The Washington herald., 1912-01-30

in an tells me to hang round in de
vicinity, see And tub keep a close eye
on youse, do all I could to help youse,
an II yOuse got stalled at de finish, TO
shoot home de news. In Odder words. I
was guardeen an shadow over de whole
jCurney-an' de letters was Jest part of
II all. It was pipe fer me to learn
your cipher-any baseball bug can easy
do it-an' as for de letters. can say
dis: 1 may talk on de fritz. but at
school 1 always got any spellin' prizes
dat was to be had
You must have kept in touch with
the chief. too, didn't you?" asked So
lano
Il surely did. I was de live wire. de
line Of communication, an l just ferried
along some letters dat de chief an de
general managed tub get tuh me. I was
Johnny on de spot right up to de finish
an I'm thinkin' dere'd have been diff
ferent finish to-day but fer me"
That's right cut in SolanO. you
noticed 1 was limping little, didn't you?
l was making the best speed l could 10
get away from our friend Torrejons
people, when, maybe two miles out OF
camp, I wrenched my ankle. They were
almost on top OF me when this imp OF
Satan jumped out from a patch Of cac-
tus by the road. Somehow or other. he
crouched while the hunt went by. They
are good trackers, and it wasn't long
before they were back. all round the
spot where had disappeared. Mike pro-
posed to give them a fight as soon as
they found us. and 1 think he'd have
cleaned up their whole company-only he
didn't have TO. They couldn't have been
ten feet from US when Gomez Esteral
rode up with 90 men, and that changed
the story"
''Youse never thought TO ask how dis
Gomez party happened along in the
neighborhood. didja?' questioned Mike
McKane. Nav; thought not. Charge
dat to me. too. When youse guys rode
cuta de cavalry camp. / was five miles
In de lead. I amt no rider so ! was
paddin' de hoof ahead. When yOuse was
held up was maybe tree hundred feet
away. knew where youse was headed
for. an SO I beat II to dis Nogal Joint.
where de Gomez feller holds out. Den I
tells him all I know: he agrees to turn
right out, quick as he can get some men
togeder. an I tries TO hurry back to see
II dere was anything I could do. On de
way 1 falls in wit Solano-an' youse
know all de rest
Gomez EsteraI was holding Judgment
in the center OF the clearing. The face
OF the man who had dreamed of empire
was lined and drawn: twenty years
seemed to have been added to his age in
one hours time. SOmberly he gazed at
the little group before him, and his voice
choked as he spoke.
II have had a rude awakening said
Gomez Esteral. II have learned that
friends are false, and that enemies may
be truest friends. The shock has almost
overwhelmed mel can say but little.
Baron Zollern, Mr.. YazimOtO-go your
ways. Whether my dreams are ever real
lied or my ambition wrecked, there shall
be no profit for Japan or Germany. The
world of Latin America shall know of
the tremendous treachery they planned.
and that knowledge will end the hopes
your nations may have held. Juan Tor
rejon, 1 pardon you and your men for
any indiscretions you may have COM
mitted. Young gentlemen of the United
States, you may return, under escort
and protection, bearing with you my
heartiest admiration and assurance that
your noble nation, at least, need fret no
more over the plots OF Gomez EsteralI'
TO BE CONCLUDED TOMORROW.