The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-04-21
THE BROoKINGs REGISTER, BOOKINGS, S D., THURS DAY, APRIL 81, 1921

hack a pathway Tor an empty 1lmcu.
sine! That mean he's hoping to draw
the watchers from the other gtte"
But Don Juan Cafetero was not lis
tening; he was running at top speed
for the south gate Of the palace
grounds-and Webster followed.
As they swung into the street upon
which this south gate opened, Webster
saw that 1t was deserted Of all save
the dead, for Sarros' clever ruse had
worked we'll and had had the effect Of
arousing the curiosity Of his enemies
as to the cause OF the uproar at the
north gate, In consequence Of which
they had all scurried around the block
10 see what they could see, thus ac-
cording SarrOs the thing he desired
most-a fighting chance and a half
minute to get through the gate and
headed for the steamship landing with
out interference.
Webster and Don Juan came abreast
the high. barred gate in the thick, 90
foot masonry wall as the barrier swung
DdCk anu IL man, III II NLOliCCp
Numbered through on a magnificent
bay thoroughbred.
That's him. Shtop the divil !"
screamed Don Juan. They'll do the
decent thing be me If take him
alive"
To Webster, who had acquired the
art Of snap shooting while killing time
IN many q lonely camp, the bay charg-
er offered an easy mark. "Hate to
down that beautiful ANIMAL" he re-
marked-and pulled away.
The horse leaped into the air and
came down stiff-legged Sarros spurred
It cruelty, and the gallant beast strove
to gather itself into its stride, stag
gered and sank to its knees, as with q
wild Irish yell Don Juan Cafetero
reached the dictator's side.
Sarros drew q revolver, but before
he could use II Don Juan tapped him
smartly over the head with his rifle
barrel, and the nan toppled inertly to
the ground beside his dying horse.
more power to We sor," Don Juan
called cheerily and turned to receive
Webster's approval.
What he saw paralyzod him for an
instant. Webster was standing beside
the gate, firing into a dozen of Sarros'
sOldiery who were pouring out Of a
house Just across the street, where for
an hour they had crOuched unseen and
unheard by the Ruey men at the gate.
They were practically out Of ammuni-
ton and had merely been awaiting a
favorable opportunity to escape before
the rebels should enter the city In
force and the hO~use-to-hOuse search
for snipers should begin. They had
been about to emerge and beat a haSty
retreat, when SarrOs rode out at the
gate, and with a rush they followed,
gaining the sidewalk in time to be wit
nesses to the dictator's downfall.
For a moment they had paused, hud-
died on the sidewalk behind their Off
Ger, who, turning to scout the street
up and down, beheld John Stuart Web
ster standing by the gate with an au-
in his hand. At the same in
slant Webster's attention had been at
to the little band on the side
walk in their leader he recognized no
less a parsonage than his late acquain-
lance, the fire eating Capt. Jose Ben
Coincidentally Benavides rec
ognized Webster.
1t was an awkward situation. Web
ster realized the issue was about
to be decided, that II he would
have 1t In his favor, he should waste
not one split-second before killing the
mercurial Benavides as the latter
stood staring at him. 1t was not a
question, now, OF who should beat the
other to the draw, for each had al
ready filled his hand. It was a ques-
ton, rather, as to who should recover
first from his establishment. II Bena-
vides decided to let bygones be BY
cones and retreat without firing q
shot, then Webster was quite willing
to permit him to pass unmolested; in
deed, such was his aversion to shoot
Ing any man, so earnestly did he hope
the Sobrantean would consider that
discretion was the better part Of valor,
that he resolved to %inculcate that idea
In the Hotspur.
(To be Continued