The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-10

OHereo me IN exchange, We might nav
fought I'd TUX more nor wan drink.
"Bravoi Three long, loud, raucou,
cheers for Don Juan Cafeteror |" Do
lores cried. "Was 1t a terrible task {,
come back without q dri2k. Don Juan
He shivered. "A shky-blue kangaroo
wit a pink tail an green ears chased
me into this patio, ma'am."
you're very brave. Cafferty. How
does 1t feel to win back your self
respectT" Webster asked him.
"Beggin' the young leddy's pardon
1T feels like hell, sor."
"Caliph, don't be cruel" Dolores
pleaded. Call a waiter and give Dor
Juaa what you promised him"
50 Webster went into the hotel bal
AND returned presently with q bottle
Of brandy and a glass, which he filled
and held out toward Don Juan. zone
of the %parudoxes Of existence, Don
juan" he observed, "lies In the fact
that so many of the things In life that
are good for US are bad for us. This
jolt will dispense the menagerie and
quiet your nerves.. but nevertheless II
is a nail In your coffin"
Webster, accompanied by his pro-
tege, strolled uptown on a shopping
tour. Here he QUILTED Don Juan
neatly but not gaudily and added to
his own personal effects two high
power sporting rifles, three large-cal-
iber automatic pistols, and a plen-
tffnI otnylu np n nnoynfan- nAxNu
which he returned to the hotel, first
having conducted Don Juan to a bar
Der shop and given him instructions
to report for orders and his midday
drink the instant he should have &C.
quired the outward evidences Of re-
spectability.
At the hotel Webster found two
messages awaiting him. One was from
Billy Geary, up at San Miguel de Pad
ua, advising him that everything was
in readiness for a trip to the mine {;
the other was a note from Ricardo
Ruey, but signed with his alias Of
Andrew Bowers. Webster read:
"Dear Friend:
"A certain higher-up has been con-
WINGED that 1t would be extremely In
advisable to eliminate you now. 1t
has been pointed out to this person
that you are a prom. cit. up in your
neck Of the woods and dangerous to
monkey with-perSOnally and because
such monkeying may lead to unpleas-
ant complications with your paternal
-aro.nont Cor pnNro artistic ond
effective way Of raising hell with you
has been suggested to this higher-up
Individual, and he has accepted 1t. In
deed, the plan pleased him SO much
that he laughed quite heartily. Real
ly, 1t is quite diabolical. but remem
Der. he who laughs last laughs best
and I'm the villain in this sketch.
Barring accidents. my dear Web
ster. you are good for at least six
weeks Of existence. Beyond that I
dare not guarantee you.
thine,
ANDREW BOWERS"
THAT makea 1t NICE" the recipient
of this comforting communication so
liloQuized. He went up to his room,
packed a duffle bag with such belong
ings as he would find necessary dur
ing a prolonged stay In the mountains,
and at luncheon was fortunate enough
to find Dolores In the dining room
when he entered.
"Im going up to San Miguel de Pad
ia this afternoon" he announced as
he took his seat. A look Of extreme
anxiety clouded her lovely face, and
he noticed 1t. "Oh, there's no risk"
he FASTENED to assure her. THAT
scamp of a brother Of yours, through
his friends In high places, has man.
aged to get me a r~eprieve." He hand
ed her Rlcardo's letter.
She looked up, much relieved, from
her perusal. "And how long do you
expect to be gone, Caliph?"
Quite a while. I'll be busy around
that drafted concession for a couple
Of weeks, surveying and assaying and
what-all; then, while waiting for our
machinery and supplies to arrive from
the United States, l shall devote my
spare time to hunting and fishing and
reforming Don Juan CafeterO. The
cool hills for mine."
what a selfish. unsociable pro-
grant," she reflected. II wonder IL
1t will occur to him to come down
here once In a while and take me for
a drive on the MalecOn and talk to
me to keep me from dying Of ennui
before I meet Ricardo. I'll walt and
see II he suggests It,"
However, for reasons best known to
himself and the reader, Mr.. Webster
made no such interesting suggestion;
so she decided that while he was ire
mendously nice, he was, nevertheless,
a very queer man and thoroughly ex-
asperating.
Just before the train pulled out
John Stuart Webster took Dolores
hand. "Good-by. Seeress," he said
very soberly. 1.-THE trail forks here
for the first time-possibly the last,
although I'll try to be on hand to
make good on my promise to present
you to your brother the day he &C.
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