The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-07
copyright. 1914, by Newspaper
Enterprise Assoc atom

slim stomach and gased into the
hypnotic flames.
4 am going TO tell YOU about my
teniente." he said suddenly, my
lieutenant, who is dead six months.
He was n devil. that man.
Il remember how he laughed at
Don Augusta. We were IN very
bad province then. All the middle
OF II was mountains where ladronos
lived. and they came down TO the
coast and made people give them
food and money. and they stole
carahaos from the plantations and
Killed travellers. and sometimes
they burned town and took
pretty girl away.
I'VE were sent there To catch
them. and Il was very hard work.
We chased them In the mountains
ana Killed some. but II did no good.
When we were In one place they
raided another, and when man
guided Us In little while ne was
dead. We knew what was the mat
ter. Il Is always the same. The
ladrpnes are In the mountains. but
SOME man In the town Is their
leader. and he gets so rich and
strong that everybody Is afraid OF
him. In that island q was a plant
or named Augusta de los Reyes.
Three times my lieutenant arrest
cd him and sent him down 20 san
pablo. and every time the judge
said there was no proof. and ne
came back. aud in little while the
witnesses against him were Killed.
And the ladrones In the mountains
always knew when We were com
ting v
~If our teniente had been Ike
other white men he would have
given up then. But he arrested
Don Augusta once more. renom'
her the morning very well ] was
orderly that day. aud we were In
the guard room looking at some
prisouers. and a guard came IN.
two In front and two behind, with
this Don Augusta. He was a big
lat pisavan. aud We all looked nj
him and he looked nj US ana
smiled. and we didn't feel very
good. for We knew what ned IKE
10 do TO us.
.Bus the teuiente laughed when
he saw him. He got up and SHOOK
hands with Don Augusta. and ne
ssid: 'Buenos dias. Senior Don
Aurusto de los Reyes Like that,
making fun. II Is not long since
We met. he said. I arm very glad
70 see YOU again. hope you found
the urison nj San Pablo pleasant
~This Don Augusta know how TO
plxy the game. He smiled Win
Ms mouth and said: II Is not bad.
senior TenIente. But II is tiresome
10 have the comedy OF going there
so often. The Judge gets tired, TOO.
decldin~ hat ! am not such bad
man as my friend. the tensente.
would have him think
THE teniente laughed again. An.
these Judges he said. III only
they could see us as we are. Senior
Don Augusta de los Reyes. IL "
hard to make them understand.
Then he stopped smiling and talked
very slow--more as II he talked 10
himself. I could send you down
TO San Pablo again. and could say
To the Judge: This IL the Senior
Don Augusta de los Reyes. whom
the Swiss Robin accused OF giving
information TO the enemy, SO that
he lay In San Pablo jail for three
weeks. TN you said there was no
proof" And | could say to the
jndge: Last week this innocent
one came back from his trial. and
last Sunday. as the Swiss Robin
rode on n narrow trail. four men at.
tackled him and cut off his band an
he drew his revolver. and then
killed him But what would that
amount TOT
Even II we tell him that all the
enemies OF the Senior Don Augusta
de los Reyes for twenty years have
gone that way, and that no one
dares TO be a witness against him
for fear OF his revenge, the Judge
will not care about that. The Judge
wants proof. So ! shan't send you
to jail again, my dear friend I am
tired OF It. too
"All we soldiers looked at the
ground. for We thought our teni-
ente was a fool. like the Judge. and
would let Don Augusta 20 again.
II we were dogs-wanted 10 give
him my bayonet-and he smiled
and said: Il thank you very much.
Senior Teniente. for sparing me an
other Of the comedies. II Ia better
for every one. Adios. Senior"
"Oh, that teniente OF mine was
a devil, He got up and shook the
hand OF Don Augusta. and he
smiled and said: 'Adios. Senior Don
Augusta de los Reyes. We shall
not meet again for some time. |
think. am very tired OF II my.
self. JOSEF
we all jumped. his voice was 30
different and the corporal Of my
guard stepped forward. You will
be the guard of the Senior to his
home the teniente said You will
need only your revolver He
stopped minute, and then he said
Jose, be very careful that he does
not escape
You know what that order
meant then? We all knew. and
Jose's face went like ashes--he was
coward anyway-and he could
hardly say, Isl, mi tenlente.' And
that big fat pig OF a Don Augusto
he dropped altogether as II he had
no bones, and he went down on his
knees. But my tenlente only
laughed and said: A pleasant
Journey to you, Senior Don Augusta
de los Reyes, and a relief from
comedies"
And then he took the commits
sary reports, and he wrote on them
all the time till Jose came back
Jose was shaking and white and
the teflente looked al him. 'Yot
are back quickly, Jose he said. Is
anything the matter?"
The prisoner tried TO escape
mi teniente,' Jose said.
That was very foolish my ten