The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-19

walk In her sleep tonight. II ever"
Rosa nodded soberly, and O'Reilly,
s%nppressing some light reply that had
sprung TO his lips, inquired, curiously.
what do you mean by that?"
Brother and sister Joined in explain
ing that Donna Isabel was given to pc
cnIiar actions, especially after periods
Of excitement or anger, and that q OF
her eccentricities had taken the form
IT somnambulistic wanderings. "Oh.
she's crazy enough Esteban on
cluded. II believe it's her evil con-
science"
O'Reilly scanned the speaker silent
~ for a moment; then he said, with .
gravity unusual In him, II wonder Il
you know that you're suspected Of
working for the insurrecto cause"
"Indeed7 I didn't know"
swell. It's a fact" O'Reilly heard
Rosa gasp family. rs It truel" he
asked.
II am a Cuban"
"Cuban1 Your people were Span
ish."
True. But no Spaniard ever raised
q Spanish child in Cuba. We are Gu
bans. Rosa and I. l 60 everywhere. and
the Spanish officers talk plainly be-
fore me. Somebody must be the eyes
md the ears for Colonel Lopez"
Colonel Lopez !" exclaimed O'Reilly.
Esteban nodded.
fsosa's face, as she looked ut the two
men. vas white and worried. For q
time the three Of til n sat silent; then
the American said. slowly. you'll be
shot II you're caught"
Some one must run chances," Este
ban averred. "We're fighting tyranny;
all Cuba Is ablaxe. I must do my part"
but soone or later you'll b die
rovered-then what!" persisted O'Reil.
".
Esteban shrugged. who knowst
'rherell be time enough when"
"What Of Rosat~
At this question the brother stirred
~nneasily and dropped his eyes. OtReil-
" laid . hand upon his arm. "You
have no right to jeopardise her safety.
Without you. to whom could she turn1''
The girl flashed her admirer . grateful
glance.
"Senor. you for q would zee that
She" -aa,.~ axs u ..s,=~
PUTIN going away" O,Reilly
felt rather than saw ROSA start, for
his face was averted. II came here to
tell sou both good-by. I may be gone
Tor some time. IL don't know when
I can get back"
I'm sorry" Esteban told him. with
genuine regret. I'VE have grown very
fond Of you. But You will come back
before long. eh3 You're one Of "a In
the meantime I'll remember what you
say, and ut least I'll be careful" BY
no means wanting In tact. Esteban rose
briskly and. after shaking hands with
O'Reilly. left TIE two lovers to say fare
well as best suited them.
But for once O'Reilly's ready tongue
was silent. The laughter was gone
from his blue eyes when he turned to
the girl at his side.
"Tou say you are going awayf" Rosa
inquired, breathlessly. "But whyr"
I'm going partly because Of this
war and partly because of-somethins
else. / tried to tell you yesterday. but
I couldn't. When the revolutioo start
ed everybody thought Il was merely
. local uprising. and I wrote my COM
pany TO that effect: but, bless you. Il
has spread like hre. and now the whole
eastern end Of the island - ablaxe.
Business has stopped, and my employ
err have ordered me home to and ont
what's happened 70 their pro6ta"
"You said there was something
else"
O'Rellly's hesitation became IN en-
barrassed silence. He tried 70 laugh
Il "a.
'Thsse u: Otherwise I'd stay hight
here and ten my penuxious friends 70
whistle Tor their profits. L seems I'm
cursed with Z fatal beauty. Ton may
have noticed III Not Wen. perhaps
it's . magni1eent business ability that
have. Anyhow. the president q my
company has . notion that I'd make
him Z rood son-in-law."
IT, Oh" cried Rosa.
And &C her tone O'Rsllly hurried on:
'@These rich men have III most ab-
surd ideas ! suppose III have TO-
Then ron afe In love. senor1r
The young man nodded vigorously.
Indeed ] am-with the sweetest girl
n Cuba. That's the whole trouble.
That's why I'm huTrying home 70 n.
slgn before I'm nr0d.s Not daring 70