The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-11-11
CHAPTER ~.

republic of Sobrante. as invariably Il
lawns IN the trOpics-wlthout extend.
ed preliminary symptoms. The soft.
silvery light Of full moon that had
stayed out scnndalousy late had
merged imperceptlbly Into gray; the
gray was swiftly yielding place 20 n
faint crimson that was spreading and
deepening upward athwart the east.
In the patio of Mother jerks estab-
lishment In the Gale de Concordia,
NO. 10, the first shafts OF morning
light were hlterlng obliquely through
the orange trees and creeping In UNI
der the deep, GOthic-arched veranda
Ianking the western side of the pa.
ito. Presently. through the silent
reaches of the Gale de COncOrdia. the
sound of Il prodiglous knocking and
humping echoed. as Of some fretful
Individual seeking admission at the
street door Of III Buen Amigo, by
which euphonious designation Mother
jerks caravansary was known TO the
public of Buenaventura. In the sec
ond story, front, a window slid back
and womans voice, husky with that
huskiness that speaks so accusingly
OF cigarettes and alcohol, demanded
"Quien esq Who is it2 Que qulere
listed? Wot do yer wantT
"Ye might dlsplnse wit that para
Queet conversation whln nddhressln'
the likes av me-" voice replied. "Tls
me-Cafrerty. have cablegram
Leber give me TO deliver"
"Gawd's truth Would yer wake
the ole 'ouse with yer 'ammerlngT"
"All right. I'll not say another
worrdi"
Without the portal stood Don Juan
Cafetero, OF whom u word or two be-
fore proceeding.
To begin, Don Juan Cafetero was
not his. real name, but rather a free
Spanish translation of the Gaelic
John Cafferty. Mr.. Cafferty was an
exile OF Erin with n horrible thirst.
He had first arrived In Sobrante some
1--WE years before, as section boss in
the employ Of the little forelgn-owned
narrow-gauge railway which ran from
Buenaventura on the Caribbean coast
TO San Miguel de Padua, up-country
where the nitrate beds were located.
Prior TO his advent the railroad peo-
pie had tried many breeds OF section
boss without visible results, until
Chicago man, who had come TO So
brante 10 install an lnter-communlcnt.
Ing telephone system In the govern
ment buildings, suggested 10 tie SUI
perintendent OF the road, who was n
German, that the men made for bosses
come from Erln's isle; wherefore Mr..
Cafferty had been imported at price
OF 50 day gold. Result-a marked
Improvement In the road bed and con
sequently the train schedules, and the
ultimate loss OF the Cafferty soul.
Something In the climate OF Sobran-
te must have appealed 10 touch OF
lalssez falre In Don Juan's amIable
nature. for In the course OF time he
had taken unto himself. without bell
or book, after the fashion OF the pro.
letariat OF SObrante, the daughter OF
one Esteban Manuel Enrique Jose Ma.
ria Pasqual y Afiramontes, an estlma-
BILE peOn who was singulnrly glad 10
have his daughter or his hands and no
questions asked. Following the fash
ion OF the country, however, Esteban
had forthwith moved the remainder OF
his numerous progeny under the man
tie OF Don Juan Cafetero's philan-
thropy and resigned a position which
for many years he had not enjoyed
-to-wit; sailing and packing green
hides at local abattolr This fool.
hardy economic move had so lncensed
Don Juan that In III OF plque he
spurncd his father-ln-law 1--WE must
call Esteban something and so why
split hairsO under the tails OF his
camlsa, with such vigor as TO sever
forever the friendly relations hither.
To existing between the families. Mrs.
Carerty (again we transgress, but
what " itl) subsequently passed away
In child birth, and no sooner had she
been decently buried than Don Juan
took a week or TO drown his sorrows.
In this condition he had encoun-
| tered Esteban Manuel Enrique Jose
Maria Pasqual Mlramontes and
called him out OF his name. In the
alteration that ensued Esteban. fully
convinced that he had received the
nub end OF the transaction from start
20 finish, cut Don Juan severely; Don
Juan had t-ereupon slain Esteban
with a .44-callber revolver aud upon
emerging from the railroad hospital a
month later had been tried by So
brantean magistrate aud fined the sum
OF $4,000, legal tender Of the republic
OF Sobrante. or coursS, he had paid
il of within six months from his
wages as section boss, but the mem
DRY OF the injustice always ranked
him. and gradually he moved down the
scale OF society from section boss 10
day laborer, day laborer 10 tropical
! tramp. and tropical tramp to beach