The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
WHAT HAS GONE nrroRE.

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Doo Estsean varous owned I ricA p,snts
yen IN Caea snd many aaso; the money 10
accumulAtsd be hid away, and with the death
Oh his wife. . faithful slaye, sebastian, and
n,mssih ne secret Of the hiding place psrished
HIS seecnd wife. stepmother to the twins, Este
treanire. The ehildrsn are chss.sd out q ths
ps.ntaion q di.honsst msnassr. Panche
Sueto He ihfofms the spanish authorities that
ksteoan IL IN league with the insrrection. thru
ngns ln cnos- The chiloisn as forced n
enls. and md refuge with Essnselina. old
seb,stiaas dsushter. and Ascsr'io. her husbsnd.
Ro.a e engaged. having gone 70 New York %
NE himself from any alliance here, iesrns Of
tneir danger and returns to Cuba with the tdss
Of retcuins Ros.. The twins Lave been driven
stiii further into the wilderness BY the spaniards
and before o'Reilly can reach lhem be Is A.
rested ~ spy and dsportsc along with an
etnT Americsn. Leslie Branch.
Wsyler. the Butcher, has ceen sent frun
spain and the sxterminstio- Of the cuosns
oes1nsL he VaronAs ignor> orders to fepon
70 ID. cities. and Estebni. doubly cautsouS
rroceeds 10 nd himssh o his arch enemies
Col Cobo and Pancho Cueto.
He dynsmites the ranch hoase at pistt, him
eeh shN Cneto but he and his men are en-
sased by Cooo and his troops, quartsred In
the nisar mill; Desperate BATHS snsues In .
tnnnel; bteean finally escspes soreiJ wounded.
sno tns to drag himself back to Rosa
Go On with the story.
CHAPTER x1..-continued.
Tho druggist said most Of 'em are
just patriots, and every holiday the
Spaniards shoot one or two. There's
no cock fghting. so It's the only Sun
DAY amusement they have. Did you
notice that sick guy?"
yes"
"He looked to me like he was plain
starved. Our fellows had to carry
him"
Col. Lopez gaIloped up to inquire.
anxiously. Did you find those eat
ables. eh2"
Yes. sir. and a lot more"
Good! But failed. Pickles?
carambal Nobody here ever heard
Of one!"
DID we lose any menr" Judson
asked.
mot one. But Ramos was badly
cut"
"soH Then he GOT to close quarters
with some Spaniard? -
'oh mol" The colonel gfinned. He
was In too great q hurry and broke
open a SHOWCASE with his ist"
The retreating Cubans still MAIN
tained their uproar, discharging their
rifles into the air. shrieking defiance
at their invisible foes, and voicing
insulting invitations to combat. Their
ferocity. however, served only to ter
rify further the civil population and to
close the shutters Of San Antonio the
tighter. Meanwhile, the loyal troops
remained safely in their blockhouses,
pouring a steady FIRE into the town.
And despite this admirable display
Of courage the visitors showed q deep
respect for their, enemies markham
ship, taking advantage OF whatever
shelter there was.
Leslie Branch. Of course. proved the
solitary exception; as usual. he ex-
posed himself recklessly and rode the
middle of the streets, regardless Of
those sudden explosions of dust be-
meath his horses feet or those unex-
pected showers of plaster from above.
He had spent his time assiduously
ransacking the deserted shops, and in
addition to his huge bundle Of bed
ding and his long string OF straw
hats he now possessed a miscellaneous
assortment Of plunder. in which were
q bolt Of calico, a pair Of shoes. q
collection Of cooking utensils. an UNI
brella, and-strangest OF ALA large
gilt framed >mirror. The safety OF
these articles seemed to concern him
far more than his own. Spying
O'Reilly. he shouted:
Say! What's the Spanish word for
clothing store? I need a new suit"
Don't be an idoit!" Johnnie yelled
at him. Keep under cover"
But Branch only shook his head.
They couldn't hit anything" he cried.
The next instant. as II to punctuate
his remark. spent bullet smashed
the mirror and sprinkled the speaker
with particles OF glass. II was only
by a miracle that ne escaped injury.
Branched refined in his horse, ex-
amined the wreck. then with a petu-
liant exclamation cast the useless
frame away.
Come on. Johnny" Judson rrowled. ..
The damn fool wants to get shot"
The sick mans bravado reused in
O'Reily feeling of mingled resent
ment and apprehension. but further
warning would obviously be a waste
of breath. Nevertheless, being a little
too tender hearted to follow Judson's
nonchalant example and ride on,
o'Reilly held in his horse. meanwhile