Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1918 — Page 7

SATURDAY. JUNE 8, 1018

RAINBOW'S END A NOVEL

By REX BEACH

-AUTHOR. OF'mf/PCf/772A/L " "rffFJPO/LEnS " ''/f£AJ?TOFm£SWS£T'£K. CQPVRJCrHT, BV HARPER. AND BROTHERS. _

SYNOPSIS. I : . ' ■_ CHAPTER I— Don Esteban Varona, a Cuban planter, possesses a gTeat treasure hoard. This wealth has been hidden in a well on the estate by Sebastian, a slave, and only he and his master know the secret cache. Don Esteban’s wife dies at the birth of twins, Esteban and Rosa. Don Esteban marries the avaricious Donna Isabel, who knows there is hidden treasure and tries to wring the secret from Sebastian. When the slave refuses she tries to hurt him by having Evangelina. his daughter, whom he loves dearly and who is the special servant of the twins, sold. CHAPTER lll—Many years Donna Isabel searched for the hidden wealth of the man she had married. A few years later •he seeks to marry Rosa to the rich Don Mario, but Rosa is promised to O’Reilly, the American, and awaits his return from New York, whence he has gone to break off his engagement to his employer’s daughter. Esteban is secretly aiding the Insurrectos. CHAPTER IV—Donna Isabel is at the mercy of Pancho Cueto, her unscrupulous administrator, who knows the deeds to the plantation are lost with the treasure. One night she walks in her sleep and meets her death in the treasure well. Esteban and Rosa are forced to flee when Cueto denounces them as rebels. CHAPTER V-Rosa writes to O’Reilly of their plight and urges him to come and save her. °

CHAPTER VI. The Quest Begins. When O’Reilly had finished his second reading of the letter there were fresh blots upon the pitifully untidy pages. “I write nicely, only the ink is poor _" “There is little of anything here at Asensio’s house—” ‘‘lt is cold before the dawn—” . . . Poor little Rosa! He had always thought of her as so proud, so high-spirited, so playful, but another Rosa had written this letter. Her appeal stirred every chord of tenderness, every impulse of chivalry in his impressionable Irish nature. “O God! Come quickly, if you love me.” He leaped to his feet; he dashed the tears from his eyes. Johnnie’s preparations were conducted with vigor and promptitude; ■within two hours his belongings were packed. He seized his hat and hastened downtown to the office of the Cuban junta. A businesslike young man inquired his errand. Johnnie made known a part of it, and then asked to see someone in authority. In consequence, perhaps, of his Irish smile or of that persuasiveness which he could render almost irresistible when he willed, it was not long before he gained admittance to the presence of Mr. Enriquez, a distinguished, scholarly Cuban of middle age. O’Reilly plunged boldly into the heart of the matter which had brought him thither. When he had finished his tale Mr. Enriquez inquired: “But how do you expect me to help you?” “I want your advice more than your help, although you might tell me where I can find Colonel Lopez.” Enriquez eyed his caller keenly. “That information would be very well worth having,” said he. “But, you un-

He Sat Silently While the Letter Was Being Read.

derstarid, we know little about what Is going on in Cuba—far less than the Spaniards themselves. I’m afraid I can’t help you.” “You don’t take me for a spy, do you?” Johnnie asked, with his friendly grin. “Ah * You don’t look like one, but we never know whom to trust. This young lady In whom you are interim ested, who is she?” “Her name is Varona; Miss Bosa Varona.’’- * - •

"SoT* Enrique 1 ! raised his brows. “Not by any chance the heiress to that famous Varona treasure?” “Exactly!——lf there is such a thing. Here! Read this. I want you to believe me.” Reverently he laid Rosa’s letter before her countryman. “I'm not in the habit of showing my letters to strangers, but —I guess that’ll convince you I’m not a spy.” He sat silently while the letter was being read ; nor was he disappointed in the result. Mr. Enriquez raised dark, compassionate eyes to his, saying: “This is a touching letter, sir. I thank you for allowing me to see it. No, I don’t doubt you now. Poor Cuba i Her sons must be brave, her daughters patient.” “Well! You understand why I must go quickly, and why I can’t chance delay by going either to Matanzas or to Havana. I want to land somewhere farther east, and I want you to help me to find Colonel Lopez.” Mr. Enriquez frowned thoughtfully. “What I just told you is literally true,” he said at last. “We work in the dark up here, and we don’t know the whereabouts of our troops.' But —I have a thought.” He excused himself and left the room. When he returned he explained : “I don’t have to tell you that we are watched all the time, and that for us to assist you openly would be liable to defeat your purpose. But I have just telephoned to a man I can trust, and I have told him your story. He has relatives in Cuba and he agrees to help you if he can. His name is Alvarado.” Writing an address upon a card, he handed it to O’Reilly. "Go to him, tell him what you have told me, and do as he directs. Another thing, don’t return here unless it is necessary ; otherwise when you land in Cuba you may have cause to regret it.” Doctor Alvarado, a high type of the Cuban professional man, was expecting O’Reilly. He listened patiently to his caller’s somewhat breathless recital.

“You °do well to avoid the cities where you are known,” he agreed. “But just how to reach the insurrectos —” “If you’d merely give me a letter saying I’m a friend —” The doctor promptly negatived this suggestion. “Surely you don’t think it can be done as easily as that?” he inquired. “In the first place, wherever you land, you will be watched and probably searched. Such a letter, if discovered, would not only end your chances, but it would bring certain disaster upon those to whom it was written. My two brothers, Tomas and Ignacio, reside in Cuba, and we all Awk for the cause of independence in our own ways. I am fortunately situated, but they are surrounded by dangers, and I must ask you to be extremely careful in communicating with them, for I am placing their lives in your hands and—l love them dearly.” “I shall do exactly as you say.” “Very well, then! Go to Neuvitas, where Tomas lives —there Is a steamer leaving in three or four days, and you can arrange passage on her. He is a dentist. Meet him, somehow, and make yourself know by repeating this sentence: ‘I come from Felipe. He told me how you whipped him to keep him from going to the Ten Years’ war!’ That will be enough; he will ask yoil who you are and what you want. You won’t need to say anything more. No living soul, except Tomas and I, knQws that he thrashed me, but It is true. He will understand from the message that I trust you, and he will help you to reach the rebels, if such a thing is possible. Come and see me when you get back, and bring me news of Tomas. Now, adios, compadre.” “Adios, senor! I am’ deeply grateful !”

O’Reilly had no difficulty in securing passage direct to Neuvitas on the English steamer Dunham Castle, and a few days later he saw the Atlantic highlands dissolve into the mists of a winter afternoon as the ship headed outward into a nasty running sea. Cuba, when it came fairly into sight, lay bathed in golden sunshine, all warmth and welcome, like a bride upon an azure couch. The moist breath from her fragrant shores swept over the steamer’s decks and Johnnie O’Reilly sniffed it joyfully. Although there were but a few passengers on the Dunham Castle, they were subjected'to a long delay, during which suspicious customs men searched their baggage and questioned them. Finally, however, O’Reilly found himself free to go ashore. El Gran Hotel Europea, Neuvitas’ leading hostelry, belied Its name. It was far from large, and certainly it was anything but European, except, perhaps, in its proprietor’s extravagant and un-American desire to please, at any cost. But it was the best hotel the place afforded, and Senor Carbajal .was the most attentive of hosts. He evinced an unusual interest In the affairs of his American guest, and soon developed a babit of popping into

the latter’s room at unexpected moments, ostensibly to see that all was as it should be. When, for the third time, he appeared without knocking. O’Reilly suspected something. “You have everything, eh?” Mr. Carbajal teetered upon the balls of his feet while his small black eye* roved Inquisitively. “Everything in abundance." “You are a pleasure traveler? You see the sights, is that it? Well, Cuba Is beautiful.” “I’m not a tourist. I travel for my health,” said O'Reilly. “You— Health—!” Carbajal’s frame began to heave; his bulging ab- | domen oscillated as if shaken by some hidden hand. “Good! Ha I There's another joke ior x you.” “I’m a sick man," O’Reilly insisted, hollowly. “You don’t look sick,” mumbled Carbajal. “Not like the other American." “What other American?” “A peculiar fellow. He went on to Puerto Principe. What a cough 1 And he was as thin as a wire. He bled at the mouth, too. all the time, when he was not reviling my hotel. You’ll see him if you go there, provided he hasn't come apart with his coughing. I believe he writes for newspapers. Well, iit Is my pleasure to serve you. CoraJ inand me at any hour.” Mr. Carbajal I rose reluctantly and went wheezing j downstairs to his grimy tables and the flies. (TO BE CONTINUED.) #

BITES— STINGS. VICK'S VAPORUB

Wash the parts with warm, salt water—ft then apply— j » Unlf Sody-Guari inTfcwjr Home'**'

GOOD REASON, TOO!

It happened at a Bed Cross tea held at a country club. The fussy old gentleman of the white vest tapped the tweed-clad youngster on the shoulder. “My boy,” he said, “why are you not in the army?” pie boy smiled. “To be frank with you, sir,” he said, “I don’t like it. There’s all this business of sleeping in the mud, and uncooked food, and rain all the time —dashed uncomfortable, you know.” “Uncomfortable!” The white vestfront heaved indignantly. “Are you not of age, in good health or physically fit?” “Yes—sound as a drum. Just twen-ty-two, no dependents.” The young man was still cheerful. The inevitable group gathered about them. .* “Disgusting! Have you no patriotism—no love of country? What is your reason for not being in the army? Confess, coward!” “I can’t be,” said the cheerful youth. “I'm in the navy. Eighteen hours’ leave and special permission to wear ‘civies.’ ”

Cares for It

“And do you care for the theater, Mrs. Murphy?” “Sure, I do not. My husband does that.” “Does what?” “Cares for the theater! He's the janitor!” , •

Direct

Jack—l cannot love my neighbor as myself.. Bess—But you can surely respect him a lot more if he’s half way decent

BUSINESS.

“Harper says that every husband should wash the dishes for his wife.” “And who is Harper?” “He is in the china business.”

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

DOUBLE THE CROP TO WIN THE WAR

Food Is How Arrenca's Most Important Asset and Weapon. COMB OUT IS DIE MEN Draft the Exempted lies in ait Agricultural Army Put a Million Men at the Disposal of the Farmer. By MARK SWAM. We Ameracans Eke to coaslder ourselves the most mii&f-awaJfce people In the world, Hustle is met mobile name, and we gioay in it. WVn the word American is mtsdaecjei. ta connection with a Join, or an «Eergency, we conjure up a anesoail pareusre of an alert ind determined SndhradnaJ. with the fine frenzy «f oeoit&ct gaming in his eyes, rolling up Ms rieeves and doing things. We revel an shits conception of ourselves. U; is very complimentary and very ewrafcrtiuig. There is one slight flaw in liie patinnre. It isn’t true. Naturally, whew a spectacular opportunity arises. Eke the declaration at war last April, we <6-> wake up and do things. We bay koeds. and enlist, and drill; we Joa® -defease leagues, and knit, and make bandages, and all the of it —fevwfcftHy. sincerely—taking great credit to ourselves, meanwhile. fra- «ur utatfj-xyed patriotism, and forgetting, by lie- way. that all the things we me and mean to do, should have lees* foreseen, and done long ago., gusetriy. thoroughly, and as a matter of esunsfe We Are Asleep. '' We were waraedl over mmd over again. But we were arfeepx And we’re asleep now. We’re facing the most tremendous emergency that has ever confronted us. the iaMl eoßd fact that the United States is *>«t p ’uzz to raise as much fo<>d as we raisei last year, that we are not gc£mg to raise nearly enough to sipg4y cnrftrfves and our iillies with foed —mad we’re sound asleep! The lack of re-sit. whew the widely advertised and justly popular Mother Hubbard sought a koe for her dog, is known to iwrihHrs of jcsvenile history, and goes to pnone that the Lady lacked foresight. 3*&ie fe-td a food problem, and sbe isieet It. Like true otf oid Mother Hubbard and Kip- Taw Wfnkfe we stand asleep at the switch, and apjiarently we will sever start to take action until the ctgAndnl is hare. Then it will be too late. ' This year we have had heatiess | days and wheatless -Sty* and meatless j days. Next year w* wtH have cat less j days, but nobody seems to he urn inly j distressed. I If a German ansy were landing on ! Long Island our inertia would vanish. , We would iflasrwsHiag miaig’s. going ion in Russia, and ; worrying about | who’s going to jetch fiw the Giants— I we evea cart oat the Maries, or the cabarets. f« i night or two. We'd drill and shout and work and very litrrly figtif awfl iKr The fdraatkei -eccfreatiug us is Just as serious, though wot as dramatic, as if HintotorgtwreaifidM 1 Bayshore. Hunger is jat as deadly ,-sa enemy as the Ham. Food is or »at Important asd and mxpon. The ®cEy way we can get food is to phaat it. cultivate It and harvest it. But the tarfctr » aims he can’t get labor to do this work. To any mind ojoifc rs comprehendiDg the startling aews that two and two are #?mr. it wuaM seem thaT the vital thing to do is to get labor to the farmer, and ges it to kiaa gubSJy so he can plant has ere®**- If he doestt plant soon be east fOtat at aIL Mow we emt 4a flb as istfvfduals

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but we can get together and ask the government to do it. Draft the exempted men In an agricultural army. Draft all the boys from eighteen to twenty-one, not subject to military service. Comb out the idle men. Put a million men at the disposal of the farmer. It won’t hurt any man to work outdoors from March to September, and if now and then we find one too prond to work, the chances are the experience will do him good. Will we seq It in time? Will the national alarm clock go off; and will we realize -that each one of us must take hold and help—or will we join that large and imposing band whose philosophy of life may be briefly summed up in the trenchant phrase, “Let George do it”? If we dtowse on, next winter we will have an excellent chance for repentance at leisure, while we dine OD snowballs a la Russe.

Jail War Garden.

Bartlesville, Okla. —The Bartlesville county jail is to have a war garden. The jailer, under sheriff and deputy sheriff have arranged for the garden. They will take their turns in tending the garden, which will furnish peas, beans, radishes, onions and other vegetables for the prison table.

Patriotic Thief.

(. Philadelphia. —William Boyer wantled to buy Liberty bonds the worst s way. That was his excuse when charged with the theft of 60 pounds ol brass fittings from * United Statec

DIRECTS WORTHY CAMPAIGN

Dr. Emily Dunning Barringer, the first of her sex to serve ns ail ambulance surgeon, is directing the campaign to raise fluids for the establishment Of a chain of hospitals and clinios in the allied countries, each to he in charge of American Women physicians. The purpose of the hospitals ill be to care for the women and -fiijdren of the war-stricken countries. 11: ny of these Unfortunate people of i ►rthern Fr.nee. were, without medi- : at attendance' for the three years of G rman occupancy. Several hospitals bveif established, four in one on the Grecian frontier. V -Tlie campaign I s being carried on under file auspices of tit* 1 war service committee of the Medical Worn -1 en’s National association, of which Doctor Barrington is chairman.

Its Class.

“What- is that list hanging up there?” “It is a catalogue of articles not subject to tariff duty.” “Then it ought to be the free list suspended.”

A Good Reason.

“Why don’t you accept him If he has offered to have his life insured in your favor?” . “Because if he was a good risk for the insurance company, he’d be a bad one for me.”

CERTIFICATE OF EITROEEUENT. SOUND, PURE BRED STAXXXOBT. Magellan d’Hondzocht. No. 3153. (Laws of Indiana, 1913, Chapter 28.) The pedigree of the Stallion Magellan d'Homizoeht, No. 6636 American, Vol. XVII, P. 643, Foreign; owned by North Union Belgian Horse Co., P. O. Rensselaer, Iml., R. F. D. county Jasper, described as foilows: Color and marks; Bay, star In forehead; breed Belgian; foaled In ■i il ■■Wr ,l "‘ i" M| ' Apm 7. OOS, has been exin the oflice of the Secrelary of the lnditin.i > rollment , Board (Not exact Likeness) and It is hereby certified that th« said Stallion is of PURE BREEDING and Is registered in the American Association of Importers and Breeder* of Belgian Draft Horses Bind Book. The above Stallion has e*®* 4 ' anilned by Dr. Hanssonf Rena-, selker, Ind., a a • duly qualified licensed veterinarian and Is certified by affidavit to be free from the transmissible unsoundnesses specified as such In th» Indiana Stallion Enrollment Law. Exam lm d In 19-16 by I>r, J. JHansson and certified by ufltdavlt to be sound. ’ CHARLES W. HICKMAN, President. C. M. McCONNELL, Vice-President. (Seal) Not good unless countersigned by D. O. THOMPSON, Secretary. Dated at Lafayette, Indiana, tilts 31at day of Mare In 1914’. Renewed March 5, 1918. Signed by If. E. McCAHTNEY, Secretary. Void after January 1, 1919. MAGELLAN was foaled April 7, 1908, and was Imported from Belgium Feb. 6, 1911, by the Maywood Stock Farm Importing Co., of Indianapolis, Ind. He has good bone and action and weighs 1960 pounds. MAGELLAN will stand the season of 1918 at my farm, 3(4 miles due eaßt of Fair Oaks, 3 miles south and % mils west of Virgli l , 2 miles north and 2 miles west of Alx, % west Of Faylor bridge, at $16.00 to Insure colt to stand and suck. Parting with mare or moving from county, fee becomes du* and payable at once. Care will bo taken to prevent accidents, but will not be responsible should any occur - ADOLPH D. SCHULTZ, Owner and Keeper. Rensselaer, R-2. CERTIFICATE OF ENROLLMENT BONILLIANT Sound PURE BRED Stallion. No. 1551. . '» ■ (Laws of Indiana, 1913, Chapter 28) The pedigree of the Stallion BonUllnnt, No, 27158 American, owned by L L. Jones, P. 0.. Rensselaer, Indiana, ecunty Jasper, described a3l !foljuHQl lows; Color and V- red roan; breed, French r foaled In 1 lias been , W examined in the nIrM|HHJy secretary nf ,he IndljSßU Wfffi ana Stallion EnSaHjBBMBaaRa mllmi-iil Board, and n Is hereby certified that the said stallion Is of (Not exact likeness) PURE BREEDING and Is registered in a pedigree register Association, soeiety fir company recognized as standard in accordance with Section 4 of the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Law, The above named stallion has been examined by Dr. 11. J. Kannal, a duly qua 111 led licensed Veterinarian, and is eertllied by affidavit to. be free from the l ransmisslble unsound nesses specified as such In the Indiana Stallion Enrollment law. - (Seal) M. McCONNELL, Pres, 11. ANTHONY, V,- Pres. Not good unless countersigned by 11. E. McCARTNEY, Secretary, .Renewed; in 1918 within -the lima specified in Section 8 of the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Law. Void after January i, 1912, TERMS $12.50 to Insure colt: to stand and suck. Parting with mare or moving from county, fee becomes due and payable at once. JACK HIGH ROLLER Sund PURE BRED Jack No, 1059. (Laws of Indiana, 1913. Chapter 28) The pedigree of" the Jack High Roller No. 2356, owned by I. L. Jones, P. 0., Rensselaer, Indiana, county Jasper, de- .. scribed as , fol- , lows: Colon and marks: Black with points: breed the IV* been examined In the office of. the M| |1 Secretary of the Indiana Stallion - Enrollment Board, and It Is hereby (Not exact likeness) certified that the said Jack is of PURE BREEDING and is registered in a pedigree register association or company recognized as* standard In accordance with Section 4 of the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Law, The above named Jack has been examined by Dr. H. J. Kannal, a duly qualified licensed veterinarian, and la certified by affidavit to be free from the transmissible unsoundnesses specified as such In the Indiana Stallion Enrollment' Law. _ (Seal) C. M. MoCWINNELL. Pres. C. H. ANTHONY, V.-Pres. Not good unless countersigned by H. E. McCARTNEY, Secretary. Renewed in 1918 within the time specified In Section . 8 of the Indiana Stallion Enrollment Law 1 . Void after January 1, 1919. Bonilltant and Jack High Roller will stand for the season of 1918 at my place 1-4 mile west of Pleasant Ridge. TERMS—SIS.OO to Insure colt to stand and suck. Parting with mare or moving from county, fee becomes due and payable at once. ; L JONES . Subscribe tor The Democrat,

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