Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-25

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precariousness Of my position. But,
granting that you can control him and;
myself, what have you to offer the
mob? r The people. or any body Of
them. must have an idol, or an ideal
for which to fight. Nothing else win
really arouse them, nor hold them. It
must be politics or emotion. In this
case, as you are well aware, the po-
litical side of the question is not sufh-
ciently strong. Can you invent an
ideal that will appeal strongly enough
to start a revolution? Here we have
the cart-before.the-mule. IL In other
, words, strong financial backing; q pa
tron whom we Cor rather you) can
absolutely control; q complete knowl-
edge Of our country; everything, in
fact, except the sentiment Of the
people. In short, 1t is a highway to
power for us both, blocked by the
apathy Of half million ragged half
breeds!" ~. M *N{s.
t.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. don't wonder that
our respected patron actually believes
you are what you represent yourself
to bal" 4@s - -eS-!5 4 $a%,sIEs
The man opposite sprang to his feet
with an oath. ~ " : ~tr5.l ~ st'e5.>' o..
"a fool" he cried; "you, call me q.
fool?" - S. + Z. 4. a ..:I ss9s
s"Sit down. and stop confirming my
opinions SO nicely" grinned Rowe, or
YOU may bring the house down about
our ears with that yelling. :" '37{ L fs$Sffi
81 Yznaga complied, but sat frowning.
VERY WELL" said he, "say what you
like. But calling me a fool will not
prove you wise man" + sEIla, g;
Admitted" said Rowe. But I am.
wiseacre enough to be, forehanded
about q matter like this OF public SEN
timent in our beloved country. Let
me ask you question. What would
| the people rise for? Think we'll. You
know the answer!"' * 5;.3 / M; VI
Yznaga was silent for moment.
rubbing the palms of his hands to-
gether as he thought hard. At last
he spoke, but it was as one who men
tons desirable but unobtainable cir
cumstance. sJ55
| There Is Signora Daussa and her
child" said he slowly. But of course
that is out o. the question. No one
knows where they are, and in all prob
ability they were killed during the big
uprising" 4.5! !, zs s.ss.s53s s
THAT was never known as q GER
,tainty," said Rowe with meaning
Yznaga looked up sharply.
you mean to say he began.
Rowe raised a hand, warning him to
silence. III y q z 81 ~. 5@S5ss'
"'Listen!"' he said, II have for years
known the whereabouts fof our ex-
presidents wife, and am in daily
hourly communication 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
lis confidential, and which consequently
cannot tell you. But all this is irrele.
want. The main thing that I wish you
to understand is the. fact that have
in her the one thing which will create
q popular feeling. In other words, her
restitution" -. q ''T'3l$E. 1920. r
i'If the others-the doubling ones
could but see her once. we would have
them with us heart and soul!"'. said
Yznaga ,.4 ~ tsj ,,sr..l A. H..
Rowe thought for moment iii
YES" said he, Il 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 give the word. Re-
! member that. To be frank with you,
| I 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 I shall see to 1t that she.
on her part, does not betray the igno-i
rance in which i think 1t will be best
to keep her.. @ o. tt' IS, b. :
"As you Will" replied YznaEa. II
am too much dazed by this revelation.
to dispute with you. shall go now.i
and during the next few weeks I; shall
procure those estimates And now
goodnight" s. 4 ~ "a !
IVA listed con Dios!" said Rowe a.
to . beggar. closing the door after:
him. &. %,:is r. = -. I
AZ long a. the sound Of Yxnaga's
footsteps could be heard. Rowe sat.
staring in the direction of them, nod
ding his head medltatively. rs 4
"He. too, loves her." he said aloud.
and will not move alone. or in the
dark, for fear of hurting her." 81.
| 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 10 right; we are too conspicu-5
Gus, living SO closely" he muttered;
I'VE must go about, and seem like,
other folk" +.
|. rnAorEo VII
y..A. A Party In the Alley. r.,
For the five weeks that led into the,
heart Of the winter Pedro worked a.
most necessarily. t.,
From daylight till dark he scarcely