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STORY OF SPY \
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Fear of Being Shot With
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to be
A spy has to take many risks, and ;
if he is caught at the game during!
"war time, his career as a rule is then j
and there closed, promptly, and in j
most cases in ignominous fashion;
And the worst of it is, there is no j
halo of glory around his name after ward.
His enemies?that is to say, |
the fighting men of the opposing force
?regard him with contempt, al-!
j
though they probably employ spies of
their own; while those of his own
side quickly down him if he fails, i
and a spy who has been caught by the
enemy and executed may be said to
have failed completely. Under suchj
circumstances very few men would
be found to take up the business were
it not for the fact that the pay is high
and in case of inforamtion of great j
importance being obtained, rich re- j
wards will follow.
It was the money espect of the bus- \
iness which appealed to Morris Tyler
and induced him to engage in the
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work. He was a born spy. a gooa:
linguist and cunning beyond belief.
He was never one to essay a danger- j
ous task for the sheer excitement of j
it. He did not like taking risks,j
though of course, he had to take them
occasionally, but always at the junctures
he kept in mind the big pay? j
and extras. It needed these to tune j
him up to concert pitch.
He was always cautious?and successful.
Having found it advisable
to quit Europe for a time, he made
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his way to the South American repub- i
lie of Caldera, which, at the date of
his arrival, was just in the throes of,
one of its periodical revolutions.
He offered his services to the gov- i
ernment party at a rate of pay some- j
what in excess of what he had been
receiving in Europe, and President
Blanco, having heard of him and find-1
ing that he could speak Spanish fluently,
engaged him at once.
But in Caldera, Morris Tyler had
to work under new and unfamiliar
conditions. Hitherto, his spying had
been carried on duringtimes of peace.
There had been no war in Europe
since he had come to the front. Now
he found himself in the thick of fight
ing of a very savage character. When
the insurgents took any prisoners
'
they gave them the option of chang-!
in sided or being shot. But when the
government troops captured any reb-!
els, they did not permit them any!
choice. They were placed in a row j
with their backs against a wall and
promptly finished off by a firing j
party. By the time he had been three
weeks at the "great game," as played ;
in this explosive South American:
state, Morris Tyler was inclined to
regret that he had not remained a
passive spectator of the revolution:
instead of taking part in it. However,:
he fortified his courage with the
thought of the pile of dollars he:
would add to his banking account
when the fighting was over and the
rebels beaten. He had seen enough
to feel pretty certain they had no
real chance of winning. And so far
he had not encountered any special
danger as his cunning always enabled 1
him to evade it.
He had been sent for by Colonel!
Voruba, the chief of the Intelligence
department, to whom he usually made
his reports.
1
. some mure \nuik. iui >uu, oeuui
Tyler," observed the colonel cheer- i
fully, "and it may be the last service
we shall require you to perform, for
the revolution must end soon. Still,
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much will depend on the information
you are able to obtain for us."
Morris Tyler nodded, and waited
for his chief to go on.
"The rebels are massed in some
force on the hill of San Stefano," pur- j
sued the colonel, "where it seems!
they are going to make a last des- j
perate stand. They hold the old fort
up there. That much we know. But
we do not know the number of their
rvVi, t |
guns, nor how they are placed. It is j
important that we have this informa- i
tion before we storm their position.!
and we look to you to obtain it for |
us."
There was an aide-de-camp present
at this interview, an English soldier
of fortune named Berwick, who was
serving with the Calderan army. He |
glanced curiously at Tyler as the lat-!
ter replied, with not quite his usual!
confidence:
"Uan you give me any iunner particulars,
colonel?"
"There are 110 further particulars
to give you." replied Colonel Voruba.
"You know the road. The rest is
with you. I am instructed, however,
to inform you that if you succeed in
bringing us correct information you
will receive $500 over and above
your pay. You must start at once." J
When Tyler had quitted the hut 1
which was used as a temporary staff
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) FROM TERROR 5
. Unloaded Rifle Held in s
Vhom He Knew ?
Dead. c
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office, Captain Berwick said to the
colonel:
"He doesn't seem to fancv the job.
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I don't think his courage is of a very
high order."
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Colonel Voruba shrugged his shoulders.
r
"He is a good spy," he replied,
r
"cautious and cunning. They are
probably more valuable assets than
courage in his profession."
"I dare say," returned Captain ^
Berwick. ^
"But I know which I admire most."
By a curious freak of fate there ^
arrived at the headquarters of the
Calderan army, twenty-four hours
v
later, a deserter from the rebel ranks
who was to furnish the exact informa- ^
tion which Colonel Voruba required. .,
Thereupon an order was given for
an immediate advance. This movement,
taking place so much sooner
than was expected, would very likely
put Morris Tyler in an extremely
tight corner. But the life of one man
was of small moment when so much
was at stake.
n
And a spy! Well, no one bothered ^
much about a spy when he was not ^
required. In the meantime Tyler had ^
contrived to get to the top of the hill
of San Stefano without being observed
by the enemy's outposts or sentries.
He was, indeed, well within the circle
of outposts when he reached an ,
abandoned building, which at one
time had been the boiler house of a ,
sugar plantation. It seemed to offer .
a safe hiding place from the security
of which he could observe what was ,
was going on in the rebels' camp ,
without himself being seen. He crept
inside and laid flat down upon the ,
floor. About half a mile away he f
could see the camp fires glowing in ,
the darkness, and nearer still the ,
squat shape of the fort showing black
against the night sky. Picturesque
ILLbU i ?fi.I LC> ?CiC ^aooiU5 iu auu nwi ^
and a few were seated by the fires ^
playing cards. a
The spy could think of no plan by t
which he could learn the number of
guns in the fort, nor where and how
those that were outside were concealed
and placed. But the thought
of the high pecuniary reward if he ^
succeeded in gaining the information
kept him at his post. r
"It isn't often one can make $500
by one night's work." x
Of course he was quite unaware ^
that the information was already in
the hands of the commanding officer h
of the government troops. t
After a time the camp became si- ^
lent, even the card players giving up v
their games and stretching themselves
out on the ground to sleep. On- n
ly the sentries remained on the alert d
but between him and the fort there a
were three. By no possibility could jj
he get past them unseen, for it was
open ground. t]
The night wore on. He was tired, a
but he dared not sleep. Once he moved
about a little to try to keep him- tj
n tt* il-o Knt o contrv clunnpH ..
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sharply in his direction, and he quick- ^
ly assumed a recumbent position on ^
the dirt floor of the building again.
A slight tinge of gray showed in b
the east. It was getting near day- d
break. The spy told himself that he 0
would have to give up the task after _
all, for it would be impossible to remain
another twelve hours concealed n
in this building without food or r
water. He would make his way back 0
before it got too light. But he was 0
very sleepy, if he could only snatch r,
a few minutes?just to rest his eyes
"So! A spy!" exclaimed the man.
"Bueno! It will be promotion for me ^
for having discovered you. Don't
move!" The rifle was raised threat- e
eningly. "If you so much as move a
hand or a foot I will put a bullet e
uirougn your Drain. let 1 ao not
wish to waste ammunition. A rope is
good enough for such as you!"
A twelve-pound shell from a field 0
gun had struck the building and re- b
duced it to a ruin. It was the first shot
fired by the government artillery in b
their attack on the hill of San Ste- n
fano. The rebels were taken by sur- v
prise, became panic-stricken, and in ft
stead of shaping up to defend the po- h
sition, began a hasty retreat.
Morris Tyler was not immediately f;
concerned with the running fight be- "
tween the loyal troops and the rebels, I
for the sound of strife drifted further h
away each minute from the ruined
boiler house. No other shot or shell b
came near it. But he was much con- l<
cerned about himself. He could not h
move. He was pinned down by some n
timber from the fallen roof, and all
around him was a wreck of shattered F
walls, broken planks and beams and e
debris which bore 110 likeness to anything
in particular. f:
He had been very nearly choked n
SENECA YOUTH DROWNED. j
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>on of Saw Mill Man Falls in the g
Mill Pond. |
Seneca, June 25.?J. B. Nicholson, S
he 14-year-old son of L. J. Nichol- |
on, was drowned in Lowery's mill |
iond, two miles from Seneca, this af- |
ernoon. Mr. Nicholson runs a saw g
nill at the place. His son is one of |
everal children. jjj
ind half-blinded by the clouds of ?
lust and acrid smoke, but he had re- |
eived no bodily injury beyond a few g
light bruises. Right across his body g
n a slanting direction there was a |
eavy wooden beam. It had just stop- ?
?ed short of crushing him, but it ?
ested on him with sufficient weight ?
o Drevent him moving. g
"Luck's with me after all," he mur- |
tiured. "I am not hurt, and this m
earn is not too heavy for me to lift. |
can raise it up and crawl"?
He paused with a sort of gasp, for g
lis eyes, roving round the place, had |
ested on a gleaming rifle barrel. It |
ras pointed straight at his head and g
here was a man's hand just behind |
he trigger guard, his forefinger rest- ^
tig on the trigger. The man was the I
ebel who had surprised him. He f
ras lying on his face amidst the ^
rreckage, and there was the blood |
treaming from a terrible wound at g
he side of his head. A splinter of |
he bursting shell had killed him. ?
The spy gave a sigh of relief. For a I
aoment he had thought that the man
as alive and was taking aim at him.
lut his relief was of short duration,
le did not like that rifle pointing so
teadily at him, even though it was
>nlv held in the dead man's hand;
nd when he saw that the lower end I
>f the beam which was lying across
lis own body rested against the man's
ight forearm he liked it still less,
le could not move the beam upward;
te could only move it downward or
idewise. If he shifted it ever so
ittle it was bound to press' more
leavily on the dead rebel's arm, and
hat would cause his stiffened finger
o press on the trigger, which would
Tho Vmllpf- wnnld pntpr
lis?Tyler's?brains, because his
lead was so wedged that he could not
uove it to one side or the other. He
ould raise it a little, but that would
>e of no advantage. The bullet
rould take him then somewhere
bout the mouth and pass upward
hrough the base of his skull.
He shook with fear like a man
vith the ague, and the sweat streamd
down his face. Inadvertently he
ooved his body slightly, causing the
earn to shift its position the-fraction
if an inch. That caused the dead
ebel's arm to move a little, and his
tiffened finger seemed to tighten on
he trigger. The spy cried out in his
error; or at least a queer sort of
roak passed his lips, for that was all
le was capable of, as a parching
hirst, and the dust which had got
nto his throat deprived him of his
oice.
It was borne in upon the spy's
lind that he might lie there until he
ied of starvation. There was the
Iternative of pushing the beam a
ittle more, so that the dead man's
nger should press harder on the
rigger, and thus end his misery with
bullet from the menacing rifle.
But he had not the courage for
hat. He clung desperately to life,
[e had known fear before, but never =
ad he oxperienced such an agony of ^
srror as now held him. U
Then all at once something in his |
onnniA/1 tn on o n A roi^ fliirtoin A
1 CI 111 OCUllICU IV ouap* XX 1 vu V/V** tuiu g
ropped before his eyes. The noise g
f a rushing wind howled in his ears S
-and then came black oblivion. f
Early the next morning three ?
lounted men reined up close by the g
uined boiler-house. They were Col- ?
nel Voruba, Captain Berwick and an g
rderly. The fight was over and the ?
ebels were beaten. ?
"Two men in there," said Berwick. ?
"They may have some life in
hem."
The orderly dismounted and peerd
in among the wreckage.
"Senor, one is a rebel," he reportd.
"The other is Senor Tyler. Both
ead."
"The spy!"-exclaimed Berwick.
He and Voruba gave their horses
ver to the orderly and entered the
uilding.
"It is strange," said Voruba, bendQg
over Tyler's body, "there is not a
mark upon him. He has received no
round?no hurt. He could easily
ave lifted this beam and extricated
imself."
"Look at the expression on his
ace?even now," replied Berwick.
It was sheer terror that killed him.
have heard of such a thing. Peraps
he had a weak heart."
"Terror!" Voruba raised his eyerows.
"Ah, yes I perceive. The
aaded rifle pointing straight at his
ead, which at the slightest movement
on his part would?"
Captain Berwick interrupted him.
le had picked the rifle up and opend
the breech.
"He was in no danger at any time
rom this weapon," he said. "It is l|
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