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VACUUM PACKED. » ALWAYS WEST OF THE SUN JOSEPH LEWIS CHADWICK SYNOPSIS The story thus far: Virginia Ames crosses the wild frontier country by rall and stage to reach Banta Bonita where, In response to am strangely urgent message, she expects to meet her flance Phil Law- rence. When the Lannasa stage ls robbed of a money box being delivered to Setve Barron, Santa Bonita gambling czar, and a cameo pln of Virginia's, Lt, Jim Randall takes up the Investigation, Hating Jim because of n previous meeting but feeling a strang attraction toward him, Virginia consents to his escorting her to Phil's ranch. They find the place deserted but, returning to Santa Bonita, Jim persuades Barron, with whom Phil has had trouble, to locate the boy. While awalting word of Phil, Jim learns that he was leader of the stage bandits. Darron takes Virginia to meet Phil, CHAPTER VIII, They faced one another, over a distance of 10 feet, each remaining In the 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 as though, in the silence, they tried to find what had existed between them nearly two years before. Virginia said finally, "It's good to see you, Phil." "It's been a long time," Phil said in the dullest of tones. Despair began to turn lazily in Virginia. This man before her scemed a stranger. She looked at him while she grappled with sud- denly confused thoughts. He sat loosely on' his horse, his hands idle on the saddle horn. He wore som- brero and range clothes and a cart- ridge-studded gun-belt . His face dismayed her; his eyes alarmed her. His face was gaunt, its expres- sion heavy; his eyes were remote and tired and bitter. He took up his bridle reins. : : "Is that Steve Barron waiting?" She nodded and brought her horse about to ride 'beside him. Her de- spair 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 Such easy work for so much pleasure! The whole family will' approve of this handsome original ahaic-set. It's practical too! | ouw'll want to keep on crochet- ing -- that's how fascinating Pat- tera 567 isl. Charts; directions. Laura Wheeler's improved pate tern makes needlswork so simple with its charts, photos 'and concise . dicections. Send TWEN" Y-FIVE CENTS "ia coins (8 s caqnot be accepted) for this pa Box 1, 123 Eight eonth St, y 'Foronto, Ont. Prini plainly og ME NUMBER, your NAME and: ADDRESS, + said nothing. She brought the let- ter from her pocket and handed it "to him. He frowned over it. Then, before her puzzled eyes, he tore the letter 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 your message, Barron," he said. Steve nodded, "I meant every word of it, Lawrence." "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 the creaking of saddle gear. In the half-light 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 come alive, as it always did after nightfall when men filtered in from the ranches and the silver workings in the hills. Across the street, Lan- ya Correy came from her house and hurried toward the dance hall. She did not glance their way, but Phil's eyes followed her. The silence lasted long, Virginia's me " voice ended it. "Phil, what is wrong?" He did not look at her. "It's noth- ing I can put into words," he told her, his voice harsh. "It's just that I shouldn't have come here." She remembered 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 boy with high hopes; now he was a man--and broken. "My letters were filled with lies," he 'said bitterly. - "I wrote that I was doing well with the ranch I 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--I 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--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, "There's nothing more." She rose from her cher 'and, when he stood before her, she sald, "No matter" what happened it doesn't change what belongs to you and me." (Continued Next Week) Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. Does the man or woman go first when leaving a hotel dining room? A. The woman precedes the man, and when reaching a closed door, she stands aside for her escort to open it. (). When should the guest at a church wedding extend best wishes bridegroom? A, This should be done at the reception, not at the church. (2. Should cantaloupe be eaten with the fork or the spoon? NA, With the fork. - ¢). What should a man do if a woman makes a social call at his office, and keeps talking and taking up his timer N A. He may, at the first opportun- ity, rise and tell her he is glad she stopped in to see him--or, if this has no effect, he may tell her he has an urgent appointment, QQ. On which arm of her fatlier should" a 'bride proceed down the aisle of a church? : A. On his right arm, Q. Is it all right to eat an open- faced sandwich with the fingers? A. No; it should be eaten with the knife and fork, never with the fin- gers, O. Should a young person offer a hand when being introduced to an elderly woman? A. Not unless the elderly woman offers her hand first. (2. Should a physician's title be writen out or abbreviated on his cards? A, It should bear the abbrevia- tion, Q. Should all invitations to any formal affair be written in the third person? A. Yes, always. ... ....... ..... Q. Should a guest who has acci- dentally broken something, replace it with another? A. Yes, it is the proper and con- siderate thing to do, 4655 SIZES 2-20 ANNE. ADAMS Something really spectacular! New new casual has a wide wide collar and deep wing-up cuffs! The skirt is a beauty too, .with a grace- ful flare and a wide hand! : Pattern 4655 is in sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20. 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Become invalid "39, Singly 19. Rubbed out 40. Greek letter 21. Encore 42, Spray 22. Wild animal 44, Cape 24. Put on is Girl's nam 27. African 48. Line of walt. antelope ing persons 28. Vegetable 60. To each 30. 61. English letter . Utopian and congratulations to the bride and ow § a Cig a He's In The Big Time--Three-f a ot-11-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 six feet in "their stocking queen of the Tall People s Clubs convention. feet, are competing for the title of The winner was a mere pee wee, Helen Lukacs, third from the left." She's only . five-foot-11, ~ ANNE L The worried father of a married son writes today of a new angle to the mother-in-law situation. Last yenr his son married a nice girl and on his mother's insist- ence the young couple moved in to live with the older people. It has not worked out. And this time it is the lad's father who would help them escape. "All' my married life I've been wife-ridden, Anne Hirst," he ad- mits, "Il know it was weak -of me; wife not she but I have always loved my devotedly, and I just could stand up against anything 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 hére. And the boy, I'm ashamed to say, hadn't the _ character to refuse. "My wife liked the girl well enough. But she just can't let her feel at home. She continues. to run the household as though '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 'she hasn't made friends easily. That's my wife's fault too, for she only entertains her own friends 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, IT see little hope for their marriage. ~ "Now I 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. 1 have come to love this girl almost. like a daughter, and I've admired her gentleness and loyalty to my son. - "But have 1 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 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 lkely EE RR EERE RRR EER RRER EERE EEN 'or exténsive altetations. HIRST |] 7 Youn tamily Gounselot he has sensed it,) Rouse his courage and his pride of manhood, and assure him that the move has your approval. He will worry about what his mother will say, but it is his wife's situation that should decide him, > 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 man, and I salute you. Fathers suffer sometimes for years in silence, but when danger to their children threatens, they come' through. Anne Hirst's years of observation can help. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont. . FACT§ OF LIFE A little boy who had been asked to write an essay on the origins of mankind, explained: "I asked mummy where grandma came from and mummy said: the stork brought her. 'And where did you come from?' I asked mummy and she said the stork brought her as well. Then I asked where I came from and she said: brought you too.' So I began my essay by saying: 'There have been no natural births in our family for three generations!'" NEW- and USEFUL TOO -- ALUMINUM AWNINGS - Aluminum awnings being pro- duced can be rolled up when not in use and boast finger-tip adjusttent from inside the 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 special 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 -- 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, Sts BUILDING FINISH Building finish being 'distributed throughout Canada, is a patented: process which duplicates the looks. _ solidity and weather-resisting quali: ties of actual brick, makes claims, Is made up of powdered brick for color and other ingredients, Patent rights cover the tools, used in its application, special" patterns. and methods of application which = is entrusted to trained crews. Mate: rial said to be applicable: over al- most any surface, such as metal, frame, etc., Requires no foundation brick, cinder block, cement, stucco, Scratch and base coats are used with fina} coat beihg an over-all brick. finislc in plastic form in which brick and mortar lines are cut. Claimed to last as long as the walls stand] to be waterproof, fireproof, and expensive. HRY You will be left holding the 'The stork i Hopes To Turn Night Into Day Is is possible to" turn night into day and db away with darkness? It may be so in a few years if science is given a free hand. Fantas- tic as it sounds, experiments are being made to convert the whgle 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. I't 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 seen in the Northern Lights, or. Aurora Borealis. These appear in the sky chiefly - in northern latitudes as either a whitish are 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 Poles by the earth's magneti¢ 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 fluorescent lighting. Tremendous Cost It is this phenomenon that scien- tists are now trying to répeat arti- fically, They are trying to. create light in the night sky by throwning out rays into.the upper atmosphere, where they will collide with the tiny particles: known to swarm there. The collisions would cause countless billions of particles "to glow and shed light on the earth. "Gigantic transmitters. would be used, somewhat like those used for television stations. The cost would be tremendous, but would be countered by the fact that one transmitter would serve a huge area--perhaps a whole eountry. Al . variety artist, By Rev. R. Barclay Warren EXALTING THE WORD . OF GOD Psalms 19:7-14; 119:1-8 Golden Text: Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Psalm 119:1L The book of the law,--i.e. the first five books of the Bible,--comprised the major portion of the Holy Scriptures in the ays of the writers of the Psalms, Thay did not idolize these documents or use them super stitiously as a fetish, but they did believe them to be God's message for the people. They did not try to improse them but endeavoured to live by them, "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting. the soul." After supporting this statement the writer concludes, "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my re- deemer." In the second portion, af< ter efiumerating the blessings which attend those who obey the word, he resolves, "I will keep thy sta- tutes." But we must know them if we are to keep them. This is beauti- fully expressed in the text: "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." It is regretted that many to-day do not hold the scriptures in high estéem, This is due, not to the vici- ous attacks of professed infidels as Voltaire and Ingersol but to the subtle initimations of many preach- ers who doubt the authority of the Bible. Having questioned the ine spiration of the scriptures it is easy to place question marks after the virgin birth, the deity of Jesus Christ, the miracles, the judgment, heaven and hell and man's 'need of a new birth. But the Bible has out-~ lived its critics through many cea~ turies, It is still the world's best seller, Voltaire's former residence is now a Bible house. It remains for the critics to produce a better book. ! Let us cdme back to the Bible. Here is the authoritive road map from earth to heaven. Let us heed it carefully and prayerfully. A REFILL 3 A variety artist met an acquaint- ance who 'was an animal trainer, and asked him how he was doing. "I've got a swell act now in the circus," the trainer informed him. "It's a 'Friendship of the Lion and "the Lamb' act." _ the there "Sounds good," admitted "but aren't quarrels between them?" "Well, yes," conceded the. circus man, "they do have their little quar- rels at times. But then we just buy a- new lamb." ATOMIC [1 13:{h ¢ However you measure the C.N.E. it's the greatest annual exhibition in the world +++ 350 acres of parkland and buildings, average attendance around the 2,600,000 mark, more exhibits, more fun and . excitement and music events, Come and have the time of your life .. . see the thrilling airshow, the water-sports, horse-show. * Hear the music of HM Royal Marines Band, Hin Preside ~~ General Manager COL. K. R. MARSHALL ELWOOD A. HUGHES nt FOREIGN 43 I10 8 NDAY SCHOOL LSSON EE -------- YT