Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), 4 Jul 1935, p. 3

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sw tbubbdxy july 4th 1033 the acton free press she 3fnp jlrpbif ijnrt tnrg get your man blatoche oertbude bobbins scarlet tanager flashing through tho thicket along tho shore echoed tho brilliant nolo struck by the ocarlct tunic of the north vast lcounted police officer paddling his canoe upstream the teen gray yes of the cocstable scrutinized the shore line then suddenly be turned the canoe in toward the river banjc he hod glimpsed btrchbartu wigwam through tho thick tallage this must be the tnhfain encamp ment be argued expect 111 find my man here hi surely be glad to end thlft qjea its been stiff fight but the lne leads straight to three iealhers camp ill be mighty off the track if bosky hal tent biding in one of those wigw be concluded as he ran the canoe up on the narrow beach scarcely bad laird drummond landed than little group of indians oame run ning through the thicket curious fear in their eyes as they caught sight of the uniform laird saw the fear and quiet ed their suspicions immediately not tn wont white nxan rlaw after white man hiding here bo aald reao airingiy three leathers came nearer and grunted the officer knew by the look the old indians byes that there was in reality white man slaying in the encampment yet thrco feathers mado ik nnniciwtgtnfnf laird turned toward the wigwams and with the air of authority announced his determination to search tho homes of the indians somewhere in tho settle ment he would find husky hal wall ted for breaking the law against illicit trad ing with tho indians 31 carried with htm the detailed description of this of fender he was short stout fellow probably twentytwo years of age with blue eyes sandy complexion llaxcn hair and wearing brown corduroy sliorul red and black checkvd mackinaw und red tasselcd black wool cap laird was sure ha would know his iman the moment bo laid eyed on mm jat settlement some miles below he had own tipped otf by un indian guide that white man answering to this description wmi living with the indians of three feathers camp thrco tvathcrs and his followers mado no protest they weru familiar with tho ways of the northwest mounted police laird read anger and resentment in their eyes however as iw entered tho first wigwam for some rcaiion they did not wish tlio white man molested thre wigwams were searched before the constablt came upon the reason of his quest in rough camp built of birch striplings lie saw white man stretched out on bed of baviam boughs he was studying paper on which ho had been writing with surtled cry he looked up and saw the red tunic of the northwest lountel police officers uniform then he saw the foci of the indians in tlwj doorway wliats all tills demanded the white man in confusion laird had noticed at glance the uhort stocky figure hi brown corduroy shorts and red nd black checked mackinaw ills flaxen hair wus uncovered but on tlw floor there lay redtasseled black wool cap guess you are the man am after rcprracnt the law husky hal one knust ask you to come with mc back to civlllxatlou suddenly tlie otflcer stopped to utare witlt amusement at tho face of the white nwlt who springing to his feet con fronted him with incredulity blazing in sils eyes vharold beamish it cant be harold it just cant be tliat you are iluky hal the man ive been chasing hundreds of miles up riven and streams and tlirough the wilderness it cant be that thu much harold was tho restless sort scarcely flttod to tho rigid routino and iho discipline of the mounted police life ho had realized that harold had really done no great wrong in disobeying strin gent rules but he hod been careless and reckless and had shown slight con tempt for the word duty which had enslaved laird drummond with ideal istic principles and determination to succeed as on officer yes you answer the description hal but it doesnt seem possible stammer ed laird as he laid his hand on the mackinaw sleeve of his old friend well youve wughmex8ursbtou know your duty dont see any chance of escape havertt any arms broke out harold his voice intense in its bit terness yes hal know my duty dont see any other way out it hurts to do this thing it would growled harold stooping to pick up the tosteled cap and jamming it tightly on his head tho silence lay unbroken between the two young men as the canoe was pad dled downstream the scarletgarbed police officer paddled with fierce utroko that reflected his perturbed mind had ho suspected that tho white man hiding at three ifuthcra encampment was in reality harold beamish would iipjhayo continued hla quest would ho law broke out the young officer in protest dont kt you laird whatu the big idea are you trying to arrest me und what for demanded hurold beam ish his eyes flashing resentment lulrd explained the situation and drew from his pocket orders and tho written description of the offender it seems to ill all rliiht laird tfuess you know your bird when youve brought him down you were nlwayt stickler for duty ro it doesnt look as if it would do me any good to kick against the truces harold bejiyruh spoke thickly and there was note of sarcasm in his voice when he did not deny that ho was hisiky ha laird felt strangely faint his tongue was thick und dry and his heart was beating tumultously harold beamish wiu his schoollwy friend the youth who had entered with him tlio northwest mounted police ser vice lulrd was now called upon to place his old trumd under urrvtt to take him back to clviibuitlon us uti offender of tlw law how was heto perform ills duty he stood motionless he was thinking of the tuiyd when they hud mude whistled from thu older bushes and swapped 11 ples and guinea pigs he was thinking of tlaio days when ilrst they had joined the northwest mounted iviliee and harold lleatilbih luui chafed under the strict ml und dlsclulln ioo often be had broken ruled und ulell vw hud been let out lulrd luui not bunud him uo haw followed his clue to the indian set tlement there was no escape from duty however now tlmt ho had discov ered that the youth hiding wltli tho indians of three feathcni tribe tallied jkerfectly with the description given of husky jial hal was the name laird had called lhe otlier wium they had gone swim ming in intcrs pom it hurt that harold hud taken that old nickname when he liad struck tlio trail tlmt luui led to this tlio youth who liad answered minutely to the description provided by the northwest mounted polled nat with ulight binlle of contempt on his iacn he carried no luugago except large bundle or papers that had been rolled up in birch bark lulrd wondered idly whether or not those papers tarried recret dairy of harolds exploits during his associations with the indians but ho asked no qucitlonu he preferred not to talk he had big problem to tackle he had done ills duty as an officer he had tracked down und brought away the culprit recognized as an offender of the law the journey was long however before he would reach civilization there would be several days paddling and portaging and several nights sleeping out under tlio stars there would bo many an opportunity perhaps when the prkancr might ttxapo that ki if the otflcer relaxed his vigil ance hod husky hal turned out to be the ruff ian whom laird had supposed he was trailing he never would have thought of relaxing vigilance he would have kept ills man covered oven while they slept there were moments howevei when escape might bo quite pojkdblc if harold would toko advantage of the opening laird might moke uut chanco of eucape even easier did not he owe something to his old friend pondering protesting and arguing laird paddled tho canoe down to pop lar greek his mental struggle becoming an agony how liad harold chanced to yield to this temptation laird wonder ed he remembered those days when harold lind visited his uncle mission ary among the indians and liad como home thrilled with the indian utorls and the indian relics he had picked up at the mission tliat was probably the from the spring along the ridge oot to earn your breakfast hal lie suggest ed with grin no flicker of smllo showed on the prisoners face ou glumly harold picked up tho water bottlo and disappeared in the tii loket laird built tho camp firo and toasted tlio bacon suddenly tho silence of tho dawn was shattered by sharp pistol allot and mans startled cry it came from the direction of tho spring and laird ran quickly to tho ridge harold beomkm lay prostrate on tlio ground blood was spurting from gun shot wound in his shoulder ho was already conscious laird heard rust ling in tho thicket and caught glimpse of an indian stealing away what was the meaning of ail this ilo otooped and lifted the injured youth carrying him swiftly back to camp the wound in the shoulder was seri ous there was not oven time to cat breakfast the officer must got his pri soner to tho nearest hospital in tho quickest time passible he gave first aid speedily then laying hlo patient in tho canoe started on the hurried trip in quest of doctor he trrusthav transfusion of blood his condition is dangerous tho doctor in charge of the llttlo bed cross outpost hospital displayed anxiety as he studied his patient the young northwest tmounted police officer stepped nearer the hospital bed and chocked out eagerly am ready sir to give him transfusion of my blood but but ho is your prisoner iio is evidently breaker of uj law that makes no difference my blood is at your disposal only hope it is the right count blr that afternoon as tlio injured youth fought for jils life laird drummond went back along tlio river route to find tiw indian who hail dono tho uhootlng it was not difficult quest and as lie spring meal is here au young baby lamb in increasing quantities from week to week lamb dinners aro now tho order of tho day and special menus at conference banquets arc not considered up to tlio minute unions 1035 spring lamb is lhe meat served for uuch occa sions roast leg of lamb lamb chops and lamb stew nro all popular largely be cause of tenderness juiciness and flavor which is no distinctive of meat from young lamb at this time of the year probably tho main reason why roast lamb lamb chops and lamb stews aro so popular is because this meat solves the problem of variety during warm weather when the dlgcatlvo system of many people demands change to lighter more healthful and tender as well as rietily flavored meat buooested dinner menu tomato cocktail vegetable salad l035 roost leg of lamb with dressing mashed potatoes oreen peas strawberry shortcake tea or coffee the following recipe la recommended for dressing for roast lamb dressing for roast lamb pint stale break crumb cup cracker crumbs teaspoon sage tablespoons butter teaspoon sweet mojorom salt and pepper few drupe onion juice moisten tho bread and cracker crumbs with cold water and mix thoroughly with other ingredlcntd to the north thought laird dusk was falling mid thu young oiric it studied the shore line ut poplar creek suppose they made camp ut tills point juit below the turn in the creek tliero was small indian settlement if lalfd relaxed lib vigilance during the night harold might easily steal away to the indian encampment in canoe and make hla escape while the officer slept it was hltf duty howvver to turn over lils man lo the authorities no argu ment could atsurc him that any other course would be hi compliance with hl dntyi on past the turn hi poplar creek paddled the canoe on to ducks bui where the officer determined to make camp there would be little pojuitutllty here of his man making an escape despite the absence of possibility of escape laird kept ideepless vlgli sit ting most of thu night in cramped position harold beumbih slept soundly nccasloiully muttering in troubled dream the young northwest mounted police officer watching in the uncanny light of thu lire jitiulled the face of tlio mull who wjd his prlumtr well of ull the simps of coiime why of course not but it will ull come out in the wash its sure to straighten out lulrd mut tered suddenly gone was mhch of the anxiety that luui lined hti fuce the preceding duy yet he rejixed not his watchfulnei with day break he uroused harold lleamtih mid then wus note of good natured tun in his voice us lie jiiiggested tiiut the prisoner fetch bottle of wuter brought tho young indian bravo dowtv rivcr ho heard the curious story tlio whole settlement had been on tlio alert watclung for the white man wltli tho red und black macklnuw und tlio redtasseled cap ho had betrayed tho indians and they were ready wltli their vengeance tim young indian who hod shot down harold beamkui hntl chanced to be hunting near the ridge uut early morning and had caught glimpse of the red andblnck checked mackinaw at the spring he had aimed and tho youth had dropped it woi tho mackinaw and tlio cap hut it was not the face oathc white man we wanted said the indian simply and laird cried out his amazement the following morning lulrd bending over the hospital bed demanded of the putlent hal explain where you got that outfit you were wearing what do you mean dont you think it belong to me donot broke in laird well couple of days ago id havo kept mum but the doc cayc you gave some of your good irish blood for that transfuiilon that kept life in me so guess its up to me to rplll the beans offerosv the prkoner patient youre right those togs dont really belong to me guois they must havo adorned one husky hal whoever he may have been it all began when won let out of the north west mounted police and it looked as though wasnt going to mako good at anything in life continued harold beamish then there came ft yearning to bo umong the indians id often thought id like to learn their lan guage and had hankering to trans late some of their ftorles into english so came away north determined to live among the indians and to master their folklore there was terrific utorm on one of the lakes and my canoe was rplinterod to kindling was soaked nnd the rain was pouring in deluge then found man lying dead in the shelter of trees he had been fitruck by lightning his clothes were dry so decided to make use of them tluit accounts for the outfit you know how uuperstitioiuj tlio indians aio in regard to wearing the clothing of dead man so never ex plained my strange apparel remem treed wus wutdyimuelcionedt ihn list haw been husky hal when you climo to arrest me decided it wtis all up with me unit it wasnt worth trying any more to nuke goad it cure hurt to have my old pal believe was guilty lltiten old chap just couldnt be lieve you were guilty broke in laird the other nlcht when you slept so soundly with the look of an innocent babe on your face knew you had an explanation laird when you guv that transfu sion of blood wasit just becauue it was your duty us police officer it wus because we used to be pak old man answered laird huskily with some of your good irish blood in my scotch veins gucjls were pali for ulwaysiaughcd the youth who had been tracked down by the northwest mounted police an hiuiteudy note in hfi voice 1935 spring lamb wild mustard eradication improved wurden to rector think your congregation lias turned tho corner wo are getting better class of buttons in the collection tluin wo used to no use should like to sell you an encyclo pedia me why dont even know how to ride ono of the things like cooling breeze heres iifeakfuflt for hoi morning hmvl of criap kcclloggft corn flukes with cool milk or cream und home iw cries or hlicetl fruit dolicioiir arid murveloufily refreshing kelloggti arc rich in energy hut light eiihy to di ght an ideal ditdi for miy hot went her meal the danger of iieatproutration jh leadened when kcllogga doiiglili ligyiitlun liniment in quick certain remedy for hoof liot or thrush tour or uve applications are lumnlly enough anovjikkt contitlhuillon pretty girl who was colkctlng con truiutloim for hospital upproachetl man hitting ut the wheel of an expen sive cur no was his surly answer contribute regularly to that hospital no doubt replletl the pretty girl but were collecting money today not pedestrians ilme of heavy wlowly di gchttd fooda ivelioggn are ready to nerve no cooking theyre the lnrgchtttclling corn flaken in the world hcrmitus tlieyre erihper finer in flavor and the patented uvatmuiuul waxtitk hag keeph them ovenfrenh even in liot hidtry weather qual ity guaranteed made hy kellogg in iondon ontario corn flakes wud mustard an insidious weed which growu prouncally throughout canada on farms and waste places is ono of tho commonest and most injurious of tho mustard family single plant will produce from 15000 to 20000 seeds and single plant of tumbling mustard is credited with being abb to yield 500000 ceeds eradication of mustard from badly infested land is very diffi cult as jtccdn lying several inches below hie surface of tfrb soil are capable of retaining their viability for many years without germination indeed experi ment havo shown that mustard seeds can germinate older having been burled in tho soli for forty years mustard seeds which havo been ploughed under in previous years may be brought to the surface by subsequent cultural opera tions in vlev of those and many other facts pamphlet dealing with the eradi of wild mustard hno been issued by the dominion department of agriculture ottawa and may bo ob tained free on application since wild mustard seed matures earlier than the earliest grain crop there la no poosiblllty of harvesting thto grain before the mustard has reached maturity conse quently other methods of control as advised in the pamphlet nusbe adopt ed how to make iced tea infos six huplng teaspoons of ssuku budc tm in pint of frath boiling water aftf lx minutes itraln liquid into twoquart container whit hot add cop of granulated sugar ana tha julc of lemons stu well until sugar ts dissolved ful container with cold water do not allow tma to cool bor mddlng fnw cmhi wateo otfasrwls liquid will bacoma cloudy sarva with chlppad lea lalallafl spirit james mctngan fc for five years we have been waiting for the depression to depart why is it still with us simply because we have waited and no one ever waited with spirit spirit moves mountains accomplish es the impossible in business in science in the arts you hear of firm that puts iip great sales record you say theyve got spirit or you ask whos the mov ing spirit you know that winning streak came out of spirit nothing else lets show some spirit in 1935 show some advertising spirit when you ad vertise you place bet on yourself and on your product the only real test of sin cerity is money laid on the liiyy when you lay it on the line with advertising you prove to the world that you believe what you say it takes spirit to be an advertiser spirit is the essence of advertising for jidverlisin is lijv is business vibration vibratein 1935 advertiser to ignore he fact that people dont care about you is not spirit spirit soars high shouts loud glows intensely so does good advertising ovenfresh flavorperfect put some spirit into your business into your job spirit is invincible irres sislihleuniversal goodbye to lhe depression in 1935 if enough of us will only put enough spirit inlo it

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