Marble Hill press., 1920-12-23

country"
You taye some desire. however. TO
mix In It's wealth." Ricardo remlndcd
/ him.
"Wsllf"
"rm the only man that can help
you. Ry the way. do not order your
machinery shipped until after ] am
seated hrmly on the throne Of my "a
ihsrs"
why
"ItS been framed with sarros 20
let you spend your money on tina, con'
cvssion and get the mine In running
order: then n fake suit, alleging IN
error In the government survey. VIII
b. ui.,i n viii be- claimed that the
concession given your friend. Geary,
l.. hy virtue ~ crronrous guScrnm"nt
surveys, the property Of Citizen OF
Sobrnutc. The courts here do ~ Shr'
RE tells them. You ar 10 be- kicked
out. busted. and despalrine. and your
nlcvly equipped little mine viii he
taken over a. government monopoly
and run fnr the hcueft ~ the govern
m.nt. to.wit. Sarrus and his satellites.
". had 10 cook NJ a dirty deal Ike
that 20 save your life. Of course. nov
that have warned you IN time. you
ar. safe We schcmed = proposition.
however that worked both ways u
enabled NJ a. save YOU and % save
uS. hy permitting the shipment. frr"
ot suspicion ~ arms for the rebels
that are 70 attack the city from with
10 Naturally I had 70 cache their
arms within the city--and that was a
hsrd problem until you happened
along. Thank YOU, fairy godfather ="
My thanks nrr due you, Riear''o.
I'm for you. first. last. and all the
time. and against this Sarrns OUTFIT.
Ry the way. how 80 you purpose NOV
lng your machine guns"
Wen have To carry them. I guess y
We'll. ~ have a small autotruck
delivered 10 Burnayentura by that
tiuie. You might arrange 20 armor
IL with sheet steel and With n eou-
Pie ~ machine guns mounted In u.
and crew ~ rrsolute Americans be
hind the machine guns. you could ca
p.r from one end ~ tire city 10 the
other aud clear a path for your In
fAniry"
Thank ycu. my friend. I'll Dor
row the meteor truck and arrange ."
armor II. That's bully idea. ARE
you bound for BucnAveuturn nowT
Webster nodded. Then" Ricardo
suggested "Tll meet you 10 my room
af NJ Bucn Amigo next "Wednesday
night ~ II and explain the details OF
my plans 10 you II you carc 10 hear
them. | think they're alright my
self hut somehow think Ia feel mor'
cer-aln 81 them II you approve them.
"T-u be there Rick and the day
vau run that outlaw Sarros OF th'
grass you'll know why ! am for YOU.
"Good.by. old man. You will neV
- know how grateful you have mad'
me-"
Ruev shook hands with Webster
q and rode OF through the timber. leaV
irr John Stuart Webster 20 pursue
! the even tenor ~ his way. until n
! length he arrived once more In Bnr
J nayenturn and sought accommodation
: sf the Hotel Mn'eo. And there, as h
. entered the lobby and rnrcd through
- class doc. across the patio and INT
the ycrnnda. he saw that which dis
| turhcd him greatly. In a big wicke
| rocker Dolores Rucy sat. rocking gent
| ly and buslly stitching on a piece o
fancy work
| Enly Geary gone back 10 the Unii
i cd States. and Dolores was stiil y
Il puenaycnturn Amazing! WI,
\ what the devil did Billy mean b
4 letting her have her own way uk
that7 OF course. they hadn't bee
married or she would not now be ou
! there on the vcranda, and. Of conrs'
4 they hadn't quarreled. because tha
\ was, an lmpossibilIty, and. OF cours'
Rluy had departed alone for the
d c A. else he would have returned
Il their camp in the hills back Of Sa
J Miguel de padua.
1 "Well, know what I'm going
I do" Webster decided. I'm not goin
| "a be led into temptation while hi
i Tvs not on the job-so I'll not put U
at the Hotel Mateo after all. 7
| lust sneak around to Fl Buen Am
90 and fix IL with that old Moth'
| jerks not TO tip of my presence
n town 10 Dolores Ruey until can r
\ the lay Of the land and see what u
1 deVS has happened TO all my we
laid plans"
! ac retreated out the front door al
8 called A carriage. into which he WI
J about to step, bag and baggage, WHIT
81 Don Juan Cafetero came rushing ,
in great excitement "Sure, where n
We goin' now, sor Ii there no roo
for We I'm the Hotel Mateor
In .Thelr beds have jggers In the'
u and Just remembered that We
p ster fibbed. Hop In, John. and we
le drive around to Mr.. Geary's iodgin
u In II Buen Amigo"
u But I come trough the patio tu
now" Don Juan explained. "an' WI
X should I meet but the young Teddy
"You Internal scoundrell Did y
be tell her was In town.
ee "Sure I did. sor. An why notr