Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05
SYNOPSIS.

Lieutenant Holton II detached from his
spanish-American war and assigned to
Important secret service duty. While din
ing at Washington hotel he detects q
young lady. She thanks him for his serv-
Ice and gives her name as Miss La Tossa.
cuban patriot. Later he meets her al
ball. A secret service man warns Hol-
ton that the girl is spy Senior La
Tossa chides his daughter for her failure
to secure important information from
Cuba. Holton 10 ordered to follow her.
They meet on the Tampa train. Miss
La Tossa tells Holton she Is a Cuban
spy and expresses doubt regarding the
sincerity Of the United States. Holton is
ordered to remain at Tampa to guard the
troop transports. He receives orders to
DANGEROUS spy. on Cuban soil. Al sea
he Is overtaken by another warship
which takes Miss La Tossa aboard and
Holton IL ordered to return to Tampa
He saves the transports from destruction
at the hands OF dynamiters and reports
to Admiral Sampson for further duty
mand In the guise of \ newspaper cor
respondent to investigate Cuban plots
against the American troops and TO learn
the plans OF the Spanish navy He de-
tects trusted Cuban leader in the work
OF fomenting trouble among the Cubans
In the Interests OF the spaniards. Holton
is ordered executed as a spy. He escapes
and saves the American troops from fall
Ing into Spanish ambush. He learns
| from Gen. Garcia that the Spy IL Joss
| Cesnola. one OF the most trusted leaders.
Holton takes part in tho battle at San
Juan. Disguised As a Spanish soldier he
home of Miss La Tossa ~hsre -he over
hears discussion OF the Spanish plans
| BY leading army and navy commanders.
He learns that the Spanish Meet will leave
the harbor at Santiago on July ). While
attempting TO leave the house he 10 con-
fronted by Miss La Tossa: Holton ce-
by assuring her that the Americans In
| tend to leave the island soon ~ the
spaniards are driven out.
CHAPTER xl.-Contlnusd.
81 know. know" he laughed. but
just the same. think you had better
leave the weapon in its holster. For
have-what do you Americans sayf-
All. the drop on you'll"
The girl stamped her foot.
Senior Cesnola. command you Il
leave US; you are . guest here"
Il shall not leave you. On the con
trary. l must ask you to slip that re
volver from your friends belt" H,
stopped. a. though struck with I
thought But you need not mind.
suggest merely that you quit tn,
room; there IL about to be an execu
tion."
Holton stood facing the man, i'm
movable a. \ statue. The girl steppe'
forward
You arc lyinG!" she cried. "Ther
will be no execution"
"Oh. but yes. there will Dol" was tn
smiling rejoinder. and right befor
your eyes unless you retire"
You fendl" With a sudden. 18th
movement she sprans in front OF Ho
ton. Now fire. II you darel"
Holton placed his hands upon he
supple waist and lifted her to ono sid,
The revolver darted forward to ain
The girl uttered little cry and spran
back. SELLING the Americans coat wit
her hands stretched behind her.
Miss La Tossal" cried Holtor
"You-you-"
Cesnola's face was working wit
the rage OF a fanatic.
out Of the way. grill" he cries
glancing behind him at the door OF tn
opposite room. which he had closed q
he left 1t. That man II a spy! H
has got to die! He II an enemy.
snake In the grass. not worthy of
minutes quarter!"
Miss La Tossa never moved; An