Show 0 0 i 0 JIM IM the CONQUEROR CON tj EROR by peter be kyne by bs rotor 1 1 0 krak efu irto style 00 0 FOR BEGINNERS OP OF THE STORY Ika kobra borta antrim beautiful east ean 78 oft odrey let airl irl As with hn her WO wil la rom 13 lathem know known as crooked l bill BUT b V of hie euln actual mayas may 1 as rolv rao tives 0 tot tl irm ia fr ina jiw miguel file ll luw 0 04 own auw of the a rach von verde to Is TM har h he hr catle cl tom antrim 1 bu has dad dl a vial I booth at j tile advice dak W gl ainu it b 1 I 1 in 1 av with kw hor RIs plu via to U go 0 o to tx tax to pota hot late roas at line b he ll 11 br her U iss sale 1 I kl heir to 1 thua whick artrim ba bid d 4 mif i a to gross r a land c ent rolled by des do falia jalu b alor or bu half spanish nd ad bu bell arlah to attracted la to abr 6 oktor to a mal martin lalo A antrim I 1 ring is I 1 wod wo d te to tk take his sh gnp P DIV des jaime i a is ink gh ai 1 I 91 9 we L antrim 8 D don ea ja jalm I 1 me nor tb bex boat II 11 the youn young ranch weer Is wow wn aud and nj antrim kw 4 on his body are r found to wicy aatu miss ml robert roberta antrin antrim in the tb event 1 I of e his llrath dab L jthn th m tolls kr hf hit kl drw I 1 Is desi daina alor aw adf abe K d ld to U to 0 to taxes to t a 11 I 1 A Antil rat satto sat atef to for or ua CHAPTER continued A terrible heritage crooked bill replied anil and shuddered well well we 11 hype hope for or the best honey you u or your legal representative will have to go to leins soon and do something about those sheep now lint flint your uncle tom a dead his hi herder herders oay viny steal some of ohp if not all till did he be fr tr chi M lie not moke make a will and if so who ie Is the tile executor 1 do wish uncle bill that you would g I 1 down there and attend to these matters ill III give you my pow er vr of attorney what crooked almost yelled aith the market ting and every dollar I 1 have la in the world tied up ID to it impossible 1 have me eo ro many ovely lovely thina planned uncle bill to go down to texas now would quite ruin my r ehe she protea tid not to eo go will probably ruin the sump summer for julme miguel bobby too it will not lie ile Is to accustomed to texas summers I 1 take taku it hut but not to playing nurs nursemaid emold to the lord knows known not how flow many sheep for a person he doen doe n t even know after one look at you he might derive considerable pleasure from his kindly act but in the absence of tiny interest on your part he may be tempted to deny your sh h ep the mothers mother a care all sheep require hut I 1 do not know that I 1 am heir to those sheep can I 1 you wall until a will Is in unearthed or the abbene of one definitely established glenn bronchi brought up that point yester fester day if there Is no will I 1 shall of course as uncle tom a next nest of kin petition to fo letters of flon but rut I 1 I 1 have a letter from senor wies it seems to me I 1 can do nothing but mark time very well then mark time that tints s what I 1 in doing and it a arit dri ing me crazy 0 9 0 0 0 it was a week before the expect ed letter arrived from jaime having perused it roberte handed it to crooked nalle verde las la cruces co 0 o texas june 28 1023 dear near mise miss antrim Supplement Sup plem lne my telegram or of a week ago I 1 regret to report that en on the dinst your uncle thoma thomas antrim ae its the aftermath of a die that arose due to your uncle uncles aliened trespass nse with his sheep on land lands tint not owned by him engaged e in a duel with rides rifles ilia antagonist one jim emerged the vic 1 tor in this sanguinary nary affray from testimony estl mony it appears much as an I 1 regret to way ay so that mr air antrim was ery pry much the file n fart fact mr fr waa wax wounded three times by your relative rela tire before he round himself in position to return he the alro the coroner coroners lury jury returned a verdict of justifiable homi b 0 ml ride in accordance with your I 1 tele graphic instructions I 1 hare have seen nee I 1 to it 11 aill your ancle received recel ed airl flan thin burial in odd fellow fellows aeme tery veins being at this time confined to my home with a slight Indis poal tion ion I 1 directed my general maring ti to call upon your uncle uncles foreman in charge of some sheep on the and inform him film that it was your wish an the prot intile nelt to your uncles uncle a estate thai that ho he continue to in carry on with the shead the arrival of at you or your representative re here the forc ssan a man named till 1111 dingle mentioned a it contract with your uncle to partle limle to a certain extent in the latter killers s sheep business and stated that be he was not takino taking orders from anybody my mana ger thereupon nim him your let te to me coi cot toying your re quest that I 1 get as your represent arlve temporarily thi this written display of authority had little or no effect on bill dingle while jim 1119 gIrs la Is recovering fron from hi his idill til I lIngle 1 contini jea to fredi ass on the former a lands lettIng that your knelp hae have fifille a will 1 I to the public P 11 alic administrator thai that he took look into he the matter I 1 three ahree alya diy ago I 1 received a letter from thin this roe me that the federal mcdo ari trust company of pi a had forwarded a will to be nied led for to pro rn bate at los ne nes from this it appears bat that yog yon u the eole bole heir bel r and an d executor co with the federal trust company whose ex however may cease cents at you option but only after the trust company ahall hae have been paid fair loan loans made your uncle la in bl big lifetime I 1 lav have no information aa to the amount of these loans if it any you will no doubt have to em ploy a 4 local neal attorn attorney ry if it desired I 1 hall shall be happy to recommend one who has ha servel he the family ably and fallt fully for forty year years don ahlson of loe log al codones eo go donca dones 1 I regret to state that I 1 hare have very little conil confluence dence in the integ rity MY of your foreman kill dingle and suggest that you take tepa steps to count the sheep immediately the coat cot ut will hare have to be made by one backed by undoubted legal right to do so upon the request of the local attorney for the estate the court will appoint a 4 man to do thie this for you I 1 advise ery very prompt action if it I 1 can serve you further please do not hesitate to command your obedient servant IlIOU ENES well noberta roberts queried a as crook ed folded the tile letter end and laid it on the library table so your uncle tom tried to run a blaier blazer on an irishman ch tot on jim must be black irish so tom foolishly mistook him film for a it mexican ile rubbed his ingenious hrad head don dont t like the pica of that iti ac paso bank belna being co executor with you honey wed better ascertain how much money the estate owe owes tr th bank pay them off and get rid of them I 1 imagine it ton I 1 a great deal no ane sane bank would loan tom toni antrim vert much of c ursa hie this dingi dingle rell bell dingle roberta corrected signer signor Ill aenes t trust him senor la to evidently in the cattle bush esp if it we may in u age ie from his letterhead letter liend so naturally nat umily be trust any shep I 1 be in too great a hurry to oust dingle belli bell I mean bill 1111 din DID gle ir it I 1 were you bobby the that go to make up a good sheep foreman might not appeal to a cattleman however I 1 think I 1 should engage senor Pruden Pru dendo clo al A viso ai an your attorney what we want cow dow Is action option we mutt must haw have those sheep counted we well 11 a Pruden prudencio clo by night letter tonight and tell him were forwarding a thousand for bis his retainer we will a also iso suggest that he consult with then khen selecting the ren tren to count the sheep the court coort will probably appoint the man nom BOM by your you attorney alen lie we will have to arm you with proper c credentials birth uffa durita and other proof that you are the identical roberta antrim men tinned in your uncle uncles will ellenn ll ackett will attend to that of course ill it I 1 dash down to log Us algo dene roberta que ried oh take your time take your time honey dingle ile I 1 im len clo eta and nn anime h lignel III buenes ca can n handle the situation I 1 imagine CHAPTER IV 1110 assi assistant staid general manag crof athe the Ita val al e 9 verde walked with a jingling of spurs into the cool tine vine enclosed veranda ehr don jaime lay it at ease in his chaise tongue longue while a nurse almost ol 01 I 1 enough to be bis big amther mat al in an adjacent chair knitting well how howl our oise bisa mra airs gan can by ken hen libart queried ills ill wounds haft have all al healed by cret first lal nurse ansot wl ca 1 I should eay tiny hell bell be up and around again in a month I 1 lame for a month or two there after at any rate he be losea loses we next week why doot you remain here do don jaime in the eye for another month a ellary and take a nice qi et vaca flon 1 I a like to bin bill it would he fe IBB ink ing 1 money under false pre tenee I 1 like this ranch KB its so peaceful here mrs sirs ganby said ald itchy t very I 1 bear a coyote chorus arc frain in those hutte buttes yon conler ter it a thrilling I 1 dare say inn 1 jaline jaime yon tind find it rather dull wre ruch a young man aa an yourself 1 I do net nt don non balne ri Tiled almost curtly it 11 Is the home of my ancestors and I 1 lore love it don jaime rosom blos the chi faces ue he his ken informed ber ner boo he never lonely here too to dowhy dowby doean t he get certainly be he can ifford afford a wife mr the good lady queried 1 I 1 only look after hi his cow cows his hl lands ganby after foshion of the tren of nide wide horl bonx ken frobart wn was averse to die cimring personalities 1 I re is brought the limit mall don jaime be added thank you ken dout try to tort sort it 14 urged tha rho letter you re looking for lies on top I 1 ire ve slit lit all the enve envelope hipes for you don jaime read big riall free pres antly bo he looked up and there was it glint of deviltry tn in hie his blak eye eyes don Pru prudencio dendo al alviso visa I 1 iles me that be line been engaged enen Keil by wu miss antrim as a attorney for the escatel that ml miss antrim bag has given 1 the truet trust company a check in payment of the notia it held bell against the cinto and that the bank hai has resigned as to co old prudy tells me that with his hl 4 at d ob impossible the master of vail valle verde replied laidly t ailcy 1 I hv have on my hindi hando appointment be he received a retainer a an to aure a frood man to count thoe sheep such genero alty overwhelms over whelma him al an a obe p counter tie he suggests you old leath er face and I 1 second the doming alon ao an honest count of sheep Is 1 most moot de desirable ken 4 1111 have to hare bave help I 1 yon tori willa will a court order don jaine lifted some very ex stationery to nis die aflato brahe nose and eAel led it hungrily attar of roses be murmured 1 1 dare say that a an close cloae ai an III I 1 II 11 ever ket get to mig miss roberts antrim the lady says ashes he going to leave everything ID in her lawyer lawyers hand with in fr ructions to commit with me and whatever we two decide to do will meet with her approval she says ello dreads coming down tee te e in and she he hai has accepted so many engagements of a social nature that she he just cannot contemplate abandoning her plans iho Is roberta antrim the nurse inquired the niece and sole heir of the a man an antrim I 1 killea after bed hed bunt bust ed me mra blie lovent I 1 know 0 w I 1 in m the bricht boy that bumped old tom oft off I 1 wrote her a chap named jim fliggins had done it ken flobert chuckled that his hi gringo 1 allot mr mrs gantly lanb the first to be icard heard of in spain wae was called atres michael lint tint itie spaniard gare gave it a spanish twin twist iab the of time james michiael MIchi huel iel fliggins the big mick devahl deve hied ed into nto jaime hen did that happen don jaime hen the first J it U mairlon a red bended headed 41 woman who in listed on spelling the name as it wai was go the tribe of was wa born che the fallibly fuli fal illy lilly migrated to mexico early earl IG fr the ent iry and my gren grandfather married ld the of an irishman who owned bill rancho that drought the edtl train up a little my added to it by marrying a it eirl girl who TA vae half irish and when he atiq 1 ked at his hi finx lit h wn wr alad ned dune done IL it lie ile the arism had bad the height breall th gen eral pi app arance and tern tem let er ol 01 the tribe ue e jim inked ked much morp like black irish ihan now and wre inia lily a little more than halt half I 1 eit ell kut but we bad had Sin cumans and a h acieh otillo wilt on life and wae was air ir ainther lin her I 1 axile alho alba we bad had no renal n tn ili tx be ither than proud of out til hi 1 nid I all we wv never mixed it wh with indian when we moved to ivins mv ic grandfather fought under the etan and claro lie wot seat my to ther to the virginia military tuf tuto and father married a carrol of virginia and bedot rus you love ate never been married merriest the burce horse asked never aren I 1 you going to bet bell 01 1 ilat not inot the hero here the tile coyote chorus on the ih atea all mil liale against it afro bantly the light girl oil mr ura canby woul ilo t mini mind it la in the least go forth and search for her don jaime Jal impossible the mattee maste ot of valle verde replied lazily 1 I bare have sheep on my hande hands if it I 1 can credit the gossip I 1 heard in lo 10 Algo dons you killed the t he owner of those heep sheep trying to to get rid of thaw don jaime nodded uell ii ell why doot don t you get tid ild of them theall then I 1 the forc fore ninn hill dingle la to till still avins and in charge of those chepp line flea a bin bad man and a better hot shot than old antrim besides if I 1 get those sheep off ray my range now where will they got why to some body elac clots range of to urtle and then there d be trouble and we lou lost pill dingle 1 so you re ro potting putting op up avith those sheep on your ranee range merely because this antrim cirl girl ie to her uncle a heir that a the proposition why I 1 to die she a friend of your yours no I 1 ve never met her but then no ha has ever quarreled with a lady h 1 I fall till to see how have you are going to escape a quarrel with tier pon don jaime you killed her uncle don einred 1 I perhaps erha he the will believe thai that I 1 had bad no nl at erna live that not until after I 1 had killed him did I 1 know he waa was her unile uncle in fact I 1 know kno w I 1 had killed anybody until ken rod rode e down the draw and informed me ins of my luck well the fact that you are being so excessively 1 nice to her ince since may mitigate the affair 1 although one can never predict the attitude a woman man will take A woman ie Is UK list ally vo kuld ed by her beart heart not her head don jaime don jaime the old id nuree nurse ith fill kindly interest 1 I 1 take it mrs anchy that li are old t b your brad you told me you yon are a widow lave flave you any children onea a my by of fifteen he ile hits been quit 1 since III tilter twelfth tb birth dil infantile paralysis don jaime considered conald cred ildo sup pose you had a com ic le horn home where yno you could he with your hoy I 1 wa not to hurtle hither and yon lot nursing 1 I 1 hould hare have a hoehm hoelm here for rot ome tome time I 1 hav baye felt that rinsing wife la Is ino to owell well Plem for the job ibis fin clende sh bild lild know a gentlewoman at nurses wea there are always some puppies around here and your our hoy bay could play with them I 1 bip page you could uld carry on with hi his nn you know it doe does get lonesome here 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