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y ^:;::i:::::|::.;.:::,^:; : : -i^ • SERIAL STORY \ DANGER ROMANCE AHEAD BY TOM HORNER s?r.^=,t}:«:.rs: ' » I* CAST OF CHARACTERS MONNIE MILESâ€" her mania for fast driving almost wrecked her romance. LARRY COLLINS â€" newspaper reporter, hunting the murderers of his brother. MIKE BENTLEY â€" wealthy rancher, knew too inuch about auto accidents. O u « Last Week: Larry rides the black on a second attempt, winning Barnes* admiration. But Monnle in sists that he be put to work build- ing fence. After a day of back- breaking work, Larry is ready to quit. Two men ride up. One is Bentley, neighboring rancher. Bent- ley orders Larry to put a gate In â-  the canyon fence. Larry refuses. Tells Bentley to see Barnes. As they ride away Larry recognizes Bentley's companion as one of the bank robbers. CHAPTER V 11 was alter a'iw<er wheu Larry bi'oii^ht up the subject of tile gate in tbo canyou fenc*. He and Pete Biirues were sitting outside tbe buiikhouse, smokiug. K brilliant Texas moon bath^l the ranch head- gu.irters iu cold light and deep shadows. The leau-faced foreman diaped his lanky lorra along the steps. "Pete, a fello.v iKtmed Beutley came through the cuuyoa today." Larry iK'gan. "Said lie wanted a gate put in there, said you ought to know about it aud that the Col- oni'l would want it." "What did ypu tell Uira?' Barnes askod. "! told him he'd liave to get â-  some orders from Colonel Miles or from you before I'd build any gate on hi? say-so." "Good! It's about time someone •was telling Bentley -wherH to get Off. But you better set ready to tiut a gate in there tomorrow. Bentley's up at the house now. By the time he goes liome, he'll have the Colonel sold ou the idea. "The Old Mau'll yrobably be raising sand about not putting it iu when Bentley asked you to â€" but don't pay that much mind. The Colonel still runs the. Hayhook. and ^p dou't like the idea of Bentley giving too many orders, even if he does ugree with that four-flusher," "1 fake it you don't like Bentle-y. " Lari'J'.aaid. "1 don't and nobody else does except Miss Monni>>. Slie thinks he's a Si)ani!=li don on a white hor.'e. Be wants to marry her, I tuese„" Barnes ground his cigari^t tindor a boot heel. ""I'd like to take a poke at that â€" " "Who is this Beutley? Where'd he come from?" Larry interrupted, trying to conceal too great an in- terest in the Hay hook's neighbor. Came From the outh "Claims to be part Spanish, but he can't talk it and he don't act \t," Barnes answered. "[A)()ks more to me like one of tV.es-e movie gang- Stars trying- to po^e as somebotly. I'd trust a rattlesna'ie twii.-e as far «8 him. "Came up from the southwest ftbout four years ago. Bought the old Circle-Cross aud set up as a gentleman rancher. Kaises polo ponies, fine horses. Runs about 200 head of good cows â€" fancy stuff. "He's got alwut 2i> liauds work- ing up there and only five or six Of them know what a cow brsuul is. . . . Has plenty of money, though. Flies his own airplane." "He> does? Where does he land? " "Bentley's got a field all laid out with lights and everything, just like a regular airport, about halt a mile from his house. Keeps Airplane in a Wg barn he had built foir it." "Must do a Idl of iiiB-ht flying |X he's spent all that money for lights." I,arry commented. "0-uess he does," Barnes agretd. "He's always going oft oi.\ hunting trips, down into Me.xi(M. Iluns up to St. Louis and Chicago to see a show, now and then. t)h. Bentley puts cattle raising ou a gentle- man's basis." Rarne.? laughed, bit- terly. "I don't like him manyin.g -Vlis.M Mounie. eithw. She'.^ uvo good for A gtiy like that. Bu' lie seeifis to b* the number on-.> ip.ni over since that accident- "What accident?" Larry almost diouted the qu^.^limi. Bai lies paused long enouRli to roll and light a oigurei b"foro re- plying. "The last out> she had. She llit « cow. on the highway. Wreck •d ht-r car. almost kilUxl hei. Beut- Itf rushed her to the hospital, claims he saved her lif-. . . . Well. fVMS 1 better go sm ths Old Man sibout that gate Want to come laonsT" "WslJ Hsvs T» Do If They found th« Colonel on the porch. Bentley louns»d on a swint Monica, her dark besuty aocen tttated by a sevM-ely plain, white knitted suit, sat betwwm th» men. The Colonel rose as Barnes' boot f'ounded on the steps. "Oh. hello Pete. Glad you came up. tjit down." Barnes dropped la- ta a chair beside the Colonel. Larry remained in the backzi-ouud. leaning ag^i^t a post. ".Mike->-9^^Bentle.v â€" has been telling me^^bout that canyou fence." the old cowman began. "He wain.s a gale put in there. Guess we'll have to do it. Got to keep ou gocd terms with our neighbors," he laughed embarrassed as a child before his foreiEan. "Okay, Co'onel. I'll have Larry put the gate in tomorrow," Barnes, agreed. Larry saw Bentley smile at the forem;"ii. "i told your man that Colonel Miles would want a gate," Bentley put in. "but he didn't seem to think I knew what I was talking about. You'<l have save<l yourself some work, if you liad listened to me. cowboy." he added, glancing at Larry. • "Hayhook hands still get their orders from me Beutley." Barnes said shortly. It was evident that the foreman had little lore for his neighbor. "If Mike Wants It" "I'm not so suro you want a gate there anyway, Colonel," Barn- es continued. "That canyon leads right down from the highway into the big pasture. It these truck rust- lers get to operating again, it'll be easy for them to get In there and take the pick of the calves. Better keep that fence like it isâ€"" "Rustlers?" Bentley laughed. "You've been seeing to(> many movies. Barne." "And you'll have every wheat farmer on tlie plains driving through there to the railroad come harvest," Barnes w«it ou, ignoring the interruption. "Just as well build a road anff mark it." Bentley jumped to his feet, glar- ed down at the foreman. "Listen. Barnes. I'm going to drive through there when I ship this fall if I hava to pull your peats out of the ground â€" " "*'l'd tike to catch vou. or auv Easy-To-Make Panelled Apron ISSUE 1â€" '41 By ANNE ADAMS Kitchen duty is really fun if you're wearing: a" -â- Vnne .-^danis apron like Pattern 4.3941: \\.\ dainty efficient and marvelously quick to make. You mijcht ac- cent the becoming front panel by tithci using (.'ontrasi, as in .A.pron B - or by trimming i^s full length with ruffling: or ric- rac, a.< shown in .\pron .-V. You've a choice of two becom- ing: neckline version.*. The low- er waistline .«eani,s at the siilo.'i give smooth ft; and allow for extra skirt fullness. Pattern 43i»4 is available in .<izes .small (3'2-34). medium t36-;}S) and laigc (40-4'2). Smaii view. View A, takes 2 yard.< 3> inch fabric and 2 3-8 yards ruf- fling; view B. 1 .i-H yard* 8'> inch fabric and 1 1-8 yaid« of contrast. Send Twenty Cent< (iOci in coins istaiivpci cannot be accent- ed » for this \m\f .Adaiivi pat- tern. Write plainly Size. Nsnic. .Addie.^s and Style Number. Send y.ui- order to .-Vnue .^Vd- ams. Koom 4 2j. 73 We^t .\del- aide St., Torontn. of your men, pulling a post or even lotting down a. wire. ' Barnes' voice was low and cfriai, but .1)1> words carried the (ting of a klap ou the face. "Here, you two. d<Jn't Xlgbt o*n au old gate," Mounie broke In. "If Mike wants a gate, put it there. You cau padlock it shut, can't yoti Pete, ar.'' opt-n it when Mike gels ready to drive?" â-  That's it. Ycu do that. Pete. Munnie's got the right Idea." That'll suit you won't it, Mikt-'."* The Colonel looked first to Barneu. then to his neighbor. "Yeah. I suppose so," Bentley conceded, resuming his place on the swing. "Fenoe'U probably full down anyway. That new hand <^f yours don't know much about fence building. Colonel." Larry .stepped away from the post. .More than anything lie want- ed to smash that smirking, oily face. Monnle'.^ laugh stopped hlni. "You should see him ride. Mike." she said. ' He likes air â€" lots of it â€" httweeu him and tho saddle." Larry fought to control his an- ger, made hi<3 voice lazily quiet. "Guess I'll turn* In, Peio. Good* night Miss Mounie. Good night. fr Colonel." â-  • Barnes caufht up with him lii'lf way to the buakhouse. "I. wanted to sock that .puy, too, Collins. Glad you kept yotir temper and didn't say anything. I sure can't see'whar* Mis,3 Moanie likes about that slick- haii-e^ coyote. . . . Must he JflB good Idoks." "I wouldn't make a scene before Colonfl and' Miss Monnie, Peie. But I hope this Benttey comes out to see me put that gate In." "It he does, makd sure he's alone before you tackle hira." Pete warn- ed. "If he- has one of his men with him. you'd come back pretty well beat rp. And don't get Bentley wrong â€" he's no coward." They were at the bunkhouse door. "Thautes, Pete. I'll remem- ber. And say. how about getting off tomorrow. I've some things to attend to imtown. I wasn't sure I was going to sta.y when I came out here, you know." Barnes grinned. "Go ahead. It'll make Beutley wait at least one more day tor his gale, at any rate." The Files on Monnia Larry left the Hayhook early, reached town by mid-morning. He di-ove to the hotel, changed his clothes aud called Colonel Harris. Then he hurried over to the news- paper office. The patrol chief was waiting for him in the ed'/or's of- fice. ' These boys are all right, " Har- ris told him. "They're in on the know, too. They'll do anything they can for .vou." 'liOOii! Let's have a look at the files on Miss .Monica Miles and Mr. .Mike BLMitlty." (To Be Continued) College Men Describe Ideal Charming, Good Listener, Attractive, of Average Intel- ligence She is not sophisticated but she Is charming, and .she does uot talk too much, but rather, she is a good listener; she is not beautiful and dumb, but she is attractive aud ot average iutell'genco. She is uot au intellectual, but she knows how- to please the male. .Vbove all, she Is a lidy. This, summed up. is the avciage collyge man's ideal of his wife-to- be, according to the results of a survey conducted by students of St. John's College, St. John's Uni- versity. Brooklyn, ' i answer to the Campus Record of the College fff Mount St. Vincent. Herbert BuUwinkle-. undergrad- uate columnist ot the Torch, stu- dent piibliccation ot St. John's Col- lege, in answering his feminine contemporaries sums up: "it seems that college men real- ize real physical beauty is too oft- en unattainable in a girl, so they say she should be attractive though not necessarily beautiful, ;.nd trutli is they marry this type. "Another suggestion is that she have a nice disposition, not dumb but for that mutter uot loo intel- ligent. All this means .she must be a good listener aud be clever enough to please the male. "We wer*^ astounded to hear sh* must also be able to cook and sew. So you can see they look tor a wife â€" auri wasn't that what yonr moth- er told you ? Nobel Peace Prize Withheld in 1940 The Nobel Peace Prize will not be awarded this year, it is an- nounced. The last individual to win the peace pvize was British Viscount C«oll of Chelwood in 1<)3T. Tn 193S the award was given to tlie Nansen International Office foi- tefujeej at ^leneva, l^i l',)36 tt Is 6onfeire<i upon Csrl vi'ii Lssietsky, the Gernaan pacifis.% | while in a Naxi concentration i camp. I rhe Nobel Peate Prize wis • withheld in 193!». Other yea-a when the prize has been with- held were 1»14. lOli, 1916. 1918, 11»24, 1928 and 11)32. Men And Women Must Both Work For Democracy Pearl S. Buck, Nobel Prize Winner. Warns They Will Have to Share Responsibil- ities Equally â€" World Needs Women's Opinion Expressed Pretty Pill German, popular member of Ottawa's younger so- cial set, was caught as she was about tx) prepare a tray in the Red Cross Tea Room, which has become a popular mealtime ren- dezvous in the capital for officer.s and men of the fighting forces as well as for civilians . . . and, no wonder ! 'Bird" Contest Write the following list of questions on slips of paper and give one slip to each party guest: 1. What bird would be a number if one letter were omit- ted? '1. What bird would be a large animal if its initial were changed '.' 3. What bird would be a twelfth of a foot if it were be- headec^? 4. What bird w<mid be a huntinif dog if one letter were added'.' 5. What bird is a valiant man when curtailed? (>. What bird is a boy's play- thing? 7. What bird is a girl's name? 8. What bird can be transpos- ed into a wild beast's hoipe? 9. What bird Is an animal when five is subtracted from it? Answers: Tern, ten; (oose, moose; finch, inch; eagle, beaxlo; horon, h«ro; kite; Phoebe: rail, lair; dove, doe. Royal Tour Dress Given To Canada The dress worn by Queen hiii- 7,abeth in the Separate Chamber May 19, 193!), during the royal tour was presented to Canada on behalf of the Queen by Princesi Alice in a c«remony at the pub- lic archives at Ottawa the midd'e of December. .^ rcbe dt style, eieated by tl>e Queen's famous London dress- maker. Norman Hartneil. it w.is Ltshioned from shimmering wh'i-- .<atin. Warned by Pearl S. Buck, .N'obei Prizi? winner, that democ.acy can survive only if men and women share its privileges and respons- ibility, members of the U. S. Nat- ional Woman's Party clos-d their biennial convention in .Washington last month with new plana for push- ing an equal rights amendment to the Constitution in the coming ses- sion ot Congress. Miss Buck'% addresaSf highlight of tho three-day cotiveution, was a plea for women 4" "come out ot their seclusion, jjleir safoly, their irrfsponsibility Mward the policies which cqmpels us to cliaos and war." ^ "C.OME 0»T OF SECLCSION:" Describfeg women and Negroes as the 'biggest minority groups in the Cnited States today, she warn- ed; '"Unless women realize their re- sponsibility, neither we i:or any other nation will achieve true de- mocracy, and as the machines of war grind on, the very ideal ot democracy will one day perish from the earth. The world needs the opinion of women as well as men." She's A War Waitress "Li>i';i ago I found out that people who love flowers are a^ a rule pietty decent s>.rt of folks." â€"Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe. By SAOiE B. CHAMBERS SIMPLE DESSERTS Fir:>tly; 1 should like to thank one ar.d ah for ^e lovely greet- ing, best wi.-hes and messages, and encouraging rcmaiks about thi.- column. Here is hoping that it .nay continue to be what I wish it to be, a practical aid to all ir. .solving uaily problems. After the holiday I think we all long for a quietness and sim- plicity, and when it comes to des- serts, not only do we wish to pre- pare simple thing.s, but we need the change to lightei dishes. Simple Baked Custard For cvory egg, ust 1 cup milk, 1 tablespocn of sugar â€" and a dash of nutmeg. 1 allow one egg for two in a custard. Beat the egg well, add the su- gar, mixing thoroughly, then add the milk. Bake in individual molds, setting in dish about half ful. of water. The oven should be medium. Bake until silver knife ccmes out clean. Just Plain Junket 1 can't understand why more people do not use junket as des- sert. Firstly, it is non-starchy, secondly, to using milk one of the necessary foods and then it is simple to prepare. It can be varied and dressed up in so many ways. I much prefer the plain junket which one may flavor to one's own taste. The very simple directions for making are always on the package. I vary the su- gar for sweetening with brown sugar, which gives a delightful caramel flavor, then again cocoa may be added. Make just as if you are preparing cocoa â€" then cool to lukewarm and add junket tablets as directed. Applesauc; Wc are all requested to usa more apples both fur health and commercial reasons. Choose the best cooking apples: always have applesauce fresh. A delightful variation : aild the whites of eggs when the applesauce is about cool. 1 allow one egg white to 2 -ups of fruit. After the white of eggs is folded in â€" place in sherbet glasses top with whipped cream sprinkled with rolled or chopped nuts and you have a des- sert for any occasion. Then if you wish something just a bit more elaborate try this: Apple and Marshmallow Jelly J. package strawberry jelly powder 2 medium sized red apples <>, raarshmallows Prepare jelly powder in usual way â€" grate the apples, peeling too, and when jelly is a honey- like consistency, add the apples and uiarshmallows quarteired. Th.s may be served plain or with whipped cream topped with a cherry. If you have not tried this do so now. Place canned peaches in sherbet glass, pour over to cover peaches a boiled cu.^tard top with maraschino cherry of if you prefer top with whipped cream and sprinkle with nuts. Mis* Chambers welcomes per- sonal letters from interested readers. She is pleased to receive suggestions on topics for her column, and is even ready to lis- ten to your "pet peeves." Re- quests for recipes or speci,il menus are In order. Address your letters to "Miss Sadie B. Cham- ers, 73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto." Send stamped, self- addressed envelope i( you wish a reply. Give All Children "Chance Jto Shine" Woman Professor Has Rem- edy for Problem Children Socalled "problem children" us- ually find the behavior or adults a great problem to them, aud should be treated by Iheir elders with "sympathetic tmderstanding," in the belief of Mabel E. Knit, as- sociate professor of education at Pennsylvania State College. Miss Kirk said the proper under- standing of till? child will prevent ditficuUieg while au appropriate environment may ;emove the caus- es of undesirable behavior. NEKU 'gYMPATHETIC UNDKIt- STANIMNC 'The whole situation probably is much more annoying to them (the problem children* than to their •Iders, and to them the behavior ot adults Is a great pi-ob'em." She advised "understanding par- ent* and te.ichers" to provide gfoup activities and encourage a sufffc- lout variety of experiences to jive s'l typM of children "a chance lo shine." and to ''be sur* you are tbhikiDg .of the ehiid't own good and not of his effect on your com- fort and your sense ot auperiority" Find Women Get The Most Gifts Half the Christmas Presenta Go To Children â€" Men Re- ceive Fewer THan Halt As Many as Women Santa's first liui> 'lieutenants ia some large C S. stor^cbcK-ked up on mi ;'e than 3.000,000 gifts sold lust year, and as a result of their findings the clerks behind count- ers this year pretty well knew who would get what and Itbw much. Tliey knc-w for instance that if run -hoppers behaved accordinf I'l ru .', women would receive 321 of ov y l,0oO gifts bought iu de- partment stores, while me« would receive only 127. They also knew that youngs teis would get 303 presents out of the 1,000 itud that the balance would be divided ber tween gifts for the house aud gad- gets too varied to fit into neat gift classification. LINGERIE FIRST Here are some more interesting gilt facts based on survey: Women get more lingeiie than any other kind ot Christmas pres- ent. Out of every 1.000 womeii who opened gaily wrapped packages oa Dec. 25, 121 got slips and panties. 93 drew nightdresses and pyjamaa and 'J'.) found housecoats or neg- ligees. Stockings said "Mferry Christmas" to 112 aud handkar- chiefs to 97. When the gifts show- ered down from lighted C!:ristma« trees 68 women received glovei, 68 handbags. S3 slippers and 3< gay gilets or scarfs. Perfn.ue went to 24, compacts to 29 an l beauti- ful shimmering jewels to 10. TREND FOR -AtEN""- There mt;st be something in that legend about the vanity of ths male, for gifts of clothos went to thousands of his sex. Daytime Fashion Favorites Noted Skirt Fullness Introduced by Gatherings and Unpressed Pleats Style points noted iu daytim* togs: Skirt fullness is introduced by means of gatherings or unpress- ed pleats; ou the more casual skirts there may be tucks stitched well over the hips. Sporty-looking bodices are woro with collars and revers open; some necklines may he high and round. SOFTER SHOULDERS Pique trimmings are freshly crisp and not overdone; pockets are fulled onto the edges of jackets and set vertically into skirts con- ce<iled under their fullness. Ruffles may he seen spiraliug on skirts or friiliug at the neck and hips of two-piece [rocks; belts may bring a color accent or be ot th« fabric and lined with one of ths shades in the print. Interesting shoulder treatiuents are noted in eiiaulet folds, soft gathers, and somwimes in little bows set on the tip to add soft width. Fine Watches Given In "Beat Hitler Drive" Railroaders are noted for their fine watches so it is not surpris- ing that many fine examples have been given to the Canadian Pacific Railway employees' Gold- en Bomber Fund, to buy a mod- em $100,000 bombing plane fo* the R.C.A.F. H. Dubois, Can- adian Pacific clockman, Windsor Station, Montreal, sxamines some of the 1*>0 watche.* received from Eastern Canada. He found many of them of great intrinsic value and tliese will be sold a« they are instead of gold being extracted and .sold. The watch n his hand ia one of the best yet received. U wsa presen.cd in 1885 to J. C Griffith by Canadian Pacifiv- en- fineeis in the Canadian Rockies. Soot h« those rej, inflamed nostrila .r»lirr» snevi- >na and anifluic wiTh M«ntbol«- Mim. At sJl druf- â- i«:s. Jan and tubes, 30c. \m i \