The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-02-25

i well, how did you pass your flrsr
| night In Buenaventura r. she inquired,
In the manufacture of breakfast con-
| versation. ,,, ~ .g..
"Not very well. Jiggers bit me and
woke me up, and finally fell into a
| trance and had visi6n-about you.
After that couldn't go TO sleep again.
| j was fairly bursting to see yoL at
breakfast and read your palm. I've
| just discovered wonderful system"
"Show me-" she flashed back at
| him and she extended her little hand.
He picked II up gravely and with the
dull tine of fork made a, great show
of tracing the lines on her palm.
".You are about twenty-four years
| old, and your'ancestors were pure bred
! Castillans who came from Madrid,
| crossing the Atlantic in caravels. Ever
since the first Ruey landed on this
| coast the family has been identified
with the government of the country in
one way or another. When you were
quite a little girl, your father, Don
Ricardo Ruey, at that time president
Of Sobrante, failed to suppress reyo-
luton and was cornered il the govern
ment palace. which was set afire.
Through the bravery and devotion
| of cockney gentleman. Colonel Henry
jerks, an artillery officer In your
| fathers army You were saved from
| perishjng in the burning palace. Col
| oael jerks turned you over to his
| spouse. now known as Mother jerks,
with instructions 10 raise you a lydy.
and Mother jerks has carried out
| those instructions. Colonel jerks and
| your father were executed, and Mother
jerks sent you 10 the Uaited States
! TO be educated. You had brother,
Ricardo Luis Ruey, older than your
self by seven or eight years, should
| Judge. In some mysterious manner
you and your brother lost track Of
each other, ana at the present moment
he believes you perisbed in the flames
that gutted the government palace.
You are Of proud, independent ma
ture; you work at something for liv-
ing, and inasmuch as you haven't been
able TO set aside a great deal of mon
ey from your earnings, you are plan
ming to terminate your visit to your
native land at an early date and re-
turn to the United States for the pur-
pose of getting back to work. These
plans, however, will never be con-
sunmated.
"Why? Because you are TO be mar
rieo to nice man and live happily
ever afterward, and about sixty days
from now, If all goes wei. l, John S.
Webster, am going TO introduce you to
your long-lost brother Ricardo. You
will first see Ricardo riding at the
head Of his victorious rebel troops as
he enters Buenaventura. He will he
the next president of this wretched
country, IL. fortunately, he is not killed
/in the revolution he is now fomenting
against his fathers ancient enemy.
Your brother does not know you are
living and it will be a proud and hap
by day forOme when I bring him to
you. In the)interim, what do you pur-
pose having for breakfast? Ham and
eggs sunny side up, an omelette or
cereal?" r"
He released ner hand and favored
her with the boyish grin that always
had the effect of stripping the years
from hiyn as one strips the husk from
a ripe car Of corn. She was gazing at
hirp In wide-eyed amlzement.
us my brother really ative"
"He was as late as IiiJnight last
night. Do you recall the chsp saved
from being assassinated l., New Or
leans"
Eyes"
''Your worthy brother. A1d do you
recall the chauffeur whose passage to
this port l was forced to payf"
"Yes."
"The same individual. sent him
ashore In the launch with Billy. and he
has been housed at FL Buen Amigo,
but left early this morning for the
back country to open a recruiting Of
fee"
She reached across the little table
and squeezed his big brown hand i'm
pulsively. You're the most wonderful
man ever knew. Ald does my poor
brother know i am living. Mr.. Web
ster?' cl
"No-and I'm not going to tell bin.
think 1t will be much nicer to re-
store you to each other on the steps
Of the government palace on the day
when the Ruey faction comes into Its
own again. That will make his victory
all the sweeter. BY the way, where
was Ricardo when your fathers ship
of state went on the rocks?yl
= AT school In a military academy In.
Kentucky" = gql aui rt
1T Is. .a,marvelous mix-up. which RI
cardo can doubtless explain, Miss
Ruey. I know he believes his sister
perished with her father. Mother
jerks didn't know where ne was and
couldn't communicate with him--aand
there you are. However, little old
Jack Fixsit win bring you together
again In due, course. In the interim,
how about those Neggsf Straight up
, .-or flip 'em?"s ra.sh tSik Z
Y She beamed across mt him.f 1--WE are
going TO be such good. true friends,
aren't we?" she urged. He almost
shIvered, hut managed ,hypocritical