The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-12-29

she decided. "Well, like John Paul
Jones, ! have not yet begun to fight.
I'll bring that unusual man to his
knees and when / have him there
Pll-well, I'll not do anything so un.
ladylike as to put my foot in his
face, but I'll laugh at him! I swear
will. I'll laugh out loudl"
There is always a feeling of com.
fort when one has come to q de-
cision after wrestling with knotty
problem. Roberta had her poise
back again; she felt again that she
was ready to conquer new worlds
and make them like 1t. She went
downstairs and found Glenn Hack
EFT and Crooked Bill in the library
enjoying cocktails.
"Have one, honey?" her guardian
asked coaxingly. "a tiny one?'
mo, thank you. Uncle Bill. Give
my share to Mr.. Hackett. He's go
ing to need it to give him courage
to face the future"
'Bahl" Mr.. Hackett replied rude
~. He caught wildly approving
wink from Crooked Bill and decided
to leap in over his head. 'Sour
grapes" he added-a bit viperish-
~, Roberta thought.
Roberta smiled with exceeding po-
likeness, but there was GOODNESS In
the smile. Crooked Bill noticed her
chin had gone up about quarter of
an inch. Lets be good friends,
Glenn" she said in her most ingra-
tiating and fascinating manner.
''You are so intelligent one can't
help being attracted to you. and
usually you're very nice. Really, If
your bank account should ever be
brought to the scar and yellow leaf
you should set up as fortune-tell-
er and mind-reader."
81 thought l had read yours cor
rectly. / see now l did not"
Indeed, you did. You're marvel
GUS"
you'll marry me when get
ready to marry you," he charged
amiably.
"Why, you tell jokes, don't your"
"Time!" Crooked Bill saw that
the issue was far from clarifying.
mo more of these lovers quarrels.
Roberta. Glenn is staying for din
ner. You'll join US. of course.
honey?"
"Why, certainly, Uncle Bill. How
delightful, Glenn!'
Any man who thinks he can out
fence woman is fool, and sud.
denly Glenn Hackett realized he was
all Of that. Such realizations al
ways disturb a manly man. IF
remain for dinner. Mr.. Latham,
fear I'll not be able to do justice
to your excellent cuisine. There
fore. with your permission, Bobby
and yours. sir. I'd like to motor
back to town.
Crooked Bill was upset. "H-l's
fire!" he exclaimed, using his most
formidable oath. He had placed his
money, so to speak, on young Hack
EFT and now the migrate was running
out on him. to employ c0lloquial-
ism. He was prepared to enter a
vigorous protest, but the maid, en-
tering with a telegram, rendered
that impossible.
"a telegram for you. Miss Ro-
berta !"
Thanks, Minna. May II" With
uplifted brows to her uncle and his
guest, she commenced to tear the
enyelOp.
|. "She's very polite, no matter what
her other faults may be-" Hackett
remarked to Crooked Bill. Roberta
ignored him and read aloud:
''Los Algodones, Texas,
"June, 81, 1925.
"Miss Roberta Antrim, Hillcrest,
Dobbs Ferry. N. Y.
"Your uncle Tom had an argu,
ment with a cowman yesterday stop
There will be funeral tomorrow
stop got your address by frisk-
ing Uncle Tom on whose person
found your letter to him of the sec
ond instant stop If you insist will!
send him to you charges prepaid
stop However if you will take the
advice of a well-intentioned strang-
er you will permit him to await the
trump of resurrection in the land
his sheep made fallow stop If you
have any interest in his estate ]
suggest you take steps to protect II
stop II unable to do this immedi.
ately wire me authority and l will
take charge of it stop Most usually
l am honest stop Reference Fed
eral Trust company Ell Paso.
JAIME MIGUEL HlGUENES."
"H-ps fret" Crooked Bills voice
was the first to break the silence
when Roberta had finished reading
this remarkable communication.
ssIt's true. There Is a God that
marks the sparrow's fall-and your
Uncle Tom was a bird!"
"Well, now that he's dead, Uncle
Bill, you might be charitable and
speak kindly of him. At least he
was my last of kim" Roberta child
the old man.