Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-06-10

with his northern viewpoint, approach
| ed his patriotic task with gayety, al
most with contempt. And when Web
ster recalled that the abOut-to-be-born
| provisional government had casually
borrowed from him the sum of forty
thousand dollars in order to turn the
frick-borrowing it, forsooth. in much
the same spirit a commuter board
ing his train without the necessary
fare halls nelghbor and borrows ten
cents-his natural optimism asserted
itsel' and he chuckled as in fancy he
heard himself telling the story to Ned
dy Jerome and being branded liar
for his pains.
"Well, I've had one comfort ever
since first saw that girl" he re-
f1ected philosophically. while I've
never been so unhappy in all my life
before, or had TO tear my soul out by
the roots so often, things have been
coming my way so fast from other d.
rections that / haven't had much op-
portunity to dwell on the matter. And
for these compromising offsets. good
Lord, thank Thee"
He was John Stuart Webster again
when Dolores saw him next; during
the succeeding days his mood of
cheerfulness and devil-may-care iDdif-
ference never left him. And through
out that period of marking time Do
lores was much In his society, a con-
dition which he told himself was not
to his liking but which. nevertheless,
he could not obviate without seeming
Indifferent to her happiness. And to
permit his friends fiancee to languish
in loneliness and heart-break did not
appear to John Stuart Webster as the
part of a true friend or a courtly gen.
tleman-and be remembered that she
had once called him that.
Zhey rode together in the cool Of the
mSning; they drove together on the
MaIecon in the cool of the evening;
chaperoned by Don Juan Cafetero and
a grinning Sobrantean, they went shark
fishing in Leber's launch; they played
dominoes together; they discussed,
throughout the long, lazy, quiet after
Moons, when the remainder of their
world retired for the siesta, books. art,
men, women, and things.
And not once, throughout two weeks
of camaraderie, did the heart-racked
Webster forget for a single instant
that he was the new friend destined
to become the old friend; never. TO
the girls watchful eyes. did he be-
tray the slightest disposition to estab-
fish their friendly relations on a closer
basis.
Thus did the arrival of The Day
find them. Toward sunset they rode
out together along the bay shore and
noted far out to sea the smear of
smoke that marked the approach of
La Estrellita-on schedule time.
You will go aboard her tonight"
Webster said very quietly to Dolores.
And you?"
II shall 90 aboard with you. l have
arranged with Don Juan for him to
stay ashore and to come out in Le-
ber's launch with the first reliable
rews of the conflict. If Ricardo wins |
the city. he wins the revolution. and |
you and l will then go ashore-to dine !
with him in the palace. If.he loses
the city, he loses the revolution, and
we will both do well to remain aboard
La Estrellita."
"And in that event. what win be-
come of my brotherT'
~ do not know; l forgot TO ask
him, but if he survives. l imagine
leTl have sense enough to know he's
whipped and will retreat on San Bru-
10. fighting a rear guard action. en-
park aboard the steamer that brought
lis men there, and escape"
I'm worried about Mother jerks"
81 have asked Mother jerks to dine
With US at Z 80 this evening. and have
,rdered a carriage to call for her.
When she comes I'll tell her every
hing: then, If she wishes to stay
shore. let her. She's been through
rore than one such fracas and doesn't
mind them at all, / dare say"
And in this Webster was right.
fother jerks listened in profound 81
ance. nodding her approval. as Web
ter related to her the story Of the
dvent in the country of Ricardo Ruey
nd his plans, but without revealing
be identity of Andrew Bowers.
At the conclusion Of his recital the
Id publican merely said: Cor biz
lei"
After a silence she added: MY
ainted Emery used TO s'y the proper
odds for a white man IN q bally row
this nature was 40 to L Cor, but
ow my sainted Emery would henjoy
elm ere this night to 'elp with the
uns." She sighed
How about a little bottle Of wine
drink peace TO your sainted Henry
nd luck to The CauseT Webster sug-
ssted.
That's wot l calls talkinS" Mother
inks responded promptly, and Web
er. gazing refiectiyely at the old
dy's beard. wondered why she had
u been born d man.
Dolores, fearful for her benefactor's