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THE SMf WEEKLY TRIBUNE. WORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA, VKV9VVVVVVVVVVVVVAVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV VV-VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV ASTBMADOR - RELIEVES RAINBOW'S END A- HAY FEVER ! ASTHMA. I Betfln Treatment NOW M, By REX BEACH Author of 4,The Iron Trail," "The Spoilers," "Heart of the Sunset," Etc pEvcry Woman Waiita 'Cnrrithu by Hmxr nd Brothers) -VVVVVVVVV'VVVVVVVVVVVVVVyVVVVVV CHAPTER XX. 18 Mortn, tiie Fisherman. When Rota Varona regained con ccfontneM milSdenUr to understand what had happened tihc pro red herelf m person of no little Mrif-controL It waa be. In fact, who Snt Toict-d tho tear that Co bo dead wax scared? lex a menace than Cobo allre. "What are we goln? to do with Mmf ho Inquired. Jacket, too, appreciated the danger f the nituation. "We most get rid of Urn quickly," said he, "for hi men tn clow by, he will be nlsed and there will be u aearch." "I don't Intend to make blm a pres ent of that treaOTre," O'Reilly "Id, jrlrol. "It la oar only aalTatlon." "But how arc we going to hide him?" Jacket inquired. "One might a well try to conceal a church; oxen couldn't holrt him out of that hole." "Precisely! He tmn made our work eaay for u. We can't take more than a small part of the mony wltb na, jtj- Bragged tho Body of Cobo Into the Cave. bow; tho rest will have to He hero un til tho war la over. Well 1 We shall ieare Cobo on guard over whnt rc tonlnsl" Jacket won Immensely plumed with tills Idea, onco he had grasped It "What could be betterr ho cried. "Tho matit spirit la evil enough to frighten Pcoplo nwny nnd wo will drop atones upon him, oo thnt ho can learn tho taato of W own medicine. It aulta mo XEctly to think of Colonel Cobo stand tog on hla head In a bole In tho ground for tho rent of eternity I" O'ltcllly wan by this tlmo suffering Jtfco full reaction from tho event of tho past half-hour nnd ho was nearer exhaustion than he dreamed, but, con ducrtng his rcpugnanco tor bin unes capable tank, ho lowered himself onco toore Into the well. Ills arms wore weak, however, nnd his lingers numb, 00 he fell rather than slid tho length of the ropo. Ha managed to open tho iloor of tho treasure chamber, then en tered and loaded bis pocketu with gold. Tie sent up tho Jowel box at tho end of the rope, drngged tho body of Cobo Into tho envo, then wedged tho borrlcado fck Into pluco. It required tho com bined strength of ItOHa nnd Jacket to help him the Inst fow feet of bis climb. 1 "Now fetch stones, rubbish, anything f and throw It In there " ho gasped. I The boy and tho girl fell to with a will, and after a time Johnnlo Joined them. Slowly, laboriously, tho thrco of them carried debris from tho edge of tho quarry and bricks from tho ruined bouso; thoy ucrnped up armfuls of coves and trash anything. In fact, which would serve to raise tho bottom of tho shaft and conceal tho entrance to their enemy's resting placo. It was slavish work, but O'ltcllly kept them at It until they wero ready to drop. Daylight overtook them at their task, They wero weak, sick, deadly tired ; tbuy could barely shuttle a fow yards tit n tlmo when thoy Anally reached Ascnslo'a but; nevertheless there wus bopo In their hearts, for O'ltclDy's rag red clothes sagged with tho weight of cold pieces and tho llttlo motnl box ho worried was heavy. Nor wero thoy grcutly concerned about tho safety of tho trenuuro thoy had left behind, for tho entrance to tho cavern lay deeply burled, ancf Cobo, tho guerrilla, stood guard over tho chests of plate and tho casks ot coin. Evangeline, vnstly bewildered nt tho ailght of tho coin which wus forced Into jfeer palm, went for food and spent most f tho day In cooking It Tho treasuro untcrB alternately slept and ato. It wus not until well along toward ovo 'Ing that Bona and O'ltcllly felt nny 'eslre o tnko stock of tho contents of that jewel box, but finally, with heads together and with backs to the door of the bohlo. they made a fsrtlre ex amination. They found emeralds and sapphires the Taltie of which they did not attempt to estimate; and, beside these, a ralsceilaseous assortment of Bern! precious Moes. 0ltilly realized vaguely that be hld In bis lap a fortune greater than bis wildest dreams bad ever com passed. These were the Jewels of a rajah. It seemed Incredible that tills ragged girl beside him was a regal heiress, the possessor of a treasure such as kings might envy. After a time be realized that the mere possession of these gems constituted a new and over whelming menace. Morning found all hands more nearly rational and feeling the first gnawlngs of a healthy hunger. Even Asenslo con fessed to a quite miraculous Improve ment While Evangellna prepared" breakfast the lovers agreed upon n tory to explain the origin of that mys terious gold piece, and later Johnnie warned Jacket for a second time to keep his tongue between his teeth. Jacket nodded his complete compre hension. "Sure I All Spaniards are robbers and they'd kill as for a peso. Yes, and the padflcos are no better. I tell you we need to get out of this place." "I Intend to arrange It at once, but the sight of those Jewels baa frightened me. If we ore searched If we are even suspected : I'm wondering if Rosa can endure the hardships well encoun ter when, or If, we get away." "Exactly what I was thinking. I've been considering another plan. I told yoa about my friend at the market Well, he is a miserable Spaniard, but he has a eon in tho manlgua." "One of usr Johnnie was surprised. "Yes. The old fellow owns a volan dra in which he brings charcoal from tho eastward twice a month. He might tako tis out of here on his schooner." "How well docs he like you?" "Oh, we are like two thieves." After a period of thought O'Reilly said, "Take me to him, and remember I'm your brother Juan." The Matanzas market did not pre sent a scene of great activity when the two friends slunk into it Like most Spanish markets, the building was far from clean and housed odors unpleas ant even to starving THJople. In tho smelliest section, at one of the fish stalls, Jacket accosted a villainous old brigand In a rough Gallego cap, baggy blouse and trousers, and straw san dals. "Good day, my captain." ho cried. cheerily. The Spaniard raised his head. scowled ferociously, then waved a long, tliln-bladed kntfo In menacing fashion. "Aha I So there you nre, robber I Be off now before I slit your greedy llttlo belly I Didn't I promise to give you to mo soldiers IX you came back to bother mo?" Jacket was unabashed by this hoatllo reception. lie grinned broadly and with an impudent eyo ho scanned tho empty premises. "Whero is my little Ash?" ho demanded. "As I live, I believe you have sold it I What a miser 1 For tho eako of another centavo you would seo rno starvo? There's a heart for you I Como, givo mo my flsh I Or must I llo down and dlo beforo your very oyes to provo my hunger?" "What a nuisancer' grumbled the markctraan. He reached Into a baBkot and Hung a mackerel upon tho table. Thero I I noved It for you, and s$nt mo gooa women of Matanzas away empty-handed. But It is the very laBt Annoy mo again and I shall open you with my knife and put salt on you." "Ah l You aro my good captain l" Jacket cried In triumph, possessing himself of tho prize. "Where would I have been but for you?" Turning to O'ltollly, who had looked on from a dis tance, ho said, "Captain Morln, this Is thnt brother Juan of whom I havo told you." Mnrln smllod at Johnnlo and extend ed his dirty palm. "Tho llttlo fellow can speak the truth when ho wlshos, It seems. I began to doubt that ho had a brother. What a boy, eh?" "You havp n son with tho tnsurrec tos?" "Yes." Tho fisherman cast a furtlvo glanco ovor his shoulder. "Why don't you go and fight by his Bide?" Jacket demanded. "Clod forbid 1" Morln Hung up his hands. "I'm a loyal subject" "Well, wo aro going back to flght. Wo nro going to escape and Join Gomea onco moral" Jacket mado tho an nouncement calmly. M 'S-sh 1 What talk l" Morln was In a nervous panic lest thoy bo overheard. "As If anybody could escupo from Ma tanzas I What mado you como hero If you nro bo eager to fight?" "I'll toll you." O'Reilly assumed di rection of tho conversation. "Thcro nro thrco of us brothers, wo two and Estcban, a pretty Utile fellow. Ho was captured by Cobo's men and driven In, nnd wo camo to find him. But ho Is sick- dying " "Of course Thoy'ro all dyingthe poor people I It Is terrible." "Wo" O'Reilly faltered slightly, so much hung upon tho manner In which Morln would tako whut ho was about to say. "We want to jet him out of here we must do so. or well lose Mm. Will yoa help usr "I? In heaven's name, bow?" "By taking us away in your char coal schooner." "Yon're raadT Morln cast another apprelietMrtve look over his shoulder. "I'm a poor man. All I have is my two boats, the vlvero, which brings fish, and the volandra, which sails with charcoal. Do you think I'd forfeit them and my life for strangers?" O'Reilly leaned closer. "Yon say you're a poor man. I will pay you well," Morln eyed the ragged speaker scorn fully; It was plain that he put no faith in such a promise, end so O'Reilly took a piece of gold from his pocket at sight of which the fisherman started. "I, too. am a poor man, but I'm will ing to buy freedom for my llttlo broth ers and myself," "How many coins like that have you?" "Dro-m more than one; enough to pay you for several cargoes of coal." Tor the soke of Mlguellto," Jacket urged. "Caramba 1 What a hard-hearted father begot that boy I" "Hush J" The fisherman was scowl ing. To O'Reilly be said, "You do wrong to tempt a poor man." "My brother Esteban is sick. . Ho Is a frail little lad with a crooked back. Ood will reward you." "Perhaps I But how much wlK you pay?" "Ten Spanish sovereigns like this all that I have." "No I It is not enough." O'Reilly took Jacket's hand and turned away. Tm sorry," ho said. "I wish I might offer you more." He had taken several steps before Morln hailed him. "Como back tomorrow," the fisher man cried, crossly. "We will try to talk like eenslblo people." The brothers Vlllar were back at Morin's fish atond on the following afternoon and they returned daily thereafter until they at last prevailed over the Spaniard's fears and won his promise of assistance. That much ac complished, they made several cautious purchases, a coat here, a shirt there, a pair of trousers in another place, until they bad assembled n complete boy's outfit of clothing. At first Rosa refused absolutely to desert her two faithful negro friends, and O'Reilly won her consent to con sider his plan of escape only after he had put tho matter squarely up to Asenslo nnd his wife and after both had refused to enter Into it Then, nnd not until then, did Rosa begin her preparations. First she mado Evangellna cut her hair, a sacrilege that wrung sighs and tears and loud lamentations from the black woman, after which she altered the suit of boy's clothing to fit her figure, or rath er to conceal It When nt last eho put It on for O'Reil ly's approval she was very shy, very "My Dear, You'll Never Do," Ho Told Her. self-conscious, and so altogether un boyllko that ho shook his head posi tively. "My dear, you'll never do," he told her. "You aro altogether too pretty." "But wait until I put that hideous hump upon my back and stain my fuco. then you will seo how ugly I can look." "Perhaps," ho onld, doubtfully. A moment, thon his frown lightened. "You glvo mo n thought," said he. "You shall wear tho Jewels." "Wear them? now?" "On your back, In that very hump. It will bo the safest possible way to con ceal them." Rosa clapped her hands In delight "Why, of course I It Is tho very thing. Walt until I show you." Profiting by her first moment nlono Evungellna nnd hor husband being still In Ignorunco of tho contents of tho treasuro box Rosa inndo a bundle "at of the Jewels and trinkets nnd fas tened It securely Inside her coat. After a few experiments she adjusted it to her liking, then called O'Reilly once more. This time he was better satls 2d. An application of Evangellna's stain to darken her face, a few tatters and a liberal application of dirt to the suit and he declared that Rosa would pass anywhere as a boy. There came a night when tho three of them bade good-by to their block j '"orapanlons and slipped awny across he city to that section known as Pneb o Nuevo, then followed tho road along the water front until they found shel ter within the shadows of a rickety structure which had once served as a bath bouse. I The refugees waited a long time; they were .beginning to fear thnt old I Morin's nerve had weakened at the I eleventh hour, when they beheld a skiff approaching tho shore. It glided closer, entered the shade of tho bath house, then a voice cried : Tsetl You are there?" It was Mo rln himself; Hastily the three plied aboard. Morln bent to bis oars and the skiff shot out 'You were not observed?' he inquired". "No." Morln rowed in silence for a time. "When do you sail?" O'Reilly asked. "At dawn, God permitting, You will have to remain hidden and you mustn't ; even breathe." ; He brought the skiff alongside a bat i tered old schooner, nnd his passengers : clambered aboard. There was a tiny cabin aft and on It sheltered from the night dew by a loose fold of tho main- fall, were two sleeping men. The new comers followed Morln down Into the evil llttlo cabin, whero he warned them In a hoarse whisper: "Not a sound, mind you. If anyone comes aboard, you must shift for your , selves. Creep Into tho hold and hide. I Of course, If we are searched " Ho muttered something, then groped his way out on deck, and closed tho hatch behind him. Now that they had actually em barked upon this enterprise and tho girl had given herself entirely Into his hands, now that an Imminent peril en compassed them both, Johnnlo felt that Rosa belonged to him moro absolutely, more completely, than at any tlmo nerotofore, so ho held her close. Rosa lay relaxed against her lover's shoul der and In halting murmurs, Interrupt ed many times by caresses, she told O'Reilly of her need for him, and her utter happiness. It was the fullest hour of their lives. With daylight Morln routed out his men. There was a sleepy muttering, the patter of bare feet upon the deck above, then the creak of blocks as tho sails were raised. A few moments, then there camo a hall which brought their hearts into their throats. Morln him self answered the call. "Good morning, countryman I Have you caught any of thoso accursed fili busters since I saw you last7 So? Cayo Romano, eh? What hnve I aboard?" Morln laughed loudly. "You know very well cannon and ehot for the rebels, of course. Will you look? . . . No? . . . Then n cup of coffee perhaps?" O'Reilly peeped through a dlrt stnlned cabin window nnd saw that tho volandra was slipping past the stern of tho ironclad, so he wlthdrow his head quickly. Of course this was but one danger past and there were many moro ahead, for Morin's schooner was liable to bo stopped by any of tho numerous patrol boats on duty to the eastward. Never theless, when an anxious hour had gone by and sho was "well out toward tho harbor mouth, the refugees told ono another they were safe. CHAPTER XXI. Three Travelers Como Home. Estebnn Vnrona made slow progress toward recovery. In tho weeks follow ing O'Reilly's departure from Cubitus his gain was steady, but beyond a cer taln point ho seemed unable to go. Then he began to loso strength. Este ban awoke to the fact that ho was los ing ground, nnd his dismay was keen, for n wonderful thing had come into his life nnd ho spent much of his tlmo In delicious contemplative day dreams concerning It, waiting for tho hour when he woulddore translate thoso dreams Into realities. It seemed to him that he hnd always loved Norlne cer tainly sho had enshrined herself In his heart long beforo his mind had re gained its clarity, for ho had come out of his delirious wanderings with his love full grown. The time came finally when he could no longer permit tho girl to deceive herself or him with her bravo assump tion of cheerfulness. Norlno hnd Just told him that ho was doing famously, but he smiled and shook his weary head. "Let's bo honest," ho said. "You know and I know that I can't get cell." "You mustn't bo discouraged," sho told him, earnestly. "Remember this Is n trying climnto and wo have nothing to do with. Even tho food Is wretched. I'm going to tako you away." Esteban stroked her hand softly. "You can't do that, Miss Evuns. You havo been wonderful to .mo and I can't begin to express my gratitude" No rlne stirred, but he retained his grafip of her fingers, gaining courage from tho contact to proceed. "I have been trying for a long time to tell you some thing. Will you listen?" "Not now," sho exclaimed, with a visible lessening of color. "Don't bother to tell roe now." "I've waited too long; I must speak. You havo stayed on hero Just to nurse me. Isn't that true?" She nodded somewhat doubtfully. "Now, then, yon must stop thinking about mo and make your arrange rncnts to go home." There was a moment of ellence. "Yes. You seo, I know how tired yoa nro of this misery, this poverty, this hopeless struggle. You're not a Cuban and our cause isn't yours. Expeditions como from the United States every now and then and tho government will seo that you arc put safely aboard the first ship that returns I'll manage to get well somehow." Norine's color had returned. She stood over the JMinmock, looking down "Esteban, Dear, I'll Never, Neve? Leave You I" mistily. "Don't you need me, want md any more?" she Inquired. Esteban turned his tired eyes away, fearing to betray In them his utter wretchedness. "You have done all there is to do. I want you to iro hnck into your own world and forget " A sudden Impulse seized the girl. She stopped and gathered the sick man into her young", strong arms. "Don't bo silly," she cried. "My world is your worhl, Esteban dear. Pll never, never leave you."' "Miss Evans I Norinel" Varona tried feebly to free himself. "You mustn't " Norlne drew him closer. "You're go ing to tell me thnt you have nothing, can offer mo nothing. You're going to do the generous, noblo thing. Well J I hate generous people. I'm selfish, utter ly selfish and spoiled, nnd I don't pro pose to bo robbed of anything I want least of all my hamilncss. You do lovn me, don't you?" Esteban's cry was eloquent; ho clasped his arms about her and Rhe held him fiercely to her breast "Wo're quite mad, quite insane," he told her after a while. "This only makes It harder to give, you up." "You're not colne to clve me un nnrl you're not going to die. I shn'n't let you. anink what you have to live for." "I did wrong to surrender." "It was I who surrendered. Cornel. musci say it nil? Aren't you going to ask me " "What?" "Why, to marry you, of course. Wo'ro going to bo married, nmi T'm m. ing tO tnko you Ollt of thin Tnlonrahln place." 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