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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-01-30, Page 6THURSDAY. JANUARY SOtli, 1936 THE EXETER T1MES-ADVOCATE Fine Serial Fiction in a new form,. . . Three Prize Short Stories (of four instalments .each) hr > master s^ory-teUy. 7"/. < ThoyVe 'Rex SYNOPSIS: Ben Furlong, a young hut practical oil man and driller from the Pennsylvania field, drifted into the Texas oil country, broke and looking for work. Fin ally he fetched up at the Durham home where lived an elderly aunt, shortly widowed by. the explosion ofa. powder wagon, and her niece pretty Betty Durham . . . Per haps because of his smile, Betty cooks some food for Ben and while he eats he learns the aunt, in town on business, has an oil man, Tiller Maddox, sinking an oil well for her ... A short 6 inch bolt worked loose from the rigging and is in the bottom of the well. Work has been suspended for days as the crew “fish” for the bolt and. operating funds dwindle away . . . Furlong offers to give a hand but Maddox objects . . • Betty insists and overrules Mad dox so Furlong fashions a tool which he just lowered into the well, hoping to fish out the bolt, NOW 'GO CN WITH THE STORY. Furlong himself handled the rig during this operation, and even Mad dox could find no fault with the way he did it. When, after what seemed an interminable time the wire cable began to stream up out of the depths and wind itself in smooth, black layers upon the drum, the two wo- * men pressed in upon the derrick floor. ■Out of the well-mouth finally slid the fishing; tool; it stopped, hung motionless with the lower end at the level of their eyes. The teeth had bent inward, jammed together by the blows from above; inside the -basket thus formed and tightly bitten be tween two of those prongs was a bat- ■red six-inch piece of steel. When Furlong had finished wash ing up he found Betty Durham wait ing for him. “Come over to the house,” said. “You must be tired.” “I told you I was lucky,” young man declared, with a grin. “Lucky, nothing. You've £ sense.” “Simple, wasn’t it? I wonder Mad dox never thought of it.” Betty stirred; impatiently she ex claimed: “Oh. he’s too busy think ing about something—-!’ Say! We’ve’ got an extra room, but Aunt Mary says it wouldn’t look right lor you to sleep there.* Don’t that make you sick?” “How about the barn?” “That’s what she proposed. Come oil We’ll fix it somehow.” It was dark; the frail through the cactus and mesquite was dim, but Betty knew it by heart, and where its meanderings were indistinguish able she took Furlong’s hand and guided him. “I suupose you think Aunt Mary’s crazy, risking all her money like this,” she said. “I sure do,” the man admitted. “This thing will show you the big chances she is taking. Suppose that holt had been something else, some thing we couldn't get hold of? There’s a thousand things can hap pen to a well.” “I know, But she’s—greedy. She always was. Tiller talked her into it after Uncle Joe died, and she would not listen to me.” “Its’ a lot safer to let the big companies do the drilling, and be .satisfied with a royalty.” “Sornur people can’t be satisfied,” the gitl said, quietly. Then after a Moment. “Uncle Joe never intend ed to leave the whole farm to her. They didn’t hitch very well. He said he was going to leave part of it to me, hut—I guess he never got around to it. I’ll bet Aunt Mary’s sorry by this time that she listened to Tiller Haddix: there’s so many things a driller can do to a well.” “Pshaw! Is he that kind of a man? : “What kind of a man? Men are ' all alike, aren’t they—when they’ve got reason to be?” : “'She better fire him.” "I guess she can’t, or dassent . . ' Funny my talking this way to you and not knowing you only a few hours. I’d better mind my own busi ness. Here we are. You wait while I get a light.’ They arrived at the house, and the girl left her companion outside. She reappeared in a few minutes with a lantern and a couple of patch work- comforters. These latter she surrendered to Ben, then led the way to the barn. Like most farms in the oil country this one had been allowed to run down, and with the exception of some chicken and: a few dispirited .cattle there was no live stock left upon it. There still remained, how ever, some old fodder; it was dusty and musty, but suitable enough for a bed, and Furlong announced that he was delighted with these sleep ing quarters. He set the lantern' down and walked to the door with Betty. There he said; “You’ve been might nice to me. I wish that fishing job had been Mard er.” Why?”’ “It would have taken longer.” The girl’s face was dimly illumin ated as she smiled up at Furlong. She was t‘he prettiest girl he had ever known and he felt a -great liking a great sympathy for her. The clasp of her warm hand as she had guid ed him along the dark trail had af fected him in an unaccountable man ner, and now it affected him again in the same way when she laid it in his. A sudden racklessness (Over whelmed him and before he knew what he 'was doing he had bent and kissed her. toIn the days thereafter he tried Latham the peculiar relationship ex isting between Maddox and the two, women, but lie did not succeed very well. The driller, it was evident, had his heart set upon Betty, and in his attempt to win her Mrs. Durham was his ally; nevertheless, for some unknown reason the aunt disliked and distrusted the man. About all that Ben could make sure of was the fact that in some manner not read ily apparent the oil well was being used by Maddox as a weapon; that somehow it had -become the stake in a three-cornered game. IFurlong and Betty meanwhile' managed to see a good deal of each other, but they met clandestinely. Neither of them openly referred to this fact, and, although the girl pre tended that it was her aunt that she feared, Ben very well knew that it was Maddox, No longer, by the way, did he apologize when he kissed’ her, and their stolen moments together had become very sweet. Work on the well progressed as rapidly as could be expected. Inch by inch, foot by foot, the heavy steel bits cut through the rock; length af ter length was added t-o the casing, and as it neared the level of the oil bearing structure “indications” be-’ came evident; occasional sighs and gurgles issued from the well mouth as gas gathered and released itself. Its odor was .at times quite strong. It was at this time that Maddox and Furlong clashed. Some new tackle was being slung and Ben had been sent up aloft while the foreman issued directions from below. It was heavy work, Ben f Before lie knew what lie was doing he had bent forward and kissed lier. “Her and Ben have gone to town.” Maddox scowled. “I allowed they had.” “He’s gone in to buy himself some - clothes and she took the car— “He won’t need no more clothes than lie’s got on this job,” asserted the driller. “He’s all through, but his -week's up Friday.” “What’s happened, Tiller?” “We had a row. I was a fool put him on, in the firstplace, but is through. i Mrs. Durham ceased rocking; her ■ sallow face became more yellow.- With an effort she said: “He’s a smart hand, Tiller, I’d rutlier you didn’t fire him.” “The hell you'd ruther!” Maddox exclaimed angrily. “What you got to. say about it?” “Why, it’s my prop’ty, my well—” “Is it?” “Y—You know what I mean. He’s smart, I tell you. Didn’t lie fish that bolt?” “iSure! An’ didn’t you hire him straight off, so’s to spy on me?” “Tiller! It’s no such thing. Why should I spy on you? What you been | doin’ that you need spyin’—?” “Shut up an’ listen to me. He’s fired Friday night an’ ‘he gets off the place the next mornin’. So that’s that! Saturday, sometime, the pow der wagon’ll be here an’ early Mon day the men are coinin’ to shoot tlie well. We got a big one; I’ll bet my life on that. I can tell !Why, she’s makin’ gas an’ trying her best to let go, but”— the speaker paused, then finished slojvly distinctly — “there ain’t agoin’ to be no well whatever until I'm took care of.” The 'widow’s colorless themselves hypnotically swarthy face ofi the man He continued: “I wasn’t gettin’ along any good with Betty before this feller showed up, but since he came she won’t have nothin’ to do with me.” “I did the 'best I could,” Mrs. Dur ham declared, nerviously, “but She says she won’t marry you. She goes hog wild every time I talk about it.” “There’s ways to make a girl marry. You got to make her marry me before that well comes in, or it’s just like I said—it ain’t cornin’ in!” “Tiller!” gasped the woman. “You dassent do—anything to it. Not now!” “Oil’ dassent I? Who’ll stop me? You won’t. That little old bolt made a lot of trouble, didn’t it? Well, that’s nothin’. It just shows easy it is to—” (Continued next week.) to lie I eyes fixed upon before the her. too how Canadian trade with British Ma laya is increasing. British .Malaya is the name applied to the colony of the 'Straits Settlements (including- Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Labaun Christmas Island and Cocos Island), the Federated Malay States (Perak, Seianger, Negri Sembilan and Pa hang), and the Unfederated Malay States (Johore, Kedah, Trenganu, Kelantan and Perlis). WIIAT MONARC HY COSTS BRITAIN re- ap- How Celery Can Be Used For crispness and freshness, quite apart from its distinctive flavour, celery is delightful to eat, either alone or combined with other foods lacking In such qualities. Many a meal is greatly improved by serving celery hearts or curls and many a salad or sandwich seems to require a generous amount of chopped celery to make it perfect. To serve celery as a relish, remove outer stalks and slice the heart in several sections. Slit stalks to permit them to curl. Allow to stand in cold water, which a little lemon juice or salt added, until ready to serve. Celery is delicious, too, used soups and other cooked dishes, and adds flavour to various meat and fish dressings and sauces. It is rich in vitamins, a good blood tonic, good for the teeth and beneficial for the whole system, to is in Scalloped Eggs and Celery tblsp. butter tblsp. flour cups milk cup grat. cheese Make a sauce of milk. Add grated oning. Place alternate layers sliced eggs, celery and cheese sauce in buttered baking dish.. Cover with buttered crumbs' and brown in cl 4 4 2 1 4 hard cook, eggs 2 cups cook, celery -Salt and pepper buttered crumbs butter, tlour and cheese and seas- of hot oven (400 degrees F.) Oysters, Mushrooms and Celery pint oysters 4 tblsp. flour lb. mushrooms % teasp. paprika 4 1 1 a li cups raw dried 1 teasp. salt celery 2 cups liquid tblsp. xbutter teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Drain oysters, cut in half. Saute mushrooms in butter for 3 mnutes. Prepare celery. Make a sauce of the other ingredients and add oys ters, mushrooms and celery. Turn into a butteed casserole and cover with buttered crumbs. Brown at 375 degrees F. for 15 minutes, or pile in to patty .shells of potato nests. Serves 6. Celery .Soup 3 tblsp. butter lExeter ®innH-Atnuirute Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday morning SUBSCRIPTION—$2.Q;0 per year in advanceRATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 5Qc. each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse quent insertion. 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A moment later she called back thro’ the gloom. “I’ll call you when break fast is ready.” Furlong was not altogether sur prised when, on the following morn ing, Tiller Maddox offered him a job. Maddox, it was plain, was act ing upon orders, and he took no pains to conceal his dislike for the new hand; nevertheless, Ben accept ed the proffer. Aside from the fact that he needed work, his interest in Betty Durham was now sufficient to make almost any sacrifice worth while. LECT YOUR CTURES FROM THIS LIST Group “Maroons" 1934- 5 Group "Canatlicns” 1935- 6 Baldy Northcutt George Mantha Ohvc Trot tier Art. Lestcur Rus* Blind* Armanrl Mondon Earl Robinson Frank Boucher ,....... S. HOCKEY BO fend AUTOGRAPHED P1CTUR PLAYYOUR FAVORITE Here’s your Chance to get a book on hockey. “How to Become a Hockey Star”, and a special autographed pidture of A famous hockey player or team, FREE. ® This Isa book OH hockey written byT. P. 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SILVER GLOSS LAUNDRY STARCH Tlie OANAVA STARCH COMPANY Limited, Toronto was forced to cling to the derrick timbers or to balance 'himself upon a narrow plank, and his progress at times did not suit the elder man. Maddox 'was in a surly mood, any how, and he- became profane. Fur long was hot and irritable. He ans wered back, whereeupon the man be low flared out angrily. “You do like I tell you an’ don’t argue, or I’ll come up there an’ give you a damn good beating!” The rigging was finally secured in place and Maddox was -occupying himself with something else when he felt a hand upon his shoulder. He turned to find Furolng at his side. The latter’s eyes were blazing. In a voice (ominously harsh and vibrant with fury he said: ' . “I came down, to get that beating, want it now.” The -other members of the crew froze in various attitudes of startled suspense. The two men stared a,t each -other. - ’ Furlong was a burly, t-hick-neckr ed youth; he was as hard asf/iroft and in his gaze at this ’moment a^afe an evil quality quite unexpected. Hi]s eninity for the driller had foame^ oVeT. In proximity to this fl'aniing passion Maddox’s smoldering dislildb gave off no heat; nor at short notice, could he fan its embers into a blaze. After a -brief survey, pregnant witij possibiiti.es, he turned his head and winked at the other men. In a jeebl| effort at jocularity he.said: _ ' t q “X told- y<ou I’d come . up there and $ive it to/you. I b.fever ^st. yoti tq’ come dojv,n here ah^geft'Jt5' He ^uf| fawed loudly, at his o.wn Ibjimor an# walk-fed. hWHjC Furlong .stood sMak^ Ing .'in his* frafeks ... t # ThaV'evening:‘Maddox went over to the .farmhouse* -Etenings in this tlilrsty Idndy like evenings upon the desert; were cool, refreshing and beautiful.. The brazen sky* cooled, a blessed breeze played through the scrubby bush and brought faint fragrances unnoticed at other hours the harsh outlines of unlovely objects were softened; birds turn filled her lungs hew vigor. Mrs. Durham was I the little front jyoroh, and of her the man inquired; “Where’s Betty?” I twittered; Na- and took on rocking upon ■ ■Great Britain’s royal family ceives annual appropriation of proximately $2,700,000 from Parlia ment to maintain its traditional splendor. This sum, however, which is bare ly adequate to meet the necessary great expenses of court life, is aug mented by vast earnings from pri vate holdings, . In addition, the fam ily fortune includes many owned by the The value of culable. 'The annual parliamentary appro- called the privy list, is di follows: , ” FOR THE .KING . Majesties’ privy Castles house of Windsor, the castles are incal- priation, vided as purse, an Their $489,000. .'Salaries of household, $55 9,500. Expenses of household, $85 S’,00 O'. Works, $100,000. Royal bounty, $58,500. Unappropriated, $36,000. FOR THE KING’S FAMILY Duke ofi York, .$119,000. Duke, of Kent, $119,000. The Princess Royal, $28,500. Duke of Gloucester, $119,000. The King is also entitled to additional income of about $280,- 000 from the Duchy of ’Lancaster. In spite of this added revenue, th.e' privy purse showed a dificit of $116,000 in 1919; of $218;060 in 1920, and of $257,000 in 1921. King George V economized drastically When thez depression hit England by Commanding that the civil list be reduced $260,000 a year. The King’s castles include Bal- jhoral in Scotland, Buckinham Pal- ■ace in London, Windsor Castle and Sandringham House. The King has also vast holdings ■called the crown lands. Revenues from these have been 'collected for the Government itself on the “pub lic account” since 1760 when George III surrendered them in return for- a fixed annual payment or the civil list. 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