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UNDER THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE. “You lie!” shouts Captain Raymon Huerta, white with rage. Ashley retorts calmly. “I repeat, Captain Huerta, what I have asserted. As my wife, this woman is an American …
THE ENCOUNTER AT THE CAFE DE ALMENDRAS. “You have settled your business interests in this country satisfactorily?” “Perfectly so. Much more profitably, indeed, than I expected.” “Then there is nothin…
A WOMAN’S VENGEANCE. The cigarette falls from the Spanish captain’s nerveless fingers and his face turns gray. “Who are you?” he gasps. “My name is Phillip Van Zandt. I don’t wonder, Ralph Felton, th…
AT BAY IN THE CONSUL’S HOUSE. “There is something very odd in Mr. Van Zandt’s actions,” remarks Miss Hathaway, as she and Mr. Felton follow the winding trail down the hillside to the sea. The latter …
A SIGNAL FROM MACEDONIA. Van Zandt and Louise stand, hand in hand, gazing sorrowfully upon all that is mortal of Cyrus Felton. A crash is heard below, as the front door is burst from its hinges. Van …
THE FATE OF THE SEMIRAMIS. “And now, what?” The boats have reached the Semiramis. Louise Hathaway has been tenderly assisted to the deck by Van Zandt, followed by Navarro and Barker, and the dead for…
AN INTERNATIONAL EPISODE. “Ashley, we will give you something to write about,” remarks Capt. Meade, as the America steams out of the harbor of Santiago. “What’s that, captain? A thrilling description…
THE END OF THE TRAIL. When the first boat is alongside the America, Barker is the first man to clamber to the deck, and the first individual he gets his eye on is Jack Ashley. “Hello! Well met,” rema…
“WRITTEN BY THE HAND OF FATE.” “You are a detective,” murmurs Derrick Ames, as he drops back into his chair. “I am,” answers Barker. “For nearly a year I have been on the track of the murderer of Rog…
