Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-05-06
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into the mine He sends Billy Geary to
the United States to purchase the neces-
eary equipment, advising him to marry
Dolores In Buenaventura before he leaves
Knowing that unless Ruey can overthrow
Sarros his mine will be contiscated, Web
ster agrees to finance the venture. Re
turning to Buenaventura he Is astonlshed
TO find Dolores still there and Geary on
his way to the United States.
nicardo riuey, with Ut Pacheco ana
Colonel Caraveo, were engaged in
consultation when Jack Webster, hav-
ing left the Hotel Mateo via his bed
room window In order to avoid pos
Sibie espionage and made his way to
III Buen Amigo on foot, was an
nounced by Mother jerks. The three
conspiratOrs greeted him joyOusly, as
indeed they should, for his loyal
friendship had thus far been one Of
their principal bulwarks.
"Well," Webster inquired, after
greeting them and carefully closing
the door behind him, there | am in
Buenaventura, marking time and, like
Mr.. Micawber, waiting for something
to turn up"
"YOu will not be required to wait
long" Colonel CaraveO assured him.
Thanks to your kindly offices, the
trap is already baited"
"Our friend. Ruey, has, since our
first meeting, insisted on dispensing
with my consent when using me to
promote MS enterprises, Colonel.
Strange to say, l have been unable to
berate him for his impudence. was
down at Leber's warehouse this after
noon. You have enough road-making
tools consigned to me there to build
a pretty fair highway to the gates of
the government palace, should say.
hope you have all pondered the re-
suit to me- an innocent bystander, II
your enemies should take a notion to
open one Of those cases Of shOves."
Colonel Caraveo favored him with
benignant smile. "YOu forget, my
friend, that l am second In command
in the intelligence department, and
that during the absence Of your par
ticular friend, Raoul Sarros, in New
Orleans, am first in command. Since
l already know what those cases con-
tain, naturally shall not take the
trouble to investigate"
well, that's a comfort, Colonel"
you have investigated your mining
concession, Webster?' Ricardo Ruey
asked.
you bet"
"What did you find?"
"A couple of millions in sight"
Ricardo shook his head slowly. at
is not in sight, old man." he reminded
Webster. without our aid-and you
cannot have our aid unless our revO-
luton is successful, when you shall
have 1t freely-yOur millions are,
most positively, not in sight If you
want those millions, friend Webster,
there is but one way to get them
and that is to close your eyes and
play our game to the limit. wonder
If you'd go further-about $4,000 fur
Their, to be exact"
II might, but never go 1t blind for
a wad like that. What's your trOu
bleY
1.-THE Individual In charge Of the
funds Of the revolutionary Junta in
New Orleans was murdered last night;
he funds were deposited to his cred
t as agent in a certain bank, and be-
fore the junta can obtain legal pos
session of them again the psychology |
al time for their use will have passed. o.
1--WE have a steamer chartered, and
700 men, whose business it Is to fight
lnder any flag at So gold per day
Ind no questions asked are now mark
ng time on the Isle Of Pines, off the
,oast of Cuba waiting for our steam
n to call for them and land them,
With their rifles and ammunition and
Tx 75-mlllimeter field guns and some
'apid-fire Maxims, at San Bruno, some
g miles up the coast from here.
"The guns and munitions are now
n Tampa, having been shipped to our
gent there on sight draft, with bill of
aiding attached; the steamer is char
cred and en- route to Tampa from
Norfolk, Va, and we must pay the
'wners $4,000 the day she begins TAX
ng on her cargo, and $4,000 before
he unlOads 1t on lighters at San
bruno.
1--WE must also pay 200 men one
months pay'in advance-that is, $780,
90; we cannot meet this expense and
till take up that sight draft now
our attention in the bank at
'ampa.
"In return for this favor to the pro-
isiOnal government of SObrante, you
hall have the note of the provisional
overnment signed by the provisional
resident, myself, and the provisional
abinet, DR.. PachecO, Colonel Cara
go, and two other gentlemen whom
on will meet in due course unless in
he interim they should be killed. And
3 a bonus for saving this country
rom a brutal dictator, who is plllag-
lg its resources for his personal prof
, you shall have deed of gift to