Marble Hill press., 1920-12-09

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swell. how did you pass your nr-i
NIGHT Ia nuenaVrnluraf =" she inquired,
IN the manufacture of breakfast ccn'
Nersation.
"Sot very we'll. llgEcrs hi, me and
woke me up. and nnally ] fell into
trance aad had . SiSlon-about you,
After that I cuuldn't 80 TO sleep again,
l was fairly bursting 10 sce yoI ai
breakfast and read your palm. I've
Jus, discovered Wonderful system
-show me." she flashed hark ai
him and she extended her little hand
n- picked it up Eraycly and with ID"
dull tine ~ a fort mad. n Trrat shoS
Of tracing the lines on her palm
You arv about tWenty four years
old. and your ancestors we're purr-br'i
Casiiiinns Who came from Madrid,
rrnsslag the Atlantic In carayels Ever
sine. the nrst Ruey lamie'i on this
coast the family has been iientinri
With the government u the country 10
onr way or another. when you Wcrr
quit. = little giri. your father. Don
Ricardo Rusy. at that time president
u Sohrantr. failed e. suppress a rrNnH
luton Ani wns coru-rrl n the govern
in-ni palace. which was st afrc.
Through the bravery and devotion
~ a rscknvy gentleman. Colonel Henry
Icnks. an ARTILLERY officer In your
fathers army you were saved fr'm
p~rlshlng In the burning palacc. g..
oacl jerks turned yuu over 20 his
spouse. now known as Mother tcnks
with Instructions ~ raise yuu = lydN
and Mother jerks has carried "ui
thus. Instructions. Colonel jerks and
your father Vrrr executed. aud Mother
jerks ssu' you O. the Calted States
e. be educated You had a hro,brr
Ricardo Luis Rucy. older than your
self hy s.Vcn or eight years. should
Jui-. Ia some mysterious manner
sou and your brother lost track ~
each other. and ~ the present momcu'
h. believes you perishe'i In the iam"-
that Quilted the government palace.
"You are %; a proud independent m.
iur. sou uurG AZ something FOR a i.'.
lnr. and inasuuch as you haven't been
able 10 s.t aside a gr.at deal ~ m"a.
cy from you- earnings you are plan.
ming to terminate your visit to your
native land at an early date and re-
turn to the United States for the pur.
pose ~ getting back to work. These
plans. however. will never be con.
summated.
"Nhyf Because you are 20 De mar.
ried 10 a nice man and live happily
ever afterward. and about sixty days
from now. II all gncs well |. John :
Webster. am going 20 introduce you TO
your lang-lost brother Ricardo. You
will FIRST see Ricardo riding ai the
head Of his victorious rebel troops as
he enters Bueuaventura. lie will be
the next president ~ this wrctehcd
couatry. II. fortunately, be- is not killed
| In the revolution he Is now fomcntlng
against his fathers nncicui enemy.
Your brother does not know you are
living and IL viii he a proud and hap
py day FOR me when bring him to
| YOU. In the interim. what DO you pur'
! pose having for breakfast? Ham and
/ eggs sunny side Up. an omeletie or q
! cerenlr'
! lie released her hand and favored
| her with the boyish grin that always
/ had the effect Of stripping the years
/ from him as one strips the husk from
a ripe ear OF corn. She was gazing OF
| him In wids-eycd amazement.
"Is nay brother really allvcf'
"He was rs late ms midnight last
night. DO you recall the chap ! saved
from being assasSinated In New Or
| leansr"
| Yes"
Your worthy brother. Aad do you
recall the chauffeur whose passage 20
this port was forced 10 payT'
| "Yes."
The same individual. sent him
ashore In the launch with Billy. and he
has been housed at III Buen Amigo
but left early this morning for the
back country to open recruiting of
| fee"
She reached across the little table
and squeezed his big brown hand i'm
pulsively. You're the most wonderful
man ever knew. Ald does my pool
brother know I am living. Mr. Web
ster?"
"No--and I'm not going TO tell him
I think II will he much nicer to re
store you TO each other on the steps
OF the government palace on the dal
when the Ruey faction comes into Ia
own again. That will make his victory
all the sweeter. BY the way. wher'
was Ricardo whea your fathers shiI
OF state went on the rocksr'
"At school In u military academy ir
Kentucky"
,"It Is n marvellous mix-up. which ri
caStio can doubtless explain. Ais
Rusx. know he believes his siste'
terlshed with her father. Mothe'
Y 1efks. Iudn't know where he was ans
coRfnffV Communicate with him--ant
p aN4Piy6H are. However. little ole
Jack Fix-it win bring you togethe'
,b aazan i6iAse course. In the interim
lsnrlahsss slAss eggs7 Straight vi
her teipoAurs'ho1I
j, Sha AseMaA iarrsos at him. I'VE ar
i ,gpipg tt be SIGH EaRd. true friends
Takany 1at- she slx,6Epd He altnas