Nogales international., 1934-03-10

of which family history is only to say
that if you want to go to town you'd
better let me take you." Will stood
up.
'"Now?"
"Sure-unless you'd rather wait.
Dad and ! are leaving tomorrow for
a business trip to the coast-'back next
week. We'd be glad to take you in
with US in the morning, but you might
have trouble in getting out again.
You'd better come now-we'll see two
movies! p
"Well, I hadn't planned Ruth
hesitated-"I suppose we might go
this morning"
A few minutes later when Ruth and
David, coming out of the house,
started toward the waiting machine,
Snavely stepped out from the porch
and asked, "You-all goin' for a ride ?"
"Why, yes. Mr.. Thane is taking
David and me into town I shall de-
posit the check and pay off my note" >"
well, now, | don't knew as Id be
in any hurry, Mrs. Warren-your note
amt due fer a week, is it? An its
poor business handin' people money
you don't know what that broker
might do-he might claim you never
give him til money. Why don't you
jest put your money in tn bank an
then when the time comes to pay him
mail him a check. I-come to think Of
it, III be goin' in town pretty soon
I'd be glad to"
"No, thank you" smiled Ruth.
"I'm sure it will be safe for me to
pay the money to Mr.. Witherspoon. |
shall give him a check, not cash, and
he will have to give me receipt also.
When l have opened the account, l
can then write you check for your
share. Or, il you'd rather give me a
letter to the bank, l can put the cat
tie buyers check in the ranch account
Snavely hesitated uncertainty.
''Well, now" He paused.
(Which shall I do?" asked Ruth.
"Shall l put the check in the ranch
account, or do you want me to open
my own account with it and pay off
my note and give you check for your
share OF the sale?"
We'll, why don't you wait until !
go in"
Because I want to pay off that note
myself"
Snavely did not reply for nearly a
minute. "All right" he said sud-
denly, "you can do like you want.
But don't put the money i'll the part
nership account. Put it in your name
and give me my share. You can bring
it out with you when you come back.
Bring it in CASH. don't want no
check" He turned and left her.
On the way in, the three in the road
ster chatted ceaselessly. Once Ruth
asked, "Tell me-what was the trouble
that day at the barbecue!"
"Oh, the fellow in the blue sash?
He was just drunk l didn't inquire
much about the argument Alfredo
said that he was saying unpleasant
things about the ranch-claimed he
wanted to see Snavely."
"But why?"
"a crazy drunken notion. He told
Alfredo that he could make Snavely
come down and walk on his hands and
knees with a saddle on his back
thought it would amuse the crowd"
Ruth glanced incredulously at her
companion. Good heavens, what
rare idea!'
Will agreed. He did not tell the girl
that his father had appeared much i'll
terested in the remarks of the Mexican
in the blue sash; nor that by this time,
a certain tall, grizzled policeman was
also much interested.
AS they entered the outskirts of the
town, after nearly three hours of
steady driving, Ruth could hardly be-
lieve her eyes. It seemed to her that
she had never seen so many people in
all her life.
Will assured her that the town had
not grown noticeably-she had been
Living op the ranch where twelve Qeo-