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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1935-11-15, Page 711 lee 7,, LEOAL Pbaae No, .0 0 , - AM' J. HUGGARD Barrister, Solicitor, / Notary Public, Etc.. Beattie 'Block Seaforth, Ont HAYS-er MEM Succeeding R. S. Hays Barristers, Solicitors, Conveyancers and Notaries Public. Solicitors for the Dominien Bank, Office in rear of the Dominion Bank, Seaforth. Money to loan. JOHN H. BEST Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Seaforth - . Ontario VETERINARY JOHN GRIEVE, V.S. • .donor graduate of Ontario Veterin- ary College. All diseases of domestic animals treated. Calls promptly at- tended to and charges moderate. Vet- erinary Dentistry a specialty, Office and residence on Goderich Street, one door east of Dr. jarrott's office, Sea - forth. A. R. CAMPBELL, V.S. Graduate 'of Ontario Veterinary College, University of Toronto. All diseases of domestic animals treated by . the most modern principles. Charges reasonable. Day or night Balls promptly attended to. Office on Main Street, •Hensall, opposite Town Rall. Phone 116, Breeder of Scottish Terriers. Inverness Kennels, Hensall. MEDICAL DR. D. E. STURGIS Graduate of the Faculty of Medi- cine, University of Western Ontario, and St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Member of College of Physicians and Surgeons, of Ontario. Phone 67. Of- Aice at Dublin, Ont, 3493 DR. GILBERT C. JARROTT Gr4.duate of Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Mem- 1 her of College of Physicians and Sur>eons of Ontario. Office, 43 Gode- rie#t Street, West, Phone 37. Successor to Dr. Charles Mackay. DR. W. C. SPROAT Graduate of Faculty of Medicine, I University of Western Ontario, Lon- don. Member of College of Physi- cians and Surgeons of Ontario. Office in Alberhart's Drug Store, Main St., 1 Seaforth. Phone 90. II DR. F. J. BURROWS a Office and residence Goderich Street, s east of the United Church, Seaforth. j • Phone 46. Coroner for the County of Huron. d DR. HUGH H. ROSS B Graduate of University of Toronto h Faculty of Medicine, member of Col- T lege of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; -pass graduate course in Chicago Clinical School of Chicago ; a Royal Opthalmie Hospital, London, t England; University Hospital, Lon- ai England. Office -Back of Do- minion Bank, Seaforth, Phone No. 5. i Night calls answered from residence, Victoria Street, Seaforth. li DR. E. A. McMASTER Graduate of the University of To- dy ronto, Faculty of Medicine Member of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; graduate of 0' New York Post Graduate School and a' Lying-in Hospital, New York, Of- rn' lice on .High Street, Seaforth. Phone fa 27. y Office fully equipped for ultra short y wave electric treatment, Ultra Violet 1 Sun Lamp treatments, and Infra Red t0 electric treatmerts. Nurse in attehd- h •ice. wi DR. G. R. COLLYER a Graduate Faculty of Medicine, Uni- su nrersity of Western Ontario. Member h College of Physicians and Surgeons P of Ontario. ,k'ost' graduate work at New York City Hospital and Victoria ha Hospital, London. Phone; Hensall 66, b, Office: King Street, Hensall, an as DR. F. J. R. FORSTER I sh Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat dy Graduate in Medicine, University of hi Toronto, ra Late assistant New York Opthal- nt n}ei and Aural Institute, Moorefield'a th Eke and Golden Square Throat Hos- ed pitals, London, Eng. At Commercial ou Hotel, Seaforth, third Wednesday in N each month, from 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 pm. fol 58 Waterloo Street, South, Stratford. ke ni DENTAL s DR. J. A. McTAGGART e Graduate Royal College of Dental Surgeons, Toronto. Office at Hensall, t. Phone 106. AUCTIONEERS HAROLD DALE Licensed Auctioneer Specialist in farm and household sales. Prices reasonable. For dates and information, write or phone Har- old Dale, phone 149, Seaforth, or ap- ply at The Expositor Office. ARTHUR WEBER. Auctioneer's License Sixteen years' experience, Satisfaction guaranteed. Telephone: 18-57, Hensall. Write ARTHUR SER, R. #t. 1, Dashwood. INSURANCE THE JOHN RANKIN AGENCY Insurance of all kinds. Bonds, Real Estate. Money to Loan. Phone 91. SRAPORTH ONTARIO • BY PETER B. KYNE (Continued from last week) A man rote` from his seat on'the opposite side of the bed and silently indicated the chair he had just vacat- ed: The man was J'aike Dort. "If. you'll excuse me, ma'am, I'Il be leav- irng you ,and M: Todd alone to dis- cuss yore beein*ss," he announoed, and left the i�o,,a� m, "See you later," he called to Todd as the door closed' behind him. Todd smiled after him'=a knowing smile without much humor or sym- et�'i'-iy in it. "Jake tells me you and he have already gotten acquainted, Mists Ormsby," he .said easily, and added parenthetically, "Jake is some- what embarrassed," "He 'isn't tee 'pleasant to meet just new, Mr. Todd." "Well, neither am I, for that mat- ter, However, I 'think I feel better than Jake. From what he tells me he must have fast his raibbit's foot; seems like his luck has deserted him. He even tells nue he's lost his job, Miss Ormnby." 'Gail sat drown and faced her man- ager. "Did he -tell you why he lost Todd nodded. "Said! he refused to obey your orders." ""That is true." "I think, M'i'ss Ormsby," Todd con- tinued, with an odd, unexpected. co'ur'tesy, "that Jake would have been glad to carry 'out your orders if you had .given them to him yourself. Un- fortunately you chase a channel he is not accustomed to and he resented thet." "If I had known be' was the range lost' of the Box K Ranch, I wtould I • dismissed him when he headed a mob that came up to Major Purdy's ranch at daylight to -day, bent on ynching the Chinaman who assault- ed -you. I am quite certain i,1r. Dort became impossible from that mom - t." "I'm sorry, •Mil's Ormsby. Jake's a mighty good cow -hand. I can de- endpon him to get things done. And can't help regretting you didn't -ait to consult me before le'tt'ing Jake out. It's 'going to be mighty em•barrassung to Jake when folks I( that you fired him." "But I didn't dismiss him. HHe're- signed-under duress. His author- ty clashed with that of my agent nd adviser, in your 'Unavoidable, ab - ince -Major Lee Purdy, The Ma - or used him rather badly, as Mr. Dort's face indicates." "That was bad judgment on Pum - Y's part. He isn't peppier with the ox K outfit and from to -day our I'd ate to stand in his boots." "'He appears. to be a gentleman Mr. odd." ' "He puts. up a gentlemanly ap- earance, and I've heard' he comes f a good' family -back East. But hat lets him out. He's a black sheep n•d sooner or later he'l'd have to get out of this Country. The cattlemen n these parts don't feel comfortable with Lee Purdy around." Gail raised her fine ey'e'brows in po- te interro•galtiion. Todd continued. "Would I be offending if I asked ou how long you have known Pur- „ "Certainly nat. I met him at San nofre yesterday afternoon when I ighted from the train there. He traduced himself and when you ilei to appear, in accordance with our telegram, he informed me that ,Fc • would not appear -and why. So was forced to accept Ms invitation ride with. him. He was' very nice deed and put me up at his own cure last nigjhit. His sister lives th him and she welcomed us. They re both extremely gracious, kind an hospitable, Mr. Todd, , and I'm re I do not know what I should ave done if I had not met Major urdy." Ira Todd waved' a d'eprecat'ing nd:. "I admit all that, Miss Orms- V• Just the name, it 'won't do you y good in this country to be known 'an intimate friend of the Purdys, d•on't know his sister and I take it e'cs all right, but I do know Pur - Under those s'ocie'ty •ma'hners of s he's a bad, bad hiom'bre. So is his age Bose, Link Hallowell, and Tom - Scaife, hie mechanic. They're all ree killers and it's common knowl- ge Purdy headed a cattle rustling fit along the Herder for years, othing but the .scads of money his ks spent at his trial in E1 Paso pt them out of the penitentiary in neteen seventeen. They were tried rice and each time two men hung e jury, The third time the United fates .D'istric't Attorney dug up new vmdence and would have convicted them sure, but Purdy's lawyer made a deal with the Distr'iclt,Attorney and the Judge providen,g that if the Unit- ed States District Attorney moved to .dismiss the charges and the Judge concurred, 'Purdy, Hallowell and Scaife -all; that was left of ,the gang -would join the army, get out of Texas and stay out. They were out nn bail at the time, so they rode ov- er to Fort Bliss with the Judge end enl'is'ted. Then he dismissed the charges and released tJheir bail." "Are you certain of this, Mr, Todd," Gail was in'expressi'bly shocked. "I made a trip to EI Paso to find out. The record is there in the Dis- trict 'Court and df you don't believe me, go clown find read it yourself. You do not have to accept hearsay evidence, M'is's Ormsby. I'm the last men on earth to Convict a neighbor on idle gossip, but the indic'tmen'ts and records of both trials are there for anybody tb read, and the Judge and' the District Attorney will con- firm My statement as to the agree- ment candler which these three men were released. And you can see for yourself they've left Texas. They are niow eitazees of New Mexico!" "Am I to infer tllrlatr--�-+' "1 ask you to infer nothing, Miss Ormsby. f merely state a condition. The m'an's name was Len Ortega. He All I know is that there are half a was a h if-hreed Mexieany sone of the dozen men along the Border who will least -considered rider of the outfit. kill Lee Purdy ton sight." Your new range basis, 'Pete lime, • (Gail thought. swiftly. "iWas the was working On the Perin round -up man who trued to .kill Purdy at San that year and saw Purdy dfo it." Onofre yesterday one of these Texas "But--burit-enighlt have been En•emies:" She wondered. drone in self-defense," Gail pleaded. "I've .denounced Lee Purdy public- "It wasn't. They'd had a couple ly -ever sinoe I went to El Pass and of little run-ins at the chuck wagon, got the Trow -down on him," Todd con- Ortega complaining of Purd'y's poor tinued sternly. "I've called him a cooking and poking fun at his meth - vow •tIyie'f and a killer to his face and •od of using the English language, not, once has :he had the courage. to Purdy eaIled hien a mlongeel pup and resent it. I bawled him ouk in that slapped him lever ani acre of ground, Chink restaurant yesterday morning. and• Ortega man to his 'bedding roll The .Ohink wanted me to sit at the to get his gun. Purdy was unarm- :aane table with him! --the plaeee was ed, so .he forked a pony belonging to full up at the time and that was the Pete Howe and tried to get away. only vacant seat. I had my eye on Ortega .mounted,, took tart after Pur - him, waiting to see if he'd have the dy and et<nptied his gun at him manhood to draw his gun, when his without results; Purdy counted the friend the !Chinaman put e to shots and when the sixth bullet lift - sleep. -I ms was •unponscious all day, ed his hat off, he turned his horse, and that is my excuse for failing to roped 'Ortega before he could reload meet you .at San Onofre, Miss Orms- and dragged hum; a mile as fast as be." Pete Howe's pony could hoof it. Gail was confused, humiliated at "There wasn't anything dine about the posiitio,n in whichr--provided her it, but Purdy had to quit the outfit manager's tale was true -,her accept- because there 'was no need of his ance of the Purdy hospitality had •killing 'Ortega. The.man's gun was placed her. Again she had a vision empty and he 'was harmless. Purdy of the wounded man at San Onofre, could have , beaten him up, and the GI' Purdy's .agile leap to the slhel- range loons would have fired Ortega, ter of the autamiebile when her foot- who would have gone away and ev- steps startled .him; of the lightning- entually i(orgatten; it. Ortega had like swiftness with which his hand never ,hurt anybody in all his life, had flashed to his gun. She remem- IEIa was a good boy and he hadn't ber•cd hie coolness, his near-isnpu- meant any harm kidding Purdy. He •d'ence, h'is' easy -fl'owi'ng conversation was .about tie only, man on the en all subjects save 'himself and hie ea•und-u.p 'that anylbady could mein affo rs. She recalled the appearance handle with ease, so Purdy manhand- of the man in the airplane, his nays- led hlim. Naturally Ortega lost his teiieus message, coded through the temper and ran for his gun. Any exheust of the motor, the visit of man that was half a man would have the mob in La Cueslta Encantada to done the same." claim rthe Chinaman.. "It doesn't seem possible Major Could it be possible that for a Purdy can be rthat sort of man," Gail long time the countryside had for quavered. good and sufficient reasons cherished "I tell you he's a bad hombre, Miss animosity against Lee Purdy and Ormdby. Why he shot seme.body up those whto supported him and that down at San Onbfre yestendiay• • The the attack upon Todd had been the man's in .ho.spiital here right nlnvw, the 'one thing necessary to prod them in- doctor tells me. That man Purdy's to •action calculated to impress Pur- as peevish as a parrot." dy 'with the knowledge that here, in "Major Purdy told me the man this country, he mutt behave or take was a hired kilier," the consequences? "I dent believe it. The man is .'She pictured that, comfortable Probably one of those Texans who's hacienda on the Enchanted Hill, the 'been looking for ,Purdy ever since he simple but refined furnishings of it, got out of the i my, By the way, I the easy hospitality of Purdy and his florgot to tell you that for a while invalid sister, the undeniable atmos- Lee Purdy was a Texa Ranger, and there of good' breeding that distin. as a Ranger he never took any chanc- guis'hed them botch, cert: °n indica- es. He killed hie man first and ar- tions •of world wealth and pesitti'on rested him afterward. The last poor that were 'incongruous with this land devil he bumped off in Laredo had of loneliness, of primitive passions relatives and tlhey •swore to get Pur - and prejudices. She recalled the cool dy so he resigned from the Rangers and casual manner in which Purdy and disappeared. The cowardly pup," had received Jake Dart and ;his would "1 do not believe he is cowardly, be lynchers, the firm, fast manner in Mr. Todd. I saw him handle Jake wthieh he 'had ;humbled the mob, the Dort and his .miob as if they had been ease with which, latter, he hadrd' - so many bad ,brittle b'oys." missed the !incident as one of no im "Any fool -could; da that, with portance whatsoever. Jake's men all lined ,up and a machine And there, too, was his army ser- g'un trained on them. He knew bdam- vice, his medals and citations of ed well, that all 'somebody had to do which Bailie had spoken so pride- was tlo make a suggestion that 'they fully, his own evidence of good breed- lynch hurl --and it would have been ing in the gentle reproof he had v'is- done. He was .protecting his own ited upon Halide icor referring to his cikin, Miss Ormsby, and not the China - army record. Gail had difficulty vis- man's. And what sort of white man ioning Lee Purdy standing tamely un- would associate with a Chinaman der insult or assault. . The cheerful anyhow?" alacrity with which he had disposed Gail was silent, overwhelmed by of Jake Dort at the Box K Ranch rt:his indictment whioh her manager gave the lie to Todd's charge of a •had brought against her host. Todd, lack of courage, watching her keenly, went on. Maier Purdy did not speak ill of "1 told you Purdy, Link Hallowell you, Mr. Todd. ' In fact, he was ra- and Tommy Scaife all joined the ther complimentary in his references, army together. Hallowell didn't like although of course he did not scruple aviation, se Fre transferred to the field to admit that he disliked you intense- artillery. Scaife, who has a mechan- ly and that you disliked hien," ical turn of mend but very little eche- "Did he say why I disliked him?" nation, became a motor mechanic and "Yes, but for a different reason learned to fly, but neer got further from. the otde you advance,"• than working around an aerodrome "Naturally." Todd smiled triumph- in France. Purdy Liked flying and antly and Gail felt humbled. But went to France as a sergeant. He stili she fought on. "I cannot con- came home a major. Atter the ,war ceive of Major Purdy as a•.man de- they came together again. Link Hal- roid of sufficient pride to defend his ;Sowell is Purdy's range boss and honor; nor as a man without come Tommy Scaife ,is Purdy's motor me - age." chenic right now at La Cuetsta En - "Miss Ormsby, when a man has carteda. Birds of a feather flock to - parted with his honor h.e.has already gether, and the reason they do is be - parted with his manly pride. His cause there's safety in numbers, conscience, in such natters, makes a Scaife or Hallowell are always with coward of hi.m, Purdy cannot disprove Purdy wherever he goes." the charge against him. In his heart "Were they with him when you he knows it is true, that he was a met him in the C,hinaman's restaur- mighfty lucky fellow to 'beat the case ant, Mr. Todd?" as he did, and he hasn't the courage "Nb, he wee whine that time - for to do to me what an innocent man a wonder. But Then it was shortly would do -and that is, pull and shoot after daylight and Purdy had driven his detractor if the said detractor did i'r, to join l,is drive down to San Ono - not publicly eat his words. That is fie. He wasn't expecting to meet the masculine code in .this cattle coun- me." try, Miss Ormsby, and the meanest "Was he armed, Mr. Todd?" white man will observe it or move "He's always armed. Carries his cn." arefllery in a shtouldler Moister under- , ° bis army ---"He Ise 'Were you armed?" "Yes -s,„ "Where do you carry your gun?" "On my hip, where men, can see it." "Why d,id you go out of your way to quarrel with Major Purdy? Sup- pose he is all you stay he is. If he indic•a'tes a desire to behave himself -to mind his own business+ --why not permit him to do so .in peace?" 'utile accumulates cows too fast to suit me. We think he has a cute habit bf .ctlaiming unbranded year- lings he finds ',running with cows that wear your brand and the brands of other people, We haven't been elle to hang anything en him yet, but if we ever db' --good night, Ma- jor Purdy!" Again Gail was silent. Todd saw that had impressed her. He con- 'binued. "I'm the last man in t h o if But his army record, Mr. Todd. has 'been decorated for bravery." "1 can well believe that. More than cne ex -convict, unconvicted burglar and cold -'blooded murderer won a Dis- tinguished Service Cross in the late war. Nearly 'all' men possess that kind bf courage and these wlhe have,. high-grade intelligence with it do bravely intelligent deeds. Purdy is no man's fool." "What is his early hi's'tory?" Gail deman'd'ed, She felt faintly nauseat- ed. "He comets of a fine old New Eng- land fai nfily. They're very rich -and they've always had it. Lee Purdy was the black sheep and his people gave him Money to go West, lose himself and cease disgracing thein close to hoarse. The next known of him he came out of M'exi'co two jumps ahead of a fining squad, Old Whis- kers Carranza had prescribed hint as an undesirable alien. He was 'betake and took a job as cook on the round- up of the Pecos Land and Cattle Com- pany. Ile got into trouble on the rotund -up and killed one of the rid. - ens in a petty quarrel." "Oh, no!" Giail's face went wihsite,. her voice was aMnlosrt a whisper. "He roped the Man, jerked 'him off his horse and dragged hln'i to deaiih. atee ECZEMA Chafing and Skin , Irritations quickly relieved by ftr.+CNASE'S tf Min 'Os'ir},rlfijr 'the Prem:...' �Ol. un Aleck, whey k visas iev nteexn olio --just. Diet -orf hal h eehool.. it was. raised - �c;+own ins• Sa,riita 11'e and I *tonged it 'meld be fun to learn the 'cattle ibusnver., . •i" liked it and 1, stork. Your Thiele Aleck liked erne allf, be elect 'CAW /W dol41r a gest end it wail!. nrt'.saf Au'I,dy, and . a ,and trusted me, and during the last srnls'by and Mx. fIra eve years of hos life, eiehe,n' ,lour otitic that klh'. Ira Todd e4,41' lee wasn't well enough ibo, take care of things himself, I ran everything. He paid me • mfg+hity Well and ha let rne accUmrulate a 'little' bunch of cattle under my oiwn brand, I ran them on the 'gav-lernunent range and rented!. wirdbem paebumrage teem. your Uncle Aleck, until Purdy came along and bought the winter pasturage I was ern! ing. Washington -makes got souse sort of pull in 8ton--makes a great ,to-do a - taut patrolling the Cuyamaea Re- serve at his own .expense --,ands he's just naturally hogging the govern- ment range. One after ehe other he's managed to have the grazing permits' of the small cattlemen eancelled, ox else he's bought them out or bluffed them out and taken over their per- mits. , The Box K permit and mine are two he can't get, because he can't bluff me or soare me,or hang on me any charge which would give the rangers cause to advocate Ithe cancel- lation of my permit or that of the Box K Ranch. "Miss Ormsby, I've been fighting your battle ever since your uncle died and left you the Box K Ranch and that's the reason I'm here in this hospital. Purdy, profiting by my misfortune, made your acquaiataric-a under circumstrances where you found yourself forced to accept his friendly advances and the temporary hospi- tality tof hi!s hone." Todd sat up in bed and pointed an accusing finger at the girl. "Miss Olmus'by, have Purdy and his sister asked you to stay with them while y'ou are in this eoualtry?" Gail nodded "I knew they wrould! They did this, of course, after showing you the Box K Raneh and poirtt•ing'Dout the impossibility ,ot any lady's living in such a place. "It's a terribly lonely, desolate and net very clean place, you must ad- mit, 'Mr. Todd.'" "And for that reason you have ac- cepted their in'vii feebly ?" "Well, yes." "I'm sorry you should think I would be so indifferent be your inter- ests as to suggest your putting up - alone -at the ranch. I had arranged to have you live with Jim Preslbery, and his wife, over at San Simeon. That's 'only six miles from your ranch. an Simeon is just a, general store, a post office, a blacksmith shop and' the headquarters of tihe ranger service in the Cuyamaca. Reserve, Presibery is the supervisor in charge and 'his wife is a charming woman. They have a very niee,room and bath fk;r you, and .I would .have sent over a Couple of fine three -gaited saddle - horses for you and given y-b'u t h e ranch automobile and one of the boys to act as your Chauffeur. It isn't a rely fancy automobile, I'll admit, and the cihauffeur wouldn't wear a uni- form on a bet, but it would get you a'-ound •to attend to your business." There was a note of genuine re- gret in Ira Todd's deep musical voice, a shade of sadness and disappoint- ment had settled ever his face; he gazed out of the window into the ':stance and was silent fpr at least a minute. "Well," he said frnaliy, "what can't be cured must be endured. You have accepted their hospitality, so I sup- pose you can't reject it now without embarrassment. And yet it's most embarrassing to me and .to your own er,.arcial interests for you to stay on there. We're might hard up as mat- te'r's stand, and if the money market and the market for beef cattle don't change for the better pretty soon, Purdy will get us anyhow. But that isn't his way- He's like all killers and crooks --too nervous to play a waiting game. He's got to crowd his lick while I'm flat en my back and unable to do ,anything. . . . Well, I'll not be here more than a week laeger and when I get out we'll have a definite show -down. This last job he's tried to put over cooks his goose w• i t'h Ire," He shifted his sad gaze from the i:lue mountains visible through the hospital window and turned' on her accusingly. "Without consulting me -- your own manager, the man your uncle trusted for fifteen years and made money doing it -you have lest this slick crook take control of your af- fairs. He put you up to firing the best and most loyal range Bose in all New Mexico --and you did it. He put you up to rounding up all your cat- tle now on the winter range and shooing them out onto the govern- ment range to drift a hundred miles or sa this sumim'er, and all on t tiheory that it's the only thing to co to keep the Southwestern Cattle Loan Company from foreclosing the mortgage they hold on the Box K cattle, And you fell for it and or- dered Pete Howe to start the drive to -morrow morning. And Purdy's going to send down his c; ok a n d chuck wagon and men to help. Do you lcnorw why? Because he wants this job put over in a hurry, He knows delays are dangerous. He knows he must act while 1 am lying here thelpl " Gail stared at her manager, fright- ened and a bit abashed. Tedd storm- ed on. "The cattle lean company will not foreclose. Of Course they say tihey will and, I don't deny that at times they feel they'd like to and say so, but they'll think 'better of that. 1.1 they don't, I have ways to make them, What Purdy wants• you to do is to turn your cattle adrift and have therm work up into the Ouyamaba Re- serve a couple of weeks ahead' of the official opening of the grazing sea- son. Then his friends, the rangers, -will jump us for vi'olat'ion of our grazing permit and thiol will give Purdy's pull in W,ashingpon• a chance to work. They will cancel our graz- ing permits imanediately; we will be Ordered! to get our cattle out of the !Reserve and that will (be an expen- sive job. Meanwhile ,Purdy will ;Nave seemed bur grazing ,permits. Then h'e'll buy our equity in the cattle for juab en - e x.45 :IY.11.ii.hti..r.,.bw.. k5( other. lob and Purcle buy the 'Box K B,auuge ter a Bette r tiur dollars an acre, altirleu'gh i't'swe ten." "Oh, I'ei sure you're weoz Wee - ToddV" 'Gail-prroitezted. "I can't be. Neve 'that 'of Major Reedy." "I didn't think you Would, Miss Orneshy. Why should you? You kniow him better than yeti know nue.. Re's been running the Box K Ranch twelve hiouts and I've only been run- ning it five years. Are yon; going to send your riders down on the Rio Hondo to -morrow tle make that drive?" "I -Ii -don't know," Gail faltered. "You've g'o't to know and know here and now, Miss Ormsby, because I can't get out of this bed and strad- dle a horse to keep you ;from mak- ing a fool of ,yourself 'and me. Right new I can hardly see you and :my }read is just one ibig ache; I'm a bit paralyzed down one side; you may no- tice my speech is a little thick?" Gail nodded. She had noticed that, ''Prole got myself to think of -since you won't think of me now that I'm d own _ and out when I'd ought to he up and doing. I've got about three hundred :head under my !own brand on the Box K winter range and I wish you 'wouldn't rum, them in with yours. You've got to decide here and now whether I'ra Todd or Lee Purdy is manager of your range, and if Purdy is dictating its policy, my res- ignation is not only in order - you have it! What's the answer, Miss Ormsby?" He was a powerful, forceful hien and Gail realized that he had argued well and forcibly. He was not a man to be denied, and certainly he. had not spent much time beating a- bout the ;bush. To Gail, in her ex- tremity, came an old maxim of the 'bi idge-playing fraternity -.- "When in doubt, lead trumps-" Lee Purdy might be 'Worth the odd trick, as the h_ghest of a suit, but. Ira Todd was certainly looming before her in all the gI•ory of a trump. It seemed to her that she had to play him. "You are the manager of the Box K Ranch, Mr. Todd," she decided. "Thank you for that vote of confi- dence. As your manager, I do the hiring and the firing. Understood?" Gail bent 'her head. "Thank you again. Jake Dort is your range 'boss again, Miss Ormsby. I need him in your business and I need him to -night. He is probably sitting in the waiting room now. Will you be good enough to ask him to step' up here?" Gail's face burned, but she faced eie► i4 l,Ie�nsall e m ... •'. Bromfield Clinton r• .. ;f... IJondeshomo, •• .•..: Blyth ,, . , , • Belgrdve Wingham ... , . C.N.R. Time Table. East Goderich Clinton Seaforth Dublin . Mitchell West Dublin • 11.19 9.44 Seaforth ,.. 11.34 -9.57 Clinton • 11.50 10.11 Goderich 12.10 10.37 C.F.R. Time Table A.B4:r P.l 6:45 x30; 70&, 3000.. 7.22 2:18 '7.33 _ 3.81 7.42 8.48 East Goderich Peenset McGaw Auburn Blyth Walton ercNaught Toronto West Tornr, to McNaught Walton Blyth Auburn McGaw elenset Goderich A.M. 5.50 5.55 6.04 6.11. 6.25 6.40 6.52 10.26 A.M. 7.40 11.48 12.01 12.12. 12.23 12.34 12.41 12.46 the embarrassing issue bravely. She summoned Jake Dort, who caane and stood,.,hat in hand, beside the man- ager's bed, (Continued Next Week) The combined production of all kinds of concentrated milk in Canada during August, 1935, .was 1.0,638.,753 . pounds as against/0,622,441 ,pounds in 1934. The s'tatisAics are based on returns from the 31 companies which manufacture any of the various it- ems of concentrated milk, that is, condensed milk (sweetened, skim, buittermilk), )evaporated milk, nail; powders, casein, and sugar of milk. .t„ nnmt eSNAPS1-1OT CUIL TFUAT THIRD DIMENSION HOW many times have you heard the expression "Don't take a pic- ture with your camera facing the sun"? It's one of the old beliefs in amateur photography that has been handed down from year to year to every new shapshooter. While this is good advice,for the beginner it is not necessary to for- ever abide by this rule. Those of us who like to try breaking such rules have found that most of the work of which we are proud has been pro- duced under other lightings. The im- portant thing to remember, is that yon must never stand so that sun- light will strike into the lens. The lighting of the subject has much to do with securing that qual- ity sometimes called "atmosphere" in a picture. There are a number of ways in which a photograph may be given apparent depth or "third di- mension." Taking the picture when there are long shadows, getting a reflection in the foreground, using strong sideiighting or hack -lighting, and tinting the exposure just right so that the detail of objects in shadow is not blocked out, are pre- cautions that contribute to the de- sired effect. Let us consider each of these separately. Shadows, thrown in long drawn- out splotches across walls and walks, more than anything else make one feel tbat he is "looking into" a picture i»s• .ad of "'Sinking on" a flat piece et' paper carrying the images of the objects recorded. • �.wirA,...v.�u�, 7,maJzrJl4;tn4l�vA,ii Above -- Heavy shadows contribute much to third di- mension quality. Left - Contrast in tones and unusual top lighting contrib- ute'to the rare ster- oscopic effect. The foreground should be well broken up with shadows so that there is not too much contrast be- tween it and the rest of the picture. When"a body of water can be in- cluded as a part of the foreground, then there are wonderful opportuni- ties for adding depth. The reflection will carry one's attention back and away from the foreground -into the picture -and Iead to the principal point of composition. Reflections often serve as an avenue to lead back from the foreground of a set- ting. The only precaution necessary- when ecessarywhen dealing with a water fore- ground in strong sunlight is to watch that a swell or wave does not throw reflected light sparkles upon the lens, as that may fog the picture. Side -lighting. where the source of illumination conies from the side of the object or scene, and back-Iight- ing,'where the light comes from the rear, are not difficult to handle if the lens is protected from the light coming toward it. Shade the lens with the hand, or stand in the pro- • tectin.g shadow of a tree to make the exposure. Also, you should time the exposure more for the parts in shadow than for those that are high. lighted. Don't be discouraged if you fail to get the desired appearance of depth or "third dimension" in your first attempt. If at first you don't emceed watch for your contrasts and shade oyvs and try, try again. JOHN VAN GUILDER.