The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1922-02-03
BY PETER B. KYNE
Copyright, by Peter B. Kyne)

CHAPTER X. = Webster receives a
warning conveyed by Don Juan Cafe
tero," really John ]. Cafferty, Irishman
of good qualities fallen through overindul-
assassinate him Webster makes a firm
friend of Cafferty. Later. the American
is insulted by a Sobrantean army officer
and publicly ridicules him. A challenge
to a duel is accepted under such stern
conditions that the Sobranteans with
draw it.
CHAPTER XI.-Web-1er secretly visits
Andrew Bowers at Mother jerks. He
learns that Bowers" is Ricardo Ruey,
son of the assassinated president. brother
II Dolores (whom he believes dead, and
hat revolution is contemplated. Next
morning he tells Dolores that her brother,
the country. projecting the overthrow OF
President Sarros. Very much in love
with the girl. but believing that her af
lection has been bestowed on Geary.
Webster leaves to investigate the mine
which he has come to finance.
"And when was feeling tip-top
once more I'd wire old John Stuart
Webster and tell him so, after which
I'd stand by for cable from the said
sourdough inviting me to return and
take up my labors."
Billy's wan yellow face lighted up
like sunrise on the desert. II guess
that plans kind of poor" he an
nounced feelingly. You're right,
Jack. I'm in rotten condition and 1
ought to be right before | start. Still,
if l should arrange to get married be-
fore l leave. I'd like mighty well to
have good man and true see me
safely over the hurdles"
That's nice, son, but l haven't time
to be your best man. Arranging the
honeymoon lets me out, Bill. I'm in
hurry to finish here and get back
so the sooner we both start our pros
pective jobs the sooner We'll finish.
Have quiet little marriage, Bill,
without any fuss or feathers or voices
breathing DER Eden. What are the
odds, provided you get hitched prop
erly? Besides. I'm in mortal dread Of
that tcwn of Buenaventura. The sew
er systesa IS bad; it's rotten with fe-
yer; All G>a'd better get that girl
out of it p. d. O., and the quicker the
better. Myself, | prefer to stay up
here in these mountains III a tenn
perate climate where there are no
MOSQUITOES"
Billy saw that Web,ter was serious
and would resent any interference in
his plans. "All right, Jack" he as
sented. you're the bosA."
Fine. Now, Bill, you listen to IA
ther and be guided accordingly. When
you get to Buenaventura, wire the
Bingham Engineering company of
Denver, using my name, and tn them
to add to my order given them last
month and held for shipping direc-
tons, - dozen picks, 70 dozen SHOW
els. II dozen mattocks, say six dozen
axes, brush knives. big road plOw,
and whatever other things you happen
to think of and which would come in
handy when building our road. Also.
when you get to New Orleans buy a
stanch three-tOn motor truck. Wen
need it for getting in supplies from
San Miguel de Padua. Pay for the
truck also, and if you 60 broke and
cannot reach me by cable. wire Ned
dy Jerome at the Engineers club in
Denver and kick his eye out in my
hOnored name.
II guess that's about all of your
job, Bill. AS for me, I'll camp right
here. I'll have deal of surveying
to do and l plan to sweat the booze
out of that Cafferty person. III
make Don Juan my chain man and
run the tail off him. Then III be
busy with preliminary plans, arrang-
ing for labor and so on, and when
I'm idle I'll go hunting
In conformity with this plan, there
fore, Billy said good-by to his friend
and packed out for San Miguel de
Padua bright and early next morn
ing. During the following ten days
Webster managed to keep himself
fairly busy around the camp at the
mine; then for a week he hunted and
ashed. and finally, when that began
to pall on him. his agile mind re-
turned to business and the considera-
ton of the possibility of flaw in
Billy's title to the claim; whereupon
he suddenly decided to return to Bue-
naventura and investigate that title
ANAiy pSioAC " eAAA ~" 49,
lars right and left.
At the head of his little cavalcade,
therefore, he rode out one morning
Tor the railroad. whereat providence,
In it's inscrutable wisdom, ordained
that en- route he should fall in with
no less q Parsonage than Don Ricardo
Luiz Ruey. ne Andrew Bowers. RI
cardo was mounted, armed, and alone
and at sight Of Webster he shouted
with delight and spurred toward him
What the devil! You, Rick, the
government cut-up. What are you do
ing in these parts?" Webster rode uI
and shook hands.
"Oh, I'm Robin flooding 1t around
this part of the country. 1t is so Sc.
cluded, you know, and Sarros hasn't
any friends or any telegraph lines OF
any garrisons up this way. / heard in
San Miguel de Padua that you were
camped yonder, and / was on my way