Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-06-19

l O'Reilly scanned the speaker silent l ly for moment; then he said, with a gravity unusual in him, 'I wonder If you know that you're suspected of working for the insurrecto cause." Indeed? I didn't know" Well, it's fact" O'Reilly heard Rosa gasp faintly. "Is it true?" he asked
 "I am Cuban"
 Cuban? Your people were Span- ish."
 True. But no Spaniard ever raised a Spanish child in Cuba. We are Gu bans, Rosa and l. go everywhere. and the Spanish officers talk plainly be- fore me. Somebody must be the eyes and the ears for Colonel Lopez"
 Colonel Lopez !" exclaimed O'Reilly. Esteban nodded.
 Rosa's face. as she looked at the two men, was white and worried. For a time the three of them sat silent; then the American said. slowly, You'll be shot if you're caught"
 "Some one must run chances" Este ban averred. Were fighting tyranny i; all Cuba is ablaze. must do my part"
 But sooner or later you'll be dis coyered-then what?" persisted OReil- ly.
 Esteban shrugged. "Who knows? There'll be time enough when"
 What of Rosa?"
 At this question the brother stirred uneasily and dropped his eyes. OReil- ly laid hand upon his arm. You have no right to jeopardize her safety. Without you. to whom could she turn?" The girl flashed her adnirer grateful glance.
 "Senor, you for one would see that she"
 "But-fm going away" O'Reilly felt rather than saw Rosa start, for his face was averted. -'1 came here to tell you both good-by. l may be gone for some time I-I don't know when l can get back
 Tin sorry Esteban told him. with genuine regret. We have grown very fond of you. But you will come back before long, eh? You're one of us In the meantime I'll remember what you say. and at least I'll be careful" By no means wanting in tact, lGstehan rose briskly and. after shaking hands with O'Reilly. left the two lovers to say fare well as best suited them.
 But for once OReilly's ready tongue was silent The laughter was gone from his blue eyes when he turned to the girl at his side.
 You say you are going away?" Rosa inquired, breathlessly. But why?'
 I'm going partly because of this war and partly because ef-something else. I tried to tell you yesterday. but l couldn't. When the revolution start- ed everybody thought it was merely a local uprising. and I wrote my com pany to that effect; but bless you. it has spread like fire, and now the whole eastern enC of the island is ablaze. Business has stopped. and my employ CTS have ordered me home to find out what's happened to their profits"
 You saias there was something else-'
 OReilly's hesitation became an en- barrassed silence. He tried to laugh | it off.
 ''There is; otherwise Pd stay right here and tell my penurious friends 10 whistle for their profits. It seems Pm cursed with fatal beauty. You may have noticed it? No? Well, perhaps it's magnificent business ability that have. Anyhow, the president of my company has notion that I'd make him q good son-in-law."
 "I- Oh p cried Rosa. l And at her tone O'Reilly hurried on ::
 "These rich men have the most ab- surd ideas. l suppose I'll have to-"
 "Then you are in love, senor?'
 The young man nodded vigorously. ''Indeed I am-with the sweetest girl in Cuba. That's the whole trouble. That's why I'm hurrying home to re- sign before I'm fred" Not daring to look too long or too deeply into Rosa Varona's eyes until she had taken in the whole truth, he waited. staring at his feet "I'm sort of glad 1t has come to a showdown and I can speak out. Pm hoping she'll miss me-" After a moment be ventured, "Will sheer will you. Rosa?"
 q? Miss you?" Rosa lifted her brows in pretended amazement. "You are amusing, of course. butt won't have much time to think about you, for am so soon to be married"
 "Marrled7 What? Nonsense
 Indeed Do you think I'm so ugly nobody would have me? The richest man in Matanzas has asked for my hand this very afternoon"
 "Who? Mario de Castanow