The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-11
An Adventure Of the Agents of the
Department of Justice With the
Revolution Makers

Have you got an informer among
:hem?" Dobbs asked
mo, | have failed in that respect"
was the answer.
"Nvho is the one military leader that
IJadero can trust?" o wanted to
know. The Mexican secret service man
! recommended Gen. Herrera at CHI
huahua. He also said hat DIR. Flores
WAS the Reyes representative at FL
/, I'aso.
Archie Dohbs acted at once. The
Department of Justice has It's special
agents who will tit into almost any
condition that is likely TO arise. Billy
Gard. for instance. had been assigned
To this work on the Mexican border
because of his knowledge of Spanish.
Two days after the talk between the
secret service men of two nations
Gard came into III Paso from the
south. lie bore credentials from Gen.
Herrera which IL had been possible for
him To get through Madero's secret
service man. Juan Ortego. He APP
reared much worn and dust covered
when ho began a search of ri Paso for
Dr. Flores.
Having found that gentleman in
consultation with "A party of ranch
owners at the Orndurff Hotel. he pre-
scented himself and asked for n word
in private with the junta chief.
Il am from Gen. Herrera" said
Gard. ~ bring to you his greetings
and these credentials which will as
sure you that you may treat with me
in confidence. lie bids mo say that
/ a., ha1Ig co., InN.G 10, "a i, farnntiul
respect which he gives to no other
living Mexican. lie awaits nj oppor-
tunity to cooperate with you"
This news was. to Flores. the hest
he had heard since he organized the
junta. Assurances had come from
many sources Of support to Reyes.
who, in reality. occupies an enviahle
position in the hearts of the Mexican
people. But Herrera. the Madero
General who had been regarded as
firmly against them! His coming
over was too good to believe.
The doctor embraced the young
man. according to the Mexican Gus
tom, and kissed him first on II cheek
and then on the other. Thus did a
special agent Of the United States be-
come a member Of a Mexican revolu-
tionary iunta.
Through Gard the Department of
Justice soon had all the particulars
Of the Reyes revolution as far as they
were known to the FL paso iunta. 1t
knew tina the aged General had re-
ceived promises of support from many
sources. that he had been provided
with considerable sums of money, that
arms had been bought from dealers
all along the border. that these were
being duled out to individuals who
were to cross over the border at "A
given time and form the nucleus of
the revolution.
In FL paso some two hundred men
had already been thus provided. These
men We're Icing maintained at board
Ing houses about town and We're re-
ceivins regularly small sums of
money. Gard met every day with the
members Of the junta and talked over
the details # these matters.
In the little building which had no
windows and which stood back OF
Dr. Florcs's house. Gard also met the
individuals who were the firebrards Of
the revolution. Red Shirt" pcua
was always there and was steadily
engaged in smuggling ammunition
across the border. Comacho was ma
turing his spectacular plans. Scnurita
,Jpscfa Calderon came now and then.
with a message from Reyes or OroZCo.
often she hTouGht large sums of
money.
Gard onco accompanied her 10
JuarC2 and used all his charms in an
4 effort to develop a love affair with
her, hut in vain. He aftcrwHrd learned