The Grangeville globe., 1921-03-17
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER John Stuart Webster.
mining engineer, after cleaning up a for
tune In Death Valley. Calf, boards a
train for the East He befriends q young
lady annoyed by masher. thoroughly
CHAPTER u.-At Denver Webster re-
ceives letter from Billy Geary, his clos
est friend. Geary urges him to come to
6obrante.. Central America, to finance
and develop miningo claim He decides
to go.
CHAPTER III. = Dolores Ruey, the
young woman Webster befriended and
VINO mas made deep impression ON him,
as he has on her. is also on the way to
Sobrante.
CHAPTER IV.-At Buenaventura, capi-
tai OF Sobrante, Billy Geary, i'll and pen-
niless. is living on the charity of Mother
Jenks." keeper of a dramshop She re-
ceives cablegram from Dolores, telling
OF her coming,
CHAPTER V.-Dolorcs father, Ricardo
Huey, 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
oy Mother jerks and supported by her
In the United States. The old woman.
Ire. fears TO meet Dolores, and sends
Geary to the boat to say she has gone
10 tne united states
CHAPTER vI.-webster. on his way to
sobrante. is taken i'll on the train, and
weeks. Geary bungles his mission, Doio-
res easily seeing through his story She
greets Mother Jenks as her friend and
penefactor. Geary falls desperately in
love with the girl
CHAPTER VI1.-At New Orleans, while
waiting Tor the steamer to Buenaventura,
Wehster nF
who Is attacked by two assass The
youth leaves Webster without disclosing
his Identity.
CHAPTER VTII.--On the steamer Web
ster finds his stateroom occupied by a
stranger who declares his intention Of
being his guest to Buenaventura. At first
engered, Webster and the stranger, after
q somewhat forcible argument. reach an
ss,micaoie s,ni e. agreement Webster recognizes
the day before, though the other does
not know Webster
CHAPTER Ix.-Arrivinx at sobrante.
Geary welcomes Webster and is instru-
mental In helping his friends guest
ashore The latter is known to Webster
at Mother Jenks' Webster gets the idea
that Geary and Dolores are in love- and
with the intention OF giving Geary every
chance he smilingly contradicts the girls
statement that they have met before
CHAPTER X. - Webster receives n
tero." really John ]. cafterty' frishman
of good qualities fallen through overindul-
gence In liquor, that there Is a plot 10
ssssassinate him Webster makes a firm
friend of Cafferty. Later. the American
Is insulted by a Sobrantean army officer
and publicly ridicules him A challenge
eond,,snn 20 duei Is , accepted under such stern
draw 1t.
CHAPTER xI.-webster secretly visits
Andrew Bowers at Mother jerks. He
learns that Bowers Is Ricardo Ruev
son of the assa asslnated president. brother
OF Dolores twhom he believes dead). and
morning he tells Dolores that her brother
of whom she has no recollection. is in
me country; projecting the overthrow of
with the girl but believing that her ar
fection has been bestowed on Gcary
Webster leaves to investigate the mine
which he has come to finance *
two men SPOKE.
"Good evening. my American friend.
This meeting is pleasure we scarce
ly hoped to have so soon. For the
same we are indebted to Lieutenant
Arredondo, who happened to look
back as we passed you. and recog-
nized you under the arc light"
Webster halted abruptly; the two
Sobrantean officers stood smiling and
evidently enjoying his discontinue.
Each carried service revolver In q
closed holster fastened to his sword
belt, but neither had as yet made a
move to draw--seeing which, Webster
felt sufficiently reassured to accept the
unwelcome situation with a grace
equal to that of his enemies.
"What? You two bad little boys
up this late I'm surprised" he replied
In Spanish. He folded his arms.
struck nm attitude and surveyed them
as might an indignant father. ''You
kids have been up to some mischief"
he added. as his right hand closed over
the butt of his automatic. where II lay
snuggled in the open holster under his
left arm between his shirt and coat.
"Can II be possible you are going to
take advantage of superior numbers
and the fact that you are both armed.
to force me into a duel on your terms.
my dear Captain Benavides?"
By a deferential bow the unwhole
some Benavides indicated that such
were his intentions "Then," said
Webster. "as the challenged party |
have the choice of weapons. I choose
pistols"
AT what ranger" the lieutenant
asked with mock interest.
aAs we stand at present. I'm armed.
Pull your hardware. you pretty pair Of
polecats. and see II you can beat me
to the draw"
Captain Benavides' jaw dropped
slightly: with quiet. deliberate mo-
tion his hand stole to his holster-fap.
Lieutenant Arredondo wet his lips and
glanced so apprehensively at his com
panIon that Webster was aware that
here was a situation not to his liking.
"You should use an open holster
webster taunfed. "Come, come-un-
button that holster-fiap and get busy"
Benavides' hand came away from
he holster ffe was moi the least bit
'-s~steped. hut his sense Of propor