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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

WA>TED. Three ufr'I,s With 1900
each 10 complete org fuiziilou iu a high
clues oh proposition nm the brOwuwooI.
T..ls field This ig 70 ground floor prop
u'.iluu nnd will stand fullest inyc,tign
ton n interested, address Box 1856.
thIyku.h okla
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Don't Seem To Ne ANY Answer.

Mr. George trecl saws We should not
hate the Hun. Praps VIC shouldn't, but
how arc YOU gonna get around the fact
that We do;-Macon Telegraph.
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ST LOUIS. Fob. 2o-CORN. Higher
No. 2 flSl, No ( white 81 G5u2O 90
OATS Higher, No. Q 9l00llc. No. ;
white 95c.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. Feb 20 CORN No. vel.
low nominal OATS. standard. giA a
0Gc. RYE NO Q e. 30 BARLEY
ilGJVlg1.
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PRICES
STRONG TODAY
Of Hogs Jump 10 10 ID
Cents Higher

wroNespAYs RreElprs

CATTLE Receipts showed ~ slight lm
proyemoHt in tho loc1l cattle division
today. approximately $3.50 heii making
up the midW,ck supply sirHIb ~ strong
prices were me rule 200 ul dIyltluua
packer buyers COmhIuu the yards Tor
every head available fur their use iHflN
top ~ strofs WIS 90 %. for quarantine
beef a few small huuDhrs sull 50 10 SO
In ih" butcher line udi lots " heltrrs
sold Ht 81 and hrtyN COWS 20 nully
fUld up 60 s. 70 md calves ST. Tho
Finnkor and feeder market WIS active.
with strong weight NnufllurH settling ri
- 10 1850
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Waste NOT. Want not. Buy a War
Saving, Stamp every week.
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CHOICE BUNGALOWS

Dandy 6-room. all huIlt-ln work. Il,
block car; fine surrr1 ndIngs; pric. $3.50.
on terms. W. D.
Classy little Groom California bungalow.
2 rooms onk. an others, including break.
last room, white enamel; price $3.50,
only 1880 cash; N Glassen section.
Fine. large south front bungalow. 2
rooms oak. al floors onk, breakfast room.
garage, basement. and almost new ON
ono Of beat streets I'm north part Of city.
priced at a bargain.
Let us show YOU,
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Thrift and general prosperity ~
hand IN hand Buy Thrift Stamps
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CITY REAL ITATr For SALE

FOR SAlE-PRir ~ good lots with ga
rage " 2lth, a snan. would finance
building a house. bungalow now being
build on adjoining lot, w. j Stoncr.
Walnut c-"7-J
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CITY REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

WY % ~ On West 3lth st. near
wv nv Il. Clessen; fine bungalow
w 49, five large well arranged
rooms; fine fixtures and decorations
built for q home; first class In every
fenced: 5ONlIO feet of ground: price only
%. 100; must he sold at once. $500 cash
viii handle II, balance easy. Listing 80
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FOR SALE
Mining Maps

~ Miami md Kansas fields, made u'
cloth, 81 30 upuh by natl 81 81 guH I'ps
Company, iil state national Bank HlHg
oklahoma CITY, uIlI
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32-FOOT FACE
LEAD AND ZINC ORE
MILL RECOVERY 90.
MIAMI DISTRICT

IN acres. with clear title. proven by
eight drIll holes NJ depth NJ from lOS to
llu f..f. a.. miles due south ~ Baxter
SuHaaH only % percent royalty q snup
fDr u.aluOtIIn development. will dispose
Of .." $40. Onu cash payment. balance ON
Coz This r. now ready Tor mill. with
81 Irl power plant installed. and one
~ most promising uudcyrl0prd prnp.
critics loo m" whole nold quick action
necessary. W Is. ONuhoman.
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Safe Investment
10 Percent Net

Two parcels improved property within
y mile city hill, Detroit. Mitch choice
location guaranteed long lenses 60 two
tenants paying ~ percent on price. $40
900 Attorneys, Trustees, Principals Al
drpsy
Webster Oliver Streeter Co..
lnSH nnnnh.-Dl Ir nrlruIt Mich
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COTTON BOUNDS
ON BUYING WAVE
Cold Wave Used by Bulls 70
Boost Prices in Trading
Ntw oRIGAN, coTroN TUrUNI'

NEW ORLEANS. L., FEB 90 Cotton
closed barely steady unchanged 20 4
points an. NOT
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-17

WANTTD-ID good lrlCklayCTa for VofK
ON new Kennedy Bldg, Tulsn OKLA.
App'y to brick foreman at building
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LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING ROOMS
FOR RENT.

LIGHT housekeeping roOm. positively
adults uu. ,2l T. Jrd
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Want Nd Rates and
Information for
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All week day classified Advertising
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day OklahOman, ono Issue same rate a.
the two daies
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homan and Times. per
day ......,..,,..,.,., ! l-So So 30
ono week. Oklalompn
one month bEIahoman
ana Ilmcs per day ,. lo g. ~
Figure elk letters 10 the average word
and sS words TO ths line, twelve lines
10 the inch
All ror Rents Boarding and Situation
Wanted both OklnhOmau and Times, lc
per word
Chssti,d contract rates for OkRhoman
and Times-5 900 lines to be used within
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tract for th.ee llucs daily for one year
Sc per line each issue, copy changed as
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No nd accepted for less than 2bc.
DkLAHOMAN AND TIMES RULES
FOR CLASSIFIED ADVERTlHlNG
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CHARGE VAST ADS will not be run
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MALE HELP WANTED.


LEAHN auto driving. Puckett. Maple
WANTED Au-afound baker at once.
SO a week, J l.. Barrick, Clinton,
Okld.
WANTED -Bakers helper. stcndy worN
good pay Address q j., Okmhunnu
WANTED BOY to reed paper bag prers
Miller. Jackson ~ CO.. IT., y. tauf9tna
5 PIPE FILTERS. s., hours 10 helpers.
50, hours Long iob ~ hDorerS.
81 lo board and bed 81 % per dHN
Chance for promotion and overtime, I'm.
UlrD Iehuiug Co.. Ionua tity, Okla Soc
y II lliurh ~ West Reno avenue, iOl
i.rr transportation
WANTED 'rcumFlrr rur coul wagon 4
81 hc liolt. West REM
NANTED-lD good hrlcklay,rs for Vork
ON new Kennedy Bldg, TulHh, Okli
App'y 10 brick foreman at building
WANTED Lumber yard manager south
west Oklahoma. experienced IN lum-
bsu builders hardware and coal An
sWrr, Hihung experience, Hge and rtIer
enn.s o. Y, care OkInhoman.
REGISTERED druggist wanted ~ once
Address David Brown. Iehlgh. okla
WANTED Inh,r for bread aud cakes.
soIomons Eplsry. Ardmore. okla
BARBFt wamed; G percent; prigos "a
amt a,r J II HaddoN, carrier Okla
TWO BARRIERS wanted for few da}
Palace Barber shop, 3ls W Grand
oklahoma city, Okla.
POSITION open at tAmur, Okla, iur
Il suruuuteudcnt. Ii2b per mouth, seyct
months, tK rooms, 10 and lncludlnE
Secretary School District No. 30. Lamar
OkH
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WANTED All-afound baker at once.
SO week. l.. Barrick, Clinton,
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WANTED

AMERICAN HEATING co, $50 y. Srd.
manufacturers Of patrickH oil burners
Tor. cook stoves, heaters, hot air, water
md steam furnaces Free burner 10
tgentH
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COLLECTIONS.
Marquette Hotel

Opposite courthouse. 40 rooms, on with
hot and cold running water, % With con.
Meeting bath; rrmodeled and redccorated
throughout. q 90 90 81 per week Corner
urnnd and Dewey Walnut 3i21
EMFtRE-22s South Broadway Modern
brick an outside rooms Zee 20 81 so.
Weekly rates t2bo 10 $500 Rest ac.
Cuwwu11iuu f0r the money
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The young lady across the way says
she seos by the paper that the tax is g.
ing 70 run as high as IS percent on
incomes OF 10000 and She, mighty
glad her father isn't that rich as the
family, g.t 20 have LITTLE something
lci ~ live un.
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Private Sa0rGcgrc and

also Flr 10 ,airs d.shsf
NnIn lHfnILL-H u . Il..LnL-
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STORE
ROOM

40. = Nbrih broadway sire 25K
mo. possession shout November
10Th rent ta00 per month. will
lease for further particulars
call 4 D. Bond Rental Co Wal
nut 10
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WANTED sterogrHpher. beet " or
portuHity with large firm boz Oklahoma
cry In replying state experience, edVcn
ton also salary expected P-B. Okla
hOmBu
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All week day classified advertising
.uns In both papers nt ono price. sun
day Oklah0man, ono Issue, same rate az
the two daiIies
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


--.-rrr. 49, s--rys-If~>-Hrss.ra. r.-..,
HIGHEST PRICES paid for mcros sec
oud-ntrd clothing ah0eg guns, etc
NHIr H'. 9i' r.N
mn. A. HDYEr of sc.oud-usnd cloth.
ns shoes, hat. -. Mape '1'u
PI.rNss wanted aus uItgtIi.. hg
cash prices paid Quality Products Co.
Nhoestr sutied nuts go p hudson
BE-T prices PAID for so,oulhsud olotu-
Ing. shocs. Maple 1884
WANTED - Late edition Lncy, Iupedia
BrtmnioA- Address B-FG. care OKLA
h0msn
sH0E feDSirInE at l6iI W PARK
CASH PAID for ladies' and Eer's sec.
ond,hsnd clothing Walnut $500.
WANTED TO BUY--A small restaurant
vel located. Cali Maple S24
LADY whose husband travels. WIahss
girl from 70 4 years fcr company
! Good home. 1920 W tth,
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AGENTS WANTED

PATRIOTIC boys and girls can he lbcr
oily rewarded ION ID few hopr' work in
spare time Address Nuilon'l Publicity
bureau. BOX -Z9 Kansas lIiy. Kansas
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LHAoS auto driving Puckelt Maple
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STORE W6dM sOS W ind iIsioS
tr,ckhge No location, wholessls ~
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PHONE pRN-i
ASK FOR WANT AD
DEPARTMENT

SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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Rv Mail, ono year with THE SiN-
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cents a copy or m cents week
In Okahoma City.
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DAILY OKLAIOMAS (mOrnlng. lg
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Oklahoma city hnd vicinity. per week
n cents
Al unsolicited manuscripts. letters and
pictures ssnt 20 the Times arc sent AZ the
risk Of the owner The OklnhrmA. Pub.
fishing company expressly rcpudl1tss any
responsibility for their safe custody or
return.
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muttered something, then CROPPED his
way out on deck, and closed the hatch
behind him.
Now that they had actually en-
barked upon this enterprise and the
girl had given herself entirely into his
hands, now that an imminent peril en-
comprised them both, Johnnie felt that
Rosa belonged to him more absolutely
more completely, than at any time
heretofore, so he held her close. Rosa
lay relaxed against her lovers Shout
der and in hating murmurs, interrupt
ed many times by caresses. she told
O'Reilly Of her need for him, and her
utter happiness. It was the fullest hour
Of their lives.
With daylight, Norm routed out his
men. There was a sleepy muttering
the patter of bare feet upon the deck
above, then the creak of blocks as the
sails were raised. a few moments. then
there came a hail which brought their
hearts into their thrOats. NORM him
self answered the call
Good morning, countryman! Have
you caught any of those accused fill
busters since 1 saw you last? So? Cayo
Romano, eh? What have I aboard?'
NORM laughed loudly. You know very
well-cannOn and shot for the rebels.
of course. Will you lOOk2 No?
Then a cup Of coffee perhapsT'
O'Reilly peeped through a dirt
stained cabin window and saw that the
volandra was slipping past the stern OF
the irOnclad, so he withdrew his head
quickly.
OF course this was but one danger
past and there were many more ahead,
for Morin's schooner was liable to be
stopped by any of the numerous patrol
boats on duty TO the eastward Never
theless, when an anxious hour had gone
by and she was well out toward the
harbor mouth, the refugees told one
another they were safe.
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My brother Esteban is sick He is
a fran little lad with a crooked back.
God viii reward you"
Perhapsi But how much will you
pay7"
Ten Spanish sovereigns Ike this
all that have"
No! 1t is not enough"
OReilly took Jackets hand and
turned away. I'm sorry" he said 81
wish might offer you more" He had
taken several steps before Norm hailed
him
Come back tomorrow" the fisher
man cried. Grossly. 1--WE will try to talk
like sensible people,
The brothers villar were back at
Morin's fish stand on the following
afternoon and they returned daily
thereafter until they at last prevailed
over the Spaniard's fears and won his
promise of assistance. That much &C
cOmplished, they made several cautious
purchases, a coat here, q shirt there,
pair of trousers in another place, until
they had assembled a complete boys
outfit Of clothing.
At first Rosa refused absolutely to
and O'ReilIy won her consent to con-
slider his plan of escape only after he
had put the matter squarely up to
AsensiO and his wife and after both
had refused to enter into it.
Then, and not until then, did Rosa
begin her preparations First she made
Evangelina cut her hair, a sacrilege
that wrung signs and tears and loud
lamentations from the black woman,
after which she altered the suit of
boys clothing to fit her figure, or rath-
er TO conceal it
When at last she put it on for O'Reil-
ly's approval she was very shy, very
sef-cOnscious, and so altogether I'M
boylike that he shook his head posi-
lively.
''AIy dear, you'll never do he told
her. you are altogether too pretty"
But wait until I put that hideous
hump upon my back and stain my face.
then you will see how ugly can look"
Perhaps" he said, doubtfully. A
moment, then his frown lightened. ''You
give me q thought" said he. 'You
shall wear the jewels"
''Wear them? How?"
'On your back, in that very hump. 1t
will be the safest possible way to con-
cea1 Them
Rosa clapped her hands in delight.
''Why, of coursel It is the very thing.
Wait until I show you
PrOfting by her first moment alone
-Evangelina and her husband being
still in ignorance OF the contents of
the treasure bOX-Rosa made q bundle
out Of the jewels and trinkets and fas-
tened 1t securely inside her coat. After
few experiments she adjusted it to
her liking, then called O'Reilly once
more. This time he was better salts
fed. An application of Evangelina's
stain to darken her face, a few tatters
and a liberal application of dirt TO the
suit, and he declared that Rosa would
pass anywhere as boy.
There came q night when the three
OF them babe good-by to their black
companions and slipped away across
the city to that section known as Pueb-
10 Nuevo, then followed the road along
the water front until they found shell
ter within the shadows OF a rickety
structure which had once served as
bath house.
The refugees waited long time;
they were beginning to fear that old
Morin's nerve had weakened at the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03
Editor Gets Into Trouble

They tell lots Of tales on the edf-
tors, but this is q new one: The edi-
tor of a Kansas paper went TO attend
a party given by ore Of his neighborS,
where just a few weeks before the
home had been blessed by a new baby.
The hostess met him at the door, and
after the usual salutation he asked
after the baby's health The lady was
hard Of hearing, had a bad cold, and,
thinking he was asking about herself.
answered that although she usually
had one every winter. this was the
worst one she ever had; II kept her
awake at night a great deal, and at
first confined her TO her bed. Then,
noticing that the editor was acting
very strangely, she said she could tell
by his looks and actions that he was
going to have one just like hers, and
she asked him to come in out OF the
draft and sit down.-Ladies' Home
Journal
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KEPT TAx-eATHERER BUSY
Imposts Were Levied on Almost EV-
erything in England q Century
and a Half Ago.

It Is interesting to note that the en-
tertainment tax OF the present day
was anticipated over $50 years ago by
the inventive genius who proposed
that all places Of public diversion,
including playhouses, operas, masquer-
AIDES, Ranelagh, Vauxhall, Sadler's
Wells and Astley's-the famous re-
sorts Of the fair and the fashionable
Of his day-should be taxed, says Lon
don Tit-Bits. Another proposal was
that the very statues in the gardens
and the lakes and the groves, the
grottoes and the temples of those days
were thick set with statues Of heath
en- gods and goddesSes- should have a
price put upon their heads.
Time was when taxes were put on
the watches attached to the seals that
dangled from the fobs OF the beaUx or
hung on the girdles that encircIed the
waists OF the bellies. Those who Owl
ed clocks were also regarded as 1T
subjects for special taxation.
The "guinea-pig" taEthe tax a
householder had to pay for every per
son in his household who wore a pig
tail and covered his hair with powder
had its day and passed away. So.
too, had a tax on sOap-the impost
that gave Lord North his nickname Of
'tOId Soaps1ds a tax On salt
0oIes and Ettens we're once taxed,
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CHAPTER XXI.
Three Travellers Come Home.

ESteban NarOna made slow progress
toward recovery. In the weeks follow
ing O'Reilly's departure from Cubitas
his gain was steady, but beyond a GER
tain point he seemed unable to 90.
Then he began to lose strength. Este
ban awOke to the fact that he was los
ing ground, and his dismay was keen,
for a wonderful thing had come into
his life and he spent much of his time
in delicious cOntemplative day dreams
concerning it, waiting for the hour
when he would dare translate those
dreams into realities. It seemed to him
that he had always loved Norine; GER
tainly she had enshrined herself in his
heart long before his mind had re-
gained its clarity, for he had come out
Of his delirious wanderings with his
love full grown.
The time came finally when he could
no longer permit the girl to deceive
herself or him with her brave assump-
ton OF cheerfulness. Norine had just
told him that he was doing famOusIy,
but he smiled and shook his weary
head.
lets be honest" he said. sYou
know and know that I can't get
we'll"
you mustn't be discouraged" she
told him, earnestly. Remember this is
a trying climate and we have nothing
to do with. Even the food is wretched.
I'm going to take you away"
Esteban stroked her hand softly.
'FYou can't do that, Miss Evans You
have been wonderful to me and can't
begin to express my gratitude" No
rine stirred, but he retained his grasp
OF her fingers, gaining courage from
the contact to proceed. 81 have been
trying for long time to tell you some
thing. VIII you hsten?
mot now" she exclaimed, with a
visible lessenfng of color. Don't
bother to tell me now"
'Tve waited too long; I must speak.
You have stayed on here just to nurse
me. Isn't that true?'
She nodded somewhat doubtfuIly.
''Now, then, you must stop thinking
about me and-make your arrange
ments to go home"
There was q moment Of silence.
Eyes. You see, I know how tired you
are of this misery, this poverty. this
hopeless struggle. You're not a Cuban
and our cause isn't yours. Expeditions
come from the United States every now
and then and the government will see
that you are put safely aboard the first
ship that returns. I'll manage to get
well somehow"
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people away and we will drop stones
upon him, so that he can learn the
taste of his own medicine. It suits me
exactly to think of Colonel Cobo stand
ing on his head in a hole in the ground
for the rest of eternity!''
O'Reilly was by this time suffering
the full reaction from the events of
the past half-hour and he was nearer
exhaustion than he dreamed, but, con-
quering his repugnance for his unes-
capable task, he lowered himself once
more into the well. His arms were
weak, however, and his fingers numb,
so he fell rather than slid the length of
the rope. He managed to open the
door of the treasure chamber, then en-
tered and loaded his pockets with gold
He sent up the jewel box at the end Of
the rope. dragged the body of CObo into
the cave, then wedged the barricade
back into place. 1t required the CON-
bined strength of Rosa and Jacket ~
help him the last few feet of his climb.
''Now fetch stones, rubbish, anything
and throw it in there he gasped.
The boy and the girl fell to with a
will, and after a time Johnnie joined
them. Slowly, laboriousIy, the three Of
them carried debris from the edge Qf
the quarry and bricks from the ruined
house; they scraped up armfuIs cf
leaves and traSh-anything in fact,
which would serve to raise the bottom
Of the shaft and conceal the entrance
to their enemy's resting place. It was
slavish work, but O'Reilly kept them
at 1t until they were ready to drop.
Daylight overlook them at their task.
They were weak, sick, deadly tired;
they could barely shuttle a few yards
at time when they finally reached
Asensio's hut; nevertheless there was
hope in their hearts, for O'Reilly's rag
ged clothes sagged with the weight OF
gold pieces and the little metal box ne
carried was heavy. Nor were they
greatly concerned about the safety of
the treasure they had left behind, for
the entrance to the cavern lay deeply
buried, and Cobo, the guerrilla, stood
guard over the chests of plate and the
casks Of coin.
Evangelina, vastly bewildered at .he
sight of the coin which was forced into
her palm, went for food and spent T7ost
of the day in cooking it. The treaSure-
hunters alternately slept and ate. 1t
was not until well along toward eve
ming that Rosa and O'Reilly felt any
| desire to take stock Of the contents OF
that jewel box, but finally, with heads
together and with backs to the door of
the bohio, they made a furtive ex-
animation. They found emeralds and
| sapphires the value of which they did
not attempt to estimate: and, besides
these, a miscellaneous assortment Of
seDiprecious stones.
O'Reilly realized vaguely that he
held in his lap a fortune greater than
his widest dreams had ever COM
passed. These were the jewels OF
rajah. It seemed incredible that this
| ragged girl beside him was q regal
heiress, the possessor OF a treasure
such as kings might envy. After a time