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Show THE PAYSONIAN, PAYSON, UTAH ts richer than Croesus, and I adore Don Esteban bid the deeds of his propYOU OR rich men." erty with the rest of his valuables, and I hate em!" announced OReilly. now that you admit " Then for a second time he took Rosas Douna Isabel recoiled sharply. "Addimpled hand, saying, earnestly: I'm mit I Are you mad? Deeds! What sure you kuow now why I make love are you talking about? Her eyes met so badly, dear. Its my Irish conhis bravely enough, but she could feel science. And you'll wait until I come her lips trembling loosely. Buy a Liberty Bond If You Would buck, wont you? Casting aside all pretense, the overWill you be gone very long? she sew exclaimed: "Por el amor de Dios I Show the World Where asked. An end to this! I know why you sent THE SPOILERS. Author of THE IRON TRAIL, You Stand. OReilly looked deeply now Into the for me. You think 1 have been robHEART OF THE SUNSET. Etc. dark eyes turned to bis, and found that bing you. Well, to be honest, so I at last there was no coquetry In them have. Why should I toll us I do while (Copyright, by Harper and Brothcra) anywhere nothing but a lonesome, you and those twins live here in luxhungry yearning and with a glad, inury and idleness, squandering money YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW out bis held be coherent exclamation to which you have no right?" wnlk In her sleep tonight, If ever. arms. Rosa Varona crept into them; Have I lost my reason?" gasped the Rosa nodded soberly, and OReilly, OREILLY MAKES LOVE BADLY, BUT WELL ENOUGH TO then with a sigh she upturned her lips widow. "No right? There Can Be No Such Thing ae Neuhad suppressing some light reply that to Ids. At least no better right thnn I. trality on the Part of a True sprung to his lips, inquired, curiously, WIN THE HEART OF ROSA wait forever, she said. Ill no You have American Citizen in Thle Dont understand? you mean that? "What do you by title to these plantations! They are Great War. Brother and sister joined In explainCHAPTER IV. mine, for I have paid the taxes out of ing that Donna Isabel was given to peSynopaia. Don Esteban Varona, a Cuban planter, bides bis wealth my own pockets now these many culiar actions, especially after periods By RENE BACHE. Retribution. money, jewels and title deeds In a well on bis estate. The biding years. of excitement or anger, and that one of 1" Murder IsaDonna Although for a long time place is known only to Sebastian, a slave. Don Estebans wife dies at Taxes! What do you mean? her eccentricities had taken the form Is a for help. What will you It cry bel had been sure in her own mind that the birth of twins, Esteban and Itosa. Don Esteban marries the "Oh, "I paid them. The receipts are tn do about It? of somnumbullstlc wanderings. was her Paneho adminlstrador, Cueto. avaricious Donna Isabel, who tries unsuccessfully to wring the secret shes crazy enough," Esteban conThere Is a kind of man who under my name. robbing her, she had never mustered of the hiddeu treasure from Sebastian. Angered at bis refusal, she I believe Its her evil concluded. ! And you such circumstances says: "It Is none "Heaven Such perfidy a to him to call reckoning. courage Don urges Don Esteban to sell Evangellna, Sebastians daughter. science. of my business. I am not called npon who knew him 1" Nevertheless, De Castanos blunt accuEsteban refuses, but in the course of a gambling orgie, he risks so to interfere. OReilly scanned the speaker silentfor lost been "The have deeds own her with urgent sation, coupled Evangelina at cards and loses. Crazed by the loss of his daughter, rely for a moment; then he said, with a Such n man calls himself a peace-lovin- g needs, served to fix her resolution, and long that the property would have Sebastian kills Don Esteban and is himself killed. Many years pass citizen" a pnclflst, to use .a gravity unusual in him, 1 wonder if on the not been crown had it day after the merchants visit verted to the and Donna Isabel Is unable to find the hidden treasure. Don Murio, you know that youre suspected of word You me. eh? apfor doubt popularized. recently Weil, who at that, the she sent for the overseer, rich sugar merchant, seeks to marry Rosa, who has returned from But you know, and I know, that ha working for the Insurrecto cause. to the court and you will find that on one of peal planthe was time living school In the United States. "Indeed? I didnt know. It is true. Now, then, let us be frank, Is only a coward. Ills only anxiety la tations. Well, its a fact." O'Reilly heard to keep out of danger, no matter at Cueto was plainly curious to learn Inasmuch ns were both In much the Is It true?" he Rosa gasp faintly. sacrifice of Ills manhood, what we continue better same hadnt fix, since sent hut for. why he had been lent view of the Yuniurl, on the one asked. CHAPTER III Continued. I Even He stared though he knows that hla our present arrangements? lie asked no questions, his employer hand, and of the tow-- and harbor on I am a Cuban. Oh. I neighbors wife or child is being listener. at Ids unbllnkingly Don Mario rose to leave. the other ; no one ever climbed the hill "Good! Cuban? Your people were SpanIt la It! Is It not better for you to tacked he will not Interfere. Tor the exertion of his ride had made from the city to gaze over into that ish. I none of his affair. Besides, he content what with be my generosity You may name your own hidden valley without feeling a pleaslilm thirsty. True. But no Spaniard ever raised me to give, rather than to self might get hurt, Teward for helping me and I will pay urable surprise af finding It still there. a Spanish child in Cuba. We are CuThe unprovoked Invasion of Belgium risk for both by grasping for too ruin We kindare accustomed to think of perfect bans, Rosa and 1. 1 go everywhere, and 'It the day Rosa marries me. Now the predatory Huns was exactly an- hy much? ly advise her of my intentions and tell beauty as unsubstantial, evanescent; the Spanish officers talk plainly beto the breaking and enter-grow- n I have warrant alagous The you outrage! but the Yumurl never changed, and In fore me. Somebody must be the eyes her I shall come to see her soon." a of peaceable mans home by rich through your stealing." Ing that lay its supremest wonder. and the ears for Colonel Lopez. Theirs was a conarmed flat with voice had burglnrs. Isabels gone d I Through wlmt had once been "Colonel Lopez! exclaimed O'Reilly It was quite true that Johnnie Inal enterprise pure and simple. grounds, OReilly made his way Esteban nodded. It became manifest that we OReilly or The OReilly," as his Rich? Well, not exactlv, hut com- Rosa's faee, as she looked at the two friends culled him had little In the to a sort of sunken garden which, in ere likely to suffer similarly In our Cueto actually P fortahly well off. In fact, the same criminals be-l- s way of worldly advantage to ofTer any spite Of neglect, still remuiued the men, was white and worried. For a turn. No frankness doubt smiled my ugnln. t0 attack us. They killed our girl, and it was precisely because of most charming nook upon the place; time the three of them sat silent; then a shook to you. You are angry at Un this fact, that he bad accepted a posi- and there he sat down to wait for Rosa. the American said, slowly, Youll be even our women and children, You people mind. mv Never eh? proposition, tion here In Cuba, where, from the very The hollow was effectually screened shot If youre caught." will think better of It In time, If you So, much against our will, vve were Some one must run chances, Estenature of things, promotion was likely from view by a growth of plantain, compelled to fight. If ver Hut since a woman. now, itre stnille to be more rapid than In the New York palm, orange, and tamarind trees ; over ban averred. Were fighting tyranny; a just and righteous fig it, was there re-I confidential at Inst we enjoy such the rocky walls ran a profusion of all Cuba Is ablaze. I must do my part. office of his firm. I R ours n 'Is war. Will you 's no more these of us lnt have let Ions, cenflowering plants and vines; in the But sooner or later youll be dis I A dancing eye speaks every lannally stand aside, plajtng the cow-I.suspicions of each other. ter of tlie open space was un old well, covered then what? persisted OReil'd ParL or guage ; a singing heart gathers its own its yu help? us entirely forget this unpleasant masonry curb all but crumbled ly. . Bond, audience. Before the young Liberty Buy same be the and misunderstanding nway. Who knows? Esteban shrugged. ac- " - - ' hnl mnw K you cunnot do your bit with bomb as before." friends good When Rosa at last appeared, OReilly 'there'll he time enough wheu ?an- "! bayonet you can C,P ver ,m- Having said this. Rancho Cueto stood What of Rosa? alnt- - felt called upon to tell her, somewhat ar yj1lent n moment In polite expectancy; PQ'lnI,y by At this question the brother stirred dizzily, that she was beyond doubt the to help the kaiser Would you prefer he no then receiving intelligible reply, sweetest flower on all the Quinta do uneasily and dropped his eyes. O'Reiland his gulg of professional murderbowed low and left the room. 4 SNYA3 landings Esteban, and since this somew hat hack- ly laid a hand upon his arm. You ers? You can do so by refusing to help To the avaricious Donna Isabel Cue-to'- s from neyed remark was the boldest speech have no right to jeopardize her safety, 8161. country with your money. your frank acknowledgment of theft away lie had ever made to her. she blushed Without you, to whom could she turn? There can be no such thing as neuaogjota uidng, a realization smile him and the wus maddening, The girl flashed her admirer a grateful dimpled prettily, flashing on the, part of an American 3A0GB dtn ,is contentof mingled pleasure and surprise. that she was helpless, nay, dependent trality glance. " Either you are, In this war. citizen to,a! XdOO ;89JJ0ted Oh, but I assure you Im in no Senor, you for one would see thal upon Ills charity for her living, fairly a are a traitor. Which or wipes, and you patriot sweet temper, said she. Just now Im she crucified her proud spirit. 3mo2dJOj of the two shall you choose to be? But Im grring away. All day she brooded, and by tlie time tremendously angry. OReilly op J0,, that If you refuse your help, merely felt rather than saw Rosa start, for Why? evening came stie lmd worked herself standing aside, you are actually aid-- , Its that stepmother Isabel. If she his face was averted. I came here to into such a state of nerves that she it ; on the You are the accom-- ; Ing the kaiser. I see you as often as I tell you both good-by- . I may be gone could eat no dinner. Some time during ,sa once by dreamed that least speaking, at constructively plice, Rosa lifted her elo- for some time. I I dont know when do Well the course of the evening u wild idea of the criminal since JRero., S.I0109.Uf and three quent hands and eyes heavenward. greatest I manI can get hack. "Wit! You Be Gone Very Long?" She came to Isabel. Knowing that tlie ent, It had Do you approve of the rape of Bel-- , TK. "Im sorry," Esteban told' him, with s was the suppose that's why I enjoy doing It I Asked. ager would spend tlie night beneath glum nnd the ruthless slaughter of Its so dearly love to spite her. We have grown very her roof, she planned to kill him. At Inoffensive jIBrlmps, the genuine regret. people? I see! O'Reilly puckered his fond of you. But you will come back was forced to open the subject her- first it seemed a simple thing to do ole world re-- 4 If not, then show It by buying a bein "Rut nud brows nodded. that she self. white why, us. a Through of In lips or a dry, one a You're of before long, eh? matter pisdagger merely ts the most bond. ease, havent you seen me ofteuer? We the meantime I'll remember what you gan: n tol, while lie slept but further thought Liberty bice it Do you approve of the wholesale as well have made the say, and at least Ill be careful. are hard. The revealed appalling risks and difficuldear limes might My Paneho, just By mo cas necessary good ladys life totally unbearable. violation of women and the mutilation no means wanting in tact, Esteban rose plantations are falling, mid so " Pnn-ehties, nnd she deckled to wait. Rolson of . Jt despite the , little children? Cliotos eyes were set close to his was fur safer. She knows nothing about briskly and, after shaking hands with Silly DReilly was a Liberty bond. then If not, buy SS9 was and thin Ids face ami nose. it. With a flirtatious sigh Rosa addfaretwo long to lovers say Constant brooding over the treasure OReilly, left the Are you In favor of the poisoning of ed : Thats what robs the affair of its well as best suited them. harsh; he regarded the speaker with had long since affected Donna Isabels chief pleasure. Since it does not bother But for once O'Reillys ready tongue such a sinister, unblinking stare that brain, and as a consequence she often wells, of shelling unarmed and helpher in the least, I think I will not al- was silent. The laughter was gone she could scarcely finish : " and so dreamed about It. She dreamed about less people In open boots, of indisnoncombat-- ; low you to come any more." from his blue eyes when he turned to T can no longer afford to retain you it again tonight, nnd, strangely enough, criminate warfare upon Mils? as After judicious consideration, OReiladminlstrador. the girl at his side. her dreams were pleasant. Sebastian If not, then buy a Liberty bond. You say you are going away? Rosa ly pretended to agree. Times will Improve, he said. but for once be neither appeared, You Are For or Against. There's no fun in wreaking a hor- inquired, breathlessly. I bankI'm tell But why? you "Impossible! cursed nor threatened her; and EsteYou cannot compromise with your rible revenge, when your enemy isnt I'm going partly because of this rupt be when was came, ban, again the on science In this matter. Either you-irwise to It, he acknowledged. Since, war and partly because of something So? Then the remedy is simple lover who bad courted her in for these things, or you are against it's your idea to Irritate your stepmol It- else. I tried to tell you yesterday, hut sell a part of your land. It was amazing, delightful them. er, perhaps it would annoy her if I I couldn't. Whim the revolution startEsteban nnd she were walking through Although this suggestion came natuCivilization is engaged In a despermade love directly to her. ed everybody thought It was merely rally enough, Donna Isabel turned cold, the grounds of the quinta and be was ate struggle against barbarism nay Ros;tr tittered, and then inquired, a local uprising, anil I wrote my com- and felt her smile stiffen Into a gritelling her about Ills casks of Spanish ndoed. something much worse than naively, Can you make love, senor? pany to that effect; hut, bless you, It mace. She wondered If Cueto could be sovereigns, about those boxes bound scientific savagery. It ts one an Dim I? Its the ability has sinead like fire, anil now the whole feeling her out deliberately. Sell the with iron, about the gold and silver or- barbarism, O'Reilly inherits. Listen to this now." eastern end of the island is ablaze. Varona lands?" she queried, after a naments of heavenly beauty and tlm a fight of right against wrong. Do you wish to help the right?, Reaching forth, lie took Rosas fingers Business has stopped, and my employ- momentary struggle wi!h herself. Espearls as large as plums. As be talked Wait !" be cried its she resistin his : ers have ordered me home to find out teban would rise from bis grave. No. Isabel felt herself grow hot and cold Then buy a Liberty bond. The happiness of your children nnd ed. Iretend that youre Mrs. Varonn, whats happened to their profits." It was ills wish that the plantations wifh anticipation ; she experienced of your childrens children is at stake.; your own stepmother, and that this is You said there was something go to bis children intact. spasms of delight. can be no happiness without iter dimpled hand Im holding. else "And Ids wish Is sacred to you, eh? Then of a sudden Isabel's whole For there Oli-l- i nnd liberty will cease to exist .The girl allowed Ills grasp liberty, OReilly's hesitation became an em- Cueto nodded his approval, although dream-worldissolved. She uwoke, or If Rrusslan power achieves the ob- -' to remain. "But Isabel's hand isnt barrassed silence. lie tried to laugh bis smile was An adthought she did, at bearing her name disconcerting. which it Is now contending. : it's thin and bony. Ive felt it off. dimpled mirable sentiment! It does you honor! shouted. But although she underwent jeets for One word more. Do you believe in it on my ears often enough. There is; otherwise Id stay right But speaking on this subject, I am re- the mental and the physical shock of a life that is to foltov tills life? Do Dont Interrupt, he told her. Isa- here and tell my penurious friends to minded of that dispute with Jose Oroz being startled from slumber, although bel, my little darling whistle for their profits. It seems Im over the boundary to La Joyn. I have she felt the first swift fright of a per- you believe that your welfare In the hereafter will be Influenced by your Isabel !" exclaimed a voice, and cursed with a fatal beauty. You may promised to show him t ho original son aroused to strange surroundings, conduct in your present state of exthe lovers started guiltily apart. They have noticed it? No? Well, nerhaps deed to La Joyn and to furnish him slm knew on the instant that sin: must istence? turned to find Esteban, Rosas twin it's a magnificent business ability that with tlie proofs about the boundary still be asleep; for eer thing about IsaThen how can you hope for happiI have. Anyhow, the president of my line. That would be better than a her was dim and brother, staring at them oddly. dark, 1. air wus cold ness in the next world If, in this Whats this?" bel? lie repeated. a lias uotion I'd make that company lawsuit, wouldnt It? and damp, wet grass rose to her knees. between right and wrong, you "You interrupted our theatricals. I him a good But I will settle with Before sin could half realize her con- struggle Decidedly! choose to stand with the I deliberately Ob was rehearsing an impassioned procried Rosa. him myself. dition she felt herself plunged into nun murderers agntnst your God? : beloved to And at her tone OReilly hurried on stepmother, your posal She heard herself scream Cueto lifted an admonitory hand, his space. You are helping them if you stand These rich men have the most ale faee O'Reilly explained, with a pretense of alight with the faintest glimmer hoarsely, fearfully, and knew, too late, neutral," and fall to help your counsurd ideur. I suppose I'll have t annoyance. of I couldn't trust you that she was Indeed awake. Then Ironic mirth. try. Then you are in love, senor? "Yes, Senor OReilly believes he can A sudden, blinding to tlie mercies of that rascal," lie said whirling cluios Make your choice. And, having Infuriate Isabel hy laying siege to her. The young man nodded vigorously. sounds of and crash I I Nothing Reward." on lights shall go No, as piously. You May Name Your Own nin, Rosas chosen, buy a Liberty bond. Indeed I am with the sweetest girl even Hes a foolish person ! more at a sacrifice to myself. I love were faintly flushed and her in Cuba. Thats the whole trouble. not at all pleased with himself, for, as cheeks Don Esteban's children as my very-owIn amusement the at reI'm to BECAUSE SHE KNOWS Thats why hurrying home It happened, there was another girl color deepened ; and you, senora Estelmn Varona sat until a late hour love He makes fired. to Not Im before Estebans eyes. daring sign first year hack home, and during his Isabel knew that she must win a that night over a letter which required look too long or too deep'y into Rosa By AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR of loneliness he had written to her wretchedly." complete victory at once er accept ir- the utmost care in Its composition. It Varonus eyes until she bad taken In H'hut little I overheard wasnt lmd, of the Vigilantes. more freely and more frequently than was written upon the thinnest of paretrievable defeat. Estelmn declared ; then he took the whole truth, he waited, staring at a is n fragile little elderly gentlehad She his as a on such man It salary nnd finished when was the any "Never!" she interrupted, wllli a per, ills feet Im sort of glad It has come nn OReilly's hand. writer inclosed it in an envelope of the woman, a tenctier by profession, sumright to do. I can't accept your of finality. tone show-dowI can a and a out. was handsome to Esteban hoy, tlie Reispeak birth. Alsatian During by Inasmuch as her father was O same Esteban the material. letter put I'm hoping she'll miss me. After a sacrifice. I am not worthy. Kindly In seen that straight, slim and manly, and his rebis pocket without addressing H. mer holidays of 1014 she left her home llys company" It may be lo turn over wiur books of he Will arrange was moment she Rosa er to ventured, semblance in Straslnirg, and came over to visit startling. seriously Rosa Varonas Letting himself out into the night, be at once. will you, Rosa?" a look engaging In its frank diWith a her brother, in a suburb of New York. from not only to led tlie old fiompllcnted matters, Then Paneho Cueto did nil unex- took the path that Rosa lifted her I? Miss you? rectness, lie said: Rosa told me about He passed close by She hns been h( re ever since, too sunken sentimental, but from n business standgarden. You pected thing: be laughed shortly and your meetings here and I came to brows in pretended amazement. the well, and its gaping mouth, only proud to be s tax upon her brother's point. discourof course, but I wont shook bis bend. our are for stepmother's amusing, and maintaining herhe apologize mood that half It was In a thoughtful protected by the broken coping, slender means, Donna Isabel was ready lo faint ami we can't invite jou have much time to think about you, Im sorry here and there. lessons French self tesy. the by toward Quinta him bail La be Cumbre that reminded rode up promised I am so soon to be married. voice quavered as she went on: tier for hut understand? our you Into house, ernes-Ang- , of go helping tno'ber, and afternoon on the cover It with planks. In its de Esteban, late Married? What? Nonsense! Understand me, we part the best of Rosa to Kosa and I are not like her; we are diwork to which she lias never other a was menace condition it to Dan Mario's isit. Instead of going present Indeed! Do you think I'm so ugly friends despite all I have beard (ig.iin-- 1 liberal in our views; we are albut wh'ch sin does animals, if not to human beings who been rectly to tin1 house, as the merchant quite I do not believe these stales I dare nobody would have me? see. as richest The you you. have Americans, most with the true spirit of France, unaware of its were presence. had done. OReilly turned off from the what make. Isabel bate man In Matanzas has asked for my people tell, for you probably have that's cti-- l in heard fet say cotnplnlns bis horse yes. road and. after tethering Even If nil thev said were hand this very afternoon." s. Americans so bitterly. trickle out find then dry up entirely a cluster of gua a bushes, proceeded ib- -t Who? to de know Mario Castano? her should force myself to be kril-en- t it Wouldn't true, little figplease at the sight of t t Dabol. Donna Inlike not of the Estebans did He on foot. support Yes. as of your affection for my as fast because C'ubanized v through the Mote-oxeI'm becoming lrilomititb ure him. plowing surrecto cause brings disaster to lior did Donna Label like 1 O'i.i'ir.v laughed with relief, and can? venturis the caller. Her cainDcs, It hardly need snow. himself and Rosa. The next be bad n pofU aiiar reason for eer 1h I Rosa look to too e tried High man still is offended, The rose, laughed she hates Cubans, vet she has smiling, 'it "oil, are not lie all tells of their plight. I molding Iter today. to foreoi was te fat. knov b, said been smile, be. "She's lenient." r. lies you bale of eaih is tie. e '.lo Spam ;! bond s d l.p'tl.i a he erfy premi-ebought Yliromi die Inside Just I'.'i"' Sp'-cknow," she admitted, and tie makes plainly.'' out-- I to kip r ns long ul y,,!. it's fortunate you didn't mv ami Is an instant to admire tinpttUN Li i iiiW wheu hw L;La;Ls; but lo Sl"'''1 L..-!;ia i MO'I. bo What cud long till.i. leper JJ docs. Cuxll.M'j.ii the wat Uli look. 'i lie u'ntu cm j.'ii an ARE Rainbows End A WHH AGAINST THE HUN? by REX BEACH NOVEL I ts n. well-tende- I et I Irisli-Americ- - 4 id mn jf t con-Au- o 1 , 11a-bai- ! d . 1 son-in-la- n il home-comin- g en-eii- 1 r, d. la-r- 1 In"-I,,'- 1 ' - ! 1 |