Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20

He had almost upon Graves
office had already spied the Stars
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and Stripes hanging Imply from gsAz
upper window in the MINDLESS heat, t/,s ~
when ominous and familiar rattle SEAH ~
sounded from the northwest quarter ~
of the town.
O'Learv had heard rifcfire before NV
and he knew just what this sM4&HU
He heaved himself to his feet in the XH2IX
swaying carriage Cutching the ALL s
drivers coat to steady himself and to 8HI1 s.
add might to his order. he directed III Z
the to drive to the tEJE1 i
American Consulate. The driver, J.
close upon panic, whipped up the
horse, and they went down the
avenue at gallop. People were run ~
ming in all directions. lodging into s. -
houses, and down side streets. The e. ~
crackle of the firing ceased moment, e. s~I
and then began again. 9&EnEa
Sample in hand O'Leary 49,
sprang from the victoria it scraped EI#aA!2S
the curbng. you watt he called a*x1&S&A
to the driver, first in English, then in 80 x&x&
Spanish, and then hurled himself ~
the sidewalk and up the con- H a
suate stairs III
well they've opened the BALI
Graves exclaimed O'Leary burst E
into his red faced and painting.
If YOU hadn't received that cable I'd
have doped you out a scheme to meet ~
this. ust look out for this for me, ~
will you?7 He slid the sample case.
what YOU going to do?'
Graves propped himself or one
steady elbow and stared at OLeary, k41zS253sE
who was looking in perpexity about
the @
doing. You just lie still and breathe
and watch your Uncle Dudley He turned swiftly upon tt
Graves DO You think that I'm going to let half
dollar worth of rebels and play horse in this ii
town? Not on Your merry m mott
"Yes: but Graves ran his hand through his hair w
in bewilderment. CT
OLeary checked him with "Shush!7 and busted him
self with his affairs The firing had slackened 10
single shots but they stopped They st
growing distinct, evidently Now and then
the hoofbets of harddrven horse sounded from the
street below.
Searching all his pockets and through his sample
case, OLeary selected u G. T. badge, an l. c. NJ A. W
baggage tag thirty-second-degee Masonic charm,
B. p o. E. elk IS tooth trnket, and ladys solid three
carat gold watch and and proceeded to fasten them
in imposing hor zontal line upon his left breast
Graves elbow had given way, and he back among g
THERE O'Ieary detained his task completed, 81
he pulled himself in front of the mirror II guess
that's going some. Now want an American flag and W
cane-no, don't another word. Just tell me where
they This is my party HI
The Consul, weak from overeXcitement, managed to
direct him to closet, from which O'Leary emerged
dripping and dusty, but with the flag and the ii
Folding the flag kiltwise about himself, the up
raised comnandingly the fat watch salesman struck
one last attitude for the astonished Consus benefit.
Tell me- what-what are you going to do'" the sick
gasped
the cane. "They've opened the ball. haven't they:
Well, they're going have the first dance with mel
And the next instant he strobe from the ROOM
IF the shiny black man had obeyed OLeary command
there would have been immediate complications; 81
but the black man hadn't waited He was shining o
somewhere else when his decorated passenger returned. h
However, IN his haste he had forgotten to take the
horse with him. and there standing three legs Il
the rig and then glanced hopefully up and down the
But he and the horse alone in that part
of the world.
Horse DEAR he said as he caught up the sagging ic
rens Il this is where you and go into battle
together. If. rode you, you'd forgive
well take the chariot.