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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1948-1-7, Page 2Synopsis Chapter XX: The two riders find the body. of a I9 -year-old boy sus- pended on a cross. Juanita starts Out on the trail of the killer's horse. Michael comes across a wagon of three westerners, headed for Deep Water Valley, Chapter XXI Settlers! Probably about to get their first glimpse of the valley by moonlight, and so anxious to get to their promised land that they had not waited until daylight, but were traveling on by night. And bitterness against the fate he knew they were facing swept over the tall man besidc the tree. He could read their futures for them —tell them tales of other faints lies which had conte to this Deep Water Valley in hope that Don Attero's peace and plenty was still to be had, "Coming straight to the haunt of Satan," gritted Valdez. And they don't know IL" He mounted, ready to be on his way. But the woman, or girl, was singing alone now—a song so appealing to his Celtic -Latin soul, so full of peace and the content- ment she hoped to find, that it loosened Valdez's gloved hands on the reins. Why he 'coked down into the valley at that moment he did not know. But : t what his startled eyes saw there, an instantaneous decision was -lade. He would— he must—tell these hopefuls the truth about what they were rid- ing into now! * * * For below, far to the south, a pillar of flame and smoke had shot suddenly up toward the night sky—one that told Michael. Val- dez a plain ,story. In a moment he saw that the blazing structure was a tobacco drying shed—and knew in that instant that all the tales of arson and murder he had, heard were true. Abruptly he sent the blue roan tearing through the night. He would make that bend in the trail before the wagca made it, run the risk that always attended El Ca- ballero Rojo's every contact with other human beings. Bu• he must sec these people. He would say what he mu t say to them, and let the newly arriving settlers make their own choice as to whe- ther they would remain here or not. Right around the bend in the Mission Ridge tr;.:l stood a wa- gon drawn by a double team of horses. The s agoni was piled high with farm tools and household goods. The young woman who sat on the 'front seat was worried. Her hopeful song of a moment before was n forgotten, She sat like one who had expected a car- ess, and instead had been given a harsh slap, * * * El Caballero Rojo saw the trou- ble at once, from his unseen dis- tance. A lance horse! That was a calamity, for not yet had they even entered Deep Water Valley. The man who sat beside the girl puffed on quietly. His hands were clasped over his knees. Another man was out of the wagon, at the head of the left lead -]corse. He had lifted the horse's hoof am: was struggling to get it bet -seen his knees and into th• moor's rays. Success brought an exclamation of relief, a laugh of thankfulness, "Told you!" he cried. "Only a stone wedged in beside the frog. I'll have it r.ut in a minute," The animal jerked its foot free. The men jumped • side, narrowly escaping an angry lash of the steel -shed ho f. But without he- sitation or any sign of wrath he tried again to lift the animal's hoof, "You get own there and help Chet, Clark Weber!" Ellen Max- on said sharply to the man be- side her. - Clark \Vcbrr, the man who had led this little expedition into Deep Water Valley country, from far to the east, looked at her and scowled. I tV Ccl "He can manage alone," he grumbled. g " e '\V'. • if's---tier e you go! He'r got t! a stone out." Chet Maxon climbed back to hissea tr t and the wagon moved c c aced an. 6 Ellen and her brother exchanged rueful glances, but they said noth ing, After all, had it not been for Webers ambition b and his1t ersua• " sivl ct cs they would not be head. into II.g 1, to this homestead valley, Y and they were much too content- ed with the prospect to bother about how \Veber behaved, Clark \S'chcr was a heavy -eyed mat', sharp -nosed, loose -mouthed. He slouched in the seat, staring straight ahead, as if famished for a sight of the promised land, even by moonligft. When the wagon was partly around the bend, he snatched at the reins in Chet Maxon's hands, stopped the team and hungrily gazed down the bit of valley that was visible, "There it isl" he breathed. "The place to plant an acorn and watch an oak growl" He touched Ellen's hand. "A small beginning — but fast, steady growth. In time I hope to own the whole valley! That man, Russ Bartle, who sold us our piece of land, is a• fool to sell any of Deep Water Valley. If I owned all he does out here, I know I wouldn't sell a foot of it. With such soil and climate there's a fortune in the tobacco alone," The blue eyes of the girl—the eyes of a day -dreamer — were trained aheac. "Fortune?" she said musingly. "Who cares about that? If we find peace here, and enough to eat, I'll be satisfied," "Same he, e," her brother promptly agreed. He glanced at Weber. "Clark, whey are you al- ways thinking about fortunes, and a kind of a kingdom of your own? Three times you've staked every- thing you had on t try to double your money — and lost it all. When we started for Deep Wa- ter Valley you said you were cured." * * * "Ambition runs in my fancily, I guess," snapped Weber, mov- ing restlessly. "Anyhow, all I ex- pect to do here will be done for Ellen's sake, and . . , Well, let's get on. I'm anxious to see how the house looks — whether it's anything like Bartle's description of it or not." A hundred feet of trail went under the wheels. Then three faces changed, three bodies stif- fened, and three pairs of wide eyes were on the d sky ahead where sparks shot up from a blazing pile. Even as they stared at that un- expected sight down below them, from the distance they heard the half muffled balk of a gun, And then, the next moment, they fac- ed a greater shock. Where the apparition that con- fronted . them had cone fortn, or how, none of them knew. But sudden as death he was at the head of the team—a loan so glit- teringly attired like a conquista- dor of old that Weber and the two Ilfaxons blinked unbelieving- ly. "Great glory!" 'Weber squeezed out wheezingly. "That's that El Caballero Rojo I've heard tell about as sure as you're alive!" Even back in his Eastern home he had heard of El Caballero Rojo. He had heard more in the saloon back in the town of Gold Creek while Ellen and her broth- er had been struggling to load the wagon, and he had listened avid- ly. Instantly row Isis nimble brain was recalling how he had been told that toe red-headed, gaudily bedecked Caballero was worth a small fortune, dead or alive. * * * The man in the concha -trimmed let that hid most of his features walked Isis nwunt beside the horses and stopped so close to the trembling girl that he could have touched her liand. 'Settler?" he asked, his voice surprisingly soft. "Moving in to Deep Water \alley?" "Y -yes," the girl quavered. Ile looked at her pityingly. "Change your mind, senorita," he advised, his tone low and insis- tent, "I know it will hurt for you to give up your plans, but if you stay here you will get hurt much morel' Ellen Maxon had expected the scarlet -masked man to behave like the road agents she had heard about, Gun out. A harsh order: "Hands up! Shell outl" But this 'can seemed only to want to help them, to advise them about some- thing of which they did not know. And there was a gentleness in hisvon I voice that eased her fear. "Around this bend is Don Attero's ro C ss" ' he said, "A man is Walled to it—as a warning. That fire below is another warning that farmers are not wanted c here. The cowmen are getting lg restless because so many out• sitters are corning into their valley. There's trouble here, senorita, Plenty!" ., "But v v e couldn't turn bark now!" Ellen Maxon cried. ed. 'We'd lose--" "You'll lose your lives, maybe, if you stayi" ('Ino he Continued) ISSUE 1-1948 How Can 1? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I keep cut flowers for several lours when no air is permitted to get to them? A. Wet the flowers thoroughly, cover with wet newspapers, and put in a damp place. Q. How man I protect playing cards from soil and wear, and retake them slide easier? A. This can be easily accom- plished if a thin coating of liquid wax is applied to each card, both face and back, It will also pre- serve their original stiffness. Q. How can I polish damp shoes, or slippers? A. Add a little paraffin to the blacking and it will adhere. Q. How can I prevent dust from getting between the picture frame and the glass, and soiling the pic- ture? A. A piece of paper should be pasted around the edges on the back of the frame, If this paper comes off or becomes torn, paste on another piece immediately. It is the only way to prevent dust from getting in, Q. How can I stop hiccoughs? A. Hiccoughs can usually be stopped by drinking hot, strong cof- fee. Q. How can I treat the shoes of children who do not like to wear overshoes? A. The next best thing to over- shoes is to give the soles of the shoes about three good coats of shellac. This not only prevents the water from going through the lea- ther but will add life to the shoes. Modern Etiquette By Roberta Leo Q. When one is a guest at a house party, may he give orders to the servants? A, No, unless a servant has been assigned for that purpose. .1f extra service is required, the guest should make her wants known to the hostess. Q, When you are attending a church sermon or lecture, and are seized with a sudden fit of cough- ing, what should you do? A. Tiptoe quietly outside and re- main until the coughing has been relieved. Q. When a woman is travelling alone in a Pullman, what does she do when site wishes to retire? A, Ring for the porter to prepare her berth. Is it an act of refinement to talk loudly in a public place? A, No person of refinement is never guilty of this — not even in his own home. A quiet voice is the mark of good breeding. To speak for the benefit of. other people in streetcars, buses, theatres, elevators, stores, is considered the height of vugarity, Q. %Vlten a woman meets a man of her acquaintance, which should speak first? A. The woman. 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Golden Text—\Vitosoever bclicv- eth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and everyone that loveth him that begat lovelll hint also that is begotten of hint,— John 5:1, It is frequently said, "It does- n't matter what one believes as long as he is sincere about it." This is a grave error and would be laughed out of court in any field except religion, For example; the pian was quite sincere when be swallowed arsenic thinking it was baking soda. He died in spite of his sincerity. John points out that the mir- acles were signs recorded that e might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the on that of God; and t life believing ye might have e through His name." In this sci- entific age some have difficulty' in .believing miracles, But these are h i not stumbling blocks to fait f that we remember that the fact t Jesus walked on the sea, fed a multitude with a lad's lunch, leal ed the sic!: and raised the c are not the deeds of a mere but evidences that the man J was the Son of God. 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It will help you in every way, Your Handwriting and You By Alex S. Arnott Handwriting • Identification As I sit in the theatre watching a Hollywood murder mystery I cannot help but smile at the mel- odrama which takes place with the young hero tracking down hood- lums and gangsters single-handed, or perhaps I should add with the assistance of his lady love. 'Tire detectives involved in the picture are apparently baffled and are not clever enough to apprehend the crooks and are consequently help- less to do anything until our hero, after discovering numerous clues eventually corners the culprits which he gives over to the police. This is done only after a wild chase, an exhibition of gunplay or possibly a fist fight to finish out a rousing good thriller. It is positively amazing the police ac- conaplish,nents.these movie heroes are able to attain without the as- sistance of criminal technicians. As a matter of fact, in every day life the detective is a particularly clever person, well-trained in his jcib of crime detection, so much so in fact, that he does not hesi- tate to call upon the criminal ex- perts for advice and special tech- nical work its following up clues which may be the means of "crack- ing" a puzzling crime. In many criminal oases, the handwriting identification expert stakes complete evidence after checiciug all questions involving forged cheques, altered documents, age of ink, identification of writ- ten documents, the validity of sui= Gide notes, love letters, and other written evidence which may be necesary in court to Prove i111to. ccnce or guilt of the person or persons on trial Han dwriting identification ex- perts, chemists, finger -print ex- perts, ballistics examiners, and other well -train edp. er sonnet each experienced in their profcsion, snake up the staff of the modern police force. Without the assist- ance of these rs s c i l' ca n to the work of bringing t g criminals s to justice ' stare would be very difficult, Q'yane wishing a more complete atalysia please send self-addressed ,taetped envelope to Box B, room 121, 73 Adelaide St !Went, 7°raft° /!tore is no charge for Chis service Time—The Great Healer—Three years have passed since terror-stricken Suzanne Oliphant, young survivor of a flying bomb blast in London, sobbed miserably its the arms of her rescuer, air raid warden Florence Kelly, as pictured at left, Time has erased the tragic fear from their faces, permitting thews to smile happily w hen (right) they were reunited at the recent wedding of Miss Kelly t o a former infantrynsan. NNE is .'� ....�+ n :b Long Engagements Are Hard On Beeth A MOTHER ASKS my opinion * about her daughter's being en- * gaged. The young than is entirely Oecepta!ble, b four years of college stare him in the face be- fore he can hope to start upon his career. Litre most ardent lads, he has ask- ed her to wait for hint. What, * her mother asks me, shall she say? * The girl should say no, * If she consents, she will feel * duty hound to, play fair, She'll * not feel it proper to date other * young 'ren. She will become ab- * sorbed in her dreams of the * future and she'll neglect ler * friends, spend her leisure hours * in building, air -castles. She will * cut herself off from many acti- * vities she has been part of, * pouring out all her energies and * emotions in love -letters and as * frequent meetings as the two * can arrange. * She is apt to , become a very * dull number indeed. And in the * process of' becoming dull, she * may grow less interesting to her * fiance, too * PLAY SAFE These are the years that Present her best opportunities for meeting other men and 'taking friends in general. ,She is 19. She should be dating more than one lad, having fun, enlarging er social interests and responsibilities. If she is through school, she should be getting some business experience to help her un- derstand the -male point of view end give her a practical idea of handling her ascii 'money. It will provide a discipline which most girls of her age can very well use, and i1 will help teach her horn to get along with people of different tem- peraments. Perhaps she'll be energetic enough to take a course in one of the arts, or sciences, or world af- fairs, loo. That will keep her well- balanced dna interesting, and devel- op her personality and character. Entering into a four-year engage- ment is a strait on both people. Either may fall out of ?ove with • the. other, for several reasons. If an engagement c.rists, it is apt to be too confining, for the very vows they exchange can became irksome. Better to stay free—to learn to know each other better through let- ters and occasional meeting. 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