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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1950-4-26, Page 6avour? That's because it's better tea Riders for the Hoot -Owl Pool by G. H. SHARP CHAPTER I (Continued From Last \\eek_: The grizzled old sheriff buckled to his guubelt and kissed his wor- ried -looking wife. "I'll he back tomorrow, Ma. How about a good mulligan with duntp- lin's and a big apple pies Don't fret, now." She made him put on a heavy shirt and his chap.. He had a long ride to made and it was drizzling rain outside. I -lank Roberts was no longer young, Damp weather stove hint up. ile gulped another cup of hot, black coffee and was gone, heading his big. grain -fed horse for a range where trouble rode in the A dozen sten sat in the lamplight at \\-ebb lViuters' ranch house. The roost was laden with tobacco _smoke Bronzed. stern-faced, these Wren made up the Scissor -Bill Poo!, Most of then had families. Each of them owned a small herd of cattle and a few acres of land. Nearly all of them had been cow- boys. Webb Winters was the last man to get there. He had been delayed in town until after dark. Mae had taken Bob's death hard. She had broken down and cried a lot and Webb had Clone what he could to comfort her. That had taken time. Then he'd gone to the undertaker's and picked out a robin, which had to he loaded on a wagon and started for Sob Anderson's ranch. He and Mae had hunted up a preacher. So it was almost midnight when \Vebb joined the other•. Joe Blake looked hard at him. "We'd about derided you wasn't eosin'. Some of the lot's was in favor of settin' out to find you." "Got delayed in town." "If I was you," -poke one of the crowd, "1 wouldn't do notch night ridin alone." 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There was blood near the door and there was blood outside. He fought 'ens 'til they downed him, Are you goin' to help are hunt down the snakes that murdered Bob Anderson, or do I tackle the job alone?" "You can count on me," said Joe Blake. "We're all with you, i reckon," spoke another man. "If it's war that Ab Abbott is lookin' for," said a lean -faced man with a scar across his jaw, "he lsiu find it. Bob Anderson was a white man any way you took him." Others voiced their opinion. The probem was how they would go about this range war. One man was in favor of running off all the Triangle stock they could round up. Another suggested burn- ing off the Triangle range, The lean -faced man with the knife - scarred jaw opined that the only way to wipe out a snake den is to thumb a gun hanutier. The older nen, those who had wives and fam- ilies, kept silent for the most part. Every man there knew the strength of the Triangle outfit. They would be bucking a million - dollar spread, and Ah Abbott's cowboys were all tough hands. Ab Abbott had threatened that he would break up the Scissor -Bill Pool and run every man of them out of the country. This was not the first meeting of the Pool ranch- ers. They had met at Joe Blake's place the last time. Joe Blake had been elected boss of the Pool. The others now waited for that tight- lipped Oklahoman to speak. "What's your idea. Joe?" asked Webb. "Don't know as 1 have one, Webb, unless it would be to force Ab Abbott into buyin' us out. I got the old woman anel kids to think about, "Ab Abbott," Webb cut in, Inc voice harsh, "hasn't enough money to buy me out. Bob Anderson and me was sort of partners. Bob got murdered. Tf you feel like sellin', go ahead." "You mean you're dec!ariu' war on the Triangle?" asked Joe Blake. 'Just that. Even if 1 have to make a little fight of it." "I'll hang and rattle tt itb you." said the knife -scarred cuwfioy who spoke wit'; the soft drawl of a Texan. "Me and Ed. Young come up to Montana from clown yonder. \We wa- raised together from Icid,. They bushwhacked Ed. I'll string my bets along with ycurn. Webb. f don't blame Joe Blake for not w'antil1' to mess into a figla. Like Le says, he's sot a wife and kids. So has ,some of yon other gents. Yon kin sell out or you kin set hack and do nothitt', and no hard leoln's. 1 kin git in touch with some boys that will fie - williu' to do a little tielttiu', i,' Jones aiu'€ lackht' for friends,,, "We won't have to carry it that far, Tex," said Webb \\litters, "We don't want to hire any killers. My idea ie this. We'll play our cards close to our bellies. Somebody in that outfit is Loin' to get drunk some day in Iowa and talk. Then we'll grab hint anti get the names of the then teho killed Ed Young and Bob Anderson. And there at Bobs place is a lig old c''ttnntvood with a low limb that will take care of 'em. Men, .110 matter how you feel about th!s business, about your wives and families, you had better either sell out or be ready to light. What's been said tonight or on other nights is just among us. Any man that tells a Triangle matt what we talk about is lower down than a snake," "I don't reckon," said Joe Blake, "that any roan among u, would go to Ab Abbott with any news," "1 ain't so sure about Hutt." said Webb, "Meanie' just what\' asked the lean -faced Tex. "kfeanin'," said \\ebb, "that there's some num connected with the 'Scissor -Bill fool that don't keep his mouth slut, Ed Young got bushwhacked because some- body let it out that Ed was goin' to be ridin' along a certain trail just about a certain hour at night." Webb Winters looked an the others through narrowed, hard eyes. He broke the silence that followed his last words. "Only you men here knew that Bob Anderson was gain' to be house last night. Bob was sup- posed to be stayin' at Joe Blake's, Every man here knows that Bob had three thousand dollars in cash and some legal papers on him. The cash belonged to the Pool. The papers he had were depositions provin his right to a piece of laird. I was to meet Bob about noon and we were to take that money to the bank and file the papers Bob had. "When the meetin' at Joe's broke up, Bob decided to go on home instead of stayin' at Joe's. .I rode with Bob to where the trails forked, I went home, Bob went house with that money and them papers on him, Bob was wearin' all his clothes when he got killed. His hat was there on the floor alongside him. He hadn't tools oft his chaps. 1 went through his pockets. The money and papers was gone. Sonne man in the Scissor -Bill Pool is either too careless ttith his talk, or else he's sold out to Ab Abbot. That man is hearin' me now. Who. ever lie is, he's listenin'," (Continued Next Week ' HOW CAN 1? By Anne Ashley Q. How can 1 make a good polish for mahogany furniture? A. Use one tablespoonful of olive oil mixed with one teaspoonful of vinegar, Dust the article thor- oughly, then apply the polish with a soft flannel cloth. Follow by polishing with another soft, clean cloth. Q, How can l dry matches that refuse to strike because of clamp- ness? A. Rub them back and forth in the bristles of a clothes brush, Q. How can 1 remove stains from the fish bowl? A. Vinegar and salt will remove these stains very readily. Q. What can I use instead of fat for frying foods? A. Fat is not absolutely neces- sary; merely rub the pan with common table salt, then shake it out, and place the meat to be fried in the pan. Q. Flow can i ntivc wilted let- tuce? A. 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The t' wise course is to see them all for * what they are, and wcigl, all the * consequences of yielding. * You contemplate leaving a * good. husband, and taking his * children with you --to run off ' with a man who already has a wife) That is shocking, even to 1110. He could not marry you until you both are divorce(. Di- vorces take time and money. * Meanwhile, what would you " he? Married to one man, living . illegally with another—and ex- '. posing your little children to all "' the scandal that would follow. To thiel: that you could be " happy with hint is folly. You "- would never forgive yourself for * deserting your husband, and * separating Minh from his children. * And T predict that the passion * that tempts Sou now t'ould van- " ish so soon that you wr•tild think '' it had never been. " I expect you are bored with the routine of marriage, w ith child- * bearing and raising. In such a e stood, you are a natural target for * any new sensation, and can read- * ily call it love. Yet what sort 4 of roan is this, who wotad snatch * you away from your home and * husband, and drag you through a " revolting experience? Surely he * has no integrity, no real concern * for your future peace of mind, - * Resist. with everything in you. * Remind him that tto fleeting ', pleasure is worth the betrayal of * your vows nor the sacrifice of • your integrity and his, ': Then never be alone t,itlt him * again, " Plunge all your energies into * making your husband content, " Calm his suspicions of your lis- "` loyalty, and prove by your never- * ending attentions how much you * appreciate his goodness and af- t '' fection. * This is the °Illy road 0.' peace. * Once you sec your critical situs- * tion as it would appear le others, * you will realize When temptation coots; see yourself as others would see you if you yielded to it, One's o.vn pride can often keep her on the right course, Anne Hirst will help you, if you tell her about it. Address her at Box I, 123 Eighteenth Street, New Toronto, Ont. Trust M, .GIC for sure-fire baking success! mentwanttontromoosumorrovirmewaxametaprat WALNUT BUTTERMILK LOAF Mix mrd sift twice, then sift into a bowl, 234 c. once -sifted pastry flour (or 234, e. once - sifted bard -wheat flour), 2tsps, Magia Baiting Powder, 34 tsp, baking soda, 134 tsps. salt, 38 tsp. ground mace. Mix in h c. lightly - packed brown sugar, 34 c. rolled oats and 1 c. broken walnuts, Combine 1 well -beaten egg, 1 e, buttermilk, 2 tsps, grated orango rind, 1 top. vanilla and 6 tbs. shortening, melted, Make a well indryingredients and add liquids; mix lightly. Turn into a loaf pan (434„ x 834") which hoe been greased and lined with greased paper, Bake in a rather slow oven, 326'3, about 1 Hour, Serve cold, thinly slicod and lightly bettered, HRONICLES INGERF GwetZdoline 1'.C1Cenhei it tll,e,, a long done but fluidly tiie consumer public gets around to complainingahont the things it doesn't like. }'ears ago the trouble was eggs. ""Chere was a muttering that grew to a grumbling; and a grumbling that grew to a mighty rumbling" and out of the rumbling came the system of having eggs graded and candled according to size and freshness. Milk was another product that was given extra atten- tion. Now mills is given the greatest possible care --properly chilled and inspected every so often for bacteria count and sedimentation—too much of either and the milk is condetntted. With all this care at the source, if eggs now lose their freshness and tnillt becomes stale and contaminat- ed, the fault lies with the attention— or lack of it ---which these products receive after being purchased, Now the spotlight is 013 potatoes, Housewives complain that potatoes haven't the flavour they used to have; they have lost their old-time mealiuess; no longer will they fluff up wltett shaken after being cooked. Worst of all, old potatoes often tura black when cooked, and even new potatoes have lost that certain flavour we lilted so much in days of yore. So at last Mrs, John Public has got around to asking—"What's wrong with our Ontario potatoes?" Now that IS a question because you see grading of potatoes has long since been compulsory. Graded as to size and quality, that is, Just let a few little potatoes slip in with the big fellows and the producers have to answer for it. And of course scabby potatoes are never offered for sale at all. So the consumers go to the store and when they buy potatoes by the basket or bag they can be quite sure they will be reasonably uniform in size and also first and sound. Actually, to all appearances, there shouldn't be a kick in the world about these nice looking potatoes. But the proof of the spud is in the cooking. You boil them, drain then, and mash then—and, according to the tem- perament of the potatoes, they may be either watery, or waxey, turn black or look and taste fairly edible. So you try other ways of cooking —steam them; start them with cold water, hot water, add salt first, last, or just as they come to the boil. But it retakes very little difference—those fluffy, mealy potatoes seem to be gone for gond. Experts have come forward with various explanations—it's the soil, or the season. or the type of potato, or the way they are cooked, Well, maybe they are right — we don't grow potatoes for commercial use ourselves, so we don't pretend to know, Rut in our small way we have made certain observations and have conte to the conclusion that it is the use of chemical fertilizers and constant spraying that has ruin- ed the flavor of our Ontario pota- toes. How else can we account for the following differences in the 17 potatoes we have grown and those we have bought. Every spring as seed potatoes, we use the small potatoex left over front those we bought for eating the year before, We plant 1110113 in tho nt'divar3way; we cultivate them, 1251)15 thicm up, atul dust them if bug, become troublesome—..hut we DON"1' use contmet'ei11 fertilizer. We generally have a fair yield from the number we put in but nottuiug wonderful. Not a great nuutber 30 a hill and nothing extraordinary as to size. But they do have a good flavor. As new ponce,, we cat and enjoy them. As they nature, and even before the skins are "set" the potatoes become mealy, and fluff ftp when mashed, For winter use w'e buy potatoes from a com- mercial grower -- frum the sante grower that our left -over seed cattle from, His potatoes look bigger and better titan our own. They would pass inspection 100 per cent, But when we cook theta—hew different the flavour! Actually, it doesn't pay us to glow potatoes for our own use --it is cheaper to buy them—we grow them only because they are so much nicer. Naturally the potatoes we buy have had commercial fertilizer to help them along. A man who grows potatoes to sell needs big potatoes and plenty of them and for that pur- pose chemical fertilizer brings good results. Perhaps you slay say—"Olt, it's probably a difference in the soil in which they are grown," Maybe—but our soil is clay -loam and the potatoes we hey are grown on sandy -loans, which, 1 believe, is generally considered to be the best soil for potato growers, What is the solution for improv- ing the eating quality of Ontario potatoes? Well, that is one for the experts to figure nut. I am just offering our little bit of experience for what it is worth—and that may be nothing at all. Maybe we had bet- ter consult the Irish. 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