Loading...
The Seaforth News, 1931-01-15, Page 2The Grinso Privatccr By PETER B. KYNE i3. srlvor es, .Bradley Bardin, king of.. the cattle country, makes Kenneth Barney general manager of Ms ranch, providing Burney rads hint of Martin Bruce and Miguel. !Gallegos, cattle thieves, who have been stealing the king's cattle. Muriel Barden, in love with Burney, begs her father to keep Burney tram risking hie life in ,i. encounter with the thieves. "'Wiley and thirty picked men save for 1'i1 Cajon Bonita, Mexico, with the express purpose of fighting it out with Gallegos. Ide picks a position and posts his en,: Gal - logos attacks with two hundred follow- ers. but is repulsed, CHAPTER XXV.—(Cont'd.) '. •The bandits on the Hanks wbo were still mooned had about .faced and wean bearing down at a tangent to . join the advancing centre, while the men whose horses had been knocked over werea unning..for enter .t the base, of the hills some four hundred yards dista,',t. It was long range shooting, but the. El Ranchito men top-. e red a d.iien cf them as they ran, be- fore the line of horseineu oat front lifted thei' messes in the final charge: Their wad cheers as they came on drew upon :hem instantly the atoll. flop of the entire defending force and a murderous fire brought them sewn at such a rate that the attack melted. At a distance of three hundred yards the Gallegos forces suddenly turned and fled in the direction whence they had come, and instantly the ';'l Ranchito men again turned their at- tention to the survivors on the flanks. Most of the cowboys had fired not less than tnirty rounds andtheir rifles were now too hot f6r comfort, so pres- ently the'fire slackened and died away. Of course the enemy had not been entirely idle- Men, dismounted dor- ing the action, had continued to ad- vance afoot, firing ems they came, and many of the mounted nen had lived from the saddle. But at the long range and moving rapidly as they haci their fire had Been wholly ineffective. Burney seized the opportunity, while the rifles were coolitg, to make an examination of his forces. None of hi men had been hurt, but he had lost one horse and one pack -mule was slightly wounded. There were several bullet holes in the trucks and a bullet had iropped into the chuck wagon and ruined the cook's Les+ bread pan. The meta of El Ranchito stood to, .sr rather sat to in the bottom of the bar - ranee, for some of, the bandits who had succeeded in reaching cover on the flanks had courageously taken po- sition and were firing vigorously. Eventually, discovering that the Gal- legos forces were in rapid retreat, these snipers •ubsided, made their way through the scrubby timber down the valley and rejoined their cons- radee, Senor De Haro and his comlan=ions climbed out of the truck they had oc- cupied (one with a heavy sheet -iron body) and embraced Ken Burney, the while their glad "vivas' echoed over the valley. Then the Mexicans, ac- companied by Burn y, mounted and rode out over the field, while Tom Bledsoe took charge of the task of re- loading the men and horses in the trucks and breaking camp, prepara- tory to leaving at once. The wounded horses Burney mercifully killed, and the wounded bandits on each flank the fele politico's companions as. mercifully wafted into eternity with well -directed shots frons' their six-. shootero. Ken Burney counted the dead. They numbered forty-two. "The coyotes will be grateful to you, Senor Burney," the jefe politico suggested humorously. "Also, it be- comes my duty and pleasure to express to you the gratitude of my govern- ment. You have but defended your- self when attacked by a bandit force and no criticism can be directed at you or your employer." Ken Burney smiled upon him half sadly. "Poor :.ttle sandal -feet," he murmured. "They know better. But will not criticism be directed toward you for the lack of vigilance which aiesulted in my-companyentering Mexico armed?" "Certainly, Sena', but the criticism will be directed by those of no im- portance. We have a long frontier and Mexico has not sufficient troops, customs or ivanfigratlon officials to guard it, I shall disclaim responsi- bility." "Nevertheless," Burney reminded 'him. "The same lack of vigilance will not be possible again. When 1 return to El Cajon Bonita, as I mist, I will have to cross the line at some un- guarded point and at night. It would not be kind of ate to embarrass' yogi, Senor De Haro," CHAPTER XXVI. "Perhaps that would be the better plan, Senor Burney. But there is a certain amount of sorrow mingled with the joy of this tremendous tory. I fail to find Miguel Gallegos among the dead," "He who fights and runs away may live to fight another clay. It is not well to catch but one bird at a time. In the next fight Martin Brace and his cowboys will reinforce Gallegos—and Bruce will dictate t he strateof the campaign. Unlike Gallegos, he is not a fool. When he learns from Gal - ISSUE No. 1-'31 legos what has occurred today he will come down to Los Osos immediately for a conference with Gallegos."' "True wards, my friend. But—when this fellow Bruce crosses the interna- tional border I will have him. arrested and tried for cattle stealing. Then I will send three trio )s' of rurales to Los Osos to arrest Miguel Gallegos." "A good plan, Senor De Haro, but. I have a better .lne. Gallegos has lost many horses, but he still has a hun- dred and sixty-nine hien fit for active service. The force he came with to- day NaA one hastily gathered; doubt- less within fortyeighs hours he can re- mount and redouble his force and it is conceivable that if attacked by the rurales he may defeat then. At any rate good men will die—and there is no necessity for that, My plan pro- vides for the complete destruction of these peen but without much danger to the rurales. We willmake haste slowly my friend." Two hours later the El Ranchflo convoy crossed back into the United States at Huaehitn. Burney went at once to the tele- graph station and wired Bruce at the latter's home in Arizona and also at his ranch headquart as in New Mex- leo: "Your little playmate, Miguel Gal- legos and two hundred and ten of his gang tangled with nue in El Cajon Bonita this morning. Casualties ninety-eight horses and forty-two men, all too dead to skin. No casualties on my side except one horse killed and• one mule creased. I had to get out in a hurry but I am coming back soon to round up every cow brute that wears your brand, verm the brand and run the Bardin iron on every head, After a while you will learn that branding other men's calves is n mighty t.nprofitable business. 3Iiguel was long on courage but short on brains. You should go down and help hint out and if it will be any comfort to you, know that I am returning to El Cajon Bonita with my men next Thursday and will be pleased to meet you and discuss the matter. Maybe some of the calves that wear your brand really belong to you, although I doubt it. But I want to play fair. "Kenneth C. Burney." "That chunk of information ought to reach Martin Bence about the time he receives a hurry -up call from Gal- legos," he decided. From the telegraph station he strol- led over to the International Hotel where he related to all and sundry the tale of his adventure of the morning in El Cojen Bonita. Nor did he hesi- tate to pay his respects to Bruce and Gallegos. In no uncertain terms he branded them as liars, thieves and murderers, and announced his inten- tions of seeing to it personally that the first fall rains should start grass growing verdantly over their graves, To half a dozen men he imparted, in confidence, Isis. intension of doubling the size of his party when he should return for the round -up; he bragged that with sixty men he could move the international boundary down to Tepic.' And when be had bragged to the point where his own chin music was begin- ning to disgust him, he joined the cook, waiting for him with the motor- ized chuck wagon, and returned to El Ranchito. Tom Bledsoe, with i.e motor Trucks, had Iong since arrived at the ranch and the news of the battle had reach ed 'the king and his daughter; conse- quently, when Burney came rolling in with the chuck wagon Art Graydon informed him that the king's orders were for Burney to report to his chief immediately upon arrival. His, b ajesty seemed pleased beyond words and shook the hand of his gen- eral manager heartily. "Did you get Gallegos?" he demanded. "No, sir," "Why the devil didn't your Tom Bledsoe says you toppled his horse at a thousand yards. Couldn't you have toppled hips?" "Why, yes, sir; I could, but—" "But me no buts.' Why didn't you tunnel the skunk?" "I had orders not to, sir. Nobody revoked the order previously given sue not to kill Gallegos, so I contented myself with knocking his acrses over as fast as he mounted thein. I didn't want to fight hint, but he warned me to pull out of El Cajon Bonita and never carne back and he confiscated the entire valley and all of your cattle in it, in the name of the Mexican peo- ple, Naturally, following that out- burst, I had to defy Limn If I hadn't no plan on this ranch would serve! under me." "The eyes of the princess were bird with excitement. "You weren't hurt at all, were you, Ken?" she quavered. He bowed to her, "My dear young lady" he replied coldly, "may I pre- sume to remind you that I am you): father's general manager and to be addressed as Mr, Burney? 'Rank has its privileges, you know, and.I object' to, being addressed, on brief acquain-1 taee; with the familiarity a dude, ranchtourist aeeords ale -whey wboyguads," "I beg your pardon," the princess. murmured meekly. "Did you, person- ally, kill anybody today?" "I did. I am morally certain I ha +� Bo Ge>l�>lus,Bs�ffiflds self-defence, and I'm not sorry for it, ?raise rr educes SALADA quality�o'tI� a)ways . Y and I'm not apologizing." The king' flew to the defence of n: p �1i31w°� Eliii Results be the finest you earl buy a ha.t • bowled over not less than eight men call Mall].. s daughter. "There'_ no call for you to act uppity, Mr. Burney," he admonish- ed- '"What's your next move?" (To be continued,) What New Yolk Is Wearing BY ANNABELLE woa"rC,UNGTON IUsu trated Dressmaking Lesson Furnished 137.tln Every Pattern Lac res' and 3lissee Slip -On Dress with 'nset vestee, attached collar, long or short sleeves,. Attached three-piece skirt closi),g at center -frons: above the applied cross-over bands that termin- ate in godets at each side of the center inset. Two-piece belt across top of skirt back. 12 pieces. Proportionate Measurements: Sizes 16 18 20 years Bvst 34 36 98 40 42 inches Hip 37 39 41 43 45 inches MATERIAL REQUIRED Long -Sleeved Dress with Contrasting Short Collar, Vest Sleeved and Cuffs Dress Sines 30 -in. 54 -in. 35 -in. 16-34 4% 3% 4ea 18-36 4% 3% 51,4 20-38 4% . 3% 54 40 ins. 5 3% 5% 42 ins. 514 3% 5% 14 yard 39 -inch contrasting. 3% yards edging. Width at lower edge of skirt with godets inserted, size 86, 3% yards. Length at centre -back from neck to lower edge, size 16, including 2 -inch hem, 46 inches; remaining sizes, 48 inches. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Ws rte your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your orde to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.' In the club they were "swopping" fishing stories. "The fish was so .big;' said the first angler, "that the others would not let use haul it into the boat for fear it would swamp us." "The same thing happened to me once," broke in a quiet little man in the cor- ner—"on the Mauretania." 1 Civility costs nothing, but it often enables us to acquire things that gold cannot buy. Unkind Words Often Are De - the While Con- structive :Praise Works the Other Way A landowner in the Highlands of Scotland formerly .was distressed by the indolence and untidiness of his nutenants, who took no pains whatever to keep their little homes and gargr E A . - dens in order, IIe was always talk- ' 'reach from the gardens';; ing to the people about his, but his scoldings and "pr'eachm'ents" had not the least effect. One demise went to see a lady who else was the owner of some land. But how different.iis appearance was her property from his 'own! IIere every cottage garden was gay with flowers; all the little houses were clean and neat. ' When the visitor, in surprise, in- quired how this happy state of things had been brought about, the lady told him that it all began with her appreciation of ane 'single flower. "One day,' she. said, "when I hap- pened to be visiting' one of my .got- tagers,. I gbserved in the rough neg- lected piece of ground .behind ,the house, a marigold blooming amid a crowd of weeds, I said to the cot- tagers, 'What : a beautiful marigold you have bore.' The man seemed greatly pleased with my remark and from that time, entirely of his own accord, with no recommendation on my part, he began to cultivate his garden. "011e after another his neighbors shamed by the .contrast between his ground and their own, followed his good example and that man has .late- ly gained the first prize for flowers grown in the district:' Such was the result of a kindly word. A little bit of praise; is more likely to do good than all the scold- ings in the world. 1' The Brave Goloshes Millicent Milligan and Margery John Sturdily put their goloshes on, And with caps of red and coats of brown Were as fluffy and warm as eider- down; "Let's climb the hill again. What if we spill again!" Said Millicent Milligan And Margery John. They tramped to school through paths of white, Errands for Mother were a dear de- light; And the brave goloshes seemed to say, "0 winter time's the timeto play! Come over the hill again, Baskets to fill again, Millicent Milligan And Margery John." Two little girls grew tall and strong, On their cheeks a rose, on their lips a song; And they laughed as they tramped through falling snow, "We can go wherever goloshes go; And go they will again, Over the hill again, . For Millicent Milligan And Margery John!" Emir F. Ammeruh" One More for Scotland Sandy did not like to leave London without securing a bargain of some sort. While making a tom' of the shops he spied a cheap line in boot protectors. "Hoc mony o 'these things dee I get for tuppence?'" he asked the shop keeper. "They work out to about thirteen or fourteen for that price," replied the other. "Tticht ye are, laddie," said the. Scot. "I'll be after taking fourteen, seeing I'm so superstitious. Why is a discontented man actually the most contented?•—Because noth- ing satisfies him, Millionaire: "Marry my daughter? Why, she's a mere child!" Impecun- ious Suitor: "I know; but I though" I'd wane early. and avoid the -'rush." "World's Fastest Human" Weds Mrs. Neva Frpae once 1 bYand ChadasWPaddoec, known a s world's fastesthuman, were married in home of bride's father, Pasa- dena, Calif.,.nublishei. Paddock is now studying law and conducting sport column on nelvepapell, Revolving French Solarium Points AIw t ys t . the Sun Novel Structure, Built on , a . Tower, Contains Lamps For Treating Patients in Cloudy Weather France offers a unique departure for health seekers, At Aix_les-Baius there has been built a solarium mi. like anytlring else in the 'world- a revolving building that follows the sun in its course and is the last word in the application of the sun's rays for curative purposes. It was erected by Dr. -Seidman of Paris, w'ho has. devoted much time to the use of ultra -violet -and Infrared rays in the treatment of various diseases. Thebuilding has an extraordinary appearance. High up on a hill dom- inating the city of Aix -les -Barns and the Lake' of Geneva, it receives the sun's rays from the first moment et sunrise until sundown, Its base isin the form 'of an octagonal tower, which supports a structure that, seen from a distance, reminds one of the wings of 'a great airplane. This ls_ about ninety feet in length and is divided into ten small rooms where the patients receive treatment. Because the superstructure turns, these treatment rooms have always the fall light of the sun. Each, more- over, has three ultra -violet lamps and several infra -red lamps. The roof and the windows are so arranged 'that the patient may be placed in the open air without any possibility of his being seen by persons outside the building. Dr. Seidman has arranged the so- larium so that each patient can re- ceive exactly the dosage of sun's rays necessary to his particular con- dition. There are all sorts of scien- tific apparatus for the purpose of measuring the rays of the sun and for determining whether the' ultra- violet rays of the sun itself are inr sufficient for certain ceses. If so, the ultra -violet lamps are used in conjunction. with the sol and supply exactly the amount of rays required. Souse treatment rooms are .so equipped that thedight of the sun can be arrested while its beneficent rays are caught and used for the treatment of the patient. The sun's rays are specially filtered in other rooms by means of a• thin coating of silver on a prepared glass, silver be- ing transparent to certain ultra -vio- let rays. Dr. Seidman has used also a glass recently invented in Amer- ica through which the rays show the fluorescence of the tissues, The scientific apparatus with which the solarium "is equipped comprises many new features, among which. is the most accurate and powerful instrumentyet devised for nheasnr- ing the sun's ultra -violet energy. The solarium offers treatment for persons suffering from rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, arthritis and for per- sons in .a weakened, run-down con- dition. The structure was finished last Summer and admitted patients for treatment in August. The in- auguration took place at the end of July, in the presence Of a distin- guished assemblage of scientists who were curious to see this new depar- ture in the world of science. The result of the treatments given at the solarium surpassed even the expecta- tions of Dr. Saidnme him elf. Gabby Gertie "A retired business man usually confines hie activities to snoring." All that many a man realizes on his investments Is what a fool he's been. Men to Bake; SrF Table and Serve in laws Course Ames, Iiwa.—Men ,iudents of Iowa State College believe the husband of the future should know as much about kitchen and dining room procedure as his wife. A group of them started studying foods a year ago. But they are not satisfied, according to Miss Louise L'Engle, associate professor of foods and nutrition, and are demanding practical work, They want to learn how to bake good bread, carve neat and serve foods correctly and the pro- Per places for all plates and silver- ware in setting the table. A new course, including twelve la- boratory periods, is to be offered then next quarter, Miss L'Engle said, The "perfect wife," at least 1n theory, will be the subject of„a course in "home relationships" next Septem- ber, The course, a combination of psychology and sociology, will delve into such subjects as the mother-in- law, the favorite child, spiritual de- velopment of individuals within the family and the attitude of parents to- wards children. H'E . D ' 9 ? q WORK won't wait for a V V headache to wear off. Don't look for sympathy at such times, but get some Aspirin. It never fails. Don't be a chronic sufferer from headaches, or any other pain. See a doctor and get at the cause. Meantime, don't play martyr. There's always quick comfort in Aspirin. It never does any harm. Isn't it foolish to suffer any needless pain? It may be only a simple headache, or it may be neu- ralgia or neuritis. Rheumatism. Lumbago. Aspirin is still the sensible thing to take. There is hardly any ache or pain these tablets can't relieve; they are a great comfort to women who suffer periodically; they are. always to be relied on _ for, breaking up colds. Buy the box that says Aspirin and has Genuine printed in red. Genuine Aspirin tablets do not depress_ the heart. All druggists. ASPI FIRER Also Searchi Substitute For Gasoline ng for A Cheap In the centre of a tiny workshop. in Columbia,. South Carolina, stands. a wooden robot, almost as tall as its. plaster, 13 -year-old Bobby Lambent. Its arm is slowly raised to ,the ac- companiment of whirling noises from, its h "Stop,"ollow shoutsghost. Bobby, and the arm instantly.ns Bobby explaithat it's just a shell'halts toy that fie' built. Aii ordinary dial telephone starts it. Bobby has been experimenting since he was seven years old. He is, hunting a cheap substitute tor gas-- "People as "People think I'm crazy to do that,"' he says, "but they all laughed when.. I .told them I. was building a robot." One of his aehievements is a home made radio broadcasting station from which he transmits programs for the children of the neighborhood. He also• has built an electric tire alarm sys- tem, a burglar alarm, a protective system of charged barbed wire, a. lighting system for the shop and back yard, and privatetelethon°• lines. He is making a motion picture camera to produce his own reels. Outside the shop ishis railroad, a. nsini'eture line that starts ten feet fromthe ground, takes a sharp de- cline and then goes up a steep arta ficial grade: Children of 'the neigh- borhood pay for rides. Boylike, he, has named his handwork for his dog, - "Bugs' River Power and Light Com- pany." His railroad is "The Bugs- ville and Northers." Lunch Hour is. Now, Put to Various Uses. New York-Nodoubt there was a time when, the average office work- er devoted his or her lunch hour to - eating lunch. If so, those days are certainly past; the hour for dining has given way to the, ten -minutes -for- a -sandwich -and -a -cup -of -coffee, and the leisurely lunalleon has been ab- breviated to a quick ldnch. Whya Not only because the 'cafeteria and the soda fountain, in their anxiety 'to obtain ,luick turnovers during the mid-day rush for meals, have provid- ed the means for "service". Clerk and stenographer, bookkeeper and of- fice -boy, and the "big- boss," too, all have other, and better, things to do, during lunch hour.. Shopping eats up more time than eating. "A little fresh air and exercise," while not taken as a substitute for food, seems to be what some are looking forward to when they think of "lunch hour." Recently some moving picture houses began running one hour shows at reduced price and many now "take -in" a picture, if .not instead of food, then in the time when they are supposed to be eating. The night. student "grabs a bite" so that he can have time to do his homework. And the office boy takes the telephone girl to a•place where they can dance. Who remembers the leisurely days before the war? Art Temporarily Ousted In Bulgaria Sofia, Budg,—BuIgaria's new holi- day of land, dedicated to peasants, was celebrated throughout the whole country en Doc. 14, at 1200 simultane- ous meetings addressed by priests, teachers and agricultural experts. The Sofia conference Was held in the Na- tion~al Theatre and for two Hours to- matoes, beans, grapes, pumpkins na- tive cows, Berkshire hogs and Leg- horn bens occupied the stage which heretofore has been devoted exclusive - 1y to Carmen, Faust and Shakespeare, Gregore Vasileff, Minister of Agri- culture, extolled the riches of Bulga- rlan soil, the exemplary qualities of the peasants and the substantial pro- gress made in the realm of agricul- ture. Mr, Vasileff has proposed that this. annual Holiday of land be celebrated simultaneously in all agricultural countries and has already received a favorable response from several states. The purpnse is to form an enthusiastic movement in favor of farming, which will assure the vil- lagers of the attention and support they need and bring about the Ilecee- sary improvement in their situation. Marriage of the Week-lllliudec Greater. restraint should be placed on the marriage of persons of weak intellect. A girl of this description. was about to be sent to an institu- tion when a man of -exceedingly low !mental capacity came forwah'cl and proposed marriage as the solution., This was considered a fine idea and a clergyman was quite willing to Per - S03111 the ceremony,notwithstanding the fact that his fee had to bo taken out in promises. No one stopped' to think what the ultimate cost to the community would bel Ten years, later a letter was received describing a wretched home. It proved to be that of tete above woman, now the mother of three neglected children.— J. J. Kelso. -An Irishman and Englishman were sitting together discussing matter as to who could see: farthest. "See that steeple," ,n said the Eng]i hoop,point- ing to a steeple faf away.' "I can see a mosquito sitting on that." But Pat was not to be outdone. "Begorra," he exclaimed, "I saw 'intwink."