Evening star., 1919-05-11

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milton for the Cubans to use against
the Spaniards. In fact, he mentions
Dynamite Johnny OBrien as the
leader of the crowd 1 think that
was the name. Listens like it might
have been, anyway.
Well. he says this Senior Yohness
Is some reckless cut-up himself. for
he not only runs the blockade of
Spanish warship and lands his stun,
but then has the nerve to stick
around the island and even take a
little trip into Havana. Seems that
was some stunt, too. for if he'd been
caught at it he'd have found a swift
finish against the nearest wall.
Course, he had to go in disguise,
but he was handicapped by havin'
red hair. Not so vivid as mine the
senior assures me. but red enough so
he wouldn't be mistaken easily for a
Spaniard. He'd have gotten away
with the act, too. II he hadn't capped
it by takin' the widest chances any
body could have thought up.
While he's ramblin' around Havana,
takin' in all the sights and rubin
elbows every minute with men who'd
asked no better sport than giving
him permanent chest puncture il
they'd known who he was, what does
he do but get tangled up in a love
affair. Even il his head hadn't been
specially priced for more pesos than
you could put in sugar barrel this
was hot time for any Americana
to be lallygaggin' around the ladies
in that particular burg For the
Spanish knew all about where the
reconcentrados were getting their
firearms from and they were good
and sore on US. But little details like
that don't seem to bother I'll Captain
Yohness a bit. When he gets in line
with an oh boy! smile from behind a
window grille he smiles back and
comes around for an encore. That's
the careless kind Of a Yank he is.
What makes it worse. though, is the
fact that this special window happens
to be in the governors palace. And
the lady herself! The Honorable Pedro
shudders as he relates it. She is none
other than la Senorita Mario, a niece
of the governor general.
She must have had misbehavin' eyes
and kittenish disposition, for she
seems to fall for this disguised New
Yorker at first sight Most likely it
was on account of his red hair. Any
way, after one or two long distance
exchanges she drops out note ar
ranging twosome in the palace gar
dens by moonlight. It's way they
have. I understand. And this Yohness
guy, he don't do a thing but keep the
date. Course, he must have known
that as a war risk he'd have been
quoted as payin' about a thousand per
cent premium. but he takes the chance.
1t amt case of bein' able to stroll
in any time, either. In order to make
it he has to conceal himself in the
before sundown. when the
general public is chased out of the
grounds and guard set at the gates.
Perhaps it was worth it. though, for
Don Pedro says the Senorita Donna
Mario is a lovely lady; at least, she
was then.
Anyway. the two of 'em pulled it
off successful and they was snuggled
up on marble bench gettin' real we'll
ACCOMPLISHMENTS calm each other
by their first names and whisperin'
nushy sentiments in the moonshine---
when the heavy villain enters with
stealthy tread.
1t seems that Donna Mario had been
missed from the palace Finally the
word gets to uncle. and although he's
\ grizzly old pirate. he can remember
back when he was young himself
Maybe he had one of his sporty secre-
aries in mind. or some gay young
lrst lieutenant. However II was, he
connected with a first-class hunch
hat on night like this, If the lovely
Donna Mario had strayed out any
where she would sooner or later camp
lown on a marble bench
Whether he picked the right garden
'eat first rattle out Of the box, or
made two or three misses. I don't
lnow. But when he does crash in he
lnds the pair just going to a clinch.
fe amt the kind OF an uncle either