The Washington herald., 1919-10-27
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CHAPTER III-CoSTINUED.
Bah he exclaimed I'm believe IN
ghosts when ] see one" Then, with
a shake OF his head: Isabel has
never given up the hops Of finding
that treasure She would like to see
Rosa married. and me fighting vita
the lnsurrectos. so that she miFns
have a free hand in her search"
O'Reilly scanned the speaker silently
Tor a moment. then he said. with a
gravity unusual in him, Il wonder II
you know that you're suspected Of
working for The Insurrecto cause"
Indeed? ! didn't know"
Well. it's fact" OReilly heard
Rosa gasp family. rs 1t true-' he
asked
Il am a Cuban" Esteban's smile
was a tr1fe grim
Cuban? Your people were Span
ish''
True. But no spsniard ever raised
Spanish child in Cuba. We arv
Cubans. Rosa and J."
At this statement the sister cried /:
Hush II is dangerous to speak In
that way. with this new war growing
ever day"
But o'ReiIly is our good friend, .
Esteban protested.
or course / am" the American
agreed. and for that reason I spoke
l hope you're not too deeply involved
with the rebels"
There. Esteban, Do you hearr'
Turning to OReiIly. Rosa said, i'm
plortngly. Please reason with him.
He's young and headstrong and ne
won't listen to me-
Esteoen frowned Young, eh7 Well
sometimes the young are called upon
TO do work that older men wouldn't
care undertake"
What work. O'ReIlly's eyes v.re
still upon him. You can tell me-"
/ think l can." the other agreed
Well. then. :, l know everybody IN
Matanzas: / 80 everywhere. and the
spanish officers talk plainly before
me. Somebody must he the eyes an.
the ears for Col Lopez"
Col Lopez" exclaimed ORefIfy
Esteoan nodded.
Rosa's face, as she looked at the
two men. was white and worried. For
a time the three OF them sat silent:
then the American said. slowly.
lou'll be shot it you're caught"
Rosa whispered Yes: Think OF IT,
Some one must run chances" Es-
tehan averred. We're fighting tyr
amy: all Cuba is ablaze l must do
my part
But sooner or later you'll be dis
covered then what" persisted
O'Reilly.
Esteban shrugged Who knows?
Therell be time enough when
What OF Kosa:''
At this question the brother stirred
uneasily and dropped his eyes.
O. Reilly laid a hand upon his arm.
You have no right to teopardize her
saftey. Without YOU. TO whom could
she turn" The girl flashed her ad
mirer a grateful glance.
Senior you for one would see that
She"
"But-Tm going away" o'Remy
felt rather than saw Rosa start. for
his face was averted. Purposely n.
kept his gaze upon Esteban. for he
didn't wish 10 see the slow pallor that
rose I'm the girls cheeks. the look OF
pain that Crept into her eyes Il
came here tn tell YOU both good-hy
| may be gone for some time. III
don't know when l can get back"
I'm sorry Esteban told him, with
genuine regret We have crowr
very fond Of you. You will leave
I many friends here in Mstanzas. I'm
sure. Bnt YOU will come back before
long. eho''
Yes. as soon as I can That Is
# He did not finish the sentence
Good You're one OF us. In tn-
meantime IN remember what Nor
say. and at least I'll be careful" By
no means wanting in tact. Estebar
rose briskly and. after shaking hands
with O'Rellly. left the two lovers to
say farewell as best suited them.
But for once O'Reilly's ready ton.
sue was silent. The laughter was
lone from his blue eyes when ne
. turned to the girl at his side
You say YOU are going away
Rosa inquired. breathIessly. "Bu'
why 49,
I'm going partly because Of thI.
I war. aud partly because of-some.
thing else. ! tried To tell YOU yester-
day. but ] couldn't. When the revoiu-
ton started everybody thought II was
merely a local uprising. and l wrote
my company TO that effect: but. bles.
YOU. il has spread like fire. and now
the whole eastern end of the island Is
ablaze
"Estehsn says It viii be more terri
Die than the Ten Years War"
God forbid, And yet all the old
fighters are back again Nobody be-
lieved that Maxine Gomez had re-
turned. but it's true And the Ma
ceos are here. too from Costa Rica-
Antonio has already gained control OF
most of Santiago Province. and he's
sweeping westward. or course the
Spanisrds minimize the reports o.
his success. and we. here. don't un-
derstand what's really going on.
Anyhow, business has stopped. and
my employers have ordered me
home to lind out what's happened to
their profits. They seem TO hold me
personally responsible for this in
surrecti3n."
Il see. And when you have told
them the truth you win come back.