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. Shake' out
well and hang on the line while
good stiff breeze is blowing.
Q. l'Iow can, I treat a bruised
finger which has'been hit with the
hammer?
A. Bold the finger 1,1 water as
hot as can be borne for a few' min,
utes. ' This will draw out the in -
fl elation almost .immediately.
Q. H.ow can I prevent raisins
front going to the bottom of a
cake?
A. This can be prevented by
rolling the raisins in 'utter before
placing them in the batter.
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