The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-06-07

lOr L am placing their lives IN your
hands and-I love them dearly"
II shall do exactly as you say"
Every well. thenI Go to Neuvitas,
where Tomas lives-there Is a steamer
leaving In three or four days, and you
can arrange passage on her. He is
dentist. Meet him, somehow, and
make yourself know by repeating this
sentence: 4 come from Felipe. He told
me how you whipped him to keep him
from going to the Ten Years war;
That will be enough; he will ask you
who you are and what you want. You
won't need to say anything more. No
| living soul, except Tomas and I, knows
that he thrashed me. but it is true. He
will understand from the message that
/ trust you, and he will help you to
/ reach the rebels, If such a thing Is
/ possible. Come and see me when you
get back, and bring me news of Tomas.
Now, adlos, compadre."
"Adlos, senor! I am deeply CRATE
fulw
OReilly had no difficulty in securing
passage direct to Neuvitas on the Eng
lsh steamer Durham Castle, and a few
lands dissolve into the miSts of a win
ter afternoon as the ship headed out
ward into nasty running sea.
Cuba, when it came fairly into sight
lay bathed in golden sunshine, all
warmth and welcome, like a bride
upon an azure couch. The moist breath
from her fragrant shores swept over
the steamers decks and Johnnie
O'Reilly shifted it joyfully.
Although there were but a few pas
sengers on the Durham Castle. they
were subjected to long delay, during
which suspicious customs men searched
their baggage and questioned them
Finally, however O'Reilly found him
, self free to go ashore.
FL Gran Hotel Europea, Neuvitas
| leading hostelry, belied its name. 1
was far from large, and certainly i
was anything but European. except
perhaps, In its proprietor's extravagan
and un-American desire to please, a
any cost. But 1t was the best hote
the place afforded, and Senor Carbaja
was the most attentive of hosts.
He evinced an unusual interest II
the affairs of his American guest, ant
soon developed habit Of popping int
the latter's room at unexpected mo
ments, ostensibly to see that all wa
| as 1t should be. When, for the thir'
time, he appeared without knocking
O'Reilly suspected something.
"You have everything, eh?" Mr.. Car
bajal teetered upon the balls Of hi
feet while his small black eyes rove'
inquisitively.
Everything In abundance"
"You are a pleasure traveller? Yo
see the sights, Is that it? Well, Cub
is beautiful"
"I'm not tourist. I travel for m
health" said O'Reilly.
you Health" Carbajal'
frame began to heave; his bulging al
domen osclllated as If shaken by som
hidden hand. "Good! Ha! There
another joke for you"
I'm a sick man." O'Reilly insisted
hollowly.
"You don't look SICK" mumbled Cal
bajal. "Not like the other American.
;. "What other Americana"
"a peculiar fellow. He went on
s Puerto Principe. What cough! An
he was as thin as q wire. He bled 6
the mouth, too. all the time, when h
. was not reviling my hotel. You'll sc
him If you go there. provided he hasn
y come apart with his coughing. 1 b.
lieve he writes for newspapers. Wei
7, it Is my pleasure to serve you. Con
mand me at any hour" Mr.. Carbaj'
rose reluctantly and went wheezlr
: downstairs to his grimy tables and II
:, flies.