Show A MEXICAN GENERAL GENRAL I went out at dawn and walked around Las Ls Nieves The tO town n belongs to General General General Gen Gen- eral people Urbina-people people houses house animals ad and I Immortal souls At Las Ls Nieves he be and nd alone he-alone he alone wields the high Justice and ad the thelow thelow thelow low like an any feudal baron The towns town's only store storo Is In his house houe and I bought some fome cigarettes from the Lion on of of the Sierras who was detailed store clerk cerI for forthe forthe or orthe the da day In Ip the tho patio pato the tha general was walking with his mistress a beautiful aristocratic looking woman with wih a voice like a hand saw When he noticed me he hs h came t mp un ii and ii shook hands savin I that hed he'd like i t tl to l have me take take take- some pictures of ot him I said fald that that was m my purpose In life and asked him If Ir he thought he lie would leave soon for tho the front In about ten days das r I think he answered I 1 began to get et uncomfortable I appreciate your our lt hospitality m my general gen gen- en- en eral I 1 told him but hut m my work demands that I be where I can see ee the actual advance ad advance advance ad- ad vance upon Torreon If I it Is convenient I should hould like to go 10 back to Chihuahua and Join General Villa illa Vil who will wi soon go south Urbina's expression didn't change but he ho shot eliot at me rae What Is It I that tha you ou dont don't like here You arc are In your our own house honse Do you 01 want cigarettes cigar cigar- csar- csar cites ettes etes Do you oU want a or sotol or cognac co nac Do you ou want a woman to warm your our bed at night J Everything you 01 want I can give you jou ou Do you OU want wanta a pistol A horse Do D you OU want money mone He Jerked a n handful o of sliver fl er dollars from his pocket and threw them Jingling on the ground at my feet feet I said ald Nowhere In Mexico am I 1 so 80 happy happ and contented as In this house And I was wa prepared to KO go further John further John Reed In the thc Metropolitan |