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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1950-8-2, Page 6eo F Riders for the !lOt Pool by G. H. SHARP CHAPTER FIVE (Continued from hast week) "Two sweaty saddle blankets, still warm, \Vebb. Blake and Ab- bot are here. \Ve got 'erg." The match burned out, The dark- ness seemed more opaque titan be- fore. Their whispered voices sounded blurred. "You better wait. Webb, till the bcy's git here. There's Triangle men aplenty in that bunkhouse." "I got to tackle Abbot now. Tex. He'll be at the hi: house and Blake will be with him I'm killin"'em where I find 'est. 1'11 pay off Bob Anderson's debt. After that, nothin' matters." "Then let's go, con hand." They left their horses in a wil- low thicket and went on foot to- ward the house. Now they stopped, crouched by the wide porch of the big log house that was a duplicate of Abbot's house in Rimrock. Tiley crouched low, listening. CHA1"!'ER SIX Rimrock Roundup \Vebb and Tex heard the muf- fled sound of voices inside the house. The clump of boot heels, the .dragging of spur rowels on the floor. Now a voice, the drunken voice of Ab Abbot, raised in a growling roar, came to the list- ener, "Fifteen thousand is too much, Blake. \\'ebb \\'inter'; hide ain't worth more than a thousand, That Texan's scalp is worth less. 1 got t mind to do the job myself." "Then hop to it." they heard Joe Blake's snarl. "Take to 'em, Abbot. Then see what'll happen to you. You got a mind to do it your- self, have yuh? Then I might just as well haul my freight. I ain't needed. Good luck, big gent. You'll meed luck and lots of it." "Hold on. Joe. Keep your shirt tail tucked in. I want Winters and Tex rubbed out but 1 want a clean job done. I'll pay your price, but it's got to be a good job." d�GtS%tG Al Wu Q0 Want some 'brainy Sheets, pd. low -slips, other linens: '1 Itis pattern males thrill easy to have, Easy embroidery, pineapple crochet! New beauty for linens! Pattern 6521 transfer, two 7f$ x 15, one 9x 201; -in, motifs: crochet directions. Laura Wheeler's improved pat tern makes crochet and knitting so simple with its -harts, photos and concise directions. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accept• ed) for this patters, to Box I, 123 Eighteenth St„ New Toronto. Ont Print plainly PATTERN N1JM- atz your NAME and ADDRESS. "Where'll I pick up the cash dinero?" "I gut it here at the ranch. There in the safe. We'll draw up a regu- lar lar agreement, understand, to the effect that when Tex Jones and Webb Winters are proved dead, 1 pay you fifteen thousand dollars for services rendered and for your ranch and livestock.'' "Make 'er out, Abbot." Silence now, there in the house. Webb nudged Tex as they waited. Webb's temper was at a white heat now. Tex was gripping his arm. "Take 'er easy, 1Vebb," whis- pered the tall Texan. "We'll be wantin' that paper." "Yes." Webb's whisper was tense. "CVe'1l wait, pardner." Over at the bunkhouse somebody had lighted a lantern, Ab Abbot worked his men from before dawn until dark. The Triangle outfit was waking up. Then out of the night there came the sound of a horse ap- proaching. A rider was costing. Webb's six-shooter was in his hand, "Watch the front door, Tex. I'll slip around back. I'll come in that way. If they make a break for the front door, let 'em have it. I don't know who that is comin', but I smell somethin' wrong." Webb and Tex were not the only ones who heard the sound of shod hoofs. Inside the house Ab Abbot's voice, cursing, carne to Webb and the Texan. "Trouble cortin', Blake. Git fixed. I'll let him in, whoever he is. You hide behind that sofa. You know what to do." Tex tightened his grip on Webb's arm. His voice hissed into Webb's ear. "That ain't a Hoot -Owl rider, Better lay low till we read his brand, then we'll know who were up against. He's ridin' straight to the house. Watch when he passes that lighted window at the bunk- house, Then we kin tell who it is." The rider, travelling at a long, swinging trot, passed across the light thrown by the unshaded bunk- house window, "It's a feller with his face band- aged," whispered Tex. "It's Hank Roberts," breathed Webb. "They'll kill hint, Tex." "I reckon not. Easy, feller. Know the location of that sofa?" "It's next to the fireplace. To the right of the door as you go in " "All you got to do, then, is handle Abbot. Blake is my meat. Come on!" Even as Sheriff Hank Roberts rode up to the big log house, he saw the door shoved open. In a split second saw the lanky forth of Tex, a gun in his hand, there in the ighted doorway. He caught a brief glimpse of Webb Winters and of big Ab Abbot, inside. Then came the roar of a gun and dark- ness. Darkness, save for the flash of guns. Hank Roberts was off his horse, his gun in his hand. He moved across the porch, toward the front door that was open. From the bunkhouse came the sounds of men yelling confusedly. The bunkhouse light went sud- denly dark. Men were running in the darkness. Now came the pounding of shod hoofs. A wild high-pitched yelp, like the yapping of a coyote, sounded, am men on horseback thundered toward the bunkhouse. Guns spat lire, The Hoot -Owl Pool cowboys had arrived. Hank 'Roberts felt helpless, use- less, powerless to stop that war that had so quickly burst into flame, He crouched there against the log wall, gripped by indecision, b o use to blunder into that house where guns were blazing. His one and only bet was to wait. From inside the house that had been plunged into darkness when 'rex had shot out the light, there came the sounds of a furious struggle. (Continued next week) Good News! Let's Scrap Our Lawn -Mowers Who said the world was going to the dogs? The headlines may -be full of misery and mendacity. Pro- fessors may worry and politicians stew, But one solid citizen is con- vinced that progress hasn't ceased. We speak of the common garden variety of house gardener. Not only do the plant hybridizers give Itim bigger and better varieties of flowers and vegetables every year. Not only do tool manufacturers turn out every conceivable kind of gadget to lighten his labors - even to one with which he can practice golf strokes and cut weeds at the same time, Not only do the chemists combine fertilizers with weed killers, and even concoct solutions that can distinguish be- tween weeds and grass, and pow- ders that harm insects but not humans. Now they have conte up with an invention to eliminate the lawn -snowing chore. (We call it "chore" although some enthusiasts claim there is no pleasanter way of getting in a good walk). Researchers down at the Uni. versity of North Carolina should find a happier name for their bene- ficient discovery than "fnaleic hy- drazide." They warn against extra- vagant t ho ) t ca and say that their wonder is not yet ready for use by the public. But experiments have shown that one spraying in s spring p g stopped grass growth for four months, It is also said to do vari- ous weeding jobs and hold back fruit buds till frost is past. But the 22,222,222 men who shave and manicure suburban greensward every week will forgive it for fail- ure in any of these tasks if only it retires the lawn mower. Like A Fish -The new St. Francis Xavier Church in Kansas City, combines the most modern lines in church architecture with ancient c t mbolism. Built It of limestone andconcrete eata cost of about X700,000, the Catholic church resembles the form of a fish, an old liturgical symbol. N E 141$.tST sr+r -Fa-mayColuothe Qin "Dear Anne I•iirst: What do you think of a wise- cracking husband who is always staking cute remarks and flirting with any pretty waitress, nurse friend, and even neighbor? "I think it is sickening. "We have had many bitter quarrels about this habit of his. He calls me old- fashioned - and has even told me to talk more with men! "He is middle-aged, has been married twice before, and is a grandfather. His marriages ended in divorce, and he blames his ex- wives (much younger) for miscon- duct. We have been married three years. "Is this a please he is going through before he really settles down? And ant I old-fashioned? (We love each other dearly.) DISTURBED" * * e A LADIES' MAN * Your husband evidently thinks he is still quite a man with the * ladies, and he is all set to prove * it. * Let him. * After all. they don't object, do 4' they? * 1 -know, however, how it hu- * radiates you. You feel ashamed * that a man of his age should be- * have like a schoolboy. You are * proud of hist in so many other * ways that you cannot bear to * see hint make such an exhibition * of himself. * Vet what can you clo about it? * Is it really worth these hitter * quarrels, They have not had any * effect, it seems. Why allow a marriage so fine as yours to be soiled by such scenes as you describe? Mix your otvn costume! All you need is this ONE basic classic and three smart vestees plus removable cuffs. Whip them all up to give you malty presto -changes) Pattern 4649: 12, 14, 16, 11, 20; 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42. Size 16, 4% yds. 35 -in,; 54 yd, contrast. Send TWENTY-FIVE 'CENTS (25c) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME,•ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eight- eenth St,, New Toronto, Ont. * Whether this is a phase he is going through before he admits he is an old man, I cannot say. It may be -o, perhaps he has always been like this. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1, Light 6. The 511r1 5. Semicircular building part 15. Wtnglilto 12, Dried grass 14. Fuel 15, Charge 1.6. Beverage 17. Ooar teeth 18. irrol le 20. Steed 21. Crude metal 25. 1,5519 sheep 53. Palm att 26. Marked with little depree' aloes 10. Possesses 81. White Ile 22, Reside 38, Resumed 35. Y' roaden 36. Plant 57, Of ltlm 36. Rumble 41. Becomes dry and faded 15. Ancient language 46. Cram) 47, Metal 48, Dash 45. Rather than 60. I3ody of a church 51. Ladder step 23, Printers' 11, MI assures DOW) 1. Shortening 8. 11, liming to 20, Private ropes Pass 31. Not many 0, Needy 14. Midery 10, IHangs down 11. Additional 36. Humor 10, Fragment 37. Skins e0, Kind of meat 88. Mimic 2. Turkish roti• "22. Side piece 29. Sumatran meat 22. In favor of wildcat 24, Slave oblige• 90. Man's name a. Entangles tions 41. Caution 4, Attractive 25. Tavern 42. Of a hiemrlt^ 6Divide 26. Performed period . 6, Lame 27. Cover 45, Wander 28. Night before 44, Dagger 7. Optic an event 46. Charge 1 2 3 4 12 0 7 9+''. 0 9 10 5f 14 15 le 17 10 2,1 19 22 O 23 3g, 31 24 25 28 29 32 34 35 a�•'�' %iii 0 37 42 43 44 as 47 49 50 52 53 Kluwer ekes titre on Fifa page. * I don't doubt that one of your 4' greatest attractions for him is * your reserve. To flirt with a man * is beneath you, you consider it * cheap. If you ever paid hint back * it his own coin, he would be * furious. Stay as you arc. * Your husband craves admire- * tion. Give him some yourself. * Flatter hint judiciously, let him * know you think he's a grand * guy. If he gets appreciation at * home, perhaps he won't seek it * so obviously elsewhere. * -And cultivate a lighter touch. * Learn to smile at his antics in- * stead of giving way to anger, It * will bb hard at first, but as you * practice it will grow easier. Then * you will have removed the only * obstacle to an otherwise perfect * marriage, 4 * 9. If your husband has a roving eye, don't let it upset you. He is as he is -and no arguments can change him. Anne Hirst will show you how to take it, if your write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ontario. Some Of The Causes Of Delinquency In the 1944 annual report of the recreation board of Greenwich, Conn., the superintendent gave the following stafement: "First, what causes delinquency? Many things, of course, but be assured that ranking high among .them is boredom in a [normally spirited youngster. "He can let off steam and get the excitement he craves, for in- stance, by heaviing a rock through a window and running like blazes; or he can let off steam by throwing a baseball around and running the bases. "IIe can get excitement in swap- ping unwholesome yarns in the alley. But we offer hint an adven- ture movie in the park, in the com- pany of many others of his age. "I -Ie can seek his excitement by stealing and petty misdemeanors. But we try to teach hint the job of using his own hands ,to build, and using his talents to create. "I -le can play the upstart street - corner wolf, But we try to encour- age wholesome association of boys and girls through supervised acti- vities. "Ile can travel in a gang for the thrill of competition. We try with good results, to give him that same thrill through membership on a tears. "He can learn to look upon a policeman as a mortal enemy. We have tried to picture to him the forces of law and order as his friends, and to give hire a sense of responsibility toward him through such organiations as safety partols. "The list could go on and on. We cite scholarly treatises from all over the country, such as the finding of Omaha that 88 of 100 children involved in crime live long distances from playgrounds, But Omaha is not our immediate con. cern. Greenwich is, and our busi- ness is to keep the youngsters' in. terest in our playgrounds and what transpires there," ISSUE 30 - 1450 H R ON CLES 5ANG 25/ Gwe.v4olfn.e P. Clee'01te After thirty yc'srs of farming you would think there was very little left to learn; very few things that had not been tried; hardly any experience peculiar to farming that had 1101 Mlle our way. But that supposition would be entirely wrong, There is always something new under the sun when it comes to farming -in fact you have to trove fast these days to keep up with all the modern methods. For years the farmers in this dis- trict, including ourselves, have done their haying the hard way -cutting, raking, coiling -pitching it on to the wagon with a pitch -fork or by oceans of hayloader. Drawing it into the baro, load after load; hitching horses or tractor on to the hay -fork; dumping the hay into the mow - and thea salting and levelling each load. After each load out carne the men from the barn wiping sweat -begrimed brows. A hurried trip to the pump :.. long draughts of clear, cold water, which somehow, on a hot. day, never seemed to quench the thirst or cool the blood, Out again for another load ... and then the sante thing all over again -all day, and every day as long as there is hay in the field and the weather holds good. But now, if you farm the modern way, what happens? You do as we did last week, in common with many of our neighbors. You cut your hay with a tractor and power mower -and you go on cutting un- til the whole field is down. After it has cured a bit you rake it into wiorows with a side -livery rake. Your hay is now ready for the baler. You watch the skies fearfully wondering which will get there first -the rain or the baling ma- chine. Sometimes you bit it lucky, sometimes you don't. Eventually the machine moves i11, goes up and down the field with as much ease as the man on the flying trapeze, picking up hay, packing it together, tying it into bundles and dumping each bale when completed out on to the field. In a few hours your hay is ready for the barn and can be packed away in the mow as neat as you please. It is a good way to handle hay when there is a shortage of man- powcr and in some cases does away with t.,c necessity of hiring an ex- tra plan for a month -and incident- ally paying and feeding him -that is, supposing you can get a snail when you want him. But yet, in haying the modern way there is something lacking. Hiring a pick-up baler to help take care of things takes away much of the color and romance of farming. Look back over the years.. I2e- tnentber the fun of bringing in the hay? In those days sometimes mother used to help so that often the whole family was out in the hayfield. Mary was as proud as punch when she was allowed to drive the horses on the wagon and. Johnny thought he was quite a man when he could really build a level load like dad. And then you rode home atop the load; you took off your hat and let the cool breezes fan your hair. The hay was warns and sweet-smelling and you buried yourself in it as you approached the barn, fearful lest the bean. over the doorway catch the top of your head. It was hard work but yet there was something about it that more than compensated for all the work. Don't you think the rising gener- ation among farm children are go- ing to Miss a lot of fun. if hay -bal- ing becomes general - and 1 haven't a doubt but what it wilt. Lt is only natural that it should be- cause having his. hay baled is a way out for the over -tired and over- worked older man, For the younger roan it ties in with the modern trend of attacking any job that ltaa to be done with the greatest pos- sible speed, Get it done and out of the way -and on with the next jobs Farming these days is something lilce driving a car, The days of pleasure driving arc over -in most cases the purpose of a car is to get you from one place to another, So with farthing - much of the ro- mance is one, Time was when the fanner • and his family found con- siderable pleasure in their work. Now the main idea is to get the work done as quickly as possible in order to find pleasure elsewhere. Of course I and generalizing. Ac- tually there is nothing to stop any- one staying home and finding pleasure on his own farm. Even as I have been writing, an unexpected pleasure came my way. I suddenly spotted a bird which I have been trying to locate for days -I was at- tracted by his shrill bird -call. My book tells me this bird is a Yellow - bellied sapsucker -about the she of a robin; red head and throat, three -cornered black patch on breast, merging to yellow -buff. Wings rusty -black and white, It is a wonderful thing to find a strange bird and be able to discover its identity, Upside down to prevent peeking. 13379;;5 N39 j3AVNar 3 N 2f 3 N d 8 YW.r �❑� ,y I �nitd©f1©®©ei SPLITTING And the RELIEF IS LASTING For fast relief from headache get INSTANTINE. For real relief get INSTANTINE, For prolonged relief get INSTANTINEI Ycs, more people every day are finding that INSTANTINE is one thing to ease pain fast. For headache, for rheumatic pain, aches and pains of colds, for neuritic or neuralgic pain you can depend on INSTANTINE to bring you quick comfort. INSTANTINE is made like a pres- cription of three proven medical ingredients. A single tablet usually brings fast relief. Gat intestine today and always keep it handy nsta 12 -Tablet Tin 250+ Economical 48 -Tablet Pottle 690+ Kiddies, Be Seated)-l3ngland's younger generation ltnol,v how to keep cool, They just meander down to London's open-air l+.ndeil Street baths and seat themselves on a cool ripple of water, leaving more inhibited grown -fol): to wade sedately. 1'11c water -pouring expert at left is 7 -month-old jack Sheldon. 1Te's Irving to impress Stephan Constantine, the 10 -month-old tot at right.