The Seaforth News, 1946-07-25, Page 6TURNING POINT
idry Mary Imlay Taylor
SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER XVIII: Stenhart, weak
from exertion, got off his horse and
groped along a narrow ledge, then
toppled over. He was caught by a
protruding limb, dangling above
certain death. Sherwin: saw his
enemy tall and crept slowly toward.
his helpless victim. It was then
that he reached the turning point
in histhinking' and did not ]till his
enemy.
CHAPTER XIX
Ho sought a foothold, a crevice;
and found one where the tree had
rooted, a wide fissure in the wall of
rock. He swung toward it, got his
foot into it, and, holding thus to
the rope and the cliff, leached
down and laid his hand on Sten -
hart's body. He thought he was
still conscious, for his heavy eye-
lids quivered, but he lay there, a
dead weight. Swiftly, cautiously,
Sherwin wound the rope around
his body and made it secure under
the armpits, balancing himself on a
foothold so. narrow that a touch
Wright hurl him down. Then, grasp-
ing the slack of the rope, he began
to climb. The ledge seemed a thou-
sand feet above Hint, but, at last,
he lay on its brink, gasping.
He heard sounds now other than
tate cataract, the crashing of
boughs, voices! He took no heed of
them, for, as he rose to his feet, he
saw, the tree that supported Sten -
hart go down and the motionless
body swing out on the end of the
rope. Sherwin braced himself and
began to haul hint up by main
strength. Slowly, surely, he drew
his enemy out of the abyss, stead-
ied hien at the edge of the rock,
brought hint safe over and laid him
down. His own muscles ached and •
his head s am, but Stenhart still
breathed. He opened his eyes and
looked up in Sherwin's face.
Sheer terror leaped into his eyes,
but he was spent, helpless; his
white lips moved„ but only one
word came in a whisper..
'Water!"
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A mountain spring was trickling
close at hand, and Sherwin cupped
the water in his hands and wet his
face attd lips, and again Stenhart
tried to speak; but, as his rescuer
bent to listen, heavy stands fell
upon hint and there was a shout of
triumph,
"Get him, sheriff!"
Sherwin, on his knees beside the
injured man, looked up to find the
posse closing in. He shook off the
man who had grasped hint and rose
to his feet just as Jim Keller
panted up the trail.
"Hold on, Cutler!" Jim cried,
"that man saved Stenhart-1 saw
him—at the risk of his own life!"
"Ain't taking no chances, Mr.
Keller. Here you, Adams, you
Handcuff him; he's the ratan we're
after!"
Sherwin offered no resistance;
he submitted with an iron coin-
posies. He had thrown away his
clear -bought liberty to save Sten
hart,
"I reckon he can walk, after all,"
said the Sheriff. "Flow you feeling
now, Mr, Stenhart?"
Stenhart tried to stand upright,
but his eyes had met Sherwin's and
his mouth went dry. He wet his
lips, shaking all over.
"We'd better carry him," said
'Cheer up, old chap, you're
sound, no bones broken!"
"1 can walk," said Stenhart
thickly, leaning heavily on Jim.
"The ledge is mighty narrow;
can you manage without help, Mr.
Keller? The sheriff was solicitous
for the man who had helped him
make his capture.
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"Oh, we'Il dol" Jim threw a sup-
porting arm around Stenhart. It
was on the tip of his tongue to tell
the Wien to go ahead with the pris-
oner and bring help from the ranch
and a car for the injured man, but
he remembered Jane; 115 must go
first himself. The thought impelled
Jim to look back at Sherwin, and
something in his white face made
him recoil at the sight of his bound
hands. He beckoned Cutler to 'him,
"Is it necessary—I mean, those
handcuffs? By Jove, I saw what he
did; he's a brave man I"
The sheriff nodded grimly.
"Can't take chances, Mr. Keller,
he's a jail -breaker; swore he was
goin' to kill Stenhart, I ain't so all
fired clear in my mind what he
meant to do with him anyway—he
had him all trussed up with that
ropel" ,
Jim shut his teeth hard. The sus-
picion was horrible, but he remem-'
bered that he had 'telephoned for
Cutler. He had given this man into
their hands, and there was Jane
They began the descent slowly.
Jim, supporting Stenhart, - went
ahead; behind same the sheriff,
then the men bringing Sherwin. A
heavy Cloud had risen in the west
its purple edges were sweeping up-
ward. The sunlight went out and,
as they entered the steep trail,
thunder rolled deeply across the
hills. The way, narrow and difficult,
grew dim with the darkness of the
approaching storm. Stenhart, weak
aini ; tutuned from his fall, stumbled
and set the stones rolling and
tumbling ahead of them.
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"Steady, old chap," said Jim, and
his supporting arm tightened. It
seemed to flim that Stenhart suf-
fered with some trouble of the
mind as deep as the stiffness of his
body; not once had he lifted his
dark eyes to look ahead of him,
and he was ghastly pale. Jim,
glancing back at the steep path,
saw the feet of the men following
them before he saw their bodies.
The sheriff cane next; Sherwin, he
knew, was last—with his guards.
Ovehead the trees locked their
branches now, and a dense thicket
surrounded them, They could hear
the cataract less distinctly, but the
rush of the wind in the tree -tops.
made a tumult, Jim, steading Sten -
hart, spoke slowly in his ear.
"I saw you—you and Sherwin,"
he said quietly.."I was out in the
road; there's an opening in the
trees—one glimpses the ravine.
How did you come to Tall in that
way, Max?"
Stenhart roused himself; he lifted
his head and tried to meet Jim's
questioning eyes, but he wavered
and asped.
I—he was going to kill me!" he
said weakly; "that was it. I remem-
ber now, Sherwin was going to
kill me."
It was the naked truth—no ntor-
te' man knew how the change had
swept into into Sherwin'e soul! But
Jinn Keller had seen the rescue.
"He saved your life at the risk
o[ his own," Jim retorted bluntly;
"he went down on a rope and
brought you up—and lost his
chance to make a getaway 1"
Stenhart passed his hand over
his styes with a groping gesture.
"I can't understand it," he mut-
tered; "lie was going to kill nic—
he hates Rte!"
"Then, by heaven, he did a
great thing—he risked his life for
his worst enemy! Are you sure,
old chap, quite sure—that he was
guilty?"
Stenhart's face took on an ashy
whiteness, his lips shook. "1 tell
you he did it!" he cried wildly. "I—
oh. my God, what lightning!"
The heavens had been torn by a
jagged flash, the dark woods were,
for an instant, ablaze with itch then
the roar of thunder rolled crashing
around then, echoed from height
to height. The very earth beneath
their feet seemed to tremble with'
the reverberation. Stenhart reeled,
covering his eyes with his hands.
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Jim, trying to steady him, was
suddenly swung aside by the other
man's blind agony of terror;' the
fall had broken his nerve—he was
almost hysterical. The rain began
to fall in a torrent and Jim, trying
to catch up with him again, came
abreast of a windswept thicket. He
heard the Hien behind scrambling
and shouting and thought of Jane.
He had made her stay behind; was
she out there still, holding the
horses? He grasped Stenhart again
and they came to the last lap of
the descent. It was dusk in the
trail and the ram blinded, but sud-
denly there was a tongue of flame
from the thicket, a sharp report,
and Stenhart crumpled up and
sagged into Jim's arms. At first
he did not sense what had happen-
ed; it seemed a part of the tem-
pest, of Stenhart's utter collapse,
and then he felt something warm
and wet on his hands and knew it
was blood.
(To be continued)
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CHRONICLES'
of GINGER FARM
By
Gwendoline P. Clarke
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When a ;zerson has lived in a
neighbourhood for over twenty
years and has had the same neigh-
bours east, west, north and south
for most of that time, it creates a
feeling of . permanency, for our-
selves, and possibly for the neigh-
bourhood in general, The men are
accustomed to "change work" with
the same neighbours year after
year; the women visit back and
forth—when they have time—at
quiltings, meetings, teas, or per-
haps only on tine telephone. On
washdays as we hang things on the
line we notice our neighbours have
their washing out too, •and it all
helps to give one a comfortable
feeling—a sense of unity with the
rest of the community.
That is how it has been here
any way. Insofar as we are con-
cerned I must admit we have not
visited back and forth very much
but yet we always knew, that
should the occasion arise,,as indeed
it has a few times, that we had
only to ask for help and it would
be given graciously and willingly.
Of e arse there have, unfortun-
ately, been gaps left in our neigh-
bourhood by the work of the Great
Reaper but there has-been very
little voluntarily moving away from
the district,
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And now, like a bolt from the
blue, comes news that two of our
neighbours have sold their farms.
It gives one a queer sinking feel-
ing. Itis hard to get used to the
idea that in a few short months
these same farms will have differ-
ent owners—and we shall have dif-
ferent neighbours. hat will -they be
like, these new neighbour, Will
they be of the "dirt farmer school"
or will they incline towards ultra-
modern methods of highly ntediau-
ized farming? Will they be con-
genial neighbours,• good mixers, or
will they endeavour to live unto
themselves, and to be a law unto
themselves? Those are questions to
which only time can give the an-
swer. At the same time we can't
help wondering -and with a little
trepidation—because one's neigh-
bours are so important, especially
to folk who live in the country.
W k a
And the people who are moving
away? In one case the place was
acquired but on, the other the lady
of the house ha slived there all her
life. One can only imagine the
heartache it will be to pull up
stakes and go. I am sure that as
the day of departure gets nearer
anyone so placed would find every
tree, every shrub, almost every nail
on the wall, had some special
significance. The well-worn path
from the house to the barn along
which so many well -loved feet have
trod; the pump by the kitchen door
which has provided cool clear
water summer after summer; the
view from the kitchen window ...
and oh, so many things—such little
things, that may never have been
of any great importance up to now.
But to leave them—ah, that's a
different story.
But isn't that the way of life?
Sometimes we must lose a lot in
one direction to gain a little in
another. On the other hand if we
take a chance we sometimes lose a
little nut gain a lot.
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In the meantime there is still
seasonal work to do on all farms—
haying to finish, wheat to Cut. And
ISSUE 30-1946
speaking of wheat -I have mended
that binder canvas I referred to so
lovingly last week. But I didn't
mend it with needle and thread,
This time I pasted the patch on the
canvas. Whether it will be a suc-
cess has yet to be proved. I am
hoping it will be because it was a
lot less work anyway.
This week -end we thought we
were going to be alone, Yes—actu-
allyl But around six -thirty Satur-
day night the telephone rang and a
meek little voice said "Hullo, Aunt
Gwen, can I throw my hat in for
the week -end?" Of course there
wa's only one answer to that ques-
tion. But then we didn't see much
of' our- visitor because on Sunday -
afternoon Bob took her to Toronto
to see other relations. And then
the house was so quiet I could not
sit still -or was it because I was
reading a very disquieting article
on the. Soviet Union—an article
which proved beyond a doubt that
Communistic organizations are un*
healthily active in Canada and the
U.S. Is it any wonder we have
strikes and yet more strikes?
Sunday School
Lesson
The Supremacy of Spiritual
Values.
Exodus 20:7; Leviticus 19:12;
Matthew 5:33-37; Mark 7: 5-8;
34-"5.
Golden Text—But seek ye first
the Kingdon of God, and his
righteousness; and ail these things
shall be added unto you.—Matthew
6:33.
The Third Commandment
Due reverence for God is the
great principle . underlying the
Third Commandment. This prin-
ciple is violat.d by all profane
swearing, and indeed by much that
is called prayer, when the name of
God is taken upon the lips, but with
little thought of God in the mind.
Guide to Holiness
God requires us to be sincere
and true in our speech. The word
of a Christian should be as good
as his bond. Not all oath -taking
is sinful but if we must swear to
our testimony it t lust be in a man-
ner to the glory of God. We may
be sworn but we must not swear
in the common, wicked practice of
the world, The Christian's speech
should always .be seasoned with
grace and truth,
Serving Christ
There are three fundamental con-
ditions of discipleship. (1) "Let
him deny , himself." Self-denial is
the denial or renouncing of self.
(2) "Let hits take tip his cross."
This is to go on the path in which
Jesus leads and meet the suffering
and tine crucifixion that lie there,
(3) "And follow . me," This is to
have the mind of Christ and that
mind is to obey God even unto
death, and to'ehoose the lowly path
of service instead of tl.e pant of
ease and glory.
The foolish man who seeks his
persoinal welfare will not gain it,
but the man who loses sight of •
personal interest for Jesus' sake
will gain the very thing he has
forsaken. A mall must have a
higher aim -than "saving his own
soul." Not self -saving, but self-
sacrifice is the vocation of the_
child of God.
TABLE TALKS Canning Questions
At this time of year hundreds of
letters from homemakers seeking
help with their. canning - problems,
pour into the offices of the Con-
sumer Section of the Dominion De-
partment of Agriculture. Here are
some of the; most frequently asked
questions and their answers.
"All the recognized authorities
on home canning used - to insist
that sealers be sterilized before,
using. Now a lot of people say this
isn't necessary. Can you tell me
why?"
It is not necessary to sterilize
sealers before using because the
processing' "of fool in the. sealers
sterilizes b,ith food and sealers,
However, it is essen'ial that seal-
ers be thoroughly washed in hot
soapy water and well rinsed in
clear ]tot water. Sealers, with glass
lids in place, should be placed on,
a tray in the oven and heated to
225° F., or they should be half-
filled with hot water, placed on the
rack in the boiling water bath, sur-
rounded with hot water and brought
to boiling point. Sealers should be
left in water or oven until ready.
to fill.
"My strawberries always seem
'to float in the sealers. Can I pre-
vent this?"
Now that sugar is rationed there
is less likelihood of this happening
than when heavy syrup was used,
Some fruits will float to the top
of the sealer if too heavy a syrup
is used. Syrup in the proportion
of one cup sugar, to one and one
half cups water is recommended
for strawberries and peaches: Of-
ten an even thinner syrup may be
used, Over -processing may catise
fruit to float even in thinner syrup.
"Mother always did tip her fruit
by the kettle method, we liked
it and it kept web except for the
occasional jar that went moldy.
Now you do '-ot suggest this •
method, what is the reason?"
The open kettle method is not
reconirnended because there is a
great risk of spoilage unless very
heavy syrup is used. The method
of packing sealers and sterilzing
both sealers and clod together is
easier -and much safer. The product
will be more attractive as the food
is less likelyto break up.
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