Cheyenne record., 1921-03-31
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a,n,ance she had been CROWNS
qua"l " s,nrly fond Of Geary; for nearly
cre'e n,n had been desirous OF caiiihs
him Blll, which is a comfortap'e nue na
and. to dolores way OF thinking, for
cnlIarly appropriate coshonen ,an M
cu ,,, . distinctly American young nun.
.u@ = mention Of the beloved woro ne
glanced down at her pleasurap,y', ;s, vor
"Thonk you," he said. I'm g'ao 70.
. arnund TO 1t finally. Those tna'
love me always call me Bill.
"You called me Dolores. ~
-, ~" ."ore we mike 1t unanimous. I'm
A foe to formally" sI
"second tho motion. Bill. 30 a'h
,,,,an 7 care to be-and in our case
vomr formality Is spelling our comraas-
ship. And now, with reference 10 'ne
O ortraordInary Senior Webster
.Wby, the poor ola horse has oeeh
down with ptomnine poisoning. They
0rried him of the train at st. LOUIS
saa s,ood him on his head and pumped
him ont and just did manage TO cancer
Lie order for a new tombstone. he
s,rs he's feeding regularly again ana
los @ hooked passage on La Estreliita,
." ~ 90 can look for him on the next
steamer arriving.
" -v,h the moor fellow!" Dolores muf'
r,,,red-so fervently that Billy was on
No poInt Of hurling his heart al her
feet on the instant.
The thousand dollars Webster hao
cabled Billy "for road.stake" mao
been dwindling rapidly under the sum
Mus Of one continuous opportunity 10
speud the same In a quarter where u
was calculated to bring the most Joy.
Mr. Geary was absolutely bogged In
the auagmire of his first love arair.
but with his mining concession should
amply Justify an svowal Of his passion
an instructive sense Of the eternal nj
ness OF things reminded Billy Of the
old proverb that closed NOUN
catches no flies. And In the meantime
(such is the optimism of YOUTH he de-
cided there was no need for worry, for
when a gil calls a fellow BIZ. when
she tells him he's scout and doesn
care a whoop for any society except
his-caramba It's great!
A wireless from Webster warned
Billy of the formers Imminent arrival.
Just before sunset Billy and Dolores,
riding along the Malecon, sighted n
blur OF smoke far out to sea-a blur
that grew and grew until they could
make out the graceful white hull Ct La
Estrelllta. before the swift tropic night
descended and the lights Of the great
vessel shimmered across the harbor.
"Too late to clear quarantine to.
night" Billy mourned, as he and Do
lores rode back to her hotel. "All the
same. I'm going to borrow the launch
Of my good friend Leber and his pro
tege Don Juan Cafetero. and 60 out
to the steamer tonight. can heave to
little way from the steamer and vel
come the old rascal. anyhow"
Fortunately, good little Leber con
sented TO Bllly's request. and Don Juar
Cafetero was sober enough to turn the
engine over and run the launch. From
the deck Of the steamer Webster
smoking his post.prandlal cigar. caugh
sight Of the launch's red and greer
sidellghts chugging through the Ink!
blackness; as the little craft slid W
to within cables length Of the steam
er and hove to, something told Web
ster that Billy Gerry would soon b,
paging him. He edged over to tn,
rail.
THAT you, Bill!" he shouted.
Hey! Jack. old pal !" Billy's delight
ell voice answered him.
Il knew you'd come. Billy boy"
Il knew you'd know 1t, Johnny
Can't come aboard, you know. until til
ship clears, but can lie off here an
say hello. How is your interna
mechanism"
Grand. However, your auery RI
minds me | haven't taken the medlcin
the doctor warned me to take afte
meals FOR a couple Of weeks. Wait
minute, Bill, until go to my stateroor
and do my duty TO my stomach"
For ten minutes Billy and Don -ua
Cafelero bobbed about in the launch
then stentoran voice shouted frol
the steamer. "Hey, you! In tn
launch, there. Not so close. Bac
. or"
Don Juan kicked the launch tac
hfty feet. THAT will do" the voit
called again.
Hc'lo" Billy soliloquized. "That
Jack Websters voice. Wonder VIII,
mes up to. I thought he actt
strangely-prcferring medicine to n
the minute l hailed HIM"