Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-12-01

'fNor sheep 1toberta supplemented.
Speaking of which," he continued,
1--WE will ride out and visit the woolies
after luncheon. If you care for ride"
Crooked Bill was wondering why his
niece was such poor correspondent,
when Harms. the butler. entered with
the mail.
Crooked Bill pouneed upon 1t. Two
enpelops. one slim and the other fat.
bore the return address Of the Rancho
Vale Verde, so Crooked Bill opened
the slim one and read.
"My dear Mr.. Latham :
Il wired you for permission to pay
my court to your very lovely niece
Miss Roberta Antrim. In granting the
desired permission. for which | am
deeply grateful. you saw fit to give
me some wholly unnecessary and
rather silly advice on how to be sue
cessful In love.
My dear Mr.. Latham. you know
nothing of your charming niece's dis
position. The finest way in the world
for me to kill my feeble prospects
would be for me to wrangle a guitar
under her window and sing sSobre las
Olas And anyhow. what's your in.
terest In me that causes you to be 50
free with your foolish advice? sus-
pect you would like to get me in
Dutch.
Il think she likes me. but she doesn't
know whSther I'm crazy about her or
not, even when swear | am. 1
figure that the best way to get her
winging Is to keep her guessing. but
quien sabe! II you have any other
suggestions for helping along the game
of your old friend patrieio Jesus Hig-
uenes' son, let them fly.
Sincerely yours
j. N. HIGUENES.n z.
Crooked Bill read and reread this
remarkable document and with huge
sigh laid 1t aside. 1--WE oyerplayed
my hand.' he murmured. and took up
Robertas letter. which ran as follows:
Dear Uncle Bill.
II am ashamed Of myself for having
neglected you so, but the fact Is have
been having such a wonderful time
at Don james ranch Ct call him jim
my that haven't had time to write.
Uncle Bill. he's marvellous Every
body thinks so and says so-conse-
quently 1t must be true He Is very
bold, he sings and plays dvinely. he Is
q sort of feudal baron and he works
hard all day with his men. lie has
thousands of acres of cotton, thou
sands more Of alfalfa. thousands more
of cattle range. and all the cattle in
the world.
Il haven't thought Of Glenn Hackett
more than twice since coming here and
then only to compare him. to his dis
advantage, to this amazing Jimmy II
he'd only make love to me like a rea-
sonabe man should | think Id fall
for him--hard
II enclose number of photos The
one Of Jimmy is excellent. Write soon.
"Your loving
BOBBY"
With the calmness Of despair Crooked
Bill scrutinlzed the photographs. The
one Of Don jaime showed him on a
gray horse with a day-old calf draped
across his lap.
"Caramha = murmured Crooked Bill.
This fellow Is no fat. oily, perfumed,
lazy Mexican with d mustache. The
boy has sized Roberta up right--not
the width of gnats wing out Of line
and he'll win In walk, as sure as
death and taxes, unless | do some.
thing and do 1t muy pronto. don't
want Roberta to marry into mixed
breed like the Higuencses.
well. Roberta says II he'd only
make love to her like a reasonable
man she'd fall for him hard. That
means she's still safe. Bill
Latham. you've got TO get that Cir
back home In hurry. Those internal
sheep and my foolish scheming SEM
her to Texas and in order to get hci
home those sheep must be disposed
of--in hurry. God help me. II
have to buy them myself-and IL thai
Higuenes bandit ever gets on To tho
identity of the purchaser. he'll induce
her to soak me so hard, when I'm IN
able to defend myself. that I'll never
have the heart to eat a mutton choI
again Glenn. my boy, lighting you
fight is going to be mighty expensive
but as an adjunct to the family
guess you're worth it," He telephonet
to his office In New York, instructng
II to secure him transportation ant
a drawing room to Los Algodones
Texas. and the following day was el
route to consummate the crookedes
piece Of business he had ever contem
plated-that Of swinding himselfl
In due course he arrived in Lo
Algodones and put up at the Mansion
house. Neither the town nor the hote
had changed particle In the twenty
five years that had passed since b
mad seen ii last.
~ Nobody knew him, nor did any 0
~ the faces Of the lonngers In the chair
tipped back against the front OF tn
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