Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-19

move. her riding-whip "a 2. d in her
hand. and she struck Ces ola blind
Ing blow across the faco From the
sheer shock he went down as though
hit by an ak. But he sprang to his
feet on the instant, his fsce livid with
rage, his hand upon iohg hunting
knife.
In another second Holton would
have been at the girls side; but be-
fore he could move. half-dozen re-
yolvers flashed in the hands OF Gu
! ban officers, and the deep voice OF
the elderly captain broke the still
ness.
Stop, Senior Cesnola. Remember
who you are-and remember 1t well.
We have listened to you. and now we
will listen to the beautiful and spir-
tied senorita."
Miss La Tossa smiled radiantly.
Thank you," she replied. Il have
no burst OF eloquence to give you.
men of Cuba. ! say merely that you
have been badly advised. misled, by
those whose interest 1t is to mislead
you. And, further. do nothing more
than this"
She flashed aloft President McKin-
ley's dispatch, and then handed 1t to
the Cuban captain, who read II and
then in silence passed it around the
circle. At length. as it was about to
go into Cesnola's hands, Miss La
Tossa intercepted the paper and ex-
tended 1t to an officer whom she knew
81 do not wish this to pass into that
mans hands," she said. viii you
read 1t to him, major?"
The officer complied. and then re-
turned the dispatch to the girl with a
bow.
Gentlemen" cried the young wom-
an. can you ask more than that?"
A cheer-not a general cheer-but
still fairly satisfactory in its strength.
greeted her words. AS It died out
Cesnola stood forth. raising his hand
He regarded the girl Indignantly.
Let us know one thing" he snarled
Where did you get that message7
Are you"
Miss La Tossa stamped her foot
"Silence!" she cried. ITO you
shall not speak another word. If any
gentleman"-she emphasized the term
IF any true Cuban'-this word she
also wishes to question
me, will gladly respond"
Well" replied an officer. I'VE ask
you. then, to answer the statement
just made by Senior Cesnola"
1T is easily answered" she returned
quickly Il am not in General Sraft-
ers confidence. He does not give to
me his private messages"
And you received this. then"
queried the officer
From an officer who possesses the
confidence of General Shafter not
only. but OF President Mckinley"
He is a Cuban officer?" suggested
the questioner.
He"
"Ah!" Cesnola sprang forward
ALLOW me to tell you who he is
Then. without needing the girls re
mons rating voice. he ran on like a
wild man:
He is an American naval officer
who has been spying among us
throughout this campaign and before
You know | was in Washington and
in Tampa before the Americans de
clared war. and you know much that
| saw and heard there has proved OF
value to us.
Il declare to you that this man
Holton was sent among US TO dsor
ganize us. and TO prevent any effort
on our part to throw off the American
yoke once we saw 1t settling upon ouI
necks. He was in Garcia's camp two
days before the Americans landed
and he was there in the guise Of q
writer for an English newspaper. II
he had not designs against US. why
did he not appear in his true colors
Would not Garcia have received him
After the battle of July LIST he was
in Santiago. He was In this girls
house. unknown to her father. and he
was assailing this girl with caresses-
which she accepted until interrupted
by her fathers friends-then he
leaped through a window. followed by
bullet from her fathers pistol"
You lie." The voice fairly
) drowned out Cesnola's wild TRADE.
and as he recoiled from the unex
pected interruption. Holton appeared
from out OF the darkness and stood
in the freight, pointing his finger al
the spurious Cuban.
"You lie, you hound! You were the
one who was in the house of this girl
and with you"-he turned and faced
the officers-"were General Toral anc
Admiral Cervera. You have been tell
ing these men who | am. Well. III
tell them who ! am.
GRO BIZ CONTINUEDD