The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-02-24

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gested, land remain there until noon
tomorrow, l feel confident / can guar
antee you immunity from attack there
after. ! have a plan to influence my
associates in the intelligence Office"
"Bully for you, Colonel. Give me six
ty days In which to operate, and I'll
have finished my job in SObrahte and
gotten out of 1t before that gang of cut
Threats wakes up to the fact that I'm
gone. | thank you, sir"
'1he least we can do, since you have
saved Ricardo's life and rendered our
cause a great service, is to W. your
life" Colonel Caraveo replied.
"This Is more comfort than I had
hoped for when / came here, gentle
men. | am very grateful, l assure
you. OF course this little revolution
you're cooking up is no affair of mine,
and | trust ] need not assure you that
your confidence is quite safe with
me-"
The Doctor and the Colonel imme-
diately rose and bowed like a pair Of
m~ari0nettes. Webster turned to Ri
cardO.
"Have you had any experience In
revolutions, my sOnY' he asked.
Ricardo nodded. II realized I had
to have experience, and so l went to
Mexico. | was with MaderO through
the first revolution"
GLOW are you arming your men?"
"Mannlichers. I've got 2O,OOO,OOO
rounds Of cartridges, % machine guns,
and a dozen three-inch field guns. l
have also engaged 200 American ex-
soldiers to handle the machine guns
and the battery. These rascals cost
me So a day gold, but they're worth
1t; they like fighting and will go any
where to get it-and are faithful"
"You are secretly modifying in the
mountains. ch?" Webster rubbed his
chin ruminatively. "Then | take it
you'll attack B~uenaventura when you
strike the first blown"
"Qulte right. We must capture a
seaport If we are to revolute success
fully"
"Tm glad to know that. I'll make 1t
my business to be up in the mountains
at the time. I'm for peace, every rat
tie out of the box. Gentlemen, you've
cheered me wonderfully. l will now
go home and leave you to your evil
Vaccinations; and, the good Lord and
A. ;s~~n,c ,,il1in~ 7 shall 1,nf rlnnn q
nights sleep"
He shook hands all around and took
his departure.
Mother jerks vas waiting for Web
ster at the foot Of the stairs. He
paused on the threshold.
Mrs. jerks" he said, BILLY tells
me you have been very kind to him.
I want to tell you how much I appre-
ciate 1t and that I stand willing to re-
ciprocate any time you are in need"
Mother jerks fingered her beard and
reflected. "'Ave you met Miss Dolores
Ruey. sir?" she queried.
"Your ward? Yes"
"'Ow does the lamb strike you, Mr..
Webster?"
81 have never met many women; !
have known few intimately; but l
should say that Miss Dolores Ruey
Is the marvel of her sex. She is as
beautiful as she is good, and is as in
telligent as she can be-"
"She's a lydy, sir" Mother jerks
affirmed proudly. San | done It. You
can see with arr a heye wot | am.
but for all that, I've done my dooty
by her. From the day my sainted
'Enery--'e was q colonel o hartillery
under President Ruey, Dolores father
-hescaped from the burnin' palace
with er an told me to raise 'er a lydy
for the syke of her father, as was the
finest gentleman this rotten country'll
ever see, she's been my guidin' star.
She's self-supportin' now, but still l
amt done my whole dooty by her. |
want to see 'er married to a gentle
man ASH maintain 'er like a lydy."
swell, Mrs. jerks, / think you will
live to see that worthy ambition at
tanned. Mr.. Geary is head over heels
in love with her."
AYE. Willie's a nice lad-I could
wish no better; but wot 'e's got e
got from you, an wherell e be il is
mine doesn't ply big? Now, with you,
sir, It's different. You're a bit older'n
Billy, an more settled an serious
you've made yer fortune, so Willie
tells me. IN not to go beatin' about
the bally bush, l sly, wot's the matter
with you an her steppin' over the
broomstick together? You might go a
bloomin' sight farther an fare wuss."
"Too old, my dear schemer, too
old John Stuart replied smilingly,
"And she's In love with Billy. Don't
worry. If he doesn't make a 60 of
this mining concession, I'll take care
Of his finances until he can do so him
self. l do not mind telling you. in
strictest confidence, that / have
made my will and divided my money
equally between them"
"Gord bless you, for a sweet, kind
gentleman" Mother jerks gulped,
quite overcome with emotion.
Hastily Webster bade Mother jerks
good night and hurried away to es.