The Goderich Star, 1936-12-24, Page 7oaatinr d)
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Or id s acme into i nst nod
" * ut Stayt g a while Geld; l lc
oil It was not *n'n l+r►ant idit*
alis With the fatal* e bad colloettd;
r in thea. Sun , a l� aye. f 4i !
wtell luta , lu • tm Out
l
rni ht do , ' ;esw+ t t n ,i tbis it
following. Dan's footer fox a
f$51
on he w oulr beaViThr o
a und, d. It would nevebe sus-
4y�ot�edwh*twubt real petr
t ,tee i,ls+ce. r
•iwwii
o rood or
an to have ' written h' any eacri
pion of the to*m 'of Gold 'Roar. t o
060 01$04 zthe Place; . 'or- *hatit watt
wltbout , •description, ;t► Whitthe
.entered ,Belem '�e gamb�. saloon
acro # fron'i the Tavern,, t e Ott*
aWit** if ,it had �n t from ^ p
orn,
rtW ani
lip tlbm. ,t
e h:
oh' 0Tilabilt
mho had kept xi, "
'Miltps 'in, tbb Ii ? o 'o� ez .
btsex,onl tarry dura °. bold;
baa wee th r ho 'could httd his
''flet, Amusingim 400
i , merobrerir `hovi 'had h,
tha j)gtt + -.Re l� a first:"cl
er who Wont abet anything
rooni was it'd tth mtn" ttae 'drop a hat' '1wrls h
roti ►` d ► ftrom.tha ? ► S; • , i7n n number rel .41341%114 ^n
th y� .b t ui, oll�i�� iyt�►�y"y' 1i�xaiot llirot r ` obi i °
p c'he r befit �x`f^. ��T^'kg th a .,*Aw P:044° ore
tom �f ten' alga
Son null thou 'tbat ea* ftr,om.
p� rl ,',*Penti There was tlw ligbtes augg
rin��► 'w`asl , drop �` p
rh�u .n • *hey, would hold. `;up__untfl of a flush: an 41'4
ette�T' w t e brought{ theme amore d ;ilk
ages . a ainr ,cardbit bnekaroos . end r ,grinirraing 'broadly **rho
with 1 t e y *IOUs,: too, who found :,ed up, Aniide the^:: i ;*r.,` mol
M esM-'R�TR`TS'°'R1M Y` Y R...r
, fie.. e'a+ t�rt ii' 1ne i itig rgoo rrd ;,:,,y an g‘,""
o .bar rail. �nfin C�I,Bi1�kc�iX�„"�^Rl�thc -the
�"r�� .
t d xono "Glad to sec+you���
chance tonight to telly y,otx. "you dr ri
a swell .doh a' .a biotin' .o`ut the - r
the !gait^ 'this eveninij ► « ' , He : gni
,edand t winked ku owingly". r,Ie
'was r— what
yot might say ken.
busy •` When ,.le yore whent. the st a;
u�
ain e d di: d, girls whose
:strident,
at` b.*bOve-
'-
mheednts invlOycr' esiewdsuchthp:a,
sle thooe
Reo Wao,•had known -moult
letildu ct what f
the town
outside, da r i i`v�', its 10 k�
front.the tin cni ht began to fall. un*
"tel atbe present , o nest midright+
Twilight las when the nie to the
amines always swa gored into ta.wn,
boisterous ;men with"' hips op,• 'tlteir-
shot lders, with dust ch rk+ed throats
to.._ h the qty , 'ncsa of ti 0�i_
aveavalled husk n,ess. ,. +p chesteal
hard»bitten men with how 1mnd4
a and bristling whiskers, drill runners,.
powder, men, meu. who 'worked.' the
deep pits, all tat . nightfall : with their
pockets fillednnd'fiin;g` int- town.,
:With roaring thirsts; that'ntvtst be to -
Snood; Ogling. the gaily,dressed,
women who . meandered .'along; the
board sidewalks, inviting with: con
-
Menial smiles and .winksi' with para»
sol and handkerehie£ flirtations;
brushing their less -gaudily elad Ads -
tors from !their paths : with tossed
headswhich 'plainly said the 'market:
basket .brigade had no business
abroad at night anyhow,
It -.might almost he said that Gold
Rock, like many .another sateh. town;
was one that never slept, or :f it did,
it took its rest in relays. Its streets
were crowded from one day's, dawn
until the next tinted the hills, with
varying types of crowds, it's true,
but nevertheless, with 'theone thtxti
in common of having busy interests.
" .
Jim knew, 'too,' without being told,
though hehad made it his . business
to know, that all sueh being the ease,
evil times had fallen On what once
had been' the- sleepy little town- of
Gold Rock in the ,sierra country,
where once , a cowboy's Aiiturday
night blow-out was the acme of ex,
-citement, •
Different now. With theinflux .of
the new element, confusion had swopt.
rampant through" its narrow raisin
street and the' little braiiuching,^blind
aalleyss were ' frisking mule -drawn
freight wagons battled over the right
of way with tante . horses covered
with alkali dust.: It had 'corn with:
even greater swiftnetsa; • than '`be
building of tint long rows of one-
stoiy shooks Of nnnlimed lumber,
JOHisISTC N &' SONS
Phone 499
votteleitwootieweitteleteleittforl 'wive*
We gratefully acknowledge
the confidence our custom-
ers have., placed in us,' and •
extend to each o` them our
bestwishes fur•
A JOYOUSCHRISTMAS
The Superior Steres,
J: C. cutt 3. 3M McEwan
weeesileuvotkiadOokaeoacummaive
G�derich Produe
thin ieughod. " 4otEoxng
about it,,•' ---1 $�t� " Mr.
'klelirrsfan
• het{ l elT� ruin, the t'
ane.' everybody: lots 'i Peke sit
lf.1 Ain't been around'kexo r ioz g a
on the i f Jinx Darcy"a
tongue wi-t°1:(
k its uuCbn llaa�ble
pishnc to iuin if the hi li : Sr
me y hits, too,. but ho' c nt filed
ha t..i pulse. Via, oaii aua lyt
•at`ro',. ;cod ar.
Dart "F'J. It. :FORS R.
, EVA. 'fit, :110SI3;,-" ni11041.
Late ,Molise Baurgcoa .Now Y"oi ur i-
trialmic,'and . Aural.IIospitaat tli '- —'- x '
Koorenela - .Eye HospitaLat..+i, .•
44:ivar4 • Tiiroaat itospitnlw unfitly,. , At .: < .
tiyot teeted,els 'sunl►'ed"
$3 "Waterloo St. 8., Stratford
phone ;267, , ,
(Next "'visit Wednesday afterrnoon• arc.. ..
cvenhag.. I mber 23rd, • from 2.,20 .4.
Pt;".
.ten.ony. -
E&OFESSIONA!CAgD
J.
W. .O'H-4"...1—
rxi,'
ABV EF A +CVVN ti .:
s9. °ntaario Bt.: :tattorrd. 0 .:.
Member Ftrstbrcok;cLeciO,. 40 mot,
telth, o oint0., On,
LEGAL CSB
anti!. Si aoI'tO .
office: , 7 tOn Bt. ' pb^
'R 1 T i.. r
*Canister aad, S.UUclt!.' •
S.uf Lifer oldg. elaide and Vic 3
, Teleplpne: $Tuba► Obi:
'Ybro to. 2,, -
t�f fit �g� iifl, 8s,
-votra!NARY ' Suitor! •
Graduate a ' the Unlierait of 'Tett
and graduate of the Ontario Vete
Colge. a
S ciode .'TeTepkwth
night 24*.�,* T°`^' -""
... - .. �
hastily thrown `.together for tem bens
fit of the unexpected overflow ofin-.
babltants. .
Now •tlleee4waa nearly' always ta;r be'.
found the taint'e,of lingering gun-
...woke...in wvhat had, once been tee.
qet aim , � .. cd'nld be sane
itibitt a Esta' direction
bltliet, � dped ;► '
for some real or trumped-up offense,
would send him staggering', ^into the
rutted duet of the *pits. its. For there
Was no longer any law in Gold Rock,
or real semblance of Vit. With the
coming of the brutal element who, cal-
-ways followed•= lel, siren. voice_which.
h..;
Whispered of geld, 'tbe .law • of the
,town had tome Pa, be, al is so.often.
the .arse, in the hands of a-leo= m
who did not rule by evelf astern fes.
Ind`
tgterata Slid terror �'n, l
to their aid.
Thank all, the ods there .irv,era, *as
CRAIG'S Oil 'S S�,.
TIRES, BATTERIES ". and
:EYRIES
dor. H ' ' i'�`
113
4,,
for thelx- final 3n eeting With ail the
A ` ret U si►t• from Mr, Wm. Till for
rebate taxes due to house' being
hUrned Was ,granted. •
appointed: g
lir J. A. Wooing Wits app i the quick thoug in JimDarcy's
�e col
Fun
MERRY CHRISTMAS ,
A ',
PROSPEROUS
sox/ YEAR
ockips ea rue
COAL MERCHANTS
COAL
387 Y.St. Patter
Attendance Obiter for the
year' 1931.
Nockolds was :given permis-
sion to
elmassion'to rent., the scales at McGaw for
tho. year 1937° at $15.00.
The n;sytnpatby of the Council was
t tende 4 to. Mr. Chisholm and family
°in'the loss -of their father.
The treasurer, Mr. R. J. Glen. re-
C 1 relied the following, Payments: A.
k. l s • for .less .tat f to Mac ch
W�, � ,M x:.� .,..� .,y. d.s.
MUk
1st, ����, .;�,1'�;TUU, �
phone system,, note, $709.00 Presby-
ter ins, rent for hall., $$0.45.
The Road Superintendent, Vouch-
ers and other aeeountss *Were exaamin-
ATIONEEG
T ��� !per may■ jw..�., ry
..`:Maack Tww.y^e�el A
a made ebbe e1
toads to give` .lett *ttiadaction .
Farmers' 8aa11 ndt.$ diaacouuted""
Phone lie. •• ..,:
• E INSURANCE,
mind, eralizing the 'truth of wa►bat 1>te
had heard, verifying it at first
sight of the town's night deniza'l 3,
that the terror had not reaches out;
to touch the sleepy ranches lying be-
yond the: tow l There was: a fervent
personal, interest now, he ,realized al
fully in his mental thanksgiving.
-There was only one surpridti in
store for ,dim Darcy when be entcrde1
Rtars:°'4t he
Way. The
rest.of
�,k :fi
course, tO meet Pete Rcllman, that
.s`, one of the main, purposes in en-
tering the place so soon ,on -his n
al. 11is . surpris0 waa to he the d:0-
covery that said Pete•firm tiw s
already no stranger to hien. 'Though
thinking of it afterward, that, too,
should have been. no swrise.
Jim had heard :A lot of Pete Reit.
man, wanted very much to know col-
siderably snore ef' the .coin—far' ,r -
otts' reasons, but first and foreni►fit
y,-Irneveoz the --kin mat ..� '..
• t:. .y i S'. 11 ..ty,t'
ed autd er. paid:Road u s
'Vooutchers,ord$107.4ed; lfad►ys Ri NaysS, ,neo`
count, 120.40; Municipal World, Col-
lector's Guide, .$'1.28;lborne Tete -
phone :system,' 373.63; Wm. Hill, r,o
bate on taxes,' $ 4 Wit . Watson, satl••
orY
,3X Be+� r, r .
•
ifi sd nw iala! h
t �Go
i uu-
r
P& " AND ,tstildif=
PtItrgialt
oo' ` -.President, Alex. '
foot, ,forth; vt:e..prCf nt.. Join ,.
t'epper, n 'Tai*� ,' octal*+
1+f A, ,aid, Bet►! -b.,
•
il"Gfi+, :Bradt
t 14 Jame theldice. "t tdna 'ui>?
T,o2ndesbcro; r (good 'fisei ?a*rt
�Olin.John Z.
erich:t'7*itco . yea sa. .
.�<$.411)114ly pit t.40-1
..
ref in tam tor .J. Ye
ton .
RNo. s• 'JAWS Watt 8i
iowtr
loess E. yr. nt(tzeaelti , . y
Mcyerciwr.b`
Chs. P. ewitt,It€i% ,.(t it 0
lariat Utrzbolm'R
~ro i.
'�: r holder A pay' ,th' .'
th nt4 t "' s1 n r" stere",
ilio ROA R ' w O. natCat... ox .
g,g ofta rant! 0 Sriata a Esse g }vis,
6ticl id umor, took triblite fr'toiii
every !nine and every neh in the
--- cfnity Where it vas in °s nx way pos.
1> tom".. itioino s>ribll. A loudrroiced., tae, bets!!
n + l 1. Ofiti ram, they , sold, who stocked prospee-
v . '. tom and b l4a d Mora and:
' "` ,�*1l got t'�r aye teeth befoie l
was Toro 'h ,*hen . be ,off alep
the on the. "Mack and buy ^dri44
told at of -t illi With
which send thein at�ii la t �'."•
od *I% elec a
ectronks etectrle caI
attic. Chronk, eta,
ours 2 to 5, and 3
` ridiaa *nil Batur
b 41
ey g dot 'tet tutd_ by *ate
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