DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD J v K X I ' . v r-miiTiiTwwri-x-xiii-x i Webster-Mans Author of "Cappy Ricks,' rrtMiiiiTTTTiminnmniiimiiTMiTiiHiHmiimlMiriIInnTImca CHAPTliR XII Continued. 13 "Sarros t" Wefcster replied smiling ly. "That scdundrel wakes a gamble out of nn otherwise sure thing- How ever," he added, recalling the note re ceived from Itlcardo Ruey Ju.st before tils departure from Buenaventura and reflecting that to be forewarned Is to be forearmed, "we'll accept the gam ble. That rascal can't live forever, and ho may bo eliminated before he causes us any trouble." "What will It cost us to get this mine on a paying basis, Johnny?" "Well, back home, I'1 figure on spending at least $100,000; but I dare uy, taking into consideration the low cost of labor In Sobrante and the raw, natural resources of power and tim ber right on the ground, we ought to put this deal over for $50,000 at the outside. Praise be, I have cash enough to do the trick without calling In any help, and such being the case, we'll not waste any time but .hop to the job In a hurry and make the fur fly." "Right. .Tack. What's the program?" "Well, first off, son, I'm not going to stay In this country and lose my self managing this mine. Thnt',3 your Job, because you're young and unim portant In your profession and have the ability to get nway with the job. You can afford to spend the next 15 years here, but I cannot. I can only afford to come down here every cou ple of years and rqlleve you for a va cation." "That's the way I figured It, Jack." "All right, then, Blll,ie't us start In by giving you your first vacation. If you're going to dig In here and make J tne mr ny, youve goi to oe in up-iop physical condition and you are thin and gaunted and full of chills and fe ver. Just before I left Buenaventura I cashed a draft for $5,000 on my let ter of credit tit the Bunco Nacloiial, und placed it to the credit of your account there. "Tomorrow morning you .will take your horse, one pack mule, and one mozo and ride for San Miguel de Pnd uc, where you will tnke the train for Buenaventura. In Buenaventura you may do what you blame please, but if I were you, boy, I'd try to get mar ried and go back to the U. S. A. for my honeymoon. And when I Anally hit a town that contained some reg ulnr doctors I'd let thempaw mo over and rebabbltt mo and overhaul my bearings and put me In such nice run ning order I'd be firing on all 12 .yl tnders tit once. "And when I was feeling tip-top once more I'd wire old John Stuart Webster and tell him so, after which I'd stand by for a cable from the said sourdough inviting me to return and take up my labors." Billy's wan yellow fnce lighted up like a sunrise on the desert "I guess that plan's kind of poor," he an nounced " feelingly. "You'ro right, Jack'. I'm In rotten condition and I ought to bo. right before I start. Still, If I should 'arrange to get married be fore I leave, I'd like mighty well to have a good man nnd true see me safely over the hurdles." "That's nice, son, but I haven't time to be your best man. Arranging the honeymoon lets me out, Bill. I'm In n hurry to finish here nnd get back, so the sooner we both start our pros pective jobs the sooner we'll finish. Have a quiet little marriage Bill, without tiny fuss or feathers or voices breathing o'er Eden. What are the odds, provided you get hitched prop erly? Besides, I'm In mortal dread of that town of Buenaventura. The sew er system Is bad; It's rotten with fe ver; aud you'd better get that girl out of If P. D. Q., nnd the quicker the better. Myself, I prefer to stay up here in these" mountains In a tem perate climate where there are no mosquitoes." Billy saw that Webster was serious and would resent any Interference In his plans. "AH right. Jack," he as' ncntod. "You're the boss." "Fine. Now, Bill, you listen to fa ther and be guided accordingly. When you got to Buenaventura, wire the Bingham Engineering company of Denver, using my name, and tell them to add to my order given them last mouth and held for shipping direc tions, 12 dozen picks, 12 dozen shov el?,. 12 dozen mattocks, say six dozen axes, brush knives, n 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. We'll need It for getting In supplies from San Miguel de Padua. Puy for the truck also, nd If you go broke and cannot reach mo by cable, wire Ned dy Jerome at the Engineers' club in Denver and kick his eye out, In my honored name. "I guess' that's about all of your Job. Bill. As for me, I'll camp right here. I'll hove a deal of surveying to do und I lilnn to sweat (lie ?ioozo out of that Cnfferty person. I'll nuiKe Don Juan my chain man nnd run the lull off him. Thon I'll be busy with preliminary plans, nrrang Ins for lobar und so on, and when I'm Idle I'M tro hunting." Zn conformity with tfcla plan, thero rttfrtv fSJlr a!3 ,cod-by t- hl frUad Xiiixxxxiaxiixxxxxaxxxxxxxxxixxixxxxxxxxxxxxiixiixxxaxxxxxxi By PETER B. KYNE t c The Valley of the and packed out for San Miguel de Padua bright and early next morn ing. During the following ten days Webster managed to keep himself airly busy around the camp nt the mine; then for n week he hunted and fished, and finally, when that began to pall on him, his agile mind re turned to business nnd the considera tion of the possibility of u How In Billy's title to the claim; whereupon he suddenly decided to return to Bue naventura and Investigate that title fully before proceeding to throw dol lars right and left. At the head of his little cavalcade, therefore, he rode out one morning for the railroad, whereat providence, In its lnscrutuble wisdom, ordained that en route he should fall in with no less a personage than Don Itlcardo Lulz Buey, nee Andrew Bowers. Itl cardo was mounted, armed, and alone, and at sight of Webster he shouted with delight and spurred toward him. "What the devil! 1'ou, Kick, the government tut-up. What nre you do ing In these parts?" Webster rode up and shook hands. "Oh, I'm Robin Hooding It around this part of the country. It Is so se cluded, you know, and Sarros hasn't any friends or any telegraph lines or any garrisons up this way. I heard In San Miguel de Padua that you were camped yonder, and I was on my way over to confer with you on matters of stnte. Met your friend, Geary, nt El Buen Amlgo a couple of weeks ago, Just before he sailed for the Unit ed Stutes. He was telling me you had to hove a lot of tools for road building, so I cabled In a secret ci pher to the Sobrantean, revolutionary junta In New Orleans to ship these tools to you immediately. They ar rived on the lost trip of the Atlnntn and now repose In Leber's warehouse waiting for you to call nnd remove thorn." "You scoundrel! What have you sent me?" "A couple of hundred rifles and three machine guns, branded axes, picks, shovels, plows, and so on. I also ran In three cases of ammunition, labeled grindstones, two more enses disguised as bolts, and quite several thousand labeled nails in kegs. I should feel rather sorry for you if my friend, Sarros, should get suspicious and investigate, but I haven't any fenr that he will. You see, he knows you're here on legitimate business. Ho has Investigated and learned that you aro n bona fide mining engineer of con siderable reputation and then, you know, your friend, Geary, dickered with him for the concession. The min ing property you ure about to devel op belongs to the people, not to Sar ros; yet he hns bartered It away and will divert the roynlty to Ids own po?kct instead of the public treasury." "Huiii-m-m ! What do you want me to do with all those munitions con signed to me?" "Arrange with Leber to keep them there until you- get ready to build your road Into the mine. I want them there when my American mercenaries arrive la Buenaventura. By the way, you are going to import' these mer. Jv , K f ML Mounted, Armed and Alone. ceuarles for me. They are American miners and road UnllderB In the em ploy of the Honda Mining & Develop ment company, which U to be tho name of your enterprise. I hope you'll like thq name, Webster. I picked It out myself." "You cool scoundrel I You're mak ing cot's paw out of me." "That Is becou yru happen to bo so handy for my purpose. You see my plan, do you not? I'm going to attack Buenaventura from within and without I'm going to como down on Sarros like a wolf tra tho fold, and the Job Is scheduled for next Satur day night a weak.? "Look hero, t)fet& &Z toy, l avc M am Giants' Etc. CopjrrIeht, br Pet KjrtMk no desire to mix In the politics of this country." "You hove some desire, however, to mix In its wealth," Itlcardo reminded him. "Well?" "I'm the only man that can help you. By the way, do not order your machinery shipped until after I am seated firmly on the throne of my fa thers." "Why?" "It's been framed with Sarros to let you spend your money on that con cession and get tho mine In running order; then a fake suit alleging nn error In the government Burvoy, will he filed. It will bo claimed that the concession given your friend, Genry, Is, by virtue of erroneous government surveys, tho property of a citizen of Sobrante. Tho courts hero do as Sar ros tells them. You are to be kicked out, busted, and despairing, nnd your nicely equipped little mine will be taken over as a government monopoly nnd run for the benefit of the govern ment, to-wlt, Sarros and his satellites. We had to cook up a dirty deal like that to save your life. Of course, now that I have warned you In time, you are safe. We schemed a proposition, however, that worked both ways. It enabled us to save you and to save us, by permitting the shipment, free of suspicion, of nrms for the rebels tlmt are to attack the city from with in. Naturally I had to cache their arms within the city and tlint was a hard problem until you happened nlong. Thank you, fairy godfather." "My thanks nre due you, Rlcurdo. I'm for you, first, Inst, and nil the time, and against "this Sarros outfit. By the way, how do you purposo mov ing your machine guns?" "We'll iinve to carry them, I guess." "Well, I'll have a small auto-truck delivered in Buenaventura by that time. You might arrange to armor It with sheet steel; and with a cou ple of machine guus mounted In it, nnd a crew of resolute Americans be hind the machine guns, you conld ca per from one end of tho city to tho other an4 clear n path for your In fantry." "Thank you, my friend. I'll bor row the motor truck nnd arrange to armor it. That's a bully Idea. Are you bound for Budnaventura new?" Webster nodded. "The," Itlcardo suggested. "I'll meet ysu In my room at El Buen Aralff. next Wednesday night nt 11 nn explain the details of my plans to you If you enro to hear them. I think they're air-tight my self, hut somehow I think I'd feel more cfrtnln of them If yen approve them." "I'll be there, Rick, ,nnd the day you run that outlaw .Sarros off tho grass you'll know why I am for you." "Good-by, ojd man. You will nev er know how grateful you have made me." Ruey shook hands with Webster and rode oft through the timber, leav ing .Tohti Stunrt Webster to pursue the even tenor of his way, until nt length ho arrived once more In Bue naventura nnd sought accommodations nt the notel Mateo. And there, as he entered the lobby and gazed through a glass door across the patio and Into tho vcrnndn, he saw that wjilch dis turbed him greatly. In a big wicker rocker Dolores Ruey snt, rocking gent ly nnd busily stitching on a piece of fancy work! Billy Genry gone back to tho Unit ed Stntes, and Dolores wns still In Buenaventura I Amazing! Why, what the devil did Billy mean by letting her have her own way like that? Of course, they hadn't been married, or she would not now he out there on tho veranda, and, of course, they hadn't quarreled, becuue that wns nn Impossibility, aud, of course, Billy had departed alone for the U. S. A., else he would have returned to their camp in tho hills back of San Miguel de Padua. "Well, I know whnt I'm going to do," Webster decided. "I'm not going to bo led inlo temptntlon while Hll ly'B not on tho Job so I'll not put up at the Hotel Mateo after all. I'll Just sneak around to El Buen Ami go nnd fix It with that old Mother Jenks not to tip off my presence In town to Dolores Ruey until I can get the lay of tho Innd nnd see whnt tho devil has happened to ull my well laid plans." Ho retreated out the front door and cnlled u currlage, Into which he wns about to step, bag and baggage, wlien Don Juan Cafetero cttine rushing up hi great xcltemOnt. "Sure, where are ye goln' now, nor. Is there no room for ye In the Hotel Mnteo?" "Their boda have Jiggers In them, and I Just remembered thnt," Web ster fibbed. "Hop In, John, and we'll drive around to Mr. Geary's lodgings In El Buen Amlgo." "But I come t'rongh the patio Just now," Don Juan explained, "an' who should I meet bu: tho young leddy." "You Infernal tcoundrell Did you tell her I wns la town?" "Sure I did, so. An' why notf' "Nono of your Infernal buawrw. You've spol'sd everything. V.vtu n muddleArtoal monkey and I'vo u great ?otlon to lot you got drunk ngutri. Take th4 buggago hock Into the hoi el." tV)n Juan Otcro, greatly hum- blcJ and rebuffed, stepped aside and watched Webster strldo bock Into tho hotel, "tlod love ye, sor," ho mum bled, "knowlti' what I know, Is It like ly I'd let ye mnko n monkey out nv her or yerself? Ye tnadu yer plans wit' Mlsther Geary wlt'out consultln' Iter. Now go, ye grrnnd big dlvll, an' find out why she kicked yer schntue to smithereens." And with n solemn nnd knowing wink nt tho duffle bng, Don Juan picked that article up aud followed after his master. CHAPTER XIII. John Stuart Webster's agile brnln was the repository of ninny conflict lug emotions as he bathed, shnved, und dinnged from his soiled khnkl field clothes to a suit of ducks before presenting himself heforo Dolores. Hod Billy's courage forsaken him nt the last minute, with tho result that he had gone bnck to the United Stntos without having settled the question of Dolores' future? Had ho proposed and been rejected, or had he proposed, been ncceptcd, and had his plans for nn Immediate marriage vetoed by Dolores? In either event, why hud Billy failed to leave n note for him at tho Hotel Mateo, or mailed him n letter to the Globo de Oro nt San Miguel do Padua, advising him of the change In the plan of action outlined for him by Webster? In tho simplicity of his single-hearted devotion Webster was puzzled to understand how any woman In her right mind could fail to fall In love with Billy Geary. A man he was, from heels to hair, and n man with pros- "Well, and Why Didn't You?" pects far abovo the average. To Web ster's way of thinking, tho girl who married Billy might veil count her self fortunate. Dolores greeted him with unaffected pleasure. "Well, Caliph 1" she said. Just that. It made Webster .sensible of n feeling of hnvlng returned to her after nn absence of several years. "I'm so glad to see you, Miss Ruey," ho replied, and added boldly, "par ticularly since I didn't expect to." Sho knew whnt her reply would lend to; nevertheless, with that dissimula tion which can only he practiced In perfection by n clever nnd beautiful woman, sho nnswercd with equal bold ness: "Indeed I Pray why?" "Well, for a pretty good reason, I think. A few weeks ago, after exam ining Bill's concession very thorough ly, I told him he was a potential mil lionaire. Now, while I disclaim any appearance of braggadocio, when John Stuart Webster, E. M., makes any mine owner a report like that, lie is apt to be taken very seriously. And having made Bill a potential rcllllon nlro nnd arranged to give lihn three or four months' vacation hoc! home, 1 had a notion he'd present to you a very valid reason why you should ac company him." "You are very frank, Caliph." 'That's because I'm curious. He had a certain dream, and told me about It, and 1 did my little best to mnko It cciine true." "I think I understais-l, Collph. It would be very dllll".lit, I think, for anybody to meet Billy without being attracted toward him. He's one of the denrest. most lovable boys In the world u-fi ho did do me tho signal honor ' taking me to marry him. So there P "Well, and why didn't you?" She mulled at his blunt Insistence on forcing tho Issue. "Kor a number nt excellent reasons, Caliph. In the first place, he wanted me to marry him Immediately and 1 wasn't ready to leave Sobrante, while Billy wuh. Indeed, It was highly necessary that h should leave Immediately, for tho s.ike of his health, and 1 had Billy's Interest at heart sulllclently to Insist upon It. You seem to forget that when a girl marries sho must mnko sunU' ppuratIon for the event, nnd If she lias any close relatives, such ns a brother, for Instance, she likes to have (hat relative present nt tho cere mony. You will recall, Caliph, that I havo a brother and that you have promised to Introduce mo to htm very nhortly." "By Judas, I never thought of that, Miss Ruey," tho repentant Webster answered. "In fact, I wasn't think ing of anybody's Interest In this mat ter but Bill's." "Not oven of mine, Caliph?" re proachfully. "That goes without saying. Could I havo done anything nicer for you than fix It for Bill mi no would be lu posi fiiiiir ' IPIflHl tion to marry yon? Tien ya sre, practically nlono In tho world at least you wero when Bll mot you nnd fell In love with you nnd I know that boy so well I was convinced, aft er meeting you, that his future happi ness nml yours would best be con served If you married lilm. I reallzo this Is a most unusual conversa tion " "Quite to be expected of nn unusual man. Caliph. And I do not think you wero one bit presumptuous. It wns wonderfully dear of you, and I am profoundly grateful thnt Billy nnd I havo ouch a true, unselfish friend, whose first thought Is for our happi ness. Of course, you realize how bad I felt to think I couldn't accede to Billy's "plan. Billy's such a door, It quite broke my heart to disappoint him, but a little temporary unhuppl ness will not ruin Billy, will It? It makes mo feel bluo to talk about It, Caliph." "Not at all, not nt all, Miss Ruey. Bill Is one of the Impulsive, whirl wind kind, up In the clouds todny and down In the slough of despond tomorrow. He'll survive tho shock. However, I'm glad to know everything will como out all right. Seeing you hero gave me n niomentnry chill; thought n cog had slipped somewhere, so I helped myself to Cupid's llceno nnd nsked. A man cannot lenrn verr much from n woman unless ho ask questions, can ho? I mean on the sub ject of love." She smiled n little, wistful, knowing smile. "No, Cnllph," sho answered se riously, "somehow tho Master o Things ordained thnt on tho subject of love man must do all tho talking." "Yes, hut on the other hand, wom an has tho last word as usual. How ever, the only thing in your caso on Billy's thnt worries mo Is tho thought that since Bill left his magnet behind he will be drnwn back hero before ha Is In the kind of shape, physically, that I want him to be In heforo ! relieves me on tho Job so I can g away." "Do not worry on that point, C llnh. I ntu your ally there; betweea us both I think wo can manage him." "Fine business! And with those few kind words we'll dismiss William until you care to talk about him again, although If you'ro us deep In love as Bill you'll not stay off tho subject very long. Hope you haven't been Into mischief." "I haven't been Idle. I've mado scl eral dresses for Mother Jenks ana done a lot of fancy work and begun the study of my mother tongue. H my brother should become president of this country, It would ill become hlC sister not to be able to speak Spanish. By the way, Billy told mo you wort going to remain up In tho hills qulto a while yet What brought you back to town so soon?" "Expected I'd have some freight nn riving shortly." "How long wlM you remain in Hue nnventura?" Considering tho fact that ho was no longer" subject to temptation, ulnco tho object of his temptation was now definitely promised to his friend, Bil ly, Webster suddenly decided to re main until tho political ntniosphoro should bo cleared, although prior to his conversation with Dolores he had cherished a definite plnn to go bock to the hills within 48 hours. "I'm going back," ho replied sober ly, "after I have kept my promlso and Introduced you to your brothor In the government palace. If I con not Introduce him to you there, tho tl tlo to our mining concession will ho clouded, in which ovent It will not bo necessar.for Billy" or myself to fuss with It further." Ho related to her the Information gleaned from her brother two day previously. "It's no use for nn Individual to fight a government despot In court controlled by the' latter," ho conclud ed. "Your brother must win and de pose tho Snrros; then with tho title to tho property certified by tho gov ernment as without a flaw, I may darw to spend $50,000 developing It" "And If my brother doesn't win?' . "I may never havo an opportunity to present you to him. We mustn't bo squeamish about this matter, Mini Ruey. If Rlcurdo doesn't turn th? trick, he may go tho wny of his fa ther, unless ho can manage to get out of tho country." She was silent, digesting this grim alternative. "As I understand It, (hen, Caliph, Rlcardo hopes to win his rev olution when he strikes tho first blow." (TO Hi: CONTINUED.) Melon Tidbit of Anclcnts. Melons wero first extensively culti vated In Franco early In the seven teenth century, hut were known to tho ancients from tho commencement of our eru. The Egyptians grew thria. They nro fcaid to havo been curried ft America by Columbus, nnd to tho Ma lay archipelago by tho Portuguese. 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