The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-03-11

no desire ~ mix in the politics Of this
countrYr
,:v1ou have some desire, however. to
mix In Its wealth." Ricardo reminded
him.
"Well?"
"Tm the only man that can help
you. BY the way, do not order your
machinery shipped until after I am
seated firmly on the throne of my fa-
thers."
"Why"
"It's been framed with Sarros to
let you spend your money on that con-
cession and get the mine in running
order; then fake suit, alleging an
error In the government survey. will
be filed. 1t will be claimed that the
concession given your friend, Geary,
is, by virtue Of erroneous government
surveys, the property of citizen of
Sobrante. The courts here do as Sar-
r0s tells them. You are to be kicked
out. busted. and despairing, and your
nicely equipped little mine will be
taken over as government monopoly
and run for the benefit of the govern
ment. to-wit, Sarros and his satellites.
We had to cook up dirty deal like
that to save your life. OF course. now
that have warned you In time, you
are safe. We schemed a proposition,
however, that worked both ways. II
enabled us to save you and to save
us, by permitting the shipment, free
OF suspicion, of arms for the rebels
that are to attack the city from with
In. Naturally had to cache their
arms within the city-and that was a
hard problem until you happened
along. Thank you, fairy godfatherS
my thanks are due you, Ricardo.
I'm for you. first. last, and all the
time, and against this Sarros outfit.
BY the way, how do you purpose NOV
ing your machine guns?"
"We'll have to carry them, I guess"
swell, I'll have a small autO-truck
delivered In Buenaventura by that
time. You might arrange to armor
II with sheet steel; and with a cou-
pie of machine guns mounted In 1t.
and crew Of resolute Americans be-
hind the machine guns, you could ca
per from one end Of the city to the
other and clear path for your In
fantry."
"ThaHk you, my friend. TIL bor-
row the motor truck and arrange to
armor 1t. That's bully idea. Are
you bound for Buenaventura noww
Webster nodded. "Then," Ricardo
suggested, "rll meet you in my room
at Ell Buen Amigo next Wednesday
night at II and explain the details OF
my plans to you II you care to hear
them. think they're air-tight my
self. but somehow think I'd feel more
certain of them If ycu approve them"
"I'll be there. Rick, and the day
you run that outlaw Sarros Off the
grass you'll know why ! am for you."
"Good-by, old man. You will new
er know how. grateful you have made
me-"
Ruey shd hands with Webster
and rode Off through the timber leav-
ing John Stuart Webster to pursue
the even tenor Of his way. until at
length he arrived once more in Bue-
naventura and sought accommodations
at the Hotel Mateo. And there, as he
entered the lobby and gazed through
glass door across the patio and into
the veranda, he saw that which dis
turbed him greatly. In a big wicker
rocker Dolores Ruey sat, rocking gent
ly and busily stitching on a piece of
fancy work!
Billy Geary gone back to the Unit
ed States. and Dolores was still In
Buenaventura Amazing! Why.
what the devil did Billy mean by
letting her have her own way like
that? OF course. they hadn't been
married, or she would not now be out
there on the veranda, and. Of course,
they hadn't quarreled, because that
was an impossibillty, and. of course.
Billy had departed alone for the U.
s. A., else he would have returned to
their camp In the hills back OF San
Miguel de Padua.
swell, i know what I'm going to
do" Webster decided. "T'm not going
to be led into temptation while BIZ
ly's not on the job--so I'll not put up
at the Hotel Mateo after all. I'll
Just sneak around to FL Buen AMI
60 and fix 1t with that old Mother
jerks not to tip Off my presence In
town TO Dolores Ruey until can get
the lay Of the land and see what the
devil has happened to all my we'll
lsid plans"
He retreated out the front door and
called carriage, into which he was
about to step. bag and baggage, when
Don Juan Cafetero came rushing up
In great excitement. "Sure. where are
We goin' now, sor. Is there no room
for We In the Hotel Mateo7'
'Their beds have jIggers in them,
and I just remembered that" Web
ster fibbed. "Hop In, John, and well
drive around to Mr.. Geary's lodgings
In Ii Buen Amigo"
.But come Trough the patio Just
now" Don Juan explained, IAN who
should I meet but the young Teddy"
"You Internal scoundreli Did you
tell her was In town.
.Sure I did. sor. An why not7"