Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-08-28

MatanZaS With the two negroes. She went into the city before Cobo's raid"
 Esteban collapsed Imply. He closed his eyes, his face was very white. He crossed himself weakly.
 'The letter is definite It seems they were starving. They obeyed Weyler's bando. They're in Matanzas now"
 Do you hear, Esteban?" Norine shook her patient by the shoulder. She's alive. Oh, can't you see that 1t always pays to believe the best?"
 "Alive Safe!" Esteban whispered. His eyes, when he opened them, were swimming; he clutched Norine's hand tightly; his other hand he extended to OReilly. "A reconcentrado In Ma tanzas! Well, that's good. We have friends there-they'll not let her starve. This makes a new man of me. See! I'm strong again. I'll go to her"
 You'll go?" quickly cried Miss Evans. You'll go! You're not strong enough. It would be suicide. You with price upon your head! Every body knows you there. MatanZas is virtually walled city. There's sick iiN'', tOo"ySllOW lever, lNI)Iuo--
 Exactly. And hunger, also. I sup pose no one has taken Rosa in? Those concentration camps aren't nice places for girl.'
 But wait I have friends in Wash ington. They're influential. They will cable the American consul to look after her. Anyhow, you mustn't think of re- turning to Matanzas," Norne faltered; ; her voice caught unexpectedly and she turned her face away.
 O'Reilly nodded shortly. "You're a sick man." he agreed. "Theres no need for both of us to go."
 Esteban looked up. "Then you"
 T leave at once. The Old Man has given me Il commission to General Be tancourt and I'll be on my way in an hour. The moon is young; I must cross the trocha before"
 "That trocha p Esteban was up on his elbow again. Be careful there O'Reilly. They keep sharp lookout and it's guarded with barbed wire Be sure you cut every strand Yes, and muffle your horses hoofs, too, in cross ing the railroad track. That's how we were detected. Pablo's horse struck a rail, and they fired at the sound. He fell at the first volley, riddled. Oh, know that trocha p
 D the trochai" O'Reilly ex- claimed. "At last I've got chance to do something. God! How long I've waited"
 Esteban drew O'Reilly's tense form down and embraced his friend, after the fashion of his people. "She has been waiting, too," he said, huskily. "We Varonas are good walters, O'Reil- ly. Rosa will never cease waiting un- til you come. Tell her, for me-
 Norine withdrew softly out of ear shot. There were lump in her throat and pain in her breast. She had ac- quired a peculiar and affectionate in- terest In this unhappy girl whom she had never seen, and she had learned to respect O'Reilly's love. The yearning that had pulsed in his voice moment before had stirred her deeply; it awoke throb in her own bosom, for O'Reilly was dear to her. The pacificos, accord ing to all reports, were dying like flies in the prison camps. Norine wondered if there might not be a terrible heart ache at the end of O'Reilly's quest? Her face was grave and worried when, hearing him speak to her, she turned to take his outstretched hand.
 "You will be careful won't you?" she implored. And you'll be stout of heart, no matter what occurs?"
 He nodded. "It's a long way back here to Cubitas. You may not see or hear from me again"
 q understand" She choked miser- ably. You mean you may not come back. Oh, Johnnie" !"
 "Tut, tut We O'Reillys have more lives than litter of cats. I mean may not see you until the war Is over and we meet in New York. Well, we've been good pals, and-Im glad you came to Cuba" His grasp upon her two hands was painful.
 "You must go, know, and wouldn't try to keep you, but" Norine faltered, then impulsively she drew him down and kissed him full upon the lips. '.For Rosa P she whispered. Her eyes were shining as she watched him pass swift ly out of sight.
 CHAPTER XVI.