Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-20
by Harper and Brothers)

train. Few people were travelling thes
days, and they were, for the most par
Spanish officers 10 whom the sight q
x starving country people was no no,
y city. Now and then, however, there di
arrive visitors from whom the spec
a taclc Of so much Indebtedness wrun
n contribution, hence there was al
d ways an expectant throng at the depot
On this occasion O'Rellly was sur
g prised to hear the plteous whines foi
charity In the name of God turn sud
denly into a subdued but Vicious nut
4 ter OF rage. Kisses were lntermlngle(
y with vituperations, then the crowd fell
4 strangely silent, parting to allow the
i, passage Of n great, thick-set man In the
: uniform OF q colonel OF volunteers. The
| fellow was unusually swarthy and he
wore Il black scowl upon his face, while
n long puckerlng scar the full length Of
n cheek lifted his mouth into a
crooked sheer and left exposed q
glimpse Of wolish teeth.
ORellly was at a loss to fathom this
sudden alteration Of attitude, the whis-
tie OF indrawn breaths and tho whis-
pered curses, until he heard some one
mutter the name. "Cobo." Then indeed
ne started and stiffened In his tracks.
He fixed a fascinated stare upon the
fellow.
Colonel Cobo seemed no little
pleased by the reception no created.
with his Ghost arched and his black
eyes cleaning inadvertently he swog.
gered through the press, clicking his
heels noisily upon the stone flags. When
ne had gone jacket voiced a vicious
oath.
so that Is the butcher OF babiesi ~
exclaimed the boy. "Well, now 7
should enjoy cutting his heart out"
oHeilly's emotions were not entire
~ unlike those Of his small companion.
his lips became dry and white an he
tried to speak.
What a brutel That face- Ugh 7"
ne round himself shaking weakly.
ana discovered that a new and wholly
unaccountable feeling of discourage
hent had settled upon him. He tried
manfuily to shake 1t off, but somehow
iaiied' Tor the sight Of Rosa's arch.
enemy and the mans overbearinp per-
mad affected him queerly.
.obo's air of confidence and authority
to emphasize O'Reilly's impo-
and bring 1t forclbly home to ,,
10 think Of his lustful persecu-
Ion Of Rosa Varona. moreover. torr,.
hed MIN. The next day he resumed his
hut-to-hut search. but with a listless-
TESS thnt came from Il firm conviction
nat once again he was too late.
ina afternoon found the two friends {
'mohg the miserable novels which en- 1
the foot Of La Cumbre, about
ne only quarter they had not explored. |
teiow lay San Severlno, the execution |
,iace; was the site of the old '
aroma home. More than oncA on his
Vay about the city O'Reilly had lifted
lis eyes In the direction Of the latter. I
eeiihg a great hunger to revisit the
Gene or his last farewell to Rosa, but r
hrouSh fear OF the melancholy effect f
"ould have upon him he had thus
resisted the impulse. Today, how c
Ver, ne could no longer fight the NOR t
iu deslre and so, In spite Of Jackets
'rotest at the useless expenditure of
mort ne set out to climb tho hill. OF Il
curse the boy would not let him 20 I,
lone. O II
Little was said during the ascent. h
La Cumbre road seemed very long q
no very steep. How different the last 7
ime oReilly had swung up It'll The
iimo had never before tired him as II ~
ia now, and he reasoned that hunger ~
aust nave weakened him even more u
nan he realized. Jacket felt the exer. n
loh' 100; no was short Of breath and q
e rested frequently. O'Reilly saw that :,
10 boys bare, brown legs had grown =,
'ony since he had last noticed them. :,
nd nc felt a sudden pang at having
rouSht the little fellow into such n
light as this.
well, hombre," he said when thew "a :
aused to rest, "l'm afraid we came -
late. I'm afraid we're llcked.- :"
jacket nodded llstlessly; his optl. ~
too, was gone. "They must al ~
@ dead or we would have found them ~
efore this" said he. When O,Rellly p'
no answer he continued. at ia W
me we thought of getting away from Ct
ere, eh?" W
Johnnie was sitting with his face In
Is hands, Without lifting his head he u
iquired: Slow are we going to get W
way? 1t Is easy enough to get into "a
latanzas. but" he shrugged hope y
'ssly. III
jacket frightened at tho thought of W
'cape. "Hol I'll bet We can find n
somewhere" said he. "We're not ne
ke these Others. They haven't the
,irit to try" There was a moment of hi
lence. and then: "Carambal You pi
'member those jntias wc ate? They di
ere strong, but I would enjoy the hn
nell of one now. Eh2 Another week br
this and we shall be living on rarb.
re like the rest Of these poor peo- so
e." ~
Leaving Jacket to take his time, m,