Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
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til the arrival of you or your repre-
sentative here. The foreman, Bill
Dingle, impressed my foreman as being
a bit recalcitrant. He mentioned hav-
ing a contract with your uncle to par
ticipate to a certain extent in the lat
ters sheep business and stated that he
was not taking orders from anybody. My
manager thereupon showed him your
telegram to me, conveying your request
that 1 act as your representative tenn
porarily. This written display Of au-
thority had little or no effect on Bill
Dingle. While Jim Higgins is recovering
from his wounds, Bill Dingle continues
to trespass on the formers lands.
Inspecting that your uncle might
| haze made will, I suggested to the
public administrator that he look into
! the matter. Three days ago I received
a letter from this official informing me
! that the Federal Trust Co. of Ell Paso,
had forwarded a will to be filed for pro-
bate at Los Algodones. From this will
| 1t appears that your are the sole heir
and co-eXecutor with the Federal Trust
Co., whose eXecutorship. however, may
cease, at : option, but only after the
trust com ny shall have been paid GER
tain loans made your uncle in his life
tir 2.
You will, doubtless, have to employ
a
happy to recommend one who has served
the Higuenes family ably and faithfully
for 40 years-Don Prudencio Alviso of
Los Algodones.
"I regret to state that have very
little confidence in the integrity of your
foreman, Bill Dingle, and suggest that
you take steps to count the sheep i'm
mediately. The count will have to be
made by one backed by undoubted legal
right to do So Upon the request of the
local attorney for the estate the court
will appoint man to do this for you.
I advise prompt action.
IF can serve you further, do not
hesitate to command,
Your Obedient Servant,
Jaime Miguel HigueneS."
"Well?" Roberta queried as Crooked
Bill folded the letter and lad it on the
library table.
The Cd schemer rubbed his ingenious
head. Don't like the idea of that FL
Paso bank being coeXecutor with you,
honey. We'd better ascertain how much
money the estate owes the bank, pay
them of and get rid of them. imagine
1t isn't great deal. No sane bank would
loan Tom Antrim very much. OF course,
this Dingle Bell"
"Bill Dingle," Roberta corrected,
"Senor Higuenes is evidently in the
cattle business, if we may judge from
his letterhead, so naturally he wouldn't
trust any Sheepman. I wouldn't be in
too great a hurry to GUST Dingle Bell
mean Bill Dingle, if I were you,
Bobby. The qualities that go to make
up a good sheep foreman might not ap-
peal to q cattleman. However, think
you should engage Senior Prudencio
as your attorney. What we want now is
action. We must have those sheep
counted. Well engage Prudencio by
night letter tonight and tell him we're
forwarding thousand for his retainer;
We will also suggest that he consult with
HigueneS when selecting the man to
count the sheep. The court will probably
appoint the man nominated by your
attorney. Meanwhile we will have to
arm you with proper credentials-birth
certificate, affidavits and other proof that
you are the identical Roberta Antrim
mentioned in your uncle's will. Glenn
Hackett will attend to that, Of course"
ITO Be Continued)