The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

pigs. You must take care, or you VIII
have a knife in your back"
He lay with his hands across on his
stomach, which was round like a pud-
ding. After time he opened his
eyes, and looked at the dancing white
reflection of the water on the grimy
ceiling
ITO think of seeing you again, after
all these years." he said. II did not
believe my ears when Don Carlos ask
ed me to fetch you like this. Who
would have believed it? But, as they.
say he added philosophicaIly, The
water flows to the sea, and the little
stones ind their places" He paused
to listen to the sounds that came
from above. That Manuel is fool"
he said without rancor; "he is mad
with jealousy because for this day
have command here. But, all the same,
they are dangerous pigs these slaves
of the Senior O'Brien. / wish the town
We're rid of them. One day there will
be r1ot-a functiOn-With their jeal--
ousies and Madness
l sat and said nothing, and things
fitted themselves together, little
patches Of information going in here
and there like the pieces of a puzzle
map. O'Brien had gone to Havana in
the ship from which had escaped to
render an account of the pirates that
had been hung at Kingston; the
Riegos had been landed in boats at
Rio Medic, Of course
That poor Don Carlos!" Castro
moaned lamentably. "They had the
barbarity to take him out in the night,
in that raw fog. He coughed and
coughed; it made me faint to hear
him. He could not even speak to me-
his Tomas; it was pitiful He could
not speak when we got to the Casa
L could not really understand why L
h9 hnn a Txf
tro said that OBrien had not been
unwilling that I should reach Havana.
1t was Carlos that had ordered Tomas
to take me out of the Breeze. He had
come down in the raw morning, before
the schooner had put out from behind
directions upon Tomas Castro: in
deed, 1t was whilst talking to Tomas
that he had burst blood vessel.
He said to me: Have a care now.
Listen. He is my dear friend. that
Senior Juan. 1 love him as if he were
my only brother. Be very careful,
Tomas Castro. Make it appear that
he comes to us much against his will.
Let him be dragged on board by many
men. You are to understand, Tomas,
that he is youth of noble family, and
! that you are to be as careful of com
promising him as you are of the honor
of Our Lady,"
OAA-eN' OcASNAO AOOhCQ dCIOSS DIT lie.
You will be able to report well OF
me-" he said; Il did my best. If you
are compromised, it was you who did
1t by talking to me as if you knew
me-"
1 remembered, then, that Tomas
certainly had resented my seeming to
recognize him. He closed his eyes
again. After a time he added:
"Vaya! After all, it is foolishness
/ to fear being compromised. You
would never believe that his Excel
lency Don Balthasar had led riotous
life-to look at him with his silver
head. 1t is said he had three friars
killed once in Seville, a very, very
long time ago. 1t was dangerous in
those days to come against our
Mother, the Church" He paused, and
undid his shirt, laying bare an incred-
IDLY hairy chest; then slowly kicked
off his shoes. Zone stiles here,' he
said. "'Ah! in the old days
Suddenly he turned to me and said.
with an air of indescribable interest,
as if he were gloating over an obscene
Idea:
$50 they would hang a gentleman
like you, If they caught you? What
savages you English people are!-
what savages! Like cannibals! You
did well to make that comedy of re
sisting. Duel pays! What a
people I dream Of them still.
The eyes; the teeth All,
well! in an hour we shall be in Rio
must sleep. ~
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