The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-02

himself appeared. O'Reiliy recognized
him from his resemblance TO his
brother. He addressed him IN English
II come from Felipe" he began. "IIe
well remembers the day You whipped
him to keep him from going to the
Ten Years war"
The languor Of Doctor Alvara00's
siesta vanished. He started. his eyes
wfdened.
who are your he muttered.
my name II OReilly. I I'm IN Amer.
lean, Z friend. % don't be alarmed.
The man you e approaching II fol-
lowing me. but no thinks ! have come
to you with q toothache."
"What do you want1'
Il want your help In Joining the In.
s~urrectos."
By this time the detective had come
within earshot. Making an effort at
self-possession, the dentist said: "Very
well. ! will meet you at my office In
q half-hour and e what can be DONE"
Then he bowed.
O'Reilly raised his hat and turned
away.
Doctor Alzarado's dentists chair
faced a full-length window, n Of sew
eral which. after the Cuban fashion,
opened directly upon the sidewalk. rem
dering both the waiting Dom and the
Office almost rs 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 "a about, for when his pa
tient had taken his seat and he had
begun IN examination Of the trouble
some tooth, he said, under his breath:
II, too, am watched. Talk to me In
English. When I press, thus, upon
your gum, You will know that someone
IL passing. Now. then, what IL the
meaning Of your amazing message
from Felipe1'
While Doctor Alvarado pretended to
treat . perfectly sound molar, Johnnie
managed, despite frequent Interrupt
lions, to make known the reason and
circumstances Of his presence.
"But there are no rebels around
here" Alvarado told him. you could
escape to the country. perhaps, but
what thenf Where would you GOT
How would they know who You arei"
That's what I want to fnd out"
The Cuban pondered. you'll have
to 60 to Puerto Principe" he said ct
length. "Our men are operating In
that neighborhood, and my brother Ig-
nacio will know how to reach them.
I'll give you q message to him, similar
to the n you brought me from Fe-
lipe." Then he smiled. i've 1ust
thought Of the very thing. Years ago
I lent him . book which I particularly
priced, and one Of his children dam
aged It ! was furious. I declared !
would never lend him another, and ]
never have. Now, then, I'll give you
that very volume: hand It to him and
say that ] asked you to return It to
him"
OReilly thanked him, promising to
. every precaution In delivering the
message. The next morning no paid
C~arbajal's score and took the train
to the interior. In his bar was Tomas
Avarado's precious volume. and In the
same coach with him rode tho secret
service man.
n 10 general features Puerto Prln.
cips differed little from The Other On
ban cities OReilly knew. e va COM
pactly built, Il was very old ana It
looked lts centuriea IT. streets were
particularly narrow and crooked. hay.
ins been purpossly laid out In laby.
nnthine maSes, % the story coca d
order 70 fool the pirates
A. he cat IN Z cate sipplne IN a.
angeads. no heard someone epeakdns
= atrocious Spanish. and looked M s
eee that another American haA N
tered. The strango9 WAS Z tan. fune-
real young man, with palid cheeks ana
hollow, burning eysa O,RAlly stsppsd
ovef g the table and introduced him.
self. Tho hotel keeper Ii Neuyitas
told me I'd nnd you hsrs,s h eeid.
Tour name ls
Branch; Leslis Brunch, 20 Oarha.
~ said you'd md ne here. ehi Of.
tns 4reasy little Hal. He didn't bsiieve
e He thought his cooking would nv
klued me. long ago, and It nearly dl0.-
TINS dme NJ. Branchis booy frama
underwent . genuine shudder ana hie
Iacs wae convulsed with loafhine.
.Oatba5ai's IN Tho secret servicaI NJ
fat little spy
so ! suspected.s
~. Branch's bsvsgpse appeared -
tnls moment With . nourl1A H.
walter placed . small siaaa enA
bottle of dark liquid before IN.
Branch stared at Il then ro,led I
nerceIy snnolderins eys upward.
WHATS thati" b inquired
Esfsban and Ross tel eoeurp
u ehear hiding place unassore
thas cusesie trsashery q hrsaa.
I'M upon them I nete = e.osn