The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-15

men. disappeared amid the chaparral.
Baron Zollern drew the worthless
envelopes from his pocket, tore them
open, and stared at the blank sheets
they had contained. Then, with a
gesture Of utter disg4st and sardonic
contempt, he offered them to Mr..
Yazimoto. The Japanese struck them
from the Germans hand, sank down
upon the sod, and sobbed like a little
child. Baron Zollern drew himself up
proudly, calamity.
For me-" he spoke, I'D ISIS all ofer.
may not go back to Berlin now
Young chentlemen, gongrachulade
you. You hat outvitted me from start
to finch, und you hat dricked me at
de lasd. VIII you shake hands NIT
me?"
Brockett and Solano stood with
barred heads as they clasped the
baron's hand. A great soul had broken
before them, and a patriot had come
to the bitter ending of his dreams.
They clasped the Germans hands
and all was silence save the sobbing
OF the little Japanese, unnerved and
overwhelmed.
Id vos not a fair CONTEST" the
baron said, patting the boys on the
shoulder. Deere vas you two-und
againsd you twenty spies und skilled
hunters OF men. Sometimes, Herr
Yazimoto und / worked togeder. Some
dimes We worked abart. Nit all de
resources at our command, We kebt
ubon de drail-two men can hardly
WOOL twenty. We did all We could
und yet you beat us, beat us at efery
place, und in efery city. At lasd, here
In Mexico, beliefed We had you
und you gate us de checkmate at de
lasd turn off de road! Boys, again
congratulate you. You will be great
some day-I, Baron Zollern, crushed
und beaten, say 1t nowi"
He didn't count de numbers right,
dere," piped up the small red-headed
youngster who had escorted Ramon
Solano to the scene. "Where'd de hull
bunch O. youse a been but for Mike
McKane, I'd like tub know?"
What I'd like to know" queried
Brockett. "is how you happened to get
down here. anyhow? Who turned you
loose?"
Turned loose nottin'," answered
Mike McKane. Didn't tell youse
guys was goin' on dis trip? Well,
made good. Lissen tub me, bo: youse
two left track so wide yuh coulda
driven an ortermobile over 1t. When
youse left Washin'ton / was right in
de neighborhood. If youse wanter
know, you'd a hadda heap o. trouble
gettin' clear from dat street fight wit
de bulls but for me. | pointed 'em up
an alley. an dey went up 1t like a
lotta boobs. After dat, 1t was plumb
easy fer me to keep in touch wit
youse. One or two times, youse did
doublin' act, like a guy tryin' to t'row
de shadows off when his wife has
hired de Pinks ter watch I'm, but |
kinda figgered cut just where you'd
likely light-an' didn't miss out once.
Did dem letters have youse a-guess-
IMP"
We'll. rather!" cried Brockett.
Whats the explanation"
Explanations dead soft" grinned
the messenger boy. ''Yuh see, old |
Chief Wilkins an General Cole has al
ways thought I had de goods in me
fer a Sherlock Holmes. So when
youse was all framed up fer de trip
dey calls me in an tells me to hang
round in de vicinity, see? And tub
keep a close eye on youse, do all |
could to help youse"
You must have kept in touch with
the chief. too. didn't your" asked So
lano.
81 surely did | was de live wire,
de line of communication, an | Just |
ferried along some letters dat de chief
an de general managed tub get tub |
me. was Johnny on de spot right |
up to de finish-an' I'm thinkin' dere'd |
have been different finish today but |
fer me-"
That's right" cut in Solano "You |
noticed was limping a little, didn't |
you? l was making the best speed | |
could to get away from our friend
Torrejon's people, when, maybe two |
miles out of camp. | wrenched my
ankle. They were almost on top OF |
me when this imp Of Satan Jumped |
out from a patch of cactus by the |
road. Somehow or other he dragged |
me into the bush, and there we
crouched while the hunt went by. |
They are good crackers and It wasn't |
long before they were back, all round
the spot where had disappeared.
Mike proposed to give them fight as
soon as they found us, and l think
he'd have cleaned up their whole
he didn't have to.
They couldn't have been ten feet from