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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1941-03-06, Page 2• SERIAL STORY LOVE ON THE LICE l Y.PAUL FRIGCENS UrSEI$WRIRV 4O ieao,. NEA GE, , CAST OF 'CHARACTERS, Carrie Lane — an eastern girl who came into the frontier west 4o find a home. Mart Bette' — a homesteader. who keeps his business to himself. Ashton Oaks — a land agent with town lots to sell. o t M Last Week: Mark finds Ed Taylor at' the blaze, learns that Carrie had come to the Taylors',• noddy. But with the fire across the creek, both men realize Mrs. Taylor and Carrie face new dan- ger. Mark rushesloTaylor's, hoping that the women have tak- en the wagon to town. He finds the wagon overturned, the hors- es in their stalls. CHAPTER Xl Terror. froze Mark DeueI's heart as he stood- in Taylor's yard, watching the fire licking closer, listening to the shrieking wind,and knowing .Carrie and Mrs. Taylor had not escaped in the wagon. For a long moment he seemed stunned, stood looking inat the horses through the gaping hole the wind had torn in the corner of Ed Taylor's barn. He was claminy with the thought of what might have happened to the women. A cyclone .had ripped through Taylor's, raked the roof off one side of the barn, upset the wagon. 11 ,Pi! 04121140010411 • Calumet's double -action gives you double leavening—both dur- ing mixing and in the oven. This exclusive feature permits you to use less and still get better results. Easy -opening, won't•spill container, with handy measuring device under the lid. AND TRE FIUCE IS SURPRISINGLY LOW. Bi7i'ER AYSIOS lkF •*OOSaE-ACilaie AMINO OWD- .�R 46rr^.1 'The wagon! The wagon! That was it. Mark remembered- the over- turned wagon by the dugout. With the first fury of that storm Carrie and Mrs. Taylor would have rushed for the,, shelter of Ed's .shallow cellar. The wagon had 'overturned on the heavy door, pinning them in. Mark saw it all clearly now.. • With a cry he ran from the barn to the dugout, . calling, "Car- rie! — Carrie! — Mrs. Taylor!" Are you in there? Are you all right?" But the wind swept his • words away. CARRIE IS SAFE • He reached the cellar, saw the storm had overturned only the light wagon box and that . the door was free of the wheels. Almost frantically then, Mark tugged at the box, pulling it away. • "Carrie! Mrs. Taylor!" he shouted as he jerked the heavy box. "Mark—Mark!" It was Carrie, "That you, Ed?" came a second voice. With one • final heave, Mark cleared the door, pulled it open. Carrie and 'Mrs. Taylor, white and disheveled, stood before hhn. Exactly what happened after that Mark never knew except that Mrs. Taylor was inquiring anx- oiusly about Ed, he was assuring her, and Carrie, crying softly, was close in his arms. It seemed an eternity they stood there, be for he• reniemb'ered that they were in greater clanger than ever. The fire was burning straight to- ward the noddy. No crew of fighters could stop it now. He ordered the women to go to the house, grab whatever they could While he hitched Ed's team. In the semi -darkness Mark felt 'his way through the barn door, into the stalls. The horses, sens- ing the danger, their nostrils irri- tated by the smoke, pawed ner- vously, backed out quickly when he untied them., He led them to the wagon, hoisted the box back on the wheelbase. Then he hook- ed the traces, whirled around the little farmyard and rattled up to the sod dy. IT'S RAINING" He jumped down, yelied, "Car- rie, Mrs, Taylor!" stopped short, as if shot! IT WAS RAINING! * * a It came like that, the rain that night at Rock Creek. The air charged, suffoeating one minute;" purged, cooling the next. Mark remembered that he'd felt the first warning drops on his face as he rode through the burning" bottomlands from Carrie's to Taylor's,' but in the anxiety of the moment he bad dismissed then:. The fire, eating its way steadily toward the homesteads, had seemed infinitely closer. They were discussing all this, the fire, the cyclone, the `experi- ence in the dugout, over a: break- fast of corn cakes and salt pork the next morning at Taylor's. The rain that load started the moment Mark drove the wagon up in front of the soddy had continued all night, had completely drowned out the fire. Big Ed, black, soak- ing wet but happy,' had Boole home in the midst of it. So the break- fast was a celebration extraor- dinary', Ed, looking out of the wind- ow at the black, water -soaked bottom -lands, which hast blazed so fiercely a few hours earlier, began Chuckling, turned to Car— rie. Carrie," he said, winking at Mark, "think you can stick it out now? About everything's happened out here that can hap- pen:" "I'1n staying!" Carrie replied, and Mark looking at her defiant chin, was infinitely proud. Bias. Taylor broke in on the conversation.' "i;Iark, I don't think we can thank you enough for what you did last night. You'd Make a mighty fine neighbor." "Say, Ed cut in, "that re- minds me. Did you ever file on that piece of land you. went look- ing after last time you rode out here, Mark?" ' "I'LL HAVE SOME NEWS" Mark reddened. "Why, yes and FOR HANG -ON COUGHS TOE COLDS ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS and other Respiratory Ailments Take the Old Reliable ISSUE 1O7-'41 no Ed. I' liked that homestead; but 'you get your plans changed for you once in a while, you know." ' Carrie, Listening closely,` looked up suddenly, a bit startled. Marti knew he had said too much, "Change plans? Who's a -Bhang ix' plans on a young buck like you?". Ed asked bluntly. "Only' time a fellow gets plans changed on 'hint ` is when he gets Mar- ried." Mark knew he was, in a cor- ner and sprinted to get- out: of it. mean," he said, avoiding. Carrie's intent glance' and delib- erately lying, "another home- steader . beat me to it. But," he recovered quickly, "1 may have news for you ,sooner than you expect." * * o Later, Mark was to recall how prophetic ° that statement was. Carrie had flushed a bit, .he im- agined, when he said it and Tay- lor.hadn't helped any, deliberate- ly intergrettng it in his own,, fashion. ' "Well, it's about time," Ed said, ',you had news for us. Good looking young cuss like you ought to be married and settle down long before this." • Mark had risen from the table,' saying he had to start. back to town, and the conversation . had ended; Now, riding back to Sioux Springs in the hot midday sun, he recalled Carrie'S 'sudden inter- est in ,his words and the thought. left him infinitely happy. He was thinking'of her andthe blunt way in which Ed Taylor had reached conclusions for both of them, when he looked up to see a man. riding hard, out of Sioux Springs, toward :him. Instantly, Mark was alert, spurred his own borne. • The figure drew doer—a tall, rider on a fast sorrel. Mark recognized the horse. It was Newt Gale's. A second later he knew the man. It was Ashton Oaks. Instinctively, Mark stiffened in his saddle, leaned forward, pressing hard on his -stirrups. Oaks rode straight down on him, 30 yards, 20 yards, 10 yards — and then Oaks fired. • Like that it happened: without a word, a single flash of warn- ing. With a shout, Mark raised, high in his saddle, lurched to- ward the left. His own gun roared twice in the prairie 'still- ness. Oaks' horse went down, and simultaneously Mark crump- led from his saddle. It was over quickly. Oaks, kicking himself free of an en- tangling' stirrup, abandoned his ,lead horse, rushed over to Mark, knelt down. Mark's eyes were closed, he scarcely breathed. "Dead !" Hoarsely Ashton Oaks whispered the single word. And then he looked back. Other riders two, three, five, were now sending up a cloud of _dust straight behind him. With a single bound Oaks reached Mark's horse, vaulted into the saddle. He glanced at the ground. Mark was stirring. (To Be Concluded) Fretting Saps Time, Energy • Unless Worry a Habit to ue Guarded Against Fretting and being constantly in a stew about non -essentials• not only takes much of the joy out of life, but is also wasteful of ener- gy and thought,, which are two very important commodities in daily living these crowded days. No one can avoid worries, but there is a difference between tackling a worrying problem squarely and settling it, and de- veloping a nervous fretting atti- tude towards life in general. A beauty columnist, writing on this topic recently from the as- pect ot looks offers some prim - tical suggestion on how to meet the little worries that are some- times upsetting. Learn to relax and to take things not quite so- hard. If you are going .to do the extra job at all you' might as' well be cheerful about it, What if there 18 un- expected company? They came to • see you and not your food. . So why not concentrate on being charming and making, them glad they came instead of fussing about having to serve plain in- stead of company food? Learning to relax isn't simple. Still it is true that fussing and stewing can become a : habit. It's not so very much more difficult to cultivate good habits than bad ones. Husbands by Magic In the days of our granclpar- ,ents, when the thought of being "left on the shelf" filled a girl with dread, St. Agnes' Eve, which falls an January 200. was de- voted to customs which .seldom failed to rope in an eligible young man. Thosewho had no swain in towbut wanted a glimpse of their future husbands, . used to take off their stockings, . knot them in bows, abet then lie in bed with the hands behind their 'head. Theywere supposed to have a vision of the young 1nan, who would seal his bargain with a kiss. Another vision -revealing custom was to get a sprig of rose- mary and one of 'thyme, sprinkle them thrice with water, lay one in .each shoe, and go to sleep hungry, A third method of see- ing ones future husband was to obtain a . row of small pans and - insert them singly up her sleeves, saying for each the Lord'a Prayer. Stress Home Safety Rules Safety Cadets Teach "Mom and Pop" Importance of Tak- ing Care, to Prevent Honie Accidents ;" An indirect approach to acci- dent prevention has been taken by the Milwagkee Safety Com- mission through' a campaign to interest high school students in teaching safety •to their parents. The commission hopes to place a "safety cadet" in every home and has adopted the motto: "Teach mom and pop how to run the house safely!" • In an illustrated ' lecture, Ar- thur K. Hellermann, attorney, asked students to urge their par- ents to follow 'these safety rules: SAFE TOYS FOR CHILDREN;, Place a rubber mat in the bath -tub and hand hold's on the sides for the safety of the "old folks". Cover the points of icepioks with corks. - Use fuses - not pennies .in the electric fuse -box. Never use glass orother break able towel racks. Keep electric heaters off damp floors. Never use a curling iron in the bathroom or near water taps. To avoid burns in stirring hot liquids use a wooden spoon, or a spoon holder to -keep a metal spoon cool between stirs. Use boxes to 'keep knives and forks separate. Keep stairs free of pails, mops, blooms, coats, tools and toys. For the salve of ,your children, do not buy dolls with long hair which aright be chewed, or with removable eyes which might be swallowed. Buy washable toys and .dolls. Moon Does Nothing To Affect Weather ' Moon and weather? Besides believing that the moon affects one when sleeping in its light, causing insanity and 'perhaps other things, many feel that the moon affects the weather. There, are rules for planting certain crops in relation to the moon's phases, which are rigidly observ- ed. One moonweather supersti- tion is the belief in a wet and a dry moon.` A wet moon is one with the .horns of its crescent pointing nearly up, for . then it holds water; the dry Moon has its horns poipting down. The fact that many believe just the oppo- site, that is a wet moon is one - with its horns pointing down (for then it empties its water on the earth) should be enough to dis- credit all .teachings of the moon's affecting the weather. LORD'S PRAYER TRANSPOSED INTO SIMPLE CROCEET BY LAURA WEIEFi.FR COPR. tom, NEEDLECRAFT SERVICE, INC. CROCHETED PANEL PATTERN 2788 The Lord's Prayer — man's inspiration through the ages! Crochet it in this handsome panel. Both Catholic and Protestant ver- sions are given. Pattern 2781 contains directions and chart for panel; materials required, illustrations of stitches. Send twenty cents in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to Wilson Needlecraft Dept., 78 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Write plainly Pattern Number, your Name and Address. 1941 Suits Have Pleated Skirts Compromise Between Last Year's Very Full Ones and Pencil•Sllm Type It's by their pleated skirts that you can identify the suits of 1941, Such is the compromise between the full flares of a year ago and the very tight shirts recently In- troduced. The slim -looking skirt, made easy by pleats, is the New York woman's favorite, several of the shops which do a good- suit business report. For. women are already buying their suits, you may be sure. Any, one who recalls the uncertainties of our spring realizes how much more you get out of a suit bought In mid -winter when it can be worn under furs, as Weil. SET/ LONGER JACKETS While there ares a few tunic• length jackets. the majority of them are slightly longer this spring,; Just covering the hips. These Jack- ets have an easy fit though the waists, are frequently belted or have belts at back. Many of then have the square closing and are buttoned high at the peck to re- semble two .piece dresses, rather than suits. And you don't have to wear blouses beneath, which Is 'nice for wear under coats. 1n• deed, one shop tells us that women 'ace Insisting on this type of scut for Iran-led/ate wear. The stand-up mandarin necit looks new, but do remember when hotter days coma, you'll want the fresh touch of a whiteblouse, too. , Shoulders;' While still padded, are less sauaro than last year. Sign of Progress Vatican City recently opened a combination air-raid shelter and chapel, the first of its kind. Tho Vatican newspaper L'Osser vatore Romano commented: "This certainly is an. unexpected de- velopment in the history of Christie.n aril' Fashion Flashes . Spring fashion openings show mauy fashion adjnstmeats of cut, of silhouette, of shoulder, of sleeve, of skirt fullness, of the straight and narrow lines. t w * There are many now and some smart versions of the straight and narrow silhouette being shown, There is much compromise with fullness in sections with straight sides for the narrow look. Some stylists believe that women cling to that young silhouette. So the eternal style struggle goes on be- tween the new and the old with considerable attention to all the compromise ideas which balance between the two, 4 M * Thinner, flatter, plainer weaves all the way through from casual coatings to formal town navies and blacks is a big point in new fash- ions. They all drape -beautifully, contributing their part to the straighter, slimmer line. Shoulders are unmistakably the focus of change in silhouette, this regardless of determination on the part of some to go ahead with slim skirts, and of others to continue skirt fullness. Britain Draws Up Code For Lovers The British Government has announced a love -sending com- munications code plan to keep soldiers in Libya pepped up at reduced rates. , "You may fear this stereotyped code," Postmaster -General W. 8. Morrison told a luncheon, "but one should not, at all. "Here's one mesage; 'Kisses.' The next is 'Love and kisses.' The third is `Fdndest love and kisses.' "Thus every degree of affec- tion is provided for." The use of paper is forbidden -in German schools, unless it is unavoidable. A B L E A L K s By SADIE B. CHAMBERS Dessert planning is always dif- Beloit _between the holiday season and the arrival of berries and cream and peaches,,ete. - Lemon chiffon pie is not only a year round stand-by, but it will compete for honors with the best spring and summertime treats. The unbaked pie shell is simple and the recipe is a time and la- bor saver. Lemon Chiffon Pie With Crumb- Shell 1 crumb pie shell I% teaspoons gelatine 84 cup- cold water 4 eggs separated 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind % cup lemon juice ° teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar (Prepare crumb pie shell and chill). Soak gelatine in water. Beat egg yolks slightly in tdp of double boiler; add lemon rind, lemon juice, salt and half the sugar; stir and coolc over hot water until of custard consisten- cy. Add soaked gelatine and stir often while custard cools, When mixture begins to congeal, add stiffly beaten egg whites to which other half of sugar has been add- ed, Pour into crumb pie shell and chill in refrigerator one hour or until filling is firm enough to cut. Crumb Pie Shell 8i0 Cup butter % cup sugar 1 cup fine corn flake crumbs Melt butter in pie pan. Add sugar and crumbs. Mix thorough- ly. Press mixture evenly and firmly around sides and bottom of pan. Chill before adding fill- ing. 4 011138 cornflakes yields 1 cup. Peach Crisp Pudding 2 cups diced ,tried peaches 2 cups water 3a cup sugar 3a cup honey IA cup butter 31, cup sugar 2 eggs 31i teaspoon clove.: 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon` vanilla extract 14 cups 34, -inch toaster] bread crumbs 2 cups corn flakes Soak peaches in boiling water 10 min. Drain. Add water and sugar. Cook covered for 30 min- utes. Remove from heat and add honey. Stir until well mixed. Cream butter and sugar thor- oughly; add eggs and beat well. Stir in spices, flavoring, bread crumbs rind corn flakes. Place one half of mixture in buttered baking pan. Spread peaches ev- enly over the top. Cover with creamed mixture.' Bake .in mod- erate oven 25 min. Lem,- Spice Sauce VA cup sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 cup fruit juice 2 tablespoon: butter 13 tablespoons lemon juice nutmeg Mix sugar and cornstarch in saucepan. Add fruit juice gradu- ally. Cook slowly, stirring eon- stantly until mixture thickens. Add butter, lemon juice, nutmeg and salt. Fruit Au Gratin 8 canned or stewed pears or peach halves or pineapple slic- es. Oven popped rice, . bread crumbs, butter, Drain fruit, saving the juice. Roll fruit in crumbs, Place in but- tered baking dish. Cut side up. Dot with butter. Bake in mod- erately hot oven - until crumbs are brown. Serve with lemon spice sauce.' MIAs Chambers welcomes personal letters front interested readers. She la pleased to res•eiVe $uggestiuntt. on tapirs for her OuIU,ttn, rad to 'even ready to listen to your "pet peeves." Be,luestsfor recipes or special menus are In order. Addream yoor letters to "Rfiss Sadie It. Ch+uu- berm, 73 West Adelaide Street, To- ronto" Send steamed, self-addressed envelope if youwish o reply. Venetian :hind Must "iilelong" Usually Good in Modern in- teriors and Also In Colonial Settings Venetian blinds can be used to advantage where they really "be- long," according to MISS Lois Will- iams, manager of the drapery de- partment of the Paine Furniture Company of Boston. They are good not only in many modern inter- iors, she points out, but also in Colonial settings. POOR FOR LOW WINDOWS They are not desirable, Miss Wil- liams finds, where windows are low, because when drawn up they make a bundle of slats too deep for decorative proportion. A city house with an excessive amount of light would call for Venetian blinds, but a country house with a beautiful view might be better served by a traverse curtain. During the past 10 years Vene- tian blinds have become more and more popular, and are now obtain- able in 14 different colors, with 16 tape combinations. It is possible to '001`k out a bit of color deem. - Won by using blinds and tapes of different hues. If a person is building a house, and wishes to use Venetian blinds, Miss `Williams suggests that space be arranged over the windows into which the blinds may disappear when drawn up. 'Their tastes vary as much as their personalities, so getting the inside dope on their favorite foods should prove interesting., Lew Ayres is convinced that nothing can take the place of box lunches, and proves it by almost always bringing his lunch to work with him. each day. .The actor often. admits that he often. Prenares it himself. /AMOSI CHM FOR NS SIMMER/ 'P171 • "Mealtime and in between a . � oe his ffee00 tea. So alonhad to g came coffeine•jangled nerves to whip him into a frenzy of temper at the slightest thing. But somebody suggested that he drink Poston instead. That.put me out of the pic- ture. No more caffeine meant . t no more '‘nerves'." Many. people can safely drink coffee and tet hinny others—and all children ---. should never drink them If you are one of these, drink delicious, economical Posture. See how much better you feel!