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The Seaforth News, 1929-01-31, Page 2r.. (till S P�U1' VAC E, ata Zd sARgy pNCLAIr DRAG() . AN, cooriPN Nash covrR.14N1, ise, e,;.^„N'tl•A pPRv,fp, ttti' BEGIN HERE TODAY • Esteban, son of Jose Arrascada, while riding with a party in as at- tack on the Double A ranch, is ,seri- ously wounded and carried to the home of his enemy, Dick Acklin. Jose, while searching far itis son, is shot and killed from ambush, Acklinand Buck Bodine have stolen the water supply from the Basques of Paradise Valley., Mercedes, daughter of ,lose, accuses Aaeklin of the murder of her father, Acklin °denies tha charge, NOW, GO ON wail STORY. Acklin cam clown and went to his Office, Through the open (vindiyty Mercedes called to Melody and Blaze. "Will you tell the Senor,"' she said, "that, I am going to take my brother with me now?" Melody was back in a minute. "The Big Boss says he can't be taken out," he reported in a Brest fallen manner, Esteban's eyes flashed. Some of Mercedes' old fire came back to hey. "What has he to do with it?” she demanded. "I take hint when I want to! I will tell him so!" Site found Acklin in his office. A hard look cane- into the eyes of the feudal lord: "'You can't take him! Don't you know that if I turned him over to the sheriff, he would go to the pen for last night's wurk?" "I am not afraid!" Her voice was defiant. "If my brother go to jail, you go, too. Not to jail, Senor; to the hangman!" 1 ."What are you getting at?" Acklin "You know very well what I "am getting at, you beast! My father was killed last night; shot dead; while he was riding here!" Acklin's face blanched. "I had nothing to do with it, do you hear?" His voice rose with a nasty threat, "I don't shoot from Ambush." - The sound of their loud talking had treached Melody, who had ccme down - Stairs on an alleged errand. - Mercedes saw him. "Senor Acklin has changed his r.:ind," she stated. "Will you get my brother ready?" WHEN IN TORONTO Eat and Sleep at SCHOLES HOTEL Cafeteria and Short Order Service YONGE ST., Opposite Eaton's Hotel Rates: $t Per Day and Up. Melody looked at the Big Boss for confirmation of this order. He nod- ded his head .incl, turning to his onni quarters, slammed the door behind him. Blaze was sitting on the edge of Esteban's bed whoa Melody and Mer- cedes returned. Melody's smile had taken its ac- customed place Blitz-) was quick to notiee,the'change iri,ltini. "The kicl's gain' home all right," the sorrel -topped one informed hint. Esteban, forgetting Ids nurse's orders, sat up in bed. "Maybe you could dress him,'" Mel- ody went on, to Blaze, "I'll go down and see about a rig then." So while Mercedes went to the win- dow, Blaze got her brother ready for the trip home. "I ought to ask your forgiveness,"' Esteban said sincerely. "You?" Mercedes caught a hint of mystery in her brother's voice. She looked at Blaze. Ile got to his feet. "Better forget it," he mumbled. "Don't amount to anything." Blaze stack his head out of the win- dow, trying to locate Melody, as Este- ban told his sister what had happened at the Chimney. "You tried to kill him! He did not shoot back? Madre de Dios!" she cried. "And 1' called him a spy!" Blaze came toward her quickly as he heard her little gasp. "That's all right, little girl. You folks don't owe me anything. You were pretty excited when I met you this morning—your father and—" "Father?" Esteban's face went white. Blaze could have cut off his trngue for his slip. "What's that about father?" the boy demanded again. "Has he been hurt—killed? Did somebody get hint?" His voice rase to a scream as he tried to get to his feet. With a cry, Mercede's head dropped to the edge of the bed. In spite of Kildare's pleading, she broke down and wept bitterly. A shadow crossed the boy's face. lie understood. Xildara +tinned to Mercedes, As Blaze did so, Esteban managed to get to $is feet by clutching a bedpost. Melody cane in just then and caught the boy as he tottered. Esteban straggled to free himself from Melody's arms. "Don't touch me!" he cried. "Damn the Double Al" The boy wa.r no match fa: Melody's Write Limerick - Win . a Prize Here is another opportunity for readers of this petier to shun t37eir skill in composing Limericks. One dollar will be paid for eve:"; entry c epte I. Verses must be in the well known limerick style ri.tl mast w at,ou ane of the nationally advertised r.rt'. les : unonnrer,>enc cf wl i '1::r, t:;:.nd dxf teas. paper. Quite a tumber of c:nir!ee in the last contest were discluc,::fled because verses were not Limericks. The folioweig examples taken from arnengst recent winners can be used as guides:— There was an old lady named Hood, Who wanted her tea extra good, "Orange Red Rose," said she, "Ie the tea that suits me," Said the venerable Dame Madam Hood. MRS. H. FOWLER, Clinton, Ont. There was a young lady Lamed Lou, Who contracted a bad case of "Flu," When she felt the cough tightening She tried Veno's Lightning, And relief came without more ado. MRS. GEORGE PADDICK, Glencoe, Ont. • There 1s nothing to do but write the Limericks and send them with your name and address and the name of this paper to:— Limerick Editor, Associated Publishers, Room 021-425, 11 Adelaide St. West, Toronto 2, Ont, 1-Iow mai* a gople you know who end their golds with Aspirin! how CPan yoti're heard of its prompt relief of sore throat or, tonsilitis. No wonder millions take it for colds, neuralgia, rheumatism; and the aches and pains that go with them. The won- der der is that anyone still worries through a winter without these tablets! They relieve quickly, yet have no effect whatever on the heart. Friends have often told. you Aspirin is marvelous; • doctors have declared it harmless, Every druggist }las it, with pr earn direc- tions. Why not put it to the test? Aspirin is a lCradcmarl Rerristeaed in Canada strength. Against his will he was Vaned down to the bell. "For the love of Pete! What's the matter?" the happy-go-lucky poet de- manded. "Matter? My father's been killed! Killed! Sonne one in this outfit did it, too!" "You don't think we would do a rotten thing like that, do ybu?" Blaze asked sharply. "Please," Mercedes begged. "Don't make another scene." "Anything to get Away," replied Esteban. "When I drove up with the rig, Ack- lin called me in and told me I should go. If you'll give me a hand well get started," CHAPTER XVI; THE PASSING OF OLD IRONSIDES.. The day of` Jose's funeral dawned bright and clear. Little •dustcloucls rose in a hundred places from the desert roads, as the widely scattered Esteban struggled to free himself from Melody's arms. "Don't ,touch me!" the youth cried. the alleged automobile, for all its lack of paint and its unconcealed vitals, was, like its owner, thoroughly effi- cient. The man was Brand, coming all the way from Winnmueca. Aeklin was proving, at that moment, Ms keen interest in Jose's passing. He was in his office, and Morrow and Kildare were with him. The latter's face wore a sullen look. Acklin was Baying; Toole in gen- eral don't know you, Kildare. That's why I want you to go. You can drop in at the ehurcb,or mix in with the crowd at the cemetery." Blaze nodded his ]read a little and pulled his hat lower over his eyes. He had been carefully scrutinizing a rifle that stood behind Ackiin's desk. He reached over and picked it npand broke it open. It was an almost new automatic. He threw a shell Out of the chamber, "I reckon I'd better take Ibis," he murmured cif -handedly. "The old iron you gave me when I came bucks about every second shot, This is ae,real rifle; brand now, too." "No, don't take any gun," Casb' drawled. "Ain't you still got that hat trick if anybody jumps you?" "That's right. Kildare," Acklin went on. "rrn sending yon because I particularly don't want a fight. You had better .get started. Blaze had palmed ane of the shells from Anklin's gun; and he compared it, as soon a$ he got away, with the ono he had found on the rocks. There was no question of their likeness, The Basques ,bareheaded under the blazing sun, murmured age-old Latin prayers for the repose of their lead- or, as the body was lowered to its last resting -place, Kildare took oft his fiat and whispered "Amen" in unison• with the mourners, -It was a,n 4econ- scious, reverential tounh; 'a response .to a tug at his stuotlons that sur- prised him. Ho saw Mercedet., with Basilio's hand in hers, kneeling beside the grave a,i 'the earth was shoveled an the cattle, As if In rosprtlsr, 10 his pi'netrathtg ga.vo, she turned and caw him, 'Lair eyes temveyeal h' u.tit ether linrt"aicxtn nlesegae, Iloreedes stewed to appeal dumbly to hhn in her nti•77•r;, KHrlrra stepped forward. i110, , i , 1r pi ed al:nn t, imiutndlately iv•,,:. G ;..., ,t I t,t Ccu(ji4, C.raj Lig its he saw all eitpreseion of intense fear creep over the girl's, race, Romero and Selvatcr had recog- nised ecoghued the Ponble A man, They drew near, and still 1l4e made, no Stove. Kent wondered why he•ilid not draw. Romero had his six- on heady for action. "Dropthat sitcatin'•iron gulch!" 'Kent commanded, It was said to quietly that net a Whisper reached tbose beside the grave. But Romero heard and obey' ed, Tuscarora was not tooling! Savo top Mercedes, no one in 'the crowd had 'been. conscious, of their move- ments,. ' . "Why does.he. ooxne here?" Romero questioned pavagely. "He's a sneak for the Double A" Salvatot' choked. Kildare's blood leaped, "I'll take that from no. hosco!" he He used the cow -man's term of con- tempt for the Bscque, with a shade Of - emphasis that meant deadly insult, "Kildare was 'tending, to his own business," Tuscarora stated loud en- ough for all to hear, "These boys butted in cm hien--tried to jump' him. We won't have any rumpus." CHAPTER XVII FRIENDS TO THD inseam.' Long after the mourners had .lis- parsed, Kildare and Tuscarora sat in their saddles atthe gate, of the ceme- tery. Tuscarora had swung his horse around, and was staring intently at the' rise back of the cemetery down Which Blaze had come, Kildare saw immediately the pause of the little man's interest, Silhouetted against the sky were six horsemen. As the two of them watched, the riders separated. One went north, and the others dashed away to the east. Kent whirled on Blaze, "Is that your bunch?" ife demanded. "I came alone," the Double A man shot back, qui&lc to realize the insinu- ation. "1 think I recognize the big fellow ahead!" ewe "Bodine! Let's find out whattl:ey've got' on their mind!" "You said it, son. I dont fancy this Mr. Bodine even a little bit" To avoid seeming to trail the mys- terious riders, Blaze and Kent chose rather to intercept them by following the road Mercedes bad taken, She and Basillo had left with old Peter, the head of the Bengoa elan of Kings River. The gray-haired Basque wan an uncle to them by marriage. - . (To be continued) 'Electrical Survey Planned Arrangements are now being made b;; Windsor Mines with the Snhlum- berger Prospecting Company to carry out a survey of their property near LaSarre Station, Quebec. Ore bodies have been opened up parallel to -a dyke which cuts northwest through the property. The latest find is said This unquestionably . is the .finest green tea 'Fresh front the gardens, • A good rule for autolste 15 to drive "Then you deny,"., said the rnagis• as if "'their own family were in the trate, "that you were ride to the po- liceman when he asked to see' your licenser. 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Jana ary,. being about beltway between autumn and spring, is a good time to• inspect the gladiola eorms and (labile tubers. .Armed with a sharp paring knife, the gardener who would have the best dahlias will give the Mien; a - little attention, Shriveled and rotted' tubers will be removed, and tete large clamps divided, Since dahlias tend to sprout very' early, ,they should 'be placed in dark; cool" spot. All loose' lmslts should be removed from the gladioli corms, • You will observe,. while doing this, that there are many little "cormlets" clustered about the older' corms. These shouail be remov- ed emoved from the parent corm and care- fully saved, Int the spring they can be planted in an ort -of -the -way spot, to develop into blooming size corms, Some will mature din tae Years. Cannan need Little care other' than division. Great care must; be taken Of the' stored .bulbs during ,periods of un- usually cold weather: These' bulbs must be planed in a cool plaee to pre- vent' iilenay, bat during nnusualiy revere cold spells these cool parts ,of the cellar will he freezing. In January the vanguard of seed catalogues "will arive. Many trades- man's catalogues are really good, and deserve a plane with gardening litera- ture. Others, sadly enough, contain many pitfalls for the unwary. The Pictures in poor cataloguee are usually garish and not a little exaggerated. Caudytuft, for instance, will be shown with a slender stem supporting'a sur- prisingly huge mass of bloom. On pages supposedly devoted to annuals one can find the wistaria listed. 'Po- tts othe unknowing, a vine bearing long racemes of fragrant lavender flowers, and climbing to the height of 50'feet seems desirable indeed. No mention is made, however, of the vine's woody' cbaracter,'ar, of the laps° of years be- tween the planting of the seed and the first bloom. Good catalogues, how-. ever, repay thorough study. On Paper Winter is the best time in which to' make Ymprovemente in the _garden plan.. Draw a plan of the garden, nand then "transplant" until all of, the plants are placed in proper relation as to color and size. After the chart is completed it may be put aside until spring, when the plants that must -be shifted will be noted and attended to. Try to recoliect, if you do not keep a garden notebook, whether or not there is a period during the growing months when a scarcity or bloom occurs' in the garden. If such a period is dis- covered; some plants should be order- ed that will give bloom at the required time. Gladioli, if planted at intervals of two weeks, can be depended upon to keep the garden gay the entire sea - von. These plants are most useful tot ]ling in and for furnishing a display at some special period. Nearly every public library contains a few books devoted to plants and gardening, and these are oftea rather neglected. 'By consulting a good book on gardening, one can find many ideas that will prove applicable in his own garden. The Little Garden Series, edited by Mrs. Francis King, publish- ed by Little, Brown & Co, is both en- joyable and instructive, and contains many ideas valuable to those, having Small gardens. The Home Garden Handbooks, published by Macmillan, is another .group ot,gi all books. A. T. De la Mare Company, Inc., has -also put out an interesting readable set of garden books, of which a recent one, "City and 'Suburban Gardening," by Chesia C. Sherlock, is most helpful and delightful. Winter is the ideal time Lor'snch reading. A Notebook Anyone having a garden ;ought to— lceen a garden notebook. The note- book should be prepared before the first weeks of March, when the very first signs of spring can- often be noted. Platting dates, blooming dates, mistakes and lessons learned, and a paragraph' or two written at intervals and describing the appearance and condition of the garden might con- stitute the subject matter of the book. No garden is ever perfect. Each year there are changes to be made, and it is only by noting and making changes that the garden will approach perfection The wean points of a garden show plainly enough in sum- mer, when they aren't easily remedied. If these things are thought of during the winter,`and changed during the first days of spring, the garden will be so much the better, and therefore give more joy and satisfaction to its maker. • 0 WILY SHE IV!ARRiED HIM "$opltie, 'why did 'scat rver marry an ey.Convict9" "They're e.r FF.^nr+imn,ad' to slaying in:'I ",cic.„r,”