Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-24

knew definitely that her husband hnt
gone out she telephoned to General AL
farez, making an appointment to cal
on him Mt IL. She knew the crafty ole
Spaniard would be awaiting her Will
eagerness.
Her interview with him was short
however. and when she emerged from
his house she ordered the coachman &c
drive directly to the Garavel bank
This time she stayed longer, closeted
with the proprietor What she told
him threw him into something like a
panic. 1t seemed that Anibal Alfare7
was by no means so well reconciled &c
the death Of his political hopes as had
been supposed. On the contrary, in
spite of all that had been done to pre-
vent it, he had been working secretly
and had perfected the preliminaries of
a coup which he intended to spring at
the eleventh hour Through Ramon he
had brought about an alliance with the
outgoing Calico, and intended to make
the bitterest possible fight against Gar
avel. Such joining of forces meant Sc
rious trouble, and until the bankers
position was materially strengthened
IL would be most unwise TO announce
his candidacy as had been planned.
She did not go into minute details.
There was no need, for the bankers
fears took fire at the mere fact that
Alfarez had revolted. He was dunn
founded, appalled,.
Ramon is partly to blame. He is
Just as proud as you or as his father"
Gaf1 w. H.
of your daughters engagement to our
friend Anthony
"Ah, now 1 see 1t ALP His face
darkened. $50, this is my reward for
needing your advice in regard to Ger
trudis. She should have wed Ramon.
as was intended, then I would have
had a lever with which to lift his IA
Their from my path. Very well, then.
there is no engagement with this An
thony. 1t may not be too late even
yet TO capture Ramon
1.-The city is already talking about
Gertrudis and Kirk"
mo word has been spoken, no prom
ise given. There is not even an I'M
allow my great ambition to be thwart-
ed by the within of girl, to be upset
by a strangers smile? Bah! At their
age l loved a dozen. I could not sur
vive without them" He snapped his
fingers. Come, we will see my friend
Anibal at once"
But Mrs. Cortlandt checked him, say
Ing quietly:
THAT is all right as far as 1t goes,
but you forget the other young man."
ETH? How so? Gertrudis will not
marry this Anthony"
Perhaps she loves him."
"Love is a fancy, a something seen
through a distant haze. an illusion
month, in a year, she will have for
gotten; but with me it is different.
This is my life's climax; there will be
10 other"
"But how win you handle AnthonyT'
Garavel looked at her blankly- HE
s in my way. He is ended Is not that
ln?"
"I am glad you are practical; so
many of you Latin-Americans are alb
urdly romantic"
''And why should I not be practical?
am a business man. 1 love but two
hings, madame-no, three, my daugh-
er. my success and my country. By
his course will, serve all three"
"Since you take this view of it, am
ure that with Ramon's help we can
issuade Don Anlbal from his course.
he general is sensible and doesn't
vant a>fight any more than you do. If
our daughter will consent
MY dear lady. give yourself no I'M
asiness. She does not know the mean
~ of rebellion"
Then let me look up Ramon. He
nd will approach the general to.
ether" She gave him her neatly
loved hand. "Things are never so bad
S they SEEM"
That afternoon Kirk received a for
lal communication from the banker
'hich filed him with dismay. 1t ran:
Ny Dear Mr.. Anthony-To my extreme
STRESS, hear a ruTnor that Gertrudis Is
become your wife. I assure you that |
either she nor blame YOU in the least |
n this unfortunate report. but since busy |
ngues will wag upon the slightest ex- |
Use, we feel it best that no further oc- |
lsion for gossip should be given. I am |
ire you Will cooperate with us. Sincere |
and respectfully your friend.
ANDRES GARAvEL.
A sense of betrayal crept over him as
, read. What the letter signified, be-
md the fact that Mr.. Garavel had
hanged his mind, he could not make
1t. and he resolved to go at once and /
,mand an explanation. But at the
ink he was told that the proprietor
Id gone home, and he drove to the
ouse only to learn that Senior Garavei
nd his daughter had left for Las Sa-
anuas not half an hour before. So
ack through the city he urged his
river. across the bridge and out along
lie country Aoad.
Darkness had settled when he re-
irned, raging at the trickery that had
cen practiced upon him. II they
fought to gain their point by sending
m on wild goose chases like this they
ere greatly mistaken. He proposed
have Chiquita now, IL he had to
Irst his way to her through barred
,ors. He had yielded to their left
inded customs out OF courtesy II