' 'V; ":"' i-; I- -Jv V"' " lnT 1 . ' i. iV v 1 1 tii an: tai u .it 4ri EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3ER 22, 1917 ' - i,iu. mj . r vi -Wie- k . W At ITONOODAPHY A DFMMSYI VAMT AM ii-r - rvini x a x w -v i li ii w i juttu iirn i f . A tfStS i&t ' ZJV Jam IIP W frnnnnnrkrr bnnsyvanas Most Zealous and Energetic Governor Vfi-v&'i kJjTcj ri'sWi jT-ft CowrUht. 1017. hy Tubllo Ledger Company. Governor Pcnnypacker's early days were full of the incidents that made the middle nineteenth century so picturesque and so important not only in American history but in the history of the entire world. His recollections of the "Buckeye Blacksmith ," whose name has been handed down almost as a tradition, are as interesting as, his impressions of the great statesmen and leaders of pre-Civil War days. ! Jl ' ii v - NOHIUSTOWN. Pa.. Nov. 10 mi? There Is appearing in the EvjSnino Ledger an autobiography df the """ "".,? -...., ,...... mi- uuiuiiiuKrapny appears w installments. Mr. Pcnnypacker was a foremost citizen of Montgomery County and of the State of Pennsylvania. He was k man who had boad contct '" Hfe and filled many distin iuiihed positions of trust and honor. He came In personal con- ftet with great men of many types. I believe that every teacher Aonld read this autobiography and from time to time brine to K notice of the pupils, particularly of the high school and th finer elementary grades, such portions of it as arc adapted t Sri- if there is any locality that should he nartlrtilnriv (i.. Mted'ln the autobiography of cx-Govcrnor Pcnnypacker it is Nor Sjtown. Respectfully submitted, A. S. MARTIN, e to cr- Superintendent of Schools. WH CHAPTER II (Continued) HEN I was about four years of ago the "Buckeye Blacksmith" ime to the town. It had just been discovered that the sun could U made to paint portraits, nnd the common people who could not Hrford to employ an artist with brush and canvas might yet hope to R'ltvt their features preserved for the enlightenment of posterity. a Dijnierre had added a new complication to life, if not a terror, and outof it has arisen the modern photograph and the possibility of all ' cf'the ugly pictures with which tho newspaper destroys our idens of yt. "The Buckeye Blacksmith" was ono of tho most effective of itump orators, in a rougn ana nomeiy lasnion no mended wit nntl ..thos. Any crowd would desert Webster or Seward to hear him ,n(j he took part in all of tho political campaigns upon tho side of U" the Whigs. Between times he made daguerreotypes. My brother f . 1- 1 II 11 ! Ml .. . John and myseu naa our nKenesses xaKen" ny mm and the picture '. m reproduced over the country in 1903. His name was J. W. Bacr f and his memoirs have been printed. On the north side of a street, running from tne fountain inn, tno larthcst mlantl point reached lj the British army during the Revolution, to Gordon's Ford, where CornwaWs crossed the Schuylkill on the way to Philadelphia in 1777, stood and stands the Mansion House, a village tavern. The hostler was "Nigger Hen," a mulatto, with whom as boys wo played as with tho rest. The tavern was owned by a man of Irish descent named Major MacVcagh. He was illiterate, but shrewd, and as a Democrat took his part in the affairs of the town. Ono of his near relatives, Peter Henry, drove a cart. His wife was a most worthy '' woman named Lincoln, ono of the family from which Abraham Lin- win was, descended, nc nau tnree sons, all ot whom were gifted 5 with native intelligence, and he sought to give them names which would reflect importance Nathan T., Isaac Wayne, named for the son of the General when he was running for the Governorship, and Bcn ' jamin Franklin. The villagers always upheld that Nathan wns the ' ablest of the family, but being tho oldest he inherited the tavern and ...tol Ms encrcies over nnd inside the bar. Wnvnn Intor hwnmn Attorney General of the United States in tho Cabinet of Garfield and t Franklin secretary oi inu ireasury oi xne united Slates in tne r Cabinet of Taft. Wayne never was a favorite. Ho had the rcputa " tlon as a boy of getting others into scrapes and keeping out of them - himself. He had a certain volatility and instability of character, combined with acuteness which qualified tho value of an otherwise ' important career. He inherited, with his Irish blood, not the gifts of . logic or constructive capacity, but a caustic quickness and oratorical . fervor quit,e unusual. .Recognizing tho nascent ability of the youth, my father invited him to his house and encouraged him to go to college. On his return from Yale, a homely and scrawny stripling wearing a white necktie, he discussed in public in the Tcmperanco Hall with my father the imposing but rather abstract questionsug geited by reading Locke, "Are ideas innate?" I listened, knowing as I little as they did what it was all about and wishing I were in bed. Nathan and Franklin were both held by the villagers in more 1 affection, if less admiration, than Wayne. , My father, being the most influential person in his section of tbs county, took an intere.st and active part in public nffairs and at r uia uuuiu nc uiiivi iuiiicu jiiuiijr jicjDima ui uiauui:uuii mm noionciy I a. Lh hIi not rt A 4 a A4 A rt iA A 1 Al r M l- A M V AAf4 I ll.A nil .iU Au 1lft-!HM 1.. viuy iliauicu tu luiui; i-u vnu iiciiiuui iiuuu. xjiiw uil ULI1UI WIUgK, lie '" was enthusiastic over Henry Clay and the fortunes of that eloquent, , magnetic and 5ompromising statesman. In the greatest and most . disappointirfg of his contests in 1844, on the third of October, there wiis tumultuous.gafhering of the Whigs at Valley Forge and that night nnd tho next day Daniel Webster was the guest of my father. Among several letters written to my father by Clay, the fol lowing comment upon that campaign is of interest: ARltlnml, 28th November, 1844. npar Sir t received nml thank you for your friendly lone. rom tnunlcntlng kotiio of tho emmos which occasioned tho lecent limit un expected defeat of tho Whins In Pennsylvania. They aro euilous us mutters of history; but I apprehend thete Is no picscnt lomcri). I nm (trateful for tho Rood opinion of mo which pioniptM you to deslio my return to tho National Council; but 1 have no Intention of doliiK so. My desire Is to pass the remnant of my days In ptlwitc life. Grateful to my ardent and faithful friend, I shall neer cease to cherish tho wannest nffectlou for them, and, In my private station, to cooperate with them In advancing tho happiness and prosperity of our country. 1 nm, truly, jour friend and obedient scivunt, II. CliAY. Isaac A. I'ennypaclter, Ksq. At n later period he invited Mr. Webster to visit ngnln his home, to which the Senator replied: Washington, .lulj lvt isr.2. My Dear Sir I nm quite obliged to ou for our cr. friendly letter, for tho cordial sentiments which It contain, and tin- hospitality which you proffer mc I shall haidly bo nblo to visit I'cmmlMinlii this season, othcrwlxo It would gle me grrit satisfaction to tit the section of country In which ou reside, and witness the Ihiprovciucnts that nie In progicss uround ou. With gicat regard, erv trulv sours. DANIKI, Wr.USTUH. There were likewise visits from people in other lines of life. Signor Blitz, the conjurer, gave n private exhibition of his skill in the sitting room in the presence of my father and mother, of us amazed children and a medical student or two. He took u silver dollar, marked it so that it might be recognized and plnced it on his knee as he sat on a chair. Over the dollar he then put n kid gloe; after a slight manipulation the glove was lifted nnd the dollar had din pcarcd. One of the paity pointed out by Blitz found it in his vest pocket. Of course, the difficulty of such performances was increased by the absence of implements. in the use of wine, but he drank five or six cups of tea at a meal. Nevertheless, ho lived to be ninety-four years of age. When I wns u very little child I found In tho garden n white flint of unusual shape and took it to my fnthcr, who explained to me that it was an Indlnn arrow head. Ever since I have collected Indian implements and taught others to do the like. My father took me with Dow in his carriage to Valley Forge. While clambering over the entrench ments, then rough nnd overgrown, I picked up an arrow head which had been thrown up by the Revolutionary soldiers and washed out by later storms. It was surely an interesting memento, nntl in a child's way I presented it to Dow. He made a to-do over it and wrote nn nccount of the matter for n newspaper in Boston. He always remembered me, but called me "Tommy." American House, Troy, N. Y., Jiimur 31, 1831. Dr. I'ennypacker. Dear Sir t hao Just received yours of the 23d foi winded fiom Portland, and am very much obliged. It Vould have given me great pleasure to hao seen jou at Philadelphia, for my visit at imr house and my trip with you to the memorable scene of our fathers' trial and sufferings at Valley Forge arc among the pleasant memoilcs of my life. Please, picscnt my regards to jour wife, nnd gio m love to Tommy, whom 1 lumcmhcr with pleastue. H must bo n sacrltlee to jou all to change jour pleasant location at Phoenlwillo for n lesldenre in Philadelphia, but I hope It will pro satisfactory to ou. When 1 get homo I will see what 1 can do about giving jour College n fnornble notice In the Maine papers, and may hno an opportunity to recommend some students to jour cue and Instruction. 1 go from here to Montreal, then home. Vcr respectfully jours, NI3AI. HOW William H. Seward had pleasant relations with my father nnd spent a few nights at our home. He was thin, with a countenance the lines of which were somewhat drawn, reserved nnd unsympa thetic, and made little impression except for smoking a great quan tity of cigars. From among his letters I select the following brief note: Washington, December 2ii, IS.VJ Dear Sir I rcgiet that nil my copies ot the eulogies on Mr CUv weii' exhausted a month and more ago I hae tequested my friend, Mr Schoolcraft, of this State, to send you one. 1 will try to save u rop of the Webster obltuarj- notices for jou, but I sbull be obliged If jou will temlnd me of It nfter the publication appears. Pray offer my most respectful regards to Mrs. PennypacUei and bcllec me, alwajs faithfully, jour friend, WIM.IAM II. 8I2WAUU. Dr I. A. I'ennj packer, l'liocnlxvlllc. Pa. Being an earnest Whig, my father had little sj-mpathy with the Abolitionists, whom he blamed for causing the defent of Clay by nominating Birney for the presidency, nnd when such of their asso ciates as Miller McKim and Charles C. Burleigh appeared he wres tled with them in public controversies, some of which were published in the journals of the time. He was likewise the first to advocate making a public park of the camp ground of Valley Forge. The vil lage of Phocnixvillc gicw up around the iron works owned by my ri-.Wm BBHBnx ' fMmBp StiStMM i 4 An early period sketch of Bayard Taylor 1 Charles H. Stratton, "Tom Thumb," on exhibition by Barnum, came to the house, was carried to the roof and told us in n feeble voice with sprightly manner the details of his kindly treatment by Queen Victoria, whom he had lately visited. The dress invented for women by Miss Bloomer began to attract attention and led to discus sion. One afternoon my aunt, Gertrude K. Whitukcr, then a young lady, and her cousin, Mary A. Bavis, came to the house on a sort of cscapado dressed in short skirts and baggy breeches, but tho recollection I have is made up more of astonishment than of cither shape or color of costume. Governor William F. Johnson was a visitor. He offended my mother by coming to the house late at night somewhat exhilarated, and he had to be put to lied and kept out of sight until the next morning. Neiil Dow, the author of tho Maine liquor law and afterward a brigadier general in the War of the Rebellion and a prisoner in I.ibby Prison, made a proselyting tour in the cause of temperance and found my father earnestly in sympathy. He was no doubt abstemious c1 LEHyMji&illJiMEtjUB BWi ' 'hI in Bill !??'" ?IhiI The modest buildings above at the left is the birthplace of Bajard Taylor; trje other his home, Cedarcroft, which he built near Kcnnctt Square. grandfather, Joseph Whitaker, nnd his partners, Benjamin and David Keeves, composing the firm of Reeves & Whitaker, and managed by him very successfully from 1829 to 1847. It was a dirty town. The streets were unpaved and were cut into deep ruts by the huge six- , horse teams which hauled the iron ore from the Chester Springs to the works, made up of pig iron furnaces, puddling mills and a nail factory. The sidewalks were made of black cinder. Dogs and pigs wandered about at their will. There was no authority to check tho disoidcrs of a somewhat rough community. In 1817 my grandfather withdrew from the firm and built a handsome residence upon the opposite side of the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, to which Bayard Taylor gave the name of Mont Clare. Thereupon my father undertook to get the town incorporated into a borough. The effort led to a bitter local contest. The firm, now Reeves, .Buck & Co., were opposed because it meant increased taxation and a certain loss of control, and they had the aid of all of their employes, who composed the greater part of the male population. Meetings wer held, pro and con, for which Bayard Taylor printed the handbills. Heated speeches were made and violent letters were written. Before one Legislature the effort failed, but the next granted a charter and in 1849 the borough of Phoenixville started upon its career, with my father, who, after a spirited contest between the friends and oppo nents of the movement, had been successful in theelection, as its first Burgess. Public service is very often an unsatisfactory proceeding, accompanied by ingratitude and followed by discomfort. To pay for the charter and expenses he gave his individual note, which tho Town Council, at the suggestion of Vanderslice, declined to provide for and he was compelled to meet it himself. I preserve the paper as a memento. As Burgess he was soon confronted with a situation out of the ordinary. Two bruisers, Bradley and Sloan, anticipating the modern achievements of the negro Johnson, representing the two cities of Philadelphia and Baltimore, came to town, followed by the plugs who were financially interested, and fought a pr zefisht on' the grounds of Nathan Pcnnypacker to the north of tne borough. By baffling movements in different directions they succeeded in finishing their fight, but were afterward very properly thrown into jail. (covriNi'KP ToMimuow) -' RAINBOW'S END By REX BEACH '5c5' Author of "The Spoilers," "The Barrier," "Heart of the Sunset" A novel of love, hidden treasure and rebellion in beautiful, mys terious Cuba during the exciting days of the revolt against Spain. Copyright. 1917. CHAPTER XVI- Harper fc Uroa. Continued iw4T T00K 'Reilly but a short tlmo to ih , -. iti .rr inn Tnnr nr.in na nni'nssnrv 1111 S' ,- - m v-. u..t,.i..j .ukw.tf .... r.the trip; indeed, his bundle was so small hthat Norlne was dismayed. "Can't I take any clothes?" she Inquired ,'ln & JSlnlc "I n-in't IIvm without a K change." "iris something you'll have to learn," Jj told her. "An Insurrecto with two lilrta is wealthy. Some of them haven't ymff" ,f , Isn't It likely to rain on us?" ,nt' almost sure to." &18I Evens nnnrierpri tbtn nrnsnnct: then ii laughed. "It must feel funny," she i-Mll 4 ' The First Stop Hife were three other members of the trawling party, men who knew some wing ot tho country round about; they ira good fighters, doubtless, but In spite I c their shiny new weapons they i esem W aoldlers even lesa than did their .'Baior. All were rtipstsprt nn fbev had been y hen they left New York; ono even woio dj-by hat and pointed patent-leather lTw UNtfit i m: sioiiv mi's r.n JOHN SIC 0'Ui;ll,l,, more (miriinl. knotin as 111 I, ll'ltl.ll,l. . linn fiillen In Ime nllll lKISA'V MtON . mir .r lh- nrplmn- r DON l.s I 1,11 N HON , II wealthy hltttr ownrr unt! Mjgur planlrr nf Culm. linn INtfbait l-tul linttnlrri a iimI M-rttint in iri'iuii. -tun"., ottl sptinl-li loin-. iinH tninli-rn rnrrror hi ti. t.crri-t tluinibpr ill the hntloni il a rll. Hi wns Hssislrrl In bnlltlliiK lliit writ b Srhnntlaii, fiillliful lnie, (lie onl ntlirr prrnon til xlnire llio srerpt. Kern ltrlnii niiirrlril 11 nrrnnil llni-, nml thi- IIONN ls.MII.1., the sun i-ful unninn, luid brciinif bis nlfn In (lie luiprn nf Inheriting the rnrlune. Kill when ehntlnii turned upon IiIm muster nml Killed him, riinnlm; ulhl unlll n liullet llirnuch Ills blrtrk liniln Intel him low. the nm lilnallons of lsnhe teuleil the serret nf tint treasure's lililJnc iiUre fureter. l.iiter Isuhel, her mlml liirnrd us it result nf brooilliiK nter the treasure, uas hilled b,i fiillliic Inln the Hell. At this time the Culmns were rlslni; In retnlt neulnst Spain, .Inhnnle, libit represented u -New "VorU Arm In Cuba, litiil returned In New orli tenipurarllv before Isabel's dentil. lltTUIIAN. Itosa's bruther, was u rebel spv nml the (. orphans were lompelled In flee Into the wilderness. The obtained refuce In the hut of I'.VANOIM.INA, (Sebastian's dimitliter. I'ANCHO CI'llTO, Hon llebnn's old manager. Is now In romplete control nf the property and leads seterul parlies In a aln attempt to do away with the two younfc- people w1n still stand In Ills path. Kstehan falls to return from a rnlil, nnd Hn.a Is rompelleil to go to Hie i onrentra tlon camp at Matanias to keep from starting. Meanwhile, O'llellly has made a aln effort to get to Hie rebel lines. Ills first trip to Cuba failed, nnd now he has Joined n Junta under command nf .'Major Kamos. With lilm are I.lISi.li: IIKANCIt, a consumptlre newspaper orrrspondent, and NOItINK i:VANH, a rlih oun: woman In sympathy with the rebels, who made (he Junta possible. The expedition lands safely In a net lulled part of the Cuban shore. . .. . pretty lady by mllklnc ono or mo rows ho mado It plain, however, that bo dis claimed all responsibility for the icsult. Johnnie, who was badly fiiBucd fiom tho nrevlouH nlKhfa work, found a jjliady Nevertheless, Norlno Kvans Bpot and stretched hlmscir oui ior h ..,.. the little cavalcado presented. Ho Inquired Idly ir tnero wei .-i--- F'.)? " martlul appearance as It filed ,y Into the Jumslc. , . Jheflrst few miles were trying, for the WMtwas swampy and thickly ciown up Jj undfrbfuBl); but In time tho Junulo fe-place to higher timber and to open Hvannag deep In guinea grass. Soon fitter noon the travelers ct.me to a farm, 'w0rulrlq anil Vtam n onn utau mnHn In 1 -. w, HMU 4IW1U M. OIUJI I 10 B(Muv woer to secure horBes and food lards In tbo vicinity, and learned tint there were, but that they seldom rame thh way. No Spaniards Around 'We'd never fco them here, if It were was excited; his ecs were ringed with white; his expression bespoke the 11 e llest alarm. Ixitid olces camo from tho i ear of tho bohto. "What's tho matter? Spaniards?" Johnnlo was on his feet in an liihtant. "No, no! Your enorlta!" tho man gasped, "For tho love of Clod onio quickly." Ho st off nt a run, ami John nlo followed, n piey to sudden Mek mis givings. Around the lioiifco they dashed, nnd Into ji gioup the center nf which was Notlnn not for theso sin vorguenzos may a bad herself, a gourdful of milk in ono hunrt, lightning split them! who taito money n partially devoured mango In tho other, to show them the brldlo paths," tho coun- At Hist glanco there seemed to bo noth- trymun explained. "I'd like to guide them nK amiss; but tho owner of tho farm was once I'd lead them Into a swamp and dancing; he? was trying to helzo fltst tho J" was a charming little ran'cho. The leave them to sink in tho mud, then I'd mnngo, then the drlnkingvcssel. ills Liitrii. iiii"1" .- . satisfaction, batched house, was set In a grove go back and cut off their heads. ." UUimeV iml m.nM Irnna nil Vie.ivtlV '11181 WOUIU "" r"t"lMed,wlth fruit: there was a vlanda- l,r'',ndi wonder of wondois, there wcro flu (,0Jn C0WM JozlnS1 ",0 Bliad0' Wing hee animals. Norlno promptly Jfnuiile a glass of milk, and O'Reilly l!1'"1 ner i"e,iuest to the farmer. &.." man was obliging until he learned !'" the American lady purposed drink a satisfaction, nuw, wouldn't It?" O'Reilly agreed sleepily that it would doubtless bo a very great satisfaction In. deed. I'm nu rood a patriot as God made," tho" fellow ran on, that, eh? Uut. what do wlfo was wringing her hands and crying shrilly: "God have mercy! So young so beau tiful! What a pity!" Tho two filibusters and tho farmer'a eldest son, all visibly perttnbed, llkewlbo ever joined In tbo commotion, while the "You can see gmajler childieu looked on from tho back. you thinK7 i ground aiurwiumpered. have iv brother, a very blood brother, "What's happened?" O'Reilly demand- !HSillkfreh.,H, ,.,.., i.. ,eri who would sell himself for a peseta. He cd, breathlessly, Ur. Fresh milk was full of fever, passed hero the other day at the head ot Norlno turned a, r Walned; u wa8 alive with germs. He a whole Spanish, guerrlllero." The speaker meanwhile warding f Ur'hw. Instead some which bared his teeth ?nd spat viciously, attack. - 1 can t qu How I would. like to cut his ben boiled and" Baited tn the usuat manner. This he did. but after ter mouthful Vnrlne Inuluterl ilnon S J - . -.W....V .w.wv.n . ..... ,.. u..f.l.. ..m. 4l.a a.ihAvtf. ..,111. a ..All l.linAfl liuil' request. With a dubious' He was awaKenea oy oeinn ruus..., ,.,. ,.....,.,, n.. . ,.., r. 'iyWfWi! a further warnln,. .token, and h found the man with th, uponjher and violently .wrenched. It out "Christ! throat!" The shade was grateful. O'Reilly dozed. rougniy puzzled face to him, off tho farmer's quite make out," sho said, "They all talk at once. I'leaso ask them what I'vo done." Mechanically she raUed tho ripe mango to her lips, where upon the ranchero, with a yell, leaped Facing O'lteilh, tho man panted: 'Thete! Ymi saw lier! Sho Wouldn't li(-ti'ii to ni wife " "Oil. I wainoil her!" wailed tho woman. "Hut it was too late." Norine's "C'riine" 'iu must tell her what .she has done" aid the fellow in the Miff hat. "Well, what lias she doiicV" Jolmnic managed tn Imiulie, wheieupoit ceiy one begmi n i-pp.ii ate explanation: "She will inner become our wife. Look! That's not her fltM mango llnough to destroy an at my. You tan seo for jouthelf. Walt! Ask her how many bho ate. Ask her, senor, I Implore you!" Thcio was a silence while Johnnie tianslated the question and repeated tho answer: "She says she doesn't icmcmbcr, they aio so nice and ilpe " "'So nice nnd ilpe'!" t-hnutcd the owner of the farm, touting bis hair. "'So nice nnd ilpe'!" echoed his wife. "'So ulco and ilpe'!" gtoaned tho man who had awakened O'Reilly. ".Major Ramos told mo to guard her with my lifo because) sho Is tho guest of Cuba. Well, I shall kill myself." The count! y woman laid a trembling hand upon Norine's ar,m, Inquiring, gently: "How nre you feeling, my beau tiful ilovo' Sick, eh'.'" "What on earth alls theso peoplo?" In qutied tho object of all this solicitude. "I haven't made away with a baby. May. bo tbey'ro afraid I won't pay for my food?" ' Light came to O'Reilly. "I remember now," said ho. "Mangoes and milk are supposed to bo poisonous. Tho woman wnnts to know how you feel." "Poisonous! Nonsense! They taste splendid. Tell her I'm still half starved." It proved that ono of tho three mem Itei s of tho landing party possessed an unbuspected knowledge of Knglish, which modesty alone had prevented him from leveallng. Under the stress of his emo tion he broke out: The "Aching Void" "Oh, missy! Those fruit Is skill you." "I don't believe It," MUs Evans de nial ed. "It skill you, all right. Maybe you got a freadacho' here, eh?" The speaker laid a hand upon his abdomen and leaned forward expectantly. "Nothing but an uchlng void." This confession, or a garbled transla tion of 'it, wm enough for the others; It loiillnned their worst feais. The fanner Miluiiteeicd to ride for the neaiest pi lest, but hphltated, dcelailng It a waste of tlmo. Inasmuch as the lad) would be dead in hnlf ait hour. His wife lap to tho house for her rrurltls nml rosaij. whU h latter she iiislstrd upon hanging tnouiul N'nrlne's neck. After that sbo directed tho men to carry the suffciei Indoors, her Intention being to mako her guest's last moments as comfot table as possible. When Norlne refused to be can led she was warned that the least exertion would but hasten tho end, which was, alas! all too near. O'Reilly was Impi eased, In spite of him self, by this weight of comletlon, espe cially when tho Cubans ridiculed his suggestion that the combination of milk and mango might not prove altogether fatal to an American. Nothing, they as sured him, could possibly bo deadlier than this abominable mixture. The lctlm herself, how over, remained skeptical; she alonn tieated the matter llghtl, and although she did finally ((in sent to lie down. It was merely to plcaso the others and because sho was tiled. She Refuses to Die "They hao set their minds on seeing me expire, and they're such nlco people I'm almost ashamed to disappoint them," she confided to O'Reilly. "Hut really I'm too hungr to die Now don't forget to call me when dinner Is ready." "Honestly, do ou feel all light?" he asked of her. "Never bettei." Tho meal was slow In lomlng, for not only were tho cooking nriangements primitive, but tho apprehensive houso wife could not long remain away from the sickroom. Sho mado frequent visits thereto, and after each sho reported In a whisper the condition ot tho patient. The lady looked very white. Her breath ing was becoming slower. She was un conscious. A)l would soon bo over. It was better to let her pass painlessly to paradise than to torture her with useless remedies. Realizing that the poison had at last begun to 'work, the men tiptoed to the door and peered In compassion ately, whereupon the suffeier roused her self sufficiently to call them "a lot of rubbernecks" and bid them begone. "Her mind wanders," explained the man of the house; and then to cheer O'Reilly he added, "She Is young and strong; she may linger until evening." The meal 'was set at last, however; the men were stealthily attacking It. 8ud-, denly die rick woman ewept.out frote her ictieat and sat down among them "Semn'ita! This Is suli'lde!" the lm plot id. Then, us she Unoird them and helped herself HberalH to the food, their own appetites wmlshed and they pushed them seHeti itwaj from the table. With a twinkle In his e.e O'Reilly said gravely: "Djlng people hae strange fan cies. Pray don't thwait hei " On the March Again Indifference so ihIIous on the pait of a loei shocked the Cubans They rebuked O'Relllv sllentlj; It was plain that they considered Amei leans a barbarously cold blooded race. Meanwhile they appiehen slvely watched Norine's every mouthful. When, after a time, no Ill-effects having appeared, she suggested departing, they whlspeied together. They agieed at last that It was perhaps tho course of wisdom to humor her. She was the guest of their Government; It would not do to displease her. Inasmuch as her end wns inevitable. It could matter little whether she died hiie or elsewhere Accordingly, they sad dled their hoi rowed horses and set out All that aftei noon Norlne was un object of tbo tenderest solicitude on the part of her three Cuban guides. They momen tarily expected to seo her stricken. Then when sho gave no sign of dlsttess they marveled and expressed gieat admiration at her fortitude In enduring pain. That night was spent at another farm house, When on the next morning No line not onl was seen to bo alive and well, but Insisted upon making her break fast of mangoes and milk, the fellow In the derby hat flung his hands on high and told O'Reilly: "It Is no less than a miracle, but now sho courts the wiath of God, senor. As for me. I shall never again associate with eccentric persons who delight to fly in the faco of Providence. It Is my opinion that all Americans are crazy " 40 Cuban Scenery The party had penetrated to the foot hills of the Sierra de Cubltas now, and" as they ascended the scenery changed. Rarely Is tho Cuban landscape ' any. thing but pleasing. For the most part green pastures sown with stately palm trees and laid out as if for a picnic alter nate with low rolling hills, and In but but trusting; Cuban horses are patient and affectionate; the serpents have no poison, and although the spiders and the M-oi pious glow l:ii ce and forbidding, their sting Is Ineffectlie. But here In the Cubltas range all was different. The land was stern and forbidding; canyons deep and damp raised dllpV, walls to the skv; hi Idle-paths slilrtdL'ledRCS that woio bold and fearsome, or lost them selves In gloomy Jungles as noisome as Spanish dungeons. Hidden away In theso fastnesses, tho rebel Government had established its capital. Here, Afe from surprise, tho soldiers of Gomez and Maceo and Garcia tested between attacks, nursing their wounded and recruiting their strength for further sallies. The Rebel Capital It was a strango seat ot government no nation ever had a stranger for the state buildings were huts of bark and leaves, the army was uniformed In rags. The second evening brought O'Reilly and Miss Hvaus safely thiough, and at news of tho expedition's success a pack train was made ready to go to Its as sistance. Norine's letter from the New York Junta was read, and the young woman was warmly welcomed. One of the better huts was vacated for her use, and the officers of the provisional Gov ernment called to pay their respects. CHAPTER XVII THE CITY OF BEGGARS THKRK were other Americans! In Cubl tas, as O'Reilly soon discovered. Dur ing his first Inspection of the village he heard himself hailed In his own language, and a young man In dirty white trousers and Jacket strode toward him. "Welcome to our cltyl" the stranger cried. '"I'm Judson. captain of artillery, Departmento del Orlente; and you're the fellow who came with that quinine lady, aren't you?" O'Reilly acknowledged his Identity and Judson grinned: "The whole camp Is talking about ,hr! and those mangoes. Jove! .It's a wonder -3 she didn't die of fright.- Something telle H m M 'UV m i- me you're Irish, Anyhow, you look M if you'd enjoy a scrap. Know anything ..Via.. n.lt11W9" " auuu. ui tiaiv J ( "Nothing, whatever." , f I r "I'm sorry. Y?e reed gunner. (jMitL few places are the nltltudes at all iW presslve. It Is a smiling island. It has you know as much as thi.reet of been Jiald, too that everything In It la when we- came,' v ji&i'iKii insuuiy w iimn; mo people are amiaDie, "I'm not HfHterr warm-hearted; the very animals and in. "I'm, here ectaj are haraftleiw Cuban cattle nre eewAV,wi i &l i I 1 I & Zr.M 'J T -t. 5, I "rr ??. . yi kil.. v V K3 iv
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