An American

ts mistress quietly awaiting her outside the dwelling; sh

rary and we will talk over some plans I have in which I think you will be interested when you have somewhat recovered from your recent loss. I know, from my own experience, that there is but one way to carry sorrow through one's daily life and that is to be busy. If one has enough physical energy and ner

was aware that Ruth needed companionship and she enjoyed having a goodly number of people around her as her life consisted, mainly, of what

concerning the daily round of life in the house, she began to question her as to what she had learned regarding the explos

that if the whole United States navy were blown up, it would make small difference to her now that she had lost Victorio for he had represented to her everything that meant happiness for her in the future; she

cended to ask her to come to her for Father Felix had left her in doubt as to any reason, only telling her that Miss Ruth desired her to come to her, at least for a time, to act

counsel he could give to her; the good Priest was well aware that the handsome, young, dashing Cuban had fascinated both the women and he felt sure that, had he lived long enough in the same world with them, he would have broken both their hearts, for it was his nature, evidently, to gather flowers wherever he found them and throw th

sed that the trouble he was well aware of as being on the young fellow's conscience had something to do with existing Spanish laws; he, himself, in breaking down the doors of the prison in order to liberate this man among the rest of the prisoners, had been guilty of violating a strict mandate and knew that he was liable to arrest at any time, but, now that America might come into the struggle on her own account, instead of simply through sympathy with the wrongs of the people of Cuba, he realized that his o

the first chair he found without waiting for the invitation of the

een home for some hours and none of the family seem to know much about her; all

ed him, for he could see that he greatly mourned the absence of t

as you can. I have to tell you that Estrella has found another home than yours and will, from this on, be under good care and w

am to be shut out from her life? I want to know," he rose to his feet, "I dem

features. His attitude had no effect on Father Felix who was without bodily fear and knew that, in the present instance, at lea

nt on, coolly, "just what it is that is upon your conscience at present, but I do know there is something that will not bear a close investigation by the authorit

steps to his own home, intending to get what information he could from the other members of his family as to how Estrella went away; reaching his domicile, he, at once, began to ply his father, who had returned from his daily toil, with various inquiries, but found him not only uncommunicative but, apparently, also uninformed as to what had taken place during his abse

s anxiety regarding the woman he imagined himself to be deeply in love with, when, all at once, he became aware that someone was following his footsteps, guardedly and yet with determination; immediately upon this knowledge, there stalked into the foreground of his consciousness th

g himself upon his own celerity, when a hand was laid rather heavily upon his should

self-preservation. He squirmed away from the heavy hand and whirled around to face his would-be captor and lo

ely, though sullenly, obeyed him, "til I snap these putty bracelets on ye'er wrists!" fumbling in his pocket with one hand while he held the gun in the other, steadying it against his shoulder, for he had co

then it was but the work of a moment to secure the loaded gun, and, after that, the tables were completely turned for Manuello immediately became the master of the situation; looking hastily about him to be sure that he was unobserved, he was abo

n consternation, "what else have you here?" for the Irishman had done, at least, a part of his work well, having locked the handcuff which the youn

l let this fellow lay where he has fallen. Someone of his tribe will, likely, be along, soon, and they can take care of each other.

ht herself of one possible method of releasing Manuello and acted upon her idea at once; running out upon the street she approached the place where t

street until she was within ear-shot; then she realized that two more soldiers had joined their fallen comrade whom t

revolutionist, but, also, a mhurderer ... a fella we arristed yesterday tould me that he thinks this wa

her brain, and when she was again beside Manuello he seemed far different to her than he had before; she found him almost crazy f

almost fiercely. "Where is it? Thi

him, the girl began to cry, lifting her apron to her eyes to wipe

n't find some tool to get this thing off of me ... go to the village blacksmith and tell him some lie or other ... ask h

are, now; but I'll go and try to find some way to help you ... of course I will ..." sai

mood, for he had much to reflect upon and a pair of heavy handc

her efforts in his behalf were, again, unsu

me and I will do w

eve his feelings to some extent, would not really help the situation, so he pulled his sleeve down as

the crime of which they suspected the young man, and only told him that Estrella had come running to her,

re to revenge himself upon the man who had tried to arrest him and self-congratulation upon his escape, but most of all he pondered how