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train as far as they were aware. Fore
Gawd, gemmen," protested the por-
ter, IF any dahk-brown pusson had
got into dis heah cab, Aid have sized
him up TO notheh niggah, an Aid
suttin suah remember any niggah dat
had de nehye to ride In a Pullman"
Was Aguilar in the employ OF YAH
motto, with whom he had been closely
connected back In Washington? Was
he now an emissary of Baron Zollern?
Or was he pursuing a policy OF pri-
vate, personal revenge, Of vengeance
for the thrashing the boys had given
him only a few days before?
Solano, whose Spanish relatives had
told him much of the Philippines and
the brown, treacherous Tagalogs, was
positive that Aguilar was following his
own road, fighting for his w hand,
and trying only to get even for the
beating he had sustained. "A Tagal,"
argued Ramon, would forget his en-
ployer, his position, everything else
on earth, to follow an enemy to the
bitter end. That little devil, from the
moment we laid hands on him, forgot
Yazimoto, Zollern and his own peo-
pies cause. All he thought of, from
that time to this, was getting even.
He may have been trailing us right
along, on his own hook. He may have
crossed our trail last night"
Il figure 1t just a little differently"
answered Brockett. II think that he
has remained In the employ Of n Of
the two spies-more likely Yazimoto,
as two Asiatics would more probably
stick together than one Asiatic and a
German. Yazimoto, as / see it, fol-
lowed us on behalf of the Jap, but
when he actually got in the same car
with us his vengeful spirit was too
much for him, and he stabbed me
as he believed-before he could hold
back his hand. On calmer after
thought, he must have been utterly
embarrassed and unnerved at his deed,
and at the light in which he would
now appear to YazimOto. How can he
ever make good to the Jap? How can
he explain his failure to steal the
documents he was after, and make ex-
cuses for letting his temper take him
outside the path of his duty?"
Good logic" dissented Solano, but
it doesn't fit in with what | have
heard Of Fflipinos in general, and
Tagalogs in particular"
Throughout the day that followed
the youngsters kept sharp lookout for
trouble. but were ~agreeably disap-
pointed. No burly and boisterous Ger
mans swooped upon them; no Fill
pino daggers glittered in the surging
crowds, and none of the numerous lit
tie Japanese gentlemen whom they
encountered during the day resembled
Mr.. Yazimoto except in size and col
or. They went ecstatic during the
afternoon i've Comiskey's new ball
park, a veritable paradise of the fans,
and ever enjoyed the treat of a short
conversation with the Old Roman him.
self as he held court among the faith
full bugs" Not till late in the eve
ming did the sights and sounds of the
city pail upon them, and they began
to dimly remember that they had en-
joyed but little sleep on the previous
night in the Pullman.
No message had been handed them
all day, and they had received no
sign of any character, although ears
and eyes had been alert in eager ex-
p~ectation of a slip of paper quickly
passed amid the hurrying crowds. It
seemed evident, therefore, that they
would have to wait over for at least
another day. and rest had grown in