The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-25

woman vino had slipped into my
knowledge and out Of it the day be-
fore. 1 was right.
Anna Cortes' letter lies before me
as write. You shall have 1t word
| for word.
Dear Senorita-Your American de-
tective is an idiot. But you, think,
are rather clever-only little soft
hearted.
81 am a spy in the employ of the
Japanese government-so much I
grant you. but why not? My husband
my father. my brothers all had a part
in the war for Cuba. And they all
died in the vain fight that Cuba, which
belonged to Spain and of right still
belongs to Spain. might be true to
the traditions of the men who discov-
cred your country for you, and who
settled her islands.
Il came to your country. / be-
came u governess-a teacher of Ian
guages,
"Then ] met some of the educated
Japanese who are aliens, too-the 'Yel-
low Peril of your country. They are a
real peril, grant you that, but they
were kind to me. an allen like them
selves.
1.-THE pay of spy is better than
the pay of n governess. The Jap
anese were the first to treat me kindly.
"Anc so was 1t not inevitable that
became a spy in the pay of the
japanese?
"Often to our secret councils there
came young son of Japan whose
name they told me was Hako Satsu.
His voice was musical, his manner
charmlng-and he seemed Indifferent to
all the women at our meetings. Me,
he never noticed. / resented that. l
determined that he should notice me
some day.
"And then, at last, the day came.
Number Five, chief dignltary of our
ccunsels here in New York, gave me a
dangerous mission. / did not fear the
mission, because 1t took me to Hako
Satsu of the Nippon garden.
II went to his garden and urged
him to sit with me at my table while
l had tea. He was quite Indifferent,
until I gave him my message: 4 am
sent out by Number Five
'Then he looked at me calmly and
dlspassionately-with an impersonal
interest, but with interest neverthe-
less. He reached into his pocket and
held out to me a small paper disk. 1t
was numbered seventeen.
"Then in turn gave him my mes
sage. 1t read: Number Seventeen
will accompany bearer and follow in
structions. For the Motherland. Num-
ber Five
garden. A pretty little Japanese
waitress-a very doll-baby of girl,
stood watching us. Over her tiny face
expressions chased themselves-fairly
hurling out their puny strength against
me-Anna Cortes y Teixa.
81 smiled to myself: so this was
the secret of Hako Satsu's Indifference.
This doll-baby girl. Well, I need not
fear her as a rival
"Satsu finished the note, nodded and
tore 1t up. The baby-girl stood watch
Ing us sadly.
II leaned toward Satsu and laid my
hand over his. You will come-for
the MotherlandT asked.
"I will come he replied gravely.
And he drew his hand away.
'Then 1 remembered that I was
Anna Cortes, daughter OF Spanish
don. and that my fathers had dwelt
in the corridors of the Alhambra. I
registered vow that Hako Satsu, who
p.o a mn mo nj fA 10 In,
tho world of diplomacy, should not
waste his power-his chance to be the
man he was meant to be-on the
silly little slant-eye doll who stood
watching us SO sorrowfully.
"We made our plans-and then we
carried them out, very cleverly,
I think. A great limousine was placed
at our disposal. Satsu disguised him
self in the uniform of chauffeur.
"He brought the car to my door
as If he were servant and 1 employer.
There was no time to waste, SO we
| drove like mad out over the road.
AT last we came to a bend of the
| read. There was no one in sight.
"With wrench, he loosened the
hub-cap from one of the wheels, until
the wheel was sure to come off with
few more hundred yards of driving.
"Then he returned to the wheel and
he drove slowly around the curve
which led to the house we had come
| to rob.
Slowly and carefully Satsu drove
around the curve, and just as we got
| to the road outside the house where