The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-10-04

"Come here" commanded the. Ameri-
can.
Jacket shook his head. He made
painful attempt to swallow, and
when his utterance became more dis
t1nct he consigned his idol to q warmer
place than Cuba.
I'm q tough KID" he declared.
Don't get gay on me-"
The two parleyed briefly: then, when
satisfied that no violence was intended
him, the boy sat down to listen. But,
% before, neither argument nor appeal
had the slightest effect upon him. He
denied that he had followed his bene-
factor he declared that he w9s 4 free
agent and at liberty to 90 where he
willed. II It 20 CHANGED that his fancy
took him to the city Of Matanzas at
the same time OReilly happened to
be travelling thither, the circumstance
might be put down to the long arm Of
coincidence. II hts company were dis
tasteful to the elder man. O'Reilly was
free to wait and follow later /: 1t was Z
matter Of complete indifference to
Jacket. He had business In Matanzas
and he proposed to attend to It. The
boy lied gravely. u~nblushingly. New
ertheless, he kept q watchful eye upon
his hearer.
"very WELL. o,Reilly told him final
II. II give in"
Jackets face instantly ne up. He
radiated good humor; he hitched his
body closer.
.By-l get my own way. don't
r. he laughed.
"1ndeed you do. OyReilly laid .
hand fondly upon his loyal follower.
And l don't mind telling you that I'm
moro than half glad Of II. IL was
getting lonesome. I DIDN'T know how
much ! could miss you. But now We
must make some planA We must have
an undermining and decide who We
ara. Let me. see-your real mama -
Narcioo-~
ssNarciso vfllar.s
Wen. then, I shan b Juan vIllar,
your brother. H~eneefortA W shall
apsak nothing but Spanish. Ten me
NOW, what ~ our 1atheFo name,
whore VA III hsmA and what are ~
doing togstherfs
During the brsathlsD interval be-
fore the shower the two sat with their
Heads together, talking earnestly. A
the Wind came and the cooling rain be-
gan to rattle on the leaves overhead
they took up their bundles and set
out. Tho big drops drenched them
quickly. Their thin garments chung
to them and water streamed down
their bodies; overhead the sky was
black md rent by vivid streaks Of IRE,
but they plodded onward chserfuily.
jacket was himself aeaia; he bent
Bis weight against the tempest and
heightened HE short strides to O'Reil-
ly's. He tried to whistle. but his teeth
Chartered and the wind ~interfered, 30
he hummsd Z cong. 60 drive the chill
out Of hiS bones ana 70 hearten his
benefactoe. Now that hs was at last
accepted . . Z full partner Ii this enter
prise. Il became his duty not only to
share IT. peTilsl but to lessen its hard
ships and 70 yield diversion.
The rain was cold, the briefs beside
the overgrown path we're sharp, and
they scratched the boys bare legs cru.
ely his stomach clamored for q com-
panion % that solitary sweet potato,
too. but IN hin breast giowed ardor
and pfida. Jaekss considered himself
. Fortunate peFson-a very fortunate
person, indeed. Had he not found a
brother. and did not that brother love
him9 Theirs Wa0 no doubt about the
latter. Tor OReiiiyss syes, when ~
looked down, wefs friendly and inh-
matA. Hare va . man 70 die FOR.
TAo downpour lasted but Z short
TIM, when IL - came ont and dried
the ne0's eletheo; o. the whole, It had
beea refreshine. When evening came
10 vl11ar brptAeGD sought refuge IN
a "a sugar MIL. Or rather n ! part
q 4 I'm standlne. They were on the
main calsada nav. tho paved road
Whit links IL two main cities OF the
island. and ~ ths following noon their
destination was n sight.
Orally felt Z sudden excitement
when NatanSas cams Into view. From
this distance Do city looked quite a.
It did when No had LETT II, except that
the blpe barber waA almost empty Of
shipping. while the familiar range Of