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puzzled him. Himself a fugitive.
his life sought. and chafing under
the smart of defeat and failure,
it was characteristic of him TO
transfer instantly his interest to
the study of thing new to him.
1t WAS like him, too. to have con-
ceived and risked all upon this
last desperate and madcap
scheme-this message to a poor,
crazed fanatico cruising about
with his grctesqGe uniform and
his farcical title. But his COM
panions had been at their wits
end: escape had seemed tncredi-
bile: and now he was pleased with
the success of the plan they had
called crack-brained and pre-
carious.
The brief. tropic twilight
seemed to slide swiftly into the
pearly splendor of moonIIt
night And now the lights OF
Coralio appeared. distributed
against the darkening shore to
their right. The admiral stood,
silent. a. the tiller: the Caribs.
like black TaEthers. held the
sheets. leaping noiselessly at his
short commands. The three pas
sengers were watching intently
the sea before them. and when at
length they came in sight of the
bulk of a steamer lying a mile
out from the town. with her lights
radiatinE deep into the water.
they held a sudden and volubie
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dispatch-from Gen. Martinez. A
little nearer with your boat. dear
Admiral. Upon these devils of
shifting vines we stand with the
smallest security"
Felipe regarded him with a
stolid face.
provisions and beef for the
barracks at Alforan." he quoted.
NO fault of the butchers, AL
miraute mio, that the beef awaits
you not. But you are come in
time to save the cattle. Get US
aboard your vessel. senior, at
once. You first, caballeros -
priesa, Come back for me. The
boat is too small"
The dory conveyed the two Of
ficers to the sloop. and returned
for the large man.
Have you so gross a thing as
food, good Admiral" he cried,
when aboard. And, perhaps. cof-
fee? Beef and provisions! Nombre
de Dios, a little longer and we
could have eaten one of those
mules that "ou. Col. Rafael, sa-
luted 50 feelingly with your
sword scabbard at parting. Let
us have food: and then we will
sail for the barracks at Alfo-
ran-no?"
The Caribs prepared a meal. to
which the three passengers of FL
Nacional" set themselves with
famished delight. About sunset.
as was its custom. the breeze
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Burn Midnight Oil Over
Books and Are Repri-
manded if Late.

Burning midnight gas over diff
cult textbooks and attending lee
lures and conferences six hours a
day, some of the most distinguished
characters of the A. +. +. are pre-
pairing to graduate next month from
the Army War College.
Four former major generals are
included in this class of SIS ,cele-
brated students who returned from
the mud and glory of France to
complete their military education.
Many a former doughboy's
heart would rejoice to behold his
former masters swapping into
harder days work than ever was
his lot in Europe. Excuses for alb
sence from lectures are not accept
able. Generals. colonels and majors
must be on hand promptly at $50
a. m. They are allowed a half an
hour for lunch. Then they must
return to the class rooms until 4.3o.
Held Big Jobs In France.
Attention. men. You may have
met some of these college boys"
before:
Col. Hanson L. Ely, major
general in command of the Fifth
Division in the St. Mihiel and
Meuse-Argonne ofrensives.
Col. NJ. L. Hersey, who wore
two stars on his shoulder when
he commanded the Fourth Divi-
sion in France.
Col. William II. Johnston.
major general in command of
the Ninety-first Division over
seas.
Col C. D. Rhodes, veteran Of
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and close -headed converse. The
sIoop was speeding As II to. strike
midway between ship and shore.
The large man suddenly sep
arated from his companions and
approached the scarecrow at the
helm.
MY dear Admiral" he said.
''the government has been ex-
ceedingiy remiss. / feel all the
shame for II that only its ignor-
snce of your devoted service has
prevented 1t from sustaining. An
inexcusable oversight has been
made. A vessel, a uniform and a
crew worthy OF your ndeiIty
shall be furnished you. But just
now, dear Admiral. there is busi-
ness Of moment afoot. The steam
or lying there Is the Salvador.
and my friends desire to be
conveyed to her, where We are
sent on the governments business.
Do US the favor to shape your
course accordingly"
without replying. the admiral
gave a sharp command. and put
the tiller hard to port. "El Ma
cional" swerved, and headed
straight as an arrows course for
the shore.
DO me the favor" said the
large man. a tribe restively. ito
acknowledge, at least, that you
catch the sound Of my words" II
was possible that the fellow
might be lacking in senses as
well as intellect.
The Admiral emitted a croaking
harsh laugh. and spake.
They will stand you." he said.
with your face TO a wall and
shoot you dead. That is the way
they kill traitors. ! knew you
when you stepped into my boat~I
have seen your picture in a book.
You are Sabas Placido, traitor to
your country. With your face to
a wall. So. you will die. am
the Admiral, and I will take you
to them. With your face to a
wall. Yes"
Don Sabas half turned and
waved his hand with a ringing
laugh, toward his fellow fugi-
tives. ITO you, cabslleros. / have
related the history Of that ses-
sion when we issued that o! so
ridiculous commission. OF a truth
our jest has been turned against
us. Behold the Frankenstein's
monster we have created"
Don Sabas glanced toward the
shore. The lights Of CorSliO were
drawing near. He could see the
beach. the warehouse OF the Bo-
dega Naeional. the long. low Guar
tel occupied by the soldiers, and.
behind that. cleaning in the
moonlight. a stretch of high adobe
wall He had seen men stood
with their faces to that wall and
shot dead.
Again he addressed the eNtrav-
agant figure at the helm.
1T is true" he said. that | am
fleeing the country. But, receive
the assurance that care very
little for that. Courts and camps
everywhere are open to Ssbas
PIscido. Vaya, what is this mole
hill of a republic-this pigs head
Of country-to man like me:
am a paisano OF everywhere. IN
Rome, in London. in Paris, in vi
emma, you will hear them say
Welcome back. Don Sabas Come
-tonto-baboon of a boy-Admi.
raj. whatever you call yourself
turn your boat. Put US on board
the Salvador and here is YOU
pay-fve hundred pesos in money
Of the Estados Unidos-more thar
your lying government will pay
you in twenty years"
Don Sabas pressed plumI
purse against the youths hand
The Admiral gave no heed to th'
words or the movement Erscec
against the helm. ne was holdinG
the sloop dead on her shorewart
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THE. FLAG PARAMOUNT

leras rushes the Rio Ruiz, cold
and bubbling, to glide, At last,
with breadth and leisure, through
an alluvisl morass into the sea.
Ir two hours "El. Nacional" en-
tered the rivers mouth. The
banks were crowded with q dis
position of formidable trees. The
sumptuous underground of the
tropics overhowed the land, and
drowned itself in the fallow wa
ters. Silently the sloop entered
there, and met a deeper silence.
and floral scarlets, the umbrage-
Gus mouth of the Rio Ruiz fur
nished no sound or movement
purled against the Prov of the
of wrestling beef or provisions
from that empty solitude.
The admiral decided to cast
anchor, and. at the chains rattle,
the forest was stimulated to in
slant and Tes0unding uproar. The
mouth OF the Rio Ruiz had only
been taking a morning nap. Par
rots and oaboons screeched and
barked in the trees; a whirring
and a Kissing and a booming
marked the awakening of animal
life; a dark blue bulk was visible
for an instant, as a startled tapir
fought his way through the vines.
The navy, under orders, hung
in the mouth OF the little river for
hours. The crew served the din
ner of sharks I'm soup, plantains,
crab gumbo and sour wine. The
admiral, with a three-foot tele-
scope, closely scanned the inn
pervious foliage Fifty yards away.
1t was nearly sunset when q
reverberating "hallo-o-o" came
from the forAst to their left. It
was answered; and three men.
mounted upon mules, crashed
through the tropic jungle to with
in a dozen yards of the rivers
bank. There they dismounted;
and one. unbuckling his belt,
struck each mule a violent blow
with his sword scabbard, so that
they, with a fling of heels, dashed
back again into the forest.
Those were strengthening
men to be conveying beef and
provisions. One was a large and
exceedingly active man, of strik-
ing presence. He was of the pur'
est Spanish type. with curling
gray-besprinkle6, dark hair, blue
sparkling eyes, and the pro.
nounced air of a csballero grande
The other two were small. brown
faced men, wearing white military
uniforms, high riding boots and
dc hA n1R ~ n
drenched. bespattered and rent by
the thicket Some stress of cir
cumstance must have driven them
diable a quatre, through food
mire and jungle.
'O-he. Senior Almirante," called
the large man. Send to US you
boat"
The dory was lowered. anC
Felipe, with one of the. Caribs
rowed toward the left bank.
The large man stood near tn,
waters brink. waist deep in tn,
curling vines. AS he gaZed upol
the scarecrow figure in the sterl
of the dory a sprightly interes
beamed upon his mobile face.
Months of wageless and thank
less service had dimmed the ad
nrirars splendor. His red trous
ers were patched and ragged
Most of the bright buttons an,
yellow braid were gone from HI
jacket. The visor of his cap wa
torn, and depended almost to hi
eyes. The admirars feet wer
bare.
Dear Admiral" cried the larg
man, and his voice was like
blast from a horn. Il kiss you
hands. knew We could bull
upon your fidelity. You had ou
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paign by the fact that he is sChol-
ar. The Republicans have spent
eight years in attacking President
Wilson as a professor" and II
would take several months to read
just themselves to a defensive cam
paign. They would have to spend
so much time explaining why the
criticisms hurled against the presi-
dent of Princeton would not apply
equally to the president Of Column
bia that they would have no leisure
left for the active work Of the
campaign.
DR. Butler does not appear amonr
the leading candidates and it is not
likely he would be accepted as a
compromise. Even if he were not
a college president he lacks tlh
middle ground qualities of a COM
promise candidate.
Governor Coolidge. Of Massachu-
setts. will have a strong delegation
backing him but he is being talked
of a great deal more as Vice
Presidential candidate on some body
else's ticket than as the man for
the head of the ticket.
A Boost for Kenyon.
Senator PoindeXter has failed en-
tirely as a vote getter. Even where
he might have been expected to de-
velop the greatest strength he has
been almost without following.
His vote, therefore, will be purely
a favorite son vote.
Mr.. Hoover might have been in a
position to offer himself as a com
promise candidate if he had re-
fused to allow his name to be en-
tered in the primaries, but his man
ayers evidently felt they needed
him to save the party from Senator
johnson. That located him.
Who. then. can bring the warning
factions of the Republican party to-
gether and raise a standard about
which the party can rally? 1t is
merely a guess, and a guess with
| out any firm basis for calculation.
If the radical element in the party
develops controlling strength. SEN
ator Kenyon is the one man above
all others who will appeal to the
party. He is a progressive, a thor
ough Progressive. and would re-
ceive the enthusiastic support OF
practically all of the friends of
Senator Johnson and he would be
! much stronger than Senator john
son with the elements that are most
hostile to the Californian; but SEN
man to have much chance of a nom-
ination.
, why SprouI Appeals.
: At this writing, l would pick
Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania as
the most likely compromise.
I The reactionary element doubtless
5 will be in the majority in the con-
= ventioni they would nominate a re-
dictionary il they dared to do so but
= they may be afraid to risk the re.
p suit. If they must have a progress.
Y sive they will want an Eastern pro-
I gressive-one surrounded by an en-.
!. vironment that will restrain hin
, from any great advance.
Q Governor Sproul showed his inde
e pendence by defeating Senator Pen
4 roses candidate for the governor
n ship. he showed his popularit.
n when he secured the support of tn,
e dry Democrats. He is sound OF
t prohibition and right on woman'i
@ suffrage: he is a successful bushes,
man and has a strong character.
IL I were in position where
was compelled to guess ! woult
e guess Governor Sproul. but I woulc
Z not advise anybody to risk an!
s money on him. 90
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LIFE IN VIRGINIA
CHILD,S ROMANCE

the fashion Of this world rasssth
away!
The massive dinner table. never
big enough to hold all th' dishes
some of which had to 20 IN Tho
hearth to he kept warm the old
time silver. the heavy cut glass
ware the glass pitchers f"r thick.
rich mIlk-how il foamrG. when
they poured IL high,
The Canton china. thin IS thin
biscuit: the palmer blue dinner set
for every day use with tho biz ap-
Piles on the little trees the blue
islands in a white sea. tH. man "r
woman that was alWa's gong over
that short bridge. hut stepped and
stood proVokinEly IN IN, middle
how they all come hark 10 YOU.
Rut lay" you have forgotten tho
bsnd-boxes. Think Of that again.
BoyhOod DAYS.
When YOU were = hoy. did "u
sleep in a low pitched. dormCr-W in
dow cd room. with two LITTLE Eshls
windows that looked out Upon q
narrow neCked chimney. JUS - her"
the neck ended and the shoulder
began? You didn =? Then 1 ldtY
you: YOU must have had miChty
poor sort Of boyhuod. Why. ] - I
see the moss grow nE on that rhIm'
ney. can see how thICk the old thing
is at the bottom. and. by GcorEd
there is the identical old toad Nroa|
we called himD tnat pops out everJ
night from the Slr in the vail y
the side Of the Chimney. How wed
he looks! Hasn't changed a hair 4
forty years! Come.
Surely you haven't forgotten tht
rainy days at III. old country housei
How the drops kept dropping. dropI
ping from the caves. and poppinS
popping up from the little troug
worn into the 90 rth below the cave
how dragglcd and miserable
rooster looked as you watched hi
from your scat in the deep windo
sill. and how ,tired of plaNInE I
doorsD you wondered il II wOul
never. never stop raining
How you wandered from room Y
room. all over the house. upstsir
and downstairs. how at las
you settled down in the
chamber and held a hank
and you IonGed for bedtime to come
II you have never known such days
never seen the reel the hauks wer
IlEced on. nor the haNwheels tha
clECked when the time csme to stp'
winding. then you have neither seel
nor known anything
You don't know how to skin tn
cat" or to play "Ant'ny over 20
don't know how to drop a live Coz
, in a little puddle OF water and eN
, plode IL with an axe; you don
know nothin' you have neve
been a Virginia boy.
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grant you-but authentic There
has never been another nag like
this. and there never will be an
other. No. II is unique In the
whole world. Yes. Think OF what i
that means TO a collector OF nags, /
Do you know, Coronei milo, how !,
many golden crowns Herr GrunitE
would give for this flag? Ten
thousand, likely. Well, a hundred II
thousand would not buy IL. Beau
tiful nag! Only flag! Little devil b
OF most heaven-born nag. O-he.
old grumbler beyond the ocean
Wait till Don Sabas comes again
10 the Konigin Strssse. He wilI
let you kneeI and touch the folds
Of IL with one finger. o-he! old
speetacled ransacker Of the
world"
Forgotten was the impotent
revolution, the danger. the loss.I
the gall Of defeat. Possessed sole
ly by the inordinate and unpar-
alleled passion Of the colIectorI
he strode up and down the little|
deck, clasping to his breast Nftk
one hand the paragon OF a nsgal
tHe snapped his fingers triumph,
antly toward the east. He shouts
ed the psean to his prize in
trumpet tones. as though hsl
would make old Grunitz hear iuI
his musty den beyond the sea
They were waiting. on the sal
vador." TO welcome them ind
sloop came close alongside thS
steamer where her sides werej
sliced almost TO the lower deck
for the loading Of fruit. The sail
ors Of the Salvador" grappled
and held her there.
Capt Mcleod leaned over the
side.
Well. senOr. the jig is up. I'm
told" .
The Jig is up" Don Sabas'
looked perpleNed for a moment
That revolution-ah. yes with
a shUg OF his shoulders he dis
missed the matter.
The captain learned n the cs-
cape and the imprisoned crew.
"Csribs' ." he said: no harm in
them" He slipped down into the
sloop and kicked loose the hasp
Of the hatch. The black fellows
came tumblinE up. sweating but
Erinning.
Hey, black boys. said theI
captain Az q Nld lFAA VI illF wv u u
you sabc. catchy boat and vamos
back same place quick"
They saw him point 10 them
selves. the sl0op and COrslio.
Vas. yas." they cried. with
broader Erins and many mods.
The four-Don Ssbas. the two
officers and the captain-moved 20
quit the sloop. Don Ssbas Jagged
a little behind. looking at the
still form OF the late admiral,
sprawled in his paltry trsppinEs
''Polrecito loco he said softly
He was brilliant cosmopolite
and a CoEnosCente Of high rank
Cut. after all he was of tho "a me
race and blood and instinct as
this people. Even as the simple
paisanos Of Coralio had said II
SO said Don Sabas. Without
smile he looked. and said. This
poor little Crazed one"
STOPPING he raised the linI
shoulders. drew the priceless and
induplicable nag under them am
over the breast. pinninE IL ther'
with the diamond star of the or
der Of San Carlos that he tool
from the collar of his own coat
He followed after the others
and stood with them upon IN
deck Of the Salvador" The ss
ors that steadied "El NacionaI
showed her Of The "a abberini
Carihs hauled away At the rig
ging: the sloop headed f"r IN
shore.
And Herr GrunItZS collection "
naval haEs wsS st.ll tho finest u
the world
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Ex-Doughboys Rejoice to
See Their War Masters
At Daily Grind.

the same predicamcnt a year ago.
The course followed is strictly
1t consists largely in
solving military problems and
studying latest developments in
military, science.
"A good soldier always grumbles"
is an old army adage. These gen.
erals and colonels arc no exception
to the rule. When unusually diff
icult lessons keep them at their
desks until. carly morning hours
they do not hesitate TO express
their opinions.
McAndrew in Charge.
The course started last September
with IS students. Seven have left
since. Members of the class will be
graded when they graduate in June.
The school is in charge of Maj.
Gen. James w. McAndrew, Chief OF
Staff of the A. Z. F. Col. Harry A
Smith. -commsndant of the service
school at Langres, France. where
hundreds of emergency o'ncers
trained for their commissions, Is
assistant commandant The faculty
consists of thirteen majors, one col
onel. two lieutenant colonels and one
captain. Most of these served as
stan officers in France.
The student personnel. graded
according to their peace time
ranks, consists of nineteen colonels'
twenty lieutenant colonels. twenty
five majors and six captains. Three
colonels, two lieutenant colonels
six majors and eight captains are
listed as special students. lnfan'
try. field artillery, cavalry. Medical
Corps and engineer officers are rep
resented. No student below the
rank Of. captain is ordered to thii
srhool.
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A T. the head Of the .insurgent
"A party appeared that Hector
and learned Theban of the south
ern republics, Don Sabss Placido.
4 traveller. a soldier. a poet. a
scientist, a statesman and a con-
noisseur-the wonder was that he
could content himself with the
petty, remote life of his native
country.
'It is q whIm Of Placido's," said
q friend who knew him well, ito
take up political intrigue. II Is
not otherwise than as IL he had
come upon Q new tempo In music
q new bacillus in the air, q new
scent, or-rhyme, or explosive. He
will squeeze this revolution dry
Of sensations, and a week after
ward will forget II, skimming the
seas Of the world in his brigantine
to add to his already world-fa-
nous collections. Collections OF
what? Por DiosI OF everything
from postage stamps to prehis-
toric stone idols"
But, for . mere dilettante, the
aesthetic Placido seemed to be
creating a lively row. The peo-
pie admired him; they were fas-
cinated by his brilliancy and fiat
tered by his taking an interest In
so small a thing as his native
country. They rallied to the call
of his lieutenants in the capital,
where (somewhat contrary to ar
rangements) the army remained
faithful to the government. There
was also lively skirmishing in the
coast towns. II was rumored that
the revolution was aided by the
vssuvius Fruit Company, the
power that forever stood with
chiding smile and uplifted finger
to keep Anchuria in the class of
good children. Two of it's steam
ers. the Traveller" and the Sal
vador," were known to have con-
vsyed insurgent troops from point
to point along the coast.
As yet there had been no actual
uprising an Corslio. Military law
prevailed, and the ferment was
bottled for the time. And then
came the word that everywhere
the revolutionists were encount-
ering defeat. In the capital the
there was a rumor that the lead
ers Of the revolt had been forced
to fly, hotly pursued.
In the little telegraph ONCE at
Coralio there was always a gath
sring of officials and loyal citi-
zens, awaiting news from the seat
Of government. One morning the
telegraph key began clicking, and
presently the operator called.
loudly: "One telegram for ell
Almirante, Don Senior Felipe Car
rera"
There was a shuffiing sound. a
great rattling of tin scabbard. and
the admiral. prompt at his spot Of
waiting. leaped across the room to
receive it.
The message was handed tc
him. Slowly spelling 1t out. he
found it to be his first official or
der-thus running:
Proceed Immediately with your
vessel to mouth of Rio Ruiz
transport beef and provisions tc
barracks at Alforan.
Martinez. General"
Small glory. to be sure. in this
his country's first call. But Il
had called, and joy surged in the
admirars breast. He drew hi!
cutlass belt to another buckle
hole. reused his doing crew, anC
in quarter of an hour "E
Nacional" was tacking swiftly
down coast in a stiff landwarC
breeze.
The Rio Ruiz is a small river
smptying into the sea ten mile
below Coralio. That portion o
the coast is wild and solitary
Through a gorge in the Cordil
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Indian and Philippine wars. He
was a major general during the
world war.
Col. L. q. McAlexander. hriGa-
dier in command of the 18th
Infantry during the world war.
He is entitled to wear French.
Belgian and American decora-
tions for distinguished service
in France.
Must Look Neat.
Stringent uniform regulations are
prescribed for the students. The
former major general caught with
his coat unbuttoned or his shoes
unpublished on the campus would
fare almost as badly as did dough-
boys in their regiments observed In
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PRESIDENT EXPECTED
TO ISSUE LEAGUE CALL

While the allies have not notified
President Wilson that they expect
him to call the league Of nations into
session at Brussels in November. it
is thought that IL would be remark
able IL the council fails TO ask him
TO do so. The league rules provide
that the President shall call the
meeting and the council is bound "a
function under the ruling.
II is said here that the allies viii
undoubtedly ask the President u
summon the members and that there
is nothing TO prevent him from act
ing as a matter OF courtesy but not
as Of obligation to the leIEuA