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Home My WebLink AboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-04-11, Page 7DAIII( IIGIITNING pI' HELEN TOPPING MILLER CHAPTER XXII Far below, there was a rumble and a b'iss—ani after that a thin - sash bubbling confusion as if a mil- lion devils had been disturbel in their subterranean cave. And then Hickey's yell cutthe air like a flash epi flame, "We got her! She's down there(" The miracle had happened. They bad oil. How much, only experts could determine. They went back to the house after a ' little, . walking crookedly, etumbling, laughing. "Oh, mother,"Adelaide exclaim- ed. "Wire. Dad. 'Wirehint quick," "The telegraph office won't be open till eight o'clock," "Oh, I think Hicicey's an old an- gel! Fm' going to call Grace right now—I'm going to gloat . , " and Gary and Mona Lee stood looking at each other a bit numbly, * * * Mona Lee said "Gary, I just knew someho, that you'd bring us :luck." "Don't give me any credit, Mrs. Mason.. I had given up. It was Hickey who hung on. And you had *he courage to let him try this." Harvey's wire carne at noon.. Taking NIGHT PLANE TO- MORROW. HOME SUNDAY. Gary tried to sleep that after- noon, but his 'mind was a whirling dynamo ... Sunday he would g&. I -Ie had to go. Harvey arrived about eleven o'clock, glowing and expansive, He swung Mona Lee's feet off the floor. "Now, didn't I tell you, Mother?" "Now, don't you run wild, Har- vey Mason, just because Gary and Hickey struck oil. 1 thought you were going to bring Junior back with you. What happened?" "Well, I got him off. It cost me plenty -but the kid that was hurt didn't die, and a state trooper said the girl ran out from behind a parked car anyway, so they let him off with a fine and suspended sen- tence." "So you decided to leave him up Caere?" 'Well, I figured an oil man's son ought to have an education - So you're in on the well, too, are you?" he said to Gary. 4 * * "Mr. Mason, I'd much prefer not to be. After all, I only followed Hickey's orders. He insistedan this arrangement as Mrs. Mason can jell you—over my protest," Gary argued. "You can give me a check for enough to take me on to the next place." "Look here, son you did this job. 11 you're sore about that Republic business—well, we never did get that straightened out entirely , . , "This would be as good a time as any to straighten it out," said Gary grimly. "Will you lend me your car, Mrs. Mason?" "Why, of course. But what are you going to do, Gary?" "Settle things. I'll be back in half an .hour," He drove too fast, with his jaw set and his eyes like hot irons burn- ing in bis head. The tires squealed and grave) flew when he turned into the driveway of Oliver Kim- ball's house and stopped with a jerk, He jabbed the doorbell savagely four or five times, and then Grace came to the door, trailing a pink negligee. "Oh—you," she said un- pleasantly. "What do you want?" "1 want Kimball," Gary said brusquely. "Tell him to conte out here. He has a few things to say to Harvey Mason—and he's going to slay them nowt" - He pushed past Grace into the house, and Grace gave a little Fran- , tJlc shriek. "Oliver(" Oliver Kimball came from the rear of the house. "What do you want, Tallman?" he demanded, "1 want you, You're coming to Mason's with me—now." "I'm not going to be bullied into *bit; declared Oliver, his lip drawn hack. "Get out of here, Tallman— and don't conte back." 'You asked for itl" Gary drew back tautly and clipped him on the side of the Lice. Oliver's arms flail. ed out wildiy, but his legs wobbled from under him and he went down on his knees. Half carrying the dazed man, Cary got him into the car and slammed the door backed out swiftly, ignoring the frenzied ahrleks of Grace at the door. 1(imbail mumbled wrath fully, then slumped in a corner, his bead in his hands, while Gary drove like a madman back to the Mason ranch. Harvey came out, looking bewil- dered as he saw Oliver's battered face, "1 had to -mark hint up a little to make him come," Gary stated es it opened the door on Oliver's side. "But now I think ,he'll talk." "Look here, Gary, this is going pretty far," HIarvey objected. "I'll go farther," said Gary furi- ously. 'Til .ruin him if he doesn't own up that Grice-Morgan hired him to get you to sell out—that he knew all about that Slide Ellis af- fair—he planned it." Oliver got to his feet dizzily. He glared at them all. "Nice gang I married into—" Another car screeched in the driveway. "It's Grace," said Mona Lee, peering out, "and a policeman." "I'11 tend to this," said Harvey grimly, and went out. Gary went up the stairs, tossed the last things into his suitcase, and snapped the. lock. He heard a car leaving below' andhoped that Grace had taken her husband home. After a little wait he picked up the suitcase and went downstairs. Mona Lee and -Harvey were standing in the hall, Harvey said, "Look here Gary, I'm sorry about this business. I'd like you to stay." "Harvey, you're as blind as a bat!" snapped Mona Lee: "Gary isn't leaving on Oliver's account. , Harvey, you find Addie and tell her Gary's leaving." "Please, I'd rather not see her. Fell her I said good -by, will yoo? and thank you all again ... The little station looked lonely. Gary bought a tickettothe nearest railway point in the Pecos country. Then he stopped and kisssed Mona Lee Mason. "Good-by—and please don't wait. There won't be a train for half an hour. Take care of her, will you, Mrs. Mason? And tell her .. "I'll tell her she's a fool!" snapped Mrs, Mason, "Gary, you write—" "Yes, I will. Good -by again ..." He walked down the cinder plat- form and inspected the labels an two milk cans waiting on a truck. And just then, with a howl of tires, a car swung up to the station and skidded to a stop. Adelaide jumped out and caste running, her hat on the back of her head, her purse flapping open, a white, frantic look on her face. "Gary—wait!" She dashed up breathlessly, flung herself at hint. "Oh, Gary, I can't stand it—I'm going with you, It's no use. I'm stubborn and spoiled and mean— but 1 do love you. I'll lige in a little shack, and I won't grumble. We can get married somewhere ... ob Gary—you've got to take me with your' He held her tight, standing there - between the rails, oblivious to the menace of the approaching train till someone yelled, "Eley —you folks crazy?" They jumped in time, 'and then Adelaide began to cry, clinging to him -and Gary was holding her and murmuring wild things, hardly knowing where he was, till some- one shouted, "All aboard!" "Oh, my heavens — Gary, we've missed the train, .ft's gone off with- out us . "Let it gol" Gary's exultation was like a song. "But I'll never let you go, never again. Conte along. If you're going to starry me, we'll be married at home. With your mother and everybody." ale led her to the car .ed helped her in, but he took the wheel himself. "Til drive," he said. "We might meet another white rooster." (THE END) The Turning Point By Mary Imlay Taylor When John Sherwin, an escaped convict, saved the life of Jim Keller', ranehman, from his stampeding herd by quick, sure shooting, he established himself with Jim, and incidentally, with Jim's sister, Jane. But the law was still after him. Read the thrilling - account of what hap- pened later. Beginning Next Week . You'll ' enjoy our Oram e Pekoe l) -lend CONCRETE SOLUTION TO HOUSING SHORTAGE Ready for occupancy is a "T'ournalaid" concrete home in Vicksburg, Miss. House was poured and al- lowed to set for 24 hours, Plumbing, fixtures and painting then complete, the job, Home is built by a huge machine that backs over a building site; drops its huge form and is ready for the concrete. De- signed by R. G. Le Tourneau of Peoria, Ill., it is expected to play an important part in solving current housing shortage. CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke aeon We have seen it before, we shall see it again, but even so the speed with which the snow• gets away is still something to marvel at. This time last week, to go from the house to the barn meant strug- gling knee deep through snow, To- day the greater part of the ground around the house is bare, And yet we have not had a quick, spectacu- lar thaw. There have been no floods so far, the ditches are not even running and yct a tremendous quantity of snow has disappeared. Where has it gone to? Perhaps soaked into the ground. That is what we hope but we thought there was too much frost in the ground for that. Wherever it went we hope it is all for 'the good. We don't want another false spring like we had last March. What shall we do if we don't get apples and small fruits again this year—or a good wheat and cereal crop? And when I say, "What shall we do" I don't mean just you and I, but the whole world? *- * * Naturally we have known 'for some time that food conditions were pretty serious the world over, but stories of threatened famine have come as a tremendous shock, particularly when we know so much food is wasted here in Can- ada. Day after day, week after week, there is food left on plates, food thrown into garbage pails, children allowed to leave crusts at meal -times and in their school lunches. I suppose in these days of realism children are no longer told that if they eat their crusts up' properly their hair will curl!" Every night when I give our Tippy his stain steal of the day— mostly bread, milk, perhaps a cracked egg, and whatever scraps there are, I look at it and think— "That, probably, 19 more food than Punctuate youi bedspreads with a glamorous peacock mutil En- chanting embroiucry like this is sure to add brili'ance- to yen r h simple stitcher}, yet- it transforms plain to eacI. Pattein 895 has a transfer or a 15 2 I8 and a 21,,a, s 1s -inch motif. Send TbVENT Y CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to \Nilson, N,,'dle. crsft Dept., Room sell,. 73 :ldelaiar St, \Vest,. 'Toronto Print plam'v PA'rTERRN NUM fll':r coin NAME and A11i' FSS. ., ISSUE 11-1os6 any one person in Europe wo d get during the whole day." Ft seen s terrible, doesn't it, and yet our dog must be fed. * * * Yes, it must be dreadful in Eur- ope, but our sympathies, naturally, are aroused more for the people of the British Isles, They have had to take so much,' and yet they must still sacrifice food, clothing and a good many things that we don't even know about, for the sake of others who are, supposedly, in a worse plight than themselves. If only fortune and misfortune could be more evenly divided. And if only the powers that be would see fit to reduce the postal rates on parcels to Britain, * * * The forgoing was written yester- day. Today, "it might as well be spring". Ditches are running, birds are singing. Partner is opening up ditches and I have been opening up the back porch. By that I mean I have been, more or less houseclean- ing, which really amounted to an opening up process, because had the porch been left much longer it would have been like Fibber Mc - Gee's hall closet. Now the cobwebs are down, the walls and floor are clean, and an accumulation of things "that might be needed some- time" have finally been destroyed. To make the job less irksome I had our small radio out there this morning and this afternoon I visit- ed with a Jewish gentleman who wanted to buy fat hens. He didn't get any hens but we had a visit anyway. Well, I can see 1 am in for anoth- er interruption. Our son has just driven into the yard. He has just come back after delivering what he calls a load of barnyard "honey". The time is nearly four o'clock and that ,means time out for a cup of tea. Modern Etiquette By Robet'ts Lee 1, ,Vho should rut the wedding cake? 2. Should a man ever show the letters he has received from a girl? - 8. Is it considered good forst to kiss and embrace when greeting a friend, or when departing? 4, Should the words "house party" be osed in an invitation? 5, \Vhen a girl isnot of age, is it all right for her to extend an in- vitation to her hcme? ANSWERS 1, The bride should cut her wed- ding cake, dividing the first piece with her husband. 2, Never. He should not even mention them to his most intimate friend, 9. No, it is not. These affectionate demon- strations -should .be reserved for privacy. .4 No; the proper words are "week -end" or "a few days," 5. Until the girl is of age, it is better that her mother do so. 6. A small silver fruit knife is usually provided. Cut the apple into quarters, then convey it• to the mouth with the fingers. ANYONE CAN FIX ZIPPERS Don't discard oloth.ing, leather seeds; eta. Fix the nipper yourself In 111 minutes. No special tools re - (Rifted. 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SMITH An Early Start One of the best short cuts is to start many flowers and vegetables indoors in hot beds or shallow win- dow boxes, or to buy started plants from greenhouses and set these out- side after danger of frost is past, Tomatoes, peppers, petunias, etc., have to be given this early start if they are to bloom or reach maturity in most parts of the Dominion: For the home gardener, a shallow box in the window is the simplest solution. Take a box a couple of inches deep filled with light soil. Seeds are planted in rows an inch or so apart about a month before the plants would normally be sown or set outside. The box is placed in a sunny window, watered carefully and once the seeds have germinated and the first set of leaves have de- veloped they are thinned to permit husky growth. As the weather gets warmer the plants should be hard- ened off by exposing gradually to cooler air, Not Too Soon There is always one spot in the garden which dries up first in the spring and here, if one wants to make the earliest start possible, is where first vegetables or flowers should be planted. But it is most important, the experts warn, that the soil be really fit to work. If it is muddy then it isn't ready and there is nothing to be gained if dig- ging or plowing is done too soon. Heavy soils especially if cultivated while stilt wet will bake into hard lumps and it may take weeks or even months of hard, back -break- ing digging to break them up fine again. Out By The Roots Experienced gardeners advise cul- tivating as thoroughly as possible before planting, The reason they emphasize this early digging, es- pecially in ground that has not been cultivated every year for some time, is to get rid of twitch grass and other weeds, It is much easier to clean these pests oat by the roots before the rows are planted and there is plenty of room to operate. We Little Know It's nighty fine, Amidst life's swirl and sham, To have a loyal friend, Whose only wish Is our true good; And little know The heartache that we c;,n.r. When we impute A baser object to the thought,. And drive our friend away, Misunderstood, —T. B. Gleavc. Discovers (dome Skin "<remedy This clean stainless antiseptic known all over Calfada as Moose's imerald 011. Is such a fine healing agent that. Eczema, Barber's Itch, salt Rheum, ItchingToes and Feet, and other inflammatory skin erup- dtions are often relieved In a few aya. htoone's Emerald On Is pleasant to use and it Is so antiseptic and penetrating that many old stubborn cases... of tong standing have yielded to Its influence. hioone'a Emerald 011 1s sold by ell druggists everywhere to help rtd you of stubborn pimples and unsightly shin. troubles — satisfac- tion or money back. Sunday School Lesson March 17 Religion in Everyday Life Ruth I: 8-17 Golden Text —lntreat me not to leave thee, or to return from fol- lowing after thee:' for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest 1 will lodge; thy people shall be my .people, and thy God - iny God.—Ruth 1:'16. '. The Return to Judah Owing to famine in Judah Naomi and her husband and two sons had come to .sojourn in Moab. But the husband died and so did his two sons who meantime had married Orpah and Ruth, natives of Moab. The three widows were left des- titute. Hearing that there was plen- ty again in Bethlehem, Naomi de- cided to return alone to her form- er home. Both daughters-in-law accom- panied her part of the way but Na- omi three times urged then( to re- turn to their homes, not that she did not want them to be with her but there seemed to be nothing for them to gain in so doing. Orpah reluctantly turned back but Ruth clung to her. Ruth's Wiser Choice Ruth's attitude of love, leaving all to go with Naomi, illustrates what our attitude towards the Lord Jesus should be. From the worldly standpoint Orpah seemed to make the wiser choice but Ruth gained the most eventually. Naomi gives Ruth one more chance to go back. She based her final appeal upon Ruth's love for Orpah. One of the strongest mo- tives for loving natures in forsaking the Lord is love for those who are in the world. But while Ruth loved Orpah she loved Naomi store, No love of any human being will draw away from Jesus the one who real- ly loves Bios. Heroism of Faith Real heroism of faith was shown in Ruth's action. She did not stop to ask where Naomi was going but said, "Whither Thou goest, 1 will go." So we should go with Jesus. Ruth would think of nothing as separating then( but death, but even death will not separate us from Christ. Von W111 gadfly Slaying Ar The St. Regis Rotel t'ORIINTO • Every Roenn with Bath, Shower and Telephone, • Single, 82.50 np — • Double, S3,50 up. • Good rood, Dieing end Danc- ing Nlghlly Sherbourne et Corttnn Tel, RA. 41:15 NigaglieRNMERtieagline Smart Girls Always Carry Paradoi on their Handbags They know that Paradol will re- lieve them quickly of headaches and other discomforts, as well as help to, check colds. One girl writes,—"Until I used. Paradol every month 1 suffered al- most unbearable pains. 1t is the most quickly effective relief I have ever used and there is no disagreeable after effRet." FOR COUGHS - COLDS BRONCHITIS ASTHMA WHOOPING COUGH SIMPLE SORE THROAT