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Show T I LEHI FREE PRESS, LEHI. UTAH i . Q O o o o o o o o o oI o JJflnnn o uncle, William B. LaUssm, known "Crooked Bill" because of hie imuilnr alraejs, receive! a tele-arafrom Jairae Miguel Higuenes. owner of the fltncho Valle Verde, In Toil. Informing her her fncie Tom Antrim hue died, a violent a m death. CHAPTER I Continued - -2- U also pood natured and easygoing, otherwise h would not bother b!msetf with the probably thankless "He Of protecting the Interest a of a tranger and to American at that Probably he acted thus because I am task woman, which proves he la gallant and chivalrous." Crooked "A sort of knight-errant,- " murmured Bill maliciously, and Ilackett ahot him a look of displeasure, "Well, Mexicans, of whatever class, are very polite to a lady. They a boat womalways make a great-to-den. The chances are this Higuenes Is Aztec Indian. an educated I wish be had Informed us who killed Cock Robin. He merely says It was a cowman." "I wonder If he got hnrtr Roberta murmured. "Does It matter particularly?' For a reason bs bad not even tried to analyse, bat which had been born of a subconscious resentment of the man who had made It possible to Interject Jaime Miguel Uiguenea Into Roberta Antrim's thoughts, Glenn Ilackett spoke. Ten thousand cunning Imps peeped for an Instant from Crooked Rill's old eyes. "No. he didn't get hurt at least, not very badly." "How do you know?" Ilackett demanded, and Roberta looked at her "I believe you uncle Inquiringly. know Jaime Higuenes. " "I couldn't make an affidavit to that, Roberta. I cannot recall having met him or even heard of him, so help o half-bree- d mer Just then the butler entered to announce dinner. "Better reconsider your decision and break bread with na," Crooked Bill urged their guest Yea, do," Roberta pleaded. "Thank you, I think I shall not." Then to the butler. "Harms, will you bs good enough to get my hat and coat and telephone the garage for my carr When Glenn Hackett'a car had rolled away don the driveway. Crooked Rill turned to his ward. "Round two for little Bright-eyes- . I'm placing my money on the red." "Who," the girl demanded firmly, "Is Jaime Miguel Higuenes?" "I don't know, honey. I can only suspect, and some day I'll verify my auspicions and tell you." Tlease tell me your suspicions now, there's a dear," and Roberta smiled lier most coaxing smile and put her arms around Crooked Bill's neck. "Ah," he murmured, a man can struggle along under a mystery but It drives a woman crasy. I'll not tell you what I suspect and you are powerless to drag It out of me." "For two cents." Roberta threatened, Td go down to Ios Algodones and Investigate Jaime Miguel nigue-ne- s personally." "If yoa do you'll get the surprise of your sweet young life, my dear." Roberta's brown eyes danced. Nobody knew better than Crooked Bill how she cherished surprises. "I think I should go down to Uncle Tom's funeral," she suggested. "I'm the last of the Antrims and it would be rather Indecent of me to permit strangers --and not very sympathetic strangers, I fear to bury him." Crooked Bill was always practical, even If mysterious. "I wouldn't do that, honey. I'm afraid Uncle Tom won't keep until you get there. I have never heard of ice or undertakers In s Algodones. and as for hermetically sealed caskets, there Just aren't any. 1 have a friend down there, how-evennd 1 11 wire him to attend and send flowers for you and a wreath of cactus for me." "Why have you always . disliked Uncle Tom so?" "Because you're bis niece, not mine, and he's never showed the slightest interest in you, except to send you live dollars at Christmas mid on your birthdays; because I staked the unholy wretch In the cow business and lie sold out the cows, refused to pay the loan, went to Mexico where I couldn't collect and set up In the rhcep business; because he was ornery from birth and looked it. Your father was riot what I would call a mental giant, Roberta, but be was kind and amusing and on the square, wneivas your Uncle Tom was a throwback, a black sheep." "Every family has them," the girl defended. "Well, honey, you haven't yours any more J" per-fect- ly r, e o e o WOT Srrlce. Roberta litHm. beautiful Eastern society 1rt. who litres with her e o 0 0 Oopyrttbt by Feter B. ETyns. SYNOPSIS t ErDEr (TcDEinannn ttun O e e e e The following evening Glenn Ilackett. having recovered marvelousty from his Indisposition of the day before, called for dinner. "The bank gives the man UIguenes most flattering recommendations, Mr. Latham," be announced. "He has plenty of cash snd worldly assets and his record Is He Is known as a man of clean. honor and can be trusted Implicitly." Crocked Bill nodded, as If this report was not a matter of surprise to him. Uackett resumed: "I cannot go to Texas to attend to this matter of your, Roberta. It will be necessary to engage a lawyer down there to handle your affairs there, and I suppose Higuenes can direct you to a good one. I imagine you will have to proceed to Los Algodones Immediately." "I shall start tomorrow," Roberta decided, and added maliciously: "I can hardly wait to meet that adorable Jaime Miguel Higuenes!" drive his sheep off my range; and before I called the sheriff in I talked with Tom Antrim. I told him he must not come back again, because eef I mean If he did" here Don Jaime shrugged eloquent shoulders "well. I would not bother the sheriff to fight for my rights for me. No, by Santa Maria la Purlsima! It Is in the blood of the Higuenes family to fight their own fights." The ranger protested again. "I heard all about the famous defi of yours to old Antrim, and I happen to know the old skunk don't ttrke orders worth a cent Yet he knows you mean business. That's why bis men are all armed. He expects a battle and be knows you'll lead your forces. Now, If you should get killed in the fracas, your executor would be the one to protest against his trespassing In the future. Who might your executor be 7 "The Federal Trust company of El Paso." "Tom Antrim owes them a lot of money. In a dry year they might not be too anxious to discover that Antrim was Invading your range that is, not until they had gotten their money out of the old hog. Now I hardstip. and three days without ter will see his sheep dying by the wa- thousand. "You understand me, Jimmy? You provoke the fight but he shoots first Then you clean up and clean up good, because that's the only way you're ever going to have peace. Antrim's fate will be a lesson to any other grass thief with designs on your range and 1 don't think any Jury In this country will convict you of murder, because Antrim and his men will have been clearly outside the law, you have a record for patient forbearance In the past and I will be your witness to prove that you rode up to Antrim's camp unarmed and talked to him like a gentleman eabe usted. amigo mlo? A captain of rangers' testimony carries weight with a Jury. CHAPTER II conAnyhow, It Just Isn't possible to vict a Higuenes In his county. You A Sabbath calm lay upon the have never killed anybody or Invaded hacienda of Don Jaime Miguel UIgueanother's rights and that old bus-sarnes, lord of the Rancho Valle Verde, Antrim, has never done anynotwithstanding the fact that It was else but" thing not Sunday. Don Jaime gazed out "You are always." Don Jaime of his entrance arched the through Miguel Higuenes reiterated, "my very patio toward the distant, blue, sergood friend. And you are as wise as rated hills where the United States a treeful of owls. You plot with all of America ended and the Republic the consummate craft of my own of Mexico began. people." "I wonder," he thought, "what Is "Where the devil do you suppose I going to become of the UIguenes got my education, if not along the Rio family." Grande?" Ken Hobart retorted. He The problem proving too much for lit a cigar and looked out over the did which all of that blui, Don Jaime garden. "Gosh, you've got pleasant his race do with the utmost ease and a nice place here, Jimmy. I wish I'd without preliminary notice. He fell been as discriminating In the selecInto a gentle slumber. And while he of my ancestors as you were." tion horse slept a man on a Don Jaime laughed lightly. "Only a with dark stripe running the length a little while ago I was reflecting that of his backbone rode up to the hacienI have not bad opportunity to pracda entrance, dismounted, and strode tice the discrimination evinced by my stiffly through the arched entrance ancestors in the picking of wives, and down the gravel Friend Hobart," he replied. "If you walk to the veranda. Observing Don would be lord of a rancho marry a Jaime at peace in the arms of Morwho has one and doesn't know lady a the full removed pheus, stranger to do with It Fortunately, I what cartridge belt, with two pistols, and possess thees I mean this rancho, hung his armament on one of a row so I do not need the lady !" Into driven of huge spikes the adobe "If you did, Jimmy, where the devil wall of the house. Quietly he drew would you find her?" another chair alongside Don Jaime, "You have the delightful habit of and disposed his tired body In it. placing your finger on the weak spot, Don Jaime murmured, without Where, indeed, would I my friend. troubling to open his eyes. "Who the a find wife? I am too busy suitable devil are you?" with thees I mean this ranch, and "Wake up, you lazy greaser, and when, once or twice a year I wander A C-U t. see," the visitor retorted. il n l I ... II to the fleshpots it is to be filled with "When you speak in your naturally Don of Hacienda Miguel Higuenes. amazement and fear of what would loud, vulgar and Irreverent tone of like you, Jimmy, and I don't want to happen to me If I marry a modern voice I recognize you. I do not have see you get killed. Besides, If you girl." to look." Don Jaime spoke perfect "You have all of a Castillan's horkick up a row and don't get yourself English, but the faintest clipped accent denoted It was not his mother killed, you make work for me and ror of a woman who believes she can take as good care of herself as any my men. Myself, I'm a man of peace. tongue. He added In Spanish : "Welman can. I suppose you want a girl come to my poor house. It Is yours, Consequently it occurred to me " who will consent to dwell behind bars, "You want me to give him another gringo." take no exercise and stand for a fat "I don't want your poor house. All chance to appear weak and vacillatold duenna tagging around behind I desire Is accommodation and food ing by talking to that Antrim again?" her, not to see that she avoids rofor my horse and myself until mornDon Jaime charged instantly. to make certain she doesn't ing and " "Thank God, my blood Is the cool mance but act natural and seek It." "Thou graceless one!" Don Jaime blood of an Anglo-Saxo- n ancestry. If "You are wrong, my friend. I am murmured drowsily but without ofI had your hot corpuscles. Friend fense. "But what else can one expect Jimmy, I never would have risen to quite modern but a bit I have been In love many times of a Texan and particularly a Texas be a captain in the Texas rangers. I'd too. but only In love with love. I must ranger? But whatbrlngs you here, as a private. Now, killed been have "think long and carefully before aslr-ln- g my friend?" you listen to me, because I have no "A desire to be neighborly and to Interest at all In Antrim. any woman to share this life with I have, me. Here, she would be lonely. She offer a slight return for your many a however, sympathetic interest In would look from this hacienda to the evidence of princely hospitality you and your broad acres. You plan horlson and see cattle. She would a that and natural desire to enjoy It to go over yonder and start something. again. Since when did you go Into All wrong, old son, all wrong. You look hack and see me. One grows the sheep business. Jimmy?" take a ranger's advice and let the weary of scenery. She would come to Don Jaime's dark eyes opened other fellow draw first. Then beat him regard me as a Jailer, not a husband. So I must be careful" widely and the hint of an to the draw." "Well, when you meet the girl yon smile faded from his hnndsome fea"You are always my good friend," tures, leaving them unbelievably murmured Don Jaime truly fall desperately In love with, gratefully. and she reciprocates your passion " stern. "Where?" he demanded. "Now, Ken listen, Jimmy," "She." qnoth Don Jaime Miguel "About ten miles south of here, I continued. "Tomorrow I shall came across country from San tsldro make It solemnly, "shall be the Higuenes my business to drop In to that mother of and bumped Into thorn on your range. my children." for luncheon. A little "Where? nere?" About forty thousand of them. I sheep camp later you will ride up, alone and unshould say, although I'm no judge of "Where she will, my friend," Don armed, I'll report to Antrim that Jaime The brand Is replied with simple sincerity. sheep in quantity. you're bent on an argument, but not Circle A." "Then, Jimmy," said Ken Hobart, In the smoke; and he'll go out to talk "Tom Antrim's outfit. Well. If he's to "I hope, for purely selfish reasons, you, because I shall advise it meet your fate before long and only ten miles from here he's tresstrongly. When he does you give him you'll she'll refuse to marry yon until that passing on my range. Thanks for the final in warning language most beInformation, Ken. Feed is pretty you sell this ranch and move to Housscarce to the enst of me and I suppose coming to a hidalgo of your proud ton or Dallas or San Antone He'll think ancestry. you're weak Tom Antrim got desperate. "The Higuenes men do not take orYes. you and afraid and of course he'll disrehave your uses, gringo." ders from women," Don Jaime ingard the warning. . . "And this rancho will "If you care to run Into Ias Algoterrupted. "Well, having warned him, you ride never be sold. dones and swear to a warrant chargFour generations of back home, gather your gang together ing him and John Doe and Richard my family have owned it and fought and take possession of the water-hole- s for It I love It" Roe and James Black and Thomas where Antrim must, of necessity, Green and say a dozen other off color "Well. If she asks it, you'll buy her water his sheep tonight. Don't let a town house and live there gents with trespassing. Ml pick those with her him water them. He'll fight for the boys up and bulge them in the part of the year, will you not?" then you and your boys can water, rather than back track with "Asking Is not ordering or delivhis flock over ground that's been run the sheep off In peace." ering ultimatums" eaten over, only to find your men "I don't want to run them olT in "Ultimata, Jimmy," the ranger corIn that diguarding the water-hole- s rected him, mischievously. peace. Ken." Don Jaime replied lan"At any rate," Don Jaime resumed. "I've done that before and rection, too. A sheep can't stand such guidly. It doesn't work. They always come back. Sure you haven't got some other work to do tomorrow?" "Now. look here, Jimmy." the ranger protesied, "you listen to me. Tom Antrim's there to stay. So I'm going Are you fat or lean? In either case fire to hang around the neighborhood nnd, after doing the cross-worwill appreciate these valuable sta you puzzle, lay a fresh supply of ,.ai,ii. He's got twenty herders with him tistlcs revealed by a magazine writer larles end to end. and I noticed they all carried rifles." Or, when losing regarding adipose tissue, says the De"A man's house Is his castle." said weight they can remove them end troit News. New fat added to the from end.. It Don Jaime keeps the mind Innocentcontemplatively, "and I frame naturally has to be nourished that presume principle applies to the by the extension of blood vessels. And ly and pleasantly occupied, and makes tor happiness and good lands contiguous thereto. One has a a citizenship. pound of fat, says a writer, requires Beware of ns fellows with the lean right to defend his cnstle from unsmall vessels totaling of a mile In warranted trespass, nnd I'm here to snd hungry look. Such men are danlength. When a man puts on .TO pounds tell you. old keed, I am verv gerous. wenry he interlaces his system with 25 miles of Tom Antrim and his s'heeps't new capillaries, veins and arteries. of mean sheep. D n It, will I never get This fact supplies a very amusing Large Cold Nugget over the habit of slipping on my plupastime for persons addicted to laying The National museum hag a record rals, like any Mexican Three weeks things end to end, and Is supposed to showing that the largest gold ago the sheriff of this county nrrested nugget explain why fat folks are so contented found In California was found In the Tom Antrim and held him nt,.i h!s and Jolly. F.very evening, ns their Monumental mine. o Sierra men long enough to county, permit me to weight Increases, they can sit by the and weighed 1,096 troy ounces. d. WW. honey-colore- d flower-bordere- I ever-read- y Ho-ba- rt or" . Juz-g:ui- Statistics Provide New Pastime for Fat Folks 5-- 1 FilercoIizedWax Keeps Skin Young I nUI m1 cuvpw. Mia m ia mmi iuuiu wmn y9mm. ilarWuj ua- T tit t4t tudrlfi b uty g JNir las mat irajrtLi ottjt. at4 smbVtoW. Vow m Kavs Wi&o u wuw urns. At ante artiMsa. All Clear as Daylight Lady How could you find tia penny I gave you so quickly? Beggar I am not the blind man, I am just sitting here while he haa gone to the cinema. Lustige Kolner Zeitung. ba declining the argument "it would 1 be to b led but be to a delight driven," lead"Well, when some girl starts manager a need good ing you, you'll fewest Hotel for this ranoh, Jimmy. I'm growing weary of the reckless, modestly paid at least I could life of a ranger be depended on to keep this range free of sheep." "There are also bandits from below the border who raid my cattle. The cemetery of the Rancho Valle Verde has grown fast of late years." "Border fighting is right up my alley, James, old son." "As a ranger you fight with the law behind you. You start with a moral victory. But as manager of this ranch, which God placed too close to the Rio Grande for comfort, you would have to be very carefuL It la better to be the head of a mouse than the tail of a lion. However, Friend Ken, tf the time should come 200 Tile Baths 200 Rooms for me to tie myself to a girl's apron-strinRadio connection in every room. I shall send for you." RATES FROM SX50 Don Jaime lifted from the floor beside his chair a copy of a pretentious Jutl oppouU iianmom Tibtrnad magazine devoted to country life In ERNEST C ROSSITER, Mgr. America. "Here Is a photograph of a girl." he said, turning the pages Indolently, "whose face and figure would Hit First Skirmish j cast a halo over Texas. Now, If she When I proposed to Grace Dick were as good and sweet and womanly she asked me If I was a recruit as she Is beautiful 'Miss Roberta Don What did she mean? Antrim,'" he Interrupted himself to Dick She wanted to know If I had read from the caption, " 'one of the ; ever participated In an engagement Westenthusiastic members of the before. chester County hunt, mounted on her crack hunter Croppy Boy.' Must be an Irish hunter," Don Jaime opined. "Look at that, Ken, and see If you ENJOY A TRIP TO can work up a cheer or two." SALT LAKE AND The ranger studied the page casually. "Well, why don't you pull out NEWHOUSE for Westchester county. New York, secure an Introduction to her and see If she's too good to be true or othery i ' wise? At least you'd start with one v 1 advantage. She was still unmarried when this magazine went to press." "One Antrim at a time, Ken. When I've disposed of Tom It will be time to dream of having a look at Roberta." "You aren't afraid they're related, V are youi" ft 1 Don Jaime favored his guest with a withering glance. "A man named Jim Hobart was hanged at Austin last week," he retorted. "Was he a relative of yours this train robber MRS. J. H. WATERS. Pres. W. E. SUTTON. Mar. and murderer?" evenRooms 100 Baths Ken 400 Hobart answered "Yes," And 1 $2.00 to $4.00 ly, "he was my tracked him and captured him. A Family Room C black sheep will crop out In the best or 5 Persons of regulated families, you know." Don Jaime's hand caressed that of Cfl two persons if ft cn QU Choice Outride 3U his friend. "I did not know. I am Room with Bath j) " If sorry, my friend." THE HOTEL Ken Hobart turned bleak eyes upon his host "I want to quit the rangers, Don Jimmy. I wasn't Jesting when 8ALT LAKE CITY, UTAH I said I'd like to be the manager of Rancho Valle Verde If you should ever need me." "You are the man I have been seekEquality, after all, Is not a fixed and definite end, but only a means ing, Ken. When you reach town tomorrow wire your resignation to the to an end. governor of Texas, and as soon as 5 you are released return here." be here I when "Hope you'll arrive, Jimmy. You've got to fight that Antrim outfit and when you do, for the Dandruff and itching scalp. Bub Lord's sake be carefuL 1 really want this Job." your scalp lightly with Cuttenra "If I am still here you will be asOintment; after a time shampoo with Cntlcnra Soap. They sistant general manager. If I am not here you will be general manager tend to tree the scalp from minor and executor of my estate. I will eruptions and establish a permanent make a new will tonight Your salary condition of hair health. will never be less than the one you enjoy at present Write your own Sop 25e. Ointment 25 mad 50e. ticket," he added, with a touch of his tremendous prodigality. AJdnut MCetkan," tlCUlr)HD,Dt.3T. Mmlden. Mm. Don Jaime made his will and handed it to Ken Hobart at breakfast the Better not collect souvenirs. Som following morning. "Your Instructions are all In that envelope, too," he day you will have a cleanup and throw them all away. explained, "in case I should be unfortunate. I have some Mexican first cousins; they're emigres, living tn Los Try Lydb E. Pinkhsm't Vegetable Compound Angeles, and I'm leaving them the ranch in trust, with you as trustee and manager. The revolutions have ruined them and I support them now. Socially, I'm proud of them, but the fact remains that they're d d spendthrifts, and if they had their way they'd sell this ranch and the cattle for fifty cents on the dollar in order to start splurging again. And a MexCried Sleep ican grandee Is much too conscienAll worn oat tious a splurger to continue on the splitting headaches ;make life hideous every month. She Job Indefinitely. Consequently I, with needs a tonic . . Lydia E. Pinkham's , my acquired American conservatism, i Vegetable Compound relieves cramp, must look after the poor devils." "Don Jaime," Hobart protested, It would seem that the desire foi "I'm your employee now. I'll wire divorce Is the only Important factor. the governor of Texas my resignation The reason does not matter. and. without waiting for Its acceptance, I'll ride back In time to be present when Antrim's sheep come to the PARKER'S guarded water-holes.Oemora DaiwraS-StoHair FaD I Don Jaime smiled. "As you will, J5i'3 Impeite Color end f'tfj HebJ Gi Faded to ;?S, end Beaof, 4 y I Ken. While require no additional . P.ihopi.W.TJ "'wi; proof that 1 have made no mistake In ftji'v fell, H.OKES1GN SHAMPOO Ideal for nee la hiring you, still" he shrugged and connection withPnrkcr'iHairBalaam.M&keetbt and fluffy. 60 crate by mail or at any grimaced ns only a Latin can "It Is bair eoft nice to have It. As you know, we of Cats. Uutcoz Chemical Works, Patchojfue, N.JU the Higuenes tribe are peoITCHING SKIN DISORDERS! ple. We do not require the services f Kcmema, Pile. FrurltU or lilt rfiamMe of supermen, for we have never had Prompt relief by CUREX INTMENT.UM t IS yrs.hy doctors.Larite Jut 0c, money order, f . them, but we have been accustomed to coin. Money back If not satisfied. Act loyalty. Because I know you are CUREX LAB., 307 th Aye., Loe Anaeln f loyal to your Job I have engaged you." W. N. Salt Lake City, No.36--19"Thank you. Don Jaime." Salt Lake City's ... HOTEL TEMPLE SQUARE 7..i ri half-brothe- r. $54 $2 t NEWHOUSE The Best Treatment for Falling Hair 6 Herself to " . S easy-goin- g TO BB CONTINUED.) I |