Rainbow's End eBook   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.”
O’Reilly’s adventures on his swift ride through Las Villas have
no part in this story.  It is only necessary to say that they
were numerous and varied, that O’Reilly experienced excitement
aplenty, and that upon more than one occasion he was forced to
think and to act quickly in order to avoid a clash with some
roving guerrilla band.  He had found it imperative at all times
to avoid the larger towns, for they, and in fact most of the
hamlets, were unsafe; hence the little party was forced to
follow back roads and obscure bridle trails.  But the two guides
were never at a loss; they were resourceful, courageous, and at
no time did the American have reason to doubt their
faithfulness.  Evidences of the war increased as the journey
lengthened.  The potreros were lush with grass, but no herds
grazed upon them; villages were deserted an