The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-24


NIT! Are you mad? Deeds! Whas
are you talking about?" Her eyes met
his bravely enough, but che could feel
her lips trembling loosely.
Casting aside all pretense, the over
seer exclaimed: "Por el amor de Diosf
An end to this i know why you sent
for me. You think / have been rob
bing You. Well, to be honest. so I
have. Why should / toll as do while
you and those twins live here In lux
ury and idleness. squanderlng money
10 which you have no rightT'
Have lost my reason?" gaspod the
widow. mo right?"
AT least no better right than l.
Don't you underestimate You have no
title TO these plantations! They are
mine, for l have paid the taxes ont OF
my own pockets now these many
years"
Taxes. What do you meanT
II paid them. The receipts ale -
my name"
Heaven Such perfdyi And yoa
who knew him"
THE deeds have been Iost for so
! long that the property would have re-
| verted to the crown had II not been
| for me. You doubt that, Ell? Well, ap-
! peal TO the court and you will find that
! il is true Now, then, let US be frank.
! Inasmuch as we're both In much the
same fix, hadn't we better continue
! our present arrangementsT He stared
unblinkingly at his listener "Oh,
mean ii! Is II not better for you to
be content with what my generosity
! prompts me to give, rather than TO
risk ruin for both by grssping for too
much?"
The outrage, | warrant you have
grown rich through your stealing"
ISahel's voice had gone fiat with con-
st,rnatiOn.
"Rich? Well, not exactly, but COM
fortahly we'll on" Cueto actually
| smiled again. mo doubt my frankness
IS a shock TO you. You are angry at
my proposition, eh7 Never mind. You
will think better of it in time, If you
are q sensible woman. But now, since
lations. let us have no more of these
miserable suspicious Of each other.
let US entirely forget this unpleasant
misunderstanding and be the same
good friends as before"
Having said this, Pancho CuetO stood
silent q moment in polite expectancy |;
then receiving no ineligible reply, he
bowed low and left the room.
To the avaricious Donna Isabel Cue
to's frank acknowledgment OF theft
was maddening, and the realization
that she was helpless, nay, dependent
upon his charity for her living, fairly
crucfied her proud spirit.
All day she brooded, and by the Tina
evening came she had worked herself
into such n state OF nerves that she
could eat no dinner. Some time during
the course Of the evening a wild idea
came TO Isabel. Knowing that the mans
ager would spend the night beneatt
her roof she planned to XIII him. Al
first il seemed a simple thing TO do
merely a matter of dagger or pis-
tol, while he Slept-but further thought
revealed appalling risks and difficult
ties, and she decided to wait Poison
was far safer.
Constant brooding over the treasure
had long since affected Donna Isabeln
brain, and rs n consequence she often
dreamed about It, She dreamed about
it again tonight, and, strangely enough
her dreams were pleasant. Sebastian
appeared, but for once he neither
cursed nor threatened her; and Este
ban, when he came was again the
lover who had cOurted her in lia'
bana. 1t was amazing, delightful
EStChan and she were walking through
the grounds Of the Qmnta and he was
telling her about his casks of Spanish
sOvcrcigns, about those boxes bound
with iron. about the gold and silver or
numcnts Of heavenly beauty and the
pearls as large as p,uns. As he talked
Isabel felt herself grow hot and colo
with anticipation; she experienced
Spasms Of delight.
> Then OF sudden ISabers whole
dream-world dissolved. She awokc, OF
thought she did, ut hearing her name
, shouted But although she underwent
= the mental and the physical shock OF
, being startled from slumber, although
= SHE felt the first swift fright of a per
! son aroused 10 strange surroundings
She knew on the instant that she mus
, still be asleep; for everything abou
her was dim and dark, the air w5s colo
and damp wet grass rose 10 bog knees
! Before she could half realizt ncr con
dition She felt herself plunged int
space. She heard herself scream
p hoarsely, fearfully. and knew, too late
, that she was indeed awake. Then
, whirIing chaos sudden, binding
crash of lights and sounds Nothin.
p morel
EStehan NarOna sat until late hour
, that night over letter which require,
; the utmost care in its composition.
was written upon the thtnncst Of pa
per, and when II was tin. he'd ih,
: writer incioscd il in an envelope of TN
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