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m \ BARK UGHTNING FRENCH CHILDREN GET SHOES » -• A « * T m â- i * « * * » > * A â- 4 A ^ HELEN TOPPING MILLER CHAPTER XIV Under the flaring lights, the great behemoth laborer and grunted on. "Make a .swell mural, \^ouIdn't h? If sonic artist could catch those lights and t'.ie glow from the boil- ers." He jumped as the rumbling machinery was suddenly silenced, and a yell came from the man on «he derrick floor. * * • Gary ran swiftly and .Adelaide followed, jumping lightly over planks and puddles. "What is it?" she gasped as she climbed up and looked at the grim-faced group of men surrounding Gary. "Ko water. Somebody has cut our Kne. Get your car, quick," Gary ordered. "We'll have to find the break and fix it." The rumble of the boilers died as the fire was extinguished. Men hammered in the slabs of wood that held the hea\-y joint steady in the casing Hickey lit hi3 pipe and sat 4lown on the tool box, but Gary and Adelaide ran, stumbling and panting in the dark, to the garage. "Maybe we can get it fixed with- out telling Dad," Adelaide said breathjjessly, as they dragged the doors i^j^efi. "He's had so much tr6ubH^readjc,' "TalM:, it .a^," cautioned Gary, as she backed out with a roar and lie jnmpe(f aboard. "Shut up and quit grabbing things. I'll get you there." They found the break a mile down the road. The pipe had parted clean, as ironi an ax blow, and one end of it suttk up, threshing around wildly, spouting water like a fire hose. An irate man with a lioe was dancing around it, trying to lead the water off into little ditches before it flooded his yard. * * • "And I worked hard on those pansies â€" " â- 'Every pansy will be replaced.' Gary insisted. "You haven't a phone here, have you, mister?" "No. tJut there's one down at Ripley's filling station." "Go there, Adelaide. Telephone the water company and ask them to send O'Jt somebovly to turn the water of! on this line; and then call jour father and tell them to send Hickey down with a couple of men and some wrenches and two-inch pipe â€" one length of it. Can you re- member all that?" Gary squatted on his heel> in the dark, hearing the precious water wasting away in the gutter, know- ing that that was Harvey Mason's money running away down there. Then after about twenty minutes, the flow of water stopped. He drew a deep breath of relief, went down to straighten the pipe nd wait for Hickey. An old truck vith two men in it had slowed to a stop, dimly visible in the dusk, and one man got out and lifted the l.ood and stood fiddling with something about the motor. Gary sensed that this was a stall, that the man who still sat in the truck was watching him, and not his partner. He was cer tain of this when u car whirred by, honking, and the flare of the head- lights showed, briefly, a brand- new ax lyinj* hi the back of the truck. He walked boldly out to he ruck. "You fellows want something?" he asked * • â- Â» The man at the hood let it down with a bump. .Ain't hitting right," he mumbled. "What's up? Got trouble on your water line?" "You knew about that, did you?" "No, we didn't know nothing about it. Just seen vou standing there-" "You saw me standing there and you kaew that something was wroii.^ with our ine. You'd lu-tter get going â€" the sheriff's on his way out here now." They swore at him, and the truck tore away, hut not before Gary had noted the license number. M one in the morning the break had been repaired, the boilers and pump were going again, and in a short time the drill was turning. Hut Gary and Harvey still sat on the tool box, and .\dclaide insisted on staying with them. "Well, maybe nothing more will blow up hciorc morning. Son," Harvey scrutinized a piece of paper in his hand, by the light of a match, "J've seen this license number you KOt off that truck before. "I'm try- ing to remember where." "You can find out from the tax records who own.> that car." Gary said "But we can't prove that they .ctually cut the line. The thing we have to do now is to see that it isn't tampered with again." "Could put it undergroundâ€" but we won't need ' long cnoiigh for that," Harvey said. 'How far down is she now?" Twelve hundred feet. But this is going to be a deep welt, Mr. Mason. Hickey says so. loo." I don't care how deep she goes. if wo hit oil. But time is whil we need." "And time, unless I'm voi> nuich nistaken, is exactly what they're m»t going to give you. " • * * \\ itli morning, a carload of dull- faced men arrived very promptly, and though Harvey went into a rage he had to accept service on the documents. "Kut let me tell you soincthing, Chad Wingate," he fumed at the deputy. "Just as soon as 1 get my well going, I'm going to see we get some honest officers in this county. I have influence enough and I pay taxes enough to do it." "f^ook here, Harvey, I'm just a hired hand of this county, and when they hand me them things. I'm sworn to see they get into the hands of the men whose names are writ on 'em." "We gotta leave a man here to see that you obey this here order of the court," Chad Wingate re- minded Harvey. "And if you want to go to town, Harvey, yoit can rid« in along with me." "I don't want to ride with your* roared Harvey. "I'm fighting mad, and before I'm through, somebody is going to get busted wide open." "O.K.," drawled Wingate, "but all this ain't doing you any good, vou know." Harvey stalked away, and Hickey shouted an order. Wheels were turned, water was shut off, the ro- tary slowed to a rumble and then halted, the crew hauled up the gear and made it fast, then jumped down from the derrick floor and wander- ed off to a grassy bank where they stretched out and smoked. And presently Harvey came out of the house, bristling all over like an aiigry mastiff, his Sunday suit on. and drove off to consult his lav. yer. (To be continued) Automat B\iffet Car The Great Western Raiuay plans to introduce automat buffet cars, believed to be the first of their kind in the world, it was au- nonnced in London. Passengers who insert sixpci cea 01 shillings in slots will obtain sandwiches, ice cream, soft drinks, lamps and other supplies. Post War Service Programme, I.O.D.E. .Mrs. Ryland H. New. National riesident of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire an- nounces the Post War Ser\ice Proirramme of the I.O.D.E. which will function from Januao' "'*''• ]04:; and that during this period o: transition from war to peace tha normal peacetime prograinmo of iiit Order will still be maintainl^^. Tile I.O.D.E. Post War Service I rogramnie will provide: British r.nd European Civilian Relief, iii- cliuiing direct Polish Relief. Work for Seamen: (a) adoption of sliipb; lb) •Seamens's comforts. Hospitai- itv: (a) for convalcs-cent Service met", and women; (.b) continued work in hostels, canteens, clubs or Service Centres as long as the need exists. Europe is ii. ruins, Britain hard- pi essel and suffering from grca* r privations than at any time during the war. Canada and the lest of the North .\iiierican continent '.s one of the few sources from which help can ^oxne to the desperate people of Europe. The I.O.D.'B. Post War Service Fiogramme is.- i'. signed to point thv- way to. directing our labour and resources on behalf of those .'o desperately in want. With the shortages of supplies in ready- made clothing. It is the sewing and knitting of oivf members which is the greatest need of to-day. Getting Off On The Right Foot Few booklets of. 20 small pages pack more sound advice than a little publication entitled "Getting off on the right foot." just published by the Bank of Monreal. Designed to aid e.x-serviccnien in getting back into civilian life, it warns against financial pitfalls dug by racketeers and sonic that. may prove just as disastrous, dug by the veteran liim- sel". \ . ' i'- tr •. K-d briefly, these rack- ets and dangers are outlined clearly enouslv for all to recognize. Ten minutes spent in reading this book- let may save many a soldier his gratuity or his future business. Regular air mail service was in- ai unrated . in 191S between New York, Philadelphia and ^Washing- Urn , One of the Most Effe«Hve eiOOD^IlON YOU CAN BUY IONICS If your blood lacks Iron You girk and women who suffer so from eimple anemia that you'ie pale, weak, "dranged out 'â€" this may be due to lack ol iron in the blooil. So try Lydia E. Pinkham s Comiwund T\BlETS with added ironâ€" one of the tiest home ways to t>clp buiiU up ret! bKxxl â€" in such «ses. I'lnkli.-inis lablels are oucot thenKeteScctiveirun tomes you cau buy I GirU in Drancy, France, hug ifaoea happily after they were gives new footwear by American Red Cross Civilian War Kelief CHBONIGIES of lUNGEB FARM By Gwendoline P. Clarke Officially, this is the last day of the year. But there is a fly around here that thinks it is the first day of Spring. He's a noisy little beast, hopping around under the lamp shade. "You had better look out, young fellow, or first thing yoa know you'll get a dose of D.D.T." J suppose I should give him a dose rnyway but it hardly seems worth- while hunting the spray-gun for just one fly. Or is it? Supposing I 'et that one fly hve will its pro- ger.cy run into the hundreds or thousands? Does anyone know? However, I am not re^.>y worried â€"thanks to D.D.T. Come to think cl it, one inight almost call the re- lease oi. D.D.T. one of the hlgii- 'ights OI 194J. " -i' â- : . * » • C_ . lT)4o â€" yifliat a yearl Do you re- nicn-Ber tfte snow last winter and the rain last spring Remcnt- ber V.E. Day . . . V.J. Day . . . and after that the boys coming home? Do you remember how glad they were to be home, and how confi- den' that a grateful people a::d government would give them a square deal? (Thank goodness â€" Partencr has killed that fly Now that's a funny thirg â€" I never even thought of swatting it.) -And now let's take a look at what 1946 has in store for us â€" or at least what some folk think is in store. There is the weather, for in- stance. We are supposed to have a colder winter and more snow thai; l*t year. The summer and spring are to be wetter and cooler â€" all that because we are at the tail end of an eleven year weather <yc!e. However, propheis are Hkc doc- tors â€" they don't always agree with one another. So 1 guess we can leave the weather to look after it- self, take what comes and make the best of it * ♦ ♦ And then last Sunday we were listening to two religious broad- ca5*9 â€" one right after the other. (It wasn't nearly so slippery list- ening to the radio as it would havt been walking or driving to church). The first speaker said he was sure this country was in for a period of prosperity such as the world had never known. The second reminded us of the fallacy YOU'RE TOPS in the family's estimation when yon serve delicious Max- well House Coffee. It's bought and enjoyed by more people than any other brand of coffee in the world. How to Combat RHHMATKnUN Rheumatic fmi nuv vften be ckiucd by exccu me aai, a Mood impurity that ahouM be extracted by the kidneyt. K kidneya fail, ud exceu uric acid remains, it may caute aerere discomfort and pain. Treat rhctmatic pains by keepinf ;a«ir kidneya in food condition. Get and mm Dodd't Kidney PiUs. Dodd's help four kidnevi get rid of h-ouhle-m»kin| poisont and excess acidsâ€" help you leel better. See what Dwi<fa can d» far ysik i:7 ISSUK 3â€"1946 of "crying peace, when there is no peace", that in some quarters there were already rumour-s of a third great war, ;hat the »et-up of a world wide government was doom- ed to failure and that the Bretton Woods agreement would prove to hf a wash-out. Farm and industrial reports are also contradictory. We have been toll' there will be a steady market for farm products for the next five yea-s; but then it is also rumoured that there is bound to be a revision c^ the present subsidy system. I expect a lot of people have forgot- ten that the government is paying a subsidy oi two cents a quart on every quart of milk that is sold. Hew long will tiiat be continued, and if it is removed what will hap- pen â€" will the milk go up in price or will farmers have to take the loss? I don't know the answer â€" only the powers that be iji Ottawa ""an tell us that â€" and I doubt very much if thev know either. Ill trade circles various controls have been lifted but ceiUngs still remain in effect which means manufacturers will not bother making a cheap line of goods be- cause there is too little profit. It pays them better to make higher I riced articles â€" and because, w hen people have the money and want to buy, they will buy, no matter xvhat the cost. .\nd that brings us back again to that old bogey "in- flation ". .\s for instance in the case of sugar. We have been told that sugar can be bought in countries other than Cuba â€" that there is no rted for sugar rationing in Cana- da But there is just one snag â€" it ^ould cost twice as much Now do you suppose that little matter of price wvuld bother some people. 'I here are a fair percentage I am sure who would say "To the dick- ers with inflation â€" we have the money so let's have the sugar." The pity of it! If only we, as a people, could be less selfish, if only the Golden Rule were more gene- rally applied there would be no need for world government or con- feicnoes regarding atomic energy. Suiely we can wait for sugar and other things until some order has emerged from the present chaotic conditio'.' s. You will E»ioy Stnj-tBH At The St. Regis Hotel rOROXTO t:\rT7 Ro«m with Bath, Shower aad Telepkoae.^ 9 Sintcle, f2J(0 Dp â€" Douhle, K<..%0 op. • Good Kood, Dlitlns and Oaac- ins Xifcbtly Sherbourae at Caritoa Tel. RA. 41.1S TUBIE TALKS.. Save the Fat (^ne role u hich busy l.omeniakers play is that of "kitchen police," constantly on guard to reduce all waste to a minimum. This is par- ticularly true in the case of fats. Fat is a neces-.ary in;;rcd:cnt in the preparation of niany foods. Fat is a precious commodity. None mast be wasted. Pie shells made from cookie dough are new and interesting. If you do serve pies nia'ice them open face and save the top cnisL Toast croutons in a dry pan in the oven. Cse biscu.t dough to cover meat or chicken pie. Never let the fat smoke. Smoke means burning or breaking down which results in waste. Keep all fat cool. If left in a wr.rai pace, it will 'ijccome rancid or sour. Use drip- ping from roasts, broiled meat or poultry in making sauces for scal- loped dishes, cheese dishes or in creamed soups. A few suggestions for saving fat come from the kitchen of the Con- sumer Section. Domirjon Depart- ment of .\griculture. Butterscotch Slices ^3 cup chicken fat ;4 cup brown sugar 1 egg % teaspoon vanilla IJ-j cups pastry flour OR IJ-j cups all-purpose flour I'i teaspoons baking powder Vi teaspoon salt Cream fat and sugar, then add Tanilla and egg. Beat well. Mix in flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Shape in roll about 2-inches in diameter. Wrap in wax paper. Chill thoroughly. Cu: in H-inch slices. Place cookies on lightly greased baking sheet and bake in moderately hot oven, 375 deg. F, for 8 to 10 minutes. Makes 3'j to 4 dozen cookies. Molasses Cup Cakes 2 cups pastry flour ^ teaspoon soda 'j teaspoon salt - teaspoons baking powder I'j teaspoons cinnamon Jj cup mild-flavoured fat 1 egg Jj cup molasses ? J cup milk Sift together the dry ingredients. Cream shortening and molasses, add unbeaten egg and beat well. Add milk alternately with dry in- gredients to first mixture. Bake in greased mu.*tin pans, in a moderate- ly hot oven, 375 deg. F, for 10 mihutes. Yield, 1 dozen cakes. 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