The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-09-19
CHAPTER xvIII-contInued.

CHAP EN- AVtII-Continueo.
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Il have been close to death no long
that II means little to me-" she con-
fessed. II have you. and-weli. with
you at my side I can face the worst"
-Oh. we won't give up until we have
to-" he assured her. IF had money
Il would be a simple proposition to
bribe some guard to pass us through
the lines. but have spent all that Gen.
eral Betancourt gave me-" He
smoothed back Rosa's dark hair and
smiled renssuringly at her. swell, I'll
manage somehow; 40 don't worry your
pretty head. I'll find the price. II I
have to waylay old Don Mario and rob
him. Don't you think ]. look like a
banditf The very sight OF me would
terrify that fat rascal"
ITO me you are beautiful" breathed
the girl. Then she lowered her eyes.
ia, lai How I spoil you'll have
quite forgotten how to be lndylike. lisa.
bel was right when she called me a
bold and forward hussy. Now, then.
please turn your face aside, for I wish
10 think. and SO long MS you look ut
me cannot--I make love to you bra
Eenly. Seei Now. then. that is much
better. shall hold your hand. so.
When kiss II you may look at me
agnin, for a moment" Drawing her
self closer to O'Reilly. Rosa begnn
thoughtfully: "Before you came more
than once was on the point Of appeal
ing to some Of my former friends. but
they are all spaniards and we are no
longer--simpatico. you understandf"
Rosa paused for his answer.
'Perfectly: I'm In the same flx. OF
al the people I used to know there
isn't one but would denounce me II I
made myself known. Now that I've
been lighting with the insurrectos.
daren't even 60 to the American consul
for help-if there II an American con-
sul."
Rosa nodded. then continued. hesi-
tatingiy: II had q vivid dream last
night. Perhaps II was portent. Who
knowsf II was about that stepmother
Of mine. You remember how she met
her deathf I wrote you" a
"Yes. and Esteban also told me-"
1T was he who recovered her body
from the well. One day. while we
were in hiding. away up yonder in tie
Yumuri. he showed me an old coin |"
ri know" O'Reilly said quickly. "He
told me the whole story. He thinks
that doubloon IL q clue to your fathers
svrtune. butt can't put much faith IN
! In fact. I didn't believe until th.H
Dornent that there was q doubloon st
j."
"Oh. indeed there wasi I saw IT,"
There was a moment Of silence dur
ing which the lovers were oblivious to
sll but each other then Rosa mur-
INJURED: "How strangei Sometimes
your eyes are blue and sometimes grny.
Does that mean that your love. too,
can changer
Certainly not. But come. what
about Esteban and that doubloonf"
With an effort the girl brought her
self back to earth. swell. II occurred
to me. in the light Of that dream last
night, that Esteban mny have been
right. OF course nobody outside of
our family credits the old story, and
yet INV father WINS consIdered a v.rv
rich man at one time. Psncho Cneto
believed In the existence Of the treas
ure. and he was In a position to know"
"Truei Perhans after su-~
OReilly frovned med,tstiveIv
Rosa lifted herself upon her elbow.
her ewes sport,,n, .wor,ar,. a. n,
wonderful n n were true, Ju,t th,nt
O'Reilly. cnses of spon,sh cold ..lver
coins In casks. pocksges NJ rem. or
I've heord T.aheI to,r .hor, =, o,,.r
enough"
Don't forret those neer,. from ths
.aribbean as large a. n,rm. /. Johrrv
Iniled. ~ couId never nu,ts swaI,o,.
hat. A pearl the si,e Of = curr.nt
iou,N nrr 90. ss.Ss -"
liter q moment ne went on. mora ser,.
ously: .T'ye a notion 10 look into that
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