Bisbee daily review., 1913-09-14
CHAPTER XIV.
Shlftlna Tnumnhs-

Shifting T1umphs.
 Replying to Holton's warning that she must do nothing that would place her in dangerous position. Miss La Tossa laughed.
 Tt is nothing, can assure you. l" she ayerred. This is really 8 small matter"
 Well" grumbled Holton. q hope so. but shah go with you" You shall not" she replied em- phatically.
 But"
 My dear MT. Holton, there are no buts-you cannot, cannot, cannot come"
 This much I shall do." returned Holton with decision. 'T shall ac- company you to Sevilla and win re main hidden in a place where can hear you call if you want me-
 She laughed.
 My bold cavalier''-her voice was gentle-"so you shall. And If l want you I will call"
 "Good!" Holton moved to his -SAoV- OhaAl DC
 Yes. Ramon-Pierre," she called. The two men came to her from out of the shadows. She placed her hands upon her brothers cheeks.
 My own true soldier boy" she said impulsively, how proud of you ! am, And you were wounded and you never told me anything about 1t. What do you mean?"
 With brothers aversion to sister ly caresses before strangers, Ramon pushed her gently away, scoffng.
 The ideal It was nothing. Now, if you have done with me must re- turn to my general"
 Yes, return" she answered. Al least you will accompany us to Se- villa?"
 "oh. yes. that is on my way" was his reply.
 Then let us be going" She sprang lightly into her saddle, and in another minute the four men were on their way down the trail.
 At Sevilla, which consists of about three buildings, or rather did consist of three buildings in those warlike days of 1898, Ramon took the road to his camp. while Miss La Tossa. Holton, and Pierre urged their horses ln the direction of the building whose roof the young Cuban had pointed out earlier in the evening.
 Perhaps fifty yards from this struc- ture rose thick growth of bushes, and here Miss La Tossa halted.
 You willtremain here, Mir Holton," she said. "anA Pierre will accompany me"
 You will call me if you need mel" asked HoIton.
 Yes, truly. And In any event, shall come to you here after I have spoken to my countrymen"
 "All right. Good luck"
 She kissed her hand gayly to him, or at least Holton so interpreted her gesture, but dimly seen in the dark ness. He was quite certain that he kissed his hand to her.
 Fastening his horse, he waited. listening, for perhaps ten minutes. But hearing nothing, his natural i'm patience asserted itself. and crawling out of the bushes be disobeyed the girls injunctions by working his way nearer the building. He finally znade quite certain that there was nothing on that side of it, and crawling to the corner he peered in. And here be saw things.
 First there was fire, and around Dc akl fifty Cuban officers and soldiers. Their faces were somber and their manner portentous. Near the fire stood Mise La Tossa talking animatedly to sey- eral officers, who were listening to her with bared heads and other marks of deference.
 As she spoke. however. a man fin the uniform of a captain rose and ciapped his hands. The men to whom the girl was speaking withdrew their attention from her. and ss a msttsr of fact she. herself. appeared to make no effort to hold them.
 On the contrary, as soon as the of fcer clapped his hands. evidently pre- paratory to speaking. she walked away nom the group and gave her entire attention to this man. Hoiton sszed him up as a grouchy sort of chap, with jaw built more for ora tory than fighting, and, in brief. a general disorgsnizer. He found bis analysis of the fellow not to have been far out of the way before he had uttered half a dozen words.
 "countrymen," he said. T think we ali recognize that in the event of the success of the Americans. Cuba will receive no benefit whatever. It will be a case merely Of changing masters. And as for me, between the Spsniards, from whose stock VI sprang. and the Americans, the Yan- kees, who are utterly alien, give me the Spaniards. We have already felt their heel; we know what their scorn is. and their contempt"-the man was