
watnin voice we VIII change
The oGter ais never changed.
sFrahzcni must have meant something
else,
So, when the fifteenth day Of May.
afrtSed the signs were that the prelsii.-
Dental advent would not be celees
,brated BY unlimited rejoicing. N
President Zar1lla was d little. elder
~ man, grizzly bearded, With 4 con.
ssiderabfe radio d indian blood reveal.
ed tn his cinnamon compl exion! AS he
was assisted into his carriage, his
sharp. beady EYES glanced around for
tie expected demonstration 81 vel
come, but be faced q stolid, pnen.
tfUsed array a. curious citizens. Sight;
seers the ccstaraguans are by birth
and habit, and they turned ont toptlhl.ee
last able bodied unit to witness the
scene, but they maintained an accusiye
silence.
AT length, after q prodigious gallop-
ing and curyetting Of red-sashed ma
JOS, gold-laced colonels and epauletted
generals, the procession formed for,its
annual formal progress down the prin.
cipal street.-The Canine Real-to the
government building at its end.
AS the band struck UP, and the
movement began, like a.bird Of III
omen the S. ]. Pizsoni, Jr., the swift,
eat steamship Of the yesuyius line,
glided into the harbor in plain view Of
the president and his train.
By the time the van Of the process
sion had reached the government
building, Captain Cronin, of the s. ].
Piszoni, Jr.,s and Mrayincenti, member
ot'the vesuvius Company, had landed
and we're pushing their way bluff,
hearty and nonchalant, through the
crowd on the narrow sidewalk. Clad
in white linen, big debonair, with an
air Of good-humored authority, they
made conspicuous figures among the
dark mass Of uninpostng Costara.
guans:- They penetrated to within a
few yards Of the steps Of the brown
stone building Casa Moreno, the
brown White House Of Costaragua.
Looking easily above the heads Of the
crowd, they perceived another that
lowered above the understood natives.
It was the fiery poll of Dicky Maloney
against the wall close by the lover
step, and his broad, seductive grin
showed that he recognized their pres:
ence.
Dlcky had atttred himself becoming
ly for the festive occasion In a we'll
fitting black. suit, Pasa was close BY
his side, her head covered with the
ubiquitous black mantilla.
Mr.. Vincent looked at her atten.
lively. ~ 81
"Botticelli's Madonna" he remark
ed, gravely. IT wonder when she got
into the game. don't like his get
ting tangled with the women. ] hoped
he would keep away from them" q
Captain Cronin's laugh almost drew
attention from the parade. SsS
with that head Of hair! Keep
away from the woment And a Ma
loney! Hasn't he got license? But
nonsense aside, what do you think Of
the prospects? It's a species Of fill
clustering out Of my line"
vincenti glanced again at Dicky's
head and smiled. s,,,,
Rouge ct noir," he said. 2 There
you have 1t. Make your play, gen
tlemen. Our money is on the red
They ceased talking, for General
Pillar had descended from the first
carriage and had taken his stand upon
the top step of Casa Moreno, AS the
Oldest member Of the cabinet, custom
had decreed that he should make the
address of welcome, presenting the
keys Of the official residence to thu
president at its close. Z
Holding in his hand the gilt keys o
Casa Moreno, he began his address II
aihistoricar form, touching upon eacl
administration and the advance o
civilization and prosperity from TIL
FIRST dim striving after liberty down L
present times. Arriving at the regime
81 President Zarillai at which point
according to precedent, he shouil
have delivered q euloEy upon its wis
conduct and the happiness Of the pee
pie, General Pillar paused. Then he 81
lently held up the bunch of keys higl
above his head with his eyes closet
regarding it. The ribbon with whlcl
they were bound auttered in tn
breeze.
at still blows" cried the speaker
exultantly. "Citizens Of Costaragua
give thanks to the saints this nigh
that our air is still tree."
Thus dlsposing Of zarilla's admins
tratIon, he abruptly reverted to tina
of olIvarra, Costaragua's most popula
ruler, Olivarra had been assassinate
nine years before while in the prin
of life and usefulness, A faction q
the Liberal party led by zarilla hin
self had been accused of the deet
Whether guilty or not, 1t was eigh
years before the ambitious and schen
ing zarilla had gained his goat.
Upon this theme General Pillars eli
que1ce was loosed, He drew the PHI
ture Of the beneflcent olivarra with
loving hand. He reminded the peopl