The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1921-12-16
By PETER B. KYNE

CHAPTER What New Orleans, while
Webster saves the life of a young man
who is attacked by two assassns The
youth leaves Webster without disclosing
his identity.
CHAPTER WILTON the steamer Web
ster finds his stateroom occupied by a
stranger who declares his intention of
being his guest to Buenaventura. At first
angered. Webster and the stranger, after
somewhat forcible argument, reach an
as the youth whose se hsd
the day before. though the other does
not know Webster
II thinK," said John Stuart Webster
slowly, that you're good picker. Bill
She's my ideal of fine young woman.
and my advice to you is to marry her.
I'll grub-stake you. Bill. this stiff col
lar is choking me; wish you'd wait
here while go to my room and rustic
= up soft one"
In the privacy of his room John
Stuart Webster sat down on his bed
and held his head In his hands. for he
had just received Q blow in the solar
plexus and was still groggy. Present
ly, however, he pulled himself together
and approaching the mirror looked
long at his weather-beaten counte.
nance.
TOO DID," he murmured, "too old to
be dreaming dreams"
He changed to soft collar, and
when he descended to the patio to join
Billy once more he was, to all outward
appearances his usual unperturbed
self, for his was one of those rare ma
lures that can derive certain comfort
from the misery of self-sacrifce-and
in that five minutes alone in his room
John Stuart Webster had wrestled
with the tragedy Of his life and won.
He had resolved to give Billy the
right of way on the highway to happi-
ness.
In MIR. Wehster's own whimsical
phraseology, his clock had been fixed
on the instant he recognized in the OBJ
ject Of his youthful partners alteration
the same winsome woman he had en-.
throned In his own secret castle of
love. From that precise second Billy's
| preserve was as safe from encroach-
ment by his friend as would be bale
Of Confederate currency in an arm or.
steel vault on the three thousanu-foot
level of water-filled mipe
John Stuart 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 1t and
| put the property on a paying. basis;
after which he would see to II that
the very best doctors In the city of
Buenaventura should inform Billy. un.
ofhcially and in the strictest conf.
dence. that If he desired to preserve
the life of Senior Juan Webstaire be
should forthwith pack that rapidly dis
migrating person off to a more salu.
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.
"Well. Bill, you saffron-colored old
wreck, how long do you suppose 1t
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 l can
| get out Of the country"
"Why. Johnny" the amazed Billy
declared. II 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 a mine, you young
idiot, If not against just such a time
as this? You found this concession
and tied 1t up; I'll finance it and help
you get everything started; but after
that, I'm through, and you can man
| age 1t on salary and name the salary
yourself. You have a greater inter-
est in this country than l, William {;
and so with your kind permission
Wen hike up to that concession to-
morrow and give 1t the double-O;
then. If l can o. X. the property, Wen
cable for the machinery ordered just
| before l 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 a minutes notice.
you know me. son.. I'm a hustler
on the job" Webster reminded him
brutally; $50 the sooner you start, the
sooner you can get back and accumu-
late more malaria. What accommoda-
| lions have you up there?"
"None, Jack"
'Then you had better get some,
| Billy. think you told me we have
| to take horses at San Miguel de
Padua to ride in to the NINE" 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 II and engage horses. a
| good cook. and couple of reliable