The Coolidge examiner., 1933-02-10

present representative uses a bow
and arrow and shoots for the heart
stop Nor is the Connemara half
blood bred out of the tribe stop
Believe it or not he has erected a
headstone over Uncle Tom stop 1t
is an angel weeping and on the base
of the monument he has worked in
a bas-relief of a shepherd and a
sheep presumably the one that was
lost stop Spanish art and Irish dew
iltry stop When | compare him with
Glenn I am torn between a desire
to weep and to laugh stop Glenn is
so respectable so proper so mindful
of all the things we have been
raised to admire and respect while
this fellow stops at nothing and con
suits only his own desires stop My
plan is to secure the courts per-
mission to get rid of the sheep
promptly and return to Hillcrest so
can bite you on the ear.
BOBBY"
Harms, the butler, in the act of
dropping the customary two Jumps
of sugar into Crooked Bills coffee
cup, froze in the act and regarded
his master with amazement and
concern. II appeared to Harms that
the old gentleman was about to
have some sort of seizure, for he
had closed his eyes, thrown back his
head, opened his mouth and gasped.
Anything wrong. sir?' Harms de-
manded.
"Har!" yelled Crooked Bill.
"Har - Two bursts of maniac laugh
ter
"Good news, sirT' Harms suggest
ed politely.
Harms said Crooked Bill. did
you ever hear of Pandora"
"Oh. yes, sir You are referring
TO the lady of mythology who I'M
locked the box of troublesi"
Exactly. Well. Miss Roberta has
unlocked a similar box. Harms get
Mr.. Hackett on the telephone"
He read Hackett Roberta's mes
sage and waited for n hearty laugh.
1t did not come. Dog your cats,
Glenn" he protested, where's your
sense of humorT'
II see no humor In the situation.
Mr.. Latham. | can only sympathiZe
with Roberta. There she is, the
guest OF the man who killed her
uncle. and who has had the hardi-
hood to make a jest at the expense
OF his victim. Not satisfied with
that exhibition Of bad taste he has,
apparently. commenced TO pay his
court to Roberta Immediately, which
is most embarrassing and distress
Ing to her. She will be forced to
leave his house, of course. and de-
cline to permit him to continue to
serve her in the matter of conserv-
ing those damnable sheep"
"You tarnation monkey, you.
Isn't that exactly what | planned
should happen? Roberta practically
admits it already. She's anxious
to clean up on those sheep and re-
turn-and when she does, boy. you'll
certainly look good to her"
81 wish | could be as confident as
you, Mr.. Latham. Roberta has one
weakness, and that is her sense of
humor. Like yours. it's bitter
diabolical. wish had never
Joined in this conspiracy with you"
Faint heart never won fair lady.
My boy. don't you realize you have
a chance to be a hero?"
81 do not"
you're singularly dull. My stock
is still climbing and you need more
money to protect me. SO you've de
cided that those sheep should be
sold to get ready cash. Consequent
ly you've had two important cases
continued. which will enable you
to go to Texas and arrange the sale
of the sheep"
"Who will | sell them to-"
"To me, fool, to me. I'll give you
more money for them than anybody
else, and the more money you real
ize on them the stronger you'll be
with Roberta Also. you'll arrive
on the job in time to put a crimp in
the sentimental aspirations of Don
Jaime Miguel Higuenes. You'd bet
ter jump to Texas muy pronto."
"Well, in order to make good on
your deceit you've rented Hillcrest,
so why not go to Texas with me?
Shave your whiskers and dress like
a rancher and play the part of the
sheep buyer"
'By golly. III do it, Glenn. It's
a good idea. When can you start?'
'In one week"
Fine. Meanwhile I'll keep you
If anything new turns up
Hey. don't hang up yet Harms
has just handed me another tele-
gram ii may be from Bob
by. No. it's from Higuenes.
Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, oh. LORD
Glenn, will you listen to this?"
And he read over the telephone:
"When you see your ward again
should be a proud man to hear
YOU address her as Mrs. HigueDeS