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

gang of murderers Dingle has herd
ing those sheep and put our own men
on the job. Dingle gets the raus, too"
"Well, you'll clear a nice profit,
won't you, chief?"
what" replied Don Jaime mourn
fully, doth it profit a man If he
gaineth the whole world and suffereth
the loss of the lode-star of his exist
ence?"
"None whatever" Ken admitted,
without knowing in the least what he
was talking about.
Five miles outside Los Algodones his
sharp eyes observed something far
ahead and off the side of the road. He
called Don james attention to it. In
the starlight tiny red dot cleaned.
Observation-Disclosures Don
jaime murmured. "Ah, he's doused it.
Getting ready for business" He
reached down into the tonneau and
brought up a carbine; simultaneously
Ken Hobart, swung the car off the
road and went crashing away through
the low sage in a wide arc. "There
may be holes and dry watercourses on
this road" he announced calmly, ''but
Wen have to take a chance"
He switched off the lights just as
| volley of rifle fire broke the stiffness
of the night The car was hit twice
but most of the bullets droned over
head. Don Jaime pumped his carbine,
| firing at the flashes, and the car
crashed on; when the magazine was
| empty he set the rifle back in the tom
neau.
They'll be careful after that" he
announced calmly. They'll not close
with us, because they know we're bad
medicine at close quarters, Ken. Bet
ter swing back into the road"
They did, and reached the hacienda
/, without further incident. Don Jaime
alighted and entered the patio. while
Ken Hobart drove the car to the
garage. Roberta ran swiftly to meet
Don Jaime.
you're safe, Jimmy?" she cried in
a choking voice.
Reasonably so, Bobby" he replied.
my information was correct. Din
giles crowd of imported killers laid
for us. Well, that finishes Bill Dingle
in Las Cruces county. Tomorrow he
| goes and on the run, or somebody will
be carrying him to slow music that he
won't hear. Have you been worried,
Bobby?" he asked gently.
| She nodded.
| "It's been long time since anybody
worried over me, Bobby. What will !
do when you're gomez"
"What did you do before | came,
| Jimmy? And I-think-Jimmy, I'd
better go soon. There's really nothing
more of a business nature for me to
| attend to. There never was, in fact
/ just few papers to sign, some sheep
| to look at-and they're really your
| worry, not mine. This afternoon | re-
| ceived a letter from my uncle. 1t
seems that after losing his money on
| big rise, he plunged again on the
| same stock. anticipating it would drop
| sharply. Our friend-Glenn Hackett-
| backed him. and secured Glenn with
| an assignment of the Antrim estate.
l 1HeT6 are uO OtlcI ucIS.~ YOU sec.
Well. the stock performed as expected.
| and Uncle Bill is on his feet again.
| Glenn is paid back. and Uncle Bill
wants me to sell the sheep for what
ever | can get for them and come
| home"
| swell, that's certainly very nice
news for all hands with the exception
of the Higuenes boy. l don't want you
to 60, Bobby. We're just getting &C
| uuainted with each other"
"And | don't want TO go, either-so
soon. It's been wonderful to visit
Vale Verde. It's quiet here. so peace
full. At first I thought 1t such for
lorn country. but now ! can see beauty
in 1t. I can understand why you love
1t. Jimmy. and why you wouldn't give
1t up for anything in the world. It's
yours. This land Is part Of you, these