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THE CLINTON NEWS-RECORI3
THURS., OCT, 6, 1938,
"Hills Of Destin
By Agnes Louise
SYNOPSIS
Provost
wide valley that at last was itis own, "You win," he said curtly. He
' He was in an excellent humor in 'would have said more, but Stanley
Lee Hollister returns unexpectedly spite of his recent brush with his
from abroad to find Matt Blair, his son, and his eyes narrowed apprais-
.foster father and owner of the Circle ingly as he watched the young man
V ranch, dead by his own hand. The who had done so much to defeat him.
ranch"is going to ruin. Virginia, On pretty goodterms, these two.
Matt's daughter, returns from New His under lip thrust out impatiently'York when Lee Hollister begs her to
+ as he: remembered Stanley's feeble
]tele save her father's property. Her' boasting.
.atrnt, accompanied/by young Stanley Stanley also looked out as the two
Bradish, follows her. Stanley, in horses came up to the steps. He
love with Virginia, is jealous of Leecaught., the glance of understanding "You dammed little pup; what do
and tries ;to make it appear that between the man and girl as they You mimran?"
Lee is in love with Josefa Ramirez. di ntattttted, and his own was a gleam Stanley rope hastily to his feet as•
But Josefa tells Virginia of Stanley's of malice. As steps came down the Lee jerked around and strode toward
plan, and when Lee proposes to her,hall he reached for a magazine and him. "I mean," he said coolly, "that
Virginia accepts him. In the mean-wasidled over to the other side - of the it a belated act'of justice to
time, she has sold the ranch to Miles Ennui, looping' around with a careless an unacknowledged; son. There is a
ton Bradish, Stanley's father, an old nod as Lee Hollister appeared in the little village just across the Mexican
associate of Matte. Bradish has been tioor,i but net volunteering introduc-Iborder where some people have been
.anxious to buy ,the property. trans. Lee• ignored the deliberate l well paid to conceal the fact that.
rudeness. His answering' nod picked You are the son of a woman Blair
XXIII •
interrupted with an air of bland in-
solence.
"Very pretty story, all this Darvon
and : Pythias stuff, •it people may
wonder why Blair was so generous
to ala outsider at his, daughter's ex-
pense. It 'didn't occur to• you that
it might be a`'soet of conscience
money? Blood thickerthan water,
and all 'that sort of thing?"
!Stanley .up for a split second and brought there years ago. After his
Milton Eradish and his son saw
dropped him. ,
wife died he brought you here, claim -
then return. The elder Bradish was. "You aro Mr. Bradish? My name! rug' you ,were a waif he had' picked
standing- by a window and looking Is Hollister." [up. Naturally, anything ,so open as
.out with pleasant complacency at the "Dow'd , you do, -Hollister. I've leaving you a son's share in his est-
heard of you. .,.Come in." I ate would have been likely to stir
"Virginia tells me that you're) up a scandal, so he hit on this meth -
thinking of taking over the Circle od. Without the deed or a.legaey
V." you couldn't have made any claim
motnin .
„ to his property. I've always under -
"The '
Tho deed passed this
g
Bradish looked sharply at his visitor steed that only Iegitimate children
and became bland again. "I'ma share in the father's estate.
rancher now. You know more of this All the hot temper that Lee had
fought for years flamed up now and
glittered in his eyes. "That's a lie
from start to finish. I think you
know it's a lie, but whether you be-
lieve it or not, you're a rotten little
sneak to say it the way you /lave—
before Virginia. I ought to squirt the
hide off you." •
Stanley's Up curled. "Go ahead;
I'm a cripple,"
"Yes, and I know how you got it.
'You'd better make the most of it
while it lasts and get well as soon
as you can, because when I conte
back I'm going to give you the
damnedest thrashing you ever had
in your life. I'm going' to thrash
you twice, once for my mother's
good name and once for Matt Blair
who isn't here to do it himself: Now
hand out the name of that village."'
"Sorry, but I'll have to pay a stiff
price to get it. If you're determined
to turn this deed business into a
hold-up, I'll get the rest of the story
kr hard cash and trade it in for
your share of the Circle V."
"Keep it," said Lee grimly. "When
I get ready to do business with you
you'll be glad to trade in for a
chance to get out of this state alive
....Virginia, I want to see your".
Ilis brief gesture ordered the
others out of the room. Lee closed
time door after them.'
All trace of Lee's anger went with
time closing of the door,' but a. numb -
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Blair thought of you. I'm going to
make a lot of improvements and have
it run right up to the minute. I
can't be here myself to boss things,
and I need a good man to take
charge. The job is yours. Will you
take it?"
Lee slid not seem to be aware of
Stanley's 'swift glance over the mag-
azine, nor of Virginia, just coming
down the hall.
""Thanks. I'm. not looking for a
job." The answer carte in the mildest
of tones. "I came for something
entirely. different. I've been talking
to Virginia about the sale. She feels
that the whole business this morning
was pretty hasty,. and site regrets
it. In fact, she feels very badly about
it, and I've persuaded her to let me
make a personal appeal to you. Her
father was a 'good, Anand to you
once, and you have your chance now
to be a good friend to his daughter."
. He was taking' a folded slip of
paper from his pocket.
"This is the check you gave her
this ' morning. I'm asking/ you to
take it back and destroy the deed
she gave you." .
From tate' outer side of the room
Stanley grinned derisively at this ex-
traordinary request, but Milton Brad-
ing constraint took its place. They
ish did not smile" He favored his scarcelydared glance at each neater.
visitor with a -contemptuous stare. l
They were looking into an abyss,
unlit! by a single star.
"Virginia, •it can't be true; Wheth-
er I have any right to a father's
name or not, it' couldn't be true' of
Matt: '
"Oh no, it couldn't!" It brought
a dry sob from her. Her idolized
father. And Lee! She knew it could
not be true -abut Stanley had been
80 horribly sure. '
"Virginia, before I' go, I want you
to know that I never meant to take
any part. of the Circle V— not as
things stand. I've only held the Gleed
this long because I felt sure there
was something behind all this busi-
ness, and that you were being cheat -
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For supporting
grasping at a
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Canada's failure
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King's exp
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If he has 'a
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this was a
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Province of Q
of voters
the views of
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to be dictate
Provmee.
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Australia
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the
overlook the
will those
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England
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Britain's lea
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This Prime Minister
King creditendorsement, of
the sentiments expressed by Mr.
Chamberlainexplaining Britain's
stand in t nca commended
Dr. Manion rting Mr. King.
It was gra, straw, to place
as good things as pos-
sible. No acute situation
is past, it hesitation in saying
that officially to
measure .standards of
British cou foresight is de-
plorable at able. .
Mr. King ianation of his
silence is, that he was
waiting to. , way the cat
jumped. ' better one he
ought, to An "official"
press cab] ndon said the
British Go asked no com-
mitments. be enlightening
to know if n agreed' meth-
od of co -o he••faet is- that
the,•attitud Canadian people,
refleeted from veterans,
the resolution numerous. organza-
tons, and- ihtdiividual ex-
pressions, erpreted, to the
world.
. To mos people in this
country ion is and will
continue topplied to both
the Primeand the Leader
of the Co party, the vote
in the uebec. And the
majority would like to
know if a Prime Min-
ister'with the British Em-
pire are d by the elect-
ors of a '
The while New Zeal-
and and trusted Britain,
Canada di We may be sure
the people United Kingdom
will not cdifference any
more than of Canada.
Was Bi be *trusted? Ask
the cheeringof Munich if
those of are undependable..
There mig listening. in on
the and Paris,
too, for- leadership brought
the 'welcome .
Did er Chamberlain
stop to votes before he
laid his c Little more than a
Week ago rob was howling
for his he is the hero
of weeping and ecstatic men.
He is b1 relieved world
because to British ideals.
Yet Government feared to
take a
Had Mr,Dr. Manion told
the to put their
faith in for her traditions
are sownprinciples right,
Canada some pride in'
sharing in achievement.
And the voters have no
choice orelse to turn.
They: it political ex-
pediency
—Globe'. October lat.
"You've got less brains than I
thought," he snapped. "Business isn't,
done that way."
"Then you refuse?"
''Certainly. It was a bona fide
transaction, the property is mine and
I mean to' keep it,"
"Then I'm' afraid I. shall have to
tell you that your deed is worth-
less. Matt Blair had only' a half
ownership of the Circle V to will' to
his daughter. I'm the other owner,
and no deed can pass without nay
signature,"
"Prove iti" Bradish's face was
purple,
"I have the deed with Inc. I al-
ways carry it because your friend eta somehow. I thought I could use
Slanty' Gane has a habit of going it to protect you. Maybe I was set -
fish, too. I wanted you to ,come back
and run the old Clack V yourself,
through my cabin when he thinks
I'si not around, The deed was made
out while I was away, only a short. and learn to love it again —"
time before Matt died. He wrote me He stopped abruptly. There was,
about it, but the letter 'missed me danger here.
and followed me back here.' He said ,,g I'm off".
had done it as a proof of Good-bye.
that he Ile held out his hand. Virginia
Ns affection arid confidence, and tools it, trying hard to net naturally
that I was to come back and the in a situation horribly strained. A
two of; us were to run the place iu new alarm touched her with chilly
full partnership and matte a big
fingers.
thing of it. The deed was placed"But ou—yo
for safe keeping in. Judge .Harvey's Y u'ee coming back,
aren't you"?
"I don't know. I think the whole
story is a poisonous lie, just an ex-
ceptionally dirty brand of the stuff
that could be handed out by a paid
itiformer with a grudge. But that's
got to be proved, and I'm going away
to. do it. If I can't, you won't see
in.e again. But if 1 can,---"
He gripped her fingers suddenly.
Hope and ' despair fought in a mom-
ent of numbing pressure. Then she
felt a light, 'Vick touch on her hair,
dressed to their respective est offer and Lee was gone. She heard foot -
ma.
r sp P Baine to protect Virgima e rights,
ma. Lossese inspected by the director whether I kept the title . to niy hai:f steps in the hal, on the porch; the
who lives nearest the scenetant whin
once,
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ion was blurred and her throat ached
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think
that matter will take care of as she watched him mount and ride
itself]/
;Trains will arrive at and depart from down the valley.
Clinton as follows: d at Virgin- (continued)
He looked for a second
Buffalo and d is Dig. ia. Her eyes were warm and lovely,
Buff a (3e er h her cheeks flushed with an exeitmeht The first cutting of alfalfa in Can-
rti;oing East, depa,'t, .. ....6.58 a.m.
Goin East, depal 8,04 p.m, l that cheered him on. His glance ada in 1938 yielded 1,427;000 tons
Can-
Going
West, depart 11.4E p•m: flashed back a message and became from 832,200 acres; compared with
'Going West, depart 10.00 p.m. cool again as he handed a folded 1,572,000 tons in 7937 from 848.900
London, Huron & Bruce document to Bradish. Bradish took acres, or a; yield of 1.71 tons per acre
(Going North, ar. 11.25 lye. 11.47 p.m. it, scanned it' swiftly and handed it in 1938 and 1.85 tons per acre in.
Coming "South ar. 2,50, leave 8.08 p.m, back.' 1937.
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by JOHN C. KInKWOOD
tenting experiences of helpful sort,
of having a good home, of adding to
the number of fine friends, of con-
tributing generously to the welfare
of others.
One of the silly things men do is
working hard to accumulate money
in order that, when they are dead,
reNad •g%'",,, °,°r• eWe •'•°•"rahat :'°°.'. ealid4•.YLS1. aled eali ]War ' !they will have a large estate. They.
I.
Which is better—to hoard money, I in his own home. His evenings were I keep secret the amount of their
or to use it for self -growth, or to i spent with cronies, and always a • wealth' all their life. Not until they
acquire things which contribute to; good dealing of drinking was done.' are dead does the world learn of the
one' happiness or contentinent or These evenings spent with sten amount of their accumulations. They
value; or to invest in self -education, I friends contributed to this man's starve their souls in life in order to
cr in one's children, or in the mak- worldly success, for the men whom build up a fortune, and they deny
ing of a true hone? the met were able to'give him busi-;00 their wives and children the things
This question is an important one, mess. But this mail's hone life, ut- due them.
and calls for an answer from every- early neglected, became tragic. He l Let it not be thought that I am
one to whom it is addressed. For divorced his wife, and became de- belittling the practice of thrift. It
there are many men in this world;tached from his children. His child- is absolutely essential that a man
who are lmorders, and there are many e'en grew up to be wayward. They shall store up, money for his own old
who are investors in things relatecl.had no good example in their lather, age and for the support of those who
to the- spirit rather timan to money. and were Ieft undisciplined. It was � continue to be dependent on hien. But
Many, men -afar too many—believe! not to be wondered at that the sons starving for the needs of the wage -
that tete true treasure of a life is the- astray. Mess years toward the end of man's
amount of money which a man ac-iThis man was superannuated at life and hoarding in order that one
cumulates. To accumulate a mini- age 50 or so, with a good pension; I may die "worth" $100,000 are not
mum of $100,000 is and has been the' but his past years had not been used,tlme same thing. Hoarding acconmp-
ambition of many men. r to give hini happiness or pleasant l anied by parsimony—by denying to
One of these Hien I knew well, He�employment in his years of leisure.:wife and children what is due them
is dead now—died about age 55. Hc' Removed from his business and his:_ is despicable. The hoarder starves
old associates, this man began drink- ! his own soul and mind, and with -
left a trust fund of $150,000 for the
maintenance of his wife and sonic ing heavily, and not long ago he died holds from his family what is their
others. His wife was much younger ''from! alcoholism --before he had, clue.
reached his 60th year. A dismal encs- 'Phe right way to live is to use
than himself, and was the daughter
of a rich imam. She was flighty, she ing of the life of a man who had every passing day for self -enlarge -
had control of the hast fund, and ability to earn $75,000 a year. meat, and for giving to others, espec-
in the course of a few years had dis-
laily those dependent on es, what
sipated the whale of it, and in so can and will enlarge 'them: And if
I knew years ago two men each one has children; then one should
cluing broke the law. of whom• was a retired farmer. They give himself generously to them—
Ilex husband was an unhappy than. had prospered as farmers, and then should spend much time with them,
IIe had many find qualities, but became money -lenders in their res should give them both a good ex -
above air things else was his purpose pective connnunities. Their aim in ample and good .counsel --should ex -
life was to die rich, They succeed-' plant his mind in therm, - All the
ed in their aim, but at a great price., care and affection and instructions
They had forfeited tate esteem of all 1 which a parent can give his children
who, knew thein, 'because they be -'!will return to hint in later years in
carne hard men. They had not the time form oftheir affection and re
affection of their children. They`gard and pride.
gave their children little in the way
of education and 'other, amenities.I
t cannot ever hoe to
she was . attractive, because she'They were not good" neighbours to Most of us ever p
pleased Min aesthetically. But he } ad any, 'Their homes were not places of accumulate $100,000, or even $25, -
not verymuch time to give her. Hishospitality. Each died worth $100,000'009, in .the course of this life. Yet
main trine was given to his business
• � � or more, .and' when they died those everyone of us can give richly from-
lie
romIle was determindcl to make a great was rejoiding rather than sorrow, for day to day and give to our children
success of his business, and he did � au' who kisew them seemed to be the kind of riches which nothing can
so. His home life was nob very cont' glad that two men 'who .dealt harshly take from' diem. Even experience
tenting. He and his wife drifted with their debtors and who were not' and warm friendships and the esteem
apart. .And when, he died, his wife goad citizens had passed from life. 1 af all who know us; and we caimj
set out,, to have her fling. Because There is another; man whom I assure to our children a kind f
she' was false to' her trust, the law -know who is bent on acquiring $100,- I wealth incomparably better that,
had to take its course in regard to 000. Perhaaa he has already ac- money.
e.al- When you read in the newspaper's
her offers cumulated this sum But:he has �
ways been a mean roan. -He doesn't the figures of the estates left by
know the 'meaning of generosity. He those known to you, ask yourself this
Another than well ' known to me is a hard worker, but everybody question: What was withheld by
died' a few months ago, leaving ]mows him to be "close". Re has; these nett in life from those for
$100,000, -much less than those who. never spent mach- on .his family or whose welfare they were responsible.
knew himwell thought his fortune home. One son grew up' a lazy lout, IWei the fortune accumulated "'built ;
be,•seein that his income and got into difficulties of sorts, and up' by denying• the wife and children
wouldg , g
some yeas exceeded $75,000. 1 - be- : has difficulty in keeping out of gaol. the things which they should have
came acquainted with this man when He - had no request for his father, had clay by day?•
he was about 30 years old. Ile hadIfor his father ]mad net been much The End
then a fine position. Twenty or so' interested in his son., "
to make a fortune. He started with-
out a dollar. He did not have much
of a school education. But he had
fiime ability—was even idealistic. His
passion was for perfection. He was
a difficult mnan to work for. He
was not deeply in love with his
young wife. He married her because
years later I met hint and asked him.
about his sons. This father spoke
of them venemously. Tie said that
he did not want to talk about theta
at all —• that they had gone to the
devil, and that, he didn't care what
became of thein.
This outburst shocked ine. Per-
haps, however I should not have been
surprised, for this father, for ,years
and years, .rarely spent an -evening
Infinitely better than building up
a fortune of $100,000, ar more—just
for the dubious happiiabss of having
a large bank account or a safety de-
posit box jammed with stock and
share certificates -is using money as
it is earned -for present joys—the
joys of giving children a good educa-
tion a variety of enlargingand con -
"FUNNY BONE"
When we strike' the "funny bone"
of .our elbow against, something and
get a distinct shock, it is not the
bone that gives it but the, large
nerve which' comes down the arm
past , the elbow: As there is little
flesh around the elbow, this nerve
is more often struck than others -a,
and it is anything but "funny".