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

swimming: he clutchea Norine's hand
tightly; his other hand he extended TO
OReilly. a reconcentrado! In Ma
tanzas. Wei. that's good. We have
friends there-they'n not let her
Srarve. This makes new man Of me.
See, I'm strong again. I'll 90 TO her
You'll go?' quickly cried Miss
Evans. You'll go! You're not strong
enough. 1t would be suicide. You,
with a price upon your head Every
body knows yoC there. Matanzas IS
virtually a walled city. There's sick
ness. too-yellow fever, typhus-"
Exactly. And hunger. also / sup
pose no one has taken Rosa in? Those
concentration camps aren't nice places
Tor girl"
But waitl I have friends in Wash
ngton,. They're intluentiai. They will
cable the American consul 70 look after
her. Anyhow. you mustn't think of re-
turning TO MatauZaS." Norine faitered;
her voice caught Unexpectedly and she
turned her face away.
O.Reilly nodded shortly. you're 8
sick man" he agreed. There's no need
for both Of Us TO GO
ESte6an looked up. "Then you"
= leafe at once. The Ola Man has
ggScn me n commission 10 General Be
tancourt. and TT be on my way in an
hour. The moon is young; l must
cross the trocha before"
"Tha; trocha :" Esieban was up on
his elbow again. "Be careful there,
ORellly. They keep a sharp lookout
and it's guarded with barbed wire. Be
sure you cut every strand. Yes. and
mufIe your horses hoofS 100, in cross.
irg the railroad track. That's how We
t1ere detected. Pab'0's horse struck
q rail. and they fired ut the sound he
fen At the first voley, riddled. oh, J
know that trocha -
D the trocha ~ OReilly ex
claimed. AT last I've got chance tC
do something. God! How long I've
waited"
Esteban drew O'Reilly's tense form
the fashion of his people. "She has
been waiting. too" he said husSily.
I'VE Varonas are good walters QReil
~. Rosa will never cease waiting un
I'll you come. Tell her. for me-"
Norine withdrew softly out of ear
shot There were a lump in her throat
and a pain in her breast. She had ac
quirod a peculiar and affectionate in,
te-est IN This unhappy girl whom she
haAnevcr seen ana She had learned T.
respect ORcit!y'S lhve. The yearninl
that had pulsed IN his voice moment
before had stiE7cd aer deeply; il aW2kf
a fbrob In her own fosom. for OReilly
VAS dear 10 her The pacifcos, accord
ing to al reports. were lying like-Aie,
IN the prison CHlps. Norine wondered
if there luiEht moo be n terrible heart
acne at the end &C O'Renlys quest
Her face WIS crave and worried when
hearing him speak to her. she tuTnec
to take his oufs,retched hand.
"You VIII be Co~eful. won't youY
,he ,iiMplorcd and yuu1l be stout Q!
heart, no mat>.r what occursY'
lie nodded. ats long way bac,
here 10 Cubilas. You may not see OF
lear from ne aSain.'
II understand" She choked miser
oily. You mean YOU may not com,
back Oh. Johnnie"
Tut, tutl We O'Rcillys have more
lives than a litter Of eats. l mean ]
may not see you until the war is owe
and we meet in New York Wei. We've
been good pals, aud-Im glad yoy
came to Cuba" Ills grasp upon hei
two hands was painful.
you must 20, know, and l wouldn't
try to keep you, but" Norine faltered
then iInpulslycly she drew him down
and kissed him full upon the lips. For
Rosa" She whispered. Her eyes were
shining as she watched him pass swift
Iy out Of sight.