The Raymer enterprise., 1919-02-13
CHAPTER il-contlnued.

Don Pablo. In whom the liquor was
dying. cursed impatiently: "Caramba
Have won the treasure Of your whole
establishment" he inquired. "Per-
haps you value this wench at more
than a thousand pesos: II 30. you will
say that I cheated you"
moi She's only an ordinary girl
My wife doesn't like her. and so l de
termined to get rid Of her. She Ia
yours. fairly enough" varona told him
Then send her to my house. I'll
breed her to Salvador, my cochero
Hes the strongest man have"
Sebastian uttered q strangled cry
and rose to his feet. "Masterl You
must not"
"Sllencei" ordered Esteban. &c
about your business. What do you
mean by this. anyhowf"
But Sebastian, dazed Of mind and
ack Of soul. went on. unheedng. "She
10 my girl. You promised me her free
dom. ] warn you
"Ehr' The planter swayed forward
and with blnzlng eyes surveyed his
slave. "You warn mel OF what7" he
&rowied.
At this moment neither master nor
man knew exactly what be said or did
Sebastian raised his hand on high. In
reality the gesture was meant to call
heaven as a witness to his years Of
faithful service. but. mlsc6nstruing his
intent, Pablo Pea brought his riding
whip down across the old mans back,
crying:
"Hol. None Of that"
A shudder ran through Sebastian's q
frame. Whirllng. he seized Don Pab-
los wrist and tore the whip from his
fingers. Although the Spanlard was q
strong man. he uttered cry Of pain.
At this indlgnity to guest Esteban
new Into fury. "Panchol" be cried
"Hol Panchol" When the manager
came running. Esteban explained ;
This fool Is dangerous. He raised his
hand to me and to Don Pablo"
Sebastian's protests were drowned
By the angry voices Of the others.
Tie him to yonder grating" d.
rected Esteban. who was still In the
grip Of a senseless rSge. "Flog him
well and make haste about It"
Sebastian, who had no time In which
to recover himself. made but q weak
Resistance when Pancho Cueto locked
his wrists into pair of clumsy. old
fashioned manacles, first passing the
chain around one Of the bars of the
iron window grating which Esteban
had indicated.
Cueto swung heavy lash; the
sound OF his blows echoed through the
Quinta. and they summoned, among
others, Donna Isabel. who wstched
the scene from behind her shutter with
much satisfaction. The guests looked
on approvingly.
Sebastian made no outcry. The whip
bit deep; II drew blood and raised
welts the thickness of ones thumb !;
nevertheless. for the first few moments
the victim suffered less ln body than In
spirit His brain was so benumbed, 80
shocked with other excltations, that
he was well-nigh insensible to physical
pain. That Evangelina, flesh Of his
hesh. had been sold, that his lifelong
faithfulness had brought such reward
a this, that Esteban. light OF his soul.
had turned against him-all this was
simply astounding. Gradually he be-
gan to resent the shrieking injustice of
It all, and unsuspected forces gathered
inside Of him. They grew until his
frame was shaken by primitive savage
impulses.
After time Don Esteban cried
That will do. Cuetol Leave him now
for the flies to punish. They will re-
mind him Of his insolence."
Then the guests departed, and Este
ban staggered into the house and went
TO bed.
All that morning Sebastian stood
with his hands chained high over his
head. The sun grew hotter and ever
hotter upon his lacerated back; the
blood dried and clotted there: a cloud
Of files gathered. swarmlng over the
raw gashes left BY Cuetos whip.
Since Don Esteban's nerves, or per-
haps It was his conscience, did not
permit him to sleep, he arose about
noontime and dressed himself. He was
still drunk. and the mad rage of the
early morning still possessed him;
therefore. when he mounted his horse
hs pretended not to see the figure
chained TO the window grating. Sebas-
xianS affection for his master was dog
llhe and hs bad taken his punishment
= Z 6og takss hiA more 10 surprise
.lnnn h anger. but at this proof Of cal
~ ln1l&orooee q Afs kindlsd In the
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