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Show . THE fcALT LAKE TRIBUNE,! SUNDAY, MUKNLNG, MARCH 20, 1921. Pat WMclhm ' ut ns hard-boile- 14 henna-colore- -- I Ye-e-e- toett They tore eonee at tha rams the triante referred to as waiting for one ewi, and things would he arranged. .Without any doebt whatever, they had smite to assassinate the engineer. And X thought at poor Taboada, who at that mo-aaaot wee probably fat Olgae house, talking at his hopes and dreams, without the least Maa that death wae wafting for hiss at her . ' Remember, his person Is sacred, I beard the general whisper to tha two men. Of eeoree, if be should try to escape . , , "AH tha structure at speculation X had beau erecting la my mind, meanwhile, at these words. Bo those men were bad be km the engineer. Well what was g to happen than? I peered out of the ante In the direction at Olga's doer, but X oeuld not see the hones on aoooont of the trees. "The chauffeur left the wheel and planes ortth the general. CastlUejo eaemed to have more eoafldenoe In hla own ability, whaterer he had in mind. Nevertheless, the pair began to talk in a low voice, testing the spark and the elutohea, racing and slewing down the engine. I dont knew anything abewt automobiles, bat X Oould understand from their expressions at satisfaction that everything was in good running d go-bi- aii-mvimvnr- up a few little odds and ends by being the bank here. And Judge Bmlley hae taken. to speaking to me. With an office Just across the hall from his suite, I suppose he thinks he must. 1 think t caught a little of his business, too, the other day, when he was out of town. A Mr. Randle dropped In to have a contract drawn. Randle?" says I. J. K.? Why, hes president of the Nut & Bolt Works, Just across the town line. In Portcheeter. Biggest concern In this section. "Yes?" says Stacey. "But since I've been here Ive taken In exactly )1S,75 In fees, and my overhead for the office alone amounts to mors than three times that every week. I confess I'm frightened 'when I think where 1 11 be at the end oi a jea. But Caroline Insists that I must will keep On. I hope her aunt's estate " , be settled promptly. If It Isn't Stacey, shrugs his shoulders. "Oh, you'll come 'through kit right, i guess. says I. "Anyway, you look like a winner now. "If you could see what I've done to my bank account, "you glooms Btacey, wouldn't wonder that I'm anxious. But Caroline seems happy and optimistic." Yes, she was all of that when we saw her the next night at the Country eluo. d Also In that evening gown she wae about the slppiest young person Stacey ary the floor. After ehe's steered she let him elt in through one the corner while she danced with the young chaps who buzzed around until they got Introduced. And young Billy Randle seemed to be the most enthusiastic of the tot. But she made a hit with the ladles, too. I noticed her wavin' Billy off when she was ehattin' with Badie and and when supper was Mrs. Boomer-Daserved she manages to get old J. K. Handle seated between her and Btacey. couldn't tell whether It wag Just luck or good plannln', but It wasn't such a poor thing to pull. Then that dinner party wasnCa total lota, for besides us they had the Boomer-Daj- s snd Mr. and Mrs. Purdy Pell, who are both topnotch.ers In Rockhurst, socialand ly financially. And when It came to fancy eata Well, what could you ass richer than green turtle steaks, stuffed and shortcake made from Sheasant, I had no Idea Really!" says Badie. that this Mr. Giles waa such a succesafui lawyer. He must have won some big cases recently." Looks that way, don't It?" saya 1. chucklin'. It ainT 'a week later, though, that 1 drops Into Stacey's office and finds him slumped In his desk chair with hla face white and his hands trembly. For the love of soup, Stacey!" saya 1. "Whats hit you?" I "It's all up. Shorty, he groans. I'm ruined. Eh?" says I." How's that? who wrecked you?" Tve done It myself," aays he. "l l shouldn't have listened to Caroline. You know that legacy I told you about?" says I. "From the rich aunt In Kentucky?" black-beade- fox-tr- y, 1 to Yoiu BtUy 'RuuiU tuned, to be ths most enthusiastic of ths lot, But shs itemacL wtsKe slut with, ths I atia tod sympathy for Btacev. He waa a good Theyd given up the . rooms over the deal, of a nut, of course, but he seemed to bakery and had taken a three-ye- ar tease mean well. I tried to steer a little ex- on that cute little Ptnkham place, down tra business his way by hintin' to friends on the Poet road. Got It all furnished. and neighbors that when they had any And Caroline had gone to town end hired sma legal matters that needed attendin' a couple aa cook and butler. They'd Joined to tlvv'd find Btacey Giles right on tne the Country club and Btacey has begun lob. Nobody got enthusiastic over it, taking dancing lessons. He's learning to though. What! That fourth-rat- e shyster!" they'd eay. "Why, hes no good, Is he?' My plan for gettln Mrs. McCabe to do something for the Btacey Gileses waa juat as much of a flivver. And usually Badie Is strong for taking up new people. "But, Shorty!" she protesta, '"iney're Impossible. Bhe la rather a young thing, but hea such a shabby freak. And living over Feltner'a bakery it simply cant be done. Which wae where I quit. I didnt go near Stacey' office again for six weeks or so and saw him only casually at the board meetin's. Then I was away lor a couple of weeks, on that Flnevllle trip, and It must have been ten days or so alter I came back before i happened to be down town and noticed this new brass sign on the doorway leadin up to the offices over the Rockhurst National bank. Hello!" says I. "Stacey must have moved. And sure enough, Just as I'm gawpin', who should drive up, In a classy closed car, but Btacey Giles himself. That Is. the party Is wearln the same thick glasses and has the same Otherwise there ain't much that's familiar about this sporty 'dressed gent In the nifty checked suit, the gray fedora and the castor gloves. Bo I follows him up to make eure. I wasn't quite quick enough, though, for In the neat furnished reception room Im held up by a young lady stenog. who lays off the keys long enough to ask it I have an appointment with Mr. Giles "No. but maybe I can make one, save I. ''Perhaps he can see you now. aays she. I'll ask. And Stacey could. I finds him at a big. mahogany desk with hla feet on a Turkish rug and a lot of Imposin' lookin' documents spread out before him. "Weill well!" aays J, lookin him over curious and glancin' about. "What'a the idea. Btacey? Been made general counsel for the Steel trust, or something like cute-looki- toddle. "Juat waiting for you to come back. Bhorty," he saya, "ao we can give our first dinner party. How about Wednesday night?" I said that would be fine.- "But how does the new scheme work?" I goes on. Got 'em coming your way yet? 'Well, there has been no rueh or clients,'' admits 8tacey. ''Oh, I've picked - "LTi-huh- !" i He nods. It has come, says he. Two pieces of antique mahogany furniture and a collection of cameo brooches the whole r.' thing worth lees than a 'thousand Over fifty years ago a young physician' practiced widely in Pennsylvania and became famous for his uniform success in the curing of disease. This was Dr. R. V. Pierce who" afterwards established himself in Buffalo, N. Y., and plaeed one of his prescriptions-, which he called his "Golden .Medical Discovery," in the drug stores of the United States so that the publiq could easily obtain this very remarkable tonic, corrective, r. Dr. Pierce and manufactured ' this Discovery from roots and barks without alcohol a corrective remedy, the r sp, what Caroline telle me, says ingredients of which nature h$d he. That waa part of her plan. She saya we might as well fail brilliantly at put in the fields and forests, for the end of six months as drag along Introduce wretchedly for two or three years. But keeping us healthy. then, she Isn't at all practical, of course. pure red blood into the system, What can I do about it. Shorty?" "It'e by me." saya I. Im no efficiency and health is assured. When you expert. Whatever I did, though. Id try out of sorts, blue, to keep my chin up and not let on I was feel licked until they finished countin me and despondent toy the energisout." "Thanks. Bhorty, says he, pawin' my ing influence of this reliable tonic. shoulder grateful. "1 try." You can obtain Golden Medical I wilt say. too, that he made a good stab at it At the next board meetln' he Discovery in tablet or liquid form shows up wearln' a big black perfecto In at all drug stores, or send 10c for the side of His face and when we aaks him If there aint any way of flnlahln tne a trial package to Dr. Pierces new wing to the high school bulldln Laboratory in Buffalo, N. Y. without waitin' for the state appropriadot-ja- But what about the stock farms and tobaoco lands?" I asks. "Divided between her two sons. aays Of course, I didnt know about Stacey. the sons. But Caroline did. And ah must have known that they would get the bulk of the property. She she aim-pl- y led me to think that It would all come to her, Just to get me to to make a splurge. What an ass I was! But It's done. My little capital, that would have kept us along for several years, If wed lived prudently, has been squandered. Only a few hundred left. And here 1 am, saddled with an expensive house, extravagant servants, this silly office, and nothing to keep It all up with. 1 I don t know what's going to become of tne, Shorty. "Huh! Does look kind of says I. squally ahead, dont It? What does the wife say? What's her plan now? "Thats the worst of It, says Stacey. She Insists that we must keep on, and I dont know how. Well." says , I, you ,,, must have built -- run-dow- n, 1 11 tion to come In he surprises us by aayin' he thinks he can fix it. "It Isn't Regular," saya he, "but (you might transfer some of the salary fund temporarily. I'll draft the resolution foi you. "Bay, he's a regular feller, eh? whispers bid man Benson to me. "Ought to boost his pay, hadn't we? I agrees that we had, and after Btacey had gone we votes to double what ne d been gettln. , how long he Btlll, I was wonderin' on the game, so here the could carry other day I looks him up. "Well, Stacey." sayp 1. "you aint In the hands of the deputy sheriff yet, are you?" And blamed If he don't slap me cheerful on the back. "Hardly, old lop." aaya "Haven't you heard? Why, I've he. been retained aa general counsel for the Nut & Bolt Works. Mr. Randle put that over for me last week. Ckrrles a nice annual salary and all that. And Boomer-Da- y haa turned over hie wife's mother's . !" WHAT THE Which Is the wind The north-winsnow; And the sheep will When the north-win- d d, WINDS BRING. that brings the cold? Freddy, and all the scamper Into the fold blows. WhlA Is the wind that brings the heat? The south-winKaty, and corn will grow. And peaches redden for you to eat. When the south begins to blow. Which Is the wind that brings the rain? d, The east wind, Arty; and farmers know That cows come shivering up the lane When the east begins to blow. Which Is the wind that brings the flowers? The west wind, Besay, and soft and low The birdies sing In the summer hours When the west-win- d begins to blow. . By Edmund Clarence Btedman, Ex. that?" toomendeus speed. You're going to see something Interesting tonight Maltranita, said my general in a low but good natured voice and without turning hla head. But why in the devil should be be drag-- , glng ma into it? I reflected with the little brains my fright had left ma to think with. Five minutes may have passed. Perhaps it was an hour. I dont knew. In such circumstances one pays ne attention to the flight of time. AD I know is that, suddenly, X beard toe men begin to quarrel in loud drunken voioea. I looked out Jurt this side of Olgas house the two men in the sombreros had begun to strike at each ether with their flats and make a racket Just beyond them I sew a slight slender. figure stop, hesitate, and then Anally start aoroas the street toward tha ethsr sidewalk. In one of those instantaneous flashes of Intuition I saw what had happened. Olgas door had opened and let the engineer out and then closed quickly behind him. The engineer had gone down the steps and turned eur way along the sidewalk. 'But then tha two ruffians had started their quarrel, and he would have to pass them If hi want am. , BENGUE per-feo- to flat-topp- est touch ea the accelerator set driving with BAUME ANALGESIQUE , "Uh-huh- pop-eye- s. order. Moreover. I eeuld hear tha barely audible purr at the engine orhloh the slight- blood-make- , -- He shrugs hla shoulders and shakes hla head. "No use trying to fool you. Shorty." You know all about me. Tms aays he: is all Well, I suppose you would call It dressing the shop window. "Eh?" eaye I. "A prosperity blurt? "It Isn't wholly bluff," says Stacey. "We have had a windfall,. At least, we've had word that one la coming our way. Caroline haa lost an aunt. Quite a wealthy old girl, I understand stock farms tobacco lands, and all that tort of thing. Caroline wae her favorite niece, and when " the estate la settled "I see," aays I. Bo you thought you'd splurge e bit on the strength of It. "Caroline persuaded me that I ought to, admits Btacey. "You sea, I'd given the other method quits a thorough trial, and It didn't seem to be much of a success. Bo she Is really backing me In this venture. Of course, I am using my own capital until her itgacy la available. It seema rather reckless Honestly, McCabe, I I've spent an awful lot In the few This Isn't all, you last weeks know." He goes on to give me the details AFriendof theFamily rotate to tne to settle, and Judge Bmlley All hae offered hie a full partnership. within ten Hays. What do you know about eh?" that, "Fine work! aays I. "Coming your way. strong, I should an- y- How do you account for It, Stacey?" "Oh, I'm not fooling myaelf," ears he. "Not for a minute. It was Caroline's bluff that worked nothing else. But It she hadn't strung me along about that legacy Id never have had the nerve. Say, people are queer,, aren't they? saye 1. "As Lincoln dldn t put It: You can bluff all of 'em all of the time, And Stacey, leanln back In his mahogany swing chair, lights up a fresh and wtnka kn owin'. AN EXPERT -- AT THE JOB. . little boy stood sobbing as though hit heart waa dangerously near the breakA TnilWMkk JjJ y jipswme . f(w I'm. ;ru efficiency did. ttuOuAh, I'd. try Xpert. Whatever to Keep , ray chut up and. not let on I t was UcKed until they fuushed countin' me out by Taboada had drawn hla revolver, but had thought a moment, and decided not to risk tha encounter. Instead at keeping an, he wenld cross to the ether sidewalk and pass them on the ether aide ef the street I did not have time to think any further. I felt myself thrown back against the cush- ions behind me. The automobile had started ahead at full speed, almost throwing me into the air with its mighty bound. From that moment I loot all normal perception at what was going on, and I did net get full control ever my nerves again for many days. As X look back upon the soene it seema to me something crazy, wild. Impossible, the mad raving ef a dream. Tha automobile darted out ef the shadow into ths streak of light In tha middle of the road. The engineer saw the machine comThe auto tqmed ing and stepped back. Ughjty towerd hlnvTsboada changed his . mind and started ahead again. Again tha auto turned and dashed directly at him. It was all the matter at fractions of a second, though it ess ms like hears now as I think of It. I remember a frantic leap by the engineer with his arms in the air; thee the thud at the automobile as It struck him, then a bump uadar the forward springs as the front, wheels passed ever hla body, and another lunge as he was struck by the hind wheels. I remoter, also, that the machine ing point. A benevolent old man approached him. "What is thd matter, my child?" be Inquired soothingly, The youth only roared the louder. "My he howled, "haa been beatln father, me." "Come, come!" said the old man, 'You mustn't cry like that! All fathers have to beet their boys at times. You must cheer up and forget all about It." Then the small boy looked at hlrrr with a scornful glare. "Ant he said slowly, "i might forget it If my father was an ordinary man: but" and here the tears burst he plays the big drum forth once more In a brass bend." Houston Post. Wmm s&ys 1. I The GENERALS AUTOMOBILE PmlY BtOs 1921, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate) (Copyright, over Uh-hu- two-burn- er ' AyafcAriVirivivifivuvlwiAlwtruwiwvvvviii m OD never can tett bow they're going t work, cep you? Tekthl party. J bad him 6taeey Oil si'i'ed up' as mostly prune whip nSrth of the collar button. For be sure bad the look of a party with apace to let between the ear. Maybe It was just the bulgy eyee behind he had the thick glasses, or the stiff way of boldin hla neck.- Anyway, 1 had him poor fish. Besides, if ne rated as been a real live one, would he ever have coma to such a amalt place as Hockhuret-- " and hung' out a law sign? Course, ae a residential auburb, we trunk weve got It over moat place inside tne cone. But when It comes to talprovidin an openin for buddln legal ent. thats another matter, Tou know how dead these commutin burgs are cttl-sealong that ltns. Why, moat of our svsn take their affidavits to town and a lot of em dont get down to our two blocks at business district more'n once a month. Tet hed hung out his shingle between the windows over Feltners bakery Btecey Giles, Attorney at law and had waited for client to climb the narrow etalrway. 1 never kneW'whether any ever It was . did or not before I made tliq trip. a ooupls of years back, when Brick llart-- , ley sprung that Joke on the Citizens union by getting me elected on the school board. Tou see, we was niostly amateurs on the board and we hadn't moren halt dosen eeeslone before we got all tangled a up on some bulldln contracts and' needed a lawyer to straighten us out. As the eld board had left us more or less of a deficit, we needed cheap legal advice, too. Bo somebody suggested Btacey Giles and I'm appointed a committee of one to sign him up at a cut rats. I didn't go, though, until after Id protested to Brick what a nutty play I thought It was. "why, say, I tells him. that guy don't look to me like he knew a habeas cagey, cautious bird. One of the kind corpus from a crop report" "Whats the odds. Shorty?" says Brick. that never took a chance. He woukin t "Youre not responsible. Beside, he may let us cut any corners or throw any bluffs. Not him. Where we'd been In be such a dead one as he seema" pot the habit of going ahead whether we haa he couldn't" say I. "No, . As I remember, tt'e about the skimpiest funds In sight or not, trustin' to luck a s In. ever wae There that we'd get the money from somewhere, I lawyers office cheap oak desk between the windows, a Btacey made us stick to the appropriation. second-han- d file case In one corner, and Hed elt up half the night goln over contwo or three pine shelves with some tracts and bills, scalin' down a few dollars shabby law books on 'em. In tne back is here and a few cents there, and thlnkln an Iron sink with a screen part way up ways of runnln' the schools mye ecooil stove. nomical around It and a Beamed to come natural to him. That's Through the open door Into the next room B had a glimpse of a white Iron cot bed. the way he did everything. An .original w hy, 1 d waa. Bo It's plain that this le not only his ofegg, Stacey caught him Ironin a shirt one day. fice, but his livin quarters. I've not? hears he. "These laundries what When Stacey Giles aays "Why come for he beams graceful on me charge outrageously" So he'd go around wearln that same through ths thick glasses His voice goes husky and his hands tremble as he thanks shiny black suit and that rusty old overme for lookin him up. bey. I believe i coat. Most of his collars had kaw edges could have hired him as counsel for the and hla high crownsd black felt hat was board at- - half what we'd decided to offer, an antique.- - Wa couldn't point with pride to our legal counsel, but we had a balance but I dont have the heart, can't tell you how much tms on the right aide of our ledger. What I waa expectin' In the way of a means to me, Mr. McCabe, says he. "It about the first real recognition I've bride was some spectacled school ma'am I with shad a pinched mouth and a tacky shirt had Since I came here, and always remember who brought It. It comes at a waist. But, aav. when he shows up with moot opportune time, too. , Tou see, 1 am the new Mrs. Giles J had to gasp. They do raise some easy lookers down In the to be married next month. "Tou are I" says L "Well, Ill say that's Blue Grass country, and Btacey sure had picked one that didn't hurt your eyee any. nervy of you." 1 know, baby, if you ask me; a aays ha My prospects are Borne little doll d not very bright. But this will help me lot of hair, big blue eyes 1 along. And, besides, the girl am going and pouty red 1lips. How he ever hooked couldnt Imagine, unless to bring up here from Kentucky as my one ilka that he found her in some little four corners, wife will be a great Inspiration." "You'll need moren that, Giles, says where there was a surplus of village I. "I may not be any Judge, but my guess queens. la that thera Isn't legal business enough Anyway, there she In, established In In this town to keep a notary pubUo In three rooms over Feltner'a, and looking clean towels and red seals. I hope the about ae much at home as a butterfly in two of you don't starve." an egg crate. 1 could just Imagine her Oh, theres no danger of that," aays doin' experimental cookin' on the keroha As a matter of fact, Mr. MoCabe, 1 sene stove, tacklin' her first famly wash, am not dependent on fees coming In at and slttln' around that barren office Inonce. I have quite a little capital, enough spirin' Btacey to Well, that's as far as to keep us for several yeara: that Is, pro- I gob What there waa that she could viding ws lira almpty and frugally, as ws Inspire him to do. with no clients to do shag. And I mean to stay here long It for, wae too much of a strain on the enough to win the confidence o t the peo- Imagination. Onoe, when I dropped In on some school ple It may take a year or so more. But whon they find that I am no business, I found her aittin' with her that I am living well within my mean chin propped up on her hands starin out they will begin to trust me with their aero as Main street at the New Haven affairs That Is my theory of how a per- tracks. Oourse, Btacey Introduces me and manent law practice should be worked has to ask how she likes Rockhurst. Wouldn't you say that wae an Innocent up. Don't you think I am right?" s. '"May- Question? But It seema It wae Juat tha I expect o," saya be You are. Plannln' to live right here wrong thing to aay. Instead of answerover the bakery with the new Mrs. ing, aha puts her hands over her eyes Glleer end goes dashln' Into the back room. Oh, certainly, aays ha "Theres an- Through the thin partition 1 could hear livwe our can for hava room that other her throw herself Im ing quarters, and we shall be quite cosy. end start sobbln'. Then Carolina will probably want to learn Course. Btacey apologises. "She's Juat stenography and typewriting and sn can having her first fit of homesickness,' help me In the office. We mean to live aays he. "She mleaea the crowd of young modestly and unassumingly, you know." 1. people she has been brought up with the "Tf that' whatyou'ra after, says and dances and alt that sort 01 "Youll qualify. Well, I wish you luck. Sartlee And of course, not knowing anyla next Our first board meeting Tuesday one here, end not going around any or night and we'll look for you to be on having friends to talk to, makes It hard hand. for her. But all that will be changed In As Brick Hartley had hinted, Btacey time." Giles had more In his head than youd Huh!" says I. "Tell you what you ths ought to do, Btacey; Join the Country club suspect He straightened us out Incomoourse of a week or so, fixed up a and start mtxln' with folks " He shakes hla head. "Oh, I couldn't promise with the contractor and got us let off easy. Course, a real law shark afford that, saya ha. "1 1 should hava have got to buy new clothes and and It would lead Ilka Bmlley, might better terms; bat then, Bmlley would have to expensive habita That wouldn't look soaked us a good fat fee, so we figured well wouldn't be according to my prothat we saved money by having Btacey gram, you know. Giles. Bo I lets It ride at that. But I was And, naturally, I got to know Btacey kind of sorry for the little doll baby well. discovered waa a I ha that bride. I even worked up more or leas pretty By Sewell Ford took the shock very easily because of Its eseeDent springs. Instinctively I locked out ef the auto after we had passed. I saw a formless mass lying on tha ground, writhing In anguish, like a enake cut in two; and from that human package, from which a pair of arms was reselling out and clawing into the ground with the Angara of tha hands, a cry waa rising; Brute, you've killed me. Our machine was at tha end ef the street, going at full apeed. It rounded the oomer with a sharp turn that nearly threw me from icnry seat But the general waa only making u wide turn. He, circled the whole area of the ereee reads and came down the street again toward tha engineer's prostrate form. Taboada. on seeing the automobile returning. bed stopped shouting, perhaps In tsrrer, perhaps because he thought the machine was coming back to pick him up, At any rate, the shock this time wae ruder. Tha auto leaped Into the air aa ft struck the obstacle at full speed, and I beard one ef the breakrede snap aa we struck the ground again. We kept on to the avenue, however. Then the general turned and came back again. And up and down, up and down, up and down, aver the victim's body! Hew many times,' I do not tYiew. Each time, however, the ahork waa leae violent, and , .... By Vicente Biasco Ibanez after tha second Impact there had been ne cries at all - The next day all the papers bed headlines about the terrible accident that had happened to poor Taboada on his way home that night. And there were violent editorials against Joy riders speeding in the dty streets aftsr dark, without regard to the ' dangers of Innocent pnaeersby. For" Gen. Castillejo I wrote an editorial which appeared In our paper, and In which I paid tribute to a distinguished political opponent, who had eome to a most unhappy and, a gentleman end a patriot, ant) a man of talent, In whoa passing, despite the ef his political ideas, the country, and science Jitd suffered an irreparable less. That waa tha end of It. In a few days the whale episode was forgotten. la fact, people had many other things to think of. The also-tiocampaign ended In an uprising of the generals. Everybody turned en the president and ha wae assassinated. I saw what wae coming, however, and got across to the United States before the president abandoned tha capital. I wanted te see whe wae going to win before I wrote any mere articles. CastlUejo waa taken prisoner and la still In Jail. Hla fellow general are proaeoutlaf him for a number at Irregularities In office. And Im beginning to get worried. Tito latest charge against him la the msrder ef the engineer Taboada. Na one takas aay 1 n stock In tha story at the automobile accident It seems that a great assay people living along the street heard tha engineer's cries and witnessed what was going on from behind closed shutters. Though they kept quiet for a time, they are now telling all they know to curry favor with the new rdgtme. Of bourse, it may well be that not more than one ef them really aaw anything. Tha ethers may .simply be repeating what they have heard. Ton fallows may think It qstta fine ef the present generals In power that they intend te bring Caettlleje to justice. Nothing in that St all. They wont do anything te him. He will put it all off en me, and, being nothing bat a peohupin, what chanc wiQ X have? Bet your Ufa, Im not going back te Mexico! Even if they do anything to my former general It will be not out of love for Justice, but In a spirit of jeatousy-an- d vengeance." They hate CistlUeJo because they admire him and are envious ef his ingenuity, with the spirit ef rivalry a painter feels aa teeing a competitor using a new secret for treating light, or a novelist jealous of the inventiveness at another writers plots. Ths maddening thing te them te that they cant nae that aatomoblle trick now. Its aa aid story, yes see. . And in Mexico the taw portant thing In to be original . . t toil i to toe Pan wvtoe.1 hnto . |