The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-07-23
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members of the Camera club, Writ
Ellsworth and Louise Levan, who took
50 many photographs together that life
came to appear to them to be com
oosed Of myriads Of beautiful scenes.
But suddenly Ellsworth, who was a
sugar broker, was offered fine open
Ing In Havana and went there to make
the place his home. From that time
forward all the pictures taken by Miss
levan seemed to her to be tinged with
melancholy. Ellsworth. too, though he
ceased to make photographs, found
that he missed something in being de
pr!yed Of the girls society.
At that time Captain General Wey
Ter was vainly endeavoring to throttle
the revolution. He would have found
II easier to stamp out a prairie fire.
Nevertheless he succeeded in putting
many active revolutionary spirits out
Of the way by incarcerating them, as
he called It, incOmunieado, which
meant literally without communication.
In other words, no one was to know
W
With any offense or anything else about
them.
Ellsworth was heartily in sympathy
with the Cubans. but wisely refrained
from taking any part in the revolution
He had gone to Cuba to engage in the
sugar business. not to help the peopl.
10 gain their liberties But a riva
sugar broker. seeing certain lines of
business that he had always controlled
passing into the young Americans
hands, secretly lodged Information that
he was plotting with the revolution
lists. Ellsworth was spirited away.
When month passed and no letter
had been received from him in New
Orleans. great was the trepidation with
regard to him among his relatives. He
had only mother and sisters. who.
instead Of going to Cuba to find out
what had happened to him. contented
themselves with worrying 1t was then
that Louise Levan discovered how
much he was to her. and she decided
to go to Havana and make Inquiries.
But instead Of announcing her real
purpose She gave out that she was 60
Ing to take photographs Of scenes per-
tanning to the revolution.
When Miss Ievan reached Havana
she commenced investigations which
soon led to the knowledge that ELS
worth was confined in prison in the
interior His recent business associate
told her that he would have taken
measures to bring the case before the
American consul. but the incomunicad0
prevented their getting any proof Of
his identity.
Louise Levan found herself confront
ed by problem. How could she Sc
cure this proof? Even If she could get
into the Jail. see the prisoner and make
affidavit to the fact of EllswOrth's
identity the trickery Of the Spaniard
would likely thwart her in the end.
knowing her purpose. they could sim
ply remove the prisoner. After the
forming and rejecting of many plans
she hit upon one that she proceeded to
carry out.
Going to the town where Ellsworth
was imprisoned. she took up her abode
in an inn with view to watching
for an opportunity to get glimpse Of
him. He might he allowed exercise in
the Jail yard he might appear at
window: she might be admitted to the
prison In the first two of these she
was disappointed. and all her applica-
tons to gain access to the interior
were refused until prison inspector
came to the inn who the next day was
to inspect the prison. Louise secured
an introduction. fattered him and beg
ged that she might send written ac
count. censored by him. of the treat.
ment Of the prisoners The official.
seeing an opportunity TO influence
American sentiment. turning it from
the current reports Of barbarous treat
ment, consented.
The next day Louise went with the
Official to inspect the prison. In time
they passed Ellsworth's cell. He was
sitting on stool, pale. detected, ema
GATED reading fragment of news
paper. He did not look up AS the
party passed on Louise Jagged This
gave her the opportunity she L. TO-
She carried what seemed It
lady's bag for the purpose of
handkerchief. portemonnaie anu
articles Instead it was d kodak sid
had had constructed in New Orleans.
In a twinkling 1t had snapped. and she
had Ellsworth's picture. :
The prisoner sat unconscious that his
old camera companion was looking at
him and that she had the proof re
Quired to set him at liberty. The party
passed on. and that evening Louise
showed the official a report Of the In
spection. which he approved at once.
A few days later deputy Unite
States consul with several persons t.
whom Ellsworth was personally know<
Miss Levan was not among them
appeared at the prison where he wa>
confined. The deputy was armed witt
al order and photograph. The order
read that he was to see the prisoners
and If the counterpart of the photo
graph was among them he was to be a.
once sent to Havana When Ellis