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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-05-16, Page 6TURNING POINT Mary Imlay Taylor SYNOPSIS CHAPTER VIII: -Sherwin (Bat - lett) accidentally discovers Jordan. about to abductJane and holdher as a hostage. .They grapple,but again Jordan esca pas atter wound- ing Sherwin with a knife. -CHAPTER IX "Jim, he's. faint from loss of blood —look at himl8 Old Mac intervened, "I'll fix- him up; you go 'phone for th' doc, Jane," he thrust his hand through Sherwin's well -arm, "You come along with me, son. Hellol" he shaded his eyes with his hand. "Say, Jim, if 1 ain't mistaken—til' sheriff's coming across th' bridge right now!" he added, pointing. Jim gave a quick exclamation of satisfaction. "So he is. Got a posse, too. Just. in the niek of time—it's all right that you didn't go for him now, Hazlett!' Sherwin flushed suddenly to his hair, but no one noticed it. Jane MS . running on ahead to telephone for the doctor, Mac had hint by the arm, and Jim had apparently be- come absorbed in the :approaching posse. "Sent) a man over fo that. horse, Mac," he threw back as he hurried off. Mac Howell, still holding the wounded 1050 by the atm, chuckled softly. "It's one of Jim's favorites; right lucky: Jot den didn't swipe it. By th' way, how ci'yuu conic here, sun: Hear Jane screech?" "No! 1 rode that way; saw Jor- dan by accident." Sherwin's face was set, The o'd man peered at hini sideways, ru- minating. "Thought you knew the way to hemming:'.," His total was casual, and be 'vent on at unci, "It's a pity ) ou missed baggin' Jordan; he's got th' start of us now," We'll have to ,,tet him," Sher- win answered absently. He had waterbed Jane's' figure disappearing into the house and now he saw the sheriff', pus,c riclitig up the lung slope to Las l'alotuas and his face eh:timed slowly and lint it, softened lines "It seems to take a gaud 11li,ny men to hunt duwu one but here," he remarked dryly. 011 Mae laughed. "A sheriff's posse's something lihe ;t .utuw'bld1; th cuwpunchers like excitement. You come in here an' let me see that arm," "It's nothing but a flesh wound,' Sherrie said, but he .et the old man draw trim into his own taunters and cut off his torn sleeve, "Kinder nasty hurt,' old Mac said, "but there ain't no buses bro. ken. 1'11 wash it an' tit' doe'11 fix it up all right." * 4 4 While he worked, lois patient sat by the window watching the posse. He expected to be called to tell his story 01 Jordan, but he was not, and, as time passed, Ire began to wonder wh-v. Then old Mac startled hint more, "1 rc kor you don't know that Jane's said to be goin' to marry Stenliart, do you?" he asked casu- ally. Ile felt Sherwin stiffen under his hands. "1 think she will not!" he said sharply. Mac 'tared. 'Then he fell silent, binding the arn. a trifle closely, his eyes straying out of the window, fol- lowing Sherwin's. The old man was farsighted. He made out a paper in the sheriff's hand, ant after a mo- ment Jim look it and both men stared at it. "The sheriff's got a description of Some one that's wanted," he said filially. "I've seen then papers be- fore now," Sherwin did not answer; his arm was bound up and he rose suddenly and made for the floor which opened on the posse, .But Mac caught him back, "Dun'' you do it, soul". Sherwin stared at him, "What do you mean?" The old man smile) grimly. "I reckon 1 kinder simple' why yot, tools th' wrong road, son; you don't need to meet th' sheriff here, Jim. ain't called for you." For a moment longer Sherwin stared at him sternly, then he flung., himself into a chair beside the table, and leaning across it, buried his head in his arms, Old Mac came and stood beside him, looking down at him pityingly, for he saw his broad shoulders shake with a hard drawn, bitter sob. The older man did not put his hand on his shoulder, he was thinking and 'watching Jim through the window, For some rea- son -Jim seemed to be trying to get rid of the sheriff. "It's a mighty hard- nut to crack!" Mac thought, "an' there's an all -fired lot of rea- sons wily it ain't always easy to be a righteous judge," and his eyes sank tothe bowed head on the table. Jim had somewhat similar thoughts, stt.ring at the paper the sheriff hall given him. "Got any new men on?" Cutler' had asked, "Seen a fellow like that picture?" Jim studied the picture a long time silently, then he looked around at the sheriff. "What's he wanted for, Cutler?" "Murder, first degree. Escaped convict from Rhode Island; it's for life there, you know." +, * * Jim nodded, "getter leave the paper with 1nc," he said at last; "new men come along every now and then." "That's so! Personally l don't think likely Ire's round these parts; too far off his beat, eh?" The sher- iff moved to the door. "By the way, Keller, . where's that feller who mixed it up for Jordan? Send him along to show tis the way he went." "I'll send old MaeDowell, he knows," Jin) said promptly. "The other man's got a' bad arm; I've phoned for the doctor for him," As he spoke lie accompanied the sher- iff to the door and shouted for Mac. The old man answered at once and got his orders to go with the posse.. He cast a sharp look at Jim's face and obeyed without a word. 4 4 At the moment Jim scarcely no- ticed that he did not suggest that the man whtun they called Hazlett should go, but 11e thought of it as be turned back into the house, a ttu'ro* of worry between his own brows, It scented as if Mac had caught at the meaning of things by !n -tinct or had he found out some- thing himself? Standing alone in the hall, he took out the sheriff's pa- per and studied it. The picture of the escaped convict was unust.ally clear-cut and good, the description accurate. Jim was still studying it when he heard a light step behind 111111 and turner.: to meet , Fanny Sewell. The young nurse caught the trouble in his face at a glance. "There's something wrong!" she said quickly. "Nothing much wrong when 1 see yuu1" Jim answered heartily. But she was not to be put off. "You're worried!" For answer Jim held out the pa- per. "Ever sec that face before, Fanny?" ?" The girl gave it a startled look, then she scrutinized it carefully, her own face changing shall ly. "Ohl" It was an exclamation of dismay, as she lifted he troubled eyes to his. "Can't be mistaken, can it?" Jim asked grimly. "It's terribly like him — what's the crime?" Jim turned the paper .ver. "There's a statement — pretty bad, tool" « * Fanny began to read it slowly, her face losing its happy flush. "He's saved my life — and got Jane away from Jordan' today. It's — it's darned hard to know what to dol" • Tht nurse did not seem to hear him. As she read she paled, and suddenly she caught at a chair and gasped, her eyes dilated. "Good Lord, Fanny — my darl- ing girl, what is it?" Jim forgot his quandary as he caught her in his arias. "Nothing!" she tried to smile. "1 — I was a little dizzy — there's Jane now!" (To be Continued) The Quality Tea TEA THE WILL TO LIVE - Straining at the plough in place of their dead water buffalo, these Chinese peasants wonder dully whether they'll live long enough to harvest their crop. CHRONICLES By Gwendoline P Clarke of GINGER FARM • • • • We were sitting a: supper Satur- day night. Presently Bob glanced up at the calendar and said remin- iscently; "This time a year ago, just exactly where was I? Yes, 1 remember -it was at a little place just across the Rhine, I. wrote you a letter from there, Mont, did you happen to kecp.it?" * « * , Yes, I kept the letter. -and now, a year later, it is• even more interest - in„ than when it was written. Here it is, in part: "Saturday, May ', 1945. Caned- . ian Army Overseas' `I intended to write yesterday but there was no opportunity nor any official. news, Now I ant wonder= ing—will this be the dayto re- member through the years to conte?' At 4.30 this afternoon we were given the official news 'of Germany's surrender^by army dis- patch. What was, it like back home? I ant sure o one 111 Can- ada could quite realize what. it was like out here Bier I am going to try and tell you. "On May 4. the meta began to take a new interest ill the news, not wildly, but cast:ally asking first one Person andthen another. We had a very long drive that day and occasionally bits of rumour would be picked up along the way and spread around among the boys. There was really, no excite- ment. Life went c.n just the same as before. Life—and death. Out- wardly no one expressed any par- ticular elation. But we were all tense, expecting big news at any moment. Friday evening 1511 were* billeted well forward in Germany. Someone started a rumour that peace was to be signed on May 5. It did not create 11111511 of a stir, it was accepted casually as just an- other rumour, "Saturday morning we were idle. waiting orders. There were all kinds of rumours ... that the welt moving back to Holland; that we were to stay put; that we were Garden Notes BY GO}(DUN H Big Croppers Wheta space available for the vegetable 'Darden is very limited bulky plant. like corn, peas, tom- atoes, - potatoes and other large vegetables create a special prop - lets. Unlike lett' ee, spinach, beets, beans, carrots, etc., which cart be fitted into rt. vs only 15 in- ches apart if necessary, these other things take up considerably more 5001)1. Corn, tomatoes' anis-potatoes need from 18 inches to 2 :feet be. tweet' hills or plants, and if one is to have enough green ,pcas for a meal from one picking then at least. 30 feet of row, and 'preferably 50, will be necessary. In a Small Garden Most spall garden operators— those with only a plot 20 feet or so each way at their disposal—usually decide after some experience to, abandon potato -growing alto. gethter. And the experts agree that they are wise, The first new po- tatoes right from the garden at the floor are a treat, but there are other things that take up less room the other three vegetables men- tioned should not be given up without inure consideration. It is absolutely impossible to duplicate , the quality .of peas or corn right 1:u5 of the garden. As a matter of fact a distinct change takes place in both vegetables in from two to four hour's after pickii.g. The su- gars chang to starches 'and that 1s. the reason why ordinary 'bough', corn and peas simply do not eon-, pare in Sweetness with the same; vegetables picked fresh, cooked and ready for eating within an hour of harvesting... Moving stilt further' up::. No_ one knew anything; no one cared very much. It Was just another day with another detail to be filled, Everyone knew that peace was inevitably near but no one let up on his job nor did he want to. In the billet here one group of men, were playing cards; another group singing. to the accompaniment of a guitar and harmonica. Some were sleeping, some talking and joking, others working on their trucks—. one fellow was doing ,. paint job. "We moved again . , . up into Holland, There was no more news. But this morning we were informed we might have the day off—our very first. That, believe ate, really brought forth the cheers. But yet it didn't change anything very Much, We made beds; some fellows went out to hunt new girl friends. At 4.30 we were summoned to the Orderly Room and given the news. It was officially announced that Germany had 'surrendered, There was still' 11.. great excitement—no cheering —just the ordinary murmur heard after any lecture. The men went back to their beds; some talked, some shaved, but there was no great show of feeling.. To -morrow our platoon will be out on detail. again. There is plenty of laughter going on right now but no one is so optimistic as to feel our job is done." t, >' Bob looked over the letter quiet- ly: "Yes" 11e said, "tomorrow our platoon will be out On detail ag- ain". I remember that all right. It was Y.E. Day—but we were working as usual. One of our trucks hit a aline. The truek was blown up. Three of our boys were killed. That was what V.E. Day meant for thein," Sunday School Lesson Learning in the School of Faith • John 11 7-8, 16; 20: 24 -29 - Golden Text—Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have be- 1!et ed.—John 20: 29, "Peace Be Unto You" Jesus, having appeared to some individuals after His resurrection, now appears to the disciples imme- diately after the return of the two from Emmaus. The disciples were in fear of the Jews but with a word Jesus ban- ishes their fears: "Peace be unto you." As He said this ,He was standing in their midst. Thomas, full of doubt and self- will was not with the •brethren on this occasion and so missed . meet- ing -bis risen Lord. , Thomas Still Doubts The otherdisciples hastened to tell Thomas that they had seen', the Lord. ` Thomas should have been convinced but he was not. His wil- fulness is shown in the words: "1 will not believe," The only kind of evidence that would convince Thomas was that which could be understood,hy physical sense. The testimony of the . disciples had, after all, made some impression on Thomas, for on the next Lord's day he took pains to be with them. There was, on his part, some readi- ness to believe just as; there was, proneness to doubt. Thomas Believes Jesus comes to His disciples .with the sante gracious message as be- fore: "Peace be unto you." ' It is the message He always brings to. those who gather in expectation of His coming. The wonderful grace and pity' and long-suffering of Jesus are evi- dent in IIis wbcds to Thomas and in His whole treatment of the doubting disciples. Thomas was wholly convinced at last, and acknowledged it in one of the most remarkable ascriptions to deity to be found in the Bible: "My Lord and Dry God." Thomas Is Rebuked Jesus accepted these titles but gave Thomas a gentle rebuke for his persistent unbelief. Ile pro- nouttces a special blessing upon the one who does not ask to see, but believes upon• the naked testimony of the Word of God. How Can /? By Ann Ashley. Q. How can I • test the waffle iron to see if it is hot enough for the batter, A. One way is to put a teaspoon Of water into the iron, close it, and when the steain:ceases Coating out, the iron isready for the batter,' Q. Haw can I clean a white. wool sweater? A. Rub tthe sweater well with flour. About three cups will be required if thoroughly rubbed until it penetrates each fold. 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