Show A STORY OF T FREEING OF CUBA I 1 n co berry UN SYNOPSIS lieutenant holton Is 1 detached from his hi odmand in the navy at the outset of the tha american war and ignec to IMD important secret service duty while dining I 1 airout at a hotel botel be detects a waiter in the act of robbing a beautiful fu TOU lady she thanks him for hla his ace ce and rives give her name nama a as miss la tories a cuban patriot later he be meets her at a aall CHAPTER 11 continued the dance danca he ha was waiting tor for ra at length arrived and holton sallied forth to ao seek his partner before the opening strains of the waltz measure had died away ho he found her standing I 1 ng alone near the musicians and as aa he be advanced with a smile of greeting she bhe looked at him with la a strange expression no mr holton she said wo we it la is best beat not best not what holton stopped short short and regarded her with a look of amazement deist best not dance danca really she said eald holton almost glared at her and why not please he be asked stiffly the girl stepped impulsively forward and placed her hand on hla his arm ah dont don tt she said it Is tor for the vest b est I 1 tell you now please excuse me 10 dont you care cara to dance with me holton looked nt at her curiously the tha girls lip drooped just a bit and with that sign of weakness she was lost for holtons strong arm stole stale about her waist and the next instant she was out on the floor with him oh she gasped why did you 11 because I 1 wanted to cepl replied jou OA hoi 1101 ton simply oh I 1 knew you thought I 1 was a bad dancer and were trying to wriggle outs out but ill show you I 1 am not at all bad she had already dista discovered that tact fact and abandoning herself to the sheer joy of the dance relaxing slightly in hla his arms she aha suffern d herself to be guided about the floor after the dance holton led her to a secluded corner had and sat down beside her that was great he exclaimed permit me to say you dance wonderfully well and ad you too she said but why she interrupted him by tapping him with her tan fan 11 dont pl please easel she pleaded holton shrugged his shoulders very well mell he ha said lie he took her card the next danco dance to Is ours he added why did you come here tonight she sho asked i why why because I 1 waited to dance he answered 1 1 I 1 thought she began slowly 1 I th thought ought that perhaps there might be another reason for your coming holton started back in his chair surely there was another reason but this toils girl had driven that other rea za father Fat haf I 1 hate the spaniards Span larda ton son completely out oll of his hia mind the thought occurred to him that he was not cut cat out to be a mervel oiin detective what are you smiling at she ahe asked you live zear near santtago ant tago lago he be asked she throw threw a a swift glance at him yes jibe ha answered 1 T I suva have never been there but it must maat ie be a wonderful country no most beautiful in the world she throw threw her head back proudly tell me about it went on holton do you live in the cleyr no father has haa an estate in tha bills antha on aba wiy way to cuabitas Cua bitas oh it Is wonderful full the beautiful birds the flowers fl owera tho the moonlet tim I 1 am never neter happy save bavo when I 1 am ata there you aro are quite a patt patriot lot observed with a laugh am I 1 nott she ahe exclaimed 1 I was waa bora thee r if lovo love it it is ia home sometime I 1 may go to cube cuba slay may I 1 call c calir all r tier her face ace elou clouded ded when you come to cuba iw im afraid not have time lor for the social nodal amenities 1 I wonder he be said bald it waris war is IB declared she went on will you wield your sword tor for cuba with as much sincerity as aa you would in defense of your own land Is IB that a request he be asked it if you regard it as such then I 1 promise he said softly she thrust out her hand band impulsively presently as the next dance began she arose mr holton she said believe me sincerely when I 1 say eay tp you that I 1 must go now I 1 promised father I 1 would leave at one and you see now that it is after one holton got up with a gesture ot of deprecation ile he had taken her hand band and did not relinquish it nor did she at tempt to draw it way it if you ever hear anything concerning me now or in the future will you withhold judgment until until you ask me about it and have me explain T 1 I promise replied holton there was a taint faint pressure on his fingers a bright smile and tho the next instant h he a was standing alonea alone As he stood thus someone touched him on the arm and glancing about holton was confronted by a thickset thick set man in evening dress A very charming girl mr holton observed the stranger holton flushed angrily and who aro are you ho he asked bluntly my name to la harper was the reply 1 I 1 happen vi lio be in the tha secret service dy by the way do you know anything about the young woman with whom you were dancing who miss la tossa tessa oh yes yea but holton suddenly realized how bow little he did know how well do you know wiss la tossa tessa the other asked suddenly oh a ulers mere acquaint an ce recent answered holton holtan I 1 did you know thatchat that that young woman has been giving us more trouble than all the tha rest put together 7 rest of demanded holton ingerly eagerly rest of tho the course holton thought a moment and then there recurred to him tho the girls parting words 1 if I you ever hear anything concerning me now or in the future will you withhold judgment until you ask me about it and have me explain and he had promised well he would make good hla his word he auld would have her bor explain ile he turned to the secret service man beside him what you have said ts Is very interesting est esting fiig ll 11 he said aalde in good time I 1 may have supplementary information dont tell me you know this all the while smiled the detective im telling nothing and holton turned away CHAPTER III A broken promise Pro mlee while holton was making up hla his rain d to ask tossa several questions her father began to do that very thing without apparently waiting to make up hla his mind as soon as the two were within the little anteroom of their hotel suite carlyal Carl Car tal ital be ex postulated you yon did not attend this dance to flirt t W she laughed father and how could I 1 help it he was atch kiich such a corker the senor raised bia hands bands heavenward and looked at hla daughter in mock dismay agreed then ho he was a corker I 1 am glad to know th that it it if la is really valuable information but now tell me was waa he be such a corker that you forgot to ascertain that for which you attended this ball was ho he in reality lieutenant holton oh yes he ha was well what chat T why 1 I 1 I did not recall that you the candor which was waa natu naturally rilly a part of the girls nature asserted itself father he ha was ao 00 that 11 I 1 forgot all about the scorpion toll sol senor la tossa shrugged him bla shoulders there was waa tery small doubt that he really was lieutenant holton he ha went on several of my men recognized him but what was waa really important was why weyhe he left the torpedo boat and having done so what became of the tha boat that was what I 1 really wished to know and what you easily could have learned I 1 am sorry you have failed me 1 I am sorry I 1 disappointed you but father I 1 hate the spaniards a I 1 am cuban lorn born and I 1 hato bato them because they have been so cruel her eyes fl flashed asbed 1 1 I have disowned spain my daugh daughterly terl exclaimed the father sharply 1 I cannot help it father have we not seen women starving with their bebelea at their dry braastad eastal br aasta have we not seen men fighting tor for the bones we have hava ha va thrown from our baske we not been seea murder after murder in cold bloode blood that why I 1 have bm been almloff aiming to obtain tho the governorship said the father and how aro are you helping me met not by suek BU language that Is what you have to consider another thing my daughter I 1 have heard that you arel aref becoming too closely affiliated with certain groups of cuban plotters you know who I 1 mean I 1 forbid that absolutely tho the girl blazed at him with dilated eyes you have heard what she asked 1 I 1 havo have heard enough to make inako it seem my duty to have you sent back to santiago to the estate you aro are a girl you are young and I 1 am sorry to have to say that you are als also 0 a trifle foolish tool teh you will therefore sall bad on an the ward liner saturday with your aunt very well fattier fatter it shall bo be an aa you wish thera thare will bo be war you thinht think there is IB no doubt as to that the drift of this government ta is easily read and then I 1 cuba will never bo be taken wo rhall plan no war of aggression aggree slon wo we shall wait to be taken but that never shall come to pass you say aay that the girl regarded him closely the united states Is a great nation yes but not a warlike one our soldiers uphold the traditions ot of the cid the blood of war flows in their veins it Is inconceivable that the tha arah arms ot of a nation so BO rich in military history to BO filled with annals of achievement and ot of conquest both on land and sea should succumb to a no tion whose shrines are dollar marks mar ha andi and whose gods are profit and loss losa remember until my return to santiago you are to remain at the estate Hs ha paused and took a paper from his pocket and between how and saturday he added adjusting hla his glasses you will avoid cenores senores perez te drajas mantez mantei ra ind Cr w 1 the daughter cast a shrift abitt gla glance nce at her father and then lot let her eyes fall to the floor you see he bo continued 1 I am tolerably familiar with wt what has been going on my position here ranea la is one of dignity I 1 am riot not a spy epy I 1 am not a diplomatic emissary when relations of diplomacy are broken I 1 shall ahall hayo have no further business hers hera cut but you you are ara different you have hae been played upon by a group of 0 zeal ot whose cause la Is not only against th the s country of my birth but also against the united states then he kissed her good night and went into his room to enjoy a much needed rest for some time she sat in her ber apartment thinking finally she sat down and wrote the following letter father dear r forgive me but I 1 cannot keep that promise I 1 cannot before you awake 1 I shall have gone to key west perhaps from there I 1 shall ahall go to santiago as you wished where it you hayo have not disowned me I 1 shall await you at our home she smiled as she sha wrote this knowing that however angry her father might be love tor for her hla his Ai polled dar I 1 ling would utterly prevail in the me meantime meant antimo you will receive dally daily messages mess agea from me telling you I 1 ain am well adelos your ac RANEE 11 enclosing the note in an envelope she addressed it placed it on a desk in tho the anteroom put on a coat con cealey her face ace with a heavy veil and ana wont out of 0 the tha hotel boel early next morning holton set out fo for r his audience with the assistant secretary well what dilyou learn was tho the smiling greeting he As received from hta his superior Roosevel ts eyes ayea never blinked a holton told hla his story but when he be iia hul concluded he ha leaned forward well how do you like detective work 1 I fear ear I 1 am riot not a detective mr secretary I 1 think I 1 have hava demon that ahem I 1 dont know mr holton I 1 toll tell you it was more or less of a whim of mine sending you to the hall ball I 1 had bad hoped you might meet a miss la tosea in fact act I 1 had requested a secret service man to bring you two together holton started oh ho he said 1 I did decet her proceeded to Leco it count his bis experiences per perien lences ces with the girl beginning with the incident of the waiter and the tha gold mesh mean bag and ending with hla his danco dance and his interview with the detective tec tive well weib responded mr Roo roosevelt roosevel Bevel you have done exactly na as I 1 might have hava wished you atif to do and having done dona this it Is i ay iy y desire that you cultivate hgr acquaintance assiduously and report to me whoever whenever you learn anything that may appear valuable ile he noticed the blank two face of at the boffl what la Is the A he be asked but mr secretary I 1 cannot spy upon her eho ehe Is my friend why he cred warmly ashes the finest girl you ever ineal why my dear holton li olton cannot you pee EGO she was spying upon you 1 I cannot see how she was doing that protested pio tested holton she made mad a no attempt t 1 bellsee TV wellsee Well ll see here to I 1 you have C now then I 1 ask aeb you xou this if you 0 cua 1 coyer cover la in the course of your tri friendship 6 alp with her that bat she Is working to I 1 injure re our country will you take lako steps to prevent her doing so and to apprise me es as to the mocta 1 I am under oath to the united states sir well then that Is all I 1 ask asic yon yom are ord ordered hereby to pursue your acquaintance alth this young woman to that end yes air replied holton 1 I su pose then that I 1 shall remain in washington some time no mr holton 1401 tOn not bo be la IR washington long was la tossa toasa left tor for tampa this morning holton started to his feet and im to follow hert her yes yea at once please you had bad better about transportation and the like immediately thanh you air holton did not hear the laughter that thai followed his outburst of gratitude or at least he paid no attention to it 11 for the one thought that filled hla his mind was that he was going goin g to some como heavenly place where his dance partner of the night before waa to bo bel TO DE CONTINUED |