The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-25

| CHAPTER I-Lieuttnant Holm 10 do
tarhrd from his command In th- navy at
the outset Of the Spanish American war
and assigned to important secret service
duty.
CHAPTER II-While dining at a. Wash
tneton hotel he detects waiter In the act
OF robbing beautiful young lady, who
thanAs him for his service and gives her
name rs .lisS La Tossa. a Cuban patriot.
Later he meets her at a ball. secret
service man warns Holton that the girl
10 spy.
CHAPTER III-senor La To.sa chides
his daughter for her failure to secure Inn
! portant information from Holton She
leaves for her home In Cuba. Holton "
ordered to follow her.
CHAPTER rv-They meet on the Tam
, pa train. Miss La TOssa tells Holton she
10 Cuban spy. and expresses doubt re-
eard'ng the sincerity OF the United States.
HOlton Is ordered to remain In Tampa 70
guard the troop transports.
CHAPTER Vile receives orders to
land Miss La Tossa who Is considered
Z dangerous spy. On Cuban soil. AT sea
ne IS overtaken by another warship,
which takes Miss La Tossa aboard and
Aolton Is ordered to return to Tampa.
CHAPTER Vile saves the transports
i from destruction at the hands Of dyna-
miers and reports to Admiral Sampson
for further duty.
CHAPTER VII-Hol.on Il sent TO Gem
eral Garcia's command In the Ruise Of q
newspaper correspondent to Investigate
Cuban plots against the American troops
and to learn the plans Of the Spanish
navy He detects a trusted Cuban leader
! In the work Of fOmenting trouble among
the, Cubans In tho interests of the Span.
| iards.
| CHAPTER vIII-Holton is seized by
| friends of the spy and later Is ordered
executed. He escapes and saves the
American troops from falling into Span
| ish ambush.
CHI PTER IX--He learns from General
Garcia that the spy Is Jose Cesnola. one
| Of the most trusted leaders. Hoton takes
part In the battle at San Juan.
CHAPTER X-Disgulsed as Spanish
| soldier he enters Santiago. goes at night
| to the home of Miss Ia Tossa. where he
overhears a discussion Of the Spanish
mander ny 9dens a army that and th navS
fleet will leave. the harbor at Santiago
| on July g. While attempting to leave the
house he is confronted by Miss La Tossa.
| CHAPTER xI-Holton cements his
| friendship with Miss La Tossa by assur-
| Ing her that the Americans intend to
leave the island as soon a. the Spaniards
are driven out. Holton Is discovered BY
Sesnoa ana I; ~ :ayed from death g. tho
makes his escape.
| CHAPTER xII-He arrives in sight Of
the american fleet in time to see the ad-
ing for some time he finally is answered
BY the Brooklyn. He warns Schley Of
the intentions of the Spanish fleet. and
witnesses the destruction and capture Of
tho enemy's vessels.
"Well. It was over. What would
happen now? The harbor forts were
still to be subdued, and it was out Of
the question that Sampson would at.
tempt to rush them this day. No, Hol.
ton could see that the army still had
Its part to play. and that. as a conse.
quence. his work was far from com.
pleted.
His duty was perfectly clear: and
while he was able to drag ono foot
after another, its stern behests were
to be obeyed. His place was at Gar.
cia's headquarters-the sooner he
took 1t the better.
After last, lingering look at the
scene below he turned inland. but
had not gone more than two hundred
yards when he realized that his sore
feet were not adapted to rapid prog.
ress.
In short, he felt that. as compared
to his normal condition, he was but