The Raymer enterprise., 1919-05-08
CHAPTER xvl-csasiavsl

V00V yo10oo u ~ 014neR
evoked b tAis rsnask. He Was Qulte
- uttered - IL poorest Il Dstanr
esUt's common soldlsEs; his ahoeo
v9s beokn anA 0Wsputahls: his CT.
~ tressssA 0ausa b. barbsd wire
81 beamhleA and splled b. days h
- sa1dls and nlsA1D b ~ SzanR
wsfe b dsapsrats nsed Il attsntlsa
- bsasd I'D 0owA teo, and ~ s11A
vAQe Il NJ Gzpeso4 was burnt b
, na1sgany brown. Oestninly tAes
- nstAi1s absst Als appsaranes =
Aapeak III aa4lonAlity.
n general eoa1lnus1: Tan 1lsset
- b lis lsta9 y hslp 20 b ssns
antaJGlsa OummaaA n, a..s
~ bsisly - pebble Johnnie made
lnsvs ~ sa5set q ~ journp. n
ane9 ne6dsd his compeshenaea, but
- - "a - . D1nlsd sxpeenGisa
auDsd his fnea
YEA rspeetsd dat lrlm vareaa
I'D euas Into ths dty-I took soms
pains b and e1l Do yos have reason
- deabA-
.1eee tas lsask slE..
1Am-why have yoa coma all this
vayT
Z eans b md hse and y fsteA Asr
- ~ hestA&."
.Bu6you dan't understand ne b
nstnaIly inads tAs nns2 b Matan-
0e-A 2gissase."
ninety. Iintsnd b 90 into Natan-
- ~ Ting ~ suk"
0enaal BetAncout drsw back, -.
1sa11hsd ~ dear manis hs q.
4laims6 .Ars you nadr
O1aIly smiled fAintiy. sQuits
Trobahly. All lowers are mildly mad,
= bGlisyas
.AAi LovEsi I bsgin 10 ~ But
Acw n m mean 10 80 about this
t1s-mpesEbls undertaktngr
sYou told me just now that could
Dass for q Cuban. Well, ! am going
10 put II to the test. II I once get into
the city ! shall manage somehow to
Ut out again. and bring her with me-"
sUm-mi" The general appraised
0Railly speculatively. mo doubt you
'ean get init Is not 20 difficult to en-
tE. / believe. ana especially b one
who speaks the language like a native.
But the return-I fear you Will fnd
that another matter. Matanxas is a
place Of pesulence. hunger. despair.
No one goes there from choice any
more, and no one ever comes out"
80 should imagine" The speak.
ers careless tone added to General Be-
tancourt's astonishment. sBlsss msr
- exclaimed. "What IN sxtzaordi.
mary young mani Il It possible that
yoa 10 not comprehend tho terrible
condiuonsr A sudden thought struck
him and hs inquired quickly: ~rsu me-.
you are not by any chance that hero
thsy eall n Dsmonioi ! havs heard
that hs d indeed Q demon. NOT vsry
wslli You ~ jon wish to visit Ma.
tansas, and ! am instructed to help
yoa How can DO sor'
0,Rsilly hsdtatsd IN instant For
sos thing. I nsed moasy. IL haven't
. dnsle peseta.:
sxou are welcome to the few dol.
laFs ] possess"
Johnnie expresssd his gratitude for
tAis ready assistance. zone thing
mogs." said ha sWin Jon give my
boy. Jacket q nsw pair of trousers
and send him hack % the Orient at The
Arst opportumur
sM eourse. Il % done" Ths gen
-sfal laid . friendly hand upon 0'Reil-
W shoulder. saying. ravely: 1T
would relieve NJ Intensely to send you
back with him, for / have fears for
'tAs success Of your venture. Matanzas
70 . he'll; Il has hwallowed up thou.
sands Of our good countrymen; thou
sands have died there. I'm afraid you
do not realise what risks you ars tak.
ing"
orally did not allow this well
meant warning to influence him, nor
did he Listen 10 tho admcuitions Of
those other Cubans who tried to argue
With him out Of his purpose. once It
became known. On the contrary, be
proceeded with his preparations and
spent that afternoon In saunying him.
self'that Rosa had indeed left the Pan
de Matansas before Cobo's raid.
Among Bstancsart's troops was q
man who had been living In the hills
sfvhs time Asensio and his family
had abandoned their struggle for ex.
istence, and to him O'Reilly went. This
fellow, Il seemed, had remained with
his family In the mountains some time
after Asensio's departure It was
from him that O'Rellly heard his first
authentic report Of the atrocities per.
petrated BY Cobo's volunteers. This
man had lost his wife, his little con,
and all the scanty belongings be DOS
sessed. With shaking hands ND
stretched to heaven, the fellow cursed
the author Of his misfortunes.
Il live for one thingl" he cried
shriily-"to meet that monster, and to
butcher him, a. he butchers women
and children"
oReilly purposely left hi most un-
pleasant task to the last. When his
arrangements had been completed and