Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-22
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1-Don Esteban varona, a
Cuban planter, possesses a great treasure
hoard. This wealth has been hidden in
p well on the estate by Sebastian. q slave.
cret cache. Don Esteban's wife dies at
Don Esteban marries the ayaricious Donna.
ure and tries to wiring the secret from Sc
bastian. When the slave. refuses she tries
to hurt him by having Evangelina, his
Is the special servant Of tie twins. sold.
CHAPTER 1I-Through Donna 1sabel.s
scheming Don Esteban risks Evangelina,
at cards and loses. Crazed by the loss Of
his daughter. 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
ehe seeks to marry Rosa osthe rich Don
Mario, but Rosa Is promised to O'Reilly.
New, York. whence he has gone to break
off his engagement to his employers
daughter. Esteban is secretly aiding the
1nsurrectos.
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
Esteban and Rosa are forced to flee when
Cueto denounces them as rebels.
CHAPTER v-Rosa writes to o'felny
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
70 reach Rosa. as communication with
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Branch. newspaper a who Is a victim
Of. tuberculosis, and they plan a way to
Join the Insurrectos together.
CHAPTER With the meantime Cueto
plans to lead Cobo, a Spanish colonel OF
volunteers. execrated for his cruelty. to
CHAPTER 1x-Cobo and his men cap
t tuss Re- nste but she and Is c imme ed ,afaIyed res f.
surrectos by the aid Of Doctor Alyarado
a friend Of the Cuban cause.
CHAPTER x-o'Reily is about t
carry 81" He and Leslie '' Branch AZ R'a are IA! ar
ban tells Rosa Of the coming Of Genera
Weyler to ''pacify" the island.
CHAPTER xI-;Esteban raids cueto'
wounded. He does mo- reach home. Wit
Esteban missing, Rosa, ESyangSelina p an
into a Spanish Concentration camp.
CHAPTER KILN New York O'Rel1l
plans a flibustering expedition to Cub
and is offered assistance by Norm
Evans. a wealthy girl. who insists q
financing the venture and going along a
a nurse. Soon the expedition starts 70
Cuba in a small tramp steamer.
CHAPTER XI1I-The flIpus.ers lano /
Cuba and O'Reilly learns of Esteban an
Rosa. Norine begins her duties as nurse
Rose, In Matanzas, visits her old home
which is in ruins.
CHAPTER x1v-1n a, raid Estebar
dangerously i'll, is rescued from a SPANS
prison by o'Reilly and the cubans:
CHAPTER xv-Estepan tens y Won.
he believes the treasure is hidden In tn
we'll on the plantation :O'Reiily learn
the town in which Rosa Is held prisone
and determines to go to her.
CHAPTER xvI-With Jacket, a Cuba
boy. O'Reilly starts out determined t
save Rosa. After many trials they er
ter Matanzas. the City Of Death.
CHAPTER xvII-After a long scare
O'Reilly finds Rosa. i'll and but a shade,
Of her former self. He tells her Esteba
Is not dead. and she partially recover
her health. O'Reilly determines to scare
for the treasure in the well on the oil
plantation.