Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-25

Isabel could starcely contain herself.
'I'll give you water, but first tell me
where-whereE Ged in heavens Can't
you see that /. zoo, am persshingg
Il must hayah drink"
TELL me firS.-
Sebastian lifted his head and. meet.
ing the speakeEs eyes. laughed hoarse-
~.
At the sound Of his unnatural merri-
ment Isabel resoiled as If stung. She
stirred at the slaves face in amazement
and then in fury. She stanmered. in
coherently, "Eou-you have been
lying," -
"Oh MOI The treasure is there. the
greatest treasIre In all Cuba. but you
shall never knew where il is. I'll see
TO that. Ii was you who sold my girl
it was you who brought me to this: ii
was your hand that whipped me. Well,
I'll tell Den Est> ban how you tried to
bride his seefet from me! What do
you tlsnk heltsle then? Eh? You'll
feel the lash "a your white back"
you fool - 1Donna Isabel looked
murder. Ill punish you for this; TIL
make you speak If l have TO rub your
wounds with salt"
But Sebastian closed his eyes
YEARLY. You. can't make me suffer
more than l have suffered" he said
"And now--I curse you. May that
treasure be the: 6eath of<you. May you
live In torture, like mine the rest Of
your days; mag your beauty turn to
ugllness such that men will spit N
You; may you slever know peace again
until you die iTspoverty and want"
But Donna Isabel, being superSti-
tious, fled withsber fingers in her ears;
! nor did she Undertake to make good
her barbarous sthreat, realizing Oppor-
timely that IL gould only serve to be
tray her desperate intentions and put
her husband further on his guard.
AS the sun .yas sinking beyond the
farther rim of she Yumuri and the val
ley was beginning TO fill with shadows
Esteban Varotr1 rode up the hill. His
temper was mere evil than ever, If that
were possible, for he had drunk again
in an effort To drown the memory of his
earlier actions; With him were Pablo
Pea, and Mario de Castano, Col. Men
doza Linaress old Pedro Miron, the
advocate, anI others of less conse-
Quence, whoue y,steban had gathered
from the Spanish club. The host dis
mounted and hlrclied across the court
yard to Sebastian.
$50. my fac fellow" he began
x,o,, aun,.uh ~ robnJlinr he
this time?"
Sebastian's Eace was working as nc
turned upon bis master 10 say: 81
would be lying ii told you that am
sorry for what did. 1t is you who have
done wrong. Your soul is black with
this crime. WHO'RE is my girI?"
"The devil +. TO hear you talk one
would think yosl were free man." The
planters eyes: we're bleared and he
brandished hfs ridlng-whip threaten
ingly. II do as~J please with my slaves.
/ tolerate no insolence. Your girlf
Well. she's In the house of Salvador,
Don Pablo's cnchero, where she be-
longs" >.
Sebastian had hung sick and limp
against the grating, but at these words
he suddenly reused. He strained at
his manacles and the bars groaned I'M
der his weight. Ills eyes began to roll
his lips drew back over his blue gums
Noting his exphession of ferocity, Este
ban cut at his naked back with the
riding-whip. crying:
''IIol Not .subdued yet, Ell? You
need another logging"
course you and all that is yours"
roared the maddened slave. MAY you
know the misery you have put upon
me- May you rot for a million years in
hell. May your childrens bodies grow
filthy with disease; may they starve !;
may they"
Sebastian was yelling, though his
voice was hoaree with pain. The lash
drew blood with every blow. Mean
while, he wrenehed and tugged at his
bonds with the fury of a maniac.
"Pablo! Your machete, quick !"
painted the slayeowner. "I'll make an
end of this blaek flend, once for ALL"
Esteban Varopa's guests had looked
on at the scene with the same mild In
terest they woNtd display at the whip
ping of balkg horse; and, now that
the animal thrahtened to become dan
gerous, it was in their view quite the
proper thing to put 1t out of the way
Don Pablo PeEa stepped toward his
mare to draws the machete from its
scabbard But he did not hand it to
his friend. he heard a shout, anG
turned in time ito see q wonderful and
terrible thing
Sebastian lad braced his naked feet
against the wall: he had bowed his
back and bent his massive shoulder
Ia back and { pair of shoulders that
looked as bonY and muscular as thost
of an ox-and ;he was heavlng wild
every ounce O. strength in his enor
nous body. A. Pablo stared he saw
the heavy grafsag come away from its
anchorage in the solid masonry, as Q
shrub Is upro0ted from soft ground
The rods bent and twisted; there was
clank and rfttie and clash of metal