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4. The taste's the test for teal Canadians buy more Salada than any other brand, "SALAM TEA Riders f° *• Hoot' Owl Pool by G. H. SHARP CHAPTIiU THREE (Continued From Last Week) "She's afraid they'll kill him. Some cowboy told her that while Webb was in jail, somebody tore his fence down and ruined his hay crop. They ran off his horses, but Te.x or somebody picked them up again and held them for Webb. There's all sorts of talk going round in Rimrock alioiit a range war down yonder. Mac thinks a lot of Webb. I think she cares as nmch for him as she did for Bob Anderson, maybe more. It takes a woman to see things like that in another woman. .And a blind man can tell that Wcl)b worships her. Hank, don't let them kill Webb Winters." "I won't, Ma. if I can help it. But Webb has made some almighty bad enemies and 1 can't ride herd On him night and day. I'm goin' down to look things over. I got an idea that might work out. Now don't you worry about me. I'm as safe as a preacher in church!" But when he rode away into the crisp early morning, that worried frown again gathered between his «ycs. He had been hearing all sorts of rumors from the range. One rumor that was repeated over and over was that Webb Winters and Tex were working the range with a crew of tough cowboys from the badlands, and that they were all carrying saddle guns. They were •working from before daylight until after dark, gathering beef, branding what mavericks they could find, rid- ing hard, and no reps from other outfits were even allowed to stop for a meal. • They had set three Triangle men afoot, taking their guns, unsad- dling their horses and turning the â- animals loose. They had warned • the three men tliat if they ever sighted thcni oil the Triangle range again, they'd smoke them up. The three cowpunchers, carrying their saddles, had been forced to walk the 20 miles to the Triangle ranch. 4811 SIZES 12-20:30 Your new shirtdrcssl Most im- portant style of the year â€" nfw crisp collar and ciiffs, smart inside pockets. Best 01 all, it's an easy- scw â€" no waistline seam! Pattern 4811: 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 30, 32, 34 ,36, 38, 40, 42. Size 16, 4H yds. 35-in.: % yd. contrast. This pattern, easy to use, simple to sew, is tested for fit. Has com- plete illustrated instrnctions. Send twenty-live cents (2Sc) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern. Print plainly sire, name, address, style number. Send your order to Box 1, 123 rightccnth Street, New Toronto, .Ont, Joe Blake and several other mem- bers of the Scissor-Bill Pool had riden up about noon time at the round-up camp. Tex told them to keep on riding because this outfit didn't feed anybody but wbit<' men. Tex and Webb called their outfit the Hoot-Owl Pool. Tliey were riding top horses. Every man of them was a fast cowboy in any man's cow country. Tligy were cleaning up the range of mavericks as they worked it. They were sev- eral jumps ahead of tlie Scissor- Dill Pool that worked the same range. It was claimed that they made night rides over on the Tri- angle range and gathered up more than a few mavericks that right- fully belonged to Ab Abbot. Sheriff Hank Roberts had heard these and many other tales concern- ing the Hoot-Owl Pool, an outfit boldly named for the men who ride the hoot-owl outlaw trail. So it was that he rode with a worried mind and grim determination in his heart. ' ♦ . . It was after sundown when he located the Hoot-Owl round-up camp on Bo.k Elder Creek. He saw the beef herd grazing on the bed ground. The remuda was being coralled so that the cowboys could catch their night horses. Mess wagon and bed wagon were camped at the edge of th.e creek and the cook moved around his open fire with its Dutcli ovens. They had no tents; beds were scattered around on the ground. It was Webb Winters who rode out to meet him. "I'll have to tell you. Hank." he said quietly, "that you'll have to wait out here 'til after dark. It ain't that you're not welcome, understand, but some of the boys are a little law-shy." "I reckon I savvy. We might go down in the coulee, Webb, and set a while. I got some things to ask you." "I reckon I know about what they are. You've had a long ride for nothin'. I'm not in a talkin' humor. I'll tell you this much without bein' asked, however. We arc breakin' no law when we work this range. You can't lay a hand on us for what we're doin'. The only thing you can tally up against us is that we're workin' tjiis range cleaner and faster than it's ever been worked. The Scissor-Bill Pool is havin' big fits and little 'uns, but it ain't slowin' us down any. Ab Abbot's thieves rode over a few days back and walked home like sheepherders. We got both the Scissor-Bill and Triangle outfits outfoxed." Hank Roberts kept eyeing Webb. Webb looked oldeir, somehow. Lean, brown, with a week's growth of whiskers on his face. His blood- shot eyes showed his Idck of sleep. And when he grinned, there was a hint of bitterness at the corners of his mouth. "Y'ou've bit off an almighty big mouthful, Webb." "If I can't chaw it, I won't spit it out, anyhow." "You boys are takin' a high- handed attitude, son. Keep it up and hell's goin' to pop. I don't want a range war, and I'll do every- thing I can (o stop it. Another thing that don't set so good on my stomach is that you've fetched in a bunch of gunmen from some- where. You shore are .doin' your best to make a fool out of mc." "That ain't the idea. Hank. These boys are just helpin' us work our range. They're not Sunday school hoys, that's a fact, but llic.i'ie not skunks like the Triangle p'lys lightin' wages to. Tlitsi men of ours arc workin' without pay. Tc.\ and I haven't money enough tu pay 'cm 'til after we ship, niebby not then. They're ridin' their own horses, to boot." More than one man at the Hoot- Owl camp must have felt more or less uneasy in the presence of the law. Several of the cowboys had quit camp and had bedded down • for the night in some cut-coulee or in a spot where the brush was thick. It made Hank Roberts feel un- comfortable. Tex and Webb were giving him a cordial enough wel- come, though he knew th.it they would he glad to sec him ride away. But he had not yet finished with St. Peter's In Sugar â€" Pastry cook Pasquale Cotutiiaccio used SO pounds of sugar and took 20 da3-s to complete th's model of St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome. Tlie model, complete to the in- scription on the top of the facade, was made to decorate the dining rociii of a Rome hotel. *^''r:,/'jm^.^ HRONICLES "w GwetvdoUtrve P. Clarke Last week was pretty hectic . . . all of us at Ginger Farm going full blast to get everything done that should be done â€" but, of course, we didn't quite manage it. Who does? However, we are through seeding â€"and since we have spent a small fortune on grass seed, we certainly hope it will grow. Not that we are looking for trouble, but rather counting our blessings these days because our wheat and alfalfa have wintered far better than we had dared to hope for. During spring seeding, farmers are always afraid to waste a min- ute, working long hours to get the job done, but now the seasons have become sort of topsy-turvey it makes even more of a rush job than ever. In our case. Bob had so many urgent orders for trucking gravel that Partner helped with the drilling airti running ditches â€" which he was hardly able to do â€" so. by the time we were through, there â- was one man and two horses with tired, lame feet. I don't know which was limping the most â€" Partner or the horses. Webb Winters. He hadn't turned up his hole card. He aimed to spend the night. "Ketch mc a night horse," he told Webb, as he ate supper by the light of the fire, "and I'll stand guard with yuh. It's been a long time since I sang to a beef herd." The remuda had been taken out by the nightbawk, but there was an extra horse or two staked out for emergencies. In case some night horse broke loose, there would be an extra to take its phice. Webb nodded and grinned. "I'm on second guard, SheriflE. Glad to have an old-timer go on with me." Webb ^liared his bed witli the sheriff, out there under the stars. Hank Roberts did not miss the fact that four men, instead of the custo- mary two, went on guard. Also one man stood guard at camp. The Hoot-Owl Pool was taking no chances of losing their herd or being surprised in camp At ten o'clock a cowboy shook Webb. "Guard time, Webb." Webb and the sheriff rode out into the star-filled night to where the herd was bedded. Behind them rode two other nicn» * * * It was a crisp, still night with a frosty tang in the air. A half moon rode above the skyline. Stars were sparks of silver. There was the pleasant smell of sagebrusli. Somewhere along the creek came- the slap of a beaver's tail. And sounding clear in the night was the crunch of hooves, the faint croak of saddle leather, the musical tinkle of spurs. (Continued Next Wc^'k) SALLY'S SALLIES "You're much stronger, Honey. than Tom, Dick, and Henry were!" And I was busy with houseclean- irig â€" and. of course, it never fails â€" when I start housecleaning, the visitors begin to arrive. One niece came Friday night and then Daugh- ter and a friend showed tip later, and various friends also chose this week-end to visit us. But we were glad to have them â€" if they can put up with us, we can always give the welcome mat an extra shake and have it ready for them. My present job is painting the upper and lower hall, and the stairs. It is a big job as there are 11 doors, all told, but the monotony is con- siderably relieved by the activities of the robin I have been telling you about. Mrs. Robin eventually got down to business and laid four eggs â€" and what a beautiful color they were. In due time, there were three ugly little robins. The fourth egg, Mrs. Robin evidently decided wasn't going to hatch, so, after breaking it with her beak, she took hold of it and banged it up and down in the nest. Whether she fed little bits of the shell to her babies 1 couldn't tell, but I rather think that is what happened. As Mother Robin brooded her young, Mr. Robin took over the responsibility of feeding his wife and family. It v.'as evident Mrs. Robin did not trust his judgiuent entirely because every tid-bit he brought, she sam- pled it first before passing it on to her open-beaked family. About twice a cay, she flew off and did her own hunting. One day when she was away, there was a terrific squawking going en and I ran to the door in a hurry, fearing the cat was out for a kill. But no â€" I found not a cat. but three starlings on the step with the robins flying angrily around and pecking at the starlings furiously. But the starlings took no notice â€" not until they saw me â€" then they took off in a hurry and did not return. The baby robins have their eyes open now; are getting their wing feathers and don't look cjuite so ugly. They also take a lot of feed- ing so it keeps Mr. and Mrs. Robin busy most of the time supplying their hungry needs. When I was painting the window around their nest Mrs. Robin was not in the least disturbed â€" just sat there watching me. But any time Mr. Kobin came over with a juicy worm in his beak and saw me anywhere arounil, away he would go, worm and all. Iliave protector! Honestly, I don't know which has been my ntaiii occupation these last few days â€" painting or bird watching. But each has certainly helped with the other. Our Slicing flowers are now out in full bloom, but the daffies are not as good as usual. But there will be lots of narcissi â€" and last year it was the other way around, so maybe even the daffodils are ob- jecting to the cold, late spring. Or it may be that they need lifting and resetting. I think it is about 12 years since they were touched, so no doubt it is a job that needs to be doneâ€" if I can get around to it. Well, the Manitoba flood condi- tions seem to be almost beyond belief. It is nothing short of heart- breaking to hear and read of those poor, dear people being shunted around from one place to another, not knowing what lies ahead or whether they will ever again see the place they knew and loved as "home." .And if they do, what a home it will be! This morning, Kate Aitkeji. who had visited the flood area over the week-end, spoke of one farmer having to put the gun to 150 head, of cattle be- cause there was no hope of their being rescued. Thank Heaven there is one bright spot in the picture â€" the quick response of kind-hearted folk in other provinces to offer help. There seems to be so much graft and greed in the world, and yet, when the need arises, better im- pulses are quickened and inspired, and ordinary, everyday folk show they are as generous and kind- hearted as they ever were. ANN€ HIRST "Dear Anne flirst: Two years ago, I was to have married a man in his 40's. (I'm 1^^ years younger.) Everything was ready for the ceremony. The night before, my fiance wrote me that the wedding was cancelled. "Only now I have learned why. "I asked his mother, with whom he lives. She told me that 'two women in the same house couldn't agree!' "I could hare 'got. along fine with her. I know old people are lonely, and I liked her. I helped her move and sewed for her. . . . But of course I could not live with her now. I feel she was trying to get everything out of me that she could. "Why didn't she give us a couple of rooms â€" or live with her married daughter for a while? I've been made the laughing stock of my family and friends. It has broken my heart. Even now it is still affecting my health. "Shall I stick with this man till we can marry some day? I am so sick of waiting! "I think a man of his age is old enough to know what to do. If he loved me as he said, he wouldn't have given in to his mother. "I will surely appreciate your advice. .: â-  "WORRIED." * You intimate that you are still * dating your former fiance. Your *. first act, when he cancelled the * weddiiig, should have been to stop seeing him at all. Deprived of your friendship, I think he would have found some way to marry you, even taking a very small place where you two could be alone. I hope you will stop seeing him entirely. 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