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The Seaforth News, 1947-08-28, Page 67Je�reoc..a ALADK E La ISY J A C K S 0 N" C 0 L E INOPSIS Ctl:rt"iLlt 1. !Molt/Lel "Valdes, eon of . Spanish nobleman and an Trish beauty, rides the outlaw trail In search of the men resnonsiblo for tho murder of bit norther and torture of bit father five. year. He finds an ` aged couple, the woman ,lead aunt the nun dying. Chapter II Slow-ly the youth in tattered over- alls and battered Mexican hat rode nearer Valdez. But though he had not as yet seen the pitiful bodies, there was terror in his handsome dark eyes, He did not speak, thought, and Valdez reassured: I'nn a friend of your father, amigo. Don't be frightened" The youth, stilt mounted on his crowbait horse, looked at him sus- piciously, plainly not reassured. '"1 do not think my father, or any peon in this valley has a friend," he said coldly. "Where is my father? my mother?" * * * He looked sadly at the smoking pile, and there was pain in his large lark eyes. "Get down off your horse," Val= chez said kindly but firmly, "I need lour help. There has been much trouble here, and we must both face it." The youngster slid easily from the saddle. His dark fearful eyes fast- ened on Valdez' stern -set face. Tie tall roan with the Spanish cast of features took him by the arm. "What's your name, son?" he ask- ed. The buy glanced at hits sharply. "I thought you said you're a friend of my father. Then you should know ..." In a moment be said, "My mate is Juan. Juan de Cuevas Mon- ••J115n," Valdez said firmly, for this was not news that could be broken easily, "your home was not burned down accidentally. And the men, the human emotes, who set fire to it were-- Were killers! Cold-binod- * * l aldez. felt the lout!! sag. heard his faint, choked cry. Isis hand tightened on the buy's arm,' Juan drew a deep breath, closed his eyes for a long, agonizing moment as he swaged. Tht'n with courageous self- • ,ntrol •Tuan de t:odes asked in a husky mice: "Yon mean, my,padre-_nay metre --.h,•y—they're dead?" I'm afraid so, Juan," Valdez said is a low voice of deep sympathy. "I Rink maybe you'd better not see !Fan, they're - , . ;hut already Juan had violently pulled away from Valdez' restrain- ing hand and was racing toward the ul a:lering ruins. Valdez watched, with pain in his eyes, as the boy dropped to his knees beside his dead. another, sobtiittg in anguished grief, With - lips compressed and a leaden weight in his heart, Valdez turned away. *. * Michael Valdez found a rusty spade that had escaped the flames, !lack near the small patch that had been the woman's kitchen garden, He went to work. He kept at it .teadily,'and had just finished dig - ding two graves beneath a willow tree when Juan approached him. There were dark rings under the boy's eyes, and in them was trag- edy that would forever remain hidden in their depths, but tile tears were gone. And now the fare of Juan - rte Cuevas was im- passive. "I am ready now to help you, amigo," he said, "'I ant grateful to you :mel will flo what you say." 1 t slur the tall rider in the char. n t e at and the boy in the tattered ole alb wrapped the two bodies in Valdez' own blankets from his blanket roll and tenderly placed them in the graves, Then Michael Valdez y O'Brien drew from- the ..,pocket of his tightfitting trousers a Bible, \With one arm held comfortingly about the slight shoulders of theboywho stood straight and brave beside him, he 'opened its well -thumbed pages, Selecting the page in the book that he well knew, be read from it in a voice that was charged with emotion and reverence. As the verse cane to its end— "Dust thou art, and to dust return- eth," Juan de Cuevas swayed a little again, and before Valdez could tight- en his hold, the boy fell to the ground beside the graces with a single heart-rending moan, and lay still Valdez lifted the inert form and carried ft toward the stream. He started as be looked down at the un- conscious face, for the first time getting a close-up view of it. That face was not handsome—it was beautiful! * * * And. from beneath the tattered, jammed -down hat, long -hair that glinted blue -black in the afternoon sun had become loosened, and fell in a cascade across Michael Valdez' arm, The features were as delicate as fine porcelain, those of a girl— a beautiful Spanish girl! He laid - the slight girl down be- side the clear stream add revived her with cold water, She opened her . eyes and lay still, saying no word, exhausted by what she had gone through. lie spoke to her softly, but abrupt- ly, "li a our Hittite 1101 Juan, perhaps— but Juanita?" There was an instantaneous flash of fear in the depth of her dark I eyes their, but she answered ai npl': Yes." She began to get swiftly to her feet, but not yet had her strength returned, and Valdez gave her a helping hand, 'When she had steadied herself he turned and started in the • direction of his horse. Without ' question the girl walked along be- side him. They had almost reached hl C'ielo and the girl's crowbait, which stood with hanging head near- by-, when the tall rider said suddenly: "Your fatlter mentioned one tante to me before be—he went. He spoke the name 'Garvin. Did this Garvin know that you were a girl?" Juanita do Cuevas flushed, bit her full red lip and shook her head, 1, "My padre," she said in a low tone of confession, "did not want this Senor Garvin and the evil teen who follow hien to knots." Iter small head, with the ripples shoulders, lifted proudly. ":tfy of blue -black hair falling over her padre was not a peon—he was Don Pedro de Cuevas Romerez, Once our family owned all this valley— until this evil Senor Garvin carne to it one day, and little by little, with buntings and stealings, and other terrible acts, drove therm all out and took the land from them by force. 'My padre had to go also, but he never meant to give up what was his own so easily. So finally he came back—no tnnore than a year ago, senor—to prove this Garfin Is a thief and a killer. Site broke off, choking, then threw back her head defiantly and managed to go on hastily. "If my padre had not become a victim of this so terrible hombre Ile would have proved all he knew about Senor Carvin!" she 'a flung ottt. * * * "He knew hots that senor steals - the land from all -the' poor Mex- icans who have been persuaded to come and settle here by that bad senor himself, on his promises of a new life for them, a new chance to live :n other than the !poverty they have so long known on other ranges nearer the border, 13ut the Mexicans lose their lives when they can no longer pay his ex- ' orbitant interest—and then he gets the land back! To offer it to some other peon foolish enough to believe hit yrontises. "T3ut what ..t 'iiey do? Senor Gat vin owns th t *Darty be owns what law there is ,e: ahs out-of- the-way place, He i1 1`•e 1.1V, be- cause he ban made hrutse 1 that in the five years since he cantle here to take away all that belonged to 111," (To Be Continued) Marilyn Solves Heat Problem—The heat of a big city is something out of this world. So two-year-old Marilyn O'Connell did something- about it. She took off her clothes and here we see a policeman taking her home: The big man and the little girl strolled along .hand ill hand to end the week's heat story. - - - ANNE 141IRST 1 —l9owt Famay COU4203 0.20"11. Stand by Husband .against the Family * Many a girl starts her marriage * under a cloud because she marries * against her family's wishes. Once * married, however, she should stand * by her husband in the face of all * criticism. .When she can Like this * position loyally, convinced of his * goodness, her lot is easier to bear. A wife of 18 mounts asks me whether site is right to slick by h c r husband. Her mother formed her op- inion of hint be- fore she ever met hint. and based it oft gos- sip which Prov- ed to be untrue. Now slic has pre- judiced her rhildrru against him, makes public charges wltirir seem ridinrions—yrl she resents the fact that her daughter doesn't bring Iter husband to see them! And adds to that the comment that her daughter should be on her side instead of her husband's. "TfTONDIRI'III. IIUS li,/ V / .'" The girt tells tar her husband is one of the best. Ile has provided her with a beautiful lloutr, won't let her do any heavy ioork, is kited and devoted. "All lits friends think he is wonderful." This girl would behave like a - daughter -if her mother behaved like a mother. 1J that another terry in- terested only its her daughter's ltap- pfnrss, she would have the grace to adroit she was mistaken, apologise for her slurs, and ser that hrr sou- ut-latais received its her kerne like a soft and a brother. Until she dors, it seems (0 me the girl is right to keep them apart. Nfliy should she "start more trou- ble," as she parts ill 7 hese two have been married long enough to Coltt.'titrr any normal pa- rent that their marriage is good and fine. If her mother will prat -tire a IfAle Intnulily, she will prove her right to be a mother and add n great deal to the happiness of the whole feebly, TO "D. W. S,": Yes, 1 think you * are doing the right thing. Your * husband has been pretty fine—he t` even hid the fact that your mother * had written hint unpleasant letters.. * Stick by him, and without bitter- * tress if you can. Your mother anti * your fatni!y will learn, finally, stow * wrong they have been, * * * * To "LOVESICK 1?SICK I:.,LD. if' * this gossip hits no foundation in * fact, your buy friendshouldwrite * your -mother and ask far the * chance to prove he js innocent. * You are headstrong, and all * wrong, to sec mint while. she ob- * jects. How can she trust you? * To "ANGRY, "MARCIA," * "BIG GIRL NOW," ETC.: 1 im- * plore you to use more common * sense. Wby should your parents * object to boys unless they had Very 'Strange 7'he minister was asking one of his _flarktehy he Itad not--ar/tndrd church lately. "Well, you see,: sir," said the man. 'Tin troubled with a bunion oit my fool." "Strange," said the parson, "that a bunion should impede the pi/giint's groare.se * good reason?'\Vhen you are Ino- * tilers, you will understand Obey * your parertts now. YOU can't. lose *by it. - * * * * To "SPEAR iiINT'; Don't you * know that the best was to attract * such a popular tad is to be hard * to get? He's being pursued enough * now by girls who arc obvious. Be * different. Let him alone, and per- * haps later on he will begin - won- * ctering why you do. That may be * the beginning of a fine friendship. ' * Jn his position at school he has * to respect scholarship and good * conduct, You can show him what * you are by excelling in your stu- * dies, and cultivating a modest de- * nieanor, 1 think that is the only * was you will attract him..' * IiOy's are natural pursuers, attd * they resent any girl who usurps * that right, * * * "—And cling to earl other as long as you Loth shall live." 1t is hard, sometimes, to stay loyal, butt Anne Hirst ran /help you to. Address her at ox A, roost 421, 73 Adelaide St.. West. 7ormtlo. - - Your Handwriting and You B Alex S.y Arnott !n it prefic'us article, we learn- ed to recognize the meaning of small, medium and large capital letters low capitals indicated humble pride; medium size capit- als, modest pride; and high cap- itals, a sign of over -confidence, If you took for the letter "Ili," you will learn. Much about the writer for this capital is used more frequently than the others and the tetter formation, with its straight and curved lines, expresses the writer's character as a - comb- ination of traits. The Goat example of a capital "hal" illustrates a shy and self-con- scious nature, timid and unassum- ing. This is shown by the first stroke of the "ill" being lower than the last two strokes. When the tops of the letter "M" are of even height, the nature is inclined to show goocl taste and refinement and not in -any way over -expres- sive in action or thought. Such M's" indicate trustworthiness, simplicity in taste, and are general- ly a good indication of a nature that has a gentle pride. / l o w,g Evtwi ,V i ,qr n/Y) nn.•sr Anyone wishing a more complete analysis please send self-addressed stamped un'rlrpe to Box B, room 421, 73 .111:'1,',1f, 1t 1f'art, 7orouta, There is tio /or this sender. tr0YousufferliNfirllLr MJIF PA/iS This lino medicine ie very affective to - relieve nein, nervous distress and weak, cranky, "dragged out" feelings, of such days,—when dueto female functional monthly disturbances. Nrorih trying! LIVIA 11110111,1111711V211 ISSUE 3a—!nay Sunday School Lesson Wise Words Concerning Honesty Proverbs 3-:3-4; 11:1; 12:17-22;; 14:5; 23:10-11; Matthew 5: 37. GOLDEN 7Ek7 — Prove all things; hold fast 'Niel whirl, is good,'. Abstain front all appearance of evil. —7 hessaloniatts 5:21-22. There are certain things, according to the Book of Proverbs, that are "abomination to the Lord." Among these are "a false balance (11:1), and "lying lips' (12:22): - \q'hatevet, the Lord abominates is bad for man; The dishonest or lying person sins against his fellow man as well as against his Alaker The fact that so many people are honest' enables society to go on, but it is because so may people are dis- honest that we have so many menac- ing problems enac-ing,'problents and sr, little trorlii security. Honesty begins ttith the individual in more ways than one. It has its rise and beginning in honesty with one's self, Many people are not honest with - themsdves, They lire in a world of illusion, or of self-delusion The dis- honest man would despise himself if he faced up honestly to what he actually is. He avoids that by the ex- cuse "other people do it." you can't do business and be honest," and similar by -words -of the weak. A man has to settle with his own mint] and will what sort of man he is goingto be—n man pf integrity, or a cheater and grafter. * 0 n \1'hcu %archaeus, the Jewish tax - gatherer who climbed into tree to ' see Jesus and climbed clown to re- ceiyc lite Master as his self -invited guest, heard the Master's declaration, This clay is saltation conte to this !loose," he stood and said, "1f 1 have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I restore him four- fold." That was the portion that a cont'icted thief ttas by Jewish law under obligation to resters. That plain sort of honesty jwith - himself was the sure evidence of the realty of '/.acchaetls' cite t ersion, 1n tt somewhat different away the Prodigal Son's salvation begat when he "came to himself," and was honest with himself. - So, honesty, like cbariit, begins at home; and like charity it does not stay there. It reaches out into every sphere and relationship of life. 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Knead lightly and place in greased - bowl. Cover and set in warm place, free from draft.. Let rise until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours, When light, -punch dough down and divide into 2 equal portions, !toll dough % inch thick; place in 2'well-greased pans (St/, x 111/2 x 2" deep). Brush tops with melted butter or shortening; sprinkle with t/e cup granulated sugar. Peel and core 12 apples; cut into eighths; press into dough, sharp edges downward; close together. Mix 1.1/2 teaspoons cinnamon with I cup granulated sugar; sprinkle over cakes. Cover and let rise in warm place until light, about ay, hour. Bake in moderate oycn at 40002, about 35 minutes.