The Washington times., 1911-04-20

w tns aSs' euayans e%s snDs''f terminal "Sa '"so on
time-thst is TO say, at II
O'Clock. Salvador and Daniel, the for
iner giving mis- arm to the American,
! alighted.
DO you have cabs In this God-for-
| saken country?' asked Daniel. IF so.
call one: I'm pretty weak man, and
| can't walk far"
Salvador helped him to a bench and
made hasty dctour of the station. Re-
| turning, he reported
There are no cabs. The cocheros
! fear to be on the streets during a revo-
| luton: The seror will have to walk"
is II far. then. to the Pazeo Nuevo?"
quite far"
We'll. then, take me 10 some place
| where | can get drink; 1 must brace
up on something, or youth have TO carry
me"
Isl. senor.' Salvador's tone was
cheerful, filled with a spirit of willing
ness to oblige; nevertheless. he had no
! intention of allowing Daniel to patron
ize anv one of Guayana's puluuerias. To
the contrary. by hook or crook. he pur-
posed to entice him to the bodega (grc-
cerD of Miguel. in the Gale Santiago
, There, at the mercy of Miguel, Ximenes,
and honest Salvador himself-well, they
( three would become possessors of a dia-
mond ring, together with some gold; {;
| and Salvador had appraised the stone
as one Of price.
1t was. therefore. with relief that he
found the streets, though brilliantly H.
| Illuminated. quite deserted save for the
police and a few hurrying pedestrians
The shops were darkened and closely
shuttered. With a triumph of ,duplicity
| that was an inspiration, Salvador halted
suddenly and struck hand to forehead
with a nelodramatic gesture and a cry
of dismav.
Now what's the r1atter?" demanded
Daniel.
This accursed revolution, senor,
which drives men mad, so that the DO
lice close all the pulquerias. ! am ag-
grteved that 1 cannot procure YOU that
drink
"A hotel. then? There must be one
near"
''On the further side of the city,
senor''
"Confound it," cried the young man.
| tainly do have the devils own luck, I,
Look here, I'll go back TO the station
and wait while YOU go TO the Paseo
Nuevo and 1ell Senor Curtice TO come
| for me. I'll be hanged If l can walk
any further"
We'll? Does your internal comic
opera revolution prohibit my sitting IN
| the station?"
No, senior, but | have a better plan.
Near here--not too far for you to walk
| is the small grocery of my very good
friend, Miguel. 1t is there that my
| uncle, Ximenes. lives. There you could
wait and get food and drink for trifie,
| whilst l go upon your errand.
Good. That's the best vet. Give me
| your arm
Their way led them through the Plaza
Even the more reputable cafes were
closed to business. The usual crowds
| were absent. The statue of Malone,
which the president, following the eX-
ample of his predecessors had erected IN
the center Of the pubic square, was sur
rounded by a company of barefooted
l. dark skinned soldiers. In front OF the
green house the bulldogs were drawn
! up in double rank, sitting silently
upon their horses. carbines at rest.
! The brave color of their uniforms
light blue, with trousers of white and
top boots of soft black leather-and
! the glitter of their accouterments IN
! the glare of the arc lamps, made them
a show that one might not but OBJ
serve, compelling admiration.
! Daniel remarked them with a word
! of praise for their bearing; at which
Salvador delivered a panegyric in their
| honor. He had no patience with these
/ fools of revolutionists, who rebelled
| for no reason at all against just
and paternal government! He would
| that all citizens of the republic were
as peaceable, as abiding, as even
minded as himself.
And so speaking, he helped Daniel
across the Plaza as quickly as he
might The time flew on apace, and
he would end this work quickly. to
be ready to join with the crowd II
the insurrection broke out ere dawn.
Presently they plunged into the lower
strata of the city: a place of 'mean
| houses, low. narrow, builded of abode
and unpainted. Here the lights were
more few. the dark spaces more fire.
quent and blacker: police in num-
| bers patrolled the streets with greater
vigilance, several OF them stopping
| the two strangers to scrutinize them
| and to listen to Salvador's accounting
for their being abroad at an hour so
late. But here, too, the shops were
! boarded and devoid of lights.
(The Continuation of This Story VIII
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