Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

ton to marry your Here you are,
practically alone in the wOrld-at
least you were when Bill met you
and fell in love with yOu-and l know
that boy so well was convinced, aft
er meeting you, that his future happi-
ness and yours would best be con-
served if you married him. realize
this Is a most unusual CONVERSE
ton"
"Quite to be expected of an unusual
man, Caliph. And l do not think you
were one bit presumptuous. 1t was
wonderfully dear of you, and l am
profoundly grateful that Billy and
have such a true, unselfish friend,
whose first thought is for our happi-
ness. OF course, you realize how bad
I felt to think 1 couldn't accede to
BilIy's plan. BilIy's such a dear, 1t
quite broke my heart to disappOint
him, but a little temporary unhappi-
ness will not ruin Billy, will it? 1t
makes me feel blue to talk about it,
Caliph."
mot at all, not at all, Miss Ruey.
Bill is one of the impulsive, whirl-
wind kind, up in the clouds today
and down in the slough of despOnd
tomorrow. He'll survive the shock.
However, I'm glad to know everything
will come out all right. Seeing you
here gave me a momentary chill;
thought cog had slipped somewhere,
so l helped myself to Cupid's license
and asked. A man cannot learn very
much from a woman unless he asks
questions, can he? mean on the sub
ject of love-"
She smiled a little, wistful, knowing
smile. mo, Caliph," she answered Sc
riously, somehow the Master Of
Things ordained that on the subject
of love man must do all the talking"
Eyes, but on the other hand, wom-
an has the last word-as usual. How
ever, the only thing in your case and
Billy's that worries me is the thought
that since Bill left his magnet behind
| he will be drawn back here before he
is in the kind of shape, physically,
that l want him to be in before he
relieves me on the job so l can go
away"
do not worry on that point, Ca
liph. 1 am your ally there; between
us both think I'VE can manage him"
"Fine business! And with those
few kind words We'll dismiss William
until you care to talk about him again,
although if you're as deep in love as
| or Of cI1hinat
very long. Hope you haven't been
into mischief"
81 haven't been idle. I've made sew
eral dresses for Mother jerks and
done a lot of fancy work and begun
the study of my mother tongue. If
my brother should become president
of this country, it would i'll become his
sister not to be able to speak Spanish.
By the way, Billy told me you were
going to remain up in the hills quite
a while yet. What brought you back
to town so SOON"
Expected I'd have some freight ar.
irving shortly"
GLOW long will you remain in Bue.
naventura?"
Considering the fact that he was
no longer subject 70 temptation, since
the object Of his temptation was now
definitely promised to his friend, Bill
ly, Webster suddenly decided to re-
main until the political atmosphere
should be cleared, although prior to
his conversation with Dolores he had
cherished a definite plan to go back
to the hills within 4S hours.
I'm going back" he replied sober
ly, "after l have kept my promise
and introduced you to your brother
in the government palace. If / can
not introduce him to you there, the IT.
tie to our mining concession will be
clouded, in which event it will not be
necessary for Billy or myself to fuss
with it further"
He related to her the information
cleaned from her brother two days
previously.
cts no use for an individual to
fight a government despot in courts
controlled by the latter" he conclud
ed. "YOur brother must win and de-
pose the Sarros; then with the title
to the property certified by the gov
eminent as without a flaw, 1 may dare
to spend $4,000 developing it."
"And if my brother doesn't win"
81 may never have an opportunity
to present you to him. We mustn't
be squeamish about this matter, Miss
Ruey. If Ricardo doesn't turn the
trick, he may go the way of his ia
Their unless he can manage to get ou
of the country"
She was silent, digesting this grin
alternative. "As I understand it, then
Caliph, Ricardo hopes to win his rev
olution when he strikes the first blow
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