The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-17
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER John Stuart Webster. min
ing engineer, after cleaning up "A fortune IN
Death valley, Calf, boards a train for the
East. lie befrlends a young lady annoyed by
n mashcr. thoroughly trouncing the pest.
CHAPTER U-At Denver Webster re-
Celyes "A letter from Billy Geary, his closest
friend. Geary urges hiIu 10 come To So
bTauto, Central America, to hhance ana ue-
Sclup a mining claim. lie decides TO so.
CHAPTER Ruey, the young
woman Webster befriendcd, and who has
made "a deep impression on him, as he has
on her, Is also on the way 10 Sobrante.
CHAPTER IN-At Buenavcntura, capital
OF Sobrante. Billy Geary. III and pcnniless Is
living on the charity Of Mother jerks"
Keeper OF a dramshOp. She receives "A cable
gram from Dolores. telling of her coming.
CHAPTER " Dolores father. Ricardo
Rucy. president Of Sobrante, had been killed
in a revolution led by Sarros, the present
executive. Dolores, a child OF eight. was
smugglcd out Of the country by Mother
jerks and supported by her in the United
States The old woman. ashamed Of her
occupation and habits OF life, fears TO meet
Dolores, and sends Geary to the boat TO say
she has gone to the United states.
CHAPTER NI.-Webster, on his way to
Sobraute, is taken i'll on the train, and is
In "a hospital at New orleans two weeks.
Geary bungIes his mission, Dolores easily
seeing through his story. She greets Mother
jerks as her friends and bcnefactor. Geary
falls desperately in love with the girl
CHAPTER NGI.-At New Orleans, while
waiting Tor the steamer 10 ventura
Webster saves the life of "A young man who is
attacked by two assassins. The youth leaves
Webster without disclosing his Identity.
CHAPTER NIlI.-On the steamer Webster
finds his stateroom occupied by n stranger
who declares his intention OF being his guest
to Buenaventura. At first angered, Webster
and the stranger. after a somewhat forcible
argumcnt rcach an amicable agreement
Webster recognizes him as the youth whose
life he had saved the day before, though
the other does not know Webster.
CHAPTER TX Arriving at Sobrante.
Geary welcomes Webster and Is Instrumental
in helping his friends guest" ashore. The
latter is known to Webster as Andrew
Bowers" Geary houses him at Mother
Jenks'. Webster gets the idea that Geary
and Dolores are In love, and with the inten-
ton OF giving Geary every chance he smil-
ingly contradicts the girls statement that
they have met before.
CHAPTER X.-Webster receives a warn
ing conveyed by Don Juan Cafetero.' really
John j. Caferty, Irishman Of good qualities
fallen through overindulgeuce In liquor. that
there Is "A plot to assassinate him. Webster
makes "A firm friend OF Cafferty. Later. the
American is insulted by a Sobrantean army
officer and publicly ridicules him. A challenge
TO a duel is accepted under such stern condi-
tions that the Sobranteans withdraw II.
CHAPTER Xl. Webster secretly visits
Andrew Bowers at Mother jerks. He
learns that Bowers Ia Ricardo Ruey, son
OF the assassinated president. brother of Do
lor"s twhom he believes dead, and that "A
revolution is contemplated Next morning no
tells Dolores that her brother. OF whom she
has no recollection, is in the country. pro-
1ecting the overthrow Of President Sarros.
Very much In love with the girl. but be-
iieVing that her affection has been bestowed
on GoarY, Webster leaves to investigate the
mine which he has come to finance.