Cheyenne record., 1921-04-14
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Iad but he-he@
'"u, a,,. u caorv never put a big fore
encer under your chin and Daue ""
ho1d I'M your head. Is that II
" wis not what he did. Miss put tn.
uov he did It. All the fiends aV nell -"
he ,t me this night to shpend wha' liz
,,ra " me-and I'm afraid
He broke off, mumbling and cnaltef
,no like a man in the grip OF a greu,
,asror s In his agony of body anu
sn,rit Dolores could have wept 1o'
non Juan Cafetero, for In that su.
nrame moment the derelict's soul was
hore. revealing something pure a"'
sweet and human. for all MS degr"ua
,,on How did Jack Webster knowi
wondered Dolores. And why did ne
so confidently give an order to TINS
human flotsam and expect 1t TO DE-
oheved? And why did Don Juan
cofetero come whining to her io'
strength to help him obey it7
"Tbat wouldn't be playing the
rome," she told him. II can't he'p
you deceive him. You are the nrst OF
your breed
Don't say it" he cried. "Didn'
he tell me wanSt?'
"Then make the fight. Don-Mr'
Cafrerty." She lowered her voice
II am depending on you to stay sobei
and puard him. He needs faithtu'
friend so badly. now that Mr. Gear!
is away" She patted the grimy hano
and left him staring at the ground
Presently he sighed. quivered horribly
and shambled out of the patio on tf
the tiring-line And when he reported
to Jack Webster at nine o'clock nex'
morning, he was sober, shaking nor
ribly and on the verge OF delirinm
tremeps, but tightly clasped in his
right hand he held that five-doIla'
niece. Dolores. who had made 1t mel
business to be present at the inter
view heard John Stuart Webster sa!
heartily:
1.-THE finest thing about terrible
fight, friend Cafferty, Is that II 1t Is Q
worthwhile battle. the spoils Of VIC
tory are exceedingly sweet. You are
now about to enjoy one fourth Of the
said spoiIs-a large Jolt Of aguard'
iente. You must have 1t to stead!
YOUR nerves. Go to the nearest can
tina and buy one drink; then come
back with the change. By that time
l shall have breakfasted and you ant
I will then 60 shopping. At noon yor
shall have another drink; at fOui
o'clock another; and just before re
firing you shall have the fourth anc
last for this day. Remember, CAT
ferty: one jolt-no more-and ther
back here with the exact change"
As Don Juan scurried for salvation
Webster turned to Dolores. "He'll fall
me now, but that will not be his fault
but mine. I've set him too great 9
task In his present condition. Never
theless. to use colloQuial expression
have the Cafferty goat-and I'm 60
Ing to keep it."
Webster went Immediately to hii
room, called for pen and paper, ant
proceeded at once to do that which b,
had never done before-to wit, pre-
pare his last will and testament. Ii
few brief paragraphs he made ,
Photographic will and split his bank
roll equally between the two humal
beings he cared for most-Billy Gear,
and Dolores Ruey. "Bill's a gamble
like me-" he ruminated; $50 I'll pla.
safe. The girl is conservative. an,
after Bills wad Is gone, he'd be boile,
in oil before he'd prejudice hers"
Having made his will. Webste
made a copy Of 1t. The copy he place
in an envelope marked: For Jacl
Not to be opened until after m
-saleeth." This envelope he then enclose
In a larger one and mailed to Billy {
Gale de ConcOrdia No. 10.
Having made his few simple pr
parations for death. Mr.. Webster ne1
burrowed In his trunk. brought fort
his big army-type automatic pist,
and secured 1t in a holster under hi
arm. for he deemed 1t unwise and pr
vocatIve Of curiosity to appear In In
maculate ducks that bulged at tn
right hip. Next he filled two spar
clips with cartridges and slipped ther
into his pocket. thus completing hi
few simple preparations for life.
He glanced out the window at tn
sun. There would still be an hour o
daylight; so he descended to the lobby
called carriage and took shor
drive.
Returning to the hotel he dismlsse,
the carriage, climbed the three shor
steps to the entrance and was passinl
through the revolving portal, whe,
from his rear some one gave tn
door a violent shove, with the resul
that the turnstIle partition behind hin
collided with his back with sufiicien
force to throw him against the parti
tion In front. Instantly the doc
ceased to pivot. with Webster locke,
neatly in the triangular space be
tween the two sections of the revol
wing door and the jamb.
He turned and beheld in the sec
tion behind him an officer Of tn,
Sobrantean army. This individual
observing he was under Webster,