The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-28

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.
'Is my brother really aliveT
HE was as late as midnight last
night. Do you recall the chap saved
from being assasslnated in New Or
leans?"
"Yes."
'Your worthy brother. Ald do you
recall the chauffeur whose passage to
this port was forced to pay7"
YES"
1.-THE same individual. 1 sent him
ashore In the launch with Billy, and he
has been housed at El 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 1 ever knew. Ald does my poor
brother know / am living, Mr.. Web
ster2"
"No-and I'm NOT going to tell him.
/ think 1t will be much nicer to re-
store you to each other on the steps
Of the government palace on the-day
when the Ruey faction comes into its
own again. That viii make his victory
all the sweeter. BY the way, where
was Ricardo when your fathers ship
Of state went on the rocksT
AT school In q military academy in
Kentucky"
1T is a marvellous mix-up, which RI
cardo can doubtless explain, Miss
Ruey. know he believes his sister
persisted with her father. Mother
jerks didn't know where he was and
couldn't communicate with him-and
there you are. However, little old
Jack Fix-lt will bring you together
again In due course. n the interim,
how about those eggs2 Straight up
or flip emp
She beamed across at him. 1--WE are
going to be such good, true friends,
aren't WEI" she urged. He almost
shivered, but managed a hypocritical
nod. "While we have only known each
other twenty-four hours, 1t seems a
great deal longer than that-probably
because Billy has told me so much
about you, and you're-so comfortable
and easy to get acquainted with, and
II can't very we'll express my graft
tude for what you've dole-for. what
you're going to do" Her voice falter-
ed; she smiled roguishly through the
tears of her emotion. "If were only
Billy, now, l could put my arm across
your shoulders and settle the matter
by saying: Johnny, you old horse
thief, you're all right
''The best thing to do would be to
cease putting me up with Importance
And now, before we climb out of the
realm Of romance and the improbable
to the more substantial plane Of things
for breakfast, Just one brief word Of
caution. Now that have told you
your brother lives and is in Buena
ventura, forget 1t until 1 mention Il
again, because his presence here is his
secret not ours"
GAN right, Callph," she agreed ~
think shall call you that hereafter
Like the late Caliph Haroun AL Ras
child, 1t appears you have a habit o.
prowling around o. nights in queer
places, doing good deeds for your sub
jects But tell me about my brother
Describe him to me-"
"Not now, Here comes the heat
, waiter with cablegram for me,
think"
That functionary came to their tabl'
and handed one of the familiar yellow
envelopes TO each of them.
'We1I excuse each other" Dolores
suggested. She read:
go you If lose. You are a good
game little scout, and like you fine
JEROME"
She glanced across at Webster
whose face was a conflicting study o
emotions In which disappointment an,
amazement appeared to predominant
'You ancient scoundrel," she hear
him murmur.
p what no, Caliphi Unpleasan
4 newsp she ventured.
4 ''Yes-and no, had one Of tn
4 finest Jobs in the world all staked GU
-and now the boss cables me it.
l. hlled-by better man."
'. "What are you going to do abou
n itT
A. "Well--as soon as I've had m
D. breakfast. I'm going to cable Nedd
IT Jerome and tell him I'm satisfied
q satisfied to stay here and Statistic
r he's a liar. You see. Miss Ruey.
,e objected vigorously to my coming her
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