The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-23

to be q far greater menace to the in
terests Of my country than-well, than
a score Of dynamite experts believe
you are q writer.
The American smiled. Are writer's
such dangerous peopleT
THAT altogether depends upon cir
cumstances. The United States Is in.
clined to recognize the belligerency OF
these Cuban rebels. and her relations
with Spain are becoming daily more
strained; i~l-feeling grows, and all BE-
cause Of the exaggerations, the men
dacities. that have gone forth from
here to your newspaperA We are de
termined to put down this uprising
In y own way: ~ will tolerate no
foreign interference. War Is y .
pleasant thing. but you Journalists
have magnined tn horrors and mis-
represented the cause Of Spain until
you threaten to bring q another and
. more horrible combat. Now, then.
y0u understand what I mean when |
ny that you aro dangerous than
. powder expert: that your pen can
do more injury. can cause the death
q DesO Spanish troops than rould Q
regiment Of Americans with dynamite.
Your English friend MAKES n" aecret
q his business. % we shall ee~or4 him
. Nsuvttas and : him safely out Of
the country. once for al.s
And yet you permit M - remain r
Johnnie wa surprised.
For the present yesi That - my
of3cial message to you. Privately,
howsver"-ths speaker eyed O'Reilly
with . disconcering expresso0-~1
would like to war; you. You are q
bright fellow. and ron have . way with
you-there's II denying Il Undef
other conditions It would b . pleas.
urs 70 know you better. It grieves M,
therefore. 70 warn you that yo1r fuS-
ther stay In Cuba will not be1paeas-
ant. l almost regret that thers II no
conclusive evidence against ~: II
would x simplify matterA Coma, now,
hadn't you better acknowledge that /
have guessed your secretP
O'ReIlly's perplexity was changing
to dismay. for It seemed 70 him he
was being played with nevertheless.
he shook his head II would only be
decefvins you mr." hs said
General Antuna sighed. Then
e endorsements ahead Tor both OF
rs"
"llore arrsetsr'
mot necessarily. Undsrstand mo, I
speak - one gentleman to another.
but-you must have noticed that Amer
leans are unpopular WITH our troops.
Eh1 They are impulsivs. these troop
err; accidents cannot b prevented.
Suppose something should happen to
you1 TAsfe u The trouble. You came
to Cuba 70 enjoy IT. climate: you ran
not b. sxpected 70 remain tndoorA OF
course nok Welt Among cur sol
diers are many new recruits, patriotic,
enthusiaste young fellows. but-ears.
Issa. Thsy = ~wrstchedly unpro0cent
marksmsa. and they haven't learned
the danger q promiscuous ri1e nre.
They aro forever shooting @ things,
merely - scoeo . hit Would 200 b.
lievs ~ Oh. I have 70 discipline them
f~reQuently. 10 think Of you being
abroad threusA The streets. therefore,
worries NJ intensely. Supposed you
should b found dead some day. In
agins ny fsslinsA" The speakers
tone and expression were eloquent Of
concern. How could I AZ the respon-
stbilityrs
.By havlas NJ followed. . usual.
I dare say Orally said bitterly.
-OA. you VIII = course b shadowed
day and night; = fact g b quits sure
Of your-sc-mfety. ! shall ask you 70
permit one g ny men 70 accompany
ron svsrywhss0 and ' q to shars your
room. We aAall try never % lose sight
q ron, dspsnd upon u ! wish you
could nnd another climate equally ben
encial 70 yonr rAsumatism. L would
lift Z great loa6 from my mind Ihs
speaker paused hopefully; that same
oardonie 0lekee Ma On biz lipA.
johnnie eould not summon m IN.
swsring smilA. Tor bin heart was like
Lad He realised now the utter fulfil
III = frsaseanes; - knew that %
r1fnain = pDsste PT1neipe eftef thia
i1lnly yelle1 Na5niny would b q
eoS6k ooD0ue0on-and 0estrucuon d
6hoG1doe eAelnetee agaipst which Il
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