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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1947-9-17, Page 6Y JACKSON'• C 0 L E S1N(>1'1 Chanter W: The red -bonded av,enner ar- rlven In PaI8ano Palley and the village of Tuna float where Garvin lir,•n. 0104. (1041014' gaining entrance to tlan'a,'n home, Valdez Nada htnlnelf before the cloned door of ltaymond Oarvm's 0UI' O CHAPTER \' Itis lips tightened grimly, Be- hind that door was one of the men ho, had stunted so relentlessly for five years. I -Ie threw open the door and stepped into the office, both hands dropping to the silver -decorated holsters of his heavy six-guns, He closed the door behind slits and Leaned carelessly against the wall beside it as slowly, mockingly, he removed the scarlet handkerchief, revealing his face. The man before hhn did not ex- actly face him, for Raymond Gar- vin had his back to the door through which El Caballero Rojo had quietly entered. Never would he forget that ca- daverous face, the lips that were pale brown lines over discolored vulpine teeth, the reran -the youth 11 ', had til n l" pictured of ug eighteen 1, tl t• when he had heard his father whis- Per his nota. Garvin's hair was now sparse and gray, for the years of continued brutality had not dealt lightly with this ruthless tram * * * IAt one thing had not changed —his love of gold, Even believ- ing himself alone, his movements were quick and furtive as he fin- gered a gold piece front a stack in front of him, Wit', abruptness he seemed to sense that he was MA assns'. IiC spun half around in his chair to glare et the red-headed man who stood against the •wall, Garvin's piercing green eyes below the overhanging brows were shot with sudden accusing anger. "What do you want here"c' he barked, "Who are you anyway — and holy did you get in.?" Ill Iabailero Rojo laughed. It vias lone, harsh laughter that ceas- ed on an ominous note, "I've come to settle the affairs of the de Cuevas place up the val- ley," one he said tightly. "Maybe or two othertitig5 white I'm about it.' "The de Cuevas place?" Garvin's lingers heat a tattoo on the desk. "thnnl, let ole nee . Olr, yes, the de Cuevas place down the val- ley." He added sharply, "I know the place now, but there is no lone. r any chance for disctlssiOtm about it. The hank has foreclosed. I—er—the bank has already taken over Ow 'Mita -Ay -- 1110 case is closer!." * * • "But the case is not dosed," El Caballero Rojo drawled mean- ingfully, "Because I'm right stere now to reopen it. Two lives were taken this morning on that little rancho. Ail the 1110net y011 have to your nacre can't give them back. Put"—his shrug brought fresh glitter in the lamplight from his conehas and silver trappings—"L still can take your money from you to help all tate other folks you've cheated and robbed here- abouts." While the reran sal at the desk as •i1 paralyzed, the unwelcome visitor's' voice grew enmmlandiug as lie pointed to tike safes' . "Open that!" be ordered. Raymond Garvin's slack mouth gaped'es ire stared into the hard, cold, eyes ref the 11m who con- fronted him. The laud hog, the mal who had dernanttad 11411 10410 interest frons the' Peons who had trusted him, who, hail over and over. sold the latOl he had taken back fr0mi . his deeastated victims, cringed. He got up from the desk and ap- proached tie. safe, in theear;t11 dank of, the de"Ic of till h' he liad'heeti sitting, He koclt hc(ore the big iron. box, s(en the dial and threw open the.safe door. His hand went inside it toward a row of labeled drawers. It ..came out suddenly—and as it moved, an arts clad in a silver - braided. sleeve reached over his shoulder. The hand at the end of the:arms gripped the gun clutched in the banker's hand, -"I thought you were entirely too willing sic) open up the safe for use," said the red -(leaded man, Then his tone grew grim, menacing. "Now bring out the motley—quick. And every cent you've got cached in there! And every- blessed mort- gage you've got in any of those laheled drawersl (}un -k, 1 said, I've got 0 nervous trigger finger." Once This clumsy trick at trying to outwit Et Caballero Rojo had backfired, Raymond Garvin had no choice. it was obey or be killed, The nuzzle of the gulf that bored into Garvin's back sent shivers down bis spine, Trembling in every limb, a rutin - less man gone cowardly when his OWn skin teas menaced, he brought out what he was ordered to produce, under the watchful eyes behind the steady gun. A heavy bags of coins was plopped on the floor, then stacks of currency. Then the long reaching arms, exploring the safe, brought out a stark of folded papers hearing red seals. "These papers won't do you any good, you devilish red-headed out- law!" Raymond Garvin burst out in fury a., he (11001• the last of the lot ou the floor, "You can't collect Ott 'cm -- nobody can but nie1 And —" "And you neither can, nor wall" Valdez :mapped. "Now dig out that yellow -backed box down there in the earner 4,1 the safe, It looks like It letter file from where I stand, and Pd he plenty interested in read- ing your personal mail;' * n: * Garvin -reluctantly did as he was ordered, and the than holding the gun on (lint took one hand to pick op the box and lay it on the desk beside the other loot. Garvin got teal e'ingly to his feet and turned to fate the red-headed menace, "You don't think you're going to get away with this, do you?" lie buret out furiously. $You won't! Because you'll never get out of here alive—not out of this place! Unless you kill me in colt( blood—" "Vt'hicll I'nn not aiming to do, not just at present—unless you plumb forget to keep } oushirt ou " drawl- ed ed the red-headed ail cl ulna. Theo his voice grew hard and cold. "I'd like M Isnot, I I 1 the name nc of the ratan you're working Cor Senor Garvin, What's more. I want to k1tOW where to find lust—and mean to know, savvy?" "You're loco," Garvin growled, "I haven't any boss, nobody I'm be- holden to. I run 111}' own business, and—" "Give me the name, Garvin," Val- dez said wearily. "You should know I "lean to have it—because maybe you know who I ant by now." "\\'ho hasn't heard of Ei Cabal- lero Rojo?" sneered Garvin. "The road agent. the irritation Robin - Hood, so thoughtful for the op- pressed --when it gets hint. any- thing! Masquerading in a lot of •Spamelm gewgaws enii 11 red hand- kerchief over his face!" * * * "Listen, Raymond Garvin!" Val- dez said coldly, "Many would like to know just who I am. I'm Ruing to tell you—here and now. Maybe you'll be parliculally interested. My name is Michael Valdez y O'Brien, Savvy that? Does that name mean anything to you?" The self-appointed banker's eyes went wide with sudden shocic as •he heard the sante. A flickering tongue {vet his thio, -brown lips. His glance darted to the window as if only now he had fully realized that he was trapped, But in the face of that glit- tering gun Reid steadily on hia 111(d- dlc he could make no move. 1 don't know any aueh name, itilte suits su,eily, "Never h'-ttxlls)f.4b'' m. tori Iifc." d - • "Then I'll 11011) you 10, 0110081- lice," Valdez said coldly, "The story is all about the time about five year's ago when you and a couple of your paltui.is'11141m ala='the'bast fleas Of fneig hting settlers into a new Palley yott were 01.3e0ing tip, down not far from the border. Fun- ny thing what. trials and trihula- tions those settlers had. Just one misfortune after another—like as if. a curse Was pursuing then. Then one day a small named Valdez bee g+5n to wonder just why it was that all these folks should be so in ipcky . , ,' (To Be Continued) GIRLS! E!WO TRY THIS IF VO Ohl 'ClERTARN TRAYS' Of The Month: Do female functional monthly disturbances make you feel ner- vous, fidgety, er-vous,.fidgety, cranky, so tired and "dragger! outer—at such times? Then do try Lydia E. Pinlcham's s °j� ��?}j�6i I�j?��f 'RE 16 f, �IY vVJ" q+' W � r4T Vegetable Compound to reliever such eymptoms. ibis fine medicine is eery effective for this purposes . For over 70 years thousands of girls and women have reported benefit. Just nee if you, too, don't report excellent results! VVorlFs trying. VEGETA !r. i!. l$ COPAff°T968E8D TABLE TALKS School Lunches Nutritionists say if junior is to make good grades at school he must he well fed. His lnttelt box must rate Leigh masks when check- ed against Canada's Food Rules, The lunch should supply its full quota of necessary food if the day's steals are to acid up to 100%, A good lunch contains a protein (in forst of meat, fish, cheese, eggs, nuts or dried beans), A fruit or vegetable, frequently raw, and milk in the forst of ber- erage, creamed soup, 01 dessert, as well as , nerg( foods in the forst of Canada -approved "bread. Many schools, nowadays, pro- vide either a full lunch or milk or soup for the children, If the full lunch is provided, the respon- sibility of preparing it is lifted f4'Ont mother's shoulders, but where no provision is oracle to serve the midday meal at school, it is up to olOtlee to pack a lunch that "packs a punch." The n01ue cconomi5ts of the Consumer Section, Dominion De - pertinent of Agriculture offer some suggestiouls for substantial sandwich fillings. 'ncey also say that it simplifies making up lunches if a preparation corner is stocked with the equipnteltt attch as wax paper, little jars for car- rying salads, the lunch box, etc. This saves many steps usually wasted in rounding up these items when the time: conies to pacic the lunch cads day. Savoury Liver Sandwich Spread • pound of liver (pork or beef) 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups boiling water 8 slices cooked bacon 0/4 cup sour cream 2 tablespoons prepared must- ard 2 tablespoons minced onion 34 teaspoon salt lea teaspoon pepper Shunter liver with the one tea- spoon salt in boiling water for 30 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool. Put through meat chopper with bacon. Add remaining in- gredients, Store in covered jar in refrigerator. Yield about 1?$ cups spread. Peanut Butter Apple Spread 1 cup peanut butter r/ COP apple sauce 1,4 cup chopped fresh apple Mix peanut butter with the ap- ple sauce, Add fresh chopped ap- ple. -ple. Spread on whole wheat bread. Yield enough for8 large sand- wiches. NOTE: If desired apple sauce may be omitted and peanut but- ter blended with a little mayon- naise or salad dressing and chop- ped fresh apple. Fruit Cottage Cheese Spread 1 cup cottage cheese' 5/4 teaspoon salt saS cup raisins or drained chop- ped canned fruit Cream, salad dressing or may- onnaise ..Chop fruit, Mix thol•otighly with cheese and salt. Moisten with cream or dressing to spreading coli sister, ey. Have you heard? Here's the latest! it's Pattern 4865—that ver- satile one-piece or two-piece frock with deep dolman sleeves and unpressed skirt meats! It's a loves Pattern 4865 in Jr. Miss sizes 11, 13, 15, 17. Size 13, one-piece takes 3y yards 39 -inch fabric, Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) Co, 'Isis pattern to room 421, 73 Ar l; 'ac St W,. Toronto. Print plainly SIZE NAME, AD- DRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Grand Champ of Canadian Fairs—Grand champion at various Canadian fairs 17 tines, "Oma Vanlandeghen," 2,200 -pound Belgian stallion, gets admiring glance from Inez Bean of Paris, Ont., at the C.N.E. horse show. j."'W�• 'jar ,'��;�. if h: Y, " 4f ST 1 GnL 4 t. Young Husband Offers Chart For Happiness I'VE ONLY :tad the pleasure of * following your column for a short * time," writes a young husband. * 1'd like to congratulate you on the * valuable advice you give young * folks who are dating, courting and * preparing for marriage, But what about after mar- riage? People must worst just as hard for hap- piness then,., I feel that couples Marry, with every intention of being good husbands a n d wives, and want * to point their efforts in the right *direction. tion. } In man • cases, we must * learn by the trial - and - error * method, The question isn't: Who * is right. It is: "What is right. * "Please correct me if I ani * wrong but—as I see it—the Art of * Love, so far as the reran is con- * cerned, is the art of pleasing his * wife, The woman's love is tine art * of luring and enchanting the bus- * hand, while leaving to him the * aggressive role appropriate to the * malt. o THE BIBLE SAYS— "AS' the Bible .Rates, 'Lel every one of You in pa•tiodar so lore itis wife even as himself; and the wife see that she ret'crenCC her husband.' How couples ran apply this to every day luring should make valuable in- fornlalion for them." 1 agree with you that if wife and husband kept in mind the constant need of pleasing the other, the divorce courts would have little business. And as you say, it is What is right that is the vital question. So many rules of human conduct are it'ritten so simply in the Bible that any intelligent person can apply them personally! During and since the war, I learn that daily Bible - reading has increased tremendously, and 1 wish with all my heart that the habil became universal.. The wisdom, and the comfort, of the ages is ours for 'the seeking Marriage uncovers hidden faults nnU,e best' 'of us. Daily association ;with each other 0401(3 its 110114 to deal with thea and, as we try, we cnitiV'ate patience and understanding, tolerance aid true charity. So, sue can make married lic a thrilling and Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee .,Q, Is it pa'missibic to contradict another person in conversation? A. No, If you can politely present au opposing viewpoint, it will create further cont'Cr•sation. But chop the subject if you find that the other person's feelings are becoming ilurt, Q. Is it correct to eat cake with the fingers? A. Small cakes and slices of plain cake are eaten with the fingers, but soft -frosted cake or French pastries require a fork. Q, If a woman is standing directly in a man's way, must 1,e tip his hat when he asks her permission to pass? A, Yes, as she steps aside he should thank her and tip his flat. Q. If a man anti, a woman are dining together in tr restaurant and the tea is served in pots, w'ho pours it? A, If the waita•'does not pour for 1110111, the woman should attend to this rite, beautiful experience for the one we love and, in doing that, we find our own happiness as surely as the sun rises, TO "YOUNG HUSBAND AND * FATHER": As you continue to * read the varied problems in this * column ,you will find repeated * again and again the Do's and * Don't'5 for marriage which the * situations presented indicate. I am * always happy to have suggestions * from my readers, and I shall * welcome others from you. * * * To "MRS, P.C.": How often 1 wish 1 could exchange names and addresses of any readers! Yet that is the one rule 1 dare not break. !mf sure your understand, * * MARRIAGE is a two-way adven- * tare! Anne Hirst can help you * make it work, if you'll write her * frankly at Box A, room 421, 73 * Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Your Handwriting B and You ou Alex S. Arnott Can you read the writing in the • example below? It can be read, but with difficulty, The handwriting is a good example of a common criminal, a person whose mentality and environment have made him everything his writing indicates. Notice the smeary script with feather edge downstrokes of the letters and the dirty appearance of the writing, also the scrawly, disorderly ar- rangement of the whole script. The "a's" and "d's" are open at the bottom, a real give away of a writer who would deceive at every opportunity. * * * Notice, too, how the crosses of the letter "t" stop short of the stem, an excellent example of caution, as though he were avoid- ing being caught in a dishonest act. There is nothing refined or graceful about this writing, it is as hard as the writer and as dif- ficult to understand. Study this script and you will see how the criminal corers up his "writing, blots and Smears Cosier tip let- ters so that one letter cannot be distinguished from another, and the tip and down trend of •every word reveals the shiftiness of the writer's habits in that it is hard for. hila to write fu' a straight tines MIT if 'he 'wislies. * * it: This, of course ,is the writing of a common crook, There are other types of criminals—the em- bezzler, the fellow with a 5111090,', shady kind of writing; the forger, whose artistic touch can be de- tected by his too light and too dark pen pressure in every word of the script. Each criminal has his sway of revealing his bad ha- bits easily picked out by the hand- writing expert to reveal them for what they arts Anyone wishing a HIM complete analyst's please . send self-addressed stamped envelope to Box B, room 421, 73 Adelaide St West, Toronto. There it no charge for this scrviee. ISSUE 37-1047 Snaky Schaaf Lesson The Way to Peace Scripture: Proverbs 3:30.31; 15:1, 18; 22:24.25; 23:18, 21-22; 26120.21; Matthew 5:9; Jam's 3:17, The dictionary defines harmony as "concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners, interests, eta" But most of the passages cited from the Book of Proverbs have to do with the best way of getting on with angry and disagreeable people. In general, the basic advice is that if other' people are meats toward you, don't be nasty yourself, If a man is angry with you, that's the time to control your oM111 temper. "A soft answer turuetll aavay wrath; but grievous words stir up anger." "Malec no friendship with an angry man;' and with a furious man thou shalt not go; lest thou learn his ways, and get a 50510 to thy sold." Proverbs that recall Pal's counsel, "As much as Lieut in you live peace- ably with all sten," In a similar spirit, the Proverbs stress the wisdom of regulating one's own life with good sense, anti not according to what others are doing. Peace of mind is of the very essence of inward harmony. The passages cited in our lesson deal chiefly% with wisdom in personal attitudes and relationships, but it is obvous that our world today pre- sents great problems of harmonious living between groups, races, peoples and nations. In our personal lives we can do much to avoid people who don't like us, but in the larger social and in-' teruatiotlal relationships 100 are cpn- fronted with conditions and sitations that we have to take as they RIO'?" situations involving sharp differences if not, conflicts. Yet unless we can achieve some measure of mutual good will, tolerance, and forbearance, dark tragedy looms again upon the nations. The proverbs and counsels that make for wisdom and harmonious living in individual life ought to be watchwords in the affairs of the nation. • How .Can 1? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I prevent mold in the fruit closet? A, Pince a can of lime in the fruit closet, or on the shelves with jellies and preserves. .Q, How can I keep the skill soft? A. The skits will be soft and fine if a stealing astringent creast is ap- plied regularly, 13y doing this, chap- ped, dry skitt, and blemishes are healed. The astringent closes the pores and makes the shits silken smooth. Q. How Can I thoroughly clean greens? A, Add a handfed of salt to the second water when cleaning greens. This makes all the sand sink to the bottom of the pan. Another rinsing will make them thoroughly clean. Q. How can I stake cut flowers last longer? A. They will last longer and keep fresher if a little camphor is added to the water. 1 you 11.41r 41,00,' Slaying Ai The Stn Regis Hotel TORONTO • Rreer Room 45114 OMh, Shower and Telephone • Single, scan nn— Doable, 55,50 nn • 00511 road, plains- Mit; . Dnnelnc 4. Ntr.laty Fbcrhournu At Carlton Tel, RA.4130 ROOMS BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED $1.50 up HOTEL METROPOLE NIAGARA PALLS OPP. — C.N.R. STATION IWN��a�a 114° DOTTY MA1:11i -- 1\satie 'Mc- Donald features these red and white polka dotted tailored pyjamas with a matching rose -wool robe' in het next picture, "Living itt ,a''Big Way," in which she plays opposite Gene Relly. Just Strange Discussing his epitaph; Sit lobus Strange said, "I want no fuss, noth- ing fancy. I simply {want these Words on lily stone: 1 ere lies al lawyer who always spoke the (s4rth ." "1351," a friend protested, "no one will know who rests there." 1. "Oh, yes, they will know," Sir Iolnn replied. 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