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of no mean order. Moreover. it demon
strated that he had the confidence of his
superiors and presumably deserved it.
In the war with Spain Darrell made an
excellent record, and in every way
showed that he was a good man and a
soldier The troop to which he belonged.
with several others of the same regi-
ment and others of other regiments was
stationed at the Western Cuban town of
Plnar del Rio after the peace had been
concluded, and there was little to do
beyond the routine of drill which was
much modified to suit the tropical collI-
try in which the command lay. ~
1t was then the tempter came Darrell
a handsome fellow in his first sergeant s
uniform, became smitten with "a little
Cuban beauty. Angelina Serafna Cortez
v Ribon, whose father had been large
planter near Pinar del Rio. The family
was now poor for the years of revolli-
ton had destroyed the property and the
fathers business had become worthless.
But they still adhered to their old-time
pride. 9& ;
Angelina was really beauty. She was
not merely very dark and languid as
most Cuban beauties are, but there was
about her robustness of charm rarely
found In the tropics, where women, and
men as well, generally lack the ffrmness
of feature and physique which prevails
in the more northern countries Darrell
had unusual opportunities for meeting
his sweetheart, for The girls parents did
not adhere to the old Cuban custom of
keeping her secluded in a barred upper
room of the house, as is the rule in most
Spanish countries. In fact, there was no
barred upper room lin the house. for the
revolutioniStS had burned it down long
before and the family had to be content
to live in a makeshiftsgef shed once
used for storing crude sugar. but now
the only building left intact on the plan
tation.
Thus the course of love began to flow.
and it flowed on to murder. For Ange-
lima was coquettish and vain. as most
young women are, and it strained OAR
reil's modest purse to comply with her
constant demands His pay of first
sergeant, once ample for all his needs
now seemed to vanish almost the instant
he got it, and all of it seemed to be
spent in finery for the girl Now and
again the troopers Of his company would
notice that Darrell was moody and
morose and that he spent more of his
time in the canteen than was customary
with a non-commissioned officer of his
rank. Then he was much absent from
his post, generally on business of the
company, it was presumed, but he was
sure to be on hand when roll was called
Routine OF camp life in times Of peace
is not especially inspiring nor full of en-
tertainment. One day Is very much like
another drills being varied as the COM
mand advances in knowledge of tactics
In the company to which Darrell belong
ed was a young trooper named Crouch
who had enlisted with Darrell at Harris
burg, Pa. Crouch had never risen from
the position of a private, for, though an
earnest, faithful and reliable soldier, he
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over, an exceedingly steady going young
man, very economical in his ways, rarely
at the canteen, and reputed to possess
a big roll" which latter, however, no
one had ever scent 81
1t was due to their previous acauaint-
ance and to the possession of this sup
posed roll Of money that Crouch came