Zurich Herald, 1931-12-10, Page 2JIM THE CONQUEROR
By PETER B. KYNE
Illustrated by Allen Dean
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SYNOPSIS 1 The state, considering this, discot-
D J i Miguel Higuenes the owner ered that the expense of fifty miles of
'War to the hitter end has been declared hypothesis that y
between them. Captain Igen Hobart, of subsequently accrue by reason of the
the Texas ,hangers, who is resigning his
commission to be Don Jamie's manager, sale of grazing permits on the fenced
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warns his employer of his danger. non lands of the state, since, with the Hi -
.Jaime's mind, however, dwells on other
'things. He has fallen in love with a guenes family controlling all the
picture which he has seen in a fashion- waterways and waterholes, no man
f Ansa Fo-
on ame-
ef h the
in Texas, Is having dim,cuity Ifence would not be warranted on the
with the siteepman, Twtt �.etrtm, and a an revenue would
able magazine----, picture
hepta Antrim, a society belle of Wes would be foolish enough to seek a
Chester.
CHAPTER VL
Don Jaime rode his horse along the
side of the valley, gradually climbing
to the summit of the hilly range on
its southern boundary. Here he paus-
ed and looked off to the rolling lands
below. They were dotted with sheep,
standing in long rows a dozen deep,
head to head, cropping the dry feed
to the grass roots and trampling the
roots with their sharp small hoofs.
The complaining bleat of the lambs
created a continuous diapason of dis-
cord.
It was true that the lands whereon
the 'Antrim sheep grazed were not the
. property of Don Jaime Miguel Hi-
guenes.. They were state lands (for
Texas never surrendered her public
lands to the federalgovernment) and,
undoubtedly, Antrim had as legal a
JajElat esheeptheaasIon
-•att��NllOi
theless, by custom and usage, it had
come to be known as the Higuenes
range. Don Jaime's grandfather had
purchased with cheap land scrip the
acreage along the watercourses and
around the springs, and by this con-
trol of the water the Higuenes dyr-
asty had for generations exercised
nominal control over the public lands
adjacent thereto. And, since this was
a common practice, regarded as an
adroit business move but never as a
wanton usurpation of the public do-
main, cattlemen and most sheepmen
had respected the Higuenes control.
For the grass on this controlled
range the Higuenes family paid no-
thing. There was an unending dis-
pute between hint and the surveyor-
general, who sought from their use of
the land some revenue to, the state.
To the state's feeble charge of tres-
pass by the Higuenes' cattle, the
reigning Higuenes had always replied
with a polite offer to bear half of the
axpense of fencing the lands it held
in fee contiguous to the state lands
and thus prevent trespass. Since this
constituted a fair and reasonable, nay,
legal, method of adjusting trespass
disputes between individuals, the
reigning Higuenes had always held.
that the state ,Should also accept his
proposition.
grazing permit! Pending the adjust -
to keep his sheep, not fron
ing on unfenced lands, but f
ing Don Jaime's water i
there were many .water.
many .watercourses to guar
haps Don Jaime would not
all; perhaps if Antrim ap
a strong armed guard of
Jaime would not force-
Under the circumstan:es
decided to accept the ria
the stakes, if he won, we
vas an arrogant man an
Don Jaime's Castilian bT
referred to it as Mexican
predicates a mixture o
had a contempt for the
ties of the Higuenes fa
declared, often in pub'
Jaime was too yellow
man.
sent of this ancient dispute therefore, All these things Doll
the matter slumbered officially at
Higuenes considered :a',
Austin, the state capital, and Don the country that, by
had been sacred to To
of his people. He h
advantage, one legs
lands were unfenced;..
for trespass could n
have the right to
live stock off his fee
should have an opp
If held off long en
perish of athirst, an,
them off he and "lus'i:
by the owners of t�`+
stock they ,would;.•'1
their legal rights
themselves.
Don Jaime smie
armed is he Naha'
soliloquized r " .'
Miguel Jaime Higuenes neglected to
fence his fee lands contiguous to the
water; also he neglected to supply
herders to confine his -cattle to his
fee lands, wherefore they wandered
over the state lands at will! `
Of this situation wily old Tom An-
trim had decided to take advantage.
In ordinary years he would not have
risked the adventure, since nobody
knew better than he that a dispute
over water and grass in the country is
always tantamount to an adventure.
But his own range had been grazed
over; it had been a dry year in his
part of the country, I e had the sheep
on his hands, they were not ready for
market, nor was he ready to accept
the market price for unmarketable
sheep. He had to maintt '
iln ra,dilemnl#t. be tot
ally to one of the ear;iest Ia•ivs of
pian nature, to wit, that a desperate
man is justified in taking desperate
measures.
He was familiar with the law of
trespass. If the awner of fee lands
did not fence then he could not prose-
cute successfully the owner of loose
live stock that wandered thereon! And
Don Jaime Higuenes could not afford
to fence the small acreage around
springs and water -holes and the nar-
row forty -acre strips along water-
courses, some of which went dry in the
summer. If he dice his own live stock
amid not get in for water -Of course,
as Antrim knew, Don Jaime might
have counter -attacked by scattering
quantities of saltpeter on the grass
of his fee lands. They were his lands
and he could put saltpeter on them if
he desired. Saltpeter will not hurt
cattle, but it kills sheep. However,
when Antrim figured the area upon
which his antagonist would have to
scatter sufficient saltpeter to be a
menace, he knew Don Jaime would
never resort to this expedient.
It would require too much salt-
peter and too great a labor bill to scat-
ter it and maintain it in sufficient
quantities to do its work.
Therefore, Antrim reasoned, he ran
but one risk, and that was a battle
an
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the trick
He decided to bear
and give the sheep 2' �a
a wide berth, for be hal
of coming to .grips wit
anywhere except on his o
in defence of his inane +, 5•
So he rode along the h+ ` a
walk for half a mile and ed
down a long draw to the alv,
through which the whit
Algodones wound off . irx
At the mouth of the drr . d"
n ;;�.p .
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care dismounted,for '131 iI?
downhill had rvealed' 1+tf '' -hat
his saddle cinch was .1��.<4 i' ;had
slipped out over the hog i•rrs,
Don. Jaime removed and
blanket, saw that there W y� 1 -rink-
les in the blanket, and.; ed it
again to the horse's backsBaa in
the act of swinging the stork
saddle up onto the anima -, m' Il's; ome-
thing ripped across his r�iit. He
felt a gentle plucking of�iea-
perienced a feeling that 2 ' 'd befell
burned, Then the crashi 'und of
a rifle echoed through the
The thought flashed t _ h Don
Jaime's agile brain "Tom Ty rim liad
another trump. He's play 4f 'it."
With a savage wrench.-?': jerked
Ken Hobart's rifle clear o 1:1 he boot,
dropped the saddle and lea's" ; for the
brush with the alacrity of a .: :htenad
rabbit. A fusillade of bull ollowed
him; before he could gain l;. shelter
of the reverse slope of the K; t of the
two spurs which formed th:1'draw he
had been hit three tines the last
wound dropping hint Beadle Qg.on his
f ace.
The paralysis was but in iiimitary,
however. He rolled a coupleof times,
half rose, lurcl. 'd forwar4 and rolled
again. When he reaclied "dead"
ground, he rested a few s ands, then
on his hands and kne s ° crawled
around the toe of the spu ; ,presently
he got to his feet and liipd slowly
and painfully up the hillIfifty yards,
got down on his hand _ an knees, and
with his body as close to e earth es
possible, crawled back " ug1i the
low sage over the spur 'ward the
drawl When he could 100 down into
the draw again he stretc t'out and
brought his rifle to the ady. He
waited.
Presently, up the hillsid across the
draw he saw a bush move slightly. It
moved again, but Don Jainie'could see
I nothing. So, deciding to feel;'for what
was there, he sighted carefully on the
centre of that bush and fired. Some-
• thing threshed in the busk, so Don
Jaime continued to shoot until the
threshing ceased. + .
Presently fro.ni far up the draw t) -
w, rd the summit a voice floated faint-
ly,
' "Don Jaimel It's lien Hobart!"
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ass- "Come down, but be careful," Don
nlc- Jaime shouted back.
ver, Ken Hobart came down that long
nd draw at a mad gallop and when the
per- thud of hoofs indicated his near pres-
iere .once, Don Jaime managed aged to stand
ith erect and hail hini.
Dun "Hurt, my friend?" asked Hobart.
sue. "Shot, but not fatally," Don Jaime
rine informed hint with a wry smile. "lop
ease of- the left shoulder, left biceps and
lee ealf of the right hind leg. Also a
e of brand across my chest."
trine "Where's the other pian?"
rich - Don Jaime indicated the spot and
he then sat down to wait while the ranger
nail. rode up to investigate. The ranger's
had face was gravely humorous when he
Don' returned.
ihi' "There a man up there lying on top
of a rifle. An oldish man. Look like
,cel Tom Antrim—that is, dressed like
avar him, but you've shot his head practic-
aa, ally away and he's unrecognizable.
io•s Features quite obliterated."
;pal (To be continued.)
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ISSUE No, 49y'1
Through the Gothic Window'
Deep in the forest svgs a little dell
High, overarehed with the leafy
sweep
Of a; broad oak; through whole
gnarled .roots there Sell
spender Fill that, sunt; itself to
sleep,
Nadler°e its continuous toil had
scooped a well
To please the fairly folk; breath-
lessly deep
The stillness was, save when the
dreaming brook
From. its small urn a drizzly nnil'niur
shook:
The wooded hills sloped upward all
around
Something quite new in the way
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Instead of silk crepe, black satin
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bodice of the pajamas of white
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uterly chic.
Navy blue wool crepe with vivid
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With gradual rise,.. and made au
even rim,
So that it seemed a mighty casque
unbound
Prom some huge Titan's brow to
lighten him,
Ages ago, and left upon the ground,
Where the slow soil had messed it
to the brim,
Till after countless centuries it grew
Into this dell, the haunt of noon-
tide clew.
Dim vistas, sprinkled o'er with sun-
iteckecl green,
Wound through the thickest trunks
on every side,
And, toward the west, in fancy might
be seen
A Gothic window in its blazing
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When the low sun, two arching elms
between,
Lit up the leaves beyond, which,
autumn -dyes
With lavish hues, would into splendor
start,
Shaming the labored panes of richest
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—James Russell Lowell, Poems.
How "No 10" Downing
Was So Named
London.—The recent British elec-
tion has again centred pilblic attention
about No. 10, the historic residence in
Downing Street, when Prime Ministers
of this country have dwelt since Sir
Robert Walpole held high office in
1731, during the reign of George 11.
All day long throngs of curious Lon-
doners look up at this modest home
where Britain's political chiefs make
their temporary residence, or linger
about the precincts of the- street,
which Is named after one of the first
graduates from Harvard University.
Sir George Downing was Secretary
to the Treasury in the reign of Charles
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II, when Whitehall Palace was the - - - -
seat of royalty and Downing Street Plague of Grasshoppers
was built -Ire has an unenviable tee -
Forecast by Entymologist
both in -variableness
and the United
Winnipeg:—Serious but no alarming
States for the variableness of his al- depredations by grasshoppers and cut•
legiances, which were given first to
Cromwell and the.republican cause, worms in Western°'Ctinacla nom: yea
are anticipated b3^kT.. G. Cratwfo-d
minion entymologist, -in a recent ad,
dress here.
In Alberta and Saskatchewan, he;,
said, cutworms will be a serious mein
ace next year and parts of these pro-
vinces will be invaded by grasshop-
pers. South and southwestern. Mani-
toba. will be the stamping ground of '
grasshoppers but this province 'will be
comparatively free from cutworms. Ii'e
advised early precautions to combat
the pests.
Alberta Prepared
Edinonton.—No alarm is felt' in this
province regarding the possible seri. --
ors outbreak of grasshopilers and cut. .
worms next summer, H: A. Craig, de-
puty Minister. of Agriculture in Alber-
ta, stated." -
"We have information -that thous .
ands of grasshopper eggs have been
laid in this province, particularly in:
which it belongs. the southern part," said Mr. Craig,
Inside, the rooms are of moderate "but it is not alarming for our experts
have large stores of poison bait all
prepared for just suck an emergency.
"Every year we have some trouble
with cutworms and they are likely to
be found fairly numerous next year,"",
but this too, is not alarming. We have
knowledge of these possible outbreaks
and we are prepared. to act quickly, •
so feel certain that the situation will'
out," said the proprietor to his as- never get out of control in Alberta.' •
sistant, "and be civil to anybody '
who gives you orders."
Twenty minutes later the shop-
keeper returned.
"Well, any orders while I've been
away?" he asked.
The boy nodded.
"Yes, gent came in and ordered me
to put up my hands while he tool:
the cash register," he replied.
and then, when political fortunes a1-
tered, just as readily placed at the
service of the monarchy. - -
Downing, who *as bora in England,
forsook colonial life for a career of
politics in England.
It was during the reign of Charles
that Downing was presented with a
tract of land in Whitehall, on which
to build his residence. He erected a
series of mansions of which the exist-
ing houses are now the relic.
The house itself, and its neighbor,
No. 11, constitutes a very simple pic-
ture. With its grotesque knocker on
the old-fashioned door; its period
windows let into the brick -faced front;
the sunken area surrounded by' an-
cient iron railings; the attic windows
peering out from the perpendicular
roofing which surrounds them — tho
whole ensemble typifies the seven-
teenth century architectural style to
size and are old-fashioned. There are
two or three apartments which are
spacious, even elegant, but in the main
the rooms are simple and typical of
their time
OBEYING ORDERS
• "Look after the shop while I'm
Trinidad has Siad. no business fail•
urea or 'bankl"ilptcloS of i.mportal1Ce
this year.
If there is ever a time to be am-•
bilious, it is not .when ambition is
'easy, but when it is hard. Eight in!
darkness; fight when you are clown;I -
die hard—and you won't' die at all.
Henry Ward Beecher. •
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