The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
Bandit boy colonel posing for
the camera.

see her again. There were plenty of
women in the camp as young as she
WHO could ght as we'll as the men.
and who could steal all the food needed.
We were awakened in Torreon 10y
holitS of "\ivd Villa" and the music
Of - military band hlaring snatchcs Of
syncopatiuu Il Ia Irving Berlin. inter-
spcrsed with Spanish fandango, The
Generals car was opposite ours on the
next track. Charlie Chaplin couldn't
have drawn Il bigger crowd.
Long lines Of cavalry were passing
our windows. The men were mounted
on horses that looked as II their an
costors were veterans ~ the crosstown
car service. In their packs the men
carried everything from kindling wood
to babies.
Gen. Emilio Madero. brother OF
Francisco Madcro. deposed and muir
dored President OF Mexico. was COM
misSioned To- stage the first formal au-
d!enc of the Americans with the man
who had progressed from mountain
bandit to heir apparent to the DICTATOR
ship of his country. Gen. Emilio has
sometimes been called the Fighting
Madero." M those who have seer
him in action declare he has earned
the name.
pancho Villa received us amid the
click Of typewr!,ers IN his Office. an
observation car. He wore a gray
.weater hat looked as If it might be
son. No ~tl.lur's iron had ever Played
tag Nth the creases in his trousers.
He spoke no English. His eyes were
the eyes Of a splendid animal, the
pupils dilating and contracting con-
stan;ly as do the pupils in the eyes OF
a panther. When he was introduced
he said nothing for at least "a minute.
He looked through and back of u
eyes, the leaping flames in his own
blazing black eyes seeming 10 test
the metal of your mind.
lie old Us he neve drank liquor
it Mas the sleeping sickness Of a
mans soul. lie wanted TO liberate
the poor peon, he said, To drag him
from between the m|illstones where
he was being ground In abjcct slavery
ny the hands of wealth and power.
he had no education. lie could write
his own name. but If you stopped him
in the middle q, II he had to begin
ali cver again. Would We like to sec
his bathroom"
Now this bathroom was the par
ticular pride and pet of the mar who
might have conquered Mexico. 1t was
one ~ the half dozen bathrooms in
captivity m the entire country. If OBJ
scrv,tlnn and persistent search Il
;or anything. We said we'd have to
bc shown.
So We were led through several cars
comprising the Generals suite, to a
hoX car in the rear of the train. One
half OF this car was partitioncd on
into a sort Of anteroom to the bath.
The piece de resistance OF this
lounge WIS 4 brass bed such as finds
favor in the more ornate Of h Har-
lem flats. Over /. was spread a piece
OF frlnged yellow and silver satin bro
cade, IA poem in loneliness. Scattered
over the brocade were Il number Of
hand embroidered slumber pillows
with cdgings and insertions % real
, Lace. Nothing like the old bandit days
in the mountains with . CUR for a
pillow, this. For my siesta," en-
! planned Gen. Villa. indicating the bro
cade.
1t seems that right after the big boss
had his bath. which was in the mid
die Of the day, il vas his wont to
! stretch himself out for "A snack Of
sleep. II really is a most worthy GUS
t.,, Tho cinGtl ana va hQta ton long
overlooked.
The other half OF the car boosted
a white porcelain tub, a shower and
hot and cold water. Gen. villa turned
on the faucets himself and made us
feel the water to prove he wasn't ro-
! mancing. Across the end Of the car
was a pianola. The pianola Is not
| considered "A bathroom requisite. even
in the most modern A.. metropolitan
apartment. but the General had his
own ideas about fixtures.
81 borrowed three Of them he cX-
planned, waving his hand toward the
mahogany masterpiece. II kept The
best one and gave the " others
away"
Here allow me to explain the sig
nlficancc OF the word borrow" as Zero
used. When there IL "A battle in Mexico
| the victors go into the town and grab
anything they want. Of course tho
| General gets the pick Of h plumber,
, the men taking what Is left In order
of their rank. This IL called borrow
| ing According to this code there are
a lot OF victors at large right here at
home. men who grab things withou:
the slightest intention Of ever return.