The Seaforth News, 1945-12-20, Page 7DIdGH1'NIAG
i? HELEN TOPPING MILLER
CHAPTER XI
At dusk Gary and Adelaide re•
Weed from another trip over into
the oil fields, and Mona Lee noted
how sober Gary's face was. He
handed her a sheaf of papers.
"WiII you put these away careful-
ly, Mrs, Mason, till Mr. Mason
comes back?"
Mona Lee looked at the figures.
. "My graoious, Gary, does . an oil.
well cost as much as that? That's
more than Harvey makes ht a
year!"
"Think how notch he'll make
when we get oil, Mather," Adel-
aide said.
"If he gets oil," Gary added.
"Still croaking, are your re-
marked Adelaide coldly, "But I
can't blame any oil man for having
a nasty disposition. It you'd see
the way they have to live, Mother
---even the ones that have fairly
slice houses—and most of them.
don't. They have Tittle, dreadful
places; stuck around tinder derricks
u .
"That's where we'll be stuck I
suppose," sighed Mona Lee.
Harvey Mason came back, .very
jubilant, with his driling permit in
his pocket.
"Had to finagle some of those
guys, he admitted. "Railroad
Commission thinks there are too
many wells down now—but I got
- proud!! 'ern,"
"I'll bet you paid somebody
plenty." . Mona Lee dashed his ex-
uberance.
"Just paid my lawyer. Permit
didn't cost anything."
"Hadn't we better see about the
water before we go any further?"
Gary asked. "There's no use mov-
ing drillers on to this job, till we-
're sure about the water."
"Ought not to have any trouble
about that." Harvey -was bland.
"'I've loaned old. man Harper plen-
ty—got a chattel mortgage on all
hie stock and tools now. Mortgage
ain't due till August—but he can't
pay it and he knows it."
* *
Old man harper lived in a long,
unpainted house with a kind of
open hallway through the middle
of it. The porch sagged in sad
scallops, each depression occupied
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by a languid, lone -tailed -dog,
Every dog's tail thumped like a
signal drum on the wooden floor
as they drove up to the gate, and
from within the house a woman's
voice called nasally, "Pa, . here
conies somebody!" •
Ifarvey and Garywaited on the
porch, surveyed with weary indif-
ference by the flateyes of the
dogs.' Then old man Harpercame
to the door,
'"Howdy, Ifarvcy-"
"Hello, i-Iarper.'' Mason pulled
ep a chair and sat down between
two doge ":Thought I'd come
over to talk over a little piece of
business with you."
"If it's about that note," Harper
said, "I'm fixing to pay it. \\'hen
it's due,"
"It's not about the note. if you
ain't able to nay it --or maybe pay •
all of it, we can fix that up, What
I want to talk about •is sue running
a pipe down here through your
pasture and pumping' a little water
out of that creek. What you figure
you'll charge me for running the
pipe line, and the water?"
*
Old Harper did not look up, but
there was about his mouth a sly
and contemptuous twist. "Don't
figure to charge ye nothing. Har-
ley" •
"Well, I'll pay whatever the
dantoges come to.
"Don't figure to charge yon
nothing," Harper went on in a
maddening drawl, "because I don't
figure to let you have any water,
because I've leased every doggone
acre of this place to some fellers
down in Corpus Christi, And 1f
there's any more water in that
creek than what my cattle can
drink, I reckou they'll want it
tbeirsclves. They're paying me
twenty dollars an acre for ten
years, and that's more than I can
make off'n a bunch of cows."
Harvey's neek was red and his
eyes glared. "harper," he said, 1
sure wish that note was due right
now. I'd foreclose and sell you
o*u11"
"Well, it ain't due'. And when it
comes due I'll Have the arrancy to
pay it. So looks like there ain't
very much you can do. Anyway
you got it all right in your oven
'Enmity. It was your son-in-law,
01 Kimball, fixed up the leases for
1110." -
"Who'd you lease to, if it's any
of my business?"
"lt ain't, but i don't mind tell-
ing for I ,reckon you'll find out
anyhow. I leased to Grice-\lot'•
gnu—and if you can get any nater
out of that outfit, you're a good
one..
* * *
"Well, I'll get it—if I have to
rim a pipeplumbto the Gulf of
Mexico after h0'
Harvey stamped away. He trod
viciously on the starter and raced
the engine till it roared, "What do
you know?" he demanded wrath-
fully. "That dirty little ltccll IIe
conies to my house Sundays and
cats my chicken and drinks my
liquor, and then he sells me out—
like this. Son, if it wasn't for
Grace, I'd sure drive into town and
give Mr. Oliver Kimball a good
puke in the jaw!"
"I'nt afraid you won't get any
concessions out of that Grice-Mor-
gan outfit." Gary was dubious.
"Yeah; I've heard about them—
"You might figure on running it
pipe line and tapping the city sup-
ply—that is, if they'd let you."
"III go tails to 'on. They've got
Water to sell -they can sell it to
mc."
"Do you want me to see about
the concrete job? We can't put a
derrick up without concrete corn-
ers and we have to concrete tate
surface easing in,"
"You said you knew a good out-
fit"
"Powers is tite best. All new
equipment, and they work fast and
save you money."
• "Well, you get Addie to take you
over to see them.'
(To Be Continued)
The British government is urg-
ing British farmees to 'raise 1,500,-
000 more pigs next year.
FOUR OF A KIND
' It Was a long step toward easing the beef shortage when that
biological rarity—quadruplet carver!—were born on the farm of Chao.
Lucas and Sons at Dyer, 12y., last April 18. They areshown on
exhibition at the Chicago Market Pat Stock Show, wartime replace
merit of the International, Stock Show.
Christmas Suggestions
The outburst of Christmas cheer,
the chiming of the bells, the wor-
ship, the fun and all that. goes to
make a Merry Chrismas, are ells
tonis inherited from a long !itis: of
ancestors and from many coun-
tr:es. Warm hospitality at this
season is, a tradition of long stand-
ing, so we gather our families, nor
friends, and those for trhons we
are making Chrismas, to share the
happiness of the day.
The home economists of the
Consumer Section, Dominion De-
partment of Agricultere, offer a
few suggestions to simplify some
of the homemakers' problems.
In keepittg with the Christmas
colour scheme the salad should be
red. The choice is between cran-
berries, tomato juice and beets. A
jellied salad will be the easiest to
prepare and serve, since it requires
only garnishing with greens and
dressing at the last minute
Dessert will probably be plann
pudding or mince pie, but it is wise
to have an alternative dessert for
the children and those who may
have already indulged rather heart-
ily in the first course. An old -
Vine homemade vanilla custard ice
cream served with a red fruit sauce
is just right.
Jellied Beet Ring
1 tablespoon gelatine
f4 cup Bold Water
1 cup juice from canned beets,
or water
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
3 tablespoons prepared horse-
radish
1 tcasinunt salt
;$ cup vinegar
cup dr -ed celery
-1 cup diad cooked boots
Soak gelatine in curd water for
6 minute%. Bring beet juice ur.
water to boiling point. Add soak-
ed gelatine and stir urtil dissolved.
Add corn syrup, salt, horseradish
and vinegar. Chill. When mix -
one begins to thicken, stir in cele^
ry and brcte, .Pour into a moist-
ened rine moult and chill until
firm. 1'en"mld on salad greens
Aid {ill centre with cabbage salad.
Six servings.
Niinoetneat Upside -Down Pudding
This pudding requires more
mincemeat than pie, therefore is
luscious and juicy but easy on the
shortening,
134 cups sifted pastry flonr OR
11••{ cups sifted all-purpose -flour
234 teaspoons baking powder
34 teaspoon salt
a tablespoons shortening
4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, v. 111 beaten -
Id cup milk
- Mincemeat
Sift togetiscr the dry ingredients.
Cream the shortening slightly, add
sugar and egg. Blend well. Add dry
ingredients aiternately with milk, to
make a rather thin drop batter.
Decorate- the bottom of a well -
greased pudding mould with a few
toasted almonds. Spread with a
generous layer of mincemeat. Fill
mould no more than two-thirds
full lOith better. Cover and steam
over rapidly bailing water, about
1 hours. Tern out and serve hot
with hard sauce or a hot pudding
sauce. $ix servings.
Sunday School
Lesson
December 23
The Message of Christmas
to tate World
Lesson: Luke 2:1-14.
Golden Text
"Glory to God in the highest, and
an earth peace, good will toward
mesa."—Luke 2:14.
Journey to Bethlehem
Luke 2:1-4.—fn taking a Jew,
salt census, all families went to the
tribe to which they belonged and
to tate place where their fancily had
resided. Joseph in fulfilling tills
demand of the Roman authorities
was fulfilling the Old Testament
prophecy respecting tate birthplace
of the Lord,
Angel of the Lord
0 -7. ---The word manger means
simply the stable or place where
the cattle or camels Iodged. There
was no room at the hill and Mary
and Joseph were obliged to lodge
in the stable. It was not necessar-
ily a proof of poverty—under such
conditions even the rich with the
poor had to suffer iacauvenicnces,
e-11—The angel of the Lord
came upon the shepherds suddenly.
It is not surprising that the appear-
ance of the angel, enveloped in
Heavenly glory, filled these simple
shepherds with fear because the
presence of an angel was associ-
ated with disaster or death to the
Jewish mind,
But the Divine messenger cause
not to speak of disaster, but of de-
liverance; not of death but of life.
The great joy of believers in their
darkest hour is a striking fulfill-
ment of the angel's message.
The Gospel is first a personal
message. The angel spoke• as
Morrell Christ was born especially
for their sakes -"Unto you is
br rn."
The Ango'is' Joy
12-14,—The sign given to these
simple hearted shepherds was so
simple, that they could not fail to
find the child wrapped in swad-
dling clothes and lying in a man-
ger. -
The angels gave praise to God in
the Highest, that is, in the highest
Heavens. They praised God for
the great plate of redemption,
whereby sinful man was to be
saved through the Babe . whose
birth the messenger announced.
MINIM Sup
f3Ws'a3uGl;s, BRoNetwris
SLAPS COUGHS
ISSUE 51-1840
Thanks for a `Nicer
Christmas Present
With Chri'stntas close at hand the
young man is likely to solve the
'gift problem" in an orthodox way
by visiting the florist or candy
shop Exbsibits its the loyal On -
aria Mitecum. however, show that
in the 13th centery hi, lady love
likely would have received a far
more varied selection of presents.
for instance, she might have been
given a stay busk, which was a
long flat piece of wood that wo-
men wore at that time tucked
down inside the front of their bo-
dices
odices to add to the rigidity of the
pr'son-like corsets. There is a stay
busk in the costume gallery of the
Museum that is carved with two
sets of initials and the date 1703.
An tacit more significant gift
Was a wooden spoon, There are
some of these love spoons in the
Museum that are beautif,111y
carved and seem to suggest that fn
days gone by you had to be quite
handy with a pocket knife before
you could be a successful lover,
The expression "spooning" comes
from the way spoons fit closely
together and this curious custom of
giving a spoon grew out of that
use of the word.
Christy
ells
1 heard the bells on
Christmas Day
Their old, familiar cart,;
play,
And wild and sweet
The words' repeat
Of peace o11 earth,
good will to men,
Il, W. Longft•':"w.
for RE7'T"R SLIT ..
REITER DS61S7/ON..
ETTER diMS.W/
Chronicles
of GA ger ram
Ile Gwendoline P. Clarke
Dear friones and pati•s1 leaders
everywhere: S,m strc- lm- tied 1
am busy hitt 1 thinl, w:•' aia j❑s.t
take tine out for a few lei:tales tr,t
exchange Christmas greetings, do-
n't you? Naturally I want. 1, Atha)
everyone of yon a vcrr lirttspy
Christuttrs ant since thio i• asci
of goodwill I ant nolo!, ••, take it
for granted that tint i, :l. your
wish for us at linger tete: . Am
I right?
"A Happy-Chriete t:'•' Ae 1
wrote the wnrcls 1 wonderees in
soy own mind what we generally
consider constitutes a happy Christ -
tuts. A -lot depends upon one's
sense of values doesn't it; Funda-
mentally, the condition, are very
siotpie.
Traditions makes u, eii icrt there
will be a cettan autotott c.f giving
aril getting, but in that I often feet
we have lost sight of the original
idea behind this exchaegc of gifts.
We seem to he leaning towards a
tendency to :mesad mvrc and more
each year on the presents we buy
for our friends. 1 aur afraid we too
often forget that gifts are meant
as an expression of our thought
for one another ---not as a blatant
display of spooling power. haven't
we all had the experience souse
time or otlur of being cheered and
touched by a simple and inexpen•
sive present from an unexpected
quarter? If that be so, then isn't
it safe to assume that we also can
give pleasure its the sante way? We
can no 010 6 hey a happy Christ-
mas by extravagant giving than we
can buy our way into the Kingdom
of Heaven. happiness at Christ-
mas or at any other time, for that
matter, is reflected in our own
hearts in proportion to our will to
bring happiness to the lives of
others.
s * *
And what about Ch i turas fare
—docs it contribute towards our
enjoyment: At the risk of being
thought slightly- gluttonous I
would say "; ee"--particularly with
ao many of our boys hack from
overseas. Ask these boys and you
will soon find that Christmas din-
ner according to their ows: family
tradition ]las. to them, become a
symbol. 1)ou't try to change it --
don't tllfuk t.) yourself "1 won't
bother making puddings this year"
—or cakes, or whatever it is that
has been your custom if 'nn do
so slip up you take something
away from t h:!smas as your fami-
ly remembers it. No need to be
extravagant—remember the starv-
ing mils Ons in Europe—but .use
your invagination, your ingenuity,
end make something that looks
lkie the real thing.
* * *
And tree! What is home with-
out your own personal Christmas
tree? Yes, it is quite a bother, I
know, but don't Iet the old custom
die. Let your tree be big or small,
as you wish, but make it gay and
sparkling. Bring out the gaudy
baubles, the tinsel, the star and the
Christmas angel, even though the
one it was your delight to trim the
tree for in years gone by is no
longer here to share it with you.
You naturally feel you no longer
have the heart for such pretense.
But I urge you, have a tree any-
way. Can't you feel that "he
would wish it -and who can say
v 1;it Iiappines; t., rr tree rah. it
to sonic a: t '..oeli :,;,•11
11 *
_1nd then let us rentcncbcr the
(isdeed•- children everywhere.
C hildren and (Thri-tnlas belong to
tt'Nur. 11 you i=;, „ little mcS. fn
prmr,homc then yn; arc to b' 011
vied. Make the.ti happy-- takes
so little. Don't p 'a a.. • v ith
extra!agant givh., but 1r -kr .tt
their day ill .tit 1, MTS. ns, lel
t} sir - fun;h.trc their l 1„iiter,
5(1111,0, this a Chri,in a, for Mem to
t -menet cr, And if :sere 1rc no
tasl.1,eil in sone i i;11C 11'a "C Fire
plenty outside of
It may he a tote. -r •'.,,tion ..0 my _.
part but I alteay, have a reeling
that there can be little h .epinces
in ucr own heart ueless et Lave
contributed its saute way s .wards
the happiness of at least 01 ,• little -
boy or girl at t.,,ristsuar time,
•outer than th<•sc ,sf o1i own
fttniily,
Last but not least we slentid
surely remember the rea'.m for
which Christmas came into being.
"Por unto us a Child is born',
Without that thought to g- :cie us
Christmas is meaningless ants void.
Remember it, mid Catristmrs giv-
ing, Christmas fare. tou•.:ht for
the children, ore. own little person-
al problems, our joys and our ;.ar-
rows, fall into their right perspec-
tive and we can say in all sincerity
—"A Happy Christmas to you
all!"
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