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bearing descended from the automo-
bile which had brought him from the
station, and handed in his name at
the desk, tnquiring for Mr.. Fischer.
Baron Won schwerin," he directed.
The clerk, who had recognized the
newcomer, took him under his per-
sonal care.
'Mr. Fischer is up in his rooms, ex-
pecting you, baron," he announced.
up"
The baron followed his guide to the
lift and along the corridor to the
suite of rooms occupied by Mr.. Fischer
and his young friend, James Van Teyl.
Mr.. Fischer himself opened the door.
The two men clasped hands cordially,
and the clerk discreetly withdrew.
Back with us once more, Fischer"
You are wonderful. Tell me-" he
added, looking around. 1--WE are to be
alone here?"
Absolutely" Fischer replied. 1.-THE
young man I share these apartments
With-James Van Teyl-has taken his
be back until o'clock. We are sure
of solitude"
Good" Won Schwerin exclaimed.
And you have news-I can see it in
Fischer rolled up easy chairs and
produced q box of cigars.
YES" he assented, with little gilt
ter in his eyes. II have news. Things
with the help Of an idiotic English
man, we shall solve the riddle Of what
our professors have called the con-
Stunning explosive. ! sent the formula
home to Germany. by trusty hand,
only few hours ago."
Capital" Won Schwerin declared,
1T was arranged in London, that?"
Partly in London and partly here"
Fischer replied.
Won Schwerin made a grimace.
II you can find those who are will
nate indeed he sighed. "My life's
work has lain among these people In
the days of peace, all seemed favor
able to us. Since the war. even those
people whom I thought my friends
lost their reasoning powers"
After ALL" Fischer muttered, ut
Is race calling to race. But come, we
have more direct business on hand.
Nikasti is here"
Won Schwerin nodded a little gloom
Washington knows nothing of his
coming" he observed, II attended
the Baron Yung's reception last week,
Informally threw out very broad
hints, but Yung would not be drawn.
Nikasti represents the secret service
sponsibility."
Nevertheless" Fischer pointed out,
what he says will reach the ear of
his country, and reach it quickly,
You've gone through the papers sent
you?"
Carefully" Won Schwerin replied,
And the AUTOGRAPH letter."
THAT I have" Fischer announced
Il will fetch Nikasti."
He crossed the room and opened the
door leading into the bedchambers.
Are you there, Kato?" he cried.
reply.
Nikasti appeared, a few moments
later. He was carrying a dress coat on
his arm, and he held a clothesbrush
in his hand. 1t was obvious that he
mad studied with nice care the de-
tails Of his new part
You can sit down, Nikasti," Fischer
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invited. This is the Baron Won
schwerin. He has something to say
to you"
Nikasti bowed very low. He declined
the chair. however, to which Fischer
pointed.
II am your valet and the valet Of
Mr.. Van Teyl," he murmured. ut Is
not fitting for me to be seated.
Won schwerin drew his chair lit
q! plunge at once" he said into the
middle Of things. There is always the
fear that we may be disturbed"
Nikasti inclined his head.
ut is best" he agreed.
"You are aware" Won Schwerin con-
tinued, that the imperial government
of Germany has already made for
NAL overtures, through third party
to the Emperor of Japan with refer
ence to am alteration in our rela-
tions?"
There was talk of this in Toxic"
Nikasti observed softly. Japan,
however, is under obligations-treaty
obligations. Her honor demands, that
these should be kept"
The honor of country" Baron
Won schwerin acknowledged, rs,
without doubt sacred charge upon
her rulers, but above all things In
heaven or on earth, the interests Of
sideration. II a time should come
when the two might seem to clash,
then 1t is the task of the statesman
to recognize this fact"
Nikasti bowed.
1T is spoken" he confessed, like
a great man."
tinued, lis at, war with mine because
1t seemed to her rulers that her In
terests lay with the allies rather than
with Germany. I will admit that my
country was at fault We did not rec.
friendship with Japan. We did not bid
high enough for your favors. Asia
concerned us very little. We looked
upon the destruction Of our interests
there in the same spirit as that
loss of our colonies. All that
might happen would be temporary.
Our influence in Asia, our colonies,
will remain with US or perish, accord
ing to the result Of the war In Eu-
rope. But our statesmen overlooked
one thing"
"Our. factories" Nikasti murmured.
Precisely! We have had our agents
all over the world for years. Some
are good, few are easily deceived.
There is no country in the world
where apparently SO much liberty Is
There Is no country where the capac-
ity for manufacture and output has
been so grossly underestimated by our
agents as yours"
Nikasti smiled.
II had something to do with that"
he announced. 1T was Karl Neumann,
was 1t not. on whom you relied? I
supplied him with much information"
Won Schwerin's face clouded for q
moment.
You mean that you fooled him. I
suppose" he said. well, it is all
part of the game. That is over now.
We want your exports to Russia stop
ped"
"Ah" Nikasti murmured reflectively.
"Stoppedv
1--WE ask no favors," Won Schwerin
continued. 1.-THE Issue of the war Is
written across the face Of the skies
for those who care to read"
Nikasti looked downward at the
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CHAPTER XVIII.

There was a ripple OF interest and
a good deal of curiosity that after
noon, in the lounge and entrance hall
of the Hotel Plaza, when a tall, gray
mustached gentleman of military
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IT didn't know, Mr.. Lutchester, that
there were any factories down this
way" she remarked severely. as ne
paused before her in surprise.
For a single moment she fancied
that she saw flash OF annoyance IN
his eyes. It was gone so swiftly,
however, that she remained uncer-
tain. He held out his hand. laughing.
"Fairly caught out" Miss Van
Teyl." he confessed. you see, was
tempted. and fell"
His companion, an elderly, clean
shaver man, passed ON. Pamela
glanced after him.
"Who Is, your opponent?" she ASK
cd.
"Just some one I picked up on the
tee," Lutchester explained. How Is
our friend Fischer this morning?"
II walked with him for an hour IN
the park" Pamela replied. HE seem
ed quite cheerful. I have scarcely
thanked you yet for returning the
pocketbook. have 1?'
His face was inscrutable.
Couldn't keep thing that didn't
belong to me, could II" he observed.
"You have a marvellous gift for dis
covering lost property" she murmur-
ed.
"For discovering the owners. you
mean." he retorted.. with a little bow.
you're some golfer, I see, Mr..
chichester" Van Teyl interposed.
Il was on my game today" Lutches-
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surrectos in the woods at the right.
They know you are coming. Now,
adios and good luck"
With a smile and a quick grip of the
hand the messenger walked swiftly
away. O'Reilly returned to his hotel.
At last! One week, and this numb
ing, heartbreaking delay would end; ne
would be free to take up his quest.
blood drummed in his ears. Rosa would
think he was never coming; she would
surely believe that his heart had
changed. AS if it could! % God! Come
was only seven days. He longed to
risk those Spanish bullets this very
hour.
But those seven days were moro
than week; they were seven eternl-
ties. The hours were like lead: OReil-
1y could compose his mind to nothlng'
he was in fever of impatience.
Meanwhile he was compelled to see
a good deal of Leslie Branch. The re-
porter was anything but cheerful COM
pany, for. believing firmly in the steady
progress of his 1nalady, he was weighed
down by the deepest melancholy. The
fellow was veritable cave of despair;
he voiced never-ceasing complaints:
nothing suited him; and but for some
thing lika BILE in the man-an effect due
in part to the fact that his chronic irri-
tation took amusing forms-he would
have been an intolerable bore. TO
cheer him up was quite Impossible, ana
although it seemed to Johnnie that the
Cuban climate agreed with him and
that he lacked only strength of will to
cheat the grave. the mere suggestion
of such a thought was offensive to the
invalid. He construed every optimistic
word. every effort at encouragement,
either as a reflection upon his sincerity
or as the indication of a heartless in
difference to his sufferings. He con-
tinued to talk wistfully about joining
the insurrectos, and O'Relly would
have been glad to put him in the way
of realizing his fantastic ambition to
taste the salt of life" had it been in
his power; but since he himself depend
ed upon friends unknown to him, he
did not dare to risk complicating mat
ters. In fact, he did not even tell
Branch of his coming adventure.
The day of days dawned at last, and
Johnnie was early at Manin's soda
fountain. drinking insipid beverages
and anxiously watching the street. In
due time the negroes appeared, their
straw sarons laden with produce which
they innocently disposed of. OReilly
began to consult his watch with such
frequency that the druggist joked him.
Manin's banter was interrupted by a
bugle call. Down the street came per-
haps zoo mounted troops. They wheeled
into San Rafael street at gallop and
disappeared in the direction of the sub
urbs.
Now, what does that mean" mur-
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90 RAINBOW'S END

that the eyes of the onlookers centered.
Through the fifth of the street behind
the cava1eade trailed a limp bundle OF
rags which had once been IA man. 1t
lily; its limbs were loose; its face. black
ened by mud. stared blindly skyward.
O'ReiIly gazed at the object with
Mortified fascination: then with sud
den sick feeling of dizziness he retired
to his room. asking himself If he were re-
sponsible for that poor fellows death.
Meanwhile the citizens OF Puerto Prin-
cfpe looked on with stony eyes. There
was no cheering among them, only
hush in their chatter. above which
sounded the rattle of accouterments.
the clump-clump of hoofs. and the ex-
ultant voices of the Spanish troopers.
For some reason or other Leslie
Branch was nowhere to be found; his
room was locked and no one had seen
him; hence there was no possibility of
he appeared while O'Reilly was making
a pretense Of eating dinner.
"Where the devil have you been?"
the latter inquired. anxiously.
Been getting out my weekly joke
about the resolution. Had to write up
this mornings battle Couldn't work In
my room, SO /
"sit down: and don't jump when I
tell you what has happened. We're go
ing to be pinched at midnight"
"Why midnight"'
"I don't know, unless that's the fash
ionable hour for military calls"
Whats it all about?"
Il guess they don't like us. Have
you got anything discriminating about
you?"
"N-no, Nothing, except my citizens
papers and-a letter of introduction to
Gen. Maximo Gomez"
O'Reilly suddenly lost what appetite
remained to him. Nothing except let
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SYNOPSIS.

The scene of the story is the valley
of the Yumuri, the ''loveliest valley
in the world" Twins are born to
Dona Rosa yarona and her hus-
band. Don Esteban. the mother dying
at their birth. Don Esteban. the
richest man in the province. is grief
stricken. He remarries. and the
wife, Dona Isabel. dislikes her step
children, Esteban and Rosa. Johnnie
o'ReiIly. an American. is in Cuba to
improve his fortunes. and he en-
counters the principals Of the story
through the sugar business. Don
Esteban is killed by slave. Sc
bastian. O'Reilly falls in love with
Rosa He tells her Of this fact, but
Rosa says she is already engaged 10
be married TO the richest man IN
Cuba. Mario de Castano. okeiily
goes to New York TO see his employ
or. MFR. Carter of the Carter I'M
porting Company, intending TO re
sign his position. But he retains 1t
after telling his employer of the re-
volt in Cuba and learning OF Elsa
Carter's love for another man. be
gets no answer from his letters 10
Rosa, who promised TO await his re
turn. Plans Of Pancho Cueto work
smoothly. He denounces the Narona
twins as traitors and is appointed
frustee for the crown. for all their
properties. He is man with
grievance. burning with rage and
contempt for the boy and girl he has
wronged, While 0'Reilly makes
prepara tions to return to Cuba the
revolt is brewing. and the t~lhs
await the American.
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barbarous spikes or broken bottles which
decorate so many Cuban walls. 1t prom
ised him a means OF egress when the
time should come to use 1t. In this hall.
moreover directly opposite his door there
was an oil bracket lamp which gave light
to the passageway, and which was for
ever going out. fact which the young
man noted with satisfaction.
One evening, several days after his ar
rival, sudden rainstorm drove OReilly
indoors. and as he ascended to his room
he saw that the lamp in the hallway
h;red and smoked at every gust of wind.
that the streets would be deserted.
Hastily securing that book which Alva-
rado. the dentist. had given him. he took
a position close inside his door. When he
chamber he stole out into the hall and
breathed into the lamp chimney. A mo-
ment later he was safely through the
window and was working his way down
the shed roof. praying that his move
ments had not been seen and that the
tiles were firm. The rain was driving in
sheets and he was wet to the skin when
ha dropped into the patio nevertheless
h" was laughing to himself. He nimhly
scaled the wall. crossed an inclosure.
climbed a second wall. and descended
into dark side street. Taking advan-
tage of the densest shadows and the
numerous overhanging balconies. he set
out at a brisk trot.
A light showed through the barred
windows of the Alvarado home. indicating
that the family was in. After some
fuInbling O'Reilly laid hold of the latch:
then. without knocking, he opened the
front door and stepped in.
He found himself. as he had expected,
in the parlor. high-ceilinged. sparsely
furnished room with a glazed floor of
Spanish mosaics. His sudden appear
ance threw the occupants into alarm: a
woman cried out sharply: man whom
OI:eilly identified as Ignacio Alvarado
himself leaped to his feet and faced
him, exclaiming:
who are you?"
I'm a friend. Don't be alarmed y
Johnnie summoned his most agreeable
smile, then he extended the sodden pack
age he had carried beneath his arm. II
come from your brother Tomas. He
asked me to hand you this book and to
say that he is returning it with his
thanks
What are you saying?" Plainly the
speaker did not comprehend; there was
nothing but apprehension in his voice.
uReilly tore the wet paper from the
volume and laid it in Alvarados hand.
LOOK at it, please, and you'll under
stand l didn't take time to knock, for
Alvarado stared first at the book.
then at his caller. After a moment he
made a sign to his wife. who left the
room. Wetting his lips. he inquired. with
an effort. What do you want"
O'Reilly told him in a few words. Al
varado showed relief; he even smiled. II
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o'RE1LLY TALKS HOG LATIN.

In the days that followed his call on
Ignacio Alvarado o'ReilIy behaved so
openly that the secret service agent
detailed to watch him relaxed his vigil
lance. Certainly there was nothing
suspicious in the conduct of fellow
who sat all the morning tipped back in
a hotel chair. languidly scanning the
passers-by, whose afternoons were
spent on the streets or at the soda
fountain in Manins drug store, and
whose evenings were devoted to aim
less gossip with his countryman. the
newspaper writer. Manifestly this
OReilly was a harmless person. But
the spy did not guess how frantic john
ME was becoming at this delay, how
he inwardly chafed and fretted when
two weeks had rolled by and still no
signal had come. Manin told him to
had been sent into the Cubitas hills,
and that friends were busy in his be-
half; but Johnnie was eager to be up
and doing. This inaction paralyzed
him; it made him almost i'll to think
how much time had slipped away. Then,
too, his money was running low.
AT last, however, the day arrived
when the man with the gray necktie
raised his hat and wiped his brow as
he passed the Isla de Cuba. Johnnie
BY and by he rose. stretching himself
and sauntered after the fellow. For
several blocks be kept him in sight
but without receiving any further sign
The man paused to greet friends. he
stopped at several shops, and his aim
less wanderings continued for the best
part of an hour, during which he led
the way to the outskirts of the city
Fortunately OReilly's shadow was no
where in sight.
<y1o 6ar
the man turned into a large, walled in
. closure. When Johnnie followed he
found himself in one of the old ceme-
teries. Ahead Of him, up shady ave-
hurried; then he swerved to his left
and when O'Reilly came to the point
where he had disappeared there was
nobody in sight. Apprehending that he
had made some mistake In the signal
O'Reilly hastened down the walk. Then
at last, to his great relief. he heard a
sibilant:
"Psst! Psst.
1t came from behind screen OF
shrubbery, and there he found the Gu
ban waiting. The latter began rap
"Our plans are complete. Lister
closely. One week from today, at IL
o'clock in the morning. you must be
the street you will see two negroes
with three horses. At fifteen minutes
past 10 walk out San Rafael street tC
the edge Of the city, where the hospita
stands. 1he negroes will follow you
There is a fort near by"
1T know"
at commands the road. You will be
challenged IL you pass 1t. so turn in al
the hospital But do not enter the
gates. for the negroes will overtake yo,
at that point. They will stop to adjust
the saron of the lead horse That viii
be your signal: mount him and ride
fast. The Spaniards will fire at you
but If you are hit one Of the black,
will take you on his horse. If one o.
them 10 hit or his horse falls you mus
stop and take him up. Ride out hall
mile and you will ind band OF in
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see, but-Caramba, You gave me a
start. And this book! Ha!. Tomas will
have his jokes. 1t is well you took pre-
cautions. for am under surveillance. I'll
help you, yes. But you must not come
here again. Return to your hotel and
Let me think Senior Alvarado frowned
in deepest thought; then he said: 'I, have
1t. Every morning at half past a
man wearing a panama hat and a gray
silk necktie with q large gold pin will
pass along the sidewalk across the street
from the Isle de Cuba. You will know
him. One day. I cannot promise how
soon. he will lift his hat thus and wipe
his face. You understand? Good. Fol-
low him. He will give you final direc-
tions. Meanwhile, will make known
your presence, to certain of our friends
who can be trusted. You know Manin,
the druggist7 Well, you can talk to him.
and he will keep you posted as to our
progress. Now go before some one
comes"
OReilly wrung the Cuban's hand.
Then he stepped out into the night. leav-
ing a pool of water on the clean blue
tiles where he had stood.
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upon his shoulder. o'Reilly lowered
his burden noiselessly, and the two
men left the room.
When they were safely out in the
street Branch rubbed his head and
complained: Bullets. you're strong!
You nearly broke a rafter with my
head. But I guess I got 'em out or
sight"
Yes. I hid my American papers,
too. These Dons are sore on Yankees.
you know. I'm going to be an English
man, and you'd better follow suit I'm
the-the youngest son of the Earl OF
Pawtucket, and you'd better tell EN-
your uncle was the Duke of Ireland. or
something"
THE HAND OF THE CAPTAIN CEN
ERAL.
On the stroke of midnight O'Reilly
was arrested. After a thorough search
Of his person and his premises. he was
escorted to government headquarters,
where he found Leslie Branch.
The invalid looked taller, thinner,
more blood1ess than ever, and his air
of settled gloom admirably became the
situation.
Hello, Earl. What 1uck?" Johnnie
flashed at him.
Good
An officer sharply commanded them
to be silent.
There ensued long delay, introduce
ed, perhaps. for its effect upon the
prisoners; then they were led into a
large room where, it seemed, the entire
staff of the Spanish garrison was wait
ing. 1t was an imposing collection of
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A Warning to Joshers.

w LILLIAN DEAN HowELLs wa.
w talking in Boston about . school
of young writer's.
"They are clever he said. '''but dip
pant. There's no depth to their work.
no seriousness. They joke too much"
Mr.. Howells unused q moment. Then
he said:
He who makes light Of everything
viii never set tbs ysgeA - -AlAH
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Then. there beside the ruins of the
hut, was a strange scene of rejoicing.
Asensio. recovered now from his burst of
sayagery. was fearful, compassionate;
Dragged about their prodigious deeds of
valor. Over and over they recounted
their versions of the encounter, each
more fanciful than the other. until it
seemed that they must have left the for
est filled with corpses
Esteban alone was grave. He had
heard of Col. Cobo. and. remembering
that denim-cia figure out yonder in the
trampied garden. he knew that serious
consequences would follow. The volun-
teers were revengeful: their colonel was
not the sort Of man to forgive a deep
humiliation. Doubtless he would put a
price upon the heads Of all of them. and
certainly he would never allow them
another encounter upon anything like
even terms. Then. too. the narrowness
OF Rosa's escape caused the boys heart
to dissolve with terror.
After a conference with Asensio he de-
cided that they must prepare for flight
and late that afternoon they all set out
to seek safer refuge. Evangelina in
tears at leaving her precious garden plot.
Their led horse. one of those Lorenzo
had captured, carried pitifully light
burden-only some tools. some pans and
kettles, and roll OF charred bedclothes
johnnie OReiliy had no difficulty in To-
eating the residence of Ignacio Alvarado
but to communicate with him was Quite
another matter. fnasmuch as his every
step was dogged by that persistent shad.
ow from Neuvitas. Leslie Branch had
told him enough about conditions here IN
Puerto Principe to make him extremely
cautious. and after their first talk he had
once more concealed his revolver in a safe
hiding place. taking good care thereafter
that nothing In his conduct should awak-
en- suspicion.
Unfortunately his room was on the
second floor Of the hotel. and hence his
goings and comings were always open te
observation. But he noted that a win.
dow at one end Of the upper hall over.
looked a sloping, file-roofed shed. and
premises was not proyi11o 60 thoS.