The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-04-13

laQlum OF nDerry, the Los Alg0d0nes
Herald, considered it of sufficient
Importance to put on the wire
to the Ell Paso Office of the United
Press. So it was in the Ell Paso
papers this morning, and your Un.
Gle Bill read it there
uncle Bill? Why, what was he
doing in Ell Paso" = E
''En route to Vale Verde, my
dear. I'd wired the old gentleman
q hearty Invitation to come down
and visit us, and he has accepted
and was on his way" Thus Jaime
Miguel Higuenes-the liarl How
ever, he comforted himself with
the thought that it was only a
white lie and was to be preferred
to violating his word of honor to
Crooked Bill not to reveal to his
niece the news that only two days
previous he had been in Los AL.
godones, plotting against their
peace and happiness.
you're such q dear, Jimmy. So
thoughtful. Dear Uncle Bill. /
know he's missed me. Does he
know I'm hurt?"
"Yes, the papers carried the
story. I've wired him on the train
to save his tears until our wedding
day."
"Are we engaged, Jimmy? i
can't remember that you've ever
asked me to marry you"
"Oh, didn't 1. sweetheart"
Never
He rubbed his tanned chin and
his lazy eyes roved over! her whim-
sically. 81 suppose l was afraid /
might speak out of my turn, but of
course when you came stampeding
into that corral yesterday and
broke the glad news to me,
couldn't, as man of honor, pre-
tend / didn't understand you. So
] rather took it for granted"
He bent low over her and swept
her cheeks with his eager lips.
"Still interested in those hummer
lambs, boll-weevil and irrigation,
brown babies and cholo men and
women, heat, dust and purple lights
on the buttes at dawn and sunset,
darling?"
She nodded. II can be good
partner, Jimmy. / never had any
responsibilities-and now l want
so badly to share yours-always.
How are your wounded menu"
Taking an interest in life. l
sent them over quart of thirty
year-old Bourbon whisky a friend
gave me recently. Mrs. Candy is
still weeping with Joy over our en-
gagement, and Robbie is jealous as
collie dog. He has an idea that
when we're married he'll have to
leave the ranch"
II wouldn't even have ground
squirrel leave that ranch. Jimmy"
"Then well keep Robbie and his
ma on the payroll"
Does Uncle Bill know Of our en-.
gagement?"
Don Jaime produced a telegram
and read:
II never figured on you taking
over my principal responsibility
but now that you insist on being
reckless take a tip from one who
knows stop Do not spoil her stop
did that long ago stop You are
as welcome In our family as the
silence that follows a congression-
al Grafton
"Sheepishly yours
JUNGLE BILL"
"Why does he sign himself sheep
ishly yours Jimmy. dear?"
"Some far-fetched allusion to the
sheep that brought you here, Bob
by. Just some of his gringo humor.
| imagine"
Il see." She was silent, turning
his brown, strong. useful hands,
counting the calluses on them.
Hands that had known toll and
would always know 1t, the hands
that build empires. hands that.
when folded at last in the peace
that would mean their parting,
would be kissed by lOwly people
and sprinkled with their tears.
ut will be forever and ever, jim
N.Y." she whispered. land I'm so
happy-and grateful"
aThe Higuenes men keep their
women" he assured her gravely.
She Thought of Glenn Hackett.
poor DEAR" she murmured alb
sently.
HE never had q chance" Don
Jaime assured her, with flash of
that prescience. that clairvoyancy,
that would always make him, for
Roberta, q new. puzzling. vet Who'll
ly understandable human being and
a Joy forever Yes. he would be
the same always. yet always new.
always challenging her interest. al.
WAYS holding 1t. OF him 1.-THE girl
thought) II might he said that age
could not wither nor custom stale
his infinite variety.
.sI'll get my guitar and sing you
q iftf 10 SpaniSh love song nv grand.