Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-08-15
CHAPTER VII.
The Man Who Would Know Life.

Later Jnal Gay q Kelly set out TO
reconnoiter the city of Neuvitas. He
was followed, of course-he had ex-
pected as much. and the circumstances
amused rather than alarmed him. But
when he returned to his hotel and
found that his room had been visited
during his absence he felt a hint Of
rneasiness Evidently, as Doctor 81
varado had forecast, the authorities
were interested in him; and he had |
further evidence of the fact when he |
/ learned that the room next him was
occupied by the very man who had /
/ Swallowed him on the street.. Inasmuch |
as the intervening wall was no more |
than n thin partition, through which |
his very breathing could be heard, |
while his every movement could doubt |
less be spied upon, O'Reilly saw the
need of caution.
During breakfast, and afterward |
throughout an aimless morning stroll, |
O'Reilly felt watehful eyes upon him.
When he returned to his hotel he
found Mr.. Carbajal in the cafe con-
cocting refrescos for some military Off
GERS WIZ SNuuHtd lllt AiutllNuH WIN
bold, hostile glances. O'Reilly com
planned to the proprietor of tooth
ache. He declared that something had
to be done at once, and inquired the
name and address of the best local
dentist.
Mr.. Carbajal named several, among
them DR.. Tomas Alvarado, whereupon
&c iad oil of
respectful distance by the secret
agent
Finding Doctor Alvarado's office was
closed, as he had anticipated, 0'Reilly
proceeded to the doctors residence.
There was some delay when he rang
the BELL but eventually the dentist
himself appeared O'Reiliy recognized
him from his resemblance to his
brother, He addressed him in English.
81 come from Felipe he began. tHe
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 your" he muttered.
"My name is O'Reilly. am an Amer
ican, a friend, so don't be alarmed
The man you see approaching is fol-
3 lowing me, but he fhinks have come
to you with toothaehe."
"Wbaf do you wantP'
81 want your help in joining the In
4 surrectos."
BY this time the detective had come
within earshot. Making an effort al
self-pessession the dentist said: every
, wen. / will meet you at my Office II
y half-hour and see what can be done
q Then he bowed
O'Reilly raised his hat and turned
. away.
Doctor Alvarados dentists chat
. faced full-length window, one of sew
;. eral which, after the Cuban fashion
g opened directly upon the sidewalk, rem
q dering both the waiting room and th'
Z office almost as public as the stree
: itself. Every one of these windows
!. was wide open when Johnnie arrived
but it seemed that the dentist knew
what he was about for when his pa
tent had taken his seat and he hat
begun an examination of the trouble
+. some tooth, he said, under his breath
81, too, am watched. Talk to me II
English. When l press, thus, upor
y your gum, you will know that someone
is passing. New, then, what is the
meaning of your amazing message
g from Felipe?"
). While Doctor Alvarado pretended t.
q treat a perfectly sound molar, Johnnie
: managed, despite frequent interrup
tons, to make known the reason ant
circumstances Of his presence.
+ But there are no rebels arount
here" Alvarado told him. ~You coult
escape to the country, perhaps, bu
|. what them Where would you go
d How would they know who you are7'
THAT'S what want to find out"
h The Cuban pondered. you'll have
to 60 to Puerto Principe" he said al
e length. ~Our men are operating in
that neighborhood, and my brother Ig
+ nacio will know how to reach them
s I'll give you message to him, similar
to the one you brought me from Fe-
+ lipe" Then he smiled. 1--WE just
thought of the very thing. Years ago
4 / lent him a book which particularly
: priced, and one of his children dam
e aged 1t. was furious. / declared
0 would never lend him another, and
e never have. Now, then, I'll give you
4 that very volume; hand it to him and
: say that / asked you to return 1t to
+ him"
: O'Reilly thanked him, promising to
: use every precaution in delivering the
e message. The next morning he paid
e Carbajars score and took the train
] to the interior. In his bag was Tomas
Alvarado's precious volume, and in the
same coach with him rode the secret
e service man.
] In its general features Puerto Prin-
e cipe differed little from the other Gu
ban cities O'Reilly knew. 1t was COM
pactly built, it was very old and it