The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-19
An Episode
 Of Mexico
By ESTHER vANDERvEER

City of Mexico Hearing IOOtstep on the stairs, she started. A woman en- tered out of breath.
 1 "Tnezw she gasped.
 "Oh, Pepita! What is it"
 "If you have anything to compromise you with the Consdtudonallsts get rid of it at once. This man Manuel Coral, whom you have trusted, is a spy of the dictator. He has informed upon you"
 Then what use to get rid of evil dcnce? The dictator does not need ovt- dencc to get rid of his victims"
 "Corars brother, Enrique, came to mc and said to me: T have just learn ed that Manuel Is in the secret service of the dictator and has informed the lyrant that by searching Inez's room he will find papers revealing the plan of the revolutiOnIsts.' Enrique assured me that if no such papers are found you will not be troubled. # they are found it will go hard with you, even though you are a woman"
 Iuez burst into tears. The man she loved had turned traitor to her. But her friend urged her to waste no time in getting rid of any compromising documents she might possess. She dld ! possess several important ones, for her brother was one of the revolutionary chiefs, and he was using her to lay plans for a rising against the dictator in the City of Mexico, But Inez had received too terrible a blow in the 1 treachery of her lover to keep her mind on what she was dOiJg. After she had destroyed every document, as she sup posed. she remembered one she had not destroyed that gave a list of per sons In the city who could be relied on to desert the dictator and join the rovOIutiouiSts us soon as lighting com meuccd. But this did not occur to her til the sound of heavy footsteps was heard on the staircase. She had only time to unlock a drawer, take out the paper and slip it under her dress at the neck when the door was thrown open and Manuel Coral with a man and woman entered.
 "I am sorry to disturb you, senorita," ," he said Go Inez, but the government has received news that you are in pos session of plans of the reyOludonistsr and have been sent here to get them"
 You mean" suid Inez, whose indig- nation by this time had got the better of her grief, that you have accus- ed me"
 What matters it?" Pepita broke in, since you are innocent of the charge? l Let them search the room"
 .I shall also be obliged to have you searched" said Coral ''I have brought a woman for the purpose"
 Coral and the man he had brought with him began to search the room. Pcpfta asked permission to leave, and it was granted. Before doing so she embraced Inez and, slipping her thumb and forefnger in under the neck of hor dress, drew the paper hidden . there into the palm of her hand. Then she discngaged herself, but before do- l ing so transferred the paper into her sleeve. Then, with a few words of en- couragcment for gher friend, she took her departure.
 As soon as Pepita had gone Coral ordered the woman to take IDez into another room md make thorough search of her person, promising the ! former a handsome reward fl she found what they were looking for. Incz left with a mingled glance of de fance and contempt for the man she had loved. She felt perfectly safe, i PeDita having taken away the com promising document Coral showed no feeling whatever at her treatment In due time the two women returned, the scarcher announcing that, though she had made a careful investigation of the senorita's clothing and her hair, not a scrap Of information had been found. Then Coral, making a cero- monious bow to Inez, left her alone.
 Inez was moved by two conflicting emotions. She had saved her brother and the cause he was engaged in from a serious setback, and, far more i'm l pOrtant than that, many a man who would have been implicated and lost his life had not Pepita carried away 1 list of their names that had been saved. On the other hand, she had received a bitter thrust in the treatment of her lover.
 Her usefulness to the cause had end ed and she determined to slip away from the city of Mexico and reiOln her brother. She was engaged in getting together the things she would take with her when the door opened, and Manuel Coral entered. Placing his hn- ger to his lips, he looked about him to satisfy himself that no one else was present Inez looked at him wonder ing what he would do next. Then be spoke hurriedly:
 "I found it necessary to deceive the 1 dictator, whose confidence l have. He had received indirect information that you were here in the interests of the revolutiOuists. at once sent my brother to inform you that you were suspected and persuaded the dictator to permit me to make the search \ knew you would be subjected to. I