The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-17

cardo was mounted, armed, and alone,
and at sight Of Webster he shouted
with delight and spurred toward him.
what the devil! You, Rick, the
government cut-up. What are you do
ing in these parts?" Webster rode up
and shook hands.
"Oh, I'm Robin flooding it around
this part of the country. 1t is so Sc
Guided, you know, and SarroS hasn't
any friends or any telegraph lines or
any garrisons up this way. l heard in
San Miguel de Padua that you were
camped yOnder, and / was on my way
over to G. with you on matters
of state. pur friend, Geary, at
Ell Buen Il couple of weeks
ago, just bclu.t he sailed for the Unit
ed States. He vas telling me you
had TO have a lot Of tools for road
building, so l cabled in a secret CT
pher to the S%obrantean revolutionary
junta in New Orleans to ship these
tools to you Immediately. They ar
rived on the last trip Of the Atlanta
and now repOse in Leber's warehouse
waiting for you to call and remove
them"
"You scoundrel! What have you
sent me?'
"a couple Of hundred rifles and
three machine guns, branded axes,
picks, shovels, plows, and SO on. l
also ran in three cases of ammunition,
labeled grindstOneS, two more cases
disguised as bolts, and quite several
thousand labeled nails in kegs. I
should feel rather sorry for you if my
friend, SarrOs, should get suspicious
and investigate, but l haven't any fear
that he will. You see, he knows you're
here on legitimate business. He has
investigated and learned that you are
a bOna tide mining engineer of con-
siderable reputation-and then, you
know, your friend, Geary. dickered
with him for the concession. The min
ing property you are about to devel-
op belongs to the people, not to Sar-
rOs; yet he has bartered it away and
will divert the royalty to his own
pocket instead of the public treasury"
"Hum-m-m! What do you want me
to do with all those munitions con-
signed to me?"
Arrange with Leber to keep them
there until you get ready to build
your road into the mine. I want them
there when my American m~ercenaries
arrive in ~Buenaventura. By the way,
you are going to import these mer-
~cenaries for me. They are American
miners and road builders in the en-
ploy of the Honda Mining & Develop
ment company, which is to be the
name of your enterprise. hope you'll
like the name, Webster. l picked 1t
out myself"
"You cool scoundrel! You're max
ing cats paw out of me-"
THAT is because you happen to be
so handy for my purpose. You see
nv plan, do you not? I'm going to
attack Buenaventura from within and
without. I'm going to come down on
Sarros like a wolf IN the fold, and
the Job Is scheduled for next Satur-
day night a week"
LOOK mere, NICK, my Uoy, l uUNc
no desire to mix In the politics Of this
country"
"You have some desire, however, to
mix in its wealth." Ricardo reminded
him.
"WellY"
I'm the only man that can help
you. BY the way, do not order your
machinery shipped until after ! am
seated firmly on the throne Of my IA
TIERS"
"Why?"
"It's been framed with Sarros to
let you spend your money on that con.
cession and get the mine I'm running
order; then q fake suit, alleging an
error in the government survey. will
be filed. 1t will be claimed that tn
concession given your friend, Geary
IL. by virtue Of erroneous government
surveys, the property of q citizen o
SObrante. The courts here do as Sar
ros tells them. You are to be kicke'
out, busted. and despairing, and You
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