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EIGHTEENTH INSTALMENT SYN PSIS: Ruth Warren, born and raised in an Eastern city, is willed three-fourth interest in the Dead Lan- tern ranch in Arizona. With her youthful husband, who is in poor health, and their small son, David, they come to Arizona to take up where Ruth's brother; reported killed in Mexico, had left off. They reach Dead Lantern, 85 miles from the near est railroad, with the help of Old Charley Thane, neighboring rancher who also carries the rural mail. At the ranch they find the partner, Snavely, and a huge woman, Indian Ann, who greet them suspiciously. As they trudge the 5 miles from ranch gate to the house tl‘ey pass a huge rock in a gulch where a voice whispers, “Go back. Go back.” Ruth’s i husband caught in a rain shortly afâ€" ‘ ter their arrival contracts pneumonia i and passes away bel’ore medical aid can be brought. Ruth, penniless and without friends attempts to carry on but is balked at almost every turn by the crafty and plotting Snavely. Des- pite obstacles of all kind, Ruth gives notes on her ranch interest to pur- chase cattle. She is .assisted by Old Charley Thane and his son, Will Thane. A. Mexican family has been hired to assist with the work. A peculiar sickness develops with the livestock. Snavely calls it “liver fever” . . . and says he has a powder for the water to cure the disease. Ruth’s Whole future is at stake on the development of the herd to meet her notes following the first roundup. ..._... ,__ While she and David were on their way to the ranch house they were overtaken by the breathless Alfredo. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Had she dumped a keg of gold coins among them, Ruth could not have created' more joyous excite- ment. . Senoraâ€"please! The little house has been finished these two v'ieeks. Is it not good that my dove and Iâ€" and also the good Don Franciscoâ€" should enter on this next Saturday?” Ruth guessed more from Alfredo’s manner than from his words the na- ture of his request, and she gladly encouraged him, not forgetting to mention the priest and the license. Alfredo assuredI her that everything would be in order. He had heard that a priest was visiting Palo Verde and had learned that one of the Mexicans from that place had a Ford-Possessing friend who would, no doubt, be glad to go to town for the license. 74 Yonge St. BROTHERTON’S o BOOKING Steamship OFFICE Lowest Rates. Pnotus and Passports Secured All enquiries confidential We look after your wants right from your home. Phone Willowdaie 63.} Office Stop 6, Yonge St. Lansing CHIMNEYS BUILT & REPAIRED EAVESTROUGHING FURNACES Ruth told Snavely of the celebra- Special Sailing; to the Homeland by: )anadian Pacific, Cunard and Anchor-Donaldson lines at Your investment and In« surance problems will re- ceive our very best atten- tion. J. ROY HERRINGTON The Goodwill of our Clients is one of our most valued assets. The retention of tm’s goodwill by honest dell- ing, fair treatment and good service has permitted Ill to steadily expand our bushel: frhm year to year. HF» my {WWW/“£346 R. H. KANE Real Estate & Insurance Telephone 87 93 Yonge St. Richmond Hill, 0m. PAGE SIX m D METOH861 RICHMOND HILL Roofing Phone 92F Since the Mex 'through the cente four houses being {side and two on tl' ‘few of the male g1 iwith refreshments Ruth noticed that nearly every one looked, sooner or later, toward the gulch. Once or twice, also, she saw a mother or father bring back some youngster who had wandered near the fence. - By nine o’clock Saturday ’several horsemen and three wagonloads had arrived; the unfortunate heifer had been cooking whole for some hours over a pit of fire, superintended by Don Francisco whose culinary imple- ments were a pitchfork and an ax. Old Charley and Will arrived with Juana., Juana’s wife, in the ancient automobile. Every one was dresSed as they felt the spirit of the occasion demanded. When the line was formed at ’rdin- her time the young man who was dominated by the green shirt went to the aid of the solitary celebrator and brought him back so that he should not go hungry. Don Francisco out great chunks of roasted meat from the carcass and handed them to Ann who folded them in a torilla and pass-l ed them to the line of grinning Mex- icans. The wife of Don Francisco’s cousin from Palo Verde was in charge of the pies. All was silent save the occasional crack of a bone under Don Francisco’s ax and the munching and satisfied grunts of the eaters. On the night before the fiesta Ruth and Ann got little rest. They stayed up until ten fitting Magda with a wed ding dressâ€"â€"a dress, worn not so long ago, by a proud-eyed bride in a little church on the outskirts of Philadel- phia. tion. He had come into the kiktchen. on Friday morning while she and Ann! were baking pies and she had toldI him almost blithely. The grim old, cattleman 'had merely looked at her â€"one steady glance which brought a; catch of fear to her heart. Then he; had left without a word. Later she‘ had seen him riding away on his fav- orite horse, a blanket roll behind his saddle. It would have been impossible for him to stay in the vicinity of the celebration. Probably he camped near some distant watering place; he' did not return until Monday. , Ruth, Will, and Old Charley had returned [to the ranch house porch when Pink Shirt and Green Skirt Went off, arm in arm, separating to choose two adjacent hilltops. She appealed to W111 and 01d Charley. “Looks as though he was beginning to take things seriously,” observed Will a m'oment later. Alfredo had‘ turned his back to the man, only to be pulled about again by a jerk on his shoulder. “There’s another one well prepared for snake-bite,’ observed Will, watch- ing a7 tall slender fellow with a blue slash who was talking volubly to Al- fredo and gesturing toward the ranch house. “Ummâ€"ever seen that boy before, Ruth? Is he a friend of Alfredo’s?” Old Charley was eying the actions of the man, critically. “Oh, I don’t think they’ll hurt any- thing," snid the old man. “They’ll yell until they go dry and then drop off to sleep. We can wake ’em up tomlorrow 01' next day.” “Why, no, I don’t think so,” replied Ruth. “I’ve never seen him before.” Old Charley caught his son’s eye, then turned to the girl. “If you’d like, Ruth saw a knife glint in his right hand. Mexican border runs enter of Palo Verdeâ€" >eing on the Mexican 11 the Americanâ€"not a ,e guests came fortified ? As they went inside, Will sauntered ‘in the direction of the barbecue. Al- fredo and the man with the blue sash were talking loudly, face to face, and every one was watching. Suddenly, the man sWept off his big‘ hat with his 'left hand and crouched low. Ruth, gwho in spite of Old Charley had stop- ped to watch through“ the window, ;saw a knife glint in his right hand. Alfredo, also, now crouched, knife in hand, with his hat held out as a shiad. The tw0 men circled slowly labout each other like a pair of game {cocks Will broke into a run. But tIndian Ann was first. In two strides she had walked up to the man in the blue sash. She hit him once behind 'the ear with her fist, then returned Lto the barbecue pit where she had been cutting off the remaining meat Iwith the idea of hash. ‘ Will helped to revive the stricken {man and later led him to where his :saddle horse was tied. He talked with {him for a _moment, then the man {mounted and jogged down the road, ' homeward. At one o’ciock the priest‘ arrived in a buckboard drawn by a pair of bur- rés. Ruth went to greet him and found that he could not; speak-a word of'English. He was fat, dirty, stupid and the least interesting of her guests “When shall the marriage be?” asked Ruth as Alfredo came listlessly up to the ranch house porch about three o’clock. Alfredo shrugged; his face was pit- iful. “The papers have not come,” he said mournfully, looking down the road. “What in thunder will We do?” Old Charleyv appealed to Ruth. “We’ve got the bride and groom, the priest, the music a‘nd the audience. The priest knows enough not to marry 'em Without a license.” Ruth frowned thoughtfully. “Dd you suppose the prlest can read Eng- lish “Don’t suppose he can read any- thing.” “Wait a minute!” Ruth entered the house and return- ed shortly with a. roll of parchment tied with a blue ribbon. She unrolled Lhe crackling paper, and exhibited it silently to Old Charley and Will. It nad a beautiful red seal. “Say, you’re a wonder!” Will turn- ed to his father. “Now what do you say a college diploma. is good for, Ruth, you and me might go in and take a look at your round-up figures. If I get a line on what you have I can talk to the buyer when he comes to my place, next week.” “Fine,” said Ruth rising. “I’d cer- tainly like to talk it over with you.” Ruth’s last memory of that day, as she slipped into sleep, Was the sound of guitars, mandolins, a. flute and a violin from the direction of the new little adobe. The~ music was being played with steadfast purpose, as though it would still be playing when she awoke. And she could hear, dim and afar off, a long quavering yell of some happy mortal on a hilltop. Later that day Ruth wrote in her notebook: “The wedding was solemn- ized on the front porch of the bride and groom’s future home. The bride wore a beautiful Veil of old Spanish lace, a handsome gown of white satin with a large shawl draped tastefully about the shoulders. The ensemble Was strikingly set off by a pair of red pumps. The groom wore the conven- tional black corduroys.” Sugarfoot was tied up. The little dog sat at the extreme end of the rope which fastened him to a log in the woodpile, and gazed disconsolately at David who had just returned from a hunt and was now shooting at a tin can with his 'bow and arrow. And there .was no reason to\be tiedâ€"Ann had not gone any place. Sugarfoot could hear her in the kitchen making interesting noises with a pan. Sugar- foot whined. ~ “Well,” said David, as he noticed the dog and came over to the wood- pile, “guess nobody ’membered to un- tie you. ‘If I let you go will you be a. bear? Bears are awful scarce.” Sugarfoot wagged his rear third en thusiastically but failed to live up to the bargain, once free of the rope. He speedily ran in the direction of the barn. hey ? Ann knocked at the door and her vcice was heavy with 411.. iety. “You- all ain’t got Sugarfoot in there, has At eight o‘clock David was tucked in his cot and Ruth sat near, reading, for the thousandth time, a tale of the ’Coon and the ’Possum and the Old Black Crow. you Ruth went to the door. Why, no THE-LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO 7n 9n 9n foot He isn't loose, is he?” The giantess nodded dully. “The rope is untied off his collar.” The tone of her voice caused David- to answer dubious‘ly, “Wellâ€"sort ofâ€" you see, Mama, he wanted to play bear and I just though I would let him, so . . .” l163-167 Yongv Street Toronto Upstairs Opposite Simpsons ;I‘he girl caught her breath and turned. “David! Did you untie Sugar She had reentired the house and was lightzng another lantern when a slight, familiar scund turned her rigid. sack by the woodpile, he :1ad become cold and had risen in the hope of a warmer bed in Ann’s room. Ruth picked the dog up in her arms and ran outside. “Ann! 0h, Ann.” The moving light beyond the barn suddenly stopped. “Here he is Ann! He’s alive.” The lantern began to move violently. Carrying Sugarfoot into the living" room, Ruth lit the lamp. The little. dog stood before the fireplace, his“. short legs widely spread and his: sidesl distended almost to bursting. He] looked sleepy and wonderfully con-j tent. Ruth knelt down and prodded him with her finger. He was as tight as a drum. Ann came in panting and dropped by the dog. Sugarfoot licked her hand and strove to wag his taillessâ€" mess; but such ex\ercise is fatiguing after a hearty meal. said Ruth. “No. He et the meat thoughâ€"his tracks is all around.” Continued Next Week Don’t delay any longer. If you are troubled with headaches, blurred im- ages, nervousness consult at once. Good Eyesight ll‘C an kept tled dunng t 31) him from the meat. After David had fallen t the room and went 150.‘ 'On the other side could F. E. LUKE & SON certainly doesn’t seem sick,” side and, g1 own and ya peacefully OPTOM ETR I STS Xnn’s Ian decide 4mm: lit 1V1 the house and antern when a. turned her rig- again; a. 10w 5 on the screen on asleep Ruth nt out of the de ofl,the barn antern moving .195 near where need. Ruth did Li alone in the [.10 help Ann 8 Ruth held dog walked ng' to Ann’s ned. It was slecp on his but without sufficient finish for govâ€" ernment grading. These carcasses are coming from all classes of live cattle, and it would seem that this condition is due to lack of breeding or feeding. / Beef Requirements Investigations of the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture show that butchers, desirous of supplying cus- tomers with beef of a quality elig- ible for grading according to Do- minion Government standards, are looking for carcasses weighing from 450 to 500 pounds with a top of 600 pounds, and carrying sufficient finish. Such carcasses come from cattle weighing 950 to 1050 pounds, with a top of 1100 pounds. This covers butcher cattle, steers, and heifers. In the fed calf and yearling class the weight most in demand is 350 to 450 pounds, being from fed calves weigh- ing from 600 to 800 pounds live, suf- ficiently finished to be eligible for Red or Blue Brand Beef. There is also a limited'demand for weighty steer carcasses, from 600 to 700 pounds, to take care of the de- mand for more mature beef, and for supplying institutions. These should The Poultry Route This is the time when previous crate and milk ‘feeding tells. It makes the best turkey flesh or roast chicken. The roasters that were not ready for the Christmas market had better be given special feed for the demand that comes in the New Year. Canadian Ayrshire Breeders, Tor- onto, Feb. 7. Agricultural Meetings Western Ont. Dairymen’s Ass’n., Loud-on, Jan. 10-11. Ontario Vegetable Growers’ Con- vention, Toronto, Feb. 2. Ontario Plowmanâ€"Annual meet- ing, Toronto, Feb. 7. Ontario Seed Growersâ€"Annual meeting, Toronto, Feb. 8. Ontario Ass’n. of Fairs and Ex- hibitionsâ€"Convention, Toronto, Feb. Ontario Horticultural Association, Convention, Toronto, Feb. 15-16. come from steers Weighing 1100 to 1200 pounds. There appears to be a. great num- ber of beef carcasses moving into retail channels, of desirable weight Market Your Grain by The million pounds of Canadian tuikeys that went to England for this Christmas meant slightly higher prices to growers here than were re- ceived last year, or would have been received this year. There is no reason why more good poultry products should not be fitted for the export market. We have the stock and the cheap feed. It is- the best way to get good prices for our grain; market it through the poultry route. NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE BUSY FARMER Bond Commission A gents Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture has announced that under regulations of the Fruit Act of 1933 it will be necesary for all I. D. Ramer & Son PUBLIC NOTICE re Alberta Coal From the deepest seam and the most uniform coal in the Drumheller district. Rosedale coal is recommended as the best coal for Stoves, Grates and Furnaces. In lump size Richmond Hill WE ALWAYS CARRY A STOCK OF THE BEST GRADE $12.00 delivered Fuel, Feeds, Building Supplies Telephone 10 Rosedale/ THURSDAY, JANUARY 4th, 1934 The Department has been advised by the Casualty Underwriters’ Assoc- iation that the charge for bonds will be at the rate of $10 per thousand, in place of $20 per thousand, the former rate. The new rate will be retroac- tive to June 20, and apply to all bonds already written. All commis- sion houses will be required to secure bonds in accordance with the regu- lations on or before Jan. 1, 1934. commission agents handling Ontarioâ€" g'rown fruits and vegetables to fur- nish security by the bond of a surety company in not less a sum than $10,â€" 000. Trucksters of fruit and vegeâ€" tables will not be required to furnish the bond. Poultry House It has been proved conclusively that as the nights become longer, the use of artificial light in the laying pens will help the winter egg production considerably. The use of lights dur- ing the winter will not influence the year’s total yield to any great extent. However, they will increase produc- tion during the season of good prices and a greater profit will result. The high yields sometimes obtained in the Canadian Laying Contests Where, for the reason of uniformity and compar- ison, no lights are allowed, compare very favourably in the total number of eggs laid in one year with similar flocks that have had the advantage of lights during the Winter, but the peak of production oc'curs much later when no lights are used. Electric Lights in the Soybean Varieties Differ Growers of soybeans should give some thought towards the selection of a suitable variety to grow in their locality. Soybeans, like other crops, show wide differences between var- ieties and undoubtedly a number of growers are realizing that this is an important consideration. 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