The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-16

I've come to warn you not to
attempt to water your sheep at any
of my water-holes, Antrim"
And If l do?"
You'll fight to the death for the
privilege"
well, l can do that. too. How
do know you own these water
holes?"
You have my assurance that
do. If you doubt that, look up the
records at the county seat"
Your surveys are wrong"
Il am not aware of that. OF
course, If they are, you may water
your sheep-after you've proved
your statement. However, your ar
gument is footless. You do not
wish to believe me and | wouldn't
believe you under oath. So suppose
we have the county surveyor out
here to resurvey all the lands hold
in fee simple. If he proves the old
surveys to be erroneous. I'll pay his
bill. If he proves them correct, you
pay his bill. move out with your
sheep and never come back"
I'm not taking orders from any
d-n greaser."
Don james white teeth flashed
in a smile of vast amusement. mo
intelligent man takes a civet cat in
his hands, Antrim. | have warned
you, in the presence of Captain Ho-
bart, not to trespass on the lands
hold in fee simple"
Without a word Antrim turned
and walked back to his camp.
Its war;" said Don Jaime
Miguel Higueres.
THE man must be a trifle insane.
Don Jaime"
Not at all. He's running a bluf
because he thinks I'm weak. He is
willing to be arrested for trespass,
providing his sheep may drink. He
will bail himself out of jail-all his
men, too-and trespass again and
again. The season is a dry one and
the feed on his own range Is de-
pleted. He must get through the
summer some way and hold his
flock intact. Well, I'll ride
back home and organize my de
fense"
You'll do nothing OF the sort,
Don Jaime. shall. AS assistant
general manager 1t is my duty TO
command. Besides, ! know how.
Your life is much too precious to
risk 1t In a brush with these sheep
men. Arrest and trials will fol-
low this fight, and If you are not
alive to protect your men. who, then,
will protect us? Who will bail us
out of jall?"
Don Jaime smiled his lazy smile.
1t was easy to see he was very fond
of the ranger. There Is sound rea-
son in your argument" he admitted.
Hobart went on.
Permit me to return to the haci-
enda and organize your forces, Don
Jaime. Meanwhile, you ride on to
Los Algodones and file my tele-
graphic resignation to the governor.
Here 1t is. 1t requests immediate
acceptance by wire. Wait for the
answer. Meanwhile. make your ar
rangements to provide bail for
twelve of your men. What men do
you advise for this expedtion?"
Don Jaime named them promptly.
Now, then" Hobart continued.
were going to lick the Antrim
crowd, and some of them and per-
haps some of US are going to get
killed. More of them, think. The
survivors will prefer a charge of
murder against any of the men they
have recognized during the fight,
and the bail will be about twenty
five thousand dollars each in cash
or fifty thousand in bonds. We will
assume that four of our men will be
recognized. That means you must
provide one hundred thousand in
cash or two hundred thousand In
bonds"
"rm good for that in bonds"
swell, then, make your arrange
ments in advance with the district
attorney. You'll be In Los Algo-
dones this afternoon, all night and
tomorrow forenoon. Tomorrow aft
ernoon you will ride back with the
sheriff, who will be on his way
out to your ranch to arrest your
men. You will have a perfect ali
bi, because this fight will have been
pulled off in your absence, so you
will be quite free to look after the
comforts of your defenders"
Don Jaime pondered. He much
preferred when his men were in
danger defending the masters inter.
ests, to share that danger with
them. On the other hand he real
lied that the issue was not to be
fought entirely at the water-hoIes
that in the courts he would be
needed much more than in any other
Of hottlo Ho l-porr Eor H.