El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-09
Cnrrnnzn DnIr CompIimentary.


Pretty women should busy them
selves with pretty subjects Inserna-
Iional politics are too ugly for beaull-
ful women Thus ] was completely
disarmed without being given
chance TO draw. ] made "a curtSy ana
left his presence without even utter
ing one word.
/ returned TO our minister and re-
ported TO him what had taken place
He is a stupid man-Our minister IN
Mexico City. Even then he had child
ish plans which he ordered me to at
tempt TO put into execution ! wanted
to tell him that he was stupid ass
But he was my superior and was
there TO take orders from him He
proposed that ! see Porflrlo MendeZ,
CarranZa's private secretary who was
young man and signed ali car
rama s correspondence. Several notes
from this young responsible secretary
Of the Mexican president would an
swer our purpose It would be enough
to arouse American suspicion about
Mexico and Japan, especially "a /
could induce this young Mexican TO
mention Japan in his communication
with me.
.POrfirio 3Iendez,v Accomplished FIirt
Porfirio Mendez was a minor jefe.
a handsome young man with large
black eyes and q long, silky nous
tache- He was all pOliteness and
courtliness and great deal more
ardent
I told don Porfirio what our for
eign office proposals were. lie
listened intently. When I had fin
ished he bowed low TO the ground
Here was a true Spaniard- HIS eyes
were full Of affection and his man
ners were so demonstrarive that !
felt that ar any moment he might
take me in his arms. The only thing
that al that time bothered me just a
little was that he was a little bit too
polite he seemed 70 agree TO any
| proposal that I wished 10 make
BE assured oh. rarest Of charm
ers," he said that when the right
time comes the United States Of Mex
leo will sweep the accused invader
from its fair bosom J. POrfiriO Men
I DEE, swear 10 you
Only Wishes Love.
And The writing" I said. The
Z signed promise that must take back
to BerliR2'
He seized my two hands and kissed
them passionately. BE assured. love-
lv one, that you shall have IL II ever
you find il necessary to return TO Ber-
lin I, Porfirio Mendez, swear II to
you
did net like this last statement.
Was he playing with mee Was il pos
sible that he meant
That evening two Mexican federal
police came 10 my hotel and Informed
me that unless I left Mexico within
twelve hours ] should consider myself
a prisoner in the custody OF the Mex
ican authorities, for having at
tempted 20 bride a high official OF
the Mexican government informed
the police that 7 would readily sub
init to go. and that I wished TO travel
10 the Uuited states Of America.
while In reality I intended TO travel
to Villas stronghold.
@Mendez" an Imposfer.
What made Us all angry on the FOL
NH.n rnl rnI D.
marks which I had handed 10 Men I
dez' were a total loss The man TO
whom was introduced IN the office
Of POrfiriO Mendez was an imoOster- I
Mcndez himself had arranged this
terrible duplcity against me. He
had hired man. OF perhaps friend. I
10 lmpersonate him, in order to trick
me into ma king proposals 20 him,
while in reality he was after some
money which he knew he could extort
from me by promising that he would
sign our treaty. ] still burn with
anger whenever 7 think Of Nendez's
ungeutlemsnly behavior In sending
me 20 someone else and thus robbinE
me OF $4,000 marks.
But what makes me more furious
is that, after receiving this fund from
me he had ordered my deportation
for having attempted to brihc n
high official Of the Mexican govern Z
ment' while IN reality he and his
confederates had actually accepted f.
my money However. this taught me
good lesson. From that time on I
learned 10 regard Spanish gentlemen I
with a great deal OF suspicion. II
found these men were not honorable 4
in keeping their promises
7 left Mexico City utterly defeated. 7
but not yet without hope I was
bound for Villas stronghold
In her next fnstalment the countess :
Hllda Won schaumberE win relate;
How villa and n I nited States Secret I
Service Man Obtained the In
eliminating Papers,
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