Crossed Arrows 3 by Patrick E. Andrews

Author:Patrick E. Andrews
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: patrick e andrews, western ebook online, el batallon de san patricio, kiowacomanche scouts, mexicanamerican war of 1846, the saint patricks battalion, western 1840s
Publisher: Piccadilly Publishing

Fourteen

Ministro sin Carpeta Tim Harrigan stepped from the carriage that had just drawn up in front of the Embassy of Imperial Germany. The conveyance had been sent to his residence after he accepted an invitation by His Excellency Dietrich von Wurthardt the German ambassador to the Mexican Republic.

Harrigan, followed by the faithful Fidel, walked to a gate in a wrought iron fence where an elaborately uniformed guard stood. The soldier opened the entrance, gesturing for Harrigan and Fidel to continue to a massive front portal. The large door opened and a dapper young gentleman, bowed respectfully. “Welcome, Minister Harrigan. The ambassador is awaiting you.”

“Thank you,” the guest replied. “I was rather surprised at the invitation.”

“His Excellency will provide a full explanation,” the diplomat assured him. “I am afraid your man must remain here.”

“Understood,” Harrigan replied.

Fidel worriedly watched as his patron was escorted out of sight across the foyer. Harrigan was taken up a flight of stairs, down a hall and finally to the ambassador’s office. His escort knocked and led the Irishman inside. “Minister Harrigan has arrived, Your Excellency.” With that curt announcement, he turned and retraced his steps down the hall.

Ambassador Dietrich von Wurthardt got up from his chair and walked around his desk with an outstretched hand. “I am most pleased to see you again, Minister Harrigan” he said in English.

“Likewise,” Harrigan replied. “I must admit I’m a bit curious about your kind invitation.”

The ambassador gestured to a tray bearing a bottle of German Riesling wine and four glasses. “First things first,” Von Wurthardt said with a friendly smile.

Harrigan counted the glasses. “Is someone going to join us, Your Excellency?”

“Yes,” Von Wurthardt replied. “I want you to brace yourself to be astonished, Minister. You are about to be informed of a situation most secret. And I guarantee it will shock you to the core of your soul.”

“Well!” Harrigan exclaimed with a slight smile. “I cannot wait to be shocked to the core of my soul. Just what—“

He was interrupted when two men stepped into the room. One was a stern looking individual. He was not in uniform, but displayed a decidedly military bearing. He sported a carefully trimmed mutton chop beard and his hair was thinning slightly. Heavy eyebrows arched over blue eyes and the expression on his face was something between arrogance and impatience.

The second man was Colonel Juan-Carlos Valenzuela.

Harrigan was confused by his presence. “You’re a long way from San Patricio.”

“Indeed I am, Tim.” He indicated the other man. “I have the honor of introducing Major General Karl von Richtberg of the Imperial German Army.”

“I am honored, sir,” Harrigan said.

Valenzuela turned to the general. “I am pleased to introduce you to one of the most important men in the highest financial circles of the Mexican Republic. This is Timothy Harrigan.”

The ambassador poured the wine into each glass. “I shall be the waiter this afternoon since we must have only authorized persons in this part of the embassy. There are even guards at each end of the corridor outside to ensure our privacy.

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