Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-12-15
CHAPTER XI

so he sent the following telegram 10
! Glenn Haekett:
"The ship Is sunk without n trace
so brace Yourself for bad news stop
This Higgins boy gave me cards and
spades four aces bic and little. casino
and bet me 10 death on the sweeps
stop am mighty sorry you have lost
bnf far from depressed that he ap-
pears To be going to win stop | belong
In n home for the feeble minded
Al almost tile same time Don .Taime
Joined Ken Hobart In front of the
Mansion honse.
ANY luck Hobart queried anx.
iously.
I'm In the sheep business and may
God have mercy on MY soul. Ken. To.
morrow morning We'll pay off that
gang of murderers ningle has herd
Ing those sheep and put our own men
on the lob. ningle gets the raus. too"
well You'll clear n nice profit.
won't you. chief?"
what replied Don Jalme mourn.
fully. doth It profit n man If he
gaineth the whole world and snffereth
the loss of the lode-star of his exist
ence?"
None whatever. Ken admitted.
without knowing In the least what he
was talking about.
Five miles outside Los Algodones his
sharp eyes observed something far
ahead and Off the side Of the road He
called Don James attention to It. In
the starlight tiny red dot cleaned
Cigarette exican-careless.' Don
Jaime mnrmnred "Ah. he's donsed It
Getting ready for business" He
reached down into the tonneau and
brought up carhine; simultaneously
Ken Hobart. swung the car off the
road and went crashing away through
the low sage in wide arc There
may be holes and dry watercnurses on
this road" he announced calmly. but
We'll have to take chance
He switched Off the lights Just as
voley Of rifle fire broke the stiffness
/ I'll llft Hl- Hls tlt Nuf NiS I'LL lNfIE
but most of the bullets droned over.
head Don jaime pumped his earbine.
firing at the flashes. and the car
crashed on: when the magazine was
empty he set the rifle back In the ton
Deau.
They'll be careful after that" he
announced calmly. They'll not close
with as. because they know we're bad
medicine nj close quarters. Ken Bet
ter swing back into the road"
They did. and reached the hacienda
without further incident. Don Jaime
alighted and entered the patio, while
Ken Hobart drove the car to the
garage Roberta ran swiftly to meet
Don Jaime.
You're safe. jimmy" she cried To
a choking voice.
REASONABLY So Bobby he replied.
My Information was correct Din
giles crowd OF imported killers laid
for us. WE'LL that finishes Bill Dingle
In Las Cruces county. Tomorrow he
goes and on the run. or somebody will
be carrying him to slow music that he
won't hear. Have you been worried.
Bohhy?" he asked gently.
She nodded.
ITS been a long time since anybody
worried over me. Bobby. What will
do when you're gomez"
"What did you do before | came,
Jimmy? And l--think-limmy, Ia
better 20 soon. There's really nothing
more of q business nature for me to
attend to. There never was. In fact
just n few papers to sign, some sheep
to look at--and they're really your
worry, not mine. This afternoon | re-
ceived a letter from my uncle. 1t
seems that after losing his money on
d big rise, he plunged again on the
same stock, anticipating II would drop
sharply Our friend--Glenn Hackett-
backed him. and | secured Glenn with
nm assignment or the Antrim estate
There are no other heirs. you see
Well, the stock performed MS expected
and Uncle Bill Is on his feet again.
| Glenn Is paid back. and Uncle Bill
wants me to sell the sheep for what
ever | can get for them and come
home"
We'll that's certainly very nice
news for all hands with the exception
OF the Iignenes boy. ! don't want you
to 20. Bobby. We're just getting &C
qlanted with each other"
And | don't want to 20. elther-so
soon. Irs been wonderful to visit
Vale Verde It's quiet here, 50 peace.
full. AT first | thought II such for
lorn country, but now ! can see beauty
| In 1t. can understand why you love
H. Jimmy and why you wouldn't give
| II up for anything in the world. It's
yours This land is part Of you. these
people are your responsibilities. It
must be wonderful to have RESPONSE
/ hillties. You mustn't take risks You
mustn't fight with that nlngle man."
"Oh. there will be no fight. I'll just
tell him to get out of Las Cruces coun.
ty and he'll get out. Ry the way, Is
Glenn T1ackett n pretty fine fellow?'
"As fineeasa man can be, ! think
"Are you going to marry him. Bob
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