The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-03-09

/ have never been accustomed to
getting anywhere without a battle
so / will take a chance stop You
know my people so l do not have
to furnish social referenc stop
Can furnish financial credentials to
please any save most exacting."
what are you going to say in
reply, Mr.. Latham?" -.
Pm going to encourage the boy,
Of course sssz ,r. +.
"Why do that?" ~.
ITO make him work. Remem-
Der, Glenn, there Is one thing Ro-
berta will never forgive. and that's
bad taste. You can't kill a girls
uncle and then expect to rush her
off her feet, even though you killed
in self-defense and in so doing per-
formed a public service. tell you
this man Higuenes doesn't know
any better than to walk into
straight flefts and rights"
Crooked Bill hung up and imme-
diately dispatched the following
telegram to Don Jaime Miguel H:g-
uenes: '.--l..s.s.~ ~,
"You have the nerve of lion
tanner stop Thanks for the compli.
ment implied in your telegram hni
l have nothing to say about it stop
However you have my best wishes
and will even give you some good
advice stop Pile on the high ro-
nance and sound the old Castilian
note your good old father knew so
well stop If there is anything in
Mendel's law you should be dark
haired and dark-eyed like Mike and
with these assets fair singing
voice and a guitar some moonlight
and pachydermous hide | should
say that you stand slightly more
chance than a. celluloid dog chas-
ing an asbestos cat through the
Internal regions. LATHAM"
"And now" he murmnred. "hav-
ing done my full Christian duty by
all concerned. think | should re-
turn to my breakfast"
Well had he been nicknamed
Crooked Bill!
Mignon awakened Roberta at
seven o'clock next morning. IT'S
Sunday" she reminded her dis
creetly. what will you wear.
miss ~
Roberta had given considerable
thought to that very subject the
night previous. THAT sports suit
l bought just before leaving New
York. she answered promptly.
Breakfast was ready ION the gal
lery when Roberta came out look.
ing for her host. The table was
set for two and Don Jaime was
waiting for her. His lazy dark
eyes swept her in one glanca-from
her white kid pumps to her Titan
head.
"You are as beautiful as an army
with banners. Miss Antrim" he an.
nOunced in the matter-Of fact tone
in which one proclaims that two
and two make four or that
straight line is the shortest dis
lance between two points. Not so
much compliment or the natural
desire of man TO fiatter a woman.
as a definite statement OF fact.
Roberta flushed-and hated her.
self for it. because it was not her
habit to exhibit such apparent
pleasure at compliments from men.
Il suppose he'll ask me If slept,
we'll" she decided. "The usual
banal qpery.''
He did not He tucked her into
her seat. sat down opposite. looked
at her casually and said: II see
you had a good nights rest in the
gigantic bed of my ancestors. You
appear much refreshed and | am
very glad of it. And you arrive
for breakfast promptly at eight.
I'llnctnality is a paramount virtue.
particularly in women. so just for
that you win rose" And he
feared back and pllcked one from
the vine that clambered around a
pillar of the gallery. You're too
rel for red roses" he ranbled on.
flart!in2 il to her so this lovely
NATIVE rose is Just the right shade
I'm not red. I'm auburn
Thanks for The rose. however It's
lovely
well. whatever it is 1t suits
me fine. You and are going to
he the hesr nf friends. Roberta +"
"We.l. like them fast on their
feet and you re Il whiz-i.ang. Jim
my. I've been trying very hard To
dislike you but must confide it's
an uphill job"
..Of course. it's very unrthical to
like me-" he admitted demirely.
LET us say 1t is unusual and LET
1t 60 at that"
His eyes tlev0ured her Roberta.
you're mighty sweet. think. If
| may. I'll call You Bobby !"
.'My friends all do. Shamus. Fire
away. old timer"
She saw him swallow something
y r--