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For sale N4 lumber $1.00 per
' ^ Union Saw Mm-c Go
Mrs. L. A. Beeline was at Monroe
Thursday.
Cashier T. J. Breed was a court
visitor at El Dorado Wednesday.
Miss Mabel Lucas was a Monroe
visitor Thursday returning Friday.
Mrs. C. M. Caldwell is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Jas. Zumo, at
Monroe.
Miss Ruth Smith spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks at
Camden.
Mrs. C. C. Bell was up from
Monroe Friday and Saturday visit
friends. _
Mrs. S. W. Lowry of Crossett
is here this week visiting her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. King.
Mis3 Fronie Phillips returned
home M mday from a Wait with her
brother, Willie, a; Lester.
J. S. Allison, of Benton. La., was
the guest of his daughter. Mrs. D.
M, Clowney. last Sunday.
If you have any real estate for
sale list same with C. A. Berry, of
Huttig. who will sell same for you
Asa Ponder, bookkeeper at the
First National Bank, visited with
home folks at El Dorado Sunday
and Monday.
Mrs. A. G. Carlson has rented
the house at the corner of Third
and A streets, furnished it new
throughout and is again ready to
take boarders. If looking for a
boarding house see Mrs. Carlson.
Walter McGown. of Bolding,
who was nosed out of the office of
road ov rseer for this township in
the lest primaries was in to see us
Saturi ay and says he is in the race
again ;hi; time and will win.
Sunday was promotion day at
the Union Sunday school and all
the classes using the graded litera
were given the work of the next
year but in most instances tlv
teachers remain ad thesj.m
The regular monthly open meet
ing of the Woman’s Home Mission
society was held with Mrs. H. H
Bayh on Monday afternoon and
was largely attended. An interest
ing meeting an enjoyable social
hour was had by all.
A daughter arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Neel who
live in the Rowland addition at mid
night Wednesday night. Mother
and little lady are both doing nicely,
and Sam is expected to ue normal
within a week.
Services at Union church Sun
day will be as follows: Sunday
school at 10 o'clock a. m.: preach
ing at 1 1 a. m. and at 7:iO p. m.
B. Y. P. U. at 4 o'clock p. m.
Everybody is urged to attend any
of these services.
A man who recently returned to
Arkansas from Oklahoma gave out
the information that it got so dry
in that state this year the people
had to soak their hogs before they
would hold slop And still some
good people ’_ave a hankerin' to go
to a place like that. Ex.
Aunt Lizzie. Donelson Utatf
Miss Lizzie Donelson who, made
her home here with her sister, Mrs.
Mary D. Wood, while they conduct
ed the Union Hotel, died at B -ink
ley Thursday evening of last week,
aged 72 years. The remains wore
taken to Pine Bluff for burial ‘and
one of the papers there had the
following to say about her;
"Miss Lizz'e A. Donelson sister
of the late Dr. B. R. Donv'.ton,
died at 5 p. m. Thursday at the
home of her niece, Mrs. Grace
Pearson. Brinkley, Ark. The re
mains were brought to this city and
the funeral was held at 10:45 this
morning from the First Methodist
church with services by Rev. J. W.
Harrell, pastor of the church,
assisted by Rev. R. R. Moore.
Interment was in Bellwood ceme
tery.”
"Miss Donelson was born in j
Shelby county, Tennessee, near!
Arlington, in 1841. and came to.
Arkansas in 1 857. She had been;
in ill health since April, and her |
death was not altoge'her un
expected. Miss Donelson was a
Presbyterian until she became a
member of the Methodist church.
She was well known in this city,
having made her home with Dr
and Mrs. Donelson from 1873 to
1908. Since that time she has
divided her time with Mrs. Pearson
of Brinkley, and her only surviving
sister Mrs Mary D. Wood of
Stuttgart.
"At the funeral this morning the
church held the friends who loved
Miss Donelson best. Some were
girlhood friends who knew her
through her full sweet life. Others
the younger friends, were there
as a tribute of love to her memory.!
because her familiar face had re
ceived a sweet welcome in their
childhood home, when Miss Lizzie
came as their guest during the
y^ars she was strong in body.
The visits became less frequent,
as she grew more feeble. Hers
was a gentle, lovable nature, and a
bweet Christian character has gone
to its reward.
Arrested.
Further arrests are being made
daily—not of persons, but of pain.
Its Hunt's Lightning Oil that so
many people are talking about be
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cases of Neuralgia Rheumatism
Headache, Burns, etc. Just try it
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The friends of Sterling Lacy will
be glad to hear that he stands a
fine chance of making the Varsity
team of the State University this
season. Lacy is one of the best
all round foot ball stars in the
southern part of the state, and the
clea" record he has left behind him
will be a great boost to his future
-are r Although there are about
fifty men trying for the "U” team,
very few have the weight, statue
and speed that "Lacy Doy" has.
Union County Tribune. Mr. Lacy
worked here this summer and he
has many friends in Huttig who
will be glad to know the above.
The school at Harper Springs
pened last Monday with an enroll
ment of over 100 pupils. A large
number of parents were present
and were given a most interesting
and instructing talk by the Prin
cipal, Prof. W. L. Lacy.
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Neuralgia, Cuts. Burns and other
hurts All Druggist sell it in 25c
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Missionary Union Met.
The Missionary Union met at the
church Tuesday afternoon with 21
members and two visitors present.
Meeting opened by singing "Let
Your Lower Lights be Buaning"
scripture reading 6th chapter of
Hebrews bv Mrs. Waldron,* this
being our business meeting the
regular business was attended to
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synopsis.
CHAPTER T—Liputermnl ITolton is de
>'ached from tils rnmnianil In the navy at
the outset of the SpartiHh-American war '
a ml assigned to important secret service
duty.
CHAPTER II—While dining at a Wash
ington hotel he detects a waiter In the act
of robbing a beautiful young lady, who
thanks him for ills service atul gives her
name as Miss I .a Toes a, a Cuban patriot.
Rater he meets her at a ball. A secret
service man warns Holton ttiat the girl
is a spy. •
"? . in oC~7 ' oT.'.'fpftrf?,',' t? you, but,
father, I hate the Spaniards- I atn i
Cuban born, and 1 hate them because
they have been bo cruel.” Her eyes
flashed. ‘‘1 have disowned Spain."
"My daughter!” exclaimed the fa
ther sharply.
”1 cannot, help it, father. Have we
not seen women starving with th< ir
babies at their dry breasts ? Have we
not seen men fighting for the hones
we have thrown from our baskets?
Have we not seen murder after mur
der in cold blood ?”
“That is why I have been aiming to
obtain the governorship," said the fa
ther, “and how are you helping rue?
Not by such language. That is what
you have to consider.” Another thing, j
my daughter, 1 have heard that you ,
are becoming too closely affiliated
with certain groups of Cuhan plot
ters—you know who I mean. I for- j
bid that absolutely.”
The girl blazed at him with dilated
eyes.
"You have heard what?” she asked.
“I have heard enough to make it
seem my duty to have you. sent back
to Santiago—to the estate. You are i
a girl—you are young, and T am sorry ,
to have to say that you are also a
trifle foolish. You will therefore sail
on the Ward liner Saturday with your
aunt.”
“Very well, father; it shall be as
you wish. There will be war, you
think?”
“There is no doubt as to that. The
drift of this government is easily
read."
“And then—”
“Cuba, w ill never be taken. We shall
plan no war of aggression. We shall
wait to be taken—but that never shall
come to pass.”
“You say that!” The girl regarded
him closely. “The United States is a
great nation."
“Yes, but not a warlike one. Our
soldiers uphold the traditions of tin
''id; the blood of war flows in their
veins. It is inconceivable chat. (In'
arms of a nation so rich in military
history, so filled with annals of
achievement and of conquest both on
land and sea, should succumb to a no
tion whose shrines are dollar-maiks
and whose gods are prolir and loss
Remember, until my return to Sun
liago. you are to remain at the estate ”
He paused and took a paper from
his pocket.
"And between now and Saturday,”
he added, adjusting his glasses, “yon
will avoid Senores Perez. Pcdrajaw
Vfontez, Cassajara, and Castro.”
The daughter cast a swift glance r
or father, and then let her eyes fa!'.
) the floor.
“You see,” he continued, “I am to!
rably familiar with what has been
going on. My position h 're. Ranee,
is one of dignity. 1 am not a spy, I
;m not a diplomatic emissary. When
relations of diplomacy it re broken I
hall have no further business here.
Rut you—you are different. You have
been played upon by a group of zeal
ots whose cause is not only against
'he 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 apart
ment, thinking; finally she sat down
md wrote the following letter;
'Father Hear:
“Forgive me, but I cannot keep that
promise. 1 cannot. Before you awake
l shall have gone (o Key West, per
haps. From there 1 shall go to San
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"Father, I Hate the Spaniards.”
tlago as you wieut.i, --J.ic if yor
~ o«-ih .1 ~ ban"
you at our home.”
Shr smiled as she wrote this, know
ins; *hat. however angry her father
might be, love for hpr, his spoiled dar
ling, would utterly prevail.
“In the meantime you will receive
daily messages from me, telling you
I am well. Adios.
“Your loving RANEE.”
Enclosing the note in an ert^’elope,
she addressed it, placed it on a desk
in the anteroom, put on a coat, con
cealed her face with a heavy veil, and
went out of the hotel.
********
Early next morning Holton set out ■
for his audience with the assistant
secretary.
“Well, what did you learn?" was the
smiling greeting he received from his
superior.
Roosevelt’s eyes never blinked as
Holton told his story, but. when he had
concluded he leaned forward.
"Well, how do you like detective
work ?”
"1 fear I am not a detective, Mr.
Secretary. I think 1 have demon- ;
strated that.”
“Ahem, I don’t, know. Mr. Holton. I ]
tell you. it was more or less nf a
■whim of mine, sending you to the ball
i had hoped you might meet a Miss I
I-a Tosea. In fact I had requested a
Secret Service man to bring you two
together."
Holton started
“Oh," he said. ”1 d'd meet, her.”
Holton proceeded to recount his ex- I
perjenees with the girl, beginning with j
the incident of the waiter and the j
gold mesh bag and ending with hia
danee and his interview with the de- 1
tective.
“Well,” responded Mr. Roosevelt,
“you have dvone exactly as I might,
have wished you to do, and. having
done this, it is my desire that you.
cultivate hpr acquaintance assiduously
and report to me whenever you learn,
anything that may appear valuable.”
He noticed the blank face of the offi
cer. “What is the matter?” he asked.
"Put, Mr. Secretary, I cannot spy
upon h<*r—she is my friend. Why,”
he cried warmly, "she’s the finest girt
you ever met!”
"Why, my dear Holton, cannot von
see? She was spying upon you.”
”1 cannot see how' she watt doing
that," protested Holton. “She made
no attempt
“Well, see here, Mr. Holton, yo i
have established your acquaintance.
Now, then, I ask you this: If you dis
cover in the course of your friendship
with her that she is working to injure*
our country, will you take steps to
prevent her doing so and to apprise
me as to the facts?"
“1 am under oath to the United
States, sir.”
"Well, then, that is all I ask. Yen.
are ordered hereby to pursue you -
acquaintance with th;s young woum
♦o that end.”
"Yes, sir," replied Holton. "I sup
pose then that I shall remain in Wash
ington some time.”
"No, Mr. Holton, you'll not be in
Washington long. Miss La fossa left
for Tampa this morning.”
Holton started to his feet,
"And I'm to follow her?"
“Yes, at once, please. You had V.e’•
ter arrange about transportation and
he like immediately.”
"Thank you, sir."
Holton did not hear the taught* .*
•hat followed his outburst of gratiindi .
or at least he paid no attention to it.
for the one thought that, filled hi ••
..dud was that he was going to sum *
■ eavenly place where his dance pum
per of the night before was to b .
CHAPTER IV.
A Frank Admission.
Holton’s requisitions were promptl1'
aitenried to. nnd by the time he h
completed his packing at the club hi'»
tickets for the Florida Special had ar
rived.
He lunched with Billy Holt of the
ordnancp department, and then took a
hack to the station, where he found
the train made up. He had several
magazines in his hands, and settled
down to read with his feet luxuriously
resting on the other seat of his sec
tion
It was not many minutes, liowewer,
before he yawned broadly, and live
minutes thereafter his magazine had
tumbled from his hand and he wasdast
asleep.
As he fell Into slumber two men
approached the porter, and, throwing
open their coats, displayed Secret
Service shields.
While their English was perfect,
they were surely of the Latin race.
"Ya-as, stih—all right, gen’l'men.”
The porter was very much impressed.
‘ Ya-as. suh, go right along."
“As they approached Holton’s sec
ticvn one of them stopped.
“Well, here he is," he remarked.
“Yes, and asleep, too. He’s bound
for Tampa fot a surety.”
“Yes; bill, now that he kindly sleeps,
we might as well go farther.” He
bent down and carefully drew Holton's
bag out info the aisle. "Quick,” he
said. looking up. "the keys.”
His companion drew from his
pocket a large bunch of keys, and the
man tried several without success.
Kinally, becoming impatient, he drew
the bag to the seat behind Holton,
and. drawing Isis knife, cut a long hole
near the top. Then, inserting his
hand and arm, he fished about for
several minutes, but without feeling
anything other than wearing apparel
and toilet articles.
Finally he straightened up and
pushed the bag into the place whence
it had been withdrawn with the frown
ing remark:
"Well, we'll have to let him go;
we've done our part.”
The two men spent some time In the
station, framing a telegram in cipher,
which, when completed, was sent to
Tampa. Then they disappeared.
Holton in the meantime slept, and
was still asleep when the train moved
out. Awakened by a sudden turn of
the cars, he started bolt u*priglit and
looked about him with only a vague
idea as to where he was. When he,
came to a realizing sense of his situ- i
ation he looked at his watch, and then j
tried to resume his nap. But this i
time he did not fall asleep, and so.:
after fidgeting about for half an hour,
he decided to go into the smoker.
lie had some very excellent, cigars
in his grip, and, pulling out the bag.
he leaned down to unlock it. when he
saw the long hole which had been
cut in the shining pigskin.
He regarded the damage for a sec
ond with rising anger, and then un
locked Hie valise and searched it Ihor
oughly to see what had been stolen
For his only idea was that some sneak
thieves had taken advantage of his
slumber.
But. finding everything intact., he
was obliged to cast about for another
explanation. It was then that the
though! of spies occurred to him.
Tims thinking, he rose from his seat
and looked searchingly over the oc
cupants of his car.
Almost the first person his eyes
lighted uppn was a girl in the section
diagonally opposite him. One glance
pt her profile was sufficient to Bend
Holton stumbling and gasping back
into his Reat.
The girl was Miss La Tossa.
He thought for a moment. Oh, to
he sure, he had risen to find out who
had maltreated his hag. Then—
Good Heavens! Holton’s hands flew
to his head after the mo&t approved
manner of tragedy, and for a moment
he tried to dismiss the surging
thoughts from his mind. Tint no, the
facts were large and luminous and not
to he denied, and these facts were as
follows: He had gone asleep in the
I car, his bag had been cut open and
j rifled. Now, then, Miss I>a Tossa had
I been designated by men who should
j know- w hereof they spoke as a spy.
Miss La Tossa was the only other
person hi the car—he paused. He
just would not think it, that was all
So. picking up a magazine, he set
tied hack in his seat and tried to lose
himself in a serial story. For a while
he kept his mind fairly well upon the
tale, but eventually he found his
thoughts straying to the girl in front
of him. Eventually he flung tile mag
azine aside and shifted about uneasily.
After all. was he playing the game
as he should? Silent contempt was
all right if it were only noticed. But
silent contempt when the person
against whom it is directed does not
feel it, is hardly a satisfactory course
to pursue.
With this thought, Ilolton arose
from his seat and, with a self-conscious
smile, bustled up to Miss La Tossa as
though he had just discovered her
presence.
“Why, of ail things!” he exclaimed.
"How do you do, Miss lai Tossa!”
Her book fell to the floor and she
looked up. ".Mr. Holton!” she cried.
‘The very same,” laughed Ilolton,
' and may I ask what strange circum
stances have brought us together
again?”
' l was just going to ask yon that.”
Holton looked at her curiously, hard
ly knowing what reply to make, after
such a '-heck.
"Where ate you going?” he inquired
at length.
"To Tampa and thence to my home,”
she respoudpd.
“Oh!” Holton shifted doubtfully.
"I'm going to farapa, too.”
‘‘Really.”
"I trust if 1 can be of any service
you will avail yourself of my pres
ence. Misp La Tossa,” he added some
what formally.
“Thank you. Won't you sii down?
I hat’s one servioe you • "
| 'aik to tne; I'm dreadtuilr bored.”
Ilolton seated hiniselt obediently.
“Beastly taw and windy, wasn't it,
| today?”
“Yes.”
Then she laughed at him unaffect
edly.
"What are you laughing at?”
“At your brilliancy. Oh. you are
masterly! And yet.” she added, "they
told me you were so clever."
"I cannot help what people any," ho
began, and then, Impatient at his ob
vious disadvantage, he changed the
subject. "I had the most curious
thing happen to me on this train,” he
went on.
“Now,” sho laughed, "you promise
to he really entertaining. What was
It? Do toll me!”
“1 boarded the car,” said Holton,
"and fell asleep—” She giggled, ai d
he raised his hand impatiently. ”1
fell sleep, and while I slept pome ras
cal cut a hole iu my hag and rum
maged through the contents."
He glanced at her sharply. But
her face revealed nothing except po
lite concern.
"Indeed!” she remarked.
“Notiiing was stolen,” continued the
otficer, "end l cannot imagine why the
filing was iTone ~
think, perhaps, I can tell you,"
she paid calmly. "You were attached
to the Scorpion. She had been testing
out some new torpedo. You came to
Washington on the e-ve of war, and
now you hurry away again to Tampa.
Certain persons were desirous to know
whether your departure concerned the
Scorpion, and your bag was searched
for orders or other writings that might
throw light upon the subjei
"You are frank." Holton looked
at her admiringly. "Hut how do you
happen to know all this?”
“Because I’m a spy.”
Holton’s face assumed the color of
a perfectly ripened tomato.
“You—you—”
Her hearty laughter brought him to
a pause.
"How astonished you seem to be!”
She regarded him humorously. "Why,”
she added, “I really believe he thinks
now 1 cut open his bag.”
Holton brought himself up with a
jerk.
"Miss La Tossa,” he said, ”1 bow to
you. You can deprive a man of
speech about as handily as any per
son 1 ever knew. Of course, you're
not a spy!”
“Do you really believe that?” Her
eyes were sprions now. “Do you?”
"Yes," he returned desperately.
“Then, Mr. Holton, 1 beg to inform
you that 1 am a spy.”
Holton received the girl’s announce
ment with bowed head, and as ho
didn't speak she looked at him with
defiant eyes.
“I am a Cuban. I am not a profes
sional spy, as you may Imagine. I
fear I am not a spy at all In the high
sense of the term. But 1 have tried
to serve my country; I shall continue
to do so. My country is in peril. I
could be, I was horn to he, I fear, a
pleasure-loving butterfly. Hut I have
found that there are ways In which
my country haB need even of poor
me.”
"Yes, hut we need not he enemies.”
Holton's voice was very earnest.
She did not reply, and Holton added:
"I applaud your motives, hut surely
you do not imagine Cuba to be in den
ier at the hands of the United
~tfltes I should think Spain would
he your object, and If the United
~tates. I ask you why?"
Still, she did not answer, and Uni
on, shrugging h's shoulders, impa
tiently repeated his question.
"Ho you know, Mr. Holton," she said
after a moment's pause, "that every
mile southward this train flies in
Why?”
(firm,3- ’a-'
He Cut a Long Hole.
creases my happiness. It is so pleas
ant to fee] you are nearing home.”
"You have not answered my ques
tion, Miss L« Tossa.”
"And 1 do not intend to answer it”
Indignation was coloring the naval
officer's mood.
"lyrok here, Hiss T^n Tossa. 1 like
j you. If the honest admiration of a
man is anything to you, you ran make
j the most of that statement. And so
I ask you with the friendliest motives
I —why should you think it necessary
to pry into the affairs of the United
! States?”
"1 am an enemy to any encmy of
my country, and by enemy I mean any
person or group of persona who*«
good will toward us may be qu<«*
t \r>i»’
"Then you infer that the United
States is not acting in a way to
good-wili to (.uta!" Holton was thor
...V outraged "Well, . >1 U( Uaiifecri
that isn't gratitude!”
"If yon don't mind. Mr. Holton.” she
-aid sweetly* "I should like to read
now ”
Holton hustled out of the s^at in a>
great huff.
"Oh. certainly, by all means; most
assuredly," he burst out, and returned
to liis seat.
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