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Show THE PAYSONIAN. PAYSON, UTAH xo ooooooooooooooooo upon our uousness. Tlie whole country is In chaos There Is no a oik nothing but suspicion, hatred, and violence. Oh. what desolation this Kstebao has alread wai has wrought! become a Rueirillero. lie lets stolen a cow. and so we have milk for our coffee but thr,- is on! a handful of lollee left, and little hope of more Marauding baud' of Spaniards are everywhere, and tin lountry people tell atroc ious tales about Mow will it end? How long betlie'n fore they will d, si over us and the wort,! will happen? If only you were licie Oh, mv dearest Juan' If only von were here-t- o tak me in your arms and banish this evei constant tertm at m heart. If onlv you weie here to tell me that you love nit still In spite of in v m I. fort tine See' Tin teais are falling as T wriie You will return, will ou not? I could not write like this if I were sure that you would read the-lines Mv nightly praver- - But will not tell you of my praveis. for fate ma guide this letter to you, after all. and the hearts of men do change. In those dai k hours when my doubts arise I tiy to tell nivself that you will surely coil e and seari h me out. When you return to Tuba see, my faith Is strong again avoid M.itanzas, for your own sake and mine Don Mario wanted to marry me to save me this exile But I refused. I told him I was pledged to you. and he was furious. He is powerful. he would balk yon. and there is alin San Seierinn ways room for one If I could come to von I would, hut I vnu desire me you still So if am marked must seart h me out. You will I pin nv faith to that as to the Cross To doubt If we shot Id have O would be to perish find another hiding place, and that is likelv. you can learn of our whereabouts from Colonel I opez. Alas' If you had asked me to go with you that dav! I wojld have followed von for my henit beat then as It beats today for you alone. Tlie candle burning low and It wil' soon be davlight and then this letter must journey. I trimi begin its long, un the manv blots upon the paper will not give you a w rung Impression of my writing. for I am neat, anil I write nleIv-.onlv now the ink is poor and there Is verv little of It. There is little of anything heie at Asensm's house, except tears. Ot those I fear theie are too manv to please you, mV Juan, for men do not like tears. Therefore I trv to sni'le as I sign mvself. Your loiing and your faithful ROSA. O God! Come quickly, if you love me. tlwrity. our safety depend - Tr jy A Novel, by Rex Beach ooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooo Art you crazy, or mu 1? lie que- ried. sir; delirious It's this way, sir; I've changed :ry tuiud, too. Yes, ' "Oh! Te You have1' met the dearest, sweetest OKeilly choked, th-- u began again the dearest, loveliest Never inind the bird-call- s dont ' eoA- I get enough of that at home. Humph! It turned out better than 1 'thought. Why, 1 I was positively terrified when you walked in. I ought to t.'et nut be offended, and I am. but while I telephone Elsa. OKeilly silent that evening in writing a long letter to ltosu Yanina. Other letters went forward by succeeding posts, and there was no doubt now that O'Keilly's pen was tipped with magic! He tingled when he reread what he had written, lie bade Rosa prepare for bis return and their Immediate marriage. OReillys love was unlimited; his trust in the girl was absolute. He knew, moreover, that she loved and trusted him. This, to be sure, was a miracle a unique phenomenon wltieh never censed to amaze him. He did uot dream that every mail had felt the same vague wonder. And so the time passed rapidly. But, strange to say, there came no answer to those letters. OKeilly cursed the revolution which had made communication so uncertain; el length he cabled, but still the days dragged on with no result. Orailunlly his Impatience gave way to apprehension. Great was his relief, therefore, when me day u worn, stained cm elope addressed In Rosas hand was laid upon his desk. The American stamp, till) Key West postmark, looked strange, -- 1 So?' Enriquez raised his brows. "Not by any chance the heiress to that famous Vtirona treasure?" Exactly! If there is such a thing. Here! Rend this. I want you to be-- , lieve me. Reverently he laid Rosa's Tin letter before her countryman. uot lu the habit of showing my letters to strangers, but I guess that'll convince you I'm not a spy. He sat silently while the letter was being read ; nor was he disappointed in the result. Mr. Enriquez raised dark, compassionate eyes to his, saying: This Is a touching letter, sir. I thank you for allowing me to see It. No, 1 don't doubt you now. Poor Cuba Her sons must be brave, her daughters onjal. ! was not reviling my hotel. Youll see him it you go there, provided lie hasn't come apart with his coughing. I believe he writes iiii- newspapers. Well, It is my pleasure to serve you. Command me ui liny lieur." Mr. Carbajal rose lelurtaiiUs .mil went wheezing downstairs to his grimy tables and the - flies, The Man Who Would Know Life. Later that day O'Reilly set out to recomioiter the city of Neuvitas. He was followed, of course lie Jiad expected as much, and the circumstances amused rattier than alarmed him. But when lie returned to his hoi el and found that hi room hud been visited during ids absence lie felt a hint of uneasiness. Evidently, ns Doctor Alvarado bad forecast, the authorities were interested in him; and lie had further evideme of the fact when he learned Mint the room next him was occupied liy the very man who had fchadow ed him on the street. us the intervening wall was no more' than a thin partition, through which his very breathing could be beard, while liis every movement could doubtless lie sided upon, O'Reilly saw the peed of caution. During breakfast, and afterward throughout an aimless morning si roll, OReilly felt watchful eyes upon him. When he returned to his hotel ho found Mr. Carbajal in the cafe concocting refreseos for some military officers, who scanned tho American with bold, hostile glances. O'Reilly complained to the proprietor of a tooth-pche- . He declared that something had to be done at once, and Inquired the name nnd address of the best local dentist, Mr. Carbajal named several, among them Dr. Tomas Alvarado, whereupon his guist hurried away, followed at a respectful distance by the secret agent. Finding Doctor Alvarados office was closed, ns lie had anticipated, O'Keillv proceeded to the doctors residence, There was some delay when he rang the hell, but eventually the dentist himself appeared. ORpiiiy Teeogntzofl him from ids resemblance to liis brother. He addressed him in English. I come from Felipe," he began. He well remembers the day you whipped him to keep him from going to the Ten Years war," The languor of Doctor Alvarado siesta vanished. He started, his eye widened, Who are you? he muttered. My name Is OReilly. I am an Amor lean, a friend, so dont he aarvivML The limn you see'approeuldug is following me, but he tb!r.liJi I have come to you with u toothache. What do you want? I want your help in joining the patient. Well ! You understand why I must go guickly, and why I cant chance delay by going either to Matanzus or to I want to land somewhere farther east, and I want you to help Havana. me to find Colonel Lopez. Mr. Enriquez frowned thoughtfully. What I Just told you is literally true, We work in the dark he said at last. up here, and we dont know the whereabouts of our troops. But I have a He excused himself and left thought. the room. When he returned he explained : I dont 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 1 have just telephoned to a man I can trust, and I 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 Gc a card, he handed It to OReilly. to him, tell him what you have told me and do as he directs. Another thing dont return here unless It is neces sar.v ; otherwise when you land In Cuba you may have cause to regret it. Doctor Alvarado, a high type of the Cuban professional man, was expecting O'Reilly, He listened patiently tc his callers somewhat breathless recital. CHAPTER VI. You do well to avoid the cities where you are known, he agreed. But The Quest Begins. how to reach the insurrectos When OReilly had finished bis sec- just If were merely give me a letter you'd there letter of the ond reading fresh blots upon the pitifully untidy saying I'm a friend The doctor promptly negatived this pages. I write nicely, only the ink Surely you dont think it There is little of anything suggestion. It is cold can be done as easily as that? he inhere at Asensios house In the first place, wherever quired. . . . Poor little before the dawn Rosa! He bad always thought of her you land, you will be watched and Such a letter, it so play- probably searched. ns so proud, so discovered, would uot only end your ful. but a not lier Rosa bad written thi Her appeal stirred every chances, but It would bring certain disletter. chord of tenderness, every impulse of aster upon those to whom it was written. My two brothers, Tomus and Igchivalry in his impressionable Irish naO Go ! Come quickly, if you nacio, reside in Cuba, and we all work ture. He leaped to his feet; lit) for the cause of independence In our love me. own ways. I am fortunately situated dashed the tears from his eyes. Johnnie's preparations were con- but they are surrounded by dangers and I must ask you to be extremely ducted with vigor and promptitude; within two hours his belongings were careful in communicating with them, for I am placing their lives In your i He seized bis hat and downtown to the office of the Cu- hands and I love them dearly. I shall do exactly as you say. ban Junta. Very well, then! Go to Neuvltas man A businesslike young inquired bis errand. Johnnie made known a whtre Tomas lives there Is a steamer days, and you part of it, and then asked to see some- leaving In three or four one in authority.. T consequence, per can arrange pussage on her. He Is a Meet him, somehow, and lirps, of bis Irish smile or of that per- dentist. suasiveness which be could render al- make yourself know by repeating this most irresistible when lie willed, it wai sentence: I come from Felipe. He told not long before be gained admittance me how you whipped him to keep him to the presence of Mr. Enriquez, a dis- from going to the Ten Years war!' tinguished, scholarly Cuban of middle That will be enough ; he will ask yon who you are and what you want. You age. wont need to say anything more. No the into il'Keilly plunged boldly heart of the piatti r which had brought lit ing soul, except Tomas and I, knows him thither. When lie had finished his that he thrashed me, but It is true. He will understand from the message that tale Mr. Enriquez inquired i me to help I trust you, and he will help you tc "But hmv do you expect reach the rebels, if such a thing is you?" I want your advice more than yoiu possible. Come and see me when you and bring me news of Tomas help, uiihough you might tell me where get back, Now, adlos, compadre," I can find Colonel I .opez. senor! I am deeply grate Enriquez eyed his caller keenly. ful Adios, ! well lie would That information very O'Reilly had no difficulty In securing worth having. said lie. But, you un- passage direct to Neuvltas on the Eng lisli steamer Dunham Castle, and a few days later he saw the Atlantic high lands dissolve Into the mists of a win ter afternoon us the ship headed out ward into a nasty running sen. Cuba, when It came fairly into sight lay bathed In golden sunshine, ah warmth and welcome, like a briib upon an azure couch. The moist breath from her fragrant shores swept ovei the steamers decks and Johnnie O'Reilly sniffed it Joyfully. Although there were but a few passengers on the Dunham Castle, they were subjected to a long delay, during w hich suspicious customs men searcher their baggage and questioned them Finally, however, OReilly found him self free to go ashore. El Gran Hotel Europe, Neuvltas leading hostelry, belied its name. II was far from large, nnd certainly it was anything but European, except, perhaps, in its proprietors extravagant and desire to please, at any cost. But it was the best hotel the place afforded, anil Senor Carbajal was the most attentive nf hosts. He evinced an unusual Interest in tho affairs of Ills American guest, and soon developed a habit of popping Into the latter's room at unexpected moments. ostensibly to see that all was as it should be. When, for the thirt. time, he appeared without knocking O'Reilly suspected something. "You have everything, eh? NI r. Carbajal teetered upon the balls of his feet while his small black eyes roved He Sat Silently While the Letter Wa inquisitively. Being Read. "Everything in abundance-,You are a pleasure traveler? You derstand, we know iilile about what is going on in Cuba far less than the see the sights, is that It? Well, Culm Im afraid I is beautiful," Spaniards themselves. a tourist. I travel fur my Im can't help you. You don't take me for a spy, do health, Raid O'Reilly, . "You Health !" Carbajal's you?" Johnnie asked, with his friendly frame began to heave; his bulging abgrin. Ah! You don't look like one, but domen oscillated as If shaken by some Good ! Ila ! Theres we never know whom to trust. This bidden hand. young lady in whom you are inter- another joke for you. i'tu a sick man," OReilly Insisted, ested, who is .she? Her name Is Varona; Miss Uou hollowly. "You dont look sick, mumbled Car- Yarona." 1 , high-spirite- lias-tcici- You Crazy, or Am XT He Que- ried. Her first letter ! O'Reilly wonbut dered if liis first letter to her could possibly have moved her as tills moved He kissed the envelope where him. her lips had caressed it In the sealing. 'Then with eager fingers he broke it Jopen. It was h generous epistle, long and closely written, hut as lie read his keen delight turned to dismay, and when he had turned the last thin page his He brain was in wildest turmoil. thought he must he dreaming. FnuitJ it be that he had misunderstood any; thing? He turned to the beginning am attempted to road, but Ills bunds shook ho that he was obliged to lay the lejter fiat upon bis desk. My Dear Beloved: It is with diffidence I take my pen in and hesitation that hand, for I tear you may consider me unduly forward in writing to you with? nut solicitation. Alas! We are refugees. Esteban and I fugitives, outcasts, living in the mani-gu- a with Asensio and Kvangelina. former slaves of our father. Such poveitv, such But they circumstances! Indescribable were cur only friends and they took us In when we were homeless so we love them. If thl letter readies you arid I send It with a prayer what then? I dire not think too long of that, for the l e.nts of men are not like the heuris of women. What will you say when you learn that the Hosa Varnna whom you favored wilt) your admiration is not the Hosa of to The girl forday? I hear you murmur. But, oh. the standards of get hereelf' yetrdav are gone and mv reserve la gone, too! I am a hunted creature. Rosa had compelled herself to start with the death of Donna Isabel and to give him a succinct account of all that Jiad followed. O'Reilly rend the story, fascinated. That is how we came to live with Asensic and his wife. Imagine it! A bohlu. hidden away far up the Yumuri, and so a to escape attention We araauAO longer people of consequence or " nt angoade, he heard someone speaking an atrocious Spanish, and looked up to PROFESSIONAL CARDS see that aunt her American had entered. The si ranger was a tall, funereal voting man. with pallid cheeks and DR. GEO. H. MOTT hollow, hurtling eves. OReilly stepped over to i lie table and introduced him Physician and Surgeon. self. "The hotel keeper In Neuvltas Over told me I'd find you here, he said Payson Exchange Sav- Your name is ings Bank. Branch; Leslie Branch. So CarbaOffice j Phone 23. jal said youd find me here, eh? Oh, Res. Phone 22r-2the greasy little liar. He didn't believ X it. He thought his cooking would havt killed me, long ago, nnd it nearly did." HI tns. By this time the detective had come within earshot. Making an effort at the dentist sflid : Very well. I will meet you at my office in a hulf-lum- r and see vvlmt can he dene. , Then he bowed. OReilly raised liis hat and turner, away. Duet ir Alvarados dentists ehali faced a window, one of sev prill wjiteh, after the Cuban fashion opened directly upon flip sidewalk, ren Uering both the waiting room and tin office almost as public as the street Itself. Every one of thi se w imlovvi. was wide open when Johnnie arrived; but it seemed that the dentist knew vvlmt he was about, for when his pa tient had taken his seat and lie laid begun an examination of tbe trouble some tooth, lie said, under liis breath-I- , ten, am watched. Talk to me in English. When I press, thus, upon full-lengt- h ' vein- gum. you will know that someone Now, then, vvlmt is Ilia of you1 amazing message is passing. meaning from While Doctor Alvarado pretended to treat a perfectly sound molar. Johnnie managed, despite frequent interruptions, to make known the reason and circumstances of his presence. But there are no rebels around You could here, Alvarado told 1:1m. escape to the country, perhaps, bill vvlmt (hen? Where would you go: How would they know who you are? Thats vvlmt I want to find out. The Cuban pondered. You'll have to go to Puerto Principe, he said at length. "Our men are operating in tlml neighborhood, and mv brother Ignacio will know- how to reach them I'll give you a message to him. similar to tlie one you brought me from FeI've just Then lie smiled, lipe. thought of tlie very thing. Years ago I lent him a book which 1 particularly piized. and one of ids children damaged it. I was furious. I declared I would never lend him another, and I never have. Now. then. I'll give you that very volume; hand it to him and say that I asked you to return it to him." O'Reilly thanked him. promising to use every precaution in delivering the message. Tin next morning he paid Carbajal's seore and took the train to the interior. In hist bag was Tomas Alvarados precious volume, anil in the with him rode the secret game service man. In its general features Puerto Principe differed little from tin other Cuban cities O'Reilly knew. It was compactly built, it was very old and it looked its centuries. Its streets were particularly narrow nnd crooked, having been purposely laid out in labyrinthine mazes, mi the story goes, in order to fowl tbe pirates. As he sat in a cafe, sipping an or- - tr r. CHAPTER VII. ! 1 Ar Not like the other American. Wluil oilier American? A peculiar fellow, lie went on to Puerto iTIneipe. What a cough And he was as thin us a wire, lie tiled at the mouili. too. all the time, when he fy DR, A. T. GOUGH Registered Veterinarian Phone - PAYSON, 115-- j - - UTAH DR. L. N. ELLSWORTH DENTIST Office in Douglass Over Bertelsens Building Store DR. J. H. ELLSWORTH DENTIST Office over Bank, Payson, Ut. Office Hours, 9 to 12; 1 to 6 Phone 23. Res. Phone 103-- j MISS LULU TIETJEN Teacher of Piano and Harmony. Studio at her homo Santaquin J. Your Name li V This time Mr. Branchs bony fra ml underwent a genuine shudder and hit face was convulsed with loathing Carbajal's in tlie secret serviee. Nle fat little spy." So I suspected." Mr. Bruuehsheverage appeared a' this moment. With a flourish tin waiter placed a small gluss and t bottle of dark liquid before him Branch stared at it, then rolled I fiercely smoldering eye upward. Wlmts that?" lie inquired. O'Reilly read the label. Its bit ters. said he. Bitters! And H. FRANCOM VETERINARY SURGEON Calls Night and Day Phone 57-Payson, Utah. A. L. CURTIS. M. D. PHYSICIAN anil SURGEON Office in S. Douglass Building? Telephones Residence Cor. 9th and F. Sts. up-stai- rs r G. F. TILSON. M. D. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON - at I asked for yellow Office Residence glass of ngwa with yellow." Krunchi Main Street Phone 7 voice shook. Im dying of a fever Utah Payson, and this ivory-hilletoucan brings nn a quart of poison. Bullets! It wai impossible to describe the suggestloc of profanity with which the speakel Notice of Assessment. colored tills innocuous expletive. Weak as 1 am, I shall gnaw his windpipe. The Summit Creek Irrigation lie bared his teeth suggestively ant and Canal Company. Office and raised two talonlike hands. Tlie waiter was ptzzled but principal place of business SanHe embraced himself as hit taquin, Utah. customer had done, and shuddered NOTICE is hereby given that then pointing at tbe bitters, he nodded at a meeting of the board of direcencouragingly. tors of the above named com-- , OReilly forestalled an outburst bj pany, held on the 23rd day of translating tils countryman's wants "Un viiso lie egUH eon hielo, said he April, 1918, an assessment of 75c per share was levied on all the and the attendant was all apologies, Se you speak tlie lingo? marveled stock of the corporation issued Mt Branch. 40e per share Well, I cant get tilt and outstanding. hang ot it. Don't like it. Dont like must he paid in cash at the Seof a country anything Spanish. H office on or before the t it? where the ice Ir yellow and cretarys 23rd day of June, 1918. 35c per. the butter Is meant to kill you, and share can he paid in labor, under does. the direction of the head water-maste- r, Youve been O'Reilly laughed. if paid on or before the studying a guide book, with complet glossary of Spanish phrases. said 23rd day of June, 1918. Mr Branch nodded listlessly. I'm Any stock upon which tills assupposed 1o report this insurrection, sessment remains unpaid on the but tlie Spaniards wont let me. They 23rd of June, 1918, will be day edit my stuff to suit themselves. Ill) and advertised for delinquent getting tired of the farce." sale at and unless home?" auction, public Going Tlie speaker tapped payment is made before will be Don't dare. ) sold on the 23rd Bum Inngs. his concave chest. day of August, came down here to shuffle off, and Im 1918, at the office of the Secrewaiting for It to happen. 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