The Monroe journal., 1921-02-18
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CHAPTER John Stuart Webster.
mining engineer. after cleaning up for
tune In Death Valley. Calf, boards
train for the East HE befrienas young
Ady annoyed by masher. thoroushAy
uouncing the pest"
CHAPTER u.-At Denver Webster re-
eeives letter from Billy Geafy, his clos
est friend. Geary urges him 10 come 10
scbrante Central America, 10 unance
and develop a mining claim lie decides
To so
CHAPTER III. - Dolores Rney. the
young woman Webster befriended. and
who has made deep impression on him.
ss he las on her Is also on the way 10
seerante.
CHAPTER Iv-At Buenayentura. capi-
tai Of Sohrante. Billy Geary. III and pen
niless. is living on the charity Of Mother
jerks" keeper of dramshop She re-
oeiyes Cabiegran from Dolores. telling
Of her coming.
CHAPTER v.-polores' father. Ricardo
Ruey, president OF Soorante, had been
killed in revolution led by Sarros, the
present executive; Dolores, child OF
sight. 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
0esry TO the boat to say she has gone
TO the United States
CHAPTER vI-webster. on his way TO
eobrante. is taken Ill on the train. and
v In a hospital at New Orleans two
weeks Geary bungles his mission. Dolo-
rec easily seeing through his story. she
greets Mother jerks as her friend and
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love with the girl.
CHAPTER vII.-At New Orleans, while
waiting for the steamer 10 Buenaventura,
Webster saves the life OF young man
who Is attacked by two assassins. The
youth leaves Webster without disclosing
bis Identity.
CHAPTER vII1.--on the steamer Web
stsr finds his stateroom occupied by q
stranger who declares his Intention OF
being his guest to Buenaventura. Al firsi
angered. Webster and the stranger. after
q somewhat foreible argument reach an
amIcable agreement Webster recognizes
him as the youth whose life he had saved
the day before. though the other does
Dot know Webster
CHAPTER IX.-Arriving at sohrante,
Geary welcomes Webster and Is instru-
mental in helping his friends guest
ashore. The latter Is known TO Webster
a. ANDREW Bowers" Geary houses him
at Mother Jenks Webster gets the Idea
that Geary and Dolores are In love, and
With the intention OF giving Geary every
chance he smllngly contradlcts the girls
statement that they have met before.
CHAPTER K Webster receives n
warning conveyed by Don Juan Cafe
tero," really John j. Caferty. Irlshman
OF good qualities fallen through overindul-
Gsnce in liquor, that there Is plot "a
sssasslnate him, Webster makes firm
friend Of Cafferty Later, the American
\ insulted by Sobrantean army officer
and publicly ridcules him. A challenge
10 q duel is accepted under such stern
conditions that the Sobranteans with
draw II.
CHkPTER XI.-webster secretly visits
-Andrew Bowers" AZ Mother Jenks' Ht
learns that bowers" is Ricardo Ruey
scn OF the assassinated president brother
Of Dolores twhom he believes dead), and
that revolution Is contemplated Mex
morning he tells Dolores that her brother
Of whom she has no recollection. is II
the country. projecting the overthrow Of
President Sarros Very much in love
With the girl. but believing that her AZ
fection has been bestowed on Geary
Webster leaves 70 investigate the min,
which he has come TO finance
CHAPTER XII.-webster, ter lookinl
n over decides 10 put his whole FORTUNE
into the mine. He sends Billy Geary I,
the United States 10 purchase the neces
sary equipment advising him TO MARI,
Dolores In Buenaventura before he leaves
Knowing that unless Ruey ran overthrow
sarros his mine will be confscated Web
ster agrees to finance the venture Re
turning 70 Buenaventura. he Is astonishes
10 hnd Dolores still there and Geary OF
bis way to the United States.
CHAPTER XIIl,-Dolores tells webste
that Billy Geary had asked her to marr'
rim and that she had refused Amazed
but entirely misunderstanding the situa
tion. ne accepts the explanation. He ex
plains to Dolores how her brother ha
laid his nians for the overthrow of Sar
ros Webster and Ricardo have a fina
understanding
CHAPTER XIv.-The morning OF tn
revolution Webster takes Dolores ahoari
the American steamer Fstrelllta. wher
she can remain IN safety As an Ameri
can citizen he believes It his duty to TAX
no part In the conflict Caherty, afte
being in the thick of r. returns 70 tn
ship 20 tell Webster of the progress O
the revolution which presaces an earl
victory for the forces Of Ricardo Ruey