The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-22

CHAPTER IV-They meet on the Tam
pa train Miss La Tossa tells Holton she
garding the sincerity Of the United States.
Aolton Is ordered to remain In Tampa to
guard tho troop transports.
CHAPTER Vile receives orders to
land Miss La Tossa. who Is considered
he is overtaken by another warship,
which takes Miss La Tossa aboard and
Holton Is ordered to return to Tampa.
CHAPTER Vile saves the transports
from destruction at the hands Of dyna-
miters and reports to Admiral Sampson
for further duty.
CHAPTER vII-Holton 10 sent to Gen.
eral Garcias command In the guise of q
Cuban plots against the American troops
and to learn the plans Of the Spanish
navy. He detects q trusted Cuban leader
In the work Of fomenting trouble among
the Cubans In the interests Of the Span
iards.
CHAPTER v111-Holton is seized by
friends of the spy and later Is ordered
executed. He escapes and saves the
American troops from falling into a Span
lsh ambush.
CHAPTER IX-He learns from General
Garcia that the Spy. is Jose Cesnola. one
Of the most trusted leaders. HoltOn takes
CHAPTER x-Disguised as a Spanish
soldier he enters Santiago. goes at night
to the home Of Miss La Tossa. where he
overhears a discussion Of the Spanish
manders. He learns. that the Spanish
fleet will leave the harbor at Santiago
on July g. While attempting to leave the
house he Is confronted by Miss La Tossa.
Holtons emotions were those Of .
pariah. He was an outcast. and more
than that an outcast who would speed
lily feel q hempen rope about his neck
II he were not extremely careful.
Somehow the thought that he was a
spy had slipped his mind for the time
being.
For more than an hour he stumbled
along. leaving the city. crossing the
tracks Of the Sabanills and Maroto
railroad. until he came to . gate
guarded by q matched lodge. Upon
the walls Of the gate were emhlazoned
the Spanish coatof.arms. It val
thrown back. and Q soldier stood IN
the opening.
who comes there" he asked
bringing bis gun across his chest
"Cardenas," cried sHolton. giving tn
oountersigu Oh he had heard It severa
times that night.
He walked forward.
Il have q message from General To
Al for Senior La Tossa Does he liv'
here?" he added.
The sentinel threw his gun into tn
hollow Of his arm.
NO." he replied. "You must wall
up this road two miles. 1t is the frs
estate on your left"
Holton politely thanked the soldie
and proceeded on his way. His shoe
were caked with mud and his clothing
dragged heavily. And he was boil
tired and sleepy. He moved as thougl
in dream. He was really not NOR
than half awake.
And yet he was not aware Of tn
passage of great amount Of tim
when he passed in front of anothe
matched lodge. with the dark outline
of large house, lying back on the to
Of a gentle hill. There was no soldie
at the gate here, and as he walked u
the winding path he could not dil
cover q single light In the great maj
sion. At least he could see nothing l
the way Of illumination until he &c
quite close, and then through crevic
in the tightly drawn shades Of whs
apparently was one Of the large
rooms he made out . tipv
He walked close to the window an
found that the front veranda passe
under 1t. So he mounted the steI
and. stealing to the window, glued b
. eye to the crevica.
he could see q table, and around
some men in uniform. drinking al
smoking. The figures were. of cours
indistinct, and although Holton cou
: catch the sound of their voices.
could not make out what was bell
said.
As he crouched thus under the wi
dow-ledge the front door opened, al
, figure passed out and walked to Of
end of the long veranda. Here Il
man emitted a low whistle. which W
not answered. With a mutte-ed excl
nation. the stranger retraced h
steps, and, walking directly past HI
ton in the other direction, leaned oy
the railing and whistled again.
Holton never afterward knew VIII
possessed him, but he noticed that t
man had left the front door slight
ajar. Acting upon quick thought
suddenly leaned down. unlaced b
shoes, and then. with quick CLAN
J. at the fellow still leaning over q
railing and cursing under his breat
be stole from his position. made {