Yo Sy el ha Mes FOB SSRIS BRE BE dN Ered * a2 ba % J* water for the next day's mit, He returns. to his Circle LC ranch to find hls father dead and ~fo-sinlster forces at work) trying to oled from prison after serying 187 months for a crime de did not com-, SILVER £ Ski = ah NAILHEADS || "The Leashed Guns | Vi ae of CireleL"-- + by Perry Westbrook Fr aaR os PEA RAMA How: "come yo're ridin' Roy's bronc?" the subsequent ¢hanging of mounts proval. 'Roy's usin' his aid all th make him violate his parole so he can again be rallroaded to prison. ~The 'Brockwelts and their gang are plotting to gain', "possession of + Circle L ranch and the property of friend of Slim Loyale. : ----S8lim-discovers that Sheriff Star- buck has joined the plot against him. With the help of Dakota Blue . and his cowboys, Slim Loyale de- fies the land-grabbers to -do their worst. = al CHAPTER XI hot lead, parole or no parole." But Roy was not listening. He or tiny collar is uh With huge ne me 3 mered silver clips; shoulders are. slightly squared; the bodice is tucked for slight fullness from the shoulder yoke. oe high, curved -walsthne - Js thickly studded with | nall-hecads toa. give a semblance of a * belt; the skirt Is circular. Household Hints - « Most cooks know that mint is much more easily chopped if you © sprinkle a little sugar. on it first. But not everybody realizes how much easier it is to cut up pars. ley with scissors rather 'than with a knife You simply gather the "parsley into a tight bunch with the left hand and snip, snip it with_ quick, ¢lean cuts" of the scissors. "Fhe juice "of half a lemon added to milk for cake-making just be- fore you use it will lighten the cake, make it more digestible, and | reduce by one the number of eggs you need. Also, a few drops of lemon juice and-a scrap of the rind added to soups and stews will' improve the flavor. . Always put your greens water one hour cutting the root across about one inch, but don't cut your cabbage up. Then rinse; and cook. Quay-" ter-fill your saucepan, add a pinch of bicarbonate of soda, put in your greens, put on the lid, and boil till tender. A solid savoy or cabbage takes quite twenty min- utes; cauliflower fifteen, and spinach 4 All grains; Sh as rice, etc, should be soaked overnight in cold cooking. Then they swell more ecasily_and _ are also easier to cook and to di-- ----§ink to -remove---qccasional - \ gest. : If you do your own dressmak-: ing, remember to use silk thread - for basting velvet. Silk _bastings do not leave stitch marks. * : you like just al hint of garlic 1f flavor, try a garlic ;to- the melted butter for just an instant - before pouring over fresh h Vegetables. i ! med i livin keep 'a jar of sifver JE Tih on theshelf near the. kitchen egg stains froin silver, Or rub- elesn "with a little damp salt. Te clean the kitchen sink, sprin- kle a good handful of soda over and around it and soak.well with vinegar. When this has dissolved, follow it with a kettle of boiling water, and finish with a sprink- Ting of whatevei diginfectant you keep Jor household use, An effective way to remove fruit stains from table linen is to dab thc spot on the tablecloth with 4 a:drop of liquid ammonia. It will * ., disappear in a few moments. To clean copper kettles, rub "With a lemon cut in half and dip- ped in salt. This will remove tar- nish marks and make the metal "bright. To keep clean; wipe over yith a very little olive oft" imme- diately after' polishing with a hid "soft: duster, -- Remember to clean your foun. i 'tain pen at regular intervais., If it takes to pieces, leave td soak * in vinegar and water, and wipe the LR nib carefully before refilling wi with ine Ce $Y y "duster just Most stains, including fly marks, will [come off if rubbed with a Iséned with ammo- nia. A dry duster ill then give a brilliant polish: = before cooking, - --i=for: this "Anne ~Adams Write plainly size, name, dress. urging the gray away into the dark- ness. Ceood old Roy! What a fith- ful, fire-cating fighting machine the jolly Irishman was. Viewing the affair calmly, Slim --knew that there-was little chance of Roy getting. the worst of the deal. cunning as an Indian when the oc- .casion required. Tonight, forewarn- . ed of what to'expect, the odds were greatly in favour of Roy coming through with flying colors. ] So Slim rode home, taking roundabout route Roy- had suggest- ed, and "arrived "at the Circle IL: ranch buildings without seeing a single soul. As ho dvew up at the corrals and dismounted, a dark fig- ure satntered over from the bunk- _hovse. It was DaKofa Blue again. "Roy, " Dakota called out terses Iy. "Where's Slim? Why -- what Entrancing Young-Girl Frock : Mgna Hall, a neighbor and life- tong: * 'Don't. take any fool chances, "Roy," said Slim over his shoulder _ ag he réined aw "Should they get yuh; m= comin after Zem-with--| was cHmbing miu Sihm'ssaddivand--7-- He-could-be as wary and ag the | time," he added." -"But I'm gettni"' to the narrow edge, Dakota," sald Slim wearily. "This ain't life; this is hell, pure and unsweetened; It's almostas had as bein' in prison. On the dodge all <thé time, afraid to call my soul my -- own; hidin' behind yh felleis -- it makes me feel like a damned worm. For all 1 know, Roy may. be takin' Jor me." "It's A Ts Fight" 1. "Dakota's speculative gaze held a "queer light in it. "I reckon I savvy "just how yuh feel, Slim. Shore, it's a fight an' tough ene. It takes a lot more nerve to handle this kind "ofa tuckus 'than it does to hit-the ground with 'a gun in each fist an" tatk it aut through smoke. That away yuli_can_let_voreself go--jest Slim told him of meeting Roy and ° and hats, Dakota grunted with ap- a bullet right | now that wes me ant' - Status of Women Has Improved in Half A Century Lodeue of Nations' Report siderable Advance Made -- Votes Won, Eddeation More Widespread | : A-world-wide survey: of the sta tus of women now underway by a committee established at the 1938 League of Nations Assembly at | Geneva _ is anather, sien fornsndy In the international* crusade "be- 'gun 50 years ago by the Interna- tional Council of Woinen to-ele- "vate. women's position dor sin the home, community and Profis. "sional field. - Votes "for women have "been won, maternal mortality has been reduced, pre-natal care improved and investigations into migration, education and traffic of women have brought forth ~vallable con- tributions. ii f Position 50 Years Ago From the report of the honor- ary recording secretary of the council at the international meet- ing in Glasgow in July, comes an insight intg the status of women 50 years ago. It discloses-- People then did not think it un- ifo.ta be 1 14 usHar-tor-& Shows There Has Been Cons | cious breakfast. Quaker energy quickly and easily! , 'Wheat gives you quick' food cause it's shot from ) : guns. Each grain is exploded B=. -to. eight times its size 10 xe. "lease its nourishment more Btn Xen children with the most pero icky" 4 en you serve this delicious, crisp break Wheat ¢ easy to digest, quick to give Puffed ve appe etites justlove Quaker ffed Wheat. You neverneed to coax: ast, Not only is Quaker Puffed {au \,but as'well, one serving of Caiker ed Wheat, with milk orcream,isequal Hy du value to as much as two whole lamb chops. So give your family this deli- cious treat -- start now to serve Quaker ~Puffed Wheat.. Order a package today: Quaker Puffed Wheat 'REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM' SHIRLEY TEMPLE **. . ® Like millions of happy ba $ "and gitls,and grown-ups, delic uaker Puffed Wheat is Shirley Temple's favourite (0th Century Fox Picture FREE! with Box Tops Joln_the DICK TRACY Secret etyourn Sie and Briel book, member. ip certificate an 2 ge! S ~ address, and 2 cial honour nd year membe aame, tops to Dick Tracy, Dept, gleead, amember and want second year 'oma variety of elicious pus execpt 12 ou u may pen * . x tops from eithec eat, ei Quaker Cora Flakes or 2 Gutker ead Rice; hike; eitextraeasy foryouandto give Mot thet Service Patrol.It'e easyl it's funl Niog_pererboroush, Oat. State if you ere be darn good and mad an' let that mad run loose. "Yuh cain't do that. Yuh gotta keep yore feelin' "bottled up an' sidestep. trouble every time yuh meet it. That takes spine and plen- ty of- it. Any dauged fool can fight. - It takes a real man to hold in when he's plumb. wild and achin' to bust 'the halter ropé an' cut loose. We fellers appreciate how tough it is, Slim. But if. we're willin' to see yuh through, yuh oughta be willin® to do yore part." Slim put- his hand on arm. "1 savvy, ole timer. I- promise yull I won't, go mufiin® around any smore. It's my fight an" I gotta make it. One thing, I got some of the > poi- son outa me tonight. 7 "Leo Brockwell was at the Dot H | Dot, talkin' over a cattle deal with Abe Fornachon: He butted into my - visitin' with Mona and' got nasty. 1 saw red an' beat the daylights outa: him. : "I don't reckon he dares make a that j only my fists. But mai, what a sat- isfaction it was to feel that pole- - 1 cat's jaw under.my knuckles!" Dakota stared gravely into the darkness. "If young Brockwell was 'half a'man, I'd say he'd be ashamed to go to Starbuck with that yarn, 'But he's low enough to do anythin' to gain his ends, Slim, Trouble's' liable to_conie to: that." : AA = 5959 4 _ PATTERN 4959 With dirndls sweeping the coun- try, an Anne Adams dress like this is a "must" in every smart 'girl's' Fall-Winter - wardrobe, You .will agree .that Pattern 4959 is 100 per cent. perfect in charm, yersatility and style, In fact, it's the most endearing 'frock you -- could make for important "dates!" And it's simple enough for the --merest beginner to stitch up, with just two'.major pieces, plus the sleeves (short or long)! Keep in mind also, that the Sewing In- structor shows how 'casy itvis to do the soft shoulder and waistline shirrings, and shape the lovely high of square neck. Pick a sup- ple wool, silk or synthetic for the , day version, and. a rich, evening- color erepe for a stunning full. length party gown! attern 4959 is: available in junior and misses' "sizes 10, 3 14; 16 and, 18. Size<14 takes 8% "yards 39 inch fabric and 7-8 yards ribbon. © Send twenty cents (20¢) in ~ coins (stamps cannot be acsep ted) ern, and style number, Send . your order - to Anne Adams, .Room 4256, 73. West -Ade- laide St. Toronto. : ER Dakota's complaint to Jigger Starbuck' about - Brockweil-ad a gun an ine -- If a married woman went _into business every dollar she earned belonged to her husband. "- A widow could not legally claim even as much as a dollar for her life-long service within"the home. The child belonged entirely tq the father. : Projudice hindered the medical woman's career. She Asked F OF oii + A Small Trial "Mrs. Mike Bugkshot, 40-year- old squaw of thq Maniwaki In- dian. Reserve seventy miles north of -Hull, Que.," pleaded } not guilty in court to a charge of cutting Mrs. Marianne Noel Cesar with a. jack-knife last Oct. 8, while under the influ- ence of liquor. - © "What kind of a' trial do you want?" "asked Judge Rolland Millar, "a trial before a judge ing until a small amount of mix- ture forms a_soft' ball in cold water (238 degrees F.), stirring constantly. Add % cup cream and again cook 'to 288 degrees F,, stirring constantly, Add remain- ing % cup cream and cook until a small amount of fixture forms a firm ball in cold water (264 de- grees F.), stirring constantly, Re- _move from fire; pour into slightly buttered pan, 8 x 4 inches. Do not } scrape pan. Let stand until cold. Mark + with knife in *3-4- -inch 'squares, turn out on cold slab, turn right side up, and-ecut into squares with full length of long} sharp knife. ' Let stand 2 to 3 hours to dry. Wrap each caramel in waxed paper. Makes 40 cara- mels, =~ - - COCONUT CHERRY DIVINITY ~~ 2 cups sugar - . 2-3 cup water + J cup light corn' syrup " 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten - % can coconut, southern style, 31 Po] or-onc before a jury of twelve men?" "I want a little one, the woman, % "All right, I take that to mea a trial befoie a judge," remarked Judge-Millar. . -- = " yeplied ad 1 teaspoon vanilla 3-4 cup candied cherries, sliced Dash of salt. Cook "3%; cup sugar and 1-3 cup water together until a small amount of syrup forms a slightly firm ball in cold water (240 de- grees- F.). Cook remaining sugar; water, and syrup together until thinly " "Don't think so," demurred Slim. "Abe Fornachon told Leo: If he * went to Starbuck about it he'd just . swear he did the fist- slingin' hn sell." gosh, Abe's plumb white, Looks as it Starbuck is tonna have a very devil of a time tryin" anythin' up against yuh, Slim, bad as I figgen _he"d-like to, I-savyvy now why Roy »ran_into.them dry-gulchers along the: trail. Leo Brockwell evidently skinned out fast from the Dot H crowd to ambush yuh on yore way home. Well, he'll again." "corrals, then rolled and #it a cigar- ette, He squatted on his heels be- side the gate. "No use me goin' to - bed until Roy gets back," he an- nounced. "I couldn't sleep:anyhow."" . Dakota nodded, manipulated the makings himself and hunched down beside Slim, "Mona say anythin' to, yuh about losin' cattle?" he inquir- ed presently. Slim nodded. "Uli-hub. Said that Flash Courtney an' his gang had been workin' on her herd.-1 didn't tell her so, but that don't sound at --all reasohable to me. Far as I know- --Courtney has allus hung around Battle Mountain, an' that's fifty-six. ty 'miles from here. "No call for him to' come dean over here to rustle stock when he's ~got all of Murgatroyd Valley right at' his front door fo operate in. I alii (6 find out of course, but some- thin' tells me the real yustlers are a lot closer to home than Battle ; Mountain." Dakota Blie :ffowned thoughtful: Iy. "Think yore shootin' close, Slim," he agreed. "There's been a wild hunch workin' for me for some time. An' the more I think and fig- ure, the more shore I that, it's that: of all the spreads' In "these here parts, the Circte L an' the Dot H Dot are the only ones that have been mixed up in trouble? "(CONTINUED NEXT 18SUE) 'Mistaken Identity +1-----MeHow-autumn sunshine beam. ed down on Joseph King," of Men. ominee, U Uk. a milkman en route 'to work. Rounding a corner, he thought he saw ahead of him a man in a fur coat. "Hey," yelled "Joseph wittily, "do you think it's winter?" The. object turned. It was a large black bear. Joseph 'rounded the corner again--in Te- verse and a' hurry. BE Dakota chuckled with Telief. "By = Dot an' rounded up some of his own ~ be ifepuniviad ; Slim turned the bronco ite the, : a good one. Funny, don't yuh think, - of Interest to Women : Readers . CHRISTMAS GOODIES When you feel inclined to groan - at the thought of the Christmas predents you have to buy and won- der where will the' money come 1 from--forget about it.. For a very. little money, some time and some 'materials, you can give lovely | gifts-to all those people you want to make happy There:are so many people: who would ehjoy home- made candies at Chri .men and women who live away from 'home and don't--get Thome- made treats very-often --- boys may be going home but. who would like to take something back to: treat their friends and those un- fortunate.people who will have to be in hospital during the happy season. A daintily packaged box of home-made candies is' not just 'a gift--it carries something of your personality and is doubly appreciated by the- recipient be-: 'cause; of the personal! effort, that has been put into it. h Here are recipes for a nice as- + sortment. i CHOCOLATE CARAMELS +1 cup sugar * 3 'cup light corn syrup 3 'squares unsweetened choco- late, cut in pieces teaspoon salt «| 1% cups heavy cream, Combine sugar, corp' syrup, 'chocolate, salt, and' 4 cup cream,, Place 'over low flamg® and _stir- constantly until sugat is-dissolved and mixture boils. Corin "cook- HOW YOU CAN 'ATTRACT MEN Ed % on't let 16ve and tomance ou by. Men ! 8 2 girls with Jols o of idk Pang the H a tart takin, pin Phare yan Ce ey 2 and note the SI Pinkbam's pou d, mad Jot women from wl some herbd i: ts, helps Nature tone up 3 hos alms | frritablé % dives vou . Tore pep to really enjoy ites © "For over Years one w n has told an< other how to go "smiling, we Ah female Foner onal disorders Ha t it help ars a . Compound. Issue No, 50738 Cc LE tmas time, | and girls at boarding;schools who - small amount of syrup forms a _hard ball in cold water 21250 -de- grees F.). Remove -first syrup from fire, cool slightly and pour slowly over egg whites, beating glass (12 minutes). Then add second syrup slowly, beating as before. Fold in coconut, vanilla," cherries," ani salt, and turn jm 'mediately into buttered pan, 8 x 8 inches. - Cool until firm. Cut in- to pieces, 1 x 1% inches. Rollin ° additional toasted coconut, if de- sired. Makes 3%. dozen pieces. To New Tenants I know I'm hardly. Resplendent, nor Lovely 'of casement, Noble of door. ' '. Nor even spacious As you desire. 0,-1'know my rooftree Should tower higher, And my fireplace Draw really well-- "But now you are here "I can somehow tell -You will*build a'world"_~___ Where love and laughter And peace shall blossom, - And good talk after The night coines.. down, And the lamps are lit,-- And 1 shall be friendly As you permit! --Elaine V, Emans CHEST COLDS Rub soothing, file Musterole well into your chest an t. Musterole is NOT just a salve. It's oid fushoned sie al remedi dics ol ol .m an J en ha clean w vg. rtaen 3 Seah White lent Pal ti than the old-fashioned mus- tard plaster. Musterol etra! hh 18 80d soothes, Relp: ful in qui ya eee Tom oT ors and nurses, Made in Canada, In ar Extra Strong. - constantly until mixture.loses its i A House Speaks - db |The Secrets i 4 9 y {Good Looks ) by : ' Superfluous halr creates a per- plexing problem for many women, and it is not surprising that many of my letters-deal with this prob: lem, . Hot weather prvi to y ning oul downy growths on women not normally 'subject 'to the blemish. Cold weather sometimes destroys these "seasonal" growths, but not completo -eradication, and is. not dangerous, The following "helpful - leaflets, may be obtained, by sending 3c stamp for each one required: Superfiluous Hair; How to Slim; Face Care; Hand Beauty; Eye Beauty; Your Hair; Bust Develop. ment; Reducing. in Spots; Under- weight; Feet Care. Your personal beauty problems. will also be answered confidentially. ] Please write to: Room 421, West Hy 8t, To- ronto, Ont. When Girls Grow * Taller Than Boys "Adolescent Spurt" Starts for Girl When She's 9; For Boy PR When He' s 12 . One fact that very fow parents realize is that boys and girls grow © differently" Dr. Josephine Kenyon, [Talways. id Here is a bleaching treatment that helps in" cases where there Is a slight growth on the face: mix three" tablespoonfuls of hydrogen peroxide with six- drops of am- monia, If the skin Is:very 'tender, add another tpblespoonful of per: oxide to weaken the bleach. In applying. 4bis solution, use a clean |_plece of absorbent.cotton, and al low the liquid to dry on the face. I am often asked if face creams "or soaps cause hair to grow. 1 can say quite definitely that lotions, creams and soaps do NOT cause unwanted hair. : ~~ Electrolysis is sometimes effec: tive as a cure. 'In many instances, _ though, it leaves scars that dis: figure' the face. Electrolysis Is quite expensive, and necessary a slow process, 5 +The wax treatment, used in- France for some time, seems to. me the most effective treatment, as it offers a reasonable assurance of "BY New York, last -we¢k told the - Fifth Institute on the "Exceptlonal "to grow until they are#1, Child.- "Until: they are 8 years, old, the growth is the same, but the addtescent spugt starts for the girl when she is 9 and for the hoy when he 18. 12. "Eventually Grdws Taller 3 "So while the 'boy _Is still slow: ig dbwn, the.girl Is shooting up- she outstrips him and Jor three years the girls are actually taller than boys of the same. age." Dr, Kenyon said that a boy's ado- lescent spurt," is well underway by the timé that he is 14, whily_ a great many girls have reaclied the full height when 16, Boys conti hen t average youth is slightly ffiore than four and a half inches taller than the average girl. |. _If siigar is added to mint before it, is chopped, the mint vil not "stick to, the knife, Ge: Beaytil Ji ihembte (Wm.Rogers & Son) Quicker RELIEF FROM Soothing; Penetrating... + This Remed 5 Hogs, Reliet Ov Misera} , Aren't you "pags watering? a | This famous fa fren Sun all ealing balm works . . how it figh ied uy them: clear. Yeiet a 'ee cots nose doa ron ++ throat raw y Why continue to suffer? Get reliol NOW 6 Menthol fr. tho trusted well u ator ,ofped eep cent Jabs oF 1 or jar of Nhe be it tonight, Relief is guaranteed or money back. rosie Oph ge Morkolt the Jusiile, Sco how v auiekly lurking Srna + «+ retards EE | TN Barbara Lynn, #4 Of x { ¥ L [2 4 + NE 2 LY °