The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-17
CHAPTER iI--Continued.

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Don Pablo in whom the liquor was
dying, cursed impatlently: "Caramba
Have | won the treasure Of your whole
establishment" he inquired. Per
haps YOU value this wench at more
than "A thousand pesos; If so, you Will
suy that / cheated you"
No! She's only an ordinary girl.
My wife doesn't like her, and so | de-
tcrmlned to get rid Of her. She IS
yours, fairly enough" Varona told him.
Then send her to my house. I'll
breed her TO Salvador, my cOchero.
He's The strongest man / have"
Sebastian uttered strangled cry
and rose to his feet. Master! You
must not"
"Slloncel" ordered Estebau. "fio
about your business. What DO you
mean by this, anyhow
But Sebastian. dazed Of mind ana
sick Of soul went on, unhceding. "She
s. my girl. You promised me her free
dom ! warn you"
'Ilh2" The planter swayed forward
and with blazing eyes surveyed his
slave. "You warn me? OF what?' he
grewled.
Al this moment neither master nor
man knew exactly what he said or did.
Sebastian raised his hand on high In
reality the gesture was meant TO call
heaven as n witness TO his years of
faithful service, but, misconstruing his
intent. Pablo Pea brought his riding
whip down across the old mans back,
crying:
"llo! None of that"
4 shudder ran through Sebastian's
frame. Whlrling, he seized Don Pab-
los wrist and tore the whip from his
pgers. Although the Spaniard was
>arong man, he uttered cry of pain.
NJ this lndignity TO II guest Esteban
few into a fury. 'Pancho!" !" he cried.
"B6! Pancho." When the manager
came running, Esteban explained:
This fool Is dangerous. He raised his
hand to me and to Don Pablo"
Sebastian's protests were drowned
by the angry voices of the others.
'"fie him to yonder grating" di-
reoted Esteban, who was still in the
grip Of n senseless rage. "Flog him
we1l and make haste about it,"
Sebastian, who had no time In which
to recover himself, made but weak
resistance when Pancho Cueto locked
his wrists into pair of clumsy, old
fashioned manaclcs, first passing the
chain around one of the bars of the
iron window grating which Esteban
had indicated.
Cueto swung heavy lash; the
sound Of his blows echoed through the
qulnta, and they summoned, among
others, Donna Isabel. who watched
the scene from behind her shutter with
much satisfaction. The guests looked
ON approvlngly.
Sebastian made no outcry. The whip
bit deep; 1t drew blood and raised
~elts the thickness of ones thumb;
nevertheless, for the first few moments
the victim suffered less In body than In
spirit. His brain was so benumbed, SO
shocked with other eXcitations, that
he was well-nigh insensble to physical
pain. That Evangelna, flesh of his
faithfulness had brought such reward
as this, that Esteban, light of his soul,
bad turned against him-all this was
himply astounding. Gradually he be-
kan to resent the shrieking injustice Of
II all, and unsuspected forces gathered
inside of him. They grew until his
frame was shaken by primitive savage
impulses.
After time Don Esteban cried
THAT will do Cueto! Leave him now
for the flies to punish. They will re-
mind him of his insolence."
Then the guests departed, and Este
ban staggered into the house and went
70 bed.
All that morning Sebastian stood
with his hands chained high over his
head. The sun grew hotter and ever
hotter upon his lacerated back; the
blood dried and clotted there; cloud
Of flies gathered. swarming over the
raw gashes left by Cueto'S whip.
Since Don Esteban's nerves, or per-
haps II was his conscience, did not
permit him to sleep, he arose about
noontime and dressed himself He was
stili drunk, and the mad rage Of the
early morning still possessed him;
therefore, when he mounted his horse
he pretended not to see the figure
chained to the window grating. Sebas-
tIan's affection for his master was dog
like and he had taken his punishment
rs dog takes his, more in surprise
than In anger. but at this proof Of cal
lous Indifference fire kindled In the
bid fellows breast, hotter by far than
he feys- erom his fiy-blown sores. He