HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-09-12, Page 6TIREp,SUI N2E
OF TICE SEA
By George E. Walsh
SYNOPSIS
CHAt'TGIt Hit ; Tucu asks -Dick
about the wreck: and the prospects
for'. salvaging any floatsam. Dick
tells him that there is littlechance
that rtnythirtg' Would lie left. Theo
then asks for the location of the
sinking and Dick recalls the radio
S.0.3, and gives the positron. The
1'toncador (dank! We can be there
in five hours," exclaims Blanlc Bur-
ley, the mate; Dick quickly realizes
that he -must make himself valuable
if he wished to save This lire. He
pretends to know of some smug-
gled jewels attached to -a float
near the wreck,
CHAPTER IV
Ile grinned, allowing time for
the information to sink in the oth-
ers beam, and then continued glib•
ly: "It's an old trick, of course—
old as smuggling—but it generally
works. 1 had 'em ready to chuck
through the porthole when we
reached the Jersey coast—expected
to get the signal some dark night
from a motorboat. Easy, hh':tamm'1
it?"
Captain Tucu was glaring at him
with greedy eyes, his flat nostrils
dilated to their full expansion. The
mottled complexion of his face
changed like the shifting of a cha=
meleon.
"When the steamer struck," add-
ed flick lightly, glancing seaward,
"my first thought was of those pre-
cious genes, If left in the state-
room they'd go down with the
steamer, ff chucked out in time
there was a chance to salvage
them. So," nodding, "1 let 'em go."
"\Vhere was this?" asked Tucu,
struggling to appear calm. "Near
the Roncador Bank?"
Dick laughed. a bit insolently,
and shrugged his shoulders. "1
won't tell you, captain,"- Dick con-
tinued quietly, "unless we can come
to some sort of a bargain."
"What bargain y' want?" asked
the other slowly, checking his an-
ger.
"Half interest—no, three guar
tors. You should be satisfied with
that."
"An' if not?"
"\'ou don't get anything. 1f I'm
Trilled or found missing suddenly
the T ❑ cis will r , •.., m :, ..
for the ria e '
\\ a could find the float by
cruisin' around," replied the Carib,
smiling craftily.
Dick laughed attain. "Not in a
year of Staldays," he replied. "You
don't think I'd make that float so
altvbody'd spot it, and pick it up?
I'mtt too nld at the ! ,l 6•,.r
you ten chances, captain, , if you
were within fifty feet of it. Why,
a float that looks like a fish or bird
or even a jelly -fish could pass you'
a dozen tines without exciting. your
suspicion,
Dit'k coul.l me that hfs ban ass
swallowed now, hook, sinker and
line. Captain Tucu became sudden-
ly amiable. Ile grinned good-na-
turedly. "We'll go shares," he said.
"Is it a bargain?"
"Sure, if you play straight—one-
quarter to you, and the rest to me
—no double-crossing."
"Never double-crossed a friend,
was the purring reply. "Come in
the cabin au' talk about it. Mebbe
the get 'those jewels afore night"
Captain Tucu and his crew of
Caribs had little in their favor to
encourage one to take a Iong voy-
age with them, especially through
the tropical seas where life at best
is one endless struggle against be-
ing parboiled on deck or suffocated.
below. The lugger was an old boat,
Smart Girls
Always Carry Parade'
in their Handbags
They know that Paradol will re-
lieve them quickly of headaches and
abhor discomforts, as well as help to
cheek colds.
One girl writes, -"Until I used
Paradol every month I suffered al-
most unbearable Paine. It is the
most quickly effective relief I,bave
ever used and there is no disagreeable
after effect."
Chase's
Ar;RA DOL
For 'Mack Relief of. Pan''
neverbuilt for comfort, and in the
course of time she had gathered
such a variety of odors from any
cargoes that the reeking filth was
nauseating to a white man, which,
with the inadequate ventilation be-
low, made the decks on the hottest
day preferable to the cabin or the
crew's quarters. The only livable
spot was ander the canvas awning
shielding a part of the after deck.
Here Dick Jordan lolled to recu-
perate from his exhausting expos-
ure in the water, sharing the nar-
row space with half -naked Caribs,
Later that day one of the Caribs
forward called attention to some-
thing en the hor.zon. Tucu seized
a pair of old sea -glasses and in-
spected it in silence for a few mo-
ments, Then handing them to
Black Burley, he grunted; "What
d'ye make o' it?"
The nate gave a short squint,
and excl,hued: "A schoo,ter --
wrecked,"
Yes, it's a derelict. We can
pick her up before dark."
4 r r
Dick, listening and watching,
drew a sigh of relief. 11 they had
discovered a floating derelict, they
would sail out of their course to
overhaul her. That would give him
a respite of a few hours, ,or per-
haps another night and day.
He heard with pleasure the or-
ders to alter the course of the lug-
ger to bring her in direct line with
the derelict.
Captain Tucu and Black Burley
were aroused to keen excitement, A
derelict on the h°gh sea might
mean much to themes If abandoned.
hastily by her crew, the pickings
might bt of great value. There was
the cargo to consider, if not wa-
ter -soaked and ruined; and the per-
sonal belongings of the crew and
officers if in the excitement of
leaving they had not taken them
away, Finally, there was always
the possibility of salvaging the
hull, and towing it into some port
to sell to the higin.st bidder, if
the original owners didn't stake a
stiff offer for it.
Altogether, it was not an un-
profitable business, 1t paid solve -
times better than out and_out pira-
cy. At such times '.he sea scaven-
gers kept strictly within the laws.
They knew the laws of sea salvage
by heart,
1\'hen thederelictfinally assum-
ed definite shape to the naked eye,
Dick became absorbed in studying
it, forgetting his own troubles for
a time in speculating on the cause
of the disaster, lie found himself
sympathizing with the captain and
crew of the ill-fated craft, and
when they drew nearer and saw
the evidences of a hard battle with
the cicntents he grew sad, 'There
had been three masts, but only one
stood intact. The main truck had
gone by the board, carrying do,vn
wit : ,t in the crash one bait tq tin:
mizzen mast. The tangled rigging
and sail, as a result of this acci-
dent, resembled a collapsed balloon
that had become the plaything of
the wind. Shreds of canvas whip-
ped in the breeze, and the big main-
sail and topsails would occasional-
ly fill and puff up.
The for .trd mast was intact,
standing upright, reiusing to bend
or break under the pull of the oth-
ers, The hull was tether low in the
water, but not more than would be
the case if she were heavily laden.
She was not water-logged; neither
was she battered and broken be-
low decks. Most of the damage
seemed to be in the sails and rig-
ging.
This fact had not escaped the
keen eyes of the skipper of the lug-
ger, and the nearer they approach-
ed the more promising appeared time
prize they had picked up,
Then came a sudden guttural cry
from one of the crew, followed by
wild gesticulations and a pointing
hand, There, standing in the rig-
ging, waving and nodding at then,
was an old lean, hatless and near-
ly shirtless, with bushy whiskers
flopping up and down in the
breeze. At first they could hear no
sounds conning from his lips, but
with a slight change in the wind -
the voice carried to Bien,.
For the most part it seemed like
the wild, incoherent gibberish of
one demented. "Ahoy there,
mates!" it called. "What ship is
that? Don't recognize' her! Never
mind, conte aboard I This is the
Betty of New London --sound of
timber and fast of heels—makin'
twenty knots an hour. Come aboard
if y'can catch nal Throw me line
while I luf1 her—quick nowt"
Tucu and Black Burley stared at
the man in silence. Then they
glanced at each other and, reading
each other's thoughts, nodded.
(To be continued)
ISSUE 37—.1846
SEZ WHO? . , SEZ ME!
SCRA-A-A-AM!
Ready, year-old Rhode Island Red rooster and Scooter, 8 -months
old terrier, took an instant dislike to each other when they first met
as chick and pup, and have maintained the feud ever, since. They
yap insults at each other and have a fight every time they meet.
In top photo, they square off, Scooter barking, Ready looking his
grim meanest. Lower photo shows the usual end of their brawls,
with Scooter taking it on the lam after the rooster has sunk his
spurs in his hind end. Animals are pets of Prances Nixon, of
Fabens, Tex.
CHRONICLES
of GINGER FARM
By
Gwendoline P. Clarke
• • • •
If I had the energy—and the
ability—I could sit down right here
and now, and compose an ode "To
the Old' Model A." How many
times our old faithful has come to
the rescue I wouldn't know, but
she's at it again.
Daughter and friend Bert were
coming for the holiday week -end
"if . the car didn't act up again".
Apparently it did, so they didn't—
if you get what I mean. Now it is
Sunday and Bob and niece Joy are
away after then, chugging along
the road with the old Model A.
* * *
Almost I dread the day when
we must part with iter—not that
we expect to yet because chances
of getting anything better are still
pretty dint—but eventually we may
get a chance on a car that will, no
doubt, be more respectable in ap-
pearance but less reliable in action.
Itt the meantime although she con-
tinues to run, old faithful develops
a fresh squeak every day or so.
New squeaks can be rather dis-
concerting until you find out where
they come front. You get used to
the old ones—you know just
which ones belong ro the fender,
the window, the starter or the
clutch. And when the other half of
the front seat wobbles around you
don't get alarmed because you
know it is just because one par-
ticular bolt has slipped out again,
and also you know just about
where it will have rolled to so con-
sequently there is never any trouble
in finding it.
* * *
On cool, damp days if you want
to start out in a hurry and the
motor splutters and stalls, you
know all you have to do is turn
the choke a little amoreand there's
never a doubt in the world you'll
get wherever it is you want to go
—and maybe you will pass, and
not exactly envy, a streamlined job
or two on the road—being towed
in for repairs!
Yes, an old car is like an old
friend, you get to know her faults
as well as her virtues—and allow
for then. Get another car and it
takes time t0 learn both, Anyway
while steel strikes are in progress
and good cat's are just something
to dream about I guess we shall
continue to be very thankful for
our own \Valtzing Matilda—Model .
A specialty. ,
* * *
As to that we had a visitor the
other day who arrived in a horse-
drawn buggy—so we are still One
jump ahead. Another day we had
a visitor who evidently. didn't be-
lieve in the modern trend towar'd's
mechanization. He said he hadn't
got hydro and didn't want it , , ,
there wasn't anyone that he knew
of that was any better off for hav-
ing iti I don't know whether it
made any difference but Partner
certainly tried to convince hits
that electrification on farms was
worth every cent that it costs. And
"there's -my sentiments too". If
only every farmer's wife could en-
joy its advantages before hard
work had taken its toH of her
health and strength. I am quite
sure there are very few women
who would say "they wouldn't
have hydro if they had the chance",
Of course hydro has its disad-
vantages too -I'll admit that—but
then you have to allow for them.
Last Thursday for instance, I was
just nicely started canning a bushel
of tomatoes when the power went
off—and stayed off all the morn-
ing. It was a nuisance but still 1
wasn't stuck and didn't have to
light the fire because 1 had the oil-
stove to fall back on. If I had
electric stoves and hot plates in
every room I would still hang on
to my oil -stove. The big problem
now is 'to always remember to have
a few gallons of coal -oil in the
house, Unless it is in constant Use
that is the easiest thing in the
world to forget.
* * *
Well, the holiday is over—the
Torontonians are back to their re-
spective jobs. Bob is away to the
tractor. Partner and I are carry-
ing on as usual and Joy has not
yet conte to life again.
I imagine our idea of a holiday
yesterday would have struck some
people as rather queer. A man
caste along to do some work in
the stable so Partner and Bob were
helping him, The girls and I did
a big washing and ironing. Bert
painted 'the kitchen ceiling. And
yet we all had a good time with
lots of fun going on while we were
working. I might also add that at
supper time we wound up with a
really heated discussion over
strikes and the labour situation in
general And no one changed his
or her views as a result! '
A Prayer
This is a prayer said to have
been found in Lancashire, England,
on the wall of an old inn:
Give us. Lord, a bit o' sot,
A bit o' work and a bit o' fun;
Give us all, in the struggle and
splutter,
Our daily bread and a bit o' butter;
Give us health, our keep to make,
An' a bit to spare for poor folks' -
salce.
Give us sense, for we'r'e some of
us duffers,
An' 't heart dd feel for all that
suffers.
Give Us, too, a bit of song.
An' a tale, and a book to help us
along,
An' give us our share o' sorrow's
lesson
That we may prove how grief's a
blessin',
Give us, Lord, a chance to be
Our goodly best, brave, wise and
free,
Our goodly best for ourself and
others,
Till all men learn to live as broth-
ers.
TABLE TALKS e ,
The Pickle Shelf
Each of the three recipes which
follow" calls for tomatoes, either
red or green. The Chili Sauce is
and Corn Relish should be made
right away while ripe tomatoes
are at their best, but the Green
Tomato Chow -Chow may be left
until a little later. C hili Sauce to
so good that even though one
batch takes almost half the extra
two pounds of sugar allowed per.
person, it is well worth using the
sugar for this purpose. The sante
might be said about the Green
Tomato' Chow Chow which, inci-
dentally, is an excellent way of
making good use of these tomatoes
in the garden which refuse to ripen.
Chili Sauce
1 tablespoonwhole cloves
3 tablespoons whole allspice
1 gallon chopped, skinned ripe
tomatoes (8 lbs.)
254 cups chopped, peeled onions
(6 medium)
234 cups chopped, seeded green
or sweet red peppers (6
• medium)
154 cups sugar
2 tablespoons salt
4 cups blended pickling vine-
gar
Tie spices in cheesecloth bag.
Combine with remaining ingredi-
ents in saucepan. Cook, uncovered,
23; to 3 hours, or untilquite thick,
stirring frequently. Remove spice
bag. Pour into sterilized sealers or
jars and seal. Yield: about 6 pints.
Corn Relish
6 cups corn (cut from cob)
4 cups coarsely chopped cu-
cumber
4 cups coarsely chopped ripe
tomatoes
4 cups coarsely chopped celery
1 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup chopped sweet red pep -
Par.
4 cups chopped white onions
3 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons mustard
1 tablespoon tumeric
4 cups pickling vinegar
24 cups brown sugar
Mix ingredients well. Simmer
uncovered, until thicketed .
about 50 minutes, stirring fre-
quently. Yield: about 8 pints.
Green Tomato Chow -Chow
30 medium green tomatoes (754
pounds)
6 large onions
SA cup salt
1 tablespoon mustard seed
1 tablespoon whole allspice
1 tablespoon celery seed
1 tablespoon whole cloves
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon peppercorns
lemon
2 sweet red peppers
1 cups brown sugar
3 cups blended pickling vinegar
Slice tomatoes and onions thinly
and place in a crock or enamel
vessel in alternate layer's with the
salt. Let stand overnight. In the
morning, drain thoroughly, rinse
in cold water and drain well again.
Tie all spices loosely in a cheese-
cloth bag; slice lemon thinly; re-
move stem and seeds from peppers
and slice thinly. Add spice bag and
sugar to vinegar, bring to boiling
point, thenadd tomatoes, onions,
lemon and peppers. Cook for Ye
hour, stirring gently to prevent
sticking. Remove spice bag and
pack pickles in hot, sterilized jars;
cool and sell. Yield: about 5 pints.
"Don'ts" For Safety
From' Lightning
In an electrical storm do noth-
ing which exposes you to unneces-
sary 'danger from lightning, ad-
vises the Peterborough Examiner.
Do not go swimming, nor take a
bath, for instance, for water is an
excellent conductor of electricity.
Do not stand in front of a fire-
place, for lightning "quite often
sweeps down chimneys. Don't
stand tinder a tree nor near one,
for trees .are often struck, and
lightning is likely to run along the
ground from a tree, Wilting any-
thing in its path. Don't stand un-
der an umbrella, for the metal .
shaft is a conductor.
Bring. Your Bread
This discreet notice to patrons,
appears in a popular Soho, London,
restaurant:
"In view of the new rationing
orders, customers wishing to have
bread with their meal are advised
to bring their own with them. Oth-
erwise we shall be obliged to cut
out one course if we supply bread.
ourselves:"
Regulations provide that a meal
may not exceed three courses
soup, fish or meat and sweet. If
bread is served, another course
must be foregone.
Von Will' Bnioy Sating M
The St. Regis Rotel
To..NT4
• Every Room - With Ilatb
Shower and Telephone
• Single, sex° no—
Double, 53.50 up
• Good Food, Dining and Danc-
ing Nightly
Sherbourno at Darnel,
Tela RA. 41:15
HOTEL METROPOLE
All Beautifully Furnished
With Running Water
Rates:
51.50 up
NIAGARA FALLS
OPPOSITE
C.N.R. STATION
Used to be Bilious
and Constipated
But Happy Days Here Again
Since Relief was Found
Bilious attacks, headaches and constipa-
tion made life a burden to this mother of
ten children. Then she started on a simple
plan which she hos never regretted. rot-
ten years, the 'little morning dose" of
Kruschen has helped to keep her well,
as she tells in this letter:—
"I
etter:"I have put my faith in Kruschen
Salts for at least ten years. I. used to
suffer with nasty bilious spells, head-
aches and constipation. I wish I had
taken Kruschen sooner. I am 46 years
old and have had. ten.cluldren. Thanks
to my little morning dose of Kruschen 1
am free from constipation and I fee)
line." -(Mrs.) C. H., Coventry.
01 is reasonable to ask why this woman's
headaches, constipation and biliousness
were sohappilyrelieved by Kruschen.
The answer is that Kruschen is made up
of six minerals orsalts and whenyou
take Kruschen regularly for a while,.
your stomach, liver, kidneysand your
digestion are benefited. And that—as
you know—is a big help in keeping
regular and feeling fit. All druggists
have Krusehen'Salts: price 25c and 75c.
Try them yourself and take just enough
to suit you as a morning dose.
"No no, Carrymore'! You were supposed to rescue Miss Alcor
icious Grape -Nuts Flakes!"
bones; iron for the blood; and other
food essentials."
"It's the two grains in Grape -Nuts
Plaices that give you all that goodness.
Wheat and malted barley are skilfully
blended, baked and then toasted for
golden crispness, tempting flavor and
easy digestion."
"Let's re -take this scene quick and
get home for a couple of bowlfulsl"
-not the crisp, crunchy, del
Sorry, Mr. De B1l1—but when S saw
these malty -rich, sweet -as -a -nut
Post's Grape -Nuts Flakes floating
around out there, I guess I got carried
away!"
"Well put 'em down over here near
me. I could do with some of those
carbohydrates for energy; proteins for
=tack; phosphorus for teeth and