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Show I --a a UTAH LEHI FREE PRESS, LEHI, aaweaaaaaaa- e- I sasse a no. o o G o 0 O 0 o WNTJ Serrioe. Roberta Antrim, beautiful Eaat-r- a aocletr stirl, b Urea with ber ancle. William B. Mttutin, known aa "Crook 4 Bill" beeausa of hla arousing aijrnua, receJvea a from Jairaa Miguel Hlguenes, owner of tba Ranrbo Villa Verde, la Tau, Informing- - bar bar Unci Tom Aatrim haa died, a violent death. At tba adrtca of Glenn Hack. ett, who la ta lova with ber. Roberta plane to to ta Teiaa to protect her Intereita, aince aha la ber aola bclr to thousands of aheep which Antrim bad Impudently drlr-a- n to grata on land controlled by Kan Hobart, Texaa Do a Jaime. Ranger, la made manager of the Valla Verda radcb. Don Jaime, unmarried and romantic, half Spanish and half Irish, la attracted to Roberta's picture la a msgsslna. lele-gra- on-ela- 'a CHAPTER II Continued They rode away Into the southeast together. In a clump of cot ton woods a hundred Tarda from the sheep camp they parted, Don Jaime waiting while th ranger rode Into the camp of the Invader. A gmalllxh. who might unpreiRissoMlnif roan, hae been anywhere from to sixty year of a?e, stood forty-livunder a fly over a mall barbecue pit upon which a aide 'Of mutton was roasting. Aa the ranger rode up, this nian placed hla arms akimbo, and gazed alertly at the stranger. ' "All set for a quick grab for bis gun," Ken Hobart reasoned. "Wily old wretch I" Aloud he said, "Good morning, Mr. Antrim." Tlello, yourself," Antrim replied with an assumption of heartiness. "What's your name when lunch Is e smoke-discolore- d readyr t, Hobart grinned. Tra Captain of the Texas Rangers. I suspected luncheon might be ready about the time I was due to ride by, so I've Invited myself." "You're welcome, ranger. What's the gossip around your way?" Hobart dismounted and tied his horse to the breeze. "Nothing much. A little smuggling, a little a cattle raid to vary the monotony, a killing. Things are pretty quiet along the Border." "What brings yoo up this way?" Antrim was suspicious as a predatory ITo-bar- animal "I figured on giving yon some sound advice, Mr. Antrim. You're trespassing on the Utguenes lands and Don Jaime niguenes doesn't cheer for that. It looks like a private war to me; and as a ranger I prefer to stop a private war before It starts rather than after It's started. You're In the wrong, Mr. Antrim, and I advise you to pull out of here and not come back." "You come to arrest me for trespassing," Antrim asked. "No, of course not. You're grazing your sheep on state lands. I can't arrest you until you drive them on the lands owned by Don Jaime In fee simpleand those lands surround the water-hole- s whereby Don Jaime controls tliis range. Even then I'll not arrest you, because Don Jaime refuses to ask It or swear out a warrant Says he Jlkes to kill his own rats." "Called me a rat, did her' Antrim's cold, pale blue eyes were very bleak. "Not at' all That was Just my way of expressing the situation, I was Don speaking In the vernacular. Jaime Isn't very far from here, Mr. Antrim. He'd like to have one final talk with you. He Isn't armed. Suppose you drop that gun you're wearing and walk out with me to discuss this situation with Don Jalrae," "Reckon I can trust a ranger," Antrim replied, as Hobart exposed his shield. Ho hung his gun and belt on the projecting snag of a cottonwood and followed the ranger to where Don Jaime Hlguenes watted. "Well, Hlguenes," Antrim saluted him gmffy, "I've come to warn you not to attempt to water your sheep at any of my water-holesAntrim." "And If I do?" "You'll fight to the death for the privilege." "Well. I enn do that, too. How do I know you own those "You have my assurance that I do. If you doubt that, look up the records Q Without a word Antrim turned end walked back to his camp. "It's war." said Don Jaime Miguel Higuenes. The man must be a trifle insane. Don Jaime." "Not at all He's running a bluff because be thinks I'm weak. He Is willing to be arrested for trespass. provided his sheep may drink. He will bail himself out of Jail all his men, too and trespass again and again. The season Is a dry one and the feed on his own range ts depleted. He must get through the summer some way and bold his (lock Intact . . . Well. I'll ride back home and organize my defense." "You'll do nothing of the sort, Don Jaime. I shall. As assistant general manager It Is my duty to command. Your life Is Besides. I know how. much too precious to risk It In a brush with these sheepmen. Arrest and trials will follow this fight, and If yon are not alive to protect your men, who, then, will protect us? Who will ball us out of Jail?" Don Jalrae smiled his lazy smile. It was easy to see be was very fond of the ranger. "There Is sound rea son In your argument," he admitted. Hobart wetit on. "Permit me to return to the hacienda and organize your forces, Don Jaime. Meanwhile, you ride on to Los and file my telegraphic reslgna tlon to the governor. Here It Is. It requests Immediate acceptance by wire, Walt for the answer. Meanwhile, make your arrangements to provide ball for twelve of your men. What men do you advise for this expedition?" Don Jaime named them promptly. "Now, then," Hobart continued, "we're going to lick the Antrim crowd, and some of them and perhaps some of us are going to get killed. More of them, I think. The survivors will prefer a charge of murder against any of the men they have recognized during the fight, and the ball will be about twenty-fiv- e thousand dollars each In cash or fifty thousand In We will assume that four of bonds. our men will be recognized. That means you must provide one hundred thousand In cash or two hundred thousand In bonds." "I'm good for that In bonds." "Well, then, make your arrangements In advance with the district attorney. You'll be In Los Algodones this afternoon, all night and tomorrow forenoon. Tomorrow afternoon you will ride back, with the sheriff. who will be on his way out to your ranch to arrest your men. You will have a perfect alibi, because this fight will have been pulled off In your absence, so you will be quite free to look after the comforts of your defenders." Don Jaime pondered. He much pre ferred, when his men were in danger defending the master's Interests, to share that danger with them. On the other hand he realized that the Issue was not to be fought entirely at the water-holethat In the courts he would be needed much more than In any other arena of battle. He knew Ken Hobart was talking sense, and that the sensible thing to do would be to heed his advice. So he heeded it And In heeding It he experienced no qualms of conscience, no feeling that he was playing safe while others fought his battles. "Very well, Ken," he agreed. "En rico Caraveo, my riding boss, knows every foot of this range; once he lo- Algo-done- water-holes?- county JSC p4- - " seat" "Your surveys are wrong," "I am not aware of that Of course. If they are, you may water your sheep after you've proved your statement However, ymir argument is footless. You do not wish to believe me and I wouMo't believe you tin dor oath. So suppose we have the county surveyor out her to resurvey all the lands I hold In fee simple. If he proves the old surveys to be erroneous. I'll pay bis Dill. If be proves them correct, you iny hla bill, move out with your sheep, and never come bark." "I'm not taking orders from any d n greaser." Don Jaime's white teeth flashed In a smile of vast amusement. "No In telligent man takes a civet cat In his lands, Antrim. I have warned you. In the presence of Captain Hobart, not to trespass on the lands I hold In fee slrplo." s ridden a horse. For many years hla trips around his ranch, between his ranch and tbe county seat had been made by automobile. He paused now, ride back thinking of the twenty-milto the ranch; deciding be would spare himself that hardship he shouted to Hobart : "Ken, send one of the boys Into Los Algodones with the motor and the horse trailer attached, to bring my horse and me borne." "Seguro," Hobart shouted back. e CHAPTER III Don Jaime rode his horse along the side of the valley, gradually climbing to the summit of the hilly range on Here he" Its southern boundary. paused and looked off to the rolling lands below. They were dotted with sheep, standing in long rows a dozen deep, head to head, cropping the dry feed to the grass roots and trampling the roots with their sharp small hoofs. It was true that the lands whereon the Antrim sheep grazed were not the property of Don Jaime Miguel Hlguenes. They were state lands (for Texas never surrendered her public lands to the federal government) and, undoubtedly, Antrim had as legal a right to graze his sheep there as Don Jaime had to graze his cattle. Nevertheless, by custom and usage. It had come to be known as the Hlguenes range. Don Jaime's grandfather had purchased with cheap land scrip the acreage along the watercourses and around the springs, and by this control of the water the niguenes dynasty had for generations exercised nominal control over the public lands adjacent thereto. And, since this was a common practice, regarded as an adroit business move but never as a wanton usurpation of the public domain, cattlemen and most sheepmen had respected the Higuenes control For the grass on this controlled range the Hlguenes family paid nothing. To the state's feeble charge of trespass by the Higuenes cattle, the reigning Hlguenes had always replied with a polite offer to bear half of the expense of fencing the lands It held In fee contiguous to the state lands and thus prevent trespass. The state discovered that the expense of many miles of fence would not be warranted on the hypothesis that any revenue would subsequently accrue by reason of the sale of grazing permits on the fenced lands of the state. since, with the Higuenes family con trolling all the waterways and water- holes, no man would be foolish enough to seek a grazing permit! Pending the adjustment of this ancient dispute therefore, the matter slumbered offi cially, and Don Jaime Miguel Hlgue nes neglected to fence his fee lands contiguous to the water; also he neglected to supply herders to confine his cattle to his fee lands, wherefore they wandered over the state lands at will I Of this situation wily old Tom An trim had decided to take advantage. His own range had been grazed over; It had been a dry year in his part of the county, he had the sheep on his hands, they were not ready for market, nor was he ready to accept the market price for unmarketable sheep. He had to maintain them, and In his dilemma he turned quite naturally to one of the earliest laws of human nature, to wit, that a desperate man Is In Justified taking desperate measures. lie was familiar with the law of trespass. If the owner of fee hinds did not fence them he could not prosecute successfully the owner of loose live stock that wandered thereon! And Don Jaime Higuenes could not afford to fence the small acreage around springs and water holes ami the narrow forty-acrstrips along watercourses, some of which went dry in the summer. If he did his own live stock could not get in for water! Antrim reasoned he ran but one risk, and that was a battle to keep his sheep, not from trespassing on un fenced lands, but from drinking Don Jaime's water. However, there were and many walermany water-hole- s courses to guard, and perhaps Don Jaime would not guard them all; per haps if Antrim appeared with a strong armed guard of herders Don Jaime would not force the Issue. These things Don Jaime Miguel Higuenes considered as he gazed over the country that, by hook and crook, had been sacred to four generations of his people. He had but one real advantage, one legal right Ills fee lands were unfeneed and hence a suit for trespass could not lie, but be did have the right to drive trespassing live stock off his fee lands before they should have an opportunity to drink. If held off long enough they would lerish of thirst, and If while driving them off he and nls men were attacked by the owners of the trespassing live stock they would be clearly within their legal rights If lney defended themselves. Don Jaime smiled. "Thricf? dorblv armed Is he whose cause ts lust," be "Wc','.. Senor Antrim soliloquized. Mas the surprise cf hi life coming to iIm this evening. He's st.iketl every e , at the o Ooprrltfbt by Peter B. KyM. SYNOPSIS 5ai7y Sez o o o o o 0 o vilUOQ O O O I i "You'll Flflht to the Daath for tha Privilega.' cntes the sheep he'll know what water they will try for this evening. The rest I leave to you. I'erhnps you had better loan me your rifle. In case I should run Into some of Antrim's herders After leaving you here." He helped himself to the ranger's rifle and scabbard and fastened it along his saddle. It was a Mauser carbine, and the ammunition was car ried In clips of five In pockets on a buckskin vest Don Jaime donned the vest and, with a nod to the ranger, headed his borse across country in the direction of Los A!g.M.mt, It was some months since be hud thing on a lone ace and I'm going to take the trick with a trump deuce." He decided to bear off to the right and give the sheep and their herders a wide berth, for he had no intention of coming to grips with the enemy anywhere except on his own lands and In defense of bis Inalienable rights. So be turned down a long At the draw to the valley below. mouth of the draw he paused and dismounted, for the long trip downhill had revealed the fact that his saddle cinch was loose: It had slipped out over the horse's back withers. Don Jaime removed saddle and blanket saw that there were no wrinkles in the blanket, and adjusted It again to the horse's back. He was In the act of swinging the heavy stock saddle up onto the animal when something ripped across his breast He felt a gentle plucking of his shirt, experienced a feeling that he had been burned. Then the crashing sound of a rifie echoed through the draw. The thought flashed through Don Jaime's agile brain, "Tom Antrim had another trump, ne's playing it" With a savage wrench he Jerked Ken Hobart's rifle clear of the boot, dropped the saddle and leaped for the brush with the alacrity of a frightened rabbit A fusillade of bullets followed him; before he could gain the shelter of the reverse slope of the left of the two spurs which formed the draw, he had been hit three times, the last wound dropping hlra headlong on his Hobart carried him out to the clean grass In the draw, undressed him and examined his wounds with the skill of one to whom wounds are no mystery. "All flesh wounds; blood Just It will probably welling slowly. coagulate and quit In a little while," be announced casually. He brought lodin, bandages and adfor hesive tape from his saddle-baglike all of his profession he had frequent need of such things and was backwoods surgeon. not a half-baWhen he had the wounds dressed and the arm In a sling Don Jaime stood erect and gingerly rested his weight on his wounded leg. "Not any worse than a badly sprained ankle," he rejoiced, "and I've walked miles on one of them. . . . Well, let's have a look at the sassy old With Hobart's assistance he mounted his horse, and together they rode up the opposite slope and gazed down s, d sheep-herder.- Felka whe "aim" not when the; pend, Te aie read "boyins atnie. Like baseball plajwa en a rreen. Lose "thing" beyond tbe "fence". Know where your money cues. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRT i " i '''llH?5S rV M f STUDY AT HOME i University Instruction by Mail Enroll Anytime, Profitable, Minimum Cost Interesting ') ) Write for Home Study Bulletin Tod; EXTENSION DIVISION ? UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Salt Lake City. Utah d t o c . a THIS WEEK'S PRIZE STOKT Bi face. The paralysis was but momentary, He rolled a couple of times, half rose, lurched forward and rolled When he reached "dead" again. ground, he rested a few seconds, then on his hands and knees crawled around the toe of the spur; presently he got to his feet and limped slowly and painfully up the hill fifty yards, got down on his hands and knees, and with his body as close to the earth as possible crawled back through the low sage over the spur toward the draw. When he could look down Into the draw again he stretched out and brought his rifle to the ready. He waited. Presently, up the hillside across the draw be saw a bush move slightly. There was not a breath of wind, so Don Jaime concentrated his attention on that bush. It moved again, but Don Jaime could see nothing. So, deciding to feel for what was there while yet sufficient strength remained to him, he sighted carefully on the center of that bush and fired. Something threshed In the brush, so Don Jaime continued to shoot until the threshing ceased. With the feeling that he had better be sure than sorry he had put twenty bullets Into the heart of that bush. Presently, from far up the draw toward the summit a voice floated faintly : "Don Jaime I It's Ken nobart!" "Come down, but be careful," Don Jaime shouted back with all his lungs. Ken Hobart came down that long draw at a mad gallop and when the thud of hoofs indicated his near presence, Don Jaime managed to stand erect and hall him. The ranger rode Into the brush to Don Jaime, who leaned against his horse and clung to the saddle. "Hurt, my friend?" "Shot all to h 1 but not fatally," Don Jaime Informed him with a wry smile. "Top of the left shoulder, left biceps and calf of the right hind leg. Also a brand across my chest." "Where's the 'other man?" Don Jaime Indicated the spot and then sat down to wait while the ranThe ger rode up to Investigate. ranger's face was gravely humorous when he returned. "There's a man up there lying on top of a ritle. An oldish man. Looks like Tom Antrim -- that is, dressed like him, but you've 6hot his head practically away and he's unrecogniz able. Features quite obliterated." "While waiting for something or somebody to turn up I didn't have anything else to do, so I practiced shooting," Don Jaime protested virtuously. "My horse still there?" "Yes. standing where you left him." "Good old Border horse. Shooting never flusters him. Well. Ken. you'd better undress me and take an inven tory; then get me on my horse and hold me there. It's ten miles back to the ranch but 1 can make It If I don't bleed to death." i The mihlic health service savi from six to eight glasses of wat a day is considered the require! amount for a person to drink. P E There are few weeks ahead for plan tha schooling for cur boys and tirs, and to prepare for winter. Here in our Intermouniain Weet we bin everything to meet our rsqairementa, Ta very best of schools te educate cur children; everything to clothe and keep tin warm during those long winter montai; and beat of foods and supplies to fill shelves. 80 give them an Intermeuntsti education, keep them worm and feed thta with lntenneuntsin Products. MRS. LLOYD KOHLEB, Milford, Uui however. .. 0, 8( ' f When He Reached "Daad" Ground, He Rested a Few Seconds. at the dead man. "I tl 5 m 6a m la ce could see a small glint of something white," Don Jaime explained, "after I fired the first time. I figured It might be his face, so I pecked away at It." "Well, your extravagance with ammunition is what brought me direct to the scene. I'd ridden about half a mile from where we parted when It occurred to me that Antrim and his camp cook could easily have heard you directing me to have one of the boys come Into Los Algodones with the auto and the trailer to bring your horse home. Remember? You shouted. So he'd know you were traveling across country alone and unarmed for of course he could not know that as a mere matter of precaution you had borrowed my rifle. I Just got a hunch It would be like the old scoundrel to follow and bushwhack you. He could be reasonably certain there would be no witnesses." Don Jaime gazed down at the grisly thing In the bushes. "Looks like Antrim all but the face," he agreed. "Frisk him. Ken, In your capacity as a peace officer, and see what luck we have." So the ranger turned the dead man's pockets Inside out and In the coat pocket he found a black wallet bearing on the outside the words In gold letters: "Thomas Antrim, Christmas, 1925." "Somebody, strange as It may seem, actually thought enough of this man to give him a Christmas present," the ranger murmured. "Here's a addressed to Thomas photo post-carAntrim, Jolon, Las Cruces County. Texas. Picture of a girl taken at Atlantic City. Now. where have I seen that face before?" He handed the card up to Don Jaime, who studied It briefly and handed It back. "Miss Roberta Antrim, of Hillcresr, Dodds Ferry, Westchester County, New York," he announced grimly. "So she was a relative of his, after all." He sighed. "What else, "A letter In an envelop." "As a peace officer you have a right to read it" The ranger complied with Don Jaime's suggestion. "Brief letter from Roberta Antrim, addressed to 'Dear Uncle Tom,' and thanking him for sending her a check for five dollars for the Babies' hospital." 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