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OF REVENGE
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JA C K R 0 N• C D L
slender shoulder of his small rag-
ged companion, hesitating even after
he had bidden her farewell.
"Juanita," he said, "when this
night is over you've got, to. go back
to the mission and stay there."
She flushed painfully. "I know 1 -
was clumsy to let myself get caught,
senor, but I was trying to serve
you"
"Of course; Valdez said quickly.
"And you've been like an extra pair
of eyes and ears to me. But I can't
let you take these risks."
He left in full pursuit of the hoof-'
beats that were now only faraway;
sounds in the night.
Back where he had left Juanita,
she turned her own horse in the
direction of Haskell's ranch.
s s s
As she approached Chinnoc Pass,
her keen ears detected the sound of
milling igen and horses. Dismount-
ing, she tethered her horse in a
safe place and crept cautiously to
just within sight and hearing of the
cowmen. Crouched behind a rock,
she heard the cowmen's debate, and
their final decision to head for Gold
Creek and a showdown with Russ
Bartle.
Juanita ran for her horse as the
retreating sounds of the bands of
riders died in the distance. She
saw the sleek animal in the moon-
light, head thrust toward her, ears
cocked. But when she gripped the
saddle horn to swing up, she saw
something not so pleasant.
Sheriff Bill Lande.
"Going some place—in a hurry?"
Lande's voice was flint -hard.
Juanita had not found breath to
answer when another horseman
thundered up.
"The devil to pay, Sheriffl" he
shouted. "Jim and me just stumbled
on Chris Pringle, drilled through the
head. On the bend of the trail, in
the shadow of the rock."
"Then take care of this young
hombre, Cal," snapped the sheriff.
"I'm on my way there."
"Wait, senor!" cried Juanita. She
must not be tied up again.
She had to warn Valdez. "I show
you sign -my sign, yes—but killer's
sign, too. Can you read sigh?"
"'Course I can read sign," said
the sheriff indignantly. "Come on,
show us, hombre."
Juanita led her captors to the
spot near where Pringle lay dead.
It was not a long time before day-
light, and she knew that in another
few minutes the darkness of just
before dawn would be thickest—like
an opaque curtain, Then—she pray-
ed—would begin her headlong ride
to save Valdez.
* *
She quickly kindled a small fire
and pointed out the prints.
"The sign of the killer's horse,
senor," she told him. "You see how
toe -piece on shoe makes big dent on
one end?"
Londe stooped and squinted,
"Shore," he said. "Now let's see
you take us to the hombre who
forked that particular cayuse."
"Ride?" she asked, "Killer per-
haps
erhaps goes far, no?'
"But you couldn't see the sign,
from your saddle," argued the posse -
man with the sheriff. He turned to
Lande. "Wouldn't waste no more
time on this yarn of the Mex boy's,
Sheriff
But Juanita was not so easily to
be put off.
"Last night I trailed the killer to
arroyo half -mile south," she persist-
ed. "We ride so far, then I walk.
But hurry. In darkness we cannot
make too much haste. And. this
trail is old already."
Lande drew a six-gun and cover'
ed her as he mounted.
"All right," he ordered. "Ride!"
Juanita rode in front of the sheriff
and his man. When they reached
the arroyo, she knew, she would be
expected to dismount and point out
the sign of the killer—and it was
not there! She held her mount
back as the pre -dawn darkness
dropped thicker and thicker.
The side of the dry wash was only
a little leas perpendicular that 4
sheer wall. It dipped a hundred
feet before it touched the boulder -
strewn bottom. Below would be
absolute darkness.
PI n 'le Continued)
Synopsis
Chapter XLIII: Weber and Bartle
meet and the former demands
$10,000 for the capture of Valdez,
CHAPTER XLIV
"I should make no more mistakes,
senor," she said, "had not that
Eastern girl had a tender heart.
Maybe I am dead by now. Quien
sabe?"
"The Eastern man who kidnap-
ed you is thg same one we trail
now?" Valdez asked.
"Si, His name is Clark Weber.
I hear the girl say his name."
"What about that killer whose
sign was at the cross?" asked Val-
dez. "You say you saw his sign
again when you met up with him
on the range where another farmer
was killed—and the same man tried
to kill you? What does his sign
say now?"
The girl sighed, "He rides
strange, senor. East, West. North.
South. Like a locoed man walks.
Now he leaves sign. Now he rides
water. Puff! He is gone like a
winged ghost. Later, maybe, I find
his sign again."
s * *
Michael Valdez was thoughtful.
"Two men in that barn at the
Weber -Maxon farm spoke while I
was there," he said musingly. "One
was Weber. That man we trail
now. The other was a Westerner—
his speech had the drawl of the
country. We'll find out who he
is later."
"But these cowmen?" asked Juan-
ita, after Valdez, too, had hurriedly
told her of his own activities of the
night.
"You've got nothing to fear if
they should find you near them," he
said, "Go. Listen and watch. If
they do move on any farm, try to
find me. Give the cat cry as you
ride. I'll follow this Easterner. If
you don't find out anything, then
watch for me near the Weber -
Mason farts. Adios."
Valdez laid a gentle hand on the
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Accomplished
Speaking of the gift of gab, we like
the story about the two little boys
who boasted about their respective
mothers both prominent in club work.
"My mother can talk on just about
any subject," said one lad.
Huh! That's nothing," said the
other boy. "My mother can talk
without any subject at all."
Old -Time "Homey"
Kitchen Was Best
I'm not against modern improve-
ments—writes John Gould in the
Christian Science Monitor — but
there ought to be some attention
paid to the things that make a home
and less striving after the machine
shop.
For instance, these modern stoves
have no place under them for the
cat. And no heat escapes the insul-
ated back so a dog can curl up
against the wall and forget what
year it is.
The kitchen set up at this show
had about as much character as a
machine that grinds peanut butter,
and no woman could ever work in it
and successfully look like a mother
or a grandmother. There was no
provision in this white enamel
kitchen for Grandpop, who wants:
to tit hack in the chair with the cat
on his knees and put his feet on the
ledge of the stove. There was no
ledge on the stove.
* *
Somebody ought to tell these tin-
knockers that white baked enamel
and built-in electric motors do not
make homes. Homes are made, in-
stead, by the recollection of Gram-
mie, balancing a pie in each hand,
and teetering on one foot as she
trips the oven door with the other,
trying not to disturb Grampie be-
cause the cat is asleep. Things like
that make kitchens. •
Homes are made too, by pigs
down in the barn and hens in the
dooryard, and the living becomes
destitute when garbage is ground
up and flushed down the sink -
spout with a roar and a rush—and
case an convenience.
* * *
As Thoreau, or Emerson, or Dr.
Mary Walker, or somebody, had it,
innovations are not always improve- .
meets,
\\Te aren't so old-fashioned we
like drudgery, but we do see some
need for contributing. You get out
of a thing about what you put in.
I tihnk somebody ought to invent
a line of gadgets that can be at-
tached to modern machines to malee
them easier to live with. Some kind
of a vicarious exerciser, so you can
feel you're doing something besides
just riding on the assembly -line
belt,
Sunday School ,Lesson
By Rev. R. Barclay Warren.
Esther's Zeal For Her People
Esther 4:10-1 ; 9:20-22, 26-27,
Golden Text—Who knoweth wheth-
er thou art come to the kingdom
for such a time as this?—Esther
4:14.
The : ame "God" never occurs in
the I:ook of Esther but His pres-
ence and sovereignty over the af-
fairs of men is everywhere manifest.
It is a wonderful story. A beautiful
Jewish maiden, whose parents were
deceased and who had been cared
for by her cousin Mordecai, was
chosen to be the wife of the king of
the great Persian Empire. The plot
of two of the king's chamberlains,
and the intrigue of Haman, a high
court official—all against the back-
ground of oriental life—make this
an interesting and thrilling human -
interest story.
e * e
While Esther was queen,Haman's
pride and hate led him to secure
t' king's authority for the destruc-
m of all the Jews, Mordecai
challenged Queen Esther to inter-
cede for her people with the oft'
How Can 1?
By Ann Ashley
•
Q. How can I soften egg shells?
A. By putting the eggs into vin-
egar for about 24 hours, longer if
necessary.
Q. How can 1 strengthen new
glassware?
A. By placing it in a vessel of
slightly salted •.:water, letting it
come to a boil slowly, then boil
thoroughly, followed by coolie
slowly. The slower this treatment,
the more effective will be the result.
Q. How can 1 dry a sweater
properly after washing?1
A. Lay the sweater on a flat sur-
face, turning from time to time. It
will not stretch and will be soft and
dry.
Q. How can I remove paper that
has stuck to the polished surface
of a table?
A. Rub the paper gently with a
cloth moistened with a few drops of
sweet oil.
Q. How can I treat a cupboard
that is damp?
A. Place a box of quicklime in
the cupboard for a few days to ab-
sorb the moisture.
quoted words, "Who knoweth
whether thou art come to the king -
dos ft such a time as this?" The.
Jews in the capital city were called
to prayer and fasting. Esther tool'
her life in her hands and approached
the despoti monarch. He, held out
the golden sceptre. But you mei
read the story. Suffice it to add that
the King granted her request and
the Jews assembled and valiantly
defended' themselves on the fatefu`
day. Ever since they have observed
the feast of Purim in rentembranet
of the occasion. Proud Haman, whc.
had sought their destruction wal
hanged on his o n gallows.
* * *
Queen Victoria once asked fol
an evidence of the truth of the Bible,`
The answer was, "The Jew I" To -day
he is again in the spotlight. There
are still unfulfilled Biblical pro.
phecies concerning this people. Jesus
Christ, the rejected Messiah, will
one day be accep•ed by them and
great blessing to the " world will
r ;ue.
Advance Notes
From the "Ex."
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO EARN $25.00?
Well, here's a very easy way
of doing so—just by painting six
kitchen cans. At the C.N.E. this
year four prizes will be offered
for the most attractive sets of
cans. One of the very first en-
tries to come in was that of a
woman who liens to try for the.
$25.00 top prize by touching up
her old cans ani then, if she
wins, use the money to decorate
her kitchen. So her can • may pay
for her kitchen.
Husbands can enter the con-
test too. Each entrant must
send in six cans at least two
different sizes, but can use
whatever color and design that
happens to suit the fancy. Cans
can be used for anything from
fiou to buttons. So why not
get your entry form right away
and at the same time learn
about other interesting compe•
tions that will be held. Just
write .Mrs, Kate Aitken,
Canadian 'i7ational Exhibition,
Toronto,
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