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Pictorial
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PUTIN"
(CepyrllM. 101T, Tublln I.rriiter Company. AH rlnhti rrved.)
Ifjkfe Montlis Which Stunner's
the ncauuutuuiv juuiiuBBcwiisvii-itiumuioir,
Had Spent in Prison Were Not Wasted, for
While the Prime Minister Was Worrying
Over Coming Events the "Prisoner" Was
Ulaking Use of Valuable Documents
with the Advent of British Army Officers Both
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tllC itl III tur u uiiu niv liuuiiiui oiiiuiiiuii in
Russia Brightened, and Many Observers Are
Convinced That Without This Aid the Empire
Would Have Been Overrun by Germany and
the Revolution Thwarted
) CHAPTER VIII (Continued)
' fTJJE fact wn3 that Manussewitch-Maniuloff had put to profit the
K: J.Bonths when, in his capacity as private secretary to tho Prime
."5, Minister, ne nau aucuss io uu mu uri'iuvcs
'J '& Minify of tnc lntcrlor' " nafl WKCn copies ot more tnnn one lmpor-
f'Unt .document, tnc divulging 01 wnicn
i Government in an cmuarrnsstng position,
.. i if. a1 Vitirl nnt-rinrl Vlim un fnl- tia in
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; JHAkifflgell tne originius ui muse uui-uiiiuiiis,
j'Bfcopy in their Place. Iruo or not, it is certain that the spirit of fore-
iBM' ! it.-. tnj4 nletrntra rtiaf inrvnSotinl Viim liml lrAttnA litt-n 4. 1.1..
lm. Ugpl mat JlrtU IJ ..lonnhuiwu ....I.
4 r (trWln pievauuuiio b"w njf iiwfliwiu
g lug. with ms career, ne was huic 10 regard ins imprisonment really
'tI'PhilOSOpniC any. i"i was uiuib uuw
a Mf' utter had reason to icar mac during
s-m'f occupied by wr. iwanussewiiscn-maniuiou
ttrS Du ueen uiBtuveieu. -una juui uiu
If to his equanimity. Besides, he was not
ittacks which, dating from that day, were poured upon his head.
In spite of the assurances which Rasputin was continually giving
j fcim that he had nothing to fear, he did
tie "Prophet."
England and Russia
He had good reasons for this fear. In the Duma, in the Petro
grad drawing rooms, in the army and among the public, all felt sick
of Mr. Sturmer, and all spoke of nothing else but of the necessity
ef compelling him to resign his post. Among tho different rc-
i, proaches which were nddresscd to him was that of being an enemy
j" of England and of trying to work against the Russo-Knglish alliance.
It was very well known that his relations with Sir (ieorgo Buchanan,
the British Ambassador, wore not cordial. Sir George, in spite of all
that' the pro-Germans liked to say about him, was a popular per
sonage in Russia, that is, among the sane portion of Russian
lociety, which had hailed with joy the initiative that lie had taken
ia the great work of reorganization of tho Russian administration.
Thanks to tho English officers who had arrived in Russia with
the aim of bringing some kind of order out of the chaos that had prc-
RAINBOW'S END
CopvrlKht. 1017. .Harper & Bros.
i CHAPTER IX (Continued)
1 A SENSIO, muttering excitedly, wa8 try-
H. Inn to crowd past lilm; forn few yards
the two horses brushed atotiK nldo by
tide. The distant point ot light had be
come a glaro now; It winked balefully
i throush tho openings as tho party hur
7 rled toward It. Hut It waft still a lonit
'I tray off, and tho eastern sky had crown
J rosy before tho denso woods of tho litll
j ilde gave way to tho sparser growth of
P', the low erniind.
Esteban turned a sick, whlto face over
(. hli shoulder and Wkcd nut his orders:
v then" he kicked his tired mount into a
j iwlfter gallop. It was ho who first broko
$' out into the clearing. Ono glance, and
v the story was told.
n xuo am was out a crumming sitciuiuu
ef charred poles. Strung out across the
Httl fl 11 .P vtMlnnMa .ta.nnnu find otp.nt
poUfoes were several hllnrious Volun-
f teere, their arma filled with loofc from
viae cabin. Behind them rodo an officer
if MXrlnfi nnq otlf nr.ltt.r- nrrrtlriaf Vl I d
treaet
f The Alarm
Eafrtan HM nnr nafiBA Via rirnvA bin
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lierHI It.arTImr. 4 1. . nl 4liA enff 1Arl
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earth 'of the garden. His suddon appear-
';, aaci seemed briefly to paralyzo tho ma-
? audera. It was a moment before thoy
J could ,Urop their spoils, unsllng their
nflea and begin to fire at him, and by
that titho he had covered halt tho dis.
lance to Ws sister. Those rlflo shota camo
'unt.ly to Esteban's ears; ho sfcarcoly
heart them; he merely lowered his head
and rode straight at that black-vlsaged
colenel, sobbing and whimpering in his
fury.
But in spite of his speed lie made no
difficult target. A bullet brought his
horse down and the boy went flying over
Its neck. Nothing but tho looso loam
Ved him. from .nlurv. An lis roso to
4 his feet, breathless and covered with tho
, red dirt, there cami2.i swift thudding of
i.oois and Asensio. Hwcpt past lilm iiko
i' a rocket. Esteban cauftht ono gllmpso
of the" negro's face, a-fleeting vision of
wnl(o teeth bured to tho gums, of dis-
j, tended yellow eyes, of flat, distorted fea-
Lj tllr-Au. .i.r. . . .... s,
...v., men Asensio vtiH rainy upon wui
rk onel Cobo. The colonel, who had dropped
burden, now tried to dodco. Asensio
alashed once nt hlmvlth his long, mur
i, rous machete, but the next instant ho
was engaged with a trooper who had
8d almost Into his face.
Rescued
The other nen-roeH nlut wro iii the open
fi hy this time, yelling and firing ns fast
Ry they could work tho bolts of tholr
riles, and although thoy aimed at noth-
r "is in particular, tho effect of their fusil
l&lade was all that could bo wished. Cobo's
K Wn, led by the terrified Pancho Cueto,
rned and fled for cover, believing them-
jL'flves in danger of annihilation. Nor
iyta the colonel hlmnelf tn nnv condition
F- '? lly them, for Asenslo's blade had
, fven one full dark cheek to tho bono,
ijfd the Bhock and pain had unnerved
2mi he wan frightened a sight of the
i that streamed down over the breast
w.ifhlte' tunic, and so, when ho saw
turn, tall, he followed suit, lung-
Jsr ifiePjriric'esSJRaJzzwjll
Private Secretary,
uuu secret papers 01 me
mignt nave put the Russian
some persons even said
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leaving only a wortniess
.ictn muuuil .Mill tu IHIU
unniii ciijMtuiv: ui iiuuncr-
mr, oiurmur couiu oo. no
tne ponce search of tho flat
somo compromising Ict-
uuu uuu iu iu iiuppincss or
strong enough to resist the
not share the confidence of
Russia
profane commands which went unheeded.
Tho Held was small, tho Junglo was
closo nt hand. A moment and the in
terlopers had vanished in it, all but ono,
who lay kicking among tho broad ma
langa leaves, and over whom Asensio
kept spurring his terrified horse, hack
ing downward with Insane fury.
This was tho first hand-to-hnnd en
counter Esteban's men had had, and thelt
swift victory rendered them ferocious.
Flinging their guns nn!de, they went
crashing into tho brush on the trail of
their enemies.
Itosa found herself in her brother's
arms, sobbing out the story of tho out
'rage and quivering nt every sound of
tho chase. Ho was caressing her and
telling her to liavo no further fears; both
of them wcro fairly hysterical. Even be
foro Esteban had heard all, Lorenzo, tho
mulatto, reappeared, leading .threo cav
airy horses and shouting extravagant
praiso of his own bravery.
Esteban complimented him nnd tho
fellow galloped away again, voicing tho
most blood-curdling threats,
Evangellna, thanks to her thick skull,
was not dead. In the course ot time,
under Itosa's and Esteban's ministrations,
ho regained her senses, and when the
other men returned they found her lying
sick and dazed, but otherwise quite
whole.
Together Again
Then, there beside tho ruins of the hut,
was a strango scene of rejoicing. Asensio,
recovered now from his burst of savagery,
was tearful, compassionate; his comrades
laughed and chattered and bragged about
their prodigious deeds of valor. Over
and over they recounted their versions
of tho encounter, each moro fanciful than
tho other, until it seemed that they must
have left tho forest filled with corpses.
Esteban nlono woe grave. He had
heard of Colonel Cobo, and, remembering
that denim-clad figure out yonder In the
trampled garden, ho know that serious
consequences would follow. Tho Volun
teers wcro revengeful; their colonel was
not tho sort of man to forglvo a deep
humiliation. Doubtless ho would put a
price upon the heads of all of them, and
certainly no womu never uuun n -other
encounter upon anything like oven
terms. Then, too, tho narrowness of
Rosa's escapo paused the boy's heart to
dissolve with terror.
After a conference with Asensio lie de
cided that thoy must prepare for flight,
and lato that afternoon they all set out
to jieek a safer refuge, Evangellna in
tears at leaving her precious garden plot.
Their led horse, one of those Lorenzo
had cupturcd, carried a pitifully light bur
denonly some tools, somo pans and ket
tles and a roll of charred hcdcloth.es.
Johnnie" O'Reilly had no difficulty in
locating tho residence of Ignaclo Alva-
rado. but to communlcato with lilm was
quite another matter, inasmuch as his
every step was dogged by that persistent
shadow from Nuevltas. Leslie Branch
had told lilm enough about 'conditions
here In Puerto Principe to make him'
extremely cautious, and 'after their first
talk he had once moro concealed his re-
volver tn a safe hiaintr place, taking good
Mi thereafter that notMwt to &&
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was Raved from early disaster by the Unglinh officers who took control of the War Office and had active charge of many
of the Russian army divisions. The photograph shows one of the British officers observing his Slav charges.
vailed not only in the War Office, but in every other branch of tho
Government, the military position of the- Empire had considerably
improved, and the great work of national defense hRd been at last
put upon a sound basis. As a man occupying a very important
position in Petrograd wrote to me during the course of Inst summer:
Unfortunately his room whs on tho sec
ond floor of tho hotel, nnd licnco Ills
goings nnd comings wcro. nlwnys open
to observation. But ho noted that a
window at one end of the upper hall over
looked a sloping, tile-roofed shed, and that
tho garden wall behind tho hotel prem
ises was 'not provided with those bar
barous spikes or broken bottles which
decorate so many Cuban walls. It prom
ised him a means of egress when the time
should come to use It. In this hall, more
over, directly opposite his door, there was
an oil bracket lamp which gave light to
the passageway, and which was forever
going out, a fact which the young man
noted with satisfaction.
O'Reilly Pays a Visit
One evening, several days after his ar
rival, n sudden rainstorm drove O'Reilly
indoors, nnd as ho ascended to his room
he saw that the lamp in the hallway
flared and smoked at every gust of wind.
It was very dark outside; ho reasoned
that tho streets would bo deserted.
Hastily securing that book which Alva-
rado, the dentist, had given lilm, he took
a position closo inside Ills door. "When
ho heard the spy pass and enter the
next chamber he stole out Into the hall
and breathed Into the lamp chimney. A
moment later lie was safely through the
window and was working his way down
tho shed roof, praying that his move
ments had not been seen und that the
tiles wei-o firm. Tho rain was driving
In sheets and ho was wet to the skin
when ho dropped Into tho patio; never
theless ho was laughing to himself. Ho
nimbly scaled the wall, crossed an in
closure, climbed a second wall and de
scended into a dark side street. Taking
advantage of the densest shadows and
the numerous overhanging balconies, he
set out at a brisk trot.
A light showed through the barred win
dows of the Alvarado home, Indicating
that the family waa In. After some fum
bling O'Reilly laid hold of the latch; then,
without knocking, he opened the front
door and stepped in.
Ho found himself, as he had expected,
in the parlor, a hlgh-cclllnged, sparsely
furnished room with a glazed floor of
BpanWi mosa,C9 , 8Udden a,)pearanco
threw tho occupants Into nlarm: a woman
cried out sharply; a man whom O'Reilly
Identified as Ignaclo Alvarado himself
leaped to his feet and faced him, exclaim
ing: ,The Signal
"Vl are you?"
"I'm a fflend. Don't be alarmed."
Johnnie summoned his most agreeable
smile, then ho extended the sodden pack,
ago he had carried beneath his arm. "I
como from your brother Tomas. He
naked me to hand you this book and to
say that he is returning It with his
thanks."
O'Reilly tore the wet paper from the.
volume and laid It In Alvarado'a hand.
"Look at it, pleaBe, and you'll understand,
I didn't take time to knock for fear I
might bo followed."
Alvarado Btared first at the book, then
at his caller. After a moment he made
a sign to hie wife, who left the room,
Wettlntr hie lips, he inquired, with an
effort. "What do you wantT"
?WcVmm ,ta 'ew Tferda. Al-
'ttVMiaaV' mAjaggt
tm-vt hMM,
By REX
Author of "The
Barrier," "Heart
THE STORY THUS FAR
JOHNNIE O'REILLY, more commonly known as THE O'REILLY, has
fallen in love with ROSA VAROWA. one of ihe orphans of DON
ESTEBAN VARONA, a wealthy slave owner and sugar planter of Cuba.
Don Esteban had hoarded a vast fortune in precious stones, old Spanish
coins and modem currency in a secret chamber at the bottom of a well.
In building this'wrll he was assisted by SEBASTIAN, a faithful slave, the
only other person to share the secret.
When Don Esteban's first wife died he became the target for many match
makers, who knew vaguely of his hidden fortune. DONA ISABEL suc
ceeded in becoming the second wife and immediately set about intriguing
to learn of the fortune. Hoping to get information from Sebastian, she
succeeds in having his daughter EVANGELINA sold. The slave, infuriated,
murders his master and several ethers before he is shot. Thus in a few
minutes the only two persons who know the whereabouts of the fortune,
arc killed.
Isabel tries vainly to get information from PANCHO CUETO, the
manager of the plantations. Instead, he threatens to claim the estate as
his because Don Esteban left no deeds to the property. That night IsabcV
falls into the well and is drowned. She is rescued by ESTEBAN, Rosa's
brother and a spy for Colonel Lopez, the leader of the Cubnn insurrec
tionists. Pancho Cueto finds a letter with information which Esteban had
dropped and turns it over to the authorities. Rosa and Esteban then escape
up the valley to the hut of Evangellna, their old nurse.
O'Reilly, back in New York at the office of the linn which he repre
sented in Cuba, anxiously awaits information from his sweetheart. His
many letters do not bring a reply until months later, when Rosa tells
him of the misfortunes that have befallen since he left Cuba. O'Reilly
determines to rescue his beloved, and for that purpose calls upon Mr.
Enriquez, head of the Cuban junta in New York, who helps him to return
to the tropic island. There O'Reilly, in common with other Americans, is
sUsncctcd, and he attempts to fool his hotelkceper by stating that he came
to Cuba for his rheumatism. After conferring with a Dr. Alvarado, O'Reilly
moves on to Puerto Principe, nearer the scene of action, "where he meets
Leslie Branch, an American consumptive, trying to get cured or killed.
In the meantime, Esteban has been harassing Pancho Cueto by burning
his sugar fields. The latter goes to Colonel Cobo, in charge of the Spanish
troops, with the proposition that in return for exterminating Esteban and
his guerrillas the colonel can have Rosa. Esteban during the rest between
raids shows Rosa a Spanish doubloon which he took from Isabel's clenched
fist as he raised her from the well, thus establishing the location of the
treasure. While he and his band are on a raid Cobo and Cueto attack the
little home and capture Rosa. Esteban in the distance sees the flames.
"I see, but Caramba! You gave mo a
start. And this book! Ha! Tomas will
have his Jokes. It Is well you took pre
cautions, for I am under surveillance.
I'll help you, yes! Hut you must not
come hero again. Return to your hotel
and Let me think." Senor Alvarado
frowned In deepest thought; then ho hald:
"I have It! Every morning at half-past
9 a man wearing u punamu lint and a
gray silk necktie with n large gold pin
will pass along tho sidewalk ncross the
street from the Isla de Cuba. You will
know him. Ono day, I cannot promise
how soon, ho will lift his hat thus and
wipe his face. You understand? (lood.
Follow lilm. He will give you final direc
tions. Meanwhile I will make known
yourprcsenco to certain of our friends
who can be trusted. You, know Manin,
tho druggist? Well, you can talk to him
and ho will keep you posted as to our
progress. Now go before some one
comes."
O'Reilly wrung the Cuban's hand. Then
he stepped out into tho night, leaving a
pool ot water on tho clean blue tiles
where he had stood.
CHAPTER X
O'REILLY TALKS HOG LATIN
IN THE days that followed his call on
Ignaclo Alvarado, O'Reilly behaved so
openly that the Secret Service agent de
tailed to watch him relaxed his vigilance.
Certainly there was nothing-suspicious
In the conduct of a fellow who sat all the
morning tipped back in a hotel chair, Ian.
guldly scanning the passera-by, whoso peered there was nobody in sight. Ap-
afternoon were spent on the street cr prehendlng that he had made, some mi.
mi the aedt, fewkUls. la .Mania's drur.take In the tBJ, O'Reilly heted.4w .
"Thanks to the English officers who had arrived in Russia with the aim of bringing
some kind of order out of the chaos, not only in the War Office but in every other
branch of the Government, the military position of the Empire improved con
siderably." c
"There are some people here who say that Russia is fast becoming
an English colony, but I reply to them that she might certainly do
worse, if by that word is meant the introduction of the English
spirit of order and of English honesty in our country."
This wus the opinion of a sincere Russian patriot. There is no
BEACH
Spoilers." "The
of the Sunset"
store, and whose evenings were devoted
to aimless gossip with Ills countryman,
the newspaper writer. Manifestly this
O'Reilly was a harmless person. Hut the
spy did not guess how frantic Johnnie
was becoming at this delay, how he in
wardly chafed and fretted when two
weeks had rolled by and still no signal
had come. Mnnln told lilm to bo patient;
he assured him that word had been hent
Into tho Cubitus IiIIIh and that friends
were busy in his behalf; but Johnnie was
eager to bo up and doing. This Inaction
paralyzed him; It made him almost 111 to
think how much time had slipped away.
'Then, too, his money was running low-
At last, however, the day arrived when
the man with the gray necktie talsed
his hat and wiped his brow as ho passed
the Isla de Cuba. Johnnie could scarcely
hold himself In his chair. By and by he
rose, stretching himself, and sauntered
after the fellow. Kor several blocks he
kept lilm In sight, but without receiving
any further sign. The man paused to
greet friends, he stopped at several shops
and his aimless wanderings continued for
the best part of an hour, during which he
led tho way to tho outskirts of the city.
Fortunately, O'Reilly's shadow was no
where in eight.
Without a glance over his shoulder the
man turned Into a large, walled inclosure.
When Johnnie followed ho found him
self In one ot the old cemeteries. Ahead
of him, up a shady avenue bordered with
trees, the stranger hurried; then he
awerved to hie left and when O'Reilly
came to the point where he had disap
doubt that it was shared by all the best elements of the nation, wh
had recognized that in the crisis through which their Fatherlaa4
wns going only one idea ought to dominate .everything, and that waa
the necessity of imposing upon Germany a peace that would at last
give to the world the nssurancc that it would never be called upon
again to undergo another such catastrophe as the one under which
it was struggling. Mr. Sturmer, however, was of a quite different
opinion. This was well known everywhere, especially in parlia
mentary circles. Mr. Miliukoff made himself the echo of tho popular
voice when he delivered his famous indictment of the Prime Minister.
The latter retorted by issuing against the leader of the Opposition
a writ for libel, and applied himself with renewed energy to tho
task of getting out of prison the man who had been the prime mover
in the dark and sinister intrigue of which Rasputin was the principal
figure. At last he succeeded, and Mnnusscwitsch-Mnniuloff was
released on bail. Among' all the papers which had been confiscated
nt his home not one incriminnting document had been found, and
the only thing ngainst him thnt could be proved was the black
mailing scheme against the Bank whose director had had hire
arrested. He threatened, in case he should be brought to trial, to
make certain revelations absolutely damaging for more than one
highly placed personage, and he contrived to inspire a holy terror)
even among those most eager to have him condemned . for his
numerous extortions and other shameful deeds. As soon as he was
at liberty he set Rasputin to working in his favor, and made the
latter display an activity that at last exasperated the public against
tho "Prophet" to such an extent that the first thought of organizing
a conspiracy to remove him was started, and very soon became quite
a familiar one with more than one person.
Trying to Snare Rasputin
To be quite exact, this thought had already existed for some
time. About a year after the beginning of the war some enterpris
ing individuals in Petrograd tried to get rid of the "Prophet" by
entangling him in some disgraceful escapade which would have marie
it necessary for him to leave Petrograd. In accordance with tlt
plan he was invited one night to supper at some fashionable music
hall, of which there exist so many in the Russian capital. Bohemian
singers were called in and an unlimited amount of champagne pro
vided. Rasputin, who was rather fond of such adventures when he
was not obliged to pay for their cost in rubles and kopecks, accepted
with alacrity. He soon became quite drunk Then, at the invitation
of one of the guests, he proceeded to show them the manner in
which the Klilystys, the religious sect to which he belonged, danced
around the lighted fire, which was an indispensable feature of their
meetings. As he nan dancing, or rather turning round and round a
table that had been put in the middle of the room, he took off some of
his clothes, just as his followers used to do when they were holding
one of their assemblies in real earnest. Some of the assistants seized
hold of the opportunity and hid the garments of which he had
divested himself, then called in the police, requiring them to draw up
a report of what had taken place. On the next day this report was
taken to a high authority, in the hope that it would hate a damaging
effect on the reputation of Rasputin. The result, however, wag
quite different from that which had been expected, for the person
who had brought the report to the authority in question instead of
being believed was treated as a libeler and compelled himself to
retire from public life. After this it was generally recognized that
nothing in .the world would be strong enough to bring about the
downfall of the "Prophet."
(OONTINLKD TOMOrtUOW)
A novel of love, Hidden treasure and rebellion in beautiful, mys
terious Cuba during the exciting days of the revolt against Spain.
the walk. Then at last, to hli great .re
lief, he heard u sibilant:
"I'sst! I'sst!"
It came from behind a set cell "f shrub
bery, and there he found the Cuban wait
ing. The latter began rapidly:
Ready for the Attack
"Our plans are complete. Listen ulobely.
One week from today, nt 10 o'clock in
the morning, you must be in .Mnnln's
drugstore. Directly ncross the street you
will see two negroes with three horses.
At fifteen minutes past 10 walk nut San
Rafael street to the edge of tho elty.
where tho hospital stands,
will follow you. There In
by - "
"I know."
"It commands the road.
The negroes
a fort near
You will bo
challenged If you pass It. so turn In nt
the hospital. Hut do not enter the gates,
for the negroes will overtake you at that
point. They will stop to adjust the naron
of the led horse. That will bo your sig
nal; mount him and rldo fast. Tho Span
lards will fire nt you, but if you are lilt
one of the blacks will take you on his
horse. If one of them Is hit or his horce
falls you must stop nnd take him up.
Ride out half a mile and you will find
a baud of Insurrectns in the woods at
the right. They know you are coming.
Now, adlos and good luck."
With a smile and n quick grip of thw
hand the messenger walked swiftly
uway. O'Reilly returned to his hotel.
At last! One week, and this numbing,
heartbreaking deluy would end; he would
be free to take up his quest. O'Reilly
choked at the thought; the blood drummed
In his ears. Rosa would think be wns
never coming; she wouh' surely believe
that his heart had changed. As if It
could! "O God! Come quickly, if you lovo
me." Well, a week was only seven days.
Ho longed to risk thoso Spanish bullets
this very hour.
The Appointed Day
Kut those seven days were more than
av week, they were seven eternities. The
hours were like lead; O'lteilly could com
pose his mind to nothing; he was in a
fever' of Impatience.
Meanwhile, he was compelled to see a
good deal of Leslie Branch. The reporter
was anything but cheerful company, for.
believing flrmly In the steady progress
of hl malady, he was weighed down by
the deepest melancholy. The fellow was
a veritable cave of despair; ho voiced
never-ceasing complaints; nothing suited
htm; and but for something likable in tho
man an effect due In part to the fact
that his chronic irritation took amusing
forms be would have been an Intoler
able bore. To cheer him up was quite
Impossible, and although it seemed to
Johnnie that the Cuban climate agreed
with him and that he lacked only
strength of will to cheat the grave, the
mere auggestlon of such a thought was
offensive to the invalid. He construed
every optimistic word, every effort at en
couragement, either aa a reflection upon
his sincerity or as the indication of a
heartless indifference to his Bufferings.
He continued to talk wistfully about join
ing the Insurrectos, and O'Reilly would
have been glad to put him In the way
of realizing hie fantastic ambition to
"taste the Bait of Ufa" had it been in hl
power; but, since he, hlmeelt depended
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fact, he did not even tell Branch of his
coming adventure.
The day of days dawned at last, and
lohiiule was early at Mnnln's soda foun
tain, drinking Insipid beverages and anx
iously watching the street. In due time
the negroes appeared. Ihelr straw sarona
laden with produce which they Inno
cently disposed of. O'Reilly began to
consult his watch with such frequency
that tho druggist Joked him.
Manin's banter was Interrupted by a
bugle call. Down thu street came per
haps two bundled mounted troops. They
wheeled Into Son Rafael street at a pal
lop nnd disappeared in lh direction of
tho suburb".
"Now what does thu'. mean?" murmured
tho druggist. "Walt here while 1 go to
the roof where I inn see something."
Something Wrong
o'lteilly tried to compose himself,
meanwhile becoming aware of a growing
eNcltenient In the street. Pedestrians;
lind halted, shopkeepers had come to
their doors, questions were, flying from
mouth to mouth. Then from the direc
tion of the fort at the end of San Rafael
street sounded a faint rattling fusillade,
moro bugle colls and finally the thin,
distant shouting of men. .
Rebels!" some one cried,
"Dios nilo, they are attacking the
city.'"
"They have audacity, eh?"
The roofs were black with people now.
Manin came hurrying down into the
store.
"Something has gone wrong," lie whis
pered. "They're fighting 'out yonder In
the woods. There has been some treach
ery." "It is 10:15," said O'lteilly. "I must
bo going."
Manin stared at him, "Yon don't un ,
dcrstand "
"Those bluck fellows are getting their
horses ready. I'm going." i
The druggist tried to force Johnnie
into a chair. "Mad man!" he panted, "I
tell j ou our friends have been betrayed;
they are retreating! Go back to your
hotel quickly.
For the ilrst time during their 'ac
quaintance Maulu heard the good-natured
American, curse. O Relliy a blues eyes
wcro blazing:
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me, uoa: rve wauea too long l snouia f .
have made u break "
"Idiot!" stormed the druggist. "You
wish to die, eh?"
O'Reilly ripped out another oath and
fought off the other restraining hand.
"Very well, then," said Mahlh, "bul '
have some thought of us who have rltktd"
our lives for you. suppose you eneui;v
escape? How would our troops relrf
you now? Would they not think youk4:
cunningly arranged this trap?"
A light of reason slowly reappeared.
tne younger man a eyes. , ,1
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