HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1949-8-31, Page 6WEST OF THE
SUN
A Serial Story
by
JOSEPH LEWIS
CHADWICK
SI'MIPSIP
1'he story thus far: riraInln twee
crosses the wild frontier country ay raft
and siege to reach Santo Bonita where, in
response to a strangely urgent menage.
she uaveets to meet her Dante PhD Lam
renes When the Lannasn stage is robbed
of a airmen - box being delivered to Setve
Barren. Santa Bonita gambling char, and
o camera phi of Virginia's, Lt. Jim Randall
takes up the Investigation. Rating 4im
abc strung atse of traction toward hihat
a Virginia
consents to his escorting her to Phil..
ranch, They and the niece deserted but,
returning to ghBonita,tdoBarwith vom Phil luta had trouble,to 'create
e
of PhD.JimleaWhile awaiting that he vati
s tender of
the stage bandits Barron takes Virginia
to meet Phil.
CHAPTER VIII.
He met her eyes now. "Virginia,
I'm not the man you loved."
You will be again."
"You must go home." His voice
Dame from far off. "Give me six
months, 1 need that much time.
I'll come to you, then."
She searched the stern cast of his
face for something she remembered,
but he was wholly changed. He had
lengthened the two years difference
in their ages, and he returned her
scrutiny with old -young eyes like
those of Jim Randall.
"I could stay here those six
months," she said. "There's no rea-
eon why I couldn't." She paused.
"Yes, I'll stay, I'll be here where
you need me."
"I'1! be off in the hills," he re-
plied stonily, "Or at my ranch. I
wouldn't see you often."
His ranch! She ignored his argu-
ment. "Phil, you left your house
Suddenly. We -Jim Randall and I
-found it deserted, your uneaten
meal as you left it. What did it
mean?"
Nothing," he said definitely.
She showed her despair. "And
your letter begging me to come?"
He shook his head wearily. "I
don't know...." Then: "Don't let
things worry you, Virginia. I'll be
alt right." He reached out and lay
his hands on ,her shoulders. "It
vias grand of you to come. Thanks."
He turned and stepped down from
the veranda and strode away into
the night.
The next morning he rode up to
the house, but did not dismount.
Virginia went to him and found
him unchanged.
"I'm riding out to my ranch -
house," he told her.
"But you'll be back?"
"In a day or two," he replied, Ida
eyes drifting away.
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"Phil, you're afraid of something,"
Virginia said. And when he did not
answer: "Is it -Steve Barron?"
His face hardened. "Not any
longer," he said. "He's ruined mc,
There's little more he can do."
"1 don't understand, Phil," Vir-
ginia said.
"Barron refused to water my dy-
ing stock during the drought, when
he had plenty of water on his range.
I have reason to believe my cattle
were rustled by his riders."
"You are sure?"
He nodded jerkily. "He dream
of owning this country. He's
squeezing out the little ranchers,
He drives out nesters. His word is
law, enforced by men with guns.
There are other things, too -which
no one would believe-"
Virginia grasped his hand, "Phil,
let's both go home!"
"No. Not yet," he said grimly.
I have something to lick out here.
I want the time to do it."
He swung his horse about and
rode away along the dusty street.
Four days passed and she did not
see him. But shortly after nightfall
on the last day a cavalry troop ar-
rived and made camp outside of
Santa Bonita. It was Jim Randall's
command, and shortly he came to
VIrginia, They walked together out
into the moonlit desert night.
"You've seen Phil Lawrence?"
he asked.
"Yes. Steve Barron found him."
"Barron did, eh?" He regarded
her questioningly, "Is the trouble
between them ended?"
"I don't know," Virginia replied.
"I -I no longer understand PhiL
He's changed. Something has hap-
pened to him. He's withdrawn into
himself. He -he excludes even
Me,"
Jim lighted a cigare!te. In the
glow of the tnatch, his face was
stern and his eyes full of a great
Ioneliness.
"You still love him, don't you
Virginia?"
She nodded, "Yes, I love him."
"Then you must take him away
from Santa Bonita," he said.
She made a helpless gesture. "I
tried and failed. Something I don't
understand holds him here,"
They walked slowly on, and the
lights of the town lay a half mile
behind - them. Jim began to talk,
low -voiced, of the four-day scout
from which he had just returned,
bitter that Natchi's marauding baud
had eluded him. They stopped fin-
ally and Virginia was suddenlye,
aware that he looked tired. The
loneliness in his eyes was deep and
real.
There was no hatred remaining
in
he?; she forgot that once he hid
deeply hurt her. She said sudden-
ly, Jim, haven't you ever loved a
woman?"
He drew on his cigarette, He
looked away from her. "Yes' --
once," he said, "But uselessly."
"You think of it at times, don't
you?"
(Continued Next Week)
FORETASTE
One needn't be old to know that
August brings the end of summer.
One merely needs to ,be alive and
sentient, For the trees show it, itt
their wearied leaves and the ripe -
headed grasses show it, scattering
their seeds and falling before the
gusty rains, The frantic pace has
slaokened. Fledglings are on the
wing, migration ahead, Robins
chatter in the morning but turn
quiet in the heat of day, as though
in contemplation of the pleasured
change. Crows are noisy, their al-
most solemnly silent. The sun rises
later.
The heat is still here, sununer's
heat burned deep into the rocky
hills and; the heat will remain, for
the earth cools slowly. But the
nights are longer,, and the slow
winds of the valley have time to
rustle the hilltop trees, tentativley,
a little impatiently. And the cricket
and the katydid in the darkness,
the cicada in the sunlight, scratch
out their songs with a quick, nu-
perative note: "Conte, my mate! No
summer lasts forever!"
Weeds grow swiftly in the gar-
den. Hoed off, they force new leaves
and quickly put forth bud and
flower that they may come to seed
for another season. Butterfly weed,
the orange milkweed, mowed off at
the roadside only a few weeks ago,
flowers On a short, new stent, hurry-
ing toward fruition. Goldenrod and
asters lift rank stalks and fatten
buds, the very color of autumn just
there beneath the lapping sepals;
the first of them will be in bloom
before August is half over, Toma-
toes ripen.
One does not have to be old to
know these things. They are a part
of every year, for anyone to see.
But those who have seen many sum-
mers come and go can tell you that
they know in August that leaves
fall, and frosts come, and then one
waits for another summer.
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"Contesting" In A Big Way -This attractive young mother,
Mrs. Dorothy -Jean Mills of Toronto is entering nine of the
C.N.E.'s special competitions, including the Mother and Daugh-
ter cover girl contest in which she will be joined by daughter
Lynn, aged 3. Here Lynn help mother prepare of the paint -a -
chair contest offering top prize of $25.
Mrs. Mills is also entering the trim your own hat contest,
the newscaster competition, the spelling bee contest, the mend
your sock competition, the salad plate and week -end budget
competitions and the contest to find the $100. apple pie.
AN -E ffJ ip �yE �� 8 {
9a-te4,2.6egsti
"Dear Anne Hirst: For four
years, we have lived with my hus-
band's mother. I do all the house
work, and have
a job, too. But
it is my mother-
in-law who is al-
ways tired.
"When I am
at gnome, she
does and says
everything t o
get me to leave,
and to turn ale
against my husband. Anne Hirst,
she has almost succeeded. I don't
enjoy working, I want a home. But
I want it to be my home, not hers.
"My husband believes everything
she says. Once we found a place.
She was going to kill herself if he
left -so that was the end of that!
"I finally took a job, which pays
more than I could make in an of-
fice. His mother tells my husband
the reason I work is so 1 can meet
meal I've told hits I work to get
away front his mother,
"He makes enough for us to live
on, but when I offer to quit, he
just sulks. Ivly mother-in-law says
I should leave, and boasts that
her son will never leave her. Now
his dad is human, and knows how
things are, But he can't say a
word,
"I.do love my husband. But can
he love me and not believe in pre?
Doesn't he sec that he must make
the home? I can't go on like this.
Please advise Inc. and Pil carry
it out.
TROUBLED"
Your mother-in-law has a
* weakling for a son, He has been
* under her thumb for so long that
* he has given up opposing her.
** You, as his wife, are the victim
* of a relationship,
* What she wants is for you
* to leave, so she can have her
* son to herself, Are you going to
* let her win?
* On the other (rand, your situa-
* tion is almost intolerable. Your
* husband undoubtedly loves you
* but not enough to put yom' hap-
* piness first, As things stand, he
* has no responsibilities, he is not
* the head of his own house (which
* would entail some financial sac-
* rifices) and he is too blind to
* see that only by providing that -
* hone can he make you satisfied.
* fp his another's house, you are
** doing more work than you'd
* havg to do in your own, yet you
*..have no authority, and cannot
SALLY'S SALLIES
'If you can't fix It by 4:30 today,
1,111.4„0 1t somewhere elec."
* relax there. You are treated as
* an unwanted inmate. Any wo-
* man of spirit would resent it.
* 1 cannot advise .you to leave,
* You might lose your husband for
* good. Is it worth that? Or isn't
* it? Only you can decide.
* You night find a room for
* yourself, keep on with your job,
* and see how things go. Perhaps
* your husband then would realize
* how much he loves you and needs
* you, and decide that any break
* with his mother, is worth being
* with you.
* Think it over.
For a man to insist that his wife
live, with his mother, when it isn't
necessary, is to take the first step
toward ruining his marriage. Tell-
ing Anne Hirst about it, and read-
ing her reply, may clear your mind.
Addressher at Box 1, 123 Eight-
eenth St. Toronto.
HOW CAN I?
Q. How can I clean burnt spots
on granite?
A. Remove them by covering with
a teaspoonful of soda, mixed to a
paste with a little water, then heat-
ing it. Never scrape it with a knife.
Q, How can 1 prepare new wood
for lacquering?
A. New wood should have a wood
filler applied to it to insure a smooth
surface, before lacquering. Apply
the filler in the usual manner; brush
it on, wipe off the excess, and allow
to dry. Apply the lacquer with a
soft,hair brush, and it should be
flowed rather than stroked back and
forth, Let it smooth itself out and
never go over it a second time.
Q. How can I ren.ove shine from
serge?
A. The shine can be removed
from serge goods by rubbing it with
hot vinegar, and then sponging with
ammonia.
New Gadgets and Inventions
You'll Probably Be Seeing
GLASS CHALKBOARD
Chalkboards. of tempered glass
are now being produced in Canada,
Surface is said to be practically in-
destructible, does not become siting
and slick with use. Claimed easy
on eyes, eliminating blackboard
glare customary with old school
blackboard. Glass challcboards come
in eye -rest green color, up to 48 in,
by 90 in.; have few Joints and are
easily cleaned.
EXTENDS PAINT CAN
Metal extender fits into gallon
paint can, is said to add one third
capacity, Device is pushed down by
hand into groove of can where it is
tightly locked,• providing. a single
leakproof container. 'Painter simply
removes lid from a gallon can of
paint, inserts "Canstretcher" and
adds thinner or color in sante con.
taieer. Cover,comes with "Can -
stretcher". Rlled-top edge also
said to make ideal wiper for re-
moving excess paint from brush'
without danger of damaging the
bristles.
SPOON PITS CORNERS
Stainless-steel spoon with flat
angle forward edge specially shaped
to fit corners and bottom of all
types of pots and pans is said to
scrape ten times arca of ordinary
spools of same size and to prevent
lumping, sticking and burning. Also
handy for scraping mayonnaise
jars, cans. etc., maker states.
POCKET SLIDE RULE
A 6 -inch duplex type all -metal
slide rule, bearing regular 10 in.
log. scale arrangement, Claimed to
have accuracy and computing power
of big rule, is said to be the only
6 -inch log log slide rule obtainable.
Dimensionally stable magnesium
alloy gives it permanent accuracy;
has needle-sharp graduations, 16
computing scales. Rule is 13/32
in, by 6 in, by 3/32 in. in size; comes,
in leather pocket case, slip -boxed
with manual, -
PREVENTS GLASS PO GOING
Scientifically impregnated clean-
ing and polishing cloth, is said to
prevent formation of steam and mist
on glass surfaces. Cloth forms pro-
tective film on glass surface, effec-
tiveness
ffecttiveness claimed to last 24-72 hours,
Film also helps eliminate glare and
repels dust and dirt.
VENETIAN BLIND TAPE
Vinyl plastic venetian blind tape
is reinforced with preshrunk Irorti-
san threads, has ladder of plastic -
cared duratized aluminium strips
welded to tape. ]rape has become
an integral part of the blind for the
first time, makers say. Said to he
washable with soap and water or
synthetic detergents. Company
claims tape will no; fade, shrink or
stretch from exposure to rain, sun,
high or low temperatures,
SAFETY FA- BRIC
Safety reflective material is now
being applied to outer and sports
wear made in Canada. As a trim
on clotlies it is said to make the -
wearer visible in blackouts, suchc as
darkened highways, when struck
by lights from cars or other sources.
Bonded permanently to a fabric
backing, it is made from millions
of tiny glass spheres. Struck by
light, each microsphere, acting as
a tiny lens, concentrates light into
a single intensified beam which
travels back to the light source, in
a clear glarcless light, maker states.
Available in many colors, it is said
to look, act and feel like cloth and
can be handled for application in
same manner as other fabrics. Can
be dry cleaned or washed and le
long -wearing, it is claimed.
Sweet Luncheon r Yreat
SUGAR -PLUM
LO- .F
Measure into small bowl, 14 a
lukewarm water, 1 - top. granu-
lated sugar; stir until sugar is dis-
solved. Sprinkle with 1 envelope
Fteischreann'e Royal Fast Rising
Dry Yeast. Let stand 10 min.,
THEN stir well. Cream 95 e.
shortening; gradually blend in
c. granulated sugar. Gradually
beat in 2 well -beaten eggs. Stir in
c. milk and yeast mixture. Stir
in 1 c. once -sifted brood flour;
beat until smooth (mixture may
curdle). Cover and set in warm
place, free from draught. Let rise
1 hour. Stir in 1 tap. salt, X c.
washed and dried eeedlesa raisins,
c, chopped walnuts, 35 e.
chopped nixed candied peels,
c. cut-up candied cherries. Work
in 4 c. once -sifted bread flour.
Knead lightly but thoroughly;
form into a smooth ball. Roll out
to fit a greased 8 -inch round pan
and fit into pan. Grease top.
Cover and let rise until doubled
in bulk. Bake in moderate oven,
350°, about 1 hour. When loaf is
cold, front with Plain Icing.
Plain Icing: Combine 95 c. sifted
icing sugar, 135 tbs. milk, 35 tsp.
vanilla; beat until smooth.
vansamsesesemt
New Fast -Acting Dry Yeast
Needs NO Refrigerationl
Stays fresh and full-strength
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Here's all you do:
In a small amount (usually specified) of lukewarm water„
dissolve thoroughly 1 teaspoon sugar for each envelope
of yeast.
49 Sprinkle with dry yeast. Let stand 10 minutes.
TRW's* well. (The water used with the yeast counts as
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