Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-06-13

must see you at once; it's important"
came the voice of the clerk.
"Oh, very well. I'll come down."
She hung up the receiver with snap.
In the hotel lobby she was directed to-
ward a very ragged, very woebegone
young black on the rear porch, who at
sight Of her began to tumble his hat
and run his words together so excited
~ that she was forced to calm him.
snow, now! / can't understand a
word. Who are you?
"H'Allan, mistress"
"You say some one Is ill?"
"Oh, yes, he Is very hill hindeed, mis-
tress-hall covered with blood and his
poor 'ands hall cut"
"Who is it?"
"Mr. h'Auntony"--
"Anthony!' Mrs. Cortlandt started.
what has happened? Quickw
Had she been less acquainted with
the Caribbean dialects she would have
missed much of Allan's story. Rapid
ly she gathered the facts Of the case,
while her cheeks whitened and her
eyes grew dark with indignation.
"How did you get here?" she asked.
with my feet, mistress. Sometimes
rode | on the train, but the train peo-
pie are very common; they haddressed
me rudely and threw me by the way
side"
Couldn't you telephone"
II do not understand 'ow."
why didn't he notify me at once1
Il had only known
'Those 'eartless Spiggoties would not
hallow it. Oh, you will hassist the
poor mon! Say 1t. Praise be to God,
he is bleeding In the prison.
Eyes, yes, certainly"
"God bless you, good mistress. He
told me to find you and present his re-
cital."
"Here, take this money and go back
to Colon by the first train. We may
need you. Now go! I'll be there ahead
OF you"
She ran up the hotel stairs as IL
pursued, bursting in upon her hus-
band impetuously:
young Anthony Is In jail in Colon"
she painted. Hes been locked up for
three days, and they won't let him
out"
"The devill You said he'd gone back
10 New York. What is 1t aboutT
81 thought he had. They arrested
him for some silly thing, and he's
hurt" She hurriedly recounted Allan's
story, adding, In conclusion, "That
black boy came all the way across the
lsthmus to tell usv'
"I'll get the American consul by
phone
But Mrs. Cortlandt interrupted.
"Weeks is a fool! He wouldn't do
anything. Waftr' She stepped to the
instrument and rang violently. give
me Colonel Jolson's Office, quickly. If
he Is not there, find him. ! don't
care where he is, find him; 1t is i'm
portant. This is Mrs. Cortlandt speak
ing"
"What do you mean to do?" said
Cortlandt.
"Go to Colon at once. This Is young
Alfarez's doing-the whipper snapper
You must lay him out for this. How
dare hep
Better go carefully. Remember
General Alfarez is his father"
II understand. But we are bound to
come to breach sooner or later"
81 hardly think So believe we can
bring him around all right-anyhow,
haven't lost hope. Anthony chose the
worst possible time for this escapade.
| suppose 1t will mean diplomatic
difficulties and all that, and once we
lose old Alfarez"-
"We will lose him anyhow" snapped
The woman. eve seen 1t coming, al
though you could not. I'll break
for this"
"Then you'll break us. Do you think
is worth itT'
'My dear Stephen, they nearly killed |
that poor boy, and sha'n't allow it. |
Don Anibal Alfarez Is not the only
timber In the republic. II |
he breaks with us 1t will cost him
dearly. You think he is friendly, but
| know that deep down In his crafty
I'D heart he despises all us Americans.
rhe moment he dares, he'll turn
against u.s."
COrtlandt's frosty countenance show
ID signs of unusual agitation as he an
Jwered: you're mad You threaten to
.uin everything You understand per
'ectiy-there's no use Of my explain
ng. Let me call on him this afternoon.
lie will instruct his SON."
"No! He would procrastinate as
Isual. There would be the customary
lelays and excuses, and meanwhile
anthony would be in jail at Colon.
hey would have defense all pre-
jared. Besides, IL it's to be fight we
must have all the weapons possible
nd this affair may prove good one
anyhow, you mustn't ask favor Of