Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-02-18

nfty Cuban officers and soldiers. Their
faces were somber and their manner
portentous. Near the fire stood Miss
La Tossa talking animatedly TO sew
eral officers. who were listening to
her with barred heads and other marks
OF Difference.
AS she spoke, however, a man in
the uniform OF q captain rose and
clapped his hands. The men to whom
the girl was speaking withdrew their
attention from her, and az a matter
OF fact she. herself. appeared to make
no effort to hold them.
On the contrary. as soon as the Of
ncer clapped his hands. evidently pre-
paratory to speaking. she walked
away from the group and gave her
entire attention to this man.
"Countrymen." he said, 81 think
we all recognize that in the event
OF the success OF the Americans, Cuba
Will receive no benefit whatever. 1t
will be a case merely of changing
masters. And as for me, between the
Spaniards, from whose stock we
sprang, and the Americans, the Yam
KEGS, who are utterly alien, give me
the Spaniards. We have already felt
their heel; we know what their scorn
is, and their contemplate man was
flashing himself to a fury-"I, myself,
was shouldered out of the rail by q
young pig nS an officer not five days
! aga. and when drew my sword pig
of Yankee private knocked me down
with his hand Is this friendship?
ask you, brothers-is this what we
Cd To
OF the north. our saviors, our deliv-
erers?"
But, Juan" interrupted an elderly
captain, that is all personal. / my
self have felt the contempt which the
Americans feel for us, but should be
willing to suffer more than contempt
for my country's freedom. have al
ready suffered, as you know, at the
hands of our oppressors. Contempt Is
very mild and easily to be borne when
our liberty is the reward for 1t. II
you have nothing more than nara
tives OF personal affronts to give us,
for one shall not be very much i'm
pressed"
BAH" The voice of the hrst
speaker rose almost to a shrek. q
| put my personal feelings above my
patriotism! So you say! That-that
was merely my beginning. Wait un-
til l have finished and then let me-
hear your sneers, IL sneers you have
left"
We'll, we'll, go on, l am waiting"
answered the older man.
80" resumed the speaker, I'VE all
know what this generous nation OF
Yankees. this nation so given to es-
tablishing freedom throughout the
world. intends to do with the Phil
ippine Islands. Their newspapers
leave us no doubt as to that Impe-
rialism! That is the cry in the Unit
ed States. They have received their
taste of aggrandizement-and the
! taste is good. Have you been deaf to
the talk about the American camp?
What is the word you hear oftenest
among their officers? III tell you:
'World-power!' That is what they
say: 'World-powerr"
A sort of low cry went the rounds
OF his hearers. and Holton could see
that the speaker was bringing them
one and all beneath his spell.
He sat down, looking gloomily at
the ground, paying no attention to the
round of hand-clapping that attended
his peroration.
For moment no one stirred. II
appeared as though all we're thinking
digesting the eloquence that had been
poured into their ears Then another
man arose. Holton leaned forward
with a gasp.
II was the spy. the waiter OF the
New Willard. come tonight to place
the capstone upon the spell he had
been weaving among the officers OF
the Cuban army.
Brothers" he began. 81 came here
tonight 20 counsel prudence. and ir
fact, do so counsel you now"
Hoiton's face filed with amaze
ment What was he getting at? I'm
few moments he found out
u do most earnestly counsel pru.
dence.' he continued. There are
things that must be borne. The sol.
diers Of the United States have come
here Well. good We brought them
here. At least. so 10 would appear
'Of course, we believe that these
men were sent here because OF tho
great yearning Of the United Stateg
20 see us a free unshackled country
And so they have come down here 10
set Us free. and then, having done go.
20 retire with a blessing. and to con
template viii, pride the growth OF
the republic, free and untrammeled.
so much We know. The Spaniards
viii be driven from the island. and
then will these Americans turn 10 us
and say. Behold. here is your coun.
try; take g and develop Il. and mako
u great and may God be with you
So 7 say prudence.
But. on the other hand. there arc
some Of US who may possess well.
formed doubts az to the truth OF the