Part 18 (1/2)
”We didn't coular, when Major Morris stopped him
”Silence! Not another word until the lady has finished her story”
There was a second of painful silence, and the lady continued: ”I aone to the Laguna de Bay on business Several hours ago, these two soldiers came in and de to have trouble I gave them the best I had But they were not satisfied, and broke into my husband's wine closet and drank two bottles of his choicest wine, and se
Then, after drinking ive the to the older prisoner, ”told his companion that I must have money hidden somewhere, as all the Spanish mill-owners in Luzon were rich, while the truth is, we are very poor, as the war has taken away everything Then the ht hold of ive up what I had hidden away I gave them the little silver I had, but they were not satisfied, and when I tried to run away, one hit et o on a hunt for money themselves I cried louder than ever, and then you started to co to the river, and as you came up the outer stairs both dropped me down, no doubt to drown me I ept down to the rocks at the falls, and there the _capitan_ saved me, God bless him for it”
CHAPTER XIX
NEWS OF LARRY
For a minute after the Spanish woman finished, nobody in the mill-house spoke Her tale had impressed both Ben and the major deeply, and they looked with cold conteraced the unifors, truly,” said Major Morris, at length ”I wonder what your commander will say when he hears of it”
”If you please, they have deserted the American army,” put in the wo my husband's wine”
”It ain't so!” burst out the older regular, fiercely ”And that wo of--”
”Shut up!” interrupted the ainst yours every time--after what I have witnessed of both of you Your na my name jest noas the sullen response
”Aren't you?” Up caain ”Your narew”
”And what is yours?” went on the coular
The ”
”Indeed! How is it your o?”
”Why--er--er--”
”I don't believe either of the names is correct,” went on the major
”He is called Bill, and the other is Yadder,” put in the Spanish woman ”I heard the names many times”
”Then that will answer, since I also have your coe belts”
”Throw 'eular called Bill
”That is what I said Throw them down at once”
”But see here, ue with you Throw the belts down, or take the consequences”
”And ill the consequences be?” questioned Yadder