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HooPool
t-owl
by G. H. SHARP
CHAPTER FIVE
(Continued from last week)
Joe Blake stumbled inside, All
Abbot jerked him into the room.
Chino shut and barred the heavy
door.
Webb darted for the back door.
It was unlocked and he slipped into
the kitchen, and then into the room
used by the Chinese cool:. It was
dark in there and the darkness was
sticky with the odor of opium. He
had made it just in time, .for lie
could now hear Chino there in the
kitchen, busy with his pots and
pans.
Crouched there in the darkness,
his gun in his hand, Webb waited,
Chino would be coming into that
cubbyhole of a room soon.
Then Webb stiffened. There, in
that black room that smelled of
-opium, he heard the labored breath-
ing of a man. He was not alone.
Crouched, taut, lie waited. From
the kitchen cause the rattle of pots
and pans, the sing -song whine of
the Hatchet mail as he event about
his work.
The breathing of the other occu-
pant of the black room became
heavier, slower, more labored.
Webb, his gun ready, worked his
-way toward the sound.
Now he was within a foot of the
sound. His left hand shot out in a
blind movement. Its palm struck a
face. It was a face wrapped partly
in cloth. The man was lying on a
small cot, on his back. A few
groplckig movements told Webb that
the man was gagged, bound hand
and foot. There was the odor of
something that was sweetish, nau-
seating.
Webb's knife cut away the cloth
and ropes. He was giving himself
Crouched in the darkness, Webb
sprang, hurling his weight at the
tong killer.
Tine whetted knife cut and
slashed at him, ripping his shirt,
striking again and again at his
throat. The Chinaman- moved with
the swiftness of a cat, his knife
flashing wickedly. Then Webb's
gun barrel sent him in a heap on the
kitchen floor.
Webb Winters stood over him.
Webb's shirt had been ripped. His
neck and face and chest were red
with blood. He dragged the limp
form of Chino into the small bed-
room and tied him hand and foot,
then gagged hits.
Judge Anders had dropped back
on the cot again, unconscious.
Webb felt dizzy, a little sick.
He heard a door slam, then the
crash of broken glass. With his
gun cocked, he made for the front
of the House. No lights burned
now, save for that light in the
kitchen. The big living room was
dark. There was the odor of
whiskey and tobacco smoke. Now,
from outside, shod hoofs pounde(L
Webb jerked open the front door.
It was dark. The hoofbeats grew
dimmer.
A hasty, desperate search of the
house proved fruitless. Ab Abbot
and Joe Blake were gone. There
was no trace of Mae, but one of
the bedroom windows was broken
and her hat was on the floor.
Webb carried the unconscious
Judge Anders out of the house. It
was some distance to the judge's
cabin but he made it in a few
minutes. Then he hit a run for the
sheriff's home.
Hanle Roberts was not home. No-
body came to the door when Webb
pounded on it.
Back u the street running he
It Started As A Prank—Mike C
former Mrs. Alice. Noble, 75 ,
'Ind. The romance blossomed
mood, gave her name and a&
frequently rode, with instructio
The driver turned the note ov
O'Connor. An exchange of le
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HR®NICLES
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This has. beeu one ii eek -end
without any complaints about it be-
ing too cool. Far from 'it. -Such
Beat ... so much humidity—and I
wanted to get a lot of work done
during the last few days. You see,
Bob was away for a hong week -end
—and it looked like a good chance
to get a bit of painting done in the
kitchen—a good chalice because ex-
perience has taught me that men
and wet paint are better kept apart.
But how could anyone paint with
thunderstorms roiling up every
hour or so, and the humidity so high
it would have been like painting
with a damp paint brush? So I
left the paint job alone and concen-
trated on helping Partner with the
I! chores and getting a bit of writing'
! done in between times.
Actually, 1 enjoy that job—the
{ chores, I mean. I like going down
to the barn and being among the
cows and calves again. Giving the
fcalves their morning and evening
feed seems to turn back the clock
)'Connor, 85, kisses his bride, the
after their marriage in Elkhart,
When' Mrs. Noble, in a prankish
.ress to the driver of a bus she
11s to give it to "some nice man."'
!r to a favorite passenger, Mike
ttels started the romance on its
ray.
way it.goes—one man's meat is so
orten another's poison.
But, oh dear, was there ever a
time when mosquitoes were so bad?
I have bites and bumps all over the
place—even on my head. Why I am
more allergic to -mosquito bites
than some people I have never yet
found out. They definitely have a
way of spoiling summer evenings
for hie. I love to get outside and
watch the birds, but how can any
one enjoy bird -watching with a
mosquito making a meal off one's
neck or ankle? In the event of a
bacteria war, mosquitoes would sure
spread the germs around.
And speaking of' war, brings us
iaround to the disquieting hews
that reached us last night ... war
in Korea.. How strange it is that
v,hile the threat and talk of war
ii -ay go on for months, or even
years, whenever and wherever it
does start, it always comes as It
shock and a surprise. It is some-
thing we all fear and yet cannot
believe will actually happen.. Per-
haps if the problems of peace were
solved more quickly, new wars
would not develop so readily.
HEALTH HINT—Milk is good
for adults as well as for children.
Canadian nutrition authorities say
that grown-up should have at least
one-half pint per day in sonic form.
And, it should be pasteurized milk, .
one guess now.
"Judge?" lie whispered. "That
1 +
made a ghastly looking figure with
about 20 years. Naturally, that was
you, Judge?"
his blood smeared face and clothes.
always my particular job until
"I yes, Webb, thank God
The barn man gasped at him as lie
Daughter was old enough to take
, . .
you're here. Mae is in the house.
saddled his horse.
"What's,,
Webb?
over. Many things have changed in
_
our barn since then but cows and
I got her into this because she
wanted to clear She
gone wrong,
"Plenty. Locate the doctor and
calves are much the same as they
your name.
went out tonight with Abbot. She
tell him to get over to Judge An-
always were. Cows still step around
was supposed to come back after
ders' cabn. Find Hanle Roberts and
at• mincing time and if they catch a
she'd gotten out of him the in-
tell him I'm headed for the Tri-
person off guard, they can still
switch their tails the
formation I wanted. She didn't
angle ranch to kill Ab Aboot and
Joe Blake!"
across eyes
of the unwary. Calves still bawl
comea back. I came here, Abbot
.and that damned Chinese knocked
He was in the saddle and gone.
lustily as soon as milking begins
y g g
ane out. Mae is—"
He swung his horse through the
and then when you take them fresh,
Webb's hand closed over Jude
Pines to Mae's cabin, It was locked,
e=arn milk, what do they do? They
Ander's mouth. He had heard the
dark. Then he rode at a run, pull-
promptly bunt tine pails and do their
doorknob turn. Now, outlined in
ing up at the restaurant. The cook
best to drown the one who feeds
the kitchen light, stood Chino, a
stared at him, wide-eyed. So did
them. But not quite ... if you
butcher knife in his hand.
Tex and another Hoot -Owl Pool
have once had dealings with calves
The leathery Chinaman stood
i roan. Tex slid off his stool.you
never quite forget the antics
they can indulge in.
there, slanted eyes blinking, his
Who carved you up, Webb?��
; "Abbot's hatchet man. I'm goin'
Our twin heifer calves are doing
wiry form alert, ready to bring the
knife into sudden action,
j after Abbot and Joe Blake. They
� fine—they really should have differ -
54. Distress Galt
i killed Ed Young and Bob Ander-
1 ent color ribbon bows around their
State (ab.)
son. I'm goin' after 'em."
necks, so we could tell them apart.
Upside down to prevent peeking.
"You'll need company," said Tex.
,But first, need a doctor."
Not that it really matters, except
that when I feed them, I naturally
n
you
"To hell with a doctor—Abbot's
Have two pails and before I can i
:5 5 a' lea 5 O H U V
got Mae!"
stop them, there are often ttvo heads
0 add ' a H .1 f 1 .311110
Tex hitched up his gunbelt, He
in one pail and none in the other.
5_10 /f SIRS210 L S V el
turned to the cowboy with him.
Getting them sorted out and decid-
NOWN
L -1 9Y 3 b 1N 2f V
"Tell the boys to foller us. Make
ing which one had its head in first
•e
5 5 i a- a A J.
for Blake's and the Triangle. Come
and therefore Kaci the most to drink
p fig, 9 1 � Zp 9
on, Webb."
i is little short of a Chinese puzzle.
,tom
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The two men left town, riding
Now that nue have a milkiug ma -
Him
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hard. Had they stopped at the
chine, milking isn't -lie chore it
doctor's house tliey would have
used to be—for which I am very
at 13 3 � ,
found Hank Roberts, his wife, and
thankful, especially if Partner has
I VMae.
The doctor was attending to
it to do alone—which isn't vett'
-7 0 S
some cuts on Mae's Bands and
often. But even a milking machine
bl l79 NV VV b'.l 3
f alms. She was a little hysterical.
isn't infallible. Things can happen
(Continued next week)
to it .. , or the power go off , ; ,
and there you are, back to the "good
old days." With storms all around
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us, i was thankful each time we got
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through milking without it power
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failure. We did not think of any
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other trouble, therefore it was quite
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a shock Saturday night when the
milker suddenly petered olit—fortu
nately there were only two cows
, x>.,.
that hadn't been milked, We sent
y
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h lL
<k "`ti ;t y.e �a €£ �:,:;. ,•
or our f"trouble man," who found
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theP ulsator was at fault. He soon
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had things fixed up so we were able
to carry oil next morning, But why.
did it have to happenn• with Bob
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away ... and just at a time whet-
`
it was so hot?
But should we grumble .. , not
really—not when we have had such
a wonderful rain, It will be so
good forthe wheat and pastilles
to say nothing of the spring
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s
crop and gardens. Actually, tete last
tv✓o days, it has been almost pos-
Bible to watch the oats and barley
A'r Blow To Others—Ten-year-old John Barjallsl y and Janice
grow. Now the heat seems to ere
Lattmore,. age 13. (leap a blow to other yotmgsiiers wth these
lessening and it is raining again, A
king and queen -Sized bubblegum
masterpieces as they blew their
ctuict, gentle rain, That, of course,
'fortunate
way to the title of 13ubbegurrl's
royal nlollarchS in ITTankfurt,
is for farmers with flay
Germany colilpetltlon here.
still out in the field. But f alt's the
Look smart and youthful for
holiday funi A slim cool camisole
sundress is easy to keep Spic and
span, looks trim everywhere, with
or -without bolero!
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44, 46, 48, 50. Size 26 set, 4�6 yds.
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This pattern, easy to use, simple
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Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
(25c) in coins (stamps cannot be
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plainly SIZE. NAME, ADDRESS,
STYLE NUMBER.
Send order to Box 1, 123 Light-
centh St., New Toronto, Ont.),
If you, have a family of "frosting
eaters," keep a little extra icing
'in the refrigerator for the second
clay, Frost the cut edges and have
a new Cake with more cornets,
ISSUE 23 195E
'H ' �� S k t•. ' � F 'iF� ��in i�
"Dear Anne
Hirst: Sounetinles
I wonder whats
wrong with a nnan
who when he's
growing old, gets
young ideas!
CROSSWORD
"My husband
°s
is 63, We have a
10. Rance stop
r o w it family,
'
a� r
and children we
�k�t
can be proud of,
kta
My yo.ungest
16. Along
son left home
because his fa-
:rs's4i.`
ther picked on
ACROSS
him so that the
..-•X boy coulunt
take it.
"There are only the two of us
now. My husband has made good
money, but he spends it on drink,
gambling, and tin*oiilen. Our home
is paid for. He should have plenty
in the bank; but he hides his bank-
book, and his car, the stock, and
bank account are in his name. I
get $26 a week; I buy the food,
pay household expenses, and pay
my doctor and dentist out of it,
too. He won't even take me to a
50 -cent movie, says he can't afford
it! '
SHALL WE SEPARATE?
"I'll never trust him. There
seems no sense trying to make a
go of it any longer. My nerves are
just about shot.
"I know in my heart he will -
,never be different. Wouldn't I be
better off if we parted, and each
took our share?
DESPERATE"
* Your idea of separating seems
* wise. Too long have you put up
* with this old man's adolescent
* conduct, and you have paid a
* high price. He has deprived you
* of his companionship, he spends
* his money on his own amuse-
* anent, and leaves you with a
* paltry sum to pay the family
expenses.
* Now your health is failing you.
He does not deserve any more
consideration.
* See a good lawyer, and tell
*.him the truth. He will get in
* touch with your husband, and
* handle the situation properly.
R' I believe your children will ap-
* laud this action. They must have
been deeply concerned about you
* for a hong, long while.
T
0 "MIXED UR":
You have made up your mind
to get married. That is that. Now
make up that same mind to find
living quarters elsewhere, and not
settle in your father's. house.
He is opposed to it, and that is
sufficient reason why he would
make it uncomfortable for you.
From what you tell me, he would
nbt spare you in any way, and I'm
afraid he would not be too kind
to your new husband either. You
would be torn between the two,
and even more confused than you
are now.
If your mother's health grows
worse after you marry, you will
be called on to help out. (So, I
hope, will the other children.) Also,
your father's idea of renting the
apartment that lie plans will bring
in more income, and then your
mother can hire someone.
Your father'sattitude through
the years has been draining you of
normal self-confidence. He has even
made you afraid of marr.iagel But
now your mind is made up, go
altead—and don't be afraid any
longer. You are marrying a fine,
responsible young man who loves
ycu dearly. Trust him completely.
Once you are his wife, your doubts
will disappear. Separated from your
father, you will find a new courage
and make it your own.
I wish I had twice this space to
answer your sorry letter. I can
only add that I hope you will not
let your present confusion continue.
You are entitled to a life of your
own. This is your chance to get it.
I am sure your -mother will agree,
Talk things over with her. Once
you are married, she will know you
are happy, anyhow=9atld that means
more to her than anything else.
Courage! A' year from now. you
will smile at the letter ybu wrote
today.
Sometimes Anne Hirst reluctantly
agrees that a clean break is the
only solution to a marital problem.
You can depend upon her honesty
and sympathy. Write her at 33OX
One, 123 Eighteenth St., New To-
ronto, Ont.
UNDAY SCHOOL
O"sON
By Rev. R. B. Warren, B.A , B.D,
RUTH, A SYMBOL OF
FAMILY LOYALTY
Ruth 1:8, 14-22.
Golden Text: And Ruth said, In -
treat ane not to leave thee, or to re-
turn from following after thee: for
whither thou goest. I will go; and
where thou lodgest„ I will lodge:
thy people shall be my people, ,and
thy God, my God. Ruth 1:16.
At the conclusion of a reading
at a literary club in Paris the group
were hearty in their applause. One
exclaimed, "Where did you get
that?" "Why," replied the reader,
"That was written 2,700 years be-
fore Columbus discovered Americas#
It was the beautiful' story of Ruta
Naomi with her husband an4 two
suns lead fledfrom Judah to Ifoab
in time of famine, The sons rnarried
two maidens of Moab, Orpah and
Ruth• But soon the three men died,
and Naomi, thus bereft, prepared to
return to Judah. She advised her
slaughters -in-law to return to their
mothers. After some tears Orpatt
kissed Naomi and did as was sug-
gested. But not so with Ruth. She
made the notable choice as given in
the memory verse. It was,not just
Naomi, but Naomi's God, that at-
tracted her. Thus this maiden turned
from the heathen gods of her child-
hood and youth. Hers is one of
the greatest choices recorded in the
Scriptures. God honored her for
her decision, She became the great-
grandmother of David, and hence
one of the ancestors of Jesus, the
Messiah. Thus a woman, delivered
from heathendom, helped to form
the Loyal line leading to Jesus Christ,
our Saviour.
Many are the quips made con-
cerning mothers-in-law. But Naomi
was one who faithfully represented
her God and her faith to her daugh-
ters-in-law. Ruth was faithful to
the ' family into which she married.
Dut the influence of. Naomi played
a major part in moulding Ruth's life,
thus enabling her to make a noble
decision.
Many are the wreckages of fam-
ilies today. One magistrate recently
stated that most of the cases that
appeared before him in the family
court were the :result of drink. The
prospect of -clearing the country of
intoxicating beverages is not pro-
mising at present. But individual
boys and girls, men and women, can
be freed from its servitude by the
grace of God. The revival'of spiri-
tual life in the nation is our great-
est hope.
WAKE UP YOUR
LIVER BILE
WithoutCalomel—And You'll Jump Out of
Bed in the Morning Rarin' to Go
The liver should pour out about'2 pints at
bile juice into your digestive tract every day;
If this bile is not flowing freely, your food may
not digest. It may just decay In the digestive
tract. !'hen gas bloats up your stomach You
get constipated, You feel sour, sunk and the
world looks punk.
It takes those mild, gentle Carter', Little
Liver Pills to get these,2 pints of bile flow••
ing freely to make you feel "up and up.'t
Get a package todayy. Effective in malung
bile flow freely. Ask Eor. Carter', Little Liver
Pills, 354 at any drugstore,
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