Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-12
'TheEvening Story
An Episode
OF Mexico
BY ESTHER vANDERvEER

the stairs. she started. A woman en-
tered out Of breath.
'Inezw she gasped. n
"Oh, Pepita! What is it7'
IF you have anything compromise
you with the Constitutionalists get rid
OF 1t at once. This man Manuel Coral,
whom you have trusted, is n spy Of the
dictator. He has informed upon you"
Then what use to get rid of evil
dence? The dictator does not need evil
dence to get rid of his Victims"
"Corars brother, Enrique. came to
me and said to me: 4 have just learn
ed that Manuel Is in the secret service
of the dictator and has informed the
tyrant that by searching Inez's room
he will find papers revealing the plan
OF the revolutionists.' Enrique assured
me that II no such papers are found
you will not be troubled. II they are
found 1t will go hard with you, even
though you nre woman"
Inez 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 did
possess several important ones, for her
brother was one of the revolutionary
chiefs, and he was using her to lay
plans for rising against the dictator
In the City of Mexico. But Inez had
received too terrible blow in the
treachery of her lover to keep her mind
on what she was doing. After she had
destroyed every document. as she sup
posed she remembered one she had
not destroyed that gave list Of per-
sons in the city who could be relied
on to desert the dictator and join the
revolutionists as soon as fighting com
menced. But this did not occur to
her till the sound Of heavy footsteps
was heard on the staircase. She had
only time to unlock a drawer, take out
the paper and slip 1t under her dress
at the neck when the door was thrown
open and Manuel Coral with man
and woman entered.
II am sorry to disturb you, senorita, :
\ he said to Inez, but the government
has received news that you are in pos
session of plans of the revolutionists,
and l have been sent here to get them :
You mean" said 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 chargei
H r - 4hou, Cnat.nh Tho room,
4 II shall also be obliged to have you
searched" said Coral. Il have brought
a woman for the-purpose."
\ Coral and the man he had brought
with him began to search the room
Pepita asked permission to leave. AND
| 1t was granted. Before doing SO she
embraced Inez and. slipping hel
thumb and foreinger In under the neck
/ Of her dress. drew the paper bidder
H there into the palm OF her hand. Their
she disengaged herself. but before do
ing so transferred the paper into hel
sleeve Then. with a few words OF Ell
coura cement for her friend. she tool
her departure.
AS soon as Pepita Ind gone Cora
ordered the woman to take lnez int
another room and make a thorough
search of her person. promising th'
former a handsome reward IL sh'
found what they were looking for
Inez left with mingled glance Of dc
fiance and contempt for the man SUI
had loved She felt perfectly safe
Pepita having taken away the com
promising document. Coral showed
no feeling whatever at her treatment
In due time the two women returned
the searcher announcing that. thougl
she had made a careful investigation
of the senorita's clothing aud her hail
not a scrap of information had bee
found. Then Coral. making a cere
| monious bow to Inez, left her alone.
Inez was moved by two confictin
emotions. She had saved her brothe
and the cause be was engaged In fror
serious setback. and, far more In
portant than that, many man VIII
would have been implicated and los
his life had not Pepita carried away
list of their names that had been savet
On the other hand. she had receive
bitter thrust In the treatment OF he
lover.
Her usefulness TO the cause had emf
ed and she determined to slip ava
from the city of Mexico and rejoin ht
brother. She was engaged in gettin
together the things she would tai
with her when the. door opened, an
Manuel Coral entered. Placing his FL
ger TO his lips. he looked about hil
to 50 tisfy himself that no one else wi
present Inez looked at him wonde
ing what he would do next. Then l
spoke hu-rsedly:
! II found 1t necessary to deceive tn
{ dictator, whose confidence / have. &
had received indirect information thu
you were here In the interests OF Il
! reyolutionists. l at once sent N
: brother to inform You that Won wei
suspected and persuaded the dictat,
to permit me to make the search
/. knew you would be subjected to.