The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-04

tune in Death Valley, Calf, boards a
train for the East He befriends a young
lady annoyed by a maSher, thoroughly
trouncins the pest
CHAPTER 1I.-At Denver Webster re-
ceives a letter from Billy Geary, his clos
Sobrante.. Central America. to finance
and develop mining claim. He decides
to so.
young woman Webster befrended, and
who has made deep impression on him,
as he has on her. is also on the way to
Sobrante.
CHAPTER Wat 'Buenaventura capt.
tai Of Sobrante, Billy Geary, i'll and pen
niless, is living on the charity Of Mother
Jenks.' keeper OF dramshop. She re-
Of her coming.
CHAPTER V.-Dolores' father. Ricardo
Ruey, president of Sobrante, had been
killed in revolution led by satros. the
present executive: Dolores. IL child Of
eight. was struggled out Of the country
by Mother jerks and supported by her
In the United States. The old woman,
lie, fears to meet Dolores. and sends
to the United States.
-
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 VII1.-On the steamer Web
ster finds his statefoom occupied by a
stranger who declares his intention Of
being his guest to Buenaventura. At first
angered, Webster and the stranger, after
a somewhat forcible argument, reach an
amicable agreement Webster recognizes
him as the youth whose life he had saved
the day before. though the other does
hot know Webster.
CHAPTER 1X.-Arriving at sobrante,
Eeary welcomes Webster and is instru-
mental In helping his friends guest
ashore. The latter is known to Webster
Rs "Andrew Bowers" Geary houses him
at Mother jerks. Webster gets the idea
that Geary and Dolores are in love, and
with the intention Of giving Geary every
chance he smilingly contraGicts the girls
statement that they have met before.
>~1LLAI a. - " custer receives q
warning conveyed by don Juan Cafe
tero," really John j. Cafferty, Irishman
Of good qualities fallen through overindul-
E gene e, in liquor. that there is a plot to
Friend OF Canerty: Later, the American
Is insulted by a Sobrantean army officer
and publicly ridicules him. A challenge
10 que! IL a accepted under such stern
draw 1t.
CHAPTER X1...Wehster secretly visits
ANDREW Bowers" at Mother jerks. He
learns that Bowers is Ricardo Ruey.
son of the assassinated president, brother
Of Dolores (whom he believes dead). and
morning he tells Dolores that her brother,
OF whom she has no recollection. Is in
the country. projecting the overthrow OF
President Sarros. Very. much in love
lection has been bestowed on Geary.
Webster leaves to investigate the mine
which he has come to finance.
Continued From Last Issue)
She was very serious now, for by her
meddling she had, she realized, so ar
John Stuart Webster's very life de-
pended upon his immediate departure
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
price Of liberty Of action, you know.
Isn't Billy capable of developing the
mine after you advance the cash?"
II wouldn't advance him a cent for
his mine until l had investigated 1t
myself"
"Then you should make some ar.
rangements to safeguard yourself
while making the investigation, and
leave Sobrante Immediately thereafter.
Isn't that a sensible proposition?"
"Very-if felt like leaving So !
brante. But l do not. II that mining
concession is n potential winner, I'll !
have to stick around and make a win.
ner out of 1t before I go away and !
leave Bill in charge. Besides. I'm wor-
ried about Bill. He's full of malarial
fever, and last night l got thinking ,
about him and decided to send him
back to the Colorado mountains for
few months. ! want some regular doc
tors to work on Bill so hen be fit when
he gets back on the job"
AS matter Of fact. this idea of send
ing Billy to the United States had but
that moment occurred to Jack Web
ster; he reflected now that this plan
was little short of an inspiration. 1t
would give Billy and Dolores an op-
portunity to marry and have honey
moon it would leave him free Of her
presence. and enable him to
eave Sobrante when the Gearys should
return. He resolved to speak to Billy
about 1t.
Dolores voice broke in upon his cum
ming reflections. But Billy tells me
you already have a fortune sufficient
for the needs of caliph without a
court. Why risk your precious life to
acquire more? Money isn't everything
in life"
mo. but the game is"
"What game? Mining7"
1.-THE game Of life"
"But this Is the game Of death"
(which makes life all the sweeter