Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-07-26
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
| CHAPTER I-pon Esteban varona, a
Cuban planter, possesses great treasure
noard, This wealth has been hidden IN
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 avaricious Donna
Isabel. who knows there is hidden treas
| ure ana tries to wiring the secret from Sc
bastian. When the slave refuses she tries
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 Isabel's
echeming 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
she seeks to marry Rosa to the rich Don
the American. and awaits his return from
New. York, whence he has gone to break
on his engagement to his employers
daughter. Esteban is secretly aiding the
Insurrectos.
CHAPTER Iv-Donna Isabel ia at the
mercy OF Pancho Cueto, her unscrupu-
to the plantation are lost with the treas
ure. One night she walks in her sleep
and and meets her death in the trea7tre well
Cueto denounces them as rebels.
CHAPTER v-Rosa writes to o'Reilly
OF their plight and urges him to come
and save her.
CHAPTER vI-OReilly soon lands in
Cuba. but finds he will have hard work
he insurrectosi Is difficult and danger.
GUS.
Branch, newspaper man. who is victim
OF tuberculosis. and they plan way to
Join the Insurrectos together.
CHAPTER vIII-In the meantime cueto
plans to lead Cobo, a Spanish colonel OF
volunteers, execrated for his cruelty, to
the hiding place of Esteban and Rosa.
CHAPTER IX-Cobo and his men cap
ture Rosa. but she is Immediately res
cned by Estsban and Cobo is injured In
t of Rel plans az p to ssach as
friend Of the Cuban cause.
"It seems we missed them" said
1ueto. .-~s.i s'@-'s ses 'ssr-s
"More Of your bungling," Cobo
broke out atshim, wrathfully. fool !
I'VE amindA6 toss you into that fire."
He ttYrnnd his attention once more
to Rosa, and with jerk that shook
her into fuller Consciousness repeat.
ed yrRara.. iif2 IlfaSs Speuk 10 me"
"Gone ~ she 'gaspesi. "Gonew She
struggled weakly toward Cueto, i'm
ploring him, "Fancho, don't you know
me2' ZIG IT Fsss lie
-well, wese Ia la, Xxi him I lesson"
said Cuet9, grip'iil,; apprehenaively
at rGbo. siNeFe accomplished some
thing. anyhow 'dh?" = Ee' nodded at
Rosa. "She's. all that l told YOU.
Look at her!"
Colonel Cobo took time to scruti-
nize his prisoner.
Eyes She's a pretty little spy
quite prize, truly. Now, thenw
His thick lips spread; he spoke to
her more gently. Il want you to tell
me about that brother of yours, Ell?
Cueto said l would find him here.
Ha! Still frightened, l see. Well, l
have a way with women; dare say
you'll be glad to tell me everything
by and by" Then. seeing that his
men 'risked IA screening in their
search OF the hut.'and We're already
quarrellng over me scanty plunder
which it afforded. he turned from
Rosa to call them away. -
Profitlng by his inattention, Rosa
wriggled out OF his grasp and ran to
Evangelina, who lay face down In
the dirt, her limbs SPRAYED loosely.
She flung herself upon the PROSTATE
body and cried the black woman's
name, but she, could. awaken no re-
sponse. 49,
The first pink Of dawn was now
deepening in the east, and as soon as
1t had grown light enough to see to
travel Colonel Cobo prepared to re-
turn to his horses. The roof and
walls of the bohio had fallen away
to ashes, its skeleton of poles and its
few pieces of crude furniture alone
were smoldering when he called his
men together and gave the word