The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-05-24

what do you mean by thatf
Brother and sister joined in explain
ing that Donna Isabel was given to pc
culiar actions, especially after periods
Of excitement or anger, and that one Of
her eccentric!ties had taken the form
Of somnambulistic wanderings. "Oh,
she's crazy enough" Esteban con
Guided. Il believe it's her evil con-
science"
ORcilly scanned the speaker silent
~ for "a moment; then he said, with
gravity unusual in him, 81 wonder If
you know that you're suspected Of
working for the insurrectO cause"
Indeed? l didn't know"
"Well, it's q fact" OReilly heard
Rosa gasp family. rs it true" he
asked.
II am a Cuban"
Cuban? Your people were Span
lSh."
True But no Spaniard ever raised
q Spanish child in Cuba. We are Gu
bans. Rosa aud |. 20 everywhere, and
the Spanish officers talk plainly be-
ltIlt lilf. ENtlllib'NA lIlhNl bt TIE 'NNo
and the ears for Colonel Lopez"
Colonel Lopez :" exclaimed O'Reilly.
Estcban nodded.
Rosa's face, rs 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"
"Somc one must run chances" Este
ban averrrd We're fighting tyranny;
all Cuba is ablaze ! must do my part"
"But soorc. or later yOu'll he dis
covcrcd-thcn WHAT" persisted O'Rcil-
~.
Esleban shrugged. "Who knows1
rhcrell be time enough when"
what Of Rosaf
At this question the brother stirred
unoaSily and dropped his eyes OReil-
~ laid a hand upon his arm. You
have no right TO jeopardize her safety.
Without you. to whom could she turnT'
The girl flashed her admrcr grateful
glance.
"Scnor, YOU for one would see that
She"
"But-Tm going away" OReilly
felt rather than saw Rosa start, for
his face was averted. II came here 10
tell you both good-by | may be gone
for some time. II don't know when
! can get back
Tin sorry" Esteban told him, with
! genuine regret We have grown very
| - ,,.i1 ho al-
before long, ch? 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, EStehan rose
! brlsllly and, after shaking hands with
OReilly, left the two lovers TO say fare
well rs best suited them.
But for once O'Rcilly'S ready tongue
was silent The laughter was gone
from his blue eyes when he turned to
the girl mt his side.
"luu say you are going away?' Rosa
inquired brcathles>y. But Why
I'm going partly because of this
war and pmuy becau~c of-somcihng
else. tried to ten You yesterday, hu.
cyu,dut When the revolution start
ed everybody thought ii was merely
local uprising. and I wrote my com.
/ pany to tlat effect; but, bless you, II
has spread like hur, and now the whole
eastern end of The island is 0h,.Ea
! business has stopped, and my employ
crs have ordered me home to find out
what's happened to lhoir prof's'
"YOu said there was something
else"
OEciily'S hesitation became an en-
barraSsed silence lie ucd to laugh
II OF.
There Is; Otherwise Ia stay rlgh'
here and tell my pcnurious friends t6
whistle for ,hcir profits. 1t seems I'm
| cursed with fatal beauty. You may
have noticed Il? 10? Wen, perhaps
it's maguiiiccnt business ability thai
I have. Anyhow. the president Of ms
company has a notion that ia max,
him a good Son-in-law."
q OH cried Rosa.
And nj her tone O'Reilly hurried on
"Thcsc rich mcn have the most all
surd ideus. suppose III have to
Then you are in love, sonor?'
The young man nodded vigorously
Indeed | am-vith the sweetest cir
in Cuba. That's the whole trouble
That's why rm hurylns home to rc
sign hcfor, I'm fired Not daring {,
Took too long or too deeply into RoS,
Varouas eyes unti she had taken Il
lhu whole truth he waited, staring q