Mower County transcript., 1908-09-16

Hate one afternoon, Marina Bostos,
accompanied by Miguel Pilaro, a cap
tain under Gen. Bostos, started out to
visit the sick and wounded in the dun
geons. Her heart rebelled against
the treatment accorded the prisoners
in the damp, unsanitary cells, and she
was fiery in her denunciation of the in
humane methods practlced.
Jerry Chambers was in q restless
doze when she and the captain came
to the grating of his miserable death
chamber. Capt. Pilaro called out to
him, and as his half-crazed senses be-
came reused, he began to moan in his
pleading to be put out of his misery.
Poor SOUL" said Marina, as she
peered into the gloomy cell, This mind
is wandering. Unlock the door, cap
tain, and will try to help him."
The captain did her bidding, and she
went into the cell and knelt at Jerry's
side, her eyes showing greatest SYM
pathy. At her request, Capt. Pilaro
brought lighted lantern, which
showed more plainly to her a face
that told of the awful sufcerings of the
young prisoner. z> =. r.
AS Jerry's eyes opened and looked
into hers thrill never before expert
enced went over her. Her eyes came
closer to his, almost as though they
were drawn by magnet, until her
warm breath touched his forehead.
my captain" she finally said, you
have . heart and I want you to show
that you have one. Please go to head
quarters and get me new bandaee
and some antiseptic-not from the
prisoners supply room."
A request from the little saint Of
Urania" was equivalent to a command,
and the captain, surprised at the re-
quest, hastened to do her bidding.
She tenderly lifted Jerry's head until
1t rested on her knee, his big eyes still
holding the gaze that was new to her.
Poor SOUL" she finally said.
A soft smile came to his lips, and
he said, weakly: "You are so gentle
Won't you spare me this terrible suf-
fering?"
you shall be cared for" said she;
you shall not suffer such agony any
longer: shall care for you myself,
and"
The expression of gratitude that
came into his eyes made her forget
the rest Of the sentence. and she
stroked his brow soothingly.
Pilaro returned within Is minutes
with the, materials Marina had sent
him for. He scarcely had entered the
cell when she asked him to relate the
circumstances surrounding the capture
of the young New Yorker. The cap
tain told the whole story while she
redressed the wound, concluding:
"He said he did not conspire against
the government, but that he was COM
PEELED to do the bidding of the fill
buster. They all have good stories to
tell, you know, senorita," he added,
mockingly.
She said not word, but in her
heart there was feeling that Jerry
had spoken truthfully Through her
more comfortable cell, although not
In the hospital, where she tried to
have him confined.
In her room that night Marina Bos.
tos slept not wink-not a wink OF
the sleep that her worn-out body so
badly needed. Her mind seemed riv-
eted to the handsome young prisoner
in the dungeon CELL She we'll knew
the heartlessness Of a court-martial
such as must come to Jerry, and the
certain verdict caused her to shudder.
Gen. Bostos was soldier before he
was father, and she knew that inter
vention on her part would prove futile.
The thought of the fate that surely
awaited him finally caused her to
break down completely.