Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1930, Page 21

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APRIL 28 1930. SYNOPSIS. Roberta Antrim has received word of the d-ath of her uncle. Tom Antrim, & sheep raiser. The message is by Don Jaime !"icuel Higuene sces Rerself as i heiress to l-rv! estate. Bill Latl:~n. her uncle-# . has his doudts. K. ria does mot hlow that Uncle Tom ias killed by Don Jaime in the feud tetween cattle raisers and sheepmen which had been going on for vears in Texas. Ken Ho- dart, Don Jaime's manager, had found Roberta’s picture end address in Uncle Tom's pocket and she ac.ordingly had beer notifled. EIGHTH INSTALLMENT. LTHOUGH she had promised | Crooked Bill Latham that she| would start for Los Algodones immediately, such was her curi- osity to meet the adorable Don Jaime Miguel Higuenes Roberta Antrim awakened the following morning with a changed mind. During the night she had decided that the er town in| June would not be to i iking. She | hadn't the slightest idea of the size of | her late uncle's estate, but she believed it to be considerable. Regardless of its size, however, she asked herself what | beneficent purpose could she serve by going down there now. The Higuenes man had volunteered to look after her interest, the bank had recommended him highly, so why not permit him to be as neighborly as he wished! | Crooked Bill was quite prepared for this change of mind. So he said noth- ing beyond a mild inquiry as to what reply she had sent Don Jaime Miguel Higuenes to his charming telegram. “Oh, I told him I would be happy to have him look after my interests until I could find a man to relieve him, at which time he would be remunerated for his work. I also asked him to send me a detailed account of the manner in which Uncle Tom met his death and instructed him to have Uncle Tom buried in the local cemetery and send the bill to me.” “Hum-m!” Crooked Bill's grunt was very skeptical. “Did you ask him for any information regarding your Uncle Tom’s estate?” “No, Uncle Bill. I thought you'd look after those details for me.” “I will, honey, but I have a few de- talls of my own that require looking after. I'm up to my eyebrows in Mo- tors and if the market goes against me (and I don't like the looks of it) I'm liable to have to go down to Texas, take hold of your Uncle Tom's sheep busi- ness and try to eke out an existence for us. I suppose you'd give me a job as your manager, wouldn't you, Bobby?” Roberta’s eyes widened. “Surely, Un- cle Bill, you're jesting.” “I'm not. Neither am I lugubrious, my dear. It will be time enough for that when I mr!u my creditors in to ther up the pieces.” ""Youre a strange mixture of opti- misim and pessimism, Uncle Bill. Are you really deep in the market?” “I'm in motors up to my eyebrows. I have a few other lines, but motors h the stock that won't let your Uncle | BIL sleep well lately. You see. Bobby. | ontthe sheep. The court will probably when one plays on margin and sells short, he makes a dollar a share every time the price mounts a point. And the brokers keep calling for more margin | i16 Well, I bought 5000 shares at i A “Five hundred and fifty thousand dollars,” Roberta interrupted. “Wel!, the stock has gone up to 0—" 191 “A loss of 80 points—$400,000! Oh, Uncle Blll"’ Roberta came to the old man and put her fair arms around his leathery neck. “I'm Uncle Tom’s heir. At least he wrote me to that effect once when he was very ill— “The time he was shot by his fore- man in a qmml over participating profits, you mean.” “—s0 if you go bust, Uncle Bill, you can have Uncle ‘Tom's sheep.” “A terrible heritage,” Crooked Bill replied, and shuddered. “Well, we'll hope for the best, honey.” “Of course, you can sell now and pocket your loss, can you not?” “A true sport never knows a regret, Bobby. He always protects his bets. I think Il sell out my line of cotton and steel today and use my considerable profit to protect my other trades.” Crooked Bill Latham hung his head and wiped his eyes carefully. “Seeing what & sport you are, Bobby, I find courage to tell you something. I've sold Hil- crest—that is, I've given my bankers a deed under an agreement to file it for record in case I fail to meet my obliga- tions to the bank—and if that inside crowd keeps on shoving motors up and u “Whatever happens we'll be brave about it, old dear,” Roberta assured him tenderly. “There, there, Uncle Bill. Buck up now.” “I tell you, Bobby, I'm so nervous sbout that stock I'm afraid to go into New York for fear I'll find myself a babbling idiot when I step off the train. Anything can happen in this market, and I don't know what to do. I felt pretty badly when you and Glenn had yaur bust-up the other night,” he went “I had hoped to see you settled !or life. What happens to me doesn't matter. A man can lie down in the uctul. but a woman must be pro- “You darling! But I don’t want to be safe. I'm young; I want to see some- thing of life; I want adventure and romance, and it isn't found in Glenn Hackett's set.” “Texas is the largest State in the Union—there’s plenty of room for ro- mance there. How about this Jaime Miguel Higuenes?” “I'm afraid I might not care for him after all, Uncle Bill. I've made up my mind never to become interested in | & Latin. They're so explosive and | they kiss | emotional and tyrannical; each other—the men, I mean—and weep at things an American would find ; humorous. “However, you or your legal repre- sentative will have to go to Texas soon and do something about those sheep.” “But 1 do not know that I am heir to those sheep. Can't you wait until a will is unearthed or the absence of one definitely established? Glenn brought up that point yesterday. If there is no will T shall, of course, as Uncle Tom’s next of kin, petition for letters of a ministration, but until I have a letter from Senor Higuenes it seems to me I can do nothing but mark time.” “Rancho Valle Verde, “Las Cruces Co., Tex. “June 28, 1925. “Dear Miss Antrim: “Supplementing my telegram of a week ago, I regret to report that on the 21st inst. your uncle, Thomas Antrim, as the aftermath of a dispute that arose due to your uncle’s alleged trespass with his sheep on lands not owned by him, engaged in a duel with rifies on the | range some 10 miles from Los Algodones, His antagonist, one Jim Higgins emerged the victor in this sanguinary affray. From the testimony of the latter, in addition to that of a ranger who arrived on the scene immediately follow- ing the unfortunate incident, it appears, much as I regret to say so, that Mr. An- trim was very much the aggressor. In fact Higgins was wounded three times by your relative before he found himself in position to return the fire. The ranger brought Higgins and the body of your uncle to Los Algodones, the county seat, where the coroner’s jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide. “In accordance with your telegraphic instructions I have seen to it that your uncle received Christian kurial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. “Being at thls time confined to my home wnh a slight indisposition, I di- rected my general manager to call upon your uncle’s foreman in charge of some 40,000 sheep on the range and inform him that it was your wish, as the proba- {happy to recommend one who has served til the arrival of you or your repre- sentative here. The foreman, Bill Dingle, 1mf:rcsud my foreman as being a bit recalcitrant. He mentioned hav- ing a contract with your uncle to par- ticipate to & certain extent in the lat- ter's sheep business and stated that he was not taking orders from anybody. My manager thereupon showed him your telcgram to me, conveying your request that I act as your representative tem- porarily. This written display of au- thority had little or no effect on Bill Dingle. While Jim Higgins is recovering from his wounds, Bill Dingle continues to trespass on the former’s lands. uspecting that your uncle might ha'o made a will, I suggested to the public administrator that he look into the matter. Three days ago I received a letter from this official informing me that the Federal Trust Co. of El Paso, had forwarded a will to be filed for pro- bate at Los Algodones. From this will it appears that your are the sole heir and co-executor with the Federal Trust Co., whose executorship, however, may cease, at * r option, but only after the trust con shall have been paid cer- t#in loans made your uncle in his life- tir e. “You will, doubtless, have to employ a local attorney. If desired, I shall be the Higuenes family ably and faithfully for 40 years—Don Prudencio Alviso of Los Algodones, “I regret to state that I have very little confidence in the integrity of your foreman, Bill Dingle, and suggest that you take steps to count the sheep im-; mediately. The count will have to be made by one backed by undoubted legal right to do so. Upon the request of the local attorney for the estate the court will appoint a man to do this for you. I advise prompt action. “If I can serve you further, do not hesitate to command, our Obedient Servant, “Jaime Miguel Higuenes.” “Well?" Roberta queried as Crooked | Bill folded the letter and liad it on the library table. ‘The od schemer rubbed his ingenious head. “Don't like the idea of that El Paso bank being coexecutor with you, honey. We'd better ascertain how much money the estate owes the bank, pay them off and get rid of them. I imagine it 1sn't a great deal. No sane bank would loan Tom Antrim very much. Of course, this Dingle Bell—" “Bill Dingle,” Roberta corrected, “Senor Higuenes doesn't trust him.” “Senor Higuenes is evidently in the cattle business, if we may judge from his letterhead, so naturally he wouldn't trust any sheepman. I wouldn't be in too great a hurry to oust Dingle Bell— I mean Bill Dingle, if I were you, Bobby. The qualitics that go to make up a good sheep foreman might not ap- peal to a cattleman. However, I think you should engage Senor Prudencio as your attorney. What we want now is action. We must have those' sheep counted. We'll engage Prudencio by night letter tonight and tell him we’ forwarding a thousand for his reumer, we will also suggest that he consult with Higuenes when selecting the man to appoint the man nominated by your attorney. Meanwhile we will have to arm you with proper credentials—birth certificate, affidavits and other proof that you are the identical Roberta Antrim mentioned in your uncle’s will. 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