The Washington herald., 1912-01-28

honestly believe that the United States.
land-hungTy. eager for conquest. intends
sooner or later TO annex and colonize the
whole world OF Mexico. Central and
South America. Once President Of Mex
leo Estcral would consolidate his en-
Fire Of mutual defense and vested rights
in less than two years. Then he would
sell his alliance TO Japan or Germany.
Both are eager TO gain his friendship.
and both are making him tremendous
offers. He t. financing his revolution
with japanese and German gold. Jap
anese and German spies swarm all over
this country, bribing, scheming, working
60 gain the secrets Of defense and milf
tary policy. japanese and German
agents also try 10 block every avenue by
which certain messages could be con-
veyed to Gomez EsteraI. II those mes
sages reach him believe his dreams will
be shocked into sudden awakening, and
great light will burst upon him.
"How-how do you mean, coloneI?"
BrOckett questioned.
"Because"-and the old soldiers words
fairly burned their way through the
very souls OF his young auditors-"be-
cause both Japan and Germany have
every plan arranged by which EsteraI is
to be deceived. betrayed. and made a
catspaw. Germany proposes. IL the United
States is crippled, to seize upon Brazil
and make II the home of Prussia's over
flowing millions. japan already counts
upon Sonora and Lower California as
part OF the Pacific empire which the
Mikado is to rule. These schomes are
all matured, and the execution of the
plans would be commenced as soon as the
war was over. In other words, Gomez
Esteral, dreaming of a great Latin na-
tion. is to be awakened by the shock of
finding himself the tool OF great land
grabbing conspiracy, and his NEWBORN
ed nation the prey of Germany or of
Japan"
And" asked Solano. eagerly, 'how do
We figure in this drama of the nations?''
You have quite a part to play" said
the old soldier. IF 1 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 absolutely irrefutable proofs
OF the Japanese and German treachery-
proofs made out in the cipher code, but
fully convincing TO any man Of ordinary
lhNeluBenGe. ESlerdl. L tnl1k, - man
of rather more than ordinary brains, and
the evidence that will be set before him
viii give him a sudden shock and a com
plete awakening
Il 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 1 in
trust to your keeping little 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 s
soon as you reached me. They will pref
ly nearly clinch the case, so far as Es-
Ieral is concerned. as they contain notice
10 Baron Zollern that he will be appoint
Cd governor of a Brazilian province when
everything has been properly adjusted.
Rather foolish of the Kaiser, don't you
ihink? However that may be- here's the
iocuments. Add them to whatever You
already have in stock for Gomez Esteral.
md start for Rancho Nogal whenever you
Teel so disposed. can't even send
escort across the river with you
-EsteraI would take to the high grass IL |