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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-02-29, Page 671GNE5 LOUISE PROVOST ILLS OF bESTINY iw iiiiil .nil .iiiiMiwiBi a ji^iwui ji..i .iwm-iiuh-/ uini...i! 1 ...iu 1 WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, February 29, 1940 SYNOPSIS Lee Hollister, returning from a trip abroad tp the Circle. V ranch, owned by Matt Blair, who for twenty years had been like a father to Lee, decides to surprise the family. He sends them up word of his coming and rides over the hills to ithe ranch on horseback. When he finally sees the wide ranch­ land before him, he is astonished at the unusual aspect of the place. He is troubled, too, when he meets Slanty Gano- on Matt’s land. Then Joey—old prospector befriended by Matt—tells him Matt is dead by his own hand. . , Joey says the ranch is going to ruin under Lawler, manager 'appointed by Virginia, Matt’s daughter, who is liv­ ing in New York with her aunt and uncle in New York—the Archers, Lee goes east and persuades Virginia to return to the ranch to save it.......... Mrs. Archer follows her, accompanied by Stanley, son of Milton Bradish. Stanley thinks he may be able to dis­ credit Lee in Virginia’s eyes. . . . She would leave a note saying that she wanted to see him about—oh, .about tlie time far driving the cattle into the valley range. She wrote ‘swiftly and looked about for a place to- put it and stopped short. Her eye .had been ca-ught by a bright bit of color lying on the floor1 behind the half open door. She went over and picked it up, and her nose wrinkled fastidiously as the odor of ■cheap perfume came to her. It was a woman’s scarf, defiantly gay and frankly soiled. It had evidently been .hung on the back of the door, in full and flautning view when the door was closed, but discreetly hidden when it stood open. So that was all that his kisses had meant. From her—to this! The impulsive note lay on the table ■where she had left it. Virginia tore it up slowly, bit by bit, and went out in­ to clear fresh air again clutching the fragments in her hand. When she'had gone^ Josefa, who had come here day after day„to watch for a vanished Lee, crept out from her hiding place behind a rock and shook a passionate fist after the van­ ishing figure. “Ah, you touch it like it was pois­ on, you drop it like the snake, because it belong to me! I feex you! I theenk you come thees way wance more, you •proud one, and never again, no more.” * ♦ * still up and smoking a in the doorway of his a familiar whistled call brown hand came down on his shoul­ der in an affectionate grip. “You’re a good seput, Joey, Don’t you get any notion that I'd sneak off without you. We’re partners, and we are going to Stick together. I’ve found out something. The company that bought in the Rancho Cellabos is just a holding company for Milt Bradish. He bought it under cover of another name and he’s holding it that way, probably until he gets the Circle V. Now you see why Matt’s grazing priv­ ileges on the Rancho Cellabos were withdrawn.” “Milt Bradish ownin’ the Rancho Cellabos!” Joey commented wonder- ingly. “It’s enough to make old Don Luis set up in his grave.” “Do you suppose Bradish really did cheat him, Joey?” Lee asked, “Well, not accordin’ to law, Lee. All Bradish did was to sell him his part of the Bonanza—they was two separate claims, ye know—and Don Luis didn’t have no better judgment than to buy it offhand. Matt fell in with Bradish when Bradish was down on his luck, an’ Matt took him in an’ divided his grubstake with him, They drifted down here and staked claims out there in the gulch. They was sep- was full of men diggin' an’ blastin’ an* sweatin’ for gold, but nobody ev­ er found nothin’ els? that was wuth minin’, “I reckon Bradish was the fust man to wake up. He was smart. He sold out his claim to Don Luis, who was all excited over the rush an* thought this was his big chance to wipe out the old mortgages and bring the Rancho Cellabos back to what it used to be. So he clapped on another mort­ gage-an' had a grand time with the money. He dug an’ blasted an’ tun­ neled an’ cross-tunneled, bustin’ clean through inta Matt’s claim a couple o’ times, until one day a blast that went off too soon, caught him there, an* when they p-ulled him out they found he’d never walk again. By that time he knowed that there wasn’t any gold on that claim, They say he never mentioned Bradish’s name again, but for the rest of his life he set there in the rollin’ chair Matt give him, in the patio -of that crumblin’ old house an’ sometimes at the busted gate, with the gun across his knees. Waitin’, folks said, for Bradish to come back. “But Bradish never come. Matt 'was prosperous then, an’ he got Don Luis to sell back Bradish’s claim toLuis to sell back Bradish’s claim “Oh, no, I wouldn’t, Lawler!” arate claims, side by side, but they agreed to help each other work ’em, the first man to strike pay rock was to share even with the other.” “They shore worked. They goph­ ered inta that hill for about two months, with nary sign o’ color an’ both of ’em plumb disgusted an’ ready to quit. An’ then Matt druv his pick into somethin’ soft an’ yelled for Bra­ dish to come. “Well, ye know what happened. It looked like a vein of pretty near vir­ gin gold, but it was only a pocket, al­ though they worked like crazy men for weeks, huntin’ for the other end of a faulted lode. But the pocket as­ sayed high, an’ they divided fifty Joey was lonely pipe cabin when came to him. A few moments later Lee swung off his horse in front of him. “Hello, Joey, I have some news for you.” “Well, it’s time yo’re back, ye un­ responsible young niu^ance!” All Joey’s anxious loneliness show- • thousand between ’em. By that time ed in those /scolding words. A strong . the news had leaked out an’ the gulch BRINGS NAVY TRICKS TO CANADA ♦ * i: A/5 ».£ : k>yi».7 ■ . ■ i-'.. LW'ix; 7; .'.at For nine and a half years W. |M. $olberg served as an instructor in the air arm of the U.S. navy, leaving; in 1932 to operate his own flying serv­ ice, When war broke out he offered his services to the R.C.A.F,, and now will Instruct Empire fliers under the Commonwealth air training scheme. Here he descends from a fleet training ship after a practice hop. him. He said it bottled up his land, or some such foolishness.” * * * Lee was leaning back against .the cabin, meditative and quiet. He had purposely started the flow of Joey’s reminiscence and had listened. Slan­ ty Gano had boasted drunkenly that a, certain big man would, give him anything he wanted, because Slanty had something on him. Bradish, a man who could command the best ser­ vice that money would buy, had put this quarrelsome loafer in charge of a ranch that he had acquired in Mthe name of a holding company. Where had Slanty met this man of financial importance, and when? What did he know or think he knew about Milton Bradish? ... If it was Milton Bradish. He moved a few steps out and stood again, quiet and contemplative. Joey looked ‘-.up suddenly. There was a curious stillness about Lee. It was a waiting stillness, with a hint of tensing■ muscles and senses sharply alert. ,/ “Put ’em up!” Lee shot forward like a released spring. There was a scrambling crash in the darkness back of the cabin, a thud and a smothered curse, the sound of grunts and writhing bodies. “Oh, no, I wouldn’t, Lawler!” A knife described a darkly gleam­ ing arc through the air. Joey dodged it as he hurried anxiously back to see Lee kneeling on something dark and struggling. “What’s the matter, Lee? Did he knife ye? I’ll—” “No, Joey, just tried to . . . I’ll take that gun, Lawler. I know you’d hate to lose your head. Now be nice, or I'll shut off your wind again . ... . Listen!” From some distance' away there came another scrambling sound, as if a stealthily moving body had missed Its footing and slid for several feet. “So Slanty got away and left you to face»the music?” Lee inquired pleasantly, “That sounds like him.” He paused for a reminiscent grin, “There’s a lot of manzanita on that slope,” be added thoughtfully. “Pret­ ty thorny scrub, Lawler. I shouldn’t wonder if he’ll have some nice long scratches to identify hint to-morrow— only we don’t need to ... Get tip, you polecat." Lawler swayed groggily to his feet. “I wasn't doing nothin’," he muttered sullenly, "I’ve watched your double game, Lawler, taking your wages from a woman and using your job in twenty different ways to make her so diseour- aged with the place that she will bp glad to sell. But you’re through. You’re leaving tonight." “Say, ye think yo’re the big boss around here, don’t ye?" Lawler blus­ tered, stung to a fresh'rage, “Yqu ain’t nobody here at all, and every­ body knows it but you,” “Counting on that, Lawler?"’ The voice was dangerously gentle, “May­ be I haven’t a technical right to fire you, but I can" run you off this place like a scared rabbit, and I’m doing it now. Move!" Lawler gulped and glowered, His knife was gone, his gun was gone. Sullenly, he withdrew. Hoofbeats were approaching, cheerful voice hailed. .“Hey, Joey, everything all right?" . Joey answered the hail, and. a mo­ ment later Curly clattered up to them. “Just saw Slanty Gano ridin’ away in an all-fired hurry,” he volunteered, “and I wondered if he’d been up to any devilinenj here. Didn’t I see somebody breakin’ for cover?" “Lawler,”’ Lee answered for Joey, who confirmed it with a vigorous nod. Joey was still glowing with the joy of Lee’s fight. “The two of them were hanging around in the dark with their ears open. Slanty didn’t stay to be sociable, Lawler did. By the way, Curly, he’s leaving the Circle V to­ night. How about having one of the boys see him to his train?” Curly loosed a joyous whoop. “Shore, Lee, I’ll do it. Talce him or chase him, whichever you say, Much obliged for handin’ me the job.” * ♦ * The next morning Virginia heard from Curly that Lawler had abruptly left her employment during the night. “But why did he leave so suddenly? Did anything happen?” “W-e-e-U—•” Curly hesitated. “I .rec­ kon mebbe he did have a .kind of dis­ agreement.” “With whom?” “Well, now, he didn’t say.” “Thank you, Curly.” She had mer­ cy on him, but two bright spots burn­ ed in her cheeks. “And I’d-like you to take, his place, please.”* ( “Wh—I reckon I’d be pleased to.” Curly ducked his head in embarrassed thanks. “I’ll, shore do all I can for you, Miss Virginia,” he added earnest­ ly. “I’ll get on the job right now." He was off, grinning and happy, but glad to escape. Another-step was approaching, andv Virginia did not need to be told that this was Lee. There was a quick warming of Lee’s eyes as he saw her, but her own flash­ ed angrily. “So you have- taken the liberty of discharging my manager—or terroriz­ ing him out of my employ!” The -warmth vanished. “If you want to put it that way,” he sajd briefly. “Lawler was dishon­ est and deliberately worked against Rennie Linocuts By The Public School Pupils George Copeland, Grade VIII !Shirley, Edgar, Grade VIII j i 0 5 Ii Joyce Walker, Grade VIIIFred Templman, Grade VIII your interests, and he was drunk half the time. If you had been on the job yourself you’d have known it.” . “I am glad that you at least recog­ nize that it is my job, and not yours,” she replied coldly. “I have appreciat­ ed your good intentions, but I care for your methods., Do I myself clear?” “Absolutely.1 “But perhaps- “You have my hands.” heeding him, with unusual tied and humiliated me' before my own men and my friends. I hate you!”' ‘ Her Voice- choked a little. 1 The warm look came back to his eyes as he looked down at her standing by Matt’s old desk, so small and lovely, so bitterly angry at him. 0 “I’m sorry,” he said quietly. “Not about Lawler. That had to come. But we always seem to hit things'off the wrong way.' I came up to tell you about it, but I don’t believe you want to hear it now. Good-bye—Virginia.” He went out without further ado.' Virginia Sat there for some minutes longer, flushed and stormy. She was still angry, but there was a hurt in it. How could he(- and why had she said what she did? The most exasperating thing of all was her enormous relief that Lawler had gone. (Continued Next Week) of the locals. A .penalty fo'r tripping gave Wingham a man' advantage but they were unable to get it past Schaef­ fer in'the St. 'George, nets. In the second period, the teams settled down and played better hockey but neither team could score. In the third, two penalties were drawn by Cardwell .for tripping and Wingham twice pressed hard but fine stops by Schaeffer blocked some real scoring threats. With only a few min­ utes left, Smith'took a rebound that flew off the corner of (the net and gave McLeod not chance on his shot. A moment later Mulholland banged in a loose puck from a scramble in front of McLeod, to end the scoring. For St. George, Schaeffer, in goal, turned in a fine game, and for Wingham, Bell and McLeod were effective. St. George:. Goal, Schaeffer; def., __7 .3 and Cardwell; 'fordwards, Smith, Mulholland, iMason; alt., How­ ell, Diamond, Ellis, Wehrstein. Wingham: Goal, McLeod.; def., Bell and Lockridge; forwards, Templeman,, Hilbent, Wilson, Carter, Breen, Ern est. ’ - ' Referee—H. Brown. Huron Prize Winner^ Hur.on county prize winners at the Provincial Seed Fair held at King Ed­ ward, Hotel, Toronto, Feb. 12 to 16 were: In open-class barley exhibits, W. R. 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