Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-10-09

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He Sat Silently s-ssss. t;h= :-ssi=. wac
zeir1 Ee--
the result. Mr. Enrlquez raised dark,
compassionate eyes to his, saying:
'This is a touching letter, sir.
thank you for allowing me to see 1t.
No. don't doubt you now. Poor Cuba
| Her sons must be brave, her daughters
patient"
swell! You understand why must
go quickly. and why can't chance de-
lay by going either to Matanzas or to
Havana. I want to land somewhere
farther east, and want you to help
me to find Colonel Lopez"
Mr.. Enriquez frowned tlloughtfuliy.
"Whnt just told you Is literally true"
he said at last. ave work In the dark
up here, and we don't know the where
abouts OF our troops. Butt have
1 thought" He excused himself and left
the room. When he returned he ex-
planned: II don't have to tell you that
/ we are watched all the time, and that
for us to assist you openly would be
liable to defeat your. purpose. But /
have just telephoned to a man / can
trust and have told him your story.
He has relatives in Cuba and he agrees
to help you if he can. His name is
| Alvarado." Writing an address upon
a card, he handed it to O'Reilly. "Go
to him, tell him what you have told me,
/ and do as he directs. Another thing.
! don't return here unless it is neces-
| sary; otherwise when you land in Cuba
| you may have cause to regret it."
Doctor Alvarado. a high type of the
Cuban professional man, was expect
Ing O'Reilly. He listened patiently to
1 his callers somewhat GREATNESS re
/ cital.
"You do well to avoid the cities
where you are known" he agreed. "But
just how to reach the insurrectos--"
'If you'd merely give me letter
saying Tn friend"
The doctor promptly negatived this
suggestion. Surely you don't think II
can be done as easily as that?" he In.
CURED. an the first place, wherever
| you land, yeu will be watched and
| probably searched. Such letter, II
| discovered, would not only end your
| chances, but 1t would bring certain dis.
aster upon those to whom 1t was writ.
ten. My two brothers, Tomas and Ig.
nacio, reside In Cuba, and we all work
for the cause of independence In our
own ways. am fortunately situated
| but they are surrounded by dangers
and i must ask you to be extremely
/ careful in communicating with them
for am placing their lives in youI-
hands and-I love them dearly"
81 shall do exactly as you say"
every well, thenl Go to Neuvitas
where Tomas lives-there is q steamer
leaving in three or four days, and you
can arrange passage on her. He is a
| dentist. Meet him, somehow, and
make yourself know by repeating this
sentence: 4 come from Felipe. He told
me how you whipped him to keep hin
| from going to the Ten Years war;
That Will be enough; he viii ask yot
who you are and what you want. YoL
WON'T need to say anything more. NJ
living soul. except Tomas and !, knows
that he thrashed me, but 1t is true. HI
will understand from the message thai
trust you, and he will help you t.,
reach the rebels. If sucl1ka thing Ii
possible. Come and see me when you
get back, and bring me news OF Tomas
Now, adios, compadre.''
@Adios, senorl I am deeply CRATE
fulT
O'Reilly had no difficulty In securing
passage direct TO Neuvitas on the Eng
lish steamer Durham Castle, and few
days later he saw the Atlantic high
lands dissolve into the mists of win
ter afternoon as the ship headed out
| ward into q. nasty running sea.
Cuba. when 1t came fairly into sight
lay bathed in golden sunshine. al
warmth and welcome, like. a bridf
upon an azure couch. The moist breatE
from her fragrant shores swept ovei
the steamers decks and johnnie
! O'Reilly shifted 1t joyfulIy.
/ Although there were bnt a few pas
sengers on the Dnaham Castle. they
were subjected to q long delay, during
which suspicious customs men seareset
1 their baggage and. questioned them
Finally. however, OReiIly found him
self free to go ashore.
FL Gran Hotel Europea. Nesvitas
leading hosiery. beIied its name. II
was far from large. and certainly ii
was anything but European, except
perhaps. In It's proprietor extrnvagani
and un-American desire to please. al