The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-08-09

II that treasure had been above ground
her sharp nose would have smelled 1t
out. and nov Cueto has moved the very
earth"
Rosa sat back disappointed. $50
that's your thsoryf'
ITS more than 4 theory" the boy
insisted. Look at thisI" From the
pocket Of his cotton trousers he pro-
duced IN odd-looking coin, which he
placed in Rosa's hand
"Why. its goldl It's q Spanish
doubloon," che said. Its the drst q
I ever saw. Where did you md itT'
you'll think Tn crasy when I tell
you-sometimes ! think - myself. I
found It In Isabsl's hand when I took
her from the well"
Rosa was stricken specifies.
"Shs clutched It tightly" Esteban
hurried on, but q / made the rope
fast her hand relaxed and l raw 1t In
the lantern light. It was a. if-well,
as II she gave It to me. / was too
badly frightened to think much about
1t. as you may imagine. 1t was a hor-
rible place, all slime and foul water ;
the rocks were slippery. But that coin
was 10 her hngers!"
Rosa managed to say: Impossible !!
Then she must have had 1t when she
fell"
mo, not saw her hands up
stretched, her fingers open. in the
moonlight"
ITS uncanny. Perhaps"
Eyes. Perhaps some unseen hand
led her to the place 90 that we should
at last come into y own. Who knowsf
There's no doubt that father hid his
money. He turned His slaves into gold,
he bought jewels, precious metal. any
thing he could hide. Well, perhaps
there were old coins In the lot. The
water In the well 10 shallow: Isabel
must have CROPPED this piece from the
bottom. Some day I shall explore the
hole and-ws shall see."
Rosa dung her arms rapturously
about her brothers neck and kissed
him. Wouldn't Il b gioriousr' abe
cried. Wouldn't Il b wonderful, to
b rich. and 70 want for nothing; to
have me clothes and good things to
eat once more1 Good things TO eat r
Her Up auiversd. 'Oh-Tm - hun
Uy."
"Poor little grit"
walt till O'Rsilly hears abost tAiA."
Rosa was al excitement onc more.
Hell b glad hs came and got me-,
II he does come."
Heteban careDeed her. Hell come,
never fear. I know IL. Every tims I
leave yoa ny Asart Il In my throat for
fear Of what may happen In my ab.
senes-and Jet I can't always b at
your side."
"Theeel You acknowledge that l
handicap yoA Except for me you would
b making . glorious name for your.
self"
"liothlng q the sort Nors probably
I'd b getting myself killed. MOL It's
better this wy. We must b brave
and patient aAA-think q what IL watt
ING Tor - q tie bottom q that we'll"
Il was indeed : great piece Of luck
which had soablsd Estsban varona to
buy 4 half-dosen llaussrs from Z Span
ish solder. Through Asensio's &C
quaintanee 10 had proAtsd By the Dis
honesty q n enemy. and, although It
hal taken al his money TO effect The
psecAasa. Dstsban considered the sac-
n1ee VII worth while. The IRE Of
patriotism burned 0sFesly In him, -
did HE hatred o. Pancho Cueto, and
the fo0e tEueey youns negroes 70 whom
10 had Givea r1es made. With Asensio
nj himself. N armed party large
soougA % b reekooed with. These
blae1o wsso exdtable fsllowA and
wretebe6 maskstasn. buG. On the other
hand. eaeA and every one had been
raioe1 With . machste at bic hip and
kneW hoW 70 10 II After . few pre-
limioary fosayo u00sr DDtGban's lead
seshlp tAey had absorbed . BIT of dis
eipllne and wsse beginnins - ted 4
military ardoc.
n ~ Ouban nsld forces there were
many n1GEoee. and few Of their tel
lev patS1ots feueht bsttsf. Or endured
the h~ar61hips q guerrilla warfare
more cheerfully than they. General
Antooio Naceo vas Of mixed blood,
and yet hts leedership VA character
ised not oaly by ars judgment and
ability. ~ also By an exalted abandon
a. perDonal bravery. Hls several
hnoHAnw aonAapaA Cnhn aarvinaa aeapnn.