Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
jim THE CONQUEROR
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This adroit speech fiattered Roberta,
since it was corroborating a belief she
had always entertained. e., that she
could look through men as II they were
glass. Her respect for Hackett's inteli1-
gence and ability increased at once.
"Ill go to Los Algodones just as soon as
I can get ready" she declared.
That's fine, Roberta" He escorted
| her to the elevator and upon returning
to his Office pressed buzzer three
| times, whereupon his secretary ushered
in to him from an adjoining room no
less a person than Crooked Bill.
well, have you sold her the idea That
she should go to Los Aigodones?" he
demanded of the lawyer.
ST have. She promised me she would
60 Just as soon as she could get ready"
Crooked Bill rubbed his hands pleas
urably. Hackett handed him the as
signment which Roberta had just given
him and Crooked Bill set fire to it and
dropped it into Hackett's metal waste
basket.
Have you confidence in this Jaime
Higuenes, Mr.. Latham?" Hackett in
quired.
How do I know. He's a perfect
stranger to me. However, his father
and grandfather were both muy cabal-
lero on the nth degree and never cared
enough about money to get it by crooked
or unfair means. And I'm great be-
lever in heredity. have strong sus-
picion that Don Jaime is equipped with
complete set of Hibernian inner
works and I have never known a highly
courageous man who was weak man.
The crooks of this world are recruited
from the weaklings, my boy. However,
why should worry about smear of
sheep? don't care two boots in hol-
low If they all starve to death. I'm
solely interested in promoting for Rob-
erta q journey to Los AlgodoneS, in
order that she may see the other side
of the picture. Don Jaime is unmar-
ried GIVE discovered that, and If he
fails to fall in love with Roberta he's
fit for treason, stratagem and spoils. II
she doesn't quarrel with him about that,
they're bound to fall out over business,
because no man ever managed wom-
ans business affairs without discovering
in the long run that he had performed
thoroughly thankless task
IT wish I didn't have to mix in her
affairs. I dislike deception, even inno-
cent deception, Mr.. Latham"
"You ungrateful pup! Why, I've
placed Bobby under tremendous OBJ
legation to you and made it possible for
you two to share delightful secret in
common-all of which is equivalent to
scattering 6 inches Of tanbark on the
hard, macadamized road of true love.
BY pretending to lose my fortune,
drive off about 80 per cent of your
competitors and shoe Bobby out of her
set, in which she might find other COM
petitors for you. AS promoter think
I'm just about the bees knees myself"
But you're giving Don Jaime free
field"
And why not? He's short and fat,
weighing about 200 pounds. If he isn't,
the scientists are all wrong about hered-
ity."
1T have known tall, graceful and
exertmely charming Irishmen, MIR.
"But the Spanish blood predominates
in Higuenes. At least, it did in his
father. They were, originally Asturi-
amos, and Asturianos are all medium
sized and stocky. But to return to Don
Jaime: In all probability he takes a
bath after the Fall roundup and has
never seen bath tub except In a hotel.
He will have a luxuriant Niagara Falls
type of black mustache and use per-
fume. He will talk with a strong Span
ish accent and four-fifths of his life
is undoubtedly spent in his shirt
sleeves. He's just husky border cow
man, I tell you. Do you see Bobby fall
ing for a man like that?"
"No-o-ol"
you're a suspicious Yankee, Glenn.
Your motto is, Trust everybody, but cut
the cards Well, must be tod
ding along think I'll take on line
of United Drugs. I've had tip that
they've been quietly absorbing about
$500 chain drug stores. Meanwhile,
you keep picking on Roberta to get her
out of town; and in order to soothe your
New England conscience I'm going to
spread about hundred thousand mar
ginning line Of United Drugs for you.
If the deal shows profit by the time
you marry Roberta, 1t will be yours.
If it shows loss, send me reasonable
bill for professional services"
Gas a pinch-hitter for Cupid think
you're a total ruin" Glenn Hackett de-
clared.
How Gomez"
I'm satisfied that Roberta isn't in
love with me-"
$50 am I. But I'm also satisfied that
she thinks a thousand per cent more Of
you than of any man living, and If you
remain Indifferent to here-even let her
see you out with another girl occa-
sionally-youn have to marry her in
self-defense. Apples are most desir-
able when they are green, inside 6-foot
barbed-wire fence and guarded by a
savage bulldog" He shook his stick at
Hackett Remember, your battle-cry Is
On to Texasp"
(To Be Continued.)