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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-08-13, Page 6UWdilllU,^!!"!! 1JWIIM.IIULU dl! Uli' llll'l'bl PAGE SIX but made side Ronny sagged sus- and car­ the wee quirky ter- and shoved the muzzle of through a shattered pane, glance had caught sight of movement on that distant was a bullet hole left ear and one neck. He was dead FINAL INSTALMENT ‘He’s on top of the bunkhouse,” be set for fer God’s They got WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES L.P. HOLMES SYNOPSIS , , .Silas Spelle, high-1 melts away and pure savagery rears i ny. “She's asleep on my shoulder. I Pore little kid, she’s havin’ a tough time of it.” “I’m glad she’s asleep. She likes yuh, son.” Johnny’s arm tightened around the sleeping girl. She stirred and moan­ ed a little, like an infant plagued with dreams. The air was stark with the chill of early morning. It seemed to John­ ny that the murk outside was thinning somewhat. Dawn was not so very far away. Then the storm broke. From all sides of the house a tor­ rent of yells shattered the silence. And with them came the rumble and thunder of shots. There was a clat­ ter of boots upon the porch and some­ thing crashed at one wide porch win­ dow, tearing away sash and splinter­ ed remnants of glass in a flurry of blows. Then through the opening catapulted a dark, malignant figure, a spitting gun in each hand. Like a flash Johnny lowered Ronny to the floor and leaped away, careless of movement and noise, just so he could draw that ruthless fire from the girl. He stumbled against a chair and crashed in front of him. Immediately those flaming guns winked and flar­ ed towards him. Something struck him low on the left side, burning across his ribs like handed, low-principled cattle baron, its head. And if the suspense endures without breaking, the animal madness grows until danger and hand to hand conflict are to be welcomed with open arms. Thus felt Johnny Clehoe as mid­ night approached. The house was in utter darkness seemingly much deep­ er that the opaque veil which hangs over the world without. And the Box D ranchhouse had become a house of ghosts now. Human bodies had no substance in that stygian, acrid gloom. Only human voices existed, low-pit­ ched, anger hoarsened voices. Only when Ronny crept once to Johnny’s side with a cup of coffee which Chang had managed to brew by some celestial legerdemain, did he re­ alize fully again that he was not alone in a mad, black stark world. Ronny crouched close beside him, her cheek resting against his shoul­ der much as would that of a fright­ ened, bewildered and unutterably wor­ ried child. ‘Tore little kid,” murmured John­ ny. He put his freed arm about her shoulders and she relaxed and rested there. Presently she stirred. “Johnny,” she whispered. “I’m afraid. They are going to rush the house soon. I know it. I feel it. And I’m afraid. If only is out to smash the local bank and force foreclosure on the small ranch­ ers of the Kanab desert country so that he can seize their range lands. He is opposed by Ed. Starbuck, pres­ ident of the Cattleman’s Bank, and by San Juan Delevan, prominent ranch­ er who has been crippled by a fall from his horse. Johnny Clehoe and his partner, Tex Whipple, are cow­ punchers employed b ySan Juan Del­ evan to fight the rustlers and protect his interests. 44* yelled Johnny. “Im gonna him next shot. An’ Jim, sake take a new position, yuh figgered." The old cattleman swore no move to push himself to another point. It was Ronny who darted up and drew her father away, in spite of his protests. At the window corner Johnny sat tense, his lips in a compressed line, his eyes fixed unwaveringly on the top of the bunkhouse. Suddenly he stiffened his rifle His keen a slight ridgepole. The movement continued and grew into the shape of a long, black gun barrel which was being shoved over and trained on the ranchhouse. Johnny swung his sights into line, drawing a fine bead just above that threatening barrel. Cau­ tiously the upper half of a bared head showed. Johnny held his breath, cen­ tered his bead and pressed the trig­ ger. Half the body of a man lurched into view, then dropped from sight. The big Sharps rifle teetered on the ridge pole for a moment then tipped over and slid halfway down the roof, where it stuck and held, in plain view of the exultant Johnny. "That’s one cannon spiked. I got him, Jim. An’ the big gun’s in plain sight on the roof where the rest can’t get' it” 'z^r'^JoIinny’s triumph was short lived, —-just as Spjslle’s cohorts, driven to madness by the sigh’f of another cas­ ualty on their sldfi- ppened up in fury from all angles, Doc McMurdo start­ ed to circle from Deleyan’s side tQ Johnny. He went down, just Opposite the window, falling at full length on his face. Three just above his in the side of his On his feet. At her father’s in a near faint. Delevan swore help­ lessly terribly. Johnny, white and harsh, crouched over and dragged the body into a dark corner. Then, with­ out a word he padded back to his window corner and settled down to his Watching. In that position dark­ ness found them. There comes a time in every man’s life when mi.nutes are hours and hours . untold eons. When suspense whips the nerve centers taut and harsh and sets muscles hard and unyielding. At these times the veneer of civilization following afternoon, a pair of lacklustre about him. Immed- i Spelle?” protested You got him.” get’cha.” Business and Professional Directory Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Established 1840. Risks taken on all classes of insur­ ance at reasonable rates, Head Office, Guelph, Ont. ABNER COSENS, Agent. Wingham. DR. R. L. STEWART PHYSICIAN Telephone 29. T Dr. Robt. C. REDMOND M.R.C.S. (England) L.R.C.P. (London) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON DR. W. M. CONNELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phone 19. ,4AILM Flaming guns winked and flared towards him, Tex was here.” Johnny gulped. “Ain’t I been wish­ in’ an’ prayin’ the same thing,” he muttered hoarsely. “God—yes, if’n Tex was here he’d lick Spelle’s whole damn outfit single handed. Good ole Tex—he’s like a dad to me.” “I know. He’s wonderful. With his clear old eyes and funny, smile. Yet I feel that he can be rible if he’s aroused.” Long they crouched there in dark. Two children, and just a bit afraid of a stark, murder-filled world. Long after, Jim Delevan stirred in his chair and cleared his throat. “Ronny,” he called softly. “Where are yuh, child?” “She’s here, Jim,” answered John- a white hot iron. It spun him half about but he steadied, and drove two quick shots in return, holding low down aiid between the crimson arcs of flame which spat at him. There was a cough, a gurgle and the thud of a falling body. “Johnny,” bawled Delevan. “Yuh got him—yuh got him!” In the rear of the house Pink Cros­ by’s Winchester was crashing in steady cadence, while outside the yells had doubled in ferocity, and the gunfire rolled to a shattering, tained. roar. There came a rustle of skirts Ronny’s voice, fearful and broken ried through the dark. “Johnny—dad—where are you?” “We’re all right child,” boomed ENGLAND’S QUADRUPLETS IN NURSERY • ***•*»& Happy in their new surroundings, r nursery just built. The four, Ernest, with One of their nurses, the Miles quadruplets of Saint Neots, Ann, Michael and Paul, who were 8 England, are pictured above in their months old on July 28 ,are shown Delevan. “Yon keep down-—down—do you hear. Lay on the flour.” But Ronny did nothing of the kind. She stumbled through the blackness until her hands rested on Johnny. She felt the warm stickiness of blood run­ ning down his side. "Johnny!” she gasped. “You’re hurt, you’re hurt. Oh—-dad—-he’s fall­ ing.” Johnny was not exactly falling but he was slumping slowly downward, his shoulders against the wall. “I’m a’right," he muttered hoarse­ ly. “A’right—-jest a little dizzy. /X little dizzy.” He ended up finally, half lying, half sitting against the wall. Ronny crouched, beside him, her arms about his fiercely, She was sobbing and ’praying at the same time. Abruptly he stiffened. “Listen!" he gasped, “Listen — I hear ’em — I hear ’em. Texas guns —Texas guns! Hear ’em roar will yuh? It’s Tex—it’s Tex. The ole gray wolfe’s come to look after his cub. Now Spelle—damn yuh—here’s where yuh—get—yore—needin’s.” So saying, Johnny slumped forward silent—inert. Late on the Johnny opened eyes and stared iately a slow grin wreathed his pale face. Stooping above him was the care lined visage of his old partner. “Tex,” murmured Johnny. “Tex— yuh came in time. I knew it was you. ’ I heard ’em roar—those Texas guns.” I “Yuh danged young hellion,” mur- ! mured Tex. “Yuh didn’t leave much fer Utah an’ Al an’ me to finish.” I “But yuh got , Johnny. “Nope—not us. “I did? I don’t “Son, yuh shore did. He was layin’ jest outside that front window on the porch with a .45 An’ that thievin’ breed son o’ his man yuh downed Jim told me all about it.’ “How about you—did yuh get the cattle?” asked Johnny. “Yore danged right we did. We had a little trouble findin’ ’em but we finally located ’em in a little val­ ley about fifty miles north o’ the rail­ road. The Box D iron -was blotted on every critter, turned into a Gridiron P. A lot o’ it was mighty sketchy work. We cornered the jasper who claimed to own ’em an’ a leetle ques­ tionin’ got him so tangled up he didn’t know what his own name was. Utah an’ Al an’ me declared a showdown an’ the rustler boss an’ his gang el­ ected to shoot it out. It was their mistake. We got the whole stop from one o’ them what was due to cash. He came clean. Like we figgered, Spelle was back .of the whole deal. Talcin’ it by an’ all it’s been quite some storm. But the air’s cleaned up an’ we can settle down to honest cat­ tle raisin’ now.” “That shore listens fine,” murmur­ ed Johnny. “I’m dead sick o’ fightin’. I done had enough roamin’ around. I want to settle down an’ grow fat an’ sprout a beard.” “Yeah?” Tex’s eyes were twinkling. “I reckon somebody else will have somethin’ to say about that — the beard an’ the bay window I mean. Women are touchy about sech things. “Huh,” grunted Johnny. “Think yuh’re smart, don’t yuh?” “Nope—jest a prophet, that’s all. An’ I’ll betcha a new hat I’m right.” Johnny smiled up at him. “Yuh’d win the bet, ole timer. Where is she?” “Out on the porch I’ll send her in.” Tex swaggered the bullet scarred porch glowing in his eyes. Ronny Delevan watched his approach curiously and was rewarded by having Tex catch her by both shoulders and resounding, shameless kiss velvety cheel# “Why—what—” stammered wildered girl. “Now don’t get excited, young ’un,” chuckled Tex. “I’m jest salutin the bride-to-be. Ain’t mad are yuh?” Ronny blushed furiously. “Who told you that?” she demanded. “Nobody. Shucks I got eyes ain’t I? By the way, that young cub o’ mine wants to sec, yuh. Pronto now —don't keep your future husband waitin’.” Ronny scurried to the doorway, where she halted and looked back. Of a sudden she dimpled rosily. "Tex,” she called. “You "They’re good kids, Tex,’ Delevan finally. "None better nowhere,’ Tex. "Jim, we’re danged lucky men.1 "Yore damn right. Tex, I hope there'll be leetle fellers later on, leetle pudgy fellers to tug an’ paw us ole wolves around.” "They will be, Jim. Them kids o’ ours are the real quill." Another long silence. "Happy?” rumbled Delevan. "As hell,” sighed Tex. "This is the end o’ the trail for me. Right here I stay. Right here I sit an* watch the days peter cut down there across the desert?" * between his eyes, four-fingered half- was the two gun in the room. Ole with her dad. length of the with mischief plant a on one the be- win. rumbled nodded W.A. CRAWFORD, M.D Physician and Surgeon Located at the office of the late Dr. J. P. Kennedy. Phone 150 Wingham As though in salute a single golden ray bathed them in its radiance, sof­ tening the grim, sculptured harshness of their features to one of mellowed contentment.’ THE END A HEALTH SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND L'lFEI INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA 4 i Dr. W. A. McKibbon, B.A. PHYSICIAN And SURGEON Located at the Officei of the Late Dr. H. W. Colbornc. Office Phone 54. Nights 107 HARRY FRY IJccnBcd Embalmer und Funeral Director Furniture and Funeral Service Ambulance Service. Phones: Day 117. Night IM. J. W. BUSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan. Office — Meyer Block, Wingham Successor to Dudley Holmes. THOMAS FELLS AUCTIONEER REAL ESTATE SOLD A Thorough knowledge of Farm Stock. Phone 231, Wingham. J. H. CRAWFORD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Successor to R. Vanstone. Wingham Ontario It Will Pay You to Have An EXPERT AUCTIONEER to Conduct your sale. See T. R. BENNETT At The Royal Service Station. Phone 174W. R. S. HETHERINGTON BARRISTER and SOLICITOR Office — Morton Block. Telephone No. 66 J. ALVIN FOX Licensed Drugless Practitioner CHIROPRACTIC - DRUGLESS THERAPY - RADIONIC EQUIPMENT Hours by. Appointment. Phone 191. Wingham F. A. PARKER OSTEOPATH All Diseases Treated. Office adjoining residence next to Anglican Church on Centre St. Sunday by appointment Osteopathy Electricity Phone 272. Hours, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. A. R. & F. E. DUVAL CHIROPRACTORS CHIROPRACTIC and ELECTRO THERAPY North Street — Wingham Telephone 300. strands of one of the many back liga­ ments. The result is often' an im­ mediate spasm of all the back mus­ cles, making movement almost impos­ sible. This may follow an instinctive symptoms. A few forms of kidney­ disease give backache, but the com­ mon idea that one’s kidneys are “bad”' if there is backache is seldom true. Gall-bladder disease sometimes gives THAT ACHING BACK ■ When one considers the complexity of joint and ligaments in the back and realizes the hours of strain to which I it is daily subjected, one wonders why it does not ache more. Even sitting does not entirely relieve back strain, for it still, has half the body weight to support — unless one makes a tri­ pod with the elbows. Backache may come from various causes. It may be due to fatigue, par­ ticularly if one is not used to physi­ cal work. Digging the garden, house cleaning, piling stones for a dock at the summer cottage or pumping up a tire would suffice. It may be due to sudden strain. Any sudden or unusually heavy lift may tear muscle fibres or snap the reaction to save oneself, as when slip­ ping on ice or a waxed floor. Occas­ ionally the sacro-iliac joint, the joint on either side where the spine joins the pelvic girdle, may be slightly twisted, giving prolonged pain. Backache may be due to an inflam­ matory condition in the back muscles. This may be acute .— the real lum­ bago — and may involve the actual fibres themselves, acute fibrositis. The spinal joints may be acutely in­ fected — acute spondylitis. It may be a chronic inflammatory condition, and this chronic arthritis may result in deformity of the spinal vertebrae with “lipping” or with “erosion”; in either case considerable limitation of movement may result. Sometimes other spinal conditions develop. If there is a cancerous growth somewhere else in the body, little clusters of cancer cells may set­ tle in the spine giving a secondary growths there. Sometimes there is a lime or calcium deficiency in the body and the softened bones may break or the vertebrae may times tuberculosis spine. Often the pain is only. It is a common sign of pelvic disorders of the female. Prostatic trouble in the male may give similar collapse. Some- develops in the a “referred” one Thursday, August 13th, 193fr i i iI i 4 di pain under the right shoulder blade. Many cases of aching back are un­ doubtedly due to falty posture, either in standing or in sitting. High heels or improperly fitted shoes aggravate this condition. Most of us have had backache from “flu”, but few fortunately have had the terrific backache in the first stages of small pox. The diagnosis and treatment of backache will be considered in next article. Questions concerning Health, dressed to the Canadian Medical sociation, 184 College Street, Toronto, he answered personally by letter..will be Two tailor’s out some suits, when saw one marked $75. “Bert, look at the one,” he said .“Why robbery, ain’t it?” the burglars had broken into a shop, and were busy sorting one of them price of that it’s dahnright The man had an important engage­ ment to keep and consequently was greatly annoyed by the slo,w move­ ments of the barber who was shav­ ing him. “Keep the brush still,” he said at? last in exasperation. “I’ll wiggle my head!” . KING GIVES GARDEN PARTY FOR CANADIANS Excited crowds of Canadian pH- visited London, following their at- Gloucester (RIGHT)', surrounded by griins mobbed the King when he ar- tendance at the unveiling of the war the Canadian visitors, rived at the garden party given them memorial at Vimy Ridge. Photo at Buckingham palace, The pilgrims shows the King with the Duke qf