Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-01-14

way he did It. All the tends av hell I'd
be at me this night to stipend what he
give me-and I'm afraid"
He broke or, mumblIng and chatter
ing like O man 10 the grip Of q greet
terror. In his agony OF body and
spirit, Dolores could have wept for
Don Juan CafeterO, for In that su-
preme moment the derelict's soul was
bare svealing something pure and
sweet and human, for all his degrade
ton. How did Jack Webster know ?
wondered Dolores And why did he
so confidently give an order to this
human fiOtsam and expect it to be
obeyed7 And why did Don Juan
Cafetere come whining to her for
strength to help him obey it7
'That wouldn't be playing the
game" she told him. Il can't help
You deceive him. You are the first of
your breed"
Don't say It," he cried. Didn't
he tell me wanstT
''Then make the fight, Don--Mr.
Cafferty." She lowered her voice.
Il am depending on you to stay sober
and guard him. He needs a faithful
friend SO badly. now that Mr.. Geary
Is away" She patted the grimy hand
and left him staring at the ground.
Presently he sighed, quivered horribly,
and shambled out of the patio on to
the firing-line. And when he reported
to Jack Webster at nine o'clock next
morning, he was sober, shaking hor-
ribly and on the verge of delirium
tremens, but tightly clasped in his
right hand he held that five-doIlar
piece. Dolores. who had made 1t her
business to be present at the inter-
view, heard John Stuart Webster say
heartily:
"The finest thing about a terrible
fight, friend Cafferty, is that If it is
worthwhile battle, the spoils Of vic
tory are exceedingly sweet. You are
now about to enjoy one fourth Of the
said spoIls-a large jolt Of aguard-
iente! You must have 1t to steady
your nerves. Go to the nearest can.
tina and buy one drink; then come
back with the change. By that time
/ shall have breakfasted and You and
i will then 60 shopping. At noon you
shall have another drink; at four
o'clock another; and just before re-
firing you shall have the fourth and
last for this day. Remember. CAT
ferty: one jOlt-no more-and then
back here with the exact change"
AS Don Juan scurried for salvation,
Webster turned to Dolores. Hell fail
me now, but that will not be his fault
but mine. I've set him too great a
task In his present condition. Never
theless. to use colloquial expression,
have the Cafferty goat-and I'm GO
ing to keep It."
Webster went Immediately to his
room. called for pen and paper, and
proceeded at once to do that which he
had never done before-t6 wit, pre-
pare his last viii and testament. In
a few brief paragraphs he made
Photographic win and split his bank
roll equally between the two human
beings he cared for most-Billy Geary
and Dolores Ruey. "Bill's a gambler
like me-" he ruminated; $50 TIL play
safe. The girl is conservative, and
after Bill's wad is gone, he'd be boiled
In oil before he'd prejudice hers"
Having made his will, Webster
made copy Of 1t. The copy he placed
IN an envelope marked: .For Jack.
Not to be opened until after my
death" This envelope he then enclosed
In larger one and mailed to Billy at
Gale de Concordia No. 10.
Having made his few simple pre-
parations for death. Mr.. Webster next
burrowed in his trunk. brought forth
his big army-type automatic pistol
and secured II In a holster under his
arm, for he deemed It unWise and pro-
vocative of curiosity to appear in Inn
maculate ducks that bulged at the
right hip. Next he filled two spare
clips with cartridges and slipped them |
into his pocket, thus completing his |
few simple preparations for life.
He glanced out the window at the |
sun. There would still be an hour of |
daylight; so ne descended to the lobby.
called carriage and took a short
drive.
Returning to the hotel he dismissed
the carriage. climbed the three short !
steps to the entrance and was passing
through the revolving portal, when
from his rear some one gave the
door violent shove, with the result
that the turnBtile partition behind him
collided with his back with sufficient
force to threw him against the parti.
ton 10 front. Instantly the door
ceased to pivot, with Webster locked
neatly in the triangular space be-
tween the two sections Of the reyol.
wing door and the jamb.
He turned and beheld In the Sec
ton behind him an officer OF the
Sobrantean army. This individual
observing he was under Webster's
scrutiny, scowled and peremptorily
motioned to Webster to proceed
which fha 1offnw s5Ya .,sAh