Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-28

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al Know Where II Is. Found III"
,fent. I'm believe YOU. Mr. Varona. J
always believe everything about buriec
treasure. Tie bigger the treasure III,
more implicitly ! believe Ia II. l sim
ply adore pirates and such things; If }
were man I'd be one. DO you know
I've always been tempted to bury m!
money and then SO look for it,
"There Is no doubt that my fathel
had great deal of money at one time,
Esteban began: "hc was the richest
nam in the richest city Of Cuba"
O'Rclly shook his head dubiously
and braced his back against a tree
trunk there was a look Of mild disap
probation on his face as lie listened Il
The familiar story of Don Estehau ant
The slave. Sebastian. When EstebaI
had finished, Norine drew deer
breath.
"Ohl That lays over any story
ever heard. To think that the deed>
and the jewels and everything are il
The wen at this minute Suppose some
body finds it," >Norine was aghast a,
The thought.
net, much chance of that. The
treasure has lain there for n genera
4on. Rhd the story itself is almost for
GOTTEN" Estehan turned triumphantly
10 oReilly. saying, Now, then, do yOt
ttlpk Tn so cI'azy?'
0'Reilly didn't have 1t in his heart t
say exactly what he really thought
What he more than half suspected was
that some favored fancy had formed
lodgnent in Esteban's brain.
IT'S an Interesting theory" he ad.
mitteG. Anyhow, there is no danger
DC the treasure being uncovered yer!
soon. Gueto had a good look and made
himself ridiculous. You'n have ample
chance to do Likewise when the war is
over"
You must help me find it." said
F'stehan. I'VE shall all share the for
tune equally, you two, Rosa and l."
I'VE? Why should we share in it?
Norine asked.
4 eve it 10 you. Didn't O'Reilly
rescue rae FROM a dungeon? Haven't
YOU nursed me back to health? Don;
I owe my life to you bothf'
'Nonsense! l, for one, sha'n't take
a dollar of it,"
oh, Tut you must. I insist. MRS
ing is poorly paid profession
Wouldl't you like to be richf'
"Profession Poorly n@f1?' NorinS
suffered, angrily. AS if I'd. take
phy!"
AS if I would accent a grcatService
and forget it, like some miserable beg
gar" Esteban replied stiily.
O'Relily laughed out. Don't let
quarrel over the spoil until we Get it.
said he That's the way with al
hunters. They Invariably "a!
ont AMI go 20 fighting. To avoid blood
shed, III agree to sell my interest
cheap. for cash. Ny share of the fl.
r,ous yarona fortune going for a dol.
Lars
There, He doesn't believe a Wort
Of it," Esteban said.
Norine gave an impatient shrug
'Some people wouldn't believe they
were alive unless they saw their bread
On a lodking-glass. Goodness! How
hafe a sneerns skeptic, a wet blanket
ORei'ly rose with one arm shielding
his face in the interest of friend
ship. | withdraw. a curse on these
buried treasures. anyhow. We shall
yet come 10 blows"
As he walked away be heard Norine
say: Don't pay any attention to him
I Well go and dig it up ourselves, and
we won't wait until the war is OVER
An hour later Esteban and his nurse
( still had their heads together. They
were still talking Of golden ingots and
1 pearls from the Caribbean the size OF
/ plutns when they looked up to see
! C'Re,ily running toward them. He was
visihly excited: he waved and shouted
ar them. He was painting when he ar
rived.
News, From Matanzas :" he cried.
I Gomez man has arrived"
ESteban struggled TO rise, but No
/ rine restrained him. "RoSa7 What
does he say? Quick !"
Good news, She left the Pan de
/ Matanzas with the two negroes. She
went into the city before Cobo's raid.
Esteban collapsed Imply. He closed
his eyes. his face was very white. Ee
/ crossed himself weakly.
THE letter IS definite. Il seems they
were starving. They obeyed Weyler's
hando. They're in Matanzas now"
DO you hear. Esteban?" Norine
shook her patient by the shoulder
"She's alive. Oh. can't you see that II
Always pays to believe the best?"
/ "Alive, Safe!" Estehan whispered
His eyes, when he opened them, were