The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-04-28
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CHAPTER John stuart Webster. mi"-
Ing engineer, after cleaning up a fortune IA
Death valley, calf, boards a train Tor the
East. lie beIricnds "a young lazy annoyed Dy
d masher, thoroughly tfouhtih6 me pest
H-At Denver HeDsteI re-
,el,yz a letter tl0m Biliy Goary, his closest
friend. Geary urscs han so come 20 SO
braute, Central America, to finance ana de
Nelup a mining claim. Tie decides 10 go.
CHAPTER uL.-Dolores kucy, the young
woman Webster betricnucd, ana VINO has
MAD. a deep impression on him, AS he has
on A,r, is also on the way 10 Sobtante.
oIAPIEK. iN.-At BuenavcHtura. capital
OF -obraute. Dilly Goaly. Ill and penHlIess is
Lslus on the charity OF Neither jerks, w.
Keeper OF "A dramshop. She receives "A cable
gram from Dolores, telling Of her coming.
CHAPTER w. Dolores father Ricardo
Ruey, president ot soDraute, had been killed
IA "A revolution red by Sarros, the present
executive. Dolores, a child Of eight, was
smuABIed out Of the country by Mother
jerks and supported by her in The United
states The old woman, ashamed OF her
occupation and habits OF life, fears to meet
Dolores, and sends Geary 10 the boat to say
she has gone TO the United states.
CHAPTER NI.-W ebsteT. on his way to
Sobraute, is taken III on the train. and is
in a hospital at New Orleans two weeks.
Geary bungles mis- mission, Dolores easily
seeing through his story. She greets Mother
jerks as her friends and beneidctor. Geary
falls desperately IN love with the girl
CHAPTER hII.-At New orleans. while
waiting for the steamer to BuenayentuTa,
Webster saves the life Of a young man who Is
attacked by two assasslns. The youth leaves
Webster without disclosing his identity.
CHAPTER NIlL-On the steamer Webster
finds Ills stateroom occupied by a stranger
who declares his intention Of being his guest
10 Buenayentura. At hrst 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.
IL. Arriving at Sobrante.
Geary welcomes Webster and is instrumental
IN helping his friends guest ashore. The
latter is known 10 Webster as Andrew
Bowers" Geary houses aim 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 smll-
ingly contradicts the girls statement that
they have met before.
CHAPTER X.-Webster receives a warn
ing conveyed by Don Juan Cafetero," really
John }. Caferty, rishman of good qualities
fallen through oveTlndulgence In liquor, that
there is a plot TO assassinate him. Webster
makes a firm friend OF Carerty. 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 It.
CHAPTER NJ. - Webster secretly visits
Andrew Bowers at Mother jerks. lie
learns hat Bowers is Ricardo Ruey, son
of the assassinated president, brother OF Do
torres NWhOin ne DslleNes dead, ana that a
revolution is contemplated. Next morning he
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.
XII.-Webster after looking II
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 oonfscated, Webster agrees to f.
nance the venture. Returning to Buenaven-
tura, he is astonished to find Dolores stil
there and Geary on his way TO the United
States.
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. He 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 Estrellita, 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 II, 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.