The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-03
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER John Stuart Webster.
mining engineer. after cleanins'np 1ot-
train for the East. lie befriends youns
lady annoyed by a masher. Thoroughly
trOuncing the pest.
CHAPTER 1I:-At Denver Webster IRE: re-
est friend. Geary urges him to come TO
Sotrante, Central America. to finance
and develop a mining claim. He decides
70 go.
CHAPTER III. - Dolores Ruey. the
young woman Webster befriended, and
who has made a deep impression on him.
as he has on her. is also on the way to
SObrante.
CHAPTER IV.-At Buenaventura. capt.
tai OF Sobrante, Billy Geary. i'll and PEN
niless, is living on the charity OF "Alot:er
jerks" keeper Of a dramshop. She re-
Of her coming.
CHAPTER V-Dolores' father. Ricardo
Rney. president of Sobrantc. had been
killed liz Il revolution led by Sarros, the
present executive: Dolores: child OF
eight. was smuggled out OF the country
by Mother jerks and supported by her
In the Un::ed States. The OLD woman;
life. fears TO meet Dolores. and sends
Genry to the boat to say she has gone
to the United States
CHAPTER yI-Webster. on his way to
Sobrante, is taken i'll on the train. and
is in hospital at New Orleans two
weeks. Geary bungles his mission. Dolo-
res easily seeing through ms story story, shs
greets Mother jerks as her friend and
benefactOr. Geary falls desperately IN
love with the girl
CHAPTER What New Orleans. while
rD, <11 ~fn 1t11Y.
Webster saves the life of Il young man
who IS attacked by two assassins. The
youth leaves Webster without disclosing
bis identity.
CHAPTEI: Wilton the steamer Web
ster finds his stuteroom occupied by
stranger who declares his intention OF
being his guest to BuenaVentura. At first
angered. Webster and the stranger, after
a somewhat forcibIe argument, reach an
amcable agreement Webster recognizes
him as the youth whose life he had saved
the day before. though the other does
not know Webster.
CHAPTER IN.-Arrivng at Sobrante,
Geary welcomes Webster and IS instru.
mental in helping his friends guest
as Andrew Bowers" Geary houses him
ut Mother jerks Webster gets the idea
that Geary and Dolores are in love, and
With the intention OF giving Geary every
statement that they have met before.
CHAPTER X. Webster receives a
warning conveyed by Don Juan Cafe
Good seh faen
Renee in liquor. that there Is a plot to
assassinate him. Webster makes firm
friend OF Cafferty. Later. the American
and publicly ridicules him: A challenge
to duel is accepted under such stern
conditions that the Sobranteans with
draw 1t.
CHAPTER X1.---Webster secretly visits
"Andrew Bowers" at Mother jerks He
learns that "Bowers'' is Ricardo Ruey.
son Of the assassnated president. brother
OF Dolores (WhOm he believes dead and
that revolution is contemplated Next
morning he tells Dolores that her brother,
OF whom she has no recollection. is in
the country: projecting the overthrow OF
with the girl. but believing that her af-
fectiou has been bestowed on Gcary.
Webster leaves to investigate the mine
which he has come to finance.
Continued From Last 1ssue)
"Wcll, knew had company, didn't
[? Come in. YOU crazy fellow. and
meet some good friends of mine who arc
very anxious to meet YOU" He turned
to u tall, handsome, scholarly looking
man of about forty, whose features.
dress and manner of wearing his
whiskers proclaimed him q person.
age. "Dr. Elisco Pachcco. | have the
honor to present Mr.. John S. Webster,
the American gentleman OF whom you
have heard me speak"
Doctor Pacheco promptly leapel to
his feet and bowed with ostcntatious
reverence then suddenly, with Latin
impulsivcness. he advanced upon Web
ster. swept aside the lattcrs out
stretched hand. clasped John Stuart
Webster in fraterlal embrace, and to
the old sour-u0ugh's inexpressible hor-
ror, kissed him upon lie right cheek
after when he Dacken III. bowed once
more, and said in Spanish: