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There were no candles in Asensio's house now, and had there been, neither woht one To hunted creatures darkness is a friend; danger stalks under the sun

When Rosa fretted about her brother, the negress reassured her "Don't be frightened, little dove; he has thefor the Spaniards that he isn't general Cuba would be free in no ti Besides, Asensio wouldn't let him be hurt I took pains to tell him that if ever he permitted Esteban to suffer so much as a scratch I would disembowel hi cool and the night air carries fevers Creep into your bed and dream about that handsoelina was indignant "Go!" she stormed "What will happen to those red cheeks if you don't sleep? Do you think the American ant to marry an old woman rinkles? Heabout it"

Rosa obeyed, although reluctantly "I'll sleep for a while," she compromised, "then I'll come out and take my turn"

This exactly suited the elder wo about the slu way off when, true to her pro slept so long Evangelina protested, though her eyes were heavy and she had been yawning prodigiously for hours But for once the girl was fir into the dark while you suffer?" Having finally prevailed in her deterelina had vacated, and, curling her small feet under her, she settled herself, chin in hand, to think of O'Reilly It was a good tiht like a velvet curtain

"We had better leave the horses here" Pancho Cueto hesitatingly addressed the dim blur which he knew to be Colonel Cobo The Colonel of Volunteers was in a vile teht ride and an error of Cueto's which had considerably lengthened the journey

"Where is the house?" growled the officer

"Not far But the path is rocky and the horses' feet--"

"God, yes!" There was a creak of saddle leathers and a groan as the colonel disood Cueto," he threatened, "another of yourto reht! As black as hell"