The Seaforth News, 1949-07-28, Page 274,0efib
VACUUM PACKED • •ALWAYS FRESH
WEST OF THE
SUN
A Serial Story
by
JOSEPH LEWIS
CH DWICK
4.V tvlll'Slh
The ,tors tom far. Virginia Am.,o re.
eeivcs a letter from Phll Lawrence Ler
flnnee urging her to come to him at once
.yr et Santa Bonita In the heart of the en.
settled frontier west. By rail and stage
she reaches Fort Winfield where Lt. ,11,4m
Randall, whom Virginia had once fallen
In love with in Washington and who met
the stage 0l Laminae. reports the holdup
in which n money hos for Steve Barron,
gambling czar. and s cameo ilio of Vir.
glair 'a were stolen. At mention of Phil
Lawrence's name Virginia perceives re-
straint In those to whom she talks. and
Jho Moria tells her that Phil anal Barron
once nanrrelled over n gambling deht. Br
eorortu her personally to Phil's ranch, but
they iind the pace deserted. with evidence
or sudden departure.
CHAPTER VI.
"It's a hard country," Virginia
said. "1-1 am glad 1 am not stay-
ing long."
Saran] Warden's wistful eyes were
on her. She seemed to be trying
to give her some warning. "Steve
Barron is a strange man. There is
no understanding him. He has been
kind to ate." She smiled, thinly.
"He calls me mother. I like him,
but if I had a daughter-"
Virginia looked at her squarely.
"You are trying to tell me some-
thing?"
"No , , .. It is none of my busi-
ness."
Virginia laughed pleasantly. "I've
come to meet the man I am to
marry," she said, "Neither Jim
Randall or Steve Barron can mean
anything to mei Phil Lawrence is
my world. I-"
She caught the older woman's
sharp, startled look. "You are to
marry Phil Lawrence?"
"Yes." Virginia herself was
startled. Phil's name always caused
a -tension in people. It frightened
her as much as mystified her, She
said, "Mrs. Warden, what is ther
about Phil Lawrence that makes
everyone stare? What do you know
about hint?"
Sarah Warden shook her gray
head. "I know nothing about him,"
she said earnestly. "T do not know
hinr at all."
"But you have heard something?"
"I have heard only that he had
trouble with Steve Barron -and
that is always bad."
Tt was while they were putting
away the supper things that a soft
knock sounded on he kitchen door.
The door opened instantly, and a
girl stepped in. She was laughing.
Warden was not alone, her laugh-
ter died abruptly away.
* * *
She was a dark girl, pretty and
more, and she was in years no old-
er than Virginia. But there was an
oldness about her, and her wide
brown eyes held a knowledge that
had nothing to do with her years,
Sarah Warden turned from her
dishwashing. "Come in, Lanya,"
she said warmly. "I'm glad to see
you." Then: "Miss Ames, this is
Lanya Correy."
Virginia smiled and rnnrnuu'ed r
greeting, The dark girl merely gave
an unsmiling nod. Then Sarah War
den added, and it seemed to Vir
gin la, unnecessary.
"Miss Ames has come to visit her
fiance. She is to marry Phil Law
rence."
Unmistakably, surprise spread
over Lanya's pretty face. She look
ed at Virginia with widened eyes
She compressed her lips, then war
suddenly smiling.
"I'm very glad to know you, Miss
Antes," she said. Then to Sarah
Warden: "T must hurry, T'II come
back -tomorrow."
As she turned to go Virginia saw
something that gave her a start. She
said as she turned to dry the dishes,
"Is she the dance hall girl?"
The older woman's voice was de.
fensive, "Yes. But Lanya's a good
girl. She's just unfortunate, She
sings its the dance hall. But men
don't bother her. Steve Barron sees
to that: He brought her from Tus-
con about six months ago. and gave
her a job .
Her voice trailed away, and Vir-
ginia"didn't ask. more. She knew
enough, about Lanya Correy. The
girl must know many men.... But
it didn't matter, really. It didn't
matter, which of them gave her the
cameo pin she was wearing on her
rather gaudy dress.
ISSUE 31 1949
CHAPTER VII.
After two days of search for the
Lannasa stage bandits, Jim Randall
sent his detail of eight troopers back
to the post under command of Sgt.
O'Hara. He swung east to Lannasa
with Mel Scarlett, and there tallced
with the stage driver and guard.
The information he received took
him to the Lucky Dollar saloon.
A certain character, Pete Saba,
was letting gold dollars run through
his .fingers like water through n
trough. And he was not the sort
of hombre that usually had money.
Too, he was a ringer for one of the
bandit trio.
Pete Saba had been drinking
heavily. He was at the bar when
Jim and Mel Scarlett stepped into
the saloon. He had paid for his
drinks with a $10 gold piece.
Jim strode up to the man and
said sharply, Sabal"
The man turned slowly, Fear
sprang alive in his eyes, then van-
ished. He moistened his lips, then
grinned crookedly.
"Well, soldier?"
"You're under arrest, Saba,"
"Yeah? What for?"
"For holding up the Lannasa
stage. Come along. I'm taking you
to Fort Winfield."
Jinn watched him sharply. He
saw a hint of resistance in the black
eyes which warned him of what
was to come.
He was ready when Saba's hand
streaked toward his guts -butt. Jiro
had placed himself close enough and
he quickly reached out and closed
his left hand over 9aba's right
wrist. His right arm lashed upward
and his fist struck the outlaw on
the point of the chin, Saba was
flung back against the bar, and he
hung there motionless for a mo-
ment, his face working and his
eyes full of hate. Jim, still holding
his hand away from the gun -butt,
reached over with his right hand
and took possession of the weapon.
"Come along Saba," he ordered.
Saba's voice was thicic, "All
right, soldier. All right."
Mel Scarlett was watching the
crowd with bright eyes and a hand
on his gun. But no man interfered.
They hustled Pete Saba from the
saloon and onto his horse and rode
at a fast pace for two hours until
the sun had sweated the whiskey out
of hint.
(Continued Next Week)
[ANN€ � IPST
.. O
"They say that people don't learn
by experience, Anne. Hirst," writes
a mother. "I am about to become a
mother-in-law, and you can. put inc
down as one 4ehis.tdarned her les-
son that way -
and a heart-
, breaking experi-
ence''il wag!
"I intend to
'welcome my
son's fiancee as
tltougth she were
the girl I had
picked out for
hien (stile isn't).
"My marriage: to my husband 'so
many years 'ago was a disappoint-
ment to his mother. She hardly,
knew me at all, and slue made it.
very clear that slue had expected
her son to marry the daughter of
an old friend I was puton the
defensive immediately - and I was
stuck there until slue passed ori.
"I vowed then that if ever a
child of inine got married, I would
be the kind of mother-in-law you
don't read about.
Makes The Best of it
"My boy got engaged a few
years ago to a flashy girl who ran
him down 'til she landed him. She
had nothing. but physical attraction
and I suppose he was having grow-
ing pains. I was horrified at the
idea of their marriage. But I had
her as my guest time after time -
until (by comparison, T suppose)
he saw her as she was,
"When I think what he escaped,
I could welcome almost anybody
as his wife!
"This girl he is to Marry is nice
enough so far as background and
disposition are concerned. She has
been spoiled, though -she doesn't
know the first thing about cooking
or keeping house. But, bless her,
she knows she doesn't know, and
she comes to our house every other
evening and 1 am teaching her.
"They ave very much in love,
but she is not blind to my son's
faults. Those she hasn't discovered,
I've told her about. We talk about
him freely -and the talk as though
we were the same age. I cannot
help believing they will have a bet-
ter marriage than I've had.
"His father offered them a home
with us, but I persuaded hien to.
give them a check instead. I have
given the girl a sum to help furnislt '
the small apartment they have
rented - and' I've refused to ' go
along to help select. itl •"1 think
they should do that 'themselves;:
make their own mistakes if they•
must, but learn 'that, way.
"We have decidednot to. have
any ,'special night for seeing .each
other. They will come here to din-
ner when they like, we shall not go
there unless' specifically invited.
Sundays, I insist they have to them-
selves, We intend to let them alone
it will be lonely for his father
alyd me -but after all, niy one aim
for years has been to' see my boy
married to a nice girl who loves
him. Now I Have that certainty, and
f am more than content I am
grateful.
"Yet I plight not have learned
how to avoid the usual mistakes,
had not my own, mother-in-law
made us both so iserable!"
1 Hopeful.
* To "Hopeful": Your plans for
* being the perfect mother-in-law
* should be published far and wide.
* Too few mothers have profited
* by their own sad in-law experi-
* epees. The memory is' still with
* them; they.want to :be more fair,
* but their smothering devotion to
* their children trips them up.
* They cannot let them alone.
* Congratulations. I am happy •
* to print your letter, and I hope
* rite mother of every marriageable
*•son will benefit by it.
4, 4w *
What kind of a mother-in-law
are you? Can you treat your mar-
ried children like adults, as you
treat your own friends? There is a
secret in that, you know. Anne
Hirst's observations (and experi-
ence) have made her counsel in-
valuable., \Ogrrite her at Box 1, 123
Eighteenth Street, New Toronto,
Ontario.
The man had just bought a oigar
in a department store and started
to light it,
"Didn't you notice the sign?" the
salesgirl asked.
"What!" exploded the customer.
"You sell cigars here, but you pro-
hibit smoking?"
"We also s'elI bath towels," the
salesgirl replied.
CROSSWORD
PUZZLE
A ('ROSS
1. Sc'"
4. Sailing vessel
9. Palm lent
12. Matter Flaw)
13. Philosophical
15. Growling
17. Manner
18. Family record
19. Levees
21. Musical note
22. Whale
24, Inserted
27. Charles Lamb
29. Sign
31, Unit
32. Silly emile
34, Custodian
36. Serpent
37. IOxistod
39. Moadowe
40. Struck
4270n the oaean
44. Concerning
45. ]:lock of
glacial ice
47. Course of
Dating
49. Ammonia de-
rivative
61. Pitcher plant
54. Cultured man
56. Late
57. One of the
Siamese twine
58. Articles
59. Amel•lean
writer
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1. Work unit
3. Heathenism
3. C4lacial ridges
4. Prolir
6. Bicycle for
two
7. Stained with
egg
8. Printer's
measure
9. Instrument for
examinlg the 23. Pito/see
ear 35. Girl's name
10. Cover 38. Flower cluster
11, High card 41. Portable '
14, Word of shelter
agreement 43. Blissful
16. Retread regions
20. Cattle 46. Dillseed
21. Tablelands 48. volcano
23, Ran fast 49. Grow old
20. Brought to 50. Chess plooea
light 52. Card game
26. Concise3. Sheep
28. Impressive 56, Chinese
20. Pieces out measure
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Answer elsewhere in this issue
Wins $5,000 In Crown Brand Contest -"Isn't it wonderful",
was the only thing that Mrs. W. F. Hampton of 156 Gowan
Avenue, Toronto, could think to say recently when she was
handed a cheque for $5,000 as first prize in a -contest sponsored
by' Canada Starch Company Ltd.-
The
td.-The award was made personally at Mrs. Hampton's home'
by,Mr. G. F. Benson, Jr., president of Canada Starch, who re=
vealed that Mrs. Hampton's entry was chosen from over 100,000
entries.
Mrs. Hampton said that when she first wrote her letter giv-
ing three reasons why she likes Crown Brand Corn Syrup," she
never really believed shewould win. However, it provided the
--'family with something to. dream about, and the money has been
spent many times over in their imaginations.
However, these things are sure to be bought in actual fact.
Eleven -year-old Mary will get a bicycle; eight-year-old Jimmy
wants a crokipole board and checkers; Jean and Joan, five-year-
old twins, will receive tricycles. Mrs. Hampton says the whole
family is going to have a good holiday at a summer cottage.
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TABLE TALKS
eJara Andrews.
Not long ago, in a group talking
• of cooking and good things to eat,
the word 'flummery" came up, and
four out of five of those present
didn't know that there was such a
tlhing.
Naturally, none of them were of
Welsh descent, as the word "flum-
mery" comes, originally, from
Wales; but for all that, it's a des- -
sert that has been popular "with
mlany generations on this side of
the water as well.
It looks like a rich, translucent
Jelly; ie easily made, suitable for
young and old, and isn't at all ex-
pensive, especially for a family
lucky enough to have a berry
patch. So, on the chance that some
of you will be interested, here's a
recipe that will serve five or six,
with
BLACKBERRY FLUMMERY
2 cups blackberry juice (from
cooked, fresh berries or canned
berries)
54 cup of sugar (if juice is un-
sweetened)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
54 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon juice.
METHOD: Heat the berry juice
in a double boiler. Mix sugar, corn-
starch and' salt together, then add
to the juice, stirring until the mix-
ture .thickens. Cover and cook for
from 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove from stove, add lemon
juice, beat well and pour Into molds
or a serving ditch. Chill before
serving. Flummery may be served
with either whipped or plain
cream. If thin cream is used, add
it at the table rather than In ad-
vance 'as the flummery is sufficient-
ly tart to curdle cream that stands •
On it long.
A more economical use of the
fruit is by making this dessert of
whole berries, rather than just the
juice. Usa two cups of cooked and
crushed berries with their juice;
three tablespoons of cornstarch; add
sugar and lemon juice as desired.
Cook over hot water, covered, for
20 minutes. Then add the lemon
juice and pour into molds. Chill be-
fore serving.
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YOUNG MEN
for
Harvesting reaohee, Plume, Peace, Apple.,
Grapes, Tomatoes and other Fall finite and
vegetables.
Accommodation In
Farm Service Force Camps
August 15th to November 15th
Campers must bring
blankets, sheets & pillow cases
For further information write: •
Ontario Farm Service Force
9 Richmond Street East .
Toronto 1, Ontario.
Auspices. Dominion -Provincial Farm Labour
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