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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-04-04, Page 7:T INC T /4 Mary irolky Taylor SY/BOPS18 GHAT R li, Jim'sfriend, Max Htenhart, lies 111 with pneumoniain the ranch's sickroom, Old Teresa, the Mexican woman, thinks Sten - hart has "got a -devil" in him. The newcomer gods close to the- seek man's window. Waits until the nurse Se out of the room, then speaks one Word slowly, distinctly: "Sherwin," The sick man le startled, fearful: CHAPTER III Her blue eyes widened.' Another question was on her lips, but a door opened suddenly and the trained nurse came down the long corridor toward them. Jane turned quickly. "Anything wrong, Fanny?" The nurse shook her head, "He's gaining all the time." "Finel" Jane turned i.i an ex- planatory way to the stranger: "A friendof my brother's, Mr. Sten - Bart, was taken suddenly ill with pneumonia here; we couldn't let him be moved and he's been having a hard time. Miss Sewell, this is the friend in need who helped old Mac. Mr.—?" she looked around. "Actually, I don't know your name 1" `John-" he began, and stopped, momentarily confused. "But there's more to it than that!" she laughed. His face burned; he was trying to remember what name he had given old MacDowell; unaccount- ably it seemed to evade him, and again he hated to lie to this girl "Hazlet," he said at last. * * n Her eyes met his for an instant and he thought there was a ques- tioning look in them, but she wrote his name down mechanically on a slip of paper on the desk. "John Hazlet." It had a bizarre effect; he knew that it would be hard to get used to it. He stared at it oddly him- self, then suddenly aware that his look might be a self-betrayal, he averted his eyes, conscious that he had lost the thread of the `.alk be- tween Jane Keller and the nurse; but Jane was sorting the mail for her. Here are yours, Fanny, and some for Max." She held them out, and the nurse, gathering them all up, departed hastily toward the sick- room. The man's eyes followed her in- ▪ tently, not with any observation of the woman herself, but as if the door, that she presently opened and dosed behind her, had a fasci- nation for him. For d. moment he forgot where he was, scarcely sen- sed the unfamiliar outlines of the old ranch -house hall, and was only conscious of Stenhart—not a hund- red feet away! t ! Buttheit beside y girl him leaned forward and, taking a pencil from the desk, drew a line under the two words that she had previously written on the slip of paper, " 'John Hazlett'," die repeated Onietly; then lifting her honest eyes to his, she added: "that's not your name." * * * Her look threw him a challenge even more forceful than her words. Again he felt the hot blood rush • to his face, but he straightened hims 'f. Her eyes seemed to reach to something deep down in his consciousness. A strange confusion swept him; his mouth went dry. He could not meet her with an- other falsehood; there was some- thing about her that seemed to drag the truth out of hint. "You're right," he admitted harshly, "it's not my name." She stood s moment silent, the wind from the open window beside them stirring her dark soft hair, • then she bent down and lit a small lamp on the desk "isn't that an unusual thing for a stranger to admit so easily?" she asked. "I scarcely know what I ought to do about it — but," she hesitated, "I don't believe you've come here with any thought of harming us, and—well, it's this way, Jim and I have often talked it over, so many men come west to get a new start, to retrieve mis- takes—if they can! We've felt they ought to have a, fair chance, that a man must have a chance to come back) I—" she gave him a frank smile—"you won't fail ole, will you, if I ask no questions but give you fairly Ivur chair- here—to make good? * * r She' saw his gray eyes darken and there were hard lines about his lips; he seemed suddenly older than she had thought hiss. Then he pulled himself together and met her look squarely. "You may trust me so far—1 came here with no thought of harm to You or your brother, I can af- firm that on my soull" he declared hoarsely. She nodded. "I'm sure of it, and, because Iii sure of it, I'm ,going to give you your fair chance. I'm not even asking -your true name, but—" she smiled again and held out her hand—"I ask you to make good" He had a confused consciousness of the touch of her soft, cool fing- ers and an overwhelming impulse to speak out, to tell her all, swept hint. He paled under his tan and their eyes held each other. It seem- ed as if he must speak, then there was -a flash in the night outside Vie window, 'a sharp report and some- thing ripped through his sleeve and spat on the wall behind them. * * * Jane gave a statrled cry, but be- fore she could move, almost before she could think, the man beside-hdr had put out the lights; he seemed to do it with one sweep of his arm. Then she felt herself lifted and put back beyond the window. His voice was in her ear. She had felt his strong arms as he swept her out of danger, and she made out his figure as he leaped through the window. There was another sharp report and then the sound of a struggle outside. The girl fled lightly to the kitchen to give the alarm; she must rouse the men, who she knew were at supper. It must be Jordan, and Jordan was a hard man to handle. Soddenly 'she felt a thrill of fear for the man who had .leap- ed out in the dark; lie mustn't be hurt, he mustn't! It did not seem to her at the moment that he was a stranger. He was a brave man; she had seen his face when he swept out the Light... She ran, panting, to get help for hint. "Keep still—I'll get iiim!" * * * At the moment he needed R. He had leaped out on a crouching fig- ure, there had been a struggle for the pistol, and then the two rolled over on the turf, fighting silently. desperately, each pian trying to get the other's throat. In the dark, Jordan had the advantage; he knew the ground, knew where the slope would set his adversaryrolling g down over a ledge of rock. Strug- gling and cursing, he- dragged that way. He had long arms and an iron grip, but he had met his n tch; this pian whom he had never seen ;before bad been trained in a hard school, He rolled Jordan over and got his hand almost on his throat, then suddenly they both went over the ledge. Below it, Jane had planted poppies. The two men fell together, struck and un- clenched. Jordan leaped ur and ran, His antagonist had struck his Bead on a stone, and there was an in- stant in which he saw stars and heard the shouts from the house; Jane had roused the vacquerosl He rose dizzily to his feet, brush- ed his hand across his eyes, and tried to discern the fleeing figure. The ?noon was ,hist rising behind the mountains; the sky was silver with it, but the earth was dark, like the botom of a cup. He ran for- ward, stumbling now and then on strange ground, hut, as the sky brightened, he made out the dark figure ahead of hint, still running. He did not know where they were going. Behind then was a confu- sion of sounds, in front he began to hear the cattle in the corrals, but he kept nn, (To Be Continued) YOUR GUESS A New Orleans doctor says nurses should frequently hold the p tient's hand. But if the patient's wife walks in on them, Doc, will she hold her tongue? ,— Ottawa. Citizen. Quality You'll Enjoy ROUND HOUSE R. 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If it gets out of order, the drain gets stopped up, or a rivet conies loose, just call on the Fuller service man. Fuller houses are built to stand, and to resist everything from ter- mites to a 180 -mile hurricane. CHRONICLES of GING EB FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke m * o * ! Permane- t waves and trouble with the bull don't make n good combination—at least that is the way I feel about it. It also makes one ask the question—"Why go farming?"—but unfortunately it doesn't supply the answer. * * * It was this way: I had an ap- ' pointment to get a permanent at 9 e.'clock Monday morning. It was R. job that had long been, delayed and which I would gladly have postponed still further only self- respect plus the hounding of a husband drove me to 'it, So there it was — 9 o'clock Monday morn- ing. At the time I made the ap- pointment I knew of no reason, other than disinclination, why I shouldn't keep it, even though it did come at an incLnvenient hour. Cance Monday morning . . son Bob went out to the barn. Partner followed a little later. In a short while Partner was back, very white, and looking ft r a bull ring that we always keep in reserve. Ten minutes later Bob re -appear- ed, looking even worse than his Dad, and :avouring one arm. He told me to phone for the "vet" to help put a new ring in the bull's nose. * * * I don't knots even yet all that really happened, or who did what, except that Bob got penned up in the bull -pen, nearly got his arm broken, and jumped over the side of the pen to escape. Then Part- ner was tryin; to do something, slipped or else the bull pushed him, and he fell with hi.. feet and legs under the bull. Somehow he managed to get away. After wait- ing as long as I could at the house I sneaked down to the barn and found that while.they were wait- ing for the "vet", my men had managed between the two of them, to get the new ring into the ani- mal's nose. Naturally they were taking a chance—but it was also a risk to have a full grown bull tied in a stall without a ring in his nose. Fortunately he was not cross but he was very nervous and excited and, when Bob jumped over the side of the pen, he was just about as scared as Bob. * * * Well, I need hardly tell you I wasn't worrying much about keep- ing an appointment with a hair- dresser at that time: However, half an hour later I went out again —just to reassure myself—and found all was juiet on the barn- yard front, with Partner insisting that I get away after my hair -do. * * * So I went, and when I got back et noon there was dinner to get, and after dinner all my morning chores to do and this story to write. To tell you the truth the spirit was not very willing and the flesh even less so, and I succumb- ed to temptation, turned on the radio to listen to Douglas Abbott addressing the Canadian Club, and settle myself comfortably on the couch "for just -a few minutes." But alas what Mr. Abbott said ' Pll never 'know. The only thing I heard Was the telephone ringing. It brought me to my feet in a daze and I ark still wondering what kind of answers I gave to the per- son wlio was calling. I hope they were sensible because it was all in connection with dishes and things I was to take in preparation for a catering this week, and of which. catering this wek, and of which you will pr bably hear more in our next. Sunday School Lesson Jesus and His Friends John 15; 12.21. Golden Text.— Ye are my friends if ye do the things which I_ contriian.: you. John 15:14. True Discipleship Jesus loved little children and welcomed tlieni to Him at all tines, When the disciples rebuk- ed the fathers and mothers Jesus was indignant and declared child- likeness was the 'trait of all true discipleship. To be like the Lord, oiie must be like the ch.ld iii its do- cility, humility and simplicity. Jesus Selects Apostles' Jesus 'ad spent all night on the mountain in prayer. In the morn- ing He selected from -3is disciples twelve men whom .le entrusted with -power to heal the sick and cast out evil spi.:.s. Ile ordained them to their apostleship. Jesus second great preaching tour lay through the leading cities and villages of southern Galilee. Everywhere He preached the good tidings of the kingdom. He was accompanied and aided- by the twelve and also by .a group of godly women. Jesus' Search for Sinners On His last jouri.ey to Jerusal- em Jesus' teachings were attract- ing atention far and wide. His I -sacks amazed- the ' multitude. Jesus moved freely aures, the low- est as well as the highest in CRs search for sinneis, thus earning in contact with those who needed Him. He made himself at home alike at the feast of the orthodox Pharisee and at the feast of the despised publican. God's Purpose Toward Sinners The leading religionists of the time bitterly criticized Jesus be- cause He was accessible to those who disregarded their ceremonial law: It was a powerful thrust which they aimed at Rim when they declared: "This man receivetli sinners, and eatetl. with them. Their idea of goodness was that which manifested itself in with- drawing from the bad Christ's idea of goodness was that which mani- drawing from the bad. Christ's idea to that end He moved among then. God's purpose towards sin, ners is love. Fame of Jesus Spreads The first public appearance • of Jesus in Jerusalem must have made a profound impression for it reach- ed through the masses to tl e San- hedrin. The inquirer W:5 Nicod- eipus, the earliest and most re- markable of the Sanhedrists to ac- cept Jesus. He was a member of the highest religio.,s court of the Jews and a man of great wealth. One ot the hest home ways to help LO UP RED 61000 it your blood Jacks Iron! 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On the other hand, if the slain course has been light, it gives the homemaker ample scope to use her rich steam puddings, or heavy sweet desserts, The home economists of the Consumer Section, Dominion De- partment of Agriculture, suggest that you serve some hot and some cold as an antidote to monotony, Steamed Whole Wheat Pudding cup shortening 1/4 cup granulated sag 1 egg cup light molasses %y cup milk 1' cups whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt teaspoon cinnamsn Y4 teaspoon cloves 34 teaspoon nutmeg a/ sup seedless raisins Creast shortening, add sugar gradually, .theft the well beaten egg. Combine molasses and milk. Mix the dry ingredients thorough- ly and dredge raisins with -L small portion of this mixture. Add dry ingredients to the first mixture al- ternately with the liquid. Lastly add the raisins. Steam in individ- ual' greased moulds for 45 minutes or in a large greased mould for 13 hours. Serve with Lemon or Brown Sugar Sauce. Cover moulds with waxed paper or cheesecloth while steaming, to prevent the pud- • ding from becoming soggy. Six to eight servings. Coffee Spanish Cream 1 tablespoon gelatin cup cold coffee 2 egg yolks teaspoo: salt IA cup hot coffee i cup hot milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 egg .Mites IA cup sugar Garden Notes — By GORDON L. SMITH e._ Try Something New Most of us are too conservative about vegetable and flower variet- ies. There are many new offer- ings in today's seed catalogues. vegetables and flowers developed or vastly improved during the war. For years we have been content to grow a very limited variety— beans, carrots, peas, lettuce and potatoes an ! corn covering the complete range in too many gard- ens. This is a great mistake as scores of vegetables can be grown to perfection anywhere in Canada and, in addition, there are usually several diffe.:ent varieties of each. 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