Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-01-28
CHAPTER xI--continued.


you're cooking up Is no affair of mine.
and trust need not assure you that
your confidence Is quite safe with
me-"
The Doctor and the Colonel imme-
diately rose and bowed like a pair Of
marionettes. Webster turned to ri
eardo.
Have you had any experience in
revolutions, my son r. he asked.
Ricardo nodded. 81 realized had
to have experience, and so went to
Mexico. I was with Aadero through
the first revolution"
How are you arming your men?"
"Mannlichers. I've got 100000
rounds Of cartridges, % machine guns,
and q dozen three-inch field guns.
have also engaged 200 American ex-
soldiers to handle the machine guns
and the battery. These rascals cost
me SIS day gold, but they're worth
It; they like fighting and will 60 any
where to get .it-and are faithful"
''You are secretly mobilizing in the
mountains, eh2" Webster rubbed his
chin ruminativeIy. 'aThen I take 1t
you'll attack Buenaventura when you
strike the first blown
"Quite right We must capture a
seaport IL we are to revolute success
fully"
'rm glad to know that. I'll make It
my business to be up in the mountains
at the time, TIM for peace. every rat
tie out of the box Gentlemen, you've
cheered me wonderfully. / will now
go home and leave you to your evil
Vaccinations; and. the good Lord and
the jiggers willing. shall yet CLEAN q
nights Sleep" M
Mother jerks was waiting for Web
ster at the foot of the stairs. He
paused ON the threshold.
Mrs. jerks he said, 'Billy tells
me you have been very kind to him.
I want to tell you how much / appre-
ciate 1t and that I stand willing to re-
ciprocate any time you are in need"
Mother jerks fingered her beard and
reflected. "sAye YOU met Miss Dolores
Ruey, sir?" she queried.
'Your ward7 Yes"
low does the lamb strike you, Mr..
Websterf"
Il have never met many women:
have known few intimately; but
should say that Miss Dolores Ruey
IL the marvel Of her sex. She Is as
beautiful as she is good. and is as IN
telIigent as she can be"
"she's lydy, sir" Mother jerks
affirmed proudly. San | done it. You
can see with arr heye wot 1 am.
but for all that, I've done my dooty
by her. From the day my sainted
Emerge was a colonel o. hartIllery
under President Ruey, Dolores father
--hescaped from the burnin' palace
with 'er an told me TO raise ,er a Iydy
for the syKe OF her father, as was the
finest gentleman this rotten countryl
ever see, she's been my guilins star.
She's seIf-supportin' now, but still
amt done my whole dooty by her.
want to see 'er married to a gentle
man ASH maintain 'er like a lydy."
well, AIRS. jerks. / think you viii
live to see that worthy ambition at
tanned. MFR. Geary Is head over heels
in love with hers
AYE. Willie's nice lad--I could
wish no better; but wot 'e's got e
got from you, an wherein e be IL is
mine doesn't ply blg2 Now, with you.
sir, It's different. You're bit older'n
Billy, am more settled an serious
you've made yer fortune, so Willie
tells me, an not to GO beatin' about
the balIg bush, I s'y, volts the matter
with you an her steppin over the
broon1stiok together7 You might 90 a
bloomln' sight farther an fare wuss.
Too old, nay dear schemer, too
old" John Stuart replied smfingly.
"And she's In love with Billy. Don't
worry. II he doesn't make a 60 OF
this mining concession, I'll take care
Of his finances until he can do SO him
self. / do not mind telling you in
strictest confidence, that have
made my will and divided my money
equally between them" Isl
Cord bless YOU, for q sweet. Kind
gentleman. Mother jerks gutped,
quite overcome with emotion. ,.n
Hastily. Webster babe Mother jerks
good night and hurried away to es-
cape discussion on such delicate
topic with Billy's blunt and single
minded landlady His mind was In q
tumult. So it was that he paid no at
tention TO q vehicle that logged by him
with the eocheFo sagging lew In his
seat, half asleep over the relns. until
quick command from the closed In
terror brought the vehicle to an
abrupt halt, half block In advance
Of Webster.
Save for an arc light at each end
OF the block, the Gale de Concordia
was dim; save for Webster, the car
rage and the two men who piled hur-
riedly ont at the rear Of the convey
ance. the Cattle de Concordia was de-
void Of life. Webster saw one of the
men hnrriedly toss coin to the coch-
ero with fervent "Gracias, mi cap
-atan = thn driver. cInnlrad To hia hnrsn