The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-07

and develop a mining claim. lie decides
to so.
CHAPTER III. dolores Ruey, the
young woman Webster befriended, and
who has made deep impression on him.
as he has on her, Is also on the way to
SODrante.
CHAPTER IV.-At Buenaventura capt.
tai of Sobrante, Billy Geary, ill and pen
niless. is living OH the charity Of Mother
Jenks.' Keeper OF u dranshop. She re-
'ceives 4 cablegram from Dolores. telling
Of her coming. =
CHAPTER V.-Dolores' father. Ricardo
Ruey, president of Sobrante, had been
killed in revolution led by Sarros the
present executive. Dolores. IL child of
eight. was struggled cut 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 to the boat to say she has gone
to the United States.
CHAPTER VI.-Webster, on his way to
Sobrante. is taken i'll on the train. and
is In hospital at New Orleans two
weeks. Geary bungles his mission. Dolo
res easily seeing through his story. She
greets Mother jerks as her friend and
benefactor. Geary falls desperately in
love with the girl
CHAPTER What New Orleans. while
waiting for the steamer to Buenaventura,
Webster saves the life Of young man
VINO Is attacked by two assassins. The
youth leaves Webster without disclosing
his identity.
CHAPTER Wilton the steamer Web
ster finds his stateroom occupied by u
stranger who declares his intention Of
being his guest to Buenaventura. At first
angered. Webster and the stranger, after
IS somewhat ON '" forcibie argument. reach an
him as the youth whose life he had saved
the day before. though the other does
not know Webster.
CHAPTER IX.-Arrlving at sobrante,
Geary welcomes Webster and is instr,,-
mental in helping his friends guest"
ashore. The latter IS known to Webster
ut Mother jerks. Webster gets the idea
that Geary and Dolores are in love. and
with the intention Of giving Geary every
chance lie smilingly contraeicts the girls
statement that they have met before.
CHAPTER x. Webster receives
warning conveyed by Don Juan Cafe
Df good qualities fallen through overindui-
Eence in liquor. that there is plot to
assassinate him. Webster makes a firm
friend of Cafferty. Later. the American
and publicly ridicules him. A challenge
to duel is accepted under such stern
conditions that the Sobranteans with
draw it.
CHAPTER X1.-Webster secretly visits
"Andrew Bowers at Mother Jenks'. He
learns that Bowers" is Ricardo Ruey.
Of Dolores (whom he believes dead, and
that a revolution is contemplated. Next
morning he tells Dolores that her brother.
the country. projecting the overthrow Of
President Sarros. Very much in love
with the girl. but believing that her af-
fiction has been bestowed on Geary.
which he has come to finance.
it over. decides to put his whole fortune
into the mine. He sends Billy Geary to
the United States to purchase the neces-
sary equipment. advising him to marry
Knowing that unless Ruey can overthrow
Sarros his mine will be confiscated, Web
ster agrees to finance the venture. Re
turning to Buenavemtura he Is astonlshed
his way to the United States.
CHAPTER XI1I-Dolores tells Webster
that Billy Geary had asked her to marry
him and that she had refused. Amazed.
but entirely misunderstanding the stua-
tion. he accepts the explanation. He ex-
plains to Dolores how her brother has
laid his plans for the overthrow Of Sar-
ros Webster and Ricardo have a final
understanding?
Continued From Last Issue)
II think so. I dare say Ricardo
hopes to take SarrOs by surprise, bot
tie the city garrison up in the Guar
tel and the government palace and
there hcsiege them. Having secured
nominal control Of a seaport, he can
import arms and ammunition; also he
can recruit openly. and at his leisure
hunt down the outlying garrsOns. The
Sarros crowd doesn't suspect his pres
ence in Sobrante. and by a quick, saw
age stroke he should be able to jerk
this One-hOrse government up by the
heels in jig time-particularly since
the citiEenry feel no loyalty toward
the SarrOs regime and are only kept
in subsection through fear and lack
Of leader. I'm going to play Ricar-
do to win, if he isn't killed in the
opening row, for I'm certain he'll lead
his men,"
Il dare say he IS greatly like his
father-not afraid to die for his coun-
Try. SIG Ict'lieu presently. Nh 4
glad to be here when lie takes that
risk"
ooh, but you mustn't be here Web
ster protested.
"Why:'
"Recause thcrell he street fighting !
probably of Il desperate character, |
and l understand your countrymen G" !
rather war-mad and do things not |
sanctioned by The Hague tribunal If
there's a steamer in port at the time
I'll put you aboard her until the issue
is decided: I'm going to see Ricar-
do tomorrow night and learn the de-
tails of his plan of campaign; after |
that I'll be able to act intelligently."
Ricardo Ruey, with DR.. Pacheco and |