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Port Perry Star, 22 Feb 1923, p. 6

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Ts '8 woven into a A iaTion ooh tains many valuable pointers on invest- ments. The booklet will (be mailed free to any owe an _ request, by Establis Ottawa New York Amilius Jarvis : TOTOnto & { LANITED, "Montreal at. : t London Eng: ---- BLU amount, and the gave receipt which is now before the That this piece of paper was never witnessed by a third party is due to ignorance: of the law on the part my client and: the late Captain: Un- fortunately, while my client was ayay SEA FISHERMEN ¢ A BY FREDERICK WILLIAM WALLACE N Copyright by the Misson Book Company CHAPTER EIGHTEEN--(Cont'd.) "That's Frank's cheque in thar' all right," remarked Uncle Jerry. "Git de cook for steam de ongvelope open," suggested Jules: The other shook his héad. "No, no; we'd better jest leave it as it is. Bf some 0! them lawyers thought we did that they'd swear it was a put-up job on our n als It was four in the afternoon. when they swung off, and allowing for the set of the 'tide against them, they figured in doing the ninety | 'miles in twelve hours. None of the Lillian's crowd knew when the hearing of the cage was bo coms off,"as they had left the Cove before the date was set, and ignorance of the date gave Jules and Captéaih Clark-a great deal of anxiety, What, if it had already been before the court? . What if it had been de- cided 4 Frank? The buildings might "even" then. be. torn. down. .and Morrissey in possession. The suspense was agonizing, and throughout the Yong night as, 0 ed to the northward both men kept the deck, consumed with anxiety, ° Waen they made the Lurcher by poundi the wind hauled to the north-west and freshened The fog vanished with the advent of the colder wind, and close-hauled, the Lillian was dragging her lee rail through the smother, and the gang rejoiced in the weight of the breeze. "Go it, you ol' peddler!" they shout. ed. "Tear th pa off yerself!" And Jules walked the Guarter.and prayed for wind and plenty of it. Their prayers were answered, and when the maintopmast snapped off at the masthead and fell in among the gear with the staysail thunderously the gallant vessel storm] ly slim. Another drop in his cup of bitterness was added by the fact that his opponent had 'declined to make terms. "On no account will I sell my land to Westhaver," Morrissey had written; 'and in the 'words Frank felt that the epite and hatred of boyhood days were still rankling in the man's mind. And Wrigley | spoken about an offer being made by a Bayport company for the property. In fact, he had already ph the option to m. Looking very eo and anxious, Westhaver "entered Lawyer Stevens's office promptly at nine, and the advo- cate was none too enthusiastic about the outcome. : : "I made your offer to Wrigley, agreeing to pay two thousand dollars for the strip of land you require for buildings and flake-yard, but he says that his client will not gell to you on any acequnt, tells me that he has give an n upon that | perty to the Bayport Fisheries oo pany: "86 T understand," answered Frank dismallyn "How will that affect Xo Cap- tain?" enquired the other kindly. "I'll ruin me near. I've got a big contract to fulfil, and without that land Pll have to hand th' bulk of it over to someone else. All th' money, _we've_ invested in th' bulldin's will be a dead loss, though th' Bayport Co ny might take them over--" "ye , they may," nodded the law yer; 'but a great deal* will depend upon the leniency of your opponent. He can, if lie likes, enter a restraint against you forbidding you to remove: a single thing off the Jand. He can! claim everything you have put up on E WATER [E52 A TALE OF THE DEEP flapping in the breeze they actually,' ' : 4 leughed as they crawled aloft to cut! "Is that th' law?" queried Frank Cer ile the Lillian was beating up| } Sl : the Bay in the teeth of a Er | "Then that's jest what that feller'll her deaks awash and every plank and do ef he knows it. Ob, but I've bin beam if her protesting at the press of several times a dam' fool in this-bus- sail she was carrying, Frank was toss- iness! I sh'd ha' stayed at zea until ing around on his bed in an Anchor- {I T'arned t' move about ashore 'thout. ville hotel, He had secured nothi thin' foul o things like this. Yes! but what is already had; and though 1m Some mug when. it comes t' bus- he had brought the late Captain's -iness. And feeling utterly dejected: housekeeper down with him to testify and depressed in spirit, he walked] thet he had been at the Crawford elorg to the Court House with the house on the date of the supposed sale, 8dvocate. yet he knew that his case was decided. | a Dy at ten the case was open- r. Wrigley, of Wrigley and, Wrigley, . respectfully saluted the Lift Off with Fingers plaintiff, Captain Robert Morrissey, of Boston. "My client is the sole relative! of the deceased shipmaster, and as no will was made Tegurding the disposal of the late Crawford's property, my client lays claim to it." x 4 does the property consist of 1 enguired the Court. "Ah----ahem! The property consists of some sixty acres of land, house, and barn, situated in the village of Long Cove, Bay Shore County' = "Had the deceased any personal property or moneys besides the real property 1" = '| "Ah--shem! The deceased Captain was living upon an annuity. which ceased at his demise. His household were oid by his own instiuc- } es, and the sale were given to his My client has no inter-. e additional statements esha 's supposed pur- Pro; erty Nigation and Judge and stated the facts for the = upon a bu mess tel the Captain df ; jowed that he to advise his notaries in Anchorville regarding the transfer of the property, and he had also neglect- ed to cash the cheque. The papers necessary to substantiate my client's aim cannot be found, with the result that Captain Westhaver ls placed in an awkward position. y client, thinking "that everything was al right, went ahead and constructed "buildings upon the property, and I think this fact alone should convince the Court that Captain Westhaver was acting in good faith." With a few! more remarks he ¢josed the case for the defence, and while Frank scanned the face of the Judge, he felt instine- tively that he had lost. , Mr. Wrigley was rubbing his hands and smiling-all gver his face, when the Judge comme; summing up the evidence, and as Westhaver caught the exultant look upon the lawyer's pallid {sce he felt that he would take a great deal of pleasure in having Mr. Wrigley with him for a trip on the Lillian, - While he sat waiting for the in- evitable decision there was a commo- tion in the hall-way, and a mob of| sea-booted figures clatlered umcere- Looney into the Court-room. To Frank's intense surprise, Uncle Jerry and Jules were in the van of the mob, end from his. seat he could see the 5 " tor 'and' ORT pd 'Mr. Stevens," 'he said, 'here's meting: Witieh will interest you. it to me when you have Th and os "Court: men wi a House, yt of "I have a mind to order the arrest of you men 'for contempt of Court.) Captain Clark, what do you mean by this interruption?" L {= Uncle Jerry reddened, ' Judge," he said. "I'm so rey. ef pil done any harm, but I think I've found nevyy's gomiethin' that'll prove my case." y While Frank gasped in constérna- tion, Mis lawyer arose and addressed the Judge. "Ihave here the necessary documents to prove my client's claim. Here is a letter written by the deceas- ed Captain and address to his notaries, Messrs. Smith and On . In it he has written: 'I have sold my. house and land to Captain Frank Westhaver of #his place for two thousand dollars. Make out the and them to him. 'I am also sending You this cheque, which I want you to get cash ed and send the money to the Treas- urer of the Sailor's Orphan Society of Liverpool, G.B., sayi that it is a or from Asa PE rorviy late master of the Liverpool' Guin- evere," Now, your honor, I would ask u to compare the signatures on this tter and on the receipt which my client holds----" Mr. Wrigley jumped up. "Excuse me, but is that cheque endorsed by the deceascd?" ' Frank waited in a cold sweat for his lawyer's reply. ho be continued.) ' Minard's Liniment or Coughs & Colds, The Angel Food Trio. Many people are familiar with & cake called "angel food," which is white in color; but some do nist know that delicious choeolate angel cake, as well as one called "golden glow," can be made with as little trouble. Any one who bakes cake for local trade will find & ready sale for this trio of angel food cakes, and the "golden glow" dake uses up the egg yolks. A perfect angel food cake (white) can be made by any bone, if the follow- ing directions are carefully followed. Measure one cupful of pastry flour and one cupful of granulated sugar, after having sifped them once. Sift together five times. Add one-half teaspoonful of salt to the whites of ten eggs end beat with a wire egg- beater. "When about Half beaten, add one-half teaspoonful of cream of tar- tar, shaking it over the eggs, then beat until the whites are so stiff that | they will not leave the pan when it is inverted. Slip the egg whites into the mixing bowl containing the sifted flour and sugar,.and cut and fold them very carefully into this dry mixture. Add one-hzlf teaspoonful of vanilla extract and one-fourth of a teaspoonful of almond extract and mix in lightly. Have ready an angel food cake pan, greased very Hohtly with butter, then sprinkled lightly with flour. Pour the mixture into the pan, place in a mod- erate oven, the door of which should not be opened for twenty minutes.' After this, increase the heat gradual ly. If the temperature of the oven i right, the cake should be baked in forty-five minutes. Allow fhe pake to cool Ea Ji sifted flour, cocoa and sugar, careful not to break the air-cells, and add one teaspoonful of vanilla extract, Gredse pan as for white angel food, pou fixture into pan and place in 8 low: oven increasing, the heat gradu- ally until the cake has baked forty-five minutes. ! For golden glow angel food cake, beat: the yolks of twelve eggs until they: bubble, add two cupfuls of sugar that has been sifted five times; beat untill iff, dd one cupful of water and beat dgain. Add two teaspoopfuls of baking-powdsr to two cupfuls of pas- toy flour, and sift together five times. Add this flour to the other mixture carefully and slowly. Add one tea- spoonful of vanilla extract, and pre- pare pan as for white angel food. 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