Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-11-01

indeed That means something %
hide. Oh. If could only help your
Heavens If only had some
thing-anything. to work With NUT
tered the American as he fell to with
redoubled energy. He no longer tried
to conserve his strength, for the
treasure seekers lust beset him. Rosa
looked on. wringing her hands and urg-
ing him to greater haste.
But the low. thick door was built of
some hard, native wood: it was wet
and tough and slippery. O'ReIlly's
blows made no impression upon 1t, nor
upon the heavy hasps and staples with
which 1t was secured in place. The
latter were deenly rusted. to be sure.
but they with .,uod his efforts, and he
was finally forced to rest, baffled. en-
ragged. half hystericaI from weakness
and fatigue.
Daylight was at hand once more, but
he refused to give up. and worked on
stubbornly, furiously, until Rosa, in
an agony. besought him to desist.
Johnnie again collapsed on the grass
and lay painting while the other two
replaced the planks.
Another hour and I'd have been into
1t, he declared, huskily.
''You will skill yourself" Jacket told
him.
Rosa bent over him with shining
eyes and parted lips. Eyes," said she.
''Be patient. We viii come back,
o'Reilly. and tonight we shall be rich"
Colonel Cobo lit a black cigarette,
leaned back in his chair, and exhaled
two fierce Jets of smoke through his
nostrils. For a full moment he scowled
forbiddingly at the sergeant who had
asked to see him.
whats this you are telling me7'
he inquired finally.
The sergeant, a mean-faced, low
browed man, stirred uneaslly.
"It is Gods truth. There are spirits
on La Cumbre, and I wish to see the
priest about It,"
"Spirits2 What kind Of spirits7"
The fellow shrugged. Evil spirits
spirits from hell. The men are buying
charms"
'Bahl took you to be a sensible
person"
"You don't believe met Wen, !
didn't believe them when they told me
about It. But / saw with my own
eyes"
Cobo leaned forward, mildly aston
ished. OF all his vlllainous troop. thil
man was the last one he had credited
with imagination of this sort ~What
die you seer"
"a ghost, my colonel, nothing else
La Cumbre is no place for an honest
Christian"
The colonel burst into a mockina
laugh. "An honest Christiani You'll
OF all my vile rufflans. you are the
vilest. Why, you're a thief, a liar, and
an assassini You are lying to me now
Come-the truth for once. before / give
you the componte."
AS God Is my judge, I'm telling you
the TRUTH" protested the soldier. "E'log
me IL you will-rather the componte
than another night in those trenches
You know that old Quintar
"Where Pancho Cueto made a goat
of HIMSELF Perfectly. Do you mean
to say that you saw old Esteban Va
roma walking with hiy head In his
hands2"
"No. but saw that she-devil who
fell In the well and broke her neck"
"Eh7 When did you behold this.
this marvel2''
1.-TWO nights ago. She was there be-
side the well and her face shone
through the night like a lantern. There
was fire upon 1t. She came and went,
like a moth In the lamplight- tell
you repented of my sins. Some Of
the men laughed at me when / told
them, as they had laughed al the 9TH
ers. But last night two of the doubt
ers went up there"
TO BE CONTINUED
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