Zurich Herald, 1931-01-15, Page 2L
The Gringo Privateer
By PETER B. KYNE
SYNOP :l2..
7;radley Bardin, lying of the ,. ttt.le
counn'Y. makes Kenneth 13tr ne•y, g, .uc i it
manager isruOfirlMart uis lii3i'u'altun providing
1
tlalh gos. who have been stealing the
king, s cattle. Mort 1 1 at•dn1 ions in lot•e
nith Burney and endeavors to lint,. her
father keep lint from so clang, run an.
ltelurtalting; but Burney goes ahead and
with 3t1 picked sten meets and el+ le •Lts
t1 11ct*os in a pitched battle at 1:1 t .tjn11
lit ntta, lltxieo. ,Burney Inas told the
ping item 1t,t,es a girl whom he mot :hoot
a )ear ago.
CHAPTER XXVI,— (Cont'd,)
"I'm going back into El Cajon Bon -
quized. "Ken, my boy, you're a goon
man and you know you're good. -.NIur-
iel calls your admission of the fast
self-ean•ieit, but you awl I know it's
self-este.ni, and no roan without that
quality i:, worth tevo Heats. in a hollow
where there's a big job to be done.
if he could only be induced to forget
that other gi>;l , , . if Muriel • will
play her hand welI and land him .. .
hell, I'm old and .need a rest ... .
damnation! Why must my baby be
unlucky enough to fall hi love with a
roan who -can never reciprocate .
•ita prepared to remain there lone poor Muriel. And it's all my fault,"
enough to round up every bead of Well,, that was a pleasant dinner
stock that wears the Bruce brand; party—at least insofar as Ken Burney
vent that brand and run your iron on and the princess were concerned. De -
them." said Ken. spite the heat and the burdens of the
What, do you mean—vent the day Mr. Burney was quite fre �h and
brand?" the princess queried wit After bubber ling
ner he tlthe wentato he of ,iving.
rail ranch
alert interest. brought t office where he slept and ht back
` 1 In going to rebrand then, wi.s g
2. iron, or rather one exactl3r• Bice his jew*s-harp and harmonica; he
Bret e'
it. That's called venting and the sec. whistled and played and sang; he told
ond brand outlaws the first. ThenI'!I stories inimitably and to the music of
his Whistling
ran the Bardin iron on them and that
he taught the prince:.s
brand will indicate legal ownership," two dances the world had forgotten
`Rut," the king. protested, "how do before she was boin, to wit, the ma-
you.know that all of the Bruce catt''e zurka and the schottische.
in 1 l Cajon .Bonita originally belonged The king was far from enjoying this
„ intimacy in the young people. "Thant:
t) Bee goodness you Can't do tricks with
•'llecause lelartin Bruce neither g' growled •
.owns nor leases lands in Mexico and cards,„ ghe row.ed irritably. "I don't
the.•o is no record in the archives of. think 1 could .stand that.”
the Mexican customs of his having To his signal relief Burney did not
driven any cattle into Mexico. Nor do stay later than half past eine. He
our own customs people have any rec-. could not forget the+ he had to coni•
ord. And if that isn't sufficient ex- plate his contract and be on his way,
case, the Bruce cattle are pasturing for up -n Harney county, Oregon, old
on your land, which is fenced, and hoar Dan Wilkins was holding fifteen thou-
dicl they get in there, anyhow? .Your sand, heard of cattle for his inspection
Majesty, I'm going to grab 'em all." and time was the essence of the con -
The king was mollified. "Well, that tract. Moreover, he realized that any
won't be hard t) take. There must slip in his plans for the foray into
be a couple of thousand head at least. El Cajon Bonita ,night be -atal—and
But it means we'll have a lawsuit." he desired to writ to his father! As
'N'o, we'll not, sir, because next he was about to take his leave the
Thursday morning Martin Bruce and butler catered with the announcement
all his thieving, murdering allies are that Mr. Burney was wanted on the
going to perish violently' There'll be telephone by Mr. Bruce.
n"There's an extension telephone in
of these f left dispute your cattleownership below the Line, and I my room," the king cried excitedly.
imagine you can ma:va a deal with "Wait a minute, son, till I get on it,
Bruce's executors to buy his outfit I want to listen in."
"There's another extension line in
above, ar Line and live happy ever .the butler's pantry," the princess an-
att1r..liin ' ie nounced. "I think I'll do some listen -
"I ..h=11k�w°e ought to have alit-- ing in:4nyself:'
etras ". said the king.. -
,, e.� ered t t�e telep5mone oo�"h •• mn •• t ml �'
ft.nsished. w
hall.
aMay•I call yen Ken?" the princes.
pleaded. "Good evening, Mr. Bruce," he an -
"•Why of course Miss Muriel." nounceci gravely.
"Suppose you stay for dinner. You "That � you, Barney?"
can o'into the guestroom yonder and Yes.
wash your facand hands and comb "Martin Bruce speaking. I got
your hair and eat dinner in your shirt your wire. An' I been hearin' a lot
Sleeves, Ken." o your loose conversation about me.
"Thank you. I'll be mighty happ•J You still sure you're goin' to be down
to. Miss Muriel." He took her hand, in El Cajon Bonita Thursday, or was
bent and kissed it gallantly, and in that just talk.
•his dark eyes there was a look that Ill be there. F give you my word
Giprt
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Salads) Orange Pekoe has.
f .:., r the finest flavour
ORANGE
PEKOE
BLEND
rev
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Romance of Hi _Bows What New York
In Ancient Trees t Is If earing
Writer Laments Man's Tam-
pering With Nature's
Touch on Trees
A concrete -filled cavity in an old
apple or sycamore tree is just a hole
filled, with concrete, It ,nay. appear
neat to the sylvicultural eye, but it
puts an entl to the mystery which is
the. rightful heritage of every hollow
tree. it may prolong the life of the
tree, but it spells death to the life
that would normally go on in the tree,
For the natural history of a hollow
tree is a rich and varied story. First,
Perhaps, a little borer cut a tiny ,tole
into the sapwood. Then came a wood-
pecker, hammering away at the wool,
enlarging the stole and removing the
juicy worm. And then the rain, soft-
ened the wood about the hole; and,
r ,'haps, another woodpecker, enlarg-
ing the cavity, cutting it out to pro-
vide a home for his springing family,
A bluebird or a screech owl may find
it next, hiding comfortably away from
San tower of Mount ma: observatory of Carnegie lnstitlite of kind and snow in its recesses; and a
Washington Hear Pasadena" ',gest. 'gest' solar tower in world. squirrel may follow, storing it full of
day, Ken Burney rolled out
little army in motor truckle.,
and -ailed very briefly to
bye to her and the king in a velcllilly
and informal manner, she could
.scarcely restrain her tears 'ail, his
ecoid
e -_ ------- __--_-.. _____ hickory outs or, if it be big enough,
More
ood-
departure.
An hour passed and the 1¢i
stand her woe no longer. "No now,
honey," he soothed, "nothing., going
to happen to the boy, He'll ; it -fox
both factions and, b back rte e-ontor-
row night as pert as a hutelt:Ail dog.
He isn't a bit worried."
"I know he isn't. He's -aa7d sol-
dier. He's gone to the assent in a
hundred fights. But I'm vvoaiird." •
"So'afi =K," His Majesty ad'o.'teci.
emitting lull, to do trims tau .,:.
'The Lord knows I hall tried ,t<o
stop ha taa hhttey. But hell �� t be stri
peel. .1de is obdurate andil'F)is meet*
caused the king's -heart to give a great
leap.
"`You double-crossing son -of a horse -
thief," His Majesty murmured softly
to himself. "For two cents you'd give
the air to the girl you met a year ago,
and I don't know whether I like you
for that or not." Then he noted a
lambent glow in the eyes 'of the prin-
cess and a faint rosiness in her deli-
cate cheeks and decided instantly, that
upon the whole, things were—going
badly.
CHAPTER XXVII.
The king was a man eonstitutiopail�y
linable to accept a dare. 'Without
force, high courage and a certain am -
bunt of ruthlessness he never would
leave attained his present position in
the world of cattle and finance. Never
leaving known a moment of weakness
in an emergency, his heart beat high
now with pride and admiration for
Ken Burney. True, the boy :still had
another fight before him, but judging
by the masterly manner in which he
had inflicted such a crushing defeat
upon Gallegos, the king was singular_
]y- free from worry as to the outcome
of the second and final battle. But
what did not greatly please hili how-
ever. was the manner . in •vr li .h his
ev 1 a 5
daughter bad received this hired
killer of his, Evidently, while Burney
continued to kill in self-defence, the
princess would continue to regard hint
ZS 0 gentleman.
While he stood with his back toward
the young people (he was at the side-
board mixing the cocktails) he kept
his diel ears wide open for what they
had to say. Ken Burney was drawing
the princess a map of 'the battlefield
and lecturing her on the value of pre-
paredness. "If I hadn't provided good
rifles, sighted tip to a thousand yards;
if I hadn't trained my leen to 'shoot
expertly at that range, and if I'hadn't
made a careful plan of campaign and
stood by that pier. to the ''last,,° the
Meg heard him say, "there would have
been a different tale to tells Gallegos
is neither a strategist nee a tactician,
but he's a fighter. He's not afraid, to
conte on and he mast have grand).
qualities .of leadership, otherwise his
rabble would not have followed him,
Ito would have overwhelmed arty ordi-
nary force of odublc the number 1
t;'�n d"
i v c ';ckcy, you're right ----.1 you de •
=t l it• Four: elf," the king solilo-
Airplanes Replace
Dog -Sleds in Alaska
bringing up his own family in its
warm depths. Or perhaps mice estab-
lished themselves there; '' for wood
mice are great tree climbers. And,
finally, some moonlight night, a coon
or a possum nosed his way into it,
scuffed out the • squirrel and mice
trash and set up housekeeping. it is
a big hole now, but not too big, should
-the coon or possum have bad luck
Nome Epidemic Spurred Com-
mercial Interest; Lines
•
Organized in 1928
Seward, Alaska. Alaska is hewn,- with the farmer's clogs, to acennuno
Mg more of a compact territory ' date comfortably a pair of the great
through the medium of aviation. It Horned owls which we so often hear
once was a vast, sparsely settled laud and so seldom see, which lay their
in which comnnmicatien between is, eggs in hollow trees when the scow is
olate
do points, required days or weeks on the ground and are done with
of Modelled tl' family cares before most smaller birds
:Modern airplanes acid skilled pilots.' blit their nests
have taken the place of malemutes, ,
„„141:5 -: .ct F:o.r S,,.y; Days .a.Yldi,
txk.h a°ti23teet 4001-01 w
plze. clanger, ;of isolated coninlunities
•
being nearly. sped out by plagues
itas been lessled. Only six years
BY ANNABELLE WORTIIINtiT0N
Illustrated Dress aticiuy Lc.a'unn. Tscr
wished 11'itl. F ;, y PaW•ro
my do-Meade—and a yell! contract ago Norf1'i),.; 'isalway on Bering Sea,
with me is as sacred as /ritte ne• had to depend upon dog teams to de -
He assured lee there wd' da e.1 liver quantities of serum to combat a
to be apprehended for hini�. is ,11. diphtheria epidemic. That history -
He outgamed- me. He has 10 aur. making dash of valiant dogs and their
He realizes I can't repudiate ty agree- determined drivers, who covered 900
stent and he will not releas., roe•” miles in five days when ordinarly
(To be continued,)+ suck a trip necessitated ten to twen-
of honor, I will." A Grandma tFrieJttl
"Good news. How about that horse
you promised to sell me? You'll be When Grandma came to `some
cad or leavin' the country by Friday To stay for good last spa:
d Willie Tones across the w
—an' you promised to turn over. the '
bill o' rale art' the delivery order to Cried like anything.
the bank the day before you left New They have no Grandma a
Mexico."
"Where are you now?" No one to mend his toy
"In Huachita." They're all so.busy they > t eine
"Very -welt I suppose you desire To play with Iittle boysge
t be well mounted when- you ride
Well I don't blame you. My horse has She 111ces as well as gu ]r,
a running walk that will" not jar a It is a little brown -eyed, boyl66
man of your age and weight. I'll send With a shock of yellow curls,
a man in Wednesday morning with
the horse and the documents." Now Willie comes to our' lion
"Thanks." And brings his toys to amen.
"I'll b- disappointed if I do not Hes' happy now that he had#
meet you in El Cajon Bonita, lair. A loving Grandman friend
it house,
down to meet me with .your gang. But Granthm says if there's' *thing
Bruce."
Martin Bruce laughed harshly: and
briefly. "You'll feller
band
Apply Antitoxin ri`Skin
roe . amt meet me, young • e -r Vienna,--Mar=:ed iinpro•enlent in
m'lad, I just called up to make sura the use of external treatlmmnt for iln-
you wouldn't disappoint me. Have mullization against dtp1ttlia"3a was an,
you made your will?" nounced here recently b2. lie II, Bear
"No, but I shall in abort half an
hour. I'll have that thousand dollars and Dr. IL Benedict of theVienna St.
you're paying ale for Rowdy to dis•
pose of. Be good to Rowdy, won't you,
Mr, Bruce? He's a grand horse."
"Don't I know it!"
,t
c your will, Mr.
• u made of v
Have o
z ,
3
Bruce?"
"Don't have to. I'm sittin' pretty,
provided you don't disappoint ate."
"I'll disappoint you. You're going to
die and be buried Thursday in El
Cajon Bonita. And I'll plant you with
your pal, Migue' Gallegos, you dog,"
He hung up, strolled out into the
living room, picked up his hat off the
piano, bade the king and the princess
farewell and disappeared into the
night. Nor did he or the king fail to
Mite that the princess was very pale,
that her lips trembled and that in her
eyes the tears were struggling for
egress.
When his footsteps died away the
princess wept to bed arid had what 1.;
known among her sex as a good cry.
Burney gave Martin Brace a week
in which to mature a plan of cam-
paig n, and that was a hard weelt on
the princess. The general manager
avoided the castle as he would a pesti-
lence. 611. Tuesday afternoon she saw
Burney saying good -".ye to his bores
and wept <a little for both; she knew "Why aloes young, lel'''Cl
Rowdy would be delivered to Martin knock, at the' dem *he
Bruce on Wednesday luarnnlg and You.
". „
, �.0
With a ! never, dt
1 1
the;;, the Itoi�se, like its late plaster, 1'Ie's afl.aicl if he rd,Zi s vy m smite 1)r•audY, was the
might lot survive heyo td Thursday. i ring 1: niay 00nsi'ier It .1a a leo it there were no brandy?" "I'd prom-`
And when, after luncheon on Wednes- po al." if:e him saute."
'12.51-1E No. 2—,31
Anne's Children's Hospital •is on the road, sings with Inc
Under the process uitrOtheetl ky the is nototrds as she goes snout her work
Austrian Professor Lowe stein, the
of caring for them.
diphtheria antitoxin ryas a tbbecl into The singer has found the birds have
temperaments comparable to divas.
Miss
i. Ais
They, prefer classical music,
Schneider says, and are quick to fol-
low her when she trills a bit of "La
Boheule," or "Il Trovatore,"
Sometimes when her singing has
not satisfied them they refuse to eat,
she says. Often, when their mistress
is away on a concert tour, they lapse
into periods of. silence, or sing half-
heartedly.
A chance meeting With a blind
couple in Olevelalld fourteen months
ago induced Miss Schneider: to raise
canaries. She began with six birds.
A French sailor dress nal will.
amuse any wee maid and make her
the envy of her little friends.
It is pall: blue wool jersey now so
fashionable in small girl's wardrobe.
The boyish cut of the white pique
collar is emphasized by the navy blue'
crepe de chine tie.
The brief skirt has: easily pressed
have u
Every hollow tree —= a story of plaits:
,-,_:,Time, bloomers have elastic inserted
n-,�•-!cy.•iti ttmG ..•., a
e
Worm •a ga.L2gSyitl'k tl :. Ft.ltd t'he7 1 r the ,tt'tt knees.
safest time of year for : soar re- Wool chnlhs print in navy blue and
d
search.es, for even if the tree, turn out white is adorable with white•gngu;.
to be a bee tree there will be no `10'2.6 trilii Gild rose -.h brown caller
Tan wool crepe
pink mvit:et
result than sticky fingers. cuffs, tie and cuttons is cute.
Candle Wax Carried out in cotton fabrics, of
course, it is equally attractive and
If you spill candle wax on your easily laundered.
things, put the spot over a bath towel, Style No. 2880 is designed for tiny
• smoot.h out the material where the maids of 1, 2, and d years.
spot is, place a clean blotter over it Size 4 years requires 2% yards 35-
inch with % yard 32 -inch contrasting -
HOW TO ORDER •PATTERNS,
Write your name and address plain-
-, giving number and size of such
patterns as you want, Enclose 20c in
stamps or coin (coir- preferred; wrap
it carefully) for each number, and
address your order to Wilson Pattern
Service, 73 West Adelaide St„ Toronto,
ty clays, has gone into the traditional and pt•ess the blotter with a hot iron.
tales of hardship and heroism. that Usually the spot is removed instants:
neously by this method.
When young people get married
they become one, but it is difficult to
constitute so much of the territory's
past -life story,
In the summer following the Nome
tragedy steps were taken to establish
the air routes that now cover the in- tell which One.
terior of the territory, although pre-
liminary commercial aviation had "I take aspirin to clear my head."
been started in 1923. "Oh, I see—sort of yacuum cleaner."
In the summer of 1925, Noel Wien,
former circus flier, amazed the na-
tives '.by flying to Fairbanks. • Then
Joe Crosson came in with a plane
and • the two pilots begat making
mercy flights to isolated 'communi-
ties.
The next big movement will be the
estaillisbment of regular air -'nail, ser-
vice between Alaska and Seattle.
Soprano Tests Her Voice
On Sensitive Canaries
Columbus, Ohio.—A young lyric so-
prano, blind since birth, trains for her
concert tours with the aid of 107 pet
canaries.
In a white, airy room of her home,
Miss Catherine Schneider, when she
theform of a
-i i
tit skin it
e
along period to
required
1
sorbed. Dr. Baer and D
first apply mustard plaste.
skin is reddened and then
salve with greatly improv
A. test of the treatlneu
100 immunized' children i)
atoll of the quantity of
•r in the blood and skin,:
mustard method improve
toxin's efficacy front 13 to
also greatly accelel atllig; the arrival
of imnnniity,
wive but
5
tine ab -
Benedict
s until the
ruh.in the
d effect.
•effect on
rletermin•
ttliter-pole-
howed the
t the anti -
•27 per cent,
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Sanctuary For. Birds
Toronto, — The Codrington bird
sanctuary, pear Brighton, Ont„ is
t rapidly reaching completion. The site
is adjacent to the breeding station and
is 93 acres in extent. Breeding pens
are beingerected. and a, six-foot wire
fence will pttard against depredations.
At 00 exarillati011 of a class in first -
y, always aid, a member was asked: "What
calls en wouldyou do if you monad a mall }'!3 a
tainting 'condition?" "I'd give him
F
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AL
IA
Prompt relief from HEADACHES, LUMBAGO„
COLDS, SORE THROAT; RHEUMATISM,
NEURITIS, NEURALGIA, ACHES 'ond. PAINS
DOES NOT HARM
THE .HEADY
RADE•MARIC REG,
A •,andr `,'Atpiran' �Cwcon �pxovef eyre. i
4y
,« boxes at 12 Wets.. Aa®bottles at � ��1(� da1ets.