Zurich Herald, 1931-12-17, Page 2•
the
=tease_
kua„elms • . ie
(fila l.4 a large estate;
mole,.fn_law, has his
el
or•
item, her
anoevlot know that 'Unci s. 11oberta�
PPJJ 1
by 'on ,mime in the feud between tattle
raisers and sheepznen which had
barh"tgDorionfor
yea rs in Texas, . 1Cen Re -
hart, a picture manager, had Pound
'tom's peciret and she' address in
been notified,
ou darlin l
e, I'm eo
soinethl ing of lif
and romance, a;
Glenn ,Rickett'
"Texas is the
Peon
Union there's pie.
mance there. How:
e Miguel Rigu tines?"
"I'm. afraid 'I mi
uality has
stitut
him after all, Liner
CHAPTER VIII, up my mind never to',
Although she had xomised'Crookecl in a Latin. They'
• i11•Latham that slie»woul'd'shirt lor, emotional axed. Lyra""
Los;!ti,l •odones immediate) each other—the meta
her �euriosityto meet the adox ble'Don weep at thingsos.an A
Jaime Miguel liiguenes Roberta An -find humorous."
trim awakened the following morning "However, you of
with a changed mind. Darin + sentative will Iiave fo : , 'to T�
night she had decided that the Border and do so.ht ne. those.:"'gip,"
teem in June would not h to her lila Rut I do not know that Ia' •na heir
itigt She hadn't'ethe ghtest idea of to those sheep, Can't S'au, cit until
the'size of her late unaie's eetate, but a will is unearthed orthe absence of
she believed it to be incoxtsiderable, one definitely esti,blislaed? Glenn
Regardless of -its size, however, she brought up that pcent yesterday. If
asked herself what beneficent purpose there is no will snail, of course,
could she serve by going down there Uncle tom's nextt of kin, ,petitionfo1
new. The Higuenes man had volun- letters. of administration, but until :I
Leered to look after I.er interests, the have a letter from Senor Higuenes it
bank had recommended bine highly, so seems to me I can do nothing but
mark time."
why not permit him to be as neighbor-
ly as he wished! It was a week before the expected
Crooked BM was quite prepared for letter arrived from Jaime Mi u I
this change of mind. So he said no-
thing beyonda mild inquiry as to
what reply she had sent Don Jaio e
Miguel Biguenes to his charming
telegram.
"Oh, I told him I would be happy
to have him look after my interests
until I could find a man to relieve
hien, at which time he would be re-
niuneratedfor his work. I also asked
hien to send me a detailed account of
the .manner in -which Uncle Tom met
his death and instructed him to have
Uncle Tom buried in the local ceme-
tery.and send the bill to me."
"13uman !" Croked BiII's grunt was
very skeptical. "Did you ask him for
any information regarding your Uncle
Tom's estate?"
"No, Uncle Bill. I thought you'd
look after those details for me."
"I will, honey, but I have a few de-
tails of my own that require looking
after. I'm up to my eyebrows in Mo-
tors and if the market goes against
me (and I don't like the looks ofit)
I'ni liable to have to go down to Texas,
take hold of your Uncle Tom's sheep
business and try to eke out an exist,
once for us. I suppose you'd give me
it nob as your manager, wont lait_yt u,
, "m4"
•;:,J:
Roberta's eyes widened. ' "Surely,
Uncle Bill, you're jesting:"
"Pm not. Neither am I lugubrious,
my dear, It will be time enough :for
that when I invite my creditors in to
gather up the pieces."
"You're a strange mixture of optzni-
ism and pessimism, ncle Bill. Are
you really deep in the market?"
"I'm in Motors up to my eyebrows
1 have a few other lines, but Motors
is the stock that won't let your Uncle
BM sleep well lately. You see, Bobby,
when one plays on margin and sells
short, he makes a dollar a share every
time the price drops a point; if he
buys short he loses a dollar a share
every time the price mounts a point.
And the brokers keep calling for more
margin.... Well, I bought five thou-
sand shares at 110—"
"Five hundred and fifty thousand
dollars," Roberta interrupted.
"Well, the stock has gone up to a
hundred and ninety-"
"A loss of eighty points—four h m-
dred thousand dollars! Oh, *J'ncle
Bill!„
: ;oberta came to the old man and
put her fair arms around his leathery
neck. I'm Uncle Tom's heir. At Ieast
he wrote me to that effect once when
let was very in—"
"The time he was shot by his fore-
man in a quarrel over participa:~ng
profits, you mean."
"-so if you go bust, Uncle Bill, yea
can have Uncle Tom's sheep."
"A terrible heritage," Crooked B.11
replied, and shuddered. "Well, we'll
hope for the best, honey."
"Of course, you can sell now and
pocket your loss, can yon not?"
''A true sport never knows a re-
gret, Bobby. Ile always protects his
bete. I think I'll sell out my line of
cotton and steel today and use try
considerable profit to protect my other
trades." Crooked 'Bill ,Latham hung
his head and wiped his eyes care-
fully. "Seeing what a sport you are,
Bobby, I find courage to tell you some-
thing. I've sold lii'lcrest--that
I've given niy bankers a deed under
an agreement to file it for record in
case 1 fail to meet my obligations to
thebank—and if that inside crowd
keeps on shoving'Motoes up and up_'
"Whatever happens wen be brave
about it, old dear," Roberta aesu:,ed
him tenderly. "There, there, Uncle
Bike. Buck up now."
"I tell you, Bobby, I'm so nervoue
about that stock I'm afraid to go into
New York for fear I'll find myself a
babblingidiot when I step off the
train. Anything can happen in title
market, and I don't know what to deo.
I felt ie etty badly when you and
Glenn had your bust-up the other
•night," he went on. "I had hoped to
see you settled for life. What hap.
pens to me doesn't matter. A inan can
lis down in the cactus, but a women:
utast be prot0t4"
guenes. Having perused it,
handed it to Crooked Bill.
Tea v,)es4
Hato henomen
v
The formation of a rainbow de
ersus Rain
o' ,,a through water droplets. The corn.! Shakespeare Brines
man m
p r". y bows
Rends upon the passage of light Romance Used By
�,r u cry - and secondary
Sun And Moon ' Cause Bot,, Jul the spray of waves,
are seen in falling raindrops and also l London.—The only perfect copy
waterfalls and
But One is Due to . Iacvn-sprinklers. These bows are di -'mown, of Thomas Lodge's is -
T reetl lynde, which formed the basis for
pay kiCies--,()t el $Q e y opcsite the- sun or moon, as Shakespeare's "As You Like It," re -
case may be, and when suffi eptly was sold for $12,000. It was
y bright show cola
$12,000 At Auction
Raindrop ciente • c
J r e J, T.
A recent press dispatoh in wh 1diifei in y and varietyrs which f om the mitt y of the tat
a nocturnal purity with the Adams of Smithfield, Sheffield
spectaeIe ob is .size of
the drops g e.Ili-
Robt Suit 1 ip Lanai rain
"Rancho Valle Verde, Las Cruces
Co,,Texas.
"June 2
"Deer Miss Antrim:
"Supplementing any teleg week ago I regret to repo
on the 21st inst. your Uncle
Antrim, as the aftermath
pate that arose due'to your
alleged trespass with his sh
lands- not owned by him, e
in a duel with rifles on a
some ten miles from Los
dones. Bis antagonist, o
Higgins, emerged the victor i
sanguinary affray. from the
many of the Iatter, in addit
that of a Ranger who arriv
the scene immediately followin
unfortunate incident, it ap
much as I regret to say so, m
tier. Antrim was very um
aggressor. In fact Higgins
wounded three times by your
tive before he found hiilaself a
sition to return the fire; The
. ger brought Higgins and the
of'your-mule to Los Algodones
kn °` Lata e2t4. geecfl
Jury' returned a verdict of ju
able homicide.
"In' accordance with 'vim
graphic instructions -I have see
it that your uncle received C
Llan burial in Odd Fellows
etery,
"Being at this time confined to
my home with a slight indisposi-
tion, I directed my general man-
ager to call upon your uncle's fore.
pian in charge of some 40,000 sheep
on the range and inform him that
it was your wish, as the probable.
heir to your uncle's estate, that he
continue to carry on with the sheep
until the arrival of you or your
representative here. The foreman,
Bill Dingle, impressed my foreman
as being a bit recalcitrant. He
mentioned having a contract with
your uncle to participate t. a cer-
tain extent in the lettere sheep
business and stated that he was
not taking orders from anybody.
My manager thereupon showed
him your telegram to nit, convey-
ing your request that I act as your.
representative temporarily. This
written display of authority had
little or no effect on $ill Dingle
While Jim Higgins is recoveringfrom his
le ean
tittles to trespass on the forma s
lands,
"Suspecting . that your uncle
might have made a will, I suggested
to the public admanieetrator that he
look into the matter. Three days
aa letter from tbi
official informo I ing pia that the ed-
eral Trust Company of BI Paso,
had forwarded a will to be filed for
probate at Los Algodones. From
this. will it appears that you are
the sale heir and ea -executor 'with
the Federal Trust Company, whose
executorship, however, may cease,
at your option, but only after the
trust company shall have been pad
eertain loans made your uncle in
his lifetime.
"You will, doubtless, have to ere -
ploy a local attorbey. If desired,
I shall be )happy to recommend one
Who has'served theI'iguenes favi
fly ably and faithfully for forty.
years -Don Prudencio Alvis°, of
:loos Algodones.
"I regret to state that I have
very little confidence in the integ-
rity your cit ernan, Bill Dingle,
arid suggest that you take steps to
count the sheep immediately. The
count will have to be made by one
backed. by undoubted Iegal right to
do so. Upon ..,lc, request of the
local attorney for the estate the
court will appoint a man to do this
for you. I advise prompt action.
elf I can serve you further, do
not hesitate to command,
"Your obedient servant,
r'.Iaime Miguel Higuenes."
•• ' ,Ciro be •continued,),
8, 1925,
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of a d&s-
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a « o was described both as a Rhalcy are usually too faint to show bows "Rosalynde" was a romance, writ -
much. ten and as •a lunar rainbow" illustrate ;color, tthough the light of the moon ten in 1590. Shakespeare drew from
the confusion that,,prevails, not on when near the full sometimes forms it the plot of his play, inventing the
1l newspapers but in more distinctly colored bow or characters of Jacques, Touchstone and
tineslitereture, concernin preteli 'bows. pair of Audrey, but adopting all the other
g the name' personages in the original tale.
artd •afiilje,tions of certain common op' The Rainbow Family, it
peal phenomena, of the atmosphere. Shakespeare, it is supposed was • in-
fihe rainbow' family is not so debted to Lodge also for the idea
'ro?n the standpoint of the meteoro-' numerous as the halo family, but behind "Venus and Adonis."
gilt, calling a halo a rainbow, o• there are more kinds of rainbow Another high ice. a, is very much like cellin 1 than most people suppose. g Price—$1.7,500--was
tweet ti hi ppose. Series of paid for an Apocalypse. with the
peeptamus, tel "supernumerary" bows are often' Life of St. John. It contained ex-
„Halco constitute a l'a,rge group'• o seen bordering the inner edge of the trema'
olrtical ` 11 nomena comprising Lime
nous doles, arcs and patches hay)
definite {Mapes and definite locatio
with re .e t to a -. , ht
usually '
due in i,.,
ice cyrste"
tudes the' .
mostlyear'
cirro-strat
regions is
lower air
the observer.
The coma:
degrees rite
or moon.
shows distill
primary bow and occasionally the origin ofrare century.
15th centty of German
outer edge of the secondary. The[ A letter written by Catharine of
fogbow--white or nearly so—formed Arragon to Charles V. brought $1,950.
( by the minute droplets of water in As . the ueen of
jj Cath -
fog, is classed as a rainbow. The re- arine was beseechingend VIII' fleeted image of the sun on the only friend in the orld, tosaid her
as her
1 smooth surface of a body of water in her contestation of the ICing's di -
is sametimes so bright as to form a'vorce action.
bow of a pair of bows rivaling in
Splendor thosey -�---
he sun
directly. On account aof the low Po- To Helene
sition of the source of light, such Ronsard, From Thp London Observer.
bows are projected .higher in the sky When you are old, and in the candle's
than the ordinary rainbows formed i rays
at .the same time and generally inter- • You wind your thread by the fire at
sect the latter
net' edge, with
trace of blue or in
adge#..•Sn most lunaa_
ever, the light h
g t is so faint
colors are hardly perceptibl
halo is visible, on an aver
two or three days, but wit
by the sun it may •easily
Last) eventide,
Lastly, both Halos and rainbows Singing lily songs, you will say with a
o
uld be distinguished from the cif- t ` wondering pride
se reddish or rainbow -tinted ring "Ronsard wrote of me, in my beauty's
and the • sun or moon seen] days,"
ough fleecy "cloud's, taut -to crib..- -a-- ,M.•- -.,, - __
(fraction of Iight by water drops. Then never a maid whose tire"'""E'eacl`
sh
fu
aro
the •'thr
This,, di
e, every
This .$s called the "corona," a con-' nods and sways -
formed ! fusiotybreeding name, borne by at Drowsily aver her labour at side,
st ,our totally distinct natural But at the soured "Ronsard" will open
wide .'
cape .the ,les
notice of the casual obse 'rel, whose • phe
eyes are dazzled by the solar lisebt inI ,
its vicinity.
Dozens of other Judge 'been ea.
classified by science, Sortie are rings 1
around the luminary; itonie:..are arcs
tangent to these rings of 'otherwise ,
located; still others pass tlirotigh the(
luminary. The roundish'spaotcees 0Ci
light known as sun -dogs and . moon -
dogs are halos, and so are the , bril-
liant images of the sun and noon
sometimes seen from aircraft
mountaintop in clouds below the
level of the observer. Most halos
are prismatically colored --which et -
plains why they are so often ' coni- +
used .' i
sed with rainbows and In certath
varieties the colors are vivid. and
beautiful. Other members of this
halo family are pure white. Color-
tion impliesthe refraction of li
Rer eyes and bless
your name's fm-
rr'w Aye the Valleys Softened mortal praise.
Albeit V. Fowler, hi "The Car- I shall be dee•p• pin earth, a phantom
laid
Now are the valleys softened To my long rest beneath the myrtle-
' distance' lost to sight
olden dust of sunset You, sane xleold woman bent over the
ore the peace of night. fire.
Gone is the toil of noonday,
Far is the dream of sleep;
The nay and night blend slowly
And earth in wonder steep.
Light el the sun has vanished,
The darkness has no star;
The winds of time are silent
As earth and heaven are.
in passing through the crystais. Th'e . 'The
white halos are due to reflection fewer mistakes than he who distrusts
•
•
Regretful of my love and your harsh
seorn,
0 trust me, live --wait not tomorrow
morn.
Gather today the rose of life's desire.
F. L. Lucas.
• Do Toads Cause Warts?
What New York
Is Wearing
BY ANNEBELLE WORTHINGTON
Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur-,
Meted TVith Every Pattern
A snappy lightweight tweed jacketsuit that you may wear now.and later.
under your tweed topcoat.
• It is dark green mixture; The blouse.
is vivid yellow plain sheer woolen.
The coat buttons smartly over the
hips in Vionnet manner.
It's simplicity itself to make it. The
saving is enormous.
Style No. 8366 is designed for sizes
14 16, 18, 20 years, 36 and 38 inches
bust,.
Size 16 requires 2% yards 54 -inch
with 1 yard 30 -inch for waist.
It's exceedingly smart in the new
No reputable scientist or medical rust shade diagonal monotone woolen.
Trust 1 authority believes that toads cause Mauve -brown woolen used for the
Man whotrustsmen will make warts, notwithstanding the time -hon- skirt acrd bluuse with the jacket of
from the exterior of the crystals. them,—Cavour.
Charlie Cha lin' ` Tw time The cause of the warts which
i� � a Sous
ored popular belief to the contrary.
Most of the warts which. occur on 'ter -
sons in later life are, caused. by irrita-
appear on the hands of children is
not so wail understood. Such waits
The .'.mall S its of C`it.
enjoy a stroll in Paris, wit
they are seen vitt their
1s
thl<n, world -rallied svreen
will spend a year learning 1.1, ch.
mother,
mauve -brown and pastel -red plaided
woolen, has loads of dash for the col-
lege girl,
110W TO ORDER PATTERNS
•
Write your name and addres>
often come suddenly, and sometimes `f l3r, giving number and size of such ,
ierns as you want. Enclose ht
n groups, and they also frequently! stamps or coin (coin preferred;20c wrap
disappear suddenly. This fact, i it carefully) for each number, acid
coupled with the simple analogy be, address your order to Wilson Pattern
tween the warty appearance of toads Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.
and the existence of warts on the
hands of children who like to play
with toads, probably gave rise to the
belief that handling toads causes
warts ou the hands. The skin of
Milan -Venice Canal Project
Is Revived After 80f Fears'
Ian.—An Italian Canal • system,
the toad secrets a poison which acts plans for which have been in abey 1
as a violent irritant to the eyes and 1 ance since the twelfth century, may:
mouth; but not to the skin of man. become a reality.
Medical scientists have observed thatplans are under for a.
susceptibility to warts in childhood I waterway that would
way connect Milandeep
seems to run in certain families and and the fertile plains of Lombardy,
is apparently hereditary to some ex- with the Adriatic'Sea at Venice. The
tent at least. --"Animal Life." project includes pIans to dredge and
dam. the Po River to form 'a wide
---------e'er-----
waterway accommodating vessels of
Toronto Professor' Sees Hope deep draft.
t
For a', 'Perfect Conductor r' ! _-----._.,
Montreal. -.-A perfect conductor of II
electricity, long sought by engineers,
may soon' be an actuality, Dr. J: C,
Mci.ennan, chairman , of the depart -
tient of physics of the University)
of Toronto, declares,
world's
a conductor would render the
electrical transmission equip.
anent obsolete by cutting down leale
age of current carried over long des-
Itances, it was explained,
Dr. McLennan said that he had
already produced an alloy which is a
1I perfect conductor at temperatures
several degrees' higher than pure
'metals such as lead or tin. The only
hurdle left, he said, Is the produc-
tion of an alloy which will serve pert
1 featly at otditary temperatures.
Lir;bby �'`1tx dear, this pie is a
poem. Your own work?"
Wlfey--"Well the cook collabor-
ated"
"Things wauid• get better if people
quit crying," ---Billy Sunday,
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