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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1929-04-11, Page 7THURSDAY, APRIL 11 th, 1Q20 r i (THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE WHISPERING •II ChroiiR’ks, Harry Sinclair Drago and Joseph Noel BEGIN HERE TODAY ill’ NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY she we uh brain had sensed empire that oven son 2ft. Sunday, April XL- 30:1-27, Yet wbjr is grm 30:9.) ■think t; joy in c The faei LS The people of Jud CHAPTER XNIX The Clash of Wills he shouted. “A HEZEKIAH LEAHS HIS PEOPLE BACK TO GOD. Phe Junaay School Wesson By CHARLES G. TRUMBULL, Litt. D. (Editor of the Sunday School Times) Every tiny leaf is storehouse of flavo ‘Fresh from the gardens* —K- . More Sl< Buck Bodine, new owner of the old ebster place, for revenge upon Dick Acklin, big boss of Double A Ranch in Paradise Valley, plots with the Basques to blow up Ack- lin’s dam. Mercedes Arrascada discovers her brother Esteban’s connection with the plot and fol­ lows his trail until she reaches a float bearing dynamite to the • dam. She jumps aboard she float but it catches fire and she is res­ cued by Acklin’s man, Kildare, a>Healthful pretectfoUfor the whefe family Made by The Canadian Shredded Wheat Company, Ltd. , iand accept this again. Many a time their ancestors ImuC | rejected God, with the only possibly [result; desolation and suffering. Thor? King pleaded with all the people, [therefore, not to be us their fathmesr [had been, but to take -happiness in­ stead of misery from God's® hands? [“For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away* His face from you if ye return unite Him." Would it seem like sheer insanity to reject an invitation like that? But, as the messengers passed through*, the land many “laughed them fA scorn and mocked them.” should we he surprised; are not mor.t men doing that today with God’s* messengers and God’s invitation* which is the Gospel? A few in Israel came; all of Ju­ dah came. And the first thing they did was to break clown the idolatrous altars and throw them into fhe- brook Kidron. Sinful practices were, put away. ■The precious Blood of the Lamh was then symbolized in the killing e£ the passover. It had meant Israel’s. ..................... i. ................................................... ........... It was the Big Bbss. -Skip and a dozen others were with him. The fury of the man suggested the on­ rush. of the angry waters, through the gorge. At first he saw only Kildare. ‘What did it?’’ bomb?” His quick-acting an invasion of his the courts could not prepare. He was off his horse in advance of his men and striding toward Blaze when he haw Mercedes. “What’s- she doing here?” he bel­ lowed. Without giving him time to answer, he yelled; “Yog, saw her! What was she up to?” Blaze got to his feet, “She was doin’ the best she could to save the- dam,” he drawled omi­ nously. Mercedes spoke for the first time. “I was too late,” she half whis­ pered. “Too late to save my little brother.” The men gathered close about Iter, hanging on her words. Acklin felt himself outside the circle of sym­ pathy. He turned and stared at the remains of the dam that’ had been his life’s dream. Some one would pay for that! The lake was almost empty. Two men waded their horsed across it and circled round until they were up with the others. It was Brother John and Melody with their questions. Skip had produced a flask, and Blaze doled out the stimulant to the £irl. Her face lost its whiteness. “Guess we better get you back the Rancho now,” he suggested. Acklin’overheard him. “This is a job for the sheriff,” snarled Head.” The crowd caught the clash of wills. Blaze saw Melody. They exchang­ ed glances. “You misunderstand me slightly.” Kildare's tones were too svreet, too even. “I said that she was going­ home,” he’ went on. Acklin should have known better than to continue this, but he was blind with rage. over his loss. He refused to be warned; He_ raised his hand to Skip. “Do what I tell you,” 'he cried. “Take her to the Bull’s Head, still givin’ the orders here.” reached for his revolver. Skip started to move, but he only a- step, the crowd. “Throw up your hands, all of you! he rasped out. one th'ht moves. I give orders. Melody?” he asked. “I’ve heard him called that,” f “Get her home then. I‘m telling you! Don’t look anywhere else.” Blaze turned to the girl. . ' • “You go with Melody. He’ll get you to the Rancho.” The Big Boss hesitated. • The girl was gone before Blaze spoke again. “All right, boys. You can take them down,” he slowly said. Thanks for obliging that way.” He dropped his guns as to Acklin. “I’ve worn myself thin outfit. Things have been that I didn’t savvy. But ask any questions. I could quit if I didn’t like it. I guess I’m through now. I suppoise I’ll be getting my i pay in the morning. Acklin glared at Kildare. His ex­ pression changed as he told him what Mercedes had done. The girl’s dar­ ing won muttered approval from the men. Acklin moved back and forth for a minute or two before answering. “You may be- right,” he growled at last. “I aim to find out, though. If .she wasn’t in this deal, her bro- ter .was. She’d never been here, otherwise. He wasn’t alone, either, ril never believe that a kid like Esteban could make a bomb good enough to blow that wall out.” , The big cow-man returned to his pacing back and forth, as indication that the incident was closed for the time being. The men stood about uneasily, wondering what they would do next Blaze. ■; With' modesty peculiar to men of his typd cue of other boys/ Were'equally. reticent in commenting on it, but theyftindbf- stood. It was the, cowboy edde. '; ’ Acklin had b,Ge,iL'.-.dra^Tn back’* to his Scrutinizing of thq'wAckhd^Vhil, So tar no deflhite-'pW of action Wd evolved in liis mind. His foreman must have heard the explosion”ail’d must, be on the way-td' Ms side. LoolA iug across,, the, cahoij, he snw.'a silhoueltOd, ’the ' sky. 'His first thought as that ft was Mor­ row.. *' ' .<■ ‘ • “Hollo, 4hm‘b?’* the other called, “that you, Double A?” It was Chet ’'DibVlno; Acklin ans­ wered him. Golden Text The Lord your God and merciful (II. Chron. Some people seem to we cannot have God and lives at the same time, that we cannot have joy unlei have God turned hack wholly to God in lesson, and the result was that th had such happiness as they had n known for almost three centuries. To get the meaning -of the less story we should read chapters 28, : and 30. They tell the story of a bad father and a good son. Ahaz was one of the worst Kings Judah ever had; he turned against ■worshipped other gods and idols, led his people into open sin abominations.4 When his reign came to *an end and his -old son Hezekiah took the A clean-living young man, no time in leading his people righteousness and decency, fitly he^knew that there was no thing as morality without true rtli gion, which is faith in God and obt.d fence to Him; so in the first me of the fist year of his reign lie “o; ed the doors of the house of Lord, and repaired them.” twenty-ninth chapter tells all tha' did to^ cleanse the temple, instruct the priests, and restore the worship of God. Here is an outline of mb thirtieth chapter; The/ King invites all, whosoever will, to receive God’s free grace t.z favor. (1-6.) A warning from their fathers’ ample (7-9). Many reject the invitation; s-.n accept (10-12). Sinful practices put away. (’ 14.) The Blood of the Lamb (15-20.) Joy and Confession (21-22). The worship repeated, not as dm hut as a privilege, in great joy ( 2 26.) Blessing and answered prayer. (27.) Israel, or the Northern ten tribes, had long ago broken with Judah, <-r the Southern two tribes; but King Hezekiah invited all Israel and Ju­ dah to “come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the pass­ erver unto the Lord God of Israel.” l't was a kingly inv-itation, sent in a kingly way, with the posts carrying the royal letters from Beersheba to Dan, the extreme south and the ex- trme north. The passover was. the great sign of Gpd’s grace and deliverance; His people were invited to turn to-Him God. md md OUS ear ne. ostto [escape from death that last night . ““ « a 4:*^ -*m w-r•»-.4* .• 4 4’ w 4**li ivh ruir 25-) thr he bac! E He felt her stir; a second, and opened her eyes. Mercedes refused to believe what she saw. She lifted her hand slowly and felt the man be­ side her. He was real then! ■ While Blaze knelt with Mercedes in his'arms on the brink of the can­ on, the roaring below them grew in violence. Grinding, screeching, the rushing water was ripping the hole, through which it was pouring, into as ever-widening gap. The concrete was still green. It had set well enough to hold back the placid wa­ ter, but against this flood it was helpless. One block would give way and bring its neighbors tumbling down with it. The titanic force, sweeping by, caught them up as- if they had been marbles and hurled them into the valley. From the bank across the canon somebody called him. It was Mel­ ody; good old Melody! “I tried to save the dam,” Mer­ cedes murmured slowly. “Basilio . . . he’s down there.” “You trailed Esteban, eh;” She nodded. “The little chief may be all right,” Blaze lied, wondering how Esteban could have failed to think of his brother and sister. “The water will be spread out long before it gets to the hacienda.” Mercedes tried to sit up. 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Skip and*. tfie they were in Egypt; it means tlusr way of escape frem death, and tte only way, for all men in all lands all times. Have we accepted the* sacrifice of the Lamb of God, His: only-"Son, .and we under His blood? If so, we are saved; if not, we av«s lost. Tlfe people gladly took the oppor­ tunity of confessing their sins to God, and it was a time of great glad­ ness, with singing* and music o£ “loud instruments.” Why shoul-i: people ever suppose God’s religon, the Gospel, bakes folks gloomy? is Satan's lie, for there is no joy ex­ cept in God and Christ. After the required sevpn days off this observance the whole assembly decided to “keep other seven days; and they kept other seven days with gladness.” They thought of it as a privilege, not as -a duty, and their joy knew no bounds. There had noft been such a time, we read, “since the time of Solomon, the son of Das- vid, King of Israel.” And that,, meant well o;i toward three centur­ ies. There were too great results. God’s appointed representatives, the priest® “blessed the people,” as God author­ ized them to do. The closing wordsr of the chapter are impressive: “anti their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling; place, even unto Heaven.When we really turn to God, trust Him fully, and do Hi® will, every barrier erected by our sin between Himself and ourselves is cast down, and He* ■ hears us. Are our prayers answered? Iff [not, does this lesson tell us why? he?” the big boss' de- .. j. < . know.' T-Ie’s hidin’ be- and the cedars. He’s would be,’ “Come on over . here,” the man shouted. “I got the bird that did this trick,” “WT10 ■ is manded. , “I don’t tween hqre badly wounded. By the- time they had made im;- descent to the valley and climbed up to the high plateau on which Chet Waited, some of Morrow’s men from thepeak had arrived. Cash him­ self had not yet shown up. Acklin left. Patterson behind to wait for him. ■ Leaving their horses when they neared the trees, the men spread out and began beating the bu-ah. Moving in an unbroken line they ad­ vanced toward the spot that had been the shore of the lake. They had come'within sight of it without discovering any one when a voice cried out to them; “Come on! I’m done.” v They saw him then leaning against the trunk of a’tree. It was Esteban “So it’s you, eh?” he questioned. “I’m not surprised.” ‘I didn’t think you boy answered with a grin. Blaze came up at that. Esteban, stared at him. “Hello, Kildare,” he* smiled. The cowboy shook his head sadly. The thing that he had feared htol happened. The young fellow seemed to. read his thought. Mlis smile never deserted him,, however. “Roll mo a smoke, will you?” he asked. Blaze’made a cigaret for him and put-sit ip his mouth. By the light of 1,'ke flaring match lie saw the bos condition. “Yquh’e linrt had, bh'?’-’ ,;\“I’m going out this time,, hll .rigl But I haven’t .got •_any - kick.!’ J turned, his. eyes bit .(he}Big Boss, wanted, tq .beat ..yott- ouec—jjust on<, I, guess '! got niy‘wish;*’'• , , “Your tbo,’’ the -ingly.* ^That’s This was my party Uinito /or the job; Abd r set it sirtritt. ‘ “Oh, no, you didn’t! Morrow who spokg. He had there for a lhoineht, unnoticed. didn’t make the ‘miho that did this job. You ain’t smart enough.” His men fell buck its the foreman pals will get ■ big cattleman’ talk, Acklin advanced to Esteban’s side. “We got the fellow that bossed 'this job. Caught him over in thd buttes. Bodine is his name!” ' And Romero? Had they caught, him,’ too? The boy had to risk question. ■ 'You. got him with you, have yuh?9" Cash grinned., “He’ll be here directly. And the? other one, too.” Cash didn’t risk another- name. Esteban didn’t no-* tice that. His heart sank. Evid­ ently Cash was not bluffing. ‘Mercedes . . .Basilio!” Estebans, groaned. His head fell forward o» 'his chest. Blaze put his arm arountl him. In a few words he told tiro- boy about his sister. “But Basilio?” Esteban cried so that all heard. "Bodine promises! to get him out in time.” He reached up and pulled Kil­ dare’s ear down close to his mouth., “You look out for her, will you? Tell Iler that I tried to get word to her and the baby.” ‘Buck up,” Blaze pleaded. ‘You're^ not going out.” “Hang on to me.” the boy begged* “I’m choking. I’ll be gone in jusfe. a minute.” (To be continued) Headaches So Bad Could Not Sleep- Day or Night Mrs. D. Smith, R.R. 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