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The Seaforth News, 1929-01-24, Page 2tvery tiny leaf is storehouse of flavour IPOlw T A 'Fresh front the gay J ens', ass W(t111E s JP(1Yd� i. lift.«' i'' 1 � •� ' C..PYRIGHT,. 14113 CHAPTER XIII. fi;�aGi?• TH�RUE ON THE SANE. Long before the first faint.hint dawn had tinged the sky, the Rancho Buena Vieth was awake. Mercede was ashen, First her brother and then her father had ridden away and ha failed to return. Unable to stand inaction any longer she left the house and walked as fa as the emelt-bottom where her father had crossed, listening for any sound that might announce his return. When Mariano returned with only Henaro, Mercedes' face fell. She had not known that her father had sent the other men to the railroad with sheep. But she lost no time in de- spatching the vaquero for Kent. Old Mariano was put to service; she sent him to Ugarde's place, because it was nearest. "Don't conte back until you find them," she ordered, "At daylight I will go myself to the Bull's Head." Loping along in the still uncertain Iight, Mercedes' mind centred on the Bull's Head and what she would find there, Ackli:ls shadow darkened all her thoughts. But even so she be- came aware of the insistence of the coyotes' barking. Mercedes sent her horse into a gal- lop, When she Sopped a shallow arroyo her heart stopped beating as she caught sight of her father's pow- erful bay standing riderless, his head lowered and sweeping from side to side. Ringed about hina, red tongues slid- ing out over their wet fangs, crouched the coyote pack. Mercedes emptied her gun at them; they slunk away. She walked her pinto to where the other horse stood swaying. And then —there at his feet, she saw the hud- dled body of her father. Mercedes got to her knees and felt her father's cold hand. She promised herself she would be brave; that bre would not give way. Then with siee.- ening Lcart she saw the terrible: wound. Tenderly her hands u,resseu his snow-white tiered and heir • the cheeks to cried; the fine streeg fore- head, rugged ever: is death. Tieesc-tike, she got to her feet and picked up ecse's r -fir. She 'broke ;i, to find that it had 1,,•t. i ern discharged. She laid ,t weirdo Tale r:.g t.ay watched her are li There came then, Gann Santee Can.. on the pitter-patten of a furs'fi, Mer- cedes caught sight of hire ae he struck the flat that steetehtd bark into the rocky defile. With z thr;!i .he recog- nized Kildare. When Blaze saw who it was ahead. of hire, his knees bored into Inc horse's.) sides, ane! My Man raced to where Mercedes stood. The grim figure on the ground, the overwrought girl, and the empty -saddled bay told their awn story. The message he brought her would have to wait new. He got down beside Jose anti ex amined the torn chest. "A long-range gun and 'a high - 'power bullet did this," he told her. After he got to Inc feet he seanned the ragged rim -rocks' 'nervously; and sought for an excuse to get the girl away. "You'd better ride to the ha- raenda and get n rig; that is, if you think you're wile to make it" "'If you will wart, I'll go at once," Mercedes answered. Impulsively she .placed 'her hand on Lie head. In low tones she murmur- ed: "There is a Basque hietoria . . what you call . a a . , . saying: "La verded es, emerge; .queen le la dice to estima.' The truth is bit. ter; he who speaks like that to thee " esteems thee vs. much. Morcede ry' s parfiied, The man's eyes held her own• "We will epeak the truth to each ether, I guess, Senor," 4HARRy St4CLAIP, ppaAG( ANP 'eY res.A sEIONCS, INC CHAPTER XIV. ;p BITTER WORDs. of Hurriedly Blaze turned Jose's face clownward and pulled the old man's e coat over the lead. Quickly thea he tole oil his own shirt and vest, and drneed them over a dcac' sage -brush, d On top of it he pla.ed his hat. The result was aicrtele Seate-crow. Leap - leg into his saddle, ile galloped off r before the feathet'cd.sravar,gers simnel return to discover his deception. When he gained the rim -rocks, Blaze crawled on hands and knees to their edge. For twenty yards, he studied the decayed' rock. He came to a at spot, three yards square. Fine sand- filled the pockets in the decom- posed granite.• In one of them there was the unmistakable imprint of a boot -mark. Blaze threw himself down beside it and stretched his length as he imagined the assassin had done. The distance from toe -nark to elbow was a good five inches longer than the impressions his own body made. Without disturbing the sand, Blaze searched far other signs that might tell him something. In a hollow, about where the waist of the assailant should have come, he discovered the die -clear stamp of a Navajo luck- charm. The outlines were clear and distinct. Kildare's brow wrinkled as he star- ed at the cryptic Indian letters. The \e- ervil insistvniv elerec its' (laming eyes sheet hits, ' It le not caaough that they kill my father; Senor tickihi must send you here to spy-aud pretend to help me." "Don't convict' me without giving me a chance to defend.nys{lf," I il- dar'e pleaded. "I am a Double A. man; but I didn't come here to spy. You don't know what . you've said, Spy? I'd,sure take that word front no man! Why do 'you say Aeklin killed your father?" "Who else so reach wanted him out of the way? Ile had no 'enemies, .Acklin!" It was an unholy word as she uttered it: "Anel his greed; they were all my• father feared,". "Even so," 'Blaze countered, ,"it's not a cow -man's eeay to shoot in the back or from alienist!. I was going to the hacienda when I stet you,"' ' There was :frank disbelief in the girl's eyes. Blaze knew there was no- thing to do now but to tell' her the truth. "We had some shooting at the fence last night. Esteban—" "Esteban? Is he killed, too?" "No, he's just wounded. The Big Boss snit lee down to get you, That's the business that brought me here. We took the boy in as soon as we found him. He'll be all right in a week or s0." "The Double A covers itself with the blood of my people," she cried. CHAPTER XV. THE ACCUSATION.: Kent was waiting for them at the Rancho, Jose's'death affected Tusear- ora visibly. He tried his best to 'con- sole Mercedes, When they had finished their sad task, the two men went outside; Mercedes joined there, ready for the ride to the Bull's Head, A stoical calm- ness rested upon her, leaving her a beautiful, madonna -like creature. Tuscarora rode with them for a male before he turned for town. He had offered to see the undertaker and priest and do those other errands which death stakes necessary. When they' rode into the yard at the Bull's Head, Acklin met them, He dismissed Kildare with a eurt nod hut turned a covetous, ingratiating smile on Mercedes. The whiteness of her face and her tired eyes were not lost on Acklin. Mercedes followed the big ranchman along the perch to where two' riders sat opposite, the entrance to the stair- way. As they drew near they heard a voice raised in song; a wild, rollick- ing, not overly proper bunk -house song. Blaze and Chet had evidently been taking it in. Acklin stopped in the doorway, im- peding Mercedes' entrance. "Tell him - to stop that noise," he demanded of Chet. - "Hey! ' Ladies present, Melody!" Chet called. "Cut the song." tiMelody stuck his flaming head ever the banister above them, and called: "'S'all right? Just made his bed." The meeting between the wounded boy anti his ester was more than the sensitive sieve; could stand. Not knowing 'ALA, lay beck of the girl's reticence when she failed to answer why their father had not come with her, he turned and went downstairs. (To be continued.) • The Open. ) coir Loueila C. Poole They searched the barn, they search - ^mss ed the shed, ` And all about the old farmstead, Ringed about, red tongues sliding For Dobbin—last seen in his stall; lout of their wet fangs, crouched the Then oft they hurried, one and all, 1 -_yore pack. ' °ain for Business i [ eereleOft This couaan mailed to ue will bring a free Booklet milled to you. "Opportunities in Business for Young:Pccple." Name Addreen &&egg I341sitve.su College BLOOR AND MAY VT'S., TORONTO ISSUE NOV, 3—'291 :ower tip of the sw'tstika was bent inward. "Looks as if a watch -charm made that mark," he murmured to himself. "That ought to prove something some day, maybe. Wonder where the empty 'shell is." It lay in the roofs of a dwarfed sage -brush, two yards away, where the ejector had thrown it. * * * * * Littie Basilio sat beside Mercedes as she drew up her team. Dry-eyed, Mercedes watched as Blaze held the little fellow on his knee and petted him. Basilio had been friendly with My Man once before, so Kildare put him on the horse's back now. My Man arched his neck and whinnied as he regarded the boy. The child was reassured immediately. Then, with Mercedes' help, all that was left of Old Ironsides was placed in the wagon While they had been busy at their task, Basilio had con- tinued his friendship with the horse. They were ready to go now, and both Mercedes and Blaze turned inquiring eyes at the boy. He was busily play- ing with the canteen that hung from the axile e.er M cedes f acegr ew wistful as aIle regraded the little fel- low. On the heels of this, gratitude for the man's thoug'litfnlnesc showed, too. d1I want, a drink from yens. water - bag, Senor Blaze, please;' the child begged. Mercedes loo1Sed gt lindane, and as 11e nodded ready consent, lit reached to the horn of the saddle to lift the canteen to the boy's lips. Uncon- eeiously, em turned it over in her hands. There, stenciled on the wet canvas cvering she saw the ct.pital "A A" with which Aelder, rtorr.pecl his property. Mercedes caught, tip the canteen, and tiger -like hurled it to the peeled. Swinging on her heels, she faced Blaze. Yon -a Double A man?" She waited for no gnawer: Her lips c•url- edin re nheept . "A Double A spyl" l:itze felt lee fa.,P go ethic. Val.Ih To bunt bin, with a right good will, The length and breadth of Cheetnut Hill, And dteappointed, in dismay Went borne again at close of day, Concluding they would' advertise The truant Dobbin, and a prize Would offer for Iris safe return— Or e'en hie whereabouts t^ learn! Back to the old fermb`»se they went, With their vain search footsore and spent, And entering the big rront door, Right in the middle of the floor Of their beet parlor (left to air, That summer day 50 bright and fair), Still as a statue, looping white Inthe gray twilight's dusky light, There stood Dobbin, tall and grim! Ob, how they all then fell on him! They actually kissed the beast! And none reproached him in the least, So glad were they to see the scamp That sent them on That fruit.Iese tramp! Oh, such rejoicing, each delight The quaint old farmbouse knew that nigbt, To think that at their journeys' end They'd found again their dear old friend Who, on•a visit to explore, Had walked inside the Open door! SMS ayo'rk.1 EXQUISITE DETAILS A swagger sports drese with air of formality, featuring the new sunburst effect in blouse, laid in plaits under bow, tied in knot with lapand lease end. It closes at Left side to affect diagonal line. The collarless neckline is piped in sere fabric as bow. The skirt, a wrap-around type, buttons smartly at left hip. The circular skirt is attached to hipyoke, which is stitched to the blouse, The dart -fitted sleeves have circular cuffs. Style No. 346 choose sheer rayon velvet printed ie scatted dot with faille silk crepe contrast. The pattern for this charm- ing aair can be had in sizes 16, 18, 20 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches boat. It is equally smart made of sheer tweed, crepe satin canton faille crepe, wool crepe or plain velvet. The 36 - inch size takes but See yards of 40 - inch material with % yard of 40 -inch contrasting. Price 20c in stamps or coin (coin is preferred). Wrap coin carefully, HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin Preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 78 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by an early mail. An Attack on the OM Lady Truth (London) : (The financial policy of the Barak of England has been attacked on the ground that it has interfered with the normal growth of business. Truth does not alto- gether agree with this view.) There remains the debatable point whether an era of cheaper money would have substantially lessened unemployment and brought about a decided recovery in trade. 11would have helped, un- doubtedly, but not nearly to the ex- tent claimed by the advocates of more and cheaper credit. As a lead,• ing banker said some time ago, it is of little or no advantage greatly to increase production if a market ,care not be found for the extra amount of. geode, And Never Win Houston Post Dispatch;. A bite on the chin by her pet poodle caused a woman's death In trete Jersey, We have never heard of artily, an_accident happening to a woman from holding a bably an her bap. • The earliest of all Christmas hymns was written by Prudentius, who wee born A.D. 848, The English version, "Of the l'ather's Love Begotten," is. still sung in the Chvrch of England. 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France and Peace The Round Table (London) ; There is only one olicy to pursue and that is to make it clear to France, 'once and for all, that, tis her best' friend we can enter' into no unilateral en- tentes and alliances with her of any sort or kind,'that our policy in Eur- ope or outside is to do everything we can to bring nations together and to prevent wee< and to ensure the peaee 1ul"s'ettlement of all international dis- putes, and that the only hope for France's own security is towork for good relations between Great Britain and both Germany and the United States, for if these four .an put into practice in their respective spheres the ideals of the League, Locaruo, and the Peace Pact, there is no Power on earth that dare challenge them to war. Use lVlinard's Liniment for the Flu. Born With Teeth St, Boniface, Man.—The nine -pound, baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Domaine made a city record at birth here recently, by beginning her world- Iy eeistenue with two fully grown low- er teeth."' __ has r ten�lild'rt 1a.. h mother t• . n T e been sentenced to i,rIsan for life, in Michigan, for selling. liquor, Un- less pardoned or paroled she ptbb_ ably will enjoy her first real rest in a decade. Chinese Judge Calls His Bluff Shanghai.—Wong Tseng -Hing, a tailor, is in jail here, serving the long- est sentence ever passed in a Chinese court for opium -smoking.' Wang's sneer was, blamed for the sentence, Judge Liang Fong first sentenced the tailor to three months in jail. Wang sneered. The judge saw the sneer and added ti year to the sentence and "Wang called hint with another sneer. Not to be bluffed, the court angrily sentenced the tailor to two years and three months. "Make it ten years if you like, you low son of ,seven sewers," sneered Wong. The judge said: "Ten years!" MATRICULATION (Juniors end Seniors) in Three Years A fifteen•year-old•, boy did ,this straight from Entrance. A farm boy of 18 not only did it but took 16 Horibrs, Ask for "Stories of Success," and reliable advice— CANADIAN CORRESPDONDENCE COLLEGE Tut. -pot. A. 0. P.EStt, President BOOM 4,. 78 HMG $T. Et,asT, - TO&ONTO. To break a cold harmlessly anti in a hurry try an, Aspirin tablet. 'And for headache. The action of Aspirin rs very efficient, too, in cases of neuralgia, neuritis, even rheumatism and lumbago 1 And there's' no after effect; doctors give Aspirin to children—often j infants. Whenever there's pain, think of Aspirin. The genuine t 'Aspirin .has Baye, on the•box.and .on every tablet. All druggists, midi proven directons. Physiciansprescribe Aspirin; o � Aspirin; it does NOT affect the heart. e'haV 'Q)' of Atotns .t.aYs !day leelets Cornell Scientist Suspects, More Than One Fl.o,tron May .Prompt New Light Ithaca, N. '4 - Announcement; is•. made at Cornell University of results ' obtained front study of X-rays that reveal the possibility of atoms, Although atoms, the sanaliest unite, of chemical elemonta such as oxygen,. gold and "silver never have been seen,. belief in their existence is supported by a vast alnouut of evidence from, physics, chemistry and astronomy. The Commit research is bee of many • , excursions into tilts field ,and 11 ie• producing additional data In support of atomle thaot'ies. Dr. F.. if, Rieht'myer, professor of phystos, one of the autltoritles on., X 'nY5, working under art August Hecicscdrer grant, is studying rho sa-• tellite" lines in the X-rays spectrum. This work may be' Visualized by corn-, paring it whit a photograph of the spectrum of visible light as made by a spectroscope, an instrument which acts upon a beam of tight in mach the same way as rain drops act upon the sun's rays in producing a rainbow. Such prints, usually called spectre - grains, frequently contain sharp, trans-• rnes which the kind of - substpaanlice from whichreveal the. light bas emanseated. Although X-rays' are invisible, X-ray spectrograms can be made by suitable,, apparatus and much spectrograms, show lines analogous to tltose found in the visible spectrum. These X.ray 'spectrum lines have been known for many- years. According to current. atomic theory, they Originate as a re- sult of the falling or "jumping" or electrons from the outside of atoms.. towards side. The "stheatellitines" which the Cornell. physicist is investigating are faint lines lying close to the more intense X-ray lines. As a result of a.carefull study, Professor Richtmyer has found" many new satellite lines and, in a re cent paper before- the National Acad• emy of Sciences, has suggested "the possibility—to be tested by further experiments—that the satellites :may be due, to two -electron jumps ;within the m." Ifatocorrect, this means that, under certain conditions, two electrons, in-. stead of one, may simultaneously. 'jump" toward the centre of the atony: and send out an X-ray, A further• study of this important field seems. likely to add valuable data With re•• gard to the structure and behavior oh atoms. The Future of The Indian Princes. Lord Oliver, one of the represents. - Wes of Labor in the British House of. Lords, has been asking in ,that Arse' sembly what is to become of the semi- independent princes who'now rule autocratically 70,000,000 of the people. of India, when the time comes for the - remaining 260,000,000 tor be given de - minutia institutions. His own view is that their powers ought to be re- stricted so as gradually to' fit them. into the scheme now under discussion for malting British India selt-govern ing In answering Lord Oliver the Mare guess of Reading holds,that constitu- tional reform should be a gradual de- velopment from within, not an 1m• position from without. The princes themselves naturally object in :the. strongest possible way to. any inter- ference with their powers. For the same reason they are apprehensive that the somewhat shadowy super- vision hitherto exercised over' themt by the Government of India may get. to be intolerable if that body becomes; truly elective. The solution they have. been urging before a committee 'of in- vestigation which has been -sitting in. England under that able Anglo-Indian; administrator, Sir Harcourt Butler, is: tbat they should be taken out of the, urisdiction of Delbi and transferred o that of London.. lie Sir Malcolm Hailey, Governor of the United Provinces Alia and Oudh,. :Aspirin is the trade mark (registered 0, Onnaiiti) ladloating Bayer Mannraetnrs, While 15 ru well haowu that Aapirin means Boyer amnntnetare, to naeure tbe pbblle agarum •lmlea. ttous, tela Tablets Will he stamped with their "Brayer Cross" trademaik. One :ttrt portant thing a ot:at Christie's Soda Wafers is that their excellence sever varies. They are always crisp rubd''•crrtr,,c1ty—:ah uaays fresh and pure. an the store or an the 'phone, ce,mcys alk for .ltT�e 4j Chfistie's Biscuits 1(53. bas recently pointed out, however, the fate of the independent princes of In- dia is In their own hands.. "The guarantee for the permanence of the, princes' rule," Sir Malcolm said, "lies, less in the protection of a sovereign power than in the appreciation of their own a -objects," Sir Macolm ' here touches the kernel of the situation. f the princes. can so broaden the basis of their. rule as to 'render It as.- ceptablo in the future to their Deo. pee in the_ gradual political, awakening time has begun; their dynastiee may be able to. survive. 'Otherwise, soon- er or tater, the whole system they re• 1 present must pass into the limbo el forgotten things. No suzerain pow- er whether in India or in.Iangland can,. in the long run, maintain them in au= thority. Lord Oliver's question may have more than one possible an-' swer at the moment. In the end, the !judgment passed upon the Indian. princes must be the one which they bring upon themselves. — Editorial, (".bristiait Science Monitor. • 7 VENEZUELA ' Agriculture' ".and cattle .ratting: are the chief indrietries of Venezuela, South. 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