Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-01-05

,-~..-.u-ss-----ss -
past henr and half he assured her
cheerfully Whose spunky old sweet
heart are you?"
"Youse." said Roberta YEARLY.
"Glddap." yelled Don Jhime. and
ficked the rnmps of the leaders with
his long whip. Gently he eased the
mules into their collars and rolled
away up the valley into a long draw
that wound between the hills and
eventually led them out to where the
deserted frtotorrar- Waited.-Here he
transferred his wounded - Lambert
O'Grady. and Martinez Trujillo on the
rear seat. with Ken Hobart on the
front seat. Lastly he lifted Roberta
up into Hohart's arms. after which
he braked the chuck wagon. unhitched
the mules and tethered them to the
wheels.
- "GIess they can stand a night of
watchful waiting" he declared. and
climbed In back of the Wheel And
maybe | wasn't smart boy when I
put Mrs Candy on the payroll per-
manently. Nothing like having a good
trained nurse around In an emergency
like this Hold on. everybodyl"
He switched on the lights and fooled
the car carefully down through the
sage to the Los Algodones road, after
which they made fast time to the
ranch. Here one OF the hands took
the car and departed for Los Algo-
dones to bring back the only two doc
tors there. while Don Jaime aided Mrs.
| Candy to make her patients comfort.
able.
About noon the next day Jaime
Miguel Hlgeenes came into Roberta's
room and sat down on her bed.
'.Caraveo and his men have just got
back safely" he informed her: tNot
a man of that bandit gang got back
across the river. so | venture to say
| this has been lesson to them. / Inn
| agine the Rancho Vale Verde Will be
regarded In beyond-theB srsier circles
| as a good place to keep away from
| hereafter. How's the future Mrs. Hig-
uenes feeling, now
mot very clipper, Jimmy. How do
you fee?''
"Guilty as sheep-killing dog. Still
every cloud has silver lining. Din
| giles dead aud | imagine he died In
testate AT any rate | have a sus-
| picIon nobody is going to come around
| and claim ten per cent interest In
my lambs. And | have telegram
| from your Uncle Bill. It seems that
when the news Of the battle got to Los
| Algodones last night, via the man l
sent after the doctors. the editor Of
| the local palladium OF liberty, the Los
Algodones Herald, considered 1t OF suf-
ficient Importance to put on the wire
to the Ell Paso office OF the United
| Press. So 1t was In the Ell Paso pa-
pers this morning, and your Uncle Bin
read 1t there
Uncle Bill7 Why, what was he do
ing In El paso7"
En- route to Vale Verde. my dear.
I'd wired the old gentleman hearty
Invitation to come down and visit as,
and he has accepted and was on his
| way" Thus Jaime Miguel Higuenes
| the liar However, he comforted
| himself with the thought that 1t was
| only white lie and was to be pre-
+ ferred to violating his word OF honor
to Crooked Bill not to reveal to his
| niece the news that only two days pre-
| vious he had been In Los Algodones,
| plotting against their peace and hap
| piness.
You're such dear, Jimmy So
| thoughtful. Dear Uncle Bill. know
he's missed me. Does he know I'm
hurt?"
| Eyes, the papers carried the story.
/ I've wired him on the train to save
/ his tears until our wedding day"
Are we engaged Jimmy? can't