American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-06-17

side of the room, revealing four or five
men sitting motionless on a bench
against the wall, evidently listening in
tently to what was going on opposite
them. With the exception Of Wine,
who was third In the row, no face l
saw was In the least familiar--two
being pronouncedly Spanish, the 9th
ers not so easily recognized as TO ma
tionality. l had 10 difficulty whatever
In overhearing their voices, and grasp
ing the sense Of what they were say
ing. AS a general thing the words used
were English, although occasionally
some one requested an explanation In
Spanish, which was Immediately given.
However, almost the first sentence
overheard convinced me that l had ar
rived too late to learn directly the Ia
ture OF those instructions received
from Washington. Alva was asking a
question.
bat we are ready to act now" he
said impatiently, his foreign accent
faint, yet plainly ~perceptibie. "have
been ready for a month past. What
necessity then is there for Further de-
tay2"
The woman, whom he evidently ad-
dressed, must have been very close to
the door her voice soft, but speaking
with clear enunciation, sounded almost
within reach of my hand.
"The reason Is Valparaiso, of
ap1,t.Sa - oh, eofR- sft+ q, ,oA Xuo,htnn
ton at all. When you strike, the people
must be ready there. You say you are
prepared, senior. That is what I was
sent to learn, and / find you are not
prepared"
mot readyl We are organized and
sworn to service"
She seemed to lean forward, her
voice changing almost to a whisper.
Il see that, your eagerness, your de.
votion. But that is not readiness for
such a duty. Who has been chosen for
the act itself-the post of danger7 Nc
Until the man l need not name
dies, we a accomplish nothing. You
have taken no ballot. If the single
word was flashed tonight, Co and II
may be, who among you is authorized
to execute the order2"
She paused, but no voice spoke.
Nor Is that all the money from
England yet lies untouched. Surely
your instructions were clear. and moth.
ing is being accomplished for the
cause whlie 1t rests in the vault. II
will require all Of thirty days to dis.
tribute this into the proper hands
here and I'm Chile, yet nothing has
been done. We supposed it was al
ready In circulation. What caused the
delay?"
One of the men on the bench spoke
a heavily built fellow, with a long
gray mustache, and horn spectacles
shading his eyes.
"All I know iss ct wait on der order
of Gustave Alva to be Endorsed by
Senior Mendez. / hol' EFT 50 In trust
from the agent. Eft was In a private
safe, a package of currency, only
know where. The bank hav' nothings
to do with der deal"
81 understand. The agent rave sou
personally the setter Of credit, which
you Immediately cashed, and you now
hold the currency subject to call?"
"Certainly dat vos how EFT vos. The
agent he tell me-"
1.-THE agent2 Oh, you mean 1O8'
What about that arrangement. Mr.
HorRer7"
/ recognized Harris In the reply. his
voice perfectly calm and confident. II
all probability he lied, but it was done
most convincingly.
'"Those we're my positive instruc
lions in London" he said coolly. "The
banking house there was not to be in
velved In the slightest degree; NJ
trace Of the transaction was to appea,
on their books"
"BHt why has the money mo- beer
drawn and usedT'
THAT is for Alva to say. / tried Il
get him TO act, but he refused wirhou.
another authorization from Mende2
and special Instructions"
You never received these, Seno.
Alva2"
mo. l asked by code; I supposed
he would answeT by messenger"
There was a pause, a silence.
imagined I could understand SEINE
thing Of what Harris was ~endeavorinf
10 accomplish in this delay, this get
ting the entire sun transferred int
currency In private hands. It was one
more step in his intricate scheme OF
robbery, but so cautiously concealed
as TO arouse no suspicion. What else
had he done TO this end already To
achieve delay. and thus gain oppor.
tunity, had he intercepted, or ever
changed. the code message sent By
Alva 10 Washington
All this Was possible enough, yet II
was evident that the woman accepted
the explanation as satisfactory.
II do not know how true all this is
she said at last, slowly. II was told
the money was ALREADY being used ]