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Show i LEU I FREE PRESS. LEHI. UTAH o o o o o o o o o o oI o o o o o o o o JJfinDQ mine CDcid nnannacEirdDn' yrSV Service. Copyrtsht by Peter B. ITyne. CHAPTER VI have your Continued an opportunity to withdraw from barns and on lo the ancestral home of Don Jaime Miguel Higuenes. They halted under a red tiled and Mrs. Ounby came out to welcome them. "Don Jjime begged me to present bis excuses for his failure to meet you. Miss Antrim," she explained. "He has been working cattle with his men the past two days they're shipping from Valle Verde station and Don Jaime has only Just gotten home and is busy making himself pretty. And thu call him, and instantly I was jeaious. So I tried to kill Dingle Bell accordI really ing to you although what to was do to tried puncture his tire. I thought if I could succeed in frightening him away before he bad an opportunity to tell you too much the things I wanted to tell you myself I would be proving myself a very smart young man. Well, I succeeded, eppery presence, so with your fcciiorita, I shall ride swiftto address jiermission, "How dare you (irrwume me?" JioberU rut in Icily. "I urn not ly to the humble abode of this fellow ware that I have the dubious honor Ljligueiie8 and tell him to beat it over at your acquaintance, air, although I here like the devil with his cjr." Again bis hut fcwept the platform, believe you are my uncle's stayer, Jim before he climbed down and limped Hlggln.' He stured at her without rancor. to his horse, nMike a few words to the boy who was waiting there for him, Dor did the iilensunt smile that hud didn't I;" and Ket off down the road ut a smart crinkled his undeniably good looking Roberta's face went scarlet. "I'm gallop. countenance fade the allghtesf. so embarashamed so terribly "There goes the handsomest, most made swift aiiraial of him. rassed." He was about six feet tall, strongly cultured, most Interesting ruffian any young lady with you It was a grand Joke Nonsense. woman will ever meet," Roberta de"My maid. Mignon, Mrs. Canny." built, lithe and graceful. His comI assure you grand Jokes are few and have to "You are fortunate brought plexion was a reddish brown, a most clared. "I do hope his lameness will and far between in this part of the her with you. Don Jaime has Mexiagreeable color scheme when taken In not be permanent." I world. That rascal Dingle had been don't know can Indian maids or "lie's marvelous, gorgeous." breathed conjunction with crinkly Jet black hair but until talking to you and telling you things and large, black, snfippy eyes. "Mack Mignon. "1 wonder why he doesn't which to care for the house, I came he had nobody that weren't so. and I saw at once that them to train in movies" the Irish," Roberta reflected, noting his go were perfectly willing to believe sixes and been at has ami you "Mr. Hlgglns ought to get tilon; everything thick, almost snubby use, the broad the worst of Jim Higgins, while holdI've been here about six sevens. RoIn that "The beautifully Jowls. and the profusion." square upper lip weeks and am gradually getting order ing Jaime Higuenes in a measure of berta sighed. "He certainly has adery worst kind of Irish !" Do out chaos. I of respect." mirable control of his temper. you speak Spanish. "Yea, I am Jim Hlgglns," Ikn Jaime, "I I can't believe you're a bad Miss Antrim?" admitted, without a particle of shame couldn't seem to Insult him." Roberta faltered. man," no." In a an sedan about hour handsome "i'nfortunalely, or embarrassment, and from the In "I'm not. I'm a lovely young feller, "The servants understand nothing flection of hla voice, from a certain appeared, accompanied by a speed your cussed uncle did give me a faint clipped manner of slurring his wagon. Roth were driven by youths else. I am studying the language and and out of flat and make a south-paundertire am to make of myself undoubted Aztec ancestry. Withbeginning consonants, Koberta knew that SpanI bust ish was this man's tongue. "It was out a word they fell upon Roberta's stood. You have a modem bath with me for a while. And did no him, regret hot and cold water. Dinner is at six." pood and plenty, and have buggage and stowed It In the speed my misfortune to be the Instrument for my action. I'm forgiven, am I "Does Don Jaime dress for dinner?" of an Inscrutable fate that wafted wagon, whereupon the driver of the "He puts on his coat, even when we not?" your delectable uncle to his mansion sedan approached, hat In hand and Roberta eyed her host coolly. "I'll said : haven't got company," Ir8- Ganby In the skies." "The senor lllguenes sends thees laughed. "In this part of Texas men think it over. I'm sorry you deceived "Has anybody ever told you what me even by such Innocent and uncar and the compliments of lieem to readily acquire the comfortable shirtcool scoundrel you are, Mr. Hlgamusing deceit. Your letdoubtedly Don the senorita. Jaime tell to me sleeve habit." glns? Ih) you enjoy killing men?" so delightfully neighborly It exwere ters a to Roberta room!" to "What ees ver' the senorita he lovely say sorry even self Not in defense." no! "Oh, Roberta had a feeling that she was he have make the bonehend play not claimed, as she entered. It was a seemed quite all right to permit myself to be under obligation to you. not going to make much progress in to come before. Jus' now Don Jaime large room, and furnished in an Rut If I had known that Jaime HigIs In who weeth wash Roberta, ver' heemself and fact, elegance. Indifof man's busy debonair the the face uenes and not Jim Higgins had killed make the shave for deener." knew something about such things, ference. my uncle I should not now find myself Roberta smiled at the naive youth's was satisfied that every article of fur"What do you mean by trying to In come the position of scolding my host, room had from in the and niture entered with the car Migreport boot my foreman?" of regretting my acceptance of his non. "I wonder what Davy Crockett Spain and was at least three hundred "Why, lt'a the open season on We're allowed one a day, saw In Texas," she mused. "He died years old. The windows opened onto hospitality." I would be the patio, and the scent of flowers "Say on. Miss Antrim. and old Dingle Hell la the first I've for it !" the last man on earth to use his hosAs the party reached the summit of filled the room. A cluster of roses occuflushed in a week." pitality os a gag to free speech." "He'll be the last you'll flush In a low range square mile after square pied a vase on the dressing table. "Don Jaime plucked these and "My Uncle Rill will think it very, many years If there Is such a thing mile of smiling green valley lay outvery strange of me to accept the hosas law and Justice in Texas." spread before them. Evidently their placed them here himself," Mrs. Ganchauffeur was aware of the beauty by informed her. "He was In great in pitality of my Uncle Tom's ah re"Oh, we're very deed! Very few of us on this aide ond comfort of the scene, for he distress at having you arrive a day mover. How shall 1 explain It to earlier than we expected you. I fear him?" of the Rio Urumle kill for pleasure stopped the car to give them opporcor"Don't," Don Jaime suggested meekor profit. You're going to have me aryou didn't figure your time-tabltunity to enjoy It. "All thees." he said with a wave of rectly, Miss Antrim. Yes, this Is the ly. "I'll do It. Give me Uncle Bill's rested, I presume." his hand nnd a proprietary uir, "be- - nicest room In the house. It was for- address and I'll send him a wire to- "1 certainly am." "Well, when the warrant Is Issued the sheriff will telephone me about, it L -- GINNING THE STORY, FOR NEW READERS and tell me to come In nmt talk It Roberta Antrim, beautiful Ea.'t"rn society girl, who lives with her uncle, William B. L&thnm, known as "Crooked over. Hy the way, what are you doof his amuslns slyni' receives a telegram from Jaime Miguel Higuenes, owner of the Rancho Valie mil" It is around here, your anyway? ing In Texas, Informing her her I ie Tom Antrim has died a violent death. At the advice of Glenn Hackett, who Verde, on nil to Intention this night camp Is In love with her, Roberta plans to no to Texas to protect her interests, since she is her uncle's sole heir to thousand of sheep which Antrim had (ir:i il on land controlled by Don Jaime. Don Jaime, unmarried, half Spanish and platform or were you expecting some half Irish, Is attracted to Roberta's picture in a magazine. Antrim Is warned to take his sheep off Don Jaime's ranch body to call for you? is It possible at once. Antrim ambushes Don Jaime. The youns ranch owner Is wounded and Tom Antrim killed. On his body are that In a moment of exuberance I found Instructions to notify Miss Roberta Antrim In the event of his death. Another Higuenes' telegram tells Rofrightened Dingle Hell away anil thus berta her uncle was killed by Jim Higgins (Don Jaime's anglicized name). Latham tells her his fortune is in danger, and she decides to go to Texas to get Antrim's estate, to save it. "Crooked Bill" concocts a scheme he hopes will deprived you of your transportation?" forward Hackett's courtship. Don Jaime, actuated chiefly by his romantic Interest in the pictured Roberta, allows "No, I'll excuse you of leaving us the Antrim sheep to continue to graze on his ranch. At the stat'on of Valle Verde Roberta meets Dingle, Tom Antrim's stranded. Mr. Dingle would have deforeman, who points out Don Jaime as her uncle's slayer, then flees. Roberta, watching "Jim Higgins," sees him shoot, parted In a little while, but not so she thinks, at Dingle. precipitately. I do not mind telling you that we are waiting for Don night. That will give him an opporto Don Jaime Miguel Higuenes. merly Don Jaime's mother's room. Jaime Miguel lllguenes to send a car long Dinner will be served shortly after tunity to register his kick tomorrow. I theenk two hundred t'ou Muybeso over for us. Do you know Don If it seems to you then that you ought you have tidied yourself up a bit. sand acres In all. Mira. senorita. On Jaime?" to leave Valle Verde my car will be Don't hurry." mesa you see the beeg white hathe "I've known him all my life.'' Roberta chose to wear thut night at your disposal." cienda weeth the red roof. That Is the "What sort of man Is he?" lie Is my good the dress, shoes and stockings which home of Don Jaime. He called Mrs. Ganby nnd when she "We-ell- , I'd him. call Just boss." average, had unfortunate that proprecipitated Robbie was holding to her entered a fair sample of a greaser. Folks In "You are very fond of Don Jaime?" hand. "I rode all the way home with posal on the part of Glenn Hackett, this country don't seem to mind havand was unusually critical of the manRoberta queried. Ken, Jimmy," he shouted, "and I'm ing him around. Are you certain Don ner in which Mignon prepared her not tired." Then he saw Roberta "H- -l. die for heem. My senorita, Jaime knew you were due here toand bobbed hair. She wanted to look her father she's die for heem!" removed his hat. Don Jaime formally day?" Don see best to Don she when should meet Jaime Roberta was Impatient presented the boy, then snapped his "Why, I wrote him a week ago." for whom men Miguel Higuenes. fingers at Robbie and the little chap "Well, the hair must have slipped Jaime Miguel Higuenes At last she was ready and made her limped over to him. somewhere or he'd have had a car died so gladly. She gazed across the way down the corridor hall. Mrs. lovely valley and thought. here to meet you yes, and a light mo"Well, old boss," Don Jaime greeted "All those poor, simple people are (lanby led her into Don Jaime's spahim. and scooped the boy up in his tor truck for your baggage. One thing room. lllguenes prides himself on Is his sheltered tinder the mantle of his cious living great left arm. "We had a fine ride He a the the is small At master, sideboard, his back today, didn't we? Rut you disobeyed punctuality and hospitality. I'm very philanthropy. I much afraid. Mees I mean Miss Angentle despot whose slightest wish Is toward her, stood her host. He was orders. Robbie. told you to ride their law. He Is a feudal baron. Roarrayed in flannel trousers and white home with the cook in the chuck I that word Don to unless trim, get berta, you're trembling on the brink of buckskin shoes, a soft white silk shirt, Jaime that you're here, the station wagon and lead your pony behind. a black silk how tie, and a blue serge a great adventure. How 1 would enjoy You've overdone It. son. What are coat. Roberta was impressed by the we going to do about that, eh?" having !lenn Hackett meet umi know a man like Don Jaime Miguel Hig extreme youthfulness of his figure, Robbie looked distressed. "Rut 1 for she had anticipated a very much uenes !" felt so good. Jimmy" he began. The car rolled across wooden bridges older man and. for a reason she had Don Jaime shook him and set him over Irrigation canals; and on the no ground for entertaining, she had down. "I put you on the payroll at borders of a distant field Roberta saw expected him to be short and portly. ten dollars a month. At the end of Mrs. (ianby spoke: "Don Jaime!" a long queue of teams drawing mowthe month you'll collect nine. You are He turned. "This young lady is lined a dollar ers. Dozens of hay wagons were loadfor disobedience of oralfalfa Miss Antrim. Don Jaime." ing and stacking the new-cuders." Don a men bowed. Jaime were hundred "You are welhav; perhaps The boy threw his arms Don raking and piling it. The fragrance of come to my poor house, Mees Antrim," Jaime's waist and looked around up at him the harvest came pleasantly to the he said evenly, and advanced to take almost tearfully. "Are you angry girl's senses and It occurred to her her hand. with me, Jimmy?" "Jim Higgins!" she cried furiously. that this valley had once been dry "Of course not. Do you think I'm "If you insist upon applying the litand barren until metamorphosed Into a short sport? Rut an order's an oreral translation of my monicker, James a vast gnrden by men of vision, courder and given to be obeyed. You Michael Higgins Is as correct as Jaime age and faith. To her it seemed a promised to obey me. son. and you Dear me, can't you Miguel Higuenes. thing to have done big, worth-whilmust learn that a promise must be kept. something Homeric. There was drama see the map of Erin on my face, Miss Xo matter what Understand? In it poetry, too. She knew no little Antrim ?" hajv pens, a man must keep his promises. Her eyes blazed at him. "You're man had done this, and that none hut It's costing you a dollar to learn that, a hig man could carry on with it. And positive devil," she whispered as she and the lesson would be cheap at her impatience to meet Don Jaime reluctantly surrendered her hand to double the money. Run nlong now his. "Why did you deceive me at the Miguel Higuenes increased nnd wash your face and hands and station to day?" They swept up through the Indian get ready for dinner." "Dear Mees Antrim, I did not depueblo nnd were barked nt and purRoberta You asked me If I were ceive you. caught the boy's mother's sued by Incalculable numbers of dogs "How Dart You Presume to Address of assorted breeds. "If Glenn Hackett Jim Higgins and I admitted it. Then Me?" Roberta Cut In Icily. were the overlord here he would banyou started to work on me ond I had master will have to take you In. And ish those curs." Roberta thought, "and a great curiosity to see how far you ! know he isn't equipped for comwould go." Justify his net on the ground of elll But these "If I had known you were Jaime pany." cieney nnd sanitation. Roberta's troubled gaze met the peones must have their dogs nnd Miguel Higuenes I would have had doubtless Ton Jaime reall7.es that Let Dingle take nie over to my late uncle's young man's with Just a hint of tolerThe firm land area of the United ance now. "1 suppose you have your them have dogs millions of them. ranch." States Is about 3,000,000 square miles; What affair Is It of his? I dare say humane moments, Mr. Higglns. Ke "I feared the son of n gun was Its water area, not counting the Great he has dogs of his own." member, however, I am certainly goLakes, amounts to more than .TO.nno planning to take you there. You and Assorted brown children. In varying ing to prosecute you for the attempted your maid are the first women to get square miles better than one mile murder of Air. Dingle, so don't tangle degrees of nudity, stared and shouted off at that station in a year, nnd when of surface you'd hnve to swim ncross at them; fat brown women, seated on from a distance I observed you, I sits yourself up in rash promises to renfor every CO you could walk over. or hanging over fences In pectetl your Identity, suspected that der first aid. You may send word to Some of our states .have far more Fenor Higucnes If you wish, but all It homely gossip, bowed or curtsied; for some reason you had arrived a day water area than Delaware or Rhode will avail you Is my thanks." then they were through the pueblo and earlier than that named In your letIsland has land area. The District of "You may even omit the thanks," he rushing up a gentle slope, through an ter. So 1 started across to Interview Columbia has one square mile of replied brightly. "I am delighted to avenue of oleanders, past great white you and the I saw Dingle Rell, as I for every eight of land. Connecticut J porte-cocher- Uo-ber- is" -- glance fixed on Don jaime iw sort of maternal adoration. "That Don Jaime boy requires manhandling," leg "That atrophied her. assured must be built up with exercise, but we must proceed slowly. Good little lad. Robbie, but his doting ma has given him an imperfect notion of the of a contractual relation. I fined him a dollar, and that's mighty hard on Robbie, hut" he looked down at Mrs. a Uanby with his kindly grin "1 have fox terrier pup coming If Robbie should for blm tomorrow. ever lose confidence In me I'd be out of luck." He poured cocktails and served To your beautiful them. "Indies! s wire-haire- d 1 Loi Algode t e POSITIONS COLLS tsttivga kosiuss icitttiL Niw ttnlcits m plKM joi ii ftel pesitioos. refl it aqt tini. Kiw is i (Hi tint ti Jtit ; tit uly fiiis pi i frill 1st It pays to (tt tti list 45 I liuJwn bit Ufa tft CJtlln - - Discretionary "I I Can't Believe You're a Bad Man" Roberta Faltered. eyes." he toasted, and added to Ro'And confusion to your old berta. Uncle Bill!" "Idiot!" Roberta gasped, and strangled with laughter. She had suddenly visualized Glenn Hackett standing beside Don Jaime Miguel Higuenes and the comparison was well, Roberta laughed ! To be called an idiot by one's guest is not exactly a compliment, nevertheless it bucked Don Jaime Miguel Higuenes up considerably. "I've never been called an Idiot before," he retorted gravely. "Yet, for some strange reason, I feel pleased." "I didn't mean you, of course, Don Jaime," Roberta hastened to assure "I was thinking of somebody him. else just then." "An idiot?" "On the contrary a very intellectual, splendid gentleman of my acquaintance." "Well. I'm glad you've pigeonholed him at last, whoever he is. I don't like him. And I agree with yon that he'd never do for Texas. Not flexible enough. What sort of fellow is your Uncle Bill?" "Oh, Uncle Bll's human very. He was born and raised in Texas. Spent most of his early life in this state, in fact." "In what line of endeavor?" "Cows." "On a large scale?" "Oh yes!" "I should know him or of him, then What's his last name?" "Latham. William B. Latham." Don Jaime Miguel Higuenes set down his glass and stared at her. "Is Uncle Bill slightly lame in his off hind leg .1ist a suspicion of a limp?" "Yes. Do you really know mv Uncle Bill?" "No, I do not. But my late father knew him very well. They got into an argument once as to which was the best for the country the gold standard or Bryan's sixteen-to-onsilver idea. Your Uncle Bill was an outcast In Texas, at the time being a Repub lican. My father, of course, was a Democrat, in their argument they waxed personal, and finally your Un cle Bill called my father a d d anarchistic greaser. So my father 'Hurroo! !' yelled: and hit your Uncle Bill on the nose and canted it five degrees to the southeast. My parent then ran to his horse to get his gun, which he wore In a pommel holster, and on his way there your Uncle Bill shot his hat off. This was getting personal, so my father retaliated by shooting your Uncle Kill e Faugh-n-ballag- in the h heel." b. 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