Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-03
cop,rish.. By Harper and Brother.

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Copyright. By Harper and Brothers
b At the sound Of his unnatural merri-
ment Isabel irecoiled as If stung. She
stared at the slaves face in amazement
and then IN fury. She stammered, f.
coherently, "You-you have been
lyingp
"Oh no! The treasure is there, the
greatest treasure in ali Cuba, but you
shall never know where it Is. I'll see
to that. 1t was you who sold my girl;
1t was you who brought me to this; it
was your hand that whipped me. Well,
I'll tell Don Esteban how you tried to
bride his secret from mel What do
you think he'll do then? Eth? You'll
feel the lash on your white back"
'You fooll' Donna Isabel looked
murder. 'Tll punish you for this; I'll
make you speak If have to rub your
wounds with salt"
+. But Sebastian closed his eyes
YEARLY. you can't make me suffer
moro than have suffered" he said.
"And now-I curse you. May that
~ S0SOA0 b0 lIC 0C0lA VI yOus 34oy yOU
live In torture like mine the rest Of
your days; may your beauty turn to
ugliness such that men will spit at
you; may you never know peace again
until you die in poverty and want"
Rut Donna Isabel, being supersti-
Hous, fled with her fingers in her ears;
nor, did she undertake to make good
her barbarous threat realizing oppor-
timely that it would only serve to be-
tray her desperate intentions and put
her husband further on his guard.
As the sun was sinking beyond the
farther rim of the Yumuri and the val
ley was beginning to fill with shadows
Esteban Varona rode up the hill. His
temper was more evil than ever, IL that
were possible, for he had drunk again
in an effort to drown the memory of his
earlier actions. With him were Pablo
Pea, and Mario de Castano, Col. Men
doza Linares, old Pedro Miron, the
advocate, and others Of less conse-
Quence, whom Esteban had gathered
from the Spanish club. The host dis
mounted and lurched across the court
yard to Sebastian.
$50, my fine fellow" he began.
"Have you had enough of rebellion by
this timer ~
Sebastian's face was working as he
turned upon his muster to say: ~
would be lying If told you that I am
sorry for what did. 1t is you who have
done wrong. Your soul is black with
this crime. Where is my giL?"
''The devil To hear you talk one
would think you were free man." The
planters eyes were bleared and he
/, brandished his riding-whip threaten
lingly. II do as please with my slaves.
u tolerate no insolence. Your girl?
Y Well, she's in the house of Salvador,
! Don Pablo's cochero, where she be-
longs"
Sebastian had hung sick and limp
against the grating, but at these words
he suddenly reused. He strained at
/ his manacles and the bars groaned un-
der his weight. His eyes began to roll,
his lips drew back over his blue gums.
Noting his expression of ferocity, Este
ban cut at his naked back with the
riding-whip, crying:
!. "Ho! Not subdued yet, eh? You
need another flogging."
Course you and all that Is yours"
rOared the maddened slave. MAY you
know the misery you have put upon
me. May you rot for a million years in
hell. May your children's bodies grow
filthy with disease; may they starve;
may they.
Sebastian was yelling, though his
voice was hoarse with pain. The lash
drew blood with every blow. Mean
while, he wrenched and tugged at his
bonds with the fury Of maniac.
Z s IS. pablo! Your machete. quick !"
painted the slaveowner. "Tll make an
lend Of this black fiend, once for ALL
Esteban Varona's guests had looked
ION at the scene with the same mild in
terest they would display at the whip
ping Of balky horse; and, now that
the animal threatened to become dam
lgerous, 1t was in their view quite the
proper thing to put 1t out Of the way.
Don Pablo Pea stepped toward his
iImare to draw the machete from its
,scabbard. But he did not hand it to
his friend. He heard shout, and
turned in time to see wonderful and
- terrible thing. :.
s Sebastian had braced his naked feet
\ against the wall; he had bowed his
back and bent his massive shoulders
back aud = pair Of shoulders thAti