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Author of "Cappy
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CHAPTER III.
The morning following his division
to r!n,v the roh of angel to Pllly
Geary's rtiitsfissr evnce.un in Sohrante,
John S'mirt Webster, !!ko Mr. Pepys,
Was '" betimes.
Nice four..! Mm fn the oil'ce
of h's friend Joe Pnin.-i'riiclil, of t!i
PliKlinm rtu'noerl!'
or's, where,
within ti c hour he had in his charac-tcrStiv-a"y
.Ut-Krc 'ash'o'i iuri-V:t-!
the m;i o!.i:n-ry for a tT:-T :t n it mi!!. It
w:t :i ni'-f older, and U.icj.-rfio'"!
a delighted,
"'This is go'i.g to cost von about !i:llf
your
Sto-
ft"'.'
V.',
i"
toe, .';!
n the
;." he :tf.rmed Web
er !er was finally
'.r.T grinned. "Ton ! n't sup
i in f etiourli to pay for It
now. .' von, .lot1?" he queried.
"In z first to scout the coun
try ar.d in tin' iiu'ii'itirii.- keep nil thl
s.i.ff in yn;:r ware house tmtl! I au
tln ;.:: you by e;,ble to ship, when
you can draw on me at sight for the
entire Invoice with hill of lading at
tached. If. upon investigation, I mid
thnt this tnii't' Isn't all my partner
thinks It l.. I'll cable a cancellation,
and you can tear th:it nice fat orler
op unil foriM It."
l-rotti P;iltu.Tflil!'s otlice Welmter
iveni "-.I'th ti purMi!ise :i sti-nnier
irutik his r::iwny ticket and sU,'p
lag car reserutioii a.'ti-r nliiih he
rtun''d to h! hotel and ot -(hont
paoklt g for the Journey.
Old Neddy Jerome, as sour tun
cross us a settlni; lien. :iceoi:ipunle
blm !n the taxieah to the station, loth
to let hi:n eseape al:d pli'ad!::.' to the
last, : a for). tii hope that .Taifc Weh
liter's hotter nature would triumph over
his friend-hip nnd hnyi-li y.iirn;!U'
for adventure. He ehiti-' to WeltT's
anil as they walked slowly down the
track and paused tit the steps of the
car containing the wanderer's reserva
tion, Just as a porter, carry itis some
hand hucue, passed them hy, fol
lowed hy a Rirl In u j.'re"ii tailor-made
iult. As she passed. John Stuart Weh
Iter looked fairly Into her face, started
as If hH-sun', and hastily lifted his
hut. The cirl hrlelly returned his
cru:ti:y with sudden Interest. de'Mdod
she did not know him, and reproved
'llltn with n fiance that even passe old
ldy Jerome did not fail to a--'ml-late.
"Wow. wow!" he munnnrel. "Th"
neM time you try that, .lidiitt'T Weh
jKter. he sure you're riht "
"fiood lam! o' (lovheti. Neddy," UVh
Ster replii'd. "1'ry tue In hread
crumhs. if that isn't the nmo L'irl ',
Let tue ;n. Neil.ly. (.'uie!; : ;o!-lye,
old chap. I'm on my way."
"Nensense! The train doesn't puil
ont for seven minutes y f. Who Is
She, John, and vl-y does s!u excite
yon so?"
"Who Is she, you ancient horse
thief? Why, If I have my win at:!
Tta certainly coins to try to have It
he's the future Mrs. W."
"Alas! Poor Ynrlelc. I knowed hi;n
well." Jerome answered. "Take a tip
from the old man. John. I've heen
through the mill and I know. Never
marry a plrl that can freeze you with
p'nnco. It Isn't safe, p.y the var,
what's t fair charmer's name?"
"I've f f It down In my memoran
!tim hook, out I can't recall It this niln
Uto Spin, Nh name."
"John, my dear hoy. he direful,"
Neddy .Te-otce counseled. "Stick to
your own kiml of people I this
n or a nice prlrl. John?"
"How do I know I nienn, how dare
you ask? Of course, she's nice. Can't
you see she Is? And hesldes. why
should you he so fearful "
"I'll have you understand, ymwi
man, that I hare conhlerahle Interest
In the clrl you're pi'nz to marry. I'.y
the trny, where did you firt meet this
(rfrl? Who Ititrodncd youT'
"I haven't met her. and I've ner
heen Introduced." Wehster complained,
nnd poiirl forth the tale of his ad
Tetifurp on the train from Ivi'th val
ley. Neildy was very sympathetic.
"Well, no wonder she didn't reeoj.
nlze you when you salut-sl ter to
nlirhf." he tiu'reod. "Thoiifht you were
Another hrnte of a man trylns to mako
n ninsh. I'.y thunder. Jack. I'm afraid
yon mndp n mistake when you li'"l
your whiskers and hurled your ol
clothes."
"I don't care what she thinks. I
fonnd her. I lost her. and I've found
her aealn: and I'm not polm; to tai;"
nny further chances."
The porter, having delivered hi
charge's hairjr.'tpe in her section, was
returning for nnnthor tip. Wehs'er
reached out nnd necusted him.
"Henry." he said, "where did yon
tow that youm; lady's lemd hag-
fa pe
; Y "
,4Iover
"I '
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Wftc
vhv
til-'
Nitio. sih."
s for colored In
-." 'Vehster !
" ti p porter w'
' t i .'eric i
"I'm Old Enough to be Your Father."
r.-pi'1
do-.Mi the truck to Car 0.
climbed :;! oard, and in:"'e his way to
Lower ' ', TI t .Vol.-,; Ia.lv in the ar.t"!
tailor i! a 'e suit was there, looking
Idly oi;t of the window.
"Youni; holy." Jerome hczan, "may
I pren:iie to address you for a too
nn tit on a mutter of treat Importance
'o y.ni? '.oa't he afraid of me, my
lieai- P ii old enom;'i to he your fa
her. nr.-! hesldes. I'm one of tlii utw '
.; r en you i.ver met."
td nn
Ne
f. U-hef r
repl e.l.
1 i i
la
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II: !
lili'e
card."
'.hat
l e a
a mi
t:n
ladv
Tl
ho',-,
card.
as h:t
ry him
read ;h
1 le t :o.ll,.ed a pencil and
as. w rile your M ine en this
ph .'a'ed, "and I'll telegraph
nt to say to you. There'll
ui:':i : throtivli this car In
I'd I ileti't w ant l.itn to see
l'lease trust tae, young
ii 'j.
ri
i-r. a !.'
Jerome
t as his
I'lel
ard.
lady did
v. she
thatikei
fat old
net trust Mm.
wre'e on the
I l.er nnd lied
le.-s could car-
r the station arc he
"Henrietta Wl'klns," h" murmured.
"I'.y the pids. one would toner sun
peet a name like that helot:gi! to a
face like that. Ily Jingo, It would he
strange If that uiadiiinn persuaded her
to marry him. I hope lie dees. If
I'm tiny judge of character. Jack Wel
ster won't he cruel enough to chain
that vision to Knhrante; nnd heslde.
she's linhle to make him decide who's '
most popular with him Henrietta or ,
P.llly Ceary. If she does, I'll play
deary to lose. Well! Needs must!
when the devil drives." And he on- t
tered he station telegraph ofilce and j
commenced to write. !
An hour Inter .Miss Dolores Ilney,
alias Henrietta Wllklns, was handed
this remnrkahly verhnse and truly j
candid telegram: j
"Miss Henrietta Wllklns, Lower 6,
Car 0. on hoard train 21.
"I'o you recall the hew hlskered. '
rtiggi'd Individual you met on the S.
P. I.. A. ."t S. I., train In Death val- ;
ley ten days ago? He lifted his hat '
to you fought, nnd you almost killed
him v iih a look. It did not occur to
htm 'hat you would .t recofliize him
disguised s a gentleman, and he lift
ed Ivs ha' on impulse. Do not hold It
na'tct him. The i:iif (1f y()I again
n t Ids reason (ottering on its throne,
nnd he to'il nie his ''ad story.
"This mi n. Jo! S-iiart Wei.,er, Is
nealthr. sim.de, forty, fine natl crazy
as a Vai' h h: re. He Is !n hue with j
you. Von mi'.'!i' ,., wor-e mn f ill In
live with him. He Is d,e ;.est mining
eie.' ii.'i r in i,e world, nnd lie is now
a! I'd tin' same train with you. en '
roii'e to New Oi'hnns, them e to take
th" steamer 'o Pm-mirptitiira. Sohriin
te. ('. A., where te I; to meet another
lon-iie and finance a hole in (he
L'rmmd. I do not want him to go to
Soliran'p. If ymi marry him, he will
not. if you d.i iifit marry lilni. yoii
still m'-ht arrnnc" to make hini listen
to r' .ison. If ynu i nn lie!. r e him ta
to work for me within the next
1 '-vs. I'lietlM-r Vfi'i marry him or
' " V. v.". he i
t rep'ns on the J. tfr to
mind that he does not know I am do
ing this. If be did. he would kill nie.
bet business Is loisiness, and this I a
plain business pros-!tiiiR. I am put
ting ymi wise. si you will know ymr
pouer nnil can exen lse It if yon care
1' ei'Hi i!ie tooney. If not, pleave fois- '
t t ahout It. A: ::!' rate, please do
t e th" f:iv, r to i "intdi-ate with me
.11 th.- sul ! vl. i' ar sill Iti'etVMod.
l'..'i:ir.l P. .Ter- ;.. Pr si .'ont I ! ' lhr p.
ro!" C i s t. ':,.! Mms. I.ul.. Carp; for i: -i
! ' 'iu!.."
The c t! rend and reii-nl t!,is te!f,
i'i s...rni tun.-., jui'l picrn-: n
sun I H e 'In e e-e i'iience'I to cr-t'!'
around the cornets of her ndoralde
mouth.
"I Iflieve that afiii'lne old peiitle
liilltl Is n' s.diitely defe'ida'de," was
;!on at !i!.'h she ultimately
t "
for a telegraph
eld schetm r:
"N'tihiy, I feel that 1 mil niw c.g
the call to a great ttdveiitun.," he di
clarix! soh iTiuly.
"I know It, Jack. Good-hye. son.
Hnd Co 1 Moss yon. If your fit of in
sanity j asses within t days, ca'de
me; and if you're hn-ke, stick the 0
lorado Con. for the n'nie lolls."
"C.,md old wagon!" Wehster rvp!!.x
nffectlorateiy. Then he sli k hau ls
and ctlmled nhoard the train. The
llis'a: t he ilis.ipt.carvd III the vt:
bule, however. Nisldy Jerome ws'h'.lo!
the dtv
arrived, and nT't
Msnk. !e wired th
"Klve thousand not enough money.
Make It $l'M'i ami I v. Ill cuarantep
lo deliver the man within !v days.
stay on this train to New o-lenn.
"Iu:m:'!:tt "
That to'egram a-r'vis! at the l'"gl
tu ers' clnS :iho;it midt l'.f. nnd pur
suant to Instructions .. niht har
k. e; r read It at ! ';!: e-l the i en
ter's To Neddy .' !'"! w ho prompt
ly tel. t!-.r
i.'". !' " 'i'-
i f l is '.ed. s, nt. ;. I ; las t,H-4
d hN r, ply to I'
and th -r sa? on r'
t
"T! i
llll," he
.1
It
rT
.led.
We
I'I
If
iT'kvd.'o young
"a'.d htlsii.ess (,
!. I'e done my
To J o k Wel.s'
in tile eliie lies
and
I'l'tn
. Ver
part,
r to
and
t'.'W
pi-ot.-c iriosi
breakaways." '
About dajliitht a h'uok hand pass,s. j
Neddy Jerome's i-eoly through iho
berth curtains to Dolores Uuey. She
read :
"Accept. Whni yon deliver the
goods, cotninuiilciite with In? and get
vour money.
"JKUOMK."
She snngg'ed back among the pil
lows and consldiT. 1 the various as
pects of this auiarlag contract which
he had undertaken with a poi0'
M'n-t'. Honr after hour she lay
iherp. thinking over this preposterous
siti?nn. and the more she weighed
it. the more Interesting and nttractlre
the proposition appeared. I'.ut one
cor.si'leratlon troubled lie". How
won'd the unknown knight manag-' an
introdnctlon? Or. If he failed to man
age It, how was she to overcome that
obstacle?
"i'Ii, dear." she murmured, "1 do
hope he's I rave."
She need not have worried. Hours
be'ofe, tho object of her thought ' .
se"!'d ."1! that to his own complete !
s;.tisi.r"',,m and as a consequence w as j
seeping pe fu'ly and gaiiuiL'l
s r.i '..'i f. ; tthatevi-r of fortune, 1 j
or 111, the niorro mi.dit bring fon!i.
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CHAPTER IV.
Day was dawning In I'.uennveutura 1
repiiblir- of Sabrante. as InvarinSly It '
i'.::. lis in ;,e t p'pies without evtend
ed preilinitiai v symptoms. Tin soft, '
silvery li"lit of a full moon that had I
s'r'el ait seandalouslv la'e had;
r. ' d impel'' ' pi '.My :po cr-iy : the I
jruy Has swil'llj yicldirg plai t to !
fa'f'.t erlmon f?-nt was r-pread'-deepinii
e upward athwi rt the (
la fie p;.:,o of Mmher .letiks'
lisliui'lit in the Ciille de t'ote
No. p,i. the lirst shafts of ri
r.rht were tillering oh!iijuev ;i
. p.r.l
as.
estah-
ordia,
nilng
rougli
r Ui'li. after th fashion of the pro
letariat of Sobrnnte; th daughter of
one KMeban Manuel Knrlqu Jo Ma
ria Pav)ual y Mint motile, an ptlma
Me inm who was slnnilarly glad to
have Ids daughter off Ms hands and no
queT!o!,s asked. Following the fash
ion of the country. h.'wer. INtthan
bad f T'hwPh lnovetl tbe rv.-1'.iailider o'
his nil.. is pr.'gi'Ky til..!, r the man
tle f ! -ii Juan Oifc'ero's jMlan-
d reslci fi! a posii'ori which
years be i;ii not enjoyi-d
to. w it : sailing nn-l pnekirg green
libh-s ;.; a I.H-..1 U.ir. This f.M.l-
hardy e.-i'tio'idc rii-ve had so im- nse,
Don Ji'i.ii that In n !il of pique l.e
spurio! his futlter In-law (we must
call F:cban siHiii-'biiig and so vhv
spilt halrO) under the tails of his
cain'sii. with such vigor as to sever
forever the friendly relations hither
to existing between the families. Mrs.
t'rfTerty (again we trr.r.sgress, hut
wh-it f it?) subsequently passed away
in i Mb! Iiir li. and no ssner had she
heiei d i Cii ly biiri"1 than Don Juan
tixik a wee!; efT to drown his sorrtws.
In '',:' int.ditio-i he hud eni-nun-feris!
UsTcbaii Manuel Krrique Jose
Mari:i I'i'squal y lirai. unites nnd
ca.He.l Idni out of his name. In the
alter, ition that ensued VNteban. fully
eoav I'n eil that ho had received the
nub ! of the transaction from start I
to li'!!i, c;! Don Juan severely: Don i
Ju: t; had thereupon slain I'stebtin i
vvph .-! l-e;.liber rev olver Mid upon I
et lerg ng from The r.il'ro.-.d hospital a '
month la'er had lt'ii Irhd by u So
t rart-'.'iu magistrate end fired the stun
of .t .. IcliiI tender of the republic
of S '1 ante. Of course. I e hnd paid
It "ff vvPMn .six in.uiths from his
wages !; section boss. Put (he mem
ory of the Injustice always rankled
him, nnd gradually he moved down The
scale of society from section boss to
day la! oror, day laborer to tropical
trump, nnd tropical trnnip to beach
comber. In which latter state he had
now existed for several month.
To return to Mother Jenks.
Pcforc Don Juan could eren nttwr a
matutinal greeting, MiKlior Jenks laid
finger to lip and silenced him. "Go
hark to liber's and return In an hour,"
she whispered, "1 nve my reasons for
wnntin" that hloomln' cablegram de
lroTf1 later."
Don Jnan hadn't the least Idea what
Mother Jenks' reasons might he, hut
he presumed she wns up to some chl
ennery, nnd so he winked his blood
shot eye very knowingly and nodi'ed
his acquiescence In the program.
When lie hnd gone. Mother Jenks
went behind the bar ntnl fortil'nsl her
self with her morning's morning
which ri'e having been performed, her
sleep-benumbed hrnln livened up Im
mediately. "(lord's truth!" the lady murmured
"An' me about to turn him adrift for
the lnwst fortnight! Well for 'lin V
nllers Imdmlrei! the picture o' my
sainted 'laiery, as was the spittln' Im
ago of his own fiivvther. 'Kvings!
'KH's bells! Put that was a bit of n
tight squeak! Just ns I'm fully con
wince I Vs bent It an' I'm left 'nldin'
ihe suck, all along o' my kindness of
'curt, 'o gets the cablegram Vs boon
looklti' for this two tiion'hs past; an' 'e
allers c'liimii! as 'ow any time 'e got
a cr.Mi -ram It'd be nn niiswer to 'Is
lettei- villi iiiniiev to folh-r! My word,
but thai was touch un' 40!"
1 ii'M-V s . i
i M m i
r - 11 nr r
If
1 tss3L
1
''5e,v,r"i 1 w. pdi.'t.
Tnr V I ' i "Heur'e'ta Wllklns.
I two this moPnlnc. however. IVllr
j fiipp! an adventarous cockrixneh off
' the table and fell to with fine api'tlt,
He was dallying with a upeHal Irew
of coffee, with ciindensevl milk in It,
when the Jamaica negro entered ('mil
the mn'iiiH t aniiomice m-n Juan
Cafetero w'th a caMegrr'ni.
"A raVegm'tl ! M"ther Jink cr'ed.
"CoriTs fr:h! I'll wag.-r the pr.l. ft'f
fir y.ii. Willie, pj.fi" tiriiing to (h
Tier", nnd addressing him In le r own
private brand of Spanl-h -"g!vo Don
J-rin -i dr''il;. if V 'asn't be!-' -I "' "wlf
while ver I ce'; is turned, an' bring the
cablegram 'ere."
Within tie minute T.oh r'':rred
with a long yellow eiiveloe. whMi ho
handed Mother Jenks. Without m
lunch ns a glance nt the Miericrin
tloii. s!ie hiindiil It to Hilly Geary, who
r. 5. A.. Avrust
SV l
10.
CnllP de
Hiienavetitura.
Con-So-
Will
date
itj
a..' trees nnd creeping
deep. Gothic arched v,
the western side of t
ally, through the
111 1111-
randu
e pa-silent
the orai
dcr the
I'at.kiag
tin. Pr
l-eaclu's of the Calle de ( 'oiicord a, the ;
sourd of a prodigious knocking nnd
lhimip'iig echoed, as of some 1 rot fill '
Itidividual seeking ndmissioti at the
street door of i:i P.ueti Amigo, by j
which euphonious designation Mother
Jenks' caravansary was known to the j
public "of P.iionii voiitura. In the sec-
em! srory. front, a window slid hack j
nnd a woman's voice, husky wiih thaf
liusklness that speaks so ncnislngty
of clgnnMtes and ulcohol, demanded:
"Qulen es? Who Is It? Que qulere
usteil? Wot do yer wantT'
"Tp might dlsplnse wf that para
qneet conversntlou whin addhressin'
fhe likes av me," a voice replied. "TIs
nie CafTprty. I have a cablegram
Leber rWe me to deliver"
"Gawd's truth! Would yer wake
the 'nie 'ouse with yer 'ammeritig?"
"All right. I'll not say another
worrd !"
Without the portal stood Don Juan
Cafetpro. of whom a word or two be
fore proceeding.
To begin, Don Juan Cafetero wns
not his real name, hut rather a free
Spanish translation nf the Gaelic,
John Cnfferty. Mr. Cnfferty was an
exile of Krin vvlth a horrible thirst.
He hnd first arrived In Sohrnti'o some
five years before, ns section boss In
the employ i,f the little foroign-owiied
narrow-giiuge railway which ran from
P.iiennventiirn on the Caribbean const
to San Miguel de Padua, up-country
where the nitrate beds were located.
Prior to his advent the railroad peo
ple had tried many breeds of section j
boss without visible results, until a
Chicago man. who had come to So-I
brante to Install nil In'er commuidcat-
Ing telephone system In the govern- !
inent building", suggested to (he mi-
f or'ntendent of the rond. who was a 1
Gorman, lluil the men mado for bosses
come from lxin's Isle; wherefore Mr.
CalTirty lied been Imported nt n price
of ?"i a d.,y gold Hos!!t a marked
Ir'pr.'V i t;, n In ti e road bed and con- i
sequent!)- the triilli schedules, nnd the
ultima!" loss o' the Cnfferty soul.
Something In the climate of S'obrrn-
fp most have nppealed to a touch of
!ais-' t fnlre in Don .Plan's . nihib'p
lialr-". for In the course of l ine he
!.,.d Ii ' -n unto himself, vvPhniit hell
'I
Still . orgniliilntlng herself upon hot
pood fortune In inten opting Don Juan
Cat'etero, M.clier Jelil.s proceeded tll-
sTairs (o ler clui iiber, clothed her
self, nnd adjourned to the kitchen.
After giving orders for an extra spe
cial rrcikfHst for two. Mother Jenks
returned to her cntitlna. and formally
opened (he .same for the business of
that day nnd night.
To her came presently, via (he tiled
hallwny, the object of her solicitude,
a young man on the sunny side of
thirty. He was thin for one of his
height nnd breadth of chest; In color
his countenance resembled that of a
sick Chinaman. Ills hair was thick
and wavy, hut lustorless; his dark
blue eyes carried a hint of Jaundice;
and a generons mouth, beneath an
equally generous upper lip, gave am
ple ground for the suspicion that while
Mr. William Geary's speech denoted
him an American citizen, at least one
of his maternal ancestors hnd been
wooed and won by nn Irishman. An
old Panama hut, sad relic of a pros
perous past, a pair of soiled buck skin
pumps, a suit of unbleached linen
equally befouled, nnd last but not
least, the remnants of a smile that
much hard luck could never quite Il
literate, completed his attire and to
one a at ranger In the tropics would
appeiir to constitute a complete Inven
tory of Mr. Geary's possessions.
"Dulee corazon inlo, I extend
erecting," he called at the entrance.
"I trust you rested well last night,
Mother Jenks, and thnt no evil dreams
were horn of your midnight repast of
frljoli-s refrltos, mnnnulaile, and arf-Rn'-nrf
!"
"Chop yer spnofln', Willie," Mother
Jenks slniered. "My heyel So I'D
yer aweet'eart, eh? Yer wheedlln
blighter, makln' love to a girl as Is old
enough to be yer mother!"
"A woman," Mr. Geary retorted
sagely and not a whit abashed, "Is at
the apex of her feminine charms at
thirty-seven."
He I nevv Ids Inndlndy to he not a
day uiu't fifty, hut such Is the rase
llh which the Irish scatter their
I'larney that neither Hilly Geary nor
Mother Jen! s regarded this pretty
speech In the light of nn observation
liiinintei ial, Incoie eqiietitla! and not
genniire to !he matter at Issue. Nev
ertheless, there was a deeper reason
for I is Manor. Th! morning, watch
ing the lel'tale f'tige of pleasure nn
' h 't the ptcol ol ' e n'len hue of
'lie .iii'I i Tenure's face, he felt al
"Chop Your Spoofin. Wiliie.
most us! nt: ed of his own heartless
tiess almost, bm not quite.
For two months lie had existed en
tirely bemuse of the leniency of Moth
er Jenks In Ihe matter of credit. He
colli 1 rot pay her cash, devoutly 'n he
hoped Pi do some day. and he consid
ered It of the most vita! Importance
that In the Interim he should some
how rurvlre. Therefo-e, In lien of
cash he paid her compliments, which
she snapped up groed'ly.
An Inventive cenlns was P.llly. He
never employed the same defensive
tactics two days In sucscslon, and
when personal flattery threatened to
fall htm, a large crayon reproduction
of the late nenry Jenks, which hunif
orer thp hack bar, was a nerer-falllng
source of Inspiration.
This was the "sainted 'Fnery" pre
viously referred to hy Mother .Tonka.
He had heen a sergeant In Her P.rlt-
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inn:' ,jn.f-:-i 1- innni iioie iiruner), mmmmm
and upon retiring lo the reserve had .'GOOD TORACCO
barkened to a proposition to emigrate
to Sobrnnte nnd accept a commission
ns colonel of artillery with the gov
ernment forces then In the throes of a
revolutionary attack. The rebels l ad
triumphed, and as a result Tnery had
been sainted via the customary ex
peditlous route; whereupon his wife
had hnd re 'oiirse to her early profes
sion of barmaid, nnd F.l P.uen Amigo
had resulted.
However, let ns return to our
sheep'-, as Mr. Geary would have ex
pressed If. Seemingly the effect of
Ullly's compliment was Instantly evi
dent, for Mother Jenks set out two
'.''asses nnd a bottle.
"1 know yer n trifler. Willy Geary."
she simpered, "but If I do s'y It as
shouldn't. I was accounted as 'and
some a biiinuib! as you'd find In Prls
tnl town. I've lost my good looks,
what with grief an' worrit In' since
Insln' my sainted 'Knery, hut I was
at.dsonie meet."
"I ct.r well believe It. M it her
since you pro I andsome still! For my
part," he v'oaiinued confidentially, as
crdla. No.
brante. C. A.
"I.iiiviag today to visit you.
cable from New Orleans cxac
arrival. IhII.OKFS."
The shadow of deep disappointment
sp'ttod over P.illv's face ns he rend.
Mother Jenks noted It 1-iMimtly.
"Wot's got to s'y, WlllieT' spe de
manded. "It Isn't a he. It's a she." Filly re
pl'ed. "Po-ddos. the cablegr: 1 1 Isn't
for me nt nil. It's for one Heni"eta
Wllklns. Ci.Pe de Concordia. N". 10.
and who the devil Henrietta Wilkins
may be Is n mystery t me. Kvor lmvo
any bonnier by that name, Mother?"
Mother Jenks' red face had gone
white. "'Fnrietta Wilkins was my
maiden nyme. Willie." she coiifi-ssed
sober'y, "nn" there's only one human
ns "nd cnhle me or write me hy that
nyme. Gonl. Willie, wot's 'appetievl?"
"I'll read It to you. Mother."
Hilly read the message nlond. and
when he had finished, to his amaze
ment. Mother Jenks Inld her head on
the tshle and begnn to weep.
Continued in next issue.
Special Notice
One rent a word eaeh insertion.
T. P. IJedw ine's.
at half price, at
FlU! KKNT lii-t 001.1 house in Win
gale, near schnol building.--J. C.
Mclutyre.
FOII l;i:NT-Thrco one-horse tanos.
- M. II. Kii'liardson.
Fol! S.lK My house 1
Waxhavv. Five rooms.
- G. 1.. Nishet, Monroe,
N
bo at
alt acre,
C.
N'OTICK We will gilt cotton mi Fri
days and Saturdays. M. G. Haip
ler and Sons, Fuionville, X C. Ht.2
FOK SAI.K Good lute: a.i . a.ti.il
Tractor lO-gai. Practically new.
Will sell for pood paper.--J, C.
Mclniyre, Wingate, N. C.
FOIl ItKNT Cott.'UTo next
dwelling. J. W. Ya'es.
to my
SKI! T. P. liKDWINi: for chew.,.:: 10
bacco 2nc lolri'vo 10r ph: ': 2.re
toba" o 12 'ac pl'.tg; 10c t. liai ci)
C'le plug.
wi:b shah in:: hind he fl'!ed fits h'nrdr.
gi.iss "you'll excuse this diainknrd's
drill. Mother, bin I need It; I hud the
shal; -s again last night-for my part.
I pr:fer the full-blown rose to the
bud."
Mother Jenks fluttered 111 e a debu
tante as she poured her drink. They
touched glasses, calloused worldlings
that they were.
He tosvod off his drink. It warmed
and strengthened him, after his night
of chills and fever, and brazenly he re
turned to the attack.
"Changing the subject from feminine
grace nnd charm to manly strength
nnd virtue. I've heen marking lately
thp resolute polso of your martyred
husband's head on his line military
shoulders. There was a man, If I may
FOIl PKOMPT and : athsfacio; y ser
viro, fee Nance Haiterv .Si ,- -trice
Station for gasoline, oil.,, an 1 bat
tery service. Gliiiici : t r Hotel
corner, Monroe, N. C.
NOTK'F. We do general lepalr
Work. Fords, Chevrolet!:. ;it: 1 lar
ger jobs. We diviik' our pp'lils
wiih you. Tires and urn.- mios.
II. Sams, opposite postulate.
AUTO TllANSFKR Meets all trains
day or night. Trips anywhere with
careful driver. Telephone 4 96,
A. Frank Helms, Monroe, N. C.
W A NT FI ) A white tenant to work
two-horse farm. Geo. Winchester,
Mineral Springs, c.
WANT F.l) Good white com. shelled
nr on ear. Henderson Holler Mills.
WANTED To rent 1-horse farm
near Monroe on halves. J. A.
Mullls, 1202 N. Brevard St., Char
lotte, N. C.
horse-power wood saw rig. Yates
.Mediin. Route 3.
l'Oll RENT Five-room hotiiv near
my residence. Watqr and l.ghis.
W. L. Earnhardt.
WILL PAY HIGHEST market price
for pood white corn on roll or '
shelled. Henderson Roll M !..
CLERKS WANTED (Men, women)
over 17, for Postal Mali Service;
$130 month. Examinations Janu
ary. Experience linneces'.saiy. For
free particulars, write J. Leonard,
(former Civil Service Examiner),
84 Equitable IJidg , Washington,
1). C.
POR SALE 'Modern bungiflow In
first claas shape on East Everett
stieet. See W. J. Rudpe.
Judge from his phofognipli. that would ! f'0R SALE New Internatto' n 1 6
fight a wildcat."
"Oh, m'yhe 'e wouldn't!" Mother
Jenks hastened to declare. "Yon know,
Willie, I was present w'en they shot
'lm, a-waltln" to claim 'Is body. 'E
kisses nie good-bye, an' Ritys 'o: 'P.rnce
up. ol' Rlrl. Remember your 'uslmnd's
been a sergeant In 'Er Majesty's Royal
'Orse artillery, an' don't let the bloody
hllghtprs see yer cry.' Then 'e walks
out front, with 'Is fine straight back
to the wall, draws a circle on 'Is blue
tunic with white chalk an' says:
'Shoot nt that, yer yeller -bellied
bounders, an' be d d to yer."'"
"To be the widow ot such a gallant
son of Mars." nilly declared. "Is n
greater honor than helng the wife of h
duke. Ah. Mother," he added vvlth a
note of genuine gratitude and sin
cerity, "you're heen awfully good to j
me. I don't know what I'd have done I
without you." He laid his hand on her
fat arm. "Mother, one of these dnys
I'll get mine, nnd when I do I'm going
to stake you to a nice little pub bnck
In P.rlntol."
' She smiled at him with motherly
tenderness nnd shook her head. In n
concrete niche In fhe mortuary of the
Cntednil do la Vera Crur. the bones
of her saluted "Knery reosed. and
when her l our came she would He he
side him.
"Yer n sweet hoy, Willie," she told
him. "1111' I'd trtit yer for double the
score, s'help me. 'Kvlng knows I
'nven't tiruli. bnf wot I "live 1 share
freely with them I II! es."
Mother Je' l-s p. . e I !.!! ' . '
s...ee ; T , f .. V -r. -,. I -,'..,. ,.
,1 r!y v! e v. , ' I ';.
Military Mil..'. !'"l ' ' -I- so'
Public Hauling
I operate three trucks, one of them
the largest In the county. Will haul
j anything anywhere. Can be found
at freight depot, phone 3 4
M. K. I'.I.AKIIM.Y.
Residence Phone 314-J. Monroe. N.C.
Slop Ilchinsr Scalp
Rub Parlsiau Safe on your head
and you will not have to scratch the
dandruff off; stops itching scalp, give,
a luxuriant hi ad or beautiful hair.
Kngl'sh Ding Co. gois It with money
back pii.Tantee.
DR. P. M. AKERXETHY
VETERINARIAN
OfSre FOWI.KR T.CH STAPLn
M"N'l K 'J. C.
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