Show BEGINNING THE STORY FOR NEW READERS roberta antrim beautiful eastern society girl who lives with her uncle william B latham known as crooked bill because of his amusing slyness receives a telegram from jaime miguel owner of the rancho V valla 11 verde in texas informing her her uncle tom antrim has died a violent death at the advice of glenn hackett hacked who W la Is in afi lovo love with her roberta plans to go to texas to protect her interests since she Is her uncles sole heir to thousands of sheep which antrim had impudently driven to graze on land controlled by don jaime don jaime unmarried and romantic halt half spanish and halt half irish Is attracted to robertas picture in a magazine antrim Is warned to take ilia his sheep oft off don jaimes ranch at once antrim ambushes don jaime the young ranch owner Is wounded and torn tom antrim killed on his body are found instructions to notify miss roberta antrim in the event of 0 his death another telegram tells roberta her uncle was killed by jim higgins don jaimes anglicized name latham tells her his fortune Is in danger and she decides to go eo to texas to get kantrims An trims estate to save it don jaime invites mrs ganby his nurse and her crippled son robbie to stay at his ranch with the tha idea ot of preserving the proprieties if roberta as he hopes visits the ranch crooked bill lets ills hla niece believe he be has lost his fortune furthering a scheme he hopes will forward Ilac ketts courtship |