The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1920-09-18
Observation-Disclosures
(Copyrisht. by Petsc B. Kyns)

| phraspology, his clock had been fixed,
! on the inStal he recognized in the OBJ
jet of his yonlhlul partners alteration
| the same W.aSUne woman he had en-
| thronpd in his own secret castle of
iove From that precise second Billy'S
| preserve WI : as safe from encrOach-
r"nt by his friend as would be d bale
Of ConfedeI - currency in an armor-
| aeei vault on the hree-thousand-foot
level of a wateN filed mine.
John Stuar, Webster had unanimously
resolved upon The course he should have
pursued in the first place. He would
investigate Billy's mining concession
Immediately provided it should prove
worth while, he would finance it and
put the property on paying basis /;
after which he would see to it that
the very best doctors in the city of
Buenaventura should inform Billy, I'M
officially and in the strictest conf
dence. that if he desired TO preserve
the lie of Senior Juan Webstaire be
should forthwith pack that rapidly dis
integrating person off to more saIu-
briOus climate.
Having made his decision, John
Stuart Webster Immediately took heart
of hope and decided to lead trumps.
Dolores rejoined them for siesta
after luncheon.
Webster leaned over and slapped
Billy Geary's knees affectionately.
| al
wreck, how long do you suppose it
will take for you to pick up enough
strength and courage to do some ac-
tive mining? I'm anxious to get that
property on paying basis, so I can
get out of the country"
"Why, Johnny" the amazed Billy
declared, ~ thought you would stay
and help run the mine."
Indeed Well, why do you sup
pose | spent so much time teaching
you how to run mine, you young
idiot, If not against just such time
as this?, You found this concession
| and tied it up; I'll finance it and help
you get everything started; but after
| that, I'm through, and you can man.
age it on salary and name the salary
| yourself. You have a greater inter-
est in this country than /, William !;
and so with your kind permission
! we'll hike up to that concession to-
morrow and give it the double-O !;
then, if I can o. K. the property, Wen
cable for the machinery ordered just
before I left Denver, and get busy
We ought to have Our first cleanup
within ninety days"
Gosh. but you're in a hurry" Billy
murmured. He disliked exceedingly
the thought of having his courtship
interrupted on minutes notice.
you know me, son. I'm hustler
on the job" Webster reminded him
sooner You can get back and accumu-
| late more malaria. What accommoda-
tons have you up there?"
"None. Jack"
"Then you had better get some,
Billy. I think you told me we have
to take horses at San Miguel de
Padua to ride in to the mine" Billy
nodded. ''Then you had better buy a
tent and bedding for both of us, ship
the stuff up to San Miguel de Padua,
go up with it and engage horses, a
good cook and couple of reliable
mozos. When you have everything
ready telegraph me and I'll come up"
"Why can't you come up with mew
Billy demanded.
II have to see man, and write
some letters and send cablegram
and wait for an answer. may have
to loaf around here for two or three
days. BY the way, what did you do
for that friend l sent to you with the
letter of introducton?'
Exactly what you told me to do,
Johnny"
"Where is he now?'
cat FL Buen Amigo-the same place
where I'm living"
"All right. When you get back to
your hosiery, you might tell my
friend | shall expect him over to dine
with me this evening, if he can man
age it."
VI al houi tliCy diSNuSSCu various
subjects; then Billy, declaring the
Siesta was almost over and the shops
reopening as a consequence, an
nounced his intention of doing his
shopping, said goodbye tc Dolores and
Webster and lugubri~~y departed
on the business in hand
"Why are you in such a hurry, Mr..
Webster" Dolores demanded "You
/ haven't been in Blenaventura six
hours until you've managed to make
me perfectly miserable"
I'm terribly sorry. didn't mean
to-"
Didn't you know Billy Geary is my
personal property?"
mo, but l suspected he might be.
Bills generous that way. He never
hesitates to give himself to a charm
ing woman"
"This was case Of mutual self
defense. Billy hasn't any standing So