Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-15
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and only he and his master know the Sc.
cret cache. don Esteban's wife dies ~
the birth OF twins. Esteban and Rosa
Isabel who knows there is hidden treas
ure and tries to wiring the secret from Sc
bastian. When the slave refuses she tries
10 hurt him by having Eyangelipa his
daughter, whom he loves dearly and who
Is the special servant Of the twins, sold.
CHAPTER II-Through Donna Isabel.s
scheming Don Esteban risks Evangeina
at cards and loses. Crazed by the loss of
his daughtev Sebastian kills Don Este
ban and himself.
CHAPTER III-Many years Donna 1sa-
| bel searched for the hidden wealth of the
| man she had married. A few years later
Mario, but Rosa Is promised to O'Reilly,
the American, and awaits his return from
New York. whence he has gone to break
| en- his engagement to his employers
daughter. Esteban Is secretly aiding the
I.Insurrectos...
CHAPTER Iv-Donna Isabel is at the
| mercy of Pancho Cueto, her unscrupu-
lous administrator, who knows the deeds
to the plantation are lost with the treas
ure. One night she walks in her sleep
and meets her death In the treasure we'll.
Esteban and Rosa are forced to flee when
Cueto denounces them as rebels. u
CHAPTER v-Rosa writes to o'Reilly
of their plight and urges him to come
and save her.
CHAPTER vI-O'Reilly soon lands In
Cuba. but finds he will have hard work
to reach Rosa, as communication with
The Insurrectos IL difficult and danger
Gus.
CHAPTER V1I-O'Reilly meets Leslie
Branch. newspaper man. who Is victim
OF. tuberculosis and they plan way to
join the Insurrectos together.
CHAPTER vII1-In the meantime Cueto
plans to lead Cobo, a Spanish colonel OF
volunteers, execrated for his cruelty to
the hiding place of Estepan and Rosa.
CHAPTER Ix-Cobo and his men cap
cued by Esteban. and Cobo is injured In
the fight O,Reilly plans to reach the In
surrectos by the aid of Doctor Alvarado'
a friend Of the Cuban cause.
CHAPTER x-o'Reilly is about to
reach the Insurrectos, but his plans mis-
rested and sent back to America Este,
weyier TO "paclfy" the island.
CHAPTER; Xf Esteban raids cueto's
home and kits rim, but Spanish troops
come up and Esteban escapes badly
Esteban missing Rosa, Evangelina and
her husband Ascnsio, with whom Rosa
has been STAYING, give up hope and &C
into Spanish concentration camp.
CHAPTER xI1-In New York o'Reilly
plans a'innster!ng expedition to. Cuba
and is offered assistance by Norine
Evans. q wealthy girl, who insists or
financing ire venture and going along az
nurse. soon the expedition starts fol
Cuba in d small tramp steamer.
CHAP XTfI-The filibusters land ir
Cuba and O'Reilly learns of Esteban an6
Rosa. Norine begins her duties as nurse
Rose. in Matanzas, visits her old home
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CHAPTER XIV-1n a. raid Esteban.
dangerously Ill, is rescued from Spanish
prison by OReilly and the Cubans.
CHAPTER xv-Esteban tells o'Reily
he believes the treasure is hidden IN the
we'll On the plantation. O'Reliy learns
the. town IN which Rosa is held prisoner
and determines to go to her.
CHATTER xvI-with Jacket a Cuban
boy. OpReiliy starts out determined to
save Rosa. After many trials they en-
ter Mataazas, the City of Death.
CHNPTER xvII-After a long search
Of ' her former ,l self. He tells her Esteban
h not dead, and she partially RECEIVERS
her health. O'Reilly determines to search
for the treasure in the well on the oio
plantation.
every well. But meanwhile You
mustn't let your hopes rise too high,
for there is every chance that you will
be disappointed. And don't mention
it to Evangelina. Now, then, I've a
| few pennies left and I'm going to. buy
some candles"
Rosa embraced her lover impulsive-
ly. "Somethipg tells me it is true
Something tells me you are going to
save US ALL"
Evangelina in the far corner of the
hut muttered to her husband: 'Such
love-birls! They are like parrakeets,
forever kissing and cooingl"
! Jacket returned at dusk. and with
him he brought rusty three-foot iron
bar, evidently part of window graf
| ing, The boy was tired. disguised, and
| in a vile temper. "a pickax! A crow
bari" he cursed eloquently. "One might
as well try to steal cannon out OF
San Severino. Pm ready to do any
thing within reason, but"
"Why, this will do nicely; 1t is JUS
what l want" O'Reilly told him.
"Humph! Tn glad to hear it, fol
that rod was nearly the death of me
I broke my back wrenching at it ant
the villain who owned the house
may bad lightning split him !-h'
ran after me until nearly expired
IL my new knife had been sharp
would have turned and sent him hom'
with it between his ribs. Tomorrow
shall put an edge on it. Believe me
I ran until my lungs burst"
Little food remained in the hut
barely enough for Asensio and tn
women, and inasmuch as O'Reilly hat
4 spent his last centavo for candles h
! and jacket were forced to go hungr
again. Late that evening. after tn
wretched prison quarters had grow
quiet, the three treasure hunters stol
out of their howell and wound up tn
hill. In spite of their excitement the
went slowly, for none of them had tn
strength to hurry. Fortunately ther
, were few providers within the line'
: hunger having robbed the reconcentrs
dos Of the spirit to venture forth, an
in consequence Spanish vigilance ha
relaxed; it was now confined to til
far-fung girdle Of intrenchmcnts whic
l encircled the city,. The trio encoul