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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS. COLBORNE, ONT., FEBRUARY 24, 1944 MAKE YOUR OWN CIGARETTES WITH MACDONALD'S Fine Gut A MILDER TASTIER TOBACCO !3M 3 LAC Kg CHAPTER XVIII In the few days that followed Lois regained her strength rapidly. Apart irom the quantity of blood ihe had lost, the wound was a superficial one, and youth and the pure mountain air contributed alike |o a quick recovery, lure. It seemed sufficient to both of them to enjoy that perfect comradeship that had sprung dp between them. The only shadow over the girl's mind appeared to be her inability to attend Hooker's funeral in Mescal. "Of course, I always knew I wasn't his daughter -- at least, I knew Mrs. Hooker was not my mother, after I found this." She detached a little, battered <00THIS ^||^ lf§pi(d Has a Cold Don't take needless chances with untried remedies. 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"Where did yuh find it?" "Not a hundred yards away from here, lying on a ledge under a heap of dead leaves." "It's queer," said Dave. "Yuh got no idea how it could have got here?" "I've racked my brains trying to imagine. Unless my mother was some relative of Mr. Lonergan's, and gave him the locket, and he dropped it here. You see, Mr. Lonergan made the Hookers adopt me and bring me here. But why should he have come here? He's never been here since, nor anyone. I'm sure nobody in Mescal knows of its existence." "Well," said Dave, "things have a way of comin' to light. Some day we'll know. You sure had a tough break, girl, not even knowin' yho yore dad. was^ and livin' up in these mountains. Did yuh ever figure on what yuh were goin' to do life?" "I never figured on getting away, Dave, till Mr. Hooker died. Nor till you came," said Lois. "I hat- ■ ed the men who used to come around me when I was in Mescal, or over at the Cross-Bar." Dave tried to •■ keep back the words, but they seemed to come, spontaneously from his lips: "Just before Mr. Hooker died he made me promise that I'd look out for yuh. I told him of course I would. When I first sec yuh. Lois, all worked up over Black Dawn, and madder at me than a hornet, I knew just the same you were the cnly girl I'd ever wanted. Embroider a Frock "1 wanted to ride away with you and have you with me for the rest of our lives. Do you think..--- do yuh think yuh'd take a chance on me wheiuwe-get away from here?" Then, suddenly, looking into the girl's luminous eyes, Dave knew that she loved him, and. that everything was going to be welt with them, no matter what trials might still lie ahead of them. He drew her into his arms, and she laid her head upon his shoulder, ^ace upturned to his. "Yuh ain't--ain't cry in' girl?" "I reckon I am," she answered. "I'm so happy, Dave. I didn't know I could be happy like this. I never cried for anybody else, and I've cried twice for you." "Twice? I made yuh cry?" "The first time was when I was sure you hadnt' killed Mr. Hooker. And both times have made me happy. I don't want to leave you After a while he heard her breathing deeply and regularly, and found that she had fallen asleep. He sat there, holding her tightly, till the pale light of dawn came creeping into the cave. "There's a mesa in the mouiv tains about a mile away, that T don't think anyone except myself has ever seen," said Lois that afternoon. "I think we'll take the horses there. The grass is pretty well gone from here, and they'll need some good grazing before we "You'll be able to ride in about a couple of days more, honey," said Dave. "Is there a trail through the mountains to the other side?" Los nodded> "I found it, too." she said. "It runs right through across the Border, Dave. We'll never have to go back to Mescal, and nobody will dream we've come through the mountains. Dave didn't relish the idea of flight. But for Lois, he would probably have scouted about the Mescal district by night, in the hope of unearthing the clue to Hooker's murder. He was pretty well convinced that whoever had killed the old man would return Jo the cabin or betray himself in some manner. And he had more than a suspicion that Sheriff Coggswell was con-vined of his own innocenc_ But Lois' welfare came first, and Dave realized that the chief task which lay before him was to get her through the mountains to some place of safety. So he said noth- ^Scntehinfi ng he grl's suggesfehroughiceiiieet ing to the girl's suggest*!, and they mounted the two horses riding bareback and guidng them with halters. Lois led the way along the trail beyond the 'cave. Finally it ran uphill to a long sretch of grass-covered land beween the ravine and the heights. Releasing the horses, they watched them start gra-ing eagerly, seated side by side in the warm sun-Hghl •Wh juh ; asked Dave. "I'm ready, Dave." answered the1 girl shyly. "And yuh'll marry me, soon as we hit the other side of the mountains and find us a minister?" Lois nodded, her face aglow, then hid it in Dave's shoulder. The golden minutes ran by unheeded. At last,t when the sun was dipping toward the west, they rose to get the horses. Both came cantering to Lois at her whistle, and the two remounted and rode back ot their "If we've startin' tomorrow, what yuh think of restin' up today an lettin' me take the horses to the mesa? asked Dave next morning. 'Maybe I'll leave them there overnight and walk back this even'. There's no place they could stray to, is there?" "No., they'll be quite safe there," answerd Lois. "I'll be back around midday to see how you're gettin' along," he told her, and then rode away on Hooker's horse. Arriving at the grazing ground Dave flung himself down, rolled and lit a cigarette and lost himself in roseat dreams of the future. For a half hour after his departure Curran, lying behind a boulder watched Dave's course through the pair of field glasses that he had slung about his neck. He guessed prettly shrewdly the purpose of Dave's departure, but he wasn't coming back immediately (Continued Next Week) 50-Pa«senger Plane Planned By Britain Britain is designing a 50-pas-senger trans-Atlantic transport plane to carry the nation's colors in the postwar race for civil air supremacy, Lord Beaverbrook, Lord Privy Seal, told the House of Lqrds recently. The new plane, to be named "Brabazon," will fl" 2o0 miles an hour, weigh more than 100 tons, and will be able to span the Atlantic, in 15 hours, said Lord Beaverbrook, in charge of co-ordinating civil air policy for peace-It will be able to carry two iii in addition to 50 ssengers. Help The Red Cross "SALADA TEA TABLE TALKS SADIE B. CHAMBERS Some Mid-Winter Pickups Mid-winter meats always seem just a bit difficult. We are becoming tired of the stored-up vegetables, longing for the spring Here are a few recipes which you might like to try, when your menu ideas are found wanting. Lamb and Vetegtable Casserole l/'j lbs. lamb (cheaper cuts) cup flour Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons fat V/i cups boiling water 2 cups canned tomatoes (thick portion drained of juice) V/i cups beans (soaked over night and partially cooked and drained) Cut the lamb i roll the flot salt .and papper. Bro Add water and simi two hours or until n adding more water Pour into casserole. LnedS hot fat. ter for about if necessary. Add the tomatoes and beans; cover and bake one-half hour until beans are This dish is especially good in the summer with fresh lima beans, but the dried beans answer the purpose at this season. Stuffed Liver Rolls 1 lb. beef liver finely sliced V/i cups cooked rice y2 green pepper (chopped) 1*4 cups canned tomatoes 1 onion (minced) 1 teaspoon salt Dash of pepper Flour for dredging 3 tablespoons fat Wipe liver with dry cloth. Mix rice, chopped green pepper, minced onion and .half cup canned tomatoes together, seasoning with salt and pepper. Place some of stuffing on each slice of liver, roll up and tie. Dredge with flour and brown well on both Po matoes over rolls. Cover and bake V/2 hours in slow oven. Nest Egg Supper Plate 6 siices bread (toasted on one side) Cheese y2 teaspoon salt On the toasted side of each slice of bread place a slice of cheese. Beat the whites of the eggs very stiff. Add the salt and heap in fluffy mound on each piece of cheese. Drop an unbroken egg yolk in the centre of each mound of white. Place on a baking sheet and bake in a moderate oven until the yolks are set, the cheese melted and the whites slightly tinged with brown. Serve immediately. 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