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They're in the Last Chance: now, talkin' it over. | killed Ed Young. | helped kill Bob _ Anderson. But you can't prove it in any' court because they'd laugh at you. Even Bob Ander- son's sweetheart. has turned you down." "Say that once more, Blake. Make it plainer, or I'l kill you where you stand! ¢ © "Ask her, Winters... Ask her where she went this evenin'. Try and find her tonight, if you can. Is that plain enough?" ----t -- Webb Winters' first caught Joe flake square in 'the mouth. He oltowed it with a left and right that tropped Blake on the sidewalk. Webb left him lving there and sailed back down the street. He 7 ABBE . ahh Raf J LA (EEE dra TAN" + f\ sy, CANS A578 ; SIZES 125 yrsy, W Slams Sunshine Set for vour Toddler. Five items, ONE main pattern part cach! Bloonitrs and shirty bra make her fat little figure. so cute! Skirt, sun-hat;-jacket, too: Sg: Pattern 4578, Toddler sizes 1, 2, to4, 5, Size 2, bra, bloomers 14 yds. 35-in.; ensamble 3 yards. This pattern, casy to use, simple to sew, is tested for fit. Has com- plete illustrated instructions. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25¢) in coins (stamps cannot he accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. . . Send order to Box 1, 123 Eight- eenth' St, New Toronto, Ont, ISSUE 27.- 1950 © had been - Mae? Winters, your word ain't worth a damn in court. . 28. Pen had gotten an open confession from Joe Blake. A confession that now confirmed a long-held suspicion that Y augmented by subtle remarks dropped by Judge Anders. Webb had baited Joe Blake into telling the truth. Blake had killed Ed Young. Blake and Ab Abbot had murdered Bob And- erson. Judge Anders had hinted at 'those facts tonight. But Judge Anders had kept Webb at his house for some reason. Was that reason Webb Winters was not a man he walked down the dark road to by a fury that tensed his every nerve, tightened his. every muscle, He was breathing hard through his nose as he opened the dgor of Judge Anders' cabin. . The big arm chair was vacant. Judge Anders' pipe lay on' the table, certain - 1--who-angered- quickly.- "But-now;-as----| "the edge of. town, he was gripped - The whisky bottle stood there be- "side the chair, half emptied. The jud@'s hat was gone from its peg on the hall tree. The house was empty. ~~ Webb stood there, puzzled, be- wilderment in his eyes. Then he slid Ivis six-shooter a little forward in the waistband of his trousers. He went outside, closing the door be- hind him. With a long, swinging stride, he headed for the cabin owned: by Ab Abbot. A cabin known as "No Man's Land." Ab Abbot's town cabin was as notorious as any honkytonk or gambling joint in Rimrock. It was a four-room log cabin. There was a big living room, and a spacious kitchen presided over by. a one- eyed Chinese who- had been a ~hatcliet man for a big tong. Ab Abbot had brought him to Montana from San Francisco and put him in charge of the house. "Ab Abbot called him Chino. Chino was small, quick, wiry. He wore Chinese always carried -a-.45 and a whetted butcher knife. : Beyond the big living room with its hardwood- floor, its leather sofa and chairs, its Indian rug and huge fireplace, were two bedrooms and a bath. Inside those log walls, thou- sands of dollars had been won and lost over card tables. Ab Abbot loved cards and whisky and fast women. His: parties would last a week. Abbot's favorite pastime was sitting back in his big red-leather chair and shooting"at different ob- jects in the room. Bottles, glasses, anything that made a good target. The log walls were pocked with bullet holes. That was Ab Abbot's "No Man's Land" there in the pines beyond the edge of town. That was where Webb Winters now headed. --clothes and under his blouse, he - x. CHAPTER FIVE Bait For A Bounty-Hunter Through the low-pylled window blinds showed a yellow light. Webb cautiously approachgd the place. Every nerve on edge, every muscle tight, he made his way through the pines, his gun handy. He crouched there in the darkness, listening. No sound came from within the log house. A shadowy form passed acess' the big living room, silhou- ctted "against "the drawn window blind. « : Webb was about to start for the front door when he heard someone coming. Coming clumsily, fum- "Bling his way througly the night. Now the man front 'door, pounding on the door with the barrel of his six-shooter, There was the scraping of a heavy holt. was there at the The door opened, revealing. the wiry little Chino who had 2° © gun in his withered-looking hand. The man who had pounded on the door was Joe Blake. "Where's Ab?" he growled. "Boss not home." "Don't lic to me, you little rat. Where's , Ab?" ~ "Boss no: home. Betta go home." "I tell you, you slant-eyed son, ( got to see him." "Boss not home." "Where's the girl?" "No savvy." . "You lie like hell. 'Ab Abbots inside and so is she. 1 got to see him, [ got news." : "Let him in Chino," called a voice from inside the house. "What the hell do you want, Blake?" Now Ab Abbot could be seen. He was in -his_shirt sleeves and he bulked there in the yellow light like some :pot-bellied beast. He had a bottle of whisky in his right hand, a glass in the left hand. "Webb Winters is gunnin' for you, Ab;" snarled Joe Blake. "He's killin" me and you on sight." "Come in, you -drunken "You dlunk, fool. head like a mazpie. Cross-stitch rose motifs are sim- ple to embroider; space to put an initial if you wish. Use varied col- ors or shades of one. Eight-to-the-inch crosses are done quickly. Pattern 931; transfer; one 6x24-inch; two 5x13. 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T ATE a AT Sa PS 2 Fe ew HRONICLE GINGER FARM a7 Gaendoline D Clarke : A rea Fast - week mentolk - were busy rebuilding a bridge in the back lane spanning a creek that runs through our property. Such an in: nocent looking little creek--it isn't even running now. All it amounts to at present is a few water holes here and there and some wet, marshy patches. Yet in early spring, swollen by the melting snow, that same creck has a strong enough current to cause a washout; to carry away the wooden bridge and dis- iy lodge the stringers beneath it. Now it is taking a lot of time and work. to rebuild the bridge and to fill in the washout--to say nothing of the expense involved. But as I looked this--afternoon--the --thought came to nie--thére before me is the damage done by one small creck when it was in flood . , . how can one possibly imagine the havoe caused by And how can-we even guess at the heartache of those poor folk return- ing to homes which in many cases had been foved and cared for years on end. Yes, the danger period of the flood is over but the tragedy and heartbreak will last for nionths to come--and that is something we who are more fortunate need to remember. : Down here in Ontario farms and homes are still changing hands in many districts--not through floods but for the simple reason that own- ers are selling their property. It is very interesting to: watch the changes .that take place under new ownership, Sometimes property is improved 'by new owners; other times there are changes made which are not always to the good. Thus we find farms that were previously well -kept becoming untidy and poorly managed. On the other hand, farms that were showing signs of degeneration have been given a new lease of life and improved consider- ably. In any case new owners make changes that are characteristic of themselves -- and sometimes - the changes are amusing. For instance, in one house the farmer's wife had a great fondness for ivory paint, so in almost every room the woodwork was painted -ivory. Then the prop- erty changed hands again, This time the lady of the house did not like the Red River flood? = ivory so wherever she found wood- 'work "with an ivory finish she - promptly painted it white! Then again the previous owner like the house and garden to be well fenced; tie 'new owners had the opposite idea and tore down every fence that was not absolutely necessary. in another case new owners were defiermined to have their newly ac< quired stone house spray-painted white, Fortunately they did not stay long .¢nough to. perpetrate that _criinel Then there were thg folk wlio loved old houses, complete with shutters, So they repaired and painted all the shatters, When they 'sold out the new. owners wanted to give the house a "modern look," so the first thing they did was to cemove all the shutters. The same thing happens in build- ing. One family decides on a large spreading bungalow type of house complete with breezeway.. other, big picture windows give the place a distinctive touch---al- dieugh picture windows are not as J" distinctive as they once were since so many houses are now built with In an- overlooked? - no ore 'cloth stockings. ; the ankle were habitually them. Some-folk still 'have conserva- tive ideas and stick: to the old- type windows. But -in one thing I" _am_pretty sure all new houses are alike--they all have modern bath-" rooms and water on tap. On the outskirts of any town whenever you pass a number of new homes that; are completely different. in architecture . I imagine it is a pretty safe guess to assume they are privately owned. Wartime housing projects are conspicuous by their lack of individuality. But _ at least they have a frontage that is preferable to some of the others. Surely when new houses arc being built it would be to the interest of the owners themselves to get to- gether" and decide on_ a uniform frontage. We have noticed sections in the country where -one house may be possibly 100 feet from the road another 200 and maybe the next one no more than S0 feet. Are there no regulations in this regard included in local building permits-- or is that something than was With farm -homes it doesn't mat- ter much what distance they are from the road since it is rarely two farm houses are built side by side --and in the old days location was usually governed by the site of the best water supply. And speaking of water -- many houses built just outside the town limits must often tap the same spring. I wonder if the water sup- ply can be relied on to last indefin- . itely? Queen Bess: Wore First Silk Hose Last May the English silk stock- ing was 390 years old. The first pair ever to be worn in England were presented' Queen Elizabeth in May, 1560, by her silk woman, Mistress Montague. &3 They- had taken two months to make, and when they were placed "on a table for the Queen's inspection she declared they were too frail to wear. . "No human leg could ever fit into them," said Sir William Cecil. If Sir William had not made that casual remark, women of to-day might still be wearing cotton and weollen stockings--The-Queen-took it as a challenge to her shapeliness, and to prove it, she picked up the siik stockings, and commanded lier' courtiers to wait while she retired to her chamber. She was away an hour, but when es rE = she relurned she was smiling trium- * _phently, "They fit right well," sl.e - said, "and henceforth I will wear "" ert The Queen kept her word about weariig no more cloth stockings. Sill: lose became the rage for both nea and" women of fashion. Silkk stockings of yellow, white, red, russet, tawny, and green, inter- laced with gold and, silver .thread - and with "quirks and clocks" about worn by gay cavaliers: : . Yet for thtee hundred years they were rarely seen on women, who kept their skirts -so long that a . legend grew to the effect that women had no legs First man 'to think of mass-pro=- ducing these garments was: William Lee, of Cambridge, who invented a stocking loom. Strangely enough,' Elizabeth refused to grant him.a patent. He took his loom to France, but died 'poor and broken-hearted before his invention was recognised, After his death some of his work- men established themselves in Eng- land" and . laid the foundations of English stocking manufacture. AN Your "DEAR ANNE HIRST: What ad- vice do you offer a young mother who has one child, another. one coming, and whose 'home is about - to be broken up by another wo- man? (If you can _ call . these animals women), © wads serene un- tit she reared her" ugly head. \ She is married, <3 and has children. Divorce for the man is out--unless there is no other way: 3 "I've always stayed home, an tried to be a perfect wife and mother. I think I have been, in spite of the usual line .that men hand out about their wives when they're out on the chase. 'WHAT ABOUT ME! "Most people tell me to sit tight, That's right, I believe too. But niust 'I bear the brunt of all the gossip without putting up a "big ~ fight for my man and my home? "This woman has had other men in her life, and she is said to be an easy mark--which does look true, "Doesn't she have any shame, or conscience? Doesn't she know that ° she's really dirt undér anyone's feet? "M. L" This other woman does not see herself as others see her. She is out for what she calls a good time, and she'is pr8bably preening her- self that she has added one more man to her collecction. She has no shame, no. Shanie implies a. standard of ethics: which is for- eign to her thinking. Of course you will fight for 4 A 3 * ERE REEERE By Rev. R. B. Warren, B.A, B.D, ~Moses, Who-Led His People to God- Exodus 19:15-25; 35:4, 5, 21. Golden Text--If ye will obey my © voice indeed; and keep my cov= enant, then shall ye be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people. --Ex 19:5. . Should Moses sit down at the council table at Lake Success, or any other gathering of world states- men, he would soon be recognized as a great leader. He was a man of great devotion. He met with God. ~He knew--what-it was to _beir a _ nation before God in -intercessory prayer. Unselfishly he pled: for his people, turning down the oppor- tunity of himself being the father of a great nation. He preferred God's favor to any of the pleasures or honours of the world. Moses was a giant, intellectually. Taught the simple elements of righteousness by his parents. lie: - went on tto become skilled in the wisdonr of the Egyptians. "Through him, God gave the ten comirand- . ments, the pillars of righteousness for a Christian nation. Likewise, many other laws 'were set forth by this brilliant leader." He: was an efficient organizer. He had. the ability of imparting enthusiasm for a project, On his appeal, an over- . abundance of materials was done _ ated for building the tabernacle. Again, when Israel tvas dancing around the golden calf, Moses called. "Who is on the Lord's s'de? let-him come unto me." The sors of Levi gathered and helped to purge Israel Moses was renowned. for his mee'iess and his patience. He led a uzlion from slavery----despite the protests of the king--to the. ho-der of Palestine, which was to he "thelr homeland. God performed many wonderful deeds by har % of Moses. Moses did not seck me=el; to please the people, He warn' ofter votes. He was sent of "c! 10 "oa job, and he did it fear- Clewd'y, He truly. led the people to - God RES "Everything . JINDAY SCHOOL the [ YW RE J WEEE RRR ER ERR RE EERE REE ER EERE REE EE - * your man. Your best weapons, * however, are dignity and silence, * Any active attack upon this low * character would not diminish her * reputation, that. is already ac- | *complished. It would weaken your position, and defeat ydur aims. Your husband is not guiltless, you know. . : 'Stand yout ground. Refuse to consider a divorce; and stick to it. That will show her how futile are their designs, and it will have a band too. His good name is being tarn- ished, and if he doesn't know it, he is more stupid than I think, To desert a wife who is expect. ing-a baby is about as low an insult as a man can offer. It is he who will "béar the brunt" of this miserable affair, not you. You can, however, lessen your burden a great deal by refusing to listen to any gossip your ac- quaintances bring up. To lend an ear, -to discuss the matter with anyone else, is unbefitting a wo- man of your stature. No matter what public notoriety your. hus- band invites, he is still your hus- band and you expect him to con- tinue to be. There is no retort like silence. TH 1 Other men before him have betrayed their pregnant wives, 'But how much worse it would be if your husband had chosen one of your own friends! He cannot hope to marry this woman if you refuse a divorce and I doubt if, even free; he would want to. Patience, and hope, are your watchwords. You are getting a shocking deal. But you will win out, if you stand your ground. - * * ¥ {Anne Hirst about it. She will conifort you, and help you find "the courage to better it or take it. Write her at Box 1, 123 ! Eighteenth St, New . Toronto, Ont. = ~~. - Bad Luck. \ YA picture was being shown on ..a cinenia screen of a girl taking off her' clothes at the edge of a river, before plunging into the water. In front of her ran a rail- way line, and just as the girl was - removing her last garment a train came along, obscuring the view. When the train had passed, the girl was 'swimming vigorously. At this point a man muttered, "Damn." "I beg your pardon," said his neighbour, "did you say some- thing? ome I chastening cffect upon your hus-- "When life looks biack, tell "Yes," said the other, "I've been, to see this picture five tfmes this * week, and that darned train's on time every- night." : . WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE-- Without Calemel ~And You'll Jump Out of 0 on i She Morning Rarin' to. Go ver sl pour out about 2 pints of bile juice into your digestive tract every day. bil oti dy n gay ts up your stomach, Y ti 10. You fon aout, vont and toe get oons world look puck, : "It takes those mild, gentle Carter's Little [{ not tract, Liver Pills to get these 2 pints of bile flows ing freely to make you feel "up and up." et & pac o today. Effective in making ile flow freely. Ask for Carter's Little Liver 35¢ at anv drugstore. Upside down to- prevent pecking. a "Brilliant? = Of Course... 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