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Riders for the
Hoot -Owl
Pool
by G. H. SHARP
CHAPTER THREE
The Hoot -Owl Pool
Webb found the old attorney at
one of the saloons. He was stand-
ing at the bar, quite drunk. When
Webb tried to Milk him, he shook
his head.
'One good turn deserves another,.
Webb. You've forgotten what you
did for me one night in this saloon.
The night you knocked a man down
for trying to play some practical
joke on me when I was a bit deep
in my cups. I have tried, my friend,
in my own humble way, to repay
The saloon was tilling. Joe Blake
came in and shook hands with
Webb. Tex and two strangers
crone in and Tex insisted on buying
old judge Anders a case of the best
whisky in the place, He introduced
the two cowboys with him.
"Webb, meet the two Joeies
boy F.,"
Webb shook hands with the two
cold -eyed Wren. Tex grinned faintly.
''There's quite a tribe o' the
Jones boys. You'll find 'em scat-
tered from the Peace River country
in Canada plumb down to the Mex-
ican line, 'Thein Jonses is quite a
tribe."
Wehh had seen the two cowboys
in. the conrtrom. He had wondered
who they were. Now he knew
then. They belonged to that name-
Icss brotherhood that rides the out-
law trail. Now he looked squarely
it:to the eyes of the lanky Texan.
".if the jury had found nme guilty.
Tex?"
"lex chuckled softly, then lifted
his glass. "Here's to Judge Anders.-
Drink
nders:Drink hearty, boys."
Ab Abbott and a hunch of Tri-
angle men came in, spurs dragging.
:they pushed their way to the bar.
Abbott lined up alongside 1,\rebh,
'Just because that drunken shy-
ster got you off is no sign that this
cow country is lookin' at it 'the
way that fool jury did. Even your
Scissor -Bill Pool went back on
yuh."
"d drawed out of the Scissor -Bill
Pool, Abbott, the night before we
planted Bob Anderson. I don't
need 'em to help me. I'm playin' a
`;i 1ehtse
a ,.a, , r , , ��:'ry snnt;ti dlrueh !
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1Ighteenth 4n ''civ Tot onto,
lone hand. I'll find out who mur-
dered Bob Anderson. When I cut
the man's trail, I'll kill hint where
I find hhn. I hope, Abbot, that
the gent I run down will be you."
Ab Abbot's purplish face twisted
as he reached for his gun. Webb's
fist caught him flush on the jaw. A
second blow dropped the paunchy
Triangle owner to the floor,
"That second punch was for my
friend, Judge Anders. Get up and
take some more, you yellow -bellied
coyote,"
Tex and Itis two cold -eyed com-
panions stood with their backs to
the bar, six-shooters in their hands.
"Tromp his guts out. Webb,"
drawled Tex. "Us boys will take
care of them 'Triangle thhtgs."
"Stand tip and fight, Abbot," grit-
ted Webb, "or I'll kick you out
of the place. Either fight or start
crawlin' far the door."
Wood spurted from Ab Abbot's
hose. He lay there in tine soiled
sawust, breathing thickly, pig eyes
slitted. Webb picked up the six-
shooter he liad knocked out of the
big cattleman's hand and tossed it
across the bar to the bartender.
"If Abbot needs another gun, he
can borrow one off somebody. That
smoke pole is urine from now on.
Just a souvenir. Now drag it,
Abbot, and take your coyote pack
with you." He platrted a short, swift
kick in the cowman's belly. Abbot
doubled up, gasping.
"Take hint out," grinned Tex,
"and load him on his horse. He
thinks he's sick, but he'll be sicker
if he hangs around. Haul him outa
here, you tough Triangle waddies.
And unless your gents are cravin'
fast excitement, hit the trail for
your home ranch. There ain't room'
enough in town for the Triangle
outfit."
Under the menace of Tex' gun
tlic Triangle Hien carried the bulky
Ab Abbot outside.
"The drinks," said the bartender,
"is on the house. And we're drink
in this to Webb Winters."
4: E' *
Sunrise found Vt1ebb Winters
back at his ranch. He put up his
horse and went to his cabin, There
was a sheet of paper tacked to his
cabin door. He grinned faintly as
he read the printed warning on it:
"Quit the Country!"
Ise left the paper tacked to the
door and went inside. It had been
a month since lie had been inside
this little log cabin he called home.
They had kept him in jail that long.
He stood there in the doorway now-,
looking into the cabin.
The floor, which he had always
kept clean, was littered with dried
mud tracks. Dirty pots and pans
and dishes littered the place. Empty
bottles had been tossed into cor-
ners. His tarp -covered bed was
pulled apart, blankets and soogaus
ripped to shreds. A soiled deck of
cards lay scattered on the table.
Cupboards and shelves were empty
o food.
(Continued NCOI Week
Modern Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
tI: \What is the proper •••:ay to
thalee Bands:
A. Make your hand grasp firm
and cordial, Avoid that limp clasp,
sometimes known as the "dead -fish"
or "wet dishrag" handclasp. How-
ever it is not good taste to make
the other person wince with pain.
And avoid the pump -handle type of
handshake, too.
Q. When i- for proper time for
a In'idegro)u, In Pi, 1his t,rr-,•rn..
1, tri, best nr,u 111(1 u:.bo ..'
A. On the night of his biiehelor
dimmer, which is usually a day or
two before his wedding. •
11. Is it gaol taste, 1.022 , i,ull,g
a re.tattriul..lu wipe oft' the sit-
2. 1 vent, a napkin?
A. No, this is exceedingly in-
bred, If the silver is not clean
enough, call time waiter and have
him replace it.
Q. lloe'l you 'Third: it i, t2-
1110 floor to eject fron, fire u,cnrih to
al,, floor 11(19, sort L. of tobacco
that separate, themselves from 1111:
:igal'ctle 00 - agar1
A. It most certainly is, Remove
these particles from the mouth with
the thumb and forefinger and place
them in an ashtray. 11 is best to
do as little of this se possible,
Walking Women—Mary Wilson -and Jeanette Rowatt check
their Worn dogs after walking down 13 floors of their New
York apartment House. They were among thousands of sky-
scraper dwellers strained schen 12,000 building service employes
struck for higher wages, shorter working hours and pensions.
HRONICLES
IlNGE M
c/ Garelad.olirog P Ctn.rluz
No seeding has been done here
even yet so it is going to be lacer
than last year after all. The only
promising signs of sprint during
the last week have been (1) the
return of a lonely swallow to the
barn, (2) one daffodil in bloom,
(31 sudden appearance of one Ca•
nada goose, flying low and honking
noisily, (4) a mother robin nesting
hopefully in a sheltered corner over
the front door, (5) the arrival of
one more calf. And of course tee are
on daylight saving time—whether
that can be taken as a hopeful Sign
I wouldn't know, One thing is
certain, man-made plans put us ou
DST but it takes the weather to
put us on SUMMER -saving time.
Either our climate is doing a mu.
plete right -about-face or we are
going through one of those definite
weather cycles which scientists telt
us are a logical conclusion to cer-
tain atmospheric conditions. Olt,
well, I suppose everything will
straighten out eventually—there's
nothing we can do about it any-
way. No good trying to rush things
--a fact that a fete farmers will
have realized by now, to their cost,
We heard of one or two farmers,
not personally known to ns, obvi-
ously over-anxious to get at their
seeding and so started out to work
their land last week, Result—they
got stuck in their fields witk their
tractors. No doubt those same men
night have been better employed
working on the woodpile to keep the
house supplied with quick fuel for
chilly days.
In answer to my appeal hob was
busy at the chopping block one
evening when the lone Canada
goose which I have just mentioned
flew over his head, making such
a terrific noise that both dogs
started barking furiously. I won-
der how the poor thing happened
to be alone—was it on a recon-
naissanee flight or had it been left
behind? Of course we shall never
know time answer, but one natur-
ally. wonders.
And then Itirs. Robin had me
guessing too. About tete days ago
site was very busy making her
nest; then she sat an it off and on
for about two days. But alter that
she apparently disapp@aced. The
nest was deserted, and, since 't
-was by a window overlooking our
front hall I thought probably our
going Kaci: and forth had disturbed
her. But then after four days illrs.
Robin came back; settled downs on
her nest and has been there ever
since, her beady eyes watching us
with complete unconcern as we
pass through the hall. Evidently we
(lid not frighten her after all—
perhaps she had just been away for
the IN eekeud visiting friends. Or
maybe it is customary for birds to
build their nests and then leave
them to settle.
* * 4t
Well, I have actually started
housecleaning—but in a very half-
hearted sort of way, I managed to
get the ceiling and woodwork
washed in the dining -room and
then, almost as soon as 1 had clone
it tine kitchen fire started to smoke.
ClouCs of smoke came nillowing
out into my freshly washed dining -
room. Quick ... quick—open the
Coors — bring out the fan! Yes,
that's quite a help—you want to
try it sometime if you have an
electric fan in the house. Open
the doors; start the fan and the
smoke is dispersed in a few tliin-
tales. But it is better still to pre-
vent a sniokey fire. I had been burn-
ing coal—and then put cedar wood
on the fire—and forgot to open
the chimney cheek! You can ima-
gine the things 1 said to myself.
* 4: *I'
Scents to inc I did tell you about
my rug -braiding activities. didn't
I? Well. I finished a big rug a fete
lays ago and had it down .00 the
floor. Bob looked at it very criti-
cally and presently remarked "1
can't see much to those things .. .
they may he all right in a kitchen
for a fellow to wipe his rubber
boots on, but I wouldn't want to
see one in the living-roonil" That
very clay there was an illustrated
"ad" in our daily paper showing
various pieces of living -room furni-
ture. and on the floor was a braided
rug—and the price was $3+,75. Be-
lieve me I showed that to my sora
in: a Burry. "So what I still
don't like then!" was itis only
comment. But Partner likes them
and the only thing that spoils my
enthusiasm is the fact that I have
run out of rags• And to think of
the rags I have sold through the
years for 10 cents a bagl Actually,
I still have plenty of rags but they
w'ould have to be dyed before 1
could use them—and I don't know
tl,e first timing about dying. Could
any experienced reader advise me?
Is there any dye a novice could
use satisfactorily without boiling
die goods I believe really beauti-
ful rugs could be made by working
out a colour scheme, And by the
way- I don't sew my braids to-
gether in the old-fashioned way.
I lace then- together just as you lace
your shoes—using fine strong twine,
threaded through a bodkin lacer. It
makes a much neater job, and the
finished rug by this method is also
reversible.
Success Tip—
Bake it With MAGIC!
DATE -ORANGE
PUDDING
Combine in a greased
casserole (5 -cup site)
?:f o. corn syrup, 1 tbs.
grated lemon rind and ? i c. orange juice. Mix and
sift once, then sift into a bowl, 134 c. once -sifted
pastry flour (or 134 c. once -sifted hard -wheat
hour), 2 tsps. Magic Baking Powder, 3.1; tsp.
salt and 3 c. fine granulated sugar. Mix in 514 c.
corn flakes, slightly crushed, and. 34 c. cut-up
pitted dates. Combine 1 well -beaten egg; i✓ c.
milk, 34 tsp. vanilla and 3 tbs. shortening,
melted. Make a well in dry ingredients and add
liquids; mix lightly, 'Turn into prepared dish,
Bake in moderately hot oven, 375°, about 40
minutes. Serve warm, with pouring cream.
Yield-- ti servings.
AN Nka.. . 141 Pt
T
"Dear Aline 11ire1: 3Iy husband
and I have been married only nine
months, but we are both very int -
happy!
"1 met inti during the war,
when lie was stationed hear my
smmt!tern home.
We ivarriccl
there. We had a
nice apartment,
and I Rept on
working. .t dfcl
not mind, be-
cause he seemed
so happy.
"But now we
live here with
115 folks, and ley husband has
changed.
"He never takes sue places, but
ire finds time to enjoy himself with
Ids hoe friends. 1 know no one
here. I've often asked lura to take
me out with these boys ,tncl their
girl friends, but lie wolm't,
"Ile says 1 should be happy be-
cause I have a nice place to live,
and little work to do. 1 love hint,
but I feel our marriage is getting
off to a wrong start. We are both
19.
"ddy husband asks me to go back
1101115 for a while, and we would
both find out for sure whether we
love each other, Please, can you
help me? Worried,"
* 4, 1,
.A Husband's Duty
* 'When a young husband brings
* his wife to his parents' home to
live, he and they should introduce
* their friends and sec that she
* shares their social life, She is a
member of the family now, and
" should become a part of it.
* How %veI1 do You get along
a with your iutsband's parents? His
* behavior must be making theta
4' very uneasy. Can't you talk
things over with Itis mother? Try.
* Your husband is inordinately
• selfish. Instead of showing you
* off proudly to Itis friends, taking
* you places, and giving you all
d' Itis attention, he goes his own
way. He knows you are lonely,
s` he knows you miss him, and he
* scents not to care. It may be, of
* course, that he ]las not realized
* how badly lte is behaving, Yet
* the fact that he has refused to
4, introduce you properly does
* seem to indicate that he would
" rather go alone.
" Perhaps a little visit home will
REAL INVENTOR
The men m the aniolcuig com-
partment were arguing about great
inventors. One said Stephenson,
who invented the locomotive and
made first travel possible, was the
greatest. Another declared it was
the man who invented the compass,
which enabled man to navigate the
seas. Another spoke up for Edison.
Still augther for the Wrights. Fin-
ally one of them turned to a little
man who had remained silent.
"What do you think?"
"Vell," he said with a smile, "the
man who invented compound inter-
est vas no fool."
* be 24 gou(1 idea. There, you will
* be with yen own 1)004110 and re-
• new your spirits. And while you
s' are away, perhaps he will miss
0 yott sb ranch that he will -decide
a' to retake your life a very different
* one when you return.
* Indeed, I hope sect
*
A young husband should be his
wife's best friend, her protector, her
lover, and her companion. Some
husbands must learn the hard way,
If you are one, let Anne Hirst help
to Steer your course, Write: her at
Box 1, 123 Eighteenths Street, New
Toronto, Ont.
Use a small fly sprayer, filled
with water, to wash the dust from
your house plants at the kitchen
sink. (Be stu•e the sprays: is clean
before filling it.)
And the
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