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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."
"What happiness 1" ho mnrmnrpd. "Tf
I were well But I won't 1p
marry a dying man."
(TO DE CONTINUED.)
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