Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-12

you You can deprive a man OF
speech about as handily IS any per
son I ever knew. OF course, you're
not spy!"
DO you really believe that?" Her
eyes were serious now. "Do your
Yes" he returned desperately.
Then, Mr.. Holton, beg to inform
you that [ am a 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 q Cuban. l am not profess
sional spy, as you may imagine. |
fear | am not a 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 I
could be, was born to be, | fear, a
pleasure-loving butterfly. But | have
found that there are ways in which
my country has need even of poor
me-
Yes, but We need not be enemies. .
Holtons voice was very earnest
She did not reply, and Holton added:
Il applaud your motives, but surely
you do not imagine Cuba to he in dan
ger at the hands of the United
States. should think Spain would
be your object, and if the United
States, l ask you Why?"
Still she DID not answer, and Fiol-
ton, Struggling his shoulders, impa-
tiently repeated his question
"Why?"
DO you know, Mr. Holton, she said
after q moments pause, that every
mile southwark this train flies in
creases my happiness. It is SO pleas
ant TO feel you are nearing home"
You have not answered my ques-
ton, Miss La Tosaa."
And do not intend to answer it."
Indignation was coloring the naval
officers mood.
Look here, Miss La Tossa, l like
you. If the honest admiration of a
man is anything to you, you can make
the most of that statement. And so
ask you with the friendHest motives
why should you think it necessary
to pry into the affairs Of the United
States?"
i am an enemy to any enemy of
my country, and by enemy l 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 a way to show
goodwill to Cubai" Holton was thor
oughly outraged. We'll, III be hanged
if that isn't gratitude!"
IF you don't mind, Mr. Holton," she
said sweetly, Il should like to read
now"
Holton hustled o,1t of the seat in a
great huff.
"Oh, certainly, BY al 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 Holtons name. He responded, and
the conductor gave him a long, official
appearing dispatch. The message raj
as follows:
"Holton:
Congress declared war today.
Sampson will be ordered to blockade
the Cuban coast. Troops will mobi-
lie at Port Tampa. They will pro-
coed thence in transports to Cuba You
will remain in Tampa. availing your
self of the Cnat Ia small torpedo boat,
built for a hattleship to carry] to pre-
vent any attempt to destroy trans
ports. You will watch Cuban camp at
Tampa for developments regarding
matters already brought to your atten-
ton and will hold yourself IN readi-
ness to land secretly on Cuban soil
to perform intelligence work with re-
gard to location and movements of
Spanish Warships. You will work I'M
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