The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-28

at her. 'By the way, you foretold
this Why, this Is amazing"
She could have wept with laughter.
''Well''-soberly- told you some
other things equally amazing, did
notT
"Yes you told me other things more
or less interesting, but you foretold
this. How do you account for thatT
1.-THE witness, declines to answer on
the ground that she may incriminate
herself and be burned for a witch"
Remarkable woman"
you were about to remark that It is
Just as we'll"
"That Neddy's reconciled to losing
me, because since cabling him yester-
day evening I've changed my mind
again. I'm going to stay here now"
Indeed WhyTg
"Just to be obstinate. Apparently
I'm not wanted here by the powers
that be; so just to rifle them I'm go
ing to hang around Sobrante and argue
the question with them. BY the way,
I see you received a cablegram also.
Better news than mine, / hope"
She nodded. IT have a little bust
ness deal on back home. Haven't got
a great deal invested, but 1t looks as
If might make $4,000"
He arched his eyebrows and favored
her with little disappearing grunt.
Sounded ike the prospectus of fake
mining promoter--yes, by thunder,
that was It. Dolores was a school
teacher, and school teachers and doc
tors are ever the mainstay Of a swim
dler's sucker list.
"You won $40 from me yesterday"
he challenged. 'Bet you another ten
can tell you the nature Of your in
vestment."
go you, II loser Unconsciously
she was learning the argot Of the male
of the species, as exemplified in Ned
dy Jerome's cablegram.
"It's a mining property"
"You win. 1t is" she answered
truthfully, starting to open her purse.
quartz or placerT
81 don't know Explain"
He chuckled at her ignorance.
"Quartz is gold-bearing rock, and
placer is gold-bearing gravel"
"Then my mining property is plac-
er, because 1t has lots of sand"
81 knew 1t, knew It," he. warned
her solemnly, and he shook an adj
: monitory finger at her. "8lack sand,
Ell? Is the gold very fneT
81 think it u.s."
"Then you're stung good and deep
so don't delude yourself into thinking
you have $4,000 coming. never
knew a proposition for saving the fine
: gold in black sand that didn't turn out
to be fizzle. It's the hardest thing
in the world to save. Now, listen !;
. YOU tell me the name of the flim-ham
artist that got you into this DEAL and
? when 1 get back to the United States
I'll Investigate the company; If It's an
out-and-out swindle, I'll take that
] promoter by the throat and choke your
money out of him, the scoundrel It
t is just these hy-by-night fellows that
uin the finest gambling game in the
world and scare off investors in legiti-
l mate mining propositions"
: "Oh, you mustp't-really, Caliph.
: He's an old man, and only did it to
I help him out"
"There should be no sentiment in
= business, Miss Ruey."
;. "Oh, well, let's be cheerful and hope
full, Caliph, and discuss a more impor-
d tant subject"
She was very serious now, for by her
meddling she had, she realized, so ar
E ranged matters that at a time when
v john Stuart Websters very life de-
pended upon his immediate departure
3 from Buenaventura, he was planning
to stay and face the music just to be
/ obstinate. "You must reconsider your
?. decision to remain In this country"
she insisted. "Your life may be the
r, price of liberty of action, you know,
f Isn't Billy capable of developing the
d mine after you advance the cashf"
3. II wouldn't advance him q cent for
d his mine until had investigated II
myself"
It '"rhen you should make some ar
rangements to safeguard yourself
e while making the investigation, and
It leave Sobrante Immediately thereafter
3 Isn't that a sensible propOsition?"
''Very-if I felt like leaving So
1t brante. But do not. If that mining
concession is a potential winner, I'll
" have to stick around and make a win
" ner out Of 1t before go away and
= leave Bill In charge. Besides, I'm wor
ID ried about Bill. He's full Of malaria
le fever, and last night / got thinking
re about him and decided so send hin
70 haolr RI the CoIorado Mountains fnr 3