Show j T www 7 7 ut A hungry discouraged and bennt american of 24 eat sat on a bench on tha thu alameda at Qu Quil laino IllaIne in one ot of the south american states it was twilight the band played and the people promenaded promenades lie ile had bad made a long journey over the moi italena after meeting wit all kinds of bad luck and on the morrow would ask the american consul to ship him home as a distressed he ile had not tasted food for twenty four hour and hib hn lodging that night must be in the open air clothed in evening dress and with a hundred dollars in lis his pocket tom mosher would have looked what bo he was but ragged and penniless ho he shrank from observation even though ho he clung to his seat to rest his aching bones then 11 I 1 happened A young lady promenading on the arm of her father dropped her handkerchief to start a flirtation with a military officer the fell equidistant eaul distant from mosher ald the officer and both sprang forward bumped their beads heads together and rolled on the asphalt you loafer you you icorn 11 a shouted the 0 officer III a as h bo 0 reached his feet it was no ones fault a pure accident replied tom who bad been successful in securing the handkerchief away with you scum or I 1 II 11 cut you down I 1 shrieked the officer as be drew bit sword and flourished it about with great steady man don dont t get in a tern per over nothing then take that I 1 tom took it that 43 instead of taking a blow with the flat of the sword he be tool the sword itself from the bands hands of the humiliated and enraged officer and stepped back to defend himself from a dozen men rushing up with jn on their lips mob himl shoot him himl hes iles a for lies iles a revolutionist I 1 in two minutes a crowd of people surrounded the pair and fiercely demanded an explanation the officer lied iio ile said that tom had appealed to him for charity and being refused suddenly attacked him and got possession of bis his sword the crowd wanted no further excuse nearly every man had bad a knife but no one seemed to have a pistol they pushed forward to lay bands hands on 1 9 14 79 t ii iiii I 1 cc 1 I mob himl html shoot himl the american caling calling for the police at the came same licit ticie but when tome toms borrowed sword began to play they dared not cloeo close in tom began a retreat he ila did not know where it would end but ho he slowly toll fall back down the wide ayt nue tho the police arrived and demanded his surrender and presently the hoodlum element began begin to throw tones and heave flower pots to the demands of the police be he was as silent tho miralles mie alles thrown be bad had good luck in dodging ile bad had been pressed back four blocks and a crowd was forming in his rear when above the cries and shouts of the he heard a womans voice into the hotel hero and upstairs its our only char chance ical from the corner of his eye be he saw a girl nn the balcony of a building to his ight a eirl girl leaning far over the iron railing and waving to him drawing a long breath be he made as it if to charge the crowd end ard then sud bud denly rushed into the shelter of the archway drove three or four men A a know anything about copper mining from bis his path and hurried up the bread broad stairway at its head ho he met a girl of 20 whom he know knew at once to be from the united states As ho he stood gasping lor breath she said hold the stairs for three minutes and I 1 II 11 be back with something to shoot with vi ith the police and the mob crowded into the vestibule one rush and he Is ours there was a rush but it paused before the be held td of the stairs was reached tom had learned swordplay sword play and the grim look around his mouth satisfied them that be he was ait oit for business As the crowd stood growling and cursing and menacing the girl returned from her room with a re volver in her hand and eald said to tom its dads pet gun and I 1 I 1 know how to use it now then let the gentlemen walk up keep your face faco to this mob and it anyone enec up the backstairs if ti me on guard you are an Ame Arn ikan etlAn arent you yes acm mosher losher of fall river and I 1 tim am here with my father col dale of montana lie owns most of the uncle sam copper mine what Is the trouble about I 1 ton briefly explained and bo he had jus just finished when the crowd gave wy for the mayor to ascend alono alone senor americano Amerl cano I 1 demand domand your reace peaceful ful surrender eur render in the name of the la law you have assaulted an officer of the army and defied the police but I 1 you a fair trial the officer who says I 1 assaulted him Is a biarl replied tom and I 1 shall surrender eur render only when eo so advised by the american consul then tha young lady will please retire while we hill kill or capture you the young lady will remain right here beret answered miss dale and if there te le a rush look out for lead out but the senorita sill ill not protect a revolutionist a criminal a man who has forfeited his life altet wo we will bold hold the stairs against you all this thin man is to an america lie is neither a criminal nor a revolution blank you mine bilos dale replied tom without looking her way its very brave of you to stand by me in this way but it they rush us and three or four people aro are killed wont it make matters a great deal worse it if you surrendered rendered tur now take you out and shoot you and it will be no worse it you fight light for your C life it that old dad of ot mine mirka W wa at only here well wh aliat at a wanted f t asked ft 5 voice olce at hor her elbow and the ahe turned to fled fird that her father had joined her oh dad thia this ie Is an american an and d they want to kill him 11 1 1 I 1 site well here s the consul right behind me give me that gun ail yo you u fall bick hick proud ot of you my girl il 10 proud of aou ou but let me do a little 4 tal talking af lul lol dale talked the consul talked anu the mayor talked and ae as a re suit the mob withdrew ae an a second t t result the consul became responsible for tom moshers Moe here appearance ID in court next day he ile told a plain story and the mill tary officer thought best beat nt to deny it ilia ills fine was i t nominal one and the mayor waa as one of the first to OF bands hands with him aalt after r he was released well young man you lal a cluse call of it eald aid the chloi 0 1 ah au he slapped tom on the back 0 it waa was your daugh daughter tier mr who helped me out just like tilly always with tho the under dog got any i I 1 going home on charity ot of uncle b sarn sam urn know anything about copper mining 1 I in a bit of a civil engineer and can boss a gang of men ilni como come down to the botel and anti get acquainted with us tilly says you are a man of sand come down we wont ont bite you it was two years before col dale dalo had a son in law but his name ats tom moaner elizabeth dalley bailey in boston globe |