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CHAPTER XX.
18
Morln, the Fisherman.
When Rosa Vnronn regained con
sciousness sufficiently to understand
what Intel happened she proved herself
,n person of no little self-control. It
was she, In fact, who first voiced tho
ifenr tlml Coho dead was scarcely less
o menace than Coho alive.
"Wliat are we going to do with him?"
(elio Inquired.
Jacket, too, apprerlnted the dangers
iof the situation. "We must net rid of
llitin quickly," said he, "for his men
are close by; he will bo missed and
Ithere will bo n search."
"I don't Intend to mnko him a pres
ent of that treasure," O'Reilly said,
grimly. "It Is our only salvation."
"Hut how are we going to hide him?"
Jacket Inquired. "One might as well
(try to conceal n church ; oxen couldn't
hoist him out of that hole."
"Precisely! Ho has made our work
icnsy for tis. W can't take more than
a small part of tho money with us, any-
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T'T.ttCf
Dragged the Body of Cobo Into the
I Cave.
iiow; tho rest will have to Ho hero un
til tno war is over, worn wo snnu
lenvo Cobo on guard over what re
mains 1"
Jacket wns Immensely pleased with
(Hits Idea, once ho had grasped It.
'"What could bo better?" ho cried. "Tho
Iman's spirit Is evil enough to frighten
jpeople nway and we will drop stones
tnpon him, bo that ho can learn tho
Haste of his own medicine. It suits mo
loxaetly to think of Colonel Cobo stand
ling on his head In a holo In tho ground
Ifor the rest o eternity 1"
O'Reilly was by this time suffering
(the full reaction from tho events of
(the past half-hour and ho was neurer
exhaustion than ho dreamed, but, con
quering his repugnnnco tor his uncs
(capablo task, ho lowered himself onco
imoro Into tho well. Ills arms wero
weak, however, and his lingers numb,
so ho fell rather than slid tho length of
tho rope. Ho managed to open tho
door of tho trensuro chamber, then en
tered nnd londed his pockets with gold.
He sent up the jewel box at tho end of
tho rope, dragged tho body of Coho Into
tho cave, then wedged tho linrrlcado
bncl: Into place. It required the com
bined strength of Itosa and Jacket to
lltelp him tho last fow feet of his climb.
"Now fetch stones, rubbish, anything
and throw It In there," he gasped.
Tho boy and tho girl fell to with a
,wlll, and after n tlmo Johnnlo Joined
jthem. Slowly, laboriously, tho thrco of
mem enrneu ueons iroiii wiu uuku ui
tho quarry and bricks from the ruined
houso; they scrnped up nrmfuls of
leaves nnd trash anything, In fact,
which would servo to rnlso tho bottom
Iof tho shaft and conceal tho entrance
'to their enemy's resting place. It wns
(slavish work, but O'Kcllly kept them
nt It until they wero ready to drop.
Daylight overtook them nt their task.
They wero weak, sick, deadly tired;
!they could barely shulllo u few yards
nt n tlmo when they llnally reached
iAsenslo's hut; nevertheless there was
I hope In their hearts, for O'Reilly's rag-
'1 WrwXmx
iged clothes sagged with tho weight of
gold pieces and tho llttlo metal box ho
carried was heavy. Nor wero they
greatly concerned nbout tho safety of
tho treasure they had left behind, for
the entrnnco to tho cavern lay deeply
burled, and Cobo, tho guerrilla, stood
guard over tho chests of plato and the
casks of coin.
Evnngellnn, vnstly bewildered at tho
sight of tho coin which was forced Into
her palm, went for food and spent most
of tho day In cooking It. Tho treasure
hunters alternately slept and ate. It
wns not until well ulong toward eve
ning that Rosa and O'Reilly felt any
desire to tako stock of tho contents of
By REX BEACH
that Jewel box, but llnally, with heads
together and with bncks to the door of
tin' hohlo, they made u furtlvo ex
amination. They found emeralds and
sapphires tho value of which they did
not attempt to estimate; ami, besides
these, n miscellaneous assortment of
semiprecious stones.
O'Reilly realized vngucly that ho
held In his lap a fortune greater than
his wildest dreams had ever com
passed. These wero tho Jewels of n
rajah. It seemed Incredible that this
ragged girl besldo him was n regal
heiress, tho possessor of a treasuru
such ns kings might envy. After a tlmo
ho realized that the mero possession of
these gems constituted n new und over
whelming menace.
Morning found all hnuds more nenrly
rational and feeling tho first gnnwlngs
of n healthy hunger. Even Asenslo con
fessed to a quite miraculous improve
ment. While Evnngtillnu prepared
breakfast tho lovers agreed upon n
story to explain the origin of that mys
terious gold piece, and later Johnnlo
wnrned Jacket for n second tlmo to
keep his tongue between his teeth.
Jacket nodded his complete compre
hension. "Sure! All Spaniards uro
robbers and they'd kill us for u peso.
Yes, nnd tho paclllcos are no better. I
toll you wo need to get out of this
place."
"I intend to arrange it at once, but
tho sight of those Jewels has frightened
mo. If wo aro searched If wo are
oveu suspected : I'm wondering If Rosa
can endure the hardships we'll encoun
ter when, or If, we get nway."
"Exactly what I was thinking. I've
been considering another plan. I told
you about my friend at the market.
Well, he Is a miserable Spaniard, but
ho has n son In the manlgua."
"One of us?" Johnnie was surprised.
"Yes. Tho old fellow owns u volun
drn In which ho brings charcoal from
ho eastward twice a month. Ho might
take us out of here on his schooner."
"How well does ho like you?"
"Oh, wo nro like two thieves."
After n period of thought O'Reilly
said, "Take me to him, and remember
I'm your brother Juan."
Tho Mntunzus market did not pre
sent a scene of great activity when tho
two friends slunk Into It. Llko most
Spanish markets, the building wns far
from clean and housed odors unplcnn
ant even to starving people. In tho
smelliest section, nt ouo of the llsh
stnlls, Jacket accosted n villainous old
brigand In n rough Gollego cap, baggy
blouso and trousers, and straw san
dals. "Good day, my captain," ho cried,
cheerily.
Tho Spnulnrd raised his head,
scowled ferociously, then waved n long,
thlu-blnded knlfo In menacing fashion.
"Aim I So there you are, robber 1 Ho
off now beforo I silt your greedy llttlo
belly I Didn't I promlso to give you to
the soldiers If you came back to bother
me?"
Jacket was unabashed by this hostllo
reception. lie grinned brondly and with
an Impudent oyo ho scanned tho empty
premises. "Whero Is my llttlo llsh?"
ho demanded. "As I live, I believe you
havo sold it I What a miser! For tho
snko of another centavo you would seo
mo starve? There's a heart for you!
Come, glvo me my llsh I Or must I Ho
down nnd dlo beforo your very eyes to
prove my hunger?"
"What a nuisance 1" grumbled tho
mnrketman. Ho reached Into a bosket
and Hung n mnckerel upon tho table.
"There I I saved It for you, and sent
tho good women of Mntunzus away
empty-handed. Hut It Is tho very Inst.
Annoy mo again and I shall open you
with my knlfo nnd put salt on you."
"Ah! You nro mx good captain!"
Jacket cried In triumph, possessing
himself of tho prize. "Whero would I
have been but for you?" Turning to
O'Reilly, who had looked on from u dis
tance, ho said, "Captain Morln, this Is
that brother Juan of whom I have told
you."
Morln smiled at Johnnlo and extend
ed his dirty palm. "Tho llttlo fellow
can speak the truth when ho wishes, It
seems, l began to iiouht that lie Unit n
brother. What u boy, eh?"
"You hnvo n son with tho Insurrcc
tos?" "Yes." Tho fisherman cast a furtlvo
glanco over his shoulder.
"Why don't you go and fight by his
side?" Jacket demanded.
"God forbid I" Morln Hung up his
hnnds. "I'm n loyal subject."
"Well, wo nro going back to fight.
Wo aro going to escnpo and Join Gomez
onco more!" Jacket nmdo tho an
nouncement calmly.
" 'S-sh ! What talk l" Morln was In n
nervous panic lest they he civet heard.
"As If anybody could escape from Mn
tanzns! What made you come hero If
you are so eager to fight?"
"I'll tell you." O'Reilly nssiuned di
rection of thu conwTMitlon. "There
are three of us brothers, wo two nnd
Estobnu, n pretty little fellow. He was
captured by folio's men and driven hi,
and wo came to find him. Hut ho Is
sick dying "
"Of course. They're all dying the
poor people! It is terrible."
"We" O'Reilly faltered slightly,
so much hung upon thu manner In
which Morln would take what he wiih
nbout to say. "Wo want to got him out
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of here wo must do so, or we'll los
him. Will you help us?"
"I? In heaven's name, how?"
"Hy taking us uway in your char
coal schooner."
"You're madl" Morln cust nnothcr
apprehensive look over his shoulder.
"I'm u poor man. All I have is my two
boats, the vlvero, which brings fish,
and tho volundrn, which sails with
charcoal. Do you think I'd forfeit them
nnd my life for strnngers?"
O'Reilly lenned closer. "You say
you're a poor man. I will pay you
well."
Morln eyed tho ragged speaker scorn
fully; It was plain that he put no f tilth
In such u promise, nnd so O'Reilly tool;
a piece of gold from hlj pocket, at
sight of which the fisherman started.
"I, tno, am a poor man, but I'm will
ing to buy freedom for my llttlo broth
ers and myself."
"How many coins llko that have
you?'
"Um-in
I
more than ono; enough to
pay you for scvernl cargoes of coal."
'Tor the sake of Mlguellto," Jacket
urged. "Carambn I What u hard-heart-1
cd father begot that boy!" I
"Hush 1" Tho fisherman wns scow'- j
Ing. To O'Reilly ho said, "You do
wrong to tempt u poor man."
"My brother Esteban Is sick. Ho is
a frail little lad with n crooked back, i
God will reward you."
"Perhaps ! Hut how much will you I
pny?"
"Ten Spnnlsh sovereigns like this
nil that I havo." !
"No ! It Is not enough."
O'Reilly took Jacket's hand and
turned tiwny. "I'm sorry," ho said. "I
wish I might offer you more." Ho had
taken several steps beforo Morln hailed
him.
"Como back tomorrow," the fisher-
man cried, crossly. "We will try to talk i
llko sensible people."
The brothers Vlllnr were back at
Morln's fish stnud on tho follow! -ig
afternoon nnd they returned dn'lv
thereafter until they nt last prevailed
over tho Spaniard's fears and won lus
promise of assistance. That much ac
complished, they mndo several cautious
purchases, u coat here, n shirt there, a
pair of trousers In another place, until
they had assembled a completo boj's
outfit of clothing.
At first Rosa refused absolutely to
desert her two faithful negro friends,
nnd O'Reilly won her consent to con
sider his plan of escape only after ho
had put the matter squarely up to
Asenslo and his wlfo nnd after both
had refused to enter Into It.
Then, und not until then, did Rosa
begin her preparations. First she nmdo
Evangellna cut her hair, a sacrilege
that wrung sighs und tenrs and loud
lamentations from tho black wniunn,
after which she altered tho suit of
boy's clothing to fit her figure, or rath
er to conceal it.
When at last sho put It on for O'Reil
ly's upproval she was very shy, very
"My Dear,
You'll Never
Told Her.
Do," He
ielf-consclous, nnd so altogotln r un
boyllko that ho shook his head posi
tively. "My clear, you'll never do," he told
her. "You aro altogether too pretty."
"Hut wait until I put that huleous
hump upon my back and stain m face,
then you will see how ugly 1 n.n look."
T'cihaps," he said, doubt fi My. A
moment, then his frown lighten. I. "You
ghe me u thought," said hi. "You
shall wear the Jewels."
"Wear them? How?"
"On your bad:, in thnt very hump. It
will ho tho safest possible wa$ io con
ceal them."
Ro.su clapped her hands in delight.
"Why, of course! It Is thu ver. thing.
Wait until 1 show you."
1'totltlng by her first moment nlono
Kwuigellnn and her husband being
still In Ignorance of the contents of
the treasure box-Rosa nmdo u bundle
m r3
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fit sJii r , m
Mi rniTrr -irmrtmnrjn
"Ut of the jewels and trinkets and fas
tened It securely Inside her coat. After
i few experiments sho adjusted It to
her liking, then called O'Reilly onco
more. This tlmo ho was better satis
i.ed. An application of Evungcllna's
.stain to darken her face, n few tatters
and n liberal application of dirt to the
"tilt, nnd he declared that Rosa would
puss anywhere us u boy.
There came a night when tlfo three
of them bndo good-by to their black
companions and slipped away ucross
the city to that section known as I'ucb
'o Nuevo, then followed the road along
tho water front unl'l they found shel
ter within tho shadows of u rickety
structure which hud onco served us u
hath house.
Tho refugees waited n long time;
they woro beginning to fear that old
Morln's nerve had weakened at the
eleventh hour, when they beheld n skiff
approaching the shore. It glided closer,
entered the shade of the bath house,
then a voice cried:
"INctI You nro there?" It was Mo
rln himself.
Hastily tho three piled aboard. Morln
bent to his oars and tho skiff shot out.
"You were not observed?" ho Inquired.
"No."
Morln rowed In silence for a time.
"When do you sail?" O'Reilly asked.
"At dawn, God permitting. You will
havo to remain hidden nnd you mustn't
even breathe."
He brought the skiff a'ongsldo a bat
tered old schooner, nnd his passengers
clambered aboard. There was a tiny
cabin aft and on it, sheltered from the
night dew by n loose fold of the nuiin
ull. wero two sleeping men. The new
comers followed Morln down Into the
evil lttlo cabin, where ho warned them
In u hoarse whisper:
"Not n sound, mind you. If anyone
comes aboard, you must shift for your-
selves. Creep into the hold and hide.
Of course, If wo nro senrched " He
muttered something, then groped his
wny out on deck, and closed the hatch
behind him.
Now thnt they hnd actually em
barked upon tills enterprise nnd tho
girl hnd given herself entirely Into his
hnnds, now thnt nn Imminent peril en
compassed them both, Johnnie felt that
Rosa belonged to him more absolutely,
more completely, tbnn nt nny time
heretofore, so he held her close. Rosn
Iny 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 tho fullest hour
of their lives.
With daylight, Morln routed out his
men. There was n sleepy muttering,
tho patter of bare feet upon the deck
above, then tho crenk of blocks ns tho
sails were raised. A few moments, then
there cniiie u hall which brought their
hearts Into their throats. Morln him
self answered the call.
"Good morning, countryman I Hnvo
you caught any of those accursed fili
busters since I snw you last? So? Cayo
Romano, eh? What havo I aboard?"
Morln Inughed loudly. "You know very
well cannon nnd shot for tho rebels,
of course. Will you look? . . . No?
. . . Then n cup of coffee perhaps?"
O'Reilly peeped through n dlrt
stnlned cabin window nnd saw that the
volandra was slipping past the stern of
the Ironclad, so ho withdrew Ills head
quickly.
Of course this was but ono danger
pnst and there wero many more ahead,
for Morln's schooner was liable to bo
stopped by any of the numerous patrol
bonis on duty to tho eastward. Never
theless, when nn anxious hour hud gone
by and sho was well out toward tho
linrlinr mouth, tho refugees told ono
ami her they were safe.
CHAPTER XXI.
Three Travelers Como Home.
r-'etiiin Vnronn made slow progress
low i 1 recovery. In tho weeks follow
ing (illellly'8 departure from Cubitus
his u in was steady, but beyond a cer
tain piiliit ho seemed unable to go.
Then he began to lose strength. Este
bun nunko to tho fact that ho was los
ing mound, nnd his dismay was keen,
for . wonderful thing had como into
his life and ho spent much of his tlmo
in delicious contemplative day dreams
coin eining it, waiting for the hour
when he would dure tninslato those
dre.tiiH Into realities. It seemed to him
that ho had always loved Norlne; cer
tainly she had enshrined herself In his
h n't long before his mind bad re
gained its clarity, for ho had como out
of li. -i delirious wanderings with his
he full grown.
The tlmo came finally when ho could
no Imigor permit the girl to decelvo
he"., if or him with her bravo assump
tion of cheerfulness. Norino had Just
told him thnt ho was doing famously,
but he smiled und shook his weary
lu l.
"Lot's be honest," he said. "You
know and I know that 1 can't got
Wi"."
"mii mustn't bo discouraged," sho
told him, cnrnestly. "Remember Ibis is
a dilng cilmato and wo havo nothing
to tin with. Even tho food Is wretched.
I'm going to tako you away."
INteban stroked her hand softly.
"You can't do thnt. Miss Evans. You
have been wonderful to mo und I can't
begin to express my gratltudu " No-
i
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rluo stirred, but ho retnlncd his grasp
of her fingers, gaining courage from
tho contact to proceed. "I have been
trying for n long tlmo to tell you some
thing. Will you listen?"
"Not now," sho exclaimed, with n
visible lessening of color. "Don't
bother to tell mo now."
"I've waited too long; I must speak.
You have stayed on hero just to nurso
me. Isn't that truo?"
She nodded somewhat doubtfully.
"Now, then, you must stop thinking
about me and make your arrange
ments to go homo."
There was n moment of silence.
"Yes. You seo, I know how tired you
are of this misery, this poverty, this
hopeless struggle. You're not n Cubnn
and our cause Isn't yours. Expeditions
como from the United Stutes every now
iind then and the government will seo
that you nft put safely aboard tho first
ship that returns. I'll manage to get
well somehow."
Norlne's color had returned. Sho
stood over the hammock, looklug down
"Ecteban,
Dear, I'll Never,
Leave You I"
Never
mistily. "Don't you need me, want mo
nny more?" she Inquired.
Estebnn turned his tired eyes nway,
fearing to betray In them his utter
wretchedness. "You hnvo dono all thero
Is to do. I want you to go back Into ,
your own world nnd forget " i
A sudden Impulse seized the girl. She
stopped nnd gathered the sick man Into
her young, strong nrms. "Don't bo
silly," she cried. "My world Is your
world, Esteban dear. I'll never, never
leave you."
"Miss Evans I Norino I" Varona
tried feebly to freo himself. "You
mustn't "
Norlne drew him closer. "You're go- '
Ing to tell mo thnt you have nothing,
can offer me nothing. You're going to
do tho generous, noblo thing. Well I I
hnto generous people. I'm selfish, utter- '
ly selfish nnd spoiled, and I don't pro
pose to bo robbed of anything I want,
least of all my happiness. You do lovo
me, don't you?"
Estebnu's cry wns eloquent; ho
clnsped his arms nbout her and sho
held him fiercely to her breast.
"We're qulto mad, quite Insane," ho
told her after u while. "This only
makes It harder to glvo you up."
"You're not going to give mo up nnd
you'ro not going to die. I shn'n't let
you. Think what you have to llvo for."
"I did wrong to surrender."
"It was I who surrendered. Come!
Must I say it nil? Aren't you going to
nsk mo"
"Wlint?"
"Why, to marry you, of course.
We're going to bo married, nnd I'm go
ing to tako you out of this mlscrublo
place."
"What happiness I" ho murmured. "If
I wero well Hut I won't lot you
marry a dying man."
(TO DB CONTINUED.)
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With the plodder you can renp In
tense satisfaction lu self-conscious
growth. This comes with achievement.
When you get to tho point that what
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makes the next step so much eusler.
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Other p. ..pie will notlco It, but you
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When tl . world gets awake to that
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onco regarded us common stupidity.
It's eeitulnly n plcasuro to seo public
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nnd a good dcnl of
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FIND HUMOR IN AD COLUMNS
Notices Not Intended to Be Funny, but
Are Made So by Their Pe-
cullar Wording.
Advertisements aro vagarious 'hlngs
sometimes, as. for example, these,
which were nil actually printed: "A
respectable young woman wants wash
In.;." "I will make coats, caps, and
boas for ladles out of their own skins."
"I want an overseer who can take care
of fi,000 sheep who can spenl I'reneh
fluently." "Wanted A girl who can
cook; one that will make a good stew."
"I want n husband with n string Ro
man nose with strong rellglouf tenden
cies." "I will sell a fiddle of old
wood I made out of my own head and
have wood left enough for another."
"Kor Sale small stock of the mine
whisky drunk by his majesty on Ms
rerent visit to Dublin." "One hundred
dollars reward for the recovery of the
body of Hale Short, drowned In the
river on the night of the 17th. The
body can be recognized by the fact
that Short had an Impediment lu hta
speech."
He Got Disgusted.
A letter from my brother lu Califor
nia was received three months after
lip went to camp. As soon us they
crc In camp they were quarantined
jsj usual, for ten dajs. Then a case
of smallpox broke out and they were
quarantined for tll'tivn days more.
Next came measles, for which they
wore again quarantined for five clays.
One day before the qtiarantino for
measles lifted a boy was sent to the
hospital with the mumps. Again they
were quarantined.
My brother wrote home in disgust.
"Ma," be wrote; "If they get an
other case of mumps in this place I'll
never get out till the war's over."
Chicago Tribune.
Dead Easy.
Her "Can you foretell your future
uetions by cards?" lllm "I can If I
catch a glimpse of the other fellow's
hand."
cTrcWcar and
Tear on that boy
of yours during
the active years
of childhood and
youth necessitates
a real building food.
Grape-Nut
C
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supplies the
essentials for
vigorous minds
and bodies at
any age.
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