Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-12-20

Tor now the general distress, was
brought home 70 them more poignant
~ than evcr At dawn they learned
that these people were actually dying
oS neglect The faint light betrayed
the presence Of new corpses lying
upon the station hacstones. From
those still living. groans, signs, sick
mutterings rose until O'Reilly finally
dragged his youthful companion out CO
the place
Il can't stand that" he confessed.
I can't sleep when people are starvin@
to death alongside Of me. This money
burns my pocket. II"
Jacket read his purpose and laid a
OBTAINING hand upon his arm.
1T viii save our lives, too" he said
simply.
bah! We are men. There are
women ard children yonder-'
But jackets seHsibuities were cal
louHcd. Il seemed. "Of what use would
your few pcsetas be among so many?"
he inquired God has T.iled this, AMI
tie knows what h. is doing Besides.
yoEr pretty one is probably as hun
cry as these people. No doubt We shall
Cad that she, TOO, is starving"
OReiIly slowly withdrew his hand
from his pocket. eyes! It's Rosa
money. Bgt--come; can't endure
this"
he led .hc way back to the Plaza of
! Liberty ana there on an iron bench
they waited for the full day. Theg
were very tired, bus further sleep was
impossible for the death wagons
rumbIed by on their way to collect the
bodies Of those who had died during
I the night.
Neither the man nor the boy ever
wholly lost the nightmare memory Of
the next few days, for their search
tool; them into every part of the recon
ccUirado districts. What they beheld
/ aged thom. Day after day, from dawn
/ till dark. they wandered, pecring inc
huts, staring into faces, asking ques
! tons until they were faint from fatigue
and sick from disappointment.
As time passed ard they failed to
find Rosa Varona a terrible apprehcn.
sion began 70 weigh ORcilly down his
face grew old ana drawn, his shoulders
saggcd, his limbs began 10 drag. II
w2s all that Jacket could do to keep
him going The boy. now that there
was actual need Of him, proved per-
feet jewel; his optimism never failed,
his faith never faltcred and OReiliy
| began to feel q dumb gratitude at hay
! Ing the yOuagstcr BY his side.
Jacket, too, became thin and gray
a5out the lips. Bat he complained not
ut all and be laughed great deal. TO
him the morrow was always another
day Of brilliant promise toward which
he looked with never-failing eagerness;
and not for q single moment did lie
question tho ultimate success Of Their
endeayor. Such an EXAMPLE did mucl
for the older man. Together they
( rractiCe1 the strictest. harshcst econ
ony, living on few cents n day, white
they nethodieally searched the ci,y
from limit 10 Limit
~ first ORcilly concerned himself
more than a li!tle with the problem IL
escape, but as time wore on le
thought less and less about that. Nor
aid he Lave occasion to waste further
concern regarding his disguise That
( II was perfnc, he proved when several
/ OF his former acQuaintances passed
him by and when, uron one OCCASION,
be came face t. face with old Don M.
i.o de Castano. Don Mario h.
/. tAangc1; 10 WAS older. his flesh had
( stftened. aad il hung loosely upon lis
farn. lie appeared worried, harasscl ],
aad OPeiEy recalled rumors that the
war had ruined him. The mans AK
OF detection seemed to bear out TIE
story.
They had been enemies. nevcrthela g
O'Reny felt q sudden impulse to make
himself known 10 the Spaniard and -
appeal directly Tor news Il EoSa's in =
Eut Don Mario. he remembered in time
had Il reputation for vindictvencss, 81
he smothercd the desire. One other
encounter ORouly had reason to Ee-
member
II 50 Glanced that one day h. ard
Jacket found themselves in the misc
/ able rabhlc which assembled at the
railroad station to implore aims froa
tie Incoming passengers Of the Hahana
train. Few people We're travelling these
days. and they were, for the most part.
Spanish officers To whom the sight Of
starving country people VAS no nov
city. Now and then, however, there did
arrive visitors from whom TIE spec
tag1e of so mitch Indebtedness wrun Z
Il contribution. hence there was al
visyS IN eXpectaut ,hrong al the depot.
90 this occasion O'Reiily was sur
pressed to hear the piteous whines for
claarijy in the name OF God turn sud
denly into q subdged but vicious NUT
Ter Of rage. Kisses were intermingled
with yitupcradoRs then the crowd fen
strangely silent. parting to allow tie
passage of . great. tbicS-Set man in the
uniform Of colonel Of volunteers. TAe
fellow was unusually swarthy and he
wore a HACK scowl upon his face, while
long puekering scar the fun length og
one cheek lifted his mouth into q