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The Clinton News Record, 1942-09-24, Page 2PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD BLACK DAWN by Victor Rousseau CHAPTER IX SYNOPSIS Dave Bruce, ant of a job, arrives at Wilbur Ferris' Cross Bar Ranch, Cur- ran, the foreman, promises. him: a,job if he can break a horse called Black Dawn. When he succeeds, he dis- 1'he Ulinton 1V ews-1Lecord with which is Incorporated THE NEW ERA TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50, per year in advance, to Can- adian addresses; '$2.00>to the U.S. or other foreign 'countries. Aro paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the pub- nobody's goin' to lay roses on his lisher. The date to which every sub- grave." soription is paid is denoted on the label. "When—how—what's your plan?' a advertising 12e per 'count line for his horse and lode s owly back to - first insertion Sc for each subse- ward his ranch, taking the'opposite whisky over the floor as he tried to quent . insertion: Heading counts 2 direction till he -got clear of the town. refill his .drink. lines. Small advertisements not to Suddenly blind rage filled Ferris' "Just leave -it to me, and PIl keep heart. And, according to the•nature, yuh posted, Ferris;" answered Cur - of the man, it did not show itself ran. upon his face, which became a mask. Stupidly, blindly trying to find "I've got- to give Lonergan his Communications intended for pub- reality in this new confusion, Fer- answer within the next two days," lication must, as a guarantee of good xis rode back toward his ranch house the ranchman protested. faith, be accompanied .by the name with' a sudden resolution formed. "`Stall him' off," of the writer. said the foreman. Weak, irresolute, se was follow- I"String him along a day or two covers Curran expected the' horse to kill' him. A. girl named Lois rides up, angry with Dave for breaking "her" horse. She refuses to speak to Dave even' when he uses - his sav- ings to pay off thre mortgage on the small ranch she shares 'with her foster father,. a man named Hooker. But when 'Hooker is shot and Dave is charged with murder, Lois saves, him from; being lynched. Wounded, she guides him to a mountain Dave where she thinks they will` lie safe from Curran and ; the sheriff's posse. Meanwhile, a quarrel between Ferris and Judge .Lonergan' reveals that Ferris' has killed his partner, Blane Rowland, many years before. Lonergan ushered Ferris out into the street closed the door, and strode briskly in the direction of the Court- house, outside which a knot of men ADVERTISING BATE Transient was already milling. iFei is got on •whispered Ferris, spilling a trail of owner. If he hadn't made that mad break • when he thought the Cross - Bar was goin' to smash—" "Yuh needn't worry about him," grinned Curran. "Ile won't come back, First place, he'd be facin' a long term in the pen, and, be facin'a ldng terra in the pen, and be facin' a place, he'd have to make restitu- tion of that money' he stole, which represents party nigh half the value of the ranch." "What's your proposal?" "I ain't makin' none, Ferris. It come from you. I was only sayin', if anything happened to Lonergan, exceed one inch, such as "Wanted," "Lost", "Strayed';: etc., inserted once for 35c, ealch subsequent insertion 15c. Rates for display advertising made known -on application. G. F. HALL - - Proprietor Ii. T. RANCE NOTARY PUBLIC Fire'Insurance Agent Representing 14 Fire Insurance' Companies Division Court Office,- Clinton Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.B. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, K.C. Sloan Block .... — .... Clinton, Ont. DR. G. S. ELLIOTT • Veterinary Surgeon Phone 203 — Clinton, Ont. II. C. MEIR Barrister -at -Law Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario Proctor in Admiralty. Notar7 Public and Commissioner Offices m Bank of Montreal Building Hours: 2.00 to 5.00 Tuesdays and Fridays. D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist, Massage Office: Huron Street, (Few Doors west of Royal Bank) Hours—Wed. and Sat., and by appointment FOOT CORRECTION by Manipulation Sun -Ray Treatment Phone 207 HAROLD JACKSON Licensed Auctioneer Specialist in Farm and Household Sales. i!,:& I IR Mt Licensed in Huron - and Perth Counties. Prices reasonable; satis- faction guaranteed. For information ete. write or phone Harold Jackson, R.R. No. 4 Seaforth, phone 14-661. 06-012 THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. • Officers: President A. W. McEwing, BIyth; Vice -President, W. R. Archi- bald, Seaforth; Manager and Seo. Treas., M. A. Reid, Seaforth. Directors: Wm. Knox, Londesboro; Alex. Broadfoot,-Seaforth; Chris. Leonhardt, Dublin; E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; Thos Moylan, Seaforth; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Alex McEw- iiag, Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Hugh Alexander, Walton. List of Agents: J. Watt, Blyth; J .E. Pepper, Bruce- field, R.R. No. 1; R F. MoKercher, Dublin, ft.3. No. 1; J. F. Preuter, Brodhagen. Any money to be paid may be paid to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin Outt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insur- ance .or transact other business will be promptly attended to on applica- • tion to any of the above officers ad- dressed to their respective -post 'offi- ces. Losses inspected by the director. WADY AT If At 'AL WA'S TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and, depart from Clinton as follows: ' Buffalo and Goderich Div. Going East, depart 6.43 a,m.. Going E'as't depart 3.00 p.m. Going West, depart 11.45 a.m. Going West, depart 9,50 p.m. London -Clinton Going south ar. 2.50, leave 3.08 p.m. ing the traditional line of least re- more, and if he insists tell hint to sistance in seeking a confidant. And Curran the foreman, was the man he sought. He was throwing himself upon the mercy of the man between whom and himself there had been undeclared enmity ever since Loner- gan made Curran foreman of the Cross -Bar outfit. "Want to see you in the office," he told Curran, who was taking it easy in the bunkhouse after his night's ride. And when they reached the office, he said, "Curran, I reckon you and me. haven't pulled h together as well as we might have done. I'm in a jam now. Maybe us two could get together." Curranr's eyes narrowed. "I never go plump to hell. All you need to do is to keep a stiff top lip. I'm glad you and me had this talk. It clears up things consid'rable. Yuh won't see much of me the next day er two, because •I'll be on a lone wolf hunt in the mountains. But I'll let yuh know when the trap's sprung." "He went out of the office, reeling slightly, humming a song. Forri% watched him with new, dawning ope. In the few days that followed Lois regained her strength rapidly. Apart from. the quantity of blood she had ost, the wound was a • superficial one, and youth and the pure moan - in air contributed alike to a quick ecovery. bore yuh no ill feelin's, Mr. Ferris," he answered. "Course I knew yuh didn't exactly like Judge Lonergan's puttin' me in here, but I done illy1• best for yore spread.". "Lonergan's got me by the ., t throat," said the ranchman bitterly, and recounted their conversation of that morning, "But so far as I understand., yuh've kept up the mortgage in t'rest," said Curran. "And themortgage has got another eighteen months to run." "Damm him, he's got something on me!" exploded Ferris. "Something that happened before 'I came into the valley, that the could put the be- hind the bars for. He's aimin' to treat me the ivay he was goin'to treat old. Hooker, When he's cleaned up on my ranch, hew long ct'you think your job will last?" "Yeah, I been thinkin'.about that myself," Curran confessed,' 'Ferris. asked the question that he had asked Lonergan: "Why was Lon - organ so interested in that Hooker girl?".� , ! Curran grinned. "Most folks think she's his daughter," he said. "Don't bear 'no resemblance to him, of cour- se, but she may take anter her mother. 2 never seen Mrs. Hooker; she died before I came here." "I've heard that story, but I don't believe it." "You think the sheriff will get Bruce and the girl?" he asked; in the ineanwhile. "I dunno," said Durran. "Lois Hooker, she knows themountains like that herd. ' of trona she trails artr her. If they got enough food, they kin hide up till all int'rest in the affair bas died out, so far as the sheriff's concerned'. But I'll tell, yuh something.. I'm goin' to git her." Curran knew his .man. "I dunno what . Lonergan's got on yuh, Fer- ;is," ' he, said, "but I ain't ti•ustin' that feller further than I kin see him. And I guess there's plenty of folks in Mescal 'who wouldn't :cry their eyes out if 'anything happened to him." The watchman's, eyes met Curran's. "you mean—you—mean—?" he stain mered. "I could do with a• share in the Cross -Bar," said •Curran bluntly. "I ain't the kind who'd ride yuh down the way Lonergan's doin'. And what Iliad on you, you'd have, on me,' I guess. A third share's all I.'d ask." "Suppose—suppose 131ane "Row land ever came' back?" the ranch- man quavered: "He's still half- They never spoke about the fu- ure. It seemed sufficient to both of therm to enjoy that perfect com- radeship that had spl'ttng up be- tween them. The only shadow over the girl's mind appeared to be her inability to attend Hooker's funeral in Mescal. "Of course, I always knew I wasn't has daughter -at least,1 knew Mrs. Hooker was not my mother, after 2 found this." She detached a little, battered gold locket from 'a cord about her neck,opened it and handed it to Dave. Inside was the faded photo- graph of a young woman. It was a pretty face, but rather a hard one, and there was a mark of 'resem- blance. to Lois.. "I remembered her, after I found this locket" said, the girl. "You say you found this?" asked. Dave, handing her back the locket. "Where didd yule find it?" "Not a hundred, yards away from. here, lying on, a ledge under a heap of dead leaves." "It's queer," said . Dave. "Yuh got no idea how it could have got here?" "I've racked my brains trying to imagine. Unless lay mother was some relative of, Mr. Lonergan's, and gave him the locket, and he dropped it here. You see. Mr. Lon- ergan made the Hookers adopt me and bring me here. But why should he have come here? He's never been here since, nor anyone. I'm 'sure nobody in Mescal knows of it's ex "Well," said Dave, "things have' a way of comas' to light. Some clay we'll know. You sure hada tough break, girl, not even linowint,who yore dad was, and livin' up in these unountains. Did, yuh ever figure on what yuh were goin' to do in life?" "I never figured' on getting away, Dave, till Mr. Hooker died. Nor till you came," said Lois. "I hard the men who used to come around ane when I was in Mescal, or over at the Cross Bar." Dave -tried to keep back the words, but they seemed to. come spomtan= eousiy from 'his lips: "Just before Mr. Hooker died he made me prom- ise that I'd look out for yuh. I' told him of, course I would. When I first see yuh, Lois, all worked up over Black Dawn, and madder at me than a hornet, I knew just the same you were the only girl I'd ever wanted, "I wanted to Acle away with you and have you with ine for the rest of our lives. Do yuh think—do yuli think yuli'd take a chance on ane wehn we get away from here?" Then suddenly,• looking into the', girl's luminous eyes, Dave knew that she loved him, and that every thing was going to be well with thein, no matter what trials might, still lie ahead of therm. "He—drew her into his arras, and. she laid her head upon his shoulder, face upturned. to his. "Yuh ain't—ain't cryin', girl?" "I reckon I am," she answered: I'm so happy, Dave, I didn't know I could be happy like this. I never cried for anybody else,, and I've cried twice for you," "Twice? I made yuh cry?" "The first time.. was when I was sure you hadn't killed Mr. Hooker. And both times have made me happy I don't want to leave you even," • After • a while he heard her breath- ing deeply and regularly, and found that •she had fallen asleep. He sat there, holding her lightly, till the pale light of dawn came creeping into the cave, "There's a mesa in the mountains about a mile away, that I don't think anyone except myself has ever seen," said Lo }Sat afternoon, "I think we'll take 'the horses there. The grass is pretty well gone from here, and they'II; need some good grazing before we start." "You'll be able to ride in about a coupla days more, honey," said Dave. "Is there a • trail through the mountains to the other side?" Lois nodded. "I found it, too," she said. "It runs right through across the border, Dave. We'll nev- er have to go back to Mescal, and nobody' . will dream we've come through the mountains." Dave didn't relish the idea of flight. But for Lois, he would prob- ably have scouted about the Mescal district by night, in the -hope of un- earthing the clue to Hooker's mur- derer. He was pretty well convin- ced that whoever had killed the old ratan , would return to the .cabin or betray himself ;in some manner. And he had more than a suspicion that Sheriff. 'Coggswell was convin- ced of .his own innocence. But Lois' welfare came first, and Dave realized that the chief task which lay before him was to get her through the mountains to some Place of safety. So ho said nothing to the girl's suggestion, ' and they Mounted the two horses, riding bareback - and guiding . them with halters. :Lola led the Vey along the trail ' beyond the cave. Finally it ran uphill to a long stretch of grass -covered land between the ra- vine anci the heights. Releasing„ the horses, ' they watched thent start grazing eagerly, seated side by side in the warm sunlight. "What yuh say to our startin' the day aftei tomorrow, honey?" asked Dave. "I'm ready, Dave," answered The girl shyly, "Arid yuh'Il marry rte, soon as we hit the other side of the mountains and find us a minister?" Lois nodded, her face aglow, then hid it in Dave's shoulder. The gold- en minutes ran by unheeded. At last, when the sun was dipping' to- ward the west, they rose to get the horses. Both came cantering to Lois at her whistle, and the two remount- ed and rode back to their cave, "If we're startin' tomorrow, what yuh think of restin' up- today an lettin' me take the horses to the mesa?" asked Dave next, morning. "Maybe I'll leave them there over- night and walk back this evenin'. There's no place they could stray to, is there?" "No, they'll be quite safe there," answered Lois. "I'll be back around midday to see how you're gettin' along," he told her, and then rode away on Hooker's horse. Arriving at the., grazing ground, Dave flung himself down, rolled and lit a cigarette, and lost himself in roseate dreams, of the future. For ,a half hour after his depar- ture Curran, lying behind a boul- der, watched Dave's' course through the pair of field glasses that he had slung about his neck. He 'g;uessed pretty shrewdly the purpose of Dave's departure, but he wanted • to satisfy himself that be wasn't com- ing back immediately, lately., (TO BE CONTINUED) • CUT COARSE FOR THE PIPE CUT FINE FOR CIGARETTES THURS. SEPT. 24, 1942 THE CAMPAIGN IN LIE- ) A: SOUTH AijIZIUA`N TROOPS IN CAP- TURED SOLLUM Solium was captured at dawn on January 15, 1942 in a bayonet attack against the superior Axis forces hold- ing the town. Many prisoners were taken --more than half of them Get- mans—and the South Africans inflic- ted five enemy casualties for every, one they themselves suffered. The capture of Solltaan, (previously by- passed for convenience by the Imperial army) cut off the last remaining sea communication of the Axis stronghold at Halfaya, and led to its uncondition- al surrender to the British forces a week later. 1 Ijil This picture shows—Two South Af- rican'soldiers on the look -out for any remaining enemy troops during mop- ping up operations. 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