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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1947-09-04, Page 2t! ll QQ RN PE3%CONTR L The ualiy Tea E E "Tyszt€ ''i:a l l 1 17 i; 3!i G3 V JA C 4( 5 O N9 a C i0 L E SYNOPSIS CH-tl'TPR II: Michael tauten tha nupte wnh the help of their daughter, .tuantta de Cuevaa Montez. who la Cta- vni:rd an a Ymtng bay. Chapter III ' Valdeznodded, his lips tight, "I've got to see this Garvin of whom you tell me," be said to the girl. "Where is his outfit? Has Inc gest a ranch hereabouts, or is he more likely to be found in the nearest town? What's the name Jf that town, by the way?" "He lives in the town of Luna Roja," she said, "But it is a. dan- gerous place to go, senor—and more dangerous when it is the .Sector Garvin you seek. "Hg has set ]itself up as 1 banker in Luna Roja, where he has a white -plastered adobe hong that is much like a fortress, and it is there he has his bank, He lives there most of the time, and he is well protected, because he has a host of killers who serve him, and who live in the block- houses whish form the corners of the patio of his house. His guards are on duty always — day and night" "Maybe I can manage to get by ',tut somehow," Valdez said evenly. * * * He turned from her to give his attention to the gear he had taken out of his blanket roll, and which must now be disposed of in some other way. Tying the legs of a pair of riding breeches together, he stuffed the gear into them, then removed his leather chaps and used them to make a sort of impromptu valise, to be tied with his reata. With the chaps removed, he stood there in the tight -fitting _oncha-trimmed trousers of a Mexican don, They had an odd effect with his eharro vest. But it was not that that made Juanita stare at him, then at the gear still at his feet. One of her slender, browned fingers pointed wordless- ly to his head, and swiftly he placed a hand to his hair. In the t•xcitemetit the black wig that he wore had become displaced, and from beneath it showed strands of gleaming red -gold hair. * * * With a twist of his lips he swept the wig from his head and tossed back the waving reddish mane, T] en, as he saw that Juanita's eyes wavered to the last of the gear on the ground at Itis feet, he picked up the silver -decorated jacket that lay there, shrugged out ,f his charro vest and replaced it with the dark velvet jacket. From the ground he also picked up a bright scarlet sash which he wound about his slim waist, mak- ing sure that his wide gun belt and holsters were in place, His last move was to tie a matching scarlet scarf about his neck, And it was that badge, as much as the red - gold hair above it, that had given hint his name, a name that had brought fear to the hearts of mis- creants, and gratitude from those he had served. El Caballero Rojo —the Red Cavalier! * * * Still amazed, Juanita de Cuevas stood for a moment, utterly unable to speak, her dark,eyes widened. Then her lips moved in awe as site said, barely above a whisper: 'El Caballero Rojo l" She could not be mistaken, she knew, for that red hair, the scarlet sash and gaudily decorated garments, and above all, the red kerchief around his bronzed throat, could 'belong. to only one man—the avenger of whom every Mexican above the 'border had heard! Chance bad shown to Juanita de Cuevas who he actually was, this friend in need who had so suddenlyappeared from nowhere. But it could not be helped now. Me had intended to enter this val- ley in his role of wandering va- quero, but what he had seen here had changed his plans, and it might be just no well that this girl knew. "Where can you go now, Jua- nita?" he asked with concern. "Have you friends-" Slowly she turned and faced him, And what she said left him speechless fo a moment. "I will go, senor, with you, You have proved you are my one, my only amigo. Where you go I will go. I will be your follower, your servant, to look out for your wants." Courage and firtn resolve were in her soft voice. "But you can't do that, Juanita!" Valdez exploded, startled. Her small head went up again in that proud, defiant gesture. "You are going to sec Senor Garvin," she said firmly. "That is what you say. You mean to bring him to pay for what he has done to me and my people. I know, though you have not say that much; for everybody knows that El Cabeliero Rojo fights for poor people who cannot defend them- selves. But this fight—it is as much mine as yours. I go with you." "But you don't understand," Michael. Valdez protested, patting her shoulder gently. "I'd have found Garvin even if there had not been this—this tragedy of yours here, I told you—I've been look- ing for him for a long time—five years, This is my fight, Juanita, not yours, though I promise that you also will be avenged. You must go to friends of yours— where you'll be safe. Let me know where that will be and when I get through with Garvin I'll come back and take you to a place where you will be watched out for and can start life all over again." * * He vaulted into the saddle_ and picked up El Ciclo's reins, The girl looked up at 'him, her great dark eyes accusing. "You do not intend to come back;" she said quietly. "Even if Garvin or his men do not kill you, and as you say you 'take care of him; you do not intend to come back, Senor Caballero," Michael Valdez smiled down et her, but Inc did not answer. He waved his hand and touched El Cielo lightly with the spurs, send- ing the mount down the trail. He could not answer her, because she had spoken the truth. No, El Caballero Rojo did not intend to come back for Juanita de Cuevas, El Falsetto Valley, as Michael Valdez had already discovered, was in one of New Mexico's rich- est ranges, though so remote that it was as yet Ittle known. At its greatest width it was about twenty miles wide, and there were few of the badland terrains that often break up the virgin wealth of cattle -raising and farming lands, On the other side of the first foothills, though, Val- dez had already learned from an old Indian, there was a spot known as Juniper Brakes which was as far removed from what this valley was as it was possible to conceive. But 7,1 Caballero Rojo had been glad to know of its existence, since there might come a time— as so often there did—when he would be glad of its wild sanc- tuary. Juniper Brakes, be had been told, was no more than a jumble of hills too steep- to climb on horseback, their sides. and tops covered with thick growths of stunted conifers. At the foot of the hills were alternating marshy spots and dry arroyos, With the picture of what that land nest be, Michael Valdez looked with fresh appreciation on the - valley as he rode- on and on, with the waving greenery on ei- ther side like an inland sea. The valley that Juanita de Cuevas had said had once belonged to her people, and which Raymond Gar- vin had wrested for leis own by brute force. (To Be Continued) Denise Finder of \Vhii'los roller skating team, holds "Teddy," her pet dog, entered in one of the championship events at -the Canadian National Ehibition. "We'll have fun even if we don't win," says Denise. LANN€ �S�� Don't "Wait for Him" Unless Engaged "I'M in my middle teens, and the boy * I love is going away. V,'e won't * see each other for two years. * Shall I be true and wait for him, * or am I too young for waiting?" * So writes an earnest youngster * who is anxious to be -fair, yet wise * enough to question, * There is a deplorably romantic tinge to this phrase, "waiting for him." It started during the war, when to wait for a fighting soldier was the thing to do. It sltould have no such connotation in the circ'.•"s- 'stances this girl's !cher nidi- catcs. * For what ha>pens to a girl in * her middle -teens when she waits * for a boy? She refuses to go nut * with all the others she knows. She * is automatically uninvited to many *parties, dances, and other affairs * she enjoys. She lives in an ego- * tional atmosphere of martyrdom * Which feeds upon his letters and * her own, and reduces her to a * state of mind as unreal as it is * unhealthy, ® LIVE LiFE IF TILE GIRL is 25 or older, it mould be a different trate rd ,sing. For a girl in middle -teens. hysteric- ally in love to wnil for a boy might be fatal. Inslcnd, she should refuse to be engaged to him until he COrrnCS home. She should sec other nice heti she knoses, envoy all the social activities of her group. and balanee her good times with all the education she ran gel. Sttdi a stitrdulr will krep her interesting, develop her innate tal- ents, round out her personality, and make her a more desirable wife to t/tc young nuns .rh,, marries - who LEE. BUMPH Cup of Tea Worth $50.00 To Brewer ('rut y uli mater a gond cup of t'•^? l' t•• \iilccn sacs milady may be the best coolc in the block, yet her cup of tea a failure. On the other hand, the homemaker who cooks" everything poorly sometimes surprises you with the kind of. tea that just hits the spot. To (be woman who ran brew the hest cup of tea -will go $5O in cash in the tea contest sponsored . by,fhe Canadian National Exhibi- tion to take place on International Day, Sept. 2, CNE announces, Other awards of $35 and $25 will be presented. Each woman contestant will make e cup of tea in the contest room located in the home econ- omics section, mezzanine floor, Automotive Building. The coolest will be judged by four profes- sional tea tasters anis the tea will be supplied by leading tea firms, Each contestant is required to fill in a CNE entry form available by writing to the Women's Sec- tion, Canadian National Exhibi- tion, Exhibition Paris, Toronto. Every woman entering the contest on Sept, 2 will receive a pound of tea to take hack home. ISSUE 38-1847 may out be this young snort at all. Two years' separation at their ages may change their intentions. "People say I'm only a school girl thinking I'm in lore, but I know this is the real thing!" she writes. Well, we akeays think it's the real tiring, no matter Moro many times we fall in love The course I suggest is one way for her to find out the quality and the permanence of -her present affreliant. * * * 7'o "LUCK: 11 is not easy for one who dors not know yoti to diagnose your bad luck with young men. 11ost girls tc'i,o are popular are •immacu- late in appearance, neatly dressed, do not use too much make-up. They attract boys by being good listeners; and dont nioriapolise the conversa- tion (boys love in talk about them- selves). The girls who have the most dales are usually good al sports—Irnrti.r, .steirtning, dancing, etc. --and so they are welcomed by everybody in their group. They are loyal to other girls. don't gossip. And they don't show hum eager they are for dales, Rend this again. mid analyze il. * HOWEVER, to cheer you sip, I'll * remind you that every now and * then, for a few months at a time, * even a hitherto popular girl 6nds * herself lonely. 1 -Ter boy friends * marry other girls, they move -out * of town, or they drift to other * groups. This period is trying. but * it's nothing more than that. The * girl meets new young men, and the • dates start all over. * Don't despair. Just be sure your * family knows the boys you go * with, invite several couples at a • time to wenn' house. and he an * attentive hostess. The word gets * around. * DON'T rush into an engage- " meat when you're n young tecn- * a;er, It pays to -wait, as Anne * Ilirst will explain—if you write * her at ilox A. room -421, 73 * Adelaide Si, \\'est, Toronto, Your Handwriting and You Alex S. Arnott Generosity is shown by the gen» Brat spacing of the writing. Ex- amine a page of your writing. How much margin hay.: you on the left hand side of the. page? Is the writing crowded to the edge Of the paper ,r haveyouleft a .gen- erous margin? Look at the top of the liege. Have you crowded the lepers to the top, leaving a wirlc space at the bottom of the page? When there is little margin on the left hand side or• at the top of the page, the writer is endow- ed with a goad wholesome thrifty and practical nature, if confirmed by other indications in the script. If there is a very generous spac- ing between -the fines and also between the letters, you may be sure the writer will place economy as a secondary consideration to comfort and well-being, There are . many types of gen- erosity and each has its own sign. The majority of signs show the writers to be generous with them- selves but not so generous at helping those in need. Anyone wishing a more complete analysis please send self-addressed stamped envelope to Box B, room 421, 73 Ade/aide St. West, Toronto. ' !'stere is no charge- for this service. Sunday School Lesson Wise Words About Work Proverbs 6:6-11; 18:9; 24:30-32; Ecclesiastes 5:12. GOLDEN 711X7, - 11•'holsarttcr thy hood find to do, do it wit); thy highs.—Csrrlrsiastes 9:10. 1.f the world ever needed a lesson concerning the basis and necessity of work; it isgetting it today. \!1'c have a forceful demonstraton of what happens when men turn from pro- ducing. rite things that satisfy human need to producing ways of destruc- tion. The vigorous words, written many hundreds of years ago to describe what happens when mien stop work- ing and become sluggards, describe exactlywhat has happened in many countries. To the non -worker the wise ratan of Proverbs predicted that "want as an armed maid' would corse, and that is precisely the situation in lands, striciccis by war. * Even in countries like ours, not SO seriously stricken ;by war, we have. had ample demonstration of what happens when men stop working. Without attempting to assess the matter of rights and causes, one can point to what happens when trains stop runnning, when fishermen stop fishing, when steel mills stop pro- ducing when coal miners stop dig- ging, and when building is tied up with strikes and jurisdictional con- flicts. Such strikes and lockouts no longer affect only the things that people 'can do without, but they in- vade the very basis of living and safety, imperilling the sicic, and ham- stringing the healthy. * * *' The productive powers of man are so great that if all who are able to work were doing their fair share, and were doing it faithfully and regularly, the resulting resources for the satisfaction of human heeds and for the aggrandizement of life would be so great that short hours of labor, with much time for leisure, pleasure and home-building, would be available for all. So. the wise words concerning work are still words of wisdom. And the words of Jesus, above all, are to be remembered, "My Father work- eth hitherto; and 1 work." Sewing Trick For a perfect buttonhole in loosely woven =trial, ,rftake a dot on each side of the button, gives the correct size, '1.'hen with short running stitches, sets' twice Draw line connecting dots, This around, 1 -16th inch on each side of the line. Slit the material be- tween the stitching and work. Buttonholes are thus smooth strong, and tailored. Women Df 'S . for U.K, Great :Britain has signed an ag•. reentent to 'accept -20,000 women • from displaced persons camps in the United States occupatillq,.0one, "of Germany- as immigrant Workers,. in England. • The women, 18 to 50 yeiti+old, ivillabe employed in textile:'iildus- tries, hospitals, laundries, and as domestic or agricultural workers, sou 11'111 En.io, Slaying At The St. Regis Hotel TORONTO • that. hone with lath. 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It's an education . , a holiday a preview of what's coming next in, this fast-moving world. See it at the C.N.E. ]. A Sere1111s t r,tyOOD A 11001:sT:S acneral Aran/von. l dash, n t CAN t.;IAN NATIO AL EXHIBIT!'