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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-24
Modern Warfare
No. 3--THE TANK
By HUDSON MAXIM


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IN III. u~url ~.@r pu>i;!un whore thy
.-ru.d ,!u' immediately IL. hr"USh' INFO
nirI.u Surc, S-rUlly aka rHSt :Il'' tanks.
t',il<,,,,. lie. ;hnh> iuG II praG-
;ir1liy all jh.'ir own WY
f;,;, ,,.r-,. &. ..,i.oa - war soon has it's
answer an,i tn. Germans quickly drvcl-
np.H offensive. means against the tanks.
ana ,,nw have ready ~ positions quick
hiring gums tt $u'iiri..!t "ai b..i :" pu'
tanks oar II action.
tn. bigger tanks carry Il cnupl" "t
marnin. su,lS and So,m",Irn'$ guns If
iary.r ."llihrr. with which hey are abb,
Ia s,vcc;, tn. "nrmyS positions in all
tirac,inn<.
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liz. largest tanks arr aid" t. walinw
+ hilhn-,l urhmayu. n,irri>- &c
rirh. through :, wood 81 ,rc"S 80 con-
sill ruhlc siz" pr"SSin. DOWN everything
r.uGnr their ira l:ari,h wire en-
;auyl.r.uis offer nv Instructions 10
them =. all and for ina; rrrSnn they
h,y.. ,,rrrial advantages for thu lew.
;,.- .f sur., distractions {" tho pass
10, az i,fu,,,-y Furthermore. the tank
liza. been found to afford an cAc"flen.
.:hl.iI r.r tronrS going over the Top.
i'hrrn hay. been many suggestions
mail. for tn" construction Of tanks III
different firms. especially tanks cap.
abb" nf' travelling at - much grca'"r
speed hu, ih"r" * in such cases III
,iisadvan,a." that :cr"ai"" speed means
loss Tower for n gwen weight for fore
iny rio. IuHriin. uy.r ;hc ground AMI
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-24
WINS
ANOTHER CAME
Noel Hurled Magnificent Ball, Securing
Wonderful Mark Of Twenty
Strik oouts.

Erllair" kept up her naughty WORN
and lust could not hrln hui irin III"
fast ThlppS \. .. mn" "Ii Il''S""' ="
Yesterday art"rn""il ~ l'.lln'r" hN ih''
.rnrr Of :: /" :. although II r"H'ir'h
r!nr fast innings. II was mp "''"
tuck throughput and N""i had !" w.
liver or tn" li"llaIr" lads SUR" W""'"
HAY" lost.
II was n great Earn"--in fact. IN"
greatest saulr al tn year for I'M h"'-
lairr BOYS, and with N""i having t""h'!
s,rikruuts To his credit. This WIS IL
feature ~ itself Tin" game was not
decided until TN" final man wn' out
in the ninth frame. and III this 'hnihf
Rljsic turned IL" trick by IN" uHrl"I
h,Sr running. Nan:iInan played Ms
u.ual good gam" for In" Oyer th' river
lad. As u wh"l". the Ii"liHirc 'Ii,
rIoynd a classy game. as IN" 'h'PP'
hnv,. on" "f IN" fastest teams IN ms
,urv and this victory - welt m"rl'""'
Stnurr.r hit on" over IN" !"ll h'''"
wall for homer.
ErllnIr,. has. nov Won seven St'''h"'
contests. having defeated som" al l'''H
,rur,,h's fastest clubs. besides thkihE "
fan out nf tn" fast b"nnISnn "u'H'.
Hrllairr plays tn" Iiau"rs tw" games
an rho Erurth Of .IulH.
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Many New Players For
Pirates, Who Play the
Reds on Glorious Fourth

Pittsburgh W. cincinnati is IN" h.li
~ Forbes Field fur Fourth If Iuly.
wh.: games will l"' played in the morn
Ms: and nIi"rn,mn rs usual. II is tn"
second holiday. dat" "f IN" e"n%rn at
PITTSBURGH and ihnS" who had tho E,"nl
fortune. To- SIG TN" two contests Of Dec
Grafton Day Viii surely h" "n hnnd for
the Fourth If Iuly games. fnr il IL hard
To irnurin" two NOR" int"r"%ting "alI'>.
lnfh rcsul,iu;; ia Shu,uuts for IN"
losers. PITTSBURGH winning in the morn
ing and LOSING IN IN" aft"rn""n. TIL"
cardinals wcr" their opponents that
day
en- Fourth al July. IN" great holiday
If The year. III" Pirates viii have
ChrrSIy Marhrws"m and his famous.
cincinnati Rods rs "p"n"rtS..
Th.s.. games WILL nff"ri IN" rir%t
chnnc,, for IN" holiday fans /" E't a
linz "n 'h' nov players secured h.: til"
,:ur,ns from tn" Southern L"aSlI" and
VII" Will not "'.p"rt untl toward tn"
,ul IF .Iunr Ralph t"mSl"ck and ~
SlaIuirli:l ar" two S'"rllnr pitchers and
should i,.lSl"r ny. wonderfully I'll" Pitch
iu. Inif nf In" turnrS. which was
lnhIy ridGlrl by military "nlI$rn"uis
and drafts Tn" most interest. however.
Will ne doubt center ~ l!iIlN South
worth. IA" fast birmingham "T'fl"Jh"r.
S,ulhwnrth Wt< tn" star "r N" "u'ir"
SutIin.rn League. AMI Sh"nli rr"T" 1t
worthy field MT" for S',"ps thr' :.
Illur..ihrr tn" i'irni"S. with tbs" re-
iufmr,., mnnts. Will l." much stronger
ihan they wrr" during their eastern trip
and should again tax" their rla"' in
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Final Arrangements.

Final arrangements have hccn com-
pi,trl by IN" numbers u the 81. Al
phonsus' church at the Columbia club.
jacob knrn WAS elected chief marshal
for the parade Sunday. June 30, and
John f. Emig and John c. Sonncfeid his
assistants.
The parade will form on Market
street. h"twcc-n Twenty-first and Twcn-
iy-s"cond The frs, division will be IN
charge Of John Coleman and J. Adam
Blum and Robert Pckari rs his aic~.
The assistant marshals Of the first d.
vision arc August Trabcrt. John Wolfe.
Cirrrgory Schroeder. Charles Closing
and Peter Bott. Marshal Of the second
division Will be John Holman and p.
Sirlligru and J. Bremen will be his aids.
Assistant aids arr Albert Fisher. Carl
Fisher. Oscar Eager and William j.
Nolte.
The first division will be led by Pauls
military band. and will consist OF the
following: Chief marshal and aides;
American flag: priests and servers. vest
ed: knights of ST. George cadets. uni
formed: In girls dressed in white anu
carrying banners: service flag; $50 boys
carrying flags: float. Goddess Of Lib
rrty:' Red Cross nurses; Young Lad"
les Sodality: women Of the congregation.
Second division: Warwood band; Ann
erican flag; marshal and aides: Uncle
Sam and school children: Junior Holy
Name society and young men; Senior
Holy Name society and all men OF the
congregation.
The parade will start promptly at J
o'clock and will return to the church
where special services will be held for
the dedication OF the service flag con-
sisling OF ono hundred and thirty-cighs
stars.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-24
NJ C0NKEYS WIN
TENTHSTRA|GHT

1t WAS regular picnic for thr undo
fcnt.d Mc '"nk"y min" ut N"rkviil" yes
tcrday afternoon when tn" locals won
their tenth straight victory cf tn" SEA-
son. Nothing might ho termed H." fra-
tar" Except that IN" winners knocked
the anp" all eyer III" lot. with every
man on tho team. saw, tn" pitcher. So
curing ono or NOR" safe ClnutS.' Dell
Gardner and NiEE"my"r w"r" tho big
stickcrs If III" day. each taking tri"
OF SAT" swp"s At tho old pill.
Nnrkvill" proved II" match for Tho
locals and had il not h""r that tn" home
h"yS had not had Ing off la%--th"
team i."irg rhalkrd NJ with seven "rr,.rS
it would hav" been Il very sad story
IL cell Nicecnycr is credited with lw"
triples and Il single. Lewis pitched
good ball and aside from IN" support it
WAS II gam" that "nuId not afford much
comment. The score:
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IN.
A SCRAPPY TILT
GREATEST GAME IN YEARS AND
LARGEST CROWD IN HISTORY
OF THE TUNNEL GREEN.
Neuhart Hit the Bail Clear Over Top
Of House for the Longest Drive
on Record Of the Lot.

before TWO thousand enthusiastic fans
the. Raurrs bowed To thu clever work "f
:hr Washington club al the Tunnel
Green grounds yesterday aftrrnoon by
the count of -. II WIS a brilliant con-
test, marked by excellent wnr kon the
part ut either tcan and dnnhl" plays
figured prominently. Washington had
two doubles. which practically saved
IA" contest. and costly errors IN III"
part Of Nruhart AMI Wcl"h accounted
Tor tho visitors runs.
It MS nip and tuck thrnuch"ut tn"
locals started Off with q rush. Neither
team counted in the initial frame. hut
tn" first ball pitched Ia N"uhurt III IN"
second WAS hit Sduarrly nn tn" nose
and thu nppl" sailed h"n"Ath IN" sky I'M
I'll il landed beyond the hons" opposite"
tho D"Quc-Src Club II WAS homer anu
tho longest drive an record on these
popular grounds.
The RturrS led for thr greater part
ur the game. and w"r" not tied until tn"
sixth. In tn" eighth thu visitors scored
On WrlchS costly error. and IN tn" ninth
;.noth"r rrlScuc brought in III" other.
The crowd almost went wild IN tn"
ninth inning. WIN w" out King
walked Woods followed suit AMI Fer
lev cam" in also. loading the bases.
with hut two runs behind. Zero, next
man u?. had two halls "n him. and the
pitcher was ratified but h" Slipped one
oyer. and Hcrn struck AZ 1t. ending M"
game Ecclor 10 Carroll.
Ecclor and King pitched wonderful
ball. The latter hurled better han h."
ever has with lhr locals during th"
entire season. having |" whl(f$. and y
was not tn" least his fault. aS IN" i"ar
worked poorly behind mim. TIL" Eau"r*
felt the absence nr Salisbury.
\ return gam" Will lie played with
the Neutrality-suspicious. here on July %iSt.
NcXt SUNDAY the E:turrS tackle the Fer
nv Athletics ~ League park.
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WON HIS OWN GAME.

CHICAGO. Juno o3-rh;l Douglass
won his own gam" to-day from st Louis
hy cracking "ut Il SingI" in tho seventh.
which sent two runners across the
plat". I'll" Scur" was :; Ia ..
TIL" locals w"r" aided hv rrrntic field
ing of tn" visitors. rlark and Mitchell
were ordered out Of III" gnIu" for pro-
TESTING one 81 Impir" Mnrgan's drci-
SiunS The score:
st Louis 100 nnn nnl-o Q :
Chicago .0lD nnr 90 8
Sherd"ll. roak. May and Gonzales:
Douglass and Killifcr.
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MAcKMN BEATEN.

WASH NGTON. June -" .--WaShinGI"n
hinrhrd hits or Perry in Tvs" innings
day and defeated Philadelphia . I" i.
in the first gam" of tn" series. shaw
who relieved Ayers in the fourth inning,
struck out eight mon. The score:
philadelphia ......o!@ lnn O"u II
Washington ...... .nnn 3nu n"'5 II :;
Perry and Perkins. Ayers. Shaw anu
ririniCh. AinSmiih.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

milwaukee, :. I.nusvtll" tlsi EAm"l:
milwaukee,. - I."uIsvill" end Eam"l.
Columbus n. -. Paul list gam"l'
Columbus =. -. Paul " Ind game.
Tnlrdn " Minneapolis list game;
rnIrdr . Minneapolis '-nd gam"'.
lndianap"lis :: Kansas city list
cnu.p indianapolis 4; Kansas 'I'E
! Ind gam"l.
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NOTICE

Editor ntclrScncer:
You are authorized TO announced
Davis Eik!ns OF MorGantown. Monon-
gala ca" n candidate for nomination
by the Republican Party for the United
States Senate from West Virginia. sub
Jec: "a al rules OF the Republican Party
and tIla laws OF the State Of West Vtr.
Einia governing tho primary election
~ be ncld August. 1918.
EiklNS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
]. H McDERNOTT. Chairman.
7. .. D1ow"-. SHl.
Mor:anto~n. ". Na-Adv.
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Kings Hitting Feature
of Game at Falrmont

Social Dispatch /" thu In'"I'IE"n'"r
+AII:MuNT W. Va. Jun" Il voc
King late ii IN" Pittsburgh Pirates
nloyn1 shotstup for the ltll May Tram
against r;rnnttown l"-dAY1 Lila MAY
winning 10 Ia q. King hit safely '"''"
in four tripS I" IN" plate. ON" MI being
r ,,r s,..ts Score: Z. II. T..
cror,,,wn nnn nnn MD 4" ::
IL, N,y 42l Ton nmx--In IN {"
Mnrrisun AMI Hanks. H"r"ridr" and
Wright.
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Standing Of Clubs.

C1NCINEATI.O.. Jun" n3."--Pittshureh
easily won both games "f double
header hero to-day To- | and - I" l..
Tho S"roNd gam" was advanced from
next v r,lnr$dnN 10y mutual consent.
'rnu,y tried - riIrh h"th games for
cincinnati. but was Int rather freely
III each contest. Will" both Mayer ard
Harmon Wtrr very effective.
In tho second game T"n"T was Knock
ed OUT If ti,r box III III" sixth inning
aud George Smith. wh" took his place,
WAS hit very hard. S""rC:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-24
Week. Review in Base Ball

'Iuciuna;i l"st four games out OF five.
PITTSBURGH arb st. Louis dropped four
CIT al SIN I:y taking - double header
from Cincinnati today. Pittsburgh went
into fifth place exchanging places with
h" Reds.
'rh" weeks ?. cord in each league If
:aulr> played. w"n and los. with runs.
his. .rr"r*. men left on ba>". an! runs
>'."r,''l by "npnn"n;S. tncludtnG III" games
uf saturday. .luu" -. = as .i"ll"wS;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-24
Standing Of Clubs.

CHICAGO. Iunr H".--Clcvrland made
it four out Of Iiv" from Chicago to-day
by winning Il Iis,lrsS In game. I'aE-
by was invirCibl" until the closing Inn
ingS The Scurr:
cleveland ........lni lm' """--"
Chicago ...........u "o ""h III
la"hy ana 'Nrill: Ianf"rIh. Benz and
Jacobs.
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SOUTH SIDE NEWS
Young Peoples Society.

The members IF tho Young People s
society nf III" Trinity Lutheran church
Will hold their regular session tins ~
"nins IN their ro"inS 81 III" church. IN"
chairman IT tn" Suri"Iy requests that
,.h,.rN nInlnll"r y" nrsS,.tit.
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RrIafs and Perronala.

Miss Hazel Brown. of South EoN
street. is visiting friends and relatives
in Pittsburgh for several days.
Harry Park. of Cincinnati. Is the guest
of relatives on South Main street during
this week.
Thomas Bates is seriously Ill at
home a., Twenty-fifth street.
Mrs. Ruttcr. Of this city, is visiting
friends and relatives in GEORGETOWN for
several days.
Frank Kimmcl. Of South Wood street.
is the guest nf friends in Pittsburgh
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Annual Picnic.

Tho members OF tn" Chaplinc Street
VI. f.. sunday school viii hold their an
nuaI picnic Thursday all day ut ~"
stat" Fair ground on thu Island The
committees in charG" is planning TO nave
one uf the best outings eyer. Games
and other amu$rmcnts will be SrhcduI-
I'd for he day.
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FREE TICKET DAY

If your address appears today
in the A. B. C. Buyers Guide call
at The InteIiigencer office and re-
ccive S ten cent Liberty Theatre
tickets
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will NJ held in the earlier part Of the ev-
cnirg and all matters Of Importance
will be taken UP and settled. After the
meeting the ladies will devote their
time 10 sewing and knitting for-thS Rsd;
Cross.
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Social Tomorrow.


Thu members Of th" Wesley NJ. T.. Soy
Scouts will hold their regular meeting
this rN,1Iins in lh" church. Tn" seoul
muster requests that every member b"
NrcScnl.
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opa,terly Conference.

TIN quarterly ronf"r"nr" IF the Yves
Icy NJ t.. church will hc held t"nh"rr""
evening in tn" business rooms "l 'he
church. DR.. VI. r.. compton. district ST.
uvrInlrndrnt. Will preside.
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Pod Cross Auxiliary.

The Fed Cross auxiliary of tho Chap
line Street VI. T.. church will hold n
husy SrsS;,.u this evening in tn" parldrS
If IN. church, \ short business session
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Surgical DresSers.

'rh. members If the Surgical Dressing
class Of the Third Presbyterian church
will hold their regular session tomorrow
evening in their rooms OF the church
This class is composed of the young
ladies IF the church and Sunday school
who are Interested in this kind or Work.
Social Tomorrow.
4 poverty social will TIC held t"mnr-
r.w evening by tn" members OF tho
First Christian church in I'll" social
rooms uf tho church. Admission viii be
charged Mt the door which will inciud"
refreshments. Anyone wearing GOOD
clothes ar Jewclry will be fined for each
article of rinrry found on them. Til"
rooms will In decorated in flags ana
rn,hlrms representing the allied nations.
All art. cordially invited 10 attend the
affair.
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Your part in Tho way - :" produce
as much -: Possible. consume HS little
&c necessary. and loan Your savings 1"
TN" r"vrrnm"nt Ar" yuu facing your
task ~ rh""rfuily a. our lighting mon
fHc.. theirs"
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II your address appears today
in the A. 3. c. Buyers Guide call
at The IntelIigencer office and re-
ceive S ten cent Liberty Theatre
tickets.
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'W,.lch out. M ny nilch"d ball.
Twn-hLS" Hits---l}r"lor. N"lk. T. Car
roll.
Thrrc-haSr Hit--H. Carroll.
Horn" 1.un--N"Uhar'.
Stolen PaecS--T. carroll. Nnlk Roam.
Double PlaI%--t;uthri" I" H. carroll;
r. Carroll IA Russell.
l'mpirr---M. Vacuum.
Timr--H:iI
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The food YNIi wasI" to-day may moan
Hunger To SOMEONE. Somewhere. Some
firn" l:r Saving.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-24

If Tho men in "ur army and navy "hr
do without luNuri"S. We it nome Ger
tainiN can.
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TONEY EASY IN
DOUbLET WITH
BUCKS VICTORS
Yesterdays Games.

PITTSBURGH. 4: Cincinnati. /.
Pittsburgh. Is: Cincinnati. |.
Chicago. ;: ST. Louis. ;.
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Saturdays Games.

Chicago 6: Pittsburgh. =.
ST. I."uis = Cincinnati, :.
Cincinnati. =; ST. Louis, -.
Rru"klyu. : New York. >.
Boston. 5: philadelphia. 4
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Pay your City Water Bills no" and
save ten cents on every dollar. This
priyileqc ends with the month Of June.
w. D. ROBERTSON,
City Treasurer.
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FOUR OUT Of
FIVE FOR THE
CLEVELANDERS
Yesterdays Games.

St Louis 4: Detroit J.
St, LouS. (: Detroit. ;.
Washington. :: Philadelphia. 4.
Cleveland :; chicago,
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SATURDAYS GnIncs.

New York :: Washington. =.
Detroit =: St. Louis. !.
prtrnit. 6: 81. Louis. =.
Cleveland. 4 Chicago. ).
BOSTON, philadelphia: rain
The Pulaskian., 1918-08-02
GRADED ROAD IN CONDITION
Drag Scrapes off Projections and Fills
Up Low Places-WilI Keep Bed
Well Crowned.

The graded road can be kept in the
best condition with the least labor by
using the road drag. The road drag
scrapes off the projections and fills up
the low places, thus leaving no places
for water to stand, which is what
causes the road bed to soften and be
cut into ruts. A persistent use of the
road drag will keep the road bed well
crowned, smooth and hard and this
will also result in the least dust, as
the dust comes largely from the grind
ing up of the ruts and rough places
left by the horses feet-Extension Dr.
vision, N. d. Agricultural College.
The Pulaskian., 1918-08-02

crops whatever had been moved over
the road during the past season, it was
now little more than an oozy, sticky
rut. Not roof, not chimney was in
sight; the valley was deserted. Here
was fertile farming country-and yet
no living thing, no sound of bells, no
voices, no growing cocks, no lowing
cattle. 1t was depressing to O'ReiIly,
and more, for there was something
menacing and threatening about it all.
Toward noon the breeze lessened
and it became insufferably hot. A
bank of clouds in the east promised a
cooling shower, so Johnnie sought the
nearest shade to wait for it, and took
advantage of the delay to eat his slen-
der lunch. He was meditatively MUNICH
ing a sweet potato when a sound at
his back caused him to leap to his feet
in alarm. He whirled, then uttered
an exclamation of amaZement. Seated
not fifty feet away was a bare-legged
boy, similarly engaged in eating
sweet potato. 1t was Jacket. His
brown checks were distended. his
bright, inquisitive eyes were fixed upon
O'Reilly from beneath a defiant scowl.
Jacket" cried the man. "What the
devil are you doing here?'
"You goin' to let me come along?"
challenged the intruder.
$50! You followed me, after said
I didn't want you?" O'Reilly spoke re-
proachfully; but reproaches had no
effect upon the lad With a mild ex-
pletive, Jacket signified his contempt
for such a weak form of persuasion.
See here, now" O'Reilly stepped
closer. Lets be sensible about this"
But Jacket scrambled to his feet and
retreated warily, stuffing the uneaten
portion of the sweet potato into his
mouth. It was plain that he had no
confidence in O'Reilly's intentions.
Muttering something IN muffled
voice, he armed himself with a stout
stick.
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red Cuban soil was exposed the trav-
elerS sank into it as into wet putty.
Crossing a rocky ridge, O'Reilly and
his guide at last emerged upon an
open slope, knee-high in grass and
4 grown up to bottle palms, those queer,
distorted trees whose trunks are Swol-
| len into the likeness of earthen water
jars. Scattered here and there over
the meadows were the dead or fallen
trunks of another variety, the cabbage
palm, the green heart of which had
long formed staple article of diet for
the insurrectos. Spanish axes had
been at work here and not a single
tree remained alive. The green floor
of the valley farther down was dotted
with the other, the royal kind. that
monarch of tropic vegetation which
lends to the Cuban landscape its Pc
culiar and distinctive beauty.
"Yonder is the camino," said the
countryman, pointing into the valley;
"it will lead you to the main road /;
and there"-he turned to the north
ward-"is Matanzas. Go with God
and don't drink the well water, which
is polluted from the rains" With a
smile and wave of the hand the man
turned back and plunged into the
jungle.
AS OReilly descended the slope he
realized keenly that he was alone and
in hostile territory. The hills and the
woods from Pinar del Rio to Oriente
were Cuban, or, at most, they were
disputed ground. But here in the
plains and valleys near the cities Spain
was supreme. From this moment on
O'Reilly knew he must rely entirely
upon himself. The success ST his en-
terprise-his very life-hinged upon
his caution, his powers of dissimula-
ton, his ability to pass as harmless.
helpless pacifico. 1t gave him an I'M
accustomed thrill, by no means pleas
ant.
The road. when he came to it, proved
to be a deep gutter winding between
red clay banks cut by the high wheels
of clumsy cane carts. Tnasmuch as no