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#*' • • ;j^ ^^^iw^t'/ VACUUM PACKfO • ALWAY* PRIIM WEST OF THE bUN A Serial Storj by JOSEPH LKWII CHADWICK Tlir Mlur> tliuN tar: %'irElnlii Ames erosit^* the Mild fnnillpr country by rail and HliiKf tn rriirh SuiiIh Itonitn whrrf. la resiionNp tti H Htriiiii.'*'l> iirieenl iiH>MSURe. •hi* cMH-rlH to ni*"**! her Hunce I'lill I^aw- mirt*. Whi-n thr l.iinimNii Mlaee U rol)l>ed of u miinf> Ih>\ iM'InK ilflUerrd to Brtve Burruii, Suiita lloDitii ciimblInK cxnr, and ft lamco pin of Virelnlu'H. I<t. 111111 Kandall tiiki'i* up thp InvrrtllKHtlon. Hnttnit Jin hrciiiiNf of n i>rrviouH meftliiK hut feellnc ft NlrHniE Hftnirtion Inward him, VIricinlft coiihi-ntH to hlH fNriirttnx her to Fhll's ruiirli. Tlir> finil thr pifice deiterl^il but. rrtiirrilriK to Siiiitii Itiiiilta. Jim perxuitdM Bnrrun. with n hum I'liil hai* had trouble* to Ifinitf thr l>n.t. U'biln awaltlnE word of rhil. film IfHriiH Ihnt h« wnn Imdfr of thf htni:c hnnrlftH. Itnrron tiikea VVricInU to mrcl IMill. CHAPTER VIII. They faced one another, over a distance of 10 feet, each remaining in tlie saddle. A moment of silence lingered long enough for Virginia's excitement to die. Her smile waver- ed on trembling lips. Phil Lawrence had no smile at all. Phil, who in the past had al- ways been laughing. It was ai though, in the silence, they tried to find what had existed between them nearly two years before. Virginia said finally, "It's good »o see you, Phil." "It's been a long time," Phil said In the dullest of tones. l^espair began to turn lazily in Virginia. This man- before, her •eenied a stranger. She looked at him while she grappled with sud- denly confused thoughts. He sat loosely on hig horse, his hands idle on the saddle horn. He wore som- brero and range clothes and a cart- ridge-studded gun-helt . His face dismayed her; his eyes alarmed her. _ His face w;is gaunt, its expres- •ion heavy; his eyes were remote «nd tired and bitter. He took up his bridle reins. "Is that Steve I5arron wailing?" She nodded and hrouKht her horse about to ride beside him. Her de- •pair was no longer lazy but was alive like a terrific pressure. She ventured, "I came because of your letter, Phil." He gave her a sharp glance but ^CMA/k«« VvUuidtn, Such easy Work for so much pleasure! 'I'lie whole family will Approve of this handsome original •hair-set. It's pructicat tool You'll want to keep on croclnt- Ing â€" that's how fascinating Pat- tern 567 ill Charts; directions. I.aura Wheeler's improved pat- tern makes needlework ao simpit with its charts, photos and concist directions. Send TWENTY-FIVE CKNTS SI ccinis (stamps cannot he accepted) jr this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eight- eenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDKKS.S. ISSUE 34 - 1949 said nothing. She broug;ht the let- ter from her pocket and handed ft to him. He frowned over it. Then, before her puzzled eyes, he tore the le.ttcr into small pieces and scat- tered them to the dust. They crossed he half mile to where Steve Barron waited. Phil's looseness had vanished; he. sat rig- id and wary in the saddle, his right hand close to his gun-butt. "Your Mex, Luis, brought me your message, Barron," he said. Steve nodded. "I meant every word of it. I^awrence." "All right," Phil said, relaxing a little. "All right." They turned northeast toward Santa Bonita, riding in a silence broken only by the sounds of hoofs and tlie creaking of saddle gear. In the half-lififht of early dusk, they rode into the town. They left Vir- ginia before Sarah Warden's house, Phil promising to return after he had cleaned up. It was dark when he came, and they sat in the gloom of the little veranda. They watched Santa Bon- ita rome alive, as it always did after nightfall When, inen filtered in from the ranctwte- a'lTtf'the silver workings in the hills. Across the street. Lan- ya Correy cartie from her house and luirried toward the dance hall. She did not glance their way, but Phil's eyes followed her. The silence lasted long, Virgmia's voice endcfl it. "Phil, what is wrong?" He did not look at her. "It's noth- ing 1 can put into words," he told her, his voice harsh. "It's just that I shouldn't have come here." She renienihored the ambitious and high enthusiasm that had brought him West. He had had an inheritance to invest; he was going to make his fortune. He had been a hoy witli high hopes; now he was a man â€" and broken. "My letters were filled with lies," he said bitterly. "I wrote that 1 was doing well with the ranch 1 bought. Pride wouldn't let me con- fess failure to you. Later I was too weak to admit it. But the Apaches stole my horses. Rustlers drought decimated my herds, cut into my remaining stock. Then I gambled in a wild attempt to re- coup my losses. I â€" 1 lost every- thing " He paused briefly, then his voice ran heavily on, "I went into the hills and tried to find some silver croppings. Other men had â€" but I couldn't. I feel all burned out." She said, "What else, Phil? There is more. 1 know there is." "No." he replied heavily. "Tliere's nolliing more." She rose from her chair and, when he stood before her, she said, "No matter what happened it doesn't change what belongs to you and me." (Continued Next Week) He's In The Big Time â€" Three-foot-1 1-inch Charlie Young looks like he could make good use of a stepladder to take the measure- ments of this beauty lineup. The girls, most of whom are over aix feet in their stocking feet, are competing for the title of queen of the Tall People's Clubs convention. The winner wag -a mere pee wee, Helen Lukacs, third from the left. She's only five-foot-11. ANN£ HIRST The worried father of a married son writes today of a new angle to the mother-in-law situation. Last year his son married • nice girl and on his mother's insist- ence the young couple moved in to live wjth the older people. It has not worked out. And this time it is the lad's father who would help them escape. ".Ml my married life I've been wife-ridden, Anne Hirst," he" ad- mits. "1 know it. was weak of me, but I have always loved my wife devotedly, and I just could not stand up against anything she wanted. "Our only child, my son, has come first with her since the day he was born. That wasn.'t too bad for him, until now his mother con- vinced him he could save money if he brought his bride here. And the boy, I'm ashamed to say, hadn't the character to refuse. ".\fy wife liked the girl well enough. But slie just can't let her feel at home. She continues to run the household as tliougli the girl lets her help with the work. The was a mere guest in it, though she girl is miserable, and I, who see it all So clearly, am miserable too. "My son's wife is' not from this community, and slie hasn't made friends easily. That's my wife's fault too, for she only entertains her own frifcnds here and the girl has no associates other than the women twice her age. My wife won't let the youngsters have an evening out alone, without talking to them like adolescents. Again, my son stands for it. I am ashamed for him. If this continues, I see little hope for their marriage. "Now 1 have the chance. to rec- ommend him for a position in his own field, in a town a dozen miles away; it is not far from where his wife came from. It would be the answer to this unnatural situation here. I have come to love this girl almost like a daughter, and I've admired her gentleness and loyalty to my son. "But have I the right to help them make this break? My wife would be furious, and I suppose take it out on me. Yet how can I sit idly by?" ♦ Here is one father who does ♦ not intend to allow his son to ♦ submit any longer to domination. ♦ He looks back through his own CROSSWORD PUZZLE 8. Pull ap&rt #. Oo up 14. 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Itingllsh letter married years, and he knows the determination of a woman with a will. Knowing he has his father's approval, the young man will find the courage, I hope, to leave his mother's house and make a home for his wife which will be truly her own. A father with a con- science can do no less than help him. To "Undecided Father": Open your son's eyes to his wife's un- happy position. (It is not likely he has sensed it.) Rouse his courage and his pride of manhood, and a.ssure him that the move has ' your approval. He will worry about what his mother will say, but it is his wife's situation t!hat should decide him. You will be left holding the bag, as it were. But after all, the knowledge that you have started him toward a happier marriage will console you. How I wish more fathers were as personally concerned about their children! You are a brave iiiaii, and I salute you. Fatlicrs suffer sometimes for years in silence, but when danger to their children threatens, they come through. Anne Hirst's years of oh.'iervation can help. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St., New Toronto, Ont. Answar alMwlMft ia thU itiut NEW aiid USEFUL TOO-- ALUMINUM AWNINGS Ahiiuinum awnings being pro- duced can be rolled up when not in use and boast finger-tip adjustment fioin inside Phe room. Will not wear or tear, can be rolled up to top of the window and left up all year round because impervious to winter weather, cite makers. Are available in a wide range of colors which are said to be fade-proof. Can be adopted to all sizes and styles of windows, doors and porches. Claimed to be completely waterproof and fireproof. * • * UNDERWATER SWIMMING "Aqua-Lung" is new apparatus claimed to be greatest development in underwater equipment since the diving suit. Consists of a portable cylinder of compressed air strapped to the swimmer's back and con- nected by flexible rubber tubing to a spe'cial breathing valve. Swimmer breathes through a rubber mouth- piece and wears a flexible rubber mask over his eyes and nose, with oval-shaped glass window for see- ing through. Only other apparel worn â€" swimming trunks and rub- ber swim fins for the feet. Com- plete freedom of movement is pos- sible. Supply of air is said to be sufficient for underwater stay of half an hour of more. ♦ • ♦ BUILDING FINISH Building finish being distributed (hrroughout Canada, is a patented process whicfh duplicates th« looks, solidity and weather-resiiting quall- ti«s of actual brick, makes claims. Is made up of powdered brick for •olor and other ingredients. Pateat rights cover the tools used in lu application, tpecial patterns and methods of application which ia entrusted to trained crews. Mate- rial said to be applicable over al- most any surface, such af metal, frame, etc. Requires no foundation brkk, cinder block, cement, stucco, or extensive alterationi. Scratch and base coats are used with final coat being an oyer-al! brick Anish in plastic fa>rm in which brick and mortar lines are cut. Claimed to last a.s long as the walls stand, to be \\at, I'proo', tiri-.TOof, and in expensive. Hopes To Turn Night Into Day Is is possible to turn night into day an I do away with darkness? It may be so i^ a few years if science is given a free hand. Fantas- tic as it sounds, experiments are being made to convert the whole night sky into a glowing bowl of soft light similar to full moonlight. This_ would illuminate entire cities and 'do away with the need for street lighting. It would reduce road and rail accidents at night, make flying safe, and prolong our leisure hours. French scientist, Etienne Vassay, has been working on this problem for twenty years. At first his theor- ies merely caused amusement. To- day, as a result of information brought down from the upper at- mosphere by super-rockets, scien- tists are convinced that M. Vassay's theories hold more than mere amusement value. The whole scheme of turning night into day is based on the phenomenon known as electro- luminescence. This can be seen on a small scale when fluorescent light- ing is switched on. The electricity flowing through the tubes causes the gas inside the tubes to glow and give off light. On a big scale it can be see.': in the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis. These appear in the sky chiefly in northern latitudes as either a whitish arc of light or quivering, rapidly-moving beams. Particles Of Light It has been discovered that the average height of this band of illu- mination is about seventy miles. The luminosity is thought to be caused by 'charged particles reach- ing the earth from outer space, most probably from the sun. These particles are deflected to- wards the North and South Pole* by the earth's magnetic field, ac- cording to the known rays of mag- netism. There, as they enter the atmosphere, they collide with the atoms and molecules of the upper atmosphere and emit light in much the same way as in flhorescent lighting. Tremendous Cost It is this phenomenon that scien- tists are now trying to repeat arti- fically. They are trying to create light in the night sky by throwniug out rays into the upper atmosphere, where they will rollide with the tiny particles known to swarm there. The collisions would cause eountless billions of particles to glow and shed light on the earth. Gigantic transmitters would be lued, somewhat like those used for television stations. The cost would be tremendous, but would be countered by the fact that one transmitter would serve • huge area â€" perhaps a whole country. ^NDjQfSCnoUL By Rev. R. Barclay Warren'^ EXALTING THE WORD- OF GOD Psalms 19:7-14; 119:1-8 Golden Text: Thy word hare l^ hid in mine heart, that I might not â- in against thee. Psalm 119:11. *â-  The book of the law, â€" i.e. the firs^ five books of the Bible, â€" comprise^^. the major portion of the Holy. Scriptures in the days of the writer* of the Psalms. Th y did not idoUra these documents or use them super^ stitiously as a fetish, but tkey di^ believe them to be God's messagit for the people. They did not try t^ impro' e them but endeavoured to live by them. "The law of the Lorl is perfect, converting the soul.* After supporting this statement thtf*' writer concludes, "Let the words of^ my mouth, and the meditation of^ my heart, be acceptable in thy sight,*. Lord, my strength and my re^ deemer." In the second portion, al- ter enumerating the blessings which ' attend those who obey the word?" he resolves, "I will keep thy at**- tutes." Put we must know them iC we are to keep them. This is beauti-^ fully expressed in the text: "Thy word have I bid in mine heart, thar' 1 might not sin against thee." ^ It is regretted that many to-da;$» do not hold the scriptures in high^ esteem. This is due, not to the rici- ous attacks of professed infidels a**^ Voltaire and Ingersol but to the* subtle initimations of many preach-^ era who doubt the authority of thc«. Bible. Having questioned the m- ^ â- piration of the scriptures it ia easy to place question marks after the'' Tirgin birth, the deity of Jesue â- â€¢ Christ, the miracles, the judgmeat, ^ heaven and hell and man's needof a new birth. But the Bible has out- ^ lived its critics through many ce»â€" » turies. It is stiU the world's heet^ seller. Voltaire's former residence^ ia now a Bible house. It remaine for the critics to produce a better book. Let us come back to the Bible. Here is the authoritive road naa^ ^ from earth to heaven. Let us hec4l â- ^ it carefully and prayerfully. â- ^ A REFILL A variety artist met an acquaiiat- ance who was an animal trainer^ and asked him how he was doing. "I've got a swell act now in th« circus," the trainer informed kiin. ^"It's a 'Friendship of the Lion a«4 the Lamb' act." "Sounds good," admitted tiM variety artist, "but aren't there quarrels between them?" "Well, yes," conceded the circu* man, "they do have their little quar- rels at times. But then we just buy a new lamb." '%. ♦â- â- ' * X * 1 .J, Hi