The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-08
:s. 0. HENRY STORY : '.:s :

tered out upon the streets TO view
the wonders OF this roaring city OF
the North. A. he walked he thought
of the wonderful golden hair OF
Mine. o'Brien, cit r. here" aaid the
General To himself. no doubt In his
own language. that one shall find
the most beautiful senoras In tho
world. have not In my Colomhis
view among our beauties one so fair.
But no, IL IL not for the General
Falcon 20 think OF beauty. IL Is my
country that claims my devotion"
Al the corner Of broadway and
the Little Rialto the General be
came involved. The street cars be
wildcrcd him. and the fender OF one
upset him against a pushcart laden
with oranges A cab driver missed
him an inch with a hub. and poured
harharous excavations upon his head.
lie scrambled 10 the sidewalk and
skipped again In terror when the
whistle OF pcanut-roaster puffed a
hot xcrcam into his ear. ''valgame
Dios, What DEVILS city In this'
As the General fiuttered out OF the
.......x.. - ..a..s~. like a xxoundsxi
s,s ~ arso, s,mui,an.o,,.
~ as game by two hunters. ono
was .pully" Mcclure. whose system
Of snot required the use of a strong
arm and the misuse OF an cight'ineh
piece OF lead pipe. The other MIN.
rod OF the asphalt was spider
Kelley. sportsman with more TO
fined methods
In bouncing upon their scif.evi'
dent prry. Mr.. Kelley was n shade
The quicker. His elbow Tended accur.
ateiy the onslaught of Mr.. Mcclure.
'.Gwanr. he commanded harshly.
Il saw II first" Mcclure skunk
away. swed nv superior intelligence.
Pardon me-" said Mr.. Kelley. 10
the General. but you got haiied up
in the shuttle. didn't you, Let me
asulst YOU. He picked up the Gen.
erals hat and brushed the dust from
IL.
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wnieh 4 am s'op. 49,, s' =, !,
there II iou'''c"s anu
going ana coming IN sno CIV " s'''
Nuesa forA.
Mr.. Kciley'r politcr~ss would no,
suffer the distinguished Colombian
TO brave the dangers OF the return
unaccompanied. At the door OF the
Hotel Espanol they paused. A little
lower down on the opposite side or
the street shonc the modest HUM
mated sign OF FL Refugio. MI
Kelley. 10 whom few streets were
unfamiliar. knew the place exterioriy
Mr.. Kelley ciasscd under the two
heads Of -pagoes and Frenchinen.
He proposed TO the General that
they repair thithsr and ~iio~tan'iate
their acquaintance with a liquid
foundation.
An hour later found General f'ai'
con and Mr.. Kelley seated Mt a table
In the conspirators' corner OF III
Refugio. Bottles and glasses were
between them. For the tenth time
the General confided the secret Of
his mission TO the Estados tnido-.
lie was here. he declared. to pur'
chase arms-2.oo0 stands OF Win
chester rifles---for the Coiosnbian
revolutionists. He had drafts In his
pocket drawn by the Cartagena
Bank on its New York correspond
'ent for $4,000. Al other tables
other rcvoluflonls,s were shouting
their political secrets TO their fellow
plot;ers. but none was as loud as
the General. He pounded the table.
ne hailooed for some wine: he reared
TO his friend that his errand was a
secret one. and not to b. limited at
TO a living soul Mr.. Kelley himself
was stirred to sympathetic cnthusi-
aarn. He grasp4d the Generals