Christmas--The strangling of a country--de la Barra--The “_mañana_ game”--Spanish in five phrases--Señora Huerta’s great diamond--The peon’s desperate situation in a land torn by revolutions. Page 110 X New-Year’s receptions--Churubusco--Memories of Carlota--Rape of the Morelos women--Mexico’s excuse for the murder of an American citizen--A visit to the floating gardens of Xochimilco. Page 120 XI Dramatic values at Vera Cruz--Visits to the battle-ships--Our superb hospital-ship, the _Solace_--Admiral Cradock’s flag-ship--An American sailor’s menu--Three “square meals” a day--Travel in revolutionary Mexico. Page 132 XII Ojinaga evacuated--Tepozotlan’s beautiful old church and convent--Azcapotzalco--A Mexican christening--The release of Vera Estañol--Necaxa--The friars--The wonderful Garcia Pimentel library. Page 148 XIII Gamboa--Fêtes for the Japanese officers--The Pius Fund--The Toluca road--Brown, of the National Railways--President Wilson raises the embargo on arms and ammunition--Hunting for Zapatistas. Page 167 XIV A “neat little haul” for brigands--Tea at San Angel--A picnic and a burning village--The lesson of “Two Fools”--Austria-Hungary’s new minister--Cigarettes in the making--Zapata’s message. Page 181 XV Departure of the British minister--Guns and marines from Vera Cruz--Review at the Condesa--_Mister Lind_--The Benton case--Huerta predicts intervention--Villa at Chihuahua. Page 189 XVI Huerta’s impressive review for the special correspondents--The _Grito de Dolores_--Tons of “stationery” for the Embassy--Villa and Carranza disagree--The Embassy guard finds itself occupied. Page 203 XVII The torture of Terrazas--Mexico’s banking eccentricities--Departure of the Lefaivres--Zapatista methods--Gustavo Madero’s death--First experience of Latin-American revolutions--Huerta’s witty speech. Page 211 XVIII Back to Vera Cruz--Luncheon on the _Chester_--San Juan’s prison horrors--Tea on the _Mayflower_--The ministry of war and the commissary methods--Torreon falls again?--Don Eduardo Iturbide. Page 229 XIX Congress meets without the United States representative--Huerta makes his “profession of faith”--Exit Mr. Lind--Ryan leaves for the front--French and German military _attachés_--The Jockey Club. Page 247 XX Good Friday--Mexican toys with symbolic sounds--“The Tampico incident”--Sabado de Gloria and Easter--An international photograph--The last reception at Chapultepec. Page 257 XXI