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DATED at the Village of Wood- bridge in the County of York this 27th day of December, 1933. SKEANS, HOOPER & HOWELL. Solicitors for the Corporation of the Village of Woodbridge. TWENTY-FIRST INSTALMENT b SYNOPSIS: Ruth Warren, born andh 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 neari est railroad, with the help of Old; Charley Thane, neighboringvrancher‘ who also carries the rural mail. At the ranch they find the partner, Snavely, and a huge woman, Indian1 Ann, who greet them suspiciously“ As they trudge the 5 miles from' ranch gate to the house they pass a huge rock in a gulch where a voice whispers, “Go back. Go back.” Ruth’s husband caught in a rain shortly af- ter their arrival contracts pneumonia and passes away before 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 discovers trickery in Snavely’s tactics of poisoning her cattle, but says nothing, waiting for additional evidence. Drought is overcome by sinking a well in a ravine, getting water for the perishing‘ stock. At the round-up Ruth has enough stock to sell to 'meet her notes. Converters Limited and the Village of Woodbri‘dge are defendants, and an action in the said Court wherein W. Robinson arid Son Ligjteqi; plain- Hf“ and the Village of Woodbriage is defendant, which. settlement is fully set forth in Minutes of Settlement dated the 26th day of December, 1933, and filed in the said Court,_and to enable the Village to enter’into an Agreement in accordance with .the terms thereof. She' waited more than an hour and was about to give up when a little gray bird flew~down from the top of the ash tree and' 'aJighted on the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that. the Village 01" Woodbridge will apply; to the Legislative Assembly of the! Province of Ontario at its next sesâ€"" sion for an Act to ratify and validatet the settlement of an action in the[ SupremedCourt of Ontario, wherein Samuel Piu'nkett and others are: glaintiffs an_d_ W. Bobixisop aggflfion Ruth entered the gully which ran eastward a few yard’s south of the house, and followed it. At last she stopped beneath an ash tree which had a. low branch. With the paring knife she cut the potato in half and made numerous little cuts in the white surface. Into this surface she rubbed a pinch of powder from the liver fever box. 'She placed the piece of potato on the branch of the tree and, walkâ€" ing a short distance away, seated herâ€" self in- the shade to wait, her eyes on the potato. - BROTHERTON’S "a , ' BOOKING bteamshlp mm: 71 Yonge St. CHIMNEYS :BUILT & REPAIRED EAVESTROUGHING FURNACES NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Special Sailingsâ€"t0 the Homeland by: Canadian Pacific, Cunard and Anchor-Donaldson lines at Lowest Rates. Pnotos and Passports Secured All enquiries confidential y’e look after your wants right from your home. PhQne Willowdaie 631 Office Stop 6, Yonge St. Lansing PAGE SIX .‘pplication To Parliament j m7 0 ANYoulfo R. H. KANE RICHMOND HILL Roofing Phone 92F Momma saws; u.v. branch. After a. moment the bird hopped to the potato, looked it; Over, '.and took a speculative peck. Ruth watched'so intently that her eyes burned. The little bird had taken several bites when it ceased and move<i away from the potato. It stood upon a small twig‘and jerked its head as though trying- to shake something from its mouth or throat. Then the little wings drooped‘, the bird toppled, hung by a single claw for a moment, ‘and dropped to the ground. “Isn't it close, Mama?" David held his hand out before him. “I think he’s s'ittirig on my finger, but when I look he's gone!” Ruth buried the bird and the piece of potato, then walked slowly back to the house. Her face was pale and her knees felt uncertain. In her room again, she unlocked her trunk, and after screwing up her courage, tasted the powder labeled Cyanide. It was common salt. The girl shuddered. How could any one deliberately poison cattle? But she knew that to Snavely cattle were only a crop. He would not have killed a horse; but if by causing the cattle crop to fail he could gain possession of the ranch, that was another matter She returned to the rock and seated herself wearinâ€"it was hard walk- ing through the sand. David sprawl- .ed' on his stomach‘before the rock, ticking the sand on the edge of a' doadle bug cone. “Mama, what are we doing?” "Just thinking.” Presently David ask-ed, “Do you hear that funny little bird?” “Oh, David!” For the first time Ruth turned her whole mind on her son. Just then she heard the twitter of a bird. She had heard it off and on for some time, but only as one hears a sound while thinking hard upon something else. The twitter came again and Ruth started, then rose quickly to her feet. There was something strange about the sound of that birdâ€"it was too close, as though the bird was sitting not ten feet away, perhaps even nearer. But there was not a bird in sight. “David!” Ruth was suddenly excited. “Get up on top of the rock and see if you can see the birdâ€"we must find it, son!” She went first to the brown bowlder and seated herself. Ruth waited half an hour, while David played about, but she heard no voice. Then, sys- tematically, she began to explore. She looked into every depression, behind every bowlder, and among the scant piles of driftwood and leaves in the bed of the gulch. The next afternoon Ruth and David rode through the arroyo north of the barn. When they met the old road, the girl turned toward the gulch, dis- mounted at the fence and tied the horses. She now feared him as never be- fore; yet, she must not let him susâ€" pect it. If she could only hold out this wcek, until 01d Charley and Will came. . . . She lookcd into every depression. behind every bowlder. Slowly, Ruth moved away from the ‘4« H7 .1. v , ,,_ , ‘-"P‘.-y ” é " On Saturday Ruth and David ar- rived at the mail box later than usual The girl stayed on her horse while David dismounted and, crawling Ithrough the fence, went to the box. .He returned with the D0“. of papers and magazines. “There’s a letter here too, Mama,” he said, as he held up the roll. As they returned to the house Ruth thought over her discovery. The de- pression in the rock was a reflector, and by sitting on the stone and sight- ing through the forked stick, one’S‘ mouth was placed at its focus. The soundof the voice was then conserved and directed in a narrow beam to the brown bowlder, as light is reflected from a headlight. That was the sec- ret of the old’ Indian medicine men. And Snavely had learned of it. He had seen Ruth, Kenneth and David that first dayâ€"had watched them struggling along the road toward the ranch. Then he had slipped into the gorge by Way of the fissure and had spoken to them. Afterward, he had gone to the corral, told Ann that he would finish milking and that she should go and see who was coming through the gulch. When the boy was in position she spoke, in a normal tone: “Hello, David.” “Hello, Mama!" His small voice reached her across the intervening distance. Ruth lowered her voice to an ex- cited whisper. “Can you hear Mama HOW David did not reply. Then she saw that the forked stick which she had already discovered was so placed that by' sitting straighter she could just see the boy on the boulder through the' notch. It was like a gun sight. Again she whispered, “Come here,‘ David.” It .was uncanny; the boy slid from the rock and plodded toward her through the sand. ' ’ She was tremendously thrilled over her discovery. She told! herself that now she had Snavely where she want- ed him. Ruth lay awake late that night, planning how she should prove the origin of the Voice to Ann. She came to the conclusion that she would do nothing until Sunday. With Will and Old Charley helping, she could get Ann to come for a ride in the machine on some pretext or other. They would take her to the gulch and. show her what the voice was. Then, without returning to the ranch they would all go into town and place the whole thing in Martin’s hands. THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO r)" Ruth worked the letter from under the string about the package and looked at it curiously. It was ad~ dressed to her old apartment in Phila~ delphia; the writing was unfamiliar, Ruth turned to the home ranch in an ecstacy of happiness. The whole world hlad changed; for in that, world Ruth Warren felt that all her trou- bles were vanishing. To be sure Harry was far away, sick, and in dif- ficulties; but he was alive. Harry, her big brotherâ€"the one person she had really depended on all her lifeâ€"â€" was alive! She told herself that she never had been quite satisfied with the story of his death; it. sounded plausible but somehow not like Harry. He wasn’t deadâ€"he’d soon be with her on the Dead Lantern ranch. She fell incredibly young and light hearted. As she and David neared the barn, chattering and laughing, Ruth- fell to thinking of Snavely. She pitied him. Poor, half-crazy, eccen- tric manâ€"there was nothing to fear from him now. When Harry learned Harry Gray was caming back to the Dead Lantern, Snavcly was forever beaten. Again she read the letter which she still held in her hand. Harry had been captured by Mexican bandits, had been with them several months, had 'at last escaped, was badly hurt, and from then until the writing of the letter he had been cared for at the inaccessible Guiterriz Rancho six days west of Hermosillo. He said that he was dictating the letter to a traveller â€"â€"the first person he had seen in many months who had any knowledge of English." Harry was unablelto write because of a wound, and was still in bed. But his hurts were mend ing and before long he expected to write his partner, Snavely, of the situation and ask him to go to Her- mosillo. of the things he had done, Snavely would have to go. Just what she would do at present, Ruth had not dccidezl. First, she would show Snavraly the letter. Noth- ing he could say or do would frighten her now, and once he understood that Harry Grey was coming back to the Dead Lantern, Snavely was forever beaten. Ruth galloped to the ranch house for she saw Snavely’s horse standing by the little mesquite near the back porch. She entered the front of the house and went through to the rear. (Contnued Next Week) Don’t delay any longer. If you are troubled with headaches, blurred imâ€" ages, nervousness consult at once. A farmer has no chance. Even the champion corn-shucker has been offered no job in the movies. [63-167 Yonge Street Toronto Upstairs Opposite Simpsons Good Eyesight F. E. LUKE & SON OPTOMETRISTS Of the three elements of PlantFebruary lst, commencing at 9:30 a. food contained in complete fertilizerm. Convention, Friday, February 2nd mixtures the proportion of nitrogencommencing' at 9 a.m.. in the fertilizer should be given specâ€" ial attention. If previous crops have shown too great a growth of leaf and stem with a poor grain, root, or fruit development, the proportion of nitro- gen in the fertilizer mixture should be materially reduced or eliminated» entirely; if the growth has been lackâ€" ing in vigour and the plants pale in colour, the soil has probably been low in available nitrogen and a liberal supply of this element will probably be required for normal development. Ontario Ploughmen’s Association â€"â€"Annual meeting, Wednesday, Febâ€" ruary 7th, commencing at 10:30 a.m. Ontario Field Crop and Seed Grow. ers’ Associationsâ€"Annual meeting, Thursday, February 8th, commencing at 9 a.m. Ontario Association of Fairs and Exhibitions Annual convention, Thursday and Friday, February 8th and 9th, commencing at 1:30 p.m. Ontario Horticultural Association â€"Annual convention, Thursday and NEWS 'AND INFORMATION FOR BUSY FARMER Hay Shortage Expected A hay shortage is probable in the‘ St. Lawrence counties and the Ottawa: valley before spring, and this is beâ€"l ing intensified by the early winter and extreme cold which has required heavier feeding than usual. Some farmers are reducing their herds since they are not in financial posit- ion to buy hay and regard the out- look as poor for satisfactory prices for cattle. In the eastern part of central Ontario the hay crop was light also and farmers there realize that careful conservation of supply is necessary. Farther west, toward Toronto, the hay crop was good with plenty of alfalfa and red clover, so that on the whole there may be suf- ficient hay in central Ontario to meet requirements until spring. In north- ern Ontario the hay market at pres- ent is quiet, the best .demand being from the mining towns. The supply of hay in the agricultural sections of northern Ontario is believed to be sufficient for local needs. Current prices being paid growers are: in the St. Lawrence counties, for timothy and clover mixed, $12 to $15 per ton; in central Ontario, timothy and clover mixed, $11, in the upper and lower Ottawa valleys, mixed hay, $8 to $9 and in Sault Ste. Marie, Sudâ€" bury and New Liskeard localities of northern Ontario, $12 to $12.50 per ton. Use females that have either made good egg laying records, or that show by their handling quality, clean cut heads aml bright prominent alert eyes that they are of heavy laying type. Time to Mate the Breeding Pen In choosing- the occupants of the poultry breeding pen select only strong and vigorous breeders. Choose males that have vigour, size and breed type, the! sons of heavy laying dams and sires similarly bred. Give the breeding pen roomy quar- ters. Don’t use forcing feeds but feed generously, remembering sun- light, exercise, and that a supply of alfalfa and cod liver oil will help give good hatches. February Meetings J. A. Carroll, Superintendent of Agricultural Societies in the Ontario Department of Agriculture, announ- ces the following dates for meetings, all of which will be held in the King Edward Hotel, Toronto. Ontario Vegetable Growers’ Asso- ciationâ€"Annual meeting, Thursday, We endorse the “Go Forward With Richmond Hill and District" crusade. I. D. Ramer 85 Son PUBLIC NOTICE re Alberta Coal Richmond Hill 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 WE ALWAYS CARRY A STOCK OF THE BEST GRADE $12.00 delivered Fuel, Feeds, Building Supplies Telephone 10 Rosedale THURSDAY, JANUARY 25th, 1934 Ontario Ploughmen’s Association â€"â€"Annual meeting, Wednesday, Feb- ruary 7th, commencing at 10:30 a.m. Ontario Field Crop and Seed Grow. ei‘s’ Associationâ€"Annual meeting, Thursday, February 8th, commencing at 9 a.m. Ontario Association of Fairs and Exhibitions â€"â€" Annual convention, Thursday and Friday, February 8th and 9th, commiencing at 1:30 p.m. Ontario Horticultural Association â€"Annual convention, Thursday and Friday, February 15th and 16th, com- mencing at 9 a.m. . Bill of Lading Required Every trucker transporting live- stock for hire is required, under his P.C.V. license to furnish a. bill of lading to the shipper, reports the On- tai'io Marketing Board in a recent statement. Um‘eguiated IiV$tock trucking has resulted in huge losses to the Ontario farmer and with the purpose of abolishing such a. con- dition the Government has adopted this regulation. Prior to the advent of the truck, when livestock was generally moved by rail, the shipper’s interests were protected by a bill of lading. More recently, however, with a. great part of livestock shipping being affected by truck, the shipper had to depend in many cases on the integrity of the trucker. Too often this resulted in dispute, with the shipper sustaining a serious loss. With the bill of lading now comp pulsory, the shipper may designate to whom his livestock will be sold. He will receive from the commission house, or packer, a. description, of weights and prices paid. The issuing of a master check is now a thing of the past. The buyer, under the new regulation, is now obliged to make out a check, less trucking charges, payable to each shipper. Such checks are guaranteed by a bonding house which still further protects the ship- per. In a word, the Regulation assures the shipper that he will get his money, and a full and correct state- ment from the purchaser to Whom the trucker delivers his load. In cases where the farmer transports his owu livestock, or where a drove: purchases outright from the farmer, a bill of lading is not compulsory. The value of the Regulation is un- questioned. However, to be of great- est value to the shipper, he must be thoroughly familiar with the terms of the bill of lading and insist that it be used at all times. We solicit order for Cut Flowers (at all occasions which will be promptly and cheerfully filled. Telephone Sundays ‘iights . . . . . 50 Holidayl 57 John Dunlop & Son FLORISTS RICHMOND HILL Prompt Service