The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-12

cheek then he bore the lad off to bed
The two women exchanged glances,
the mothers eyes were moist THAT
is the Latin In him. Miss Antrim. He's
not ashamed to demonstrate his affec-
ton"
Roberta did not answer. She was
thinking OF remark that Crooked
Bill had once made in her presence.
when children and dogs love man
woman Is usually safe with him. y
She wondered now If Glenn Hackett
loved children and dogs ana decided
presently that he would love his own
children, II and when he had them,
but that he would not be interested in
dogs or human beings beneath him In
the social scale.
"He is strange man. Mrs. Candy"
she said at last. 81 have never met
his kind before. | do not know what
to make of him-whether to like him
or dislike him. to fear him or to trust
him. He killed my uncle and then.
masquerading under the name of Jim
Higgins he induced me to accept the
hospitality of Jaime Higuenes. Where
| come from one doesn't do that sort
of thing. you know. How long have
you known him. Mrs. Ganby?"
"Since three days after he killed
your uncle. | am a trained nurse and
| came down here to tend his wounds.
although he would have recovered
without my aid, for he is as healthy as
horse. Later he asked me to be
his housekeeper. but since he does not
appear to regard me as a servant,
imagine | am a sort of paid hostess.
| think he had hope that you might
visit the ranch some day. and of
course you would never have been in
vited unless he had a duenna here.
he is very punctilious in matters of
social propriety."
sand Robbie?"
"When he discovered l had little
crippled son he sent his general man.
ager to EI Paso to bring the boy here.
He knew I'd want him with me, of
course"
II understand. Innocence and help
lessness. OF course his heart went
out to Robbie"
Children understand, Miss Antrim.
l think Don Jaime is a man who likes
a f1ght-any kind of fight. He is
tremendously interested in that afro
phied leg of Robbie's. Lately he has
started massaging it, stretching it,
studying it. He has been sending for
medical treatment on infantile paraly-
sis and talks of sending Robbie East
to be treated at the Rockefeller insti-
tute."
Further condolences were inter-
rupted by the return of the host. He
called something in Spanish to the
singer and she came and handed him
her guitar received the thanks of her
audience and departed covered with
embarrassment
"Now, then" quoth Don Jaime,
"we'II have a little old Anglo Saxon
minstrelsy from the boss himself" He
smote the strings with a firm, as
sured hand and in perfectly thun
derous basso began. "The Yellow
Rose of Texas" To his great delight
Roberta Joined in the song He
cooked one lazy eye at her inquiring-
ly; at half-rest in the music he de-
manded:
How conner"
"Uncle Bill" she replied. and he
nodded comprehension. Yes. of course
Uncle Bill would know that one. But
Don Jaime played now while Roberta
sang.
The song ended and Don Jaime
looked up, fieeting CLEAN of sadness,
of resignation in the lazy eyes. For
a moment had forgotten had killed
your Uncle Toni" he murmured.
"Oh, please. Mr.. Higuenes-"
"Oh, please. jaime" he corrected.
ST had forgotten. too. jaime"
"Now that you have made up your
mind not to dislike me or the task of
trying to like me. have a confession
to make"
''I'll try to bear up under It,"
"a few days after | shot it out with
your uncle, his man, Bill Dingle and
five others came over here with the
intention of doing me great bodily
harm-lynching me to one of the cross
pieces in that heavy lrellis in the
grape arbor yonder. as matter of
fact. captured Dingle and his idiots
and confined them in my private bas-
tile here for thirty days. Before turn
ing them loose had my foreman fog
them ALL"
"Oh, Jaime!"
That's the sort of bad egg am,
senorita. That's why l was wearing
two guns today. By the way, can you
sing Gounod's Ave Marian"
"Why, yesl" she answered a little
breathlessly.
"Oh, grand, wonderful! Let's go In
side and practice it with piano ac-
compartment. want you to sing it
at mass tomorrow for my people. You
will, of course. l know you will Poor
devils. They'll love it so! But first
send your kilograms. The office in
Los Algodones will soon be closing"
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