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The Clinton News Record, 1932-06-16, Page 2PAGE 2 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Clinton, News=Record '9i'ith which is Zncorpnrated THE NEW ERA Terms, of Subscription—$2.00 per year in advance, to Canadian ad- dresses; :2.60 to the TJ•S. or oth- er foreigncountries. No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid unless at the option of the publisher. The date to which every subscription is paid, is denoted on the label. Advertising Rates—Transient : adver- tising 12e per count line for first, insertion. 8c for each subsequent insertion. Heading •counts 2 lines. Small advertisements, not to 'ex- ceed one inch, such as "Wanted", "Lost," "Strayed," etc., • inserted once for 35c, each subsequent in- sertion 15c. Rates for display ad, ' vertising made known on applica- tioxr, Communications intended for pub- lication must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name ,of the writer. G. E. HALL, M. 11. CLARK,' Proprietor. Editor, M. D. MCTAGGART. To finally wind up my business I have moved my office to my borne, Corner Princess and Shipley Streets. 'Office hours 9 • to 12 a.n. and at ether tinter by appointment. Please use side ' entrance. Phone 99. H. T. RANCE Notary Public, Conveyancer Financial, Real Estate and Fire In- surance Agent. Representing 14 Fire Insurance Companies. Division Court Office. Clinton, Frank Fingland, B.A., LL.B. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Successor to W. Brydone, R.C. Sloan Block — Clinton, Ont. CHARLES B. HALE Conveyancer, Notary Public, Commissioner, etc. Office over J. E. Hovey's Drug Store CLINTON, ONT. V. T. FOLEY Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public. Estate and General Practice in all Courts. Money to loan. New Bank of Toronto Bldg., London, Ontario, Phone: Office Metcalf 1723; resi- dence Metcalf 2172. 58-12. B. R. HIGGINS Notary Public, Conveyancer General Insurance, including Fire Wind, Sickness and Accident, Auto- mobile. Huron and Erie Mortgage Corporation and Canada Trust Bunds Box 127, Clinton, P.O. Telephone 57. DR. 3. C. GANDIER Office Hours: -1.30 to 3.30 p.rn., 6.30 to 8.00 pan. Sundays, 12.30 to 1.30 pot, Other hours by appointment only: Office and Residence — Victoria St. DR. FRED G. THOMPSON Office and Residence: Ontario Street - Clinton, Ont. One door west of Anglican Church: Phone 172 . Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted DR. PERCIVAL HEARN Office and Residence: S•Iuron Street — Clinton, Ont, Phone 60 (Formerly occupied by the late Dr C. W. Thompson) Eyes Examined and .Glasses Pitted. DR. H. A. MCINTYRE DENTIST EX RACTION A SPECIALTY Office over Canadian National Ex- press, Clinton, Ont. Phone 21 D. II. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Electro Therapist Masseur Office: Huron St. (Few doors west of Royal Bank). Hours—Tues„ Thurs. and Sat., all •day. Other hours ray appointment Hensall Office—Mon., Weed. and Fri .forenoons. Seiiforth Office --Mon., Wed. and Friday afternoons. Phone 207. GEORGE ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron Correspondence promptly 'answered. Immediate arrangements can be made or Sales Date at The News -Record,' •F 'Clinton, or by calling phone 103, 'Charges'Moderate , and Satisfactior Guaranteed. CANADIAN j'TINA 9: "040 TIME TABLE Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton as follows: Buffalo and Goderich Div. 'Going East, depart 6.58 a.m. 'Going East depart 3.05 pan. Going West, depart 11.55 em, ". 8.44 p.m, London, Huron & Bruce ,Gaing South 3.08 p.m. Going North , 11.58 ,t m, THE Aztec Mystery A Thrilling Story of the Old West. )3Y MURRAY LEINSTER BEGIN HERE TODAY S'ON!NY- HOLMAN, believing he •has been defrauded of the Aztec mine, ,takes to' Bolding up the mine's payrolls. JANET LA'U+RIER, daughter of the man Who holds legal title.tothe Aztec, comes to. 4Ioleville in an effort to stop I3ol-. man's activities. ,She offers a reward for hiscap- ture, believing hint at the bottonn .of ore thefts as well as payroll rob- beries. In reality„ MEMO, the mine superintendent, and •a cutthroat named GARCIA are behind the ore robberies. Janet's mine guards, under, orders to capture Holman, shoot his horse. Janet .secretly has the animal doe- tcred, intending to return it and with its owner to leave the country. Ti/ford plots to have her kidnaped by Garcia.' As G'arcia's men close in en her, she comes on Sonny Hei- man and they take refuge in his caye hideout. Meanwhile, a search party has beer organized for Janet, and Tilford it made to lead the way. Sonny Hol- man defending the cave, is wounded, het he and Janet get opt through the back of the canyon. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY A sudden uproar cane thinly tc his ears: The distant barking ani yelping of dogs, frenziedly excited Somehow it did not sound like the noise of dogs trailing. It sounded much more like dogs being beaten and the uproar they would make when leashes prevented their escape. "That'd be your gang, Janet," said Sonny. "There's their dawgs. An' they ain't so far away, either." The yelping ceased suddenly, as if the beating had stopped while a ecu- sultatioir was held as to another way of malting them belil, "I won't let them hurt you," said Janet uncertainly, 'but if they ,can catch you, it's what I hired then to do." "Y' won't call 'em ,off?" asked Sorrily, smiling. His mile became fixed, suddenly, when the horse he rode stumbled and wt'enclted his bade. She shook her head. "I'm going to make you leave the mine alone," she said resolutely. "I love you, but I've gqt to!" "An' y' still won't tell me why?" She shook her head, her eyes mist- ing suddenly. "Then yu!t'• kidnapped," said Son- ny soberly. "Cowmen." He led the way, but alertly. A dash for freedom even had she dared to make ono, would not have gotten her far. Sonny fell silent, listen- ing intently. The way was narrow here and there was no chance to pick and choose a path. When the last of the led harses kicked aside a stone it rolled and rumbled, gathering coin- panicns until a small sized lanslicle went rearing down the hillside, making a noise that was audible for a long distance, "Danggonel" murmured Sonny "I hope nobody was listenin'." He had chosen tliis route for exit from his hangout for perfectly sound reasons. Not knowing where Garcia or his men night be, he had elected to come out of the back exit :from his hangout, a tortuous path monk the fallen boulders which had been unsuspected by the Mexican. But his route, when once embarked upon, admitted of no deviation lest the rider fin himself in a blind al- ley. Sonny now was nammitted tc the route and it bothered him that the noise had advertised his mov- ement. The mine guards might not have noticed it, of eourse, or they aright attribute it to any of a my. rind natural causes. The little cavalcade of two riders and three led; horses went clattering loudly over the stony way, while Son- ny's frown grew deeper and deeper. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL Fire Insurance Company Head Office, Seaforth, Ont. Presideet, J. Bennewies, Brodhng- en, vice-president, James Connelly, Goderich. Sec. -treasurer, D. F. Mc- Gregor, Seaforth. Directors: Thomas Moylan, R. li, No. 5, Seaforth'; James Shouldlee, Walton; Win. Knox, Londesboro; Robt. Ferris, Blyth; John Pepper, Brucofieid; A. Broadfoot, Seaforth; G R. McCartney, Seaforth. Agents: W. J. Yeo, R.R. No. 3. Clinton; John Murray, Seaforth;: James Watt, Blyth; Ed. Pinchleyi Seaforth. Any money to be paid may be paid to the Royal Bank, Clinton; Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, or at Calvin Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to .effect insur- ance or- transact other business will be promptly attended to on applica, tion to any 61 the above officers addressed to their respective .post or - Dees. Losses inspected by the direc to who lives neat'egt the scene. Twice they heard the barking of a dcg, and once a shrill and startled yelp. Each tine the sound was faint; but each time Sonny's ' expression grew a trifle morn grim. • And sud- denly the trail ended abruptly in a rocky chute down which the horses picked their way gingerly. They Caine out abruptly into a space of level ground in which stunted trees grew, sparsely and through whicli. stage road ran for a space. Hardly had they emerged from the hillside chute when mere was a yell" and a bullet whined over Sonny's head. A' no•ment later another gun took up the fusillade. and there were shouting% showing that' still others were taking up the pursuit. "Get goin' to yuh frien's Janet," drawled Sonny. "I aim t' do a li'l shootin'." "I won't, she returned: "While I'm here they'II have to try not to hurt you. I want you caught,. but not—," Sonny grinned, though his face was white froin pain. "It wouldn't be playin' fair to plug at them while you ken' 'em shootin' high," he draw- led. "What say we mosey along?" He swerved to the right and be- gan to tear through the thin under./ growth, which soon gave way to knee high grass and then to the road itself, Janet spurred her horse and rode des- perately besiie him. Sonny whistl- ed and Gunpowder ranged up along- side, running splendidly with Ins head up and no trace of a limp. Even the horses the Mexicans had been riding and which Sonny had caliber. ed with their masters, seemed to con- sider this a race, and rested by a night's idleness, they came along in a hunch behind. "Lardy," drawled Sonny, "1 reg'n we look like a herd n' anter- ape. . "Eping.mg-ng!" Something whis- tled viciously a yard from itis elbow Hn-nn :nn -lin -n -n!" Another bullet whined by. There was a sacklee shriek freen one of the horses 'romp- ing behind and it rolled over upon the gt'cund, kicking the heavy stir- rups of its empty saedle flapping a$ it struggled desperately. ' "They ain't earin'„ where they shoe et," said Sonny suddenly, his voice deadly. ',Tanet, ride off t' ane side. I'm ficin' t' do some shooting 11071." IIe swung in itis saddle and blazed sway. Five of the mite guard were in full cry after then!. shooting as they came. the sixth came half rid- ing half tumbleing from the mount- tinside to join in. He spurred his mown,. -Janet called loudly and franticly. TC was the scar -faced man who had been with Gleason when Jake Horn+ aby was killed. The sear -faced man scowled and bent lower, urging his horse on. His revolver came up. His gun and Sen. ry's went off together .and the scare - fared man reeled from his menet and toppled to the ground. Sonny's hrrse stumbled, but as it event down Sonny flung, himself clear. Gunpow- der came racing to his side. Sonny lovedtothe stallion's bark and was away again, shaving shells into his guru With his lips esmnpres; sed. I•I'e seemed to be planning grim- ly. But his face was ashen from the pain of broken rib ends grinding up- Gn each other from his movements. The stage read narrcwed here and went along the side of e hill for e long way. winding and dipping, dis- appearing for long spaces as it fol- lowed the only practical grade, and finally disappearing toward Gila Valley and the town of il?olevillo. It was unspeakably isolated here. No living thing was to been seen ex»ept A soaring creature far away whir.). might have been .Plane feetheneed scavenger, waiting for -something tc die. There was no sound but the clattering hoofs of three horses- Gunpowder•. the horse Janetrode, the remaining mount taken from the members of Garcia's gang left bound in Sonny's hangout. "'S long as they keep fpr enough ahead." draw/ed Sonny, "they can't do nothing here. But you better dram back. They're shootin' mighty reckless, those fellers..The stage road ought to be kinds safe. You drop behind, an' let 'em : pass vnh Don't follow'em too close. I'll lead 'can on a ways." • I -Ie, stopped. Far in the distance a claire mass of men and animals had appeared.. Too many men to be ac- companying the ore wagons, and wearing undeniable erambreros, the sombreros of !Garcia's men. Sonny swung his head about as if trapped. He was, :The hillside above and be- low the road was nearly, precipitous The mob of • Garcia's mem ahead would stn, at" nothing to pull down the pair of them. The five mine guards behind would never stop to listen B, their own danger -before they had lcjtled Sonny, leaving themselves with Sancti to''be overwhelemed by the ban dit gang. There was no turning. Sonny and Janet were being driven into the arms orf Garcia's men (by het' own guards, . The hooses galloped swiftly down the winding' road. The 111exieans ahead, were shut out o'1' sight momen- tarily by ;t• slroulder of the hill. "They've took the ore train," drawled Sonny very quietly, indeed, "They;11 :be bringin' it to Garcia's hangout to unload', an' their they'll take the wagons on and clump 'em in Bitterrcreek :Canyon- By the time its all figurede out; that ore'11 be outer the country. An' them an' us, an your frien's 'back yonder, Janet, are alI right likely to come together." "P11'`tell any men not to fight yon," said Janet, . "and together we may retake the ore train." `Sonny shook his head grimly. "Riskin' you? Not muphl, I got - me a idea. See where there's a break in the rock wall? We dive in there. Con aprisa. Your gang'il ride past slat. into Garcia, an' you come cut behind an' ride like hell for help, Meantime I go skyhootin' into the fracas like I. had , million Rangers behind me. An' if your gang is any goad at: all,. we'll, hold that gang. til' You get back with all o' Gila County, to clean 'em up." Down the roadway the three hor- ees clattered, galloping swiftly. The heavy saddle bags on the lead horse flapped clumsily as the saddle rose and fell from his stride. "Thera, now, ma'am," drawled Sonny. They swung to the right ane into the little canYon. 'Garcia's home grounds," said Sonny grimly. "If your gang don't ride least ma'am we'i a sure out o' luck. We'11 get be- hind these rocks." He crowned the three horses out of eight behind a tumbled mass of reddish racks fallen from the can yon walls- Gunuowder stood ins stantly docilely still. Janet's mount stood with drooping head, panting. The third animal moved skittishly'up to them, away from them, and as Sonny reached out his band to grasp its bridle seemed, to remember a- gain the habits of its Mexican myna ers. It. jerked its' head away and danced off into the middle of 'the canyon. And as Sonny raced after it, and having caught it, back with it. the five mine guards swept past the can- yon entrance. They naw the 'herse. They pulled nn and carne whooping into the can- yon, Sonny glanced about hint, mut- tered; "No eove". Come on, Janet," and went streaking away from them on top of Gunpawcler. The frighten- ed horse, perhaps for company, re- joined theta and followed closely once more. "Our chance, ma'am," •drawled. Sonny as Gunpowder led the way down the canyon, "is mighty slim First place, y' can't calm these hom- bres 'c' yob's until after' they've plug- ged me. Secon', they're nighty few t' handle all o' Garcia's gang any. ways, especial' after I'm gone. An' third. this here's a pt get ea11ynn en' Garcia'll be holdi't' the moneh of it in about three shakes. So—" There was a narrow knifelike crack in the reeky wall before them the entrance way into the circular sink that was Garcia's stronghold. PM] this, new, canto twin puffs of smoke. A bullet whined over Son- ny's head and another zipped through his blanket roll across the hack of his saddle. "Ancther bad card." said Sonny quietly. "I was hopin' maybe to s'urm'ise his guards at that gate. Now T got to ping 'em so we'll have us a !'ort •cf sorts. Get under cover, ma'- am," iI•e. flung himself from Gunuow- der'sback and fairly jerked her from the saddle of her own mount. i -Te tamped Gunpowder's knees with the flat of his hand. The big stallion lay down. A bullet carne, just then. and the horse that had trailed gal- lantly behind them the wbole way s!rudder'ed and collapsed without a kick. The bullet bad gone fairly threngh the animal's brain. "Lucky these M.ex's are keen fol' reneatin' rifles?' said Scnnv, coldly "I'nt gain' to do a li'I dustin' now." he ierked the Winchester from sho saddle of the dead animal and flung himself forward. They had halted in an indescribable amass of fallen rock and boulders from the cliff's above. and they had what was nearly a stronghold. The repeating rifle be"•an to crackle, Bullets spat un the dust before the mounts of the mine guards. "Ain't aimin' to rein any of 'cin just now," said Sonny grimly. "We need 'em to 11106'. help lick Garcia when he tuns in." Whining lead spattered upon the rocks about him. He fired again and again. Shouts came from Glee, scat, who by common consent seemed to be the leader. The horsemen scat- tered and dismounted. "}Settled clowe to seize us," drawl ed .Sonny. "A.11 the .betty. There's five fellers Garcia's got to wipe on' before he e'ets'to ns" Ile 'sighted carefully and fired, then a volley . of bullets began to snlesh unon the 'boulder that hacl sheltered him. he wormed hie way 'back and inspected the inlet to Gar- era's stronghold. "Right nice;" he commented "Right nice! Tliose M'ex's built thein a kincla breastwork outer boulders. Yul: have t' look close to see it ain't nat-. ural. But there's chink in it to shoot out of, .an' tbet•e ain't a chance even to make' a bullet bounce on 'em." Yells macre him wriggle back to look. Janet was gazing white: faced at the sight at the head of the can- yon. Garcia's gang, fully twenty, five strong;; was swinging into the Canyon, the Ole wagons with 'their mule teams following. The trail was. to be erased cnore,or less later, but the ore train was not due balk in Muleville until' the next day. It inight het be missed until then. Bullets beSonny's gan to sing head. Thesentries at the gateway were firing to warn Garcia ; of the state of seige. ;And as their guns sent their spiteful cracklings down the valley the, five mine guards op- ene.d en the Mexicans, with a sudden raking dire. They could expect as little;.ntercy from Garcia as they would give themselves to. Sonny, and they 'shot with deadly despera- tion. And they were good marks, men. One horse dropped. Two ,others plunged and kicked, evidently hit, and Garcia's nen were thrown into confusion. !Brut -the :smalls number mf. ,guns opposed' to them was soon evident. Garda shouted orders and in a space of minutes there were no men to be seen at all, only the un- easy mine pules standing uncertain - 1•y in their traces, and a bunched knot cli riderless horses being ledout of the canyon out of range. Garcia was toppled abruptly from his perch nn the peak of satisfaction. It had become immediately and desperately necessary for him ba wipe out the men between 'himself and his strong- hold. For one reason alone, the loot of many seasons., robberies was tach• ecl behind the guarded, slit. Silence fell in the canyon for a time. The sun rose higher 'ane' flooded the nlace with warm light Ther. suddenly. there was a tiny puff of smoke from a heap of rocks. A shot answered it. Another shot from ancther spot. Others, fired without rhyme or rhythm, began to crackle 'epee and there. Garcia's Wren were inking advantage of the bould- eee and were creeping up upon the mine gaurds, who were now cough' between two fires, as was Sonny himself. On the one side the sentriee at the gateway spat fire at any in- cautious movement. On the other hand there were two 'dozen of Garcia's mor THURS., JUNE 16, 1932 to send a stream of •missiles when as the only way' to get there was over much as a ',hand's breadth c'f flesh 01 the bodies of the mine guards. cloth was ,exposed: One of theguardssprang convul- Sonny rolled a cigarette and smolt sively to his feet, his title .held in ell, frowning and biting at his lips: .wide flung arms, Half a dozen rif- "I i e'n,'r. he said quietly, we'll sit les spat at ,hint and he dropped. But still an' save ammunition. An' may- his first leap had been the automatic be in the middle of all this. excite- reflex of all his muscles when a ment we night Idnda get overlooked ricocheting bullet found his heart, 110 had been deed. before he jungle(' into sight. A Mexican crawled snakelike Om one protecting boulder to the next He had seen fire flash from between. two wedged in stones, and he had. wormed his'way to this new spot to get a clear shot upon the unseen marksman from the rear. He saw the, man--Gleason—(watching a spot across the canyon with his rifle trained;, his whole pose that of a cat, watching a mouse hole, ready to fire on theinstant of the other's ap- what others they had gathered from pearance. The Mexican grinning neiglee,oring Tenches, had swept into savagely, drew a head, the valley led by the thoroughly ter- And a bullet came ripping out 01 rifted Tilforcl. Believing Janet the nowhere, from Sonny's gun, and the victim of Garcia, they found guns Mexican did not fire. He lay in - peering learb into them and weir stead in a sagging heap, his wea- pon trailing from his fingers. (To be continued) sb's we can horn in at.a siispicio+ls moment so to speak, What's that?" Yells and an outburr,t of 'firing warranted his jerking his head out from cover. And he grinned from ear to ear. "Lordyl" he chuckled. "The par- ty's gettin' warip. There's a' bunch of fellows—Thompson leadin' 'em or I'm cockeyed—ridin'` into here just ara'arin' to go! There they , pop•!" Guns were going off with a de- cidedly impressive rattle , . of msu- ketry. The Circle Bar riders, with whooping for their assailants. Ohara' ing a boulder barricade from which shots had been fired, they literally flushed a shrieking Mexican from his cover. But the first panic of Garcia and his followers changed to desperation, They began to pour in, a heavier fire and a better direct- ed one, and since the whole canyon floor and the gentle slopes leading up to the walls were thickly spatt- ered with boulders,' ,Garcia's men were under cover. In two minutes they checked the range riders' rushes and forced them. from their horses. and under cover as well. Then for ten minutes or more the firing lulled slightly. It never stopped. There were not les^ than sixty or seventy men in the canyon, each intent upon helping to annihilate another party. Each mar siezerl upon the slightest exposure o" an adversary as a chance for a shot. And the crackling of guns went ut and down the canyon without a halt. After :t little while a new fierce - nese in the fighting developed. Gsr- cia's sentries held the mouth of the stronghcl:l, but they were few. Snn- nv Heiman alone was between the five mine guards, firing; i"n ^oa being fired anon by both. The ftvs mine gaurds were row being a+farlr- ed savagely by the main boder of Gracie's open who. being outem ib,"--• eder' by the range riders. had tri reach their stronghold ,or die. And There's something ''in the • adver- tisements today to interest you. Read then. HEARTACHE OP PASSENGER RELIEVED BY C.N.R. OFFICIAL Vlninnipeg, 11tan., June 14 --Through the sympathy of a railway officer one youth was saved heartbreaks as he left Winnipeg for Hepburn, Sask., bound: for the funeral of his father. Advised of his ' father's passing through a wire from his mother, the youth, who was in Fort William. had sufficient funds to entrain foe Winnipeg. He landed here broke. Iii his misery he turned to the rail- way and through the medium of the telephone directory gat in touch with the Chief Cleric in the Vice -Presi- dent's office of the Canadian Na- tional Railways. With the aid" of the Dispatcher's Office. considerable teleo>honing, and a messenger, the mother was reach- ed and guaranteed the Lad's fare. Twenty minutes from the time the vnuth told his story he was on board train. smiling thr"iie'h his sadness, and was thus enabled to attend the funeral. 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