The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-01-06


for breakfast. q
swell. how did you pass your FIRST
night In Buenaventura 2" she inquired
In the manufacture of breakfast con.
versntion.
mot very well. JIggers bit me and
woke me up and finally 1 fell into a
trance ald had a vision-about you.
After that I couldn't go to sleep again.
l was fairly bursting to see yoL at
breakfast and read your palm. I've
Just discovered wonderful system"
"Show me-" she flashed back at
him and she extended her little hand.
He picked It up gravely and with the
dull tine of fork made a great show
Of tracing the lines on her palm.
"You are about twenty-four years
old, and your ancestors were pure-bred
Castillans who came from Madrid,
crossing the Atlantic in caravels. Ever
since the first Ruey landed on this
coast the family has been identified
with the government of the country In
one way or another. When you were
quite little girl, your father, Don
Ricardo Ruey, at that time. president
OF Sobrante, failed to suppress revo-
luton and was cornered fl the govern
ment palace. which was set afire.
Through the bravery and devotion
OF cockney gentleman, Colonel Henry
jerks, an artillery officer In your
fathers army you were saved from
perlshing I'm the burning palace. Col
olel jerks turned you over to his
spouse. now known as Mother jerks,
with Instructions to raise you a lydy,
and Mother jerks has carried out
those instructions. Colonel jerks and
your father were executed. and Mother
jerks sent you TO the Uaited States
to be educated. You had a brother,
Ricardo Luis Ruey, older than your
self by seven or eight years, should
Judge. In some mysterious manner
you and your brother lost track Of
each other, and at the present moment
he believes you persisted In the flames
that Quilted the government palace.
"You are Of proud, Independent ma
ture; you work at something for llv.
ing. and inasmuch as you haven't been
able TO set aside great deal of mon.
ey from your earnings, you are plan
ming to terminate your visit to your
native land at an early date and re-
turn to the United States for the DUR
pose OF getting back TO work. These
plans, however. will never be con-
summated.
"Why1 Because you are 10 be mar
ried to n nice man and live happIIy
ever afterward, and about sixty DAYS
from now, II all goes well, !, John s.
Webster, am going to introduce you TO
your long-lost brother Ricardo. You
VIII first see Ricardo riding at the
head of his victorious rebel troops as
he enters Buenaventura. He will be
the next president OF this wretched
couatry. II. fortunately, he is not killed
In the revolution he Is now fomenting
against his fathers ancient enemy.
Your brother does not know you are
living and II will be a proud and han.
by day for me when bring him 10
you. In the interim. what do you pur-
pose having for breakfast Ham and |
eggs sunny side up. an omelette or a
cerealr
He released her hand and favored
her with the boyish grin that always
had the effect Of stripping the years
from him as one strips the husk from
4 ripe ear OF corn. She was gazing at
him In wide-eyed amazement.
us my brother really alIyeT"
He was as late as midnight last
light. Do you recall the chap I saved
rom being assassinated In New Or
eans?"
Eyes"
Your worthy brother. And do you
ecall the chauffeur whose passage TO
his port l was forced TO payi"
Eyes"
The same individual. sent him
shore In the launch with Billy. and he
las been housed at El Buen Amigo,
nut left early this morning for the
'ack country TO open a recruiting Of
&C."
she reached across the little table I
nd squeezed his big brown hand I'm. {
you're the most wonderful I
nan l ever knew. Aad does nv moor I
rother know l am living, Mr.. Web. \
teri"
"No-and I'm not going to tell him. I
think II will be much nicer TO re. 4
tore you to each other on the stems
the government palace on the dav Il
hen the Ruey faction comes into its n
Wn again. That will make his victory
i the sweeter. BY the way, where q"
as Ricardo when your fathers shin L
state went on the rocksY" n
AT school In "A military academy in a
:,
1T Is marvellous mlX-up, which ri. n,
Irdo can doubtless explain, Miss n,
uey. know he believes his sister n
'rished with her father. Mother
INKS didn't know where he was and "l
dldnt communicate with hln-and OF
ere you are. However. little old M
Ick Fix-it will bring you together
ain In due course. In the interim mr.
Nv about those eggs1 Straight nm IN
or flip emp
She beamed across AZ him ,,yvo 49,. a.