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Chapter XXL: El Caballero Rojo
rides to meet the settlers. He ad-
vised them to return home. Clark
Weber—one of the three in the
wagon—who has heard of the re-
ward on Valdez' head, attempts to
capture him.
Chapter XXII
If Michael Valdez noticed the
sneer of Clark '.Veber's face, he
gave no sign. Nor did his man-
ner change when he noticed We-
ber's hand sliding beneath the
seat blanket, his body inching for-
ward as if he sought to look
around the girt beside him, and
yet see behind her.
Tense silex- •e reigned for half
a minute. Then Weber spoke de-
risively.
"Why do you try to frighten
us? What does it mean to you
whether we go or stay?"
"Frighten you?" \'aldez's tone
was mild. "If good advice scares
you, then Madre do Dios help the
three of you—when you're settled
down there.' I'Ie nodded toward
the valley below, lit up by leaping
scarlet flames.
* * *
"You'll never nail one of us to
D o n Attero's Cross!" Weber
challenged sharply. "You'll never
set any of aur buildings afire!
Because you've seen your own last
sunrise!"
Few sten could have snatched
out and leveled a six-gun as fast
as Clark Weber did while he pro-
nounced that sentence of death.
But even faster, Va!dez's gaudily
gloved hand flashed out from
where it had dangled near his
holster. Gun metal caught the
moon's silvered rays. Flame leap-
ed forth. Lead crunched into
Clark \Ve•ber's gun. He cried out
M part as his weapon slid from
limp finger.,.
Valdez 'tolst;:ed his smoking
Colt. His ey es above the necker-
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chief and his voice were still mild
when he said:
'If you try that again, hombre,
do it faster—and not when you
are looking str..ight at me."
The girl recovered her power
of speech, looking at El Caballero
Rojo as site asked a question.
"You're sure that—"
"I've told you what I know,"
the strange apparition said.
Valdez backed El Cielo into the
shadow of a rock and horse and
rider disappeared. There was no
sound, for he had gone as silently
as he had come.
For long awed moments the trio
on the wagon seat did not stove.
a' * *
Then suddenly, with a harsh
ejaculation, Clark Weber jumped to
the ground and retrieved the gun
that had been shot from his band.
The hand itself, he saw, had been
no more than scratched, but the
shock of the bullet had done what
El Caballero Rojo had intend it to
do.
"Curse hint." Weber growled,
"The next time—"
"He might not be as generous
Maxon finished for him. "He was
only trying t, help us. \Vhy did
you draw that gun on hint?"
"Because he's worth money —
plenty of it— dead or alive," Weber
growled surlily, angered even at the
girl he profess -d to love. "I'd heard
enough about him — and now that
I know he is in these parts, I see
,tow we're going to make it quick,
paying the balance due Bartle on
our land,"
"With this man's body?" Chet
Maxon demanded savagely. "You
won't pay anything I owe — or El-
len owes — with blood money. You
mean you'd really stoop that low,
Clark — after he went out of his
way to warn us to expect trouble?"
"Warned like fun!" flared Weber.
"It wouldn't surprise me to know
he crucified that man he said was
on that cross, and set that fire we
saw. Whether he did it or not, I'm
paying more attention for a while to
get that red-headed Mex outlaw
than I am to farming."
* * *
Without a word Chet Maxon
picked tip the reins. The wagon
creaked on. Even before it turned
the bend and stopped near the
ghastly cross, the silence of fear
and disillusion dropped like a claim
nty blanket over .the plodding
settlers.
On Chet Maxon's side of the trail
stood the ghastly cross. On his
sister's side, far below, glowed the
ember of the fire they had seen, but
which now was dying down. It
was as if some mocking ton of
Satan had prepared the welcoming
signs.
Only an hour before, young Burr
Aldman, nicknamed "Straw" be-
cause of his red•gold hair and
freckled face, had been sitting
across the table from his father, a
hard-working tobacco fanner in
Deep Water Valley, Burr, the son,
was hard-working also, and he and
his father had been figuring on their
prospects. There was elation in
both their hearts as they reached
the conclusion that the contents of
their crammed drying shed would
sell for enough to take up the next
note on the farm.
* a, *
"One thing we ain't figured, son,"
the old tan told Straw ominously.
"The fellers who are raising all the
ructions in this here valley and
burned Mike Chapman's drying
shed. They killed Steve Ranson[,
too. Vire ain't taking no chances
with then[ coming after us, so to-
morrow morning we start baling
and hauling that tobacco out of
here,"
But that had been an hour ago,
Now young Burr Alinas was
kneeling so close to the smoking
tains of the shed that he could feel
tate heat from the a hes. And
stretched before hint on the ground
was his father -- his life's blood
draining from a stomach wound.
"1 toll you, .,on," old - Aldman
gasped, "It wasn't only Chapman
and -- and hansom they wanted
riddance of. Them bzelnten ain't
stopping at -- at anything till
they've run out -- every tobacco
matt in the valley."
Straw Aldman was twenty-one.
Or he had been up to minutes be-
fore. IIe was like a man of forty
or more now, as bitter as gall, with
but one purpose in life — to find
the man who ha' tossed that torch
into the drying shed; the man who
had fired point•hlanlc at his unarmed
father who had tried to stop the
arson,
* * *
"Yes, Dad," he wheezed out,
"Peefinen. Curse 'ensu I'll pay
every one of them b ck, coin for
coin, till either lead or rope stop
me."
"No, son," the farmer's weak
voice protested. "That's not the way.
The thin': for you to do is to get
out of this hole of the devil. See —
Russ Bartle. Heli help you find
somebody to buy the farm. He's
a good man, sen. He'll help you.
But get out of this Deep Water Val-
ley. Start as soon as your brother
Sam gets back home. You and Sant
pull out of here tonight. Promise
me that, Burr."
"All right, Dad," the young man
said reluctantly. "I — I hate like all
thunder to stake a promise like that,
but —"
He stopped short, staring at his
father. For the next moment old
Aldman died, stretched on the soil
that nature had touched with such
a prodigal hand.
* * *
The red-headed young man stag-
gered to his feet. His weary eyes
to the smoldering ash -heap. Then
shifted front the corpse of his father
suddenly his teeth clicked together
as he spun on his heels, snatching
out the six-g•ln that was tucked be-
neath his belt. But as swiftly he
remembered.
"That you, Sang??" he called hope-
fully,
When there was no answer and he
still heard approaching footsteps,
again his six-gun was flung upward.
His finger danced on the trigger.
"Keep coming!" he commanded.
A slight figure in ragged overalls
carte to the dying glow of the ruins.
Straw Aldman glowered, then
slightly relaxed. This was not the
killer of his father, the men who had
set fire to the drying sited, He had
managed to get one glimpse of that
man, a.distaut glimpse, as be had
rushed from the home at the sound
of shots. That fllow with the torch
and gun had been taller than this
ragged figure, had moved like one
who was much older.
(To be Continued)
•
Modern Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
Q. Is it good forts for the bride
to accompany the bridegroom
when he buys the wedding ring?
A. Yes, the bride has the privi-
lege of expressing her preference
as to width and size, and her
choice of yeUow gold, white gold.
or platinum.
Q. Isn't it proper for a hostess
to insist upon paying for the long
distance telephone calls of a guest?
A. No; the guest should pay this
expense,
Q. Is it permissible for a girl to
refuse to dance with a man when
Ire "cuts in?"
A. No.
Q. When it is necessary for s
person to blow his nose in com-
pany, should he apologize?
A. No; but try to make the per-
formance as quiet as possible.
Q. When calling upon an ac-
quaintance, and some servant opens
the door for you, is it necessary to
say 'Thank you?"
„A. As this is merely a matter of
routine, it is not exactly necessary
to say "thanks" but is far from
being a faux pas to asy "thank
you" for any courtesy.
Q. Should one write letters or
notes to announce the birth of a
baby?
A. This is usually done by means.
of cards.
BEGINNING
NEST WEED
ISSUE 2-1048
Record -Breaking Baby is 1,000th to be born this year in St.
Joseph's Hospital, Chatham. The little girl shown here with
her mother, Mrs. Frank Phelan of Stanley St., Blenheim,
arrived Christmas Eve and was walked up and down the ward
corridor by Santa Claus himself.
ANNE, RUST
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ut -a+r4 Cou44.5eilot,—�
Sister's Children
Invade Girl's Horne
A YOUNG GIRL is about to declare
* war on her married sisters. Tltcy,
* with their children, invade her
private life in
such a way that
s he cannot en-
joy her own
h o m e. 1 quote
front her letter:
"Suppose y o u
had an army of
married sisters,
each of whom
brings back
* home the trials, worries and cares
* attendant upon every marr'age.
* Suppose their children, parapher-
* nalia, et al, visit your home 365
* days a year as surely as the sun
* rises? Suppose their code of think-
* ing to be: 'Want to take a job?
* Step out any day? Why not?
* Palos the children off on Mo-
* then, She's always home, and
* you don't have to pay her!'"
* "Suppose yon could never ask
* your friends in because your
* living room is perpetually clot-
* terred with diapers, rattles,
* blankets, booties and toys? Sup-
* pose you're tired of bumping
* into carriages, playpens, veloci-
* pedes? Suppose you hesitate to
* bring your young man home be-
* cause it's too much like taking
* him into a day nursery, or pro-
* jetting hint into a young ma-
* trona' society with their . one-
* track conversation?
* "Suppose your parents were
* weary unto death of this, but
* believe it their duty to be help-
* ful if it kills them?
• "And worse, suppose your
is broken to see your
* home's furnishings abused just
* because they are unpretentious?
* (My sisters have beautiful
* ,tomes of their own.)
* '$uppose they never consider
* knocking when they drop in any
* hour of the day or night, or
whether it is convenient for you
* to receive them? (We, however,
* must observe all proprieties
* when visiting them.) Suppose
* they all, including the small fry,
* feel that they have a Leal share
* in this hone, without owing it
* a particle of respect?
* "And suppose your point-
* blank request that they stay
* away occasionally meets with
* visits of redoubled length and
* clamor?
* "Talking is not going to
* change them. We can't pull up
* stakes and leave. I suppose we
* must wait till the children grow
* up before we can have peace,
* And by then 1'11 be middle-aged
* and these children will be bring.
* ing hone the next generation to
lir
Who is Crazy?
,"Doctor," said the patient, "I'in
afraid my wife is going crazy."
"What scents wrong?" asked the
doctor.
"She wants to buy a goat."
"Let her buy a goat"
"But site wants to keep it in the
house."
"Well, let her keep it in the
house."
"But a goal smell~"
"Open the niudosis."
"What! And let all my piee,ms
* plow roughshod through our
* home!
* "I don't dislike children. If I
* could, Pd marry and have my
* own. All I ask is the chance to
* be free to enjoy my own home.
* Only God can help us through
* this, I know; but a few ideas
* from an outsider ;night save my
* sanity—I might use this to write
* a tragi - comedy or something!
* Please answer soon."
"TO GRIN AND BEAR IT:"
Docs your mother know !rots' bit-
terly you feel about this monopoly of
your hone? This is for her to han-
dle, she should not oblige your ,sis-
ters on nights when you have a date
at home. Also, they should not leave
the children's loft, etc., overnight.
Yonrr mother feels a natural pride
that her daughters can count on her.
But until you marry, the home is
your home, too, and your privacy in
it should be protected. Stop eeorry-
istg, though, about how your dates
regard this disorder, They're not so
squeamish as you are.
Hurry alp and pick your own
young star and have your own
home! Then you can park your
babies with your mother, too.
Every girl needs some privacy in
het- own !tome. and every another
should try to orange that she gels
it, Anne Hirst can help mother and
daughter. Write her at 13o.r A,
Room 421, 73 Adelaide SI„ If 'est,
Toronto.
Sunday School Lesson
By Rev, R, Barclay Warren
What We Know About God
Isaiah 40; 28-31; John 14: 844.
Golden Text—But without faith
it is impossible to please hint, For
h.; that cometh to God must believe
that he is, and that he is a rewarder
of than that diligently seek
Hebrews 11:1n,
11:1tt,
A youth leader said, ''If you
want to keep young, stay around
young people; if you want to get
old, try and keep up with them"
,low truly he spoke! But Isaiah
summons us to a source of strength
greater that' the springs of youth.
"Even the 'youths shall faint and
be weary, and the young men shall
utterly fall; but they that wait upon
the Lord shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with
wings as eagles; they shall run, and
not be weary, and they shall walk
and not faint," Not only is the
Eternal God, the Creator of the
earth, a Being of unlimited strength
but He is able to give of His
strength to those who call upon
Him, There are tines when we
need ro soar as with eagles' wings
above the confusion and din of a
sin -torn weary world. But it is
equally important to be able to
walk and not faint. The mother of
the little children often feels the`
need of moral strength and courage
to carry on the humdrum duties of
everyday life. She doesn't ask for
eagles' wings to get above them
but for strength to walk and not
faint,
Isaiah also says of God "There is
There Were Mice
In Milady's Purse
Millions of words have been writ-
ten. and countless comedians have
joked about the contents of a wo-
man's purPo. Prizes have been
awarded members of radio audi-
ences who could pour out the larg-
est assortment of knick-knacks
and long -post lipsticks [neat coup-
ons or bus tickets have been dis-
covered when such searches have
been conducted. Strange things
have come to light when milady's
purse is emptied, and the other day,
out in Tacoma Washington, a pol-
iceman (luckily it was not a woman
officer), searched a woman's mini-
ature overnight bag, The lady in
question had been stopped on suspi-
cion that she had stuffed a package
of soda crackers into a cavernous
purse, Her explanation was that
she had merely "forgotten" to pay
for the crackers.
The inquisitive policeman looked
into the purse when he doubted her
story about wanting the crackers to
feed her pet nice. The crackers
were there all right. and r11" -tier
deeper, what to Isis wonderous gaze
should appear but twelve pct
Among all the purse stories we are
forced to the conclusion that this
one takes the cake, provided the
mice haven't already gotten away
with it. \\'c've heard about bats
hi the belfry, rats in the attic, but
mice in a lady's purse ... Permit us
to scream.
no searching of His understanding."
He who can trust the infinite wis-
dom of God in the hour ,of stark
tragedy has a strong consolation.
* *
Many who nitre well of Jesus
Christ regard God the Father as a
stern, austere Being who is not
neatly as sympathetic with humani-
ty as His Son. This is a false notion.
,lesus said, "Ile that hath seen Inc
hath seen the Father," IIis words
and works are of the Father who
dwclletlt in Hint, Would you know
what God the Father is Iilce? Then
read the life of Jesus and become
acquainted with Hint as your pert
sonal Saviour and you will know
the Father.
The lesson closes with a chal-
lenge. There is a great work for
us to do. It is to tell the world
about IIim. Jesus regards this as
in a sense greater than tile miracles
which He, up to that time, had
wrought. There is also the chal-
lenge to pray. Dare we accept it?
"If ye shall ask anything in my
Nance, I will do it." God lives and
rewards those who in faith, dili-
gently seek Iiint.
How Can 1?
By Anne Ashley
Q. How can I clean windows and
glass easily,and also give the
glass a nice polish?
A. By using a Entices cloth dip-
ped in a solution of two table --
spoonfuls of household ammonia to
two quarts of water.
Q. How can I give an added'
gloss to the linen?
A. A gloss can be produced by
making the hot starch with soapy
water. This also prevents the iron
from sticking to the goods.
O. How can I improve the fla-
vor and the texture of fudge?
A. Both the flavor and tex-
ture will be improved if a small
spoonful of cornstarch is added- ..
Q. How can I distinguish fresh
fish from spoiled fish?
A. By looking at the gills and
the eyes. The gills of fresh fish are
red and the eyes are clear.
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