The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-03

"You are about twenty-fCnr yaars
old, and you ancestors were pure-bred
CaStillans who came from Madrid,
crossing the Atlantic In caravels. Ever
since the first Ruey landed on this
coast the family has been Identified
with the government Of the country In
one way or another. When you were
quite a little girl, your father, Don
Ricardo Ruey, at that time president
of Sobrante, failed to suppress a eve
luton and was cornered IL h govern
ment palace, which was set afire.
Through the bravery and devotion
Of a cockney gentleman, Colonel Henry
jerks, an artillery officer In your
fathers army you were saved from
perishing In the burning palace. Col
o1el jerks turned you Over to his
spouse, now known as Mother jerks,
with instructions to raise you a lydy,
and Mother jerks has carried out
those instructions. Colonel jerks and
your father were executed, and Mother
jerks sent you to the Uaited States
to be educated. You had a brother,
Ricardo Luis Ruey, older than your
self by seven or eight years, l should
judge. In some mysterious
you and your brother lost track Of
each other, and at the present moment
he believes you persisted In the flames
that Quilted the government palace.
"You are Of & proud, Independent ma
ture; you work at something for a liv-
ing, and inasmuch as you haven't been
able TO set aside a great deal Of mon
ey from your earnings, you are plan
ming to terminate your visit TO your
native land at an early date and re-
turn to the United States for the pur-
pose of getting back to work. These
plans, however, will never be CON
summated.
"Why? Because you are to be mar
ried to a nice man and live happily
ever a%fterward, and about sixty days
from now, If all goes well, l, John s.
Webster, am going to Introduce you to
your long-lost brother Ricardo. You
will first see Ricardo riding at the
head Of his victorious rebel troops as
lit SliiCic ~ VIII NC
the next president Of this wretched
country, If, fortunately, he is not killed
In the revolution he is now fOmenting
against his fathers ancient enemy.
Your brother does not know you are
living and 1t will be a proud and hap
by day for me when l bring him to
you. In the interim, what do you pur-
pose having for breakfast? Ham and
eggs sunny side up, an omelette or a
cerealY"
He released her hand and favored
her with the boyish grin that always
had the effect of stripping the years
from him as one strips the husk from
a ripe ear Of corn. She was gazing at
him In wide-eyed amazement.
us my brother really aliveT"
HE was as late as midnight last
night. Do you recall the chap I saved
from being assaysinated in New Or
leans?"
EYES,"
"YOur worthy brother. A1d do you
recall the chauffeur whose passage to
this port | was forced to pay?"
"Yes."
1.-THE same individual. / sent him
ashore in the launch with Billy. and he
has been housed at Ell Buen Amigo,
but left early this morning for the
back country to open a recruiting Of
fee"
She reached across the little table
and squeezed his big brown hand Inn
pulsively. you're the most wonderful
man I ever knew. AID does my poor
brother know I am living, Mr.. Web.
ster7"
"NO-and I'm not going to tell hin
think II will be much nicer to r,
store you to each other on the steI
or he government palace on the da
when he Ruey faction into II
W again. That will make his victor
all the sweeter. BY the way. wher
was Ricardo when your fathers shi
OF state went on the rocks?"
AT school In a military academy |
Kentucky"
~ u q MA NcIOuS IhlA-uD, WHICH N
cardo al doubtless explain. Mis-
Ruey. ] know he believes his siste
persisted with her father. Mothe
jerks didn't know where he was an
couldn't communicate with him-an
there you are. However, little oil
Jack Fx-it will bring you togethe
again In due course. In the interim
how about those eggs2 Straight u
or flip emf"
She beamed across at him. I'VE ar
going to be such good. true friend'
aren't wei" she urged. He almoe
shivered, but managed a hypocritics
nod. "While we have only known eac
other twenty-four hours, It seems
great deal longer than that-probabl
because Billy has told me 80 niue
about you. and you're-so comfortabl
and easy to get acquainted with. an
FL can't very well express my graf
tude for what you've do2e-for whs
you're going to do" Her voice faltel
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