New Ulm review., 1912-10-30

den awakening. and . great light VIII
burst upon him."
"How-how do you mean. colousl7'
Brockstt questioned.
Because the old soldiers
words fairly burned their way through
the very souls Of his young auditors
because both Japan and Germany
have every plan arranged BY which
Esteral 10 to be decsivsd. betrayed.
and made . catspaw. Germany pro
poses. II the United States II Grip
pied. to ssise upon Brasil and make
It the homo Of Prussia's ovsrhowins
millions. Japan already counts upon
Sonora and Lower California % part
Of the Pacific empire which the
mikado IL to rule. Those schemes
are All matured. and the execution Of
the plans would be commenced a.
soon % the war was over. In other
words. Gomez Esteral. dreaming of .
great Latin nation. 10 to be awakened
by the shock Of nndtng himself the
tool Of great land-grabbing con.
spiracy, and his new.formsd nation
the prey Of Germany or Of Japan"
"And. asked Solano, eagerly, ''how
do we figure in this drama Of the ma
tions7''
"You have quite Z part to play" {"
said the old soldier. IF / am not
mistaken, the packet which you carry
to Gomez Esteral contains not only
the cipher code, and messages from
the United States to Esteral, but alb
solutely irrefutable proofs of the Jap.
anese and German treachery-proofs
made out in the cipher code, but fully
convincing to any man of ordinary in,
telligence. Esteral, think, is a man
of rather more than ordinary brains,
and the evidence that will be set be.
fore him will give him sudden shock
and complete awakening"
II think I can understand now"
said Brockett, why so many attempts
were made to rob us on the road"
Exactly" concurred the colonel.
"And now, boys, have something
else I entrust to your keeping-a lit.
tie addition to the messages you must
give Gomez Esteral. Here are some
papers taken from your friend Baron
Zollern-papers which were sent to
me from Little Rock, with instructions
to give them to you as soon as you
reached me. They will pretty nearly
clinch the case, SO far as Esteral is
concerned, as they contain notice to
Baron Zollern that he will be appoint
ed governor of Brazilian province
when everything has been properly
adjusted. Rather foolish of tho
kaiser, don't you think? However
that may be, here's the documents.
Add them to whatever you already
have in stock for Gomez Esteral, and
start for Rancho Nogal whenever you
feel so disposed. I can't even send a
cavalry escort across the river with
you-Esteral would take to the high
grass If he saw a solitary trooper ap-
preaching. You will have to look out
for yourselves and for the safety of
your letters
Under tho rich light OF the Mexican
moon, two young horsemen rode the
trail that leads to Rancho Nogal. Both
boys could ride fairly well, though
neither could lay claim to the skill Of
. cowboy. and the thoughtful old col
onel had provided them with mounts.
III you can stick on your horses"
said he, 1T will shorten the distance
to the Rancho, and may also carry you
out of danger If anybody stops you on
the way" Well-provided with direc-
tions, and with heavy cavalry revol-
vers buckled at their hips, the mes
sengers set out on the last stage Of
their journey In royal spirits. Six
saw them safe across the Rio !
Grande. and dismissed them with wav.
Ing of hats and urgent requests to be
back In time for the deciding bell
game. The group Of friendly horse
men faded into spectres and then
blended with the night; dark stretch
es Of shadowy chaparral advanced its