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Courier Democrat., 1918-06-13
O,ReiIIY,s Plans Fail.


In the days that followed his call on
Ignacio Alvarado, O'Reilly behaved so
openly that the secret service agent
detailed to watch him relaxed his vigi-
lance. Manifestly this O'Reilly was
a harmless person. But the spy did
not guess how frantic Johnnie was be-
coming at the delay, how he inwardly
chafed and fretted when two weeks
had rolled by and still no signal had
come. Then, too, his money was run
ming 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
could scarcely hold himself in his
chair. BY and by he rose, stretching
himself, and sauntered after the fell
low. For several blocks he kept him
in sight, but without receiving any
further sign.
Without glance over his shoulder
the man turned into large, walled in
closure. When Johnnie followed he
found himself in one of the old ceme-
teries. Ahead of him, up a shady ave-
nue. bordered with trees, the stranger
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 sig
Then at last, to his great relief, he
heard sibilant:
"Psst! Psst!''
It came from behind a screen of
shrubbery, and there he found the Gu
ban waiting. The latter began rap
idly:
"Our plans are complete. Listen
closely. One week from today, at ten
o'clock in the morning, you must be
in Manin's drug store. Directly across
the street you will see two negroes
with three horses. At fifteen minutes
past ten walk out San Rafael street to
the edge Of the city, where the hos
pital stands. The negroes will follow
you. There is a fort near by"
II know"
1T commands the road. You will be
challenged if you pass it, SO turn in
at the hospital. But do not enter the
gates, for the negroes will overtake
you at that point. They will stop to
adjust the saron of the lead horse.
That will be your signal; mount him
and ride fast. Now, adios and good
luck"
With smile and quick grip of the
hand the messenger walked swiftly
away. OReilly returned to his hotel.
At last! One week, and this numb
ing, heartbreaking delay would end /:
he would be free to take up his quest.
But those seven days were more than
week; they were seven eternities.
The hours were like lead; OReilly
could compose his mind TO nothing; he
was in a fever of impatience.
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. O'Reilly
began to consult his watch with such
frequency that the druggist joked him.
Mnnln's banter was interrupted by
bugle call. Down the street came per-
Courier Democrat., 1918-06-13
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Don Esteban Varona, a
Cuban planter, possesses a great treasure
hoard. This wealth has been hidden in
nd only e and his aser Know the
cret cache. Don Estebans wife dies at
the birth of twins, Esteban and Rosa.
Isabel. who knows there is hidden treas
ure and tries to wiring the secret from Sc
bastian. When the slave refuses she tries
to hurt him by having Evangelina, his
daughter, whom he loves dearly and who
Is the special servant of the twins, sold
CHAPTER 1I-Through Donna 1sabel's
scheming Don Esteban risks Evangelina
at cards and loses. Crezed by the loss Of
his daughter, Sebastian kills Don Este
CHAPTER I1I--Many years Donna 1sa-
man she had married. /: A, few years later
she seeks to marry Rosa to the rich Don
Mario, but Rosa Is promised to O'Reilly,
or his engagement to his employers
daughter. Esteban Is secretly aiding the
1nsurrectos.
CHAPTER IV-Donna Isabel is at the
lous administrator. who knows the deeds
to the plantation are lost with the treas
ure; One night she walks in her sleep
Esteban and Rosa are forced to flee when
Cueto denounces them as rebels.
CHAPTER V-Rosa writes to O'ReiIiy
Of their plight and urges him to come
and save her.
CHAPTER vI-O'Reilly soon lands in
Cuba but finds he will have hard work
TO reach Rosa. as communication with
the Insurrectos is difficult and danger
Gus.
CHAPTER VII-OReilly meets Leslie
Branch, newspaper man, who Is a victim
Of tuberculosis and they plan way to
join the 1nsurrectos together.
CHAPTER V1I1-In the meantime Cueto
plans to lead Cobo, a Spanish colonel of
volunteers, execrated for his cruelty, to
the hiding place of Esteban and Rosa.
CHAPTER IX-Cobo and his men cap
ture Rosa, but she is Immediately res
cued by Esteban and Cobo is injured in
surrectos by the aid of Doctor Alvarado,
friend of the Cuban cause.
CHAPTER x.
Courier Democrat., 1918-06-13

young fellow. After a searching glance
around the place he spoke in voice
audible to both men:
"Senor, you are in danger. Tonight,
at midnight, you will be arrested.
beg Of you to see that there is nothing
discriminating in your possession"
O'Reilly's face betrayed his amaze
ment. ARRESTED? What for? On
what charge"
The stranger shrugged. ~ don't
know. That newspaper man will be
arrested at the same moment, so you
had better warn him. But be careful
where and how you do so, for all his
movements are watched, all his words
are overheard"
"Why do you tell me thls-you? Is
1t some scheme TOTO incriminate
met" O'Reilly inquired.
Manin was leaning over the counter,
Courier Democrat., 1918-06-13

A. u. 1910 ;,
(SEAL) s. A. OLSNESS,
Commissioner of Insurance.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.
Office of Commissioner of Insurance
COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHORITY.
Whereas. The Evangelical Mut'l Ins. Co.
corporation organized under the laws Of
South Dakota, has filed in this office a
sworn statement exhibiting Its condition
and business for the year ending December
81, 1917 conformable to the requirements
OF the laws of this state, regulating the
business of Insurance, and,
Whereas, The said Company has filed I'm
this office duly certified copy of its
charter with certificate of organization In
compliance with the requirements Of the
Insurance laws aforesaid.
Now, Therefore, I, S. A. Olsness. Com
missioner of Insurance of the State OF
North Dakota, pursuant to the provisions
of said laws, do hereby certify that the
above named Company is fully empowered,
through its authorized agents, to transact
Its appropriate business nt Authorized In
surance in this state according to the
laws thereof, until the 31st day of March.
A. D. 1919.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal at Bismarck this
First day of April, A. D. 1918
(SEAL) S. A. OLSNESS,
Commissioner of Insurance.
Courier Democrat., 1918-06-13


w. NON-INVESTED ASSET&
None. W.
Y. run.pp .cerrS
10, p, EI,a A>
n 10
Ishad, ~, ~ ne
i,.,ia 81
20. o. A1osox
paa;. 1ui'''1 1oi,,o o,aa"p 7'7o'''4
furniture & fix
lures .. 1881
Mortgage Loans on
Real Estate
1Schedule B) First
Liens. none; 9th.
or than First
none
ofeoa s1Ia d.. 40
Courier Democrat., 1918-06-13

Net amount paid
during the year
for losses ....
Cash premiums re-
turned during the
year on terminat-
ed policies .....
Paid for adjusting
losses ..........
Salaries and allow
ances to Agents.
Salaries. Fees and
all other charges.
Off ers. (S2.-
$4,000: Clerks.
(S275.00): other
Il m p | o Y G s,
($31.50) .........
Taxes on Premi-
ums. S661.34: on
9 Real e s t a t G.
S46.96: on other
Inv $ t III entS.
S10.92 ..........
Ins. Dept. Fees
and Agents Ii
censeS. 1896. so.
Advertising. Print
ing and Station
cry. S1.114.S0 -.
NJ ] s ce IL a neous,
$116.S3 .........
Total DiShurse-
ments During
the year ......
Balance. Cash on
\ hand and Real,
Estate .......
Courier Democrat., 1918-06-13

$5,212, 2Saf1
1,661.s76ST
107.741.H.
9S,960. o.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
TIE ELECTION RESULT

The election result is on the whole
favorable to the Republicans but not
so strongly so that they have any rea-
son to swell up with pride.
While still close congress is said to
be Republican in both branches and
the House seems to be assured by a
safe margin.
In New York the prohibition issue
seems to have defeated Whitman, but
even the most intense efforts Of the
liquor interests we're unable to win a
victory Of any great masniture.
National prohibition is step nearer
IN Vermont Clement won meager
victory He received $1,000 less
votes than Graham got two years ago
and what he had were due in no small
part to Democratic help, Just about
so many Republicans Soiod for Mayo
who had just aSout the same vote he
received two years ago
The Vermont legislature chosen is
almost unanimously Republican and
strongly for ratification of the prohi
bition amendment Clements weak
ness as a candidate was the weak.
ness not only of his stand on The
liquor issue but to his fghts against
the Republican par@ in 1.-THE past.
Actually not much over half the gross
Republican vote in Vermont was
polled by Mr. Clement
II seems apparent that President
Wilson made political mistake il
taking part in the campaign. It
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
Subscription Rates.
Thursday, November 7, 1918.



1t has been quite generally conced-
ed that President Wilson is master
of the use of the English language;
that none better than he know how to
put thoughts into words. But the
hest sometime slip Flowery lang
uage, though sounding pleasantly,
and being dramatically correct. oc-
OCCASIONALLY conveys no meaning what
ever, or il may he susceptible Of more
than one Interpretation The allied
governments evidently considered a
portion of a recent note from President
Wilson 60 them to be as clear as
mud" for they say to him, thar
clause 2, relating to what is usually
described as the freedom of the seas,
is open TO various interpretations y
Editors and other mere mortals who
write may have more courage now 20
keep on "slingin' English.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Before getting into this war the
United States government reasoned,
parleyed, persuaded, almost prayerful.
ly besought the imperial German gov
eminent TO refrain from indiscrimi-
nate and uncivllized methods OF war
fare. The Hun idea was to reduce the
world TO ruin and despair, and then
spread Deutschland uber allies. Kals-
erlsm could not be persuaded to desist
from this idea. But now kalserdom Is
worried about the ruin that the contln.
uatlon Of the war will spread over Ger.
many and Austria.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

From the western front the shortest
route to Berlin lies through Belgium,
crosses the Rhine at Cologne and con-
tlnues north via Minaen, Hanover and
Spandau. The wear and tear OF war
doubtless has deterioratcd the road.
bed and the rolling stock. II will be
a long, hard road to travel. There is
another and shorter road to the capt.
tai of the German empire. 1t lies In u
straight line through the air. A man
on a suburban train was discussing
the war. II wish.' he said, raising his
voice, that thousand American
bombing planes were going TO drop
bombs on Berlin at two o'clock tomor-
row afternoon" The whole car stirred.
A thrill passed through everyone at
the very thought The road to Berlin
lies through the air. Any afternoon al
two o'clock that q thousand Ameri-
can bombing planes drop bombs on
Berlin, that afternoon at three o'clock
the war will be over, says New York
Herald. The bomb fest that viii end
the war is not as near as 1t should be.
But It is coming, and the German high
command knows 1t. When 1t is over,
the waves above the Lusitania will
cease shrllling for vengeance and will
gently murmur Peace
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

The kaiser's remarkable address 10
the Krupp worlimen at Essen speaks
OF his deau-defying navy and Of its
beating the enemy, but fails to ex.
plain why in face Of victory 1t sour
rled back to port. That he left no
stone unturned to shorten the war
may be true from his point of view,
but II was only when lie found the
war going against him. II is slgnifl.
cant also that he says. you and me-
Instead OF ''me and you" and that he
takes care TO make a special address
10 the women. This war for democ.
rcy is making some Roadway, even
with kalserlsm.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Tho kaiser says the enemy's modes
OF warfare are reprehensible. They
must be, from Hun standpoint, for
the niles have bombed no hospital,
wantonly killed no women and chill
dren and do not torture prisoners.
They have adhered as closely ms pos
slble to civilized methods, and 1t is
easy TO perceive how this conduct
comes under the ban Of kultur.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

There IS more Canrrh In this section
II tho country than all other diseases
put together, and for years It was sup
posed 10 be incurable Doctors prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly falling
to cure with local treatment. pronounced
1t lncurable. Catarrh is q local disease.
greatly Influenced by constitutional CON
ditions ana therefore requires constitg-
iional. treatment Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine, manufactured by Il. j. Cheney K
Co.. Toledo. Ohio. Is constitutional
remedy. IS taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
OF ihe system. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward Is offered for any case that Hairs
clturrh Medicine fails 20 cure. Send for
foNals and testimonials
D J. CHENEY 81 co, Toledo, Ohio.
sold hy DRUGGISTS lac
liara Family Pins for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
Old Siberian City.

One Of the principal Siberian cities
is Tobolsk, the commercial center of
the vast province of Tobolsk, which
extends over an area of 100000 square
miles, a large portion Of which, how
ever, is practically uninhabted. The
most prominent building in the city Is
the Kremlin, built in imitation of the
great citadel in Moscow. This Struc-
ture was erected by Swedish prisoners
of war captured by Peter the Great ut
the battle of Poltava in 1909.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
How a salesman suffered.

r. j. Porter. Sterling Cob. writes;
For six months | suffered with Il
painful weak back AS a travelling
salesman | had to stoop frequently to
pick mp my grip, which grew to
dread as The pain when ! straightened
up was awful Numerous remedies
failed to reach my case was Undue.
cd To try Foley Kidney pills Relief
was immediate. Say, they are great!
Any one afflicted az was should try
q bottle or two of Foley Kidney pills"
Good for pain I'm the back rheumatic
pains. aching Joints, sore muscles,
Sold Everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
The RUSSIAN SITUATION.

Russia must be brought TO know
that true liberty puts upon Itself rigid
self-restraints. The real possessor OF
freedom is the one who makes con-
scientious use of 1t. says Providence
Journal. II IL IN the most highly de-
ve'oped form Of society--where we
might expect the least trammels-
that the most trammels are self-im-
posed. Consciousness Of power rouses
in any right-thiriiing man the desire
to employ II sparingly. It is the yti-s
low-streaked mind that lends itself to
selfish schemes Of aggression. The
bolshevikl are political paryenues
They have had no experience In gov
ernvg themselves or anybody else.
They are carried away with the idea
that liberty is gift from the gods, by
virtue of which they may rule their
unhappy neighbors with blood ami
iron. They are as crude and danger
Gus as small boy with buzz-saw.
We can only hope that out OF this
tangle of theories, this welter Of suf
ferlng, peace and order Will eventually
arise. Surely the insanity of the pres
ent lawless processes cannot 20 on for
ever. From where the helping hand.
the guidance of experience and wis
dom is to come, 1t Is not yet possible
to see. But somehow the hapless Rus
sian people must and VIII be saved
from their worse selves.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
Demand of the oav.

To-day there is a greater demand for
workers, real, live, ambitious, resolute
workers than ever before in the worlds
history. Every office and shop in the
land is calling for help, and the woman
who IS poor, but proud-too proud to
roll up her sleeves and know the keen
joy that comes from real. honest toih--
is missing one Of life's sweetest conso-
lations. If she is wise now, while the
Opportunity is hers, She will put that
foolish sentiment in the background
and seek out the opening that will as
sure her a living.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

The comics make n blunder in por-
traying man with no apparel save II
barrel with both ends knocked out.
In real life there never was man in
Tie world who was lucky enough to
have u barrel accessible when he had
lost his buds. W
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

The Japanese cabinet has been
obliged to resign owing TO the failure
of its members to curb the food spec
ulators. The food profiteers every
where are beginning to realize what
war IS like, and that when everybody
else Is under restrictions, their modest
request is not going to be needed Of
only asking to be let alone.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Which is Better--Try an Experiment
or Profit by a Bennington
Citizens Experience.


Something new in an experiment.
Must be proved TO be as represent.
eG
The statement of manufacturer is
not convincing proof OF merit
But the endorsement of friends is.
Now supposing You had a bad back,
A lame, weak, or aching one,
Would YOU experiment on il?
You will read Of many so-called
cures.
Endorsed by strangers from far.
away places
It's different when the endorsement
comes from home.
Easy to prove local testimony.
Read this Bennington case.
John Ryan, 207 Depot St, says. 81
suffered from bacRache which bother
ed me mostly when | got up from a
chair or in the morning, On a friends
advice | took Doan's Kidney Pills and
my back is in good shape now. |
bought Doan's at Gokays Drug store
and recommend them highly"
Price SO C, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr. Ryan had Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, y. Y
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Hints that the Atlantic coast might
be attacked have not intorfered per-
ceptibly with summer resort patron
age. A great many Americans would
take chance for the sake of being on
hand 70 witness the procedure.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

why, Of course It's all right about
cutting out the beef for while a
hunk of pork with those string beans
that the garden is just about ready to
deliver In quantity viii be quite n
plenty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Never will the people Of this coun-
try be sufficiently grateful TO the press
for not printing more than n tiny frac-
ton of the so-called poetry that Is Of
fered to Il.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Secretary Baker wants the American
people TO stop guessing about the num-
her of American troops in France.
That sort OF guessing should be left
exclusively to The German people.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
HAS NOT HAD AN
HOURS SICKNESS
Since He Commenced To
Take "FMit-a-tiVeS'
LEES Avn, OTTAWA.

'Three years ago, l began TO iea
rundown AID Ase3, sud sp.ieresl
VERY Tuvirlr f~-,-gr T;-~-.- 4, ID AZ f,lFfss
Trouble. TIavfhg fielS'' ''--'' 't'-.' =
lives, 1 thought ! would try them,
The result sas scipisnig.
I haze mol had an houy'S sickness
since l commenced using "Fruit-a.
tives" or FraH Liner Tablets, and I
know now what l haven't known for
n good many years-the blessing ola
healthy body and clear thinking
brain" WALTER j. MARRIOTT.
soc. box, 6 for $3.50, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUlT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Government seizure Of allen prop
erty Will help 10 quicken among NIL
classes the sentiment that a nation
good enough to Anake money in is a
nation good enough to take out citizen
ship papers in.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Under the work or fight" order
many persons are going to learn the
satisfaction OF doing for themselves
instead Of having things done for
them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

If The height Of shdds is to be limit
ed what Is gdlhg TO be done about
lcngthening skirts, or will that NATURAL
~ fQpoYnYithout official regul0tlonD
And &c il does win the extra cloth
needed Offset he shoe tops savedl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

We may as well realize that these
campaigns for the sinew Of war at
home win have to be kept up lust as
long as the boys at the from ave to
keep UP the fighting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

out Of the 100000 men In the new
army only 900 claimed to be conscien-
tious directors. But from the fuss they
made it might have been supposed the
other way about.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

The dental corps OF the army is
large enough TO care for 100000
men, Needless to say, tie men them
selves would rather Low their teeth
90 the enemy than 20 the corps.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Borrowing phrase from the board
Ing house landlady, the coal dealer
viii soon polse the commodity delicate
" over the family bod and murmur,
"0ne lump or twol"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Ninety per cent of letters from SOL
dier boys are addressed to their moth.
ers. In time OF peace these young
bloods We're mostly writing to father
for more money.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Joy riding has been stopped in Eng
land, but it took world war to do It,
In this country, speeding is still defy
lng every sort of cataclysm except its
own.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

one OF the government weather ex-
perts has been ousted on the charge
that he is pro-enemy. So that is what
has been ailing our so-called summer |!
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

1t IS predicted that eggs will go to 81
dozen soon. Whereat the great
American hen gives IA caclSle OF dem
ance and tells the plain people to get
behind her.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

An Armenian army is reported tc
be on the aggressive in u former part
Of Russia. This is quite pleasing
variation from an Armenian massa-
ere by the Turks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

These are great days for the uld-
mate consumer. He Is being protect
ed against extortion on the one hand
and against his own appetite on the
other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

America must feed the world, and
take II from the American farmer,
America can do it-and the dinner bell
IS about TO ring
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

aroused the resentment OF the Repub-
licans VINO had stood by him and
gained no additional strength in his
own party
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Bakers say they don't know how to
raise dough with the new war flour.
Father finds it equally hard to raise
his to pay for 1t.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

The old-fashioned mother who didn't
raise her boy to be Il soldier IS now
reserving a choice space on the what
not" for a Hun helmet
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

american kidaies want To know why
they should study joggerfy these days
VIXEN our soldiers are going 10 change
the map of Europe all over, anyhow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Another American revolution was
peaceably accomplished when it was
decided that baseball Is u nonessential
occupation.