Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-09-29


vacation?n Hobart suggested.
I'D like 10, but It would be taking
money under false pretenses. like
this ranch. It's SO peaceful here
Mrs. Candy said. Every night hear
a COYOTE chorus from those buttes
Wonder. It's thrilling. ! dare say,
Don Jaime. you find II rather dull here
such a young man rs Yourself
~ do not Don jaime replied. al
most curtly. ut is the home of my
ancestors and | love IT,"
Don jaime resembles the Chinese.
he worships his ancestors Ken Ho-
hart Informed her. aBut he's never
lonely here Too much to do
why doesn't he get married? Ger
tainlv he can afford wife. MIR. Ho-
BART" the good lady querled.
II only look after his cows and his
lands. Mrs. Ganby.' After the fashion
of the men of wide horizons Ken Ho-
bart was averse to discussing person
alities. 1--WE brought the mail, Don
jaime" he added.
"Thank you, Ken
'Don't try to sort IT. Hobart urged.
aThe letter you're looking for lies on
top. I've slit all the envelopes Tor
YOU"
Don Jaime read his mail. Pres
emily he looked up and there was O
CLINT OF deviltry In his black eyes.
Don prudencIo Alyiso writes me
that he has been engaged by Miss
Antrim as attorney for the estate;
that Miss Antrim has given the Fed
eral Trust company q check In pay
ment OF the notes 1t held against the
estate and that the bank has resigned
as coexecutor. Old Prudy tells me
that with his appointment he received
retainer OF d thousand dollars and
instructions to secure d good man 10
count those sheep. Such generosity
oyerwhelms him. As sheep-connter
he suggests you, old leather-face, and
/ second the nomination. An honest
count of those sheep Is most desirable
+ Ken"
Il could wish the job on some other
honest man, DnnsJaime.'
"Paht We compliment YOU, man."
"Tll have to have help
You villa court order"
Don jaime lifted some very eypen-
| slye stationery to his aristocratic nose
| and smelcd II hnngrily altar or
4 roses" he murmured Il dare say
that's as close rs III ever get to Miss
4 Roberta Antrim. The lady says she's
| going to leave everything In her law
4 yer's hands. with instructions TO con-
/ suit with me. and whatever we two
decide to DO will meet with her mp.
proyal. She says she breads coming
down here in summer and she has &C
/ cepted so many engagements Of q
social nature. that she just cannot
contemplate abandoning her plans"
WHO is Roberta Antrim?' the nurse
inquired.
THE niece and sole heir OF the man
Antrim killed after he'd busted me
Mrs. Candy. She doesn't know I'm
the bright boy that bumped old Tom
on. wrote her chap named jim
Higgins had done It."
Ken Hobart chuckled.
''That's his gringo alias. Mrs. Candy
The first Higuenes to be heard or II
Spain was called James Michael Hig
gins But the Spaniards gave 1t
Spanish twist. With the passage o
time James Michael Higgins, the BIZ
Mick, developed into Jaime Migue
Higuenes. When did that happen
Don .Iame?"
"When the first j. NJ. married a red
headed Spanish woman who insiste
on spelling the name as It was pre-
nounced. My ancestor was q goot
natured man; having taken on Spai
and the Spaniards he did not ob1ec
Anything for the sake Of family pence
SO the tribe Of Higuenes was born. TIL
family migrated to Mexico early !
the Nineteenth century. and my grea
grandfather married the daughter
an Irishman who owned this rancho
That brought the Celtic strain up
little. My grandfather added to 1t b
marrying d girl who was half lrlsl
and when he looked Mt his offsprln
he was glad he'd done 1t. lie notice
, the cross had increased the helgh
Nbrcadth, general appearance, industr
and temper Of the Iliguenes tribe. v
looked much more like Black Iris
than Mexicans now. and were pro
ably. little more than half Celt. 81
we had Spanish customs and Spa
ish outlook on life and Spanish WI
our mother tongue. @Also we had
reason to be other than proud Of o
Spanish blood, so we never mixed
with Indian. When we moved
: Texas my grandfather fought und
9 the Stars and Bars. He sent my
. Their to the Virginia Military insttu
:. and father married Carol OF V
ginla and begot me-
~ "You have never been married." t
nurse asked.
!. "Never."
Il Aren't you going to be-"
IA II fear not. The loneliness here--t
Or coyote chorus on the buttes--all N