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try and stock the ranch or improve It. She writes to her father in the East asking a loan with which to buy cattle. She receives no reply. Will Thane comes home to visit his father and Ruth meets him. A rancher near- by decides to retire and offers to sell Ruth and vaely his livestock on credit. Suaver tries to balk the deal but lsuth buys to the limit pf her three-quarter interest in Dead Lan- tern ranch. ‘ The day came when Ruth, Arm and David set out to obtain some Mexi- cans. She had told Snavely that she wanted to go, herself, because she had never seen the town of Palo Verde. This was partly true, but she felt that he knew her real reason; she wanted to be sune to get some Mexicans. He refused to go with her and she com- mandeered Ann for an interpreter. She hoped David colud stand the ride â€"â€"-irt would be twenty'miles there and back. They would have to spend the nightâ€"Heaven only knew how and where. ' They had reached the highway and were perhaps a mile south of the gate when they met ‘a covered wagon, acâ€" companied by a horseman. A lean old Mexican with White mustachiosv and a wispy goatee, drove the team. Be- SYNOPSIS: Ruth Warren, Who lived in the East is will-ed three-fourth in- terest in the “Dead Lantern” ranch in Arizona by her only brother who reported to have met .his death while on business in Mexico. Arriving in! Arizona with her husband who hasI ailing lungs and their small child, they learn that the ranch is located 85 miles from the nearest railroad.i 01d Charley Thane, rancher and rural ' mail carrier agrees to take them to’ the “Dead Lantern" gate, 5 miles from the ranch house. As they trudge wearily through a. gulch approaching the ranch house, a voice whispers “Go back! . . . Go back!” At the ranch house they are greeted suspiciously: by the gaunt rancher partner, Snave- i ly, and Indian Ann, 9. herculean wom- i an of mixed negro and indian blood! Snavely is diffith to understand but x regardless, Ruth takes up the task of trying to adjust their three lives tol' the ranch and its development. Ken-, Beth, Ruth’s husband, caught in chill- ‘ ing rain contracts pneumonia and‘ passes away before a doctor ar'rives.i Ruth tries‘ to carry on. She is noti encouraged by Snaver in plans to} 74 Yonge St. CHIMNEYS BUILT & REPAIRED EAVESTROUGHING FURNACES NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY FARM implements ' Cockshutt Frost & Wood and Harnesgagté The well known Samuel Trees Brand Sets from $25 up Harness THIRTEENTH IN STALMEN T AGENT Wm. NEAL R. H. KANE wmwmmgggg ,/ R m [,9 flfiZix/JOIIW MBA/2 i$mfigg PAGE SIX PHONE 210 RICHMOND HILL. at new low levels JT FOR THE FAMOUS DeLAVAL CREAM SEEARATOR RICHMOND HILL Roofing Phone 92F W122 sums ux side him sat a girl of eighteen, whose beautiful fawn-like eyes left the fig- ure of the young horseman, as Ruth and Ann came nearer. Ann spoke quietly to Ruth, “I think lwe better ask them peeple.” I “Yes, do.” “Buenos dias, Senor,” Ann address- led the old man. He promptly pulled[ 'up the horses, arose, and shifting the ,reins to his left hand swept off his Elargeohat in a. courteous bow. The conversation was resumed and continued pleasantly. Suddenly Ann turned to Ruth. “They’ll come. We pay them fifty dollars a. month, an’ give them fresh beef when we butcher The other things they eat they will buy from us. We can fix up a place in the barn fer ’em.” Apparently everything was settled. She spoke to Ann. “What have you learned about these people?” “I‘doan’ know th’ country they come fromâ€"a.ra.nch ten‘ days over the line. Don Francisco was the major domaâ€" bossâ€"of the ranch but there was a death an’ a changin’ amongst the owners that he didn’t like, so he left an’ come to th’ U. S. Alfredo was workin’ at the ranch an’ come along on account of the girl. They ought to krfow cattle work.” She replied to the old man and con- ' tinued to talk for some time. The, young horseman caressed his tender‘ young mustache and drew a little closer to the girl’s side of the wagon. The girl caught her black mantilla.‘ about her throat with a dainty ivorya hand, he-r large eyes lowered to the small tips of her toes which rested on the footboard under a voluminous blue skirt. 1 Ann talked steadily and with sur- prising animation for several min- utes; her gestures and expression were much like those of the old. man. Ruth saw that she spoke Spanish more naturally than English. Finally, she nodded toward Ruth and swept out her arm to indicate the western moun tains. The old man was silent for a time after she had finished. He spoke a short sentence to the young horse- man. The young man smiled, shrug- ged his shoulders and said a word or two, his eyes 0n.the girl. Tre ‘old man seemed undecided. He asked a. few quesntions of Ann, and after her replies fell into another si- Ienoe. wolf “I have heard that once they were called so,” replied Ann. “Ah!” Ann waited‘ a moment but he did not continue. Thoughtfully, his eyes scanned the mountaim. “Why should n’t they be named for a wolf?” she asked. Ann turned to Ruth. “They will be goodâ€"they come from far in Mexico â€"’1'0und th’ border they doan speak so.” They were entering the foothills four miles beyond the ranch gate when the old man drew his horses to a stop. Ruth had noticed for some time (that he was intently studying the mountains before him. He tumed to Ann and asked in his soft, polite Spanish, “Are these low mountains not named with the name of the “Buenos dias, Senoras," he replied in a voice which was mellowed graâ€" ciousness. “Ahâ€"these mountains, but haVe I not heard tales of these mountains?” The old man paused again, and there was an undercurrent of anxiety in his voice as he continued. “Do I mistake myself, 01- is there not one small can- on where it is said a rock speaks “Buneos dias. Scum-as," he replied in a voice which was mellowed grac- iousness. 9v “Ann, we can’tvlet them go through! Here, you lead David’s horse and give Don Francisco mine. Tell him and Alfredo that you want to show them {where We are going to build a road soonâ€"see? Take them around the lg-ulch. I’ll drive the team through ‘and take David and the girl. I think iI can handle her even ifâ€"even if she i does think she hears something. {Those are my orders, Ann!” "with a voice of evil. There is a tale 1 of travelers which I remember to have heard in my boyhoodâ€"sis it not true,” Ann spoke quickly to Ruth. “He’s heanl about th’ VoiCe. I (loan think he’ll go on.” “Oh, Arm! Think of something to ‘tell him. I want these peopleâ€"I like them. Now, Ann, I’m going- to order [you to tell the old‘ man What I told you to tell him; if it’s Wrong to lie 'about the voice the blame is on me, jnot you. And I’m going to ask you 'never to go through that gulchâ€"we’ll build the road around itâ€"and no, one will ever go through there again!” The Indian woman spoke at length to the old man. He did not seem very eager to relinquish hi ssreat on the wagon, but already Don Francisco had placed himself under Ruth’s authority It was strange and rather unseemly to be employed by a woman, thought the old man, a beautiful American woman, who was so fragile and yet had such great stre h in her eyes. Ah, these Americanas.~ What wonders their cities must beâ€"still, it was best to come into this country by way of work with which one was familiar. Ann’s face was”; study. “Wellâ€"â€" nowâ€"” she said slowly. A moment more of thought and the Indian wom- an’s face brightened with relief. “Why, I don’t see but maybe that’ll workâ€"Gawd, Miss Ruth, I wisht you’d‘ thought of that before!” She turned to the old man and after a1 few minutes’ talk he smiled and gath- ered up the feins. Ruth drove the wagon with David and Magda seated beside her. She« had never in her life driven a team, but it was not necessary to do other than hold the reins; the horses were content to follow the road. As they neared the brown bowlder, Ruth beâ€" gan talking am'matedly to Magda, her smiling lips close to the Mexican girl‘s ear. Yet she need not have done so; there was no Whispering voice in the vicinity of the rock. Ruth laughed. “No, we only brought, fihl‘ee. We found them on the main roadâ€"they’ve come from Mex- ico. I think they’ll be good workers â€"they know cattle.” “What’s the woman for?” “The girl? Oh, she’s the oldlelr man’s daughterâ€"I suppose she’ll just keep house for them.” Snavely was not in sght when Ruth‘ arrived at the barn where Ann and the two Mexicans were waiting. But ten minutes later, as Ruth and her son were on their Way to the ranch house ((Ann stayed with the new arâ€" rivals to help them establish them- selves) Snavely node toWard Ruth. She stopped! to wait for him. “Thinkjn’ of startin’ a town on the Dead Lantelm?” he asked without smiling. Suaver looked at Ruth for a long moment in silence, his slits of eyes glinting jerkily. Suddenly he left her and rode toward the barn, dismount- ing at the saddle shed. When she reached the,porch of the ranch house Ruth paused with her hand’ on the door, and, changing her mind, seated herself on the rawhid’e cot. Whenv next her eyes sought the ham Ann was nearly at the house. The giantess went to the rear and entered the kitchen without noticing Ruth. Rluth had risen to join Ami when she saw the distant figure of Alfredo come out of the barn with a rolled mattress on his Shoulder, walk to the wagon and toss it in. Immediately behind him came Magda, an olla on her head and a half-filled sack in her hand. She also placed her load in the wagon and returned to the barn. By the time Don Francisco emerged with two chairs and an armful of smaller things, Ruth was well on her way. “Why are you putting your things in the wagon?” she called to Alfredo who came out of the barn carrying a copper tub as she approached. The young man placed the tub in the wagon, regarded Ruth with a shrug and remained silent, his fingers smoothing his mustache. Snavely was standing just inside the door. “What did you say to them?” d\e- manded Ruth. ' “Well, I fired them, that’s what I did! Do you think I’m goin’ to have THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO a lyin’, undependable bunch of trash like that on this place? They tell me they Won’t work an’ are fixin’ to leave; then you come down here an’ they let on they will workâ€"what can you do with people like that 17” Ruth did not reply, but she went to Magda and taking her arm pointed to the ranch house. “Come, Magda.” The Mexican girl’s eyes questioned her. Ruth smiled and led Magda t0- Wamd the house. The three men fol- lowed. ‘ At the kitchen door, Ruth turned and addressed Snavely. “You men will have to stay out here,” she smil- ed. “I want to talk no Magda with Ann’s helpâ€"it’s going to be a purely feminine conversation. Excuse us, “Well,” said Ann, “I cain’t tell you what she said ’cause I doah know th’ fancy words in Englishâ€"anyhow she thanks you‘rs‘ powreful good. But she says she cain’t tell Alfredo nothin’ ’cause he ain’t asked her to marry him yet. But says that she’ll see to it that they stay here forever an’ work much.” ' “Good! Now, Ann, you tell her that if she and her people stay and are good workmen, that I’ll help her and Alfredo buid a little house, and that I’ll give them ten acres of land which is not included in the partner- ship but is part of some that I own. Tell her that she and Alfredo and her father, can have this land forever. And tell her that they are working for me, not for Mr. Snavely.” M agdla was transfixed with joy and embarrassment when Ann ceased to speak. The girl took an uncertain step toward Ruth. Suddenly, she curt >sierl almost to the floor and kissed her hand, as though she were a great queen. feminine conversatlon. Excuse us, please.” Snavely took a step forward, then stopped. “Ann,” said Ruth when she had’ led Magda into the kitchen, “ask her is it not true that she loves Alfredo. DOn’t embarrass herâ€"make it just between us girls.” But Magda was very much embar- rassed. She drew her mantilla about her face and twisted one foot. ‘ But she nodded. “Good! Now, Ann, you tell her “Ask leave.” Before the Mexican girl had ceased! to reply, sudden fear filled Ann’s face. The Indian woman did not translate Magda’s words; she left the kitchen, crossed the back porch and entered: hear- room. Magda looked at Ruth, puzzled. “The men say we go.” Ruth smiled and shook her head. “No go, Magda.” “No, no, noâ€"ah, mil, mil gracias, “Ask her is it not true that she loves Alfredo.” Senora ! Don’t delay any longer. If you are troubled with headaches, blurred im- ages, nervousness consult at once. There is a tradition in southern Ari- zona and northwestern Mexico that the summer rains begin on the Day of San Juanâ€"the twentyâ€"fourth of June‘ Especially is‘ this tnadition strong in the San Jorge Valley, for it is here that the venerable Ambrosio Vega is said to have kept rain re- cords for six and forty years. The discerning still say they can make out his records scratched in the adobe â€"ust left of the altar nicheâ€"in the ruin which was once his home. ' Continued Next Week Good Eyesight 163-167 Yonge Street Toronto Upstairs Opposite Simpsons F. E. LUKE & SON her why they were going to OPTOMETRISTS \W ]NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE \ BUSY FARMER For Winter Repair Place all farm equipment under cover at this time of year, but store it with a View to convenience in re- moving to repair during the Winter. In repairing inspect all the field machinery; tighten all frame bolts; clean and wash the bearings with coal oil or gasoline; overhaul and straighten all bent members, replace unserviceable parts; sharpen all cut~ ting edges and apply a coat of paint where required. Winter repairing in- sures against breakdowns, loss and annoyance in rush seasons. Store Farm Machinery Apple Crop Report The quality of the apple crop in Ontario is superior to that of last year. Some damage was sustained due to early frosts on October '24th and 25th. The last estimate of ap~ ple yield in September indicated a commercial crop of 1,069,000 barrels which will be reduced‘ by the cause just mentioned. The output in 1932 was 918,500 barrels. Exports have been exceptionally heavy and up to November 7th this season 238,000 barrels had been shipped from On- tario as compared with a total of 132,900 barrels up to November 25th last season.‘ The high rates prevail- ing for sterling are proving a very favourable factorâ€"the present rate of sterling is $5.25 as compared with $3.77 a year ago. Wintering the Brood Sow The brood sow deserves her fair share of winter accommodation. A pen that is well bedded, dry and free from draughts is essential. Place the feed trough some distance away so that she is forced to exercise outdoors daily. Eradicate lice and round worms; there is no market for them. 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Large,1 Medium and Pullet all eggs pos- sessing- the quality 0 Grade A may be sold in that grade irrespective of size, but the eggs of different sizes must be packed separately, with the size indicated on the container. As grade A-l is a. super grade, the pack- ing of eggs of this grade may be done only by producers authorized by the Dominion Department of Agri- culture. Storage eggs are not per- mitted to be sold in a higher grade than B. New Grades For Eggs Imported amendments whereby fur- ther protection is afforded to both producers and consumers, have been made in the egg regulations by Order- in-Council. The new grades consist of ‘A-l,’ ‘A,’ ‘B’ and ‘C’ inplace of “Specials,” “Extras,” “Firsts” and “Seconds.” The words “New laid” may be applied only to grade A-1, and the word “fresh,” or any other equivalent of that word, to grades Aâ€"1 and A. “B” grade consists of reasonably clean eggs, sound in shell, and eggs weighing less than the rate of 22 ounces to the dozen shall not be grad- ed in B. There are two classes, Large fit for human consumption. Repairsgfor all makes of Stoves H. P. meell, Hardware HARDWARE (SUCCESSOR TO C. N. COOPER) We Give Prompt Delivery I We carry a complete line of STOVES, pipes, elbows, etc. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30th, 1933 Official Crop Report The latest official crop bulletin thows that with the exception of sugar beets, the yield per acre of all field crops in Ontario this year is below last year. A severe period of drought and intense heat during July reduced the yield of spring grains and hay and clover crops. During August and September more favourable growing weather prevailed and the yield of late crops turned out much better than mid-summer prospects indicated. The volume of production of all field crops for 1933 is about 8 per cent be- low 1932. But farm prices show con- siderable improvement over last year and are 15.6% higher. As a result the value of these crops is estimated to be $121,553,000, compared with $114,150,500 in 1932, or an increase of $7,403,000 in spite of the smaller output. Fall plowing got away to a good start, but was made difficult by dry weather and later by heavy snow- falls. Farmers planned to sow a much larger acreage to fall wheat, but owing to lack of soil moisture, many fields that were already pre- pared, were not seeded. The sown acreage of fall Wheat is estimated at 630,700 acres compared with 595,000 in 1932, an increase of 6 per cent. The condition of fall wheat at the end of October was 96% of the long-time average and fall rye 95%. 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