The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-14
CHAPTER XVIII.

l$f Three days passed. Don Juan Cafe
|. tero had been buried with all the pofnp
land circumstance Of a national hero:
5}A1other jerks, too, had gone to her. ZAP
pointed resting place, and FL Buen
Amigo had been closed forever. Ricar-
do had issued d proclamation annOunc-
ing himself provisional president Of
SObrante; a convention Of revolutions
airy leaders had been held, and a provi-
sional cabinet selected. A day for the
national elections had been named the
wreckase, OF the brief revolution had
been cleared away, and, the wheels Of
government were once more revolving
freely and noiselessly. And while all
of this had been going on, john Stu
art Webster had lain on his back, STAR
ing at the palace ceiling and absolute
ly forbidden to receive visitors. He
was still engaged in this mild form of
gymnastics on the third day when the
door of his room opened and Dolores
looked in on him. tHa-s5:a.5 ',a'2 w. -,
"Good evening, Calfph," she called.
AREN'T you dead yet?' '', !: ~. !. .
p It was exactly the tone she should
have adopted to get the best results,
for Webster had been mentally and
physically Ill since she had seen him
last, and needed some such pleasantly
as this to lift him but Of his gloomy
mood. He grinned 1T her boyish1y. 1a;h
mo, Tn not dead. On the contrary,
I'm feeling real chirpy. Mont you
come in and visit for q while, Miss
Ruey?'' 7 : e.. 90. &. :. M rs 5s,
well since you've invited me, /
shall accept" Entdring, she, stood be-
side his bed and tobk the hand he ex-
tended toward her: This is the first
opportunity I've hd Miss Ruey," he
began, ito apologize, for the shock I
gave you theSother pay. i should have
come back to you sas ! promised, in
stead of getting into fight and scar
ing you half to death. I hope you'll
forgive me, because I'm paying for my
fun now--with interest" . ~ i 3sS u J:
"yery well, Caliph. I'll forgive you
-on one condition"
,"Who am l. to resist having a 'condi-s
ton imposed upon: me? Name your
terms. shall obey" ~. i II, \, s ,...s5<
sim weary Of being called Miss.
Isucy. l want TO be Dolores-to you"
''By the toe nails of Noses" he re-
nected, "there is ~ escape. She's de-.
terminedsro rock the boat Aloud shs
said: "AlI right, Dolores. guess BIZ
won't mind." 49,, $.st.@..s s3est
Billy hasn'ta word to say about it,
she retorted, regarding him with that
calm, imlersonal, yet vitality interested
look that always drove him frantic
with the desire for her. II ;s'} 1S*ss SS f
'''We1l, Of course, understand that y
he countered. Naturally, since Bill
is only a man. you'll have to manage
him and hcll have to take orders" 3
"Calipl, you're a esingularly persist
ent man, once you get an idea into
your head Please understand me, once
for all; Billy Geary is dear, and It's
a mystery to me why every girl in the
world isn't perfectly crazy. about him,
but every rule has its exceptiohs-antl
Billy and are just good friends. I'd
like to know where you got the idea
were engaged to be married."
+ "Why--why--well, aren't you?"
"Certainly not" VA.
swell, you-er-yOu ought to be. /
expected--that is, / planned-1 mean
Bill told me- and-a and IAN d-er--it
never occurred to me you could posi-
bly, have the-er-crust--t refuse
him. OF course, you're going to mar
~ him when he asks you?" ;5
"Of course am not - ~ q
"All-ll-h-h r. John Stuart Webster
gnzed- at her in frank MANAGEMENT.
Not going to marry Bill Geary !" he
cried. highly scandalizet.
II know You think ought to, and
suppose 1t will appear quite ineompre-
hensihle Ito you when / do anot--'' r
! .Why Dolores, my dear girl! This
is most amazing. Didn't Bill ask you
to marry him before lie left?"
''Yes, he did me that honor, and ]
declined him."
"You what!"
She smiled at him so materially that
his hand itched to drag her down to
him and kiss herscurving lips.
do you mind telling me just why
you took this extraordinary attitude:"
"You have no right to ask, but I'll
tell you. / refused Billy because !