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

closed, as he had anticipated, O'Reiliy
proceeded to the doctors residence.
There was some delay when ne rang
the bell, but eventually the dentist
himself appeared. O'Reilly recognized
him from his resemblance to his
brother, He addressed him in English.
81 come from Felipe" he began. "He
well remembers the day you whipped
him to keep him from going to the
Ten Years war"
The languor of Doctor Alvarado's
siesta vanished. He started. his eyes
widened.
"Who are you?" he muttered.
"My name Is O'Reilly. am an Amer
Ics,a, a friend, so don't be alarmed.
The man you see approaching is fol-
lowing me, but he thinks have come
to you with toothache."
"What do you want?'
81 want your help in joining the in
SurrectOs."
BY this time the detective had come
within earshot. Making an effort at
self-possession, the dentist said. "Very
well. I will meet you at my office in
half-hour and see Wast eau be done" :"
Then he bowed.
OReilly raised his not sad turned
away.
Doctor Alvarado's dentists chair
faced a full-length window, one of sew
eral which, after the Cuban fashion,
opened directly upon the sidewalk, rem
dcring both the waiting room and the
office almost as public as the street
| itself. Every one Of these windows
was wide open when Johnnie arrived
| but 1t seemed that the dentist knew
/ what he was about, for when his pa
! tlent had taken his seat and he had
! begun an examination Of the trouble
some tooth, he said, under his breath
81, too, am watched. Talk to me In
English. When l press, thus, upon
your gum, you will know that someone
is passing. Now, then, what is the
meaning of your amazing message
from Felipe?"
While Doctor Alvarado pretended tC
treat a perfectly sound molEr, Johnni'
managed, despite frequent interrup
tions, to make known the reason ant
circumstances of his presence.
"But there are no rebels around
here" Alvarado told him. "You coulC
escape to the country, perhaps, bu
what then? Where would you go
How would they know who you are?'
"That's what want to find out"
The Cuban pondered. you'll have
to go to Puerto Principe" he said a
length. "Our men are operating IL
that neighborhood. and my brother Ig
nacio will know how to reach them
I'll give you a message to him, simila
to the one you brought me from Fe
lipe." Then he smiled. "I've jus
thought of the very thing. Years ag
I lent him book which I particular,
priced, and one of his children dam
aged 1t. I was furious. l declared
would never lend him another, and
never have. Now, then, I'll give yO
that very volume; hand it to him an
say that I asked you to return 1t t
him."
O'Reilly thanked him, promising t
use every precautiOn In delivering tn
message. The next morning he pal
! Carbajals score and took the trai
to the interior. In his bag was Toma
AlvaradO's precious volume, and In tn
same coach with him rode the secre
!, service man.
In Its general features Puerto Prir
cipe differed little from the other G,
ban cities O'Reilly knew. 1t was con
, pactly built, 1t was very old and
looked its centuries. It's streets wer
: particularly narrow and crooked. ha'
ing been purposely laid out In lab.
rinthine mazes, so the story goes,
order to fool the pirates.
AS he sat in a cafe, slipping an o
angeade, he heard someone speakin
an atrocious Spanish, and looked up
:. see that another American had el
tered. The stranger was a tall, fun
!, real young man, with pallid cheeks ar
:. hollow, burning eyes. O'Re!lly steppe
:, over to the table and introduced hir
= self. "The hotel keeper in Neuvitt
. told me I'd find you here" he sal
"Your name is"
q Branch; Leslie Branch. So Carb
A jail said you'd find me here, eh? o
a the greasy little liar. He didn't BELLE
. It. He thought his cooking would ha'
A killed me. long ago. and 1t nearly did
h This time Mr.. Branch's bony fran
q underwent a genuine shudder and
n face was convulsed with loathin
! "Carbajal's In the secret service. Nj
:. fat little spy"
"a $50 I suspected"
Mr.. Branch's beverage appeared
d this moment. With a flourish Il
\. waiter placed a small glass and
a. bottle Of dark liquid before hil
,e Branch stared at 1t. then rolled
n- fiercely smoldering eye upward.