Woman's enterprise., 1922-12-15
his house, still he kept on begging

his house, still he kept on begging
earnestly but to no purpose. no. |
ticed he kept one hand under his
serape, blanket with an opening for
his head which covered him to his
waist, and | was sure he was hiding
something he did not care for me to
see. | called for the sergeant of the
guard but my post was so remote my
voice would not reach. Not long af-
ter the grand round in charge of a
lieutenant made its appearance when
was relieved Of my trouble of keep
, ing my prisoner.
"What have you here?' said the
lieutenant. "A prisoner who says
t his mother is dying and he was on his
< way to find a priest" l replied.
n "Well, under the circumstances l will
t let him co." said the officer. "All
; right then, l only obeyed orders in
: arresting him." "Well tell him to
co." which l did and that greaser
| disappeared as rapidly and mysteri-
e ously as he had appeared. "Lieuten-
S ant you made mistake in releasing
il that fellow for am sure he was up
l to mischief. You failed to search
= him and l feel centain he was
le spy" "But he said his mother was
le dying" eyes, and he lied when he
t, said it." But the fellow had disap-
ID peared.
r. A few days later just after the
to coming of the First Rifles a native
Of was arrested under like circumstances
e. with circulars he was distributing re-
We questing all able bodied men to join
oe in war against the Americans. I
lg saw him placed against wall and
~ shot and thought from his size he
" was the same man l had arrested.
no With the arrival of the Rifles to
ne which reported at once we learned
be what had taken place at Leon. 1t
a seems that when the battalion neared
X the city the entire population includ.
el- ing the President, Cabinet, clergy and
'e- prominent citizens turned out in force
od to give the boys welcome. Arches
ng bearing the most flattering expires.
t. sions were erected for miles along
ed the road followed by two days o.
I'M feasting and rejoicing. They were
- hailed as saviors of the liberty of th'
:, people who had brought peace to 1
:: republic long suffering from inten
: necine strife; they were unselfsh he
: roes and patriots and yet upon tn
!; third or fourth day they were il
=: arms against the unselfish heroes. l
! appears that when President Riva
!: left Granada for Leon some month
:: gefore, he at once entered into COZ
: respondence with authorities of Gau
(; temala, Honduras and San Saliva
! dore requesting the assistance 6
( those states in expelling the yer
( men who placed him in the Presider
! tial chair and brought peace to tn
! country, so that when Walker al
: rived at Leon accompanied by tn
: First Rifles the stage was set for tt
+ final act of deceit and treachery.
!; On the third day after the arriv
I of the Americans, Walker was il
: vited to attend a meeting of tt
! President, Cabinet, army officers al
: notables generally when he was il
: formed that the neighboring repu'
lies had demanded the disarming {
: the Rifles and their dismissal from Il
: military service. "Are you prepar'
! to pay the American troops?" .sa
! Walker. "No" was the answe
! "Then," said he, "you propose
: disarm my men and leave them
! the mercy of hostile native troo
! without means to leave the countl
: They will not give W their arms
Z With this Walker retired from t
! meeting and as he did so men no
! through the city shouting that Wa
! er was about to seize the Preside
Z and leading men, causing the appe'
ance in the streets Of hundreds
: soldiers and armed civilians and TO
! ing the Americans to adopt measu7
Z for defense. The strongest positi
Z to he found was the Cathedral, {
Z Of the largest and most strongly G.
! structed edifices in Central Ameri
7 and this the Rfes seized and ther
bid defiance to the howling mob. I
! three days our fellows held the
I cred edifce momentarily expect
Z attack but the soldiers who had
away at the first fire of every
: gagement, leaving the Americans
X|fght it out had not the courage