Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1930, Page 47

TWENTY-FOURTH INSTALLMENT. (Continued.) “IT have the money wired to the @redit of the estate in any bank you rn-. It will be thers tomorrow. ou've sold somethi:;." Don Prudencio viso might have Jooked sleepy, but behind those slightly liverish eyes he was very wide awake. He knew there were a few thousand eulls in that lot of sheep-old ewes with | wrinkled necks, old ewes without teeth, old rams that were merely boarders, mixed breeds of uncertain sizes and . Consequently, when for both aged and lambs he had received. so o8 and tempting an offer he did not hesitate. Within 10 minutes he had ‘Willlam B. Latham sewed up on a con- tract of purchase and sale, and with this signal advantage. If, for any reason, it was considered undesirable for the estate to go through with the eale it could get out of the contract, while for the purchaser there could be even though he should change his mind, provided the court approved Don Prudencio’s action as executor. ‘When Crooked Bill had the contract menced talking with Don Prudencio about the deceased Tom Antrim and learned that for a few days following Antrim’s death the sheep had remained in charge of one Bill Dingle, Antrim’s foreman. Later Dingle been rath- er forcibly relieved of his charges by Jaime Higuenes of the Rancho Valle Verde. “That Dingle might be a good ex- perienced sheepman to care for these sheep in case the court approves the sale,” Crooked Bill suggested hopefully. “Where might one get in touch with “I'll sell the dod-gasted sheep to Dingle and take a chattel mortgage on them if he hasn't got enough money to for them—and I dare h 't,” the old schemer decided. gourse, I'm bound to lose TWENTY-FIFTH INSTALLMENT. OR a long time after Crooked Bill had left his office Don Pru- this country would have known better than to leave a trall like that. What does W. B. L. of New York want of the Antrim sheep, and why should he pay such a high price for them? This is, indeed, very mysterious, Prudy. Did he deposit the ten thousand?” “He did. It was telegraphed from New York.” “T wonder what the old idiot is going to do with those sheep?” «I tmagine he's going to get Bill Dingle to care for them for him.” “Not on my range. Purdy, the minute those sheep pass out of pos- session of the estate of Thomas An- trim, deceased, they're going to get off the Higuenes range. If they linger there'll be a fight or a foot race.” “Do you suppose Miss Antrim will agree to sell the sheep, my friend?” Don Prudencio queried. “Sell them? Of course she'll sell them. You are her executor and you recommend the sale. I am her business adviser and I recommend it, and, as the probate judge knows nothing of sheep and will be guided by such experts as you and me in making his decisions, naturally he will sign an order of sale. And, while he has the pen in his hand, Prudy, I think his honor should con- sent to the sale of the wool at the market price. Wool is ‘nlnglduwn ‘The growing popularity and eapness of rayon is going to cost the estate some money on its woo!. so get busy, Prudy. The following grorning Don Jaime motored in to Los domes and Roberta accompanied him. As they swung down the main street past the Mansion House, with its row of chair- warmers on the front porch, Roberta started and laid & half-detaining hand on Don Jaime's arm. “Jimmy, look! See that man sitting on the right of the line—the one in the blue overalls and canvas coat?” iyes. “He's 8 raFUcl of my Uncle Bill. If he had Uncle Bill's githes on I'd get out and kiss hh“:t ‘llhhflu: estion. Good gracious, W] s mar resem- Why he and Uncle Bill are Jaime, and interest He parked in cused himself to Roberta, entered and sought tgo wenhin $10,000 “Ed,” he “yesterday $10,000 was wired here wdihn credit of the estate of Thomas Antrim, as & first payment on account of the purchase, by ome Blodgett, of the Antrim sheep. That *| young lady outside in my car is An- trim’s heir, Miss Roberta Antrim. I want to know what New York bank wired it.” “Certainly. I don't think I violate any confidence. The Twelfth Na- hal” dencio Aliviso sat in his swivel | tional chair and stared hard at the te wall. Presently he took down the telephone and called the pro- of Mansion House and with him ld & conversation in Spanish. Then he hung up and walted. Presently the d Don Prudencio He hung up and the initials at the wall for another hour. sunset he shook his large black negation and defeat and went following night he appeared at Rancho Valle Verde. Roberta was for dinner, after & day in the Don Jaime and his men, was lying in his long gallery with Ken Hobart . What brings you out?” mystified,” Don Prudencio re- and forthwith related in detail impending sale of the Antrim sheep fat-headed oid gentlmen for & very great deal more than they were worth. ‘He sald his name was Blodgett and symed the contract Willlam L. Blod- ” the lawyer continued. “He did say where he was from, but I could #se he knew nothing of sheep and was city man. His hands were soft and ite and his shirt was too expensive. did not bargain with me and he to me to be quite too anxious to the sheep. 8o I telephoned to the House to inquire of he was stopping there and when I descr” ed him they said they had a guest there from New York by that name, but that his baggage carried the initials W.B. L. “Hum-m-m-" Don Jaime grunted and sat up very straight. “He isn't @ very good liar, is he? Any fool in “Who ordered the transfer?” " name of “Thanks,” said Don Jaime, and climbed back into the car with Roberta. When they were half-way back to Valle Verde he said to her, very casual. “Do you know & man in New York bp the name of Glenn Hackett?” Roberta jerked erect with surprise. “Why, yes! friends and my Uncle Bill's attorney. Do you know Glenn, Jimmy?” “No——and I hope I never do. I dislike him very much. “You shouldn't, He's & very fine gentleman.” “‘He's in love with you?” “That's none of your business, and besides, if he were, Jimmy, you couldn’t expect me to discuss the subject with you. What has been telling you about Glenn Hackett?” “The fairies,” Don Jamie enigmatically, ' And though Roberta pressed him to tell her moresand em- ployed every feminine wile to break down his resolve not to, he refused, and in the end, incensed at the faflure of her powers, Roberta lapsed into & some- what sullen silance. As they alighted at the hacienda the outrageous man still further mystified her by saying: “And I don't think so much of your old Uncle Bill, either.” ‘This statement, when there was mot apparently any reason why Uncle Bill should ever be the subject of thought, was the final feather that broke the back of Roberta's curlosity. “Jimmy,” she pleaded, ould you care to save & human life “Some humans. You, for instance.” “Then tell me what has lowered my innocent Uncle Bill in your estimation.” “He’s crooked.” “Oh, Jimmy, he isn't! His friends Glenn He's one of my dearest| lied | THE EVENING BTAR, WASHINGTON, D. ©, THURSDAY, MAY 15 19306. call him Orooked Bill because he's—— well, rather , cunning and prudent. But dishonest——never!” “He's_out to boost the stock of this he doesn’t play fair,” . “He says one thing and means something else, so just for that, one of these bright days in the near 'm to take your Uncle Bill's conceit down a couple of notches”. “}_‘igw do you know he doesn't play He lald finger on lip. “Hush! Its & secret.” “Evident]; Roberta replied bitterly, after waiting about twenty seconds for him to impart the secret. “I think I'll go back to Los Algo- dones.’ he announced suddenly. “There's something about the atmos- phere of that town that aids my powers of divination.” “Am I invited to ride back with you? Or must I mope around the house until you return?” “I think you had better mope. I have need to do some thinking—and you ditch my train of thought.” looked at her keenly, earnestly, without the alightest flicker of light in his eyes. “Are you enjoying your visit at Valle Verde, Bobby?” “Jimmy, I have never had such a good time in all my life. It's so radical- ly different——and so are you. It's all 80 doce far niente. When I arise in the morning, you're gone, and I wonder what_makes you on the job at 6 o'clock. Generally you are not home for lunchen, so everybody's genuinely glad to see you when you show up for dinner. And we do have such jolly times in the I like to have you discuss your ranch problems with me——your calf-branding, your cotton crop, the haying, the canal and irriga- tion system. I think there's poetry in making the desert bloom.” “There's & lot of hard work in it” he answered grimly. “I have to spend considerable time with Ken Hobart, m; new general manager, showing him ail over the ranch, getting him acquainted with the details of his job and telling him how I like things done. You see, next year I'm going to ?ll{ more. I've ‘wondered if you dld_n’c 'eel & bit lonely are around the . Will ¥ou return from Los Algodones in time for dinner, “I don't know. I'll do my best %o complete my business and be back in time. I don't relish driving around this ocountry at night because just at pre- sent, for me, at least, the night has & number of eyes. “You mean—-** “I mean that your foreman, Bill Dingle, has been across the line, and something tells me he went there to hire some rene, to bump me off. I don't particularly blame him for that, A man acts according to his lights, and I gave Dingle and men & pretty to\llBh ‘dell." -~ “But you went to town today unarm- ed, Jimmy?” He shook his head, half removed his tropical whip-cord coat and displayed & gun under each arm, in a shoulder holster. “Well, I have a few friends who keep me advised on matters in our needs these Glover's Spring health Aids The“turn”of theseasonisa eritical time foryourdog. Give him careful treatment now, and he will be the happy, spirited companion you want him lo%o. ‘GLOVER'S Round Worm Capsulesor Ver- mifuge (liquid). Nesded by pu regularly a once a month and by older doge & to 4 times " 63e. iz Worm Capeules. ¥ Pubpies.dogs and foxes. 650, T GLOVER'S Digestive Pills comforting 1o stomach and intestines. 68c. Bold at ds ores, nels. b s e Ly o8 receipt of price. FREE: 104 il ted de Ry et dep bk ok 119 Fifth Avenue, New York, U,8.A. GLOVER'S IMPERIAL DOG MEDICINES GLOVER'S To ind QU/CK FOR THE START POWER FORTHE STRETCH Fe AMERICAN OIL COMPANY & Yo G A e o A e which I am interested. I'm pretty safe | her livel I.mu%flm letured Don I G, b oo home i ‘e | e el et oy 232 dusk I'd just as lief have a good man |1 ooP FEE 0 L for company. 80 you stay home, Roberta, and I'll take Ken with me. He's it (To be continued.) Cosgrave's Sons Give Turf. Liam and Michael, the sons of Presi- dent Cosgrave of the Irish Free State, have carried two sods of turf to their school at Carna evzrzh.mnmlng during the Winter, it bel custom pupils to supply L left her, to drive over to the men's quarters for his foreman. Roberta stood in the patio entrance and watched w Ken Hobart come out of the saddle room, receive his orders and g0 to his own adobe bungalow for his coat and a couple of carbines and ammunition bolts. Then the two drove away, and Roberts, with terror in her heart, went to her room and wept, as spoken at the school, and the I 9 and 11, are be Th at a sult GENUINE Aspirin For quick relief of Headaches Neuralgia — Neuritis Rheumatism those aches and pains for which Bayer Aspirin is such an effective antidote. You can always find Bayer Aspirin at any drugstore. You can always identify it by the name Bayer on the box—end the word Genuine printed in red. Buy. the 100-tablet bottle; there's a big saving. Proven directions explain many valuable uses. THERE is quick comfort in Bayer Aspirin, and not the least hlrmB in thgl_ genuine tal;llets stam ayer. They mever hurt the regrt. firey are of uniform quantity and quality. Always the same; always safe. So there's no need to submit meekly to the suf- .uu::d by colds, headaches, tis, BAYER@ASPIRIN ferin euma any of N A ing you to complete must rid your scalp of this germ to prevent baldness and re-growthe hair which you have already lost. To insure the complete extermina- tion of this baldness producing germ within the shortest possible time,con- The Thomas’, World’s Leading Hair and Scalp Specialists, Do not gamble with general cureall reme- dies which merely dissolve surface dandruff and spread the germs over a wider surface. The 15-year ment goes to the source of your own specific trouble. It is the most perfect method known to modern science for stopping falling hair, eliminatin, the baldness producing germ an Werld’s Leading Hair and Scalp Specialists — Over 43 Offices Overcome =5 | ITCHY . SCALP oo« @ forerunner of baldness itching scalp means that the baldness producing germ is at work—gradually and painlessly lead- air-loss. You You, too, can have a good head of hair dandruff, and growing hair on the thin and bald spots. 2 You, too, can have a good head of hair. Call at the neatest Thomas’ office today for a free scalp examina. tion, and learn what this reliable treatment is doing for others and what it can do for you. roved Thomas' treat- The THOMAS’ Suite 1050-51 Washington Bldg., Cor. N. Y. Ave. & 15th St. N.W. HOURS—9 AM. fo 7 P.M. SATURDAY to 3:30 P.M Write for Free Booklet, “How Science Conquers Baldness® hed - u“vr;‘ofi—rrm: —~—— you ean hear Phil Spitalny’s Orchestra play “THE SONG WITHOUT A NAME” I’l‘! HAPPENED! A new and better and longer-life phono- graph record has come. Same size as records you've paid 75¢ for, same tonme, same clearness, same popular musical numbers, same high priced orchestras. The secret of this astonishingly low price is Durium, the invention of Dr. H. T. Beans, professor of chemistry at Columbia University. A Durium Hit-of-the-Week Record can be produced in 1/100th the time it takes to make the old type. You can drop it, or sit on it, or scratch it with a phono- graph needle as much as you like without harming it. Now you ean get 52 big hits each year on these new Hit-of-the-Week Records. A new dance success issued every Thursday, Nothing but smashing successes will be recorded, and these will be carefully selected every 7th day by the wisest music jury in America: Florenz Ziegfeld, Eddie Cantor, and Vincent Lopez. You simply can’t go wrong. You can confidently buy any Hit-of-the-Week Record. This week’s big dance hit, the rage of the radio, stage and dance floor—is now on sale at news-stands. One of America’s highest priced orchestras plays it. And how they play it! What a tune! What an orchestra! Get your record right away, before your news dealer has sold out this week’s supply. (hm Vivezwr Lorss HIT-OF-THE-WEEK MUSIC JURY M]obhb.pk&tlnblwuthk[nrmmfi“ Hit-of-the-Week Records A DURIUM PRODUCT © 19%, Durium Produsts Corp., 460 W. S4ch S0 K. Bo SAVE MONEY ON HIT-OF-THE WEEK NEEDLES—FINEST QUALITY—ONLY 54FOR 50—YOU CAN BUY THEM WHEREVER HIT-OF-THE-WEEK RECORDS ARE SOLD