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J CUSS MAIL
Adapted from the Metro-
G.oidwyn -- Mayer Picture
by IALSEY RAINES
SYNOPSIS
A quick -shooting, slow -thinking
Nevadan of 1850 is "Just" Bag -
got, who is saved from lynching
log Miguel O'Sullivan, a barman,
when the owner of a stolen horse
catches up. O'Sullivan suggests
they rob the Jackass Mail. Bag -
got disarms O'Sullivan, deter-
mined to reap the spoils alpne.
Red Gargan, an outlaw, gets ahead
of him, holding up the mail ,and
(killing the driver. Baggot then
hires at Gargan, who flees, and
brides along with Clementine
Tucker, owner of the mail.
CHAPTER TWO
Trying to get Clementine to
eve some hint of whether she was
in fact carrying a shipment of
gold on the mule trek, Baggot
found himself getting exactly no-
where. He even cast out a feeler
about marriage, and sharing each
other's resources. Finally, as
they paused to eat, making a
small campfire, he decided to take
drastic . action.
"What name do you use with
]Baggot, anyhow?" Clementine
was asking.
"That's all—just Baggot," was
the answer. "I wouldn't tell this
to nobody but you, ma'am, but
my first name's Marmaduke!"
"Where'd you dig that up—out
of, a seed catalogue?" Clementine
asked.
"Naw," said Baggot. "Goes
back to the Marinadukes of Scot-
land." He had crossed, as if casu-
ally, to the rear of the wagon.
There he picked up a short end
of rope that he had spied before.
Coming back behind Clementine,
he suddenly seized her, whirled
her about and bound her pinioned
'wrists with the cord, disregarding
her cries.
"Now, take it easy, ma'am," he
said. "I ain't gonna hurt you."
"Just what are you aimin' to
do?" asked Clementine grimly.
"Well, you see, ma'am," went
on Baggot, "a feller's gotta figger
to put somep'n by fer his old
age—"
"You found out about the gold
we wuz carryin', did you?" cut in
Clementine. "And you're aimin'
to leave me hogtied here — just
when everythin' was lookin' so
good too!" •
"What's that, ma'am?" asked
Baggot, pausing as he hitched the
mules.
"Oh, I been thinkin"'bout what
you said about two people goin'
away somewhere, like China,"
said Clementine, in her coyest
manner. "But I guess it's no use
talkin' 'bout that now."
"Shucks," said Baggot, turning.
"A fine woman like you wouldn't
go runnin' off with no gold claim
jumper like me!"
"S'pose I said all you gotta do
is untie these here ropes and
lead the way?" countered Clem-
entine.
"D'ye mean it?" said Baggot
eagerly. Hesitating a moment, he
unbound her wrists. "We'll sure
.do some high rollin' on that gold,
ma'am.!" he added.
,,, %N *
Clementine studied him. "Well,1°
she replied, "now you're a win-
ner, ain'tcha gonna pick up your
profits?"
Baggot, after some thought, got
the idea and edged closer. "You
mean, sorts' grab myself a little
kiss?" he grinned.
When he came to her side, Cle-
mentine made a panther -like
movement. Seizing his revolver,
she spun back and aimed at him.
"Now, you web-footed, foul•
-
smellin' varmint," she cried, "you
showed your hand fer nothin'l
They ain't no gold in that wag -
gin !"
Baggot was dumbfounded, both
by the dexterity of his antagon-
ist and her last statement.
"Huh?" he gaped.
"I turned it all in at the bank
in Sacramento," said Clementine
triumphantly. "An' jest in time
too. Glory be fer that!"
Baggot's grin now was a labored
one. "'Cept I knew they wasn't
no gold there all the time!" he
said.
"Sure you did!" cried Clemen-
tine scornfully. • "Now you start
down the road, you bow-legged
alligator, or I'll shoot you our of
your no-good hide!"
"But, ma'am," protested Beg -
got, "you wouldn't turn a feller .
loose in this here wild forest with-
out no gun or nothin'. I'll be
clawed up by mountain lions or
grizzly bears!"
"Animals has more sense than
to make theirselves sick on any
meal like you," retorted Clemen-
tine. "Git movin' !"
Baggot had gone only about
twenty yards, however, when she
seemed to be seized by another
feeling.
"Hey, come back!" she cried.
"Get up here an' drive. An' don't
take your eye aff'n that road till
we hit Gold Camp. I'll make an
honest man out o' you if I have
to blast your head off, by Davy!"
* * *
The miners who had inspected
Clementine's choice of mail driv-
er, to replace the late Hickory
Jake, shook their heads skepti-
cally. The newcomer looked
pretty shiftless to them. There
was still another Baggot liability
that even Clementine didn't know
about, until they were out deliv-
ering mail one marring.
"I've got a ,package for Red
Gargan," said Clementine. "Get
it out of the bag!"
Baggot fumbled about, brought
out several packages. Finally he
selected one. "Them Irish names
is kinda hard to make • out," he
said. "Here she is."
Reaching out suspiciously, Cle-
mentine grabbed the package. "So
that's for Red Gargan, is it?" she
cried. "Well, the name on it is
Bill Baker! I'd like to know how
you 'spect to handle any mail
CROCHETED SHAKO WORKED IN SHELL STITCH
A smart looking and comfortable crocheted hat, which is a'devase
Hon from the popular "beanie" is the Shako Cap done in shell stitch.
It is an easy crochet job. Pattern No. 1071 contains list of materials
'needed, illustration of stitches and complete instructions.
To order pattern: Write or send above picture with your name
and address with 15 cents in coin or stamps to Carol Aimee, Room
421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Tpronta.
route when You can't even read ,L
line!"
Baggot, shuffling up the steps
to deliver the parcel, mumbled
something about picking up a new
pair of spectacles in Sacramento
City on his next trip there, Ole,
mentine wasn't in the least de-
ceived.
The bright-eyed, freckled lad
who came to the door said- that
his name was Tommie Gargan,
and that Red Gargan wasn't at
home.
He betrayed great excitement
as he saw the package, His father,
he said, had ordered a watch from
Chicago, months ago. This might
be it. Baggot had been instructed
by Clementine to collect seven
dollars before leaving the pack-
age—in those days the impromptu
mail deliveries were run on a per-
sonal collection basis—but Tom-
mie's wistful face changed Bag-
got's point of view. Impulsively
he took off the wrapping of the
package; • a huge watch was in-
side. As Tommie's eyes bulged,
Baggot turned it over to him, and
said he would collect the money
from Red when he saw him.
Clementine's eyes glimmered as
she heard Baggot's fumbling re-
port of how he had decided to
leave the watch with the boy. She
had been right, she calculated, in
her estimate that there was some-
thing else to Baggot besides a
covetousness for gold and a quick
finger on the gun.
Tommie was playing with his
newly arrived treasure when his
father came back. He displayed
the watch proudly, and told Red
that a fellow named Baggot, the
new mail carrier, brought it.
"Baggot?" echoed Gargan. He
had checked on the name of the
man who had shot him as he was
consummating the successful mail
hold-up. At the same time; he
knew he must be guarded in his
conversation. Tommie must never
know what his actual business was.
"They got Hickory Jake," went
on Tommie, in a plaintive voice.
"One of them hold-up fellers." He
paused. "Baggot says he winged
him but he got away."
"I see," said Gargan, between
clenched teeth. In a moment he
pleaded having forgotten an er-
rand, and slipped away from the
yard with Jim Swade, his sinister -
looking companion.
"Look here," Swade said angri-
ly. "You said you all talked Miss
Tucker into lettin' you handle the
mail."
"I did," nodded Gargan. An
unpleasant light carne into his
eyes and he went on: "She said if
Hickory Jake ever got too old for
the job—"
"Well, he did," said Swade. "In
a manner of speakin'. Now listen,
Red, we can't afford to miss out
on them gold shipments." Gargan
nodded. "Right."
"They run better'n twenty thou-
sand a week," went on Swade.
"And with you handlin' the
mail—" He broke off. "Say,
who is this Baggot anyway?"
Gargan's only answer was to
glance at his bandaged wrist. It
was enough.
"So he's the feller," snapped
Swade. "You're not goin' to let
him get away with it, are you?"
"I'in goin' to have a little talk
with him," said Gargan grimly.
(Continued Next Week)
British Destroyed
Burma's Oilfields
The British did a good job of
destroying anything of value in
Burma before they relinquished
the country to superior Japanese
forces. Sir Reginald Dorman -
Smith, who was governor of Bur-
ma told of the "absolute devast-
ation" wrought in Burma, and
said the job of destroying the
oilfields and plant was in charge
of W. L. Forster.
He described Forster as the
"greatest saboteur in history."
"Whatever little mistakes he
made when he destroyed oilfields
in the Dutch. East Indies he cor-
rected in Burma and I am told
some of the Burma oilfields may
never come back into production,"
said Sir Reginald.
81 -Year -Old Man
Reaps His Harvest.
"Nothing to it," says 81 -year
old William Todd, who did all the
mower, binder and horse -raking
work on his 116 -acre form in the
Beachville district, five miles east
of Ingersoll. He also had to trip
the rake with a stick because of
a leg injury received several years
ago.
Dieppe Race Track
British pilots, bask from the
Dieppe raid, told how a United
Nations task force went ashore,
captured the Dieppe race course
and converted it into an emerg-
ency air field. At least one pilot,
forced down during an action,
landed on the field, destroyed his
plane, and returned to T.ng'.and
with the commandos.
ISSUE 37-'42
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TABLE TALKS
SADIE B. CHAMBERS
THE FRUIT SEASON IS HERR
These are the days when our
local fruits are ripening and when
we should take advantage of their
deliciousness by canning some for
the winter months which are to
come. The subject of canning
is such a broad one that it is
impossible to treat each method
properly in such a small space.
Briefly the following are the best
methods:
Preparation: All fruit should
be picked carefully and then pre-
pared according to type. - Large
fruits should be cut in pieces and
if dry and pulpy, such as apples
and pears, should be covered with
water before simmering until ten-
der. Small juicy fruits require
no water.
Open Kettle Canning: If fruit
is moderately acid and very juicy
use no water but cover with sugar
and let stand over night. In the
morning cook until tender with
as little stirring as possible. Fruits
less juicy should be covered with
a sugar syrup and cooked until
tender.
Hot Pack: Fruit is prepared as
above but cooked for a shorter
length of time. Pour into hot
sterilized jars to within about b/
inch of the top. Adjust rubber
rings (dipped in boiling water),
cover with sterilized top seal and
leave jar ring partly screwed (if
spring top is used do not adjust
second spring). Place jars in rack
in the kettle; cover well with
water at same temperature as jars
and bring to a boil. Boil for re-
quired time and be sure that the
jars do not touch each other. If
this process is done in the oven
have a carefully controlled tem-
perature of 275 degrees. Re-
move from water bath, tighten
and seal. Invert jars while cool-
ing to test leaks. If using steam
pressure cooker follow directions
given by manufacturer.
Cold Pack Canning: Pack fruit
into jars • (sterilized) to within
one inch of the tap. Place fruit
and sugar in alternate layers in
proportion to the desired syrup.
(Thin syrup Ye cup sugar to 1
of fruit and heavy syrup 1 cup
sugar to 1 of fruit). Cover with
cold water until overflowing. Ad-
just rubbers and tops as for hot
pack. Place on rack and cook
slowly as in the hot pack method.
Jams and Conserves: Measure
fruit and cover with enough
water to simmer until tender. Add
warmed sugar providing ?i. cup
to one cup of fruit. Continue
to simmer until thick, stirring
frequently. Skim. Turn into
sterilized jars and cover at once
with a thin layer of hot paraffin.
When cool apply another layer of
paraffin to assure perfect seal-
ing.
Jellies: Select fruits that are
not dead ripe. Clean and cook
until very tender. Pour into a
scalded jelly bag and allow to
drip into a scalded container. Do
not squeeze the bag. Heat juice
to boiling point and simmer ten
to twenty minutes. Add warmed
sugar allowing Se cup of sugar
to one of juice. Stir over heat
until sugar dissolves. Boil gently
(skimming as necessary) until a
few drops of the solution "sets"
when tested in cold water.
Jellies With Pectin: Fruits such
as blueberries and raspberries re-
quire the addition of pectin to
make them jell. The best advice
for these fruits is to adhere strict-
ly to directions given with Pectin
or any similar commercial pre-
parations.
Miss Chambers wele",ues personal
letters front iniere,+tea reamers. She
is pleased to receive suggestions
on topics for her column, and Is
via ready to listen to your ::pet
peeves." lieeuests for recipes or
special menus are in order. Address
your IetteA do ";hiss Sadie! 11. chain -
hers, 7a West Adelaide Street. To-
ronto.' Semi ntaiupell self-addressed
envelope if you wish :L teller.
Tw,Ii= art P' giant
Leads far Drive
60 -Year -Old Man and 79 -
Year -Old Helper Work 105
• Hours A Week
The two-man production staff
of a plant at Bay City, Mich.—
a 60 -year-old employer and his 70 -
'year -old employee --received a
large American Flag poster, of-
ficial recognition as a labor-man-
agement production drive commit-
tee, and a letter from Donald M.
Nelson commending their efforts.
Jake Sparling wrote President
Roosevelt that he and Percy
Fogelsonger, his entire "staff,"
had been working an average of
15 hours a 'day, seven days a
week, and had made 18,000 steel
flanges for war machinery.
Mr. Sparling said "the old gent
and myself" would like a pen-
nant.
Mr. Roosevelt sent the letter
to Mr. Nelson, Chairman of the
War production Board, who not
only sent a large American Flag
poster surmounting the inscrip-
tion "Give It Your Best," but or-
dered Mr. Sperling's name to lead
all the rest of the plants formally
"Rice Krispies" is a registered
trade mark of Kellogg Company
of Canada Limited, for its
brand of oven -popped rice. Get
some today.
entered in the war -production
drive "in recognition of the ex-
ample the entire working force o'f
your plant is setting for the rest
of the nation."
Mr. Nelson suggested the work-
ing schedule of Mr. Sparling and
Mr. Fogelsonger was "a little too
strenuous for some even younger
workmen to maintain, even
though you two gentlemen seem
to thrive on it."
The Sparling-Fogelsonger "la-
bor - management committee"
makes flanges used on wooden
pipes that are installed in large
defense plants.
Mr. Sparling ran the tiny shop
by himself before the war, mak-
ing pulleys and doing odd jobs
repairing machinery. His "ex-
pansion" for war production con-
sisted of hiring Mr. Fogelsonger,
who had been in the habit of
spending much time in the shop.
Labor - management relations
have been "ideal," according to
Mr. Sparling. When they need
money, he 'explained, he goes to
the pipe company which uses their
flanges to "take out what we need"
for grub and Iiving expenses and
buy bonds • with what's left."
A Bit Of tHumo b
In Dieppe Battle
There was a bit of grim humor
aboard a British destroyer as
hundreds of four -inch shells were
being fired into German strong
points along the coast at Dieppe,
a British naval observer revealed
recently.
He stood on the bridge of one
destroyer and said he listened to
a first lieutenant of only 23 giv-
ing spotting directions to his offi-
cer of quarters, an even younger
sub -lieutenant.
Once, the observer said, he
heard the first lieutenant re-
mark:
"Albert, your shots are falling
short on the cliff face. It may
be an idea to bring the enemy
clown with the cliff but I think it
is rather a long-term policy."
HOME BAKED BRAN NUT BREAD
For the older generation one of the pleasantest memories of
childhood is baking day when a warm fragrance of erisp golden
loaves filled the kitchen.
Today home baking is staging a revival, but fortunately "quick"
breads are usurping the place of the old fashioned leavened bread.
Popular is All -Bran Nut Bread. This glorious tasting loaf is both
rich in vitamins and magnificent in flavor. Actually, it's good enough
to take the place of those rich desserts that have been banished from
the war -time dinner table. Directions for making this breed follow:
All -Bran Nut Bread
1 egg cup X11 -Bran
%cup sugar 21,i cups flour
1 eup milk 1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons melted shortening 3 teaspoons baking powder
3i cup chopped nut meats
Beat eggs and sugar until light. Add milk, shortening and All -
Bran. Sift flour with salt and baking powder; combine with nut
meats; add to first mixture, stirring only until flour disappears. Bake
in greased loaf pan with waxed paper ie the bottom, in moderato
oven (350°F.) about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Yield: 1 loaf (41/2. x 01a inch pan).
B:cntt.
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Tri- Postum today. No coupons
needed. With each successive
crop, P Ostuln'8robllst, s atiEfying
flavor seems more delicious.
it's easily made, requires less
sugar, and is very economical.
And because Postum contains
neither caffeine nor tannin it's
a safe beverage for everyone.
4 QZ. SIZE MAKES SO CUPS . a OZ. SIZE MAKES 100 CUPS
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