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Chapter IV: hounded and dazed,
nzlctt was unable to prevent Jor-
lan's escape, setting fire to the
'orral and sheds before departing.
3mtaloa saves Jim's life during the
itnmpede of cattle which followed.
CHAPTER V
For the second timmte tier sort,
cool fingers touched his, her clear
blue eyes looked into his, and he
wavered. He reddened to his hair
and felt his purpose growing soft
at her touch!.
"It's nothing," he said horsely,
"an accident. I'm no skilled cow-
puncher and I shot up your broth-
er's steers, broke legs and did no
end of damage."
"You saved Jim!"
"Which makes me happy," he
said, smiling, "but I take no credit.
I had luck, that's all."
The girl, leaning back against
the wall behind her, studied him
gravely.
"You don't like to be thanked
and you won't tell me your name.
Can't you—trust nye?"
"If I told you I couldn't stay
here, and I want to stay!" His
voice shook, In the shadowed
hall she could see that he paled to
the lips, but his eyes held hers.
"You will stay?": she exclaimer!,
and her hands trembled slightly as
she pressed them against the wall
behind her. "Don't you realize
that you saved niy brother We're
in your debt."
* * *
"There's no debt about it—it
was my good luck; you owe me
nothing," he replied gravely. "If I
should tell you why I came across
those mountains you might send
me z way."
"I haven't told my brother," she
said simply. "He's going to do all
he can for you; he's in bed now—
I made him go, he was worn out—
but you'll see him later. I told
him nothing."
"!Which makes me your debtor,"
he said at last horsely. Then he
turned and saw her fine face and
her clear eyes and choked back the
words that came, ending abruptly:
"Why didn't you tell him?"
"I didn't tell—" she hesitated,
and added quickly — "because i
want you to stay!"
"You—you want me to stay?"
he exclaimed, his face aflame.
He got no answer. Quick as a
flash Jane opened the door behind
her, slipped in and shut it in his
face.
For a moment he stood, staring
at ti. door in a strange tumult of
feeling—she wanted him to stay!
He passed his shaking hand across
his eyes; there was a lump in his
throat. Then, suddenly, a door
opened far down the corridor and
he heard Stenhart's voice. It rang
strong and hearty; the invalid was
getting well! It was like an elec-
tric shock to Hazlett. He straight-
ened himself, turned sharply and
went out of the house.
* * *
The sun had risen, the wide acres
of the ranch were bathed in beauty,
doves were cooing in the trees,
Jane's roses filled the air with fra-
grance. He turned and was going
toward the creek. He had forgot-
ten that he was hungry until he
heard old Mac shouting at him.
"Grub's waitin'I"
The old man was beckoning
from the low adobe in the rear.
Hazlett followed him in the bunk-
house. The vacqueros had bolted
their food and returned to the work
of hunting up the strays, There was
no one about but MacDowell, Ah
Ling and old Teresa, the house-
keeper. The little brown woman
chose to wait on the stranger her-
self.
"You saved the senor," she said,
gazing at the young man with in-
tent dark eyes,
"Madre de Dios, but you are a
brave man, senor!" she replied fill-
ing his cup with Ab Ling's strong
coffee.
"Teresa likes you a heap better'n
she likes Stenhart," laughed old
Mae, lighting his pipe.
Ha aloft looked around at the lit.
tle old woman. So you don't like
Stenhart -'•
She shook her head violently,
crossing herself. }le has got a dev-
il, senor!"
The young man laughed loudly,
thrusting his
he said, "tell
devil ?"
Teresa only
violently than
plate aside, "Come,"
me --what sort of a
shook her head more
ever.
Old Mac, taking his pipe out of
his mouth, laughed outright. "What
you goin' to do, Teresa, when he
marries Jane?"
"God forbid!" said Teresa, roll-
ing her eyes.
"I heard it was comin' off soon
as he got well," teased Mac.
cious look, scowling like a witch,
"Cal 'Then 1 will tell her," she said
bitterly. "I will tell her what kind
of dreams he is having!"
MacDowell chuckled. "Dreams?
Nightmare, I reckon—hello, there
he is now they've got him out under
the trees, Jane an' th' nurse. First
time, too!"
As he spoke he pointed out of
the window, and .Hazlett saw the
three figures under a group of live
oaks. Fanny Sewell was seating
the convalescent in a large wicker
armchair while Jane stood talking
to then.
* *
Teresa, crossing herself and
mumbling retreated suddenly on
Ah Ling, and upset a dish of fried
potatoes. The Chinaman began to
scold loudly and old Mac laughed
"at them. It gave Hazlett his
chance; he rose and went out quick-
ly, standing still in the shadow of
the house and watching the group
under the trees. The morning light
was wonderful, • he could see every
object clearly. Stenhart looked thin
and pale. Fanny Sewell, needing
something she had left indoors,
turned and went back to the house.
Jane was alone with Stenhart. The
man watching them turned white;
he had no difficulty in seeing that
Stenhart was taking advantage of
his opportunity. He was leaning
forward now to plead with the girl.
And Jane? The watcher could see
that she blushed. For one tense
moment he meant to intervene, it
was more than he could bear; then
she laughed at the man, turning
away.
"You're a lot better, Max!" she
teased, and her fresh young voice
came clearly to Hazlett's ears.
Stenhart answered inaudibly,
stretching out his hand, trying to
detain her. Jane laughed at hint
again. Meanwhile, the trained
nurse, coming to the door of the
house, called Teresa.
* * *
Hazlet heard the slap of moc-
casins on the stone floor behind
hinm. He stepped back and caught
old Teresa by the arm before she
came in sight of the others,
"Don't go yet," he said, in a low
voice. "If you go with the nurse
—Miss Keller will be left alone
with Stenhart!"
The little old woman stared up
at the big stranger.
"Madre de Dios!" she said, be-
low her breath. "You hate him,
too, eh?"
Hazlett nodded gristly. "He and
I are old acquaintances, Teresa.
Come—tell me what he dreams
about?"
The old woman shrank. "I
promised the nurse; I can not tell
senor!"
He frowned. What was it that
the fair haired nurse and the little
brow woman were hiding from
Jane? Had Stenhart told things in
his sleep? He pressed his. hand
hard on the woman's wrist,
"Tell me! Se, if I knw I might
keep him from marrying her."
Teresa looked up at him with
shrewd dark eyes, "I do not
know you, senor!"
"But you like me beter than
Stenhart?"
"Tck! I like a bad tooth better,
senor!"
'But you won't betray ' him?
You—"
"Teresa! Oh, Teresa!" called
Jane's young voice close at hand.
She was going up to the house to
answer Fanny's summons.
Teresa broke away and ran
after her, and together, the three
women went into the house.
Stenhart sat alone under the
trees, a paper open in his hand.
(To be Continued)
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ALEXANDERS EN ROUTE TO CANADA
Aboard the Aquitania, before the great liner left Southampton, Lord
and Lady Alexander are seen as the new Governor General of
Canada sailed for the Dominion with his family and sheepdogs.
The three children held the dogs, Shane at the left and Brian and
Rose at the right.
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Easter dinner, 1946 style, may not
include the traditional ham we as-
sociate with this occasion, but this
needn't prevent it from being fes-
tive. Easter and spring go hand in
hand, so springlike touches in the
food should predominate.
DINNER MENU
Rhubarb Juice or Fruit Cup
Roast stuffed veal
Browned potatoes
Parsnips Mexicana
Scalloped Corn
Gingerbread with Honey
:Meringue.
'Roast Stuffed Veal
Use boned leg or shoulder: Stuff
tim;th favourite dressing. Roast, un-
covered, in moderate oven 325-
350°F, for entire cooking time, al-
lowing 35 to 40 minutes per pound.
Do not add water to pan, Baste oc-
casionally during roasting.
Since veal is rather bland and has
comparatively little fat, the meat
will be more moist and will have
better flavour if a small amount of
pork fat is spread over the top of
the neat before roasting.
Parsnips Mexicana
214 cups cubed parsnips (2 me-
dium)
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon fat
1 cup diced celery
3/ cup tomato juice
Cook parsnips covered, for five
Easter Dinner
minutes, in boiling salted water.
Drain. Simmer in a covered frying
pan. with the celery and tomatoes
until tender — about 25 minutes.
Hot Water Gingerbread
cup shortening
(any mild -flavoured fat)
cup sugar
1 egg
3; cup molasses
2r/ cups sifted pastry flour OR
21/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
13/2" teaspoons baking soda
14 teaspoon cloves
11/2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons ginger
;q teaspoon salt
.1 cup hot water
Cream fat until fluffy, gradually
cream in sugar. Add beaten egg and
molasses and beat well. Mix and
sift dry ingredients, and add alter-
nately with the water, combining
lightly. Bake in a greased cake tin
in a moderately slow oven, 325°F,
for 50 to 55 minutes. Makes a gin-
gerbread 8 x 8 x 214 inches. Serve
warm with Honey Meringue.
Honey Meringue
cup honey (liquid or granular)
2 egg whites
Put honey and egg whites toge-
ther in a bowl, and beat until the
mixture comes up in peaks. If using
granular honey; beat honey until
soft and creamy before adding egg
whites. Makes 1% cups.
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Fellowship With the Living
Lord
Luke 24:13-21, 25-31.
Golden Text. — And they said
one to another, did not our heart
burn within us, while he talked with
us by the way, and while he opened
to us the Scriptures. — Luke 24:32.
Journey To Emmaus
Tg Two of Christ's disciples, on the
day that He was risen from the
dead, began their sad journey to
Emmaus where one resided. As
they journeyed they sought to un-
derstand the death and burial of
Jesus and the rumors of His resur-
rection that filled the air.
Christ drew near the confused
pair but they failed to recognize
Himn, It was His will not to reveal
Himself as yet to then. We may
imagine Jesus to have walked a
few moments by their side and then
asked what made them so sorrow-
ful. They cannot understand how
anyone should fail to know the
cause of their sorrow, of the recent
events in Jerusalem,
Jesus Joins The Disciples
Jesus draws them out by feigning '
ignorance in order to rdveal their
own ignorance. They regard I3imn
as "Prophet nighty in word and
decd," but no more. His death had
destroyed their hope that He was
the Messiah, They admitted Jesus
had power given 13im by God, but
death had ended Itis power of
working miracles.
Then the Stranger, after chiding
i heir lack of wisdom, faith and
knowledge of the scriptures, de-
clared ,that the sufferings of which
they spoke and the glory upon
which He had already entered were
essential parts of the divine pro-
gramme for the redemption of men,
Their Eyes Are Opened
The recognized Christ opened the
eyes of the disciples at the encs of
the journey. Their hearts had
caught fire from His burning words.
They would not let Ilium travel
on in the night but, with Oriental
insistence, constrained Him to ac-
cept .their hospitality.
No sooner had Christ entered the
open home than Ile changed from
guest into host. As He asked the
blessing and distributed food, He
became instantly known to His dit-
ciples,
Garden Na res
Ley GORDON L. SMITH
Unchecked growth is the real
secret of tender vegetables. Crisp
beets, carrots, beans, celery and si-
milar things without stringiness or
tough cores come from gardens
where growth has been hurried
along, unchecked by weeds or
other neglect. Even if the weather
is none too favorable, experienced
gardeners can produce this sort of
quality.
First they keep the soil well cul-
tivated, both to keep weeds elimin-
ated and also to conserve moisture
and encourage quick development
in dry weather. They thin those ve.
getables which need spacing in or-
der that there is proper, even and
speedy development. They harvest
vegetables when they are at their
best, just the right size for eating
and before they start to harden and
mature.
Plant Often
But that is not all. They keep a
fresh supply coming on all through
the season by making plantings ten
days to two weeks apart right up
to the 1st of July. It is the greatest
mistake, old gardeners paint out,
to sow all seed on a single after-
noon. Carrots, beans, beets and
many other vegetables can be plant-
ed successfully over a period of
from three weeks to eight weeks
in almost every part of Canada, If
strung out in this way, the harvest
is extended equally at ,the other
end. To extend the season still fur.
ther one can use early, ,medium and
late varieties. Nowadays a few days
of feasting on fresh peas or corn is
not enough, one can have that sort
of luxury for weeks on end.
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ICSuE 16---1946
I1 CICLES
G:.k GER FARM
By Clarke
There is no doubt about it , .
mechanizer' farming is here to
stay. For over a week the air has
been heavy with the hum of trac-
tors — tractors of every kind —
green, yellow, orange, red or buff.
Some with oil -burning motors,
others with gas . • . some on rub-
ber wheels, others on steel. Some
work like a charm, others act as if
the very de'il possessed them, But
all of them do a good job as long
as the wheels keep turning.
Bob has been busy with his
tactor all the week, mostly on
neighbouring farms as Partner
thought our land was hardly ready
to work,
ou know, if the food situation
were not so serious it would be al-
most funny — that is to us farm
folk. Instead of the farmer being
"the unforgotten plan" he now•
finds himself very well remember-
ed. Politicians and the man in the
street, who formerly did not care
too hoots what the farmer did with
his milk or what he got for it are
now mightily concerned to see that
the fanner gets a square deal and
keeps his cows producing. Too
often it is forgotten that the
supply of these products to tlae
public does not depend en-
tirely upon the primary pro-
ducers. It sometimes ,happens
that faulty distribution is to blame.
Thus, if available supplies are un-
evenly divided between Peter and
Paul, Peter naturally goes short
if Paul has more than his share.
Enough of such worries — they
are only temporary, anyway. I
want to tell you of a visit Partner
and I made last week. It started
out as business but it ended up as
pl !sure, particularly for me be-
cause I'wa.s talking to the lady of
the house who showed me her
hobbies — and I was thrilled and
fascinated beyond words.
There were rabbits — dozens of
them — white, woolly, pink -eyed,
flop -eared bunnies, and just as
tame as you please, Every bunny
had a name, and he — or she —
lived in a hutch by his ar herself.
They didn't even know what hous-
ing shortage meant.
The wool of these bunnies Is
plucked at regular intervals anti
spun into yarn and sold at a good
price by the enterprising oi'irer.
* m
Another of this lady's hobbies
was evident on her dining -room
table, in the form of a beautiful
hand -crocheted tablecloth. It was
really a marvellous piece of work,
One looked at it and wondered
how many !tours went into its cre-
ation. But that wasn't all. 1 had
just about got my breath back
after seeing the tablecloth when
my eyes fell — almost literally —
on the dining -froom chair, all of
which had seats , done in needle-
point! Can you imagine the value
of the things in that one room —
and dear knows what was scat-
tered through the remainder of the
house.
As 1 looked at all that lovely
work — and at the bunnies — L
couldn't help thinking how much
some folk have to show for their
time — and other folk, how little!
As for me, I expect to have
three hundred bits of fluff by this
time next week.
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—not the crisp, crunchy, del
"Sorry, Mr. De 13ill—but when 1 saw
these malty -rich, sweet -as -a -nut
Post's Grape -Nuts Flakes floating
around out there, I guess I got carried
away!"
"Well put 'em down over here near
me. I could do with some of those
carbohydrates for energy; proteins for
muscle; phosphorus for teeth and
icious Grape -Nuts Flakes!"
bones; iron for the blood; and other
food essentials,"
"It's the two grains in Grape -Nuts
Flakes that give you all that goodness.
Wheat and malted barley are skilfully
blended, baked and then toasted for
golden crispness, tempting flavor and
easy digestion,"
"Let's xe-take this scene quick and
get home for a couple of bowlfulsl"
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