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PACE TWO THE MOVROB JOCKXAL, TirsiAT. FFTmrARY iX 1921. TIGHT PACES Jill fltU v! SYNOPSIS. to leave Sohrante. while Hilly was. Indeed. It was highly tiect-ary that he should leave Immediately, for the sake of his health, and I had Billy's interest at heart sufficiently to Insist npoo It You seem to forget that shea girl marries she must make ' some preparation for the event, and if she has any clow relatives, such as ' a brother, for Instance, she likes to . have that relative present at the cere- wony. Tou will recall, Oa!!h, that ) I have a brother and that you have ' promised to introduce me to hltn very : shortly." I -Hy Judas. I never thought of that. Mis Ruey." the repentant Webster I answered. "In fact, I wasn't think- Ins of anybody's Interest In this mat ter but Bill's." "Not even of mine. Caliph V re proachfully. "That goes without saying. Could I have dune anything nicer for you than failed to leave a note for hltn at t. " ' ' M he ln P0"- Hotel Mateo, or mailed hln. a l.it.i '!" marry you? nere you are. m t. :i..t- .t. nM mt ,, Minwi .te practically alone In the world at i WFRSTF.P Peter B.Kyne Author of "Cappy Ricks," -The Valley of the Giants," Etc sfeVtMat asinine anttneer. aftar cleaning up a tor- 1 'tJUii. advising hltn of the change In j her gave nie a momentary chill: trwia ft ti '"'He birrleisVytung j the P-an of action outlined for hiui by , thought cos h.id allpped somewhere, avdr annoyed Jy mher, thcroucbiy j Webster? ' I helped myself to Cupid's license trouncing the "pest. , i ,n ,mprit n$ gge-heart-, and asked. A man cannot learn very CHAPTER II. At Denver Webster r- i ed devotion Webster was puzzled to much from a woman unless he asks '2. i'IUT tTOm iu'i 7 bx cf: I understand how any woman la her ntiestlons, can he? I mean on the sub cm rrlena. ueary urcv him to come to i , rigm niina couu rail to tun in love jeei ot love. with Billy Geary. A man he was. from She smiled a tltt!. wistful, knowing heels to hair, and a man with pros-' smile. "No. Caliph," she answered se- pects far above the average. To Web ster's way of thinking, the girl who married Billy might well count her s'lf fortunate. IKdores greeted him with unaffected pleasure. "Well, Caliph!" she said. Just that It made Webster sensible fjobrante. Central America, to ftnaJio Wl develop s ni.nlnc claim. Hs deckle ts co. CHAPTER III. - Dolores Ruer, the rounc woman Webster befriended, u4 ho 1J made a deep tmpretsion on him, aa he l.s on her. la a.ao on tba way to Sobranio. CHAPTER IV At Buenaventura, capi tal of Sobrante. Hilly Geary, ill an.! pen niless, it living- on th cfcaxity ot "Motlior Jenka." keener of a dramshop. She re ceives a cablegram froaj Uoloraa, teiUng of bee coming. CHAPTER V.-Polnres- father. Rlrsrdo Ruey. president of Sobrant. had been killed In a revolution led by 8trrv. tlx present executive. LVlores, a child of eight, was amuKgled out of the country by Mother JenKa and supported by ber In the VmleJ States. Tbe old toman, ajhajned of her occupation and habits ot Ufa, fears to meet llores. and sends Geary to the boat to say aha has goo to the Vnlted States. CHAPTER VI -Webster, on his way to Sobrante, Is taken 111 on the train, and ts In a hospital at New Orleans two wooks. Oeary bunf lea his mission. Do lo re easily seeing through his story h aroets Mother Jenks as her friend and benefactor. Geary falls deperatly In lovo w,th the girl CHAPTER VII -At Ne Orleans, while ratting for the steamer to Buenaventura. Wobster saves th life of a young man who ts attacked be two assassins. The youth leaves Webster without disclosing bis Identity. CH'PTETt VIII -On ths steamer Web ster nnls his s'ateroom on-upled by a etranser who declares his Intention of wing Ms Kiiest to Buenaventura. At first angered. Webster and the stmnKer. after a somewhat forcible srgument. rea.h an amirable agreerrent. Webster recognizes him as the youth whose life he had saved th day bofore. though ths other does not know Webster. CHAPTER IX.-Arrtlng st Pobrant. Geary welcomes Webster and Is Instru mental In helping his friend's "guest ashore. The latter ts known to W'ehster as "Andrew Bowers" rSearr houses him t Mo'her Jerks'. Webster gets the Idea that Oeary and Dolores are In love, and with the Intention of glvln CJeary every rhance he smilingly contradicts the girl's Statement that they have met before. CHAPTER X. -Wehster re elves a warning eonveved by "Don Juan Oafo toro." reslly John J. Csffertv, Irishman Of good o.tislltli'S fallen through ovrrlndul gence tn liquor, that there Is a plot to assassinate him. Webster mnkes a firm friend of Cafferty. later, the American Is Insulted by Sbrantean army officer and p'ibllcly ridicules htm. A ihallenc to duel is accented under ewh stern rondlttnns that the Sobranteans with ers w It. CH PTKIt VI -Webster secretly visits "Andrew Bob ts" st Mother Jenks He Jearns that "Rowers" Is lli'-ardo Ruev, on of the assusslnsted presl.lent, brother of Dolores ( horn he believes dead), and that n revolution Is contemplated Next morning he tells Tfolores that her brother, of whom sh has no recollection la In the country, prnlecttre the overthrow of U rresiftcnt farms. err much In love with the c!rl. hut hel'evtng tlmf her sf fecflon has been bestowed on Ocarv. Webster loaves to Investigate the mine which he has come to finance CHAPTER Xlt.-Wct iter, a'ter looking it over d"c!di'S to pi:t his -oe fortune Into the mlp". Ifn sends RMIv fary to the CniteS. .states to rurchase the neces. sarr ennlpTient. advising htm to m.irrv Polores In Buensvenfrt hefore he leaves. Knowlnc th:it tmlcs Huev can overthrow Sarroa his mine will le confix ateil, Web ster agrees to Pnnn-e ths venture n turnlng to nuenaventum, he Is astonished to find Dolores rtlll there and Qenrv on Ms way to the t'nlted States. rliMislv. 'Somehow the Master of Thinp onhiiniil that on the subject of hive man must do all the talking." "Ye, but on the other hand, wom an has the lat word as usual. How ever, the only thins In your case and Hilly" that worries me Is the thought of a feeling, of having returned to her ; that since Hill left li! mntiet behind after an absence of several years, he will be drawn back here before he Tui so glad to see you. Miss Kuey," he replied, and added boldly, "par ticularly since I didn't expert to." She knew what her reply would lead to: nevertheless, with that dissimula tion which can only be practiced In erfectlon by a clever and beautiful woman, she answered with equal bold ness: "Indeed! Pray why?" Is In the kind of shape, physically, that I want hltn to be In before he relieve me on the Job so 1 can p away." "l not worry on that point. Cw llph. I am your ally there; between u both I think we can nmrnu't him." "Fine business And with those few kind words we'll dismiss Wtlllnra "Well, for pretty ps reason. I j mn , ,..,re fo ,nk BD(Mlt tgnn think. A few weeks a-o. after exam- nitl,0itrh If you're as deep In love as luliitf Hill's concession very thorotn.1i- ( m ym-n nnf ntny off ,h(, ,bject ly, I tobl him he was a potential mil- verr ,me n,,, you haven't been llon.tlre. Now, while I disclaim any! Info mihi,- I" raf"'w of fSBo. '' Jln ! I bavMi't been Idle. I've made se- Siuart Webster. K. M.. mnkes any frn, iri. fop Mother J(rik, n(J mine owner a report like trial, re is apt to le taken very seriously. And having made Hill a potential million aire and arratiKed to give him three or four months' vacation back' home, I 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 I did my little best to nuil.e It come true." "1 think I understand. Caliph. It would be very difficult, I think, for ntiybody to meet Hilly without beitc attracted toward him. lie's one of the dearest, most lovable boys In the world nnd lie did do me the signal honor of asking me to marry him. So there!" 'Well, and why didn't you?" She smiled tit hi blunt Insistence on forcing he Issue. ' For a number CHAPTER XIII. .Tofin P'nnrt Webstej was tlie repository or n:; n;!le brain my cnnlllct- xt'i emotions as he bnthei'. shaved, and ehnnged from his soiled Miikl field -liitios tn a stilt of ijii' U before pre'r,tip; lilmsi-lf befnre Itolorcs, llml Hill's eoiirace forsaken him at the Inst minute, with the result that he hail gone hack to iho t'nlted States without l.nvlns settled the question of holores' future? Had he proposed and hieti rcjocled, or bad he pnipos.'d, been accepted, nnd bad his p'nns for an Immediate marriage retoed by Dnlm-es? la sltlicr event, why had BUI least you were when Hill met you and fell In love with yon nnd I know that boy so well I was convinced, aft er meeting yon, that his future happi ness nnd yours would best be con served If you married him. I realize this Is most unusual con verna tion " "Quite tn he expected 'f an unusual mail. Caliph. And t do not think you were one hit presumptuous. It was wonderfully dear of you, and I am profoundly grateful that Hilly and 1 have such a true, unselfish friend, whos first thought Is for our happi ness. Of course, yoa realize how bad I felt to think I couldtrt accede to Hilly' plan. Billy's such a dear. It qo!te broke my heart to disappoint him. but I little temporary unhappl ness will not ruin Hilly, will It? It make me feel blue to talk about It, Caliph." "Not at all. not at alt. Miss Ruey. Bill Is one of the Impulsive, whirl wind kind, up In the ctnuds tdsy and down In the slough of d.-spond tornnrr-rw. He'll survive the shock. However. I'm flad to know everything wlU come out til r'.gtt Seelof yo "Wall, and Why Didn't You?" of excellent reasons, Caliph. In the first place, he wanted me to marry him immediately mid I wasn't ready LUCKYSTniKE cigarette. Flavor is sealed in by toasfa'fij done a lot of fancy work and becun the study of my mother tongue. If my brother should become president of this country. It would III become his sister not to be nble to speak Spanish. Hy the way. Hilly toWl me you were going to remain up In the hills quite a while yet. What brought you back to tow n so soon?" "Expected I'd have some freight ar riving shortly." 11 "I low long will you remain in Rue ns vent lira?" Considering the fact that he was no longer subject to tenintatlnn, since the object of his temptation wh now definitely promised to his friend. Hil ly. Webster suddenly divided to re tnais until t'te political atmosphere should be cleared, although prior to h!s conversation with Dolores he bad cherished a definite plan to ro bnck to the hills wilbln 4 hours. "I'm going haek."-he replied sober ly, "after I have kept my promise nnd Introduced you to your brother tn the government palace. If I can not Introduce hint to you there, the ti tle to nr mining concession will be clouded. In which event if will not be nivosvirv for Hilly or myself to fuss with It further." ' He related to her the Information gleaned from her brother two days previously. "It's no use for an individual to 1 fl?ht a government despot In court ! controlled by the hitter." he conclud ed. "Your brother tntl.-t win and do- tole the Stirros; then with the title ; to the property ccHlH-d by the gov ernment as without a llnw, I may dare to spend $.".i),ih) developing It" "And If my brother d""sn't win?" 1 "I may never have mi opportunity i to presotit you to him. We mustn't bo squeamish about this matter, Miss Iittey. If Hicardo doesn't turn the trhk. he miiy go the way of hi fa ther, unless ho can manage to get out of the country." SI e was slb-nt, digesting thl grim alternative. "As I undersinnd It, then. Caliph. Itlc.'irilo hois' to win his rev olution when he strikes the first blow." "1 think so. I dare any Kicnrdo hnies to take Sarros by surprise, bot tle the city garrison up In the cunr tel ami the government palace and there bedege them, lliivitig secured nominal control of a seaport, he can Import nnus and ntnmuiiltlon: nlso he ; can recruit njnly, snd at his leisure , hunt dow n the outlying garrisons. The ! Snrns crowd doesn't suspect hi pre-! ence In Sobrante. nnd by a quick, sav- j age stroke he should b nble to Jerk this one-horse government up by the ; heels In Jig time panicnlarly since; the clthrenry feel no loyalty toward ' the Stitro regime and are only kept J In subjection through fear and Inck of a lender. I m going to play Rlrsr do to win: if he Isn't killed In the opening row, for I'm certain he'll lend j -4if men" t "I dare say he Is jrreatty like his father not afraid to die for his coun try," she replied presently. "I am fc-lad to be here when he takes that risk." "Oh. but you mustn't be here," Web ster protested. "Why?" "Hecaue there'll he street fleThilt'tl probably of desperate character, and I understand your rountrynten po rather war-mad and do thing not sanctioned by The Hagife tribunal. If there's a steamer In port at the time TH put yoa aboard her until the Issue Is decided. I'm going to see Rlcsr do tomorrow night and learn tbe de tails of his plan of cninpn'in' nftef thr.t I'll be able to act Intelligently." ; Kicnrdo Ruey, with Dr. Pacheco and Colonel Carareo,- were engaged In I consultation when Jack Webster, hav ing left the Hotel Mateo via his bed room window In order to avoid pos sible espionage and made his way to El Hnen A ml go on foot was an nounced by Mother Jenks. The three consplrntors fret-ted him Joyously, as inde-d they should, for his loyal friendship had thti far been one oj their prnclpol bulwarks. "Well." Webster Inquired, after greeting them and carefully closing the door liehlmt him. "here I am In Huennventura. marking time and. like Mr. MIcawber. waiting for something to mro an." "Yon will not be required to wait long." Colonel Ccraveo assured h'm. "Thanks to your kindly offices, the trap Is alreedv halted. "Onr friend. Kuey. has, sines out f.rt meeting. Insisted on dispensing with my cotiKrtt whea using m tc rromn'o Ms enterprises. Colonel. S'ttiiige u say. I bave been unable to berate hltn for his iuipudrnce. I was down tit liber's warehouse this after noon. Tou have enough road-making tisils consigned to me there to build a pretty fair highway to the gates of the government palace. I should say. I hope yon have all pondered tbe re sult to me. r.n Innocent bystander, If your enemies should take a notion to open one of those cases of shovels." Colonel Carareo favored him with a benignant smile. "You forget, my friend, that I am second In command lu the Intelligence department, and that during the absence of your par ticular friend, Itnoul Sarros, la New Orleans, I am first In command. Since I aln-iidy know what those cases con tain, tiaturnlly I shall not take the trouble to Investigate." "Well, that's a comfort. Colonel." "You have, investigated your mining concession. Webster?" Kicardo Kuey asked. "Yon bet." "What did yon find?" "A couple of millions tn sight." Rlcardo shook his head slowly. "It Is not ln sight, old man." he reminded Webster. "Without our aid and yon cannot hate our aid unless our revo lution Is successful, when yon shsll hate It freely your millions are. most positively, not In sight If yon want those million, friend Webster, there Is hut one way to get them and that Is to close your eyes nnd play our game to the limit. I wonder If you'd go further about $40,000 fur ther, to be exact." "I might but I never go It blind for a wad like thut. What's your trou ble?" 'The Individual In charge of the funds of the revolutionary Junta In New Orleans was murdered last night; the funds were deposited to his cred it as agent In a certain bnnk. and be fore the Junta can obtain legal pos sess'on of them again the psychologi cal time for their use will have passed. "We have a steamer chartered, nnd 310 men, whose business It Is to fight under any flag at $.r gold per day and no questions asked, are now mark ing time or. the Isle of I'lnes, off tbe cont of Cuba, waiting for our steam er to cnll for them nnd land them, with their rttli nnd ammunition nnd six "."-inyilmeter field gun and some rapid-lire Maxims, at San Kruno, some H miles up the coast from here. "The guns and munition are cow In Tnnim, having been shipped to our awtit there on sight drnft, with hill of hilling attached; the steamer Is char tered and en route to Tampa from Norfolk, Va and we must pay the owners SIO.tsK) the day she begins tak ing on her cargo, antl $10,000 before she union. is It on lighters at San Kruno. "We must also pny 200 men one month's pay In advance that Is, $.",().- 000; we cannot meet this expense and j still take up that sight draft now uwulting our attention in the bank at Tuiupa. "In return for this favor to the pro visional government of Sohrante, you shall have the note of the provisional government, signed by the provisional president, myself, and the provisional cabinet, Dr. l'acheco, Colonel Cura Veo, and two other gemlemen whom you will meet In due course unless In the Interim they tdiotild be killed. And c n bonus for saving this country from a brutal dictator, who Is piling- j lug Its resources for his personal prof It. you slmll have a deed of gift to that mining concession you and your friend, Geiirjr, are so desirous of work ing; also the title shall be certified by the government and the Supreme court of Sohrante and absolutely se cured to you agulnst future aggres sion in tbe event that the new regime Mm Jim I mm mm Jmu I ."Tell Mt Your Plan of Campaign." should be overthrown at some future date. Also you have bit profound gratitude and that of my -o;.le." "Tell me your plan ef caiujili.-n, Webster suggested. "In secret rer.dcrvott In the mountains I have picked men tny father's veterans. They are armed with modern rifle and umc-lietcs. Th nitrate company, which ha been suf fering from heavy export duties im posed by Sarro. ha Inane! me all the rolling stork of the rallrcnd for on night It will be mobilized at Ssa Miguel de Padua by nest Saturday night; tny troop will arrive late the same afternoon and entrain sit once. "In the Interim all tek;hotie ami tetaffrapb communication with I'.ue- n aver turn wfll be severed. The night previous our steamer will have dis charged her cargo of meu aud muni tions at San Kruno; a chain of out posts will at once be established and all communication with tbe capital will he shut off. "On Saturday night, also, tbe Con solidated Fruit company's steamer. La Estrcllita. will make port with Americana to her steerage. These men will be road-makers and miners Imported by J. S. Webster, and In order to make certain that they will come, you have already ordered them by cable. We hawe arrauged with the port doctor to give js Ks trellita a clean bill of health the very night she arrives. Hence the ship's authorities will not be suspicious, I hope, when we remove our men after dark and house thetn In Leber'e ware house, when they will spend the nlfht unpacking those spades, deks and shovels of yours and getting the fac tory grease off them. "At 4 o'clock in the morning vari ous cltlretis of Sohrante, with rebel lion In their hearts, will Ieg1n to mo bilize at Leber's warehouse, where they will be Issued rltles ar.d ammuni tion and where they will wait until the action Is opened to the south by the detachment from San Kruno, which, having marched frosu San Bru no the night before, will have arrived outside the city, and will awaiting the signal from mo. I will attack from the west eautloasly. "Now, there are .000 government troops In the city aud In various can tonments on the outskirts. These can tonment are to be rushed and set afire; I figure that the confusion of our sudden attack will create a riot particularly w hen I do something that Isn't very popular ns a wnr feature down this way, aad that rs charge and keep on coming. "The government troops will start to full back on tbe city, only to find themselves flanked by a fierce artil lery fire from the San Kruno contin gent; the troops from the arsenal, the guards at the palsce and the Ftf-tt-entli regiment of Infantry, now sta tioned at the Cnartel de Infsnterln, lit x t the government palace, will he dispafclied post haste to repulse the attack, nnd 400 men, with the machine gun company waiting In Leber's ware house, will promptly move ujon them from the rear and capture the arsenal. There are a few thousand rifles" nnd a lot of ammunition stored there; 1 miss my guess If, a soon as the tiens of Its capture by the rebe' spreads through the city (and I shnll have men to spre.nl It), I shall not have a few thousand volunteers enjt'-r to help overthrow Surros. "Once cut off from the arinl nnd the pnlnee, Sarros must fitrM his way out of the city I? order to Inve the slightest chalice to suppress tl.e reh. Hon. for hs will have.no refuse tn the city. And with the railroail and nil the rolling stock In our hand, with out n commissary for his troop, with out a base of supplies, eren should tbe government troops fight their viiy through, they leave the city In my hands and I'll recruit and arm my men (.nil hunt tliem down like Jack rahhlts nt tny leisure. Once let tbe arsenal and the palace fall Into my hand, once let me proclaim myself provis ional president, once let the people know that Kicnrdo Ruey. the beloved, lives again In the person of his son, nnd I tell you. Webster, thl country Is saved. How do you like my plan of campaign?" "It couldn't be any better If I hint plcnnrd It myself. You might aecept my suggestion and armor that little motor truck of tulne. It arrived on yesterday! steamer." "And some armor sheet steel with It sheet s:'el nlrendy loop-holed for the barrels of the two machine guns It will carry I" Dr. racheco cried Joy ously. 'Have you provided a chauffeur, Doctor?" "I bave likewise an armored sheet steel closi t for him to sit in fwhl! chaff curing." "How thout that loan to the pro visional government?" Iticardo de mnnded pointedly. Webster did not hesitate. After nil, what was money to him now Billy had gone away, his hopes raised high, already a millionaire after tbe fnsle Ion of mining men. who are ever ready to count their chicks before they are hatched. provhhd only tliey see the eggs. Besides, there was Iklores. Kull well Webster realized tha Billy, tossed bsck once more Into tbe Jaws of the well-known wolf of poverty, would not have the conraife trjxm Ms return to Sohrante to ask Dolores to share Ms poverty with him: slinu'd the revolution fait, R!carlo Kuey would be on outcast, a hunted matt with a price on his head, and In no position to care for his aMer. even should he survive long enough to know he had a sister. She would be alor.e tn the world If he, John flttj art Webster, failed her now more than ever she needed a man's strength and aT tloti lu help her relte the highly. tlde-rlps of life, for life td a woman, pious and unprotected and i!nendrnt iijm her labor Jor the hre-.id.."' must I eat. must contain, at lel. VfuTI mea. ur of terror and devpslr and loneli ness. He pictured her through a grtra processional of years of skimping and petty sacrifices and all be-ane he, John Smart Webster, had hesitated to lend a dreamer and an Idealist a psl try $40.(0 without security. No, there was dm alternative. If his friendship for Billy wr.s worth a son. It was worth $40.U; If his silent, unrequited love for Dolores Ruey was worthy of"her. no sacrifice o his psrt coold be too great, provided It guar anteed her hspp'nes. "Rt.lned act In." he eghed. Tbia la only another of those numerous oe aaslona when the tall goes with tbe hide. How toon do jvit wvt th money 7" Rica r Jo Luis Ruey leaned forward and frated very earnestly at Jot a Sm art Webster. "Do you reilly trist tat that much, my friend?" h askJ feel ingly.! "Remember. I am asking yoa for SiO.tsto on fnltu." "Old sport," John Stunrt Webster answered, "you went orerboard at Buenaventura harlxir and took a chance among those big. liver-colored, hammer-headed sharks. And you did that because you had a cause yon thought worth dying for. I never knew a man who had a cane that was worth dying for who would even es pouse a cause worth swindling for. You win only 1 want you to under stand one thing, Rlcardo: I'm not doing till for the sake of saving that mining concession the Sarros fovero-. ment gave my friend, Onry. I'm above doing a thins "ke this for mon ey for myself. It seems to me I must do It to guarantee the happiness of two people I love: My friend. Geary, and the girl he's going to marry. I reject your promissory note nnd your promise of a deed of gift for that coo cession, and accept only your grati tude. There are no strings to this loan, because It Isn't a hum at all. It'a a bet. If you lose. I'll help yon get out of tbe con a try and absolve you of any Indebtedness to me. How ever, If you should win, I know you'll reimburse me from the national treasury." "And you do not desire a bonus?" "Xottlng thnt wlU cost the cltltent of this country one penny of their heritage. I'm going to bet this mon eybet It. understand, not loan It However, If ysu want to be a sport and grant me a little fuvor ln return, you cnti." "Fire away." "After I give yoa this money, I don't wnnt the doctor and the colonel to kiss me to show how grateful they are." "You wonderful fellow I Jack Web ster, If I had a sister I should want her to marry you." "Show how little you'd think of your sister staking her to a senti mental Jackass. Shalt X ruble the money to New Orleuns In the morn ing?' "That will do very nicely." "To whom slmll I cable the mon y?" "Send It to the Picayune National hank of New Orleans, with Instruc tion to credit account No. 21(1. J. R. P., trustee. In tills little game we ure playing, my friend. It Is saf er to deal In number nnd Initials rather than names. The local cable ollice leaks quite regufarly." "Very well. Kicnrdo. I'll attend to It first thing In the morning. Co to It and win, or there'll be several new faces whining around the devil, not the ent of which will be mine. When you charge, remember you're charg ing for my ?10.ooo and go through with It. I worked rather hard for that $40,000, nnd If I must lose It, I Ho not want to do It In a half-hearted fght. Give me. at least, a bloody run for my money. I'll hnve a reserved ! sent somewhere watching tbe game." "If you'll take my advice, you'll go aboard La Estrellita and stay there until the lstie Is decided. When the first gun Is fired, It signals the open season on mining engineers who butt In on ntTatrs of state." "What I And me with a healthy bet down on the result! I hope I'm a better sport than that." "You're Incorrigible. He careful, then, and don't get yourself potted by a stray bullet." "Shull I see you fellows before the blow-off?" "I scarcely think so." "Th If you're through Kith me, I'll bid you all good-hy and good luck. I'll have dinner with you lu the pal ace Sunday evening." "Taken."' "May I bring a guestr "Hy all means." Webster shook hands with the trio and departed for his hotel. For the first tltuo In many years he was heavy of heart, crushed. '"Neddy Jerome wns right." he sollloqulr.ed. "This Is the last place on earth for me to have come to. I've made Neddy sore on me, and he's lost patience and put an other man tn the Job he promised me; Tve raised Rilly'a hopes sky-high and had to bet 40.000 to keep them there; I've been fool enough to fall lu love with my friend's fiancee; I'm a hu man cat's paw, and tbe finest thing I can do now Is fo go out next Sunday morning with thnt machine gun com-, pany from Leber's warehouse and get Wiled." Continued In next Issue. What One Itstrtor Soy. Dr. M. C. Lyons says: "After care ful Invetslgation I heartily recom mend It (Itheuma) for r.ll form of rheumatism." English Drug Store sells and guarantees it. Use of one bottle will onvlnce you why this well-known doctor praises It so a witty person. Just laugh at, the wrong time when he tells his favorite Joke.
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