The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-12-11
CHAPTER TX.
A Year.

weeks passed into months. Ger
tainly, he did not wish to live any
other life, now. He was deeply in
terested, profoundly content. He
worked as hard as Milo Valdez,
and almost as ardently as that
enthusiast. Quite as ardently,
when the work concerned the sec
ret struggles Swallowed forth at
that first dinner! That, however,
was comparatively seldom; al
though he OWNED that much work
apparently unrelated to the silent
war, really bore upon it. he had
glimpscs.
He found himself in the official
position Of Nocl's English secre-
tary, was introduced and SO ac-
ceptcd everywhere. There were
many visitors to the villa, with
whom he became acquainted and
among whom he learned to distin-
guish those 70 be trusted and those
to be warily treated; educated I'M
der Milo Valdez's lively tutelage.
There came business men from the
city, planters, fazenderos, who
owned domains immense in ex-
tent, men who were associated
With Noel In different enterprises
and men who brought in reports
from his own fazendas or sought
consultations. There came engi-
neors from mines, railroads or
other constructions going on in
the state. With these latter, Corey
Bruce was at home, indeed! Some
Of them were from his own coun-
try. None Of them appeared to
have heard Ct Rio Nabuco.
David Noel was often away
from the villa. Milo Valdez usu-
ally accompanied him Benito al
ways did. The Indians devotion
TO his master was of a fidelity ami
NAL rather than human. Bruce
learned the man was of a tribe lost
far up a little known river that
lay 1900 miles north of his pres
ent home; a wild, isolated people
who had strange and discomfort
ing accomplishments. Benito's
hearing, for example, was unean-
nily acute. Milo Valdez once told
the american that Benito could
hea II snake move across the
clipped grass Of the garden at a
distance truly incredible.
lido you remember how he
stood beween the windows, the
night my father and Senior Fer
raz dined here-the night we en-.
listed2" he questioned.
Yes" nodded Bruce.
Well, If a foot mad trod within ittihiir
so yards Of those windows, if a
leaf had stirred except naturally.
Benito would have heard. He car
see in the dark, too. lie sleeps
near Dom David--and did you
cyers see his knifea"
HNo.n
WELL" it is sufficient sale
Milo drily.
How did Dom David ge1
him3"
| do not know. But he ha.
him.
Which was an indisputablt
fact.
Bruce was not Always left be
hind, when affairs called away hi
companions. He was taken NOR,
than once to the beautiful, ga,
capital q city picturesque AM
vivid. But he preferred the lif'
OF the villa to that Of the town. H,
suffered d return Of shyness whel
Milo Valdez dragged him to NEE
ladies driving in the park or at
ball. He had difficulty in under
standing at the theater, and b
did not care for the opera. Anon,
such surroundings, he was MOI
bidly pursued by the sense Of be
ing an sntcast, a pariah.
On his second visit to the city
Milo Valdez took him to hear Noe
speak in the senate. And it wa
on this occasion that Bruce agail
met Jacinto Meyer.
Is was on the steps Of the gov
eminent palace, where Meyer ha,
come to speak to Noel before b
perceived the identity Of tn
young man beside him. When h
did perceive it, he kept himsel