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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1933-08-10, Page 6ington Mutual Fire Insurance >rance Co, 'Established 1840. links;; #akerr on all class of insur- >la .'0,t 'reasonable rates. Iliad Office, Guelph, Ont. lS COSENS, Agent, Wingham Je, W..BUSHFIELD arrister, Solicitor, Notary,Ete. Money to Loan Office -Meyer Block, Wingham Successor to Dudley Holmes R. S. HETHERINGTON BARRISTER And SOLICITOR Office: IVlorton Block. Telephone No. 66. J, H. CRAWFORD ' Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Successor to R. Vanstone Wingham. Ontario DR. G. H. ROSS DENTIST Office Over Isard's Store. DR. A. W. IRWIN DENTIST — X-RAY Office, McDonald Block, Wingham DR. G. W. HOWSON DENTIST Office over J. M. McKay's Store. 777 WIC] GHAM ADVANCE -TIMES Thursday, August 10th, 1933 SYNOPSIS. from one bank of the gulch to the Ruth Warren, living : in the East, other, conscious of no thought or plan. Then Ruth caught her breath in an hysterical sob, another followed. Warren, gripped her shoulder with the agony of the sudden cough which presently was flecking his white lips with red. , . A dog barked friendily. Some dis- tance ahead the gulch turned to the right and the road rose out of it by another' incline. At the bottom , of this cut in the bank sat a small black dog. "Dog!" announced David, squirm- ing about in his mother's arms. As far as he was concerned, all was again well with the world. Something of this feeling carne to the parents. With a backward glance, .which now held wonder instead of blind fear, they went forward with quickened step. When they were quite near, the dog—one of whose remote ancestors had undoubtedly been part Spaniel— moved out of sight at the side of. the incline. A few more strides again brought the man and girl to a rigid halt. In the shadow of the bank stood the most gigantic woman they had ever seen. Nearly six and a half feet in height, her huge arms folded across her breast, she stood as straight as the sheer bank behind her. Her' face, hawk -nosed, had the dig- nity of an Indian chief's and the col- or of a southern negro. "Where you all think yo're goin'?" she demanded, her voice a deep ominous rumble.. comes into possession of three-quar- ter interest in an Arizona ranch, left to her in the will of her only broth- er, reported to have died while `, on business in Mexico. With her ailing husband and small child she goes to Arizona to take possession, thinking the climate may prove beneficial to her husband's weakened lungs. Ar- riving at the nearest town, she learns that the ranch; "Dead Lantern" is 85 miles across the desert. Charley Thane, old rancher and rural mail carrier, agrees to take them to "Dead Lantern" gate. H. W. COLBORNE, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Medical Representative D. S. C. R. Successor to Dr. W. R. Hambly Phon 54 Wingham DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND M.R.C.S. (ENG.) L.R.C.P. (Lond.) PHYSICIAN AND. SURGEON NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Neither the girl nor her husband seemed anxious to start up the road. It was when this fact became plain to them both that Ruth cried, "It'll be sundown before long—we simply can't stay here." Warren nodded. "We'd better I guess." Ruth looked back toward the gate. Beyond, her eyes sought the -occas- ional stretches of dusty highway as it wound, up the valley eighty-five miles to the first thing which could be called civilization, eighty-five mil- es to a policeman. She shivered; but turned to her husband with a smile which was meant, to be brave: "All right, dear; let's go. If, we get shot we'll just get shot—we can't stay here and we certainly can't go back." F. A. PARKER OSTEOPATH All Diseases Treated. Office adjoining residence next to Anglican Church on Centre Street. Sunday by appointment. Osteopathy Electricity Phone 272. Hours, 9 a.m. to :8 p.m. A. R. & F. E. 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They came among' the lower foot- ings of the mountains. No longer could their eyes follow the two par- allel paths through the dead, grass for any distance. Constantly, the road dipped into ravines, skirted low hills, crossed gulches and arroyos covered with coarse gray sand. The man's lips were bluish -white, his breathing rasped, short and quick. The girl plodded doggedly in the dust, red of face, sweat -grimed. The sun winked from behind a jag- ged peak and was gone. The 'man and woman stared at the mountains —dun -colored, utterly, desolate. Day - R. C. ARMSTRONG LIVE STOCK And GENERAL AUCTIONEER Ability withspecial training en- able me to give you satisfaction. Ar- rangements made with W. J. Brown, Wingham; or direct to Teeswater.• Phone 45'ir2-2. THOMAS E. SMALL LICENSED A[JCTIONEER 20 Years' Experience in Farm Stook and Implements. Moderate Prices. Phoro A J W sike•r EURNITtJRE • and F'l f 1ER►L SER"I.C. VVingham, ,Ambulance Seri/ice Snavely's face ,returned in a little jump to the girl. "Just what are you aiming to do here?" about it." iw "You — come here — to take this ranch—" His words filtered, At length, with an effort, lie spoke, his voice in a softer key. "You—got— your documents?" "Yes, Mr. Warren has the will in his pocket. Please -can't we go up to the house? My husband and little boy must rest. We walked all the way up fr9ni the mail box." "Let's see -the will," Warren was able to step forward and give Snavely the paper. The man. read it slowly and completely. At last he lifted his eyes to the .girl. "Why didn't your brother tell me about this?" "I'm sure .I don't know." "H -e tog' me he didn't have no folks." The girl hesitated. "His real mo- ther is dead and Harry and I—Har- ry became estranged from ,his father before he came West. Perhaps that was what he meant." "Huh. Maybe. You'seen a lawyer about this, I reckon?" -- There was a perceptible pause be- fore Ruth replied. "Yes," she said firmly, "and my lawyer has the other copy. Now please, take us to the house—can't you understand? My husband is not well." For a long moment Snavely look- ed at the girt At last his eyes shift- ed to the giantess and he nodded slightly toward the house. Without a word the woman picked' Warren from his feet and strode on. Ruth held out her hand, and Snave- ly, with a sharp glance into her eyes, slowly gave her back, the will. He walked beside her during the time it took to cover the distance to the house—nearly two hundred yards—in complete silence. Nothing he could have done would have served better to put the girl in a more frantic state of mind. She felt that he was think- ing, planning, feverishly and craftily. And as she neared the small house with its whitewashed walls and red roof of corrugated iion, Ruth War- ren became aware of another dissat- isfaction., A hundred feet west • of the house stood a huge adobe ruin. It had character, this rutin. Cornpar- ed to the one-story ranch house with its almost flat roof, the ruin had been a palace. Grins, mutilated, forgotten, the old building frowned upon the ranch house. The girl had a queer fancy which made her slier. It seemed, to her that the ruin wanted the house to come closer—very close --for just a moment. The giant woman arrived at the porch of the ranch house first. Car- rying Warren to a rawhide cot she( laid him upon it. ". Warren promptly sat up; grinning at his wife as she and Snavely ar- rived. "Great Scott, Ruth, but Pve certainly been •carried- She's the strongest thing I. - ever 'inet in my life." The giantess opened, the screen door and handed a pillow to the girl. After she had arranged her husband comfortably upon the cot, the girl left him with Snavely and took her -son into the house. Snavely spoke no word to Warren. When the girl returned she gave Warren a glass of ,milk and some crisp tortillas. For the first time since returning the will' to the girl, Snavely spoke. "When •did you get in?" he asked suddenly. "You mean when did we arrive in town? Only this morning. -You see," continued the girl, "we wrote you about a fortnight ago—but we got 'hereas soon as the letter -we didn't know about your once -a -week deliv- ery." , "You seen your lawyer this morn- "'I" don't understand— what law- yer?" "There must have been a lawyer to send you the will when your ,bro- tiler died?" "Oh. No, Harry sent us the will himself—it was some time ago; about three months after he went into this ranch,' "Huh." There was a quite a pause. "But you just said your lawyer had a copy of it," "There are plenty of attorneys in the ]vast," replied the girl sweetly. "I reckon" Snavely considered :a corner of the whitewashed wall. The sounds from within indicated that the giantess was getting supper, Snavely's eyes r'etttrhed irl a little jump to the girl, "lust what are you. airein' to do here:" ' "Well, since 1 leave this interest the ranch,`'I sttppoSe I'm `in the same position that Harty was, I cacti"t be the partner ha was, but I'll try to do myshare." Adefinite plan shown in his pale eyes. "Oh, sure, Well, now I get you—yes, sir." Snavely seemed on the verges of becoming pleasant. "I've got the idear—you an' me is to go on jest like as if you was your bro- ther. Is that it?" "Why, yes: I have the same inter- est in the ranch that he had." - "You sure have." ,There was a long, silence, "I sup- pose," said the girl, "that there will be some legal technicalities or some- thing, won't there? I thought we'd Leave it until we .could see about it together, you know," (Continued Next Week.) It was a moment before the girl could make a 'sound; then the words poured themselves out' shrilly. "I'm A HEALTHSERVICE -OF THE. CANADIAN MEDICAL. ASSOCIATION AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA THE VITAMINS War was responsible, according to observers, for a great increase in the niniber of cases of pellagra, a defic- iency disease, in the plantation areas of the Southern States. In one sec- tion on the south-west coast of New- foundland, following upon the. earth- quake and, tidal wave disaster of 1929 several hundred cases of beri-beri, another deficiency disease, and other diseases primarily: due to a deficient or poorly -balanced diet, made their appearance, • - It does not necessarily require wars, famine or economic stress to provide disorders of this nature. It is well known that mild, or border- line cases are widespread. Over -in- dulgence in some particular food, whether because of a fondness for that food or on account of some food- fad, is responsible for some cases, Important as the contributions of medical science have been. in dispell- ing the mists which surrounded these and other preventable diseases, there is ;still, unfortunately, a decided a- pathy on the part of a large number of people in applying knowledge that is so well and so firmly established. The practical application is to use milk and milk products, green leafy vegetables and fruits daily. Questions concerning Health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College St., Toronto, will be answered personally by letter. Out of the mystery and confusion whichearly attended the discovery of the vitamins has come an under- standing of their application to and value in certain nutritional,.disorders. These disorders are grouped togeth- er under the heading of deficiency diseases. Generally speaking, a' well balanc- ed diet offers an abundance of vita- mins to the adult, but in the case of the •expectant mother, the infant and the young child, certain additions to the diet may be and usually are ne- cessary. Apart from the dairy pro- ducts, no group of foods contains a more adequate supply of vitamins than do the ordinary vegetables that are so easily procured at this time of year, and which are relatively in- expensive. During such critical times as those in which we live, when we are faced with an economic depression, or fol- lowing wars or famines, it has been noted that difficulties arise when the. average diet is not up to the requir- ed standard. At such a time, defic- iency diseases as well as certain nu- tritional disorders occur. Thus, the reduction in the price of cotton fol- lowing the outbreak of the Great id clutched his mother tightly at theMrs. Warren, the sister of Harry sound of her voice. "Where are we the, own three-quarters' of this ----" she moaned. "Oh, Kenneth, r ranch -take us to Jep Snavely at on - where we are?'' ce—at i e—at once!" He shook his head, but could not The giantess bent her head slight - afford breath for speech. ly, unfolded her arms, and turning, The girl picked up her son and started up the incline, the little dog started forward desperately. 'frisking before her. At the bottom of .the next arroyo—Warren took an uncertain step for - well filled with live oak trees—the I ward, tottered and fell in a heap. wheel narks of the Indian's wagon l - "Help usic;' cried the girl, dropping turned to the right and disappeared beside her husband. up the river of sand. It was strange I The huge woman came slowly how they missed those fresh wheel down to them. She stooped and lift - tracks. I ed Warren in her arms. "Come," she Beyond this arroyo the road rose to rumbled, and 'strode out of the gulch, descend presently into a deep gulch. 1 carrying the man more easily than The banks on -either side fell sheer the girl carried the child. to the' bottom of coarse, bare sand- I At the top of the gulch the girl a great channel plowed by cloud- saw the ranch house and buildings. bursts in the mountains. A distance She also saw a man leave the barn ahead a large brown boulder thrust I and walk swiftly toward them. He its bulk through the sand, The young had a bucket in his hand—a bucket man and the girl kept their eyes up- l of milk. on this rock—an oasis, a place to sit.( "Who are you?" The man stopped for a moment, a place to empty their I close to the girl. His tall, wiry body shoes. The road, too, bent slightly was tense, sinuously alert. His pale to pass the rock. • 'blue eyes, almost white against the They rested a moment until the dark tan of his clean-shaven face, deepening dusk, the awful silence shifted constantly with small quick forced them to their feet. They took movements as though focused in ,turn but one step then froze to statues,Iupon every point of her face, "An - terror leaped into their faces: a voice ' swer mel" His voice was imperious, —low, intimate, whispered into their high-pitched—"What are you doing here?" The girl caught her breath sharp- ly. "I am Ruth Warren and this is my husband " She indicated War- ren who was now standing, support- rabbit could leave been hidden, Yet ed by the giant woman, "My ltus- the hollow whisper .carie again, at batict must have rest at once—a bed." their very ears. "Go—back, You--- must---go---backl Go—" Like wild things, the man and wo- Wan ran blindly forward. Immedi- ately the whisper was lost, dying away on a stn gk word. The two stopped again and clang together trembling, • The darkness was coming quickly—already the handed :walls of the gulch had taken on weird rnyst- ery front the light, With terro:r.wid- erred eyes the ears. "Go -back. Go—back." "Ken,---" Ruth screamed the word. The man arid woman clutched each other, staring wildly. The gulch was still barrens nothing moved, not a 1God, than trust in the light of he brightest day that ever dawned". --C. H. Spurgeon. GMS FROM LIFE'S SCRAP -BOOK TRUST Whoso trusteth in the. Lord; happy is he."—The Bible. * "Trust in God for great things. With your five loaves and to: fishes He will show you a way to feed thousands." --Horace Bushnell. * * * "How calmly may we commit our- selves to the hands of Him who bears up the- world!" Jean Paul Richter. * * * "Divine Love is our hope, strength and; shield. We have nothing to fear when Love is at the helm of thought but everything to enjoy on earth and in heaven."—Mary`Baker Eddy. :k * :k ; "I would sooner walk in the dark, and, hold hard to a promise of my el' * "Be thou like the, bird perched up on some frail thing, although he feels the branch bending beneath him yet loudly he sings, knowing full well that he has wings.",—Mme, •de Gas parin, * * "When we trust our brother, whom we have seen, we arc learning to trust God, whom we have not ,seen," —James Freeman Clarke, People who guessed that the Mar- athon swims at the Canadian National Exhibition would lose their popular- ity in a couple of years were quite mistaken. This year the eighth an- nual acquatic crawl's of ten miles for women and fifteen miles for men will be held. These events continue. fc attract upwards of 100,000 spect- ators. Casey—:"All I want is a dollar!" Kelly -"Oh, if that's all you want. •° I wouldn't trust you—you lack am- bition." 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