. SYNOPSIS toberta Antrim, beautiful East. ern soclety girl, who lives with her uncle, William B, Latham, known as "Crooked Bill" because of his amusing slyness, receives a tele- gram from Jaime Miguel Higuenes, owner of the Rancho Valle Verde, in Texas, informing her her Uncle Tom Antrim has died, a violent death. CHAPTER I—Continued Die “He is also good-natured and easy- going, otherwise he would not bother himself with the probably thankless task of protecting the Interests of a stranger—and an American at that. Probably he acted thus because I am a woman, which proves he is gallant and chivalrous.” “A sort of Kknight-errant, Ml murmured mi Hackett shot him a ure. “Well, Mexic class, are very polite to a always. mi en. The chi an edues I wish he hi Robin, & cowman.” “I wonder If he g murmured. “Does it ” Crooked rliciously, look of disp ans, of whatever lady. They ike a great-to-do about wom- are this Higuenes is Cock Glenn away tle Bright 1 } 1 on the red piacing my money “Who,” ti irl de Jaime Miguel Higu “1 don’t know, suspect, and some and of your sweet Roberta's brow body knew how better she cherished su think I should go Tom's fun the last of be rather strangers -an strangers, I fea Crooked even If myster that, hones won't keep never he Los Algod ly sealed any. I has ever, and 1 obsequies and a wres “Why Uncle Tom so?" “Because you're his nied e. not and he's never sl interest In five dollars birth 8: holy wretch in he sold out the cows refu the loan, went to Mexico couldn't collect and sot up | the sheep business « from birt was not tub eral, she the have you always owed the sl you, except gond you at Chri is and on your the an- and because staked the because he w h and looked what I would As ornery Your father call a mental giant, Roberta, but he was kind and amusing and on the square your Uncle Tom was a black sheep.” “Every family defended. “Well, honey, you haven't yours any more I" -. » - * . - . The following evening Glenn Hackett, having recovered marvelously from his Indisposition of the day before, called for dinner. “The bank gives the man Higuenes most flattering recommendations, Mr, Latham,” he whereas throwback, a» has them,” the girl announced. “He has plenty of eash and worldly assets and his record is clean, He 8 known as a man of honor and can be trusted implicitly.” Crooked Bill nodded, as If this re. port was not a matter of surprise to him. Hackett 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 imme- diately.” “I shall start tomorrow,” Roberta decided, and added maliciously: “I can hardly wait to meet that adorable Jaime Miguel Higuenes!"” CHAPTER II A Sabbath calm lay upon the hacienda of Don Jalme Miguel Higue- nes, lord of the Rancho Valle Verde, notwithstanding fact that it not S ny, Don Jaime gazed arched entrance of patio toward the | tant, blue, rated hills where of Am i the wns out through the his erica of Mexico began “1 wond ever-ready mndsome fea. unbel anded here, irs from San Ysidro ped into them on your range ¥ thousand of them, although I'm no judge The brand ievably 88 Cot in quantity. Antrim’s miles outfit from Well, If he's here he's trea. on my range. Thanks for the Ken. Feed is pretty scarce to the east of me and I suppose Tom Antrim Yes have your vig you dones ing h Roe vit ation, got desperate, uses, you gringo.” care to run into Los and swear to a warrant and John Doe and Richard James Black and Thomas Green and say a dozen other off-color gents with trespassing, I'll pick those boys up and lodge them in the juz. then you and your boys can run the sheep off in peace.” “1 don’t want to run them Ken.” Don Jaime replied lan- “I've done that before and it doesn’t work, They always come back Sure you haven't got other work to do tomorrow?” “Now, look here, Jimmy, ger protested, “you listen to me. Antrim’s there to stay, to hang around the neighborhoods He's got twenty herders with him and 1 noticed they all earried rifles” “A man's house is his castle.” said Don Jaime contemplatively, “and 1 presume that principle applies to the lands contiguous thereto: One has a right to defend his castle from un- warranted trespass, and I'm here to tell you, old keed, 1 am very weary of Tom Antrim and his sheeps—I mean sheep, Den it, will 1 never get over the habit of slipping on my plu. srals, like any Mexican! Three weeks ago the sheriff of this county arrested Tom Antrim and held him and his men long enough to permit me to Algo- charg- gado : off In peace, guidiy, some * the ran Tom So I'm going drive his sheep off my range; and be- fore I called the sheriff in 1 talked with Tom Antrim. I told him he must not come back again, because eef-—-—I mean {f—he did"—here Don Jalme shrugged eloquent shoulders—"well, I would not bother the sheriff to fight for my rights for me: No, by Santa Maria la Purisima! It is in the blood of the Higuenes family to fight their own fights.” The ranger protested heard all about the defi of yours to old Antrim, and I happen to know the old skunk don't take orders worth a cent. Yet, he knows you mean business. That's why his men are all armed. He expects a battle and he knows you'll lead your forces. Now, {f you shonld get killed in the fracas, your executor would be the one to protest against his trespassing in the future, Who might your ecutor he? “The Federal Paso,” again, “1 famous ex- Trust company o pan) £ “Tom owes them a lot of money f 'y year they might not he too that An- our range—that discover Calm Lay Upon Hacienda of Don Miguel Miguene or to the drav “You are murmured “Now, Ken Ho. rrow 1 shall make it my business to drop In to that for luncheon. A little ride alone and armed, I' port bent op an in the smoke: and to yon, becan bart sheep ca later you you're strongly final coming f ancestry He'll and afraid and rourse he'll disre- gard the war: “Well, has back home, and take holes where warnis your proud you're weak i you ride gather your gang together possession of the water. Antrim must, of necessity, water his sheep tonight. Don't let him water them. He'll fight for the water, rather than backtrack with his flock over ground that's been eaten over, only to find your men guarding the water-holes In that di. rection, too, A sheep can’t stand such warned him, — hardship, and three days without wa- ter will see his sheep dying by the 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 golng 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 conviet you of murder, because Antrim and his men will have early outside the law, You have a record for patient forbear- ance In the past, and 1 will be your witness to prove that you rode up to Antrim’'s camp unarmed and talked to him like a gentleman—sabe usted, amigo mio? A captain of rangers’ testimony carries weight with a jury. Anyhow, it just isn't possible to con- vict a Higuenes in his unty., You have never killed anybody or Invad another's ri g-—and th zard, Antrim, never thing "You i always,” Don Miguel Higuenes reiterated, good friend. And you are a treefu You pl the onsummate craft been cl has ike cortn fe ts ™ goeR it “Where? “Where replied to marry yon is ranch e to Ho or Dallas or 3 Antone or “The Higuenes men do ders from women.” Don terrupted, “And this rancho never be sold, Four generations my family have owned it and fought for it. 1 love it" “Well, If she asks it. vou'll buy her a town house and live there wi ith her part of the year, will “Asking is not ordering or ering uitimatums-." “Ultimata, Jimmy," the rected him, mischievously "At any rate,” Don Jaime resumed nnt yo i ul and mos ton not take Jaime sou, not" deliv. ranger cor Are you fat or lean? In either case you will appreciate these valuable sta- tistics revealed by a magazine writer regarding ad pose tissue, says the De troit News, New fat added to the frame naturally has to be nourished by the extension of blood vessels, And a pound of fat, says a writer, requires small vessels totaling 568 of a mile in length. When a man puts on 830 pounds he Interlaces his system with 25 miles of new capillaries, veins and arteries. This fact supplies a very amusing pastime for persons addicted to laying things end to end. and is supposed to explain why fat folks are so contented ond Jolly. Every evening, as thelr weight Increases, they can sit by the fire and, puzzle, after doing the cross word lay a fresh supply of capil laries end to end. Or, when losing weight, they ean remove them end from end. It keeps the mind Innocent ly and pleasantly occupied, and makes for happiness and good citizenship, Beware of us fellows with the lean and hungry look. Such men are dan gerous, Large Gold Nugget The National museum has a record showing that the largest gold nugget found in California was found In the Monumental mine, In Slerra county, and weighed 1,000 troy ounces argument, “it would be led but h—l to be declining the a delight to be driven” “Well, when some girl starts lead- Ing you, you'll need a good manager for this ranch, Jimmy. I'm growing weary of the modestly pald life of a ranger . . . at least I could be depended on to this range free of sheep.” “There the border who raid my cemetery of the Rancho has grown fast of late lorder fighting is alley, Jumes, old son.” “AS a ranger you behind you, You noral But as manager of . which God pls need too close for very ca reckless, Keep are also bandits from below cattle. The Valle Verdw years." right ap my fight with start with a the law victory. Grande comfort, you It Is ousas to be reful. a m However, they're emis nd I'm rancl and manage 1 the The revolut m and 1 support I'm prond of them 1 that and if they this ranch cents on the do again much ruines they're dd find their and the lar in order And a Mex too fine on they a gol) for fifty to start splurging conscien the Iv 1. with conservatiam, fean grandee is tions a splurger to job my muat contd indefinitely Consoequent acquired American look after the poor devila™ “Don Hobart protested “I'm your now, mm the governor of Texas my resignation and, without wa ig for ite accept ance, I'll ride back in time to be pres ent when Antrim’s sheep come to the guarded water-holes” Don Jaime smiled “As you will Ken While 1 require no additional proof that 1 have made no mistake in hiring sou, stili”-<he shrugged and grimaced ax only a Latin ean—"it Is nice to have it, As you knot, we of the Higuenes tribe are easy going peo. ple. We do not require the services of supermen, for we have never had them, but we have been accustomed to loyalty. Because I know you are loyal to your job 1 have engaged you" “Thank you, Don Jalsa" (TO BE CONTINURD,) Jaime." employee wire “Splitting” Headaches Uni she learned why she was slways miserable -- and found out shout NR Tablets (Nature' 3 Remedy) Mow she gets slong fine with everybor 16 wale . able, all vegetabl re brought g and quiet nerves because it Cleared her RED of poisonous wastes made bowel action easy and re 3 It's such a non - habit - forme ing. No bad alter. effects. At your druggist’s—2Zx 4” HH Quick relief far ac acid indigese TUMS tion, heartburn. Oniy 0c, ED NICHT diiia pies ts Sound Dietary ldea Bacon, iu his Regimen of Heal any gre sity enfo it is stnte, things is a saf agreeth not I will not continue in your child ? Acr Qurckiy? Picking ot nostrils. Gritling the teeth. Loss of appetite. These are Symptons of worms. 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