The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-09-25
Observation-Disclosures
copyright. by Peter B. Kyne)


Vt Ruey to keep the breed pure, but
,espite all precautions, the family tree
nas been grated once with a Scotch
listle twice with the lily Of France,
md once with the shamrock Of Ire
land My mother was an Irish woman"
You alibi yourself perfectly, Ricar-
do. and my curiosity Is appeased. Per
NIT me to continue my tale" he added
in Spanish and forthwith he related
with humorous detail his adventure at
the gangplank of the steamer that had
borne him AID Ricardo Ruey south.
Ricardo interrupted him. I'VE know
all about that, friend Webster. and We
knew the two delightful gentlemen had
been told of to get ECONOMICALLY
The Sobrantean revolutionary junta
has headquarters in New Orleans. It
is composed Of political exiles, for
Sarros, the present dictator Of So
brante, rules with an iron hand, and
has cute little habit Of railroading
his enemies to the cemetery via the
treason charge and the firing squad.
He killed my father, who was the
best president this benighted country
ever had, and I consider it my Chris
tan duty to avenge my father and
patriotic duty to take up the task he
left unfinished-the task of making
over my country.
I'm SObrante, as in most of the coun-
tries in Central America, there are
two distinct classes of people-the
III .s,tn
crat fattens on the peon, as he has
had habit of doing since Adam. We
haven't any middle class to stand as
IA buffer between the twO-Which
makes it sad proposition. My father
was an idealiSt and a dreamer and he
dreamed of reform in government and
a solution of the agraran problem
which confronts all Latin-America. He
trusted one Pablo SarrOs, an educated
| peon. who had commanded the gov
eminent forces under the regime my
father overthrow. My tender-hearted
parent discovered that SarrOs was
plotting to overthrow him; but instead
of having him shot, he merely removed
him from command. Sarros gathered
handful of bandits, joined the old
government forces my father had con-
quered hired couple dozen Yankee
artilleryme1 and-he won out. My
father was captured and executed the
palace was burned. and my sister per-
islled in the flames. I'm here to pay
off the score"
"A worthy ambition! So you organ
lied the revolutionary junta in New
Orleans. eh?"
Ricardo nodded. sword of it reached
Sarros, and he sent his brother Raoul,
chief of the intelligence bureau, to in
vestigate and report. AS fast as he
reported, Colonel CaraveO reported to
me. My fathers sol possesses a name
to conjure with. Consequently it was
to the interest of the Sarros admins
tration that l be eliminated. They
watched every boat; hence my scheme
for eluding their vigilance-which,
thanks to you, worked like a charm"
But" Webster complained, "Pm not
sitting in the game at all, and yet I'm
caught between the upper and neither
millstOnes."
THAT is easy to explain. You inter-
fered that morning in Jackson square;
then Raoul Sarros met you going
aboard the steamer for Buenaventura
and you manhandled him, and natural
ly, putting two and two together, he
has concluded that you are not only
his personal enemy but also friend
and protector of mine and consequent
ly an enemy of the state"
"And as a consequence I'm marked
for slaughter?"
sit would be well, my friend" Doc
tor Pacheco suggested, ''to return to
the Uaited States until after Ricardo |
and his friends have eliminated your
Nemesis"
'How soon will that happy event
transpire?"
''In about sixty days we hope to be |
ready to strike, Mr.. Webster"
Co,onel Caraveo cleared his throat. |
81 understand from Ricardo that you
and another American are interested !,
in mining concession, Mr.. Webster"
Webster nodded.
us this concession from a private |
landhOlder or did your friend secure |
1t from the SarrOs governments"
"From the government We pay ten |
per cent. royalty, on a ninety-nine-year |
lease, and that's all l know about it. |
l have never seen the property. and |
my object in coming was to examine it |
and, if satisfied, finance the project"
IF you will return to your hotel, |
my dear SIR" Colonel Caraveo sug- |
gested, land remain there until noon |
tomorrow, l feel confident l can guar |
antee you immunity from attack there
after. l have a plan to influence my |
associates in the intelligence Office"
Bully for you, Colonel. Give me six
ty days in which to operate, and I'll