HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1950-06-29, Page 6Year In year out quality has
always been a 1 r1si will always
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by G. H. SHARP
CHAPTER FOUR
(Continued from last week)
Sheriff Hank Roberts left the
Saloon with the doctor. The old
peace officer walked with a steady
gait. Above the bandages, his face
Was gray and drawn with pain, but
Itis puckered eyes were narrowed,
hard. He refused the doctor's arm.
There was the bloodstained pool
table and' the water in the basin
that •had become pinkish from
blood. Tex and the Hoot -Owl
Pool cowboys Lined up at the bar.
Webb stood there, alone, save for
old judge Anders in his rusty black
suit and threadbare white shirt and
string tie,
"Conte, Webb," said judge And-
ers and, taking the cowboy's arm,
he led him down the street to his
cabin,
Judge Anders found a sealed bot-
tle and a corkscrew. He made
Webb take a stiff drink. Then he
shoved him into the bathroom .and
laid out a razor and shaving snug.
He turned on the hot water,
"I'1! send a kid to the hotel for
your clothes, Webb. You'll feel
better after a bath and shave," He
closed the bathroom door,
Back in the front room of his
cabin, Judge Anders stood looking
at the uncorked bottle. Everything
in his body cried for that whisky.
His hands were unsteady as Ile
corked the bottle and put it back
in the cupboard. His lips twitched
- nervously and his gait was slow,
faltering, as he n:oved away front
the closed cupboard that held the
untouched bottle. -
He went on up the street. He was
steady enough now as he walked
into Mae's restaurant. His smile
faded when the cook told hien that
alae was not there. She had gone
to the town dance.
"Alone?"
:got exactly, Judge," said the
cook, an old roundup cook, "She
went With Ab Abbot."
Old Judge Anders carried \Webb's
to:escope valise from the hotel.• It
was a little too heavy kr him and
be had to keep cita: ging hands. It ,
kept hitting the sides of . s iegs.
almost upsetting i±rt. B•at he did
not seem to notice. -i staggered f
on doggedly until he gut to ^n
cabin.
!Webb had bathe; and shaved. He
had a hath towel wraapei around
his middle when he opened the
door. Judge Anders came in, a
forced smile on his face.
Thought I'd bring it myself,
1Vebb. Need the exercise."
Webb looked at the old attorney.
T:leu he held out his hand. When
he spoke, his voice was none too
steady,
"I don't know what I ever did,
Judge, to earn the sort of friend-
ship you've showed rte."
"Drink, 'Webb?"
"I reckon not. Unless you need
one."
"I haven't touched it since the
night after your trial. There's a
rase of it in the clothes closet. It
a,n't been touched until tonight
when 1 opened that bottle."
Webb dressed and they sat there
in tine from room, talking. Or,
rather, Judge Anders talked and
Webb was forced to listen. Webb
wanted to go up town. hIe wanted
to see alae, talk to her for a little
while. Just for a few minutes. Be-
cause, save for Judge Anders, he
was absolutely friendless,
He couldn't leave the old man
POW. It wouldn't he the square
Hi side down to prevent peeking.
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thing to do. And Judge Anders
sat there smoking, talking on and
on about his yesterdays. Webb
shifted uneasily in his chair and
tried to pretend to listen,
It was nearly midnight before
Webb could get away. The old at-
torney was asleep in his big arm
chair, his pipe in his hand: He
looked gray from fatigue and he
stirred restlessly in his sleep. Ex-
haustion had blanketed the old man
with slumber, Webb left hint there
in his big. old chair.
lie went up the street. spurs
jingling. I,fae'a restaurant was
closed, He found his way through
the pines to her cabin, but the cabin
door was padlocked.
He reckoned she was at Hank
Robert's place, He knew that he
wouldn't he welcome at Hank's.
A familiar figure lurched from
the lighted doorway of a saloon. A
short, heavy -shouldered, bowlegged -
man with a shapeless hat pulled
slantways acrosi his eyes. His
widespread gait was unsteady, His
spur rowels dragged on the wide
plank sidewalk. He had a bottle
of whisky in orae stand. a six-shooter
in the other,
Somewhere a piano was pounding
out a ragtime piece. Some drunken
cowboy was trying to sing. There
was the laughter of dancehall girls
and the voices of men in some sort
of an argument. Yellow, blurred
light shone from saloon windows.
"Denoted if it ain't 'Webb Win-
ters," leered the num with the gun
and the bottle.
"It's me, Joe Blake."
"What you huntin'? Trouble?"
"Hell, no, Webb. Inc just in
town, that's all. A man's got to
kinda celebrate now and then, ain't
he?" -
"Itetter put up that gun, Blake,
or else use it."
" icfeanin' what, neighbor?"
"\feanin', mister, that it sakes
me kind of toucOy when a ::an as
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Two In The Bush's -Mrs, R. M. Bush gingerly- removes the
mail from' her sidewalk mailbox, ctn'eful not to disturb Momtna
Bluebird, who is housekeeping inside. The Bluebirds are the
fourth couple to move in and raise a family its the same loca-
tion. It's okay with the Bushes as long as Mr, and Mil. Blue-
bird leave their snail alone,
'''ST
Fainay atoovzelat,
"near Anne Ilirst: I have had
to tea,e my husband aucl come
home with my baby. He did not
Support 115.
"Since ire
married three
years ago, he has
had at least 18
jobs. Finally
m y stepfather
signed a note so
we could buy
our hone, and
he even got my
husband work.
Result, my stepfather did the work
and my husband drew the pay!
"He does not seen to rare any-
thing for nee not the children. I
had to send my two-year-old girl
to my grandmother --and I miss her
se. mucid Now, away from him, at
least I know my baby is taken care
ol, and I need not worry myself
sick.
"Since I left, he does not want
to work, nor even support the baby.
"So I intend to take it to the
Children's Court and let them set-
tle it for me. Ane I right or wrong?
MRS. B.B."
" A husband who refuses to sup-
. port his family must be made to.
I do not sec what other. course
• you could take. It is a pity you
* did not resort to it long ago.
* A man who brings children into
* the world is legally responsible
for them. If he will not support
• then through love for them, he
a gun n his hand. I got one in
mine. now."
We')b's right hand held a gun.
The gun covered the boss of the
.5,:f-E!il Poo'.
'er away,' said Webb, "or
* ,>
with a fumbling move-
r. Blake put away his gun.
•-^e: drunkenly and held out
. \list ; voice was taut.
--::3 damn proud, mebby?"
"' reckon that's about it, Blake.
\'liter 1 drink, it's with friends,
savvy'?"
"I savvy." Joe Blake seemed to
sober suddenly. His voice lost its
blurred thickness and there in the
uncertain light, his eyes were two
red slits.
"Keep on rememberin', Blake."
"I ain't the forgettin' kind, 'Win-
ters."
"So I figgered."
The two men stood there in the
shadowed yellow light thrown on
the plank walk by a saloon window.
[Webb slowly put his six-shooter
back in the waistband of his
trousers,
"Want it, Blake?" he said quietly.
"Want that slug in your belly?"
''What you dirvin' at?" growled
Joe Blake
Webb grinned a little, "The
leaves has been rustlin' a little,
mister. Just a little. Just enough
to give me the kind of news that I
wanted. Blake, I'm not goin' to
kill you here and now, because
you're drunk: Go sober up, then
get ready because I'm comin' after
you and Ab Abbot, Tell that to
Abbot when you find hftn,"
"What's the idea of talkie' that -
away, Winters?"
"Just a notion. 'fake time news to
Alt Abbot that I'tn kinin' him on
sight. The same goes ,for you, I
got a notion who killed Ed Young
and Bob Anderson, Do you ,under-
stand what I mean, you murderin'
skunk? Savvy, you low-down,
double-crossin' snake? Am I makin'
myself plain, you yellow -bellied,
buslmwhacicimt' coward?"
Joe Blalce stood there, his face
twisted with hate, yet he made no
move for his gun.
"You're sayin' words that no man
kin take, Winters," Joe Blake's
voice was choked with anger,- "lira
killin' you for what you said,"
"Fill your hand, then,"
(Continued next week)
* must be forced to by dew. That •
4' is what our laws are for.
M Your husband seems to be
* congenitally opposed to any Icind
of work, It may he that, fresh
* from service, he found readjust-
* meat to civil life a difficult prat)-
* tem. But he should not have
* married without realizing the
* responsibilities which marriage
* involves, These, he has evaded,
* in spite of all the encouragement
* you gave hint and lite help he.
accepted from others.
" I hope the future will prove
* brighter for you, and that soon
t` a way will be found for you to
have both children with you.
* Gore free of anxiety, you will
* find yourself a job, and help make
this come true.
A man who will not support his
family must be made to. When his
wife cannot move him, the law will
try. Anne Hirst is here to help you
through any trouble, Write her at
Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New
Toronto.
UNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
Jacob, A Man of Striking Contrasts
Gen. 35:1-7, 9-12
Golden Text: -Behold, I ata with
thee, and will keep thee in all
places whither thou goest,-Gen.
28:15a.
The word "Jacob" means "heel -
grasper." It was applied to the
subject of this lesson because of
an incident at birth. It was a very
apt choice, for the name signified
this character. Once and again he
plotted to supplant his twin bro-
ther. He bought the birthright for
a mess of pottage when Esau came
in from the hunt, ravenously hun-
gry. Then, aided by his mother, he
deceived his aged father and se-
cured the patriarchal blessing.
Jacob was a supplanter.
There are two high points in Ja-
cob's spiritual development. These
were at Bethel and Peniel. He was
at Bethel fleeing from home be-
cause his enraged brother planned
to slay !hitt). Years later at Panel,
he met with God before facing this
brother at the head of four hundred
armed men. Bethel means "house of
God". When he awakened after
his dream of the ladder to heaven
with the angels ascending and
descending on it and heard a mes-
sage front the Lord who stood
above it, he exclaimed, "-Surely
this is, other but the house of
God, and this is the gate of heaven."
At Peniel, Jacob, having sent his
possessions and his family across
the brook, wrestled alone with God.
His thigh was put out of joint,
Then he confessed his nature. He
received a new name and a new
nature. "Thy name shall be called
no more Jacob, but Israel (Prince
of God), for as a prince thou hast
power with God and with men, and
hast prevailed. He called the name
of the place, Peniel (face of God);
for, said she, "1 have seen God face
to face, and my life is preserved:"
"Whatsoever a mann soweth that
shall he also .reap." As Jacob de-
ceived his father, covering lhia
amts and chest with kidskin, so
years later Ite was deceived by his
sons. They killed a !cid, too. In
its blood they dipped Joseph's beau-
tiful coat and proceeded to deceive
their father. Jacob's spirit struck a
new low when, years later, he la-
mented, "Joseph is not, and Simeon
is not, and ye will take Benjamin
away: all these things are against
hie." But tlec darkest hour is just
before the dawn. Soon lee would
see Joseph and he and his family
would be bountifully cared for dur-
ing the famine Jacob is an intri-
guing character,
HRONfICLES
'c/ GumtiolttNe,R Clea,Pli,e
Summer carte to Ontario last
week .. , and it stayed for nearly
fourwhole days. So what? Well,
we took off the storm windows and
I spent one whole precious day
painting screens and getting tltetn
on, We drew down blinds against
the sun; we opened windows to
windward and we brought the elec-
tric fan out of hiding. Then as we
were expecting three of our folks
Monte for the weekend I went shop-
ping with hot weather menus in
mind -fruits, jellies, and drinks, and
the makings for various salads.
Then with the capriciousness for
which our Canadian climate must
surely be getting famous the wea-
ther changed again. We needed
soups more than salads; hot drinks
rather titan the iced variety. We
shut up the doors and some of the
windows and in the evening we
had a fire in the kitchen and a bit
in tete furnace too,
However, maybe the cooler wea-
ther was responsible for my hav-
ing a job done for the which per-
haps wouldn't even have been start-
ed had the weather retrained hot.
Anyway, four energetic young
people got busy with pails and rags,
and washed all •the muresco off
the ceiling of the room that is next
in line for being attacked with roller
and water -paint. So now, to my
way of thinking, the worst part
of the job is done,
M M
Sunday afternoon we had a very
interesting and enjoyable experi-
ence, We had heard that up country,
not so very many miles from here,
there were beavers at work and we
thought a real beaver dam might
be worth investigating -the Exhi-
bition variety being the only ores
most of us had seen.
We drove along a very narrow
country road. -so narrow that two
cars could pass only by having
their two off -side wheels off the
road -and was I glad it was Bob
who was driving! To get to the
dam we had to walk about half
a utile through the bush until we
carte to the stream. In one place
we didn't need anyone to tell us
beavers had been at work. Several
tall silver birch, about 6 inches in
diameter, lay across the stream, and
had been cut down by these mar-
vellous little animals. Quite evi-
dently a new dant was in the mak-
ing. Knowing there was more than
that to see we continued on our
way, pushing through underbrush,
stumbling over the rocks and
stones, and trying to evade the
marshy bogholes that were every-
where. Theft in a bit of a clearing
there was the dam! We had heard
it was about fifty or sixty feet
wide but it looked to us to be
nearer a hundred and it was holding
back a tremendous amount of wa-
ter. in fact, although we had not
seen it, others whom we met told
us that quite a stretch of road,
further ftp the line, was flooded
on account of the water the 'dam
was holding back.
I suppose, like other folk, I had
heard of beaver dams and knew
pretty well what to expect but
actually seeing it is something else
again. As far as we could figure
it out each dant is started by the
beavers felling trees in such a way
that they fall horizontally across
the creek or stream a few feet
apart. Then they build their dam
by filling in between the trees
with brush, small trees, stones,
grasses and weeds, bound together
with mud. Naturally as the body
of water increases they build higher
and higher. The mud, so I am told,
is pqt on with their feet and
smoothed down with the tail, which
closely resembles a trowel! The
beavers live on roots, bark and
water plants and they always colt.
gregate in families Their work is
done at night --winds accounts far
the fact that we did not see any
beavers, although with this remark-
able evidence confronting us we
certainly had little doubt of their
existence. When we were finally
ready to leave time dant we found
ourselves face to face with several
head of young cattle coating down
for a drink, so we decided to fol-
low the cowpatlt as a evay out of •
the bush -and it was a far quicker
and easier way to travel than the
way we had chosen to come in.
Back in the ear we thought we
would go on up the road if it
wasn't too badly flooded. We
watched other ears come through
without any tuJsItap so Bob figured
the June Bug could take it too,
And she diel -with the water up
to her axles.
\Well, having seen the dam, 1,
for one, wanted more particulars,
so this morning I began making
inquiries. I learned that in August;,
1949, the local Sportsman's Club
managed to procure two beavers,
one of each sec, which they placed
in the bush. The Department of
Lands and Forests also contri-
buted two and the four beavers were
then left to their own devices.
Since they propagate fairly rapidly,
and always live in families, it is
surely safe to assume that their
number has doubled,
Witlt soil and water connservatiota•
such a vital problem it would seem
that the industrious beaver could
be used more often than it is.
Perhaps this project could be du-
plicated in other counties.
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will give perfect, painless service.
Wititout,care, they'll lead to loss of
time and earning power. When
your feet give trouble, don't shrug
it off.
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