Show F hobo 00 CH the helloner hel honor flonor of 0 a filipu filibuster manuel the fat bartender in the cafe P aj looked sharply at the two americans leaning against tho bar and when ho he was sure that lie ho was unobserved observed d lie he called his ls patron witness and thon then spit viciously in fix the direction of the hated Grin goes out sido side tho the white tropical tro sunlight danaj ed cd in tho the deserted streets otla 0 la sin sid cerl dad A soldier was sleeping in a doorway and a small child very airily attired peered curiously in at tho the door of tho bafo at afie two strangers one of tho the americans was tall and straight and well groomed xia tho other mans clothes boro bore mute evidence of having been slept in many times the man himself hldi bolf looked badly in need of 0 a shave ho he was pale pala and gervous re and smoked incessantly lighting one cigarette from the butt ol of the other dob bob said the tall american 1 I have heart heard all sorts of rumors did you sell mo me out As man to man as follow countrymen I 1 bei beg of you to be square with me now it you before let rne me know chero I 1 stand 1 what I 1 am to expect alave ilave you sold me aie out the man in the much worn broadway suit stilt shrugged his shoulders you get the rifles bought of me moa I 1 1 why yes yea my men havo have 1200 cau au sers now thanks to you dut but 11 your gang get the cartridges I 1 put ashore from tho the fishing boat last tuesday yeii yea we got the cartridges and tho the two rapid fire guns that you ou brought to us too although where you got them I 1 cant imagine you gave gava me an order for POO 1200 rifles and rounds of cartridges I 1 delivered the goods you yo x say illy pu you rot of em cm the kick hick I 1 simply this went 0 anthe the t other man you delivered aa ya you q promised but you a re x ibister A filibuster I 1 understand generally plays fast arid and loose lie he takes money from all sides I 1 dont say any you have done this but ive been told so you sold ind me guns im told youre sold guns and cartridges to col gonzales too consequently hes ready to strike a blow and ive got to tight when I 1 thought that by getting a well equipped little army together gonzales would be afraid to start any trouble I 1 engaged you first you were my agent you had no right to get into the employment of gonzales but what could I 1 expect a nil 1111 one mans gold la Is as good as an aa anthers on it asked the filibuster thoro there cornea comes your other master went on the tall american theres gonzales lie he know perhaps that you have been playing fast and loose with us both why dont you tell him it will malfe make no difference though if he Is ready to fight hell fight I 1 know knew what it means in tho the end it means ruin to me all if I 1 could have won out by the little trick I 1 was wag planning to turn on him hl m it would havo have settled everything but anyhow I 1 played tho the man I 1 a sneak and a coward that just cut that out for tho the time behave bej J A 17 I 1 t M i ap W qa k you s old cold 1 me ma out ing said tho the filibuster heros heres gonzales tho the colonel entered the cafe cafa blinking his eyes eya like an owl as aa ho he stopped from the brilliantly lighted street into the cool da of the care cafe ile he stopped in when he saw tho the filibuster fill buster and bob nelson together the filibuster called him blin over colonel said the filibuster my friend mr martin thought I 1 ought to acquit acquaint int you with the fact that I 1 hava hato sold him 1200 stands of arms a and rd w cart ridges to match the colotel colonel shrugged his shoulders 1 I know it he sald said briefly for that I 1 am glad gad lie he lias has ahat you yea called batted I 1 aall all calf mr ml will ill be a pretty light fight I 1 am the i stronger er I 1 shall win Is it not so ao colonel said the tall american 1 I am not a coward you know that im willing to fight you to the last ditch but bill the use of killing off a lot of people all the trouble about anyhow you are going to crush me because your dau daughter ahter loves me and I 1 love her you want to force her into a marriage with a contemptible old octogenarian that she iho despises you envy me ma the hold I 1 have on the people here you have a prejudice against me because I 1 am an american Arite rican and you want to ruin me every cent I 1 have in the world Is invested here ive got to fight for my rights it if you force me to but I 1 would prefer some other way there 13 11 said the colonel there Is leave the country go away never see my daughter again never come baal 11 ill not do that said the american shortly then tomorrow to morrow you will start your revolution very well that Is the way it shall appedu I 1 have the favor of tho the president don miguel that my undutiful daughter refuses to marry Is blat you sou call a big gun here heie you will be ba crushed senor martin it Is sad 1 I intended to start no revolution J ll 11 UA you sold me fish bre breadel adIll senor colonel anil and you know it that scamp of a miguel and you have fixed up tip a little conspiracy against me and you isnow that too loo you were going to come town down on my people suddenly there would have been a fight and when it was all over ray my places would have been iri in ruins my people killed and myself either cither lead dead or a fugitive I 1 tried to protect myself I 1 secured arms and when you came I 1 was going to meet force with force I 1 had hoped that my forces would be so much stronger than yours that I 1 could drive you back and force you to give it up the tha colonel laughed yes yea he said your lour countryman was so good as to jo sell me guns too and many cartridges that Is ore one nice thing about Grin goes they will sell their souls their friends londa fr auy anything thing tor for gold it is well the filibuster leaned wearily on the bar 1 I had bad my pay from you either senor colonel no said the colonel but you shall let me see I 1 bought of you rilles and ot of the cartridges you bought said tho the filibuster loaves ot of bread arid and 00 dried fish the colonel laughed 1 I need not explain he said bowing mockingly to martin you know it la Is the custor in these countries where governments ao not like little things like revolutions wo we do not say rilles or cartridges they are such wicked words A spy may bo be hanging around and ho he might hear that would be bad so wo we say bread and fish extremely interesting said martin 1 I understand your colloquialisms put in the filibuster lazily your men came to me and ordered bread and hah fish I 1 filled the order the bread and the fish were unloaded from tho the schooner last night probably you have heard front from your men today to day clay or the boxes boes were not to be opened until to tonight the colonels face was white and he trembled you sold me fish bread yes said the fill filibuster buster you should have been more explicit sometimes I 1 nin am a little obtuse martins a face was glowing ile ho grabbed tho filibusters hand and pumped it up and down bully for you old man he gasped senor colonel he said bald we will go on oil with the war you must bo be careful in shooting that i read freaa and those dried fish at us though nothing Is worse than dyspepsia go on by all means with your plans I 1 intend to let events have their course but by the time your arms arma have arrived the government will be overthrown and your old enemy and my friend torres will bo be president senor martin gasped the colonel 1 I am sure my daughter would be pleased to have you call on us this afternoon will you riot not do my poor house bouse tho the honor of dining with us tonight ali ah thank you I 1 will go and tell my daughter you are coming 11 lie ile walked hurriedly out of the cafe 1 I know what to say aay gasped martin forgive me what I 1 said aalde wont youl you I 1 know and it meant so much to me aoh oh its all right replied the tha filibuster 1 I dont mind im used to everything its all in the im sure of ono one thing went on an martin and that Is that blood Is thicker than water it must have been en an american that sald said th that at chicago tribune |