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1A 0T 11l : CUBAN WAR
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. ' Copyright , lS97 , by F. Tennyson hccy. ( I.'up'rjght ( , Is J : J. by S't 1111(1 ( i Smith
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. CHAPTER XXVI-Continued
Smllhers has already gone , lesir
Otis of safely delivering the missive
before the consul whollr hedged In
t'v , " , - lJr the crowd that usually slI1'rollnds
i , . ' . . him.
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, - ' Whatever Jack : has written appears
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' . who for years has represented the
United States In Cuha lie reads Il
. -7. ' ' . through , and placing it In his pocket ,
r. . . EarS to Smithers :
' . : . "Tell Air , Travers I will he on my
" guard , and ready to respond to his
n ! . , message at any tlmo .of the dar or
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; night.
. . . r . . , . When Jack hears this ho feels consIderably .
sillerahlr relieved. With the Ilowor of
the United States government behind
him ho cannot see much to fear in
the situation
While Smithers was absent on his
mission , lack has br rare good luck
discovered time party for whulII ho flits
ben lioarchlng
SenQr Rohado is looldng qulto his
best , and hit distinguished appearance
arouses considerable curiosity , though
the glances leveled at him. are quickly .
transferred to the wondrous fair face
at his elbow Among the salJle.halred
senoritas of Spain OJ' Cuba one so
purely a blonde as Jessie Cameron
must always attract an unusual ! : share
, , . - of notice
. : ; ' : " > ' lack literally feasts his eyes upon
her
lIe wonders when this miserable
farce will have been played to Its
; . , limit-when he may dare claim this
clear one for his own. The game is
galling him and he frets under it , Have
J. : ; \ patience , Senor , Tack ; that jade Fortune .
, - tune intends to give her wheel a merry
whirl on this night of the Captain I
I' General's reception , and IC you remain I
: ' on the qui vive , It Is possible the profit
mar fall to your share Eternal vigilance .
lance Is the price of success in love
as well as in war.
Smithers now leaves his patron for
a. time. IIo has a game of his own to
look aftor. SInce Gomez has determined .
mined to visit the grand reception
and see his enemy face to face , those
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. . Jack literally feasts his eyes upon her.
" who are concerned for the safety of
the great Insurgent leader have plenty
to worry them.
Perhaps the keen wit of the detective -
tive has been levied upon to produce
additional features that will ensure
time safety of the mail upon whom ( lie
Cubans in rebellion rely more titan
: : i , . _ " any other for leadership. The has-
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, 'I' ' ' sage of events will prove this.
Ever amid anon Jack oasts his eyes
after the little party. The c rush becomes -
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comes great , and nmammy seek the rlmmg 1
In ordm' to secure relll'f Fearful lest
he Luny lose sight of her In the great
crowd , Jael pushes after , and as luck
\ \ III have It , discovers the object of hip ! :
search with a look of distress upon
her face , the pressure of the surging
populace having 8elll\I'ated liar f'Om !
lie ( others
And , Jack , stilling the mild throbbing
of his heart , pushes close to where she
stands , sheltered hy a plllal'
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CHAPTER XXV11.
Jack Cuts the Gordian ' ( /"lot. /
And yet site has not seen him , al ,
though ho Is so near ho might ) put out
his hand and touch her rounded arm
Ah ! As her anxious gaze wanders
this way 1111(1 that , her eyes rent upon
'h Is face , Jack no longer endeavors to
disguise himself , since his ellemies
Imo\\ ' of his presence , and lie might
get Into trouble with the authorities
while salllllg around under a name
and cOJIlIitiollS that do not agree with
his passvort.
She starts 11Inlnl ' -the blood rushes
surges to her face , bathing cheeks and
brow and neck with ! Its rosy huc Ye
gods , how beautiful she looks while .
thus bathed In blushes ! Poor Jack
Is unable to drag his eyes away , even
though he risk his quo en's dlspleas
me hy continuing to stare so lJoltl1 ' ,
lard ! lines , indeed , when a poor fel ,
low lakes desperate chances In slm-
ply looking at his own wlfo.
Does she frown ? Will my lady turn
her heal ! haughtily aside antI Ignore
him , overcome br recollections of the
vast ?
PerlHlJls-who can sa " ! -sho has
not forgot ten the blacl-cyed beauty on
the mllk.whltc horsevlmose life Jack
saved on that terrible night of the
battle , and whom ho hall called "Lola
l\tontez"-a , thousand chances to one
the name has hurned ) ( in her mind ever
since that night of advcnture
Last of all , ho belongs to her-at
least ! , by Scottish law ; and if the
secret of a heart ever shone in mortal
eyes , , Jack reveals his passion at that
momont.
So , 'instead of lie cold treatment ho
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expects and fears , the young squire Is
amazed and delighted beyond measure
when she reaches out n humid anti
catches ! hold of his sleeve. Well , hc
makes no effort to break away , hut
meekly submits to his fate-Inlleed ,
nothing would suit him better and
cure he t aching void In his heart sooner .
er than that she continuo to hold him
tIllls Indefinitely.
"I am pleased to see you , Squire
.John You find me a distressed female
-fWllIlI'atclI from the rest of my 11Ilrt ' ,
I must appeal to you to stand by mo
until I can rejoin them ; and I had intended .
tended when next wo met to ash your
pardon for mr rudeness on the occaSion .
slon of our singular introduction. I
forbade you to over address me. I
was not m 'selr. You can Imagine the
Condit ions of my mind. You have
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roily kept your word , and yet what
110 I not owe to your bravery ? I
want you to say you can pardon my
treatment of you , and promise to bo
one of mr friends "
She says this hurriedly , as though
not quite sure that she may gel
through without being overcome by
confusion
Jack hears and oxulrs
I Ills hour of triumph Is at hanll She
110 longer bids him keep his distance
amid freezes : him with haughty 1001\5
Instead , she opens the way 10 her
frll'ndrhlp-lICl'halls more.
His first 1I1111111so Is to er cI'lr sol : : )
upon time golden OPPol'tllnltr.
ThclI , lion second Ihought t ho liesl
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I:1le < , I' > she 1- l'IIleflll'
: ; I'crimps : - ; grateful 110'
( 'uII'.e of his rl ! < klug a life III her III"
h3.IJ' Bali ! Gu\fllllde Is far from
ti\Lat ho 51- Is time affection
shown by mho dog as it licks U mnster's
hallll Imo wants not thllt from her .
" 'I'hat'el'O IL position I tihould bo
IIJ'ud to occupy , hut I lun afraid It Is
too late , " ho says , slowly
" 1'00 late ! I-reall , I 11In not quito
SI\l'O I understand yotu \ ' mennlng ; " IInl1-
she gives him a startled , perplexed
look.
l\anr [ people are around hunt ,
though the pillar IlI'oventslcrtlsh , and
yet there Is HomoUmes a more marked
IH'nso of Isollltioll In ! a crowd than
upon It lonely road Besides , heso t
people speak Spanish , and arc IntOl"
oslod In other things than the two
who stand theme close tOgt'UIOI'
. lack ) has seen this at a glance , IlIIII
has Ill.'tCl'lIIlnoll thaI. limo the shall be
cast then mill thol'e.
Ill will hover he satisfied until ho
has let her know the true slate of his
mind She mar scorn him. Well timid
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"I am pleased to see you , Squire i
John "
good , the wOJ'ld is wide , and he can i
go far awn ' ; but at least Jack ham :
never yet In all his life allowed a
garlic to go against hllll hy default.
That Is not the nature of his Anglo-
Saxon hlooll. I
"Fol'glvo mo If 1 alll brutally franl
I may never have another chance to
speak to 'Oll. You asked that \S'3 ;
miry he friends and I have said It
coulll not be Let mo explain 1J,1 my
clumsy war what I mean You remember .
member , our lives were drawn together
gethcI' In a very singular planner . You
forbade ale to approach you after that
strange ceremony-to even address
yon unless I had IJermlHslon. Please
do not Interrupt 010 now. I believe
I kept lilY pledge to time letter. You
will give mo that credit. " .
"Yes-yos Oh , I was not respomm
slblo for my rude acUolls , believe mo .
"Although you bound mo to n 111'0111'
Iso not to COl1l0 to you without an In.
vltatloll , there was one thing you did
tot demand-ono ( thing I could not
have promised had you asked It , because .
cause It \vas not ill ! my power to grant
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-you did not forbid mo to love mho
girl whom It kind Fat had hrouht ; :
across my lIath. There , I have said
it , Now do with me what you will , "
and ho endeavors to nerve himself lo
Dear his fato.
And Jessie-was over a girl placed
In a more remarkable position ?
No wonder she lets her eyes droll ,
and toys desperately . . : itlm her fan.
"YolI-lo\'e-me ? " she IlllnoHt whispers .
pel's ; hut whose hearing Is so keen as
that of n lover \ ?
"I do-I swear it ! I love you with
every atom of my helng If I could
win It response from your heart I
should ho the happiest man on eal'th
Iiavo I made you angry In telling you
this ! "
"N-lIo , " she I'c1llles , till looking
( down
"You do not dislike me ? "
"Certalnl not"-llrOJJJlJlI , for the
way In which Ii" carried himself III
those trying scenes has made him a
hero In tier o 'es ,
" 1'011 plc'he as ! ; "S , slIddenlr-t'agor.
Jr-"woulll you give mho It blessed
hope - "
"No , 110 , I did ! not say thaI. You
Ilno 1 laln me hy 811l'priso ; thus place
Is so pulJllc Do have plly..ol1 . me I
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Senor lack , amid another lime , \1)111\1' )
morn alJllI'Ollrlnto conditions , IJorhlllHI
wo IIIIIY COIIIO to 1111 ummulorat and lug. "
Another tllllo IIIlIr never como to
mo Yon are snrrolJlllled by dnllJ.ol' .
They oven plot to put mo ont of the
war so hero ( may ho 110 legal ohstaclo
to your becoming time wlfo of lie 11I1111
who would have personated mo In
: hlJl'gh , "
"You lIIonll MI' Spencer I abhor
hllll. "
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'I alii delighted to hear ] It , bat all
the Sit 1110 'O\ll' gnlu'dlnll hOllO to lIIall'
age things limit ( \vmly Ono word front
you to 11I0 at allY limo will cad your
IJOrRecllt lOll , olld their plotting , "
"A stuglo'or(1 ( ? "
"Yes , It IH 'como. ' I shall under-
slaudvllat It lIIelln8 But I hog of yott
do not let grail tutfu hnvo any IlIllnOJleo
with yon. I d01ll1ll1l1 Il return of what
I glvo-I , ( led ) and lasting IIffection
of time heart. With me It must ho muller
OJ' 110110. Bnt I 1500 Ito senor malting
hlR way tOWIll'll us. Forglvo 11I0 It I
ha\'o been lJold. I could not help It .
Perhnl' ' ! It would ! he hollm"lf 1 should
not bo seen by 'OIJl' gumudian I will
glass all , but rClllaln close hy. Good-
iJ 'o. "
lie I [ squeezes her hand ill his helu'ly
\.n' , so full warlllth , She cannot
hut contrast It wltll the cold ! mummer
III which Shell cor docs mho HIIIIIO Ihillg.
his hl\llli is clnllllllY and apparently an
bloodless ns Il slInlw. ;
Jack has IIIIHlo anmazing ! pl'OgrcHs- '
tar bettor tutu ii his wllllOlt hOlies
If this were the HIIIIl total ( of him
glllnH he would feel repaid It thOlllianll-
folll for coaling the great I'ecl'ptlon.
She does not dislike him ; he has ; oven
a fair l'ell80n to believe fho may ho
leamlnl to love hint.Vhat l'alltlll'O
In the though ! Ilow I [ ho figlll'ull\'oly
hugs himself liS ho conlemll/ltes ) / It
Ilosslhio hallpr liar when ho tnny / I'e.
celvo from her the "opon licflllmo" to
her heart In the slmplo word OIllO" !
Heaven speed the limit . for ho hams
grave fears lest those IIIHICI'UlllllolI1J
plotters ) mar ovoI'whelm him. Once
she came to him liS his own wlfo the
whole fabric 01' thoil' machinllllollu
must fall In ruins , 1'hat Is why ho
mentally III'a'f ! the halllY ) day may
not he faro dlftant. ( !
watches from It little IIIstnnce ,
said / sees lie others join Josslo. It 111
hard fOI' Jacle to tlllto his ores fl'om
her , hilt the camilli or SmlthOJ's lolls
him other events of nn excltlnl order
are about to 11'/lI\Sllll'o. \
"Come , Senor ) Jack ; make your WilY
with mo to the bllrl'lor. From that
point wo have IIn unlntel'l'upted view
of lie amphitheater. You see , the lien
of time hull Is on our left , mold sholllil
ho tlllte a sudden notion to issue forum
In order to pay his respects to time
Captaln'Gelleral \\0 will ho In line
to see 111m tumble those bravo unusi-
clans hellli over heels , and watch : Ito
light of the Innocents who so proudly
strut about time arena now " . .
"Don't mentloll It , I bog , " says .Jacl" ,
with a shiver : for ho notices that
many of those who promenade are
laliles
"Well , look lCI'OSA ! You moo wo are
Just about on a level with the 'aptllln-
General's box , where ho situ In all hlu
pomp ) anll panoply ) receiving clllzen:1 :
and soJdll'I's"-lowel'lng his voice to a
whI8pcr-"lIttlo dreaming that within
ten feet of him stlullln the noble hero
who Iii the mead ( und front of this ! up
heaval In the onto ever-17tithful Isle-
General Gome : "
( To ho continued , )
Travel to California
This year Promises to ho the record
year for travel Into California from
the East. I It Is ellllmalell hy the ofll
claim of the railroads Interested In this
movement that 50,000 tourists have
visited the slate this ! wlnt < 'I' . 'rho total '
tal ' of the ' ' .
revenue railroads transport-
lug the visitors ! Is estimated at not
less thnn $5,000,000. 'rho conclusion
Is drawn that California will derive
time snug sum of $15,000,000 from the
5e:1IOn'8 ; tourist bUHI ess.
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Czarina' Coronation Robe.
The coronatfon robe presontrd t 10
Ili ( ' Exit I rrP . . s of' HU ! < spa was of fur It
Si C'hdlC'll only mixlc ' ' 'n ounces , yctas ;
worth f'JOO or f:75 : un ounce