Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-11-28

pearance, from wnat 1 hear. HIS name
Is Weyler-valeriano Weyler. marquis
of Teneriffe."
Esteban covertly appraised his SIS
ter's charms, but respecting her terror
Of Cobo he did not speak his thoughts.
He was certain. however. that Rosa
knew, as well as he. what motive lay
behind the fellows tireless persecu-
tons OF the valley dwellers; for. In
spite of their isolation. stories Of Cobo
had reached the refugees-stories that
had rendered both the boy and the girl
sick with apprehension. The colonel.
1t seemed, had nearly died of his
machete wound, and on recovering he
had sworn to exterminate the wasps
that had stung him. He had sworn
other oaths, too. oaths that robbed Es-
teban of his sleep.
Esteban idolized his sister; her 10y
atty to him was the most precious thing
of his life. Therefore, the thought OF
that swarthy ruffian hunting her down
as a hound hangs to the trail Of doe
awoke in him terrible anger. SCI
ond only to his hatred for the guerrilla
chief was his bitterness against the
traitor. Pancho Cueto. who had capped
his villainy by setting this new peril
upon them; and since Rosa's safety
and his own honor called for the death
of both men, he had sworn that some
how he would effect 1t. 1t was, Of
course, a difficult matter to get at the
colonel Of volunteers. but Cueto still
lived In the midst of his blackened
fields. and II was against him that the
boy was now planning TO launch his
first blow.
The thought Of the hated Cobo had
momentarily distracted Esteban's
thoughts. Now he collected them and
said:
wait 1 am forgetting something.
See what Lacret's men handed me !:
they are posted from one end Of the
island to the other" He displayed
printed bando, or proclamation, signed
by the new captain general, and read
as follows:
"All Inhabitants Of the country dis
tricts, or those who reside outside the
lines OF Notifications Of the towns,
shall, within period Of eight days, en-
ter the towns which are occupied by
the troops. Any individual found out
side the lines In the country at the ex-
piration OF this period shall be consid-
cred rebel and shall be dealt with as
SUCH"
1t was that inhuman order Of con-
centration. the result Of which proved
to be without parallel In military his
tory-an order which gave Its savage
author the name Of being the arch
fiend Of nation reputed peculiarly
cruel. Four hundred thousand Cubans
driven from their homes into shelter
less prison camps; more than two hun
dred thousand dead from hunger and
disease; fruitful land laid bare Of all
that could serve as food, and changed
to an ash-gray desolation; gaunt fam
Inc from Orfente to Pinar del Rio
that was the sequel to those printed
words Of "Weyler the Butcher" which
Esteban read.
Eight daysl When Is the time up r.
Rosa inquired.
BLESS you, this Is already two weeks
oldl' her brother told her.
why, then, 1t means that we'll be
shot II we're caught"
Exactly But we sha'n't be caught,
emf Let the timid ones take fright al
the squeaks Of this old blackbird. Lei
them go Into the cities: we shall have
the more to eat" Esteban crumpled
the paper In his hand and dropped IT.
Meanwhile / shall proceed toward my
settlement with Pancho Cueto." His
very careless confidence gave Rosu
courage.
Ito Be Continued.)