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FINAL INSTALM ENT SYNOPSIS: Ruth Warren, born andi‘ raised in an Eastern city, is willed f three-fourth interest in the Dead Lan- ‘5 tern ranch in Arizona. With herl' youthful husband, who is in poor; health, and their small son, David, ‘ they come to Arizona to take upl where Ruth’s brother, reported killedE m 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 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-i chase cattle. She is assisted by Oldi Charley Thane and his 5011’, Will Thane. A Mexican family has been hired to assist With the .vvork. 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 ISnavely’s tactics of poisoning her .cattle, but says nothing, waiting for additional evidence. 'Drought is overcome by sinking a well in a ravine,'agetting water for the perishing stock. At the roundâ€"up ‘Ruth has enough stock to sell to meet her notes. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Snavely massed her on the run, shouting, “Pack my stuff!” She had left Ihis riding horse at the saddle shed, and now Snavely hurried into the shed, returning with saddle and bridle. ' At the house Ann set about packâ€" ing the horse. When she saw Snavely getting into his chaps, she paused and watched him for a moment. Then her eyes turned toward the trail to Old Charley’s. 'It would not be dark for some timeâ€"Miss Ruth could not have gone far. From the mm of the first little hill one could see a long way along the trail; and. the rifle would shoot a. mile. As Snavely mounted his horse at the barn, Ann suddenly ran to the rifle, snatched it up, and disappeared around the southern side of the house. From there she crossed the small gully, and, steeping low, made her way to the trail and hid behind a large bbwlder. Snavely missed the rifle almost as he dismounted at the house He called Am in a furious voice. He looked about, ran cursing into the house and out again. Several times he slapped the two revolvers belted around his hips with an air of vexa- tionâ€"revolvers were only good at close quarters. He wanted the rifle. He wouldneed it badly when a posse took his trail. He soon gave up calling Ann and hastily finished packing the buckskin horse. The last thing he tied on was a half sack of rolled barley he had just brought from the barn. He would look after-his horses always. With the lead rope of the pack home in this hand, he swung himself into the saddle. And as he mounted, his eyes came to rest on the country he was to ride. Slowly the man’s eyes dropped until they rested on the trail which passed over the hill. A sudden tensemess came into his face; his lips fell to twitching and jerking without parting. With a Wild insane We solicit order for Cut Flowers for all occasions which Will be prnnntlv and cheerfully filled. Telephone Sundays Nights 50 Holidays 57 7s Yonge St. CHIMNEYS BUILT & REPAIRED EAVESTROUGHING FURNACES PAGE SIX John Dunlop & Son FLORISTS R. H. KANE RICHMOND HILL 5L Phone 92F RICHMOND HILL Roofing I Before he had crossed the little| gully south of the house, he pulled upl his horse with a jerk; Ann stood ; above him on the trail, the rifle to her shoulder. “You cain’t hurt them peo-i lple! You got to take the other trail‘ ‘to Mexico.” i Suaver held his hands away from the guns at his hips; a mask of stony ihatred settled over his face. He said Enothing. yell he dug the spurs into his horse, dropped the lead rope of the pack animal and started toward the trail Ruth anl David had taken. \came slole L0 rem on Her luncca. mm was trembling. ‘ Ruth had been gone half an hour. ‘Ann decided it would be safe to let {him go. Darkness was coming fast. lAnn looked down at the rifle, then at the man by the trough. He would ,need. this gun. Ann again looked at itfie'rifle. Quickly she rose, and run- ning with her body bent 10w, she .l‘eachled the trail Snavely would soon Ipass- over. She placed the rifle across the path and returned, a: slow smile llon her face. For a long moment the man looked at the Woman above him; his face Set, '1is eyes narrowed. Then he slowly reine-d his horse about, rode to the buckskin, and gathering up the lead rope, centinned on to the ham As soon as he was beyond the point where he would dare try to use his revolvers, Ann settled herself on a Ann him Ann the As she reseated herself she saw that Snavely had'already started; the tip of his hat bobbed’ along over the corral wall. She leaned forward, chin on palm, one huge leg thrust across the trail. Again she smiled slowlyâ€" he'd be right pleased when he came on that rifle. Sugarfoot came to the back screen‘ door of the ranch house and scratched.‘ Ann grinnedâ€"it was supper time and nobody could fool that dog. “Here I is, Sugarâ€"come up an’ set a spell.” A rifle cracked from the direction of the trail to the west. Ann’s hand flew to her side. She sat very straight for a moment, an expreSSion of bewilder- ment on her face. Slowly her head ‘OCK “Ride d Slowly her head dropped, the great body crumpled. drooped, the great body crumpled, slid from the rock and fell across the trail. Sugarfoot whined and licked“ the big open hand. It was Long after dark when Old Charley, Will and“Ruth crossed the mountains and came among the lower foothills on- the Dead Lantern ranch. Old. Charley rode first, his ancient forty-five on his hip and a Winches- ter in a sheath under his left stirrup. Ruth followed, then Will. David had been Left behind with old Juan and Juana. The riders were coming down the last hill when Old Charley suddenly halted. His revolver sprung into his hand, and. he leaned forward, peering lat the gnound. “It’s Ann!” *v w.- Sugarfoot stood guard, growling fiercely. He would allow no one to approach but Ruth, Who did not heed him but dropped to her knees beside the giantess. “She’s alive, I thinkâ€" Ann! Ann!” 3T i'de the trail, and the rifle avly to rest on her knees. She n to th’ barnâ€"you kin go But wait at th’ barn. I you here where you kin together long ago in Texasâ€"he’s my manâ€"we ain’t married. We got a lit- tle girlâ€"at Saint Mary’s Convent in town, she isâ€"â€"â€"Martha. Jacksonâ€"r” Ann rested for a moment. “Will you look after my little Martha? She â€"â€"don’t knowâ€"Who her folks isâ€"- thinks good people. Don’t tell herâ€"- no different. Mr. Sn‘avely don’t want nobody to knowâ€"but he’s been pay- in' fer her a littleâ€"I tol’ him I'd tell if he didn’tâ€"J’ Again the whisper died away for a moment. 4 “Ann,’ said Ruth, “I promise to al-; ways look after your little girl as! long as she needs me.” ' Ann sighed. “Was that Where you went, dear, those times you used to go away from the ranch?” ‘ “Yesâ€"that was it. I seen her with the other girlsâ€"sometimes I could. But she never know’d nothin’ ’bout meâ€"don’t tell her no differentâ€"she thinks I was goodâ€"” Ruth was sobbing. “I won’t.” i “Thenâ€"-â€"ifâ€"â€"you’ll kinda look afterl 'Sugarfootâ€"where is you, Sugar?” {Ruth pulled the little dog’s head down to Ann’s cheek. There was a moment of silence, then a faint sigh. i It was ‘just after the fall roundâ€"up. ’David was down by the saddle shed iputting‘ the finishing touches to a racer boasting four wire wheels. Sugarfoot lay in the warm dust at a safe distance and watched with alert eyes. A few yards from the barn, old Don Francisco and Alfredo were lay- ing pipes across a long pit, in prepa- ration for to-morrow’s barbecue. Just beyond them, under the shade of the big mesquite, Magda sat on a raw- hide-covered chair. The small bundle lying so» comfortably in her arms stared with great brown eyes into the lacy foliage above. On the porch of the ranch house Ruth, Will, and Old Charley sat around a small table littered with pa- pers. The old man laid aside his pen, scrutinized the last of three signa- tures on a legal document, blotted it, and removed his spectacles. “Now” “Now where are we?” asked 01d Charley. “I Wish Will had brought Martin along with his documentsâ€"4 this legal business comes‘too fast for me. As far as I can see, Ruth hasn’t ; got a mite of interest left in the A ranch.” â€"â€"he raised his eyes to Ruth and Will â€"-“Who knows what’s the next step in this business?” “I guess the money comes next," said Will. “I’ll write Ruth 9. check and then, as far as I can see, the Dead Lantern is legally sold.” . Ruth nodded. “I think you’d bette make out the amount in two checks; one for three-quarters and the other for one-quarter. Then I'll have my share and Snavely’s heir will have THE LI-BE hers, I’m going to buy an annuity for Martha with her share; Judge Carson agreed that was the best thing I could do for my ward,” Ruth smiled. “How is your ward?" asked Will. “Just fine. One of the Sisters is bringing her out for the fiesta to- morrow. Martha’s a dear.” “Not a. particle,” snfiled the girl. “Mr. Will Thane is at this moment in entire possession of the Dead Lanâ€" tern ranch. I have received the value of my interest and Martha, hers. But look at thisa” Ruth solemnly tore her check in two pieces. “Hey!” shouted Old- Charley. Will smiled. That’s all right, Dad. Ruth’s just simplifying matters.” “Yeah? That’s nice,” replied the old man dubiously. “Sure”â€"Will pulled another docu- ment from his pocketâ€"all she has to do is to sign this and she comes in with us for the value of her original interest in the Dead Lantern.” “Oh, yes.” 01d Charley lapsed into thought. “Now there’s another thing,” said Will. “Since the ranches are com- bined we ought to decide on a brand for all the stock. As it is, part of /them are carrying the Dead) Lantern iron and the rest have ours. We ought to have a new deal all around. Don’t you think so, Dad?" Three pencils began making fanci- ful scrawls on as mayn‘ pieces of paper. At last Ruth pushed a. design to the center. of the table. “Wouldn’t that do?” she asked. The two men regarded it for a mo- ment. “It would," said Old Charley. Ruth had drawn the. outline of 3. Ian- tern, identical with the Dead Lantern except that in the center she had placed a small half moon with down- turned horns. “Eh? Oh, sure. Yes, everything ought to be under a new brand.” *ERAL RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO the ml liII tut 0 [IS man's eyes ter While down in the gulch a soft Arizona breeze stirred] to flute a har- monry of peaCe and happiness in the cavern of whispering rock. LATS’ DIARY ing all of his Saterday â€" Zim-l ri Tallon told pa‘ to-day he never had to buy gassolene for his ottoma- beel enlny more becuz all ways by the time he got the enjin started it was time to go home enny ways so they woodent go no place. Sundayâ€"Constable Jim Hooks a rested a fella frum over the crick las nite and give him the 3nd De« gree and made him confess that he had stole a hawg witch blonged to las nite and give him the 3nd De« When a child has a positive test,‘ gree and made him confess that he the question naturally arises as to had stole a hawg witch blonged to ‘ where the germs came from, or more Farmer Green whom lives on then exactly, from whom did they come? counrty Lime and then cum to find In the vast majority of children with out it wassent a hawg but 9. Sheep. 3. positive test, a careful search will so now Hooks has got to go threwireveal an unsuspected case of tuber- all his wirk over agen. tculosis among the adults in the home, Mondayâ€"Ma envited some Co. for: or who frequently visit the home, supper at are house tonite and she with whom the child is often in con- HiredJ a girl to wait on-the table andj tact. the girl which she hired to- wait onl From the point of view of the child, the table all ways was very very care-( it is most important that the responâ€" ful to sirve on the Left handed side, sible source be discovered. If the of each 1 of us and then tuk the. child is left in contact with the source, plates away on are right. Aunt Em- it is practically certain ‘that he Will my kep looking at her and' when the develop the disease. Provided the meal was over she told pa she Hated child is removed from further contact, There NW,” Teusrd-ayâ€"Little Carry McComas was up hare at are house las nite and sed her muther and Father was Xpacktmg a Blessed event and this mornings paper had a peace in about her muther getting a devotee frum her Father. to see etnnybuddy as S‘oo-perstishus‘ as that girl was. ..A *iday )unig' faces». Rising, he saun- over to meet David, the gray from his pipe drifting in the BY ROSS FARQUHAR towar â€"â€"Eb Crocker has ben a tell- f his frends about the girl . n he has ben thret_ ' V tening to Marry: . for the pass to or‘ ‘ 3 yrs. and he sed he was very mutch in Fact they was very mutch in love u with 1 anuther and . yesterday he brung her home and now ‘ evry buddy witch n his dr â€"” “Fine; tner and just a bit a wonderful ht » young peop the world, ‘ 11th pasture “Fine; then THE END ipe in shrewd light in the old he regarded the studi- Will anitern With only half a. 3 the voices of the yes wandered over The voices faded After a time he eaming; David was the ranch house, I. wobbling comtrap- ; behind him. From .ropped to the bent 2' people: “â€"great- has saw her says he must of marryed her for her Money. a new deal all ink so Dad?" 1 Old Charâ€" euered back and fell to Will; we can fence half a 1 with the old . of new fence holding pas»- Ruth “has § Due to the shortage of good grain seed in many sections, Ontario far- mers are advised to locate and pur- chase their supplies early. NEwsjfiD IN‘F6RMAT10N_FOR THE BUSY FARMER Seed Potatoes Scarce Inasmuch as the 1933 Ontario potato crop fell short of the demand by approximately one million bags, reports J. T. Cassin of Alliston b0 the Ontario Marketing Board, there will be a shortage of certified seed. This, of course, is due to the fact that much of the certified seed crop has been marketed as table stock. Certified Ontario cobblers are scarce and seed requirements should be secured as soon as possible. While it is early in the season for setting prices, it is Mr. Cassin’s View that holders of seed could not miss mak- ing contact with purchasers as they need supplies. ‘ Use Local-Growu Oats According to Arthur H. Martin, )epartmental Official, it is consider- »bly safer to sow well-cleaned local grown oats, even though the quality ie rather poor, than to take a chance m sowing western feed oats. Feed oats were never intended for ;eed and, even when reclean-ed, may :ontain sufficint Weed seeds to seed ,he farm to one or more weeds prev- ously unknown in the community. scarce and seed requirements should Exteiuninatingv” Poultry Mites be secured as soon as possible. While Of all the many varieties of ver- it is early in the season for setting,min that infest fowl, red mites are prices, it is Mr. Cassin’s view that the most troublesome. One of the holders of seed could not miss mak- very best disinfectants, to use against ing contact with purchasers as they mites is made as follows:â€"Dissolve need supplies. ‘ one pound and a half of concentrated lye in as small a quantity of water . as possible. (It will be necessary to Fwd sea-Telly has become a Press‘ do this two or three hours before the ing problem in Ontario. Very little lye is required as it Should be cold concern was felt in the fall, even when Used)_ Put three quarts of though hay crops had been Short in raw linseed oil into a five gallon- parts of the province. With cattle u stone crock and pour in the lye very in the stable almost a mOnth earlier slowly, stirring meanwhile, Keep than usual and’ below zero temper' on stirring until a smooth liquid soap atures in December and January, the is produced, then gradually add tWO situation has changed. Agricultural|ga11on5 of crude carbolic acid or representatives in half a dozen coun‘lcommercial creosol, stirring constant- tleS report barely enough to support i ly until the resulting fluid is a clear the animals until Spring and in aldark brown. Use two of three table- {Problems of Whiter Feeding few cases actual scarcity. It requires somewhat heavier feeding to enable lthe live stock to endure the cold and keep in condition. Purchases of hay will have to be madeâ€"«twenty carâ€" loads in one district. there are supplies available though prices are likely to advance. Fortunately spoonfuls of the mixture to a gallon lof water. The disinfectant may be applied with a hand spray pump, or, if such is not available, a. brush will do., but in either case the fluid should ibe used liberally after the house and roasts have been thoroughly cleaned out, flooding every crack and crevice. The growing child comes into con- tact with an increasing number of people, and, as a result, he will likely sooner or later, pick up the germs of tuberculosis. This does not mean that the child will develop the disease we now as tuberculosis; indeed, we know that most children do not develop this disease. The tuberculin test which was] first used by Koch, who discovered‘ the germ of tuberculosis, is a reliable and practical test which shows the presence or absence of tuberculosis germs in the body of the person test- ed. A positive test mean-s that these germs are present; it does not mean the disease, tuberculosis. From the point of view of the child,l it is most important that the responâ€" sible source be discovered. If the child is left in contact with the source. it is practically certain 'that he will develop the disease. Provided the child is removed from further contact, and attention given to keeping him in good health, with particular em- phasis 0n rest and diet, he will, most THE TUBERCULIN TEST (mm mm) GRANT FLEMING. MA). on ASSOCIATE SECRETARY (Eanahian mvhiral Azznriafirm THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, 1934 m CANADA srAch co. ummm. MOW]. There is a em Canada : for feeding 4 ply is shor‘ made from t Corn Varieties for Ensilage Success in the production of corn for ensilage depends largely upon the choice of a suitable variety. Accord- ing to the Dominion Agrostolog'ist, recent tests have shown the following varieties to be most suitable for Eastern Canada generally: Dentsâ€" Wisconsin No. 7, Golden Glow, Leam- ing and Bailey; Flintsâ€"Compton’s Early, Longfellow, Salzer’s North Dakota. Dent varieties sucker very little, if lat all, while the flints sucker very freely. The flints‘ usually yield slightly lower than the dents but since they can be harvested seven to ten days earlier they should be given preference in districts where the season is somewhat short for using the dent varieties. flpure, wholesome, and economical table Syrup. Children love its delicious flavor. likely, not develop the disease. The value of the tuberculin test lies in the positive test which indicates that someone has given the child the germs of tuberculosis. This “some- one” may then be looked for. Because adults appear well, it does not mean that they may not be chronic cases of tuberculosis. The older person with a chronic cough, which he calls bronchitis, may be tuberculous. The tuberculin test is not to be con- fused With any method of treatment. It is simply a test for the presence of tuberculosis germs, that and noth- ing more. It is not used alone in de- ciding at to the condition of the child. The doctor making the examination of the child uses the tuberculin test to assist him in'estimating the health of the child, just as he uses other tests and the X-ray. here is a better demand imEas‘oâ€" Canada for mill feeds and grain feeding and where the local sup- is short, purchases are being ie from the West. Tuberculosis occurs in children. The protection of children demands that they (to not live in the home with an active case of tuberculosis, one who has germs- in his or her sputum This means. in practice, that the case or the children must be removed from the home so as to break the contact. Questions concerning Health, ad‘ dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College Street, Town“. will be answered personally by letter. PLUMBING AND TINSMITHING 'I'hornhill, Ontario Hot Water Heating and General Repairs OF THE A. C. HENDERSON Editcd'by