The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-04-07
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John stuart Webster. min
ing engineer. AFTER cleaning up a fortune IN
Death valley. Calf, boards a train Tor the
East. He Delriends a young lady annoyed by
a masher, thoroughly trouuclng the pest 10
CHAPTER II-At Denver Webster re-
cciyes a letter from Billy Geary, his closest
friend. Geary urges him TO come TO So
brante. Central America, to finance and de-
velop a mining claim. lie decides 10 30.
CHAPTER HL-DOlores Ruey, the young
woman Webster befriended, and who has
made a deep impression on him. as ne has
on her. is also on the way TO SObrante.
CHAPTER lN.-At Buenaventura. capital
Of sobrante. billy Geary, Ill and penniless Is
living on the charity Of Neither jerks
keeper OF a dramshop. She receives a cable
gram from Dolores, telling of her coming.
CHAPTER v. - Dolores father. Ricardo
Rucy, president OF SoDrante, had been killed
in "A revolution led by Sarros. the present
executive. Dolores. a child OF eight, was
smuggled out 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 10 the boat to say
she has gone to the United States,
CHAPTER NI.-Webster, on his way to
Sobrante, is taken i'll on the train. and is
In a hospital at New Orleans two weeks.
Geary bungles his mission, Dolores easily
seeing through his story. She greets Mother
jerks az her friends and benefactor. Geary
fails desperately in love with the girl
CHAPTER VII.-At New Orleans. while
waiting for the steamer to Buenaventura.
Webster saves the life OF "A young man who is
attacked by two assassins. The youth leaves
Webster without disclosing his identity.
CHAPTER NIIL-On the steamer Webster
finds his stateroom 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 amlcable agreement,
Webster recognizes him as the youth whose
life he had saved the day before, though
the other does not know Webster.
OH A ILNt "a riNl o. ~ .
Geary welcomes Webster and is Instrumental
in helping his friends guest ashore. The
latter is known to Webster as Andrew
Bowers" Geary houses him at Mother
Ienks', Webster gets the idea that Geary
and Dolores are in love. and with the inten-
tion of giving Geary every chance he smil-
ingly contradicts the girls statement that
they have met before.
CHAPTER X.-Webster receives a warn
ing conveyed by Don Juan Cafetero," really
John J. Cafferty. Irishman OF good qualities
fallen through overindulgence in liquor. that
there Is a plot to assassinate him. Webster
makes a firm friend OF Cafferty. Later, the
American is insulted by q Sobrantean army
officer and publicly ridlcules him. A challenge
10 a duelris accepted under such stern condi-
lions that the Sobranteans withdraw II.
CHAPTER XI. Webster secretly visits
Andrew Bowers at Mother jerks. He
learns that Bowers is Ricardo Ruey, son
of the assassinated president, brother OF Do
lores (whom he believes dead, and that a
revolution is contemplated. Next morning he
tells Dolores that her brother, OF whom she
has no recollection. Is In the country. pro-
Jecting the overthrow of President Sarros.
Very much In love with the girl, but be-
lieving that her affection has been bestowed
on Geary. Webster leaves to investigate the
mine which he has come to finance.
II.-Webster after looking II
over. decides to put his whole fortune into
the mine. He sends Billy Geary to the United
States to purchase the necessary equipment,
advising him to marry Dolores In Buena-
ventura before he leaves. Knowing that I'M
less Ruey can overthrow Sarros his mine
will be confiscated, Webster agrees TO n
nance the venture. Returning to Buenaven-
tura, he is astonished to find Dolores still
there and Geary on his way to the United
States.
CHAPTER XIII. - Dolores tells Webster
that Billy Geary had asked her to marry
him and that she had refused. Amazed,
but entirely misunderstanding the situation,
he accepts the explanation. He explains to
Dolores how her brother has laid his plans
or the overthrow OF aSrros. Webster and
Ricardo have a final understanding.