OCR Text |
Show 1 THE' PAYSON LN,TA Y.ON, iJT.H Varona lands those crown his head fivtiu slue to side for u bet1 view. He seemed to roil: over the grants for which Donna Isabel Lad searched so fruitlessly. Rut this v. s mouth of rite Vvril like a Mice, fut, not all that the unifier box contained. black Spider. He wuS tbe first tu Speak. r lmve you Reiieuth the papers there were numerAm I drialiiingV ous leather bags. These had rotted; really discovered that treasure! hu they came apart easily In OReillys queried. fingers, displaying a miscellaneous asO'iieiilys upturned face was ghastto the r Rainbows End sortment of unset gems some of tie m 1, at first sight looked like drops of others like drops of purest water. They were tbe rubies and the diamonds which hud brought Dubel to her deuili. OReilly waited to see no more. Candle in hand, lie crept out into tin well to apprise R.osu of the truth. hi re's ohl by the YVov goi it ! barrel and the deeds to your u,d. Yes, and the jewels, I....-- - a on, il of iheni, I guess. I I cant believe c.iv yes. lie Look showed her a hundf d of coins. at that! Doubloons, eagles! Tin re up pear to be thousands of tin m. Why. you're the richest girl in Cuba, ltui i. s diamonds yes. and pearls, too, 1 d.,re lie choked and lagan to laugh say weakly, hysterically. Ive heard about those pearls, Rosa cried, shrilly. Toarls from the Caribbean, as large as plums. 1 uliel to bubble about th an In her sleep. I found those deeds the first thing. The plantations are yoms now, beyond any question. Rosa drew buck from her precarious position, for she bad grown limp from weakness awl her bead was w lul ling. As she ! 'e to her t'eet she brushed something, somebody, some llesh form which was standing almost over her. Involuntarily she recoiled, toppling upon the vt r.v brink of the pit, whereupon a heavy hand readied foitli and seized her. She found herself staring upward lino a fi.ee sin had grown to know in her night maies, a face the mein memory of which was enough to freeze her blond. It was a hideous visage, thick-lippeMack; it was disfigured by a scar from lip to temple and out of it gleamed a pair of eyes distended and ringed with white, like the eyes of a man Insane. lor an instant Rosa tuade no bound and no effort to escape. The apparition robbed her of breath. It paralyzed her In both mind mid body. Her first thought was that she lmd gone stark mad, but she had fell Cebu's bands upon tier once before and after her first frozen moment of amazement she realized that she was In her i iliest senses. A shriek sprang to her lips, she tried to light the man oil, but her weak struggle was like the fluttering of a bird. Coho crushed her down, cry. strangling the Terror may be so intense, so appalIn Rosa's ling us to be unendurable. ease u merciful oblivion overtook lmr. She felt the world glow Mack, fall away; felt herself swing dizzily through space. OReilly looked upward, inquiring, He What's the matter? sharply, heard a scuffling of feet above liim. but Rosa ! What received no answer. frightened you? Rosa! There was a moment of sickening suspense, then he put his shoulder to the timbers he lmd displaced and, with a violent shove, succeeded in swinging them buck into place. Laying hold of the rope, he began to hoist himself upward. He had gone but a little way, however, when, without warning, his support gave way and he fell backward; tiie rope came Rosa! he pouring down upon him. called again In a voice thick from fright. Eo'lowed an instant of silence; then' he flattened himself against the idc of the well and the breath stuck in Ids throat. Into the dim cirtle of radiance above a head was timet a head, a pair of wide shoulders, and then two arms. The figure bent closer, anil O'Reilly ..A NOVEL.. 1 BY REX BEACH Author of The Iron Trail. The Spoiler "Heart of the Sunset," etc. Copy light bj Harper and Brother SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I -- Dun Esteban Varona, a Cuban planter, possesses a great treaaure hoard. This wealth lias been hidden in a well on the estate by Sebastian, a stava, and only tie and his master know the secret tailie. 1 ion Esteban's wife die at the birth of twins, Esteban and Rosa. Lion Esteban marries the avaricious Donna Isabel, who knows there is hidden treasure and tries to wiing the secret from Sebastian. hen the slave refuses she tries to hurt him by having Evangelina, ids lie loves dearly and who whom daughter, Is tiie special servant of the twins, sold ed CHAPTER II Through Donna Isabels scheming Don Esteban risks Evangelina at carls and loses. Crazed by '.lie loss of his daughter, Sebastian kills Don Esteban and himself. ,md-bloo- CHAPTER III Many years Doana Isabel sea relied for the hidden wealth of the man she had married. A few years later She seeks 1o many Rosa to the rich Don Mario, but Rosa is promised to O'Reilly, the American, and awaits his return from New Yotk. wiience he has (one to break off hisi engagement to his employers daughter. Esteban is secretly aiding t lie . Insurrectos. CHAPTER IV Donna Isabel is at the mercy of Pancho Oueto. her unscrupulous administrator, who knows tiie deeds to the plantation are lost with the treasure. One night she walks in her sleep and meets r death in the ireasuie well. Esteban and Rosa are forced to flee when Cueto denounces them as rebels. h-- writes to OReilly Sf their plight and urges him to come and save her. CHAPTER osa CHAPTER VI Cuba, but finds to reach' Rosa, the Insurrectos ous. k OReilly soon lands In he will have hard work as communication with is difficult ""chapter Branch, newspaper and danger- Leslie meets man, who Is a victim of tuberculosis, and they plan a way to Join the Insurrectos together. CHAPTER Vill-I- n the 'meantime Cueto plans to lead Coho, a Spanish colonel of Volunteers, execrated for ids ctuelty, to the hiding place cf Esteban a;id Rosa. CHAPTER IX-C- obo and Ids men cap- half-uttere- ture Rosa, but she is immediately rescued by Estetian, and Cobo is injured In the fight. OReilly plans to reach tiie Insurrectos by the aid of Doctor Alvarado, a friend of the Cuban cause. X OReilly Is about to CHAPTER reach the Insurrectos. but. Ids plans misarcarry. He and Leslie Branch areEsterested and sent back to America. ban tells Rosa of the coming of General ;Weyler to pacify the island. CHAPTER XI Esteban raids Cueto home and kills him, but Spanish troops come up and Esteban escapes badly wounded. He does not reach home. With Esteban missing, Rosa, Evangelina and Iher husband. Asensio, with whom At osa lhas been staying, give up hope ana go into a Spanish concentration camp. CHAPTER XII In New York ORelllv plans a filibustering expedition to Cuba and is offered assistance by Norin Evans, a wealthy girl, who insists on finaiMng the venture and going along as a nurse. Soon the expedition starts fot Cuba in a small tramp steamer. CHAPTER XIII The filibusters land In Cuba and OReilly learns of Esteban and Rosa. Norlne begins her duties as nurse Rose, in Matanzas, which is in ruins. visits her old home, CHAPTER XIV In a raid Esteban, dangerously ill, is rescued from a Spanish prison by OReilly and the Cubans. CHAPTER XV Esteban tells O'Rellty i believes the treasure is hidden in the well on the plantation. OReilly learns fhe town in wdileh Rosa is held prisoner and determines to go to her. X VI With Jacket, a Cuban ORelllv starts out determined en-to save Rosa. After manv trials they ter Matanzas. the City of Death. CHAPTER XVII After a long search ill and but a shadow OReilly finds Rosa, He tells her Esteban pf her former self Is not dead, and she partially recovers her health. ORelllv determines to search for tiie treasure in the well on the old CHAPTER hi y. plantation. CHAPTER XV11I OReilly finds In the welj indications Hint he Is on the right iraik. but Is handicapped bv weakness due to lack of fond. Colonel Coho learns someone la looking for the treasuie, and resolves to Investigate finds the XIX O'Reilly CHAPTER treasure at the moment Cobo reaches the scene. Coho endeavors to kill OReillv hut Is himself slain by Jacket and falls into tbe well. CHAPTER XX OhelUy takes as much of the gold and jewels as can he cariled and conceals Cohos body tn the well. He bribes Morin, with whom Jacket has scraped acquaintance. ter aid MQ escape with Rosa and Jacket, and they get away . . safely. . (Continued from last weefc.) He tested L ? weight of the other casks tmd found them equally heavy. Knowing little about gold, lie did uol attempt to estimate the value of tlieii contents, hut he judged they must represent a fortune. With throbbing pulses he next lifted the lid of the nearest chest. Within, he discovered several compartments, each stored with neutly wrapped and labeled packages (if varying shapes and sizes. The writing upon the lags was almost Illegible, but the first article which O'Reilly unwrapped proved to he a goblet of most beautiful workmanship. Time had long since blackened It to the appearance of pewter or some base metal, but he saw that it was of solid silver. Evidently he had uncovered a store of old Span-isf- l plate. In one corner of the chest he saw a metal box of the sort in which valuable papers are kept, and after some effort he managed to bleak It open. Turning back the lid, be found first a bundle of documents bearing Imposing .scrolls and heavy hruK Despite the dumpness, they vveie in fairly good condiof the tion, and there was enough writing to identify them beyond all questjon as the missing deeds of patent - lie wet ly. liis bps. He nniiiuip U iiiTt-gnnl- ed self-contr- vel ver. What arc you doing? OReilly cried, hoarsely. The colonel seemed vaguely surFool ! I)o you prised at this iircsliu.i. inexpel t me to siarre il with you? lie quired. There's enough for all of Wait us, O'Reilly let hly protested; then, as h" heard tiie click of the cocked Let me out. Ill pay you weapon: In desperation ke you rich. he raised his slmkinjg hand to dash out the candle, hut even us lie did so the coloin-- spoke, at the same time care. fully lowering the revolver han.r.u-rYou are right. What am 1 thinking about? There must be no noise. Carmnba! A pretty business (but would be, wouldnt It? With my men running up here to see what it was all about. No, no! No gunshots, no disrin Inince of any kind. You understand what I mean, eh? His face twisted into n grip as he tossnl the revolver aside, then undertook to detui li a stone from the min' Vo noise) he chuckled. Ming curb. No noise whatever. OReilly, stupefied by tbe sudden appearance of this monstrous creature, stunned by the certainty of a catastrophe to Rosa, awoke to the fact that this man Intended to brain him where he stood. Ill a panic lie cast his eyes about him, thinking to take shelter in the treasure cave, but that retreat was closed to him. for he had wedged the wooden timbers together ut the first alarm. He was like a rat ill u pit, utof ibis maniac. And terly at the Coho was a maniac at the moment; lie had so far lost control of himself as to allow the stone to slip out of his gra-p- . It foil with a thud at O'Reillys feet, to laugh once causing the in. . us-imore. Ho, ho! lie hiccoughed. My fingers are clumsy, eh? Rut there is no need for "haste. ,1 le stretched out Ids arm again, laid hold of another luissile, and strained to loosen it from iP. bed. Jewels! learls the size of plums! And I a poor man! 1 can't believe it He could not detach the stone, yet. so he fumbled farther along the cuib-ing- . filVnrls, indeed! 1 would send a dozen men (o lu ll for one OReilly had hern standing petrified, liis bodv fiirci d lightly against the roll ;h sui'fmv 'la hind him, following with strained fa n ination the deliberate movements of till mail above him; IjeW he saw Coho, without the Iciisi apparent reason. twMt and shudder, saw him stiffen rigidly as if seized with u sudden cramp, saw Ids eyes dilate and heard him heave it deep, whistling sigh. OT.eilly could not imagine what ail'd the fellow. For an eternity, so il seemed, Cobo remained leaning upon bis outspread ltr'n, fixed ill that snot att.tude-o- f paralysis (flunked alnuM as if he lmd been startled by sonn sound dose by. Rut manifestly tli.it was not tlm cause of Ills hesitation, fm his face became convulsed and an expression of blank and utter astonishment was I tamped upon it. The men dared fixedly at each other, O'Reilly with bis head thrown hack, Cobo with bis body propped rigidly upon wooden arms and that peiuliur siioeked inquiry in Ids during eyes. Rut slowly thff expression elmnged; the colonel bent as if beneath a great weight, Ids head rose and turned back upon Ids neck, in filled his lungs with another wheezing sigh. liis teeth ground together. hihead began to wag upon Ms shnuldirs; it diopj.i lower and lower; one hand slipped from its hold and he lurched for.'.-irdAn instant he hung suspend ed from the waist; then he appealed to lei go limply as all resistance went out of liis big body. Thera time a warning rattle of dirt and mortar and pebbles; tin next Instant lie slipped Into tlm well and plunged headlong down upon O'Reilly, mi avalanche of lifeless flesh. Johnnie shielded himself with his arms, hut he was driven to liis knees, uiul when he scrambled to Ifis feet, half stunned, it was to find himself in utter darkness. There was a heavy weight against Ids legs. With a strtngtli born of horror and revul.-doitie freed himself; then hearing no sound and feeling no movement, ha fumbled for the candle and w Itil clumsy lingers managed to relight it. Even after the flame had leaped out and he saw what shared tlm pit with him he could barely credit bis :i uses. Tbe nature of his deliverance was urn unny, n him dazed. it" ipeniutni'al It ! well--ma- nn-rc- I . ' recognized the swan by featuies of that piuti he had seen at the Matanzas rad-- ' poad station. There could be no doubt of it it was Cobo: The men stared at each other silently, Ituil of tiie two Culm appeal'd t,i be the muie intensely agiiacd. Aiier a open the monicut bis gaze fixed lf ehamb. r an the trea-ur- e opening-iutAs if le milk" l.illcly rerun!!" d id Insure of what !" lrel vii stretched Ids 1. i.p. f.i.dar. 111 p. r!i; moved It by his outilang amis, ilc-tln-le- . - - l ii o! In iwhl do .Hi .'a writhing faeo eviii i 'oho's while the feilow op--- I up in i , - I , le--.- s , I sm-Ti- l ! - It Was Cobo. ! to whisper Rosas name, The rictus of tin Vi.rooas! What a lmd Cohos tpt Hi shone w hit In the avarice. Yes, J see now u of grin cavern in the rock. Well, well! And you mo the spirit of Sebastian, chained Jlil! m the bowels of l.a Cumhic. 1 These are the gliusjs begun to chuckle, hut the sound of liis malevolent merriment was like the hiccoughing of a drunken man. Rosa! What li.ue you done it must be Cobo run on unheeding: a great treasure, indeed, from all - the ransom of a do.cn kings. That's vvlmt Cueto said, The rumour of Those were his very a dozi ii kings! words. The fellow Tontinued to sway himself lurk mid fonli, peering as if bis eyes were about to leave Ins in ad. ! or a long moment or two lie u: icily O'Reilly, but finally as Ids gaze shut more lie cd and liis expression allmed. clmiigid bis weight to Ills left mm and with id.--i right hand he drew his le- braced himself y" gtp f m fulffto. ih m. Slow iy. Intel lously, the three of i the but. what force had .eb'-.- -' ,e tie carried debris from the edge ot what unseen tit tiad si i e l. tin- - .'niiiriy and brhks from tlm- mined com-. was a to Johnnie at ell him, lloi ; they scraped lip armfuis of mil. ole, indeed, letn 'i i and preholid. It SCeliltd ii ,i di - i.ny thing, in fact until he looked elo ii. Then he no il r w Ii ..hi ve lo inl'C tin hot toll, houe-u. diTstood. Cobo lay In Im mlcss, j ot li"' 'butt and i on, cal tiie eliiraneti be all arms d heap; lie to ih. ir en, lie. r pin, e. It v is and levs; Ins face was hidden, bid s;a. Il Hoik, lull (l Reilly kpt then, ills shoulders proti tided ai it ui.ui they ver, ready to drop, the crude Wooden handle of n liome-- : 1 overlook at their task. :ty them made knife tu which a loop of curd was They veie weal,, ,d I; deadly tired; tied. tiny eoidd bar. iy- buffle a few yards iared stupidly at the ill a lime when O'Riilly iliey finally reached weapon; llien In: raised Ids eyes. IVer-- I A'lii-ni- s rev eribeless there was hut; i lug down at him out f lie night wi.-lio,e hi heir hearts, tor I'Relllys raganother face, all imp rtniwit, beardless, ged i buiies siiggid wiih tl,e w light of youthful face. gold pieces and the lillle Inetnl liox he lie tillered Jaektt's name, and the eari led w a s heavy. Nor were they bev . ted w m Ii a smile. Tiring my greatly colli el lieil about the safety of I nil'e 111" wuli Volt when yell come, t ytreasure they had left behind, fori Inner diieel, d. the enl ranee to the cavern lay deeply! T he American's Aon! vohe was buried, and Coho, the guerrilla, stood, t thought weak and slinky, lie set guard over tin of plate and tluij (tie candle down and covered Ids eyes of coin. inomeidai lly. l'v aiirelliifi, vastly bewildered at tin 'I lad's a good knife, alt rigid, and si el of i lie i olu w Id i h w as forced Inin sharp, too. blit fellow died In a hurry, her jin in, went for food ami spent most ell? Win. does lie liappi n hi b'e? of iln dav in cnoking it. The treasure, loll'l y on k Hov ? It i . Cobo. hunters aileilia'eiy slept and ate. Il ( oho the baby kllb-rCobo, was not until well along toward evePleat!" d an oath. ial ning licit l!uii and J:l (Ml. O'Reilly fell any lilt ssed knife! The boy trailed ids to take sp,, k of iln contents of small hod v foi ward uidll lie was in ll'il jew, hu: finally, with heads danger of follow lug Ills victim. Now, togel In r a lid w ' b hu, l,s lo tie door of tills is good. Ill' k ll.de li And t" i Id nk tin l olibi, tin y lnude a furilve exthat he died just like auv oilier man. amination. TlfV found einenilds and Rosa! Where M she? OReilly in- sapphires the va'ue of with It they riid quired in a new agony of apprehension. tint attempt to estimate; and, besides Jacket assured these, a miscellaneous assortment of fill, she Is here, I tliiuk she lms him. carelessly. semiprecious stones, fainted." OReilly realized vngudy that he Help me out, quick! Here, enteli held In liis lap a foitune greater than Johnnie managed In Hina this rope. Ids wildest dreanis had ever com11 ii of ids little friend the ci within rein These were till Jewels of a und a moment later he lmd hoisted passed, It seemed Incredible that this rajah. of that himself from pit tragedy, ragged girl beside him was a regal heiress, the possessor of a treasure CHAPTER XX. swell ns kings might envy. After a time he realized that the lucre possession of Morin, the Fisherman. tln se tons eonsiituted a new und overYVlmn Rosa Varona regained menace. whelming ness sufficiently to Ui"lerdii:.d found all hands more nearly Morning Iff !ie !i i le laid what Ippem-iproved and rational feeling the first gnawings self control. U II person of lei of a li' tillliy hunger. Even Asepsio eon W I'm In ill bo Voiced si the Was .be, i, fe'-eto a quite miraculous Improve fear that Coho dead was scarcely less hu nt. hi'e F.vaogellmi pu pared a menace than Coho alive. Breakfast tiie lovers upon a agreed What are vC going to do with him? Rory to explain the origin of that mysfihe inquired, gold piece, anil later Johnnie Jiukel, too. appreciated ihc dangers terious tv limed Junket for a second time to of the situation. We luu- -t g t rid of his tongue between his teeth. him quickly, said h f,r liis men T keep Jacket nodded ills complete compreuro dose by; he will t.,- nes-aand hension, .Sun! All Spaniards are there will he a search." t'ol'ln 1'S and they'll kill u for a peso. I dont intend to nial.e him a presare no holier. 1 ent of that tieasi.ro. O'Reilly said, Yes, nml Hi,, pn Icll you vve need lo get out of tills It Is our only salv.ni"U." grimly. Rut how are we loRi,: i,i bide him? place. I intend io arrange. It ut nuei-- f ff Jacket inquired, (ine m'ghl as well Hie sight of those jewels lias frightened try to conceal a churrli: oven coiibtnt lue. If we me i ii t out of If we are ureho, hoist that hole. even suspected: in i wondering If Rosa Precisely ! He lms made our work endure Iln lmnlshiiis well encouneasy for us. We cant take more than cull ter when, or if. v,e get away. a small part of the money- - wiih us, anyExactly wliaf I was thinking. Ive how; the rest will have to lie here until tiie war is over. Well! Wo shall, been considering another plan. I told leave Cobo on guard over what re- you about my fib ml at tin market. Moll, lie is n mis, rali'e Spaniard, hut mains! Jacket was Immensely pleased with he has a son In tin nianigiia. "One of us? Johnnie was surprised. this Idea, once he hud grasped il. "Yes. Til" old fellow owns a volati-(lr" hut could be befl. i ? lie cried. The in wliieii lie lube, s iliareoal from mans splilt Is evil enough to frighten tiie caste a it w ice a maul Ii. le might people away and we will drop stones upon him, so that he can learn the take lls out of here on Ills schooner. How well does lie like oll? taste of his own medicine. It suits me "Oil. WC are like two lldeves." standColonel Cobo to of think exactly Al'ler pel Io,l of Ihoiighl O'Reilly ing on his head In a hole in the ground said, Take me lo loin, ami r member for the rest of eternity ! I'm your liroiliei- Juan." O'Reilly was by this time suffering The Matanzas nun hid did not prethe full reliction 'mm the events of a seem, of g r, a act iv ily w lieu the sent tiie past half hour and lie was nearer exlmuetlon than he di'eaim-il- , but, con- - two friends slunk into it. Like most Spanish marl, el-- ihc building was far (picriug ids repugname lor bis in.S-- . from clean and housed odors unpleasonce himself lowered he task, capable ant even to s, nwiu' people. In iln anus iii'oe into the well, liis werej mu of the fish weak, however, and liis fingers numb, smelliest section, at so . fell rather than slid the h ngili of stalls, Juckci in costed a villainoim old the rope, lie managed to open t!u brigand in a rough ifiill' go cap. baggy and straw sandoor of the treasure ibamber. Ill'll en- - Mouse and trouser dals. w teri d and load' d bis pockets itli gold. iond dav. my eaptahi, be cried, lie 'enl up llie ev. el box at 1" end of tin- rope, dragged ihe body of Cobo into cheerily. Tin raied Ids lieail, Spaniard scowled feroeloir 1) linn w n ed n long, thin Mailed knife in menacing fashion. Aha! So there you are, robber! l.e off now before 1 slit your greedy little belly! Didn't promise to give you to tin" soldiers if y il n me back to hot her me?" Jacket was uimb.'i'hed l,v this hostile reception. He grinned bromllv and with an impudent eye lie scanned the empty premises. "Where Is my hitle fish? lie demanded. As I live, I liedeve you have sold it! What a miser! For the sake of another centavo you would see me starve? There's a heart for you! (Vinie, give me my fish ! Or must I lit) down and die before your very eyes to . prove my hunger? What a nuisance! grumbled the nmi ketnufti. He reached Into il basket inil filing a mackerel upon the table. "There! I uved it fur's ou, and sent t!.o gopd women of Matanzas away Rut It Is the very last, Annoy me again and I shall open you with my knife and put salt on you. ' , - 1 i an-w- ! la-si- s eii-d.- s i I ! ! de-ir- e I i,. i I ! eon-SCin- u i - - ilb-o- s , u I I 1 11 j oh riThaf talk Morin was In a nervous panle let they be overheard. "As If anybody could from What made you come here if you are so eager to fight? I'll tell you. OReilly assumed direction of the I'onversution. Thera gre three of us brothers, we two and Kstelinn, u pretty little fellow. He was captured by Cobos men and driven tn, und wi came to find him. Rut he Is sick dy ing "Of course. Theyre all dying tha poor people! It Is terrible." "'Ve O'Reilly faltered slightly, so much hung upon the manner la wldeh Morin would lake vvlmt he was about to say. We want to get him out of here vve must do so, or vvell lose him. "'ill you help iis? "I? In heavens name, how? R.v taking us away In your charcoal schooner." Y'oure mud! Morin east another apprehensive look over his shoulder. Im u poor man. All I have Is my two boats, tbe vlvero. which brings fish, and the voUtndra, wldeh sails with eliareiml. lo you think I'd forfeit them and my life for strangers? O'Reilly leaned eloser. "Y'ou say yoii're a poor man. I will pay you ! well. Moi in eyed the ragged speaker scornfully; It was plain that lie put no faith fn such a prwuise, and so O'Reilly took a piece of go'd from his pocket, at sight of vvhlcli tiie li'dii'i imni spirted. I, too. am a poor nmn, hut Im willing to buy freedom for niy little broth- ers and myself. How many coins like that Imva you?" Tin-n- i more than one; enough to pay you for several cargoes of Coal. For the sake of Mlguelito, Jacket " urged. Caramlm! What a ed fatlier begot that hoy! "Hush!" The fisherman was scowling. To O'Reilly he said, You do wrong to tempt a poor man." Sly brother Esteban Is sick. He Is a frail little 1ml with a crooked back. God will reward you. Perhaps! Rat bow much will you hurd-heart-- pay ? "Ten Spanish sovereigns like this all Glut I have." No! It Is not enough." O'Reilly took Jackets hand and turned away. Im sorry," he suld. I wish I might offer you more." He had taken several steps before Morin balled him. Como back tomorrow, the fisherman cried, crossly. We will try tq talk like sensible people. The brothers VUlar were back ut Morins fish stand on the following afternoon and they returned daily thereafter until they at last prevailed over the Spaniards fears and won his promise of assistance, Thnt much accomplished, they made several cautious purchases, a coat here, a shirt there, a pair of trousers In another place, until they had assembled a complete boys outfit of clothing. At first Rosa refused absolutely to desert her two faithful negro friends, and O'Reilly won her consent to consider ids plan of escape only ufter he hud put the matter squarely up to Asensio and Ids wife and ufter both had refused to enter Into It. Then, and not until (hen, did Rosa begin her preparations. First she niuda Fvaiigellnu cut her hair, a sacrilege that wrung sighs and tears and loud lamentations from the Muck woman, after wldeh she altered the suit of boys clothing to fit her figure, or rather to conceal It. When at last she put It on for ORell-lv- s approval she was very shy, very j v . 1 i i empty-luiinlei- All! Yoii are my good captain!" Jacket (Tied In triumph, possesslm; himself of the prize. "Where would have been but for you?" Turning tu O'Reilly, wlio lmd looked on from a dis, tiilne, lie said. Captain Morin, tills is that brolher Juan of whom I have tohi 1 Dragged the Body of Cobo Into the Cave. tiie cave, then wedged the benhidi .u back into place. It requir. d iffblued strength of Ro-- ,i und .1 help him the last few P 'tin in ' h u Now fetch slim, s, and throw it ho hi." be . The boy and io- . w ill, and n! or a i onb i l i My Dear, that Youll Never Told Her. Do, H and so altogether lie shook his head posi- you. tively. Morin smiled at Johnnie and extend"My dear, you'll never do," he told Tire little fellow her, ed his dirty palm. You are altogether too pretty." can speak the truth when lie wishes, R Rut wait until I put thnt hideous seems. I began to doubt tbnt lie had a hump upon niv back and stain mv face, brolher. What n hoy, eh? then you will see bow uglv I can look. Y'ou have a sou with the insurree-- l A "Perhaps, tos? Yes." Tbe fisherman east a furtiva glance over his shoulder. "Wliv dont you go and fight by hli side?" Jacket demanded. Morin filing up ldi Cod forbid!" to fight, beuet the an I'l I lie said, doubtfully. |