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Show LEHI FREE PRESS, LEHI. UTAH o o o o o o o o o o XJnnnn annce CaDmanuncBirciDir o o IHJy IPeter HB. Kyme TCTUSerrfe CemfcM by Feter B. KjfA CHAPTER III Continued "He rare op all of out lamb, didn't kef Generous masl" Here's card that says: 'In case of death or accident pleaM notify my ext of kin. Miss Roberta Antrim. old tc Well. It aort of looks like was loin's made a mess of things. He too old to bara attempted to do thla Hia eyes probably Job himself. weren't aa food as they osed to be, and when a fellow takea to bash whacking be ought to be reasonably !faat and accurate with a rifle, When you borrowed my rifle yon aort of pilled old Tom's beans, Don Jaime" "Oil sheep we still have with as, also his foreman and Don Jaime announced thoughtfully. "I suppose hla sheep are now the prop erty of bis next of kin, and God forbid that I should wage war on a woman. Ken, my friend. I think well The defer the war of the water-holesensible thing to do now Is to wire alias Roberta Antrim to get down here on the Job and look after the assets of ber late Uncle Tom. She's a lady. She'll probably listen to reason and we'll get rid of these stinking sheep without additional bloodshed. They'll rain a lot of the range in the Interim, Oh, h J, let 'era drink I ef course off now they'll die we them shoo If and that would be putting a crimp In the lady's bankroll." "Whatever else we may be, let us, at least, try to be gentlemen," the ranger agreed humorously. "Well, now, the next business before tho meeting Is to And old Tom's horse, drape Thomas serosa the saddle, take him Into Los Algodones and deliver him to the local undertaker. My report of this affair will close the Investigation. And you should get a doctor. It's ten miles to your ranch and ten miles to Los Algodones. I'm All aboard for Los In command t sheep-herders- ." s. 1 amlgo mlo." Algodones, They had proceeded but a short dis- tance along the narrow, rutty road to Los Algodones when they were overtaken by a man driving an old that had been converted Into a truck. Hearing It rattling along behind them, the ranger rode hla horse Into the middle of the road and held up his hand. The vehicle stopped. The ranger looked the driver over. "1 know you," he announced. "Aren't you Tom Antrim's camp cookt Seems to me I saw you at his camp this outo-mobi- le noon." The man glanced from the ranger to Antrim's horse, with Antrim's limp body hangtng across the saddle; his dark face paled as he saw the dead man's head bundled up In his canvas coat. "What's happened V he cried. "That dead man's my boss, ain't he?" "He used to be. He rode out of his camp In a devil of a hurry shortly after I was there, yon may remember. 'Well, his mission was to circle around nor niguenes, waylay and murder him. He tried very hard to succeed, s you may Judge by a casual inspection of Senor Ulguenes, but somehow his proposition back-fireand now he's on his way to the undertaker. Suppose we dispose Antrim's body on your truck. He keeps shifting In the addle and making as great a nuisance of himself In death as he did In life. Tm afraid he'll fall off. Don Jaime will ride on the seat beside you and I'll alt on back with the corpse and lead these two horses. You got a gun on you?" "Yes, sir." "Give It to me. You might be tempted to ue It on Don Jaime. Hop out now and pay the last sad tribute of love to your late boss." s "I dont think III go to Los after all. ranger. The boys ought to be notified of this killing" "You'll go. I desire It, my friend. I don't feel like having your friends organise a reprisal raid on the Rancho Valle Verde until Tm there to receive them." Hobart flashed his ranger's shield on the man who, without further ado, assisted him to place Antrim's body In the box of the car. Hobart then lifted Don Jaime down from his horse and deposited him beside the driver, after which be seated himself In the rear of the car and with his long legs hanging out the tailgate held the leading ropes of the three horses. They proceeded to Los Algodones, where Hobart turned Antrim's body over to the coroner and made hla report to the sheriff, having frst seen Don Jaime In bed at the hotel with a doctor In charge of him. About an hour Inter a coroner's Jury trooped Into Don Jaime's room and listened to his story of the killing. The ranger added hit testimony, nd the foreman of the jary looked humorously at his fellow jurors. "Don't seem to be anything mysterious about this case, boys." be announced. "All those in favor of rendering a verdict of suicide hold up their right hands. All np? We. the Jury, find that the deceased came to his death at the hands of Don Jaime Miguel Higuenes and that the said Jlltuene acted in and cannot be charged wtth any crime wiry than JiiKtlGuble homicide." "I th.mk you. senores." said Don Jn'.u,e. "Ken, take the jury down to d Algo-"one- e the bote! bar and set op the drinks. Co "way, you chaps. I'm not In sufficient pain to groan, but I'd like to cuss freely for s mhlie." The Jury retired In an atmosphere of profound geniality, and when Ken Hobart bad sufficiently upheld the traditions of Valle Verde be returned to bis employer. "Well, I've wired my resignation. It ought to reach the governor before the ofllce closes, and hla wire of acceptance will come to me in your care, I am od my way to the ranch. I'll send the trailer in after our horses In the morning. They're at That cook of ranger headquarters. Antrim's is hound to have taken the I'd betnews out to Tils people. ter be at the ranch In the event of hostilities." Don Jaime held out a telegram to him. "Please file that as you go out. Ken. The doctor has sent to El Paso for a trained nurse, and so soon as she arrives I'll go out to the ranch and recuperate. Adlos, ml bun "I'm Uncle Tom's heir. At least be wrote me to that effect once when he was very 111 " "The time be was shot by his foreman In a quarrel over participating protits. you mean." if you go bust. Uncle Bill, you can have Uncle Tom's sheep." "A terrible heritage." Crooked Bill replied, and shuddered. "Well, we'll hope for the best honey. You or your legal representative will have to go to Texas soon and do something about those sheep. Now that your Uncle Tom's dead his herders may steal some of the sheep. If not all Did be or did he not make a will and If so. who is the executor?" neck. returned a verdict of Justifiable homi- cide. o o o o o o o o o mm By No. 18 Higher Opening Suit Bids and Jaime Miguel Higuenes can han dle the situation, I Imagine." In accordance with your teleCHAPTER IV graphic Instructions I have seen to it Christian that your ancle received The assistant general manager of burial in Odd Fellows cemetery. me. Rancho Valle Verde walked, with the to "Your uncle was well known d cool We had a community of Interest In a Jingling of spurs, into the Don Jaime where veranda his untimely many things, so when at lay at ease In his chaise longue, while passing no one came forward to pera nurse, almost old enough to be his It I took upon rites form the last sad a mother, sat In an adjacent chair knitmyself to notify you. It has been served you. ting. to have me to pleasure "Well how's our boss, Mrs. Ganby "Being at this time confined to my Ken diHobart queried. I borne with a slight Indisposition, "His wounds have all healed by first rected my general manager to call "1 nurse answered. upon your uncle's foreman in charge Intention," the around and be he'll should and np say of some 40,000 sheep on the range Inform him that it was your wish, as again In a month. Probably lame for "1 do wish. Uncle Bill, that you esa month or two thereafter. At any would go down there and attend to the probable beir to your uncle's on with rate he loses me next week." to continue carry be that I'll these matters. give you my power tate, or of arrival you "Why don't you. remain here, do the sheep until the of attorney." foreThe Don Jaime In the eye for another here. Bill almost representative Crooked your yelled. "What!" d Bill month's named Dingle, man salary and take a nice, quiet "With the market skyrocketing and man, a with contract Hobart suggested. your a vacation?" tied world I having the in have every dollar uncle to participate to a certain ex"I'd like to. hut It would be taking up in It? Impossible!" business and money under false pretenses. I like "If Glenn Hackett loved me half as tent In the latter's sheep orders this ranch. It's so peaceful here," not was he taking that stated much as he started to tell me be did, from anybody. My manager thereMrs. Ganby said. "Every night I hear he'd go down there for me," to a coyote chorus from those buttes him showed telegram your upon Although she had promised Crooked Im"lie has half a dozen very I act I dare say. Bill she would start for Los AlgoIt's thrilling. yonder. cases demanding his attention me, conveying your request that portant dull here such was her find temporarily. dones Immediately, as rather Don it representative you your Jaime, here. Why should he neglect clients This written display of authority had such a young man as yourself." curiosity to met the adorable Don Jaime Miguel HIguenes, Roberta Anlittle or no effect on Bill Dingle. "I do not," Don Jaime replied, altrim awakened the following morning While Jim Hlgglns Is recovering from most curtly. "It is the home of my with a changed mind. Her first rush his wounds Bill Dingle continues to ancestors and I love It" , of enthusiasm, engendered by Don trespass on the former's lands. "Don Jaime resembles the Chinese. Jaime's telegram and the vivid menthat your uncle might He worships his ancestors," Ken Ho"Suspecting tal picture she had painted of him, have made a will, I suggested to the bart Informed her. "But he's never was fading; to Its place was growing administrator that be look Into lonely here. Too much to do." public an apprehension that Crooked Bill the matter. Three days ago I re"Why doesn't he get married? Cerwas probably right as usual. The esceived a letter from this official Inhe can afford a wife, Mr. Hotainly timable Don Jaime might prove to be me that the Federal Trust bart," the good lady queried. forming sort Villa of a Pancho person physicompany, of El Paso, had forwarded a "I only look after his cows and his cally, despite his undoubted mental will to be filed for probate at Los lands, Mrs. Ganby." After the fashion and Roberta felt she did attainments, From this will It appears of the men of wide horizons Ken HoAlgodones. not care to take such disillusionment are the sole heir and coexe-cuto- r bart was averse to discussing personthat you until she bad to. with the Federal Trust comalities. 'Tve brought the mail Don Crooked Bill, knowing his niece far whose executorship, however, pany, Jaime," he added. better thnn she knew herself, was may cease, at your option, but only "Thank you, Ken." quite prepared for this change of the trust company shall have after "Don't try to sort it," Hobart urged. mind. So he said nothing beyond a been paid certain loans made your "The letter you're looking for lies on mild Inquiry as to what reply she bad uncle in his lifetime. I have no InI've slit all the envelopes for top. sent Don Jaime Miguel Higuenes to formation as to the amount of these you." his charming telegram. loans, if any. PresDon Jaime read his mall "Oh, I Just thanked him and told "Yon will, doubtless, have to employ he looked up and there was a him I would be happy to have him ently a local attorney. If desired I shall look after my Interests until I couH glint of deviltry in his black eyes. be happy to recommend one who has find a man to relieve him, at which "Don Prudencio Alviso writes me served the Higuenes family ably and that he has been time he would be remunerated for his engaged by Miss faithfully for forty years Don work. I also asked him to send me Antrim as attorney for the estate; Alvlso, of Los Algodones. "So If You Go Bust, Uncle Bill, a detailed account of the manner In that Miss Antrim has given the FedYou Can Have Uncle Tom's "I regret to state that I have very eral Trust company a check in paywhich Uncle Tom met his death and Sheep." little confidence In the integrity of ment of the note" it held against the Instructed him to have Uncle Tom foreman. Bill Dingle, and suggest estate and that the bank has resigned your burled in the local cemetery and send who off him to chase huge fees pay take steps to count the sheep as coexecutor. Old Prudy tells me that you the bill to me." on your business after the way you've The count will have to that with his "Hum-t" Crooked Bill's grunt was appointment he received treated him? Besides, he wouldn't immediately. one backed by undoubted a retainer of a thousand dollars and be made by very skeptical "Did you ask him have the hardihood to send you a bill for any Information regarding your for half what the legal right to do so. Upon the request trip would actually of the local attorney for the estate Instructions to secure a good man to Uncle's Tom's estate?" count those sheep. Such generosity cost him." the court will appoint a man to do overwhelms him. As a sheep-countI thought you'd "No, Uncle Bill. "I have so many lovely things this for you. I advise very prompt he suggests you, old leather-face- , look after those dotalls for me." and Uncle Bill. To go down to action. "I will, honey, but I must remind planned,now would An honest I second the nomination. sumruin Texas my quite "If I can serve you further, please count of those sheep is most desirable, you that I have a few details of my mer," she protested. own that require looking after. Tm do not hesitate to command Ken." "Not to go will probably ruin the "Your obedient servant, up to my eyebrows In stocks and If "I could wish the Job on some other the market goes against me (and I same summer for Jaime Miguel "JAIME MIGUEL HIGUENES." honest man, Don Jaime." Bobby." HIguenes, don't like the looks of It) I'm liable "Well?" Roberta queried as Crooked "Pah! We compliment you, man." "Probably, too, It will not. He's acto have to go down to Texas, take Bill folded the letter and laid it on "I'll have to have help." I to Texas customed it." summers, take hold of your Uncle Tom's sheep busitable. the "You will a court order." 'library "But not to playing nursemaid to ness and try to eke out a respectable Don Jaime lifted some very expen"So your Uncle Tom tried to run a not how knows Lord the both us. many sheep existence for of I suppose blazer on an Irishman, eh? One Jim sive stationery to his aristocratic nose for a person be doesn't even know. you'd give me a Job as your manager, It hungrily. "Attar of After one look at you he might derive Higgins. Must be Black Irish, so Tom and smelled wouldn't you. Bobby?" "I dare say he murmured. mistook him for a Mexican." roses," foolishly from his considerable Roberta's eyes widened. "Surely, pleasure kindly He rubbed his ingenious head. that's as close as I'll ever get to Miss Uncle Bill, you're Jesting." act but In the absence of any Interest "Don't like the idea of that El Paso Roberta Antrim. The lady says she's on to he be may your part tempted "I'm not Neither am-- lugubrious, eoexecutor with you, i going to leave everything in her law bank being my dear. It will be time enough for deny your sheep the mother's care all We'd better ascertain how yer's hands, with Instructions to conhoney. . require." I sheep that when Invite my creditors in to sult with me, and whatever we two owes the estate much the money bank, I "But do not know that I am heir gather up the pieces." them off and get rid of them. I decide to do will meet with her appay Can't to those until wait you sheep. "You're a strange mixture of opimagine It isn't a great deal. No sane proval. She says she dreads coming timism and pessimism. Uncle Bill. a will is unearthed or the absence of bank would loan Tom Antrim very down here In summer and she has acGlenn one definitely established? Are you really deep In the market?" If course this Dingle Bell " cepted so many engagements of a much. If that point yesterday. "I have already told you I'm In up brought up social nature, that she Just cannot "Bill Roberta corrected. Dingle," there is no will I shall, of course, as to my eyebrows. You see, Bobby, contemplate abandoning her plans." "Senor doesn't trust him." Uncle next of Tom's for Higuenes kin, when one plays on margin and sells petition Is "Who Roberta Antrim?" the nurse I "Senor Higuenes Is evidently In the short, he makes a dollar a share letters of administration, but until Inquired. a Senor letter from have It we if cattle HIguenes from the time business, may Judge every price drops a point ; If "The niece and sole heir of the man he buys short he loses a dollar a seems to me I can do nothing but his letterhead, so naturally he wouldn't trust any sheepman. I wouldn't be Antrim I killed after he'd busted me, share every time the price mounts a mark time." Mrs. Ganby. She doesn't k,now Tm "Very well, then, mark time. That's In too great a hurry to oust Dingle point And the brokers keep calling for more margin. . . . Well, I bought what I'm doing and It's driving me Bell 1 mean Bill Dingle, If I were the bright boy that bumped old Tom off. I wrote her a chap named Jim five thousand shares at 110" crazy." you, Bobby. The qualities that go to had done It" Hlgglns make up a good sheep foreman might "Five hundred and fifty thousand Ken Hobart chuckled. It was a week before the expected not appeal to a cattleman. However. dollars," Roberta Interrupted to prove (TO BE CONTINUED.) I think you should engage Senor she was following Crooked Bill's tale letter arrived from Jaime Miguel Alvlso as your attorney. What with Interest HIguenes. Having perused It, RoSilk Worms "Smuggled" we want now Is action. We must stock has gone berta handed It to Crooked Bill. "Well, the Into Europe by Monks "Rnncho Valle Verde, Las Cruces have those sheep counted. We'll enup to a hundred and ninety " The discovery of the thread of the "A loss of eighty points four hungage Prudencio by night letter tonight Co., Texas. cocoon Is credited to a wife f a and tell him we're forwarding a thou dred thousand dollars I Oh, Uncle "June 28, 1925. sand for his retainer; we will also Chinese emperor as far back as Bill!" "Dear Miss Antrim: 00 B. C. but it was not until the Sixth "Of course there's bound to be a "Supplementing my telegram of a suggest that be consult with Higuenes break sometime. A miracle is bound week ago I regret to report that on when selecting the man to count the century since the birth of Christ that the manufacture of silk worked westto occur, provided I carry the load the 21st Inst your uncle. Thomas Ansheep. The court will probably apward into Europe. The first of the trim, as the aftermath of a dispute point the man nominated by your atindefinitely. If the stock keeps advancing, the fellow who has sold Ave that arose due to your uncle's alleged torney. Meanwhile we will have to worms to be brought west were carthousand shares short faces the dally trespass with his sheep on lands not arm you with proper credentials-bi- rth ried by two Persian monks in hollow Job of digging up anywhere from Ave owned by him, engaged In a duel with certificate, affidavits and other canes, who brought them to Constanto twenty thousand dollars additional rifles. His antagonist one Jim Hlgproof that you are the Identical Rotinople. berta Antrim mentioned In yonr unAfter eventually reaching France, margin. There's such a thing as glns, emerged the victor In this sanreaching the point where one has no guinary affray. From testimony It cle's will. Glenn Hackett will attend the silk Industry received a considermore margin available, and when that appears, much as I regret to say so, to that of course." able acceleration which later drew that Mr. Antrim was very much the "Must I dash down to Los Algopoint Is reached one's broker Just natEngland into the field, for many silk In fact Hlgglns was dones Immediately?" Roberta queried weavers were forced from France by urally plays safe and sells one out aggressor. and one Is busted." wounded three times by your relative the edict of Nantes. Seeking a supcomplalnlngly. Roberta came to the old man and before he found himself In position "Oh, take your time, take your time, ply of cocoons, the English sought to return the fire. The coroner's Jury honey. Dingle Bell, Prudencio Alvlso, to foster the production of the silk put her fair arms around his leathery worm In the Colonies. The first were Introduced into Virginia, with boun-tie- s BEGINNING THE STORY, FOR NEW READERS offered for the production of silk. Roberta Antrim, beautiful Eeatern aoctetv ... Irl who Uvea with her uncle, William B. Latham, known as "Crook- Virginians found, however, that mA mil" kte.n.. t 1.1. " receives irom jtimt Miguel Hifruenee, owner of the Rancho was a more profitable crop and Valle Verde. In Texaa. Informing her her Uncle Tom Antrim haa died a violent death At the advice of filenn WUh the 10 worm languished. silk 10 "ro,ect t0 Rob,rU 10V! l Ineree since she vh,r' 'V" her pln, ViSj:h0 h hep WrtwAntrim had impudently driven to grate on land controlled by Don Jaime! Efforts were also made to establish Jaime, unmarried and romantic, half Spanleh and half trl.h. I. attracted to Roberta's picture In a mawzine An" the worm in South Carolina and In Connecticut while 75 or to years ago -- v uii uuu j ar ruuna instructions to notify Mlsa Robert Antrim In the event ef hie death. an attempt was made In California, bet they all came to nothing. ... vine-enclose- r men-tinne- Plfl$g Mr Pru-denc- lo Pru-dencl- o dog-gon- e ,; '" iwrm " at bid in the forcing has certain definite char. and carries with It cer. opening E.CH -- "so Modern Contract Bridge lefia tUttcnfcy fat i acterlKies tain information highly Important tor the achievement of the best result In partnership bidding. Opening suit bids of one and tve are differentiated by their honor .U . n . . , ireugiu i luc uvuih-uii- e ti.b requirement being twice as great for a minimum hid of two as for a minimum bid ef VUC. I'U, v i..w U.....U. uk.uua UL UDe. and two have this In common the trump suit named may, and usually does, require full trump support frost the partner. Also, these declaration are apt to show hands of flexible typ which offer another bid or support for other declarations. Original suit bids higher than tw also show different degrees of honor strength, according to whether they are immediate game declarations or bids for Just one less than game (u three in a major suit or four in i minor). But all bids of three or mora have two definite characteristics. I the trump suit t least, these high opening bids announce Independent of partner's support They alwayi show trumps of such abnormal lengta H J I V. i 1 i i H T f inj I to so at tei an dli etc H ow sel 1 he I of il.a Itrli tlo lilt f1k 1 ! it ta ski DU !l tha I per 1 wa I woi epl t ho ! 5 er I got s, Isev estab-llshe- d Immediate Game Bids: Hun ve Original bids of four In a major or five in a minor show holdings of abnormal distributional value (trump length), but do not ...promise any de- f An original bid of four In suit shows (not vulnerable) 8 (vulnerable) tricks. No honor strength suits. , An original bid of five In suit shows (not vulnerable) 9 ; (vulnerable) No honor strength tricks. suits. Examples of bids are: (Not Vulnerable) Four Spades: i i At - a major 7 play D-- Q f playing- In side I a Ing-tric- J 10 5 7 8 f 5 li U ing-trick- f 1 - Q su as ac f ( li S-- . Jll e. V. m I r I f slstance at least five sure trump ! tricks. Also they reveal hands of h $ flexible type which will play to ai- e vantage only at the suit named. The difference which distinguishes t Immediate game bids from bids of one less than game lies mainly la their honor strength requirement! i Opening suit bids of three In I I major and four in a minor are not t The v strictly speaking, are strength-showin- g bids, coverini f the type of hands which Just lack for a forci&f enough honor-trick- s two-bibut are so powerful In honors and playing-trlck- s as to be within two tricks of game. An original, bid of three in a major suit requires (vulnerable or not vulnerable) 8 playing-trick- s including at honor-trick- s least in side suits. An original bid of four in a minor suit requires (vulnerable or not vol- nerable) 9 playing-trick- s including it In side suits. VA honor-trick- s The forcing system does not rec- but if ( ommend minor suit three-bidused, restricts them to one meanini a unquestionably long, I suit Pre-Empti- in a minor 8 play-- k playing-- in 1 side I (game) i J65 2 Five Clubs D-- f 10 9 4 2 & If any value is to be realized from ) hands of this type they must be played at their suits, and the partner should be warned of the fact by an Immediate bid for game. From its very nature, an original bid of this chaw ter can never be construed as an iI nvitation for slam. bids are especially tt- fective at contract because, thougb ' the many high cards missing Iron your hand may be against you, the f spector of drastic penalties usually; so terrorizes the opponents that they do not venture to over-ca- ll your pre f emptive declaration unless entirely' sure of their ground. Thus, at slight risk, you can often shut out 1 game or slam which the adversaries might readily have discovered bad they been allowed the opportunity W an exchange of Information. For instance. If the dealer of tl following hand, not vulnerable, should pass, the opponents could probably I together for a small slam at ppade Singly, it is doubtful that either them would overcall an original bil of four hearts, especially if they wen ' vulnerable. NORTH f With Pre-empti- Core Capt , 'tain "H of sn I 1 ', Th place '.stanc I : citize and 1 they city and t Ing c -- i palrii out a 2 EMS 2 easi; WEST H-- H-K- D-- Q 543 I 4 D-- J SOUTH D-- 109 8 7 5 C--4 (. 1J1, by telle Hetterey.) Father WNTJ "' Dad's Ultimatum So you want to marry daughter? Suitor Yes, but first I want I know If there's any Insanity in J08', famllv. No, and there's not golDg to f any." j i l U PI rapl |