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A. WESTERN ROMANCE
BY CHARLES H. SNOW,
(Continmd from last week)
"I mean," returned Ellery, "that
Pm calling yesti by your right name,
Buck. I recognize you the minute I
set eyes on you there at the rancho.
If 1 had wanted •to take advantage
of my discovery I could have ridden
into 'Sonora and told the • officers,
couldn't I?"
reckon you could," Harper re-
plied, but without any concessions.
"Why didn't you, then?"
"I didn't want to. My action ought
to speak for itself, hadn't it, Har-
per?"
Uncle Sim's mouth Was now open,
his eyes wide with astonishment.
"Hell and ma -lasses!" he ejaculat-
ed. "Ye don't mean to tell me this
fine-lookin' red-haid is Buck Harper,
the feller what raised hell in the
NarwtherniMine.s for so clanged long?
I'm shore pleased to meet ye, Buck,-
bein' a sort o' criminal ' myself.
'Course 1 ain't a bad un like ye, bein'
just give to robbin' sluice boxes and
cabins. Onct sin a while I cut a
feller's throat"
Elim' slowly dismounted, keeping
his hands well away from his guns.
Buck Harper, for such •he was, cast
a glance toward the old man.
"What's your name?" he demand-
ed.
"Wal, jest at prisent I'm called
Hedgehog Davis," said Uncle Sim.
Ellery was quick to see that his
failure to report the discovery of the
notorious bandits to the officers was
making an impression. Harper seem-
ed to be debating with himself though
not for a moment did his eyes swerve
from Ellery's.
"Then if you didn't turn me in to
the officers, why?" he demanded.
"Men who live in glass houses
shouldn't throw stones'', Buck."
'"Then you're one of us?"
"Not exactly one of you," Ellery
corrected. "I work on mry own hook
most of the time, except when I join
up with Hedgehogrhere.. We were
just running away from a little piece
of work down in the low country.
What's the matter with letting us
share your cabin till the storm bloWs
out?"
(Harper was weighing ,this request
w'hen Uncle Sim spoke up:
"Wal drat dang my hide! In all
y wuthless old life I ain't never
been treated so clanged onhospiter-
able, even by a pack o' lowdown cut-
throats like ye -all. Ye kin jest go
pkrnilb to hell if ye don't want camp-
ny o' the likes o' me 'n' Bronco
Jim."
Ellery saw every man start at the
miention of the name. Bronco Jim
had been almost as notorious in the
orthernt Mines as Buck Harper, and
like Harper, he had disappeared when
he hue and cry had grown too hot.
t was a bold •stroke. Ellery realis-
ed that even here among these ban -
its there might well be men who
had ridden witli Bronco Jim, or that
ronoce Jim himself might be one
f them. He. breathed a little easier
when he noticed some of the tense-
ess fade from Harper's look. A
light of faint admiration, mixed with
surprise, came into the outlaw lead-
r's face.
"Ane you Bronco Jim Cato?" he
emended.
amesith," responded Ellery, who
new that Cato, too, had- been a
Southerner.
'What have you got to prove it?"
"'Mn- word," raid Ellery
`but if that isn't enough, Harper, I
m not against stepping out here in
the snow and settling the matter,
uns or knives. I'm not accustomed,
uh, to having my word doubted."
'"And, by Gawd, nether am I,"
rowled Uncle Sim. "I'm jest a
ornery old sneak -thief, but by hell,
ar's nothin' suits me bettern' a
ght!"
'It was well that Ellery knew that
Bronco Jim Cato had been one of the
est s -hots and most vicious knife
wielders in all the wild country,- He
ave two things. One was that none
f the men h -ad known Caro, the
other was that this bold challenge
as net without effect, especially up-
on Harper, Who, though a daring
bandit, had never 'sought close en-
ounter. He was a moderate shot,
and while he always carried' a long
bowie, had shunned the use of it.
"If you're Bronco Jim Cato, I don't
see any reason why we can't be
friendly," said Harper. "I wouldn't
urn a dog out in a storm like this,
Specially if he was a bad dog."
"I told you who I am," Ellery de-
lared, eyes level, "but if you ,don't
ant to believe me, we -might settle
he matter right new, Harper. Guns
r knives?"
',"And by Gawd, if thar's any o' ye
doubts I'm Hedgehog Davis, jest let
him' speak up," challenged Uncle
Sim. "This' hyar old toad -sticker o'
mine's carved me outen mere'n one
races. I'll take on any two o' ye
o onot!" His eyes, now fiery, swept
he 'bearded face.
"Don't get hot in the collar, old
man," Rugg warned with a leetallic
chuckle. "From the way you look
you might be anything from an old
grizzly down. Besides, you don't
ook like you've got sense enough
to do any tall Iyin'."
Uncle Sirn grinned sheepishly.
"Wal," he conceded, "I ain't got
siren's the brains o' a louse. 1 'low
hat's what makes me such a fightire
fool. Is thar any o' ye as'd like to
angle op with old Hedgehog Davis
n' his toad -sticker?"
Again no man accepted the chal-
lenge. Hedgehog Davis was an en
irely mythical character, hut as
Harper and his men were compare-
ively new in the ' southern coantry,
they had no way of proving it. More -
see Uncle Sim hunched on the ser -
d mare, eyes gleaming half insane -
y hard on the hitt of his hewie, was
not a man to doubt:
'His belligerent glare and Ellery's
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nonchalant coolnees did More than
hours of argument to convince the
bandits. There was not one of the
men who had not heard of the dar
ing Bronco Jim Cato.
Harper turned to his men, andsef-
ter telling "Nugget" and "Arkansew"
to stretch the newcomers, took Hailey,
Rugg and Tex Winder and walked a
little way. Theyconferred a few
minutes and walked back. '
44I reckon you can stay till the
storm's over," 'Harper declared. "Be -
in' 'as you'lle bad. ones, tido, there
ought to be honour among thieves!"
Uncle Sin tumbled off the mare
with a glad whoop, but Ellery made
no move. He was looking hard at
Harper.
"Buck, Pmv willing that the little
try you and' the girl Carlotta made
to get me and nity gold be called a
dosed mattler. Is that agreeable to
u?"
Harper, after a :long scrutiny,
shrugged. .
mrve forgot it long • ago. Buck
Harper never remembers failures,
Bronece." ' The bandit chief, howev-
er, was even then planning the death
of this rival.
"Thar's one thing more what might
convince ye clanged cut-throats me
Jim's tellin' the ties*" declared
Uncle Sim as lie„bit off(i chew.
All eyess wife turned upon him.
Harper demanded.
"Wal, me 'n' jim know ye -all rob-
bed the bank in Columbia yistiday
and got away with 'Gunnel Beaufort's
purty gal. Don't it stand to reason
that if we wuzn't ornery liurselves
we'd 'a' went back and told the of-
ficers, 'stead o' ridin' in hyar? The
whole 'clanged country down b'low's
up in arms, fellers! We seed one
pose not marek'n ten miles down, but
we managed, by some tall lyin!, to
head it back, tellin' them, dange'cl
fools thar warn't no sense in press -
in' on into the snow. Even the b'ars
is holed -up hear in this snow now."
If Ellery or Uncle Sine had ex-
pected any -surprise at this disclosure
he Was to be disappointed. The ban-
dits merely grinned at one another.
Tex and Rugg shrugged slightly. - If
any last bit of proof was needed,
Uneje Sim had added it. Harper
reached out his hand.
"Glad to meet up with you, Bronco
Jim."
'fMighty pleased to make your ac-
quaintance, Harper," returned El-
lery. "I've seen you, and always had
a hankerin' to meet you, but our
paths never seemed to cross before."
Bustling 'between Tex and Nugget,
Uncle Sim leaned his rifle against
the log wall.
"Git outen my way," he snarled.
"I ain't used to lbein' blocked , by
young uns like ye!"
The bandits snickered at the old
nilan's viciousness. Uncle Sim glared
at them, then jerked his knife.
"See the blood on this hyar toad -
sticker?" he demanded, bolding up
the blade. "Yistiday afternoon a
feller come to iny camp and ques-
tioned the quality o' my likker, I cut
the clanged fool's throat. That war
jest afore Jim rid in and told me
he'd shot a feller in Sonory."
;Harper turned back to Ellery.
"Did you shoot a man at Sonora
yesterday, Bronco?"
"Pm not answering such questions
edit," Ellery replied. "'You might
ride down and find out for yourself."
Ellery and Uncle Sim 'were certain
that for the time being they were
safe, but neither 'trusted the bandits.
Their problem now was to work out
a plan by which they could kill or
capture the men and rescee the girl.
Bath knew it was going to be hazar-
dous.
Harper sauntered into the cabin,
but the other bandits remained out-
side, talking with apparent cordial-
ity to Uncle Sim and Ellery as they
unsaddled., Ellery expected to get a
change for a few words with Uncle
Sim as they led their horses onto
the flat, but he was to be disappoint-
ed. Rugg and Tex accompanied them
the former carrying an axe and two
oaken pins which he drove into the
snowy earth. The ends of the picket
ropes were fastened to the pins, and
the four men walked toward the cab-
in. Uncle .Sim and Ellery watched
for a chance to exchange eye -mes-
sages, but though the 'ather men did
not appear suspicious, their vigilance
was so thorough that the newcomers
did not dare more than a casual
glance.
"I suppose you're figuring on hold-
ing the girl for ransom?" ventured
Eller3r.
'Don't do too much such figgerin',
stranger," Rugg warned. "If you're
hankerin' to know, though, you might
ask Buck. He's the boss of this out-
fit."
"No offence meant, suh," Ellery re-
plied suavely. "I don't care a damn
what you do with her, but if I were
in your boots I wouldn't want any
girl on my hands."
"We don't want her,"' Tex growled.
"but as long as we got her we got
to make the most of her. This storm
raised hell."
Uncle Semstopped to squint up at
the sky, out of which snowflakes still
sifted.
"This hyar storm's not over by a
clanged sight. I sort o' figger
the beginnin' o' winter."
Arkansaw and Nugget had
gone into the woods and the sound
of their axes rang across the snow
as the other men stopped in front
of the whin. Voices came from
within, and in one of them; Eileen- re-
cognized the soft, cultured accents of
Naney Beaufort. His ,blood ran hot
as he realized how completely she
was in the clutches of these men,
bow powerless he was, for the pres1
ent, to aid her. But would She ac-
cept his assistance?
�e was .not long to be kept in
doubt. He knew he mrust meet an-
other test, perhaps the crucial one,
when he faced the girl. Whether the
story he and Uncle Sim had told the
outlaws were to be permanently be-
lieved might depend entirely upon the
girl's attitude. Rulgg said:
oCome on in out of the cold, gents.
He led the way. ITex brought up the
rear.
The room was lighted only by the
flames in the elide fireplace and the
light that came through the ogee
door. When Tex cloned the door the
gloom was like that Of late twilight.
Ftlery made out a rough table in the
middle of the dirt floor. Across the
end of the room several crude bunks
had been built.
A double blanket was stretched a-
cross the other end. There were
three stools and three chunks of wood
to serve as seats. AeEllery's eyes
grew aeoustorned to the gloom, he
made out a huddled figure on a stool
to the right of the fireplace, felt twts
burning eyes upon him. He stiffen-
ed, thrust 'back his shoulders, and
took off his hat.
"Good evening, ma'am," he said,
!bowing. "I hope I do not intrude."
The girl rose slowly, „and as she
gained her feet Ellery saw that she
still wore the green riding habit. It
was torn and dirty. Her hair was
in disorder, but despite the ordeals
she had undergone her face was still
'beautiful, proud, unafraid.
"Wal, drat me if it ain't a lady!"
Unclo Sim ejaculated. "Howdy,
ma'am."
Nancy Beaufort instinctively ack-
nowledged the old man's greeting.
"Good evertieg, su'h." Then her,
eyes swept back to Ellery, whose
handsome face ;was impassive. •
"You?" she cried. "You coward!
You dishonourable cur! You villain!"
Even in the poor light Ellery could
see that she trembled with indigna-
tion. The hauteur and loathing on
her sreoke-smudged ;face were unmis-
table. He chuckled 'with all the good
nature he could force.
"I em glad you have not forgotten
me, Miss Beaufort."
"Forgotten you, you villain?" she
cried. ."I hope I shall remember you
to the last day of my life! However,
I had expected that you would seek
company of your own kind, suh!"
'Ellery felt his heart sink. He had
hoped her' recognition week' be at
least casnal. New what was he to
do to make her believe that he was
her friend? He felt Harper's eyes
upon him and turned to meet the
questioning gaze of the red-headed
bandit leader.
"Then You J. -lave, met this girl be-
fore, Bronco Jim?!?
"Yes, returned Ellery, meeting the
challenging stare squarely. "I met
her on the trail not long before your
men got her yesterday, and - took
something away from her, Buck. It's
apparent she still remembers me."
Harper turned now to the trembling
girl, 'whose eyes still shone with
loathing.
"Yet! It is!" she oried. "I hate
him, he is a bandit, a robber! He
took—" Suddenly she could not
speak. With a choking sab she hid
her face in her hands and collapsed
upon the stool.
Ellery had to hold himself to keep
from whipping out his guns to begin
the extermination of the bandits, burr
he felt a deep gratitude toward
Nancy now for having identified him
as a man worse than those who were
responsible for her present cruel posi-
tion.
CHAPTER XII
Nency Beaufort did not long keep
her face hidden. The dignity of a
line of proud ancestors, would not ad-
mit of it, even under these harrow-
ing condition's. There was infinite
mien in her eyes as for a moment
they rested upon Ellery. It was as
if he were of so little consequence
in' her life that he was not worth
more than the one glance. She gaz-
ed into the fire now.
As for Ellory. he still had all he
could do to keep from jerking out his
Rens and sowing a harvest of death.
What if he should he killed? That
one look she had given him had some-
how. taken all that was worth while
Out of life..
Like a man drawn into a meet
strom of torment, and powerless to
swim without help, he glanced at
Uncle Sim Knight, who was in the
act of ejecting a m•outhleleof tobac-
ce juice into the fire. The old man
shook his head so slightly that the
warning went unnoticed by everyone,
except Ellery. It had the effect of
steadying him.
, Nugget, ,Hailey and Arkansaw
came in with armfuls of (wood which
they dumped against the wall. When
they went out for more fuel, Rugg
and Tex began the preparation of
supper.
"If this hyar storm holds. grub's
likely to run short, ain't it?" ven-
tured Uncle Sine
"There hisdt any too much," re-
turned Harper. "We didn't! figure on
such a storm."
"I 'low I kin git a deer or two if
meat's needed," went on the old man.
He began to tell of his prowess as a
hunter, hut no on except the girl
seemed to pay him any attention. Els
lery knew there was more motive
than the desire to furnish meat back
of Uncle Sim's proposal,
While the bandits had welcomed a
.stoem to cover their tracks, they
-awe secretly appalled by the bliz-
zard into which this one had de-
veloped. Their retreat back into the
valley and thence across to the Coast
Range was doubtless cut off 'by the
posses scouring the lower cc,lintry.
To north and south in the mighty
canyons were rivers below snowline,
but to seek these meant they would
encounter miners working along the
streams. While the food supply Wee
sufficient for two weeks or more
there was no hope of saving the
,
hoes from etarvation ins rt.ille
eterm ceased and the now melted,
No ore knew the perils' el their pe
'deament better than 'Anek Harper,
bet 4',,ii!s did not dissuade hins frola
pursuirg the plane he had laid,
/Night 4roippefl, cold, gloonev, and
it brought a renewal of the storm.
The forest bent under the south-east
blastt, sending down showers of wit
snow I'rent pine and ,fir and oak, The
horses had been brought in and tied
in the densest part of the thicket
back of the cabin. There through-
out the night they pawed and stamp-
ed and whinnied. ._
ISupper was a lbounteous. enough
meal of venison, bread, beans and
coffee. Harper did not sit at the
table, but ate as he stood, back to
the fire, as if he would not for a
moment rel'ax his vigilance. Uncle
Sim, squatted beside the fine, broiled
venison on spits and d red it with
vast relish. Riley
rude table from the gir
tio:es tried -to flash her
message, but always sh
eyes averted.
Ellery said he would c ean up the
few tin dishes, but When he went out
to scour them in the snow Arkansaw
accompanied him. When they came
back Arkansaw said: -
"Seen a few stars peekiri through.
Dog -gene, I hope this thing blow
herself out."
Uncle Sim got up and stretched,
then declared he would go out and
take a look at the weather; but he
was not to go alone. Rugg joined
him,. Outside, the old man cast 'a
part of his glance toward the dark
heavens. The other part was on
Rugg. ,q‘WALTON
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'..eeems to me ye ain't figgerin' on .„weeeee,
leaving Bronco Jim or me alone,
Rugg,' he said. "'Spicious? Well, (Intended for last week.- •
if ye air, thar ain't no 'casion for it. About thirty- young people
gathered in the A
We're jest what we told ye, a couple .O.U.W. Hall on
o' wuthless cut-throats." Tuesday evening for the purpose of
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"There ain't no doufbt of tha.tl," lci,-wgairinizing a U.F.Y.P.OClub. Tel-
Logthe singing of "The Msple
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Rugg declared. "Anybody can tell,
that. I'm a -first rate weather pro- af" with Mrs. W. E. Radford pre-
61d-tni at the piano, the chairman,
phot mzelf, Hedgehog. What do
Ramsay,you thriitE of 'er?" •
George made as few remarks
• "She airet done snowin' yit," said after which several selections were
the old man: played by an orchestra composed of
They went in, where they found Mr. ann•d Mrs. Cecil Lydiatt, 'Rot.
that the girl had returned to her stool PatterSon and IHIerbert Kirkby. A
piano solo ber Mrs. W. E. Radford
beside the fire. Ellery was standing
now 'with his 'beck to the blaze, and ,measildrefedilosewHederwith a solo by Miss
Harper was sittingat the table. The Bebe:, guestThe chairman introduced the
s entitled, "Ro..k adeye
other two bandits' were lying upon
their bunks, •puffing at pipes or cig- speaker, Donald McLean of
arettes. The .tabacco seneke, coupled purpose
who explained the need,
with the wood smoke the gale puffed purpose and method of the W.F.Y.P.
from the fireplace, made the atmos- 0. Club. The eines and objects of the
phere a blue haze. Club are:' 1 -To represent the rural
hvoman" young people of Ontario one hundred
1"Young began Harper,
his gaze on the girl, "I suppose you ers for organized agriculture througk
per cent.; 2 -To ' develop future lead -
have some idea why you are here?"
t 3 -To promo•te the
hraining grounde use of our own organization as a
"J haven't the least idea, stile"
Nancy replied with just a tremor of t.;
hope. To 'Ellery she was very beau- ability of rural youth to hold its
own with urbanyouth, socially, com-
tiful, even with; her torn habit and
smudged face. niercially and politically; 4 -'---To pro-
-..i.tinorte the development of athletics
"Well, we brought you herebe- '
cause we want money for you," Har- a.nd facilities for wholesome recrea-
per declared callously. "What else'd tion; 5 -'Po promote the practice of
you think?" co-operation in the purchase and sale
. of the ordin:ary commodities of life;
".My thoughts are my own, rule'
she replied haughtily. "They are 6 -To praroote a healthy community
cross the
d several
eassuring
kept her
gavel, ;1•::40.0E4N'i•• • aN..
ilneReetiegei TIP
POO' .004.10,
gillaMett fee SePettfi V•40t,
repaddnv•444703406..045=Qt• • •111
snow/plowitlj,i4i N4eol,'40-
streets, $1; H. . Nur;
etreets, $/; Hinlesen, elOil448
streets,a *War% 44411g
streetseR; J. Pass:100e,- -0474.tOINal
4.4 .morboar, $6.02; 4. W, E. 'ffem0. 4.12,
supplies and postage, $640; 3.gags-
mime, supplies, hall and:sbed, na0i
Moore Bros., supplies, 'water •tgoVic,
$9.T5; G. iv'. Cos% teaming, .streetS,
$8.30; P. W. Hese, Printieg, $9; Colt
Bras., supplies and repairing Vire
Dept., $19.60; C. 'Cook, salary, Treas-
urer, $67.60; J. A. Paterson, salary,
Clerk, $90.00; by-laws and rgistra-
tons, $14.25; F G. Bontifteii, salary,
tax golleetor, $45; Dr. 0. Collyer, sal-
ary, M.O.H. -expenses, $7'7.50; George
Hudson, salaries, $256; J. A: Foster,
salary, motor mechanic, .$25. Total,
$1610.34. Petty and Janes: That
the accounts as read be paid --Car-
ried. Petty and ffones: That the
fees for election officers be as fol-
lows: Returning Officer, $5.00; De-
puty ,Returning •Officer $3; Poll Clerk
$2.50; constable, $2.50 - Carried.
Mickle and Spencer:, That Bylaw No.
7, 1933, nomination .and election, be
given first and second reading -Car-
ried. Petty and Jones: .That Bylaw
No.'7 be given third and final read-
ing-Carrie,d. Jones and Sp,eriter:
That the canotableproceed to, collect
the poll taxes -Carried. Mickle and
Petty: That we now adjourn-40er-
ried.--Jas. A. Paterson, Clerk.
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something you cannot rob me of,
Mistah Harper."
"Don't git so clanged uppity!"
growled Rugg.
. .
Harper swung a .fierce look upon
the ;black -bearded 'bandit.
"Shut your damned mouth, Rugg!
When I want anything from you I'll
ask for it!"
"A' right,. Chief," Rugg .checkleels.
"She makes me laugh, thouilS; '''' 'with
'her high-and-mighty manners. She
orter be damned glad she's alive."
am, suh," declared the girl. She
turned back to. the 'bandit leader, her
eyes striving to keep fear from their
depths.
'"What were you -g% oing to say?"
she asked.
"I want to knes/ how much money
your father will be willin' to pay for
you, safe and sound," said Harper,
as though he 'were bargaining for the
sale of a horse. Before the girl could
reply Ellery spoke up:
"Buck, if you will pardon me,. it
seems that what you are saying
does not concern Hedgehog and my-
self. We will go aut."
"Never mind!" 'the bandit chief
growled. "We haven't got anything
to hide from you. If you're as bad as
you say, what we're sayin' hadn't
cught to offend you."
"Huh?" snorted Uncle Sim. "That
sort o' talk 'fend me? Why drat
dart yer ornery hide; Buck Harper,
man's, the time I cut a man's gullet
tfaei,
rk.,sayip' less. G'wan with yer
Even then Uncle Sim's crafty old
brain was planning how he was to
dispose of the bandits and rescue the
girl, but he was not aware that Har-
per and Rugg, his lieutenant, had al.
ready tentatively planned to get hi•m
and Ellery at the first opportunity.
iBut one thing had prevented them
from doing this. It was the old
man's prefessed knowledge of the
country. In one of his periods of
apparent boasting, Uncle Sim had
told them he could lead them safely
out of the snow -swathed neeentains
if this became necessery:
Hope faintly illuminated Zancy's
face as she waited.
"We hold you at fifty thousand
dollars, woman!" declared Harper.
"Has your father got that 'much, and
will he pay it for you safe and
sotin•d?"
(Continued next week.)
HENSALL
(Intended for last week. -
The regular meeting of the village
council was held Monday evening in
the council chamber at 8 pen, with all
members of council being present.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read. Petty and Jones: That
the minutes he adopted as read -Car-
ried. Donald McKaig appeared ask-
ing permission to cut down the tree
in front of his .mother''s property -
Same g'ran'ted. Jones reported, re
the work done on the streets lately
'and the; Clerk was instructed to write
the Imperial Oil Co. at Fleeter, re
the filling in of the gas tank remose
ed from in; front of J. Bean's proper-
ty on King Street. F. G. Ilenthron,
tax collector, reported) outstanding
tame of 1932 as being $380.21. Bills
and accounts 'read as follows• Hen-
sall Hydro Commission, street lights
$851.32; 'Charles Alexander, gravel,
streets, $96.90; Wm. Harvey, drawing
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spirit stimulating a richer COMMITS- ,
ity life wherein each works with his
fellow for the good of all; 7 -To
ed'ueate our neemil$eas to a proper
pride ;in their profession, inspiring
them to study its problems and unit-
edly seek their solution; 8 -To edu-
cate the rising ' generation into the
'democratic 'ideals of Canadian and
world citizenship; its duties and priv-
ileges, believing that by periodically
msetin.g together.we can best develop
a consciousness of our responsibili-
tieethe state; 9 -To advocate a
...-tek.n
reconst \tion; of ow social order a-
long the ins of a co-operative com-
monwealth wherein the interests of
the many will precede those of -the
few and wherein, the principle of our
motto "Equal •opportunities to all,
.special privileges to none" will be es-,
tablished. The minutes of the pre-
vious meeting were read by Harvey
Johnston, after which it was agreed
that a unit be organized in this eom-
rnu.nity. The following officers were
elected ;by ballot for„the year 1934:
President, Geo. Ramsay; vice presi-
dent, Harvey Johnston; secretary -
treasurer, Stewart Bryans; Leaders,
Herbert Kirkby and Mrs,• W. E. Rad-
ford. A motion was made by Re -v.
Chas. Cumnning that the time and
place of the next meeting be decided
by the executive. Following a read-
ing by Stewart •Biiyans and a selec-
tion by the orchestra, the meeting
closed with "God Save the King."
A large number from the vicinity
attended the funeral of the late Duke
Jordan near Brussels on Tuesday. af-
ternoon.
A 'ten -cent Tea was served at the
home of Mrs. Roy Bennett on Tues-
day afternoon in aid of the W.M.S.
of Duff's United Church.
The Carolina Jubilee Singers will
give an entertainment in the audi-
torium of Duff's United Church on
Wednesday evening, Dec. 13th
A dance will he held in the A. 0.
U. W. Hall orn Friday evening with
a good orchestra in'atterlee•ce. -
The service in Duff's United church
will be in charge of the pastor. Rev.
Chas. Cumming on Sunday moreing.
The subject for his discourse will be.
'Divine Healing."
A special Christmas service will he
held in th•e basement of Duff's Unit-
ed Church by the Y. P. S. on Sunday
evening, Decem.her 24th, Lantern
slides will he shown on "The Other
Wise Men" 'by Henry Van Dyke.
"Mre. Adam SholOice received pain-
ful injuries last week vshen a horse.
which she and her daughter Nora.
were driving, became frightened and
bolted into the church shed. throwing
both the occupants krom the buggy.
Mise F;(111p, Reid is epenslingl a few
days with hie- eistier, Mrs. Elmer
Hackwell, McKillop.
The play, "Wild Ginger," was pres-
ented in Cranbrook Hall on Wednes-
day evening by the Y.P.S. of Duff's
Church.
McKILLOP
,A11191116VIMMEMBIIIIIINIMIP
(intended for last week)
The regular monthly meeting of
the W. M. S.. and Ladies' Aid of
Dyer's Church, McKillop, was held on
Thursday, November 51st, at the
home of Mrs. 'Robert 'Campbell, Jr.,
with a full atten-dance. Mrs. Ches-
ter Henderson occupied the chair.
The meeting opened by singing a
hymn followed by the Lord's Prayer
in 'unison. The Scripture lesson was
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ow, pli9NONEWAR',.
reAd by Mrs. Percy Smith, and tile,
roll call was ,answered , --
text. Mrs. John Gorden read the
devotional leaflet; Mrs. John' mile-
brecht led in prayer and the minutes
of the last two meetings' were read
and adopted. The business. part of
the meeting was then discussed ando.4"
reports of the year's work were given.. ,
The election of officers was taken by
Rev. G. E. Morrow and resulted as
follows: 'Women's (Missionary &eke
ety Honorary Peesident, Kra., ,
G. E. Morrow; President, Mrs. Ohes-7
ter Henderson; 1st Vice-Presidente
Mrs. John Hillebrecht;e 2nd Vice -
President, 'Mrs. Ivy Henderson; Sec-
retary, Mrs. W. J. Shannon; Treas-
urer, Mns. Percy Smith; Literary and .
Press Secretary, Mrs. John Gordon;
Christian •Stewardship IStecretaty,
Mrs. (Rev.) G. E. 'Morrow; Strang-
ers' Secretaries, ;'Mrs. John Hille-
btrecht, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. F. Me -Ker -
cher; Missionary Monthly Secretary, •
Mrs. Percy Smith; Associate Help-
ers' Secretary, Mrs. John iIillebreeht;
Supply Secretary, Mrs. 'William
Beattie. Ladies' Aid - President,
'Mrs. W. J. Shannon; lst Vice -Presi-
dent, Mrs. F. MeKercher; •Secretary,
Mise 'Essie 'Dorrance; Treasurer,
Mrs. Robert Hogg; Flower Commit-
tee, Mrs. Chester Henderson, Mrs. W.
J, Shannon, MTS. F. 'MeKercher;
Vks-
itirig GErnmittee, Mrs. Robert Camp-
bell, Mrs. Archie Kerr, Mrs. Percy
Smith, 'Mrs. W. J. Shannon; auditors,
Mrs. John Hillebrecht, Nisi V. Mur -
die. Mise Essie Dorrance offered her • •
home for the Decemlber meeting,
which is to be a social. The meet-
ing closed by singing a hymn and
Rev. G. E. Morrow pronounced the
benediction:- A delicious lunch was
served by the ladies and a social half
hour spent.
The following is the, school report
of S. S. No. 8, McKillop, for the
months of September, October and
November: Honours, 75%, Pass 60%;
Those absent for any exam, names
are -marked by an asterisk. Sr. IV
Dan ;Manley 89, Vincent Murray 87,
*Joseph Eckert 73, *Harry Benne-
wies 72. Jr. IV -*Bernice Manley 89,
Gerald McKay 82, Vera Leonbardt
81, Dominic Murray 77, Clestia John-
son 75, !Melvin Deitz 70, Aaron Kist-
ner 60, Carl Siemon 59, Sylvester
JohnrOn 52. Sr. IIIe-Raymond Kleb-
er 76, Della Eggert 76, Morley Koeh-
ler 68, *Annie •Eckert 66. Jr. III -
Dorothy Scherbarth 70, Elmer Kleb-
er„69. Steve McKay 65, Joseph John-
son 62, Robert Bauerneerun 61, Those' 4
Murray 61, Cyril Johnson 60, *Mar-
garet Eckert 56. iSegonet Olass-Al-
vin Elligson 87, Florence Leonhardt
84, Steve Manley 76, Harold Dedtz 68,
Lee Johnson (absent for exams). I
Class -Margaret. Kleber, Edward '
Bennewies and Norman Eggert said
Manny Bennewies (equal), Mary
McKay, Cecelia Eckert, Francis Mur-
ray. Primer -Kenneth 'Schmidt and
Edward Scherbarth (equal), Rita
Bennewies, Ruth IRapien and Stephen '-
Johnson (equal), Ordelia Rapien,
Ralph Fischer, Jerome Manley, Man-
uel Koehler, Kenneth Bauermann.-
Helen M. Delaney, Teacher.
LONDON AND WINGHAM
South.
P.M.
Wingham 1.55
Belgrave 2.11
Blyth 2.23
Londesboro 2.30
Clinton 3.08
Brucefield 3.27
Kippen 335
Hensall 3.41
-
Exeter 3.55
North.
A.M.
Exeter 10.42
Hensall 10.55
Kippen 11.01
lieucefield 11.09
Clinton 11.54
Londesboro 12-10
Blyth 12.19
Belgrave 12.30
Wingham 12.50
Goderieh
Clinton
Seaforth
Dublin
Mitchell
Dublin
esaforth
linton
Goderich
C. N. R.
East.
West.
A.M.
6.45
7.06
7.22
7.83
7.42
11.19
11.34
1L50
12.10
C. P. R. TIME TABLE
East.
P.M.
2.30
3.00
3.18
3.31
3.43
9.32
9.45
9.59
10.25
A.M.
Goderich 5.50
1Tenset 5.55
McGaw 6.04
Auburn 6.11
Blyth 6.25
Waltsm 6.40
McNaught s 6.62
Toronto 10.25
West.
A.M.
Toronto 7.40
MeNtiught • • I 11.48
Wal ton 12.01
Blyth 12.12
Auburn 1223
McGaw 12.4
Menset 12.41
Goderieh T2.46
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