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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1931 (Mys. D. Hope, Corresspondent) , Bcugog, Dec. 7. -- Rev. W. B. Albertson, of West China, gave some very interesting services, here on Sunday. A number of ladies met at the township hall last Thursday and quiited a couple of quilts besides having a very social time togeth- er. Miss Grace Demara received the silver cup from the T. Eaton Ce., last week. It is a beautiful cup, prettiest out yet, with a fancy Md. Congratulations Grace. It looks and feels very much like winter is here at last, Some of the young folks are in a hurry to try their skates. Miss Nellie Lee visited in Port Perry a few days last week, Rev. J. Elford, Mr. L. Sweet- map, Mr. R. Milner and Mr. 8, Mark attended a banquet in Pick' ering on Thursday evening last week. A very interesting time was spent at our league social last week which was held in the township hall on Wednesday ev- ening with a good attendance. The meeting opened by singing and prayer led by our pastor. A Bible study was taken by Mr. Donald Gerrow. Then the debate took place which was very inter- esting. The subject was "Re- solved that cars do more good than harm." Miss Helen Carter was leader of the negative, Mr. Glen Hood leader of the affirm- ative. The negative side was winners by 3% points. Rev. Mr. Elford and Miss H. Sweet were the judges. Mr, Herbert Sweet- man was the winner of a bean guessing contest. Mr. M. Fralick won the lowest. A musical con- test by Mr, Ray Milner with Miss M. Sweetman at the organ. A drawing contest also was con- ducted by Mr. R. Milner. After close of programme a hountiful Itinch was served. Proceeds for the evening, $4.10. Mr. Roy Hope and Miss Z. Hope visited their aunt, Mrs. C. Hardy on Sunday. Miss Audrey Hood spent Sun- day with Miss Margaret Crozier. Mr. John O'Brien, of Orange- ville, is visiting at Mr. and Mrs. W. Crozier's as he is sailing for England on the 12th. We all wish him a pleasant trip. Mr. and Mrs. 8. Rodman, Mr. and Mrs, C. Graham attended the funeral of their friend, Mr. Jo- seph Holman in Toronto on Sat- urday. He was run into by a truck on the snowy street. He Jeaves a wife, three daughters and a son, They are also rela- tives of Mr. Joblins. Mrs. H. Collacutt and sons Glen and Hubert and Mrs. Dow- son of Port Perry, were guests their aunt, Mrs. J. A, Sweet- Ay on Sunday. Miss Grace Mark is visiting in Bopiskillen with her sisters, Mrs. A. Brunt and Mrs, O. Jeffery for a few days. : Mr, and Mrs. C. Graham and daughter, Dorothy, and Mrs. J. A. Sweetman, motored to Oshawa a day last week. Miss Gladys Dodsley of Green- bank, spent a few days last week with her parents. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs, S. Sweetman on the arrival of & baby girl in their home on Thursday, Dec. 3. . Mr, George Lowe has gone to Valentia to spend a few months with Mr. J. Grills. 'Mr, John and Norman Grills Valentias visited their sister, gs. W. Mark one day last week. Mr. Norman Sweetman spent Sunday with Mr. Leonard Hope. Mr. and Mrs. C. Heayns, son Jimmie, Prince Albert, Mrs. J. Mfiner, daughter Ivah, visited in Toronto one day last week. Hello! Old Santa will be at the Centre Church on December 21st, the Head Church on Decem- ber. 22nd, and the Foot Church on December 23rd and will visit the homes on the evening of De- cember 24th, What a busy time he will have. Miss ° Hilda Wallace, Port Perry, Mr. M. McLaren, Mrs. J. Mclaren and Mrs. Stephenson motored to Silver Lake one day 1ecently. Mr. aud Mrs. 8. Rodman, Mr. and Mrs, C. Graham, visited at © the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Ash- 2 © ton, of Enniskillen recently. (Miss Allie Avery, Correspondent) Raglan, Dec. 8.--The following are a list of the recent examina- tions held in Mount Carmel school 8.8. No. 8: class--Inez Tummonds, 80 Sr, 1V.--Dbris Cook, 74. Jr. IV.--Merlin Slute, 84; Irene Malyon, 74. Jr. 111.--Leonard Slute, 66. Jr. I,--Ilene Cook, 95; Cecil Slute, 95. Pr. Class--Lorne Slute. Miss B. Donelly, Teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wilson, Misses Inez Wilson and Marjorie Gillroy and Mr, Grant Wilson, of Prospect, were Sunday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Carl A- very. Mrs. Donald Macken, of Port Perry, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson. Final arrangements have been made to hold the annual Christ- mas tree of the public school and the Sunday school combived, and will be held in the hall on Mon- day evening, Dec. 21st, at 8 o'- clock. A splendid concert will be put on consisting of a short health playette, drills, dialogues, recitations and songs. After the concert Santa Claus will be pres- ent in person and distribute the various parcels. Mr, A. J. Grose spent last week in, Williamsburg where he was un- dergoing treatments for rheuma- tism, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Luke recent- ly spent two weeks with relatives in Toronto. Mrs. Maye and Miss Muriel Maye, of (Goodwood, are visiting with the former's daughter, Mrs. A. J. Pilkey. Miss Mary Carr, of Columbus, was a Sunday visitor with her friend, Miss Jean Thompson. . Mr, and Mrs. Frank Nottingham and family were recent visitors with relatives in Scugog. Mr. and Mrs, Eugene Dearborn and son, of Prospect, were Sunday guests of the latter's parents, Mr, and Mre, John Wilson, Mr. N. Luke, Mrs. Latimer and Mrs. Carveth, of Toronto, recently visited the former's parents, Mr and Mrs. Wm. Luke and attended the late Mrs. Wm, Squelch's fu- neral. Mr. and Mrs, M. Hodgson and Mrs, C. Hood, of Oshawa, accom- panied Rev. Moore to tlic Sunday morning service, while Mr. B. Dbnelly and daughter, Miss B. Donelly, of Whitby, accompanied Rev. Richards, Sunday evening. Free-will offering services held here on Sunday were not as large- ly attended as in former years, owing no doubt to the snow storm which made driving a haz- ard, especially in the evening. The morning service was conducted by Rev. 8. C, Moore, B.A, B.D., of Oshawa, who took for his text, the 5th chapter of St, Matthew and the 41st verse, "And Whoso- ever Shall Compel Thee to go a Mile, go With Him Twain." In the evening Rev. Richards of Whitby took charge of the wor- ship, and took for his text the words of our Lord Jesus, "I am the Door, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no man cometh unto the Father but by Me." Both minis- ters spoke inspiring words and were heartily enjoyed by all. The choir aleo assisted in the service by rendering special mueic. Tins of every description were gathered together on Thursday night, when Mr. John Wilson took a truckload of noisy and exciting young men to the home of Mr, and Mrs. Russell Corner, newly- weds, and presented them with a noisy "'chivaree." After much noise had been made with their musical instruments, Mr. Corner gave them a money donation and all returned hbme to the store and had a treat. Mr. and Mrs. Alymer Luke, of Buffalo, spent a few days with the former's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Chas. Luke and attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Squelch. The snow and cold snaps over the week-end brought a Christ- mas appearance over the vicinity, COURTICE NEWS (Mrs. W. R, Courtice, Correspon- dent) Courtice, Dec. 7.--Miss Morris, Toronto, was with her sister, Mrs, Walter Rundle, over the week-end, Miss Lyla Osborne and Mr, Gordon Osborne, Toronto, spent the week-end at home. Winter Footwear | For Men, Women and Children Leather Footwear at Special Prices "_--- | Rubbers and Goloshes at New Tx Loy Prices J SEE OUR WINDOWS ews Mrs. Arthur Millson and daughters, Solina, visited at Mr. Morley Wilkins and attended the C.G.LT. concert on Friday even- ing. Mr, and Mrs. Mclvor, Hamil- on, were with Mr, and Mrs. How- ard Flintoff over the week-end. Reeve G, PF. Annis is in Co- bourg this week attending Coun- ties Council, We are pleased to see Mrs, Al- bert Rundle much improved in health after spending some weeks in Toronto at her son's, Mr, El- mer Rundle. Glad to note that Mr, Howard Flintoff is some better after hav- ing sprained his ankle, On Friday evening our C.G.LT, put on a very fine entertainment in the church. The play "Every Girl" in four acts which brings out the different charcteristics a girl should have in order to be truly happy, was splendidly given by the girls. They opened the program with some of their C.G. I.T. songs with motions which were much enjoyed and the parts taken by the girls in the play deserve much praise, Much credit is due the leaders, Mrs. (Rev.) H, C. Wolfraim and Mrs. Cecil Found, who spent much time training the girls. Misses Hazel Rundle and Sadie Muir played some very "fine plano duets, after which the people ad- journed to the Sunday School room when a box social was held with Mr, Chas, Found as auc- tioneer. A social time was spent in testing the contents of the boxes and refreshments were served to any who had not a box, The pro- ceeds were $40.00 in favor of C, G.1.7T. Sunday morning our pastor, Rev. H, C. Wolfraim, preached a splendid sermon from the text found in Romans 8, 22, evening service was in charge of the Mission Circle and tbe choir loft was filled with young ladies who rendered some nice music. Miss Velma Gay presided over the meeting and a pretty pageant "Entertaining Strangers' was splendidly given by members of the Mission Cirele in different oriental costumes, The offering wag about $11.00 for Mission Circle, : The Missionary Meeting will be held in the Sunday School room on Thursday at 2.30 p.m. with Mrs. Frank Worden's group in charge and a large attendance is requested as it is election of officers. We are pleased to see Mr, and Mrs. Frank Worden home again after spending over three months in the west with Mrs, Worden': relatives, Welcome home. GREENWOOD Greenwood, Dec, 7. -- The Pot luck Supper held in the base- ment of the church proved a very satisfying meal. The Mission Band held a sale of pretty and nseful articles in the afternoon. After the supper an interesting and amusing drama was rendered called, "Mrs. O'Leary Goes Into Bueiness." Mabel] Bie, as Mrs. O'Leary, gave a very clever and witty interpretation of that wor- thy woman. The quartette, "We'll have to mortgage the Farm," was, very effectively sung by Mrs. Perry Wilson, Mr. Will Pegg, Miss Alice Pegg and Mrs. Will Brown. The Pegg Bros. made a fine orchestra which fill- ed in between the numbers, The Mission Band met at the home of Miss Doris Gee on Sat- urday. Greenwood circuit were well pleased to have Dr. Struthers, medical missionarp=from China, preach at the three appointments on the last Sunday in November. Ho gave us a vivid pleture of present day situation in China, The annual meeting of the Wo- men's Missionary Soclety was hel¢ on Thursday afternoon. The study on Korea was given by Mrs Gee. The election of officers took up a good share of the after- noon. Mra, C. J. Stevenson was ¢lected president; First Vice Pres., Mrs. Smart; Second Vice Pres, Mrs. Andrew Pegg; Third Vice Pres., Mrs. Brandon; Sec- retary Miss May Brawn; Treasur- er, Mrs. Lawton, N Last week, when Mr. Jas. Gib- son was driving a load of grain on the lower Greenwood road, a culvert gave way, precipitating him to the ground and the load of grain upsetting onto him. The horses ran away. Fortunately some one came along and freed Mr. Gibson or he would have been smothered. As it was he sustained a badly fractured leg. He is boing cared for in the Oshawa Hospital, Mr, Gibson 1s staying in Oshawa where she can visit him every day. Rev. Mr, Smart, Mrs. Smart, Miss May and Mrs, Porter spent Thursday with Dr, W, E. Smart, Penetangulshene. Last Friday evening the Com- munity Club spent the evening with games and contests. Next Friday evening Mr. N. Bie will be prepared to answer questions brought by the members on "Poultry." Miss Smith, of Whitby, 18 visit- ing Miss Mildred Mantle, The Canadian Girls in Training met in the church Sunday af- tarnoon. Mildred Mantle was elected president and Olive Kin- netf, treasurer. The annual election of officers of the Ladies' Aid will be held et the home of Mrs. Fred Gib- son on Thursday afternoon. (Miss Cora Rutler, Correspon- dent) Newcastle, Dec. 8.--One of the most highly respected and well. known citizens of this town pass- ed away on Friday morning last in the person of Samuel DBbna- thon, for over forty years a hard- The | . rect time wi Felt LEE IL LLL LL LL A A NAN AN AN AN AN AN ANN 7 ldid iil ld Ringout the old. ... AnewclockforaNewYear Start the New Year right by being on time, all the time . . . And you needn't break your good resolutions because "the clock ran down"... Our new electric clocks Teves need winding, ad- justing or regulating--they cor- thout fuss or Ho .oi And to think, such efficiency and convenience may be had for as little es $15... Other clocks from $7.50... . Gruen « Guild Watches from $27.50. Bros. Jewelers 12 Simcoe St. South "Visit Our Gift Shon" ware merchant of the village. The late Mr. Bonathon was born {un Bruce Mines, sixty-five years ago, coming to Newcastle at an early age. Heo is survived by his widow, formerly Clara A, Dickey of New- tonville and by three sons, Har- vey, associated with his father in business, George, of the Bank of Commerce staff in Toronto, and Rev. John, curate of the Church of St, John the Evangelist in Montreal. Mr, Bonathon always took a keen interest in local af- | fairs and was a member of the | village council for a number of years, The funeral was held on Monday afternoon from St. George's Church. A great many friends from the village and sur- rounding district attended the service which was taken by the Rector, Rev. Frank Maron, assist- ed by the Rev. J. Scott Howard. The pall-bearers were Messrs, Robt Duck, Harvey Britton, Frederick Pligg, Joseph Coulson, Cecil Carveth and George Mea- dows. Interment took place in St, George's Cemetery, TheAloral tri- butes were many and very beautl- ful and the sympathy of the entire linge goes to the bereaved fam- ily. Rev. W., E. Millson of the So- cial Service Dept. of the United Church of Capada preached in the United Church on Sunday week and last Sunday the Rev. W, Wallace of Newtonville gave the Even song address, Reeve W. F. Pickard attended the opening ceremonies at Bowmavnille-Blackstock highway. Miss Minnie Pearce was home for the week-end with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs, Harry Pearce, ed to gee Dr. W, J. Le May in town a few days ago. After spending three years in the Hamilton Sani- torium, he is able to be about and Is at present with his sister at Lakefield. Mr. and Mrs, John Were recent visitors at Mrs. W, Lockhart's Rev. W. P. Rogers was in Tor- onto last week attending the meet- ings of the Financial Committee of the United Chureh of Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hare at- tended 'the military ball held in Oshawa on Friday last. Mr. George Gaines spent week-end with his parents, and Mrs, George Gaines. A number of Newcastle people went to Orono to the annual sup- ver held by the congregation of St, Bavior's Chureh on Saturday evening, With one accord they re- ported that the supper was excel. lent as usual in that hospitable town, . Mra. J. A. Butler spent Friday last in Toronto. " Mrs. D. J. Galbraith is fn Tor- onto visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. D. Wheeler, Jr. Miss Marjorie Cowan is visit- ing friends in Toronto. Mr, and Mrs, Sam Sutton, of Colborne, were in town on Satur- day last and were guests of Mr. Wellington Foster. Mr. Sutton has recently returned from his annual hunting trip and as a result a number of his friends received some cholee venison from him on Saturday. ZION NEWS (Mrs. J. W. Balson, Correspon. dent) Zion, Dev. 7.--Massrs. Frank Walker and Sam Mills were hosts at a party to several young men and ladies at the home of Mr, O'- Neil, Friday evening. Mrs, O'Neil cooked the delicious supper at 7 'o'clock. Games and musig and dancing were indulged in and all had a nice time until a late hour. Several from here attended a "Lost Heir" party at Mr. Fred Langmaid's, Oshawa, on Thurs- day night and had a very enjoy- able time, Young People's meeting on Tuesday last was attended by 25 The meeting was opened by the president. A hymn was sung with Gerald Balson at the piano, and prayer was offered by all repeat- ing the Lord's Prayer. The devo- tional was taken by Miss Elva Pascoe. Three parts of Scripture were read by 1st the ladies, 2nd the gentlemen, 3rd Miss Pascoe who also gave a skétch of the par- ables, and offered a prayer. The topic was in two parts: "What one can gain from reading news- papers,' by Miss Pearl Leach, and "What good can one get from reading .magazines," by Mrs. J. W. Balson. Miss Beryl Glaspell played a piano solo, Mr. Jack Ter- ry played several accordion selec- tions. Miss Annie McMaster had charge of the program and games afterwards, it being social night Ferguson T the Mr, the | Everyone was very much pleas- | refreshments of sandwiches, pies and apples and coffee were pass- ed. Mr, H. G. Pascoe and family attended a hirthday party of Mr, Lewis Pascoe at Hompton Thurs- day night, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pascoe vis- ited her brother, Mr. Smith, in Toronto, recently. Many thanks to all who helped | : make the cooking sale cess, The proceods were nearly $24.00 for whieh the association are very grateful, Mr, and Mrs. Elmer 'Wilbur were guosts of Mr, Roy Lang- maid's, on Saturday evening at a party. Our public school concert Christmas tree will be held Tuesday, Dec. 22nd, when invitation is given to anyone come and enjoy themselves, Our Laymen"s Association are holding their first monthly meet- ing for the winter at the church on Wednesday, Dec, 16th, when Professor J. B. Reynolds, of Port Hope, will be the speaker. The annual meeting of the Sunday school was poorly attend- ed on Wednesday night but the regular business was transacted, Rev, Mr, Bick acted as chairman. Supplies were checked over. Of- ficers {br the coming year are: Supt.---Tracy Glaspell Assistant Supt.----Arthur Stain. ton. Treasurer---John Balson, Secretary-- Elva Pascoe, Assistant gecretary --- Stainton, Pianist-----Norma Glaspell, Supt, of Cradle Roll Leach. Supt. of Missions McMaster Supt, of Ball, Supt, Balson, . Librarian--- Pearl Leach. Assistant Librarian--Doris Fice, No change in the teachers. Will anyone, who has any libraries of Zion 8.8., please return them bhe- fore the new year so that they may be checked 'off und start the new year fresh, Messrs, Fred Jones and Wesley Hogg, of Hampton, are in our neighborhood cleaning out wells for the farmers, in the hope that more water will be available, The sheep exhibitors from here are all attending Guelph Winter Fair this week. We hope they are successful, . Miss May Ball has been visit- ing with her cousin, Mrs, Victor Parkin, of Kinsale, Rabbit hunters are having very rood success in their favorite pas- time, Mr. Cyril Mumford has chased the Chant farm, Mr. George Armbur hag gold his farm of woodland to Mr, Foley, who is cutting it down and sell- ing it to the public. This farm is situated south of Fred Cameron's. A great many of our people are laid up with severe colds. Miss Jean McMaster, Toronto, was home over Sunday. Mr, and Mrs. Ogden and Master Oren and Mrs. Gifford, of Osaca, visited the latter's daughter, Mrs. Ray Cameron and Mr. Cameron, on Sunday, such a sue- and on an to Elleen Pearl Mrs, W, H Dept.---Mrs, R. me of Temperance--Mrs, J. pur- It is estimated that there are more than 20,000,000 tons of sodium sulphate near Whiteshore Lake, Saskatchewan, and another 100,000,- 000 tons in other proven deposits in the same province, We Reccmmend Dr, French's NU-ERB If You Are Suffering From Ill Health NU.ERB Can Help You Just As It Has Helped Thousands of Others. This effective and successful herbal remedy is enthusiastically praised by thousands of users both as a remarkable treatment for many human ailments and as a wonderful tonic and system builder. - Persons who have weak stomachs that fill up with gas, suffer indigestion, head- rheumatism or con tien, are advised to take Nu-Erb, Thousands de- clare it to be the most effective tonic they have ever used. It banlshea that tired, builds pure, rich red blood, Made purely from herbs, roots, barks and leaves it is perfectly harmless, pleasant to take and the results are quickly felt. KARN'S Drug Store by B. 7. TIGER Lowen TWELFTH INSTALMENT "Well, nobody asked, you to!" Nellie retorted. "You can suit your- self, you know." "Shoah aim to, Miss Murray," the kid grimly assured him, and loped off down the canyon without once looking back. He looked back up the canyon and rode into the willows. At the fence the kid turned and rode to- ward the dry creck bed where the ground was rough and humpy, gouged with spring freshets and undermined by burrowing small animals, When he found a spot where the fence went up over 2 small ridge he dismounted and kick- ed the wires loose from three posts, forced them to the ground and an- chored them there with a couple of rocks and led his horse across. He kept going straight ahead until the willow growth ceased on higher ground and he could see what sort of place it was that had need of a fence like that. Some one was running cattle in here, all right. The edge of the thicket was broken and trampled where stock had pushed in for shel- ter, and there was cattle sign everywhere! The kid's nérves began to tingle a little, Cattle bawling! Shoah would be funny if he was | to run right onto her buch of cattle | Be better if he'd let her come along, | he reckoned. And somehow his | spirits rose a little at the perfectly | logical reason he had.just discov- ered for wanting her with him. through the knuckles of his hand. The hands of the two calf wrest- lers went up as if they had been jerked with pulley and rope. The man on horseback clapped spurs to his horse and galloped like mad away from there. Joe Hale knew better than to try a shot. He re- membered too vividly low Jess Markel had fared with the kid over Babe remembered too, and a hor- ror grew in his face as he stared at his numbed and bleeding hand, He'd rather be dead than erippled-- he always had said <o--and now hi knuckles would be stiff and useless to pull a trigger. But when he glanced up and saw the kid looking after the fleecing horsemen he chanced a shot with his left gun But the kid didn't scem to nced his eyes to tell what was going on, He caught Babe's movement and fired almost without looking "Line up with yoah backs this way," said the kid ftly to Joe and the two cal tly thata-way, yoh make me feel like batting my haid against a rock! Yo'all don't know how 1 felt this lagt month, thinking I had nothing but hate f'om yo'all--"" "Hate!" eried Nellie Murray, as one who stands aghast before $0 harsh a word, "Why, if you only knew--" .And then she topped and began to blush furiously, so that the crimson flood rushed up to the band of yellow hair on her temples. The kid reached out and gathered Nellie Murray into his arms. The kid gat on the ground with his back against a tree and drew his mouth organ across his smiling lips while he tapped the time with his foot, played the kid, over and over again, while his prisoners sat and listened, and wondered what kind of a man was Tiger Eye Reeves, who could shoot a man inf cold blood, capture three others who had thought they were welll able to take care of themselves, and all the on playing is rned mouth then &it afte | The kid lifted his hat and swept | the reddish waves of hair back off ! forehead, settled his = bullet- scarred hat at a careless tilt, pulled | his tered gun into position on | his thigh and rode forward with an | cager gleam in his eyes, | From the pole corral set back in | |a thin grove of cottonwood alder, a gray dusty cloud rose into the hot sunshine of noon. Within the corral fence a small herd of cattle tramped uneasily round and round, swerving and ducking aside when a cowboy's loop swished out like the vicious flat head of a strik- ing rattler. A man on guard outside unhook- ¢d the chain and swung open the gate to let out a rider dragging a husky bull calf over toward branding fire, where two calf wrest- lers grabbed and threw him on his side with a thump, : A man lifted a branding iron de- liberately out of the blaze, looked at it, waved it to and fro in the air, looked at it again and decided that it was about the right heat, and walked over to the calf lying there, with two sweating cowboys braced and holding him motionless, one half sprawled across his head, the other hanging for dear life to a leg. "Aw'right'," he signalled careless- px after he had branded the calf and | turned to thrust the iron again into { the fire, | It was at that moment that the i three of them and the gate tender discovered that they had a new ar- rival in their midst, "Well, I'm damned!" jarred from the slackened mouth of the man with the branding iron, Joe Hale, range foreman for the Poole. "Howdy, Joe," said the kid, and felt for a match, He nodded to the calf wrestlers, who were on their feet and mopping their perspiring faces with soiled bandannas, As the man at the gate came toward him, the kid's yellow eye changed curiously to the steady stare of a tiger, Babe Garner! Babe with hollowed eves and a sallow, indoor tinge to his swarthy face. Babe, with a question in his cold gray eyes and a smile on his face. "Hell's brass buttons!" cried Babe, swearing his very choicest oath kept for special occasions. "Where the hell did you drop down from, Tiger Eye?" "Rain washed me down the can- yon, Babe." "Old Man send yuh over?" Joe Hale tried to make his voice sound casual, but there was an undertone of constraint which he failed to control, "Nevah did see Waltah Bell since that night I toted Babe into the ranch." "Oh," Joe studied on that. "Thought likely you come from the Poole." "Awn my way to the Poole, but I done changed my mind!" "Oh. Kinda outa the way, this calf asture, and I just kinda wondered, ant to see me for anything. Wanta go to work again?" "Much obliged to yo'all. I taken a job of riding, Joe." "Yeah? Sorry to sce yuh quit the Poole." Polite. Too dawgoned polite to be natural. 'Peahed like Joe was getting kinda suspicious, Babe too. Babe was edging around uneas like, as if he wanted to get in od of the bunch of them. Had that cold look in his eyes. The kid knew that look now for the killer look, Get around behind and send a bul- let into a man's back--that was Babe's stripe. The kid shifted his position a little and looked at Babe. "What outfit yuh ridin' for now, Kid?" Joe looked up from kicking 2 half-burnt ember back into the re. "Ridin' foh Missus Murray, down in the valley. Widow woman. Old man that was killed and put the nestahs on the fight the time they shot Babe, that was her husband. The one Babe got the bounty on." Eyes turned sidewise to meet other guarded glances. Babe's shoul- ders jerked backward as if from a blow on the chest, but no one spoke. "Lost some cattle last night," the kid continued, in his purring drawl, "I come out aftah them." The atmosphere of the Poole men froze for a second. Only Babe, knowing the kid of old, went for his gun and dropped it as the kid's pitiless bullet went crashing and box | the | 1 de Wn | { | Babe, had crumpled Hlimply sand, with his bleed- | | mg ha: above read | and his face hi n in his arms, | heir guns from tl es and tossed mt the bushes behind him The meckest-looking worked with trembling hast the cold stare of Tiger Ey When he had tied Joe tler to pe d he them J Iped Babe i pot where be perfectly sate together, the kid about the stant to 2 arrived, Her face was and what looked tears, and her hair by the wil { uld ¥ with his Was watched the rect gaze | face burn not lool % I instant when she turned her head to | look at the newly branded calf which now wore a blackened and | smarting window-sash brand where ay had been a tan-colored She reined her horse over to the corral and stood in the stirrups to look over the fence and inspect the milling herd "Well, they're all here, T guess," | she remarked to the kid who, ten | feet away, was kneeling beside the calf wrestler and was yanking the last, knot tight. "You made quite a haul, didn't you, Bob?" "Might be bettah," the kid owned, with a covert glance from under his hat brim. "One got plumb away." "Well, T told you we ought to work together, But you kept on trying to pick a fight with me, you know, Looks like you got all you wanted of fighting here." She glanced around at the sullen cap tives, "I hope you're ready to ad- mit now that the Poole outfit are a bunch of cow thieves," "Shoah am," said the kid, his lips ready to smile the instant he forgot himself and let them go. "What you going to do now?" "Reckon I'll go aftah my hawse." She followed him, riding in sil- ence while the kid went mincing along on his high heels, his spurs gouging up the loose soil at every step. "There's something I've been wanting to say," she went on hur- riedly, "only you just won't give me a chance." i "Peahs like T nevah do act the way I feel," said the kid. "Always did want to show yo'all I was a friend." "I know that, T just want to say that I made an awful fool of myself that night when Babe began to shoot off his mouth about the both of you being Poole killers," she confessed, with a kind of ghy de- flance. "But it seems to me 1 had some excuse, with father killed just the day before. And I hadn't any sleep, remember, trying to get to Cold Spring and warn you the neighbors were sending men over to kill you and Babe, And getting trapped that way---and then when Babe said you shot my own brother for five hundred dollars, why -- 1 just simply blew up for a minute." "Shucks! I nevah did think a word moah about it," the kid de clared earnestly, looking her straight in the eyes. "Well, 1 just want you to know I'm sorry." "Yo'all needn't be." "I am, just the same, You ought to know I never did class you with the Poole. It's just this ornery temper of mine--" "Shucks! If yo' call that a tem. pah, yo'all oughta sce mine!" The kid gathered up the reins, mounted and swung alongside her, "You?! Why, Bob Reeves! You know very well I'm the meanest thing on earth! After all you've done, to--to do what I did and-- and talk the way I've talked to you, i: them of | Ovi, Wi { kid would take {ranch and they'd { Bird," | ranch wh 'suckle | Poole it anakes me so ashamed--" "Aw, hush?! When yo'all talk hadn't a care in the world, or t him. The a world of hizjd vith yellow hair . to marry him and Gone into Badger the sheriff, to) ight there Gone to) r out to. fix up Babe's] be back, all she got here, the to the mother she'd when s going to be family that shoah would + man in the be right on | the job, He played "Listen the Mocking with more warbles and trilis than he ever t to and low happy ne | dreamed of putting into the song. and desolate lived he made Honey all rather bare ere Nellie n his dreams The a paradi oughta He'd send his and have her get him al mocking birds. Take her and her mother back down . 10 Texas, only Pap's old enemies would want to go on with the feud and he'd have to kill 1ebody, Reckon the killing was about over up here, The grow up here right wn to mother pair of afternoon waned and the men began to swear at: the chill and the cramp in their limbs) but the kid never even heard them, he was so busy making plans for the future, Darkness came, He sat there y still, trying to rea lize the amazing truth that Nellie Murray was going to marry him She loved him, said she did, she He was still gitting there, tw hours later, when Nellie came with the doctor and the sheriff and half] a dozen men, who worried the kil with questions and talk, But tha ended, and he was riding away with Nellie, hitting straight for the val ley, and the ranch his dreams had glorified. THE END uehler ros. Ltd. [ 12 King E. Phone 1147 Thursday Specials ROUND on 15e Ib. 12Y2¢. 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