Iron County register., 1900-03-15
at was when I was war correspond.

at was when was war correspond,
ent in Cuba she began
''Oh, how exriting." said the Fluffy
Girl. did yo- penetrate to the intert-
or of the islar do
AS Iar as a re staurant on the Gulf
road that runs out of Havana II was
a perilous undertaking."
Were you attacked?" aske'. the
Typewriter Girl.
NO; we were followed. but we threw
them off the scent or we thought wa
did. You see there were seven Amer
ican correspondents and | was the only
girl and we were all great chums, you
see. and dined together each evening
and talked over the days news.
"One day Tommy Van Scoop called
in and told me about this wonderful
restaurant on the Gulf road. where You
got chile con carne and flijoles and
tomales and all those Spanish things
II suggested that we all make up a
party for that evening and drive out
for dinner. But he said the dinner was
never so good when there was a crowd,
but if / would like to go he said he
would take me out there. l thought
it would seem rather mean to leave out
the others. but he said we'd get back
Just as they were finishing dinner and
say we'd been off investigating ru-
NOR.
well. about five o'clock we started
in volante. 1t was beautiful after
noon and the Gulf road stretched out
before us in long unbroken miles shad-
ed dwith those great palms. the gorgeous
waters of the gulf coming up"
Spare us the scenery said the pres
ident; keep to crimes"
I'VE had driven for nearly an hour
and Tommy was still enthusiastic
about the restaurant and how you had
dinner on a balcony with roses growing
over it when suddenly we heard the
rumbling of wheels behind us and ;ook-
ing back saw four volantes coIning
along slowly after us as though it were
a funeral. Who do you think it was?"
Spanish spies,' said the Typewriter
Girl and the Medical Student at once.
''No-the other five correspondents,
and 1 said they must have come as a
joke, and we'd simply have to invite
them to go along. But he said he'd be
blessed f he'd ask them to come; that
they had no right to follow us IN that
way. He said to leave it to him. that
he'd put them off the track.
Their carriage stopped when ours
did, and we turned around and when
we reached them they began to tall
about the beautiful afternoon it was
for drive. but Tommy said:
Now, look here. boys-you may
think this is joke. but Miss s1pacerate
has Il tip from the palace and if you
come along it will spoil everything. 1t
wasn't safe for her to come alone, so
volunteered. | shouldn't wonder if
you'd given the whole thing away now.
Go back quietly, and we'll bring you
the story in time for the cable
They never said 4 word. Tommy
was a beautiful lara perfect genius
and he let his voice break as he called
after them to please notify the papers
if we were arrested or killed or any
thing. Then we went on and had the
dinner and drove back to the hotel at
1880. They were all solemnly finishing
dinner. and of course we had to act as
wasn't hungry; but they made Tommy
take soup three times. Then he said:
There was nothing in that story,
after all. We waited an hour. Any
thing new here?'
They helped him to more soup
Then some one said: How was the ONE
let tonight? They usually make them
very good over there?' Then | broke
down and confessed. but not usltil he
began to laugh over his fourth plate.
If he had only kept on looking serious
and eating soup l could have stood it.
But he weakened first
The Newspaper Girl sat down amid a
decided hush and the usual vote was
taken. The president rose and said.
solemnly:
1--WE all unanimously agree that this
is the meanest kind of fraud that was
ever attempted, and the supper of lob
ster newburg will be cooked and served
by the Newspaper Girl. N. Y. Sun.
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