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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-30

Presently, as the next dance began,
she arose.
"Mr. Holton." she said, believe me
sincerely when 1 say to you that
must go now. promised father l
would leave at ono o'clock. and you
see now that 1t is after one"
Holton got up with a gesture of de-
precation. He had taken her hand and
did not relinquish it, nor did she at
tempt to draw it way.
''If you ever hear anything concern
ing me-now or in the future, will
you withhold Judgment until-until
you ask me about 1t and have me ex-
plain?"
Il PROMISE" replied Holton. There
was a faint pressure on his fingers, a
bright smile, and the next instant he
was standing alone.
AS he stood thus, someone touched
him on the arm, and glancing about,
Holton was confronted by thick-set
man in evening dress.
"a very charming girl, Mr.. Holton,"
observed the stranger.
Holton flushed angrily.
"And who are your" he asked blunt
ly.
my name is Harper" was the reply.
81 happen to be in the Secret Service.
BY the way, do you know anything
about the young woman with whom
you were dancing?"
who? Miss La Tossa? Oh, yes.
But Holton suddenly realized how lit
tie he did know.
How well do you know Miss La
Tossa?" the other asked suddenly.
"Oh, mere acquaintance; recent,
answered Holton.
did you know that that young WON
an has been giving us more trouble
than all the rest put together"
crest of what?" demanded Holton
eagerly.
REST OF the spies, Of course"
Holton thought moment and Their
there required to him the girls parting
words: IF you ever hear anythipe
concerning me now or in the future
will you withhold judgment until you
ask me about it and have me explain?'
And he had promised. Well, he would
make good his word. He would have
her explain.
He turned to the Secret Service mar
beside him.
What you have said is very inter
esting," he said TN good time l may
have supplementary information"
Don't tell me you didn't know this
all the while?" smiled the detective.
I'm telling nothing" and Holtor
| turned away.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-30
CHAPTER III.
A Broken Promise.


While Holton was making up his
mind to ask Miss La Tossa several
questions, her father began to do that
very thing without, apparently. walt
ing to make up his mind. as soon as
the two were within the little ante
room of their hotel suite.
"Carita!" he expostulated. You
did not attend this dance to flirt?"
She laughed. Father, and how
could | help It? He was such-such
corker."
The senior raised his hands heaven
ward and looked at his daughter in
mock dismay. agreed. then, he was
corker. am glad to know that. 1t
is really valuable Information. But
now tell me was heSsuch corker
that you forgot to ascertain that for
which you attended this ball? Was
he in reality Lieutenant Holton?"
"Oh. yes, he was"
well, then, what about the scor-
pion7"
why, IL did not recall that you"
The candor which was naturally part
of the girls nature asserted itself.
Father, he was so fascinating that
forgot all about the Scorpion"
"ko!" Senior La Tossa shrugged his
shoua se-s.. There was very small
doubt that he really was Lieutenant
Holton," he went on. Several of my
men recognized him. But what was
really important was why he left the
torpedo boat, and having done SO,
what became OF the boat That was
what / really wished to know, and
what you easily could have learned.
am sorry you have failed me-"
II am sorry disappointed you, but
father, hate the Spaniards-I am
Cuban born, and hate them because
they have been so cruel" Her eyes
flashed. II have disowned SPAIN"
my daughter!" exclaimed the IA
Their sharply.
81 cannot help It. father Have we
not seen women starving with theiI
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Writers Of Historic songs.

Most of the songs that have made
history we're written by men who had
no other claim to immortality. The
"Marseillaise" is the only production
of Rouget de Isle which has sur
vived, and "The Wearing of the
Green" was the work of an anonymous
purveyor of ballads for the street
hawkers of Dublin. Max Schnecken-
burger, an obscure Swabian merchant,
who never published anything else,
composed in 1910 some verses Of
which the burden was thus translated;
Dear Fatherland. no danger thine,
Firm stand thy sons to watch the Rhine"
Little was heard of these until 30
years later, when the Franco German
war gave them an enormous vogue.
They we're then adopted as the nation
al anthem of United Germany, and a
yearly pension of 1900 marks was con-
ferred on the composer OF the tune to
which they were sat
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relations OF diplomacy are broken l
shall have no further business here.
But you-you are different. You have
been played upon by a group of zeal
OTIS 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 cannot keep that
promise. cannot. Before you awake
| shall have gone to Key West, per
haps. From there shall go to San
tiago as you wished, where, If you
have not disowned me l shall await
you at our home"
She smiled as she wrote this, know
ing that however angry her father
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babies at their dry breasts? Have we
not seen men fighting for the bones
we have thrown from our baskets?
der in cold blood?"
THAT Is why have been aiming to
obtain the governorship," said the ia
Their, land how are you helping me?
Not by such language. That is what
you have to consider" Another thing,
my daughter, have heard that you
are becoming too closely affiliated
with certain groups of Cuban plot
ters-you know who mean. for
bid that absolutely"
The girl blazed at him with dilated
eyes.
you have heard what?" she asked.
II have heard enough to make 1t
seem my duty to have you sent back
to Santiago-to the estate. You are
a girl--you are young, and am sorry
to have to say that you are also a
trife 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?"
There is no doubt as to that. The
drift of this government is easily
read"
And then"
Cuba will never be taken. We shall
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 6
great nation,
Eyes, but not a warlike one. Oul
soldiers uphold the traditions of the
Cid; the blood of war flows In theil
veins. 1t is inconceivable that the
arms of nation so rich in military
history, so filed with annals o.
achievement and of conquest both OF
land and sea, should succumb to a ma
ton whose shrines are dollar-marki
and whose gods are profit and loss
Remember, until my return to San
tiago, you are to remain at the estate.
He paused and took a paper from
his pocket.
"And between now and Saturday,
he added, adjusting his glasses, "yol
will avoid Senores Perez. Pedrajas
Montez, Cassajara, and Castro"
The daughter cast swift glance a
her father. and then let her eyes fal
to the floor.
you see," he continued, 81 am tol
going on. My position here, Rance
is one of dignity. l am not spy,
am not diplomatic emissary. Whel
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might be, love for her. his spoiled dar-
ling, would utterly prevail.
an the meantime you will receive
daily messages from me, telling you
am well. Adios.
your loving Rance"
Enclosing the note in an envelope,
she addressed it, placed 1t on desk
in the anteroom, put on a coat. con-
cealed her face with heavy veil, and
went out of the hotel.
.
Early next morning Holton set out
for his audience with the assistant
secretary.
well, what did you Learnt" was the
smiling greeting he received from his
superior.
Roosevelt's eyes never blinked as
Holton told his story, but when he had
concluded he leaned forward.
well, how do you like detective
work."
81 fear l am not a detective, Mr..
Secretary. l think have demon
strated that"
"Ahem, l don't know, Mr.. HoIton.
tell you, 1t was more or less of a
within of mine, sending you to the ball.
l had hoped you might meet Miss
La Tossa. In fact l had requested a
Secret Service man to bring you two
| together"
Holton started.
"Oh," he said. 81 did meet her."
Holton proceeded to recount his ex-
periences with the girl, beginning with
the incident of the waiter and the
gold-mesh bag and ending with his
dance and his interview with the de-
tective.
WELL" responded Mr.. Roosevelt
you have done exactly as l might
have wished you to do, and, having
done this, It Is my desire that you
cultivate her acquaintance assiduously
and report to me whenever you learn
anything that may appear valuable
He noticed the blank face Of the Off
Ger. What is the matter?" he asked
But, Mr.. Secretary, cannot spy
upon her-she is my friend. Why,
he cried warmly, She's the finest cir
you ever met!"
why, my dear Holton, cannot you
see? She was spying upon you"
81 cannot see how she was doing
that" protested Holton. "She made
no attempt"
well, see here; Mr.. Holton, yor
have established your acquaintance
Now, then, ask you this: If you dis
cover in the course of your friendship
with her that she is working to injurC
our country, will you take steps tt
prevent her doing so and to appris'
me as to the facts?"
81 am under oath to the United
States, sir"
"Well, then, that is all ask. Yol
are ordered hereby to pursue you
acquaintance with this young woman
to that end"
Eyes, sir" replied Holton. 81 sup
pose then that shall remain in Wash
ington some time"
mo, Mr.. Holton, you'll not be ii
Washington long Miss La Tossa lef
for Tampa this morning"
Holton started to hts feet.
"And I'm to follow herr"
Eyes, at once, please. You had BET
ter arrange about transportation an,
the like Immediately"
THANK you, SIR"
Holton did not hear the laughte
that followed his outburst of gratitude
or at least he paid no attention to II
For the one thought that filled hi
mind was that he was going to som
heavenly place where his dance part
ner of the night before was to be
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SYNOPSIS.

Lieutenant Holton is detached from his
command in the navy at the outset of the
Spanish-American war and assigned to
important secret service duty. While din
waiter in the act OF robbing q beautiful
young lady. She thanks him for his serv-
ice and gives her name as Miss La Tossa,
q ball.
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cAAPrER II.-contInued.

The dance ne was waiting Tor at
length arrived, and Holton sailed
forth to seek his partner before the
opening strains of the waltz measure
had died away. He found her stand
ing alone near the musicians, and as
he advanced with smile of greeting
she looked at him with strange ex-
preston.
mo, Mr.. Holton," she said, I'VE
mustn't; 1t Is best not"
BEST not what?" Holton stopped
short and regarded her with look of
amazemenh
BEST not dance, really" she said.
Holton almost glared at her.
"And why not, please?" he asked
stifHy.
The girl stepped impulsively for
ward and placed her hand on his arm.
"Ah, DON'T" she said. "It is for the
best, tell you. Now, please excuse
me-"
Don't you care to dance with me?"
Holton looked at her curiously.
The girls lip dropped just a bit,
and with that sign of weakness she
was lost, for Holton's strong arm stole
about her waist and the next instant
she was out on the floor with him.
"Oh," she gasped, why did your"
Because i wanted to-" replied Hol
ton simply. "Oh, knew you thought
l was bad dancer and were trying
to wriggle out, but I'll show you am
not at all bad"
She had already discovered that
fact, and, abandoning herself to the
sheer Joy of the dance, relaxing slight
ly in his arms, she suffered herself to
be guided about the floor.
After the dance Holton led her to
a secluded corner and sat down beside
her.
THAT was great" he exclaimed.
Permit me to say you dance wonder
fully WELL"
"And you, too" she said.
..rut why"
SIC interrupted him by tapping him
with her fan,
Don't, pleased" she pleaded.
Holton shrugged his shoulders.
VERY WE'LL" he said He took her
card THE next dance is ours" he
added.
why did you come here tonight?"
she asked.
Why-why-because / wanted to
Dance" he answered.
81 thought" she began slowly, II
thought that perhaps there might be
another reason for your coming"
Holton started back in his chair.
Surely there was another reason, but
this girl had driven that "other rea-
son" completely out of his mind. The
thought occurred to him that he was
not cut out to be. mervelous detec-
tive.
What are you smiling att" she
asked.
"You live near Santiago?" he asked.
She threw swift glance at him.
eyes," she answered.
Il have never been there, but II
must be a wonderful country"
"The most beautiful in the world"
She threw her head back proudly.
"Tell me about it," went on Holton
do you live in the city?"
mo, father has an estate in the
hills on the way to Cuabitas. oh, it il
wonderful The beautiful birds. the
flowers, the moonlight. the fruits!
am never happy save when l an
there"
You are quite patriot" observed
Holton with a laugh.
"Am / mott" she exclaimed. II wal
born there; love 1t. 1t is home"
Sometime may go to Cuba. MAJ
calf"
Her face clouded
4 when you come to Cuba, I'm afrais
you'll not have time for the socia
amenities"
Il wonder" he said.
III war is declared" she went on
~will you WELD your sword for Cubs
with as much sincerity as you woul'
" defense of your own land?"
rs that request?" he asked.
IF you regard 1t as SUCH"
"Then / promise" he said softly.
She thrust out her hand impulsiyely
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WHY REMAIN THIN AND HAGGARDI
proper food will make you fat and handsome.
Write immedia tely. Inclose stamp for advice,
Is Grove ST.. Dept. II, Railway. n. j.
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at his heels. A messenger ran below
for the navigator. The bugles sound
ed assembly, officers hurried 10 the
bridge, and others below to the fires
and engines.
The anchor chain like a big black
iron snake, was sucked slowly in by
some invisible power. A swirl Of
sand and mud showed where the gi-
ant teeth had held the bottom Of the
bay On each of the chains at the
sides two boys were heaving the leads
and shouting the soundings. Others
were frantically waving flags or hoist
ing long strings of pennants, signaling
20 nearby ships. The big ship was
slowly getting under way.
On the other ships of the Third d.
vision of the Atlantic feet was sim
liar activity. The flagship Virginia,
with Rear Admiral Beatty, steamed
out in the lead with the Georgia, Ne
braska and New Jersey following in
the column. After them came the Sec
ond division, under Rear Admiral
Bousch on the Louisiana, which was
followed by the Michigan, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont
Grimly and silently they moved out
to sea 10000 tons Of floating iron and
steel eight delicately adjusted en-
gines of destruction, in line more
than two and half miles long and
as straight as if they were beads on q
string.
The order from the COMMANDMENTS
chief had come as surprise. The
fires under the boilers had been lit,
and some order expected, but nothing
was certain 1t might be a welcome
order to go home or one to go to
an even more desolate port But it
was to go out and attack That was
all. The feet to be attacked might !
be the two tiny gunboats of the Mex
lean navy or European powers dis !
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-07
L0LLING GIVES LONG LIFE
Dr. c. n. Wells at Homeopathic Meet
ing, Tells Tow to Escape
Heart Disease.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Lolling means
longevity and would save the present
generation from heart disease, assert
ed DR.. G. Harlan Wells of the Hahne
mann Medical college, Philadelphia
in paper read before the American
Institute of Homeopathy.
1T means that the heart simply has
to push the blood through the arter.
les and veins" he said, instead OF
having to lift $50 tons more than -four
feet from the ground daily during the
time an ordinary human being is
awake.
People of the earlier periods and
the savages lolled at every opportu.
nifty, stretching out fiat while eating
and lying on their backs while rest
ing. They didn't have heart disease
and the copying of their methods
would save the present geneFRtior
from that ailment."
Speaking before the bureau of ped
ology, DR.. Joseph p. Cobb of Chicago
said that of two and half million ba.
bies born in the United States each
year half a million die before they
are year old. or the deaths, he as
serted 60 per cent are attributable to
gastro-intestinal diseases, and at least
20 per cent more have digestive dis
turbances as contributory factors.
THE agencies already aroused on
the subject of infant feeding" said DR..
Cobb, only touch the borders of hui
manity. The great mass is still de
pendent upon the instruction of physi
clans and nurses and the mothers OF
the preceding generation. The great,
est error of infant feeding today is
ack of attention and study given ma.
-ernal feeding by the physician di
rectly in charge of the baby"
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play OF dreadnaughts. Saiior-like,
the squadron started and asked no
questions.
1t was another day Of weeks ma.
neuvering. Everything was to be
carried out as If the ships we're actu-
ally expecting to meet an enemy.
The secret war signal books, their
covers weighted with lead so they
could be thrown overheard and sunk
in case of defeat, we're brought from
their hiding places TO the bridge. one
Of the one Founders was loaded and a
man stationed at its trigger ready for
any sudden signal
Swinging a fleet or a squadron Of
eight or even a division of four bat
tleships into action is a feat which re-
quires days of drills even by men
whose lives have been study and
practise Of the science Of warfare.
This week was to try out a new
scheme Of tactics and signals evolved
by Rear Admiral Fletcher.
Naval battles Of the future will be
between fleets. The old days when
ships locked masts and hammered
each other until one sank or burned
or its decks were swept clean, live
only in paintings. The engagements
between single ships will be occa-
sional. The real battles of the sea
will be between ileets--1G to 60 hurl-
ing shell and deadly exploding fulmin-
ite. The japanese knew how to ma
neuver by fleets and picked off the
Russian battleships one by one and
wiped out the cars fleets
The Third division ships, which
weigh 1900 tons each and with good
craftsmanship could put q shell in an
opposing ship six miles away, are be-
coming obsolete and are doomed to
retirement. the Second division ships
weigh about $4,000 tons each, and
might do as much damage at eight
miles. They will last a little longer.
Then, just arrived from the ship
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each, and now building are the Penn,
sylvania and No. 80 Of 31,4O0 tons
Every ton costs close to $1,000.
Fleet tactics have kept pace with
the growth Of battleships. Naval au.
thorities say that the commander who
can wind up" his enemy's fleet-get
it into the center of his encircling
battleships or overlap it so that his
broadsides can rake the others one
az time-will always win. That is
why the American navy is maneuver
ing, having target practise, going
through drills whenever opportunity
offers.
Rear-Admiral Fletcher's system
which is now being tried out prior tc
being officially adopted by the navy
is designed to reduce to a minimum
the number of signals necessary tc
put a feet through the evolution. In
the smoke and excitement of battle
the fewer signals to watch and in.
terpret the better.
On top of each ships mainmast is
bearings indicator, or fapper, as the
men call 1.-TWO yellow square boards
on opposite ends Of a long slanting
arm which swings on a pivot in its
center. The indicator shows what
formation is to be made A signal flag
tells how it is to be made When the
two yellow guide-boards on the flag
ship are in a straight line with each
other to the captain on the bridge OF
a following ship he is in correct posi-
tion.
The indicator on the flagship, as
we steamed from the harbor, stood
at what is called he zero angle. II
pointed straight ahead, and the other
ships, their indicators duplicating it
followed in long single column.
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aghb back yard showed what chicken had decided
he necessity was for action not he the chicken
Pusue put action in the film They also holes Then
Letelier captured quarry.
heave, and the chicken
saay spnttered r. neghbor cambeng
Keep your chickens at home" said Leelle rucuenhy.
has my pet hen She landed stn readn
the
Then backyard compliments
Mock dropped
vauld into Leeles
thrown shifting beaed
Came later W. Couch policeman
having camped in the Letelier yard
In the South side police $25
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Mr
is that all the have?" asked the unknown
1T quavered Kirkham
The hghwaymn grunted Then he looked ody
limp when wakedT he asked
the
sir have a
poor sympathized Here's
home
hghwayman favored
probably he mused
he hurried thankfully to the car line
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ter Az a third rater. In 1880. Whei
she sailed from the yards at Philadel
phia, she was the pride OF the Ameri
can navy She had siren, which
was another novelty in those days
AS she headed down the Delaware
somebody turned the steam into the
siren Several hundred staid Quaker
City horses ran away as the ear piero'
ing shrieks rent the air and half
hundred persons were injured. She
never injured that many again, in her
entire career as n battleship
In a few months the present New
York will be outshone by the Nevada
and Oklahoma, weighing 27,50O tons
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ent and probably would have the the
ut realizing that
uphold his
At the White House
when conventional
kind of vest and his readmade white
on his homhe walked instead taking
before he reached his house his fine silk
looking affair The
We'll ruined that fine silk to
White
What happened t?' the
Wet
is rub he way
Well call the
will be all right" said
be thought If it (
I'll
lon." And the
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who walked into his office unan-
nounced. The boys clothes were
ragged. But his hands and face
showed from recent scrubbing, and
his hair was 'plastered down"
I'm John Pine, Mr.. Stansbury
I've come to report" he said.
Stansbury remembered that he
had prosecuted Johnny Pine two
weeks before, after the sixteen-year.
olds boys hunger had prompted him
to steal a ham from refrigerator
car
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-07
and $500 in the bank. They cl,

and $500 the bank They cleaned him through
his
When
sustain them
over and again all the bob
crosseXamnatons that had their
rapher at the time Senographers collect the
one OF Gis witnesses made statement which resulted
examination which Gill just 5000 the panest of that
ola lie talk cheap could
GILL;
word which drained the
When that tragic word spoken Gill and job The job
Alexandria Also
hooked job playing violin cheap theater natural
the could
the
gill
his board hang like bulldog that election
That's why the the house Gill They
throw heaters That's like
the rainbow Gill
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-07
u. S FLEET At VERA CRUZ SPEEDS
TO SEA AND MEETS INVISIBLE FOE
Graphic Description Of HurT-Up Test Eight Big Warshpa
Maneuvered So to EncrCe Enemy for Crushing Broad
sideS-NeW Signal System Evolved by Ad
mra Fletcher Is Tested.

Vera Cruz, Mexico-"Put out TO
sea and intercept a hostile fleet ap-
preaching from the east" was the sig
nal that came to the New Jersey
from the flagship at eight ono morn
ing, says Junius h. Wood in Chicago
Daily News. Instantly the big battle
ship was alive with, action. Captain
Jayne, who had been chatting on the
quarter deck, hurried forward to the
bridge, the officer Of the deck close