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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-10-05, Page 6WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES 'into theI SUNSET BY JACKSON GREGORY SYNOPSIS Barry Haveril goes hunting for a cousin of his, Jesse Conroy, known as the Laredo Kid, who murdered his brother, Robert. Barry is befriended by Judge Blue and his daughter, Lucy. The Judge turns out to be a friend of Laredo’s and a bad actor. Barry es capes, however, and meets an old man earned Timberline, who also is gun ning for the Laredo Kid. After several years of searching, Barry returns to Judge Blue’s house, where he meets a man called Tom Haveril whom he accuses of being his cousin, Jesse, in disguise. Barry becomes convinced of this later and they have a gun battle, both getting hurt. Recovered, Barry discovers Tom Haveril has married Lucy whom he loves. Barry kidnaps Lucy, and after a gun battle with Haveril’s men, takes her to his cabin in the mountains. There he finds the real Laredo Kid wounded and dying. There Lucy learns she is not Judge Blue’s daughter but a wealthy heiress whose parents were slain when she was a little girl. Meantime Timber’ line brings news of pursuit by Tom Haveril and Judge Blue and their men. Lucy is sent on to Barry’s ranch. Barry and Timberline take to the hills with the dying Laredo, who gets well, and escapes with the hors es. Afoot, Barry and Timberline make it to the ranch, where they learn that Judge Blue and Tom Hav eril are heading a posse after Barry, for “stealing another man’s wife.” Lucy, who knows it is the money they’re after, flees with Barry to a deserted cabin. Barry is alone in the cabin, fixing supper, when Tom Hav eril steps in drawn. Molly, loved Robert, Tom Haveril they find faded letters making Judge Blue out the murderer of Lucy’s par ents. However, the posse is still gunning for Barry. Stealthily return ing to their gold mine, Barry and Timberline get the drop on the men who are after them, and Barry tells them the truth about Judge Blue. th© lay. Thursday, October 5th, 1939 ' t Hamilton’s. “Yuh’re coinin’ with me.” There was murder in his eyes then and she saw it, stark and brutal and merciless; and utter terror gripped her. He said again to the terrified girl, “Yuh cornin’ with me.” “No!” she cried. “I—” That quiet little woman, Barry’s mother, became like a she-wolf pro tecting her cubs. Incredibly swift, she leaped for the old rifle standing ag ainst the wall, dead Robert’s gun where she had placed it when think ing that Barry might want it The Kid’s gun came up out of its holster in a gesture too quick for the eye to follow. He touched the trigger gently, thal devil’s grin still on his face; there was the roar of explosion, the flash of orange fire, and the rifle clattered to the floor. He had very adroitly shot the wo man through the right forearm. The Judge burst out explosively, though he made no gesture toward his own gun: "Look here, Laredo! This sort of thing— Laredo whirled and all without warning fire a second shot, and the Judge clutched his abdomen. The Judge’s gun was still' in its holster; he had no strength to drag it forth. He had lurched toward Bar- j horses. They were the sheriff, Ed Brawley, his face sick-white, his shoulder red, blood dripping from his fingertips, and the old man, Cliff Bendiger. He collapsed and slid to ground. Barry went to where Brawley The Sheriff muttered weakly: "It was the Kid. I didn’t know who he was! The Judge says, ‘Meet a friend of mine, Jesse Conroy, a cowboy workin’ for me.’ If I’d only knowed! He shot fast, after Timber done his talkin’; shot an’ rode away on his spurs, laughin’ his head off!” “And Timberline?” asked Barry anxiously. “Shot him too,” muttered Brawley. “But why—>” Brawley said, still more faintly: “Reckon he was sorry he spilled the beans. You see, he let out where your women folks was. And lie know- ed that them two, the Kid anyhow, was headed straight to get his hands on them efemales.” “Good God!” gasped Barry. Then he ran for a horse. It was a never-to-be-forgotten ear ly dusk that Judge Blue and the Lar edo Kid rode into the yard of the old Ben Haveril home, Barry’s mother and the two Lucys ran to the door, all eagerness. Al ready the Laredo Kid was standing ry’s sister. Instinctively she made a the porch, his hard brown hands swift movement toward it. his narrow hips. on on Why Laredo did not shoot her is the door, with guns a half breed girl who Barry’s brother, fires, dies. In his pockets “Papers?” said the men among themselves. .Someone called out. “You go see, Bendigo; you can read like a lawyer.” Bendigo read and Barry explained. Bendigo scratched his head and said, “It looks like to me—” Barry called out the full explana tion to the men down below. He jended by saying: “You. fellows that worked for Tom Haveril, you know I’m telling you the truth. Sarboe has told us what he knows, and it’s plenty! You’re all ripe, for hanging to the first tree. The Laredo Kid is still riding free, stick ing close to the Judge because either one of ’em can hang the other, and they're afraid to separate! Want to stick along -with them? Then fill your hands! Come a-shooting, or of here'” “That’s teachin' ’em their I reckon,” said Ben Haveril, Just then two men came “Barry save me!” she screamed. Burned to Death Owen Sound — John Charles Ceas- • ‘ er, 46, Holland Township farmer is . believed to have been burned to death ■ when the small frame and log house in which he lived alone was struck by lightning and destroyed. pel Great Britain and France to make peace on German terms, partitioned Poland with a warning to the rest of the world to keep hands off, and pro jected an economic program to fur nish the Nazis with Russia raw mat erials. * 1st Division Picked from All Parts Ottawa —’ The composition of the First Canadian Division for overseas service, picked frorfi all parts of phe Dominion, was announced by Defence Minister Rogers, The units selected show that the policy announced of picking the contingent as far as pos sible on the" representation on the basis of population has been follow- ed. Included in the selection are headquarters staffs and units number ing seven from Western Ontario, what/1 he said. "Yuh’re goin' to be worth money to me. Now, are yuh cornin’?" He flipped his gun over and drew a fine bead on a spot between Mrs. Harvell’s 'eyes. Lucy’s voice came to her then in a thin scream. With the Judge dying on the floor, with Barry’s sister ly ing unconscious, a smear of blood spreading on her face, with Mrs. Hav eril looking like a dead woman stand- , ing erect, she knew that the Kid would welcome another killing, just to show off before her and to con vince her that he was a man of his word, and nbt squeamish about such things. “Yes, yes, I’m coming!” she gasp ed. “Oh, God help me—■” “No!” said Mrs. Haveril. “No, dear. I’d rather have him kill me.” Laredo caught tjie girl by the arm and jerked her to <him. “We’re in a hurry from now on. We’ve wasted enough time," She clung to the horn of the sad dle and turned for a ’last look back. Mrs. Haveril, one arm dangling, had run outside and had retrieved the rifle which Laredo had thrown into the yard. Laredo, too, turned and looked back. “She’s askin’ for it,” he grunted and jerked out his newly holstered gun, “Don’t!” screamed Lucy, and tried to come abreast of him to strike his arm down. “For God’s sake—” He only laughed at her as he fired; this time he shot to kill. There was the ©rack of the rifle; Lucy heard the angry hiss not a yard from her own head; she head the explosion of the gun in Laredo’s hand and saw Mrs. Haveril fall. Those last shots were heard from afar, dully muffled sounds, by Barry Haveril riding hard to come up with Laredo. Tie began shouting as he rode into the yard. Ice went to his heart at the ominous hush which was his only an swer. He ran into the house still call ing, only to grow momentarily rigid, filled with horror. The Judge was dead. His sister Lucy, he-' thought dead, too; she lay on the floor, still unconscious, her face covered with blood. He dash through the house, seek ing. Where was his mother?. Where was Lucy Hamilton? The first moving think he saw.was his mother, weakly trying to rise from where she lay out in the yard. “I’m all right, Baron,” sh.e whisp ered. Then he saw her broken bloody arm and saw .too that she had been shot through the shoulder. As he drew her into his arms he heard her, still whispering, say. as steadily as she could: “He—he’s taken your Lucy away with him, Baron.” “Laredo? When? Where, Moth er?” She tried to point but could only nod feebly to indicate the direction. “Only a minute ago. Go^ Baron. Kill him, Baron. He—he is not a man —just a mu.rder machine. God wants you to kill him, I think, my son—-to put him out of his misery- Barry put her down gently where she was. “I’ll be right back, Mama,” softly, “with Lucy. Just a Mama.” His horse was fresher than with which Laredo was trying to es cape, and Barry overhauled them be fore they had gone a mile. Laredo heard and saw who followed; cat quick he was down out of the saddle, dragging Lucy along with him. As his cousin Tom Haveril had done in like circumstance, so now did the Lar edo Kid do, holding the half fainting Lucy before him with one arm, his other hand on his gun. “I see yuh’re bringing me back my ol’ red gun, Cousin Barry,” he mock ed, but Lucy saw that for all his jeer ing, there was a look of fear on his face. Barry came forward, walking slow ly, the old red gun in his hand, Lar edo shouted, “That’s close enough, Sundown! One more step an’—” “I’m. going to kill you Laredo,” said Barry and came on. Laredo yelled back at him, “Yuh fool, yuh’ll kill her!” “Barry!” screamed Lucy. “Barry, save me! I don’t care if I am killed! I’d rather be dead—” It wanted something next door to a miracle to speed that bullet by the girl without harming her and to bury it in Laredo’s lean body. The mir acle was not forthcoming. Barry’s bullet hit Lucy. But it hit Laredo too. It struck her in the tip of the shoulder and went clean through And drilled Laredo’s shoulder an inch or so l<?wer than Lucy's, Laredo lifted himself a fraction of a second first, but his arm'was heavy and as he threw his gun forward Bar ry was already firing again, A long red furrow sprang into his face as he fell backward. Yet, dropping back, he loosed another bullet with that al most uncanny certainty of his; Barry, twice hard hit, lay for a mo- merit, unable to stir, his brain swim- mhig diasdly, his hand going lax on Answer Nazis With Bombs London — A few hours after Ger many and Russia published their de mands for instant peace based on their self-determined splitting up of Polish territory, British aviators were aiming bombs at Nazi naval vessels —plain indication Britain and France would not be deterred from their task of smashing Hitlerism. Want ^France and Britain to Quit Moscow — Soviet Russia conclud ed agreements with Germany and nei ghboring Estonia by which she gains approximately half of Poland, an out let for much of her raw materials and greater power in the Northern Baltic. In three agreements with Germany she joined the Nazis to try to com- Nazis Seek Trade Agreements Budapest, Hungary •— Germany spurred her campaign for economic expansion in the Balkans by resum ing discussions on increased trade with Hungary and methods of pay ment. Within the past fortnight, as Russia and Germany divided Poland, similar trade discussions have been held by Germany with Rumanian and Bulgarian Government. representativ es. German trade talks with Jugo slavia Opened at Belgrade. Britain and France to Continue Fight London — Germany’s expected “peace offer” indicated in the joint Russian-German statement will be re jected without hesitation by Great Britain and France who are .skeptical in any case of .Russian aid to the Reich. Robbed Merlin Bank Merlin — Four armed bandits who at 2.15 o’clock held up the Merlin branch of the Bank of Montreal and escaped with $1,700 cash after taking x the car of a Dover Township farmer who went to their assistance when . the bandit car went ip the ditch near Paincourf, The robbers missed tak- - ing $1800 that was in a compartment in the last drawer. Baltic Countries Jittery Riga, Latvia — Anxiety increased in the Baltic countries with signing of the Soviet Russian-Estonian mut ual assistance and trade agreement - es on Saare Maa (Oesel), island com- • which gave Russia air and naval bas- - manding the Gulf of Riga. Bennett Leads Red Cross ......... London — A group of Canadians meeting in London appointed a com mittee of nine under the chairmanship- of Rt. dinate adians count their country home “Cliveden1 'Canadian hospital, Mr. Bennett told’ the meeting, Hon. R. B. Bennett, to co-or- the Red Cross effort of Can resident in Great Britain. Vis- and Lady Astor have offered 1” as a Would Nationalize War Material Production Its rebuff to the C.I.O. believed made sterner by the Election of the ; veteran right wing unionist, Tom his gun. Moore, the presidency, the Trades He shook his head; his teeth set' and Labor Congress convention at hard; with a supreme effort he sat J London, turned to other matters am- up. He saw Laredo sitting up as awk wardly as himself. The gun in Bar ry’s weakening fingers ' was heavy, and his hand, grown numb and weak, was about to fail him altogether. On ly with the greatest difficulty, exert ing his will to the uttermost, did .he lift the gun. He heard Laredo speak as across some tremendous, storm-filled dis tance. “I’m done for,” was what he was saying, “but I’m taking Lucy with __ _ ” me. As the Kid spoke, he managed to shove the muzzle of his gun against her head. Barry fired without con scious aim. The bullet broke Lare do’s gun arm before he could pull th.e trigger. ’ • 'Barry got to his feet, took two or three uncertain steps toward Lucy— and pitched forward on his face. When he regained consciousness he was in bed, and there were many an xious faces turned toward him, his father’s, Lute’s, Ken March’s—yes, and here was his sister, Lucy, alive, and there on another cot lay his mo ther, white but seren. And his own Lucy, too— And Lucy, snuggling closer, under stood and nodded. THE END ’ ong which were strong recommenda tions for the nationalization of the nickel industry as a wartime' meas ure, and nationalization also of whole production of war materials. London Woman to Hang For the second time in London’s history, a woman sat under a death watch in the Middlesex County jail, in a cell which she cannot leave until she is taken out on December 14 to die. She is Mrs. George Taylor, mo ther of 11 children, who was sentenc ed to be hanged in'assize court, after murder of her friend, Mrs. Annie she was convicted by a jury of the Templeton, 67-year-old widow, form erly of Stratford. Seapower Can Avoid Air Attacks London — Great Britain hailed the admiralty’s claim of victory against' the first mass attack of German air craft on British warships as a satis factory reply to the question of whe ther British .seapower could withstand war from the air,- British tacticians- called the German aerial raid on a., home fleet squadron in the North Sea “a complete failure.” British Taxation at Highest Point London — Sir John Simon in his emergency budget shot the level of' taxation to the highest point in Bri tain’s history’to pay for the war. The nation is asked to raise this year' £2,000,000,000 ($8,940,000,000). 51%- of this staggering sum will come fromr taxation. Frank he told the people that the treasury will need money" on an unprecedented scale. The basic in come tax rate was increased from five' shillings sixpence to seven shillings for the balance of this year. Croll to Become Soldier Windsor — Lieut.-.Col. Athur Pear son, officer commanding the Essex Scottish Regiment, announced Mayor David Croll had passed his medical board tests in "A" category and is eligible for enlistment as a private in the regiment. It is expected he will join the unit shortly. He will apply for leave of absence from his mayor alty post. Enlistment does not affect his seat in the Ontario Legislature, where he sits as a Liberal member representing Windsor-Walkerville. Cost of Health-Insurance Toronto — In the event health in surance is adopted on a large scale,, the cost per person will range from $30 to $50 a year, Dr. Channing Frothingham predicted before the American Hospital Association con vention. The Boston doctor said this , amount would guarantee complete medical service. not to be known. Perhaps he had a thought to saving ammunition; per haps the eastiest thing was what he did. As she stooped, he struck her brutally -with the barrel of the gun in his hand, and little blue-eyed Lucy dropped mercifully unconscious over the Judge’s legs. "Cornin’ along peace-ful like now?” asked the Kid of the other Lucy, standing and grinning at her, spin ning his gun about upon a forefing er through his trigger guard. "Say yes in a hurry, an’ I won’t hurt no more o’ yore frien’s. Hang back like a balky mule an’ I’ll pop another bul let through ol’ Lady Haveril.” I Lucy tried to answer and could not The Judge called over the Kid’s shoulder with an affectation of hearti ness: “Hello, Lucy, my darling. Howdy, Mrs. Haveril. Howdy, Miss Lucy.” As the three women flinched back , the Laredo Kid laughed. i “Make a move that ain’t hospit able-like,” grinned the Kid, “an’ I’ll slap yore scared faces off’n yuh.” j Barry’s mother stood in the door- ; way; at a commanding glance from ; her the two girls retreated into the 1 house and stood looking fearfully ov- ! er her shoulders. She said in j quiet low voice of hers: i “WhAt do you want here?” ! “A-plenty,” said the Kid. , ___„ __ __________________ ... j “I’m gettin’ out’n here an’ I’m go-1 speak. His lips twitched as he watch- into camp, headed from down-canon/ in’ fas’, but I ain’t goin' alone," he-ed her. lashing their jaded, sweat-lathered' said. His eyes pounced upon Lucy! 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