AE a A Es % : Binal Rp oa ADEE { ~ ’e . Wd ARR SYNOPSIS. Tieutenant Holton is detached from his command in the navy at the outset of the Bpanish-American war and assigned to important secret service duty. While din- Ing at a Washington hotel he waiter In the act of robbing a beautiful ung lady. She thanks him for his serve » and gives her name as Miss La Tossa, a Cuban patriot. Later he meets her at a ball. A secret service man warns Hol $r. taal the girl a a spy. ie vw for her home in Cuba Holton is ordered to follow her. They meet on the Tampa train. Miss La Tossa teils Holton she is a Cuban spy and « xpresses doubt regarding the sincerity of the Etates. Holton is ordered to remain at Tampa to guard the troop transports He rives the transports from destruction at the hands of dynamiters a reports to Admiral Sampson for further duty Holton is sent to General Garcia's com- mand in the cor- reapandent to plots guise of A newspaper investigate Cuban the plans of the Spanish navy He de- tects a trusted Cuban leader In the work of ‘amenting trouble among the Cubans in the interests of the Spaniard Holton is so'zad hv friends of the spy and later ordered executed as a spy. He escapes and sives the Ame Ing Into a Spanish from General ( a Cesnala, one of most tru Holton takes part battis nt Junr Dis 1 as a Spanish enters Santiago, goo at night to Miss - {ime ambush He that the spy imted leaders the San 1 silage the me of avers arrives In sigh {me to see the adm After < by Schley of Brnanish fleet and witness lan ang capture of ths enem 0O:tey on a that Shafter hn 8 mMmesanees from President M elaring that the war was inal the eole purpose of freeing Cu fearns that a meeting of dissatisfied Cu bans is to be night to plot arninst the American army He gives Miss La Tossa the president's message hel CHAPTER XIV. Shifting Triumphs. Replying to Holton’s warning that the must do nothing that would place her in a dangerous position, Miss La Yossa laughed “It {8 nothing, 1! can assure you,” she averred. “This is really a small matter." “Well,” grumbled Holton, “1 so, but I shall go with you.” “You shall not,” she replied phatically “But—" “My dear Mr. Holton buts-—you cannot, come.” “This much [ shall Holton with dec! company you to main hidden In a bear call if you She laughed. “My bold cavaller”- gentle—"so you shall you | will eall” “Good!” Holton moved to horse Shall we be going?” At Serilla, which consists of about three buildings, or rother did consist of three buildings in those warlike days of 1808, took the road to his camp, while Miss La Tossa Holton, and Plerre urged their horses in the direction of the building whose roof the young Cuban had out earlier in the evening Perhaps fifty yards from this struc ture rose a thick growth of bushes, and here Miss La Tossa halted hope em there are no cannot, cannot do." ion. -1 and where | shall ac will re can Sevilla place you want me.” her volce was And if 1 his Ramon pointed Near the Fire Stood Miss La Tossa. she said, “and Plerre will accompany me.” “You will call me if you need me?” asked Holton. “Yes, truly. And In any event, 1 shall come to you here after 1 have spoken to my countrymen.” “All right. Good luck.” She kissed her hand gayly to him, or at least Holton so interpreted her gesture, but dimly seen in the dark. ness, He was quite certain that he kizsed his hand to her, Fastening his horse, he walted. listening, for perhaps ten minutes. But hearing nothing, his natural im patience asserted itself, and crawling out of the bushes he disobeyed the girl's Injunctions by working his way nearer the building. He finally made quite certain that there was nothing on that side of it, and crawling to the § } —— -y A ~~) | corner he And here he | saw things. First there was a fire, and around it were gathered, he judged, fifty Cuban officers and soldiers, Their peered in | portentous. Near the fire stood Miss | La Tossa talking animatediy to sev- | eral officers, who were her with bared heads and other marks of deference. As she spoke, however, a man In the uniform of a captain rose and clapped his hands. attention from her, and as a matter | of fact she, herself, appeared to make no effort to hold them. On the contrary, as soon as the of paratory to speaking, she away from the group and gave entire attention to this man. “Countrymen,” he said, “1 we all recognize that in the of the success of the Americans, Cuba will receive no benefit { will be a case merely of changing { masters { Spaniards, | sprang, and kees, who are | the Spaniards. we know what their scorn s, and their contempt”—the man shing himself to a fury—"I, | was shouldered out of the trail by a her think from whose stock utterly alien, give me for you. Yes, there are many who doubt damnably., Has the United States ever been known to talk one way and act another? To those who know the political history of that great nation, I need say no more. To those who do not, I say that govern mental policies in the United States are fickle jades, blown willy-nilly by the winds of public opinion-—~they are valucless as things to depend upon; thay are trivial even to consider. And yet"--he raised his hand to still a ris- ing growl of voices—"and yet, still 1 counsel prudence.” the darkness. “Why? [| ean answer you gimply Because we are weak, We have been | in the field fighting for several years But we are not soldiers. At least, the Americans say 80. You have them arose again “Oh, no, we are soldiers. But the Americans are {| know that, They soldiers who Ne are { and percharce may have sold guns! And so they are soldlers—soldiers that we do well to fear. Bo again 1 { advise prudence, always prudence. { but if they elect to retain it as we do? They will and For what can kind to us us 30 that we do not starve, will put trolleycars—" A flerce yell interrupted him, | also, { will be they and, | not again regain attention, i he need to, He and done it well Une man arose, sword, i { tomorrow night I have not plunged | ago, and when I drew my sword, a pig fof a Yankee private knocked me down | with his hand. Is this friendship? 1 i ask you, brothers—is this viet were led to expect from our friends of the north, our saviors, erers?” “But, Juan,” captain, “that is all personal. I my self have felt the contempt which the Americans feel for us, but I should be vr our for my country’s freedom. 1 have al ready suffered, as you know, at hands of our oppressors. Contempt is reward for It ir more than narra- is the nothing our liberty you have il for one shall not pressed.” “Bah!” The volce of the first speaker rose almost to a shriek. “i i! put my personal feelings above my patriotism! So you say! That—that was merely my beginning. Walt un- til 1 have finished and then let be very much im left.” “Well, well, go on, I am answered the older man i "80," resumed the speaker, | know what this generous { Yankees, this nation tablishing freedom world, intends to ippine Islands, Their | leave us doubt as to that. Impe That is the ery in the Unit. “we nation of #0 given throughout do with the Phil no rialism! ed States | taste of i taste Is good. i the talk about { What is ithe among thelr officers? [I'll ‘Werld-power!” That is | say: "World-power!""” A sort of low cry tof his hearers, and agpgrandizement—and the word you tell what You: went the rounds Holton could see { one and all beneath his spell { He sat down, i the ground, paying no attention to the { round of handclzopping that attended | his peroration. For a moment no one stirred. It appeared as though all were thinking digesting the eloquence that had been poured into thelr sears. Then another man arose. Holton leaned forward with a gasp, It was the spy. the walter of the New Willard, come tonight to place the capstone upon the apell he had been weaving among the officers of the Cuban army. “Brothers,” he began, “lI came here tonight to counsel prudence, and, in fact, 1 do so counsel you now.” Holton's face filled with amaze ment. What waa he getting at? In a few moments he found out. “1 do most earnestly counsel pru dence,” Be continued. “There are things that must be borne. The sol diers of the United States have come here. Well, good. We brought them here. At least, so it would appear “Of course, we believe that these men were sent here because of the great yearning of the United States to see us a free, unshackled country And so they have come down here to sot us free, and then, having done ro, to retire with a blessing, and to con template with pride the growth of the republic, free and untrammeled. “80 much we know. The Bpaniards will be driven from the island, and then will these Americans turn to us and say, ‘Behold, here is your coun try; take It and develop it, and make it great, and may God be with yon' So 1 say prudence, “But, on the other hand, there are some of us who may possess well formed doubts as to the truth of the “You Lie, You Hound.” { this into the breast of {1 shall plunge it A wild Then the emotions Americans, into my own throat.” greoted his words came a lull suddenly, as though five cheer men were seeking outlet And Cesnola was give it to them He held out his hand. All were fastened on him. The first word had fallen his mouth when there to from | cadence, additional from the spy’'s lips As Holton looked {to the apeaker's her hand naval officer never forgot the pleture “My countrymen” she length, “I have listened to all have spoken, and | have observed you I have wondered whether the fever { has got into your brains, and whether wiped utterance the girl glide and held " by the idle words of plotters, Cesnola sprang In front of her pushed her roughly aside “I resent this intrusion!” he shout ed “1 ‘resent the presence of this Woman —-" | only be surmised, for the girl, her eyes ! Siazing, turned to the audience { with finger quivering at the spy, she | said “That man pushed me, my country { men, Is there no one to avenge me?” ' Her volee was quiet, almost unemo { tional, and she looked calmly around | the circle. beloved of these men; but It { equally plain that the spell of spy's words lay about their minds in serpent coils. She paused, “1 gee! Chivalry has departed from among us. [I must this gross insult” Fad was L A HIS MESSAGES GIVEN BACK And Hubby, Astonished at Their Brev- ity, Wondered How That Should Be. A busy English merchant was about to leave his home in Brixton for a trip on the continent, and his wife, know- ing his aversion to letter writing, re minded him gently of the fact, “Now, John, you must be eyes and ears for us at home and drop us an oceastonal post card telling us any- thing of interest. Don't forget, will you, dear?” The husband promised. The next morning his wife received a postin card: “Dear wite, 1 reached Dover all right. Yours aff.” Though somewhat disappointed, she thought her husband must have becn pressed for time, Two days later, how ever, another card arrived, with the startling anpouncement: “Here | am ) : - 80 saying, and before anyone could move, her riding-whip flashed in her hand, and she struck Cesnola a blind: ing blow across the face. From the sheer shock he went down as though hit by an ax, But he sprang to his knife, in another second Holton have been at the girl's side; volvers flashed in the hands of Cu ban officers, and the deep voice of elderly captaln broke the still ness, “Stop, who you Cesnola, and remember it Senor are- NEW CHURCH FOR shipers from Evansburg | i | A HRS. ATTORNEYS, AFTORNET APLAW seLLaverTh BB Glos Perle of Ovurt Bones SY will listen to the beautiful and ited senorita” Miss La Tossa smiled radiantly. “Thank you,” she replied. “I have burst of eloguence to give you, men of Cuba. I say merely that you been badly advised, misled, by whose interest it is to mislead you. And, further, I do nothing more thin this.” She flashed aloft President McKin ley's dispatch, and then handed it to the Cuban who read it and then in silence passed it around the circle. At length, as It was about to into Cesnola’s hands, Miss intercepted the paper and ex- spir- captain, La “1 do not wish this to pass into that man's hands,” she sald. “Will you and then re dispatch to the girl with a The officer complied, turned the “Gentlemen,” cried the young wom A cheer—not a general cheer—but still fairly satisfactory in its strength her As it died his hand greeted words, out “Let us “Where Are Miss La Tos stam her foot “To another word know one thing,” be snarled did you ge ence” hail not oa} nail not speak she true Cul gentleman” mphasized the term "if any an""--this word she emph s, 1 will gladly respond.” “Well you “wishes 0 question : plied ask siatement replied an officer, "we @ then, to answer the just made by Senor Cesnola™ “it is ea ily answered.” she returned quickly. "I am not ara in Genera: Siutt confidence He does not give to me his “And received queried the officer. “From an officer who possosses the General Shafter not but of President McKinley." is a Cuban officer? suggested ie guestioner, “He “Ah!” priviate messages you this, then" “He Cesnola eprang forward Allow ma to tell who he in’ Then, without heeding the girl's monstrating voice, he ran on like a wild man “He in has oughout You you re- paval officer SNMONE us and before an American been this ca know 1 ign was in Washington and before the Americans de clared war, and you know much that I saw and heard value to us 3 ¥ # nF there has proved ol you that this man “1 declere to was sent ganize us, and to among us to disor prevent any effort yoke once we saw it settling upon our He was in Garcia's camp (wo Americans landed ’ there in the guise of a us, why Would not Garcia have received him? “After the battle of July 1st he was in Santiago He was in this girl's which she accepted until Interrupted father's friends--then he leaped through a window, followed Ly a bullet from her father's pistol” “You The volce fairly Cegpnola’s wild tirade; from the unex Holton appeared and stood lie!” out as he recoiled darkness out of the “You lie, you hound! Youn wére the and with vou”—he turned and faced Admiral Cervera. tell them who | am. (TO BE CONTINUED) A J in Paria. Yours ever.” And still later: “1 am Indeed In Paris, Yours” tle fun and seized her pen and wrote: “Dear husband, the children and | are at Brixton. Yours” A few days later she wrote again: “We are still in Brixton.” in her last communictalon she grew more enthusiastic. “Dear husband, here we are in Brixton. 1 repeat It, air, we art in Brixton. P, 8.--We are indeed.” in due time her husband reached ome, fearing that his poor wife had temporarily lost her senses, and has tened to ask the meaning of her strange messages. With a winning emile she handed him hie own three postal cards. Or Change Him. “Maud’s husband's name is Bill fen't t!" “Yes, and he's afraid she'd break him." Rev. F. 8. Ballentine, Ignoring Bishop and Vestry, Declines to Quit House Opens at Collegeville Mis sion, One Mile Norristown.—Unable to oust the Rev, F. 8. Ballentine, as rector of BL James’ Episcopal Church, Evansburg, although the Court granted the ouster injunction sought by Bishop Rhine lander and the vestry of the church, the Rev. Henry M. G. Huff, of Phila delphia, who had been appointed reo tor of the Ewvansburg church, but whom Rector Ballentine would nol re cognize or permit to serve, will start and Episcopal mission in Collegeville, Collegeville is a little more than a mile from the Evansburg church, and a number of residents of Collegeville have been communicants of the Evans- burg church, as it is the nearest Episcopal church in that section. It is to serve these persons, some of whom are officially connected with the church-—that {8 compose the vestry-— will be established. The Rev. Mr. Huff announces that the mission Is authorized by the Norris town Convocation and under the direc- tion of Bishop Garland. The Rev, Mr. Ballentine did not know of the coun- ter move on the part of his opponents, He appeared surprised when informed of the purpose to open an Episcopal i a in Collegeville, He made no comment the move, but sald he would expect a different decision when his case should be reviewed by the Supreme Court than which was handed down by Judge Henry K. Weand, of Montgomery Court, before whom testimony in equity action akan, ... J.» Away. upon hat the County the Was Killed Going to Funeral York—On his tend a funeral El Years old, of Codorus township, was killed in front of the Northern Central Rall road station at Rock, in full view of a large gathering, among whom was his daughter-in-law, Mrs H. A. Bortner. The aged man's de fective sense of hearing caused his death He crossing the tracks slowly behind his daughter-in-law, who had gone Hea faliled to of a pusher engine or to hear the warning shouts of bystanders. The threw hi causing York Losr tee ea OTLNer, io way to to at Glen was ahead to tickets, notice get approach engine m violently into a spowbank, from dind baif-hour ijuries which Le in about a After Almost Perishes Fall. Driving wh Doylestown. - Quaker found a boy lving wayside, amid the wreckage of hay wagon. Ie took the boy office of Dr. O. H. Frets, Quakertown, where it found that several ribs were fractured. The injured boy was the son of John 8. Schulberger, of Haycock township, and he and his fa ther had taken two loads of hay to Wentz's press, and were returning home, when the team driven by the son became {rightened and upset the wagon near Lhe Dean road an automobilist unconscious by the his to the along a was farm Freed of Boss's Murder. Easton. ~The jury In the case of Clinton I. Steinmetz, charged with murdering his empolyer, Lewis FF, Sny- der, of Howerton, on December 18, brought in a verdict acquitting the defendant. Snyder and Steinmetz had taken a business trip, and on their re turn drank heavily. rel, Snyder discharged Steinmetz, the latter pathered together his posses. sions, including his shotgun, and left the house. in the yard Snyder was fatally injured. Steinmetz claimed that the shooting was accidental. Parents Wedded 62 Years, Son 20. tysecond anniversary David W. Cas of thelr wedding at their home. Sr. whom are octogenarians, Examines Revolver, May Die. Snyder, cousins, were examining a re volver at George's home the weapon was discharged, a bullet passing posedly dying condition. Ducks Enjoy Story Swim. Ogontz.~When Chief Jensen, of the Cheltenham Department, received a message that a number of ducks (pedi greed) had been stolen from the Os trander estate, near here, he detailed Patrolmgn Goehring to Investigate, That officer made the trip under try ing weather conditions; and his feel ings weren't Improved a little when within 10 minutes he had located the supposedly stolen ducks, quietly swim. ming on the surface of a lake on the estate, No arrests were made in the ATTORNEY -ATLAW PRLLEPOUTE BB Pe BW. wh Swen MR predemtonsl wotinam prompts satel wv. ». fanad LB sme oe. 1. Bowes C3vma, BOWER & SERBY ATTORYEYS ATALAW Reuss Bross BELLEFONTE Buy Mmocemeors w Owvis, Bowsa & Oxvis Consultation in Bugiad sad Germas a HRS: B. B. PANGLER ATTORNEY AT LAW SELLEPOFTRPS Prastions tn all the sourm Osseniation ¥ Boglish and German Ofos, Orider's Ruchasy Building wy CLEMENT Pala ATTORVEY AT LAW BELLEFONTE Po Ofios BN. 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