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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1950-05-11, Page 6Yint will be delighted with this fragrant tea "SALAD " MOR TZEU Riders far the Hoot - Pool by G, H. SHARP CHAPTER TWO (Continued From Last \\'eek) So he sat there, every nerve pulled to the breaking point, every muscle tease listening lies n g tob the Abbotand his .sten toldunder AL oath. He at thee, knowing that every person there in the courtroom was watching hint, some of them condemning hits for the Murder of his best friend, That was what hurt. Their eyes accused him, Joe Blake took the stand. He talked reluctantly, The judge bad to call hien several times when he protested hotly that Webb. had not killed Bob Anderson. But bit by bit, the prosecuting attorney brought out the facts, IIow- Bob Anderson had had that three thou- sand dollars in cash on hint. .How he had suddenly, for .some reason. decided to ride houhe that evening. Blake had cautioned Bob Anderson, so he admitted. there on .the stand. He had told Bob that a man was tacking a long chance when he rode along- a dark trail with that much money on his:. He was a fool to ]rack around money, careless. Joe Elake's testimony, reluctantly giv- en, was damning Webb Winters. \\'heti he quit the stand, he stopped beside where \\-ebb sat. "That damn lawyer drug it nuts ate, Webb. I know you never kilied- Bo1.,. I'd a bead ruttier have lost an eye than say what I said on the stand. He drug it Hula ate. • 1 couldn't lie oat of it." "That's all right, hoc," was '4Webb's quiet reply. "Von done your beat.,, The scar -ince! Tex itis called to tae stand. He crossed his long Segs, and leaned back. He bad on old overalls and a faded blue flannel shirt. He hadn't' taken off his spurs and he needed a shave. His puckered eyes looked at the judge and a queer sort of grin 'spread across his weather-beaten face, "You [night as well save time by lettin' me off the stand, Judge. I'm Webb \Winter's friend, savvy, and I'd lie my way plumb to hell before I'd testify anything that would hurt hint, Anyhow, my testimony could be ehrowed out. I'm an ex -convict with a tougn record. You're just wastin' your time askin' me questions, •Judge." "I'tn inclined to believe you are right," smiled the white-haired judge. "Dismissed." f4w .., VYF'tR4204 She'll Y1,ittk '•h"'; mighty smart when she's 'tearing her new Bunny fitnaloret It's darling with gay rut - ale and stvec•t pansy trite. Use bright contrasts for Bunny Pinafore Pattern 798, Transfer; catling guide: sines 2, 4, 6. Send TWENTY—FIVE CENTS 1r coin., (stamp,. (owlet be se- , trci) for iii; pattern to Bost 1. 1 l:,ighteenth St Net. Torontty Ont., Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER, ,rear NAME and AD- DRESS, Mac's eyes were bright with un- shed tears as site looked at the tall, rough -looking 'Texan. Her smile thanked hint for his loyalty to tine roan on trial. The case had gone to the jury, 1 r the ask ofthe second day theredusk o of the murder trial, The prosecutor had asked for a hanging verdict. He was an ambi- tious young attorney not long out of law school. 5 5 A: Webb had 00 money with which to hire an attorney. Old Judge Anders, whose love for whisky had broken his life and taken away his law practice. had offered to defend Webb. Some time or another, Webb bad dome him some sort of favor and the battered old attorney had not forgotten. So he put aside Inc whisky bottle, shook the moth- balls out of a black broadcloth suit, and in that dusty little courtroom lie made his final plea to the jury, As be talked, you could hear no sound save that silvery voice and the breathing of those w'ha listened. Jurymen sat on the edge of their chairs, missing not a word of that gallant speech. The judge on the bench was visibly moved. Even the tailored prosecuting attorney list- ened with respectful attention. The white-haired attorney told of the friendship between Bob Anderson and Webb IA'inters, He dwelt upon incidents that showed a brotherly lore between the two nhcu. "Gentlemen of the jury." he fin- i.shed, tears wetting his cheeks, "take a last look at Webb Winters. Remember all I have told you. If you can find it in your hearts to vote that cowboy guilty of murder- ing his best friend, bring in a hang- ing verdict" The old attorney's voice broke. Slowly, he turned away and walked out of the courtroom. He was go- ing to his humble cabin to put away his rusty black suit. He was going back to the bottle that had stood uncorked, there on his table. all during the trial. Judge, jury and spectators watched the departure of the old warrior whose spell still held them silent The judge blew his nose and addressed the jury. His voice was not quite steady when he spoke, giving them their instructions be- fore they retired. When the jury went out, a few of the spectators left. but most of them stayed, forgetting their hun- ger for supper, held by curiosity. The judge had quit his bench and gone to his chambers. He needed a little drink and a pipe of plug tobacco after that speech he had listened to. Ile had hardly finished his pipe when he was informed that the jury had reached a verdict. He went back into the courtroom, nodded to the foreman. "Your Honor." said the foreman, 'we find the defendant not guilty." (Continued Next Week OW CAN I? By Anne Ashley Q. IIow ran; I dean kid gloves? A. Put the gloves on the hands, then wash in spirits of turpentine in the same manner as when wash- ing the hands. When clean, hang the gloves in a warm place, or where there is a current of air, Q. How can I keep fruit gots becoming black after peeling? A. Always use a sharp silver knife for peeling fruit. as steel is very liable to blacken the fruit. Q. How can 1 prevent drrnrss of the hair, and alsobring 'n,t the lights of blolnde hair? A. Warm castor oil rubbed into the hair the night before a shampoo will correct excessive dryness, Le- mon in the rinse brings out the beauty of blonde hair; vinegar should be used by brunettes, Follow the rinse with one of clear water, Q. Ilow ran I prevent pricking the finger wizen mending the finger of a glove? A. b'irst put the finger into a thimble and then into the glove, This avoids pricking the finger, Gloves of leather or skin should be mended with cotton thread, never with atilt, Tutting On The Doghouse -Michael Capri, 20 nlontlls old, finds accontnloclations a bit too cramped for his liking as he tries on ".L)onnie's" portable doghouse for size.. The canine capers occurred on board the SS Italia, The boy and his dog are on their way to'stay `vith Michael's autlt. Q. How can 1 easily separate the whites and yolks of eggs? A, Break the egg into a funnel held over a dish. The white will pass through the funnel into the dish, while the yolk will remain in the funnel unless broken. Q. Haw can 1 stake a good oak stain? at A. Mixonequartof boiledoi] three ills of tum ent.ne six able g p .. table- spoons oo of raw umber, and ix table- spoons nsrw ,s a spoons of whiting. Q, How can I preserve the ori- ginal colors in cretonne covers when washing therm? A, Wads them in bran water, • instead of soapsuds, Q, flow can 1 make use of felt hats? A Pieces of old felt hats glued to the bottoms of ash trays and vases will keep them from marking table tops, Q. How can I keep cream gravy from curdling, A, Salt will curdle new milk. when preparing gravy, porridge and such dishes, the salt should not be added until the dish is prepared. Q. Ilow can I remedy the droop- ing of a straw hat at the brim? A. The hat can be stiffened by sponging with the white of an egg that has been thoroughly beaten; then place .on a hat stand to dry. -�• ""^ �� 'fir• -.leas; :.. 'HRONICLES INGERFARM c Gwettidolin.e P. Clc'ati'lt.e It looks as if the pattern for spring is much the same as that of 1949. Looking back over last year's chronicles I find that on May 5, we were "halfway through needing" so it must have been the latter part of April before we really started. And the chances are this year will be about the same . as I write the date is April 25. Of course locality makes a differ- ence. Last Friday we saw men out on the land down near the Front, and our own land is drying fast, but in the Guelph district fields are still soggy and impossible to work—that is, according to friends wito came to visit yesterday. They were decidedly worried. The farmer said it had been a tough winter .. thirty-five head 'of cattle to feed, and they had been buying hay, grain concentrate and even bedding for the stoelc--and now heavy ex- penditures were in the offing for spring seeding, But that's the way it goes. There's money in farming in good years—batt comes the time when there are poor crops, poor pasture and a poor catch of gress seed— then it is that farmers really get worried. That is also the time when poor farm management takes a beating and thrifty farmers win out. But let Ise hasten to add that un- forseen circumstances may arise so that even the good farmer Inay also lose out. Sickness in the family hospital bills , . . fire . , . loss of a valuable cow or a litter of pigs . , any of these can spell the difference between a hard year and a prosperous one. The farmer needs to be a philosopher so that he can resign himself to take things as they cone—the good with the bad; one year with another, Sorting out some papers the other day this caption caught my --"Farmers too thrifty for their own good." Are they? What do you think? What is thrift anyway? How do we differentiate between thrift and meanness? So often one is taken for the other. It seems to me that when tines are good there is less thrift and apparently more -i generosity because it is only na- tural for people to be generous when no personal sacrifice is in- volved. But when money is hard to conte by it is then that you find the difference between thrift and meanness, At such times the thrifty person is still generous but the mean person is meaner than ever. But we don't !tear so much about thrift these days, At one time it was looked upon as an admirable quality but now it has become more or less old-fashioned, People don't bother to "make do" as they used to . . . this thing and that thing isn't worth fixing . . throw it out—get a new one. Why waste half a day to save a dollar . . spend that dollar and save your- self time and trouble. It sounds logical, doesn't it—but the point is, is the time saved put to good ad- vantage? And then again, we all have our pet economies, and, I suppose, foolish ways of spending money, "Dear Anne Hirst: I ant a middle-aged widow, and I'm waiting you about a man of my age. We were born 112 the sane town, which fact became the basis of our recent friendship. "He has been divorced 14 years my hus- band Inas been dead for seven. We both have grown children. I need_contpan- ionship, lie needs a home. "Ile drink some, but I've never seen him take 0o much. Financially, he just ex- sts, while I have enough to keep nyself, though not lavishly, IIe has lad responsible positions; I don't most. why he dirt not hold them, excret that the war ended one job, "I ;h •• l,im cacl dt a and evening fo- a while. Lately w11,11 I visited m.; . in I returned long before 1 meant to, because I missed him. "1:511 T be sure Ire will stick, and help provide for us? Shall I be inquisitive and ask him—or others? I hate spying of all things, and I'm not perfect either. A WIDOW" LET TIME TELL * A widow misses the cowman- * ionship of a husband. But a wi- * dow must have some security. you get along very well on your * income and yott want to be sure * You are not marrying e man * whom you may, some day, have to support. * This is the crux of your snob- * nem, Isn't it? You tee are congeuiai, You * have both been married before. * This man misses his own hone. * You have one He has evidently * shown that he cares for you, * for your part, you think you * could have a good life with him. * One way to find out his finan- cial status and his sense of re- * sponsihility, is to create a crisis. * Just now he has the habit of * dropping in once or twice a day. *You enjoy his visits. But he still * has not divulged his circum- * stances, nor his prospects for a * secure future. In other words, he * istaking you for granted, without * being frank about himself, * Of course you feel diffident * about asking hint questions, and you could not bring yourself to * ask anyone else. * Begin making excuses not to see * him. Plead another engagement, * or any other business. He will wonder what is happening to this * friendship, and understand that * he must mance sure that your * interest in stint is still alive and * warm. * 11 he is as anxious to marry * you as you feel you are, this * situation will force the issue, * A widow 1n your circumstances * has to protect herself. Clear the * air, before you conte to care * more for him, * * * No menet how many children a widow has, she still heeds tete companionship of her contempor- aries to enjoy a full life, But be wary! Anne Hirst is .here to help you, if you will write her at Box 1, 138 Eighteenth St„ New Toronto. ISSUE 19 — 1950 Jolt recently I have been very busy with 10) pet eCUn0l1'l ' :scheme --braiding rugs! For the 1,itmhen I used old overalls and a worn-out piece .of ticking which rc,ulted in a strong, firth doormat, saving the cost of a cocoa -fibre tont Maybe I put more than $2 worth of time luta ley mat—but then 1 was utalc- ing use of something that would otherwise have been thrown away, Actually, that is my idea of thrift —malting the hest use of what you've got; tiling everything Inc some good purpose if at all pos- sible; taking tare of things so they last longer -but not to the point of meatiness—there is no thrift iu being penny wise and ponnd foolish --there is it time to sate and a time to spend or, as an old Italian proverb says very neatly "Saving is getting." Isn't that true? Saving ul small things is one way of getting the big things. Generally we have to choose between the two, * * * Weli, I wish. Old Sol would be wore generous with his sunrays•. and the north-west wind a little more niggardly with his breezes. It is colder in the house titan it is outside very often. Put an ordin- ary fire in the furnace and the house is too hot: check the fur- nace right off and the fire goes out. However, warmer weather must be on the way as I have killed two flies and one mosquito! And welate also heard the swamp frogss staging. Twice they have been "shut up"—one more time and we can be sure thetspring is here. You know what the old timers say— "You can't have spring until the swamp frogs have been shut ole three times." Some of these old , legends and superstitions sound. strange to our ears but a lot of thein come very close to the truth. After all, stow else did the Indians know what to expect, except by watching the birds and the beasts? There was to weather bureau yeara ago to foremast changes in wind and weather. SCSI'1111Yy' UNDER THESUN! 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