Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-10-20
"Any trouble p

q bluff at starting some, but Carayeo
paid no attention to him. instructed
Caraveo to ignore him and tell him
nothing-if necessary, TO treat him
rough. And | sent enough men to en-
force my desires. First they moved
the sheep south of the San Dieguito,
where we had another gang building
corral. with a chute. We're washing
the brutes. shearing them, running
them through the chute one at time,
branding them. and plan to haul them
up here in motor trucks. after giving
the foreman d receipt for them"
Ken Hobart chuckled. why, you're
quite a sheep man. aren't your
"Well, somebody had to do 1t for
the girl. I'll place guard ON the
wool, and as soon rs YOU can buy some
wool sacks | want you to sack that
wool and haul II up to the ranch for
safe-keeping
you'll be put to quite bit of ex-
pense, Don Jaime Have you author
ity to take possession in this high,
handed manner
"seguro! | always make my own
authority. Don prudeneo Alviso is
Miss Antrim's local representative,
and whatever | do will be jake with
Prudencio"
what are you going to do with
the wool?"
Hold It here, safely, until the mar-
ket goes up, or receive orders to sell
1t Immediately"
"And the lambs and the old ewes?'
1.-THE old ewes with broken teeth or
no teeth at all were starving to death.
Their carcasses were dotting the
range. So | thought I'd put them on
our tender, succulent alfalfa. A month
or six weeks on alfalfa and ground
barley will fit them for market. They
ought to bring ten dollars EACH
"Who's going to pay for oil this?
The Antrim estatef'
"f 1t can afford to. If 1t can't"
Don Jaime shrugged the Indifferent
shrug of one who has not been reared
to do things on the half-shell. as it
were. don prudeneio was out to see
me yesterday. He has had letter
her uncle, whose ward she s Is very
seriously threatened with the loss Of
his fortune She's anxious about the
sheep and has instructed Don Pru
ntn IN ri a MI a
them. / told him to wire her that the
sheep were safe with me and to dis
abuse his placid mind of all worry
concerning them"
"But they aren't safer Ken Hobart
protested. whats to prevent Bill
Dinge from driving to market the
sheep still on the ranget'
"You forget that Bill Dingle Is my
guest. Better 80 to Los Algodones to.
morrow, Ken, draw about thousand
dollars from the bank and pay off
those sheepmen. They'll stick on the
Job and take good care Of those range
sheep, when they know they're being
watched"
And do you intend keeping Bill
Dingle and his men In your private
hoosegoW indefinitely"
4Oh, no, not indefinitely, Ken. I've
only sentenced them to thirty days for
trespass and assault with intent to
do great bodily HARM"
'But Dingle claims that part Of his
remuneration as manager for Tom
Antrim was an interest In the lamb
crop. He'll charge you with stealing
his lambs and sue you for huge dam
ages"
But I'll give his foreman receipt
for all the sheep and wool | possess
myself of. Ill even give Dingle q
duplicate receipt. Sign it myself, too
-Don Jaime, you're hopelessly
medieval. IL Dingle charges you Will
kidnapping and swears that you het
him prisoner thirty days in an effort
to make him sign over his Interest
In those lambs, It's going to cost yol
a lot of money to defend yourself. An(
II you're convicted the punishment
is Imprisonment for life"
AN Higuenes cannot be convicted
In Las Cruces county, my friend
There would be an overwhelming pre-
ponderance of Latin blood in the jury
and Latin doesn't care two boots il
a hollow for the law. All he wants |:
justice and he doesn't want any jus
tice other than the brand that appeal!
to him. King John Of Runnymeds
and Don Quixote could never agree
on anything"
Ken Hobart surrendered but no
without misgiving. How are you
wounds?" he queried.
Nothing to worry about Ill be OF
the Job again In month";"
Crooked Bits well-laid plan worke,
with the smoothness OF piston
thanks to Roberta To her airy greet
Ing Glenn Hackett returned one of TIL
utmost gravity, so Roberta. jnmpin
instantly to the conclusion tina
Crooked BIZ had been talking his al
fairs over with his lawyer. prompt
precipltated the drama, much to TIL
relief Of the principal actors.
well. Glenn" she said, has Uncl
Bill been telling you his sad story?"