Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22

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Ger started. Not the climate. Sh
/ is engaged in activities here that you
government regards as most perm
= cious."
t Yes. and your own government?
: came back Hol;on.
2 My government" Rodriguez smile
genially. happens to be your govern
u ment."
; So saying, he handed Holton a pa
per which. as the officer read it. con
vinced him beyond question or cavi
that Senior Rodriguez was none othe
than an attache OF the United State,
State Department, whose name wa,
a1athema to every Spaniard or loya
Cuban.
He was. in sooth, none other thai
Ramon del Rey, a spy. with headquar
tiers in Washington. who, although g
naturalized American. had done more
effective, if unobtrusive, work fol
Cuba Libre han most other Cuban
patriots rolled into one.
Holton rose and. with a smile OF
genuine pleasure, thrust out his hand
Il have heard of you" he said; and
I'm glad TO know you"
1hank you. |, too, have heard of
you. But to business. Miss La Tossa
must not stay here. and yet her re-
moval must be brought about quietly.
for various aso 1t is best that
Miss La Tossa be transported at once
10 Cuba on the Gnat. very quietly and
unostentatiously, where agents of mine
Will meet her and conduct her to her
estate in the province of Santiago.
once there, l promise you she'll not
leave in a hurry. Your orders will
come to you from Washington within a
very Few hours. In the meantime |
suggest you have everything ready"
Il see-and Miss La Tossa?"
Miss La Tossa will be escorted
aboard the Gnat at seven o'clock pre-
clsely. and now l bid you good day
and thank you"
Thank YOU" and Holton left, won
dering if the man realized all he was
thanking him for.
He lost no time in making his way
to the Gnat. where he astonished
Conroy and Howard by summoning
them to the cabin.
rs there any way" he said. in
which this room can be made more
comfortable for a young lady?"
Neither of the two men spoke. re-
garding Holton with open-mouthed as
constituent.
It's this way" smiled Holton, the
Gnat's been ordered to take a Young
cuban woman over to Cuba, and-and
l want her to be comfortable"
The faces of the two men radiated
curiosity, but Holton said nothing FUR
Their to enlighten them.
Promptly at seven o'clock that
evening a closed carriage drove rap
idly down the long wharf and stopped
abreast the gangway leading to the
Gnat- The door was flung open, and
del Rey and an American. their arms
linked through those of Miss La Tossa
descended and without a word walked
down the plank and aboard the tor.
pedo boat.
Holton met them by the coming
tower and lifted his cap.
How do you do, Miss La Tossa p"
he said. smiling in greeting.
She flashed a vague look at him. and
lowered her eyes without speaking
Del Rey bowed in a c%ourtly man.
ner to the girl. Il trust you will have
a pleasant voyage. and | beg to apol-
ogize for my seeming rudeness."
The captive deigned no reply. and
turned her back as the two men re-
traced their steps up the gangway.
A few minutes later the diminutive
warship was churning her way out
through the bay.
Holton turned to the girl, who stood
disconsolately. viewing the receding
shore.
Il am sorry. Miss La Tossa. but you
will recognize. of course. that | am
doing nothing but obeying orders,
which are to see that you are very
comfortable and agreeably enter
tanned until you reach Cuba"
Sne evidently had determined not
TO talk to her captor. but changed her
mine with %womanlike ~suddenness.
i shall thank you If | am com
Portable. but I shall thank you still
more If you give over any idea of
entertaining me. You may be sure
that the less / see of you the better I
be pleased"
IF you will follow me. Miss La
Tossa." he said. with sudden stinen.
ing of manner. "I1l show you your
cabin"
The dark came rolling across the
sea. 1t was a wonderful night, a night
spangled with consultations and undu.
iating black velvet waters, which
picked up the little torpedo craft. hold
ing her high and then sending her
elolng silently down long inclines, at
the bottom OF which she seemed to
nestle a mement before her screw
kicked her up another quivering hill.
Some time later the lights OF a craft
winch a been following astern of the
Gnat began to creep closer and closer
aboard, and dark clouds OF smoke. bill
lowing from three squat tunnels. blot
ted out the northeastern horizon