HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1947-01-02, Page 2TREASURIE
OF THE SEA
By George E. Walsh
SYNOPSIS
GIIA.PT'ER XLl: Veit hurries
back to the schooner.., seizes bait a
dozen automatics and dashes back
to the fray, followedby Captain
Bedford and nose.'
CHAPTER XX
The surprise and consternation
of the sailors at the voice behind
them was not greater than that of
of Caribs. Dick saw Captain 'Teen
and Black Burley jump to their
feet and scan the frocks with eager
eyes.
"I reckon now ye can go," Cap-
tain Bedford whispered. "Ye're
spryer'n me, an' can make it
quicker."
"Give me all except two of the
pistols," replied Dick. "You and
Rose keep one apiece. Don't ex-
pose yourself. Keep Rose here with
you.'
'Reckon I ain't promisin' to
keep her here," grinned the skip-
per, "but I'll try it"
* * *
Dick nodded, and then vaulted
the low ridge of rocks, and, crouch-
ing low, made a break across the
open space. His sudden appearance
was the signal for a volley of shots
from the Caribs, but in anticipation
of this he dodged and ducked so
erratically that the bullets buried
themselves in the sand at a safe
distance on either side.
The sailors, forewarned, made no
hostile demonstration,' but watched
him with gaping mouths and wide-
open eyes. \Vhen he finally land-
ed plump in their midst, they
stretched forth arms to receive
him. Recovering his breath, Dick
said::
"Now give then hell) Shoot to
kill!"
The sight of the guns he began
passing around brought grins of
delight to the haggard races.
"I haven't enough for all," Dick
added. "So be careful. Who among
you are the best shots?"
"I've killed a man at a hundred
feet," replied aburly seaman, tak-
ing a gun, "an' my state's nearly
as good. Give him one."
t * *
The other two were handed to
men who declared they were good
shots, and were anxious to try their
skill on tete Caribs. Dick took
charge and directed the shooting.
"They are cowards, and will run
the moment we shoot," he said.
",They don't know were armed. So
make the best of our chance. Sin-
gle out our men, and shoot togeth-
er.'
He counted two and then raised
a hand as a signal. Four vicious
bullets sped toward their marks,
and before they were well on their
way others were following them,
The automatics barked so continu-
ously that half the Caribs were
down before the others could duck
for shelter.
The sailors wanted to break
cover and charge, but Dick re-
strained them. "No, they'll get
some of you. Keep covered until
we get Tucu and Burley. The rest
will surrender."
"Who's Tucu — their leader?"
asked one of the seamen,
"Yes, he's the captain of the lug-
ger, and Black Burley's the urate."
"Know 'em?"
"Sure. I've sailed with them."
The sailors eyed him curiously,
In the lull that followed, one asked:
"Wasn't ye on the City of
Bahia?"
Dick nodded.
"Thought I remembered yer face.
did away, - d d ye?"
* * *
Further conversation was inter-
rupted by the unexpected barking
of a gun far on their right. For a
moment they thought a flanking
party had crept up behind them;
but almost simultaneously with the
crash of the report there came a
cry from the enemy. They saw a gi-
gantic black man leap in the air
and tumble face downward.
"Black Burley!" exclaimed Dick.
"Who shot him?" asked one of
the sailors, uneasily glancing in the
direction of the shdt.
"Captain Bedford," smiled Dick.
"He's trying to flank them."
The rest of the Caribs, with
Tucu leading, leaped from cover,
and were making a run for their
last refuge.
"After them!" yelled Dick,
springing over the breastwork.
"Don't let Tucu escape."
Dick led the assaulting party, but
Tucu had a big start. It looked
for a time as if he would escape,
and Dick hesitated between keeping.
up the race and stopping to shoot.
Perhaps in either case he would
have lost it Tutu's vengeful nature
hadn't temporarily handicapped
him.
?len Pettigrew lay directly in his
path, where be had been left by the
Caribs for dead; but Hen had as.
many lives as a cat, and despite the
fact that he carried three bullets
in his body he was a long way
from being dead. He sat up and
began struggling feebly to get on.
his feet. He was not aware of
Tucu's presence until the.. latter
stopped suddenly in his steps,'
The sight of one of, his enemies'
escaping when he could kill him
was too much of a strain on Tucu's
nature. He decided to linger long
enough to put Hen out of the game.
With a malevolent glint In his eyes,
he leered at the half -dazed man,
and said:
"I reckon y'don't need to get up."
He could have shot him on the
run, but he wanted to make sure
tliis time. He brought his gun close
to Hen's head, thrusting it vicious-
ly between itis eyes so he could
stare his fate directly in the face,
It was a brutal, bloodthirsty act,
and for a moment Hen recoiled.
"Damn ye, take that!" grunted
the half-breed:
There was an explosion, so close
that the powder blackened Hen's
face, but the bullet buried itself
in the sand as Tuctt's right hand
dropped to his side, with the fore-
arm broken close to the wrlst.
Dick had taken advantage of his
hesitation. and shot at the hand
holding the gun to Hen's face,
pausing to aim carefully and de-
liberately to make sure he did not
mif50,
With a snarl and curse, the half
breed grasped his wounded wrist
in his free hand, and seeing that
escape was impossible he turned
upon Dick like an enraged animal.
All the venom ofhis nature flared
up in his eyes.
* * *
Dicic could have shot easily, but
Ise hesitated. The man was wound-
ed and unarmed, his gun having
fallen to the ground. He could not
shoot Tucu even when he had him
at his mercy.
"It's all up, Tucu," he said, smil-
ing as he advanced. "I won't kill
you if you'll surrender. You can't
get away."
"Y'won't shoot me if I surren-
der?" whined the half-breed.
"Y'won't let 'em kill me?"
"No, we'll give you a fair trial;
but you don't deserve it."
Tutu's shifty eyes seemed to lose !,
their fire, and Dick noticed that the
limp arm was bleeding freely. "I'11
help you," he added, kicking the
man's gun away to a safe distance.
"That aria must be broken."
Although in the act of kicking
Tucu's. gun away, he showed that
he didn't trust the outlaw, Dick
was careless in another respect. He
thrust his own gun in his pocket.
The halfbreed noticed the action
and almost immediately his whole
attitude changed, A murderous
gleam flashed in his eyes.
* * *
With his left hand he jerked an
ugly knife from his belt and trade
a lunge at Dick. The attack was
so sudden and unexpected that
there was no time for counter ac-
tion. Dick had barely time to catch
the uplifted arm and save himself
from almost instant death
With a growl of rage that his
ruse had failed, the .half-breed
struggled to release his arm for
another blow; but Dick flung him-
self upon the outlaw, grasping the.
arm with one hand and tate knife
with the other.
Although wounded, and one arm
helpless, Tucu, who was a giant in
strength, fought ferociously, suc-
ceeding finally in hurling his ene-
my from him through sheer mus-
cular superiority.
(To Be Continued)
Trans -Atlantic
Laundry Service
Ste. Anne de Bellevue, as many
readers know, is not far from the
Dorval airport. It is from Dorval
that the big planes take off for
the trans-Atlantic trip to England,
says 'file Fergus News -Record. In
Ste. Anne there is a laundry and
dry cleaningt establishment that
es ab
takes • pride in the rapid service it
gives to patrons, In England, the
laundry conies back in three or
four weeks and clothing is scarce.
A British pilot tried out the St.
Anne cleaners one day and was
pleased with the results; He and
his friends brought more things to
be cleaned. Their wives started
sending over pieces of the family
washing. It was ready by the time
they started their return trip. Talk
about the world beating a path to.
the door of the matt who drakes a
better mousetrap; That's nothing
compared with laundry delivery by
air across the broad Atlantic.
"WHEN THEY WOKE UP, SEVEN PUPPIES WERE THERE"
This is what the children of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Jackson, of Bloomington, Ill., saw when they burst
into the living room on Christmas morning. Santa couldn't have left anything more wonderful for the
kiddies than seven Dalmatian pups, because they are a surprise package that they can. all play with.
ALL SET TO GO!
A good friend in the garden is, this garden tractor made by Walter
Card, of McGee, Sask., and used by M. C. Card, also of McGee.
The tractor, which has rubber on alt four wheels, is powered by a
six -horse air-cooled motor having three speeds from low to high.
It will do 15 miles an hour for road travelling.
Modern Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
1. What is the difference be-
tween a formal greeting and an in-
formal greeting, when meeting a
person?
2. When an engagement bas
been broken, should the young man
return all letters.
3, When a dinner guest is not
sure which piece of silver to use,
what should he do?
4. Should a girl who has been
going regularly with a young man
for several months before Christ-
mas give hint a gift`
5. To whom does a prospective
bridegroom usually give a dinner,
and how long before the 'wedding?
6. Should a luncheon guest stay.
all afternoon, if the hostess hasn't
mentioned anything bait lunch?
ANSWERS
1. The formal greeting is "flow
do you do?" or "Good morning."
The informal greet:lig Is "Hello."
2. Yes, even without being request-
ed to do so, as soon as he receives
his letters from the girl. 3. Watch
the hostess and see which piece
she uses. 4. This is a matter of
personal preference. however,
she should wait until he gives her
his gift, so that if he hasn't one
for her he will not be embarrassed.
5. He usually gives a stag dinner
to his ushers and very close men
friends an evening or two before
the wedding day. 6. No.
Cottage Cheese
Use of Cottage Cheese as a sub-
stitute for meat as a food is sug-
gested by the nutrition authorities
of the Department of National
I-Iealth and Welfare. The nutri-
tionists point out that, as wen as
adding variety to a meal, cottage
cheese is an ideal source of animal
protein, is rich in Vitamin B, and,
if made from whole milk, contains
Vitamin A. Weight for weight it
contains even more protein than
meat.
Sails of Nylons
Due to the shortage of cotton
sail cloth, sailmakers arc now
manufacturing nylon sails. Al-
thdugh nylon is more difficult to
work with and slightly more ex-
pensive, it bas between two and
three times the tensile strength,
greater tear strength, and Clue to
its low water and moisture absorp-
tion, it drys out far quicker than
tete former ' sail cloth. Nylon is
highly resistant to mildew — a
great sell( to sni loss. Jin the mann-
facture of nylon, stainiess steel
equipment containing 9 per cent or
snore of nickel, plays an important
part.
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Radar Helps
Avert Collisions
Two steamships were saved from
head-on collision during a blinding
snowstorm on Lake Superior re-
cently when an alert officer aboard
a third ship perceived their dan-
ger on his radar indicator and
warned them hy radio to change
their course.
Tom 1 fcrmatscn. First plate of
a modern ore carrier, i ier, the Ferbert,
was watching the radar just before
dawn on Novemcbcr 29 when he
observed two luminous "pips," re-
presenting two other ships on the
radarscof e. rapidly converging
from op"osite directions. Know-
ing the lookouts on either vessel
could 5101 see the other ship in
the storm, Mr. 1lermansen con-
tacted the two ships by radio and
directed each on a change of
Ccnlree.
ISSUE 1-1947
How Can 1 ?
By Anne Ashley
Q. How can I prevent woolen
garments from scratching the skin?
A. This can be prevented by
adding,:a few tablespoonfuls of gly-
cerine to the last rinse when wash-
ing them. Also be sure that each
water is the sante temperature
when washing woolens, as it is the
change from warm to cold water
that shrinks then.
Q. How can I stop eyes from
watering tri windy weather?
A. Relief may be had by bath-.
ing them in a solution of 10 grains
of boracic acid to one ounce of
hot distilled water.
Q. How can I remove grease
spots from wall paper?
A. Mix pipe clay and water to
the consistency of cream, apply it
to the grease spots and allow 3t
to remain for 24 hours.
Q. How can I prevent linen
from turning yellow between wash-
ings?
A, After the linen has been
laundered, place it at the bottom
of the dresser, using the other first,
This gives all the towels, sheets,
shirts, etc, equal wear, and pre-
vents any pieces from becoming
yellow.
Q. How can I prevent accidents
from scissors, -when small child,ren
are around?
A. Keep a cork or an empty
spool over the point' of the scis-
sors to avoid accidents.
Q. How can I make better
pumpkin pies?
A. Prepare the pumpkin the day
before making pies. This gives it
a chance to drain and makes much
better pies.
English Mastiff
Nearly Extinct
The mastiff dog was known to
the Egyptians since at least 650
B.C., and in England since the Ro-
man invasion. Two thousand years
ago Julius Caesar stood tip in his
chariot on an English battlefield
and looked with horror as giant
dogs ran into battle with their mas-
ters and leaped at the throats of
Isis warriors, says the Stratford
Beacon -Herald.
More than 500 years ago French
soldiers at the Battle of Agincourt
stood back in fear at a mastiff that
growled defiance at them over the
wounded body of Sir. Piers Leigh
until the English soldiers carried
flint to safety.
The English mastiff is a big,
powerful dog, weighing up to 200
pounds, measuring 10 inches around
the foreleg, which is two inches
more than the average man's wrist.
In modern days he is used as a
watchdog,beinghostile to strap -
g
ers, but docile and friendly toward
his master.
A few days ago a group of dog -
lovers met in a London hotel to
see what they could do to save the
English mastiff from extinction,
There are only eight purebreds left
in Britain—two males and six fe-
males, and all are old. It was re-
ported that there are only 70 in the
United Slates; but Britain dog fan-
ciers hope to be :able to buy some
of them, and revive the breed in
England.
Sunday School Lesson
The Word Made Flesh
John 11' 1-18. -
Golden Text. —' No Ivan' hath
seen God at any time; the only he -
gotten Son, which is in the bosom
of the Father, He hath declared
Hint: John 1: 15.
The Word
This title, "the \Vord", is sig-
nificant. The word; of -a 03511..11,..--
the medium by which lie makes
himself known; we -know the in-
ner being of a man by his speech.
We know what is in his heart by
his word or speech. So Christ came
to show ns the Father.
At creation the "two -great
lights" were created to light the
physical universe and its darkness
was' dispelled, but when the Light
shined to dispel the spiritual dark-
ness, it is said, "and the darkness
comprehended it not." That is the
tragedy of unbelief. -
John the Baptist
John, known to . tis as "John ,
the Baptist," was •sent from God;
sent as a, witness to that Light;
"that all men through Him- might
believe". That was the purpose of
John's coming. From .the. first
John made it plain that he was
only the forerunner of the Light, .
the witness of that "true Ligttt".
which came into the -world to of-
fer Himself as the Light to all
men who would accept Hint.
The New Relationship
He was in the physical, world,
the world which He .had made but
He was not recognized nor hon-
ored. "He cause unto His own
(things) acid His own (people) re-
ceived Him not." This is not to
• say that none received Hint for
through the centuries countless
thousands have received Hint and
entered into a new relationship
with God. This relationship was
not by heredity or natural instinct
but by the exercise of Divine pow-
er. This sonship is something im-
parted by the Spirit of God.
The Son of God
The Son of God took on human
nature, differing from our human
nature only in this particular, that
it was not a sinful nature.. His
glory was the manifestation of the
spiritual splendor, of the Divine
love and holiness of God, distinct
from all others, even those called
"children of God".
It is difficult for us to compre-
hend a person whom we have nev-
er seen, and in the Old Testament
God was regarded with awe. When
Jesus came He revealed the Fa-
ther, for in all that He said and
did, He was the Expression of
God, The Revelation of His love,
Only He who was so close, de-
scribed as being "in the bosons of
the Father", could have thus "de-
clared" or disclosed Hint to men.
Alarming Waste
Of Canadian Lives
In the four years 1935 to 1941,
57,436 babies under one year of
age died in Canada and 3,306 Can-
adian mothers died giving. birth.
This is a greater death toll than
was suffered by Canada in her
fighting forces in all four years of
the First World War.
The record has improved over
the past 21 years, of course, but
are we content with it? Those who
point with pride to the reduction
in infant death frotn 102 per
thousand live births. in 1921 to 55 in
1944 should go on to compare this
with the record in other countries,
Here are the figures: Sweien,•.28;
New Zealand, 29; Switzerland, 38
Australia, 40; Netherlands, 40; the
United States, 40; England and
Wales, 49 • , and Canada 115.
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