The Brussels Post, 1948-3-17, Page 2Red Cross
BY
J A C K S 0 N• C 0 L E
Synopsis
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to find .gut all a ,nut hose Bartle,
CHAPTER XXXI
o you're Train Carter, eft?
I've been looking for you for a
1011x; time. You wouldn't be know-
ing ate. so I'll just jog your mem-
ory. .My name's Michael Valdez.
You'll be remembering that name
now, won't you, Carter?„
"Can't say that I do, stranger,"
Carter drawled
"Funny." Valdez' voice was icily
cold. "'' la) be some others hare bet-
ter memories than yours—men like
Ray Garvin, Flash Conroy, and a
couple of others I've been looking
for, too,"
The mention of those names in
connection with the name Valdez
jogged Train Carter's memory
plenty. He froze where he stood,
"I've got enough against you,,
Carter, to make it a pleasure to kilt'
you where you stand," Valdez said
tightly. "But some letters you
wrote to Garvin kind of interested
me. In them you boasted plenty
freely about your speed with a gun.
Carter—I'm going to give you a
chance to show just how good you
are!"
The crowd in the saloon stood
speechless, watching, still in the
dark as to any reason for gun -play.
They looked on with a kind of im-
personal interest, for apparently
neither of these two men who were
holding their full attention was
handicapped. The two men who
stood glaring at each other were,
in fart, nearly matched in build,
but the young vaquero seemed to
tower over the dark•faced roan be-
fore hits,
But Carter did not have that look
of speed and untapped strength for
nothing. Almost instantly his first
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momentary paralysis was gone. Ile
knew that death was staring hint
in the face, and he was a blusterer
who would not back down before it.
He set himself. for the showdown,
This bragging young Valdez could
lie taken over just like the rest
Carter had downed—and high time.
This Mex wanted trouble—a gun
fight? All right! Train Carter was
ready.
"Your play, hombre," Carter
growled, hooking one thumb in his
belt only inches from his gun. "If
you're so sure you can outfox me
on the draw, go right to it."
"I don't boast, Carter," Valdez
said calmly.
* * -
The crowd smelled blood now.
Tension gripped every watching
man. All of them knew Train
Carter—the killer breed. He would
manage somehow to kill this
stranger, and without too much
risk to himself.
Carter's hand moved slightly
more toward his gun. Valdez never
blinked an eye.
"Where'll you take it, hombre?"
Carter jibed, "1'11 drill you a pat-
tern anywhere you say."
"Drill away and the devil with
you," Valdez said, still calmly.
"But when you do it will be the
last trigger you'll ever pull."
For the briefest instant Carter's
hand gun tad sea eyed, and in that
time, with the speed of light, two
guns leaped into Valdez' hands.
They were leveled on the man who
had earned his tough reputation,
and kis nickname, through the
years he had taken wagon trains
across the country, trilling and hust-
ling as he went.
Carter pulled his trigger—but the
shot furrowed ituo the floor inches
from Valdez' foci. For Valdez' own
lead had been aimed true. Incred-
ibly it beat a double drive through
Carter's head, and through the
killer's chest. As Carter slumped
to the floor he tried to fire again
at the mist -clouded figure of Mich-
ael Valdez. But his gun fell front
his hand, clattering on the floor.
With the speed and agility of a
leopard, Valdez was across the in-
tervening distance that separated
him from the gunman. He dropped
to' his knees and lifted Carter's
head. Thee was still some life
flickering, faintly, in the man's
body.
Train Carter looked up into
Valdez' eyes as the dark-haired
man with the Spanish features bent
to whisper into Itis ear. It was a
whisper that was only a blurred
movement of lips to those who tried
to hear. But Carter heard.
"When you meet Conroy and
Garvin, tell them that El Caballero
Rojo scut you to them—and that
the "big hos," will be there soon!"
1110011 flecked Carter's mouth and
trickled down his chin. He col-
lapsed, without speaking, like a
rag doll. Valdez laid the dead gun-
man prone on the floor and got up
slowly, cautiously,
.,, *
"Number three!" he mumbled
tightly.
A giant of a man was striding
through the batwing d,00rs, gun in
hand. Behind hint were two others
who fanned out on either side, their
eyes grim and smoking with out-
raged indignation. All three wore
stars on the left of their vests,
"Get hint, men!" Sheriff Lande
thundered—and fired.
The tan deputies snapped up
the!; get, and whacked lead in
\lirhael Valdez' direction. Almost
before he knew what was happen-
ing, two shot, had enterer) his leg.
Jaw clamped against the pain,
Valdez brought up hit own guns
again He had to spoil the aim
of the -e Ina men, Had to! His
quickly fired shots did just that,
and then Valdez half staggered,
half ran to the corridor back of the
barroom, darting out of the saloon
into the rear courtyard.
(To Be Continued)
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Short "D" Stems,
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character and will power to see things
through to completion.
Those short "d" stern; tell Inc that
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tablished customs. and su represent
independence of thinking that is res-
ponsible for independence of action,
This does not menu that you sacrifice
personal integrity, but it sloes mean
that you will sacrifice customs or
conventions, in ,order to achieve a
given end. Summing tip this trait,
you like to be ha,lependeut of con-
formity to established rules because
you do not think they are nearly as
important as the accomplishment of
a particular effort that lies at hand.
The letter "r" has a consistent "fiat
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have ability -to gather information
and that you draw conclusions only
after careful consideration of all the
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Although you have a friendly na-
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This does not mean that you are not
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Generosity and thrift are both
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Your writing shows a desire to -
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and to attain. You wish to learn and
to acquire knowledge. Once you have
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accomplishment, you twill pursue it
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Loaeza, 4, during Mexican Flag Day celebration in Montreal,
first ever held in Canada.
ANNEMSM.
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�crl`t of 2.4
;tilted Girl Feels
Life Is All Over
1T IS heartbreaking to love and
trust a man and have your love and
trust betrayed. Particularly is it
shocking to a young woman in her
20's who is in
love for tine"first
time. For some
reason' or an-
other, the right
man hasn't come
her way. yet since
she was 16 she
has been build-
ing her dreams
around trim. Sud-
denly one day he is there. And her
heart leaves her keeping completely.
He responds. (It is easy for an
experienced man to recognize the
look of love in the eyes of an attrac-
tive girl.) Fortunately (or not) they
find themselves compatible in little
ways of thought and habit, as well
as in the larger ways. He is con-
siderate, kind, attentive. So of course
she believes lie is as much in love
as she,
Then, with 00 warning, he ceases
his attentions, 'When next she meets
!tiro, she asks the reason. He can
give none --naturally, He was off
-,to a new love, and that was that.
• What Now?
* And the next thing she hetu•s he
* has married!
* \Vhat •now, for her? She has
Modern Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
Q, If one is attending a dinner
or banquet where wine is being
served, and one does not care to
drink it, what should one do?
A. Follow the 'old-fashioned cus-
tom of turning your glass upside
down. The waiter will then under.
stand that he is to pass you by.
Q. When a wedding engagement
has been broken, what sbontd. the
gag return to the man?
A. All gifts of jewelry, including
the engagement ring, all photo-
graphs and letters,
Q. Is it all right to ask a person
to return books which he has bor-
rowed??
A, Yes, If a reaeonabin length
of time has elapsed, one need not
hesitate to do so.
Q. Does it snake any difference
who speaks first whets a married
woman and a single woman meet
00 the street?
A, According to the old rules, if
the acquaintance was slight, the
married woman was supposed to
speak first. But now it makes no
difference who speaks first,
Q. What is the correct way to
eat hot bread?
A, Break the bread with the
fingers; never cut it.
Q, If the roffec or tea is extreme-
ly hot, and one is in a hurry, isn't
it permissible to pour it into the
saucer to cool?
A, No, never, Merely exercise a
little patience, and it wilt soon be
cool enough,
* heard all the answers, and 51u• tries
* with determination. and integrity,
* to apply then. She picks up again
* the social life she had before site
* met hint; she is an automaton, but
* she goes through the motions
'° bravely. She fills her leisure hours
* with activities that occupy lt; r mind
* for tine ntonteut. But through
* everything she secs and does, she
* finds her heart yearning for bins,
* Iter mind overflowing with mem-
* o1:es.
What Next?
Well, she can fall out of lute—
' not so quickly as site fell in—but
* eventually. She fell in lure with
the malt she THOI'GHT Ile was
* —endowed hint with high qualities
he never possessed. She saw him
as her ideal—when ie really pence!
* himself a cad. She is stature
enough to reverse her thinking now,
to be critical instead of flattering,
to see clearly instead of through
love -blinded eyes. Practice makes
perfect. And time is on iter side.
I have never believed that one
can lore only once. A girl is in
the mood for love, and a man ap-
' pears. The affair ends, and site
' is left alone. She suffers deeply
for a long while. But when the
day comes that she can see hint as
he really is—a man who tools ad-
vantage of her mond—then the
cure has begun. And soon she is
ready for love again.
The next love will not be quite
the sante. She will be more ob•
serving, less eager to please, slow
to let her heart go. And this will
work to her advantage. For this
Bine it will be the man who seeks
to please, who really struggles to
ruin her approbation, and who will
appreciate lien when ire wins her
heart.
Patience --and faith in one's self.
It works out.
o "Broken -Hearted": You will
ante throttgh. But don't yield to
tis man's plea for friendship. IIe
odd not be more cruel in asking
, for it is only a sop to his vanity.
e has behaved shamefully, as you
ill realize later on. Stiffen your
ourage, go your way,
Fate did indeed nlay a how tricic
n you, But you'll come through.
elieve that, for it is true, No girl
ith yottr capacity for loving goes
trough lite without love.
3'ou CAN fall out of lore, Don't
',pair if the one you eared for has
ft you, 'fell Anne Hirst about it—
ayhe site can help steer you through
oet dark days. Address her of
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Sardine Item
The other day as we were strug-
gling to get off our bus, we fell
to wondering why the rush hour
always 5011115 Ittot'e crowded in
winter than summer. We asked
a friend who works for a transpor-
tation company, "Don't you real-
ise," he said, "that passengers are
10 to 20 pounds heavier and a half
a foot bigger around in winter?"
"No," we said. "Vurlly?"
"Overcoats!"
Sunday School Lesson
By Rev R. Barclay Warren
Worth Of Christian Character
Ephcsians 5: 6.21,
Golden Text — I pie,- t,,weed the
mark for the prize of the irgit call•
ing of trod in Jesus Christ, -- I'ltil.
ippiatu 3:14.
No one Ira., ever e+turdkd the
apostle Paul as a teacher of Christ:
ion doctrine. But he was n,) mere
theorist, He felt that truth in the
head and heart ought tr. i >ae in a
befitting t'onduct. It: hit letters
Ire presented the truths concern-
ing testa, Christ and thin gave
practical exhortdiont w'hh t•egartl
to behaviour.
Patel tir.tw•s the litre vert. d:•fiuite-
ly between tlto• who, a••' Christ's
and those who a: z .,till c' i'.drett of
disobedience. "lie u,t c • therefore
partakers wi It them, tor v.• were
sometimes darkness-, h:1 ,.,,w are
ye light in the Lord! :'. child-
ren of light." One of ],.Ion \\'e.,•
ley's lasrrche text, was it..ut this
go .;t•;v: "Awalcc them that sleep.
eft, and arise front the dead, and
Christ '.bail give thee light', 'Coo
often the complaint i; heard, "The
profea;ed Christians ar.• no cif•
fercut from otter. \l•hi•re that
is true, the Bible standard of Christ-
ian living has been lost. The real
Christian ]las arisen freni the dead.
He has tto fellowship with the
unfruitful works of darkness but
rather reproves them. He walks
carefully. IIe searches for God's
will and does that which is accept•
able to Hint. He redeems the time.
a * *
Illpltesus did not continue to heed
How Can 1?
by Anne Ashley
Q. Howe calf I melt ice on cement
steps?
A. Sprinkle several handfuls of
saltpeter on cement steps or walks
that have ice on them. To keep ice
from forming, wash with hat water
in which a handful of salt is dis-
solved, This is better than sprinkl
ing with salt,
Q. Flow can I make smelling
salts?
A, Break one ounce of rock vol-
atile into small pieces, then cover
it with eau de cologne and allow it
to stand a few days before using,
Q. How can I remove brown
stains from the steel fittings of the
gat range?
A. By using a rag dipped in vine-
gar. Then polish in the usual way,
Q. How can. I remove oil stains
from leather?
A. By dabbing the spots carefully
with spirits of sal ammoniac. After
allowing it to remain awhile, wash
with clean water. If necessary, re-
peat the treatment, but be careful
not to injure the color of the leather,
Q. How can I take proper care
of fern?•
A. A fern should not be moved
from place to place, and should not
be kept in a very strong sunlight.
Do not water it every day, but
soak it thoroughly every third day.
Paul's exhortation, 'Be not drunk
with wine, w'he11ei11 is excess", and
the grandeur and glory of that
great city has faded. Shall we as a
nation suffer similar fate?
According to figures tabled in the'
1lou,e of Commons, Canada int
creased her spending for liquor in
1446 by $38,414,641 over the previ-
ous fiscal year. The official organ
of the Ontario Public School Teach-
ers Federation gave the following
estimated bills for 1947: for liquor,
$454 million; for education, $103
million.; for all Church purposes,
$93 million, Thus Canaria spends
four butes as much for liquor as
for education and five times as Hutch
for liquor as for religion. It is
high time we were alarmed.
a *
\,
an alternative "to being drunk
with wine" I'attl urges, "lie filled
with the Spirit, speaking to your -
„clic, in psalms and hymns and
spiritual swigs, singing and making
melody in your heart to the Lord",
Here is no escapism from reality
but an inner atljuotinent fitting ne
to encounter reality with joy. In
that spirit tvc are sure to ruin the
prize of the high calling of God
in C'hr'ist legis.
Yes Nothing
:A fete w:eela ago an official i11 OItC
department of the civil service made
art inquiry 5buul a certain ease to a
nbot•dintrte official in another sec-
tion, who allotved the matter to slide.
Lader, the first official addressed
a complaint to the subordinate's
superin•-, and the superior passed on
the minute to his subordinate with the
(mere : "Has nothing been done?"
The minute was retuned marked
"Yes" and was sent back to the sub-
ordinate with a laconic "What?"
"Nothing," oat the subordinate's
conttltettt on the minute,
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