The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-05-12
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER John stuart Webster, min
ing engineer, after cleaning up a fortune II
Death valley, Calf, boards "a train Tor th'
East. He befriends a young lady annoyed b!
q masher, thoroughly tFounclnS the pest.
CHAPTER u.-At Denver Webster re
ceiyes a letter from Billy GeaTy, his closes
friend. Geary urges him to come 10 SO
brante. Central America, to finance and de-
Nelop a mining claim. He decides to 20.
CHAPTER Ruey, the young
woman Webster befriended, and who has
made a deep impression on him, as he mas
on her, is also on the way to Sobrante.
CHAPTER IN.-At Buenayentura, capita!
of Sobrante. Billy Geary, III and penniless IS
living on the charity Of Neither jerks.
keeper Of a dramshop. She receives a cable
gram from Dolores, telling OF her coming.
CHAPTER " Dolores father, Ricardo
Ruey, president OF Sobrante, had been Killed
in a revolution led by Sarros, the present
executive. Dolores. a child Of eight. was
smuggled out of the country by Mother
jerks and supported by her in the United
States. The old woman, shamed or her
occupation and habits OF life, fears to meet
Dolores, and sends Geary 10 the boat to say
she has gone TO tho United States.
CHAPTER NI.-Webster, on his way TO
Sobrante, is taken III on the train, and Is
in a hospital at New Orleans two weeks.
Geary bungles his mission, Dolores easily
seeing through his story. She greets Mother
jerks as her friends and benetactor. Geary
falls desperately in love with the girl
CHAPTER NII,-At New Orleans. while
waiting for the steamer to Buenaventura,
Webster saves the life OF a young man who Is
attacked by two assassins. The youth leaves
Webster without disclosing his identity.
CHAPTER Wilton the steamer Webster
finds his stateroom occupied by a stranger
VINO declares his intention OF being his guest
to Buenaventura. At FIRST angered, Webster
and the stranger, after a somewhat forcible
argument, reach an amicaole agreement.
Webster recognizes him as the youth whose
life he had saved the day before. though
the other does not know Webster.
CHAPTER TX. - Arriving at Soorante.
Geary welcomes Webster and is instrumental
in helping his friends guest" ashore. The
latter Is known to Webster as Andrew
Bowers" Geary houses him at Mother
jerks. Webster gets the idea that Geary
and Dolores are In love, and with the inten-
tion OF giving Geary every chance he smil-
ingly contradicts the girls statement that
they have met before.
CHAPTER X.-Webster receives a warn
ing conveyed by Don Juan Cafetero," really
John J. Canerty. Irishman OF good qualities
fallen through overindulgence in liquor. that
there Is a plot to assassinate him. Webster
makes a firm friend OF Cafterty. Later. the
American Is insulted by a Sobrantean army
officer and publicly rid cules him. A challenge
to a duel is accepted Inder such stern condi-
tions that the Sobranteans withdraw 1t.
CHAPTER xI. Webster secretly visits
Andrew Bowers at Mother jerks. He
learns that Bowers Is Ricardo Ruey. son
OF the assassinated president. brother OF Do
lores (whom he believes dead, and that a
revolution Is contemplated. Next morning ne
tells Dolores that her brother, OF whom she
has no recollection, is in the country. pro-
Jecting the overthrow of President Sarros.
Very much In love with the girl. but be-
lieving that her affection has been bestowed
on Geary, Webster leaves to investigate the
mine which he has come TO finance.
CHAPTER XII.-Webster, after looking 1t
over, decides to put his whole fortune into
the mine. He sends Billy Geary TO the United
States to purchase the necessary equipment.
advising him to marry Dolores in Buena-
ventura before he leaves. Knowing that UNI
less Ruey can overthrow Sarros his mine
Will be conflscated, Webster agrees to A.
nance the venture. Returning TO Buenaven-
tura, he is astonished 10 find Dolores still
there and Geary on his way to the United
States.
CHAPTER XIII. - Dolores tells Webster
that Billy Geary had asked her to marry
him and that she had refused. Amazed,
but entirely misunderstanding the situation,
he accepts the explanation. lie explains TO
Dolores how her brother has laid his plans
or the overthrow OF aSrros, Webster and
Ricardo have a final understanding.
XIV.-The morning of the rev
olution Webster takes Dolores aboard the
American steamer Estrelllta, where she can
remain in safety. AS an American citizen
he believes II his duty to take no part In the
conflict. Cafferty, after being in the thick
OF IT, returns TO the ship to tell Webster of
the progress OF the revolution, which pre-
sages an early victory for the forces OF
Ricardo Ruey.
APT XIV - Dolores and Webster,
with Cafferty, return to the city. Dolores
meets Mother jerks and the two proceed
to succor the wounded. on their way 70
the presidents palace Webster and Cafferty
meet a party of President Sarros' guards
and in the fight Webster is wounded and
Cafferty dies saving the life of the man
he loved. Webster is found and ministered
to by Dolores and Mother Jenks