Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-06-28


Rosa nodded Soberly, and OReilly
~suppreSSing some light reply that ha,
sprung TO his lips, inquired, curiously
What do You mean by that?'
Brother and sister Joined in explain
ing that Donna Isabel was given TO pc
culiar actions, especially after period.
OF excitement or anger, and that one Of
her eceentricities had taken the form
Of somnambulistic wanderingS. "Oh
she's crazy enough Esteban con
Guided. u believe it's her evil con.
science"
.oliehiy scanned the speaker silent.
" Tor a moment; then he said. with a
gravity unusual in him, II wonder il
you know that you're suspected Of
working for the insurrecto cause"
Indeed? | didn't know"
We'll, it's a fact" OReilly heard
Rosa gasp family. rs it true?' he
asked.
II am a Cuban" f
Cuban? Your people were Span
ish."
True. But no Spaniard ever raised
a Spanish child in Cuba. We are Gu
oans' Rosa and l. | so everywhere, and
the Spanish officers talk plainly be-
fore me. Somebody must be the eyes
n the ears for Colonel Lopez"
colonel Lopez" exclaimed O'Reilly.
Esteban nodded.
Rosa's face, as she looked at the two
men, was white and worried. Fol n
time the three of them sat silent then
the American said, slowly, you'll be
shot If you're 7ylght."
Some n must run chances" Este
ban averred. "We're fighting tyranny:
all Cuba is ablaze. l must do my part"
But sooner or later you'll be dis
covered-then what" persisted ORell-
ly.
Esteban shrugged. "Who knows?
1hereH be time enough when"
What of Rosa?"
At this question the brother stirred
uneasily and dropped his eyes. O'Reil-
ly laid a hand upon his arm. you
nave no right to jeopardize her safety. |
without you, to whom could she turn?"
The girl flashed her admirer a grateful
glance.
"Senor, you for one would see that
"But-Im going away" O'Reilly
Ielt rather than saw Rosa start, for
ms face was averted. Il came here to
tell you both good-by. I may be gone
Tor some time. Il don't know when
| can get back"
I'm sorry" Esteban told him. with
genuine regret. "We have grown very
[ond OF you. But you will come back
before long, eh? You're one of us. In
ne meantime, I'll remember what YOU
'ay, and at least I'll be careful" BY
10 means wanting in tact, Esteban rose
'rlskly and, after shaking hands with
CReilly, left the two lovers to say fare
veil as best suited them.
But for once O'Reilly's ready tongue
vas silent. The laughter was gone
rom his blue eyes when he turned to
he girl at his side. ;
You say you are going away?" Rosa
1quired, breathlessly. but why?"
I'm going partly because of this I
ar and partly because of-something
lse. tried to tell you yesterday. bur 6
couldn't. When the revolution start
d everybody thought it was merely p
local uprising, and / wrote my COM .
any to that effect; but, bless you, it =
as spread like fire, and now the whole E
lstern end of the island Is ablaze. {,
uslness has stopped, and my employ n
$ nave ordered me home to find out =
happened to their profits" T
you said there was something .
Sc" .
OReilly's hesitation became an ON. r
lrrassed silence. He tried to laugh =
off. II
There is; otherwise I'd stay right p
re ana tell my penurious friends TO =,
listle for their profits. 1t seems I'm -,
with a fatal beauty. You NAV y,
We noticed it? No? Well. perbaps =,
a magnificent business ability that ",
nave. Anyhow, the president of nv II,
mpany has a notion that I'd make H.
n a good ~son-in1aw."
OH" cried Rosa. -.
And at her tone O'Reilly hurried n III
These rich men have the most ali.
"a ideas. / suppose I'll have to" Ia
Then you are in love, senor?" Oh
Inc young man nodded vigorously 10
ldeed | am-with the sweetest girl pr
Cuba. That's the whole trouble. ev
ats why I'm hurrying home 70 re. Dc
n before I'm fired" Not daring to 0"
X too long or too deeply into Rosa
eyes until she had taken In co
whole truth, he waited, staring at rel
feet. I'm sort of glad 1t has come
a showdown and l can speak out. tor
hoping she'll miss me-" After o sal
he yentured. "Will she-e.- arr
you, Rosa" co,
|? Miss your" Rosa liftoa ,,o, :
In pretended amazement. "you ne,
amusing, Of course, butt won,t sb,
e much time to think about Won I
am so soon to be married." ber
Married? What7 Nonsense y. an
indeed! Do you think I'm so uplv Fri,
ody would have me? The richest vou