Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

hab% Minosa san. unless make it clear
20 You. ~ was not cruel part. Hear me
out from the bcginning-and then Judge be :
tween us
~ an a spy in the employ of the
but why not? My husband my father. nv
brothers all had a part in the war for cuba.
; And they ,,;, al died in tho vain fight that
stun belongs 70 Spain might he true to the
,raaitn"nS OF the men who discovered your
country Tor YOU and who settled her islands.
We have our ideals. too-hut YOU do not
think of that. do You?
Cuba iibre' meant poverty and loneliness
for me- |, left me widowed. orphaned-an
enemy to your country. Again ask you.
why not? You have answer, have you,
me fairly.
Il came to Your country. became gov
crnesS--a teacher OF languages. The pay
ana possessed Of some of The beauty OF the
women of CASTLE there were plenty Of in
but the women never noticed mc--to them 1
was machine. talking machine OF lam
guagcs.
Then met some OF the educated japan
csc who are aliens too--thc yellow Peril OF
your country. They arc real peril. grant
You that but they were kind to me. an alien
like themselves.
The pay Of the SPY is better than the
was not disinterested? What matter if they
, meant to use me for their own ends? They
And it not inevitable that be-
came SPY in tho pay of the Japanese?
often to councils there came
a young son of Japan whose name they told
his manner arminE-:nd he seemed in
different to all the women at our meetings
Nc, nc never noticed. resented that. 1
determined that he should notice me some
day.
And then, at last. the day came Number
Five. chief dgniiary Of our counsels here In
New York, gave me a dangerous mission. I
did not fear the mission because it took
mo to Hako Satsu Of the Nippon Garden.
Il went to his garden and urged him to
sit with me at my table while had tea. He
message: i am sent out by Number Five
Then he looked ut me calmly and dis
assionately-with an impersonal interest.
but with interest nevertheless. He reached
INTO his pocket and held on. to me small
paper disk. 1t was numbered seventeen.
Then in turn gave him my message. It
read; Number Seventeen will accompany
Motherand, Number rive
,,o While he read, I looked about the Gar
very doll-baby of a girl. stood Watching us.
over over her tiny face expressions chased them
serves = fairly hurting out their puny
strength against me--Anna Cortcs v Tcixa
- smiled to myself: so this was the secret
or iiakn Satsu's indifference. This doll baby
girl. Well. need not fear her as a rival
:. Satsu finished the note nodded and tore
II up. The baby-girl stood watching us
81 leaned towards satsu and laid my hand
over his. You will comc--for tho Mother
land? asked.
viii come, he replied gravely. And
he drew his hand away.
Then remembered that ! was Anna
Cortes. daughter of "A Spanish Don. and that
ny }. y fathers had dwelt in the corridors OF tho
Alhambra. registered Il that Hake
Satsu. who meant tn do great
work in the world Of diplomacy should not
waste his powcr-his chance to he the man
ne was meant to he-on the silly little slant
eyed doll who stood watching us so sorrow-
fully.
Remember that my life was stripped O,
all thinSs-livc. protection and position