Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-07

| no desire to mix In the politics Of this
country"
"You have some desire, however, to
mix In its wealth." Ricardo reminded
him.
"Wellw
"I'm the only man that can help
you. BY the way, do not order your
machinery shipped until after l am
seated firmly on the throne Of my fa.
TIERS"
"Why"
ITS been framed with Sarros 10
let you spend your money on that con-
Cesslon aud get the mine In running
order; then fake suit, alleging an
error In the government survey, will
be fled, 1t will be claimed that the
concession given your friend, Geary
Is, by virtue of erroneous government
surveys, the property OF citizen OF
Sobrante. The courts here do as Sar.
ros tells them. You are to be kicked
out, busted, and despairing, and your
nicely equipped little mine will be
taken over as government monopoly
and run for the benefit Of the govern
ment, to-wit. Sarros and his satellites,
We had to cook up dirty deal Ike
that to save your life. OF course, now
that | have warned you In time you
On cal
however that worked both ways. 1t
enabled us TO save you and to save
us, by permitting the shipment, free
Of suspicion, of arms for the rebels
that are TO attack the city from with
in. Naturally | had to cache their
arms within the clty--and that was a
hard problem until you happened
along. Thank you. fairy godfather"
my thanks are due you, Ricardo.
I'm for you, first, last, and all the
time and against this Sarros outfit.
BY the way, how do you purpose NOV
Ing your machine guns?'
Wen have TO carry them l guess.
well, I'll have a small auto-truck
delivered in Buenaventura by that
time. You might arrange TO armor
It with sheet steel; and with cou-
pie OF machine guns mounted In 1t,
and n crew of resolute Americans be-
hind the machine guns, you could ca.
per from one end OF the city to the
other and clear a path for your in
fantry."
THANK you, my friend. I'll Dor
row the motor truck and arrange to
armor il. That's bully idea Are
you bound for Buenaventura nowY
Webster nodded. Then Ricardo
suggested "Ill meet you in my room
at FL Buen Amigo next Wednesday
night at II and explain the details OF
my plans to you If you care to hear
them. | think they're alright my
self but somehow think I'd feel more
certain Of them II you approve them
"rll be there, Rick, and the day
you run that outlaw Sarros off the
grass you'll know why ] am for you.
"Good-by, old man. You will new
er know how grateful you have made
me-
Ruey shook hands with Webster
and rode off through the timber, leav-
ing John Stuart Webster to pursue
the even tenor OF his way, until AT
length he arrived once more in Bue-
naventura and sought accommodations
at the Hotel Mateo. And there, as ne
entered the lobby and gazed through
glass door across the patio and into
the veranda, he saw that which dis
turhed him greatly. In a big wicker
rocker Dolores Ruey sat, rocking gent
" and busily stitching on piece of
fancy work
Billy Geary gone back to the Unit
ed States. and Dolores was stlll In
Buenaventura Amazngl Why
what the devil did Billy mean by
letting her have her own way like
that? OF course, they hadn't been
married. or she would not now be out
there on the veranda, and of course,
they hadn't quarreled, because that
was an imposslbility, and, OF course,
Billy had departed alone for the Q.
S. A., else he would have returned to
their camp in the hills back of San
Miguel de Padua.
"Well, | know what Tn going TO
do" Webster decided. I'm not going
to be led into temptation while Bill
Tvs not on the job-so I'll not put up
at the Hotel MateO after all. I'll
Just sneak around to FL Buen Ami
20 and fix It with that old Mother
jerks not to tip off my presence in
town to Dolores Ruey until | can get
the lay of the land and see what the
devil has happened to all my we'll
laid plans"
He retreated out the front door and
called a carriage, into which he was
about to step, bag and baggage, when
hon Juan Cafetero came rushing up
in great excitement. "Sure, where are
We goln' now, sor. Is there no room
for We In the Hotel MateoT
"Thelr beds have jggers In them,
and Just remembered that" Web
ster fibbed. Hop in, John, and we'll
drive around TO Mr.. Geary's lodgings
in II Buen Amigo"
"Rut | come trough the patio just
now" Don Juan explained, can who
should l meet but the young Teddy"
"You Internal scoundrell Did you
tell her | was in town.
"Sure l did, sog. An why not?"
"None of your Internal business.
You've spoiled everything. You're a
muddle-headed monkey and I've
great notion to let YOU get drunk
again. Take the baggage back into
the hotelI
Don Juan Cafetero. qreatly hum,