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Port Perry Star (1907-), 2 Jan 1947, p. 6

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'RE ASU RE Or Gon. sn SF NOPSTS OHAPTER XIX: Dick' htirries a to the Achooner, seizes 'half a ozen automatics and 'dashes back to the fray, 'followed by" Captain Bedford and -Rose, I r-- CHAPTER XX , tu «The: surprise and consternation of the sailors at the voice behind them.was not greater than that of of Caribs. Dick saw Captain Tecu: and "Black Burley jump to ythelr feet and scan the rocks with eager eyes. "I reckon ndw ye can go," Cap- tain Bedford whispered. "Ye're spryer'n me, an' can make fit quicker." > "Give me all except two of the pistols," replied Dick, "You and Rose keep one "apiece. Don't ex- pose yourself, Keep! Rose here with you," KY "Reckon I ain't promisin' to keep her here," Erassy the skip- per, "but I'll try it." . } *' *. * "Dick nodded, and then vaulted - the low ridge of rocks, and, crouch- ing low, made a break across the | 'open' space. His sudden' appearance was the signal for a volley of shots from the Caribs, but in anticipation of this: he dodged and ducked so erratically that 'the bullets buried "Xhemseclves in the sand 5 a 'safe distance on either side. - .The sailors, forewarned, ides no hostile demonstration, but watched him with gaping mouths and wide- open eyes. When he finally fand- "ed plump - in their midst, -they stretched forth arms to receive - him. Recovering his breath, Dick said: he "Now give them hell! Shoot to et gle-but our nien, and #ioot to = kill!" The sight of the guns he 'began passing around brought grins of delight tq the haggara races. "I. haven't enouglt, for all," Dick added. "So be careful, Who among You are the best shots} Y- "I've killed a man at a hundred feet," replied aburly s¢aman, tak- ing a gun, "an' my mate's nearly as good, Give hini"one."" REEDS kL ? The other' two Were nande to /. men 'who declared they were goad shots, and were anxious to ty thelr skill on the Caribs. charge and directed the shooting. "They are cowards, and will run the: monient we shoot, "he said. "They don't know" we're ariged. So hake the best % our chan. Sin- th-"- er. He counted two hd tlifen raised a hand as a signal. Four Vicious 2 ow bullets: 'sped. toward, their ma and before they were well Gin : way others were: following them, ,The- 'automatics barked do. lcontinu- * ously" that 'half the Caribs were down' before 'the others could duck for shelter. EY . The sailors wanted 'to "break cover 'and "charge, but. Dick re-; strained theém.~--*No, they'll get' sonfe of you. Keep covered until we get Tucu and Burley." "The rest" will surrendér." "Who's Tucu = their leader?" asked one of the seamen, 3 "Yes, he's the captain of the lug= ger, and 'Black Burléy's the mate." "Know 'em?"" "Cure. 'I've sailed with them." The. sailors eyed him curiously. Shel; Inthe lull that followed, one asked: Jasn't the City. of Bali FY gd J Dick nodded. "Thought I remembered yer face. Got Away, ideye?" . * * ye ron "Further conversation was inter- rupted by the unexpected barking. of a gun far on their right. For a 'moment they: thought a flanking arty had verept- up behind them; but almost simultaneously: with the okash of the report thére came a ery from the eneniy, They saw a gi- gantic" flack man leap in the air "and. tumble face flownward, "Black Burley!" exclaimed Dick. "Who shot. him?" -askéd one of the sailors, uneasily glancing in the "direction 'of' the sho. "Captain. Bedford," smiled Dick. "He's Arying, to flank them," The rest of the Caribs, with 3 Tucw Jeading, - leaped. from cover, and were making a run for their. last refuge. "After them!™ yelled Dick, spin ing over the breastwork. i et Tucu escape." hick ed the assaulting party, but a 'big 'start. It looked - hel ifishe would ne : hesitated between 'keeping ce and stapping: to- shoot, ¢ casey fej woud pst if Tucu's veng nature mpi nangicanped, path, where he had been left bre the Caribs for dead; but Hen had as many' lives as a cat, and despite the fact that he carried three bullets in his body he was a long way from being dead. He sat up and, began struggling feebly to get on his feet." He was not aware of Tucu's, presence until the latter stopped suddenly in/his steps. The sight of one' of his enemies escaping when 'h¢ could kill .him was too much of a strainjon Tucu's nature, He decided to' linger long enough to put Hen out of the game. "With a malevolent glint in his eyes, he leered at/ the half«dazed- man, and said: "I reckon y'don't need 9. get up." He could: have shot him on: the run, but he wanted to make sure this time. He Brought his gun close | to Hen's head, thrusting it vicious- ly between his eyes so he could stare his fate. directly in the face. It was a brutal, bloodthirsty - act, and for a moment Hen recoiled. - "Damn ye, take that!" grunted the half-breed. - There was an explosion, so close that the powder blackened Hen's face, but the bullet buried itself in the sand. as Tucu's right Jhand - dropped to his side, with the fore- arm broken close to the wrist. "Dick had taken advantage of his hesitation and shot -at 'the hand holding! the gun to Hen's face, | pausing to aim carefully and de- . liberately to. make sure he did not miss. With a. snarl and curse; the half breed 'grasped his wounded "wrist in his free hand, and seeing. that \escape was, impossible he turned upon Dick like an enraged animal. I1-the venom of his nature flared p-in-his- eyes: TTT * * s | Dick could liave shot easily, but" > hi hesitated. The man was wound- and unarmed, his gun having fa len to the ground. He could not - shoot Tucu évén when he bad him. at his: mercy. "It's all up, Tucu," he said, sthil- fo as he advanced. "I won't/ kill youl if you'll Sena. You, fean't get ! way. ! "won't "shoot Phe it I Luin: der?t whined "the half- breed. "Y'won't let 'em kill me?"/ "Nb, we'll give you'a fair trial, 'but ypu don't deserve' it," / Fuau's shifty eyes' 'septed to.lose . their fire, and Dick noticed that the limp arm' was" bleeding freely. "I'l help. you," he added, kicking the ° | | | | | man'sigun it A to a safe distanc I 'Fhat tlarm st fle broken." il od Although; in the act, of fine Tucu 's| gun 'away, he showed that "he didn't: trust 'the outlaw, Dick ° was' careless in 'another respect. He thrust The hjlfbreed noticed 'the 'action and 'almost immediately his whole attitude!" changed. A 'murderdus ] gleam flashed in his' ey es. «4 * ugly knife from his belt and made awlunge Jat Dick.,. The attack was so sudden ..and , unexpected: rthat there was mo time' for counter ace - tion, Dick had barely time, to catch' "the uplifted arm and isave himself from almost instant death. With a growl of: rage that his "ruse 'had failed, 'the half-breed another blow; but Dick flung. hime self upon. the outlaw, grasping : the .arm with one hand and the knife , with the other. Although wounded, and one arm helpless, Tucu, who was a giant in _strength, fought "ferociously, suc- ceeding finally 'in hutling his ene- my from him 'through "sheer nus- 2 cular superiority. ™ oy ; (To Bé: Continued) Trans-Atla tic * Laundry Service Ste. TANG de Bellevue, as many readers know, is not far. from the Dorval airport. It is from Dorval that. the big, 'planes take off for the trans-Atlantic trip to 'Englang, i says The Fergus News-Record. In Ste. Anne thereiis a laundry and dry cleaning establishment that takes pridesin the: rapid: service it "gives to patrons. | In England, the laundry 'comes back in" three or! + four weeks and clothing is scarce. « A British pilot tried out the St. Anne cleaners one day and was pleased withthe resutts. - He and his 'friends brought more things to be cleaned, Their avives "started sending over pieces of the family washing, At was ready by the time * 'they started: their yetvurt rip. Talk about 'the world" beating a path to: the 'door of the man. who: fhakes a + 'better .mousetrap; That's 'nothing - compared with laundry delivery by Lait across ® hrond Atlantic. With his left hand he jerked an-§ i struggled: 'to: release this. arm+for '|' Th giniwas always uncertain and which for ages was the only sure method of 'transportation in Canad#s far north, is threatened with extinction, : according to The Financial Post. Manitoba's department of mines and natural resources badly needs dog teams for its game guardians and fishery officers, and .can't get then. The dog team- has been crowded off the transportation scene by the airplane and the trac- tor train; but there are still places ' where dogs can go that man-made machines can't.add thus, the short- problem. kima's: means of. transport and' pro- wolf. when the white than first contacted him and it was the white man who dian, ED Bred Commercially The type of dog used by the white man' and the Indian was gen- erally & cross between the timber wolf and some species of dog, cols lie, wolf hound; or Alsation. The wolf strain, long in limb and cap- able of good speed with light loads, was developed for race purposes and was not so well adapted for pulling heavy loads through un- broken snow. Forty years 'ago huskies bred commercially, - chiefly along northern shores of Lake Winnipeg and sold to employees of the Hud- son's Baw Co., trappers, fur trad- ers, and the Royal Northwest M.P,). .There was good demand 15 years there has bee no 'com- mercial breeding of huskies., What . there is, is for the mast part done by Indians, but: without" any thought of parentage :sclection. the 'stamina. Sold for $25 Each pups and Only the a den of timber wo "training them-as dog man who trained them handle them and, strangely enough, the pure wolf never possessed the © kept the pups for about a year and trained them. usual team and they sold for about $25 each éxcept for ithe lead dog, which usually Thug from $40 to $75. . : SEEING-EYE CAT - i$ own gun in his pocket. J. mosa Beach, Calif, blind a year, is led 4 her. unique seeing-eye cat, Baby, he white Persian-cat cones when Mr§, Swanson taps her can 'leads her by Walking , 'ahead. an g. On His Store Legs « This happened at Times square and 43td stréet, New ¢¥ork City, 3 WV » ing around for someone. to help him across the street. An elderly man took hold of the chair, but. he seemed confused "about what to. do... Just then a lifted the. chair off the cut, wheél- ed it across the street, and lifted it gently back on the sidewalk again. "handle the chair like an expert." "I"should," was in one of shoe ip n Lat "my store legs' EW York Dodo. "to. Oblivion husky dog, whose vl ori- | age of dog paws thas become a! The original Iniskey was the Es- | bably 'was 'a domesticated timber | The Eskimo Wad dog teams introduced the husky to the In- 'were' Mounted Police (now the R.C~ and good supply. But for the last Dogs which can be picked up now' -|° have neither the appearance. nor - There :have heen isolated. cases of an Indian-or a trapper finding |. ould ever - endurance of the crossbred husky, 5 Those who used to breed them - Five dogs made the . she should: wait «until he' gives her . __ Carolyn Swarison, 'of Here : +A veteran in a wheélchair.was look- young fellow came along and deftly | "Thanks, said the veteran, "you |. ft: «* yelicf to sailors. Ii: the:manu- a ved i This is what the children of Mr, and Mrs. L. B, J of Bloomington, IIL; saw when they burst 21s what hes Jackson, have left anything 'more Jen vs for the kiddies than seven Dalmatian pups, because they are a surprise 'package that they can all' play with, into the living room: om Chris tmas morning. San 1 | tragedy of unbelief, ALL. SET. "A good friend in the is # 'The tractor, 'six-horse = It will has rubber on motor" 15 niiles an 'Modern fa atts 3 By Roberta Lee A. What is the difference ' be-- 4ween a formal greeting and an in- formal greeting, when Heong 'Rf person?" 2. When :an/ aha eit has been broken, : should the young man return alt-fetters;-------- / .8. When a dinner. guest iis 'not : sure which piece of silver to use, what should "he do? : i 4. Should a girl who has been , going regularly with a, for several months" before Christ- "mas give him.a giftr : 8. "To whom does & prospective 'bridegroom usually "give a dinner, - - and how long before the wedding?" +6. "Should a luncheon guest stay all 'afternoon; if the 'hostess hasn't ' mentioned! anything but "humch? ANSWERS .1, The formal: greeting is "How ou da?" 3 'or. "Good morning." .. informal; greeting: iis. "Hello." 2. Yes, even. without being request- : ed to do so, as soon.as he receives his-fetters frongaghe girl. 3."Watch, (the hostess 'see which piece ~she uses. 4. This is a matter of i personal preference. However, his gift, :s0 tthat- if (he hasn't ione for her he will not be embarrassed. 6. He usually gives a stag dinner to his ushers and very close men 'friends an evening or- two- before the wedding day. 6..No. "'-. a - Céttage Cheese 1 Use of Cottage Cheese as a isub- | stitute for: meat as a food is sug- gested by. the..nutrition authorities of the - Department 'tof ' National 'Health and. Welfare, The nutri- tionists pofift 'out that, as well as adding variety to a meal; cottage cheese is an ideal source of animal protein, is- rich in Vitamin' B, and, if made front: whole: tills contains ; * Vitamin- A. Weight for weight it contain even more protein than 'meat. a: Sails of Nylons Due to the shortage of cotton sail cloth, -sailmakers are "now manufacturing nylon sails, Al- though nylon: is .morevdifficult: to work with and slightly more ex- pensive, - it has between two and three times the tensile. strength, gteater 'tear. strength, 'and due to. its low water and molsture absorp= tion, it drys out far quicker than the = former 1 gail Jolothy ' Nylon: vis highly, resistant to infildew: ~=ia- facture | f nylon, stainless. steel equipmen containing 8 per. cent. or more of nickel, plays an dmpatging. oiing man |. Ain TO GO! * tractor made M. C. Card, also McGee, four wheels, is powered by a speeds from low to high. for road travelling. ans' thrid +20, 0 oy Walter. Looking .for smart 'new details in a.classic? Noterthese in Pattern 4713: .squared-off lower. armhole, - deep' cuffs, soft skirt pleats. all one fabric, or contrast! \ Pattern 4718 comes. in sizes '12, 14,16, '8, '20;- 40._ Size 16- 'takes 284 yards 64-inch fabric. - Use Send TWENTY. CENTS (20c) "in coins (stamps cannot be accept~ ed) for this pattern to room 481, 78 t Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE, N UMBER, "Radar Helps Avert Collisions: Two steamships were saved trots' head-on: collision' during. snowstorm 'on Lake Superior -re- cently-when an alert 'officer aboard a 'third ship "perceived | théir ! dan- a blinding : - ger. on his (radar 'indicator: and' "warned them (by radio to: change ' their course, ~Tom Hermansen, First Mate of -a modern ore catriér, the' Ferbert, was watching. the radar. just before dawn on Novemebet. 28 when he observed two luminons "pips" re- i) i presenting two other ships on the radarscore, rapidly _iconverging from' opposite directions, Know ing the lookouts on either vessel could mot "see 'the other ship in "the 'storm, Mr, Hermansen 'con-' tacted 'the two ships by radio nd | +direeted each: on Ja: chunge | of nootirse, ISSUE nr a 3 i "from turning yellow 'are around? - sors to "avoid accidents. -{ ters * soldiers at' the Battle 'of* until the English woldiery/ carried hi How Can 1? By Anne Ashley . ey Q. How can TI prevent woolen garments from scratching the skin?-| + A. This 'can be prevented by | adding a few tablespsonfulg of gly- | cerine to the last rine when wash- | ing them. Also be sure that each! water is the same tenjperature| when washing woolens, as! it is the * change from warm to ; i water, that. shrinks them. - i] 'Q. How can I stop eyes from ~watering in windy weather? | "=A. Relief may' be had] by bath: ing theny in a solution of {10 grains of boracic acid' to "one ounce of hot distilled water. | { | Q. How can I Iremave grease: spots from wallipa jer? "A, Mix pipe pr) the consistency of fron apply "it to the grease on and allow it to remain for 24 hours. Q." How can: I prevent - linen, Deteen wash: "ings? 'A. After the tien] has been laundered, place it.at the bottom of the dresser, using the other first, is gives; all. the; tojvels, sheets, shirts, etc., equal wear, and pre- 'Vents _any pieces fr ny becoming yellow. / 'Q. How can I p vent: accidents small hildren / from nar) 'A, Keep a co oF a an' empty. spool over the point. of the scls- Q. "How cay I maka? better pumpkin pies? / \ A. Prepare/the pumpkin the day "before making spies. a 'chance! to drain and takes 'much' better pies. 2 English Mas Mas Nearly 'Estinct ol The mastiff dog was known' to, the Egyptians - 'since vat feast. 650 - .B.C,, and in England since the Ro- man invasions Two! thousand «years ago Julius Cacsar. stood up in his: chariot yp "English" battlefield and looked with horror as giant dogs Fan into battle with their mas: and :lehped: 'at the throats of his "warriors, says the Stratford Beacon-Herald. More than 500 years aed' "French Agincourt stood back in fear-at a mastiff that growled defiance at them over the wounded body of Sir: Biers, Leigh him to safety," The English: s mastiff fis 'a: big, powerful dog, . weighing, up to-200 pounds, measuring 10 inches around . the foreleg, which, is:¢ 0: 'inches - 'more than the av rage man's wrist. / In modern' days 'he is" used as watchdog, being hostile to towed ters, but docile and friendly t 1 his' master, A few days ago «group of dog- lovers met in a London hotel to: see what they could do to save the ™ English mastiff from | extinction, - There are only eight"purebreds- left «in. Britain--two_ males and six fe- males, and all are 'old.' It: was re- ported that there:are only:70, in the * United States, but Britain dog fan- ciers hope to be'able: to' buy some | 2 water to |. This: gives dt 1° : The ¥ ~ This title, "the nificant, <The: word 3 the medium by wh , himself known; =we kno ner being of a man by His i We know avhat is in his heart ™ his word or. speech. So Christ came to. show ws ithe' Eathgr. " At - creation | the Veo Erck lights". were created to light physical universe and, its darkne: was dispelled, but when the Lig ~ shined to dispel the spiritual dZ /ness, -it_is said, "and thie darkness * | comprehended it hot? That is the 2, John _ the Baptist . | John, known {to us as "Johm the Baptist," was sent from 3 sent as a witness to that Light "that all men 'through Hinyv mi i That' was the purpose [of John's - coming. "From . 'the first John made it plain that he was "only the forerunner-of the Light, the witness of that "tfue Light" which came into the world to |of- fer Himself as the Light to] all "men who would accept Him, The New Relationship He was in the physical world, the world which. He had made! but He was not recognized nor hons ored. | "He came. unto His own * (things) 'and 'His own' (people re- ny Him not." This is not to say that none received Hi for through the ceftturies ¢ou tless thousarids have' received 'Him and entered into. a new relat fiship with God. This relationshi not by heredity. or. natural instinct but by the exercise of Divine pows 'er. This sonship' is :somethi ime parted by the Spirit of ,Gad. "The Son of God -~ The Son: of God: topk: on. uman nature, diffeting from. our _human nature only in this particular, that it was: not: a 'sinful 'nature. His glory. was the' manif¢statio of the spiritual - splendor, of. the Divine _ love: and ser sha God, | distinct - believe". from all others, ewen fu e called "children of God". 2 It is difficult for us. to Feompres hend a. persoq whom we hive nev- er seen, and in the Old /Testament God was regarded with° awe, When Jesus came Hef revealéd the Fa ~Ither, for in 'all that He said. and ~did, "He was jthe pression - of ~ God," The Reyelatior -of His love. Only He who wa so close, de- scribed 'as being "i in the 'bosom of the Father', could 'have thus "de- ; Alarming Waste In the four years 1938 to 1041,' 287,438. «babies under one. year, of age 'died in Canada and 8,806 Can- ; adian:. mothers. died giving. birth, This* is al greater death toll than «wis. isuffered + by Canada in her U" fighting forc ~the First "World:War, / The --zecord: has -improved over "the, past 25 years of course, but ~ are we: content with, it? Those whe point with pride fo the reduction in infant - death from 102 = per thousand live:bitths in 1921 to 65 in -1944 should go on to'compare this "with the record in other countries. JHeréd are 'the figtres: Sweden, 29; New Zealand, 29; Switzerland, 38; AAusttalia, 40; Netherlands, 40; the United States, . 40; England and "Wales; 490, 4 and ats "65. IECKE $3) or iy os ~ ¥or For quick relief from! athlete's foot, SES £78 wus eel. medics of them, and tevive rthe breed in " Edgland, i bi dmg igri! tro hour - YE eee YARA AACR = fran ict, Jai J Roonomy size, . Jha hict, 1, 00, I. Shared". or disclosed Him to men. Of Canadian Lives. in all four years of 5 \ :

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