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^ JACKS OF REVENGE â-  Y O N • C O L E Synopsis tHAPTER XXVI: Bartle aski a iibulous St m for the tobacco farms which Haskell reiuscs to consider. Haskell returns to the ranch house. 1 here, during a meeting of the cat- tlemen, "Kl Caballcro Rojo" sud- denly appears. CHAPTER XXVII Statuesquely still, ominously si lent, he let the sight of him sink into every man's mind before he moved a muscle. Then he took two stiff steps for- ward, and the eyes visible above thi- red kerchief fastened them- •elves on Pete Haskell. 'You're boss here?" he demand cd. ''"he veteran beefman had never known whit real "fear was in his life. And no man whose face was hidden by a scarlet neckerchief was going to spook him now. "That's riglit, honibre," he said m a low, even friendly voice. "Was there something you wanted to see me about, maybe? I reckon you're the man they call El Caballero Rojo, right enough. I^lumb glad to see you. Howdy." Thi masked man gestured sharply. "You've heard that the Aldman drying shed in Deep Water Valley was burned last night?" he snap- ped. ".\nd thatâ€"" • • * "Nol" Haskell's ey;s widened, and he scratched his grizzled mop. Your Handwriting and You „„ ?' ^^^ Analysis of Writing Reveals Handicaps A neighbor told me that you have analysed her son's handwrit- ing and the report was so much like him and his ways that I de- cided to write to you for a frank and truthful analysis of my son's handwriting. His school work is very poor and he is constantly get- ting into fi: hts with other boys. Would you r' ase assist me with this problem? * * * If you will look at the small letter "d" in the word "would," you will find David's first handicap. That small "d" which rises above the writing line and has a definite loop then comes down straight and finishes bluntly, like a club, tells me that he is very stubborn and determined to buck opposition for he does not care to recognize standards or accepted customs of procedure. You can help him with this by teaching him the rules of fair play and encouraging him to lake part in team work with the other boys. The letters "I" and "k" are very tall which reveals pride, and plenty of it. He is a boy who thinks a lot of his personal honor and will force the issue when chal- lenged by other boys on this point. The wide open "o" is indicative of his determination to be frank and outspoken A'hich is another good characteristic but again it it over- emphasized. The large and sprawl- ed out writing with the long low- er loops ''f the letter "p" are indi- cations his desire for change and variety in whatever he does, for routine matters and detail work cause him to lose interest rapidly. The a' ''ity to concentrate it absent in his script and this aiust be a definite handicap to bis studies. It would be to a de- clde<I advantage to vary hit school work at frequently as permissible at he is at his best when there is variety and changing conditions. . ' * * * Love of sport, movement and change uf scenery are all indicated fa the script and he might benefit tj mixing studies and sports to ^e him full expression of change from too much concentration at one time. My letter to you should give fur- ther atsistance with thit problem and you may help further by dli'> cutting thit report with him and encouraging him on all his strong traits of ch.nrarter. ,uyU<M&f JUd^ t Our readers may raewe an m- Urisling and instfuctivt personal analysis oj their handzvriting by tendina an example of writing with 25 leifis and a stamped, telf-addris- sed envelope lo Box B, room 421, 73 ' ' '.•i,/f St West, Toronto. "And that Pop Aldman was shot down in cold bloodâ€" when he was not packing a gun?" The ques- tions rapped on, toneless, insistent. "And that young Sam Aldman was murdered and nailed to Don Atter- o't Cross?" "Nol" Something accusing in that relentless fire of interrogation caught Hrskell's ear, and slow, angry red dyed his broad, leathery face. "Then you know all about it now!" snapped the scarlet-masked accuser. "And 1 don't expect you to admit that one of these men here right now obeyed your orders to have those things donel" As those words were flung out, angry murmur arose from the crowd in the ranchhouse living room. Haskell himself was fight- ing mad. He took a quick step forward, thrust his head out to face the accuser. "I wouldn't admit a lie like that for you or any man!" he flung out. "I didn't come here to argue," El Caballero Rojo said coldly. "I'm only here to tell you that right after the next fire or killing o/ to- bacco men in Deep Water Valley you'll finish up where Sam Ald- man finished â€" spiked on Don At- tero's Cross." El Caballero Rojo didn't wait for an answer. Swiftly he backed, with one hand behind him groping for the doorway, and eyes on men he knew itched to go for their guns. But his own guns were steadily on them, moving in deadly, menacing arcs. Then, like a top, he pivoted, crouched a bare instant and sprang into the open. Men snapped alive then, fell over each other in the packed room, crowding through the door. Guns blazed. A hail of lead whistled after a racing horse whose hoofs pounded througl. the gray of dawn. "Got himl" a marksman yelled at the fleeing horseman swayed. "Got him sure as guns!" "Sure, you got him bad, Andy I" Haskell yelled as he bolted for the corral. "Come on, boys, all of you! He won't get far. He can't hug leather for long â€" not the way "le was reeling in the saddle." The Half Circle H was the scene of a wild race to waiting horses, as Haskell roped and saddled a mount for himself. And yet, even at these men leaped to saddle, the last thought in any of their minds was of the reward money known to be on fhe head of El Caballero Rojo. Other matters were of far more importance to them. All any of them wanted right then was a chance to burn down the man who had dared accuse any of them of the lowest outrage of which they had ever heard. * * * In the arid hills beyond Mission Ridge, where neither cattle nor puncher were wont to stray, Juan- ita de Cuevas had built a camp- fire close to the steep side of an arroyo. Her meal perpared, she walked aimlessly, to all intents, in a wide circle around the fire. Suddenly the mounted Pedro, whom she had left with trailing reins nearby, and the cry of a mountain lion came to her practiced lips. She rode off, leaving the breakfast to keep hot on a pile of stones she haH liented in the campfire. Drifting on the early morning wind came an answering cat's call. She rode faster. When she and El Caballero Rojo had made their ar- rangements they had decided that the wBt never to be found in hit company at long as they stayed in Dieep Water Valley. Nor would they ever be seen together over a campfire. So the had pre- pared hit breakfatt and had left it waiting while she had ridden away. « * • Presently Michael Valdez ap- peared, tethered £1 Cielo and br gan to wolf down hit meal. Who wat there to lay he had not pre- pared it himself? And who wat ao canny aa to recognize in thit wandering black-haired vaquero the famous red-headed outlaw? Valdcf ate tlowly after bit firtt appetite was tatitfied, and when he had finished he carefully killed the fire, cleaned and cached the kit. Then, with hit gaudy conquittador raiment ttowed away, he rode to- ward Gold Creek with a cigarette dangling from one corner of hit mouth, the blue tmoke drifting away on the wind. Before he had traveled far, though, Michael Vtldea reined mp â- harp. Hit brow furrowed, and he strained hit cyct. He blinked and looked again. Then what he thought he had tctn waa gone. Mirage? No Valdet knew better. And yet- On the cold gray ikylinc of •«rly morning, climbing up, cross- ing the flat top and quickly fleeing down again, he had glimpsed a rider traversing a knoll to round it looked like a halved ball. And aa tuddenly as the rider had flash- ed into view, he was gone. But Michael Valdez had seen. On the instant he had recognized the Mexican clothiiiK, with spar!. ling conchas, the red' sash and necker- chief worn by the mysterious rider ahead, and the cone-shaped hat' that in the distance were exactly like Valdez' own. It was one of the few occasions Upon which Michael Valdez was frank to admit bewilderment â€" and surging curiosity that he had to fight hard to down. For as much ai ^ he would have liked a closer view of tl)at rider ahead, this was no time for him to go investigating. "That rider certainly looked like me," he muttered. "Worth seeing, at that, because I'm not left in the dark. For sure as fate somebody .•â- round here has started to trade ' r my brand â€" red hair and all." fTo be Continued) f ANN€ HIRST 1 Equal Education Vital To Teen-Ager WHAT WOULD you do if you â- * were a girl of 17, on your way to ♦ college, and in love with a young • man wlw hasn't gone through high * school? • You aren't the usual teenager by any means. You have been brought up with a love of learn- ing (always an A student ) to which have been added superior home training and quite a bit of travel. You * are a positive person, too, restless, * needing many diversions. ♦ On the other hand, the lad con- * cerned comes from a community * where higher education is not com- * mon, nor deemed essential. He ♦ is superior to all his friends, how- ♦ ever. He has a dormant intelli- * gcnce, sterling qualities, and is am- ♦ bitious. ♦ The girl who asks my opinion says • he is the sweetest person she ever ♦ knew, and there is nothing he ♦ wouldn't do for her. Her parents * like him. "But," she adds, "he ♦ doesn't have the one necessary at- ♦ tribute, an education." • WOULD MARRIAGE WORK? She wants to knoiv whether she shall give up her college plans and marry the boy now. Subtly help hint along the path of knowledge ("seek- ing her omi literary stimulation elsewhere") or go on to college and "find someone ivith a good education and the common sense to use it to good measure:'" It is likely' that this \7-ycar-old places too high a value on education per te; yet with her background it is easy lo see why. If she marries the boy now she would, I'm afraid, (and sooner than later) become real- ly ashamed of him. Being a positive person, she wouldn't be able to hide it. Their marriage would be doomed. If, hoivever, he too goes to college because she ashs him to, and rises to what she calls her "literary level," it might work out all right. To my mind, though, the hazards are too great. Notwilhstonding her education, she is only 17. In the next few years she is apt to find some- one better suited to her demands. Just now she is something of an Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. When, a man is taking a girl â- to the theater, should he or the girl follow directly behind the usher? A*. The girl ahould go first If following an usher. When there la no uther, the man should lead the way. Q. What is the correct procedure a man usually follows when buying an engap ment ring for his fian- cee? A. After he has proposed and been accepted he and the girl usu- ally go to the Jeweler's together and select a ring that is in accord with the desire and taste of the girl. Q. What would be a suitable phrase for a. wife to ute when in- troducing her husband to another woman? A. "Mrs. Barnes, may I present my husband?" Q. It It good form for one to use hit Initials on a visiting cardT A. "The proper form is to have the name appear In full. Q. Should a man always rite when being introduced? A. Yet, always, regardless of whether the other person la a man or a woman, old or young. 0. It it all right for a girl at a dance to powder her note without going to the dressing room? A. Yet,, when she can do so in- conspicuously. ISSUE 7â€"1048 ^o^AAKt\ VV l\s.e.\is.H Make it in a jiffy I Outline or chain stitch for those gorgeous roses I Easy sewing, just 2 main pattern parts. Blouse can tuck in, too! Pattern 782; embroidery trans- fer; blouse pattern in sizes 14, 19, 18, 20 ; 32. 34, 36. 38 . 40. State size. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accept- ed) for this pattern to the Needle- craft Dept., room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West. Toronto. Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. in-ellectual snob. Whether college will deepen that attitude, or aivaken her to life's more vital realities, is hard to soy. It would be unfair to lead this devoted lad on with hopes which might prove impossible to realise. It seems best that she tell him firmly that she does not intend to consider marriage until she has fin- ished college. By that time she can see how they both mature, and ivhe- ther they ore still in love. ^^^ * TO "H.B.": Your parents may * like this boy, but they also might * be appalled that you consider giv- * ing up college to marry him now. * You should be good college ma- * terial. By the time you graduate, * however, you may have other ideas * on marriage with which this lad * even then might not concur. At * any rate, I don't think either of * you is old enough to marry now. * Ask your parents' opinion. I think * they will aRrec. ♦ • * Marriage needs far more than most teen-agers are prepared to give. It requires common ideals, mutual acceptance of the verities of life, and an all-embracing appreciation of each other. If you stand on the threshold of such a decision, let Anne Hirst help clear your mind. Write her at Box A, Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West. Toronto. Sunday School Lesson By Rev R. BarcUy Warren Power Of The Holy Spirit John 14:26-86; Acts 8:1-4; 4:41; Galati-ns 6:22-26. Golden Text â€" But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witness unto me both in Jerusa- lem, and in all Judea, and in Sa- maria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.-Acts 1:8. In this quarter we have studied about God the Father and about Hib Son Jesus Christ. To-djjy we consider the third person of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit. Divine Revelation never goes into reverse. "But who", you ask, "could take the place of Jesus when He ascen- ded info heaven?'' He promised the Holy Spirit. "He", said lesus, "shall teach you all things and bring all things to your rememb- rance, whatsoever I have said unto you." tt * * The Spirit was given on the day of Pentecost which came fifty days after the Passover. It commem- orated the giving of the Law at Sinai. The Spirit came upon one hundred and twenty believers who were assembled together. The phenomena accompanying the Spir- it's descent were significant. There was a sound as of a rushing mighty wind. One word expresses "wind" and "spirit" in both the Hebrew and the Greek languages. Wind is a symbol of the Spirit. The tongue of fire pointed to the fact that God hau now takern up His abode in His human temple. But what as- tounded the men from many lands, gathered on this festive occasion wa that these Galileans were mir- aculouslv ^Tiabled to preach, the Gos- pel to tnem their own language.' Some mocked but ijiany listened to the message in their own lang- uagt and were converted. * * * The gift of the Holy Ghost not only purified their hearts (Acts 15:9) but gave them a holy bold- ness. They went out to preach Jesus Christ to the world. They were not deterred by stripes, im- prisonment or the probability of death. They obeyed God in pref- erence to men. Paul points out another very iia- portant evidence of the Indwelling Spirit. "The fruit of the Spirit ia love, joy, peace, longsufferinfc g"ntleness, goodness, faith, meek- ness, self-control." What a beaut* ful cluster, yet blended in one. Love heads the list. None are so beautiful as those who live and walk in the Spirit. Jesus Christ, in his humanity, was limited to one place at one time. But the Holy Spirit is every- where revealing Christ to the hearU of men. We ought to yield our- selves completely to His dominion. We shall then live the beautiful life and bear an effective witness in a needy world. 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