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

for I am placing their lives In your
hands andL love them dearly"
II shall do exactly ~ you say"
every well, theni Go to Neuvitaa,
where Tomas lives-there II q steamer
leaving in three or four days, and You
car arrange passage on her. Hs u Q
dentist Meet him, somehow, and
make yourself know BY repeating this
sentence: 7 come from Felipe. He told
me how you whipped him to keep him
from going 70 the Ten Years war;
That will b enough; he viii ask you
who you are and what ron want. You
won't need 70 say anything more. No
living soul, except Tomas and ], knows
that he thrashed me. but Il - true. He
win understand from the message that
I trust you, and he win help you to
reach the rebels. II such Z thing u
possible. Come and see me when you
get back, and bring me news Of Tomas.
Now, adios, eompadre."
"AdioA senorl I am deeply CRATE
full"
O'Reilly had no diflculty In securing
passage direct to Neuvitas on the Eng
lish steamer Durham Castle, and q few
days later he saw the Atlantic high
lands dissolve into the mists Of q win
ter afternoon ~ the ship headed out
ward into q 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 smiled It joyfully.
Although there were but q 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 60 ashore.
FL Gran Hotel Europea. Neuvitas'
leading hostelry, belied IT. name. It
was far from large, and certainly It
was anything but European. except,
perhaps, in its proprietor's extravagant
and un-American desire to please, at
any cost. But Il was the best hotel
the place Afforded, and Senior Carbajal
was the most attentive Of hosts.
BE evinced an unusual interest in
the affairs Of his American guest and
soon developed Z habit Of popping into
the lattef's room at unexpected mo-
ments, ~ostensibly to see that all was
40 Il should be. When, for the third
dime, he appeared without knocking.
O'Reilly suspected something.
You have everything. chi" Mr.. Car,
bajal teetered upon the balls Of his
feet while his small black eyes roved
inQuisitively. I
Everything In abundance"
you are Z pleasure traveler1 You
see the sights, II that III Well, Cuba
II beautiful"
'Tm not . tourist. I travel for my
health" said OReilly.
sYou- HEALTH" Carbaial's
frame began to heave: his bulging alb
domen oscillated as II shaken by some
hidden hand. "Goodl Ha! There's
another joke for you"
I'm . sck man." O,Reilly insisted,
holloway.
you don't look sick" mumbled Car
baJal. Not like the other American"
what other Americana
- peculiar fellow. He went on 70
Puerto Principe. What . coughi And
he wa - thin u . wire. He bled 1t
the mouth. too, Ill the time, when he
was not rovtl1ng my hotel. You'll zee
him 4 you - there. provided he hasn't
cone apast With his coughing. BE-
lisve 10 writes Tor newspaper Well.
Il n my pleasure to serve You. Com.
mand me q any hour" MI. Carbaial
rose reluctantly and went wheexine
% he grimy tables and the
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