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Bin The Quality Tea AliAIIA OHAUGE PEKOE OF REVENGE BY JACKSON*COLE Synopsis CHAPTl'R XXIII. The boy h tnoiiriiiiig the murder of his f;ithcr and the loss of his barn, wh.ich wai biiiiicd down, when the girl tells him about the death of his brotlier. CHAPTER XXIV Bartlc trcniblcd with the sudden fury that shool' him. "Tlie most awful thing I ever heard of!" he ground out. He put a consoling arm around the young farmer's shoulders. "I'm mighty sorry, liurr. I reckon I don't need io tell you tliat. But, boy, I'll pledge my last dollar, my last breath, to bring this nmrdcrcr to rope! Come on with me. We've got to do soniething right away! At least we'll m c the first move by telling the sheriff all about this." Straw Aldman stared gloomily at the floor. "That wouldn't help any," he muttered. "It wouldn't help cither Dad or Sam, or nie. Only you can help me, Mr. Dartle. Dad made me promise, while he was (lying, to get out ol Deep Water Valley as soon as Sam comes hmnt. home. But Sam is never coining home now â€" see? So if I stick here, 1 won't be breaking my prom- ise in Dad, will I?"' » * » Uartle considered a monrcnt, then slowly ihook his head. "\'o, you wouldn't lircaking your r>''onii«c, Bi:rr." â- 'Then I'll slick here!" young Aid- man said wildly. "I'll work till I drop. I'll riay you every cent wc owe you, Mr. Bartle. -All I'm ask- ing for is time and â€" and a loan { r seed, for a new drying shed." He looked at Bartle's suddenly im- passive face. "Will you stake me?" Carlle sat down slowly, his brow â- wrinkled in thought. "You know I would, Burr â€" if 1 could," he finally said. "But, boy, I've got to tell you the trutli. Every cent I have is tied up, tight. This very day the bank in town pressed me for money. I stalled them off Your Handwriting and You ^,,, f^„„„ As Writer Thinks So He Will Write The skeptics write to me with some reserve for the accuracy of handwriting analysis as a ineans of indicating personal character, as they do not altogether believe that hand- writing can be so revealing. As a point of interest to those in doubt of its scoiie, they need only compare their own writing' with another per- son's in order to loarn how vastly difl'i-rc nt are the writings. There are no two haiiibvritings the same, a good reason why it takes an exceptionally clever person to forge another per son's handwriting successfully. Another point of intnest is that, m matter how painstakingly the school teacher may show the children how to form the letters of the alpha- bet, or spend time explaining and having them practise the correct size and slope of writing, the precise method of dotting "i's" or crossing "t'f," eventually each child will write according to his own indivdual men- tal capacity and traits of character. The child with little will power will not rcAca iniirh strong character, the ambitious one will show an ambi- tious trend in his writing. Handwriting analysis reveals that a gentleman will write like a gentle- man, a crook will write like a crook, each portrayng on paper individual mental habits and charaeteristics â€" < inxincing evidence that what the •wrif( r thinks, be will write. /liiynne wishing a more complete analysis please send self-addretsed tlainped envelope to Hox H. room 421, 7.1 Adelaide St. U'est, Toronto. There is no charge {or th\t service ISSUE <â€" 1948 •- because, you see, I was depend- ing on your father's next payment to meet my own obligations." "I can't make its' Burr Aldman sighed helplessly. "I understand, boy. But it puts us both in a hole, so to speak." .\gain the tobacco man was lost in tl'.ought for a while. Then he rested gentle eyes on Straw's bowed red-heai'. "I know you'd come out on top, Burr," he said, "if the cattlemen left you alone. But you would have to work yourself to death to do it. Don't you think you'd better take you father's advice?" "And clear out?" Young Aid- man's eyes were defiant. "I'm not scared! I want to fight back at them." "But they'll lick you." Bartle shook his head sadly. "No, I think the bcit thing you can do is what your father said â€" try to find a buyer tor the farm." « » « Straw Aldman got up. "I won't sell â€" yet," he said tightly. "I'll try to raise a loan at the bank." "Who'll lend you anything, son?" Banlo reminded gently. "Suppose you do put up a new drying shed, on borrowed money. The same men who burned you out tonight might burn the new shed down the day after you finished it!" "Xo, tluy won't!" "You couldn't stop them, son," Bartle said. "But there's somebody in these parts riglit now wdio can!" Aldman shouted desperately. "El Caballero Rojdl He's right here in Deep Water Valley!" "Who told you that?" Bartlc ask- ed <|uickly. "The same young Mc.x who rode by and told me about Sam," Straw Aldni:in told him. 'But before I could get any particulars from him, he was off." "I'd Caballero Rojo," Bartle said thouglitfully, then flashed a wide- eyed glance at his visitor. "Why thundcration. Burr, it might have been that redheaded outlaw who buriieil yniir shed!'' A. t * "No. " Young Aldman was posi- tive of that. "It wasn't. Anybody will tell you he don't do things like that." "Who knows what he's really like?" snapped Bartle. "Except that he is a lawbreaker and a killer â€" isn't he?" "All this '.tuff you hear about him being a sort of Robi i Hood ii maybe just talk. I'll bet he's worse than any of the others around here when you get right down to it. If there is any El Caballero Rojo at all â€" and about th t I'm not so sure." "No," insisted the young farmer. "There is a man who rides to help others, and everybody will tell you he is not made that way â€" like you were saying. I know from what that 'vfcx told me, that he saw the fire and he i .w Sam, I'm sure he'll do something about H. i'nd even if h« don't, news about him being here gives me a couple of ne wideaa myself." Bartle shrugged resignedly. No use arguing with this stubborn boy, But he did insist: "You'll find he'i working hand in glove with Pete Haskell's crowd of beefmen." "That's the first thing I'll doâ€" fir.d out if he'* hired out to them. And I know how to get at the truth, too." But Straw's confidence in El Caballero Rojo seemed a little shaken <y Bartle'* attituda. * • * Bartle saw that, also, and ipok* quickly, pressing hi* advantag*. "I'll try and find a buyer for your farm, Burr. I'll write right away tonight to a man Iknow wtio might be interested. He'll profc- ably give you anyway two thou- sand for what's left of the plaet." Aldman was startled. "Two thou- sand dollars?" he cried. "With an- ly the shed missing?" Bartle nodded. "And I'd Uka k son. Quick. Then I'd head baak to Kentucky and my friends, and I'd be glad to get away from a place like this valley with my skin whole." "Maybe you would," Aldman •aid defiantly, flinging open the door. "But I won't! Somebody's going to pay for Dad and Sam!" As the young tobacco farmer gal- loped off into the niglit, Russ Bar- tle went back to his desk, sat down, t ok up a pen and chewed the end of it. Then he wrote in a steady hand, completing an al- «-<;ady half written letter: . . . the farm in que.ilion. To protect my own interests. I have bought the place and shall rebuild u drying shed which was destroyed by fire. Six thou-sand dollars gets you this bit of paradise in the world's most fertile valley. Please write me immediately ^s to when you can come to see for your- self what a bargain this is. * * * He read the letter over, forget- ting Burr Aldman, the young man's dead, and EI Caballero Ro- jo. Buy Burr out for two thou- sand: sell to the "other party for six thousand. A smile of self- self-congratulation seeped over his face. "I haven't done badly," he thought exultantly. "Fifty-five hun- dred profit on Mike Chapman's place, thr .; thousand on Steven Ransom's â€" and wdiy, I'm just starting. Wait till I have the nprth end, the cowmen's end of the valley, to bring tlum in and drive them out. There's thousands in it. Thousandsl I"' be rich â€" richi" (To be Continued) London dressmakers introduced a "lip-mask'' to prevent lipstick damage to frocks being tried on by mannequins or customers. Sunday School Lesson By Rev R Barclay Warren â- When We Work With God a Corinthians 5:20, SI; 6:1-10 Golden Text â€" We are laborers together with God. 1 Corinthians 3:'J. She'll love this frock with hip pockets like big sister's. A simple dress in perfect taste. Pattern 4507 is a wonderful background for trick buttons. She can sew this herselfl Pattern 4507 comes in Girl's sizes 6, 8, lO, 12, 14. Size 10 takes 8^ yards .39-inch fabric. Send TWENTY FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accept- ed] for this pattern to room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Print plainly SIZE, NAME, AD- DRESS, STYLE NUMBER. AN!S[€ HIRST Engaged Girl Has Too Many Doubts YOU HAVE been in love for a * couple of years with this wonder- * ful lad, and you are planning to get married in another six mo- nths. You do not doubt his love for ^ you, and your devo- tion for him is so complete that you are only happy when yo' are together. are getting on each * other's nerves. You misinterpret a * remark he makes, or he delays * doin.g some little thing you ask â€" * and at once you're up in arms. * You spurt out the first comment * that occurs to you, and there's â€" * well, not a scene, but .something * too close to it. And you're jeal- * ous, too, though you know you * have no reason. * In your calmer moments you * call yourself a little fool, and * wonder what's the inatter. You * know yon two are congenial, you * like to do almost everything to- * gethcr. You know he is interested * in a home and a family, and he be- * lieves in the sanctity of marriage * Your dreams of the future match '* his own. Then what are you * afraid of? * FEARS ARE NATURAL You are afraid of losing him. Through these last fexv years he has become so preciousi You lack confidence in your ability to hold him. That is why you criti- cise little things he does â€" so you can cniivince yourself you are su- perior. You have li.itetted to too many tales of unsuccessful marriages, and you are afraid yours will he on* of them. What can you do about itT For one thing, you can ask your- self how welt you are fitted for mar- riage, Con you keep house, handle a budget, market and cookt If you aren't sure, take a night course in home-making. That in itself will give you confidence. . .Practice self-control. When you are irritated, think hotv your remarks will hurt your fiance â€" then you'll not make them. S«* him less frequently than you've been doing. And when you art together, spend some time in discussing the practical aspects of the future. How much income will you havit Go over the figures together, and make up • trial budget. List th* guests yot^n invite to your wed- ding, decide whor* you'll spend your honeymoon. If you intend to keep on working, ht vAU want to share your horn* duti*». Start now â€"gel dinner for him tome night, do the dithtt togetktr. Find out tvhat foods he enjoys, md practice devis- ing attractivi menus. All these material enterprise.^ will draw you closer together. Talking them over w/K relieve the nemous tension you both are feeling, and wfti help keep your tvenings on an even keel. To "CINnERElLA"! Rela.x TkU young man loves you devotedly and you know it. Don't s^cnd so many evenings indoors; go out for long walks, enjoy sports together, see your friends â€" in other icords, keep active. Remember that mar- riage isn't all love-making. .-Utack its practical side together, and these little differences 7(<ill di.'iof'f'cat;. .. * ♦ * * To avoid petty quarrels, space * your dates with your fiance fur- * tiler apart, and each of you devote * some time to other people and * interests. Anne Hirst undcr- * stands. Write her at Box A, room * 421, 73 Adelaide St. West., ,♦ Toronto. One of the wonders of redemp- tion is that man is given a part in the saving of iiis fellows. Not that the offering of Christ needs to be supplemented; No. He alone is the sinless One. But before Jesus ascended he commissioned his disciples to go into all the world and tell the "Good News" to every creature. The task i.-: not completed. We must still "go and tell.'' We have the rank of am- bassadors. VVc represent Christ and His Kingdom in this world of sin and woe. * M t Paul set a very high ideal for the Christian minister. "We then as workers together with Him." Tiu minister is in partnership with God. It is a holy calling. Paul urged an immediate acceptance of and obedience to his message. "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salva- tion." Uncle Tobey in Tristram Shanty threatened to oil the latch every day for forty years. Its squeaking every morning appealed to his heart, but he died without doing it. It is always true that "by the streets of 'by and by,' one arrives at the house of 'never'." * * * Paul was careful to bring no blame to the ministry by being a stumbling block. As the repre- sentative of Christ's Kingdom he must be exemplary in every phase of his life. He did not excuse sin in his life. He, by the grace of God, put it away. Paul suffered much for the King- dom. His aim was not to please men but rather to fulfill His com- mission and approve himself as God's minister. His reputation or hij salary were not his first con- siderations. He concludes a leng- thy description of his ministry with the words, "as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing: as poo/, yet mak' ing many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things". Fact Chgristian has a responsi- bility to his fellows. Let us study carefully and prayerfully the spirit nf Paul as he labored with God. Remember God has no hands, but our hands; no feet, but our feet. If we fail, the Kingdom suffers Lss. 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