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A New Serial Story , ,
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The story this far; Paunchy Pil-
ber, head of the worth side gang,
orders Chopper and ‘Mugs, hjs two
henchmen, to shoot Rippy Whit
more, because he has learned that
Rippy wants to go straight. Just
before the fatal shots are fired, two.
gunmen from the south side gang
arrive at the hangout and announce
that Tiger 'Dellaway, their leader,
has been murdered iby some un
known north sider, ‘Paunchy falsely
tells them that Rippy committed the
murder to be t revenged for an un
requited love for Tiger’s daughter,
-vMadge. The two south siders train
their guns on Rippy.
CHAPTER V
* Thud! Crash! * Flash! The thud
is the small dark object which sud
denly bangs into me. And it is no
bullet, because, believe me, I ‘know
there has been contact!-
is me hurtling back
through the big cracked
dow against- which they
me for target practice.
flash is me when I light on my feet,
running. f
Not that I have got brains or
nerve enough to plunge out through
that heavy glass window, back first,
and with two
^nons on me.
from heaven
no choice.
Glass showers around me like it
is -raining the old cat and dog
combination, ana the quick sing of
bullets crack any glass which I
have missed, if there is some. May
be it is ‘fate and maybe it is angels
which sees to it that I light on my
feet, but it is one Rippy Whitmore
which tends to the motion.
Up one alley .and down another
I rip, the hot wind
me as I pass it. And
me comes that steady
guy which is tailing
notch my speedometer
other ana now the grouna is away
below me ana I am not even using
it. ' '
It is no use. Flying gets harder
and harder. And even if I croak
one
my
old
the
The crash
first out
glass win-
have stood
And the
ice guys training can-
B'ut when that 'bolt
pops into me, I have
-whistling at
right behind
pound of the
me. Another
rises and an-
and harder. _. _ _ .
for it, I have got to grab off i
last lung of air. Hauling in
reins, I gasp, lean against an
wooden building and wait for
end. w
The streak of lightning closes
It stops beside me. It is Runt!
‘‘Good Lord!” I expire and
is now my knees give out, and I
am left flat on -my own resources.
“I hope,” mentions -Runt, apolo
getic, "you ain’t sore at me.
"Sore!”. I choke- out,
part of Niagara
"It was this
letting himself
* side me. "The
kicked me.”
"How in the
■9 •
GUY”
left wing. "You jump
to Paunchey how you tagged
seven alleys hut lost track
That’ll .put you back in
in.-
it
>>
mopping
off my -brow,
way,”
down placidly
guy to the
he explains,
be-
rear
out,devil,” I blurt
"did you get here, half-pint?”
“I’ll tell you again,” Runt sighs,
long-sufferingly. “The guy was
ready to hoot me again. I missed
my aim. I got quite a spring in my
jump.”
“And that,” is my sarcastic come
back, "explains how you got here.”
"Sure,” agrees Runt -peacefully,
settling ‘back. “'Only I never meant
to butt you out the window. I hope
you ain’t sore.”
"Look here,” I babble, clutching
him* by the
into me, You knock pie out tho
window. What about you?”
"I follow yog right out. Or may
be I ajn a little first, ‘Anyway, you
are a pretty good runner, Rippy.
I had to move right along to keep
up.”
"Runt,” I pop at him suddenly,
"Paunchey ain’t sore at -you, is he?”
"I ain’t heard of it,” he ponders.
“Then listen.” I haul him up on
his leathers.- "You got to tear back.
Reel of
me up
of me.
solid.”
"I- ain’t lost track of you,” Runt
argues. "But I had to keep movin’
right along. You’re a pretty good—!’
"Don’t talk!” I groan. "(Listen!
Now, you ain’t worth a confederate
greenback if you ain’t 'bac-k to the
hangout in short notice, and with a
good story hack off you. So you
stretch right on back up to the boss,
and announce you leaped out the
west window after me. Got that
Straight?”
"Sure,” quotes Runt.
"All right. You lost track of me.
So you shinnied right back to join
forces with the crew which will be
out huntin’ me.”
"I lost track of you.” Runt is
once again after the star boarders
under his shirt, ‘but it don’t crajnp
his lesson none. "So I shinnied right
back to join forces with the crew
which will be out huntin’ for you.”
"Almost too good.” I -grasp his
right mitt and pump it tenderly.
"Wherever I go, IRunt, I will never
forget you,'Now, you better
"Sure,”
rip.”
down
"Who
no-w?”
"Look here, half pint!” I groan
at him. “If you enjoy breathin’ you
•better connect them .dogs of
with terra firma and -connect
, "Sure,” agrees Runt, not
realizing I have had my jaws
to - let one word ’past- "You
join up with the soutli siders, Ri'ppy,
because now they will ‘be 'carvin’
your initials on bullets just the
same as the northsiders.”-
"You’re telling me?” I snap at
him. Then in despair I place my
six-feet-two ‘back down oh the
cemenCand ponder on how to plant
a thought with a guy whose think
box leaks. "In case you are so late
gettin’ back' to the hangout,” I try
to scare- him, "that the boss don’t
sell on this idea I give you, and
does you up instead in gunny bags
off the docks, don’t ‘blame me.”
"‘Sure,” agrees Runt, never let
ting up on’ the scratching,
Rippy, these other setups in
are lousy. And, besides, they
want you because they are
to hear soon enough how you are
gun fodder.”
"Get this straight,” I explode at
him. "I am not hooking up with
no mob! This is my big opportunity
and I am taking it,
straight.” ’
"Straight,” ponders
ing in his subshirt
rip.”
better
settles
again.
agrees Runt. ‘I
Contented-like, he
against the building
you gonna connect up with
he wants to know.
yours
fast.”
even
apart
can’t
“and,
town
won’t
going
WHEN IN TORONTO
Make Your Homa
Wannhg
LOCATED on wide SPADlNA AVE.
A! Colioga Stroof
• • •* RATES • • •
Singlo $1.50-$3.5O
Double $2.50-$7.00
Write for Folder
We Advise Early Reservation
A WHOLE DAY'S SIGHT-SEEING
WITHIN V/ALKING DISTANCE
A. M. POWELL, P.-eddonf
by
Ahlenp Fitch
REPORT TO SUGAR BEET GROWERS ON
Usborne Council
The .Municipal Council of Us-
borne-Township met Jn regular ses
sion on the 9 th day of February in
the Township Mall, with all the
members present except Councillor
William JBlleripgton; minutes of
January IRh were adopted as print
ed on motion by Councillors Tuckey
apd Brocks
Correspondence was received as
follows: Letters of thanks, for gift
rings to ’Servicemen from Clarence
Ford and Earl Coultis; Dept, of
Municipal- Affairs, report Of Surety
Bonds from the Municipality; Dept,
of Planning and Development, rec
questing information on post-war
works Ontario Association of Rural
Municipalities, notice of Annual
Meeting, -Feb, 25 and 26; County
Treasurer, list of lands liable to be’
sold .for taxes; for the 'Assessor;
Dept, of Munitions and Supply, re
questing information about fuel
wood situation in Usborne Town
ship and also the labor situation.
The township auditor, T. A, Wise
man, presented his report of the
audit o'f the 1945 records and ac
counts of the Township; on motion
by Duncan and Tuckey. the report
of -the Auditor- was accepted ‘by the
Council and the Clerk was instruct
ed to have 10‘0 copies printed;
moved by Tuckey and 'Brocik that
the 'Auditor be paid the sum of
$125.00 for carrying out an audit
of the ‘Township records and those
of th e^ several school sections with
in the Township; carried.
A discussion took place re the
possibility of pre-paying a portion
of thejCounty Rates for 1946; the
Reeve -announced that a discount
of ’ 4 per cent, will ‘be allowed on
any sums prepaid and the Auditor
recommended that not less than
$4,000.00 be prepaid at
time; it was moved by
Brock and Duncan that
$4,000.00 be pre-paid to
of Huron today; carried.
Councillor Tuckey introduced a
request from the Treasurer of the
South Huron Agricultural 'Society
for -a cash grant from this munici
pality to the Hensall Spring Fair
and 'Seed Show; moved 'by Coun
cillors T-uckey and Duncan that the
sum of $15.00 be granted to the
South Huron Agricultural Society;'
carried. ..
Re gravel tenders for 1946; the
Clerk was ‘ instructed to write t.o
the District Municipal Engineer and
attempt to arrange a date for open
ing tenders which will be acceptable
tQ the Eengineer and then to issue
a tender call for the crushing and
delivery ofXome 7,000' cubic yards
o'f pit run gravel from the pit of
W.m. Cann; the tender form used
last year was amended to place the
responsibility of removing head
dirt or otherwise ’Cleaning the pit
upon the contractoi* rather than
upon the municipality.
The road superintendent lodged
a- complaint w-ith the council that
the contractor engaged by the On
tario Department of 'Highways is de
positing large piles of gravel -at
the edge of the township roads ad
jacent to the Kings Highway No.
83 and that these stock piles are
so close to. the travelled portion'
of the road that they cause snow
drifting on the road and also make
efficient operation of the snow plow
impossible; the Clerk was instructed
to write -to the Department Engin
eer asking that the practice be dis
continued.
. Moved by Brock an-d Duncan that
Usborne Township pay to the Ceme
tery Board of the
Cemetery 50% of
new fence in front
for an amount not
carried.
■By-law No. 3-1946, providing for
confirmation of appointments and
fixing salaries and allowances as
set down in the minutes Of January
l'4th, was read three -times and fin
ally passed on motion by Council
lors Tuckey and Brock.
Road expenditures for
rent month amounted to
‘Council adjourned to
Saturday, March 9 th,
o’clock p.m.
this burg,, the stronger iny pulse
works. Then I -get off the rods, I.
get a job,”
"You. do a job,” corrects Runt,
hopeful,
"I get a job, shrimp!” I, sling a
dirty look at him, but it hits rock,
| “I save my money. Maybe ten years
I save my money,”
"Twenty-five plus ten,” mumbles
Runt, bringing his ten hooks into
play, "Now you are 35,” he tells
me, doubtful. "That js pretty old
to get married.”
"Half-baked!” I snort at him.
"I am not saving .any mazuma so'
I can hook up with, no frail, now
nor never.”
"You are now 35,”» Runt hastily
amends, "and you have saved ten
years' worth Of pennies. iMebbe you
better start back from there.”
"Then I 'buy me a grocery store,”
I finish with triumph.
"Yes?” asks Runt, expectant, like
there is some more.
"That is all,” I tell him with an
noyance.
"-Oh, you are dead,” he decides.
"No, nut! I -am satisfied,”
“Umm.” Runt spreads on what
in a norma; guy would be a thought
ful expression. I do not feel I will
be,” he remarks, sad.
"You?”
“I do not feel I am satisfied in
this grocery store. This honest toil
ain’t restful.”
"Look here!” I exhale,^buckling
over y to take a - close glimmer
through the darkness at Runt, "you
ain’t lamming out of town with me,
are you?”
“I thought it was all settled,” he
mentions cheerfull-y, leaning back
like he is spread out alongside some
babbling brook, with all-. the usual
birds and trees.
‘‘Let’s get this right! Do you
want to go straight?”
“It ain’t up my alley,” argues
Runt.
“Then,” I'■pronounce ‘firmly, “you
are starting back for the’'hangout
pronto!”
“You ain’t very safe back there,”
he warns me. “I think our first
idea of lamming out of this buirg
on the rods is bettfer.”
“Our idea?” I gurgle, and sink
down for the moment to wonder
how Runt has ever . managed to
reach manhood intact.
“It might ibe,” .ponders Runt,
“we ought to be trekkin’. If we live
’til we make the east side station,
there is a-southbound freight pullin’
out of there at 11.20 p.m. Maylbe
we even ought to hop that freight.”
“Right!” In nothing flat I am
up on my dogs.
Once more the alleys are zipping
past me, and my blood stream is
streaking through my veins so rapid
it is turning to steam. And always
right to the back there comes that
steady pound-pound-pound. Only
this time I know it is not one of
Paunchey’s ice guys, but only my
pal, Runt.
We come to the finish of an alley,
and straight ‘before us‘ rolls a light
ed street. I pull up my reins and
pause for Runt.
•‘This ain’t the east-side station,”
he starts to argue.
"You’re darned’ right, it ain’t,” I
sling 'back. “It is a lighted
street- and only a few blocks
the Tiger hangout. But if we
a half-dozen blocks of this
street, right out under them blink
ers, we cut off a mile of our sprint
and we catch the 11.20 freight.”
"Sure,” agrees Runt. "I don’t
mind.” And before I have yet work
ed out whether or not I want to
take the risk of doing a nosedive
into one of Tiger’s boys, 'Runt has
let* out his .reins and is half a block
down under the -arcs.
Just as we reach the lqst
a
I
I am .going
Runt, paus-
excavations.
"The word sounds familiar.”
'"Unbelievable!” I warble,, "and
when I all but drew diagrams of
it for you a few hours hack?” I
lean forward, and the excitement
in my voice should register on even
a sledge hammer. “I am going to
be on a rattler and out of this bung
‘before the south and north siders
get hep to I ain’t under the West
window 'With a sprained neck.”
"Maybe they will ‘be watchin' the
trains,” comes his brilliant sugges
tion.
"Sure, dimwit. Absolutely, they
will be watchin’ the trains. They
are Watchin’s the trains right now.
But they are watchin’ the cushions,
an’ I am riding the rods.”
"It ain’t so comfortable,”
tions Runt.
"It’s healthier,” I assure
men-
him.
And cheaper. 'Maybe you notice my
jeans don’t jingle when I’move?”
"Maybe you’re broke,” thinks up
the new .Einstein.
"Right, in one guess,” I praise
him. "But I’ll make it, all same.
First, I -work on this D. X. angle.
The more D. X. -between me and
The Cough That Sticks
x The Cough That Hangs On
This is the kind of a cough.it is hard to get rid of,
the kind, that bothers you during the day and keeps
you awake at night.
. * Why ‘not get a bottle of Dr. Wood’s Norway Bine
Syrup and see how Quickly it will help t<? relieve you of this Coughing conclitioh?
It acts promptly and effectively, going to the foundation of the trouble,
loosening the phlegm, soothing the irritated air passages, and stimulating
g the bronchial organs.
* “Dr. Wood’s” has been on the market for tho past 48 years. . ’’
Price 35c a bottle; the lai-go family size, about 3 times as much, 60c, at
all drug counters. B «
Thtj MilbtirnCo<» Limited» OhL
AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS TO REDUCE HAND LABOR
But Held Back the Machines
»■
THE BIGGEST GAIN has been the segmented seed, which”,
when sown by a good space-planting drill, cuts down by at
least a third the job of thinning the plants. (This Company has
experimented with every known type of thinning machine on
the market so far, and will continue to do so.)
, The Harvest is Now Easier
the present
Councillors
the sum of
the- ‘County
THE MECHANICAL LOADER is a real success. The Company
is trying to get as many as possible of these machines for- THIS
season. Each machine will load a ton of beets in two minutes.
No skips — every beet that could be fork-loaded is picked up.
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main
from
cover
main
of no-man’s land, about
from the 'Tiger hangout,
steps moving toward us.
"On into the shadows,”
Ruiit.
We step into t'he doorway of
store, but nobody passes us but
dame witl^ her .coat collar done
fringe
block
catch
I hiss at
a
a
up
around her map. She sees Us stand-
in’ there, and her eyes get Wide like
she’s afraid, but we step on out
past her.
"-Come on, -Rippy,” says Runt.
When we ankle into the
yards freight No. 28, Which
train, only it don’t know. it,
made tip and ready to roll. I -am
just screwing up to make a nose
dive for the rods, when Runt edges
closer in to me,
"There seems -to be a nice
car empty,” he‘'tells me, "And
rods ain’t so soft.”
"Well,” I hesitate. Then I
my pan negative. “Not so Safe.. 1
don’t wish company.”
“I’ll find out,” the great thought
process* announces, like he is acting
on my dying request, and before I
can snap on to his coattail he is
traln-
is our
is all
box
tlib
flop
Kirkton Union
the cost of a
of the cemetery
-to exceed $50;
the cu-r-
$483.39.
meet on
1946, at 1
A. W. Morgan, Clerk.
look so downy,
walking close by,
Catching hold of
shipper my chassis
vanished into t'he open doorway. In
the -darkness X shove down closer
to the car. Then a low vdice which
is Runt's murmurs to me:
"There ain’t nobody in here, pal.”
I take one 'last glimmer down un
der the train, and even In the dark
the rods -don’t
There’s somebody
so I don’t wait,
the door slide, I
U]i beside Runt’s.
Pretty soft,” suggests Runt, un
rolling across one end of the icar.
"Pretty soft,” I am ‘forced to
agree, measuring off distance right
beside him. •
Down in front I can hear the
train line being pumped up. Thqn
this engine lets out a couple of
toots. Peace settles down over iny
6 feet ,2 and it starts to lobk like
niaylbe I have got this dying job
mine indefinitely postponed.
(Oontiiluetl Xoxt Week)
Xoxt Week: There’s it surprise
fur Rippy ahd Runt when they dis
cover iitoro iiboiifc tlie hcav visitor
into the box Car. |
of
a
£
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THE COMPANY has.$150,000 invested in mechanical unloaders
and has another $50,000 worth of machines on order. THE
COMPANY extensively
tried out two types of
mechanical harvesters last
fall. Further experiments in
our rich heavy soil are still
necessary and will be con
tinued. A third type of beet
combine will be added this
fall.
WHEN EFFICIENT SUGAR
BEET FARMING MACHINES
ARE PRODUCED THE COMPANY
MAKES SURE THAT SOUTH
WESTERN ONTARIO HAS THEM
Published in the interest of
1946 Beet Prices Highest in 26
years
•
The Government asks- South
western Ontario to plant 35,000
acres of Sugar Beets
®
The Good Cash Crop with the
Guaranteed market
•
The Best Farmers warn against
one-crop Farming
•
Sugar Beets are ideal in the
Rotation
V •
Our FieuUPMen are now taking
contracts -
•
There can’t be a surplus of Sugar
Beets in 1946
greater sugar production by:
CANADA AND DOMINION SUGAR
COMPANY LIMITED
CHATHAM No. 3
Children’s Aid Society Refuses to
Accept Mr. Edwards’ Resignation
The annual meeting of -the
Huron County Children’ Aid So
ciety was held, in Goderich when
the following officers were re-elect
ed: president, A. p. Wilkes; vice-
president, Rev. Joseph Janes; sec
retary, A. M, -Robertson; treasurer,
A. H. Erskine; directors, Miss A.
Middleton, Mrs. Albert Taylor, 0.
M, Robertson, Miss Ann Wurtele,
MiSs Sarah MclLean, Rev. L. H.
Turner, Harry McCreath; associate
director, Miss A. Cleaver; finance
Committee,. A. U. Erskine, A. P.
Wilkes, A. M. Robertson; -and Roy
Ratz, W. Woods, and R. E, iSh-ad-
dick, of the County Council.
The following were appointed an
advisory committee; Rev. Joseph
Janes, H, M. Monteith, Mrs. F. R.
Redditt, Mrs. J. B. Reynolds, H.
M. Ford.
76 Children Under Care
‘According to tne report of Mies
Mildred Videau, office secretary,
there' were 76 children under care
in 1945; visits -made numbered 384.
Four of the five war guests have
returned to
There wore
tection, of
There was
tied parents cases. Dependents’ Al
lowance work included 13 cases;
add there were ill applicants Un
der the dependents board of trus
tees.
their homes in Britain.
42 cases of child pro-*
which 11 were new.
no increase in unmar-
IH. T. Edwards, superintendent
since 1928, spoke of the progress
of the wobk from the time of his
appointment to the -present. In 1940
the Children’s -Shelter was closed
and a system of boarding horned inaugurated. Mrs. M. ohaifee .was
engaged as social worker. In 1942,
at the request of the Department
of Defence, the -society undertook
the work of soldiers’ dependents.
M-r. Edwards expressed his appreci
ation of the co-oiperation given by
legal and police authorities.
Resignation a Surprise
At the conclusion of his address
Mr. Edwards tendered his resigna
tion, to take effect in August. It
was not accepted but Was referred
to ithe 1946 executive. The meeting
endorsed a motion that the superin
tendent. the social worker, and the
stenographer bo re-engaged at the
same salaries.Mr. Edwards stated that he wish
ed to retire to enjoy a Well-earned
rest, His decision to resign was a
surprise and was received with pro
found regret.
A. H. Erskine submitted the fin
ancial statement, showing receipts
of $12,380.18, and expenditures
amounting to* $11,098.99,
A, M. Robertson, who has been
the secretary of the society for
many years, briefly contrasted tlie
work of today with that of 25 years
ago. The total receipts in 1920 were
$2,800.72. The county 'grant was
$1,200 compared with $6,300 in
1945.
N. Kernighan spoke briefly, con
gratulating the branch on the Sat
isfactory condition, and a vote of
appreciation was tenderd the offi
cers.
Exeter Lady Honored
On ‘Monday evening Miss Mary
Gardiner entertained at her home
in honor of iMrs. Allan 'Swain, who
has resigned her position With Dr.
Fletcher. 'The evening was sipent
in playing ‘Court Wliist. Mrs. Emery
Cavers and Miss Maida Wein were
the luck winners. Mrs. -Swain was
presented with a token of remem
brance by the girls. A lovely lunch
was served by Mrs. Gardiner ana
Mary.
OLD i
CHUM