Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
CHAPTER XXv-Continued from Last
Sunday)
THE HAUNTED GARDEN.

THE HAUNTED GARDEN.
Rosa had not asked the source
whence came the blessed food which
was bringing the life blood back into
Der body. and although that food was
not much-a little meal. plantain. an
occasional scrap Of meat or fsh--it had
never occurred to her that the supply
might be limited She met the prob
lem bravely. however.
Il have been close to death so long
that it means little to me-" she con-
1essed. Il have you. and-well. with
you at my side l can face the worst
"Oh. we won't give up until We have
to-" he assured her. If ! had money
it would be a simple proposition to
bribe some guard 10 pass US through
the lines, but / have spent all that
Cen Retancourt gave me lie
sroothed back Rosa's dark hair and and
smiled reassurinEly at her Ell, II
manage somehow. 50 don't worry your
pretty head N md nd th Mar Pp's a2d rob
him. Don't you think / LOOK IKE
bandit? The very sight OF me WouIo
ferrify that fat rascal s
"To me YOU are beautiful hTeatheu
the girl. Then she lowered her eyes,
La la. How I spoil you! nave
quite forgotten how to be ladyiike-
isabel was right "hen She
called me 4 bold and IorN.tro 80 80,
Now. then, please turn your face aslde.
Tor | wish to think. and so long as you
look at me l cannot ma e 90 ~
Won brazenIy. See, Now, them til'tt -
much better. ] ShaIi h"ld SUu 80, -
q. When kiss II you may look a ne
again. for a moment" Drawing Her-
seIf closer to O'Reilly, Rosa began
thoughtfully: Before you came
more than once was on Inc pom tI-n, ~
appealing 10 some of nay former
friends. but they are all SpanlardS anu
are no loAger-simpatIco' you ui'oer
stand?"
Perfectly; I'm in the same fix, OF
all the people I used TO know there
isn't one but would denounce me II
made myself known, Now that We
been fighting with the lnsurreetos, !
dareri't even go TO the American consul
s SOL nsiP-'l '"s-
Rosa nodded. then continued, hesitat-
insly: Il had vivid dream last night
Perhaps it was portent VINO
knows 1t was about that stepmother
OF mine You remember how she met
her death l wrote you
Yes, and ESteban also told me
1T was he who recovered her body
from the well. one day, while We were
in hiding away up yonder in the
Tumuri. he showed me an old coin
u know O'Reilly said, quickly.
He told me the whole story. He thinks
that doubloon is q clue to your fathers
fortune butt can't put much faith
in it In fact. l didn't believe until
this moment there was doubloon at
ALL
"Oh. indeed there was! I saw it,
Then it wasn't merely sick fancy
OF your brothers,
Indeed no. It Rosa broke of
10 exclaim, "O'Reilly, you are looking
But you gave me the signal to look
he protested
Nothing of the sort; you placed
your fingers upon my lips" There was
a moment OF silence during which the
lovers were oblivious TO all but each
other. then Rosa murnured: How
strange. Sometimes your eyes are blue
and sometimes gray. Does that mean
that your love, too, can change"
Certainly not. But come. what
about Esteban and that doubloon~
With an effort the girl brought her
night, that Esteba2 may have been
right of course, nobody outside of
our family credits the old story, and
yet my father was considered a very
rich man at one time Pancho Cueto
believed in the existence of the treas
ure and he was in position to know"
True! Perhaps. after all" O'Reilly
f-owned meditatively.
Rosa lifted herself upon her elbow.
her eyes sparkling. Wouldn't it be
wonderful if it were trIeo Just think
OReilly, cases of Spanish gold, silver
coins in casks. packages of gems. Oh.
We heard Isabel talk about it often
enough
Don't forget those pearls from the
Carrlhean, as large as plurns," Johnny
that. pearl the size of a currant
would buy our freedom right now"
After moment he went on, more serj-
ousiy: I've notion to look into that
old well this very afterr-ssn. II dare
say I'm foolish. but-sor>,zhow the story
doesn't sound 81 in1prts able as ii did.
Fernaps II IS worth investigating
He made up his mind swiftly
I'm off this very instant"
When O'Reilly emerged from the b,,-
ne found Jacket industriousIy at work
over a fragment Of grindstone which
ne mad somewhere unearthed. The bow
looked up at his friends approach and
held out for inspection a long tbjn
ME which he was slowly shaping into
q knife-bIade.
o,a What do you think of that?- he
handy when we are ready TO cIear ont
of this pesthoIe" 'u1
Where did you get it?-
On, stole it 1 steal everything I
can lay my hands on NOWADAYS One
can never tell when he NAV have q
throat TO cut. and a file has good steel
since you are such an accom- pIished
thlei, do you think you could stAaI
something for rne?' O'Rei1;v innrired
a piece of roper
rope Jacket was puzzled "po,o
IS only good for hanging SDanfar de
ny friend IN the fish market mas n
EoiandTa- and-perhaps I can rob bi,1
u maynard Laying aside his tasL,
Sacket arose and made off in the dire.
non OF the water front He was hacl,
"lthIn an hour. and under his shirt he
carried a coil Of worn. but serviceabte
rope without waiting 10 explain bfs
need Tor this unusual article. C,'ReiiiL,
mixed arms with the boy and set ,,1f-
10 cillnp La Cumbre- When at last fbey
1000 m the unusual quarry and JOHNNY
made known his intention to evrIore
tee old wen Jacket regarded him v,it6
uhflsgulSed amazerneut
nat do YOU expect to find down
mere The latter inquired
10 tell you the truth. I don't really,
expect to ind anything" the man CON,
Iessed. Now that I'm here. I'm he
ginning TO feel silly; nevertheless. I'm
gong 70 have look for the hidden
treasure - the NarOuas-'
Hidden trea sure From, TacL,.,.s
expression II was plaS that he feared
hiS 1rleHd was mildly mad. Even aftrr.
y keIliy had told him somethina, abnut
Ola Don Estehans missing riches he
secuted the story. He peeDed iucuf.i
'iVely into the dark opening of the
wen, then he shook his head CO..
ramp what an idea N-ar -bfe r1I