The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-24
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CHAPTER John stuart Webster, min
ing engineer. after cleaning up a fortune II
Death valley. Calf, boards a train for th'
East. lie bcfriends "A young lady annoyed b.
a masher, thoroughly tTounCiug the pest.
CHAPTER Il-At Denver Webster re
celyes a letter from Billy Geary. his closes
friend Geary urges him 10 come to So
brautc, Central America, 20 finance and de.
velOp a mining claim. He decides to go.
CHAPTER III-Dolores Rue the youn-
woman Webster befrieu3td, anu who has
made a deep impression on him. as he has
GA her, Us also on the way 10 Soorante.
CHAPTER lN.-At BucuRNeutura, capital
OF ~obraute. Billy Goary. III and p%enniless IS
living aa the charity Of Neither jerks
Keeper ot a draWshop- She receives a cable
s~am from Dolores. telling ot her coming.
CHAPTER w. Dolores father, kicard1
Rae, ur.s.lgu; II SObTaute, had been killed
80 a revelation led by Sarros, the present
executive. Dolores. "a child OF eight. was
smasE,,i our ot the country 5y &otaeT
jerks and supported by her in the United
states The cid woman, ashamed ~ her
occupation and habits OF life, fears 20 meet
Dolores. and sends Geary 20 the boat to say
she haas gone 10 the United states
CHAPTER \I-Webster, on has way o.
S0btlnte. Is taken ia on thu train, and g
in q hospital Al New Orleans two weeks,
Ge9ry buug.,s his mission, Dolores easily
seeing through his story. She sreets Mother
jerks ts her friends and beue.aator. Geary
falls desperately in love WIKI the gii!
CHAPTER NIL.-At New Orleans. Whila
waiting Tor the steamer 10 BuenaNtNtltd
Webster saves the NE Of "a young man who is
attacked by two assass.us The youth leaves
Webster without disclosing his identity.
CHAPTER NItI-Ou the steamer Webster
finds his sjateroom occupied by a stranger
who declares his intention OF being his guest
to Buenaventura At first angered, Webster
and the stranger. after a somewhat forciblo
argument reach an admissible agreement
Webster recognizes him as the youth whose
life he had saved the day before, though
the other does not know Webster.
CHAPTER IN Arriving at Sobrante.
Geary welcomes Webster and Is instrumental
In helping his friends guest ashore. The
latter Is known TO Webster as Andrew
Bowers" Gcary houses him at Mother
jerks. Webster gets the idea that Geary
and Dolores are In love, and with the inten-
ton 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. Caferty, lrishman OF good qualities
fallen through overindulgence in liquor. that
there is a plot to assassinate him. Webster
makes a firm friend OF CafYerty. Later. the
American is insulted by a Sobrantean army
officer and publicly ridicules him. A challenge
10 a duel is accepted under such stern cOndi-
lions that the Sobranteans withdraw II.
CHAPTER XT. - Webster secretly visits
Andrew Bowers at Mother Jenks'. He
learns that Bowers is Ricardo Ruey. SON
of the assassinated president. brother of Do
lores twhom he believes dead. and that a
revolution is contemplated. Next morning he
tells Dolores that her brother. OF whom she
has no recollection, is in the country. pro-
1ecting 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 XIl-Webster. after looking II,
over. decides to put his whole fortune into
the mine. lie sends Billy Geary TO the United
States to purchase the necessary equipment,
advising him 10 marry Dolores In pnena-
ventura before he leaves. knowing that un-
less Ruey can overthrow Sarros his mine
will be conhscated, Webster agrees 70 fl
nance the venture. Returning TO Buenaven-
tura. he is astonished to find Dolores sim
there and Geary on his way 10 the United
States.