HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-05-23, Page 6TURNING POINT
/sty Mary Imlay Taylor
SYNOPSIS
CIIAPTER IX, Sherwin learns
Stenhart plans to marry Jane and
determines to kill him first. In the
meantime Jim learns the newcomer
is wanted by the sheriff.
CHAPTER,X
Jini, still anxious and perplexed,
looked around.
"Hello, Jane — Stenhartl Come
along. Fanny's overdone, she's
faint; I've made her sit down,"
Stenhart, following Jane, came in
slowly, leaning on his stick.
"What's it all about?" he asked.
Jane was getting a glass of water
for Fanny, and as she brought it
Jim held out the sheriff's paper.
"Look here, Janel"
His sister ignored him, fussing
. over the other girl. "feeling bet-
ter, dear? Sit down, Max, or you'll
overtire yourself!" Then, straight-
ening up: 'What's that, Jim?"
He handed her the description
and the picture.
Jane stared at it, changing color,
then she flung it down.
"Well," she said defiantly, "what
of it?"
* « -
Jim saw the anger and pride in
her face. Suddenly he remembered
the scene by the creek, when be
found her there with Sherwin.
"By Jove!" he breathed, and
turned sharply. "Max, look at thatl"
He snatched the paper up and hand-
ed it to Stenhart.
Stenhart was reading it when
they heard a step on the veranda
and Sherwin came into the hall. His
arm was bandaged and his face was
colorless.
"Oh!" cried Jane impulsively,
"you shouldn't — your arm—"
But he did not look at her, he was
looking at Stenhart. There was a
tense moment. No one spoke, then
Stenhart laughed — laughed out
loud, holding out tl,. paper and
looking at Jim.
"It's the man," he said; "can't
you see? Use your eyes! I've known
this fellow before — his name's
John Sherwin; he killed his old
uncle because he'd left him out of
his will, cut him off. He's escaped
from jail. He was sentenced for life;
I know it! 1-1 's an escaped convict!"
Sherwin said nothing, He faced
hint and his right hand dropped sud-
denly to his hip. Stenhart shrieked,
crumpling against the wall.
"Don't let hint kill tae!" he pant-
ed,
* 4 4
Jim started forward but Jane was
ahead of hint; she relight at Sher -
win's sleeve.
"Tell me," she whispered, her lips
white, "tell me it isn't true!"
"It's true that I'm the man they
want," he said harshly, "and it's
true," he raised his hand and point-
ed at Stenhart, "it's true that I
came here to kill him."
There was a terrible silence; the
others stood staring, dumbly. Then
Stenhart bathed farther away, white
and shaken,
"He'll kill me — don't let hien
come near mel" he cried hysteric-
ally.
Sherwin turned and looked his
scorn at hint. "I'll not kill you
here," he said coldly. His face was
white and drawn; he did not look at
Jane again but at Jim, "You can
give me up,•' he said harshly; "1
came to tell. you so. There's a re-
ward," he added bitterly. "Sten -
hart here might like its"
* * *
Jim intervened. He stepped in
front of Jane and took Sherwin by
the unwounded arm, "Comet" be
said sternly,
Sherwin cast one quick look of
anguish at Jane, turned without a
word and went.
As he went Stenhart collapsed
into a chair, but Jane did not even
glance at him. She stood with her
back against the wall, staring in
front of her with unseeing eyes. He
had dared to make love to her and
he was a convict!
Outside the house, Jim had his
hand on Sherwin's arm,
"Meltaway," be said grimly; "you
saved me and you rescued my sis-
ter — I'll do nothing, nothing at all.
Melt away!"
"1 don't want to make such a
claim upon your generosity," he
said stiffly, "Better give me up."
Jim swore a little. "1'm not that
kind," he said; then his eyes trav-
eled toward the distant windings of
the road. He took out his field -
glasses and searched it as far off as
he could see. He made tit a dark
patch moving on th> upper road.
"You go and stay with Mac until
dark; that's the sheriff up there.
After dark you can get off."
Sherwin said nothing; if he want-
ed to stake a plea in his own de
fense he saw it was useless, Inc was
judged.
"We're not so far from the border
after all," Jim added casually. "I'd
head that way — if I were you."
Sherwin looked up. "You're. gen.
trout, 1 appreciate it."
Jim turned away awkwardly, He
was half way to the house when he
turned and spoke over his shoulder.
"I'm relying 00 you not to stay
around Las Palomas," he said grim-
* « 1'
Suddenly he laughed aloud, harsh-
ly. What a mad fool he had been.
fIe might have killed Stenhart un-
der the trees that morning. It was
useless to, play fair with a snake.
His eyes swept the wide slopes of
the ranch. The men had stopped.
hammering. It was supper time,
and he could see groups .of them
down by the corrals. In the water
under the bridge he saw the big
white horns of a drowned steer;
there had been too much to do to
recover all the bodies for cremation.
Presently he too might be found ly-
ing in some creek, starved on his
long hike for freedom: He had not
moved from the spot where Jim had
lefthim`when he heard old Mac call
to him.
* * *
"Come in here, I've got some-
thing for you to eat," the old man
said brusquely, holding open the
door of Isis own room behind the
kitchen.
"You knew 1 was going," he said
quickly. "Did Keller tell you over
the 'phone just now?" -
Mac smiled. "You told me, son!
I've lived a long while. 1 learned
how to get behind a man's spoken
words, a right smart while ago. Sit
down and eat, ain't any use star,-
in.."
tarv-
in' "
(To be Continued)
Radio Time
It is estimated that America's
radio audience is composed of 35
million families who own almost
56 million radios, says the New
York Times. According to a sur-
vey the average member of these
families spends four hours and
right minutes during an average
clay listening to some radio
prngrnnt.
Sunday School
Lesson
Finding a New Sense of Values
Luke 12: 19, 20;18: 24-30;
19: 1-10.
Golan 'Text.—For the Kingdom
of Cod is not meat and drink; but
righteousness and peace, and joy in
The Ifoly Ghost.—Romans 14: 17.
The Danger of Riches
This man had accumulated
through the bounty of God, an
abundance of goods. He planned
u life of carc and self-indulgence
but God intervened to remind him
that the furore was not his own.
Because he loved earthl' trea-
sure more than Heavenly treasure
the heart of this rich man was
sorrowful. The rich are more
ready to trust in their wealth than
in God, and while they do this it is
impossible to enter the Kingdon.
Christ does not say that a rich man
cannot enter the Kingdom of
Heaven, but Ise does say that it is
very difficult to do so. The dan-
ger of riches is that they capture
tl- a affections, engross a man's
time and draw the heart from God.
Jesus and Zaccheus
Zaccheus was a rich man, prob-
ably increasing his wealth by ex-
tortion in gathering taxes for the
Roman government. He was
most anxious to see Jesus but he
had a handicap—he was "little of
stature" and there was such a
throng of pilgrims around Jesus
that he could not get a glimpse of
Him.
Zaccheus, determined to see Je-
sus, climber up into a tree, above
the crowds. Jesus saw him and
proposed to be his guest and to
abide at his house that day.
Zaccheus did not steed a second
invitation. He carte down from
the tree`immediatcly and received •
Him joyfully. This public honour
done by the Messiah to one so
despised by all classes of his
countrymen enabled Zaccheus,
Zaccheus' Promise
Zacchcus' solemn vow shows
that a profound change had occur-
red in the publican who now made
a sacrifice of his wealth in the most
just and generous way, and per-
sonally received into his inner life
Jesus Christ.
This is Christ's justification for
mingling with sinners. He came
into the world to save lost souls
and thus He is often found in the
company of those who have wan-
dered far from God seeking to
save th t,
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CHRONICLES
of GINGER FARM
By
Gwendoline P. Clarke.
* * * *
A fire still feels quite comfort-
able these days even though it is
the middle of May. There is still
very little growth in the gardens
and fields although we did Italie
quite a nice rain. But that rain
needed to be followed by warm,
sunny days—and it wasn'.—I won-
der why sontsone doesn't tell the
weatherman about it.
l' * * •
We have had a busy time at
Ginger Farm just lately—quilting
for the clothing drive on June 17—
you havn't forgotten about it, have
you? Our regular Institute meet-
ing was last week and we thought
it might be a good idea to have it
take the form of a quilting. Not
only do we get a lot of good work
done that way but the women get
a better chance to visit. AA how,
says youl Well, I 'must admit we
do a little gossiping but it was all
good-nai.lred as far as I know.
So, believe itor not, I don't think
anyone's reputation suffered as a
result of our quilting, But I ato
squally sure that some l.eople,
somewhere, are going to be much
warmer and comfortable with our
good quilts t cover them, They
were really lovely quilts, beautiful-
ly pieced, well marked and well
quilted. We don't cater to the
idea that "anything will do for
oveseas". Most of our members
like to feel that the covers we
make not only give warmth but
bring a little, bit of cheer into
homes that the war has stripped of
gaiety= and charm.
Saturday I took time off to at-
tend an auction sale, I stood
around and froze all afternoon and
then cane away without buying a
thing. But that wasn't niy fault—
somebody always raised niy bid—
and there wasn't anything I want-
ed badly enough to make me keep
on bidding am -in and again. I sun
not Scotch but we do live in a
Scotch settlement so it may he
that I have absorbed sense good
old Scottish thrift through the
years. It may be that that makes
ane go canny at an auction,
Whether I buy or not I still like an
auction salt. I like to watch the
sort of Yn.uo spirit that gets hold
of the crowd which I am sure is
responsible for a lot of the wild
bidding that so often takes place.
* * *
Upon arriving home that day
what a surprise I gotl Waiting
on the table for me were six beaut-
iful carnations. They were so per-
fect it didn't seem possible they
were real. But they were—and so
was Daughter, who brought them,"
Flowers and Daughter, both on
hand for Mother's Day. So also
v.cre Bob and his pansy plants --
little blooms that will perpetuate
Mother's Day for many weeks to
cone,
\'tritlh Daughter around to tell it
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ISSUE 21-1946
we heard plenty about the• shortage
of meat and stockings in the city—
but mostly meat. Maybe that ac-
counts for the number of strangers
there were in our -local stores this
week -end. After awhile the small
places will be sold out of meat too
and then we shall all go vegetarian.
* * *
Right now we are anxiously
awaiting the results of the Milk
Producers' request for the contin-
uance of the winter milk' subsidy.
It isn't that we are so frightfully
concerned about the subsidy but
we are curious to see what will
happen if the government doesn t
conte across. We can't imagine
how a milk shippers' strike' would
be organized to be really effective.
On one newscast the other day
someone is reported to have said
that farmers are getting better
prices now than ever they did and
that most of them were satisfied.
Partner says that is perfectly true
up to a certain point. We are get-
ting good prices and we WERE
satisfied. But not now. Good
prices don't mean a thing unless
industry and agriculture keep in
pace with one another. At present
what tate farmer buys is about two
jumps ahead of what he sells.
Right now we seen to be on a
giddy old merry-go-round, ' with
everyone on the horses and no one
in charge to stop the music or put
on the brakes.
But still the farm work goes on,
and that being so 1 durst away and
put my chickens to bed. They
have the run of the farm now but
at night there arc always a few
wlto haven't sense enough to go
home. And in that they are no
worse than some of the human race
who should know better—but
don't.
TABLE TALKS..
Most people love a good roast of
veal, but does everyone know how
to cook it? Long, slow cooking in •
d., heat will cook veal well and
still keep it juicy. Experiments
1. ave shown that a maintained tem
pct'ature of 325 deg. F., will do the
triols, provided the required length
of time is allowed, 30 to 35 minutes
per pound is considered best.
For top of the stove cooking,
moist heatandlow-simmering
temperature will tenderize the
meat and keep the fine even tex-
ture, Boiling ternperatur tends to
make veal stringy.
Veal, Goulash
1 %t. lbs: stewing veli
3 'tablespoons flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
4 tablespoons fat.
1 cup sliced' onions
Y3 cup chili sauce
1 teaspoon paprika
1 % c, boiling water OR tomato
juice
cup grated cheese.
Cut veal in Ph cubes and
dredge with flour to which the salt
and pepper have been added. Melt
fat in Dutch oven orother heavy
saucepan, add meat cubes and
brown. Add onion, chili sauce,
paprika and water or tomato juice.
Cover and simmer over low heat
for 1% hours, or until neat is ten-
der. Add water or tomato juice
during cooking if required. Just
before serving add the grated
cheese, stirring until melted. Six
servings.
Veal Balls Au Printemps
1 lb. ground veal
34 cup quick -cooking rolled oats
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
yI teaspoon Worce`sterehire '
sauce
1 teaspoon salt
2/4 teaspoon pepper
1 egg, well beaten
5 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons fat
6 small onions, sliced
8 medium carrots, chopped
6 small potatoes, quartered
Y teaspoon salt
2 % cups water
2,4 teaspoon paprika
2 tbsps. catsup or chili sauce
Combine meat with the rolled
oats, parsley, sauce, salt, pepper
and egg. Shape into balls, roll in
2 tbsps. of the flour, and brown
well in hot fat. Place meat balls in
large baking dish and arrange
vegetables in layers on top.
Sprinkle with salt. Blend remain•
Mg flour with fat from meat balls,
a d 1 cup of cold water and stir
until well blended. Add 1% cups
hot water and stir until gravy is
a
thickened and smooth. Add pap-
rika and catsup. Pour over meat
balls and vevetabies. Bake in' a
moderate oven 350 deg, F., for l4
hours or until vegetables are ten-
der. Six servings.
NOTE: Lamb may be used- m
place of veal.
Want To Reduce?
It's Easy—Eat Less
According to "Spring 3100,"
magaziu -of the New York police,
exercise is a poor way :0 reduce.
To lose one pound, a 155 -pound
lass would' have to (a) wrestle tor
five and a half hours, or (b) saw
wood for 10% hours, or (c) walk
'144 milds; or (d) slimly the Wash-
ington monument 48 times,
Why nut just eat less and save
yourself ,t lot of sweat and tears?
REWARD your family by
serving delicious 'Maxwell
House. Coffee at mealtimes.
;Maxwell House has more
delicious flavor — fuller,
more satisfying body -- be-
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Latin-American coffees.
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