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CHAPTER VI
At the end of the short street
the sage began, mingled with
patches of range grass. Hooker
*truck a trail that ran outside
the bottleneck of the valley and
wound upward toward the mesas.
For half an hour the two rode
in silence. Hooker now and again
reining in to drink from a bottle
that he carried in his saddle
pocket. Invariably he tendered
the bottle to Dave first, but
Dave declined it.
They had reached the lower.
Mesas and the upper mesas. The
sage had given place to a thin
scrub. Looking back, Dave could
see the whole valley stretched
out beneath him, and Mescal a
:mere blur on the landscape, far
below. He spoke for the first
time.
"Seems to me pardner, you got
mighty poor grazin' up here,"
he said. "Looks like a self-re-
spectin' eow would have a hard
beratchin' for to make a livin'."
Hooker swayed in the saddle.
leered at him as he rode closer.
"I've only got one cow, Dave,"
he answered, "and a rundown
ranch."
"Different when my wife liv-
ed," he said. "She stuck to me.
But she died three years ago,
and since then I haven't eared
much about anything excepting
—well, let's be getting home."
Just visible at the edge of the
brush was a small cabin, with a
wisp of smoke eddying upward
from a stovepipe chimney. The
little place was a mere shack,
and looked utterly forlorn.
"Well, we're nome, Dave,"
said Hooker. "Here's where we
hang our hats under our hos-
pitable rooftree."
He took the lead, swaying
from side to aide in his saddle as
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he crossed the strip of green.
The horses, wild -looking broncs,
scattered, snorting. And then,
Dave saw something that momen-
tarily brought his heart into his
throat.
* * *
For in front of the door, stand-
ing with neither bridle, saddle,
nor halter; was Black Dawn.
Old Hooker shouted, and the
door of the cabin opened. The
girl, Lois, stood in the entrance,
a frying pan in one hand, and
her arms white with flour to the
elbows.
"Howdy, Lois!" Hooker bawl-
ed. "I've got some news for you.
I've brought me back a partner,
named Dave Bruce, and the inter-
est on the mortgage is paid. He's
going in with us, fifty-fifty.
Come and shake hands with our
new partner, Lois!" Dave clap-
ped knees on his horse's flanks
and rode quickly up. Lois was
staring at him with dimay and
anger on her face. He slipped to
the ground and moved forward,
but she made no response to his
approach.
"So you've come back!" she
said in tones of Litter anger. "I
told you never to cross my path
again. What have you come 'for?"
"Why, I told you, Lois he's
gone into partnership with me—"
Hooker began.
"I don't believe it. You can
take this man back where you
found hips, and when you've done
so, I'll come back and talk to you.
Till then you needn't expect to
see me again!"
"But Lois—" protested Hook-
er.
* * *
Ignoring the old man's shrill
vociferations, the girl vaulted
upon Black Dawn's back and
clapped her knees to his sides.
He started at a swift lope along
the mesa, followed by the whole
Lerd of brones, and in a few
moments they were lost to sight
in the scrub.
There were two rooms in the
cabin, and a tiny kitchen, with a
sink and a flow of water from
a stream above. There was a
bund_ in either room, a table and
two chairs, a few pathetic touches
of a woman's untrained hands,
such as the chintz curtains at the
windows, two cheap rugs, and
several pots of wild flowers blos-
oming in tin cans at the win-
dows.
In the larger room, into which
Hooker had staggeree, there was
something that bore out the old
man's boast of his past, in the
shape of a bookcase containing
some three dozen tattered books.
Dave glanced at them and saw
that they were mainly historical
volumes.
* * *
Hooker saw him looking at
them and came staggering up.
"Queer tricks life plays," he
hiccoughed. "You wouldn't be-
lieve I used to be a professor of
ancient languages, would you?
And now I'm just n old bum.
A pest, as that Lonergan called
n s."
"You'd best lie down and sleep.
Mr. Hooker," said Dave. In spite
of the incongruous old figure, he
couldn't help feeling both respect
and pity for it. "Lie down, and
I'll see about rustling up a meal.
How about your daughter? she
won't come to no harm, will she?"
"She's all right," hiccoughed
Hooker. "Nobody around these
parts would dare to touch her.
TLey're plumb scared of her.
She's got them wild broncs so
THEY WIRT WITH. DANGER
Another "man's job" gives way to the ladies, as the trim trio
above takes over test pilot jobs for Grumman aircraft. They make
pre -combat tests of high-speed Navy Hellcats and Avenger torpedo
bombers.
they'll eat out of her hand. Greek
up with them, running wild on
the mesas.
"I did all I could to educate
her. I knew I hadn't long to live,
and I wanted to help her, so that
she could go out into the world
and snake .her living. But the
country's got her. She's a half -
tamed thing, and sometimes I'm
plumb scared of her myself.".
"Why didn't you quit this mesa
and take her to a city?" asked
• Dave.
* * *
He grasped Dave by the sleeve,
"I've done my best by her, but
she's not my daughter. Tanner-
stand
nne
stand that?? I'll tell you
more—"
Sleep overcame Hooker even
as he stood talking. His tall frame
swayed. Dave caught him and;
tarrying hint to the < bunk, laid
him down.
Night fell, and Lois had not
returned. How long did the girl
intend to stay away? When Hook-
er was sobered up, Dave meant
to thresh matters out with him,
and come to an understanding
with .Lois. Suddenly he • realize
that he 'was deg -tired after -tale'
exertions of the day. He went
into Hooker's room and spread
his blanket on the floor, making
a pillow of his coat and slick-
er. In a moment he was sound
asleep.. .
Hooker was awake and stum-
bling about the room, muttering
to himself. Dave started up, sleep
still in his eyes.
"Hold on, pardner," he called.
"Don't go treadin' on me,"
He heard the heavy body lurch
against the cabin well. "Who
are you? What are you doing
here?" called Hooker.
"Just take it easy, Hooker,
I'm your pardner, Dave Bruce.
Maybe you don't remember sign -
in' up with me."
Dave turned ue. the wick of the
Iamp that he Lad set on a shelf
beside the open door. He could
see that Leis' bunk was empty.
Hooker was leaning against the
wall beside the little window,
breathing heavily, and staring at
him. Outside it was pitch dark,
but a glance at the clock showed
Dave that it was within an hour
and a half of sunrise.
Hooker ,tared at Dave in the
light of the lamp and passed his
hand across his forehead. "Yes,
I remember," he sail thickly. "I
was dreaming. Where's Lois?" -
• "She ain't come in."
(To Be Continued)
It's The German
People Who Spit
Telling of their experiences
while prisoner in Germany,
American soldiers relate how the
German people spit on and stoned
Allied fliers captured after para-
chuting to earth in enemy terri-
tory from their disabled plena. •
These are the people we are fight-
ing. The atrocities and cruelties
practiced in Nazi prison camps
can be laid to officials. The spit-
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work of the common folk of Ger-
many.
Such instances should not be
necessary to convince anyone
that eve are, fighting all of Ger- .
• mar.y, and not merely a " party
or a clique. But the stories should
be valuable in straightening out
the thinking of those who still
cling to the belief that the rank
and file of the German people
are merely pawns of Hitler, more
to be pitied than censured.
—Windsor Star.
Britain Bears Bulk
Of Empire Burden
The United Iinigdom bears the
bulk of the cost of defence of
the Colonial Empire; these terri-
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they did in peacetime, which was
-generally under five per cent. of
their total budgets. Britain gives
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for India's defence, to the extent
of millions of pounds sterling, and
bears the cost of India's troops
abroad. It would seem from
these patent facts that the burden
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Great Britain.—Montreal Gazette.
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4 cups raw, tart apples •1 cup all-purpose flour
1% cups boiling water 2 tbsp. sugar (optional)
1 tbsp. BENSON'S OR CAN- .2 tsp. baking powder
ADA CORN STARCH V tsp. salt
i/a cup CROWN BRAND CORN eee cup lard or shortening
SYRUP
8 tsp. lemon juice
tsp, nutmeg
% tsp. salt
Wipe, pair and slice apples; reserve peelings. Place sliced
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over apple skins in saucepan and simmer (covered) for 15 to 20
minutes. Drain off liquid, and blend gradually with the corn starch
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the sifted flour, sugar (if desired), baking powder and ,salt; cut in
lard or shortening. Combine milk With beaten egg and add all at
once to dry ingredients, stirring lightly with fork or knife to blend.
Beat well. shop from tablespoon over fruit and syrup in casserole;
sprinkle with sugar -cinnamon mixture and bake in a hot oven
(450° F.) for 30 minutes. Serve warm, with or without cream.
SERVES 6 to 8.
VARIATION—Omit egg. The dough will not be quite so light
or rich, but the dessert will still be a tasty one.
(If corn syrup is temporarily unavailable, replace the quantity
with % cup sugar.)
' cup milk
1 egg beaten
1 tbsp. sugar
% tsp. ground cinnamon
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Extra "Goodies"
For Christmas
If you want to save sugar for
the very best creamy chocolate
fudge you ever ate try this—may-
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In Canada, or maybe for year
own Christmas.
Creamy Chocolate Fudge
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1 cup rich milk
1 cup granulated sugar
% cup firmly packed brown sugar
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup of broken nuts (If you
are lucky enough to have
them)
A little chopped candied ginger
Cut up chocolate and place in
double boiler with the,cold milk.
Heat 'inti chocolate melts, then
beat smooth with rotary egg
beater. Add the sugars and salt,
place over direct heat and stir
until the sugars dissolve. Cover,
1•ring to boil and simmer for three
minutes. Uncover and cook, stir-
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ing, until a few drops of the mix-
ture form a , soft ball when
chopped in cold water. Temper-
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from heat; add butter and van-
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Add nuts and turn quickly into
greased pan.
Sour Cream Fudge
2 cups lightly packed brown
sugar
1 cup thick sour cream
Pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla'
aa cup broken nut meats
Stir sugar, sour cream and salt
over low heat until sugar dis-
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cook three minutes. Uncover and
cook, stirring only enough to pre-
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of mixture will form a soft ball
when tested in cold water. Tem-
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Cool partially, add vanilla and
beat until the mixture begins to
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into greased pan. When cold cut
in
1
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Oatmeal Cookies
cup shortening
cup brown sugar
egg
cup flour
ceps rolled oats
teaspoon soda, dissolved in
hot water
% teaspoon of cream of tartar
Pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Drop on buttereu pan and press
down with fork. Bake in mod-
erate oven.
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CHEST COLDS • NEURALGIA
HEADACHES • ECZEMA
TIRED ACHING FEET • PIMPLES
Cost Of Living
Higher On Farm
The Dominion Bureau of S.
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increase of 0.7 points; it was an-
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Food prices increased 1.8
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Clothing prices were down .03
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