The Huttig news., 1913-10-11
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Lieutenant Holten is de- tached from his command In the navy at the outset of the Spanish American war and assigned to important secret service duty.
 CHAPTER II-While dining at a Wash. ington hotel he detects waiter in the act of robbing a beautiful young lady. who thanks him for his service and gives her name as Miss La Tossa, a Cuban patriot Later he meets her at a ball A secret service man warns Holton that the girl is spy.
 - LII sc.'-5 sc..5 : d1sappo9ace d you, but. father, l hate the Spaniards--I am Cuban born, and l hate them because they have been so cruel" Her eyes flashed. q have disowned Spain"
 My daughterl" exclaimed the fa- ther sharply.
 T cannot help it, father. Have we not seen women starving with their babies at their dry breasts? Have we not seen men fighting for the bones we have thrown from our baskets? Have we not seen murder after mur- der in cold blood ?'
 That is why 1 have been aiming to obtsin the goyernorship," said the ia ther and how are you helping me? Not by such language. That is what you have to consider Another thing, my daughter, l have heard that you are becoming too closely affiliated with certain groups of Cuban plot ters-you know who I mean. for bid that absolutely
 The girl blazed at him with dilated eyes.
 You have heard what?" she asked
 "I have heard enough to make it seem my duty to have you sent back to Santiago-to the estate You are girl-you are young. and am sorry to have to say that you are also a trifie foolish. You will therefore sail on the Ward liner Saturday with your aunt"
 Very well, father; it shall be as you wish. There will be war, you think?n
 There is no doubt as to that. The drift of this government is easily read"
 And then--a
 
 plan no war of aggression. We shall wait to be taken-but that never shall | come to pass"
 You say that!" The girl regarded him closely. The United States is a great nation"
 "Yes, but not warlike one. Our soldiers uphold the traditions of the Cid; the blood of war flows in their veins. It is ineonceNable that the arms of nation so rich in military history, so filled with annals Of achievement and of conquest both on land and sea, should suecumb to na. ton whose shrines are dollar-marks and whose gods are profit and loss. Remember, until my return to Sat- tiago. you are to remain at the estate 's
 He paused and took paper from his pocket.
 And between now and Saturday, i he added, adjusting his glasses, "you will avoid Senores Perez. Pedrajas MonteZ, Cassajara, and Castro"
 The daughter cast a swift glance . CT father. and then let her eyes fali 9 the floor
 You see" he continued. q am toi- srably familiar with what has been going on. My position h ere, Rance. is one of dignity. l am not spy, am not diplomatic emissary. When relations of diplomacy are broken hall have no further business here. But you-you are different You have been played upon by a. group of zeal ots whose cause is not only against the country of my birth, but also against the United States.
 Then he kissed her good night and went into his room to enjoy much needed rest.
 For some time she sat in her apart. ment thinking; finally she sat down and wrote the following letter: Father Dear:
 Forgive me, but I cannot keen that promise. l cannot Before you awake ! shall have gone to Key West, per l haps. From there l shall go to San