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THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND .TV.’ENTY»'§'£IIRI 3333.2" 'if.".-’"I,‘{'l’ . . I , ihold on Aim; there was abiggerthing‘ :11 dssire that she should not ask "' I . 7 H . ‘ M TYNfllElsm‘ Rgthlwanin’ §01n_,fin(i ln'a short time the packing was “lug-tiens about the \\'Cll, that sh. “lbw m an as em 6‘ y’ 15 “1 U ifinishcd and the buckboard loaded. :Zzonld n >t go near it. . . . The will HILL. ONTARIO “When I come here there wasl twenty thousand acres of this ranch an’ the house was in the middle of it. ,l couldn’t see no fence whichever a- I bought this ranch. I could stay here. I had my horses 1111‘ I had enough cattle to keep nzc I bought this l'lirn a man way I loo l-;cd. llillfiy an’ to feed me. ,ranch fair aii' square. :: vxith Ll pa] er iiii' s .j.'s he own- ,lI‘Ll‘ llt‘ tllill'i'i didn’t ‘.\‘.-in' th 1 .‘C’iiit t-i e-quartei s of it. ill l‘L‘ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 1934 FOR THE BUSY FARMER Keeping the Lamb Flavour ~ Lamb does not improve by keeping after the carcass has become thorâ€" oughly cool and firm. It requires no maturing to give and lung keeping tends to lose the deliâ€" cate “lamb” flavour. Mutton. on the other hand, to be in dition should be “maiurmi” tenderness, lili‘ llC ‘1 C011- (in in: ls, Baling Sheep Pelts When sheep pelts have to be ship- ped a long distance to market, they Ell'\llltl be carefully spread wool side down, paying close attention to see that all \\'rink’.es or folds are care- fully straightened out in the head, side and leg pieces. Salt about a p Lind and a half to a peltâ€"«should i nothin' but Litillxlfi. 510 ll“ rant aunt), {or a few days or to a “UL k or 1 ingcr ‘ then be LVkiliy sprinkled m'er the Dell, "LIV I “mi/Cd (‘1l"11‘~“l1 io‘JC‘hC‘Y which is left. spread out far a few days iiwlilnl 13m? “1" “M ii 1-“ lllm- ture. W'ell hung,r mutton is lllt)i‘c\tnll-‘Ulltll the salt melts and soaks in. It iu'as all right. Then your Drying That ., H ,. . . v y n. 1’“ ““1 dcr and of bitter flavour than when ,k'flll then be hung out to (ll). . , V l A . . ' haunted him; \vasnt he always ILOln‘LllUllClll that man on. an come lli‘lc. (lirccâ€"iourth interest in the Dead Lan- Ruth looked abouL for David, he was tern ranch in Arizona. Wi er . . . . , . ‘ th h {not in Sight, nor did he answer licrlmg; toward it.’ ‘routhful husban wh i i ' . l ,, . . , ‘ i‘ H d m .d' E s nDpoPdI call. She suddenly realized that shc’ \ itliout any cut and (ll‘lctl Miami.- T ° K’ an t e: .Sma tsoon’t kaw '{had not seen him Since returning from mg. \VllllOlli‘ weighing. l‘OyCCtlllQ‘ and ‘ my come 0 rmona‘ a e up‘the mail box. Ordinarily, she Would sorting evidence, Ruth found herself Where Ruth’s brother reported killedI . . . _. . . , . » ’ ' t 'b lâ€"the. ' " 'l 'a ', - 1‘\ ncmg ictiirc of .he m Mexico, had left off. They reachlhave been only mildly dis u1 ei “ltl'l a t c ii (.01 i p , . I She knew as plainly as Dead Lantern, 85 miles from the near 'siiakcs were gone this time of year. Iu-hole plot. 1 - - . Then RUth’S heart Stopped; a f0W.though a hundred investigators iad fit flimlrffi?’ With .tlfiz help 01 Oldil'cct from the board fence around tlieécompiled proofs for a, hundred days ’ lax ey an?’ “6.1g ormg r.ancmrlold well lay a box. It lay as though . that the letter was :1 he; that It “'39 who also carries the rural mail. Atgit had been placed 0,, cm against the Snavelyyb final effort to get ,.;d of 1,0,. Tile mneh they fmd the partrier’ fence; in imagination, Ruth saw hcrjAnd Harryâ€".Harry was dead. His *‘llaVEIY’ and a huge W0man:_ .Imhan .W, 5:911}an on tiptv‘o, leaning OVGl‘ibody lay under a pile of rubbish at the Ann, Who greet them suépmmuSiy‘ the fence, hitching lillllSL‘lf farthcl‘ibottom of the well . . . that was why AS they trudge the 5 mlles from war to see better, losing his balance,fSlu'Jely’s pale eyes strayed there so mneh gate to the house they pass a :hc box falling away as his feet leftloftem 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. Desâ€" notes on her ranch interest to pur- chase cattle. She is assisted by Old “barley Thane and his son, Will ‘i‘hane. A Mexican family has been hired to assist with the work. 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 b 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. ~now GO ON WITH THE STORY Ann groaned and the joints. of her entwined fingers cracked but she shook her head. “I jest cain’t go fer doin’ nothin’ gains’ Mr. Snavely. You, doan understan’ how ’tis with me an’ him.” Slowly the giantess walked to Ruth’s room. The girl followed. “These here ready?” asked Ann, pointing to two suitcases. Ruth nodded, and the big woman left the room with them. Dully, Ruth continued the packing. She would try again after Ann was off the ranch and on the main road. But Ruth felt certain that Ann would do exactly as Snavely had ordered. . . . The voice, then, was not his only ,/ Application To Parliament NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village of Woodbridge will apply to the Legislative Assembly of the Provmce of Ontario at its next ses- sion for an Act to ratify and validate the settl‘gment of an action in the Supreme‘Court of Ontario, wherein Samuel Plunkett. and. others are plaintiffs and W. Robinson and Son Converters Limited and the Village of Woodbridge are defendants, and an action in the said Court wherein W. Robinson and Son Limited is plain- top. With a cry of anguish she Will to the box, stood it up, and mount- l She heard Snavely’s voice shouting angrily for Ann, then the thump of mg, leaned over the fenceâ€"“David!”-his boots as he entered the house. The name rang hollowly\and died “David,” whispered Ruth, “Mama’s away. “Da-vidâ€"-” With a moan. Ruth slipped from the box. . . . The next instant, it seemed to her, Ann was helping her to her feet. l l going to trust you to do as she says; stay on the bed and don’t be afraid-â€" Mama’ll be back pretty soon.” With the revolver in her hand she ., > . _ “Ann! Ropes’ bring ropes quick!" stepped to the door, silently unlocked pile Obsmdes Of a“ kmd’ Rum gwes lRuth Stl’ug‘l-Ziled to free herself from it, and stood with her left hand on the 'the giantess’ arms. God, don’t let David be in thereâ€"” “Let me go! Oh, 'knob. In the kitchen Snavely abruptly “NOW wait, Miss Ruthâ€"waitâ€"you ceased to upbraid Ann, and the boots ldoan know he fell in, does you?” where elseâ€"” Ruth was dizzy; she ,fought to keep her senses. ) Ishe Could not look down. ibox. “You stand down, I’ll look with lantern on a rope.” l Anrn held a mirror in her hands. She caught the light of the sun and turned it into the well. smile broadly. “There. I-don-e tol’ you he warn’t down there!” Snatching the mirror from the . ground where the giantess had drop- Iped it, she climbed upon the box just " as the lower limb of the sun touched the Western mountain range. The slight from the mirror struck down- ward, wavered, and‘ came to rest on lt’ne 010th hanging from a nail part Sway down the well. Ruth stared at the cloth as the light slowly faded. Before it was entirely gone she knew what. that cloth was. Once she had sent Harry, her brother, a presentâ€" a red silk handkerchief with an odd ldesign of large white horseshoes. l David just then came trudging up ,lfrom the gulch. He couldn’t under- ,‘stand all the concern about his ab- lsence. I Ruth stepped from the box, took iDavid by the hand and led him into lhcr room. After locking the door, [she took Wills’ revolver from the trunk and sat down on the bed. beside v her son. l The handkerchief . . . Harry al. ways wore it, Old Charley had said. If her brother was alive, how did it get half-way down the well on the Dead Lantern ranch ? If he were not, then, according to the Mexican who ,had reported; his death the handker- vchief was buried two hundred miles .below the Mexican line. The Mexican had actually mentioned the handker- tiff and the-Village of Woodbridge is ‘chief. As Ruth sat on the bed, hold- , . . . v. , defendant, which. settlement is fully , mg the 1, hand of her silent, w0n_ set forth in,‘Minutes of Settlement dated the 26th day of December, 1933, 'dering son, her mind raced; that first and filed in the» said Court, and tonight when Snavely had thrown a enable the Village to enter into an Agreement. in accordance with the terms thereof. DATED at the Village of Wood- ‘bridge‘ in the County of York this 27th dav of December, 1933. SKEANS, HOQPER, & HOWELL. Solicitors for. :fiie’wCorporation of the Village of Woodbridge. R. H. KANE Roofing ' CHIMNEYS BUILT & REPAIREDW EAVESTROUGHING FURNACES ’ i 74 Yonge St. Phone 92F, RICHMOND HILL EROTHERTowélj, iii-iomf‘t Steamship "mac Special Sailing's'to the. , , Homeland by: Canadian Pacific, Cunard and Anchor-Donaldson lines at Lowest Rates. I‘m- v and Passports Secured . enquiries confidential “We Ii. rfier your wants right from your home. Phone Willowdaie 631 Office ' Stops, Yonge St. Lansing . who}, It sL-aycd. . . . l l bundle into the old well. He had not been expecting any one to come on the ranch and had left things about which must be got rid of . . . the bundle opened as it fell and the light silk handkerchief floated alone, and did it.” came to rest on a nail in the timber, Snavely’s feverâ€" l l l l l l idly. thumped across the porch. “By God, Al “Noâ€"noâ€"but where else is heâ€"â€" I’ll show her who’sâ€"-" As quickly as she could move Ruth “Annâ€"” flung open the door and stepped out, , 'Ann left her and ran into the house the revolver, fully cocked, pointing at 'Ruth climbed upon the box again, but I Snavely’s breast. He stopped and his hands went up. ’Ruth quietly closed The giantess lifted her from the the door behind her. “Ann!” Ruth’s voice was sharp, me- y{thisâ€"you couldn't see nothin’ With noltallic. “Go into the living room.” She waited until she heard Ann’s footsteps. “Now you march in!” Snaver turned without a word and Ruth saw her walked before her. “Sit downâ€"you too, Ann.” The girl nodded toward the chairs by the table. The huge woman and the paleâ€"eyed man seated themselves. Snaver grad- ually lowered his arms. “I’ve got nothing against you, Ann â€"â€"far from it. But if y0u won’t help me you’ll have to go with this murâ€" dcrcr.” “Whaâ€"what’s thatâ€"1' Snavely gasped and his eyes stared wildly. Ruth spoke to Ann, without turn- ing her head: “Ann, will you help me now? This man murdered Harry Grey his partner. You must help me tie him so that we can take him to the authorities. . . . Well? Are you on my side or his?" Ann’s face was a study. For a moâ€" ment she regarded Snavely, then Ruth. No one spoke. “Well, Ann!” “’Fore Gawd, Miss Ruthâ€"I doan knowâ€"I d‘oan knowâ€"â€"” Ann wrung her hands and rose to her feet. “Please, Miss Ruthâ€"I cain’t he’p you ’gains’ him.” Ann walked to the door hesitated, returned a few. steps, then went back and stood near the window, in an agony of indecision. . “All right, Ann, think it over.” Ruth stepped close to the man in the chair. Her voice was clear and sharp. “You murderer!” Snavely shrunk back in his chair. “Say it!” commanded Ruth. “-â€"â€"tell Ann what you are!” Snavely’s lips moved silently. . “Louder!” she cried, thrusting the muzzle of the gun almOSt against his face. ‘ “Iâ€"donchitâ€" My God! let me be â€"â€"quit lookin’ at me! "I had to do it, I tell you!” . “Don’t move! Now tell us why you Ruth stood, right foot for- ward, her smooth young face set rig.- uBeginln ‘- ‘. “Iâ€"I shot him.” ‘ “Why?” _ “Because I hated him!” “Why?” “I don’t knowâ€"he come here. He bought his interest from the man who owned it an’ he come here. He want- ed to be pardnersâ€"I signed. I couldn’t help itâ€"damn himl” “What did he do to you?” “I don’t knowâ€"let me be, can’t you? He come here an’ I wasn’t by myse'f no moreâ€"I couldn’t git him to go.” “You didn’t have to murder him!” “I hated him, I tell you! He done what all people d’oâ€"I hated him like I hate all the rest. I go to be by myse’f. I been alone ince I was born. Every man I ever nowed tried to git somethin’ off me. Every store- keeper tried to cheat me. Every rancher tried to fence off part of my landâ€"every time I got a good thing somebody tried to get it away for his own se’f. That’s all humans do! Their whole lives is just spent trying to get something somebody else has He stopped and his hands went up. 30”" “Wlel ? ” demanded Ruth. a lie come to Hay. lie mined to iniâ€" prove the ranch. Gool iioil a‘inightyl “I am going to take you ot'er the mountains," said ltuth evenly. “Stand up!” Snavcly slowly and Ruth backed away. .‘it that moment h’s eyes looked past her shoulder and his head nodded ever so slightly. Ificfore ‘Riici‘. could more great strong arms were holding her in a \‘lSC‘, a big hand took possession of the gun. Ann’s voice muttered close to her car, “I'se sorry." “Give me that gun!” darted toward Ann as the giantess re- leased the girl. Ann backed awayl shaking her head. Snan’cly stopped. Ann spoke swiftly to Ruth. “Git yo’re little boy and ride away quick â€"-.liurry, Miss Ruth, ’forc he makes me. give him the gun.” “Ann, help incâ€"~yi.u have the gum] help me to take him over to Thanes’ place,” begged Ruth. The giantess roared at her. “My Gavrd, git away like I tol’ you!" 1‘05: Snavelyl Her voice was clear and sharp “you murderer!” Neither Snavely nor Ann moved until the sounds of Ruth’s horse and‘ David’s questioning voice had died away. ' Suave-1y, white with rage, sploke scathingly. “Now give me that gun, you blackâ€"l" i The gun in Ann's hand wavered uncert- “Jes’ a. minute,” she fal- tered. “Give it here!” Ann cringed, turned the revolver butt forward and held' it out. Snavely snatched the Weapon, and raised the muzzle to Ann‘s face. Then he paused, and lowered the gun. “Git my horses, damn you! They’ll come backâ€"the Thanes’ll come an’ git me! They’ll coop me up! Hurry alongâ€" git Buck an’ throw a pack saddle on him. Run, damn your black hidie!” Ann ran out of the house. Spavely hurried into the kitchen and began feverishly filling a gunny sack with provisions. Five minutes later his outfit was piled by the kitchen door; three sacks, his bcdl roll, a frying' pan and, leaning against the house, a 30â€" 30 rifle in a saddle sheath with four-l cartons of cartridges beside the butt. Ann was coming from the barn, leading the buckskin horse with a pack saddle on his back. - (Contnued Next Week) _v. More Heat IN YOUR ROOMS LESS WASTE BLUE COAL POULTRY & DAIRY FEEDS ALWAYS IN STOCK PHONE 10 l. D. Ramer & Son (““lliccoidmg to the available ieinpcra- iplants and the proper use and ar- rangement of these for the best ef- fects around farm and tom homes. This should be a real opportunity l i i i i i UP THE CHIMNEY ' i it is eaten freshly killed. It pit-oi iibly at its best at the 0nd of from ten to fifteen days storage in a. dry atmosphere at a temperature of 40“ to >15 degrees. The Countryside Beautifull There is every evidL-iite that Or.- tario has definitely passed out of the pioneer stage and is rapidly assunr ing the attitude and Limiearonce of a mature Country. The peOple ol' the province, rural as well as urban, are may be hastened if the pelts are stretched by tacking to a wall or fence in a manner similar to the practice in hanlling the pelts of fur- iieziring animals. When the sheep pelts aie thoroughly dry they may be shipped in safety by placing one on top of the other, and baled in lots of 15 to 225 according to size and weight. Minerals for Poultry With regard to mineral foods for developing a sincere interest in things of beauty, and this should be couraged in every way possible. The Ontario Agricultural College is doing all it can to foster an intru- est in beautifying farm homes. and the countryside in general. One of its activities in this line is the con- ucting of free short courses at the College which are open to men and women of any age. Beginning on Februafy 5ih there is being given a one-week short course in floriculture. clude instruction in growing Lil kinds of garden flowers, as well :15 house plants. Then beginning on I‘e’o. 12th there will be a course relating more particularly to landscape gardening including studies of all kinds of trees, shrubbery and perennial flowering en- for all persons interested in developâ€" ing more beautiful home surround- ings and a more attractive country side. Skim Milk 01- Meat In order that a poultryman may get every cent of profit coming to him he must avail himself of all the means at his disposal to produce cheaply. When whole milk is sold anywhere from sixty cents to a dollar a hundred pounds, skim milk has little value; yet, if it is fed to poultry it. will bring fair returns. If skim milk were used instead of beef scraps as a source of animal feed, poultry- men would cut down on their feed bill and their cost of egg production at the same time. An experiment conducted at one of the Dominion Experimental Stations, for five seasons proved rather con. clusively that the lot of birds re: ceiving skim-milk laid more eggs and gained more weight than the one which was fed beef scrap, other feeds being the same. Skimâ€"milk should always be fed sweet or always sour so as to avoid bOWel troubles. Where skim-milk is not available beef scrap will have to be resorted to. poultry, as a considerable percentage of dry matter in both egg and fowl is composed of mineral elements, it is evident the demand for food con- taining these elements will be urgent, particularly with a rapidly growing bird or one producing a large number of eggs. Under free range conditions these mineral elements will be ob- tained largely through the ordinary -feeds, and the green food, insects, and grit that are picked up on the range. When fowls are more or less This will in-lCloscly Confined, it becomes necessary to supply the mineral foods and the question of the most suitable form in which they can. be obtained be- comes important. Marketing Weak Spot “Unregulated deliveries to the U11- ion Stock Yards is a definite weak spot in livestock marketing,” stated Garnet H. Duncan of Richmond Hill, Livestock Investigator, Ontario Marâ€" keting Board. He said that, in the past, when all shipments were made by rail, offer- ings for the day were on the market by approximately 9.00 a.m. At that hour, therefore, buyers were aware of the amount of available stock. T9- diay, however, while railroad ship- ments remain on the same basis of delivery, truck deliveries are made at all hours. “In my opinion,” he continued, “a definite time limit should be set for truck deliveries. In this way, Im- certainty as to the amount of stock in transit would be eliminated, so far as the buyer and commission man are concerned. “The present method of making truck deliveries during all trading hours, destroys stability in prices: curtails the usefulness of the com- mission mani; gives an unfair ad- vantage to the buyer, and; forces the producer to assume the incidental loss. 1' “This condition only lends further emphasis to the fact that, if the pro- ducer is to be protected, every ship‘ mom; of livestock should be made un- der 3. bill of lading, consigninig the shock to a. specific commission house.” you land that WHEN his order . . . and it’; sure to mean more. salary .‘ . . and you they’ll be . . . and let tance as an easy, know how glad at home . . . Tell them by Long Distance them ‘hear the * good news now. . For good news or emergency, for friendly vistt or an 8.0.8., you can't beat Long Dis- quick, personal messen- ger. You can talk with somebody 100 miles or so away for as little as 30 cents. See the list of rates in the front of your directory.