Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-25
SYNo PSlS.

pOSbcSoCS
hoard. This wealth has been hidden in
q we'll on the estate by Sebastian, slave,
and only he and his master know the Sc
cret cache. Don Esteban's wife dies at
the birth of twins. Esteban and Rosa
Don Esteban marries the avaricfous Donna
Isabel, who knows there is hidden treas
ure and tries to wiring the secret from Sc
to hurt him by having Evangelina, his
daughter, whom he loves dearly and who
Is the special servant Of the twins, sold.
CHAPTER II-Through Donna Isabers
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 Isa-
bel searched for the hidden wealth OF the
man she had married "A few years later
Mario. but Rosa Is promised to O'Reilly,
the American, and awaits his return from
New YORK. whence he has gone to break
daughter. Esteban is secretly sldinE The
Insurrectos.
McHAPTER 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
Eseban snd Ro aaa II oa ns g v
cueto denounces them as rebels.
CHAPTER v-Rosa writes to o'Reiily
OF their plight and urges him to come
and save her.
CHAPTER vI-O'Reiily soon lands In
Cuba; b. but ,inds he will have hard arc, work work
the Insurrectos is difficult and danger
GUS.
CHAPTER vII-o'Reilly meets Leslie
Branch, newspaper man, who IL victim
Of tuberculosis, and they plan way to
Join the Insurrectos together.
CHAPTER vIII-In the meantime Cueto
plans to lead Cobo, Spanish colonel OF
volunteers, execrated for his cruelty. to
the hiding place Of Esteban and Rosa.
Esteban caressed her. "He1l come,
never fear. l know 1t. Every time /
leave you my heart is in my throat for
fear of what may happen in my alb
senee-andsyet I can't always be at
your SIDE"
"There! You acknowledge that I
handicap you. Except for me you would
be making glorious name for your
SELF" so4Kss
Nothing Of fhe sort. More probably
I'd besgettf1g myself killed. No!s It's
better this way. We must be Brave
and patient and Stink of what is wait
ing for us at the Bottom Of that we'll"
It was indeed great piece of luck
which had enabled Esteban varona to
buy a half.dozen Mausers from a Span
ish soldier. Through Asensio's ac-
quaintance he had proflted by the dis,
honesty Of IN aieny, and, although 1t
had taken al hid money to effect the
purchase, Esteban considered the sac
rifice well worth while. The fire Of
patriotism burned fiercely in him, as
did his hatred of PanchO Cueto, and
the four trusty young negroes to whom
he had given rifles made, with Asensio
and himself, an armed party large
enough to be reckoned with. These
blacks were excitable fellows, and
wretched marksmen, but, on the other
hand, each and every one had been
raised with a machete at his hip and
knew how to use it. After few pre-
liminary forays under Esteban's lead
ership they had absorbed bit of dis
cipline and we're beginning to feel
military ardor.
In the Cuban field forces there were
many negroes, and few Of their fell
low patriots fought better, or endured
the hardships Of guerrilla warfare
more cheerfu1ly than they. General
Antonio Maceo was Of mixed blood,
and yet his leadership was character
lied not only by rare judgment and
ability, but also by an exalted abandon
of personal bravery. His several
brothers rendered Cuba services scarce
ly less distinguished, and they were
but OF. a few Of many dark-skinned he
roes. This struggle for independence
was no particulars war; the best stock
Of the island fought side by side with
field hands.
At dawn Of the morning following
his talk with Rosa, when the members
Of his command assembled, Esteban
was up and ready. He had made his
preparations to destroy Pancho Cueto's
fields, and since the road over the hills
to La Joya was long he had summoned
them early. las
BE careful |" Rosa implored him. II
shall die Of suspense"
ut is for you to be careful" be
laughed. keep a good watch, ahd
conceal yourself at the first alarm.
However. think we have taught these
bandits a lesson. As for Cueto, he
would run to the Jungle If he saw us
He has the heart Of mouse" He
kissed his sister affectionately and
then rode of at the head Of his tat
tered band.
Rosa waved him last farewell as
he disappeared into the woods, then, to
occupy herself. she helped Evangelina
with what little Homework there was
to do, later going with her to the gar
den patch where the viandas grew.
Evangelina's early devotion to her
mistress had not diminished with time ;
II anything. it had deepened. When
emancipation came she would have re-
turned to the service of her beloved
twins had 1t not been for Donna Isa-
bells refusal to accept her. As 1t was.
she and Asensio had married, and by
means Of Rosa's surreptitious help
they had managed to buy this little
pioea of iand Rosa had racficpd self