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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-10-31
CHAPTER v.
Mysterious Messages.

At Tampa Holton met and had
breakfast with several army engineers
who had been engaged in laying out
camp sites in the pine woods back or
Tampa. Then in the afternoon he pro-
ceeded on TO Port Tampa, nine miles
away. Ahead, rising into the blue
sky like some dream palace in Sahara,
the Tampa Bay Hotel, with It's brick
walls and cleaning silver domes and
minarets.
II brought hope to his heart, and his
steps were more springy as he hur-
ried toward the immense structure. A
negro boy took his bag as he enteyed
the lobby. and the clerk smiled as he
had not done since the winter throng
left the hostelry early In March.
After bath and shave he set out
to the bay TO view his new command.
He found her I'm charge OF an able
seaman, Conroy, who welcomed him
with enthusiasm.
Holton stepped aboard and chuckled
when he recalled the comparatively
large deck space Of the Scorpion.
The Gnat was almost toy craft. and
yet her regulation torpedo gun on the
after deck, the machine gun forward
and the little coming tower. heavily
plated with steel, gave adequate hint
that she was by no means built foi
pleasure.
1T is likely wen be busy before
long, Conroy," he said. "I'll have my
luggage brought down from the hotel
and come aboard at once. How many
men have we?"
"Only Howard, the engineer. and
me-" was the reply.
"All right The fewer the better
I'll return shortly. and perhaps take
her out"
Whereupon Holton stepped out With
blithe stride. In the lobby OF the
hotel he buried his face in Washing
ton newspaper and spent halfhour
absorbing the war talk OF the day.
His reverie was interrupted by .
hotel page, who handed him card
bearing the name Jose Rodriguez. Ha,
vana.
Mr.. Rodriguez wishes TO know II
you will do him the honor OF calling
upon him in his rooms" announced
the boy.
Rodriguez! And who is he?"
He's a very wealthy Spaniard who
has been here some time"
well, then, you will tell Mr. Rodri-
guez that If he wishes TO see me, he'll
find me here"
Yes, sir, I'll tell him that" and
the boy hurried away.
Il like the nerve Of that" gpowled
Holton, returning TO his paper.
In a few moments the page stood
before him again.
"well?' Holton looked up impa-
tiently.
Mr. Rodriguez said, sir, that be
does not wish 10 speak TO you in the
lobby, and that II will be best for
you II you visit him as soon as you
can in his rooms"
Holton flushed angrily.
Say. boy, get this straight. You
give Mr.. Rodriguez Mr.. Holton's com
pliments, and say 20 Mr.. Rodriguez
that Mr.. Holton says for him to 20 to
the devil"
CTO BE CONTINUED
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you. iOu Cdu uSpIlNo hau VI
speech about as handily as any per
son ever knew. or course. you're
not a spy!"
do you really believe that?" Her
eyes were serious now. do you?"
Yes" he returned desperately.
Then, Mr.. Holton, beg to inform
you that / am spy"
Holton received the girls announce
ment with bowed head, and as he
didn't speak she looked at him with
defiant eyes.
Il am a Cuban. am not a profes-
sional spy, as you may imagine. |
fear ! am not spy at all in the high
sense OF the term. But / have tried
TO serve my country; / shall continue
to do so. My country is in peril. !
could be. l was born 10 be, fear. a
pleasure-loving butterfly. But have
my country has need even OF poor
me-"
Yes, but we need not be enemies.
Holton's voice was very earnest
She did not reply, and Holton added
II applaud your motives, but surely
you do not imagine Cuba to be IN dan
ger at the hands OF the United
States. l should think Spain would
be your object, and II the United
States, | ask you why?"
Still, she did not answer. and Hol-
ton, struggling his shoulders, impa-
tiently repeated his question.
Why"
do you know, Mr.. Holton," she said
after a moments pause. that every
mile southwark this train flies In
creases my happiness. II is so pleas
ant to feel you are nearing home"
You have not answered my ques-
ton, Miss La Tossa."
And .4a~Anot intend to answer It."
Indignation was coloring the naval
officers mood.
Look here. Miss La Tossa, like
you. II the honest admiration of a
man is anything to you. you can make
the most OF that statement And so
/ ask you with the friendliest motives
why should you think il necessary
TO pry into the affairs of the United
! States?"
Il am an enemy to any enemy OF
my country, and by enemy mean any
person or group OF persons whose
goodwill toward us may be ques-
| toned"
Then you infer that the United
States is not acting In way to show
goodwill to Cuba!" Holton was thor
oughly outraged We'll, I'll be hanged
II that isn't gratitudel"
"If you don't mind, Mr.. Holton," she
said sweetly, Il should like to read
now"
Holton hustled out OF the seat In a
great huff.
"Oh. certainly, by all means; most
assuredly," he burst out, and returned
TO his seat.
AS he sat there thinking, the train
stopped at a small station TO change
engines. When it started again the
conductor came into the smoker call.
! ing Holton's name. He responded, and
the conductor gave him a long, official
appearing dispatch. The message ran
as follows:
"Holton:
Congress declared war today.
Sampson will be ordered to blockade
the Cuban coast. Troops will mobi-
lize at Port Tampa They will pro-
ceed thence In transports 10 Cuba You
will remain In Tampa, avalling your
self Of the Gnat Ia small torpedo boat,
built for battleship 70 carryl 10 pre-
vent any attempt to destroy trans
ports. You will watch Cuban camp at
Tampa for developments regarding
matters already brought to your atten.
tion and will hold yourself in readi-
ness 10 land secretly on Cuban soil
10 perform intelligence work with re
gard 10 location and movements OF
Spanish warships. You will work un-
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SYNOPSIS.

Lieutenant Holton is detached from his
command in the navy at the outset OF the
Spanish american war and assigned 10
important secret service duty. While din
ing at a Washington hotel he detects a
waiter I'm the act OF robbing beautiful
young lady. She thanks him for his serv-
ice and gives her name as Miss La Tossa.
a Cuban patriot. Later he meets her at
a ball. A secret service man warns Hol-
ton that the girl is a spy. Senior La
Tossa chides his daughter for her failure
10 secure important Information from
Holton. She, leaves for her home In
Cuba Holton Is ordered 10 follow her.
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Answered.

He Crying TO strike up an acquaint.
ance)-What! Only you here? Where
has all the other nice girls gone
She (bitingly)-They've gone of
somewhere with all the nice boys
London Opinion.
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Few men know what not TO say. and
still fewer when not 90 say Il.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-27
NEWLYWEDs BRING BABY
TO DAYTONA TONIGH

The Newlyweds and Their Baby,
"a musical comedy built around a
group OF cartoon characters familiar
to every newspaper reader, will be
seen at the New, Daytona theater
tonight
/; This attraction serves once more
to call attention to the achievement
of an artist. George McManus in
vented '4The Newlyweds" and his
pictures are as famous as those of
Buster Brown and the army of
othe- mischievous youngsters. The
chief figures in the play that has
been made are Mr.. and Mrs. Newly
wed, Napoleon Newlywed, the baby,
and the Big Black Bear. The story
is fantastic, but the complications are
said to be so numerous and comical
that an entertainment of the jolliest
! kind results.
| 1t appears that one Prof. Nichol,
has a sort of a museum in which he
exhibits a midget, Major Knott
i Much This attraction, wearying
of routine duties, runs away from
the museum taking with him the
Big Black Bear, which is his con-
slant companion. Prof. NichoI, fac
ing certain ruin if he cannot find
another attraction to take the place
of Major Knott Much, learns that
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Newlywed
looks precisely like his runaway mid
get. He succeeds in kidnapping the
baby, aided thereto by the uncon
scious Mrs. Newlywed, and for a
time there is a furry of excitement
over the loss of the baby and the
efforts to recover him. Everyone
suspects everyone else of having {
hand in the kidnapping. and matters
are put right only after the mos
hopeless misunderstanding ar,
brought about.
The company which has been en-
gagged to illustrate this lively stor.
on the stage includes many familia
and popular performers.
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"White' a Misnomer.

The fallacy of the average English
man who regards black as white has
been noted by Mr.. g. *. Chesterton.
the English writer. People" he writes.
never ask whether the current color
language is always correct. Ordinary
sensible phraseolosy sometimes calls
black white: it certainly calls yellow
white and green white and reddish
brown white. We call wine white
wine which is as yellow as Bluecoat
grapes which are manifestly pale
green. We give to the European, whose
complexion is a sort of pink drab, the
horrible title of white mana picture
more bloodcurdling than any specteI
in Poe"
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Redridden.

Yes. ma'am." said Harry the hobo.
IT know look like a strong man, but
out of my fifty years of life I've spent
over sixteen years in bed"
why. you poor man." replied the
lady sympatheticaly. handing him a
quarter. What has been the trouble
paralysis?'
mo. ma'am," said Harry, 'test a
regular habit of sleepin' eight hours a
day. ma'am. ~Harper's.
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For the Boys Sake.

A Roseville man stopped smoking for
the sake of his young son. IF smoke
I shall set him bad example" he ar
gued and gave up tobacco with many
signs of regret. For three years he mas
done without the weed The other
night he found d box of little cigars III
the boys coat pocket. well smoked
brier pipe in the youngsters tool box
down cellar and pack of cigarettes in
the Observation-Disclosures News
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Death hx Boiling.

In old England, before the law was
passed which prohibited 'cruel and IN
usual forms OF punishment" murder
ers were often condemned to death by
boiling. In such cases the victims
were chained in large kettles Of cold
water. which were gradually heated
until it caused the flesh to drop from
the bones. The last English victim OF
the boiling death" was one Rouse. q
cook, who. it was alleged, had killed
seventeen persons.
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could Keen tJp VIII Tbe,,

One of the re-appointed being ask
ed how he contriyed to keep his place
under successive administrations, re-
piled that administrations must be
smart that could change oftener than
he could.
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Retort piscourteoua

An Englishman and a Welshman
disputing in whose country was the
best living. the Welshman said:
There is such noble housekeeping in
Wales that | have known above a
dozen cooks employed at one we'd
ding dinner" "Ay," answered the
Englishman. that was because every
man toasted his own cheese
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Fish Has Vocal ORGANS.

Perhaps the most conspicuous ex-
ample of the fishes that are capable
OF utterance is the drum-fish. SO called
by reason Of the deep. booming noise
1t produces at will. 1t Is found along
the Atlantic coast. from Massachu-
sets to Florida.
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BODY OF JAMES MOFFATT Is
TAKEN NORTH FOR lNIfRMfNT
THAN CARRYING REMAINS IN
SPECIAL CAR OF MR.. FLAGLER
PASSES THROUGH CITY EARLY
TODAY.

Carried In the private car OF
Hurry M. Flagler, the remains Of
ia ines A. Moffatt, vice president of
tina Standard Oil company of New
Jersey, who died in Palm Beach
w ednesday morning, passed through
TIL city on a special train, running
as first section of No. 3S, at an
ca rly hour this morning.
Mr.. Moffatt's death came after a
sh ort illness at his winter home near
p; Inn Beach, where he has spent the
w inter- season for a number of years.
Tie body was accompanied north by
his widow, his daughter. Miss Helen,
ar d his sister, Mrs. Mary A Rath-
btne of Parkersburg, w. Va, who
hive been spending the winter with
him in this state.
John d. Rockefeller, who is spend
ing the winter season at Hotel
c. arendon, did not accompany the
body north, as was reported from
Pllm Beach he would do, but the
oil magnate expressed deep sorrow
o',er the death of Mr.. Moffatt.
James A. Moffatt, who was borl
ir Parkersburg, w. Va, was abou
g.: years old. He began life in tn.
S .andard Oil offices at Parkersburg
and rose through various positions t
b,s next to head of the great corpor
elton, succeeding II. Fl. Rogers 81,
lived in Chicago several years, Blu
o late years his offices have bee
ii New York. He leaves a widow
aid two sons, James and George
aid a daughter, Miss Helen. Hi
idow was Miss Katherine Jackson
diughter of Judge James Monro
Jlckson, one of the leading jurists Q
Virginia before the war. He was
s,n of DR.. George Moffatt. of Park
srsburg.
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New Excuse for Husbands.

Husbands who spend their evenings
hitting the high spots, encounter diff
cultfes in finding the domestic keyhole
and hang their boots on the gas fix
lures, may now explain that they have
been afflicted with ethereal asphyxia-
New York Tribune
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The Reasop

Il think the picture lacks atmos-
phere." said the kindly critic.
Fact is" said the artist, st had a
hard time raising the wind while was
painting"
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The Rank Majority.

1t is stated on reliable authority
that there are more than a million
and half different brands OF cigars.
Yet there are only two kinds of
cigars made. good and bad-mostly
the latter.
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Quiet Influence in Home.

A lighted lamp is a very small thing.
1t burns calmly and without noise,
yet 1t giveth light to all who are IN
the house. And so there is a quiet
influence which. ike the fame of
scented lamp, fills many a home with
light and fragrance. M'Cheyne-
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A Good Cause

All the school teachers at Lugano
have gone on strike owing to differ
ence with the educational authorities.
With splendid loyalty the little pupils
are standing by the teachers and urg-
ing them not to give way-Punch.
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Reckless Destination.

His Mother - Hiram. amt you
'shamed o. yourself settin' up till half
past 8 playin' solitaire? Whar you get
your taste for gamblin' I don't know
life
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a BRIGHT Idea.

Theater Manager can't use your
play, sir. It's too long for the stage.
Amateur Playwright-But,I say-aw-
look here-aw. Can't you lengthen the
stage, you know?
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a Rad Eaa.

Owens is trying to strike every one
he meets for q loan. He's a bad egg,
that fellow"
"Why do you call him that"
when he's broke he makes the fact
deucedly conspicuous Boston Tran
script
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nrInin of the Scientist.

After reading an exhaustive treatise
BY some scientist who claims that pow
erty is the cause of bow legs, we can't
help wondering what causes some sci
s.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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His Experience.

"In order TO succeed in any line OF
business" said the great merchant.
who was given to the habit of moral
izing. lone must begin at the bottom. =
81 tried that replied the young man
with the fringed trousers. and now
Pm on my uppers. Exchange.
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The Humorous Sad.

One of the funniest sad things we
know is to hear a man much the
worse for liquor telling his friends
how good he Is to his wife.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-27

Since there are no longer any guns
on the gun deck or any berths on
the berth deck. the naval authorities
have wisely decided to abolish the
names.-Chicago Record-Herald.
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Monumental Inscriptions We
have a professional marble and
granite worker here for few days
only. If you have any work that
should be done report it to US at
once. Bingham e. MaIey Co.
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Merely a Hint.

Kitty-Harry says he loves me for
myself alone Bertha-I suppose that's
his way Of saying your mother must
be kept out Of the MISUNDERSTANDING
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America Always First.

A machine that can do almost ev-
! ything but talk has been invented
German" we read. That is moth
~ A machine that could talk was
! vented by an American.
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still a Conuueror.

Old Colonel Pestilence continues to
be one of the most stubborn foes that
armies have to chicago
Record Herald.
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Such an Aid.

Young Wife-Somehow I cannot get
my bread 20 rise. Hub.-Why don't
you set the alarm clock ?-Boston Tran
script
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But Not for Helm.

What did you do when he kissed
ycu-holler for help?" mo; hol-
Tered for witnesses. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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Not Social.

rs your husband a Socialist" I'm
deed not. He just hates to go with
me to make calls Detroit Free
Press.
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Daily Thouaht.

Who. then, is free? The wise man
who can govern himself.-Horace
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Can't Be Hidden.

Charity covers a multitude of sins,
but they always stick up like tent
poles under a stretch of canvas.
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Young Wife-But that's very expen-
sive, especially as it's in season. isn't
it?
Greengrocer-Well, madam. it is and
it isn't. as you might say. What with
the French gardening and what not,
the vegetables that used to be out of
season are in and them that is in is
out. owing to the demand for the 9th
ers.-Punch.
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**WANTED White girl for
general housework. Steady position.
Address x, Daily News.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-08

President Arthur Reynolds called the
gathering to order, President C. II.
Huttig of s.. Louis having died last
July.
Addresses of welcome were deliY-
cred by the mayor of Boston and
Thomas P Beal, president of the
Boston clearing house and chairman
of the local executive committee for
the convention. Today's business
sessions consisted chiefly of the
reading of reports by General Secre-
tary Fred E. Farnsworth, New Yorl
City; Treasurer J. Fletcher Farrell,
Chicago; General Counsel Thomas B.
Patton, New York City; Thomas j.
Davis, Cincinnati, chairman of the eX
ecutive council, and the secretary of
the standing protective committee,
one of the most important committees
of the association.
Reports from secretaries of the diff
ferent sections and the report on the
constitutional revision by Robert r.
James of Easton, Pa, were read at
this afternoons session.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-08
Hay Shipments From Brawely.

Brawley News: With the coming
of cooler weather scores of hay bal
ers in the Brawley district have been
started and the big stacks piled up
uuung he summer are rapidly being
changed to piles of neat bales.
With the acreage of alfalfa tre-
mendousIy increased during the past
year, the hay shipments from Braw-
ley tead those of all valley cities and
the fall record promises to keep pace
with the past. Orders for cars al
ready turned in to Southern Pacific
Agent W. C. Eaton indicate that
three and four cars Of hay a day Will
leave Brawley this week, with the ex-
pectation of a continuance of that
number.
The price of hay has not been en-
tirely satisfactory during the summer.
Dealers on the coast attribute this
fact to too much green baling. All
hay that is now being baled has been
thoroughly sweated in the stack and
the farmers expect to receive better
price
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-08
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS
State and County Taxes for 1913-19l3
Imperial County California

Notice is hereby given that the
taxes on all personal property secured
by real property, and one-half of the
taxes on all real property, will be
due and payable on the second Mon
day in October, and will be delinquent
on the last Monday in November next
thereafter at o'clock p. m, and that
unless paid prior thereto fifteen per
cent will be added to the amount
thereof, and that if said One-haf be
not paid before the last Monday IN
April next, at 6 O'Clock p. M, an addi-
tional fine of five per cent will he
added thereto. That the remaining
one-half of the taxes on all real prop
erty will be payable on and after the
first Monday in January next and will
be delinquent on the last Monday IN
April next thereafter at 6 o'colck ..
M, and that unless paid prior thereto
five per cent will be added to the
amount thereof.
Both installments of taxes may be
paid at the time the first installment
is due and payable.
N. j. REID.
lao Tax Collector Imperial County.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-08

Grove, Mich. 81 nave
suffered with pains in
my back and under
my shoulder blade for
a number of years.
also with a poor appe-
tite and constipation.
/ tried all of the rem
edies that / heard of,
and a number of doc.
tors. but got no relief.
Finally a friend told
me to try Chamber.
lain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. l got
q bottle of them and
they soon helped my
stomach; by tn cir
gentle action my bow
els became more reg
ular. Today l feel like
praising them to all
who suffer as l did, for
me and made my life