military     leader  of  the
province    would   arrive  on  the
following    Friday  ready   to
intercede   in  the conflict.
            José    Arcadio Segundo wasin   the     crowd   that    had
gathered     at  the     station     on
Friday   since   early   in  the
morning.    He  had taken   part    in
a    meeting     of  union   leaders
and had been    commissioned,
along    with    Colonel     Gavilán,
to   mingle  in  the     crowd   and