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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1929-02-07, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-AJDVOCATE TIRWAL FEBRUARY 7th, 1939 i WHISPERING — by — « « Harry Sinclair Drago arid Joseph Noel '■ BEGIN HERE TODAY Esteban, son of Jose Arrascada, while riding with a party in an .attack on the Double A Ranch, is seriously wounded and carried to the home of his enemy, Dick Ack lin. Jose, while searching for his son, .is shot and killed from am bush. Acklin and Buck Bodine have stolen the water supply from the Basques of Paradise Valley. Mercedes, daughter* of Jose, ac cuses Acklin of the ■murder of her - lather. Acklin denies the charge. ,"You don’t think we would do a rotten thing like tjiat, do Blaze asked sharply. "Please,” Mercedes begged, make another-.scene.” ‘Anything to get away,” Esteban. "When I drove up with the rig, Acklin called me in and told me I should go. If you’ll give me a hand we"ll get started.” you?” “Don’t replied Jhe Junaay School Wesson By CHARLES G. TRUMBULL., Litt, D. (Editor of the Sunday School Times) REPENTANCE AND FAITH Sunday, Feb, 10—-Isaiah 1: 10-20 Ezekiel, 18; 20-23, 27-32; Mark 2: 1-12; Luke 3: 1-14, 15: 11-24; Acts 2: 32-39; 'Hebrews 11: 1-10. hut it did here, “I go to my father, and him: Father, I have heaven, and before ... ..... :..?..*......... ramous for Economy and Healthfulness SHREDD ^5® NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Acklin came down and went to his ■office. i r . . Through the open window ■ Mer cedes called to Melody and Blaze. "■Will you tell the- Senor,” 'said, ' that I am going ,to take brother with me now?” Melody was back in a minute. “The Big Boss says he can’t be taken out,” he reported in a crest- ■fallen manner. Esteban’s eyes flashed. Some of Mercedes’ old fire came back to her. “What 1ms he'to do with it?” she demanded. “I take when I want to! I will tell him' so! ” She found Acklin in his office. A hard look came into the eyes of ttlre feudal lord; -“You. him1! she my can’t take Don’t you know that if I turned h.ini over the the sheriff, he would go to.the pen for last night’s work?” '“I am not afraid!/’ Her voice was defiant. “If my brother go to .jail; you- go, too. Not .to jail, Senor the hangman!” ."What are you getting at?’’ Ack- lih cried. . ' “‘Yoii, know very, well what I am father dead; getting at, you beast! MY •was killed last night; shot while he was riding here!” .Acklin’s face blanched. •“J had nothing to do‘ with ■you hear?” -nasty tlii’eat. "ambush.’,’ The sound of *„tlieir loud talking had reached Melody, wllo had ►downstairs on an alleged errand.. - ’ Mercedes saw him. “Senor Aclc- 'limlias changed Iris ‘mind,’’ she stat ed. "Will you -get my ready?” Melody looked at. the Big -confirmation Of thi^ order. «ed his head and, turning to it, d'o His voice rose .with a “L don’t shoot from brother Boss for He nod- his own • quarters, slammed She door behind him. Blaze’was sitting on the edge of Esteban’s bed when Melody and Mercedes returned. Melody’s smile had taken its. ac customed place. Blaze was quick ■to notice the change in .him. 1 “The kid’s going home all right.” * -the sorrel-topped onertnformed him. Esteban, forgetting his nurse’sEsteban, forgetting Orders, sat up in tfedt “Maybe you cOuld Melody went on, . to go down and see about a rig then.” S-o while Mercedes went to the window, Blaze got her bother ready window, Blaze .got her brother ready “I ought to ask your forgiveness,” Esteban said sincerely. “You?” Mercedes -caught a hint of mystery in, her brother’s voice. ■ .’She looked at Blaze. He got to his l’eet. "Bettei’ forget it,” he mumbled. -“Don’t amount -to anything.” Blaze stuck his head out of the window, trying to locate Melody, as Esteban told his sister what had happened at the* Chiinney. “You tried th kill him! He did not shoot back?-’', Madre de Dios!” she cried." And I called him a' spy!” Blaze came toward her quickly as he heard her gasp. - * (tr folks don’t owe me* nothing, were pretty excited when I met you this morning—yotif. father aild—” “Father?” Esteban’s face went white. Blaze could have cut off his tongue for this slip. “What’s that, about father?” the £ boy demanded again. “Has he been hurt-killed? Did somebody get him?” His Voice rose to a scream ■ ~as he tried to gqt to his feet. With a cry, Mercedes’ head dropp ed to the edge of the bed. In spite of Kildare’s pleading, she broke down and wept bitterly. A shadow crossed t-lie hoy’s face. He under stood. Kildae turned to Mercedes. As Blaze did so, Esteban managed to get to his feet, by clutching a bed post* Melody came in just their and caught the boy :as he tottered. Esteban struggled to free himself arms’. “Don’t touch “Damn the Double ho match far Mel- Against his will he to the bed. dress him,’’ Blaze. “I’ll 'That’s all right, little girl. You You from Melody’s' ; me!’1’ he cried. A!” The bey was ody’s strength. Was forced down “For the leve of Pete! What’S the matter?” the happy-go-lucky poet demanded. “Matter? My father’s been, kill ed! Killed! Some one in this out fit did it, too!” CHAPTER XVI The Passing- of Old Ironsides The day of Jose’s funeral dawned bright and clear. Little dustclouds rose in a hundred places from the desert roads, as the widely scattered the alleged automobile, for all its lack of paint and its unconcealed vi tals, was, like its owner,, thorough ly efficient. Tire man was Brand, coming all .the way from Winnmuc- ca. Acklin was proving, at that mom ent, his keen interest in Jose’s pass ing. He was in his office, and Mor row and Kildare were with him. The latter’s face wore a sullen look. Acklin was saying: “People in .general don’t know you, Kildare. That’s why I want you to go.. You can drop in at the church or. mix in with the crowd at the cemetery.” Blaze nodded his head a little and pulled his hat lower over his eyes. Pie had been carefully scrutinizing a rifle that stood behind Acklin’s desk He reached over and picked it up and proke it open. It was an al most new automatic. He threw a shell out of the chamber. "I reckon I’d better take this,” he murmured off-handedly. “The old iron you gave me when I came bucks about every second shot. This is a real rifle; brand new, too.” "No, don’t take any gun.” 'Cash drawled. “Ain’t you still got hat trick if anybody jumps you?” "That’s right. Kildare,"’ Acklin went on. “I’m sending you because I particularly .don’t want a fight. You had better get started.” Blaze had palmed one of the shells from Acklin’s gun; and lie -compared it, as soon as lib got dwhy with the one he had found on f1-- rocks. There was no question of their likeness. ,. The Basques, bareheaded under the blazing sun, murmured' age-old Latin prayers for the repose of'their leader, as the body was lowered to its last resting place. Kildare took off his hat and whispered “Amen” in unison with the mourners. It was an unconscious, reverential touch; a response to a tug at his emotions that surprised him. He saw Mercedes with Basilio’s hand in hers, kneeling . beside the grave as the earth was shoveled on the coffin. As if in response to his pentrating gaze, she turned and ---- him. i • Their eyes conveyed to each other an unspoken message. Mercedes seemed to appeal dumbly to him ’*« her 'misery. Kildare stepped for ward, but he stopped almost immed iately as he saw an expression of in tense fear creep over the girl’s face. Romero and Salvator had recog nized the Double A man. They drew near-, and made no move. Kent wondered why he did not draw. % Romero had his six-gun ready for adtlon. . “Drop that shootin’ iron quick!” Kent commanded. It was said so quietly that not a whisper reached those beside the grave. But Romero- heard and obey ed. .Tuscarora was not fooling! Save for4 Mercedes, no One in the crowd had been, conscious of their move ments. “Why does he come here?”. Ro mero questioned savagely. “H$,’s a sneak for the Double A,,’’ Salvator choked. Kildare’s “I’ll take cried. He used contempt for _ . shade of emphasis that meant deadly insult. “Kildare was tending to his own business,” Tuscarora stated loud en ough for all to hear, butted in on him— him. God, and the God is the re Peter’s great of Pentecost of His Son. on the day the heart of Israel with this “Therefore let all the house K still t”- blood leaped, that from no bosco!” the cow-man’s term the Basque, with . “These boys ■tried to jump We won’t have any rumpus.’ CHAPTER XVII Fridnds to the Rescue Long after the mourners had dis persed, Kildare and Tuscarora sat in their saddles at the gate,of the ceme tery. Tuscarora had swung1 his horse around, and was staritfg intently at the rise back of the cemetery down which Blaze, had ’ come. Kildare saw^. immediately the cause of the little man*s interest. Silhouetted against the sky were six horsemen. •As the two of them watched, the riders separated. One wont north, and the others dashed away to the east. •/••I .<^1^5r==:==~^~^2^">^ Lx 1 r 1,11 ii^m Full size biscims thoroughly baked With hoMrnilk- — a bowlful of .warmi ^ade bx .. energy for cold days e Canadian Shredded Wheat Company, Ltd, Here and There faith’’ He called up- their sins. If and thereby in Him, He Golden Text Rejient ye, and believe the Gospel. (Mark 1:15.) The question is sometimes dis cussed whether faith alone is the se cret of salvation for the sinner, or whether there must be repentance as well as faith. This lesson an swers the question. There can be no jtrue repentance without faith, and there can be no true faith with out repentance. Each requires the other, The Isaiah passage records God’s stern and unsparing rebuke of those who mistakenly thought they could offer Him faith without repentance. To the people of Judah, who were scrupulouly careful .in burnt offer ings and sacrifices, ’but whose lives were full of sin, God said their sa crifices and expressions of counted for nothing, on them to turn from they would do this, show their real faith made the precious promise: “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” A similiar uncompromising’ call to repentance was given to Israel through Ezekiel. God showed that the result of sin must be death. But He also showed that repentance and turning away from sin, in faith, means life for the Sinner. "So in iquity shall not be your ruin.” Let us notice that the word "re pentance” means reget ar sorrow for sin, and a change of mind, because of this sorrow or regret, concerning sin. This is possible for the sinner only by the work of the Holy Spirit in the sinner’s, life. Faith is equally the gift of God to men. It is. tremendous in its possi bilities, and can even lay hold of blessngs foi’ others, as the Mark pas sage shows. A helpless paralytic,, evidently diseased because of sin, was brought to -Christ and healed and saved because of the faith ’of four friends. The Lord first told him his sins were forgiven; then He worked the miracle of bodily-heal ing. We are told it was because “Jesus saw their faith.” Are we daring to trust the Lord for the spiritual healing of loved ones? John the Baptist gave his genera tion a message similiar to that of Is aiah and Ezekiel. He called upon men to repent, and told them plain ly what their sins were, and what repentance would mean for them. The parable of the Prodigal Son is an. immortal story of repentance. The sin is plainly set forth, spring ing from selfishness and unrestrain ed lust. But misery resulting from sin follows, as it always does, soon er or later. Repentance does not always follow, will arise and will say unto sinned against thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants,” Here was full recognition of sin, purpose to return to him who loved him, and to whom he owed love; complete confession of sin; no attempted self-defense; true humility in forfeiting all recognition and taking a low place, With all this was a plea for the grace, not the justice, of the father, and hat is both repentance and faith. God’s response to such repentance and faith is beautifully shown, When, the son confessed that he deserved noth ing, the father gave him everything. /Ill sin is against greatest sin against jection sermon pierced charge: of Israel know assuredly that God hath made the .same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both .Lord and Christ.” When they cried out to ask what they should do, the an swer came; “Repent, and be bap tised every one -of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of of sins.” There are repentance and faith in one command. It is the only way to-day. A fitting conclusion to this lesson is given in the great chapter called the "Westminster Abbey of Faith,” Hebrew 11. God here shows that from the earliest times faith was the only way by which sinners could come to God or please God. Faith gives substances to things hoped for. Faith is the conviction of things not seen. By faith men of old obtained a good report. «• 6 By faith, not by science or human wisdom—"we understand .that the worlds were framed by the word of God,” things seen not being made of things ,material and visible. ‘Abel’s blood sacrifice pleased God, offered in faith of God’s way of sal vation, and Cain’s faithless offering was unacceptable. Faith made is possible for Enoch, who walked with God, to be trans- ; lated without tasting of death—a I type and foregleam of the coming translation of the Church at the Lord’s return. It is impossible for any -one to please God without , faith; only by ’faith clan one believe that God is, and that He rewards those that dili gently seek. Faith saved Noah and his family out of a doomed world, and gave him eternal righteousness in the next world. Faith' meant Abraham’s obedience to God, not seeing where He went, but believing Him who directed him. And by faith Abraham, counting himself only a pilgrim on this earth, looked confidently for his final home in a "city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” ' (226) .5 . ' A -skin. game.—-Two young boys living 90 miles northwest of Ed monton. started a coyote farmin 1927.- by digging young coyotes out of the ground quid 'confining them in a pen. They got 140 young animals and when their skins' were mature sold them for $12 each.,.z A southern packing plant special izes upon horse meat for shipment to parts of Continental Europe where it is very popular. It lias been suggested that the nondescript range horses straying about South- ' ern Alberta be herded for packing purposes. It is a pity> someone could not figure out a similar way of consuming some of the.old motor cars that are loose on the high ways.- Twenty oil burners measuring overall 97 feet in length and weigh ing 725,000 ipoundw have been order ed by the Canadian Pacific Railway and will be in passenger and freight service through the moun tains' this summer. Each of them will do the work of two or more of the lighter locomotives. Thev ai’e ■the largest in the British Empire and will revolutionize transporta tion in the west, it is predicted. Kent whirled on Blaze. “Is that your bunch?” he demanded. "I came alone,” the Double A man shot back, quick to realize the insinuation. "I think I recognize the big fellow ahead!” “Yeh?” "Bodine! Let us find out what they’ve got on their mind!” “You said it, son. I don’t fancy this Mr. Bodine even a little bit.” To avoid seeming to trail the my sterious riders, Blaze and Kent chose rather to intercept) them by follow ing the road Mercedes had taken. She and Basilio had left with old Peter, the head of the Bengoa clan of Kings River. The gray-haired Basque was an uncle to them by marriage. (To be continued) FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES (New York Evening Post) The scene was around a Christmas tree late Tuesday afternoon. The youngsters of an advertising man had been up since dawn. Gifts were scattered about the room. . Dad and mother were nearly worn out with the festivities. One youngster ask ed, “Dad, can we play at keeping store?” From behind the morning paper came, “Yes, if you promise to keei> very quiet.” “All right,” skid one of the youngsters, “we’ll just pretend we don’t advertise.” * It does somewhat shatter romance to discover you married a foot re ceptacle. Zurich Mr. Philip Beaver left the pasfe. week for Exeter, where he will makg> his home in future. 4,Mr. and. Mrs. Herbert Hey and* family, of London, were visitors re-* cently at the home of the former’?* father, M’r, Chris. Hey, of the Bab-* ylon Line, also other frieu/ls. Mr. Hey, of London, experienced, a fire in t’heir home when they were away one day and upon returning, noticed that part of the interior was aflame. The fire was extinguished, by the brigade but not before con- isiderable damage was' done. The loss is estimated at $1200 which hr all covered by insurance.|. Mr. John Fuss, who suffered an attack of illness recently, is im proving. The annual meeting of th© South' Huron Co-operative Company was- held at the Dominion Hotel, Zurich, and was fairly well attended. This organization is carrying on quite an extensive amount of business throughout the year, and shows great progress. The election of officers resulted as follows: President E. F* Klopp; Vice-President., J. Laporte; Secretary-Treasurer, Matt. Clark, oY Hensail. Mr. Irvin D. Smith, of called on his brothers, C. O. 'Simtin of the Blue Watei* Highway and C, L., of the village. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meidinger from Exeter, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Thiel, at Blake, on Thurs day last., Hamilton. Victoria is hawing a mid winter golf tournament open to member's of the local clubs and to guests of the Empress Hotel, and the players won’t have to play in mittens and fur coats, either. In the east they , have, a game called winter golf that they .play with bow and arrows, on. skies or. snowshoes, but the golf . at Victoria is the legitimate article. The game is played the year rouard in the equable climate of 'the Pacific ’ coast. Unique and luxurious cars, differ ing from anything operated in this country before; will be carried by the two crack trains of the Cana dian Pacific Railway, the Trans Canada Limited between Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, and thts Mountaineer, from Chicago to the Pacific coast, it has been announ ced. The cars will have bath •rooms, valet service, lounge and smoking space, and a * solarium, with vita-glass windows. ■ The sea is constantly productive of tales of adventure. A recently told story is that about Comman der S. Robinson, O.B.E., of the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of France who turned his ship into the face of a hurricane and went 500 miles out of his course to take aid to injured seamen on a storm tossed Japanese freighter. The great liner waited beside the freighter, which had been badly battered by the huge waves and some members of whose crew had been injured, but found it impossible for boats»to pass between the two ships to con vey a doctor.- After waiting for half a day the. master of the Jap anese ship reported that he could make port- and the Empress of France continued on her interrupt ed voyage,' death of. j. McPherson STEAM UP FOR LONDON This model; a perfect working miniature of one of the Canadian National Railways’ giant 6100 North ern type locomotive^, is now on its way to London, England, where it will be exhibited in the European offices of the National system. John E. Wood, of Winnipeg, constructed it in his spare time, and it took him fourteen months of diligence and skill. 'The main ftamos and some of the other parts were made by apprentices in the Fort Rouge and Ttanscona shops. The model, is cor rect in all external de tails and will work under its own power* The boiler has been tested to 150 pounds pressure. For the purposes of exhibition a motor was placed in the oak base to drive the wheels through a worm gear On the main driving axle. The over-dll length of the model is eight feet, six inches, while the over-all length of the original 6100 is 94 feet, Six inches. The model weighs approx imately 275 pounds and the super- locomotive <326 tons-. USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY f Head Office, Farquhari Ont. President, JAS. McKENZIE- Vice-President SfMON DOW DIRECTOR# FRANK MCCONNELL jJ. ALLISON ROBT. RRIS,.. f. BROCK \ AGEN 24 Ways to make Bread fin the famous Purity Flour Cook Book. Have one in your kitchen. Sent for 30c Western Canada Flour Co. Limited Toronto Mrs. John McPherson died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Hugh Wright,’ on January 29 th. The de ceased, whose maiden name was Am elia Thomasine Hocking, was born in Ohio 73 years ago. When she was quite young the family moved to Canada; and were among the earliest settlers in Russeldale, where they settled on the farm on which W, E. Hocking still’ lives, Two years ago last September, Mr. and Mrs. Mc Pherson Went to reside with their daughter and a month later Mrs. Mc Pherson was stricken with paralysis, four days later 'Mr. McPherson also suffered a stroke, recovered, but Mrs. McPherson has since been confined to her bed. Be sides her husband, she 'is survived by four daughters, Mrs. John Norris, Mrs. Harry Norris, Cromarty; Mrs. Ged. Fitzgerald, Hamilton, Mrs. H- Wright, -Seaforth and also one son. William, of Rjissoldale. JOHN ESSEAy, Centralia, Agent for Ushorue. an^Biddulph z OLIVER HARtelS/Munro, Agent tdr Hibbert, FqlWtoh and Lbgah W. A. Secret 99, Exeter. GLADMAN & STANBUBY Solicitors. Exeter Box JRNBULL z-Treasurer Ontario. Mr. McPherson Bronchial Cold Left Her with a Dry, Hacking Cough Mrs. A. Prhneau, 36 Ingram St-. Chatham, Ont., writes:—*”1 am pleased! to take this opportunity of telling yem, of my experience with Modernism: Buying a $800 din ing room suite; eating a peanut butter sandwich at the drugstore.• * ♦ * ♦ * <• ♦ * Tramp—“Yes, I’m workin* me way troo, lady-—but dey din’t allow us Freshmen to saw wood.”•«* Many a man is on such good “terms with himself that ho never thinks of being pleasant to anyone else. 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