Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-03

naVe pus snor5 time, a. I----'-11
leave you, dearest. If A4
forgive me, will you not? or
survive my Disgrace"
"Yot will succeed, beloye> -
righteous act. They will has Is
sacrifice Fl Ice: :, ;ors,
my resignation" lONAs
Roberto lay on pallet /. Cow.
ether comrades, who, in thu
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A soldier who spoke httl-- he
entered the cell at this mon1SE .ey
roughly bade him rise and foll--=-..--,u. -
blingly. ~ '' i0s q corresfils
Courage, my boy" said aoors and fle
aged man, perhaps it is good lnce of G.
you. If not, beware lest he wria New Yts
you word about Lopez's plarme is repoN
Never fear" he replied, ma Lemon is
effort to control his agitation. Rienhart,
to die"-here he gulped down Nettie Beu
this way, but I'll not be a friends az
Good-oy." !rove to c.
The guard interrupted load of CO.
speech by pushing him into thell is now 4
dor with his musket. during the
Here is the prisoner, captain. wife re
Very well; you may reti, '96.
geant."
Antonio locked the door afte.ame nm
anu ~ 40" tone orlehy relats shory
1toherto the plan he had form; ves
'oa n .ne la nr;so escape ape; pretty Co.
shots. BY dint of extensive t, Nd sonI
and the cooperation of surgeon, rl, RI IL
oret friend of the Cuban cause, i ,vas a'e.
arranged that three blank cartr he
snrt 1e - hs s at you. You muson
possible until It; the word d.: ANAL sai
breathe freely and open your eye n
details aea M u thea have b ss1e TRe
and told you. The least indiscr
on your part, the least bungling0ublt
SAAssS VI sAAS'S l law S4lplOJ GU, t1V W
only two are in the secret, will ruins Dls.n-
as well as seal your fate" ~ n ~:
Roberto thanked him fervently,s ivs.Ias
| promised him implicit obedience. mon
"You must not return to your de, tit
rades." VI littars
| Poor fellows!" muttered Roberto has
The light of hope is shining in Y inoac-
eyes, and might betray us. Look 4 sil-he :
downcast as when you entered, if l, w.,,r
sible. AT any rate do not let the gu insteas
have direct look at you. Enter, ssposiye
geant," he said, as he entered the d. in tie,
"and conduct this prisoner to a sig, cad.
tary cell. He must have no commllth, ian
cation with the other filibusters." desat-
They passed out, and Antc;. 81
grooming deeply, murmured: III,
"oh, my love. what sacrificed" Hhis rs, g
led fodne.
The courtyard of the casithoaessi salf
thronged with sol.liery as Crittee. kidnse.
and his unfortunate band were march ev5uT
TO the death-place just as day ny
breaking over the beautiful bay. SI o4as P,
rounded by hostile soldiers, they stfnodua
maintained defiant air, even when tIand Z
glittering line of bayonets faced therausta
and they knew all hope was over. .e p,k
"Kneel, flibusteros!' an4e
The command was not obeyed. Critndit
tenden proudly refused, in the word.o9 ~
that have passed into history: WI
"A Kentuckian kneels to none bni 80, -
Godl" ", uu,Ao
A struggle ensued, in which somes. So
were forced to their knees; perhaps a, Stu5
might have been, had not the officer lie tab ,
charge, with touch of humanity, bsstio,r!h
gun giving the orders. a
AT the word Fire" SO deadly was ste It h
volley that few survived it, and IT. s;atad die
but few moments. Roberto, happss i n,,d =, ),
shock and strain of the suspense lncrei,an
caused him to faint, and the surgeoow !, g
who hastened to his side, gave deomaS
sight of relief as he perceived Robertcryw.
rigid unconsciousness. ~
Garry this body, and this, and thi igl
| pointing to several-"to the hospita.Ws mi
IF they are not dead now they w eleur
soon be under his knife" laughed OIL lnstle
of the assistants. So z69 l. " ~.
| When Roberto revived he founddrew IL. r
self in a carefully darkened room. 3lard "a
joy he heard the word "Amalia," Geo. ST.
friendly voice. In a day or two atH. w
ward, according to Antonio's previocob we
ly concerted arrangements, he WNillar'
smuggled, in the disguise of a wate-C. H.
man, to an American ship in the harb-G. G.
and concealed in the hold oil Guar. IAN
The next day he thanked God suar6is, tn
devoted cousin as he inhaled, G.-ful, al
glad sense of freedom, the soft vic. -ise me-
TIE Mexico sea. He never retiN. Glorat
to Cuba, though his future life -.
replete with stirring adventure. n c.
The gay capital of Cuba was rlook
electrified month later to learn ON q
resignation from the army of Capt
Antonio, and his marriage Immediately, ~.
after. in spite of opposition Of the partc,een
of her family, to the supremely beauti-yill \
full Senorita Amalia de Valdez.-N. Q.t ia
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