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Show THE PAYSONIAN. PAYSON. UTAH MIFWMW A NOVEL. TJ2AL AUTii&a or ' "77fPOfLEG COPyRI&HT, BY HARPER. AND ''EAZTCFmESmT''7t. BHOTHEftS. ment to anyone. Anybody could see " Stop I" Esteban was turning alterYou seem to nately red and white. imply something outrageous." Now let us be sensible. I understand you perfectly, my boy. Rut an officer of the Guardla Civil limy arrive at any moment and he will want to know how you came to be with your stepmother when site plunged into that trap. So prepare yourself. Young Varona was watching his Inquisitor now with a faintly speculative frown. When Cueto had finished, Esteban said : You would like me to confess to some black iniquity that would make s us better friends, eh? Well, it so that I was not alone tonight, hut that another person saw the potjr womans death and can hear me out in everything I suy. No, Rancho, you overreach yourself. Now, then Esteban was and for years he had struggled against an instinctive distrust and dislike of the plantation remember that I have bemanager come the head of this house, and your employer. You will do better to think bait-pen- quick-tempere- ESTEBANS BRINGS CONNECTION WITH THE INSURRECTOS DISASTER UPON HIMSELF AND ROSA. Synopsis. Don Esteliun Varona, a Cuban planter, hides his wealth money, jewels and title deeds in a well on his estate. The hiding place is known only to Sebastian, a slave. Don Estebans wife dies at the birtli of twins, Esteban and Rosa. Don Esteban marries the avaricious Donna Isabel, who tries unsuccessfully to wring the secret of the hidden treasure from Sebastian. Angered at his refusal, she Don urges Don Esteban to sell EvangelinaJ Sebastians daughter. Esteban refuses, but in the course of a tumbling orgie, he risks Evangelina at cards and loses. Crazed by the loss of liis daughter, Sebastian kills Don Esteban and is himself killed. Many years pass and Donna Isabel is unable to find the hidden treasure. Don Mario, ricli sugar merchant, seeks to marry Itosa, who has returned from school in the United States. Johnnie OKeilly, an American, who loves Itosa, wins her promise to wait for him until he can return from New York. CHAPTER IV Continued. 4 himself on one of the old Seating atone benches, the young man lit a cigarette and composed himself to wait. He sat there for a long time, grumbling inwardly, for the night was damp and he was sleepy; but at last a figure stole out of the gloom and joined him. The newcomer was a ragged negro, dressed in the fashion of the poorer country people. Weil, Asensio, I thought youd never come. Ill get a fever from this! Esteban said irritably. It Is a long way, Don Esteban, and Evangelina made me wait until dark. I tell you we have to be careful these days. What is the news? What did you hear?" Asensio sighed gratefully as he seated himself. One hears a great deal, hut one never knows what to believe. There is fighting In Santa Clara, and ' Maceo sweeps westward. Taking the unaddressed letter from his pocket, Esteban said, I have another message for Colonel Lopez. That Lopez! lies here today and there tomorrow ; one can never find him." Well, you must find him, and immediately, Asensio. This letter contains Important news so important, in that fact Esteban laughed lightly if you find yourself in danger from the Spaniards Id advise you to chew it up and swallow it as quickly as you can. Ill remember that, said the negro, for theres danger enough. Still, I fear these Spaniards less than the guerrilieros : they are everywhere. They call themselves patriots, but they are nothing more than robbers. They Asensio paused abruptly. He seized by the arm and. lean- - lis companion :? rf, '" What's That?" Gasped the Negro. lng forward, startsl across the level garden into the shadows opposite. Something was moving there, under the trees ; the men could see that it was white and formless, and that it pursued an erratic course. Whats tlmt? gasped the negro, lie began to tremble violently and bis breath became audible. Esteban was compelled to bold him down by main force. Its old Don Esteban, your father. They say he walks at midnight, carrying bis head in his two hands. Young Varona managed to whisper, with some show, of courage: Hush! Walt! I dont believe in ghosts. Nevertheless, fie was on the po ut of setio an example of undignified ting flight when the mysterious object emerged front the shadows into the As-ns- open moonlight; then he sighed with Now I see! It is my relief: Ah-h- ! stepmother. She is asleep. Eor a moment or two they watched the progress of the white-robe- d figure; then Esteban stirred and rose from his seat. Sites too close to that well. He started forward a There is pace or two. They say people who walk at night go mad if theyre awakened too suddenly, and yet When the somnambulist's deliberate progress toward the mouth of the well continued lie called her name softly. Donna Isabel! Then lie repeated it Donna Isabel! Wake up. louder. The woman seemed to hear and yet not to hear. She turned her head to listen, but continued to walk. Dont be alarmed. he said, reasIt is only Esteban Donna suringly. Isabel ! Stop !" Esteban sprang for ward, shouting at the top of his voice, for at the sound of her name Isabel bad abruptly swerved to her right, a movement which brought her dangerously close to the lip of the well. Go back ! screamed the Stop young man. Aitove his warning there came a wail of shriek, shrill and agonized-r- a such abysmal terror as to shock the night birds and the insects into stillness, Donna Isabel slipped, or stumbled, to her knees, she balanced briefly, clutching at random while the earth and crumbling cement gave way beneath her; then she slid forward and disappeared, almost out from between Estebans hands. There was a noisy rattle of rock and pebble and a great splash far below ; a chuckle of little stones striking the water, then a faint bubbling. Nothing more. The stepson stood in his tracks, sick, blind with horror ; he was swaying over the opening when Asensio dragged him back. Rancho Cueto, being a heavy sleeper, was the last to be roused by Estebans outcries. When he had hurriedly slipped into his clothes in response to the pounding on his door, the few servants that the establishment supported had been thoroughly awakened. Cueto thought they must be out of their minds until he learned what had befallen the mistress of the house. Then, being a man of action, he too issued swift orders, with the result that by the time be and Esteban had run to the well a rope and lantern were ready for their use. Before Esteban could form and fit a loop for bis shoulders there was sufficient help on hand to lower him- into the treacherous abyss. That was a gruesome task which fell to Esteban, for the well bad been long unused, its sides were oozing slime, its waters were stale and black. He was on tlie point of fainting when lie finally climbed out, leaving the negroes to hoist the dripping, inert weight which lie had found at the bottom. Old Sebastian's curse bad come true; Donna Isabel had met the fate he had called down upon her that day when he hung exhausted in his chains and when the flies tormented him. The treasure for which the woman had intrigued so tirelessly had been her death. Furthermore, as if In grimmest irony, she had been permitted at the very last to find it. Living, she had .searched to no purpose whatsoever; dying, she had almost grasped it in her arms. Once the first excitement hud abated and a messenger lntd been sent to town. Cueto drew Esteban aside and questioned him. A shocking tragedy and most peculiar," said the overseer. Nothing could amaze me more. Tell tne. how did yon come to be there at such an hour, eh? Esteban saw the malevolent curiosI ity in Cuetos face and started. That is my affair. Surely yew dont think "Come, come! You can trust tne. The overseer winked nnd smiled. I had business that took me there, stiffly declared the younger mart. Exactly I And a profitable business it proved! Cueto laughed openly now. Well, I dont mind telling you Douna Isabel's death Is no disappoint- ! Your Accuser Is None Other Than Pancho Cueto." of your own affairs than of mine. I Intend to have a careful reckoning with you. I think you know I have a good head for figures." Turning his back upon the eider man, be walked away. Now it did not occur to Cueto really to doubt the boys innocence, though the circumstances of Donna Isabels death were suspicious enough to raise a question In' any mind; but In view of Estebans threat he thought it wise to protect himself by setting a back fire. As he sat on an old stone bench moodily repicturing the catastrophe as Esteban had described it, his attention fell upon an envelope at his feet. It was sealed ; it was unaddressed. Cueto idly broke It open and began to read. Before he had gone far he started ; then he cast a furtive glance about. But the place was secluded ; he was unobserved. When he finished reading h& rose, smiling. He no longer feared Esteban. On the contrary, he rather pitied the young fool ; for here between his fingers was that which not only promised to remove the boy from his path forever, but to place in his bands the entire Varona estates. One afternoon, perhaps a week later, Don Mario de Castano came pufling and blowing up to the quinta, demand ing to see Itosa without a moments delay. With a directness unusual even in him, Don Mario began : Rosa, my dear, you and Esteban have been discovered! I was at lunch with the when I learned the truth. . Through friendship I prevailed upon him to give you an hours grace. What do you mean, Don Mario? inquired the girl. Come, come! the planter cried, im'Dont you see you can patiently. trust me? Heaven! The recklessness the folly of young people! Could you not leave this insurrection to your elders? Or perhaps you thought it a matter of no great importance, an amusing thing 1 Don Mario! Rose interrupted. dont . know what you are talking about. You dont, eh? The callers wet cheekk grew redder; he blew like a Then call Esteban quickly porpoise. There is not a moment to lose. When the brother appeared De Castano blurted out at hitn accusingly: Well sir! A tine fix youve put yourself In Perhaps you will be interested to learn that Colonel Fernandez has issued orders to arrest you and your sister a agents of the insurrectos. Esteban drew back. Eos What? turned white as a lily and laid a flut toring hand upon her throat. You two will sleep tonight in Pan severino, grimly announced tlte roYou know what that tund visitor. means. Kosn uttered a smothered cry. Don Mario Colonel proceeded, impressively, did tne this favor, knowing me to he a suitor for Rosas hand. In spite of his duty and the evidence he Evidence? What evidence? Esteban asked sharply. Eor one tiling, your own letter tc Lopez, the rebel, warning hitn to he ware of the trap prepared for him in Santa Clara, and advising him of the government force at Snbanilin. Oh. dont try to deny It! I read it with my own eyes, and it means death. I Rosa said faintly; Esteban! warned you. Esteban was taken uhuck, but it was plain that he was hot In the least TIie liui-u'frightened. caught me et, he laughed. You say they intend to arrest tne also? Itosa e,ed the caller anxiously. Exactly ! Who accuses her, and of what? Esteban demanded. Tlmt also I have discovered through the courtesy of Colonel Fernandez. Your accuser is none oilier than Ian-liCueto. Cueto Yes; lie has denounced both of you as rebels, and the letter is only purl if his proof, I believe. Now, then, you an guess why I am here. 1 am not without influence; I cun save itosa, but for you, Esteban, 1 fear I can do nothing. You must look out' for yourself. Well? What do you say? When Esteban saw how pule his sister had grown, lie took her in ills arms, saying gently : Tin sorry, dear. It's ull Then to the merchant : my fault. Its very good of you to warn us. Don Mario fanned himself. Ha! I'm glad you appreciate my efforts. It's a good thing to have the right kind of a friend. Ill marry Rosa within an hour, nnd I fancy my name will he a sufficient shield Rosa turned to her elderly suitor I ain unand made a deep courtesy. worthy of the honor, said she. You see, I I do not love you, Don Mario, God Love! exploded the visitor. bless you ! What lias love to do with the matter? Esteban will have to ride for his life in ten minutes and your property will he seized. So you had better make yourself ready to go with t tive; there was something almost the atrical In his greeting. Well, my boy, you made lizzie of it. didnt you? complimentary., Yes, sir, 1'tii failure. , . ftl ft A If T 14110 " II Y rUln lllJ, UIUiIa I fllll WITH UNCLE SAM Now, dont jes. sir tne." Were friends, aren't we? Good! Under- Show Patriotism by Investing in a stand. 1 don't blame you in tlie least Third Liberty Bond its that idiotic revolution tlmt spoiled mr business. Yon did splendidly, unor Two. der tlie circumstances. They 'have reason enough to tyranny, corruption. OReilly mumbled tlie familiar words SECURITY IS BEST IN WORLD ii a numb paralysis at Mr. Carters Jovial familiarity, AH Latin countries are corrupt, Don't Wait for Somebody Else to Taka announced tlie importer always have Your Share of the Greatest Inbeen and always will be. They thrive vestment Open to a uiuler oppression. However, I dare say this uprising wont lust long. Patriot Johnnie wondered why tlie old man didnt get down to cases. Its more By IRVIN S. COBB. than an uprising, sir, lie said. The of patriotism and our duty Speaking rebels have overrun the east end of to our and those are the country tlie Island, and when I left Maceo and of which most of us ere speaktilings Gomez were sweeping west. ing these days why not buy a Third Rah ! It takes money to run a war. Liberty bond or two? They have money, desperately arIf ever a tiling was well named the Marti rulsed more Liberty bond Is. It stands for libgued OReilly. than a million dollars, and every Cu- erty for liberty not only for our own ban cigar maker in tlie United States people but for all the peoples of the gives a part of his wages every week world liberty from despotism, from to the cause. The best blood of Culm imperialism, from militarism, and, is In the fight. Spain is about busted; most of all, liberty from Rrussianism, she cant stand the strain. which, summed up, la the other three I predict theyll quit fighting as isms rolled into one. soon us they get hungry. The governAnd, likewise, It is a bond a bond ment Is starving them out. However, of faith, a bond of honor, a bond of rethey've wound up our affairs for the liability, a bond of security, backed time being, and Mr. Carter careup by the government of the United me. fully shifted the position of an inkwell, States of America, its assets, Its good But Rosa shook her head. a calendar and a paper knife that name, its credits, its power, and its Eh? What alls you? What do you brings us to a consideration of your possessions of whatsoever nature. expect to do? nnd my affairs, doesnt it? Ahem! Flag Is Worth Defending. I shall go with Esteban, said the You remember our baVgnln? I was to This generation Is Just now engaggirl. a chance and you were to give you the tasks of preserving and upon ing This calm announcement seemed to make good before you er planned what our forefathers perpetuating down He sat Castano. De er matrimonial foolishness with stupefy any us. earned for If the heritage they heavily in the nearest chair, and with my daughter.' handed down to us was worth taking, his wet handkerchief poised in one Yes, sir. O'Reilly felt that the it is worth keeping; If the flag they pudgy hand he stared fixedly at the moment had come for his carefully reHis eyes were round and hearsed speech, but, unhappily, he fought under is worth living under, it speaker. sweat streamed unheeded could not remember how the swan- is worth defending; if the government the bulging, from his temples. He resembled some song started. Mr. Carter, too, was un they established is a government that are queer bloated marine monster Just accountably silent Another moment should endure, If Its securities into our Is it and stable, duty staple emerged from the sea and momentarily dragged past, then they chorused. vest In these securities, to prove the dazzled by the light. I have an unpleasant value of our own citizenship to ourYou Youre mad, he Anally Each broke off at the echo of his selves by the confidence and the trust Esteban, tell her what it own words. gasped. we show in our own institutions. The means. Whats that? inquired the Im- Liberty bond Issue gives us that chance But tills Estehan could not do, for without entailing the slightest risk he liimself had not the faintest no- porter. You were saylng-upon our part tion of what was in store for lilm. War was thinking how lucky It is that When we buy Liberty bonds we are seemed to him a glorious thing; he had ntn-m- ! Very helping our country, helping as rightbeen told that the hills were peopled you and Elsa waited, Again Mr. Carter rear- eous a cause as ever sent a nation to with patriots. He was very young, his fortunate. We some- battle, and at the same time we are heart was ablaze with hatred for the ranged his desk fittings. Elsa when she safeguarding our savings and earning times and but I, differ, Spaniards and for Rancho Cueto. He sets her heart on a I see that a decent rate of interest on our money. thing a Cuba to risk his for free life longed Therefore he said; Rosa shall do as she gets it, even If I think she oughtnt We cant lose; we are bound to win. she pleases. If we must be exiles we to have it. Whats the use of having Thieves may break in and moths may shall share each others hardships. It children If yon can't spoil em, eh? corrupt, but a Liberty bond Is as solid He looked up with a sort of resentful os Rlymouth rock and as honest as the will not be for long. and when his listener ap- Declaration of Independence. If It Idiot ! stormed the fat man. "Bet- challenge, to agree with him he sighed goes down, our government goes down peared ter that you gave her to the sharks with satisfaction. Early innrriages with it, and then your money wouldn't below San Severino. There is no law, are silly but she seems to think other- do you any good anyway. If you had no safety for women outside of the Anyhow kept it stored up It would be confiscities. The island is in anarchy. These wise. Maybe shes right. shes licked me. I'm done. She wants cated by a gentleman in a spiked helpatriots you talk about are the blacks, to be married right away, before we met with spiked mustaches and a the mulattoes, the lowest, laziest savwest. Thats go why I waited to see spiked way of saying Verboten to ages in Cuba. once. You wont object, will practically everything you wanted to at you Don Mario! the girl IMease! you? We men have to take our medido. , , I cannot marry you, pleaded. cine. Is the Beet Backing another. Its quite ont of the question," As long as the Stars and Stripes Eh? stammered the unhuppy OReilly. float the Liberty bond will be aloft too. I love another. Im betrothed to Come, come! Its tough on you, I The Liberty bond Is guaranteed by OReilly, the American and hes comJohnnie had a horrified every Inch of our soil, by every shred but know, ing back to marry me." vision of himself being dragged unwil- of our traditions, its promise to pay Is De Castano twisted himself labor! Elsa Is going to lingly to the altar. ously out of his chair and waddled have what she wants, if I have to break predicated on every ship that flies our flag, on every pennyweight of railroad toward the door. lie was purple with If youll be sensible F1I iron in our land, on every peppercorn something. rags and mortification. On the thresh stand behind you like a father and in our old he paused to wheeze : Very well granaries, on every dollar of the business. I'm getting our circulation, on every rod of navitench you I then. Go I'm done with both of you old, and Ethel bert could never learn I would have lent you a hand with this gable river, on every furlong of highThe old mans Jaw rascal Cueto, but now he will full heir it. Otherwise way, on every gill of water in every to glenm angrily. American to your entire property. Well, it Is set; his eyes began harbor, on every pebble In Who is Ethelbert? faintly in- the Rocky mountains, on every biude a time for bandits! I I Unable to of growing grain, n everything that think of a parting speech sufficiently quired O'Reilly. ! i He's the fellow I've own and ever have we, as a bitter to match his disappointment, beenWhy, dammit about. Hes not so owned andpeople, telling you ever shall own. And, while Don Mario plunged out into the sun bad as lie sounds; hes really a nice we are on the subject, I might add that light, muttering arid stammering to boy It Is predicated on something more behimself. EisaMs in love with another man? sides. It is predicated on Eunker Hill ; Within an hour the twins were on Is that what you mean? on hall ; on the little Independence their way up the Yumuri, toward the Good Lord, yes! Dont you undertree a Appomattox ; on the corhome of Asensio nnd Evangelina ; for stand apple I didnt think you'd nerstone of a building at Washington, it was thither that they naturally lake it English? so hard I was going to make I). C., called the national capitoL A turned. It was well that they had a for you here in the office, but man who wouldnt be satisfied with made haste, for ns they rode down inlo of place course if Say ! What the deuce that collateral wouldnt risk a pewter the valley, up the other side of the bill nils you? dime for the hope of eternal salvation. from Matanzas came a squad of the Samuel Carter stared with amazeDon't wait for somebody else to take Guardia Civil, nnd at its head rode ment, for tlie victim his of injured share of tlie best Investment that Rancho Cueto. your daughter's fickleness bnd leaped to ills to a patriot. Our great Revoopen feet and was shaking ills hand vigorgranddnddies werent that lutionary CHAPTER V. ously, meanwhile uttering unintellimotto wasnt, Let George Their sort gible sounds that seemed to signify doit. helped George do it I They exA Cry From the Wilderness. relief, pleasure, delight anything Sam shorL Dont Uncle sell Dont New York seemed almost like a for cept wliat tlie old man expected. be a bear on the Old Glory market. eign city to Johnnie OReilly when lie Dont make your own country ashamed stepped out into It on the morning of you. in New learns me York, OReilly, after his arrival. Eor tiling it was Ruy a Liberty bond! Inof Rosa's plight. The next bleak and cold: the north wind, hailstallment tells what happened ing direct from Baffin's bay, bad teeth, Home Defense League. then. and it bit so cruelly tlmt lie was glad My wife is the limit," groaned the when be found shelter in the building American businessman, who was dinwhich housed the offices of the Carter (TO BE CONTINUED) with a French visitor to this couning in The trulli company. Importing Since the war began it's just' try. cold was not but frightonly OReilly First American Multimillionaire. one meeting after another night and ened. The first American multimillionaire day. Tell me, does your wife go in It was not the effect of his report to attain International fame on acmuch for club work? count of his vast wealth was Stephen concerning the firms unprofitable CuNo, ze club nevalre," replied his ban connections which lie feared Girard. Of the financial dynasties of One time tree time she have guest. Samuel Carter could take calmly the today only the Astors and Vanderbilts mon ze hair most disturbing financial reverse it were represented in Girards time, and slup me and pullnevalre.--Th- e but. Garze club Dieu! was the blow to bis pride at learning tlie fortune of the distinguished that anybody could prefer another girl exceeded that of Commodore goyle. Johnnie shook ids Cornelius Vanderbilt or the first John to his daughter. PMvderlesa Gun Dtadly. shoulders and stamped bis feet, but Jacob Astor. Girard was worth $9,000,-00- 0 inventive genius has An American his bones refused to go. the chill in at tlie time of his death. Much of a powderless gftn which may invented lie went to meet his employer as u this money lie left to tlie city of Philarevolutionize land attacks. Tlie gun, man marches to execution. delphia for public purposes, and which might be taken for a large His heart stink further at the wel- $2,000,1)00 were applied to the building grindstone at a short distance, Is reof a college for orphans. This Institucome lie received, for t be importer an electric tion iias supported and educated tens volved at great speed by gave biin a veritable embrace; lie patiR capable of firing hunted liini on tlie back and inquired three of thousands of orphans and fitted motor, and minute. The bullets times us to his health. O'Reilly was them for their battles with the world. dreds of shots a small in cups, which hold are carried Girard was a free thinker. anything but cold now; he was perspw-inthe proper reaches the until them gun profusely, and he felt his collar by centheir for discharge osltion f In New South Wales there is a growing limp. To shatter this old man's The weapon is acforce. trifugal would like a be which mountain from SO rock yielding eager hopes kicking to operchild in tlie face. Carter bad never per cent a him has been mined for more curate at five miles, is cheap ate und is noiseless. been bo euthusiastiJ, so demonstra- - than half a century. o ! g. I for-lov- e Ihlla-delpbf- |