Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-17
HEY will tell you. in

N
MlK w That he had reached
WMW thus far in flight from
W. the Inconvenience of
an imminent revolution,
eno tnat quarter OF a million pesos,
government funds, which he carried
with MIN In an American leather va
use as souvenir Of his tempestuous
administration. were never afterward
found.
For real. q muchacho will show
you his grave. 1t is back Of the town,
near little bridge that spans a man.
30 swamp. A plain slab Of undressed
pine stands at its head.
some one has burned upon the head.
piece, with hot iron, this Inscription:
RAMON ANGEL DE LAS CRUZES
Y MIRAFLoRES,
PRESlDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA
DE ANCHURIA.
QUE SEA SU JUEz, dos.
An old half-breed Indian tends this
grave with fidelity, and the dawdling
minuteness of inherited sloth.
To the guests. the people of Cibolo
Will relate the story Of the tragic
death Of their old president; how he
strove to fly with the public funds and
Dona Julia Gordon, the young Amer
lean opera singer, and how, before ap-
pretended by members of the revolu-
uonary party in this coast town, he
shot himself through the head rather
than give UP the funds. and, as fol-
lows, the Senorita Gordon. They will
relate. further, that Dona Julia, her ad-
yenturous bark Of fortune shoaled by
the simultaneous loss OF her distin-
guished admirer and the souvenir quar-
ter million, dropped anchor on the
stagnant coast. awaiting e rising tide,
The tide was ready, in the form OF
q wealthy American resident-a ba-
mana king. rubber prince, a sarsapa-
rilla, indigo and mahogany baron. The
senorita married this American one
month after the Inflated President was
buried with military dishonors, and
while the "Vivas" of the new admins
tration were saluting Liberty and pros
pective spoils.
It would seem that the story is end
ed; but to the more curious reader 1t
shall be some slight instruction to
learn why the old Indian, Balvez, is Sc
cretly paid to keep green the grave of
President Miraflores. Also, why Don
Emilio Villanueva, minister of finance
during the Mirafiores administration,
should, after dining at Mackenzie's
house during short visit to the coast,
make the following remark to friend:
F-ff-f-tl l say 1t to you. Twenty
times, In the capital, have taken wine
In the company of Dona Julia Gordon.
AS many times l have heard her sing
like the ruisenor that she was. Por el
cuerpo de Cristo this Nine. Mackenzie
-aunque una Sonora muy agrandable
lis no more Dona Julia Gordon than l.
myself, am. Figuraselol"
The threads Of the events reach far,
stretching across the sea. Following
them out. 1t will also be made clear
why Shorty Flynn OF the Columbia
detective bureau, New York, lost his
job. Also why DR.. Angel, a middle
aged, dark-featured poseur of the bou-
ievards OF Paris. smokes two-franc
cigars.
Ctbolo lay In its usual stupor. The
Caribbean swished upon the sand
beach, the parrots screamed in the
range and ceiba trees. the palms were
waving their timber fronds foolishly,
like an awkward chorus at the prima
donna's cue to enter
Suddenly the town was full of ex-
element. A boy dashed down the
grass-grown street, shrieking: "Busca
el Sonora Mackenzie. I'm TELEGRAPH
por ell" The words spread swiftly.
The commandante, who was loyal to
the ms, and suspected Mackenzie's de-
v0tion to the outs, Missed: "Aha!" and
wrote I'm his secret memorandum book:
JUNO ell 10-Vino un TELEGRAPH Dor
Senior NJ"
The dispatch was from Bob Engel-
hardt, a "Gringo" in the capital city,
an Ice manufacturer, a sworn reyolu-
ZIONIST, and good people" The Willy
Bob seemed to have circumvented sue
cessfully the impossibility of sending
. confidential message In either Span
ash or English. The result was the
following literary gem:
His nibs skedaddled yesterday per Jack
rabbit line with all the spondulicks
An the pot. and the bunch of calico he's
spoons on. Shes peach, easy. Our
crowd In good shape, but the Doodle Is
six figures short. We must have the
swag the main guy scooped. You collar
It. He's headed for the briny. You know
what TO do"
This remarkable screed conveyed
the information to Mackenzie that the
president had decamped for the coast
with the public money, accompanied
by opesa singer. Julia Gordon, his
e ton 'ewhom was the gossip
enzias pocketed his message
mt tot atk It over with his friend
cons traitor. DR.. Zavalla, a ma.
titiciak of much ingenuity. Mac
had tAken up political intrigue
after business. His support
snsidersd SO far useful to the
ionary party that. II the wheel
N a.. be stood to win a 20-year
revose of 10000 manzanas of the
conce,, IN n land along the coast.
mes lei ace to the Jack rabbit
,.aer in q Is message. it was under
i I.ood that De hsad of the government.
&c avg ande>Iulla had taken the
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