Zurich Herald, 1946-03-21, Page 3THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., MARCH '14, 9946
IIG TNING
HELEN TOPPING MILLER
CHAPTER XXII
Far below, there was a rumble
told a hiss ---an I after that a thin
nish bubbling confusion as if a mil
lion devils egad liecn disturber in
their subterranean cave, And then
hickey's yell •cut the air like a flash
of flame.
"We got het'! She's down there!'
The miracle bad happened.. The
had oil,
Horn much, only expert. could
determine. •
They went back to the house
after a little, walking crookedly,
stumbling, laughing.
"Oh, mother," Adelaide exclaim-
ed. "\Vire Dad. Wire hits quick,"
"The telegraph office won't be
open till eight o'clock."
"Olt, f think hickey's an old an-
gel! I'nz going to call Grace right
now—I'm going to gloat . , ." and
Gary and Mona Lee stood looking
at each other a bit numbly.
* * *
Mona Lee said "Gary, I just
knew someho that you'd bring us
luck."
"Don't give me any credit, Mrs.
Mason. 1 had given up. It was
Hickey who hung on. And you had.
the courage to let hint try this."
Harvey's wire came at noon..
Taking NIGHT. PLANE TO-
MORRO\V. HOME SUNDAY.
Gary tried to sleep that after-
noon, but his mind was a whirling
dynamo . . Sunday he would gu.
He had to go.
Harvey arrived about eleven
o'clock, glowing and expansive.
He swung Mona Lee's feet off the
floor. "Now, didn't I tell you,
Mother?"
"Now, don't you run mid, Har-
vey Mason, just because Gary and
Hickey struck oil. 1 thought you
were going to bring Junior back
with you. What happened?"
"Well, 1 got hien off. It cost me
plenty—but the kid that was hurt
didn't die, and a state trooper said
the girl ran out from behind a
parked car anyway, so they let hint
off with a fine and suspended sen-
tence."
"So you decided to leave him up
t'.ere?"
"Well, I figured an oil man's son
ought to have an education . . .
So you're in on the well, too, are
you?" he said to Gary.
x * *
"Mr. Mason, I'd much prefer not
to be. After all, I only followed
Hickey's orders. He insisted on this
arrangement as Mrs. 'Mason can
-ll you,—over my protest," Gary
argued. "You can give me a check
for enough to take me on to the
next place."
"Look here, son you did this job.
If you're sore about that Republic
business—well, we never did get
that straightened out entirely ."
"This would be as good a time as
any to straighten it out," said Gary
grimly. "Will you lend nie your
ear, Mrs. Mason?"
"Why, of course. But what are
you going to do, Gary?"
"Settle things. 1'll be back in
half an hour."
He drove too fast, with his jaw
set and his eyes like hot irons burn-
ing in his head. The tires squealed
and gravel flew when he turned
into the driveway of Oliver Kim-
ball's house and stopped with a jeak.
He jabbed the doorbell savagely
four or five tithes, and then Grace
came to the door, trailing a pink
negligee. "Oh—you," she said un-
pleasantly. "What do you want?"
"I want Kimball," Gary said
brusquely. "fell him to come out
here. IIe has a few things to say to
Harvey 11 ason—and he's going to
say then! now 1"
y
M * *
Ile pushed past Grace into the
house, and Grace gave a little fran-
tic shriek. "Oliver!"
Oliver Kimball carte from the
rear of the (louse. "\\'lint do you
want, Tallman?" he demanded.
"1. want you. You're coating to
Mason's with me—now."
"1101 not going to be bullied into
this," declared Oliver, his lip drawn
back. "Get out of here, Tallman—
and don't conte back."
"You asked for it!" Gary drew
back tautly and clipped him on the
side of the f'ce. Oliver's arms hail.
ed out wildly, but his legs twolable,T
from under hila and he went down
on his knees.
Half carrying the dazed than.
Mary got hint into the cat and
stamina the door backed out
swiftly, ignoring the frenzied
shrieks of Grace at the door.
Kimball in bled wrathfully,
thele slumped in a corner, his head
in Iris hands, while Gary drove like
a madman back to the Mason ranch.
llarvey came out, looking bewil-
dered as he saw Oliver's battered
face.
"I had 10 nrtu'k 1.11111 up a little
to make hint conte, Gary stated
as lie opened the door on Oliver's
side. "lint now I think he'll talk."
"Look het e, Gary, this is going
pretty' far," Harvey objected,
"I'll go farther," said Gary furi-
ouly. "1'11 ruin him if he doesn't
own up that Grice-Morgan hired
hien to get you to sell out—that he
knew all about that Slide Ellis af-
fair—he planned it."
Oliver got to his feet dizzily.'F-1:e
glared at them all. "Nice gang I
married into—"
Another car screeched in the
driveway, "It's Grace," said Mona
Lee, peering out, "and a policeman."
"1'11 tend to this," said Harvey
grimly, and went out.
Gary went up the stairs, tossed
the last things into his suitcase,
and snapped the lock, He heard
a car leaving below and hoped that
Grace had taken her husband honle.
After a little wait he picked up the
suitcase and went downstairs.
Mona Lee and Harvey were
standing in the hall. ,Harvey said,
"Look here Gary, I'm sorry about
this business. I'd like you to stay."
"Harvey, you're. as blind as a
bat!" snapped Mona Lee. "Gary
isn't leaving on Oliver's account.
Harvey, you find Addie and tell her
Gary's leaving,"
"Please, 1'd rather not see her,
:fell her 1 ;saic good -by, will you?
and thank you all again , -'"
The little station looked lonely.
Gary bought a ticket to the nearest
railway point in the Pecos country.
Then he stopped and kisssed Mona
Ace Mason.
"Good-by—and please don't wait.
There won't be a train for half an
hour, 'fake care of her, will you,
Mrs. Mason? And tell her ..."
"I'll tell her she's a fool!"
snapped Mrs, Mason. "Gary, you
write—"
"Yes, 1 will. Good -by again ..."
He walked down the cinder plat-
form and inspected the labels on
two milk cans waiting on a truck.
And just then, with a howl of
tires, a cal' swung up to the station
and skidded to a stop. Adelaide
jumped out and cane running, her
hat on the back of her head, her
purse flapping open, a white, frantic
look on her face.
"Gary—wait!" She dashed up
breathlessly, flung herself at hint.
"Oh, Gary, I can't stand it -1'1n
going with you. It's no use. I'm
stubborn and spoiled and 01000—
hut 1 do love you. I'll live in a
little shack, and 1 won't grumble.
\Ve can get married somewhere ...
oh Gary—you've got to take me
with you!"
He held her tight, standing there
between the rails, oblivious to the
menace of the. approaching train
till someone yelled, "Hey — you
folks crazy?"
They jumped in time, and then
Adelaide began to cry', clinging to
him --and Gary was holding her and
murmuring wild things, hardly
knowing where he was, till some-
one shouted, "All aboard!"
"Oh, my heavens — Gary, we've
missed the train. It's gone off with-
out us.,
"Let it go!" Gary's exaltation
was like a song. "But 1'11 never let
you go, never again. Conte along.
If you're going to marry ole, we'll
be 'married at home. \Vith your
mother .and everybody,"
He led her to the car .•s.1
helped her in, but he tool: the wheel
himself. "I'll 'drive," he said, "We
might meet another white rooster."
(THE END)
The Turning
Point
By Mary Imlay Taylor
When John Sherwin, an escaped
convict, saved the life of Jim
Keller, ranchman, from his
stampeding herd by quick, sure
shooting, he established himself
with Jim, and incidentally, with
Jini's sister, Jane. But the law
was still after him. Read the
thrilling account of what hap-
pened later.
Beginning Next Week
You'll enjoy our
Orange Pekoe Blend
CONCRETE SOLLJTION TO HOUSING SHORTAGE
Ready for occupancy is a "Tournalaid" concrete home in Vicksburg, Miss. House was poured and al-
Iowed to set for 24 hours. Plumbing, fixtures.and painting then complete the job. Home is built by a
huge machine that backs over a building site, drops its .huge form and is ready for the concrete. De-
signed by R, G. Le Tourneau of Peoria, Ill., it is expected to play an important part in solving current
housing shortage.
; i ICLES
el MIER F
13y
Gwendoline P. Clarke
Y 6 U *
We have sten it before, we shall
see it again, but even so the speed
with which the snow gets away is
still something to marvel at. This
time last week, to go from the
house to the barn mct'tt strug-
gling knee de; p tit'.•nugh ;mow. To-
day the greater part of the ground
around the house is bare. And yet
we have not had a quick. spectacu-
lar thaw. There have been' no
floods so far, the ditches are- not
even running and yet a..tremendous
quantity of snow has disappeared.
Where leas it gone to? Perhaps -
soaked into • the ground. That is
what we hope but we thought
there was too much frost in the:.
ground for that. Wherever it went
we Hope it is all for the good. We
don't Want another false spring .like
we had last March. What shall we
do if we don't get apples and small
fruits again this year—or a good
wheat and cereal crop? And when
I say, "What shall we do" I don't
mean just you .and I, but the whole
world? -
- Naturally we have known for
some time that food conditions
were pretty serious the world over,
but stories of threatened famine
have come as a tremendous shock,.
particularly when we know so
much food is wasted here in Can-
ada. Day after day, week after
week, there is food left on plates,
food thrown into garbage pails,.
children allowed 'to leave crusts at
meal -times and in their school
lunches. I suppose in these days
of realism children are no longer
told that if they eat their crusts
up properly their hair will curl!
Every night when I give our
Tippy his 111E11 11 meal of the day—
mostly bread, milk, perhaps a
• cracked egg, and whatever scraps
there are, T look at it and •think—
"That, probably. is more food than
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chanting 0011rniticry like this is
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any one person in Europe would
get during the whole day." It seems
terrible, doesn't it, and yet our dog
Must be fed.
* * *
Yes, it must be dreadful in Eur-
ope, but our sympathies. naturally,
are aroused more Tor the people of
tete British Isles. They have had
to take so much, and yet they
must still sacrifice food, clothing
and a good many things that the
don't even know aboutt•'rrtff the sake
of others who are, supposedly, in a
worse plight than themselves.. If
only fortune and raisfortmrt could
be more evenly divided. And if
only the powers that hr would see
fit to reduce the postal rates on
parcels to Britain.
* * *
The forgoing was written yester-
day. Today, "it might as well be
spring". Ditches are running, birds
are singing. Partner is opening up
ditches and I have been opening up
the back porch. By that 1 mean I
have been more or less houseclean-
ing, which really amounted to an
opening up process, because had the
porch been left much longer it
would have been like Fibber itfc-
Gee's hall closet. Now the cobwebs
are down, the walls and floor are
clean, and an, accumulation of
things "that might be needed some-
time" have finally been destroyed.
To. make the job less irksome I
had our small radio out there this
morning and this afternoon I visit-
ed with a Jewish gentleman who
x\ anted to buy fat hens. He didn't
get any hens but we had a visit
anyway.
Well, .I can see 1 am lit for anoth-
er interruption. Our son has just
driven into the yard. FIe has just
_come back after delivering what he
calls a load of barnyard "honey".
The time is nearly four o'clock and
that means time out for a cup of
tea.
Modern Etiquette
By Robette Lee
1. \Vho should cut the wedding
cake?
2. Should a n an ever show the
letters he has , received from a
girl?
3. Is it considered good form to
kiss and embrace when greeting a
friend,- or when departing?
4. Should the words "house
party" be osed in an invitation?
5. When a girl isnot of age, is it
all right for her to extend an in•
• vitation ti her bcnie?
ANSWERS
1. The bride should cut her wed-
.du,g cake, dividing the first piece
• with her husbanda 2. Never, He
should not even mention them to
his most intimate friend, 3. No, it
is not. 'These affectionate demon-
strations should be reserved for
privacy. 4 No; the proper words
are "week -end" or "a few days." 5.
Until the girl is of age, it is better
that her tnother do so. 6. A small
silver fruit knife is nsually provided.
Cut tite apple into quarters, then
convey it to the mouth with the
fingers.
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Garden Notes
An Early Start
One of the best short cuts is to
start many flowers and vegetables
indoors in hot beds or shallow win-
dow boxes, or to buy started plants
from greenhouses and set these out-
side after danger of frost is past.
Tomatoes, peppers, petunias, etc.,
have to be given this early start if
they are to bloom or reach maturity
in most parts of the Dominion..
For the home gardener, a sltaIlow
box in the window is the simplest
solution. 'fake a box a couple of
inches deep filled with light soil.
Seers are planted in rows an inch
or so apart about a month before
the plants would normally be sown
or set outside. The box is placed in
a sunny window, watered carefully
and once the seeds have germinated
and the first set of leaves have de-
veloped they are thinned to permit
husky growth.:\s the weather gets
warmer the plants should be hard-
ened oft' by exposing gradually to
cooler air.
Not Too Soon
There is always ode spot in the
garden which dries up first in the
spring and here, if one wants to
make the earliest start possible, is
where first vegetables or flowers
should be planted. But it is most
important, the experts warn, that
the soil be really fit to work, !f it
is muddy then it isn't ready and
there is nothing to be gained if dig-
ging or plowing is done too soon.
Heavy soils especially if cultivated
while still wet will bake into hard
lumps and it may take weeks or
even months of hard, back -break-
ing digging to break them up fine
again.
Out By The Roots
- Experienced gardeners advise cul-
tivating as thoroughly as possible
before planting. The reason they
emphasize this early digging, es-
pecially in ground that has not been
cultivated every year for some time,
is to get rid of twitch grass and
other weeds. It is much easier to
clean these pests oat by the roots
�leiore the rows are planted and
there is' plenty of room to operate.
We Little Know
It's mighty tine.
Amidst life's swirl and sham,
To have a loyal friend,
\\'!lose only wish
Is our true good;
And little know
The heartache that we eau
When we impute
A baser object to the thought,
And drive our friend away,
lisunrlerstood.
—'l', 13. Gleave.
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This elan stat(. ess antiseptic
known an over l'anada- as lloone's
Emerald Oil, is such a fine healing
agent that l:nzernrl, Barber's Itch,
Salt rheum, 'Itching 'cues and reet.
and •other Infia.tnmat.ory shin erup-
tions are often relieved in a fete
days,
Moone's Emerald Oil is pleasant
to use and it is so antiseptic rind
penetrating that many old stubborn
cases nr lour standing have yielded
to its influence.
llonne's Emerald Oil Is sold by
all drougisls everywhere to help
rid you of stubborn pimples and
1111Rte111 ly skill troubles _. Fa tisfac-
tion nr money bark.
Sunday School
lesson
March 17
Religion in Everyday Life
Ruth 1: 8-17
Goldcu 'Text,—Intreat me not to
leave thee, or to return from fol•
lowing after thee: for whither thou
goest, 1 will go; and where thou
lodgest I will lodge; thy people
shall he my people, and thy God
niy God.—Ruth 1: 16.
The Return to Judah
Owing to fanzine in Judah Naomi
and her husband and two sons had
come to sojourn in Moab. But the
husband died and so did his two
sons who meantime had married
Orpah and Ruth, natives of Moab.
The three widows were left des-
titute. Hearing that there was plen-
ty again in Bethlehem, Naomi de-
cided to return alone to her form-
er home.
Both daughters-in-law accom-
panied her part of the way but Na-
omi three times urged then to re-
turn to their homes, not that she
did not want then to be with her
but there seemed to be nothing for
then to gain in so doing. Orpah
reluctantly turned back but Ruth
clung to her.
Ruth's Wiser -Choice
Ruth's attitude of love, leaving
all to go with Naomi, illustrates
what our attitude towards the Lord
Jesus should be. From the worldly
standpoint Orpah seemed to make
the wiser choice but Ruth .gained
the most eventually.
Naomi gives .Ruth one more
chance to' go back, She based her
final appeal upon Ruth's love for
Orpah. One of the strongest mo-
tives for loving natures in forsaking
the Lord is love for those who are
in the world. But while Ruth loved
Orpah she loved Naomi more. No
love of any human being will draw
away from Jesus the one who real-
ly loves Hinz.
Heroism of Faith
Real heroism of faith was shown
in Ruth's action. She did not stop
to ask where Naomi was going but
said, "Whither Thou goest, 1 will
go." So we should go with Jesus.
Ruth .would think of nothing as
separating then but death, but even
death will not separate us from
Christ.
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Always Carry Paradol
in their Handbags
They know that Paradol will re-
lieve them quickly of headaches, and
other discomforts, as well as help tot,
check colds.
One girl writes,—"Until I used
Paradol every month I suffered ale
most unbearable pains. It is the
most quickly effective relief I have
ever used and there is no disagreeable
after effect."
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