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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1949-05-05, Page 6Synopsis CIIAPTER XLIV: Juanita, riding alone, is caught by Sheriff Landes who believes shy killed Pringle. CHAPTER XLV Juanita was certain of her horse —but she never gave a thought to the fact that only one rider in ten thousand would make the desperate attempt she contemplated. "Watch where you're going, amigo," counse1et' Sheriff J..ande. "You're darned near Dead Fall Arroyo." Juanita stared straight ahead. "Si, senor," she said. "My horse is not afraid. You?" She rode on, her lips clamped, her heart still, her thoughts only for Michael Valdez. A word form- ed silently on her lips. Then, like a plummet, she was out of sight. Sheriff Lande's low curse was more admiring than angry. He dropped to the ground, ran forward, peered over the cliff edge, but saw nothing. Nevertheless he emptied his gun at the clanging hoofs on the rocks. "Whew!" he mumbled, and mop- ped the sweat fron his brow. "WeII, I'm not trying that loco trick. Best we can do now is try and head 'em off." Determined men who are dead set on a destination and task, head for it with one-track minds. So it was with Clark Weber, Michael Valdez and Pete Haskell's nien. Each knew where he was going, knew what he was about to do—and all were treading the danger trail, \Veber led the grim parade. At last he traveled down the cowtown's mud -puddled street with a greedy grin on his face. But it was sud- denly wiped away. For a window of the bank showed yellow beneath a partly drawn shade! Weber reined up short in the middle of the street as he growled out a low curse. Light! Had Bartle left the faun? Could it be possible that he had - foundations. Had he dreamed all his pleasant dreams only to find them fantasies? Snatching up a ledger he let it fall open haphazardly. Page Ten Farm Number Thir- teen , . The page halved by double red lines. Bought from a descend- ant of one of Don Attero's people by Bartle. Price eleven hundred dollars. Sold to Thomas Buckley. Thirteen hundred dollars: "Legitimate profit," must d Weber, his eyes following the diag- onal line alums' to the bottom of the page. "Buckley evidently liked the place. Stayed ten year and then—" His eyes flamed with hope. Behind Buckley's name in red ink—"Deceased." Bought by Russ Bartle. Price, including improve- ments, thirteen hundred dollars. Sold to Steve Ransom. Price fifty- five hundred. Behind Ransom's name—"Deceased." Weber grunted, his eyes narrow- ed. For then he read that Russ Bartle had again bought that sante farm and behind the transaction was a net profit of twenty-two hun- dred dollars. "And—and we bought that same place from Bartle for fifty-five hun- dred," he gritted. "By the eternal, I see it now! Bring then in; drive them out or kill them. Buy. Sell. Always at a profit. And—" He glanced at a dozen pages be- fore becoming convinced that the Ransom place—the one he and the Maxons had bought—was the only one now with a red crayon question mark beneath the last entry. He slumped into a chair at the desk, picking up books and papers, scanning them hurriedly, throwing them aside, until he felt like a dog with so much food in sight that it didn't know which to eat first. He got up wet with perspiration, books and papers clutched under his arm, all. atremble at fate's br d smile; "his eyes glittering. "So- the Maxons thought they ignored Weber's warning and left,:,.; were through with me, eh?" he ;taking a short cut that would bring- it ated. "Well, they are not—for from now on I'm Bartle's partner. Until I can get rid of him the way he's got rid of people he couldn't scare out of Deep Water Valley." In Weber's eyes blazed the same lust for power and wealth that had spurred Bartle on. He turned to- ward the open window—and in that moment his visions of the future melted away like lard on a blister- ing hot stove, evaporated by a specter clad in the garments of a conquistador of old Mexico. "I'll take those books and papers," said the scarlet -masked terror at the window. "You—" Weber's throat closed up. "I! t believe I see now just w' y I let you live after our first meet- ing. But I iniagine I taught you something then. Have I still got to teach you that I don't ask for anything twice?" Weber backed away from the awesome figure in the scarlet neck- erchief and sash, "There's nothing in these books that will interest _you," he growled. "Mr. Bartle ser' me to fetch then to—" "Your farm? Then he's the man to whom you were talking in the blacksmith shop." El Caballero nodded. "You threatened hire. You are hoping to back up that threat with those books. Anyhow, what interests you interests me. No more palaver. Unload." Weber sidled another foot nearer the door that opened on the stairs. The sharp command stung his ears. He dared not move another inch. (To Be Continued) hien here to town before CIark 'Weber himself? Curse him! He left his horse at the hitching rail. Twice he hammered on the downstairs door, then climbed on the outside stairs leading to the banker's living quarters and knocked peremptorily again. But there was no answer, nor sign of life within. He moved down the stairs, walked stealthily around the building, scan- ning it front and back. Then he remounted and rode to the saloon, where he sandwiched the horse between puncher's gray and dun animals. Bad business, he thought, for housebreakers to have their mounts at the door behind which they prowl. He hurried back to the bank, Tender hands and flabby muscles made it hard work to climb up on a porch roof at the rear of the bank. Puffing, he reached Bartle's window. The locked latch annoyed him. But the long, thin blade of his pocket knife fitted between the sashes and soon he had the window tip. He stepped lightly into the larger of the two rooms of the living quarters. No one was there, so quickly he lowered the shade, then stood wondering which of the books on the orderly desk would yield the most helpful information. He picked up the smallest book. It was discouraging. The pages only informed him that they were kept by a man who wanted to know where every penny went. Even postage stamps were listed. Growl- ing, Weber flung the hook down. He read parts of : letter plucked from a thick file. But a man does not brand himself by keeping copies of letters offering to sell land which he owns. Weber's castles in Spain began to show cracks in their Advance Notes From the 6611:,x." How Well Do You Know Your Meat? "Your butcher knows all about the meat you buy, but do you?" asks Mrs. Kate Aitken, Women's Director at the C.N.E. And one of the new competitions this year will be the "Know Your !Teat" contest with a First Prize of $.i0; Second. ;r10; Third, $30; and Fourth $20. Prominent packing houses will provide the meat for the contest. Contestants will be asked to choose cuts for a holiday meal, a fancily meal, a church supper, a picnic supper, and an inexpensive luncheon. They will also be questioned on how to prepare the meat for the table. It sounds easy and should be lots of fun. So be sure and get your .entry form early; and if you stilt haven't received your Prize List, write today to Women's Divi- sion, Canadian National Exhibi- tion, Toronto. Little Linda Takes a Bow—Shirley Temple's infant daughter, 4 -month-old Linda Susan, steals the spotlight from her famous mother, as she make` her cameras debut in their Hollywood home. One -Sided Co -Operation The man who sat across the Pullman aisle on the Golden Ar- row express fror Paris was a Ro- manian. 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The Hope for The Messiah Eel:iel 34:23-28; Daniel 7:13-14; Zechariah 9:9-10; 12:10; 13:1 Golden Te,. — For unto us a child is born unto us a .son is given; and the govern int shall be upon his shoulder; at' '. his name shall be caled Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. — Isaiah 9:n• Tl.e Scriptures which speak of future events ha usually a variety of inter,irttations. Time proves or disproves the various, theories. Ezekiel was a prophet to the exiles of Babylon. In today's lesson he in- spires hope for their return to the homeland where they will dwell safely. The land will be fruitful. "There _'call be showers of blessing" But most important of all is the annou.rcement of God's promise of "my servant David a prince among then". This i- one f the Messianic pro- phecies finding its fulfillment in Jesus. Christ, a direct descendant of David. From such passages as this Daniel in the lesson, the He- brews cane. to think of the coming Messiah in terns of a great king. The idea of a glorious earthly king- dom' had a strong appeal. They fai' to appreciate the truth of the prophecies such as those given by Zechariah. True, Messiah is a king. But, "He is just, and having salvation: lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. — He shall spent: peace unto the heathen". Mer 'ah suffers to enter His kingdom. He is pierced I '.t He provides for cleansing from sin. The Jews wanted a king who would cast off the Roman yoke. .But Jesus stiff, red into His kingdoms by the way of the cross. Even his best friendP, such as Peter, at first repudiated this road to kingship. But the cross wns in the Divine program. Should Know One psychologist says it's bad to encourage children to draw a horse to look like a horse. He's probably bet on a horse that looked like a horse too often and knows! * ISSUE 25 — 1948 Your Handwriting and YouBy Alex. S, Arnott Cultural Tendencies The formation of certain letters in handwriting strike a definite clue to the writer's personality. In this week's article, we have an unusu- al formation of the small letter "e". Hildegard, Nornia Shearer and Jean- nette MacDonald are but a few of the many talented people w h o in- stinct'vely use this one letter in this significant form, Notice how different the small "e" is formed, quite unlike the style taught us in our class room training. When the writer instinctively makes such a decorative "Greek" letter "e" i' is an ahnoat certain sign of cul- tural inclinations. Such writers show preference for permanency and quality in the things they under- t.,ke, not being sae 'ied with ordin- ary achievements but striving for hil•'iest possible accomplish- ments. Theirs is the ambition to secure the highest quality of refine- ment in the arts and other forms of culture which permit expression of finer inner feeling. 'L Anyone wishing a more complete analysis please send self-addressed, stamped envelope to Alex S. Arnott, 123, 18th Street, New Toronto 14. There is no charge for this service. Doctors Should Speak Carefully To Their Patients Doctors were warned about the dangers of instilling fear into pati- ents by the use, of awesome medical terminology in an address made to the Massachusetts Medical Society by Si. Reginald Watson -Jones, or- thopaedic surgeon to King George V- and Surgeon -in -Chief of the Royal Air Force. "Every word we utter can either help or retard a bed -ridden patient, and - • innocent word sometimes can delay or prevent total recovery," Sir Reginald told the Society. To illustrate, he related the ex- perience of a woman who had been unable to sit for two years solely because her doctor had 'described a wrench she had had in her back in such impressive but unintelligible language that she believed she must h .disabled, and she was. Many other patients are scared away from living a normal life merely because their doctors tell them they have mild arthritis, an ailment Fared because of its associa- tion with a severe type of arthritis, he ted. To tell a person to "go slow" he termed "terrible advice" until the doctor is sure that hcart trouble is present. If the doctor warns a pati- ent to "go slow" because he is not sure, he may cause hardship as the patient will assume heart trouble and again sacrifice a normal living. "Tt is our duty to explain to pati- ents what they have and what we are doing in simple words and then make certain they understand," he said. Sir Reginald declared that psy- chology was half the battle in bring- ing recovery. 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