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Walker FURNITURE arid FUNERAL SERVICE Wirighar, Ont. Ambulance Service •4 THE WIN HAM AD VAN CE -TIMES SYNOPSIS Ruth Warren, living in the East, 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 cEiznate 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, which was 5 miles from the ranch house. As they wear- ily walked past a huge overshadow- ing boulder in a gulch in coining to the ranch house, a voice whispered "Go back! Go back." Their reception is cool and suspicious. Snavely and Indian Ann are the only occupants. Snavely is difficult to understand' but regardless, Ruth takes up the taskof trying to adjust their three lives to the ranch and its development- Ken- neth, Ruth's husbind, caught in chill- ing' rain contracts pneumonia and he passes away before a doctor arrives. Ruth tries to carryon. Snavely offers to buy Ruth's .interest in the ranch. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Ruth had backed to the door. As Snavely ceased speaking he slowly settled into his chair; slowly the fin- gers of his right hand began to _rub his forehead. "I'll take the money," breathed Ruth, and ran out of the room. She entered the adobe and stood for several minutes just inside the door, her hand on the crib against the wall.: She trembled so that she could hardly stand. After a time, she -stepped beyond to the bed beneath the window and seated herself, chin on palm, her eyes on the strip of far horizon seen through the doorway. Her face was white and the four fin- gers of the hand beneath her clrh were . pressed in a row against her lips. The sen had set; long shadows raced into the valley. Near the grind- stone by the kitchen dooz David's small voice determinedly explained something to sugarfoot. With her eyes still on the skyline, she went to the doorway. Part of that great ex- panse l her.The. of and belonged to rolling pasture lands to the east might extend forever, for any sign of boundary. Behind her, she knew, the ranchextended to the mountain tops—acres and acres, grass, trees, canyons, hills .. . Old Charley had spoken as though the Dead Lan- tern was a wonderful ranch—feed en - "I'm sorry, but I've changed my mind."—Rath chilled as she spoke, ough far two thousand head—forty thousand dollars a year. But suppose he was wrong, suppose even, that the ranch could be made to earn only a quarter of that—the very amount she had just agreed to take for her eutire interest. What would she and David do when •that money was gone? Then would David have to go to work. His inheritance could, have been a fine cattle ranch, a wholesome life out of doors, a good education, and a rea- sonable number of opportunities aft- erward. Suppbse she fought down Pier pride. Ruth could imagine how her step- mother would smile over such a .let- ter, Pride... Ruth had always been proud; how high she had held her o ]leach that day she had left borne to go to keittleth• No, she could not beg to be taken back, but perhaps she could write a business letter to her fattier: ' For a long time Ruth stood in the doorway, her eyes following • David as he played with Sugarfoot. Yes, she tvould write the letter; what was pride compared, with that pudgy-cheeked little being? But, oh, that terrible man in the ranch house! Where was the strength to fight her fear? Ann left the ranch house on the path which led to the barn, The giantess eyed Ruth curiously - "Hello, Ann." Ruth smiled uncle- cidedly. The huge woman ' paused. ,"Mr, Snavely says to git out the buckboard —I'm goin' to take you -all over to Thane's place so's you kin go in with him toznorrow." Rath put out her hand as though begging for time. The hand trembled, Slowly she stood up, "N -no, A.nn.". The girl walked swiftly past her and. enterted the living room. "Mr. Snave- ly;" she called. The door of Snavely's bedroom opened at once and he looked out. "I'm sorry, but I've changed my mind"—Ruth .chilled as she spoke— "I don't evant to go back on my word -I can't help it. The money you offered nie wouldn't be enough. I must have a. steady income—some- thing I can'. depend on for .years Don't you see? I've` just got to stay here and make this ranch pay; I'm writing East for capital. 1—if you'd help, I'm sure—" She paused then straightened and said clearly, "Mr. Snavely, this is all I have; : it's all my. son can ever have from nae or his father. I've got to make it -a big ranch. I'm going to stay. Snavely did not move, nor did he make a sound; with his pale eyes con- tracted to slits, helooked at the girl for a :moment, then his head, withdrew and the door closed softly. * * Breakfast the next morning was 'a silent affair. Snavely seemed wholly She determined to wait fqr Old Charley She, waited nervously, for she was worring about David. She had never left him -before, . , . , She believed Annwould watch bim care- fully; but suppose she didn't? Daviel could slip out of sight so easily. He might step on a snake; he might wonder what the fence around the old well concealed and find a way to crawl over. Ruth tortured herself with such thoughts for half an hour more. Pin- elly, after a long look around, she put the letter in the box, carefully A forty-five barked from the gully 'and :a splinter felw from the top of the mail box. placed the can on top as a signal to Old Charley to pick up the mail, and started back. Five minutes after she had disap- peared Snavely rode out of a ravine sabsorbed with his food, but there three hundred yards north of the was 2 tenseness about his ever- mom- ranch road and galloped toward the enent mail box. He had just reached a bru- As gully, still some distance A` she was.. leaving the room,.from the'box. when Old Charley's Snavely laked zrp- "`_ zty time you get car swooped over a hill an the main enough of this here oboe an' want tar to take me no ontit at deal,jeste road and disappeared at the bottom. ay The car would be at the mail box She paused andtried to smile. very soon. "Thank you, I shall remember. But Snavely brought ' his horse to a I'm goingto see what can be sliding stop, forced it into the gully r�•-st i done with Capital—I'm writing East` and dismounted. this morning. , A forty-five barked from the gully and a splinter flew from h• "What if you don'tgitp w thetopof y o . it:" "Well -perhaps then we can make the mail box.' At the next shot the some other arrangements Mr. Snave can fell to the ground.. . • ly—if I am successful—I wonder— Shortly after, ` Old Charley drove would you sell me your quarter in Past, glancing at the bare top of the retest? I'd like to know . the value mail box. When he was:quite; gone yoti set on it—" Snavely rode leisurely out of the Snavely took three slow steps to gully• the girl's' side. "I told you yester- day," he said tensely, "that I didn't want no money." *. * x For three consecutive Saturdays Ruth and her son were waiting at the Again the girl forced herself to mail box when Old Charley arrived, smile. "All right; the ranch will need:• -She was by this time• expecting an oher u badly,. of course. If we do obtain answer to 1 er letter.. And though no capital, it will have to be spent bil letter cane, Old Charley always 'ma- some one who understands what im- naged to have a magazine or two, provements should be made." I for which Ruth had subscribed, made The man nodded. then said easily, a welcome little bundle. The old man "You goin' down to the box? I'll ben also saw she received a small weekly, ridin' that way—I can take your let- devoted to Arizona cattle raisers. ter for you. To -day's the day the I But the most important part of mail goes in." these weekly meetings was the hour "Thank you—but I haven't had a or so of conversation' with the old ride for weeks. I think David and man. For sixty years he had raised I will go, i cattle in this part of San Jorge "You won't get there in time--; Valley and he loved to "talk ranch- with the boy. Thane'll be goin' past in'." inside of an hour. Better let me have ( Ruth progressed rapidly in her 'ed-- it:' ucation from the aimless asking of Ruth hesitated. "Thank you," she`- questions to the brish formation of smiled, "perhaps it would be best for i plans. The talk often turned upon the you to take it -if it isn't out of your %building up of herds and ranch im- way. I'll get the letter. But please i proveinent. Old Charley seemed to catch my horse for me; I think I'11' know by instinct just 'what Ruth take a ride anyway," (wanted to learn most, She learned She hurried to the adobe, Snavely, that it is often possible to do much following. Her letter lay upon the without capital; that one may ev,en table. For a moment she regarded it 'increase the quality and number of thoughtfully, but she picked it up and,one's cattle without spending huge going to the door gave it to Snavely sums or becoming too artistic with a with another word of thanks. branding iron, Old Charley praised Ten minutes after he had ridden along the southern bank of the gulch,' Ruth mounted her Boise and follow- ed. Tucked in her blouse was another letter to the Dempster Greys. This letter, which she had just written, was a duplicate of the one she had given Snavely. 'She left David with Ann. She hoped she wouldn't meet Snavely but, if so,. she could say that she had forgotten something it the first, leter. Perhaps he would, take her letter to the mail box; but he had secured to eager.— She knew that he would rather not the ranch. fn secure capitalor , Ruth saw no sign of Snavely. Nor, when she reached the boat, had Snave-, ly been before her -there was nothing in the bole but the tin can, the "fine feed along the foothills there" with a gesture which included the whole Dead Lantern ranch. These talks with the old man gave the girl new courage she understood. something of what she had to do; she saw her problem clearly. Oid Charley had given her weapons with which to fight her battle; she was no longer quite so helpless. She had avoided Snavely and had not yet given him a hint of, what slue was learning. Later, she told herself she would have suggestions to make; now elle' ` waited for the capital which of om did n c e. On the fifth Saturday since she had placed her first letter in the box, Ruth and David were again waiting for 014 Charley It was e great day for David -had be not ridden the entire distance on a epirited: horse of his own, old Sanchez? And he 'hada new pair of. chaps which his mother had made fi-ona brown canvas of an old army eat, And last week mother ;had ord- ered some things which Uncle Char- ley was to get in town. The most im- portant of these things was a small cowboy hat. The eyes of both mother and son were anxiously focused far to tine northeast, where a stripof brown road stood out on a small dun -colored hill. For Ruth , this was the lais t day of grace; a Ietter� eould have travelled twice to Philadelphia and back since that morning at the mail box. Ten minutes ofter the car came over the hill, - it appeared again a hundred yards down the road and the horn gave its customary wheeze of salutation. Ruth saw that Old Charley had a Passenger—it mustbe his son Will; g , she remembered that he was expected this week, A single glance told her that Will Thane was the first civil- ized person she had seen since leav- ing the East. It seemed yeari'; ince she had seen a man .in "a tailored bus- iness suit, white shirt, an actual collar and tie. As they were introduced, she saw that he smiled exactly like her father, The young.man seemed silent, observant sort—not so very young either—she put him down as being on the other side of thirty. "Any mail for -the Dead Lantern?" she asked Old Charley in a casual tone. "Nothing but the. papers. But I got all the stuff you wanted." He :smiled, beginning to take the packages from the machine. One of these, a round ish. box of cardboard, he gave to David. After one look inside, David carried the' box reverently to a rock some distance away. There he seated himself, wrapped in a rosy nimbus of bliss, the hat covering his small knees. It even had a horsehair band!. Continued Next Week THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON SOLOMON SUNDAY, SEPT. 17th, 1933 1 Kings 5.8. Golden Text.—Enter into His gates withthanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. (Psa, 100:4.) There is an extraordinary character, study in Solomon. He was far below his father David in important ele- ments of greatness. But he had ad- mirable qualities of an unusual sort; and he showed also pride, and lust, and selfishness. Early in his royal carreer he showed true humility in a rare degree. His wisdom has never been equalled before or since his day. The splendor and wealth of his reign and kingdom are conspicuous in the history of the world. He was a true believer, ...humbly ...worshipping and rusting God, yet falling into grievous in and staining his ` record irrevoc- ably. As children we have all tried to say what we would choose if we could have anything we wished fora Think of having the opportunity really Come 0 one.. Solomon had it. The Lard appeared to him in a dream, "And God said, Ask what I shall give thee." It was a severe test, and Solomon net it well. The verses, giving his prayer in answer to the Lord should be read aloud to the class: 1 Kings 3:6-9. He thanked God for putting him on the throne; he seemed to reinble with the sense of responsi- bility; he said: "I 'am but a little child: I know not ;how to go out or. come in." And he. asked for wisdom; hat he might have "en understanding aeart" to rule God's people wisely. We are told that "the speech pleas- ed the Lord," because Solomon had asked for this and not for long life, or riches, or victory over his enein- es. God granted; his prayer beyond even what Solomon had asked. "I lave given thee a wise and tinder - standing heart; so that there was zone like twee before thee, • neither after thee shall any rise like unto thee." And God said he would give Solon -ion also what he had not asked, "Both riches and honour," beyond all living kings. Furthermore, if Solom- on would do God's will and walk in His ways, Gad would give him long life. The historical record of .Solomon's life abundantly bears this out, Not only did he show his practical wis- dom in adjudicating difficult cases brought before him; he was the atn-, thor of 8,000 proverbs; and Ile had a wide range of knowledge, in the naw tuxal ae well as the spiritual world, being :t keen botanist, onithologist and zoologist; "And there carne of'all people to hear the wisdom of Spleen - on„ Froin all king s of the earth which had heard of his wisdom." Israel as a nation .prospered amae, ingly under him. David .vas a mail of war, Solomon a man of peace. Thursday, Sept, loth, 193r. Wealth ]loured in upon himself and his people. Some of his possessions are listed in these chapters. The daily provision of his royal palace tied household, for example, included "tern fat oxen and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an 'hundred sheep, be- side harts, and roebucks, and fallow - (leer, and fatted fowl." From time to time God remiuddd Solomon of thevital need of personal' and national righteousness, Prosper- ity 'Deane far greater • peril to men than adversity, Solomon signalized his amazing reign by building two gr.ea.t and im- posing structures. One was a house for God, the other a house for him- self; the temple of the Lord, and the palace of the . king, He spent seven years in building the temple—and he spent thirteen years in building his .own palace; If we: think of a nation in those days a thousand years before Christ as crude and primitive, it will disil- lusion us to read these chapters des- cribing Solomon's reign, and . his buildings, and the way he administer- ed his government. There was no- thing crude or haphazard about it. When lie decided to: begin building, the temple, he sent to King Hiram of Tyre, and placed an order . with him for the necessary timber, cedar trees of Lebanon ;"for thou know- est,'' he said to Hiram, "that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians." Solomon raised a levy of 30,000 men to manage this timber shipment alone —he sent them, 10,000. each month, in regular order to the north; and sone 70,000 men "bare burdens,and 80,000 hewed wood in the mountains. After seven years and six months the temple was finished. Probably there has been no building to equal it in splendor and magnificence. It is described in great detail in these chapters. "And the whole house he overlaidwith gold, until be had fin- ished." It was a great day in the nation when the temple was dedicated, and the ark of the Lord was brought up to Jerusalem to be placed in the holy of holies: As years before, in a sim- ilar ceremony at the tabernacle in the wilderness, so now, "the •cloud filled the house of the Lord," and "the glory of the'Lard had filled the house of the Lord." It: was the shekinah glory indicating the actual presence of God • .Solomon's prayer of dedication should be read carefully—one of the great and wonderful prayers to be found in the Bible. Pleading with God in behalf of his people, he. said: "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven and heav- en of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?" Yet'numb yl reverently, , ev ly, Solmo'.o n asked "That thine eyes may be open Huron & Erie Debentures .ares. a legal investment for executors and truateess. Safe for estates funds.' 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It was a divinely inspired prayer,. and God has been answering it from: that day to this—with the full, coin- • piete answer yet in the, future when' Israel recognizes a d'escentdent of' Solomon as her Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, "and the Icing' of GIory' shall come in." Tea Restriction. In April arestriction was• placed 'on - tea exports front Ceylon, India; and" Java, in puler to raise prices to growers, who, for almost four years,. had been suffering devastating loss- es. Higher prices have resulted,' not- only at the gardens, but also here on' aur own markets, -and many package.. teas already cost more than they didt six months ago. Some of the finer- quality brands are as yet unchanged;. however, and are, consequently, ever better valuethan at last April. • "Archimedes," read the schoolboy - aloud "leaped from his bath shouting: 'Eureka, Eureka!' " "One moment," said, the teacher. "What is the meaning of `Eureka'? "- "'Eureka' means 'I have found it''"" "Very well. 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