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THE RETREAT TO THE RICE-HOUSE.
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"And have I no right here?" asked the Spaniard, sharply.
"Who is that with you?"
"My brother, Benedicto, from Manila, who was visiting me."
"He has betrayed us into the hands of the Americanos! If he—"
The rest of the sentence was drown out in a volley of musketry, and two rebels were seen to fall. Some started to run, but others held their ground.
Larry listened in amazement. He had heard the names José Lupez and Benedicto, and knew that the two Spaniards were brothers. Could this Spaniard, Benedicto Lupez, be the man who had made off with the money Braxton Bogg had stolen from the Hearthstone Saving Institution?
