Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
jim THE CONQUEROR
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15 PETER B.kYNE VIZ
PETER B.KYNE

q dust cloud was gathering on that
road.
Somebody Is coming in hurry" he
murmured. when they hurry it's al
ways bad news"
A horseman galloped, threw himself
OF and hurried up the steps.
well my friend" Don Jaime Queried,
what evil message do you bring and
| from whom?"
Thirty riders crossed the Rio orande
at daylight, senior. They are rounding
UP several hundred Of the senors cattle.
It is a raid"
MY thanks are due you, my friend.
They will not get far. Who sent you
here2"
"The American customs agent at Los
Algodones, Don Jaime. He bids you
send your riders to head them of be-
fore they recross the river with your
cattle"
Return and tell him have but 20
men available. The others are attend
ing a bale at the Rancho Verdugo.
Forty men will be SUFFICIENT, think.
Return to the customs agent with my
gratitude for his warning and tell him
my men will start In 10 minutes. per-
hapS less"
The man galloped away. Don Jaime
smoked contentedly, while Mrs. Candy
Ken Hobart came to announce his i'm
pending departure.
Delay 1t until tomorrow, Ken" his
employer ordered casually. II have q
job for you" And he recounted the tale
brought by his visitor. Take 40 men
and ride for the river. II this mans
tale is the truth, you will have work
there. I think, however, he lies. Have
Caraveo arm the other men and instruct
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with their horses until send him word
that he Is not going to be needed"
"a plant, eh?"
1--WE been expecting reprisal, Ken.
I told this messenger had but 40 men
available, but would send them i'm
mediately. Go with them. Then we
shall see that which we shall see. I
smell sheep"
Hobart departed, and Don Jaime
F1avio to assist me to enter my house."
he said. There Is more dust to the |
south. We shall have visitors-about |
10, think"
The old peon picked Don Jaime I'D, |
carried him inside and laid him on q |
sofa. Then he departed casually.
You will oblige me by boiling that |
door, Mrs. Candy" Don Jaime re-
quested gently.
Presently came the sound Of hurry
ing feet on the veranda, and through |
the iron-barred tiny window that gave |
on the veranda Mrs. Candy saw men |
standing about. There came rap on |
the door.
who's there'" Don Jaime chal-
lenged.
open the door," rough voice COM
manded. I'VE want you"
"Ah, Bill Dingle. have been ex-
,~awa @1aA-
fully sent one Of your men with false
cry Of raiders from below the border. |
I sent 40 men. Your lookout saw them |
ride out, and when they had passed, you |
decided to come to my hacienda, de- |
serted save for the woman and chill
dren, and kill me IN some unpleasant |
manner. Is it not so?"
There was no answer TO this, and Don |
James hooking laugh noated through |
the window. Now, Dingle, consider the
situation. A hundred armed men sur |
round this poor house Of mine. Go to
the patio entrance and look"
A Inurmuring rose among the recent |
arrivals, and one Of them ran 70 the |
entrance Of the patio. A volley Of |
curses echoed through the garden, then |
the man came running back.
els seeing believing, Senior Dingle?"
Don Jamie called pleasantly.
you win, Higuenes."
zone by one you viii 60 TO the en-
trance and give your arms to my riding |
boss. It will be madness to resist. You |
shall not be killed, and presently you |
shall all return to your sheeps-I mean |
sheep. Forward! March!
A moments hesitation and the re-
treat to the entrance commenced. A |
few minutes later Enrico Caraveo thrust !
q smiling, sardonic face up to the grilled
window.
IT have the honor TO inform Don !
Jaime that his visitors await his pleas |
ure."
"Conflne them in the barn under
guard. Feed them"
Mrs. Candy, white-faced, speeches. |
with terror, watched Don Jaime blow
ing smoke rings.
"Don Jaime Higuenes," she demanded, |
"after that exhibition Of ingratitude on |
the part Of those sheepmen, are you |
still going to permit them to trespass
on your ranger?
Don jaime raised deprecsting hand. |
Gan HigueneS," he assured her, docs
not quarrel with O woman"
Mrs. Ganby's eyes blazed. NOW, at
least" she declared, 81 know why Ger
vantes wrote Don QuiXote. Only
Spaniard could have conceived such
character and only a Spaniard could
could-could-"
Sonora" Don Jaime protested, my
name IL Jimmy Higgins"
(T0 BE COnt1nuedO