The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-10-30

| trif1e. "You are right. l admit the
precariousness Of my position. But,
| granting that you can control him and
myself, what have you to offer the
mob? The people, or any body OF
them, must have an idol, or an ideal
for which to fight. Nothing else will
really arouse them, nor hold them. 1t
must be politics or emotion. In this
case, as you are we'll aware, the po-
litioal side Of the question is not suffi-
ciently strong. Can you invent an
ideal that will appeal strongly enough
to start a revolution? Here we have
the cart-before-the-mule. In other
words, strong financial backing; pa
tron whom we Cor rather you) can
| absolutely control; complete knowl-
edge of our country; everything, In
fact. except the sentiment of the
| people. In short, it is a highway to
| power for us both, blocked by the
| apathy Of half a million ragged half
breeds!"
"Yznaga, my esteemed and admired
friend" began Rowe. never losing his
amused smile, you are such charm
ing, well-bred, representative person
that you fit the role of pseudo-cabinet
minister to perfection; and you are
such a fool that you are the ideal
minister of state. l don't wonder that
our respected patron actually believes
you are what you represent yourself
to bel"
The man opposite sprang to his feet
with an oath.
"a fool!" he cried; you call me
fool?"
"Sit down, and stop confirming my
opinions so nicely" grinned Rowe, cor
you may bring the house down about
our ears with that yelling"
Yznaga complied, but sat frowning.
VERY WE'LL" said he, "say what you
like. But calling me a fool will not
prove you a wise man."
Admitted" said Rowe. But I am
wiseacre enough to be forehanded
about matter like this Of public SEN
timent in our beloved country. Let
me ask you a question. What would
the people rise for? Think well. You
know the answer!"
Yznaga was silent for a moment,
rubbing the palms Of his hands to-
gether as he thought hard. At last
he spoke, but it was as one who men
tions desirable but unobtainable cir
cumstance.
There is Signora Daussa and her
child" said he slowly. But Of course
that is out of the question. No one
knows where they are, and in all prob
ability they were killed during the big
uprising"
THAT was never known as a GER
tainty," said Rowe with meaning.
Yznaga looked up sharply.
You mean to say" he began.
Rowe raised hand, warning him to
silence
"Listen!" he said, "I have for years
known the whereabouts of our ex-
presidents wife, and am in daily
hourly-communicat with her. In
deed, she is less than a mile from this
very spot! She has practically no
English, and therefore it is safe
enough to take her about with me a
little sometimes. As for explanations;
that is easy. She has no money ex-
cept what she could get for her few
jewels, and she has deigned to accept
my assistance. She is accepting it for
a purely personal service, also, which
is confidential. and which consequently
1 cannot tell you. But all this is irrele-
want The main thing that wish you
to understand is the fact that have
in her the one thing which will create
a popular feeling. In other words, her
restitution"
'If the others-the doubling ones
could but see her once, we would have
them with US heart and SOUL" said
Yznaga.
Rowe thought for a moment
"Yes," said he, 81 had intended that
they should, of course, sooner or later.
In a few weeks time they shall see
her. In the meantime your work will
be to prepare their minds for that
event. You must take bogus messages
from her to them; give them every
confidence that she is in sympathy
with the movement. But one thing
must be strictly observed. He-of-whom-
you-know must be told nothing of her
existence until l give the word. Re-
member that To be frank with you,
do not believe that she will be in
sympathy with US. She cares little
for pomp or power. When the time
comes for her to see the others, they
must be warned to say very little to
her, and l shall see to it that she,
on her part, does not betray the igno-
rance In which I think 1t will be best
to keep her."
"As you will" replied Yznaga. 81
am too much dazed by this revelation
to dispute with you. / shall go now,
and during the next few weeks shall
procure those estimates. And now
goodnight"
Eva usted con Dios!" said Rowe as
to a beggar, closing the door after
him.
AS long as the sound of Yznaga's
footsteps could be heard, Rowe sat
staring in the direction of them, nod
ding his head meditatively.
"He, too, loves her." he said aloud,
"and will not move alone, or in the
dark, for fear of hurting her"
Then he turned and gathered up the
unsigned documents that Yznaga had
thrown upon the table, his face cloud
ing again at the sight of them.
HE is right; we are too conspicu-
l;,,f- 81 ha
I'VE must go about, and seem like
other folk"