The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-02


You don't igure very largely In my
plans. either, and l don't believe you
ever went bust. Judging by the care
less way you buy sheep. you must have
money to burn. Who did you sell the
sheep to-"
"Bill Dingle. That is, haven't
sold them TO him yet, but the deal Is
ready to, be closed"
"Ah, on jawbone, Ell? You're going
to take chattel mortgage and sell at
loss, for Dingle is too good { sheep
man to give you profit on your DEAL"
Don Jaime commenced to chuckle.
You're doomed to pay high price
for your fancies. Uncle William. Din
| gle will sell those sheep as soon as
he can and beat it for parts unknown
with the money, leaving you to charge
that chattel mortgage off on your next
income tax statement"
Crooked Bills face registered alarm.
You think so?"
swell after you've closed the deal
| I'll bet you hundred thousand dollars
he'll try to. And he'll succeed unless
| he's stopped. Let me know the min
ute the deal with Dingle is closed, be-
cause Immediately thereafter I'm going
| to guard every water-hole. and those
sheep of yours will die of thirst before
Dingle can move them off that range"
81 think I'll sell you those Sheep"
Crooked Bill faltered.
you're regaining your senses. I'll
buy them from you-at two dollars a
head less than you paid for them I'll
teach you to take joke, mister. You
horned in on my private affairs and
now you've got to fee the fiddler. And
I'll not pay cash. either. Five per cent
, interest on chattel mortgage. How
ever, you'll be safe with a chattel
mortgage of mine"
eff | sell to you will you give me
your word of honor never to tell Ro-
berta a word about this?'
"I'm willing to make that stipula-
ton part of the contract. Let's shake
hands on It."
They shook hands. You're smart
devil" said Crooked Bill admiringly.
I'm sort of sorry | conspired against
you, but | had my reasons wanted
Glenn Hackett, my attorney, to be my
nephew-in-law. He's gentleman"
$50 am l."
you're a wild Irish bandit. You
just get by, and one of these days
you'll not. Somebody will tunnel you
yet"
They had dinner, after which they
strolled over to Don Prudencio AL
viso's office and closed the sale Of the
sheep. Sand now" Crooked Bill de
manded, when the deal was consum-
mated, "Tll forgive you whole lot,
Jim Higgins. If you'll tell me how
come you got on to me-"
So Don Jaime told him. Serves me
right" the old gentleman declared. 81
played my hand poorly. Well, I'm out
of the sheep business, 1t seems, so
about all that's left for me to do now
is to go back to New York"
"Oh, say not so, Uncle Bill. Just go
back to the hotel, climb into your reg
ular clothes and come along out to the
berta. She'll think sent for you, just
, to give her a pleasant surprise. and
she'll be very grateful. Thus I shall
boom my stock bit with her. Be-
| sides, want you to see Vale Verde"
81 saw it twenty-five years ago"
'You'd never know the old home
stead now. | want to show you the
room you'll occupy six months of the
year. Then, when l visit you at Dobbs
Ferry you can reciprocate and show
| me the room I'll occupy there six
months of the year-provided marry
| Roberta"
You going to ask herr"
AT the proper time"
THANKS for the proffer of your hos.
| pitality, son, but I'll not accept it.
You see IN going to put the skids
under you and 1t just wouldn't be right
to harbor such intentions while under
your roof"
$50 you're going to make Roberta
come home, are your"
That's the program"
SCOT a good excuse?"
| "The best in the world. I've made
| another killing in the market, the
| sheep have been sold to advantage,
and she hasn't an excuse in the world
| for hanging around Vale Verde wait
ing for you to screw your courage up
to the point of proposing"
| Don Jaime sighed. "Well I'm not
exactly shackled to those sheep.
have good men to care for them.
suppose there's hotel of sorts in
| Dobbs Ferry where | can put up while
| paying court to Roberta" he announced
plaintively. shell invite me to the
house, of course, and you'll have to
stand for it, because you can never
| give a good and sufficient reason for
| objecting to me- You know deep in
your wicked old heart, Uncle Bill. that
I'm quite fellow. Before | ask Ro-
berta to marry me mean to be GER
tain she's going to like Texas well
enough to live in it. | want to know
| that life will not be dull for her on
Vale Verde. want her to know the
| job I'm doing and why I'm doing it. |
| Whit ucT u tSdiiLc lidt SHE UldT-
ries me she's got to be an asset. not
liability. Consequently, want her
to stay another month. at least, and
learn things" 8Ns
"She'd never be happy with you.
You're too fierce and tough, in your
friendly. humorous way, which is just
your camouflage. You're dangerous
man."
Look here, Uncle Bill. has II oc-
Cured to you that an Higuenes is step
! ping out of his class to mate with an
/ Antrim?" All the fierce. hot pride of
his Spanish ancestors was fiaring in
| Don james black orbs. "You knew