Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-10-22
CHAPTER X.
o,ReIIlY,s Plans EalI.

HtfG&ty tDAl l4tI EFfANA SAs NV hEN'ii
etailed to watch him relaxed his vigi
ance Manifestly this O1teiiiy was
harmless person. But the spy asa
lot gucss how frantic Johnnie was be.
oming at the delay, how he inwardly
hated and fretted when two weeks
sad rolled by and still no signal had
ONE. Then, too, his money was run
Ing low.
At last. however. the day arrived
when the man with the gray necktie
aised bis hat and wiped his brow IL
le passed the IsIa de Cuba. Johnnie
ouId scarcely hold himself in his
hair. BY and by he rose, stretching
ilmself, and sauntercd after the fell
0w. For several blocks he kept him
sight, but without receiving any
urthcr sign.
III Without glance over his shoulder
he nlnn turned into large, walled in
Iosure. When JoS~nie followed he
found himself I'm one of the old GENE
& cries. Ahead of him, up shady ave
lue bordered with trees, the stranger
inrrled: then he swcrvcd to his left,
md when O1,cilly came to the point
where he had disappeared there was
nobody in sight. Appreherding that
le had made some mistake In the sig
mi. O'ReIlly hastened down the walk.
Then Mt last, to his great relief, he
beard a sibilant:
"pssti Psst ~
It came from behind screen of
shrubbery, and there he found the Gu
i ban waiting. The latter began rap
i idly:
sour plans are complete. Listen
B closely. One week from today, at ten
4 o'clock In the morning. you must be
i In Manln's drug store. Directly across
II the street you will see two negroes
with three horses. At fifteen minutes
past ten walk out San Rafael street to
4 the edge CT the" city, where the hos
i pital stands. The negroes will follow
you. There is fort near by"
II II know"
Ill 1T commands the road. You will be
challenged if YOU pass II, so turn In
at the hospital. But do not enter the
gates, for the negroes will overtake
i you at that point. They will stop tc
q adjust the saron OF the lead horse
That will be your signal; mount hin
and ride fast. Now, adlos and good
I lnck."
with q smile and q quick grip of the
hand the messenger walked swift.
away. O'Reilly returned to his hotel
At lastl 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
q week; they were seven etcrnties
The hours were like lead; O'Reilly
could compose his mind to nothing; he
was In a fever of impaticnce.
The day of days dawned Mt last, and
Johnnie was early at Manin's soda
fountain, drinking insipid beverages
and anxlously 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.
Manins banter was interrupted by
bugle call. Down the street came per-
haps two hundred mounted troops.
They wheeled into San Rafael street
Mt gallop and disappeared in the d.
4 rection OF the suburbs.
Now. what does that mean?' muir
Hmured the druggist. "Wait here while
go to the roof, where l can see some
4 thing"
O'Reilly tried to compose himself,
meanwhile becoming aware of grow
ing excitement In the street. Then
from the direction of the fort at the
end of San Rafael street sounded
faint rafting fusillade. more bug!e
calls, and finally the thin, distant
Shouting of men.
s'Rcbelsr' someone cried.
y ''Dios milo, they are attacking the
eity.''
"They have audacity, eh?"
The roofs were black with people
1ow. Manin came hurrying down into
the store.
Something has gone wrong" he
whispered. They're fighting out yon-
der in the woods. There has been
some treachery.'
1t is ten-fifteen," said OReilly. Il
must be going"
Manin stared at him. "You don't
understand"
ssThose black fellows are getting
their horses ready. I'm going"
The druggist tried to force Johnnie
into chair. "AIadman.' he painted.
IL tell you our friends have been be-
trnyed; they are retreating. Go back
to your hotel quickly"
For the first time during their nc
quaintance Nanin heard the good
natured American curse; o'Reilly's
blue eyes were blazing; he had let go
Of himself counlat~.z