Weyler's intrenchments cost millions and were elaborately constructed, belted with barbed wire, bristling8 with blockhouses and forts. In both the digging and the manning, however, they cost uncounted lives. Spanish spades turned up fevers with the soil, and, so long as raw Spanish troops were compelled to toil9 in the steaming morasses10 or to lie inactive under the sun and the rain, those traitor11 generals—June, July, and August—continued to pile up the bodies in rotting heaps and to timber the trenches with their bones. So long as the cities were overcrowded with pacificos and their streets were putrid12 with disease, so long did the Spanish garrisons13 sicken and die, as flies perish upon poisoned carrion14.
Out on the cool, clean hills and the windy savannas15 where the Insurrectos dwelt there was health. Poorly armed, ragged16, gaunt, these Insurrectos were kept moving by hunger, always moving like cattle on a barren range. But they were healthy, for disease, which is soft-footed and tender-bellied, could not keep up.
At the time Johnnie O'Reilly set out for Matanzas the war—a war without battle, without victory, without defeat—had settled into a grim contest of endurance. In the east, where the Insurrectos were practically supreme17, there was food of a sort, but beyond the Jucaro-Moron trocha—the old one of Campos's building—the country was sick. Immediately west of it, in that district which the Cubans called Las Villas18, the land lay dying, while the entire provinces of Matanzas, Habana, and Pinar del Rio were practically dead. These three were skeletons, picked bare of flesh by Weyler's beak19.
The Jucaro-Moron trocha had been greatly strengthened since Campos's day. It followed the line of the transinsular railway. Dotted at every quarter of a mile along the grade were little forts connected by telephone and telegraph lines. Between these fortinas were sentry20 stations of logs or railroad ties. The jungle on either side of the right-of-way had been cleared, and from the remaining stumps21 and posts and fallen tree-trunks hung a maze22 of barbed wire through which a man could scarcely crawl, even in daylight. Eyes were keen, rifles were ready, challenges were sharp, and countersigns23 were quickly given on the Jucaro-Moron trocha.
In O'Reilly's party there were three men besides himself—the ever-faithful Jacket, a wrinkled old Camagueyan who knew the bridle24 trails of his province as a fox knows the tracks to its lair25, and a silent guajiro from farther west, detailed26 to accompany the expedition because of his wide acquaintance with the devastated27 districts. Both guides, having crossed the trocha more than once, affected28 to scorn its terrors, and their easy confidence reassured29 O'Reilly in spite of Esteban's parting admonition.
The American had not dreamed of taking Jacket along, but when he came to announce his departure the boy had flatly refused to be left behind. Jacket, in fact, had taken the matter entirely30 into his own hands and had appealed directly to General Gomez. To his general the boy had explained tearfully that patriotism32 was a rare and an admirable quality, but that his love of country was not half so strong or so sacred as his affection for Johnnie O'Reilly. Having attached himself to the American for better or for worse, no human power could serve to detach him, so he asserted. He threatened, moreover, that if he were compelled to suffer his benefactor33 to go alone into the west he would lay down his arms and permit General Gomez to free Cuba as best he could. Cuba could go to Hades, so far as Jacket was concerned—he would not lift a finger to save it. Strangely enough, Jacket's threat of defection had not appalled34 General Gomez. In fact, with a dyspeptic gruffness characteristic of him Gomez had ordered the boy off, under penalty of a sound spanking35. But Jacket had a will of his own, likewise a temper. He greeted this unfeeling refusal with a noisy outburst of mingled36 rage, grief, and defiance37. Stamping his bare feet, sobbing38, and screaming, the boy finally flung himself upon the ground and smote39 it with his fists, while tears streamed from his eyes. Nor could he be silenced. He maintained such a hideous40 and surprising uproar41, answering Gomez's stern commands to be silent with such maniacal42 howls, that the old soldier was finally glad to yield his consent, incidentally consigning43 the rebellious44 youth to that perdition with which he had threatened Cuba.
Having won his point, Jacket regained45 his composure with suspicious suddenness and raced away to triumph over his beloved O'Reilly.
Fifty miles of hard riding brought the party to the trocha; they neared it on the second morning after leaving Cubitas, and sought a secluded46 camping-spot. Later in the day Hilario, the old Camagueyan, slipped away to reconnoiter. He returned at twilight47, but volunteered no report of what he had discovered. After an insistent48 cross-examination O'Reilly wrung49 from him the reluctant admission that everything seemed favorable for a crossing some time that night, and that he had selected a promising50 point. Beyond that the old man would say nothing. Johnnie asked himself uneasily if this reticence51 was not really due to apprehension52 rather than to sullenness53. Whatever the cause, it was not particularly reassuring54, and as evening came on Johnnie found himself growing decidedly nervous.
Supper, a simple meal, was quickly disposed of. Then followed a long, dispiriting wait, for a gibbous moon rode high in the sky and the guides refused to stir so long as it remained there. It was a still night; in the jungle no air was stirring, and darkness brought forth55 a torment56 of mosquitoes. As day died, the woods awoke to sounds of bird and insect life; strange, raucous57 calls pealed31 forth, some familiar, others strange and unaccustomed. There were thin whistlings, hoarse58 grunts59 and harsh cacklings, high-pitched elfin laughter. Moving bodies disturbed the leaves overhead; from all sides came the rustle60 and stir of unseen creatures; sudden disputations were followed by startled silences. Sitting there in the dark, bedeviled by a pest of insects, mocked at by these mysterious voices, and looking forward to a hazardous61 enterprise, O'Reilly began to curse his vivid imagination and to envy the impassiveness of his companions. Even Jacket, he noted62, endured the strain better; the boy was cheerful, philosophical63, quite unimpressed by his surroundings. When the mosquitoes became unbearable64 he put on his trousers, with some reluctance65 and much ceremony.
It seemed to O'Reilly that the moon floated motionless in the sky, and more than once he was upon the point of ordering a start, but he reflected that its radiance out in the open must be far greater than it seemed here under the dense66 tropical foliage67. After a time he began to wonder if his guides were as loyal as they should be, if Hilario's strange reticence was caused by sullenness, by apprehension, or by something altogether different. Both of the men were strangers to him; of their fidelity68 he had no guarantee. Now that his mind had become engaged with thoughts of treachery, a determined69 effort was necessary to keep himself in hand and O'Reilly fell back finally upon his elemental trust in the Cuban character—scant consolation70 under the circumstances.
Midnight brought a moist, warm breeze and a few formless clouds which served at times to dimly obscure the moon. Watching the clouds, O'Reilly hoped that they might prove to be the heralds71 of a storm. None came. When the moon had finally crept down into the tree-tops old Hilario stepped upon his cigarette, then began silently to saddle up. The others followed with alacrity72, and fell in behind him as he led the way into the forest. They no longer ventured to speak aloud; nothing but the occasional sound of a hoof73 striking upon root or stone, the creak of leather, or the rustle of branches against passing bodies gave evidence that mounted men were en route.
When they had covered a couple of miles Hilario reined74 in and the others crowded close. Ahead, dimly discernible against the night sky, there appeared to be a thinning of the woods. After listening for a moment or two, Hilario dismounted and slipped away; the three riders sat their saddles with ears strained. Once more the myriad75 voices of the night became audible—the chirping76 of crickets, the strident call of tree-toads, the whining77 undertone of the mosquitoes.
Hilario returned with word that all was well, and each man dismounted to muffle78 the feet of his horse with rags and strips of gunny-sack provided for the purpose. Then, one by one, they moved forward to the edge of the clearing. The trocha lay before them.
After the cavernous obscurity of the jungle the night seemed suddenly to lighten and O'Reilly found himself looking out over a level waste of stumps and tree-trunks perhaps a quarter of a mile wide, extending right and left as far as he could see. Against the luminous79 western horizon opposite the inky forest stood like a wall. Midway of the clearing there was a railroad grade with a telephone-pole or two limned80 against the sky. The clearing was silent and to all appearances deserted81; nothing stirred, no sign of life appeared anywhere. And yet, as the American studied the place, he had a queer, uncomfortable sensation that it was thickly peopled and that eyes were peering out at him from the gloom. Blurred82 forms took shape, phantom83 figures moved along the embankment, stumps stirred.
O'Reilly felt a pair of reins84 thrust into his hand and found Hilario examining a large pair of tinner's shears85.
"Do you wish me to go with you?" he inquired of the guide.
The latter shook his head. "Antonio will go; he will keep watch while I clear a path. If you hear or see anything—"
Jacket interrupted with a sibilant: "Psst! Look! Yonder!"
A lantern-like illumination had leaped out of the blackness and now approached swiftly down the railroad grade.
O'Reilly laid a heavy hand upon the old Camagueyan and inquired in sharp suspicion, "What does that mean—an alarm?"
There was a breathless moment during which the four men followed the erratic86 course of the spark. Then Antonio chuckled87. "Alabaos! A light-bug," said he. "Don't you know a cucullo when you see one?" He cautiously tested the ejector of his carbine and tightened88 the cord that served as his belt.
O'Reilly drew a deep breath of relief. He had never become wholly accustomed to the giant light-beetles of the tropics, although he had carried one often on sentry duty to see the face of his watch, and not infrequently had seen Cuban women wearing them in their hair as ornaments89.
"Jove!" he muttered. "It gave me a fright."
Hilario resumed his instructions: "If anything goes wrong, wait here.
Don't ride away until we have time—"
"Never fear. I won't desert you," the American reassured him.
The two white-clad figures slipped away, became indistinct, and then disappeared. The night was hot, the mosquitoes hummed dismally90 and settled in clouds upon the waiting pair, maddening them with their poison. After a time a horse snorted and Jacket cursed nervously91.
"I'd like to see where we are," the boy muttered.
"Do you know these men?" O'Reilly asked him.
"No. God deliver me from such unpleasant fellows."
"I hope they're honest."
"Humph! I trust nobody." There was a pause. "Never mind," Jacket assured his companion. "I will make short work of them if they prove to be traitors92."
A half-hour passed, then the two ghostly figures materialized once more.
"Dios!" grumbled93 Hilario. "There are many strings94 to this Spanish guitar. What a row when they discover that I have played a Cuban danzon upon it." The old man seemed less surly than before, and O'Reilly felt ashamed of his recent suspicions.
"Is the way clear?" he inquired.
"As far as the railroad, yes. We heard voices there, and came back. We will have to cut our way forward after we cross the track. Now then, follow me without a sound."
Leading his horse by the bit ring, Hilario moved out into the clearing, followed once more by his three companions. Concealment95 was out of the question now, for their only covering was the darkness. O'Reilly had the uncomfortable feeling that the cavalcade96 bulked monstrous big and must be visible at a great distance; he experienced much the sensations of a man crossing a sheet of thin ice with nerves painfully strained, awaiting the first menacing crack. In spite of all precautions the animals made a tremendous racket, or so it seemed, and, despite Hilario's twistings and turnings, it was impossible to avoid an occasional loop of barbed wire, therefore flesh and clothing suffered grievously. But at length the party brought up under the railroad embankment and paused. Out of the voids to their right came a faint murmur97 of voices. As carefully as might be the four men ascended98 the slope, crossed the rails, and descended99 into the ditch on the other side. Another moment and they encountered a taut100 strand101 of barbed wire. The metallic102 snip103 of Hilario's shears sounded like a pistol-shot to O'Reilly. Into the maze of strands104 they penetrated105, yard by yard, clipping and carefully laying back the wire as they went. Progress was slow; they had to feel their way; the sharp barbs106 brought blood and muttered profanity at every step.
None of the four ever knew what gave the alarm. Their first intimation of discovery came with a startling "Quien vive?" hurled107 at them from somewhere at their backs.
An instant and the challenge was followed by a Mauser shot. Other reports rang out as the sentry emptied his rifle in their direction.
Antonio swung about and cocked his Remington, but the other spoke109 sharply. "Fool! If you shoot they will see the fire and riddle110 us. A curse on the spider that spun111 this web!"
It was a test of courage to crouch112 among the charred113 stumps, enmeshed in that cruel tangle114 of wire, while the night was stabbed by daggers115 of fire and while the trocha awoke to the wild alarm. From somewhere in the distance came a shouted command and the sound of running feet, suddenly putting an end to further inaction. Antonio began to hack116 viciously with his machete, in an effort to aid Hilario's labors117. The sound of his sturdy blows betrayed the party's whereabouts so clearly that finally the older man could restrain himself no longer.
"Give it to them, compadres; it is a game that we can play."
O'Reilly had been gripping his rifle tensely, his heart in his throat, his pulses pounding. As near a panic as he had ever been, he found, oddly enough, that the mere118 act of throwing his weapon to his shoulder and firing it calmed him. The kick of the gun subdued119 his excitement and cleared his brain. He surprised himself by directing Jacket in a cool, authoritative120 voice, to shoot low. When he had emptied the magazine he led two of the horses forward. Then, grasping his own machete, he joined in clearing a pathway.
It seemed an interminable time ere they extricated121 themselves from the trap, but finally they succeeded and gained the welcome shelter of the woods, pausing inside its shelter to cut the muffles122 from their horses' feet. By this time the defenders123 of the trocha were pouring volley after volley at random124 into the night.
"If Gomez had the ammunition126 these fools are wasting he would free Cuba in no time."
Now that the skirmish was over, Jacket began to boast of his part in it.
"Ha! Perhaps they'll know better than to show themselves the next time
I come this way," said he. "You saw me, didn't you? Well, I made a few
Spanish widows to-night."
"Not many, I'm afraid," O'Reilly laughed.
"Oh, believe me, I'm an old hand at this sort of thing. I shoot just as well at night as I do in the daytime." This was literally127 true, and when no one disputed his assertion Jacket proceeded further in praise of himself, only to break off with a wordless cry of dismay.
"What's the matter?" Johnnie inquired.
"Look! Behold128 me!" wailed129 the hero. "I have left the half of my beautiful trousers on that barbed wire!"
Antonio swung a leg over his saddle, saying: "Come along, amigos; we have fifty leagues ahead of us. The war will be over while we stand here gossiping."
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