Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06

NilII NAti'iA 'fs
buried treasures. anyhow. We shaI
yet come to blows"
As he walked away he heard Norlne
say: "pont pay any attention to him
Wen 90 and dig It up ourselves ana
we won't wait until the war Is over
An hour later Esteban and his nurse
stIll had their heads together. they
we're still talking Of golden lngots and
pearls from the Caribbean the size OF
plums when they looked up to see
ORelIly running toward them. He was
ylsihIy excited he waved and shouted
ut them. He was painting when he ar
rived.
"Ncws. From Mntanzas" he cried.
Come man has arrived"
Esteban struggled to rise, but NO
rlne restrained him. Rosa? What
does he say? Quick !"
Good news, She left the Pan de
Matnnzas 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. II seems they
were starving. They obeycd Wcyler'S
bando. They're in Matanzas now
"Do you hear, Esteban?' Norine
| shook her patient by the shoulder,
"Shc's alive. Oh. can't you see that 1t
| always pays TO believe the best!'
"Allve, Safe" Estcban whispered.
His yes, when he opened them, were
| swimming; he clutchcd Norine's hand
tightly his other hand he extended to
OReilly. "A rc~conccntrado! In Ma
tanzas! Well, that's good. We have
friends there-theyll not let her
starve. This makes a new man OF me-
See! I'm strong again. I'll 60 to her.
you'll goT" quickly cried Miss
Evans. you'll got You're not strong
enough. II would be suicide. You,
with n price upon your head! Every
body knows you there. Matanzns Is
virtually n walled city. There's sick
ness, too-yeIlow fever, typhus-'
"Exactly. And hunger, also. l sup
pose no one has taken Rosa Int Those
concentration camps aren't nice places
for IL girl"
"But wait! have friends in Wash
ington. They're influential. They will
cable the American consul to look ate
her. Anyhow. you mustn't think OF re
turning to Matanzns," NorIne faltered
her voice caught unexpectedly and sh'
turned her face away.
O'Rcilly nodded shortly. you're
sick man." he agreed. "There's no nee
for both OF us to go"
Esteban looked up. "Then you
~ leave at once. The Old Man ha
given me a commission to General Ii
, tancourt, and I'll be on my way In n
, hour. The moon Is young; | mus
cross the trochn before
, "That trocha :" Esteban was up q
4 his elbow again. "Be careful ther
O'Rellly. They keep a sharp lookou
and it's guarded with barbed wire. /
sure you cut every strand. Yes, nj
7 mufle your horses hoofs, too, In eros
Ing the railroad track. That's how Y
- were detected. Pablo's horse stru'
IL rail, and they fired ut the sound. l
a,I 81 49, Avxt xnIlny pAlIlnI oh
know that trocha! !"
-, % the trocha J" ORellly G
claimed. AT last I've got a chance
> do something, God! How long L
waited"
N EStehnn drew O'Reilly's tense fo'
down and embraced his friend, af'
20 the fashion OF his people, "She /
:, been waiting, too" he said, huSki
40 1--WE Varonas are good walters, OR
al ~. Rosa will never cease waiting
I'll YOU come, Tell her, for me"
-, Norlnc withdrew softly out OF e
or shot. There were a lump in her thr'
and a pain in her breast, She had
40 quircd Il peculiar and arcctionatc
,Is tcrest In this unhappy girl whom
t, had never seen, and she had learned
respect O'Reilly'S love. The yearn
=, ;hat had pulsed in his voice n MON
49, before had stirred her deeply II aw,
Il throb in her own bosom, for Ore
., was dear to her. The pacilcos, accC
Ing to all reports. were dying like I
In the prison camps. Norine wonde
-. II there might not be Il terrible he
ache at the end OF O'Reilly's gu,
Her face was grave and worried WI
hearing him speak to her, she tur
to take his outstretched hand.
80 "You will be careful, won't yc
On she implo.ed. "And you'll be stou
heart, no matter what occurs?'
inc He nodded. ats a long way
,ke here 10 Cubitas. You may not Sc
hear from mi again"
,ice ~ understand" She choked M
reg. ably. You mean you may not {
back. Oh, Johnnier
cts Tut. tutl We O'Reillys have l
It," lives than a litter of cats. l me
all may not see you until the war is
fall and We meet in New York. Well, W
BOD. been good pals, and-l'm glad
rest came TO Cuba" His grasp upt n
fa- two hands vas painful.
dol "You must go, / know, and | wou
try to keep you, but" Norine falt'
'ord then impulsiyely she drew him {
and kissed him full upon the lips.
rug. Rosa :" she whispered. Her eyes