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<p>An hour later found General Falcon and <abbr epub:type="z3998:name-title">Mr.</abbr> Kelley seated at a table in the conspirators corner of El Refugio. Bottles and glasses were between them. For the tenth time the General confided the secret of his mission to the <i xml:lang="es">Estados Unidos</i>. He was here, he declared, to purchase arms—2,000 stands of Winchester rifles—for the Colombian revolutionists. He had drafts in his pocket drawn by the Cartagena Bank on its New York correspondent for $25,000. At other tables other revolutionists were shouting their political secrets to their fellow-plotters; but none was as loud as the General. He pounded the table; he hallooed for some wine; he roared to his friend that his errand was a secret one, and not to be hinted at to a living soul. <abbr epub:type="z3998:name-title">Mr.</abbr> Kelley himself was stirred to sympathetic enthusiasm. He grasped the Generals hand across the table.</p>
<p>“Monseer,” he said, earnestly, “I dont know where this country of yours is, but Im for it. I guess it must be a branch of the United States, though, for the poetry guys and the schoolmarms call us Columbia, too, sometimes. Its a lucky thing for you that you butted into me tonight. Im the only man in New York that can get this gun deal through for you. The Secretary of War of the United States is me best friend. Hes in the city now, and Ill see him for you tomorrow. In the meantime, monseer, you keep them drafts tight in your inside pocket. Ill call for you tomorrow, and take you to see him. Say! that aint the District of Columbia youre talking about, is it?” concluded <abbr epub:type="z3998:name-title">Mr.</abbr> Kelley, with a sudden qualm. “You cant capture that with no 2,000 guns—its been tried with more.”</p>
<p>“No, no, no!” exclaimed the General. “It is the Republic of Colombia—it is a g-r-reat republic on the top side of America of the South. Yes. Yes.”</p>
<p>“All right,” said <abbr epub:type="z3998:name-title">Mr.</abbr> Kelley, reassured. “Now suppose we trek along home and go by-by. Ill write to the Secretary tonight and make a date with him. Its a ticklish job to get guns out of New York. McClusky himself cant do it.”</p>
<p>“All right,” said <abbr epub:type="z3998:name-title">Mr.</abbr> Kelley, reassured. “Now suppose we trek along home and go bye-bye. Ill write to the Secretary tonight and make a date with him. Its a ticklish job to get guns out of New York. McClusky himself cant do it.”</p>
<p>They parted at the door of the Hotel Español. The General rolled his eyes at the moon and sighed.</p>
<p>“It is a great country, your <i xml:lang="es">Nueva York</i>,” he said. “Truly the cars in the streets devastate one, and the engine that cooks the nuts terribly makes a squeak in the ear. But, ah, Señor Kelley—the señoras with hair of much goldness, and admirable fatness—they are <i xml:lang="es">magnificas</i>! <i xml:lang="es">Muy magnificas!</i></p>
<p>Kelley went to the nearest telephone booth and called up McCrarys café, far up on Broadway. He asked for Jimmy Dunn.</p>