Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-01-07
CHAPTER xll--Continued.

out OF an otherwise sure tnlnS' ioW'
ever" he added, recalling the note re-
celved from Ricardo Ruey just before
his departure from Buenaventura ana
rejecting that to be forewarned Is TO
be forearmed, "we'll accept the gam
Bile. That rascal can't live forever
and he may be eliminated before he
causes us any trouble
"What will 1t cost us to get THIS
mine on paying basis, johnny
"Well, back home. I'd figure on
spendlng at least 100000; but | dare
say, taking into consideration the low
cost of labor in Sobrante and the raw,
natural resources of power ana tim
Der right on the ground, we ought 10
put this deal over for $4,000 at the
outside. Praise be, have cash
enough to do the trick without calling
in any help. and such being the case,
Wen not waste any time but hop TO
the job in a hurry and make the fur
fly"
Fright. Jack. What's the program
"Well, first Off son, I'm not going
to stay in this country and lose my
self managing this mine. That's your
job, because you're young and unim-
portant in your profession and have
the ability to get away with the job.
You can afford to spend the next 10
years here, but | cannot. | can only
afford to come down here every cou-
pie of years and relieve you for va
cation"
THAT'S the way | figured 1t, Jack
"All right then, Bill, let us start In
by giving YOU your first vacation. II
you re going to dig in here and make
the fur fly, you've got to be in tip-top
physical cOnditlon-and you are thin
and gaunted and full Of chills and fe-
yer. Just before left Buenayentura
! cashed a draft for $1,000 on my let
ter Of credit at the Banco Nacional,
and placed II to the credit of your
account there.
Tomorrow morning you will take
your horse, one pack mule, and one
moZo and ride for San Miguel de Pad.
ua, where you will take the train for
Buenayentura. In Buenayentura you
may do what you blame please but
If | were you, boy, I'd try to get mar
ried and 90 back to the q. s. A. for
nv honeymoon. And when | finally
hit town that contained some reg
uIar doctors I'd let them paw me over
and rebabbitt me and overhaul my
bearings and put me in such nice run
ming order I'd be firing on all u cyl
inderS at once.
"And when was feeling tip-top
once more Id wire old John Stuart
Webster and tell him So after which
I'd stand by for cable from the said
sourdough inviting me to return and
take up my labors."
Billy's wan yellow face lighted up
like a sunrise on the desert. 81 guess
that plans kind of poor" he an-
nounced feelingly. You're right
Jack, I'm In rotten condition and !
ought TO be right before start. Still,
If I should arrange TO get married be-
fore | leave, I'd like mighty well to
have good man and true see me
safely over the hurdles"
ttrbafs. ,,iaa .nt ittt I tfr,,a
to be your best man. Arranging the
honeymoon lets me out, Bill I'm in
a hurry TO finish here and get back,
so Tie sooner We both start our pros
pectige Jobs the sooner we'll finish.
Have quiet little marriage, BIZ,
without any fuss or feathers or voices
breathing DER Eden. What are the
odds, provided you get hitched prop
erlyi Besides. I'm in mortal dread of
that town Of Buenayenuura. The sew
er system is bad; It's gotten with fe-
yer; and you'd better get that girl
out of It 7. D. O., and the quicker the
better. Myself | prefer to stay up
here Ia these mountains In tenn
perate climate where there are no
mosquitoes"
Billy suw that Webster was serious
and would resent any interference in
his plans. All right, jack he as
scented. "You're the boss
Zine. Now, Bill, you listen to IA
Their ana be guided accordingly. When
you sc. TO Buenaventura, wire the
Binghan Engineering company of
Denver, using my name, and tell them
to add TO my order given them last
month avi held for shipping direc-
tons, u dozen picks, II dozen shov-
els, u dtlzen mattocks. say six dozen
axes, brESh knives, big road pillow,
and whatever other things you happen
to think of and which would come in
handy when building our road. Also,
when you get TO New Orleans buy
stanch thsee-tOn motor truck. Wen
need 1t for getting In supplies from
San Mlguei dc Padua. Pay for the
truck also. and If you go broke and
cannot reach me by cable, wire Ned
dy Jerome at the Engineers club in
Denver and kick his eye out In my
honored name.
81 guess that's about all of your
job, Bill, As for me, I'll camp right
here. I'll have deal of surveying
to do and plan TO sweat the booze
out of that Cafferty person. I'll
make Don Juan my chain man and
run the tail off him. Then I'll be
busy with preliminary plans, arrang-
ing for labor and so on, and when
I'm idle I'll 90 hunting"
In conformity with this plan, there
fore billy said aood-hy "a his friend