The Raymer enterprise., 1919-02-13

thou1and men In ten thousand years
would never fipd the place. and nobody
knows the secret but Don Esteban and
me"
II believe you. knew all the
time II was here. Wellf Where Is III"
Sebastian hesitated and said. plte-
ously. II am dying"
Isabel could scarcely contain herself.
"I1l give you water. but first tell me
where-wherel God In heaven! Can't
you see that !, too, am perishIngf"
Il must have drink"
Tell me first"
Sebastian lifted his head and. meet
Ing the speakers eyes. laughed hoarse-
y.
At the sound Of his unnatural merri-
ment Isabel recoiled as II stung. She
stared at the slaves face In amazement
and then In fury. She stammered. In
coherently. "You-you have been
lyingI'
"Oh mol The treasure II there. the
greatest treasure in all Cuba. but you
shall never know where II Is. I'll see
to that. 1t was you who sold my girl !;
1t was you who brought me to this; II
was your hand that whipped me. Well,
I'll tell Don Esteban how you tried to
bribe bis secret from mel What do
you think he'll do thenl Eth? You'll
feel the lash on your white hack
you fo0lT Donna Isabel looked
murder. "1'll punish you for this; I'll
make you speak II I 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 death Of you. May you
live In torture like mine the rest Of
your days; may your beauty turn to
ugliness such that men will spit at
you; may you never know peace again
until you die In poverty and want
But Donna Isabel, being supersti.
tiouA ned with her fingers In her ears |:
nor did she undertake to make good
her barbarous threat realizing oppor.
tunely that It would only serve to be-
tray her desperate intentions and put
her husband further on his guard.
As the sun was sinking beyond the
farther rim Of the Yumurf and the val
Icy was beginning to al with shadows
Esteban yarona rode up the hill. His
temper was more evil than ever, II that
were possible. for he had drunk again
In IN effort to drown the memory Of his
earlier actions. With him were Pablo
Pea, and Mario de Castano. Col Men.
doza J Linares. old Pedro Miron. the
advocate. and others Of less conse-
quence. whom Esteban had gathered
from the Spanish club. The host dis
mounted and lurched across the court
yard to Sebastian.
80. my fine fellow" he began.
Have you had enough Of rebellion BY
this timer
Sebastian's face was working as he
turned upon his master to say: Il
would be lying II I told you that am
sorry for what did. II Is you who have
done wrong. Your soul il black with
this crime. Where ID my girlf"
The devill To hear you talk one
would think you were free man." The
planters eyes were bleared and be
brandished his ridlng.whip threaten
ingly. Il do as please with my slaves.
! tolerate no insolence. Your girli
Well, she's In the house Of Salvador,
Don Pablo's cochero. where she BE-
longs"
Sebastian had hung sick and limp
against the grnting, but at these words
he suddenly reused. He strained at
his manacles and the bars groaned un-
der his weight His eyes began to roll.
his lips drew back over his blue gums.
Noting bis expression of ferocity, Este
ban cut at his naked back with the
ridlng-whip, crying:
"Ho! Not subdued yet, ehi You
need another fogging."
Curse you and all that Is yours,"
roared the maddened slave. May you
know the misery you have put upon
ME. May you rot for million years 10
hell. May your children's bodies grow
filthy with disease; may they starve;
may they"
Sebastian was yelling. though his
voice was hoarse with pain. The lash
drew blood with every blow. Mean
while, he wrenched and tugged at bis
tonds with the fury Of a maniac.
"Pablo! Your machete, quick |"
painted the slaveowner. "I'll make an
end Of this black fiend. once for ALL"
Esteban varona's guests had looked
on at the scene with the same mild In
terest they would display at the whip
ping Of balky horse; and. now that
the animal threatened to become dan
gerous, II was In their view quite the
proper thing to put 1t out Of the way.
Don Pablo Peza stepped toward his
mare to draw the machete from Its
scabbard. But he did not hand 1t to
his friend. He heard . shout, and
turned In time to see . wonderful and
terrible thing.
Sebastian had braced bis naked feet
against the wall: b.. had bowed his
back and bent his massive shoulders
IA back and Z pair Of shoulders that
looked - bony and muscular a. those