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The Huron Expositor, 1935-11-22, Page 74 l' OVEMBER, 22, Mi. LEGAL Mao No. 91 JOHN J. HUGGARD Barrister, •Solicitor, Notary Public, Etc. Beattie Block Seaforth, Ont. HAYS & MEIR Succeeding R. S. Hays Barristers, Solicitors, Conveyancers and Notaries Public. Solicitors for the Dominion Bank. Office in rear of the Dominion Bank, Seaforth. Money to loan. i!,� L'LrKx'��xri'��av«:J.s�n�i � r.,: x�i1�S nn i,i.,iaa�k> �a".J:ru�•.,k� fP nrhaiaed BY PETER B.•.KYNE (Continued from ]last week) "Jake," sair Ira Todd, "you go er to the sheriff's ofiace and tell you want to be made a deputy' sh riff. He'll swear you in. Then get the justice 'of the peace to is a writ of attachment on all of saddle -horses of the 'Box K Ra to secure a suit you're going to en against Miss Ormesby 1'or. wages erdue. After that get som'e'body meter you out to the ranch and e that writ on Pete Howe. Then, ,he deputy sheriff in charge of attached property, 'camp on the and wait until I come home and lieve you. If Purdy for any of people come on the. ranch while y are in charge, forget that you are deputy sheriff and remember th once more you 'are the range boas the Box •K Ranch. Do whate your judgment (lactates. Miss Orm has no more orders to give y and if she changes her mind a gives any, 'co•nue and tell me." "There won't be no drive of B K cows to-moaz•oy mornin', Iry,"'J promised. "I never yet seen a co hand that was worth shucks when dome to foo'tin' it after a wild -do gie." He chuckled pleasurably, f ored Gail with a malevolent and tr umpfhant l'o'ok and, still looking her, deliberately bit a huge',piece o of a plug of chewing tobacco. continued to look at her unwinking as he returned the plug to his poc et. Without asking permission removed from the bedpost where hung Ira Todd's belt with a holst attached and a pistol in the h:olste He counted the eartrid'ges in the bel added his satisfaction at the num ber and buckled the armament round his fat waist. "Sort o' Loa like the Box K ain't quite big enoug for me an' Pete Howe," he murmu ed musingly, and disappeared throu.g the door. Gail's eyes glowed with anger, le face went alternately red and whit 'This is not an easy thing for me t do,Mr. Todd," she reminded her man ager. "It wouldn't be so hard if you ha Called to see me 'before committin yourself," he replied with spirit. "An up till now I haven't' been having suc an easy time of it myself. W'he w• ill you leave .Purdy's?" "To -morrow morning." "You are very wise. I'll have ight motor truck go out from Argu ello to move your baggage. You ca ide on the front seat with the driv E Tell him to take you to Sa imeon, and when you get there in treduce yourself to Jim Presbery an his wife. They'll make you very corn fortable. In the meantime, just s you won't worry, I have some new or. ydu. That's my coat in the close onder. There's a telegram in th aside breast pocket. Read it." Gail o'bey'ed. The telegram wa igned by the Southwestern Gatti Loan Corporation, dated that da rom Santa Fe, and' informed Ir Todd that the board of directors ha greed to extend the note of the es ate of Alexander Garnett until No ember first. "Now, don't get the idea in you ead that I'm not fighting for you nterests, Miss Os•ms'by," Todd ad ised her smilingly. "As I told you hese money -lenders get frightened ometimes- and get wild notions in heir heads. They had me frightene week ago, but when I got my nerve ack I ran over to Santa Fe an rade them agree to reconsider. They wired me to -day that they had re- onsrdered, so now, you see, there ;n't the slightest necessity for pl'ay- rg into the hands of the foxy M'aj'or Purdy." Gail was indeed tremendously re- eved. However, she had other wor- es. "I am given to understand, Mr. odd, t'h'a't the ranch account in the ral .bank is 'overdrawn and that the ands at the ranch have not had any ages for three months." "That is true," he admitted "Life h; in beeru very easy for us cow- enmfor quite a while back. But while was in Santa Fe the day before esterday I raised a personal loan t the bank there. I had the money n my pocket for the pay -roll when hat 'Chink hit me. Jake has it in is pocket now and the hands will e paid to -morrow." 'Gail was o�'erwhe]med. "Forgive e, Mr. Todd, if 1 have seemed to ou'bt you," she pleaded. "I am not 'business 'woman, I was bewildered. had to have advice from somebody hat knew and I so wanted to trust ome'body. So I trusted your enemy. lease forgive me." "Oh. nonsense, Miss Ormsby! There nothing to forgive, and if there as you've corrected' your mistake. ereafter, when you want bo trust mebodv, please trust me. I'm use i to it." He smiled archly at her nd held out his hand; this time his andrl.asp was More cordial. He continued, "I promised your ncle Aleck as he lay dying that Id ick by you and get you out of the Cod;. He knew it wasn't going to any easy jobb to do and he was orried." ov- him er- you sue the n'cth ter ov- to erve as the job re - his one a at of ver ms- ou, n•d ox a'ke w- it g- ay: at ut He ly k - he it er r. a ks h r - h er e. 0 d g d h n a n n d 0 s t e s e y a d r r d c1 ting the docuxnents to me. I'll send thern over to Jim Presbery's for to read at your leisure." "Thank you. May I have thi telegram?""What do you want it for?" "To show to Major 1Puddy as reason for calling off the arrange ments 'he has made to assist Pet Howe in that drive to -morrow morn in "1 reckon it will help to let you down easy," Todd agreed, with ready wit. "Let me have it again, for the ranch files, when it has served its ournose. How are you going to get back to La Cuesta Encantada?" Tengoing to fly back with Tom- myScaife." "Good luck to you, Miss Ormsby. Good afternoon, and thank you for calling. I feel' a lot 'better now." "So do I, &Ir. Todd. Good after- noon." w'het'her they were paid for it or you not." 1 "They would have tried you a s third time if you hadn't made a deal whereby all three of you agreed to enlist and get out of Texas." a "We accepted the program, Miss - Ormsiby, and agreed•te leave Texas." e "Have you °hanged since those - days, Major 'Purdy?" He smiled wistfully,' "I'm still op- erating under the same old code of morals, if that's what you mean." "It is what I mean and I'm very sorry. You could be such a splendid man if you' eared to be." Her voice faltered, tears welled into her eyes and trembled on her lashes. "Please do not weep," he pleaded. "No man is quite worth that." °`I't's :smash'ect---all of what prom- ised to be a fine friendship - and' Hallie--." "She'll get over it, Miss Ormsby." Gail had 'opened' her bag to get her handkerchief and dry the tears that were coming so much faster now. 'Phe mouth of the bag yawned open, disclosing the telegram she had showed him a moment before, Quite deliberately Purdy abstracted it and tucked it in his trousers pocket; all the while he was saying: "I supeose this means you have made up year mind to leave La Cues- ta Encantada," ' Gail nodded and a sob escaped her. It hurt her terribly to have to tell him these things, after he and Hal- lie had been so kind to her. "I had hoped we might have you for •a week at least before the ghosts of my past drove you away. At. first T 'wanted you as our guest for poo- lonely little Hallie's sake -but now I'rr sorry for my own sake that you are going, However, I realize you have to do it, so please do not feel badly about it." "I can't-can't-helu feeling bad- ly," Gail wailed. "You and •Hiallie have been wonderful to me -and it's so embarrassing and terrible to have 'o tell her -and I loathe hurting you. It seems like such a gratuitous slap in the face in return for your won- derful hospitality, but -L- -" "Well, Hallie, is all right," he de- fended stoutly. "I'm the kill joy of the family. It's much too bad. How- ever, do not bother to tell Hallie. Go away to -morrow morning before my sister arises. Then you'll not have to say good-bye and make embarrass- ing explanations. Leave all that to me. I'm used to explaining things," Le added bitterly. "You, --you make -make it all the harder. You're such a--,good-sport -for a -bad man. I'm sure -every- thing could be explained -if people would 'only -understand -and have some charity. I---" "You're very sweet to say. that and I shall be eternally grateful to you for it. Now dry your eyes and run along. Tommy is waiting and the light is fading fast." She held out her little brown hand and he bent and kissed it reverently. "Good-bye," she barely whispered. "Au revoir," he murmured, slurr- ng slur them during the he words as he hone learnedad period of his life when he had turned perforce from his evil ways to honorable ser - 'ice. "When you need some nine- -nineties eggs to do something for you, end for Lee Purdy, Link Hallowell CHAPTER X Gail. tucked the telegram in her hand -bag and left the room. Straight down the hall she went until she met a nurse, to whom she 'tonfided .herede- sire to see Major Lee Purdy. Purdy was accordingly summoned from Bud Shennon's room, where he had been s:Oting watching the killer beat back to life. "This is a very pleasant surprise, Mies Ormsby, although Tommy was in and told me I -might expect you. You have been calling on Ira Todd, I take it." He led her into the de- serted reception rocum. "1 have,'' Gail replied. At the sound of her voice Purdy'e eyes widened a little, their gaze be- came focused on hers. In her tone his alert intuition had detected a change in her mental attitude toward him. "Well?" he queried finally. then, "Won't you be seated?" Gail accepted the chair he offered her. "We had a long talk, 'Major," she replied, "and as a result of our conference I have concluded to re- taia Mr. Todd as my manager -for the present at least." Purdy inclined his head in acquiesc- ence, but hi* questioning eyes never ceased their questioning. "This. tele- gram will explain the situation now existing," she 'continued, and handed him the message. He read it and handed it fback. "Of course," Gail continued a little eagerly, as if she desired to terminate the eonversa- ent, "this attitude go he part of the Southwestern Cattle Loan Corpora- tion renders unnecessary the prema- ture movement crf my cattle onto the forget reserve, so I have agreed with Mr. Todd that we will keep them where they are until the official op- ening of the grazing season." "I see. Well, it's nice to have such comforting assurance in writ- ing," Purdy replied gravely. "I sup- pose: you desire me to understand that I am relieved of my office as your adviser?" Gail flushed but met his mei glance bravely. "Yes," she replied. Followed an awleward .sileace. Gail was entirely at a lass for words to break. it tactfully. She realized that she must present some reason for her unexpected call upon him; she realized also from his polite but stubborn silence that he expected her to present an explanation and was patiently awaiting it.- In all her life she had never been placed in such an embarrassing predicament. Purdy saw that she was suffering, however, and he had nat the hardihood to per - tit that. "Tommy is waiting for you over by the ship, and I think you had better be running along, Miss Orms- by, so he can make his landing on the Enchanted Hill before dark. Please explain to Hallie that I am detained here on business and tell Tommy it will not be necessary for Joaquin aod the riders to go down on the Hondo to -morrow morning." 'She was grateful to him for the avenue of eecape he offered her but ehe was not the kind to retreat ig- nominiously. Her glance faltered and fell before the inquiry that shone still) in his cool blue eyes. "I suppose Todd tiolei you all about Me?" he shot at her then. 'Se confirmed your ,own admis- sion to me this morning that you had a past," she replied, with increasing °I suppose he painted a lurid pie' tore." "I'm eo sorry, Major, but e things h.e told me, if true-" "What did he tell you?" "He said you were the black sheep of your family and-" "That formerly you were a mem- ber of the Texas Rangers and had a habit of killing your men before ar- resting them." "I did that once, Miss Ormsby." "Hie said you had quatgeled with a eoveiboy named Ortega in Texas, lassoed him and dragged him to death." "That is quite true, Miss Ormsby." "He said yfou had been the leader of a gang of cattle thieves along the Mexican border for years." "That's' how I got my start in the cattle business', Miss Ormsby -steal- ing cattle from the Mexicans." ' "He told me that you, a Mr. Hal- lowell and Tommy .Seaife had been tried twice in El Paso for your crimes, and that your father's money was all that saved' you from the peni- tentiary." e - "That is true." "He said two men hung the jury at each trial and the aasumptionowtas that they hung it for hire." "Well, I wouldn't go so fur as to admit that, because That would 'be fastening a crime on somebody else, but I will adinit Oat on both 'occa- sions those jurors got on that jut' not make your task harder me in to aee you. Our discussion been very illuminating." "You are veey kind to say that. I ought it had been very distressing. t I had to expose Purdy. As a ual thiag I do not like to dig up y man's buried past, and I wouldn't Purdy's ease if I thought the oundrel had reforined. But he .sn't. By the way, I have carbon ies all the testimony, the in - lenient and in fact all of the re- s in those two trials of Purdy, Howell and Soaife, together with letter from the United States Dis- a a bo te se oI fu ho pl an re ea so th fel wh for the tole purpose of hanging it, tile at r. 13.0 tried #ao pr vette the' . az in p: striking hire; then ti'e 'w d ba'v'e killed the Majors -and the r+estauta t added with Todd's witnesses tomareself-defense, The Major; for !his lit- Itle sister's sake, had to sit tight and. listen to things said about Miss Hal- lie. Todd got that low a-bryirre to provoke a ki'Nin'." His bleak eyes raved over her. "`Well, he provoked a killin', all right," he continued. "I'ii kill him as sure as death an' taxest--•an' that the i'irst time we meet. Tell him. Tell hire to 'heel himself and get his killers together. He's got me an' Link Hallowell to reckon with. Tell your manager I shook d'i'ce with Link. fpr Ira Todd, I won him fair and square an' I ,play for keeps. I warn- ed him to lay off the Major. So did Link. He wouldn't. Now nothin' but paralysis, complete an' total, can keep me off'•n him. You tela him that miss, an' watch his face get white. He's afeared to die." " Gail realized that this fear was one that could never by any possi- bility, come to Tommy Scaife. What- ever his faults be was one of the valiant few to whom the ,preserva- tion of a code meant more than life, with private and ,secret dishonor. The girl looked once more into his Weak eyes and knew that, whatever the issue was to be, this man would de- cide it. CHAPTER XI Arrived at the hacienda, Gail was fortunate in being able to proceed direc'tly to her room without encoun- tering Hallie. Here she bathed her eyes and composed herself until Con- chita appeared to announce dinner, when She joined Hallie in the dining - room and delivered to her her bro- ther's message. The little invalid, observing that her guest was some- what distrait, fotbore to oomment on it. She monopOlized the conversation during dinner and inimediately after dinner 'busied herself at the radio. Seemingly she was en grossed with the problem 'of catching a concert d: n, and eventually she sueceede,d. For an hour the twa girls sat listen- ing, and then Conchita came to help Millie to bed, "Geod night," Hallie said - and then, impulsively, she evaded Con- chita and came • straight, to Gail's side. "I'm sorry you are unhappy tosnight. I know you have your wor- ri.es, 'but you mustn't permit them to ther. He and worry have more than distress you. Leave them to my bro- a nodding acquaintance and -may I call you Gail? .want you to call me Hallie." It was such a frank appeal to Gail for her friendship --for the comfort of her society. A great sympathy welled up in Gail's heart for the frail little thing striving so gallantly to be loyal to her amazingly likable scala- wag of a brother. "You poor dear!" ehe said, took Hallie in her arms and kissed her wan cheeks. Hallie, on her part, drew Gail's brown head down on her shoulder - she was taller than Gail -and whis- pered: "Now, cry all you want. You've been eventing to all evening, you know." And Gail wept. When she had got control of herself again she felt bet- ter and Hallie queried timidly, "Do you mind telling Me what it's all "It s becaus'e I'm going to leave La Ceesta Encantada in the morn - "It appears that rooms have been engaged for me 'at the Presbery home in San Simeon. I'll be close to my ranch then. It will be mere con- venient for me to confer with my manager, Ma Todd." "I understand," $aid Hallie. "He alai Lee do not like each other, and of course that would make it awk- NS ard for you. But you'll come and see me frequently, won't you? Tom- my or.,Lee will fly over for you at any time you call up. :You can get us over the Forest Service line. Ring two teells-aone long and one short. I'd go- (ever to visit you, but Mrs. Preshery has children and she's hor- ribly afraid of tubercular people. Good night, dear." She retired to her room, convoyed by the massive Conchitae and Gail, lonelier and more desolate than she could remember ever having been in all her life, sat down on the divan be- fore the huge log fire and gave her- self up to her melancholy thoughts. For an hour she puzzled sadly over the mystery of Lee Purdy. If he had not admitted the 'truth of Ira Todd's charges against him; if he had merely scorned to deny them, by his silence branding them ridiculous, she would have been mooed to as- cribe Todere words to idle gossip. But that her host was a human an- achronism ehe could no longer doubt; and presently, reacting from the sad- ness and disappointment incident to her discovery that he was an anacho- nism, her alert mind began to seek evidence of the extent of his anach- romistic tendencies. On each side of the fireplace stood five rows of shelves filled with books• Gail, rising, scenned the titles and discovered 'that in his literary tastes -for every volume she examined bore his book -plate -Lee Purdy was unusually catholic. Ancient and,clas- sical literature mingled' with the most modern; the "Autobiography of Ben- venuto Cellini," General Grant's "Personal Memoirs," Darwin's "Ori- gin of Species.," Woodrow Wilson's "History of the American People," "Gulliver's Travels," Stanley's "In Darkest Africa," "The Oxford Book of English Verse," a special edition of the poems of T. A, Daly and a shouldered 'Underground Timbee- ing" by Ford, "Philippine Forestry" by Ahern, bound editions of the "Journal of bhe Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association of America," Professor Piper's "Swine 'Huebandry," "Breeding and Training of Cavalry Mounts" hy somebody whose flame was obscured by a blotch of ink, and a "Moruograph on the West Highland Terrier" .by Holland Buckley. continued to read the titles, in the amazing list. There was "The History and Development of Internal Combustion \Engines" by Pugh, Gras- setts's "The Semi -Insane and the Semi-Resporneible," .a priceless -orig. arlia1 laid! Oil a v. y� Tregtoa nt ,arid Pi* tainal Toxaepis)'a •ir, vofensigerdLTe r11 ;- xTr the roll weevil, aTpnianAza ..Ano vte agaaist (hog c3iod f and . ul'hagiR sept3eemaa, and b aviile `tulaeat� u'Iosi . , 'there 'w'as Daniel osi . 'f .aaadseape 'Gardening," the `f'Druxn:caer',s joke Book," the Family Bible, the Ii q; an the f'Mialects of Confucius," an4L-.- Gail a'bas done.d everytl�uing in fervor of this -4"A Genealogy of the Purdy Far lily, of Woreeeter, lMassaehus••' alts," "Despite his busy life of crime," Gait reflected, "he has had time to read all these hooka, for they all seem to have been read. $itl1, he might be a patron of second-hand book- shops." She composed herself under the reading lamp and in the "Genealogy of the Purdy Family, of Worcester, Massachusetts," sought eagerly • for confirmation of her vague, precon- ceived hope that in a family old en- ough to .possess such a bulk genealogy she was bound to uncover some re- futation or explanation of Lee Pur- dy's dual nature. It appeared that the record of the Purdy history commenced when one James Purdy, an archer, haring lost his bow and arrows, at the 'battle of Hastings, had without previous ex- perience performed right well with spear and battle-axe. At any • rat' that day he started .up the •military heights and as captain of a company of archers some years later he fool- ishly -accepted a challenge to fight a duel with rapiers. Returning from the field of honor feet foremost, he had been duly (buried with public and religious rites -the first Purdy to lift himself and the name out of the lev- el nf mediocrity. His issue had married and fathered many children; they had lived undis- tinguished lives, fighting for their king or against him as the humor seized them. Some had died peace- ably of old age;. others in battle, two on a gibbet. Thomas Purdy had a- gainst his will emigrated to America. Condemned as a traitor, he had been s31d into slavery to a Virginia plant- er. Thomas had solved ,his problem by refusing bluntly to remain a slave in Virginia, on the broad general principle that Britons never should be slaves. He ran away. Eventually reaching an inlet on the North Car- olina coast, he came upon a pirate craft careened on the beach for painting, calking and repairing. A pirate was, in the opinion of Thomas Purdy, several degrees higher In the social scale than a slave. Moreover, Thomas owed IHds Britannic Majesty a grudge. So he joined the ship's company, rose to pre-eminence in the business of piracy, accumulated worldly goods and; as so frequently happened in those days, eventually" was pardoned for his crimes and giv- en a commission as admiral in the King's navy. In his early fifties the ex -pirate had wed Sarah Pennington, of Provi- dence, Rhode Island, who had borne him three sons, the eldest of whom, Benjamin, eventually had settled in the neighborhood of what is now Worcester, Massachusetts. The re- EU 1 Aorel 141:14:4Nw'm .go 0.X the mmma lar branch, Jonas Lea° 'of Hale' and LeLand ftrdy, wee owner of the Puralot Mills. (Continued Next Week) . London and Wingbam at South P.M. Winghain 1.55 Belgrave 2.11 Blyth 2-22 Londesboro 2,30 Brucefield 8.27 Kippen 3.85 Hensall 8.41 Exeter 8.55 North AM. Exeter 10.42 Hensall 10.55 Brucefield 11.09 Londesboro 1240 Blyth . o 12.19 Belgrave 12.80 C.N.R. Time Table East Goderich Clinton Seaforth Dublin Mitchell Dublin Seaforth Clinton Goderich West 6.45 2.80 7.08 8.00 7.22 3.18 7.42 3.43 11.19 9.44 11.84 9.57 1L50 10.11 12.10 10.37 C.P.R. Time Table East Menset MoGaw Auburn Blyth Walton iVcNaught Toronto Toi onto McNaught Blvth West Auburn McGaw rset Goderich A.M. 5.50 5.55 6.04 5.11 6.25 6.40 6.52 10.25 A.M. 7.40 11.48 12.01 12.12 12.23 1234 12.41 12.46 eSNAPSI-10T CUIL DON'T FORGET THE BABY IT isn't necessary to check back I over vital statistics or do any re- search work to know that thousands of new babies made their debut into this world during the past few months. In fact, a lot of babies were born yesterday. How many parents have taken snapshots of their new arrivals? The *chances are that the majority have been so busy watching the antics of the little rascals that they have completely overlooked the fact that babies have a habit of growing up and changing right before parents' fond eyes without their seeing the change -in size, disposition, looks or actions. Cute things the baby may do today may be completely forgotten by him tomorrow. A snapshot would pre- serve that little baby gesture for years to come. Of course you want many so-called "record" pictures of the youngster but for the most part make an effort to sna pdhe baby when he is doing something. Sooner or later he will discover that he has toes to play with. Snap a picture of him when his tiny little hands have a "strangle hold" on his chubby foot. You will cherish that picture in years to come. In a baby's life there is the first time for everything. There's his first smile; the itrst time he reaches out his little arms to be taken from his crib; the first time he pulls himself up to the side of a chair and then his first step. By all means don't fail to get a picture of his first excursion to his "high chair" to join the family for his first meal at the table. Make it a Irv" or better yet, a duty to have you. camera loaded at all times anei r(ady for action. 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For dates at and information, write or phone Har- w old Dale, phone 149, Seaforth, or ap- be' ply at The Expositor Office. w • ARTHUR WEBER fo Auctioneer's License h� Sixteen years' experience. Satisfaction guaranteed. Telephone: 18-67, Hensall. th Write ARTHUR WEBER, Bt R. R. 1, Dashwood. us an INSURANCE sc his THE JOHN RANKIN AGENCY • co Insurance of all kinds. dr' Honda, Real Estate. c0 Money to Losn. IH) Phone 91. a S'IR41I ftWfiIf r MITA UM tr i!,� L'LrKx'��xri'��av«:J.s�n�i � r.,: x�i1�S nn i,i.,iaa�k> �a".J:ru�•.,k� fP nrhaiaed BY PETER B.•.KYNE (Continued from ]last week) "Jake," sair Ira Todd, "you go er to the sheriff's ofiace and tell you want to be made a deputy' sh riff. He'll swear you in. Then get the justice 'of the peace to is a writ of attachment on all of saddle -horses of the 'Box K Ra to secure a suit you're going to en against Miss Ormesby 1'or. wages erdue. After that get som'e'body meter you out to the ranch and e that writ on Pete Howe. Then, ,he deputy sheriff in charge of attached property, 'camp on the and wait until I come home and lieve you. If Purdy for any of people come on the. ranch while y are in charge, forget that you are deputy sheriff and remember th once more you 'are the range boas the Box •K Ranch. Do whate your judgment (lactates. Miss Orm has no more orders to give y and if she changes her mind a gives any, 'co•nue and tell me." "There won't be no drive of B K cows to-moaz•oy mornin', Iry,"'J promised. "I never yet seen a co hand that was worth shucks when dome to foo'tin' it after a wild -do gie." He chuckled pleasurably, f ored Gail with a malevolent and tr umpfhant l'o'ok and, still looking her, deliberately bit a huge',piece o of a plug of chewing tobacco. continued to look at her unwinking as he returned the plug to his poc et. Without asking permission removed from the bedpost where hung Ira Todd's belt with a holst attached and a pistol in the h:olste He counted the eartrid'ges in the bel added his satisfaction at the num ber and buckled the armament round his fat waist. "Sort o' Loa like the Box K ain't quite big enoug for me an' Pete Howe," he murmu ed musingly, and disappeared throu.g the door. Gail's eyes glowed with anger, le face went alternately red and whit 'This is not an easy thing for me t do,Mr. Todd," she reminded her man ager. "It wouldn't be so hard if you ha Called to see me 'before committin yourself," he replied with spirit. "An up till now I haven't' been having suc an easy time of it myself. W'he w• ill you leave .Purdy's?" "To -morrow morning." "You are very wise. I'll have ight motor truck go out from Argu ello to move your baggage. You ca ide on the front seat with the driv E Tell him to take you to Sa imeon, and when you get there in treduce yourself to Jim Presbery an his wife. They'll make you very corn fortable. In the meantime, just s you won't worry, I have some new or. ydu. That's my coat in the close onder. There's a telegram in th aside breast pocket. Read it." Gail o'bey'ed. The telegram wa igned by the Southwestern Gatti Loan Corporation, dated that da rom Santa Fe, and' informed Ir Todd that the board of directors ha greed to extend the note of the es ate of Alexander Garnett until No ember first. "Now, don't get the idea in you ead that I'm not fighting for you nterests, Miss Os•ms'by," Todd ad ised her smilingly. "As I told you hese money -lenders get frightened ometimes- and get wild notions in heir heads. They had me frightene week ago, but when I got my nerve ack I ran over to Santa Fe an rade them agree to reconsider. They wired me to -day that they had re- onsrdered, so now, you see, there ;n't the slightest necessity for pl'ay- rg into the hands of the foxy M'aj'or Purdy." Gail was indeed tremendously re- eved. However, she had other wor- es. "I am given to understand, Mr. odd, t'h'a't the ranch account in the ral .bank is 'overdrawn and that the ands at the ranch have not had any ages for three months." "That is true," he admitted "Life h; in beeru very easy for us cow- enmfor quite a while back. But while was in Santa Fe the day before esterday I raised a personal loan t the bank there. I had the money n my pocket for the pay -roll when hat 'Chink hit me. Jake has it in is pocket now and the hands will e paid to -morrow." 'Gail was o�'erwhe]med. "Forgive e, Mr. Todd, if 1 have seemed to ou'bt you," she pleaded. "I am not 'business 'woman, I was bewildered. had to have advice from somebody hat knew and I so wanted to trust ome'body. So I trusted your enemy. lease forgive me." "Oh. nonsense, Miss Ormsby! There nothing to forgive, and if there as you've corrected' your mistake. ereafter, when you want bo trust mebodv, please trust me. I'm use i to it." He smiled archly at her nd held out his hand; this time his andrl.asp was More cordial. He continued, "I promised your ncle Aleck as he lay dying that Id ick by you and get you out of the Cod;. He knew it wasn't going to any easy jobb to do and he was orried." ov- him er- you sue the n'cth ter ov- to erve as the job re - his one a at of ver ms- ou, n•d ox a'ke w- it g- ay: at ut He ly k - he it er r. a ks h r - h er e. 0 d g d h n a n n d 0 s t e s e y a d r r d c1 ting the docuxnents to me. I'll send thern over to Jim Presbery's for to read at your leisure." "Thank you. May I have thi telegram?""What do you want it for?" "To show to Major 1Puddy as reason for calling off the arrange ments 'he has made to assist Pet Howe in that drive to -morrow morn in "1 reckon it will help to let you down easy," Todd agreed, with ready wit. "Let me have it again, for the ranch files, when it has served its ournose. How are you going to get back to La Cuesta Encantada?" Tengoing to fly back with Tom- myScaife." "Good luck to you, Miss Ormsby. Good afternoon, and thank you for calling. I feel' a lot 'better now." "So do I, &Ir. Todd. Good after- noon." w'het'her they were paid for it or you not." 1 "They would have tried you a s third time if you hadn't made a deal whereby all three of you agreed to enlist and get out of Texas." a "We accepted the program, Miss - Ormsiby, and agreed•te leave Texas." e "Have you °hanged since those - days, Major 'Purdy?" He smiled wistfully,' "I'm still op- erating under the same old code of morals, if that's what you mean." "It is what I mean and I'm very sorry. You could be such a splendid man if you' eared to be." Her voice faltered, tears welled into her eyes and trembled on her lashes. "Please do not weep," he pleaded. "No man is quite worth that." °`I't's :smash'ect---all of what prom- ised to be a fine friendship - and' Hallie--." "She'll get over it, Miss Ormsby." Gail had 'opened' her bag to get her handkerchief and dry the tears that were coming so much faster now. 'Phe mouth of the bag yawned open, disclosing the telegram she had showed him a moment before, Quite deliberately Purdy abstracted it and tucked it in his trousers pocket; all the while he was saying: "I supeose this means you have made up year mind to leave La Cues- ta Encantada," ' Gail nodded and a sob escaped her. It hurt her terribly to have to tell him these things, after he and Hal- lie had been so kind to her. "I had hoped we might have you for •a week at least before the ghosts of my past drove you away. At. first T 'wanted you as our guest for poo- lonely little Hallie's sake -but now I'rr sorry for my own sake that you are going, However, I realize you have to do it, so please do not feel badly about it." "I can't-can't-helu feeling bad- ly," Gail wailed. "You and •Hiallie have been wonderful to me -and it's so embarrassing and terrible to have 'o tell her -and I loathe hurting you. It seems like such a gratuitous slap in the face in return for your won- derful hospitality, but -L- -" "Well, Hallie, is all right," he de- fended stoutly. "I'm the kill joy of the family. It's much too bad. How- ever, do not bother to tell Hallie. Go away to -morrow morning before my sister arises. Then you'll not have to say good-bye and make embarrass- ing explanations. Leave all that to me. I'm used to explaining things," Le added bitterly. "You, --you make -make it all the harder. You're such a--,good-sport -for a -bad man. I'm sure -every- thing could be explained -if people would 'only -understand -and have some charity. I---" "You're very sweet to say. that and I shall be eternally grateful to you for it. Now dry your eyes and run along. Tommy is waiting and the light is fading fast." She held out her little brown hand and he bent and kissed it reverently. "Good-bye," she barely whispered. "Au revoir," he murmured, slurr- ng slur them during the he words as he hone learnedad period of his life when he had turned perforce from his evil ways to honorable ser - 'ice. "When you need some nine- -nineties eggs to do something for you, end for Lee Purdy, Link Hallowell CHAPTER X Gail. tucked the telegram in her hand -bag and left the room. Straight down the hall she went until she met a nurse, to whom she 'tonfided .herede- sire to see Major Lee Purdy. Purdy was accordingly summoned from Bud Shennon's room, where he had been s:Oting watching the killer beat back to life. "This is a very pleasant surprise, Mies Ormsby, although Tommy was in and told me I -might expect you. You have been calling on Ira Todd, I take it." He led her into the de- serted reception rocum. "1 have,'' Gail replied. At the sound of her voice Purdy'e eyes widened a little, their gaze be- came focused on hers. In her tone his alert intuition had detected a change in her mental attitude toward him. "Well?" he queried finally. then, "Won't you be seated?" Gail accepted the chair he offered her. "We had a long talk, 'Major," she replied, "and as a result of our conference I have concluded to re- taia Mr. Todd as my manager -for the present at least." Purdy inclined his head in acquiesc- ence, but hi* questioning eyes never ceased their questioning. "This. tele- gram will explain the situation now existing," she 'continued, and handed him the message. He read it and handed it fback. "Of course," Gail continued a little eagerly, as if she desired to terminate the eonversa- ent, "this attitude go he part of the Southwestern Cattle Loan Corpora- tion renders unnecessary the prema- ture movement crf my cattle onto the forget reserve, so I have agreed with Mr. Todd that we will keep them where they are until the official op- ening of the grazing season." "I see. Well, it's nice to have such comforting assurance in writ- ing," Purdy replied gravely. "I sup- pose: you desire me to understand that I am relieved of my office as your adviser?" Gail flushed but met his mei glance bravely. "Yes," she replied. Followed an awleward .sileace. Gail was entirely at a lass for words to break. it tactfully. She realized that she must present some reason for her unexpected call upon him; she realized also from his polite but stubborn silence that he expected her to present an explanation and was patiently awaiting it.- In all her life she had never been placed in such an embarrassing predicament. Purdy saw that she was suffering, however, and he had nat the hardihood to per - tit that. "Tommy is waiting for you over by the ship, and I think you had better be running along, Miss Orms- by, so he can make his landing on the Enchanted Hill before dark. Please explain to Hallie that I am detained here on business and tell Tommy it will not be necessary for Joaquin aod the riders to go down on the Hondo to -morrow morning." 'She was grateful to him for the avenue of eecape he offered her but ehe was not the kind to retreat ig- nominiously. Her glance faltered and fell before the inquiry that shone still) in his cool blue eyes. "I suppose Todd tiolei you all about Me?" he shot at her then. 'Se confirmed your ,own admis- sion to me this morning that you had a past," she replied, with increasing °I suppose he painted a lurid pie' tore." "I'm eo sorry, Major, but e things h.e told me, if true-" "What did he tell you?" "He said you were the black sheep of your family and-" "That formerly you were a mem- ber of the Texas Rangers and had a habit of killing your men before ar- resting them." "I did that once, Miss Ormsby." "Hie said you had quatgeled with a eoveiboy named Ortega in Texas, lassoed him and dragged him to death." "That is quite true, Miss Ormsby." "He said yfou had been the leader of a gang of cattle thieves along the Mexican border for years." "That's' how I got my start in the cattle business', Miss Ormsby -steal- ing cattle from the Mexicans." ' "He told me that you, a Mr. Hal- lowell and Tommy .Seaife had been tried twice in El Paso for your crimes, and that your father's money was all that saved' you from the peni- tentiary." e - "That is true." "He said two men hung the jury at each trial and the aasumptionowtas that they hung it for hire." "Well, I wouldn't go so fur as to admit that, because That would 'be fastening a crime on somebody else, but I will adinit Oat on both 'occa- sions those jurors got on that jut' not make your task harder me in to aee you. Our discussion been very illuminating." "You are veey kind to say that. I ought it had been very distressing. t I had to expose Purdy. As a ual thiag I do not like to dig up y man's buried past, and I wouldn't Purdy's ease if I thought the oundrel had reforined. But he .sn't. By the way, I have carbon ies all the testimony, the in - lenient and in fact all of the re- s in those two trials of Purdy, Howell and Soaife, together with letter from the United States Dis- a a bo te se oI fu ho pl an re ea so th fel wh for the tole purpose of hanging it, tile at r. 13.0 tried #ao pr vette the' . az in p: striking hire; then ti'e 'w d ba'v'e killed the Majors -and the r+estauta t added with Todd's witnesses tomareself-defense, The Major; for !his lit- Itle sister's sake, had to sit tight and. listen to things said about Miss Hal- lie. Todd got that low a-bryirre to provoke a ki'Nin'." His bleak eyes raved over her. "`Well, he provoked a killin', all right," he continued. "I'ii kill him as sure as death an' taxest--•an' that the i'irst time we meet. Tell him. Tell hire to 'heel himself and get his killers together. He's got me an' Link Hallowell to reckon with. Tell your manager I shook d'i'ce with Link. fpr Ira Todd, I won him fair and square an' I ,play for keeps. I warn- ed him to lay off the Major. So did Link. He wouldn't. Now nothin' but paralysis, complete an' total, can keep me off'•n him. You tela him that miss, an' watch his face get white. He's afeared to die." " Gail realized that this fear was one that could never by any possi- bility, come to Tommy Scaife. What- ever his faults be was one of the valiant few to whom the ,preserva- tion of a code meant more than life, with private and ,secret dishonor. The girl looked once more into his Weak eyes and knew that, whatever the issue was to be, this man would de- cide it. CHAPTER XI Arrived at the hacienda, Gail was fortunate in being able to proceed direc'tly to her room without encoun- tering Hallie. Here she bathed her eyes and composed herself until Con- chita appeared to announce dinner, when She joined Hallie in the dining - room and delivered to her her bro- ther's message. The little invalid, observing that her guest was some- what distrait, fotbore to oomment on it. She monopOlized the conversation during dinner and inimediately after dinner 'busied herself at the radio. Seemingly she was en grossed with the problem 'of catching a concert d: n, and eventually she sueceede,d. For an hour the twa girls sat listen- ing, and then Conchita came to help Millie to bed, "Geod night," Hallie said - and then, impulsively, she evaded Con- chita and came • straight, to Gail's side. "I'm sorry you are unhappy tosnight. I know you have your wor- ri.es, 'but you mustn't permit them to ther. He and worry have more than distress you. Leave them to my bro- a nodding acquaintance and -may I call you Gail? .want you to call me Hallie." It was such a frank appeal to Gail for her friendship --for the comfort of her society. A great sympathy welled up in Gail's heart for the frail little thing striving so gallantly to be loyal to her amazingly likable scala- wag of a brother. "You poor dear!" ehe said, took Hallie in her arms and kissed her wan cheeks. Hallie, on her part, drew Gail's brown head down on her shoulder - she was taller than Gail -and whis- pered: "Now, cry all you want. You've been eventing to all evening, you know." And Gail wept. When she had got control of herself again she felt bet- ter and Hallie queried timidly, "Do you mind telling Me what it's all "It s becaus'e I'm going to leave La Ceesta Encantada in the morn - "It appears that rooms have been engaged for me 'at the Presbery home in San Simeon. I'll be close to my ranch then. It will be mere con- venient for me to confer with my manager, Ma Todd." "I understand," $aid Hallie. "He alai Lee do not like each other, and of course that would make it awk- NS ard for you. But you'll come and see me frequently, won't you? Tom- my or.,Lee will fly over for you at any time you call up. :You can get us over the Forest Service line. Ring two teells-aone long and one short. I'd go- (ever to visit you, but Mrs. Preshery has children and she's hor- ribly afraid of tubercular people. Good night, dear." She retired to her room, convoyed by the massive Conchitae and Gail, lonelier and more desolate than she could remember ever having been in all her life, sat down on the divan be- fore the huge log fire and gave her- self up to her melancholy thoughts. For an hour she puzzled sadly over the mystery of Lee Purdy. If he had not admitted the 'truth of Ira Todd's charges against him; if he had merely scorned to deny them, by his silence branding them ridiculous, she would have been mooed to as- cribe Todere words to idle gossip. But that her host was a human an- achronism ehe could no longer doubt; and presently, reacting from the sad- ness and disappointment incident to her discovery that he was an anacho- nism, her alert mind began to seek evidence of the extent of his anach- romistic tendencies. On each side of the fireplace stood five rows of shelves filled with books• Gail, rising, scenned the titles and discovered 'that in his literary tastes -for every volume she examined bore his book -plate -Lee Purdy was unusually catholic. Ancient and,clas- sical literature mingled' with the most modern; the "Autobiography of Ben- venuto Cellini," General Grant's "Personal Memoirs," Darwin's "Ori- gin of Species.," Woodrow Wilson's "History of the American People," "Gulliver's Travels," Stanley's "In Darkest Africa," "The Oxford Book of English Verse," a special edition of the poems of T. A, Daly and a shouldered 'Underground Timbee- ing" by Ford, "Philippine Forestry" by Ahern, bound editions of the "Journal of bhe Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association of America," Professor Piper's "Swine 'Huebandry," "Breeding and Training of Cavalry Mounts" hy somebody whose flame was obscured by a blotch of ink, and a "Moruograph on the West Highland Terrier" .by Holland Buckley. continued to read the titles, in the amazing list. There was "The History and Development of Internal Combustion \Engines" by Pugh, Gras- setts's "The Semi -Insane and the Semi-Resporneible," .a priceless -orig. arlia1 laid! Oil a v. y� Tregtoa nt ,arid Pi* tainal Toxaepis)'a •ir, vofensigerdLTe r11 ;- xTr the roll weevil, aTpnianAza ..Ano vte agaaist (hog c3iod f and . ul'hagiR sept3eemaa, and b aviile `tulaeat� u'Iosi . , 'there 'w'as Daniel osi . 'f .aaadseape 'Gardening," the `f'Druxn:caer',s joke Book," the Family Bible, the Ii q; an the f'Mialects of Confucius," an4L-.- Gail a'bas done.d everytl�uing in fervor of this -4"A Genealogy of the Purdy Far lily, of Woreeeter, lMassaehus••' alts," "Despite his busy life of crime," Gait reflected, "he has had time to read all these hooka, for they all seem to have been read. $itl1, he might be a patron of second-hand book- shops." She composed herself under the reading lamp and in the "Genealogy of the Purdy Family, of Worcester, Massachusetts," sought eagerly • for confirmation of her vague, precon- ceived hope that in a family old en- ough to .possess such a bulk genealogy she was bound to uncover some re- futation or explanation of Lee Pur- dy's dual nature. It appeared that the record of the Purdy history commenced when one James Purdy, an archer, haring lost his bow and arrows, at the 'battle of Hastings, had without previous ex- perience performed right well with spear and battle-axe. At any • rat' that day he started .up the •military heights and as captain of a company of archers some years later he fool- ishly -accepted a challenge to fight a duel with rapiers. Returning from the field of honor feet foremost, he had been duly (buried with public and religious rites -the first Purdy to lift himself and the name out of the lev- el nf mediocrity. His issue had married and fathered many children; they had lived undis- tinguished lives, fighting for their king or against him as the humor seized them. Some had died peace- ably of old age;. others in battle, two on a gibbet. Thomas Purdy had a- gainst his will emigrated to America. Condemned as a traitor, he had been s31d into slavery to a Virginia plant- er. Thomas had solved ,his problem by refusing bluntly to remain a slave in Virginia, on the broad general principle that Britons never should be slaves. He ran away. Eventually reaching an inlet on the North Car- olina coast, he came upon a pirate craft careened on the beach for painting, calking and repairing. A pirate was, in the opinion of Thomas Purdy, several degrees higher In the social scale than a slave. Moreover, Thomas owed IHds Britannic Majesty a grudge. So he joined the ship's company, rose to pre-eminence in the business of piracy, accumulated worldly goods and; as so frequently happened in those days, eventually" was pardoned for his crimes and giv- en a commission as admiral in the King's navy. In his early fifties the ex -pirate had wed Sarah Pennington, of Provi- dence, Rhode Island, who had borne him three sons, the eldest of whom, Benjamin, eventually had settled in the neighborhood of what is now Worcester, Massachusetts. The re- EU 1 Aorel 141:14:4Nw'm .go 0.X the mmma lar branch, Jonas Lea° 'of Hale' and LeLand ftrdy, wee owner of the Puralot Mills. (Continued Next Week) . London and Wingbam at South P.M. Winghain 1.55 Belgrave 2.11 Blyth 2-22 Londesboro 2,30 Brucefield 8.27 Kippen 3.85 Hensall 8.41 Exeter 8.55 North AM. Exeter 10.42 Hensall 10.55 Brucefield 11.09 Londesboro 1240 Blyth . o 12.19 Belgrave 12.80 C.N.R. Time Table East Goderich Clinton Seaforth Dublin Mitchell Dublin Seaforth Clinton Goderich West 6.45 2.80 7.08 8.00 7.22 3.18 7.42 3.43 11.19 9.44 11.84 9.57 1L50 10.11 12.10 10.37 C.P.R. Time Table East Menset MoGaw Auburn Blyth Walton iVcNaught Toronto Toi onto McNaught Blvth West Auburn McGaw rset Goderich A.M. 5.50 5.55 6.04 5.11 6.25 6.40 6.52 10.25 A.M. 7.40 11.48 12.01 12.12 12.23 1234 12.41 12.46 eSNAPSI-10T CUIL DON'T FORGET THE BABY IT isn't necessary to check back I over vital statistics or do any re- search work to know that thousands of new babies made their debut into this world during the past few months. In fact, a lot of babies were born yesterday. How many parents have taken snapshots of their new arrivals? The *chances are that the majority have been so busy watching the antics of the little rascals that they have completely overlooked the fact that babies have a habit of growing up and changing right before parents' fond eyes without their seeing the change -in size, disposition, looks or actions. Cute things the baby may do today may be completely forgotten by him tomorrow. A snapshot would pre- serve that little baby gesture for years to come. Of course you want many so-called "record" pictures of the youngster but for the most part make an effort to sna pdhe baby when he is doing something. Sooner or later he will discover that he has toes to play with. Snap a picture of him when his tiny little hands have a "strangle hold" on his chubby foot. You will cherish that picture in years to come. In a baby's life there is the first time for everything. There's his first smile; the itrst time he reaches out his little arms to be taken from his crib; the first time he pulls himself up to the side of a chair and then his first step. By all means don't fail to get a picture of his first excursion to his "high chair" to join the family for his first meal at the table. Make it a Irv" or better yet, a duty to have you. camera loaded at all times anei r(ady for action. At KODAK • Pictures like this never lose inter- est. least be prepered to make one daY a week a picture taking day and then watch for that picture making A picture such as the one above is quite simple to make with the aid of three Photoflood bulbs providing you have a camera with an f.6.3 or faster lens. Place an Ordinary floor lamp about three feet to the back and to the left of your subject as shown in. diagram above. Floor lamp "B" should be placed as shown in the diagram ' about five feet away with both shades tilted upward so as to throw the light directly on your subject. You should have two Photoflood bulbs in Set the diaphragm at f.6.3 and shutter speed at 1/25 of a second. Focus the camera properly, turn on your Photoflood bulbs, snap the pic- ture -and there you are. If you have a box camera or one with a slower lens you can make a flashlight picture vrith the aid of a Photoflash bulb. With a photoflash bulb you will need but the one lamp. Place your camera on a table or some solid object and set it" for "time." Within arm's length and at your side, place a floor lamp wfth the shade removed. Remove the borne light bulb and replace with the Pho- taflash bulb. Now -open the shutter of your camera, switch on the cur- rent for the Photoflash bulb,,which will give a vivid, instantaneous flash of light. Immediately after the flash close the shutter of your camera. You will get a lot of fun, out of taking,pictures of your baby Mai in years to come thess picturets prove to be a real treasure chest of memories. Start today. JOHN VAN GUILDER