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"Oh, I have little hope for such a pleasure," the general quickly replied "But if we do meet, remember we Spaniards have a cure for rheumatism It is unpleasant, but efficacious A little, nickel- plated pill, that is all" General Antuna's teeth shone for an instant "There is another reood one I have tried it and found it excellent Drink plenty of cocoanut-water! That is the Cuban remedy; the other I call the Spanish cure Cocoanuts are splendid I shall see that a crate of the choicest fruit is placed aboard your steamer Accept them with my compliments, and when you partake of them think of me"

O'Reilly did think of General Antuna, not only when he was escorted to the railway station at daylight, but when he and Branch took their seats and their guards filed in behind them He assured himself moodily that he would not cease to think of that sardonic old joker for a long tiely; the in of his failure, filled hi of dismay and impotence His mind quailed at the consequence of this new delay Where was Rosa no and ould he return? With difficulty he resisted the i train; but he coht that Cuba was not fenced about with bayonets He would coloo, "How much money have you?"

"Less than ten dollars"

"You're rich My landlady cleaned me Is it the practice of beneficent uests?"

"Undoubtedly"

Branch coughed disht if they just buy e and I'll wing my way aloft God! I'd hate to be buried at sea"

"Cheer up!" O'Reilly reassured him, irritably "There may be ice aboard"

"ICE!" Leslie gasped "Oh, bullets!"

InCuba was the ease of leaving it A ship was sailing from Neuvitas on the very afternoon when the two Americans arrived, and they were hurried aboard Not until the anchor was up did theireyes O'Reilly watched the white houses along the water-front dwindle away, the rove swamps slip past, and the hills rise out of their purple haze When the salt breath of the trades ca the crate of cocoanuts hich General Antuna had thoughtfully provided him, he bore it to the rail and dropped it overboard