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Swiftly, cautiously, Sherwin wound the rope around his body and made it secure under the armpits, balancing himself on a foothold so narrow that a touch might hurl him down. Then, grasp- ing the slack of the rope, he began to climb. The ledge seemed a thou- sand feet above him, but, at last, he lay onoats brink, gasping. He heard sounds now other than the cataract, the crashing of boughs, voices! He took no heed-of them, for, as he rose to his feet, he saw the tree that supported Sten- hart go down and the motionless body swing out on the end of the rope. Sherwm bhiaced himseli and began to haul him up by main strength. Slowly, surely, he drew his enemy out ot the abyss, stead- ied him at the edge of the rock, brought him sate over and lad him down. His own muscles ached and his head 5 wn, but Stenhart sul breathed. He opened his eyes and looked up in Sherwin's face. Sheer terror leaped into his eyes, but he was "spent, helpless; his white lips moved,, but only one word came ina whisper. "Water!" * + * A mountain spring was trickling close at hand, and Sherwin cupped the water in his hands and. wet his face and lips, and again Stenhart tried to speak, but, as his rescuer bent to listen, heavy hands fell upon him and there was a shout of triumph. "Get him, sheriff!" Sherwin, on his knees beside - the injured man, looked up to find the posse closing in. He shook off the "man who had grasped him and rose to his feet just as Jim Keller panted up the trail. "Hold on, Cutler!" Jim cried, "that. man saved Stenhart--I saw him--at the risk of his own life!" "Ain't taking no chances, Mr, Keller. Here you, Adams, you handcuff him; he's the man we're after!" Sherwin offered no resistance; he submitted with an iron com- posure. He had thrown away his dear-bought liberty to save Sten hart. "1 reckon he can walk, after all," said the Sheriff. "How you feeling now, Mr. Stenhart?" . Stenhart tried to stand upright, but his eyes had met Sherwin's and his mouth went dry. He wet his lips, shaking all over. CWE better carry him," said Jim. 'Cheer up, old chap, you're sound, no bones broken!" "I can walk," said Stenbhart thickly, leaning heavily on Jim. "The ledge is mighty narrow; can you manage without help, Mr, Keller? The sheriff was solicitous for the man who had helped him make his capture, * * * "Oh, we'll do!" Jim threw a sup- porting arm 'around Stenhart. It was on the tip of his tongue to tell the men to go ahead with the pris- oner and bring help from the ranch and a car for the injured man, but he remembered Jane; he must go first himself. The thought impelled Jim to look back at Sherwin, and something in his white face made him recoil at the sight of his bound hands. He beckoned Cutler to him. "Is it necessary--I mean, those handcuffs? By Jove, I saw what he did; he's a brave man!" The sheriff nodded grimly. "Can't take chances, Mr, Keller, he's a jail-breaker; swore he was goin' to kill Stenhart, I ain't so all fired clear in my mind what he meant to do with him anyway--he had hime all trussed up with that rope!" Jim shut his teeth hard. The sus- picton was horrible, but he remem- bered that he had telephoned for Cutler. He had given this man into their hands, and there was Jane-- They began the descent slowly, Jim, supporting Stenhart, went ahead; behind same the sheriff, then the men bringing Sherwin, A heavy cloud had risen in the west; its purple edges were sweeping up- ward. The sunlight went out and, as they entered the steep trail, thunder rolled deeply across the hills. The way, narrow and dificult, grew dim with the darkness of the approaching storm. Stenhart, weak, ana tanned from his fall, stumbled and set the stones rolling and tumbling ahead of them. » * * "Steady, 61d chap," said Jim, and his supporting arm tightened. It scemed to him that Stenhart suf- fered with some trouble of the mind as deep as the stiffness of his body; not once had he lifted his dark eyes to look ahead of him, and he was ghastly pale. Jim, glancing back at the steep path, saw the feet of the men following them before he saw their bodies. The sheriff came next; Sherwin, he knew, was last--with his guards. Ovehead the trees locked thelr branches now, and a dense thicket surrounded them. They could har the cataract less distinctly, but the rush of the wind in the tree-tops made a tumult. Jim, steading Sten- hart, spoke slowly in his car. "I saw you--you and Sherwin," he said quietly. "1 was out in the road; there's an opening in the trees--one glimpses the ravine. How did you come to fall in that way, Max?" Stenhart roused himself; he lifted his head and tried to meet Jim's questioning eyes, but he wavered and gasped. "I--he was going to kill me!" he said weakly; "that was it. [ remem- ber now, Sherwin was going to kill me." * * * It was the naked truth--no mor- ta' man knew how the change had swept into into Sherwin'e soul! But Jim Keller had seen the rescue. "He saved your life at the risk of his own," Jim retorted bluntly; "he went down on a rope and brought you wup--and lost his chance to make a getaway!" Stenhart passed his hand over his ctyes with a groping gesture. "l can't understand it," he mut- tered; "he was going to kill me-- he hates me!" "Then, by heaven, he did a great thing--he risked his life for his worst enemy! Are you sure, old chap, quite sure--that he was guilty?" Stenhart's face took on an ashy whiteness, his lips shook. "I tell you he did it!" he cried wildly, "I-- oh, my God, what lightnmg!" The heavens had been torn by a jagged flash, the dark woods were, for an instant, ablaze with iti then the roar of thunder rolled crashing around them, echoed from height to height. The very carth beneath their feet seemed to tremble with the reverberation. Stenhart reeled, covering his cyes with his hands. + * * Jim, trying to steady him, was suddenly swung aside by the other man's blind agony of terror; the fall had broken his nerve--he was almost hysterical. The rain began to fall in a torrent and Jim, trying to catch up with him again, came abreast of a windswept thicket. He heard the men behind scrambling and shouting and thought of Jane. He had made her stay behind; was she out there still, holding the ~ horses? He grasped Stenhart again and they came to the last lap of the descent. It was dusk in the trail and the rain blinded, but sud- denly there was a tongue of flame from the thicket, a sharp report, and Stenhart crumpled up and sagged into Jim's arms. At first * he did not sense what had happen- ed; it seemed a part of the tem- pest, of Stenhart's utter collapse, and then he felt something warm and wet on his hands and knew it was blood. (To be continued) Blended for Quality Ph < i E2 Er iy he DTA MEST R How Can I? By Anne Ashley QQ. How can I make a linoleum varnish? A. By melting 4 small amount of glue in a pint of water. See that the linoleum is clean and dry before applying. Apply with a paint brush at night and the sur- face will be dry and hard by morn- mg. Q). How can I avoid lumps of flour in mixing batter? A. By putting the salt in the flour before wetting. By pouring flour into the liquid, instead of liquid into the flour, and beating it with a fork, lumps will not form, 2. What be done when the shoe linings wear through inside the heel? A. Cut a piece of adhesive plaster to cover both sides of the heel, warm slightly, and press firmly into place, Q). How can I keep the automo- bile windshield clear while it is raining? A. If a cup of clear vinegar is poured over the outside of the windshield, allowing it to trickle down the glass from top to bot- tom, it will prove very effective in a heavy rain, QQ. How can I make a cheese smoother when grating it? A. Cheese sed for sauce or macaroni will be smoother if it is run through the chopper, instead of grating it, using a medium knife in the chopper. } Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee 1. Should the bride and bride- groom wait to receive congratula- tions after the ceremony at a church wedding? 2. When two persons separate shortly after an i.troduction, is it all right to say, "Pleased to have met you?" J. At which side of a person at the table are the beverages placed, filled and removed? 4. Is it nccessary to answer birthday and "greeting" telegrams? 5. What is the limit in knives and forks when a table is correctly set? 6. Should a girl of twenty rise when she is being introduced to a woman of sixty? ANSWERS 1. No, except from the minister, They should leave immediatel for the bride's home, or where the re- ception is to be held. 2. No. "Good- bye, Miss (or Mr.) Allen" is suf- ficient. 3. At his right. 4. It isn't exactly necessary, but never out of place. It is never wrong to show one's appreciation of another's thoughtfulness. 5. Two knives (sometimes three), and not more than thre forks. 6. Yes. Princess Awarded Degree for Music Princess Elizabeth, 20, has re- ceived her first honorary degree -- a Bachelor of Music award from the University of London. Her great-uncle, the - Earl of Athlone, former Governor General of Canada, awarded '"¢ degree in his capacity 'as Chancellor of the University. If you have a fancy for fruit, here's a bright idea. Embroider these fruits on kitchen: linens . . , IQoks like appliqued gingham, The cross and outline stitches are very easy-to-look-at and easy- to-do. Pattern 573 has transfer of 12 motifs from 1% x 2 to 6% x 7% inches. Send TWENTY CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to the Needlecraft Dept, room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. Print plainly PAT- TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS, SEER £ Mrs. Clare Newberry that pretty kitty she's holding, Na § Ale - of New York City wants to find a home for But there's a joker--the animal is an ocelot from Venezuela and will grow into a big cat with claws. CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM - - - - By Gwendoline P. Clarke When a serson has lived in a neighbourhood for over twenty years and has had the same neigh- bours cast, west, north and south for most of that. time, it creates a feeling of permanency, for our- selves, and possibly for the neigh- bourhood in general. The men are accustomed to "change work" with the same neighbours year after year; the women visit back and forth--when they have time--at quiltings, meetings, teas, or per- haps only on the telephone. On washdays as we hang things on the line we notice our neighbours have their washing out too, and it all helps to give one a comfortable fecling--a sense of unity with the rest of the community. That is how it has been here any way. Insofar as we are con- cerned I must admit we have not visited back and forth very much but yet we always knew, that should the occasion arise, as indeed it has a few times, that we had only to ask for heélp and it would be given graciously and willingly. Of c¢ urse there have, unfortun- ately, been gaps left in our neigh- bourhood by the work of the Great Reaper but there has been very little voluntarily moving away "front the district. - « * x And now, like a bolt from the blue, comes news that two of our neighbours have sold their farms. It gives one a queer sinking feel- ing. It is hard to get used to the idea that in a few short months these same farms will have differ- ent owners--and we shall have dif- ferent neighbours. hat will they be like, these new neighbour, Will they be of the "dirt farmer school" or will they incline towards ultra- modern methods of highly mechan- ized farming? Will they be con- genial neighbours, good mixers, or will they endeavour to live unto themselves, and to be a law unto themselves? Those are questions to which only time can give the an- swer. At the same time we can't help wondering--and with a little trepidation--hecause one's neigh- hours are so important, especially to folk who live in the country. * * « And the people whe are moving away? In one case the place was acquired but on the other the lady of the house ha slived there all her life. One can only imagine the heartache it will be to pull up stakes and go. I am sure that as the day of departure gets nearer anyone so placed would find every tree, every shrub, almost every nail on the wall, had some special significance. The well-worn path from the house to the barn along which so many well-loved feet have trod; the pump by the kitchen door which has provided cool clear water summer after summer; the view from the kitchen window . . . and oh, so many things--such little things, that may never have been of any great importance up to now. But to leave them--ah, that's a different story, But -isn't that the way of life? Sometimes we must lose a lot in one direction to gain a little in another, On the other hand if we take a chance we sometimes lose a little but gain a lot. * * * In the meantime there is still seasonal work to do on all farms-- haying to finish, wheat to cut. And ISCUE 30-1946 speaking of wheat--I have mended that binder canvas I referred to so lovingly last week. But I didn't mend it with needle and thread. This time I pasted the patch on the canvas. Whether it will be a suc- cess has yet to be proved. I am hoping it will be because it was a lot less work anyway. This week-end we thought we were going to be alone. Yes--actu- ally! But around six-thirty Satur- day night the telephone rang and a meek little voice said "Hullo, Aunt Gwen, can I throw my hat in for the week-end?" Of course there was only one answer to that ques- tion. But then we didn't see much of our visitor because on Sunday afternoon Bob took her to Toronto to sec other relations. And then the house was so quict I could not sit still--or was it because I was reading a very disquieting article on "the Sovict Unjén--an article which proved beyondia doubt that Communistic organizations are um healthily active in Canada and the US. Is it any wonder we have strikes and yet more strikes? Sunday School Lesson The Supremacy of Spiritual Values. Exodus 20:7; Leviticus 19:12; Matthew 5:33-37; Mark 7: 5-8; 34-36. Golden Text--But seek ve first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.--Matthew 6:33. } The "Third Commandment Due reverence for God is the great principle underlying the Third Commandment. This prin- ciple is violated by all profane swearing, and indeed by much that is called prayer, when the name of God is taken upon the lips, but with little thought of God in the mind. Guide to Holiness God requires us to be sincere and true in our speech. The word of a Christian should be as good as his bond. Not all .oath-taking is sinful but if we musi swear to our testimony it 11ust be in a man- ner to the glory of God. We may be sworn but we must not swear in the common, wicked practice of the world. The Christian's speech should always be seascned with grace and truth, Serving Christ There are three fundamental cén- ditions of discipleship. (1) "Let him deny himself." Self-denial is the denial or renouncing of self. (2) "Let him take up his cross." This is to go on the path in which Jesus leads and meet the suffering and the crucifixion that lie there. (3) "And follow me." This is to have the mind of Christ and that mind is to obey God even unto death, and to choose the lowly path of service instead of the path of case and glory, The foolish man who secks his personal welfare will not gain it, but the man who loses sight of personal interest for Jesus' sake will gain the very thing he has forsaken, A man must have a higher aim than "saving his own soul"! . Not self-saving, but self- sacrifice is. the vocation of the child of God. ng Questions | TABLE TALKS conn At this time of year hundreds of letters from homemakers seeking help with their canning problems, pour into the Slices of the Con- sumer Section of the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions and their answers. "All the recognized authorities on home canning used to insist that sealers be sterilized before using, Now a lot of people say this isn't necessary. Can you tell me why?" It is not necessary to sterilize sealers before using because the processing of food in the sealers sterilizes both food and sealers. However, it is cssen'ial that seal- ers be thoroughly washed in hot soapy water and well rinsed in clear hot water, Sealers, with glass lids in place, should 'be placed on a tray in the oven and heated to 225° F., or they should be half- filled with hot water, placed on the rack in the boiling water bath, sur- rounged with hot water and brought to boiling point. Sealers should be left in water or oven until ready to fill, "My strawberries always seem to float in the sealers. Can I pre- vent this?" There's nothing as style-right for Spring as a frock-and-bolero en- semble, This one, Pattern 4720, is a "sew-easy"! 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