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Synopsis:
CHAPTER SII: At the
mission, Padre Vineeute tells
the Spanish girl_'the story of
the attack on Michael's par-
- eats, when his father was
blinded and his mother killed.
CHAPTER XIII
• Juanita had just turned to Padre
Vincente with another question on
'her lips when there cause an inter-
ruption; ' A cowled priest had come
.across the country from the open
doorway. He came up to' .Padre
Bincente, who got quickly to his
feet, and spoke in a low voice.
"I will attend to it at once," he
said to the other padre, and as he
moved away he spoke over his
shoulder to Juanita:
"I must see to a certain matter
uimediately, any son, but you will
follow nie within a few moments.
'Come to my office, which you know,
and I will then show you where you
'Will sleep tonight."
Juanita Weed her head and the
.priest hurried away. The girl sat still
for a moment, then got up and start-
ed to move restlessly about the
courtyard. As she passed the bench
Where the old man sat, he reached
Out a hand and detained her.
* *
"You must be tired, amigo," he
said 'gently. "1 could not help hear-
ing what you and Padre Vinceute
were tasking about. You must sleep
now, as- he said, • but telt me, what
do you plan so do tomorrow, young
almigo '"
- Juanita started, wide-eyed, and
then she saw that the man who she
had thought had his eyes fixed on
the tower bells was not seeing at
all. He- was staring through and
beyound her. She caught her breath.
The man was blind! A blind matt!
He must be the .blind father of
whom Padre Vinccnte had been
talking, The father of EI Cabal-
lero Rojo.
''For a moment, in the shock of the
discovery, she could not speak at
a11; and he repeated his question:
•"%Vhat do you plan for tomor-
gOiY, young. amigo:",
Juanita's head, watt tip, thought
she knew he could not see the de- •
fiiint.gesture, and she 'spoke firmly: •
am going to return' from'
*hence I carne to' join EI Cabal-
lireiRojo," -she Said firmly:'
/ LI
Caballero' Rojo rides alone,"
she blind pian reminded her gent-
ly,
.!He has. told me that[" Juanita
*Heti spiritedly. 'Put, he has: also
Inade a rendezvous with me—so he
tiitist want CO sec • the at least 'once
again."
The blind man sighed, "And
'where is this..rendezcous.: he ask-
ed,
"1Ffe'•said it would be ins the- • vie,
May of., Beep \Pater Valley, for.
When' ien I' left' him •sic told me he •
Would be' headed fir Coronado."
11The man shook his head. "Did
hecpromise to meet .you. there?"
-• "No," she -admitted rehtctantly, -in -
her low, soft voice. "But 1 will find
him."
The man whose sightless eyes
were still fixed on the dusky heavens
sibialy shook 'his head and sighed.
• "Malty have thought to find him,"
he said, "but unless he wishes to be
found, the devil himself would fail,"
"Put I will find him!" Juanita
insisted. "1 trill. know where to
find him I For if he should riot be
Where I have hopes to find him T
will at once set forth to seek a
:'alley somewhere that is plagued in
the sante way that my own Paisano
Valley tt'as'1dteem!, and sooner or
later he will ride, that way. He
must!"
The blind stat fnitcrintehv reach -
td out out a hand, fumbled a bit, then
slaved the hand on her slender
toting :shoulder.
"Do yeti know :that was in those
saddlebags yott brought to Padre
Meer* besides money?" he ask-
ed.
"1 did not look," Juanita said
simply. "It was not for one to pry
Imo business that dict err', concern
nie•'
"There were letters," the blind
man said then. "Letters to the padre,
and one to me. And one of those
letters did cancers you. The padre
read both of them: to toe, both let-
ters written by Michael while you
were asleep in his hideout cave. He
wants Padre Vincente to keep you
here at the mission until he cozies.
He says that the outlaw trail is not
to be ridden by a girl—and he must
be right,"
Juanita's face flushed bright crim-
son, but she remembered that he
could not see, and that only by her
tone could he know her anxiety,
her perturbation.
"Brut 1 must go to him I" she
cried.
"Why?" asked the blind man.
The girl looked about wildly, but
got nothing from those ' blinded,
* is is .
"1 cannot explain it. 1 only know
that that is what my heart tells me,
and that I must obey."
For long moments the blind man
did not speak. He seemed to be
looking into distant vistas that the
girl could not explore. Finally his
hand fell on her arm like a benedic-
tion.
1 think I understand," he said
gently. "When one walks in dark-
ness, one comes to see with the eyes
of the soul, With long years of un-
derstanding behind me, with the
blind eyes of a man who knew love
to its fullest, I have but one thing
to say to you, young senorita of
the soft voice—follow your heart"
She did not speak. So much had
been made plain with a few words.
She knew! She knew! That to 101 -
low her heart would always take
her homing to E1 Caballero Rojo,
the man she loved with alt her
passionate young Latin nature,
The one matt—the only man who
ever would be in her heart.
With a choked cry she turned and -
sped au -ay, through the door of the
- mission where a soft light fell
Padre \-incente was in the cell-
like office when she arrived there.
He looked up at her and smiled,
but at what he saw in her face the
smile sanished.
"So you know," he said simply.
"The man of blindness you met out-
side has told you—the elan you must
know is3liguel's father. He has told
you of the letters that Were written,
and that we knowyouarc a girl.
• But it is' Mtguel's - wish that you
•' should be cared for here until' he'
comes. Quarters have been prepare
ed'for,)•on, You shall stay here, as..
he wishes!'
And -beneath- the ,flash of. stern- .
' nese that showed "for a Moment in,
the priest's 'lrinle Juanita was silent,'
Slowly she foTlowed hum out 1,1' - the
oflic'e anis clown the corridor to-
ward the roost that `had been' pre-
pared for her. •
e. * *
Michael Valdez spent a good part
of tate day carefully studying the
letters he had taken' frotp Raymond
Gari -its sate,
From them he learned that an as-
sault on another helpless community
was being planned, Arid Garvin
won't!' once more have removed his
banking business to the new com-
munity, and have taken part in the
raiding.
Well, Garvin was gone now, he
mused, and the man would take
no part in other raids against in-
nocent ranchers and settlers. But
his companions who had been
with him in the 'raid on the Pal-
dez hacienda still lived!
And still EI Caballero Rojo did
net know exactly who those -three
nen :vete. Though these letters of
Garvin's gave no hint of their iden
titles, they proved the num still liw
cd. Michael's father had always been
sure that Garvin was not the head
of the trouble that had become a
scourge in so many places, but was
working under a "big boss" who al-
ways had managed somchow'to keep
strictly under cover: Garvin, as
Valdez' father figured the ,Hari, had
not possessed the mentality to be
the !read of eu sweeping a scheme
1o1' oscin :0 empire.
(To be Continued)
Your Handwriting
and You Alex S. yArnott
"Dear f,fr, Arttutt: I amt enclos-
ing a sample of writing from the
w-'rk book of my two boys, What
eau you tell tae about them? They
are both undecided about what
work to take up in order to earn
a living:"
Atewer; IC's writing, shown in
the first example, indicates that
he has a willingness to take respon-
sibility and, in this regard, has
good qualities of leadership. He
also Inas a very practical nature
and does not go to extremes in
thought or action except in one
thing—there are times when he is
far too generous for his own good,
A great deal of will power and,
concentration are shown, indicat-
ing the ability to finish what he
starts. Observation is very good
and memory for detail is also good.
Iie is tttore materialistic than spir-
itual,
An engineering vocation rectuir-
illg precision, accuracy,- patience,
concentration and study would be
suitable for him. Drafting end de-
signing mechanical things would
be among the- -things in which be
would be interested.
The second example shows R.
to be an idealist and more inclin-
ed toward spiritual things. He
wculd defend his friends at any
cost and is inclined to be serious in
thought and stood. He is inquisi-
tive and does not take anything
for granted but must discover the
merits of a thing from personal in-
vestigation. He has a changeable
nature and is likely to be moody,
at tinges displaying over optimism
and at other times becoming dis
comaged and despondent. He has
• the ability to organize and to keep
things in order. He is original in
thought and is a confirmed cletailist,
taking great pride in good finish
to the last detail.
A vocation where he would have
opportunities for spiritual expres-
sion, Where ideals mean more than
material wealth—teaching, church
work or social work—would be
suitable,
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There is No Hurry:
Don't Marry Now
"DEAR ANNE HIRST: On my
* vacation, I traveled 1,000 miles to
* meet the man I'd been corrdspond-
* ung tvitlt for nine months. I was
* there one week. He has asked'
* me to'ntarry Hint, and now I find
* myself engaged—much to my sor-
* row,
* "He -says he loves me, but I do
* not love him, He is willing to take
a chance do my
liking him more
Os time passes.
I -Ie is everything
that a person
could want, and
neither of us
hes. been :tar-
ried before.
"Yet after be-
ing engaged for
two weeks 1 am
* willing to give tack the ring! The
* problem is, shall I marry under
* these circumstet ccs? Or wait and
* get better acquainted? I'Ic is 37,
* and I ant 30.
PERPLEXED"
Marriage is supposed to be for
ore's full lifeiivte. Surely too posi-
tive a step to take without lover
Let this ,man start to tent your af-
fection end ' your tryst., and see
whether as the months pass you
grown to -care more for hint, or less.
You will want to be very, very
stcrc of yourself before you con-
sent to starry a matt who will take
you 1,000 utiles envoy from your
family and all your friends. For this
reason alone, go slot°. You are only
-30, after all; some of the choicest
matches I've observed are between
couples poll that age.
Under the' circumstances, 1 expect
you will feelmore comfortable t0
send hive the ring, and ask Vino to
keep it for you until the day you
decide., to be his wife.
* * *
TO "PUZZLED JANE"i 3i-'ity do
1'016 call yourself puzzled? Surely
you are seise enough to drop a boy
telt° has caused such .scandal among
your friends?
Even if you. were . in- love; - you
-couldn't dare -see hint again after
hewing what (you know nolo) was
true. Fan are fortunate .that you - ,
found out what sort he js, ,before
your heart became' involv1di Of
course he is charming (sante 'of the
lowest 'mete ore) but how did he
use that charm in the instance you
know abort? Don't deliberately in-
vite tentplation. Only fools do that.
Among the friends you know,
there arc plenty of nice lads you
can date, std later on yo16'il meet
new ones. Protect y0111' own good
,tate by dating only those who are
worth cultivating, whom your family
admires. That is the best fray' to
keep Dat of trouble.
* * *
TO "ZION EY": Hata could you ex-
pect a boy to take you seriously
when you ran after hint? Nice boys
may fall for it , for a while, but
they don't think of marrying cheap
girls. Remember this nerl time, and
let the boy do the .pursuing.
* is *
The strongest of ns are some-
times tempted to strike. Anne Hirst
can explain why it doesn't pay.
Write her at Bar A, room 421; 73
,4dclaide. St. Wrest. Toronto:
Sunday School • Lesson -
By the Rev. R. Barclay Warren
A Call to Right Living
i I Peter 1:13-23; 4:1-5
,GOLDEN %T\T-Ii'hethcr tltet•e-
fgre ye cal, or drink, or whetso.-
evei• ye do, do all ,to the glory of
God. -1 Coriniltianis 10:31.
It is often said, "It doesn't stat,
ter what you believe, as Tong as
' you are sincere." Peter would not
• accept such a view. IIe felt that
what• you believe, directly inflict,
.. cnces your conduct,- Hence he
.presents the great Christian doc-
trines anduses these as a basis for
his exhortations to right living.
* * *
When Jesus began to tell his
disciples of his caning sufferiings
and death and resurrection on the
third day, it was Peter who said,
"Be it far from thee, Lord: this
shall not .beunto thee." Matt, 10.
How Peter has progressed' Now
, ire sees that this was foreordained
before the foundation of the world,
The blood of Christ, more preci-
ous than silver or gold, is the price
of our . rcdstitption. Having been
born again and purified we ought
'to love one another with a pure
heart fervently. Peter does not
say, "Do the best you can." Ile
sees that matt must have a new
beginning through ' faith - in the
Christ who died, rose front the
dead anis ascended in *glory.
* e,
Prier calls the church to holy
living, "As he who called you is
troly, be holy )'otu•selves in all your
conduct!" As Israel was a people
chosen from all the nations of the
earth to be God's peculiar treasure,
s0 the church is to be 'set apart
from sin nein God We are to he
devoted and dedicated to Hint. if
w=' live such a dedicated life our
Conduct will be in sharp contrast
to our past life. We lived "int
licentiousness, passions, drunken-
eess, revels, carousing sed ely-
less idolatry,tIf.Peter ]tail just'
been reading our daily newspaper
he could not have giVen''a inose
accurate deset;iption , of, our world,
today, .._ ..
* fit *
Some argue that it is ahight for
't Christian to dtinlc ut moderation.
No argument is needed to-'Sliiiw
that it is Christian to abstain. front
intoxicating beverages and_, thus
avoid the danger of becoming an
immoderate clrinker or of influenc-
ing (by out.. example) others who
might become, drunkards. There
are no hazards in abstinence. and
there is more stoney to support
worthy causes;. Nearly everyone
will agree that there is more .hap,
pines, too,
We ought to live right because
Jesus Christ is' coining again. He -
will judge the living and the dead:
'Whether therefore -yc ' cat, .or,
drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all
to the glory of God."
ISSUE 45-1917
Not so Simple!
The sun blazed down on the bare
head of the farts -laborer, and as he
wiped the sweat from his forehead
a lunatic Iron the adjacent asylum
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wall.
"Hi!" he shouted. "How. long • do
yott work?"
"Froin six to six," answered the
other, leaning on his spade.
"Holy, notch d'ye .get?"
"A shilling a day and me grub,"
The lunatic scratched his lead.
"Are`ye married?' he asked.
Yes," refilled the laborer.
"Any ]rids?'
"Fourteen." .
The lunatic lowered himself slow-
ly to his owe side, until only. his head
appeared above the dividing wall.
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