The Huttig news., 1913-11-01

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 T am sorry to inform yeu.' he said. that l have orders h.re io hang you at once.'
 HOlton stepped back as though he had ,een struck in the face.
 Hang me at oncei' he cried
 Those are my orders, sigpad by The commanderin- chief Of this province.
 "BMt there must be some mistake" Holton went on. "i am not s spy: but even if I were l certainly have done rothing to justify an act 70 unfair. ia human and outrageous,
 Il do not see how guy mistake could have been made,'' caiue back the an- swer Here you see tho warrant signed by Muller, he generals aide"
 Then General Linares did not sign that warrant?'
 No. It reads General I.inares .or- ders, aud is then signed hy Muller.
 But surely" Holion began
 There is no time for areiltGsnt, my brother. We are ordered in t;l1a snas and have no time to wae.e aith ypn l am sorry, but" the fellow eurasEcd his shoulders and pointed tn he order
 Holton's mind worked like iishtrtng The men were engaged iE hr.as.ug camp and the one who bad been gaS.d. ing Holton had turned aside at the of ficer's approach, and now, wijb .,is back toward the two, was eAt.s"tias. a clip of bullets from his M;EA-f ise- hind Holton was an apparentl. ilof.s,- etrable jungle of manigua
 The muscles of his body grey ;ense, and then with all the skill and all tae sureness of direction of the eh.apinn middleweight boxer at AnnaFn,ss he sent his fist swiftly and silently :. o the officers jaw. Without socud ie man crumpled to the ground. tv.:,u stepped back into the thick-t, was blocked few feet from the trail, but exerting all his power, forced bis way into the depths of the jungle.
 During 8 full minute silence rs.sned in the camp. It was all Of that period before the prostrate officer. hidden by the long grass, was discovered h. tlei- ions guard. Then his on;cry sound d through the clearing, and in aflN.i"r instant loud commands were trng dbtGlt dua UuHclS hpte CltAN s4f, branches of manigua on all sides eT 'aa fugitive American. Then followed the Fashing of bodies through the mSae of underbrush.
 AS he worked his way sleng 8 ttf,e lane. apparently formed hy nature or by the deer that used tn inhabt t,la1 iection, opened before him, centinuisS or a clear quarter of mile. This se took with the speed of one of The for aer denizens Of tue jungle, never let- ting up until he had traverss3 s.s length and had broken once more ieto the bushes.
 The shouts had grown more iisfaEt, | and Holton knew that no one elFa eau stumbled upon the trail or at least that was his belief until he heard ss- hind him the sound Of footsteps ra f-r- i ing down the clearing. He pa;.s.u curious 10 see if it were not nle af the scouts who had located luis hd.i.a alleyway and found his susreiaRs true. As the big negro dashed to "a eno of the lane, iolton worked ,.S way to the opening threugh wfiei. .s he'd just come and waited, te.s.. oc the encounter. The man locase, bSI beut branches and witb little grant -tarted sfrash on IIolfon's trail
 II was the last sound he made fer some time. for, as he bnrst through. the American's fist, launched wifh bone-shatterln force, landed just two inches above his chin snd down he
 ent. like stricken animal.
 lloiton with prayer of thankssfrs ng. leaned over the hnddied fgnse and was rejoieed to find that the fellow had 8 revolver and belt nlted With bullets. in addition to a hunting kpife, All these things Iiolton appropriated, and then leaving the negro where lle lay, pursued his WA. into the forest.
 He had marked bis direction before starting upon his flight his intention being to make the hills over Santiago bay, ascertain the location Of Ceryeras fleet. watch for any signs that might give hint as to the intentions of the Spanish admiral, and then make for a point where he might signal Samp- sons flagship.
 He had no thought Of getting clear away until he had made strong ef- fort to perforr the mission upon which. he had been dispatched. After walking all day with ipfre auent halts in the torrid heat, making perhaps ten or twelve miles, be came near sunset to tall grove Of palms. One of these he climbed and at length was able to locate his position in l general way.
 It may have been fever working in his blood, although hs felt well. but through his mind ran something, not a voice, rlore an impulse, which kept suggesting to him to turn to the left, Finally. staggering and stumbling. hslt asleep, he obeyed the inward injunc- ton. and in this way proceeded until at last he fell into heap, dead asleep
 When he awoke he was shiyerius> He realized his weakness but could not understand it, being usually man et undertaking heslth, until il occurred to hun that he had not eaten anything for nearly twenty-four hours.
 But he had nothing with him to est,