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Show EMERY COUNTY PROGRESS, CASTLE DALE, UTAH SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS Kathleen Norris Says: Scalloped SrocL for 'IIJ, Colon and ffachet Set CaiJy Give It a Chance Ben Syndicate. WNU 2) Feature. TURNING POINT fey Mary Imlay Taylor W.N.U. RELEASE CHAPTER I Steady, Tex! Jane Keller patted her horse as she drew rein at the crest of the hill trail. She was young and slim and itraight, and her old corduroys made her look like a boy. 'A mighty handsome boy, old MacDowell always said; "aint any girl in these parts can touch her! She turned In her saddle now to watch the lights spring up in the distant ranch house, small and faint and flickering, like candles in a fog. Dusk was down there in the valley, but up on the hill trail there was a yellow light behind the sycamores, and great flares of yellow and orange and red in the sunset sky. Below her lay the private road to Las Palomas," her brothers ranch; it crossed the hill trail and the bridge to meet the State highroad, five miles away. There was a big cliff at the bend. Jim Keller talked of blasting it, but he had never had the time nor the men to spare; it loomed there still in the midst of trees, a rugged sentinel. Tex put down his head and began to crop grass; It was supper time but his mistress did not stir. She was thinking, thinking hard. Then, lifting her eyes to the darkening outline of the distant cliff, she saw a sudden glow of light and, the next Instant, the headlights of a big high-powThe touring car emerged. girl recognized it with a start of surprise; it was Jims car, and Jim was not at the wheel. Urging her horse, she galloped down the trail to intercept the car before it reached the bridge. A nearer view showed her old MacDowell in it, and a stranger at the wheel. As she rode up they stopped the car. Mac," she panted, er Jim? Hes all right; dont the old scared, Jane, assured her, trying to get out of the car. Jane stopped him. Youve hurt your arm whats wrong, Mac? The headlights of the car illumined her as she leaned from the saddle to question him, but it left the man at the wheel in the shadow. Jane felt his eyes; they made her move uneasily and cast a quick glance at him. Its this way, Jane, the old foreman explained soberly, Jims stayed behind; hes got th sheriff an a party out. You see, we figured wed got Jordan skewered, tight as a chicken for roasting, but somehow he broke loose when we were get-ti- n water for th car you know that place near Simmons well? We gave chase both of us, an I fell an sprained my blamed old arm; if it hadn't been for this young man here he came along an helped me out an motored me back. Jim was kinder afraid Jordan might hit it back here an he sent me to warn th men. Jim's all right, he's got th whole bunch with him." Jordan couldnt get back here tonight on foot, Jane objected. Hes got pals, might get a horse or a lift In a car. Anyways, I'm here an say, you oughtnt to be up here alone, old Mac said, in his faYou ride along beside therly way. th car, if you wont get in, an let this young man ride Tex home. Jane laughed. Til make it; Ill beat you to it! This young man wants work on a ranch, Mac added, putting his well hand on the stranger's shoulder; this is Miss Jane Keller, the sister of the boss, he said to his companion, Impressively. Jane caught the outline of the mans head as he swung off his hat, but she spoke to Mac with her crisp little tone of authority. When you get to the ranch send him to me; I'll see what I can do for him until Jim comes. Im going to take the short cut; Tex can beat any old car, Mac! Mac wanted Jane Miss Jane! to stop her, to make her ride beside them, but she was off like a shot; they could Just see the beautiful dark outline of her horse as he leaped the creek. Aint that like her, bless her! old Mac laughed in his beard. She aint scared of a thing for herself only for Jiml An he'd be scared stiff if he thought she was out an Jordan might be here! Tell me about this Jordan; I cant just make it out. Cattle thief or what? asked the young man at the wheel. ' It's this way take that turn, theres Las Palomas up there Jordan used to work here; hes a good cattleman but he drinks like blazes, a good many of em do, but he took to dope running, sellln it here to the cowpunchers. Jim caught him at it an there was a big row. Jordan, half drunk, tried to kill Jim. That settled it; he was fired. Then he took to cattle rustling an hes got a gang of along with him; maybe some of our fellers are in cahoots with th gang to get dope; we dont know! Hes cleared out some of our best cattle. Yesterday he got drunk an came back to brag. Jim Keller was furloys; he lassoed Jordan like a steer, we tied him up an started. Jim was goln to have him Jailed sure, but he gdt away; you came along, as you know. Well, he'll try to get even sure as shootOld Mac stopped, with an exing! pressive shrug. Hes likely to kill Keller?" MacDowell nodded. Sure! Jane, too, if she stands in his way; he's just as vindictive as a rattler. Get me, young man? The younger man kept his eyes steadily on the unfamiliar road, but he uttered an exclamation of surYou dont mean that the prise. rascal would try to hurt that young girl? If he thought he could get her an hold her over Jim's head for ransom, hed do it. Jane's in just as much danger as Jim, that's why I had to come back. By Jove, I wish Id known that today when he bolted past me before you an Keller came up! Old Mac chuckled. Seen Jane Keller, eh? Thats how all th feel! Well, you know now, son, an youve got an good chance to make good," he drawled. To make good! The words struck the other man like a blow; his face burned in the darkness, his steel-graeyes shone strangely, but he said nothing. There's the house, were goin to the men's quarters. That there row of windows toward us all lit up One of belong to th sickroom. Jim's friends was took down with pneumonia here an they got a trained nurse an' kep' him; hes a heap better. Old Teresa says hes ledge was on a level with his eyes. There was no curtain, and he had a clear view of the room. A trained nurse stood at a table beside the bed, dropping some medicine slowly into a glass, and the lamplight was focused on her white uniform; but beyond her, in the shadowed lay the invalid. He had raised himself on his elbow and was talking to her, a slight flush deepening the color of his handsome face. The man at the window caught the sharp clean outline of his profile, the fevered brilliance of his dark eyes, the hollows in his cheeks. There was a look of mental conflict, of unrest. Its bitten in, the outsider thought, with a kind of bitter satisfaction; after all, its bitten in! Then something, the daredevil In him, made him lean forward and speak slowly, distinctly, loudly, one word: Sherwln! Stenhart heard it. He sprang up in bed with a cry, his hands shaking at his throat, his eyes staring at the darkness of the window. His tormentor, seeing it, laughed grimly, but he saw the nurse turn and come toward him. She must not find him there! Softly, swiftly, he dropped back into the night and made his way to the front door. MacDowell has just phoned from the garage how kind you were when he sprained his arm, and I want to thank you. We, my brother and L both think a lot of old Mac! The girl had risen from her seat at Jims old desk as she spoke, and she faced him. He saw the fine curve of her chin and throat, and the black-lashe- d blue eyes. She was an upstanding girl; she could run the ranch alone in Jim's absence. Hie men all looked up to her, held her in high esteem. The nqwcomer did not speak and she went on quickly; Mac says youd like something to do about the ranch and we need men, anyway. What she smiled frankly please tell me what you can do best? The man reddened. Of course he had to expect something like this, but be was not one to whom falsehood came easily, and to lie to a fine, frank girl like thisl But, after all, it wasn't altogether a lie! My last job was bookkeeping, he said, and then, as he saw the swift change in her expression, he Not just the thing for a added: ranch, Im afraid, but if I can turn my hand to something Id like it." Youre from the East? her blue eyes considered him gravely, impersonally, and then she smiled. Im not sure but that youre a godsendl Ive been trying to straighten up Jims accounts and its perfectly hopeless, hes so splashy with ink and so bad at figures! Id be glad if youd try your hand at these tomorrow. As she spoke she swept a Stenhart beard It. He sprang up bunch of old books with In bed with a cry, his hands shaking her fingers. at his throat, his eyes staring at the He came nearer and began to turn darkness of the window. them over, snatching at this strange to get into the house, the Mac added, laughing. opportunity got a devil! house where Stenhart was! He ran Kind of fine feller, name of Stenhis index finger along under the hart Max Stenhart" name written in Jim Kellers big Mac heard a smothered exclamation at his side and sensed the sud- sprawling handwriting. ' El Rancho de las Palomas den swerving of the big car. you cling to the Spanish down here, Strike a stone? Here, shut her eh? off, theres one of th men Sandy! She laughed. MacDowell Las Palomas roared as the car stopped, you come an take th sounds so much better than just mad in wheres Pete Rooney? He plain English. Besides, there used can run this car to th garage. Here, to be many doves here there are you, he put his hand on his new still. Can you untangle those figdrivers shoulder, you go right up ures, do you think? to th house, front door there, an see Surely I can theyre quite what Jane says about your stayin then you come to th quarters for Simple? I was all snarled up! eats, see? she laughed softly again. "Then The young man nodded, helping you'll do this until Jim comes? the old foreman to climb down; then I she hesitated, blushing unache heard MacDowell telling them I can't make any countably; about Jordan's escape. terms of course you understand Get your guns handy, boys, he that? My brother's the boss, but You know that snake; if sang out. you can wait hell be after the yearlings again Oh, thats all right, youll be he may get here any time!" and lodging me, you see! The newcomer did not listen to feeding the first time, he laughed and For the rest of it; he turned away into the darkness and made a feint of going directly to the house. Half way he stood still; the lights from the windows flowed across the short turf in long pools of radiance, reaching nearly to his feet. He caught the sound of dishes in the kitchen, and an open door gave him a glimpse of the Chinese cook busy at his task. In the distance somewhere a man was singing lustily in Spanish; far of? he heard the scarcely distinguishable sounds of cattle in the corrals. He moved swiftly under the lighted windows, trying to count them, then, suddenly, he heard Stenharts voice! After all these years he knew it Instantly, and his hands clenched at his sides uh-t- il his face lighted up. Money isnt the nails bit deep into the flesh. the only thing I came West for! The girl gave him a quick, quesSomething tightened in his throat, he could scarcely breathe. Then tioning glance, but his face was in came a feeling of savage triumph; the shadow and she made nothing he had won out, he was here and of it she Stenhart was here! Oh, I know adventure! Slowly and cautiously, he took a said, watching him. He nodded grimly. The great adstep nearer; he was in the deep he said, in an odd tone. venture! shadow of the house and the window ' low-ceile- d four-poste- r, rs all-fire- d y dog-eare- d (TO BE CONTINUED) ttyTiii i have been happily established in thousands Thousands of mothers-in-lain homes lor years, every generation." of By KATHLEEN NORRIS HE and her mother had such a swell time run- ning. the kids while I was away, writes Billy Wil- liams, that sometimes I think Sally would just as soon I hadnt come back! I like the old lady well enough, but gosh, I didnt think she was going to settle down and live with us! My return is a disappointment to Margaret, writes an I see it Ive older soldier. felt it from the hour of my return. Im back in my old job, but not at my old pay; the firm has changed hands, nothing is as comfortable as it used to be. Im slowed down in some way tired in mind and soul as well as body, I guess. I hope we can work it out, but I know shes disappointed in me. My husband has come home a changed man, say scores of letHe wants ters from young wives. to do crazy things give up his job He and go pioneer somewhere. doesnt like the baby. He talks so bitterly. Hes suspicious of every- The tear has given a new twist to the mother-in-lahusband problem. When the the went off to army or navy, mother-in-laoften came his to into his home help with the children. After a year or two, she became rather firmly established, as in the situation discussed today. his Billy Williams believes resent mother wife and her his return. They had such a swell time running the kids while I was away, that I sometimes think Sally would just as soon I hadn't come back!" writes this disillusioned vet- eran. Nightdress bed easy-to-ma- ke For Summer Wear. pleasant summer afternoons, pOR beautifully fitting dress that comes in a wide size range. 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A good sprinkling space for dampening clothes can be made by placing a discarded piece of oilcloth over the ironing board. Place a well equipped shoe shine kit where your family will see it and be tempted to use it to prolong the life of their shoes. Keep a coarse comb in the laundry to straighten and untangle washed fringes. ' You ?.s. In The Baking Powr with the Tk double j Cuoromeedby Housekeepi i Good OMPNy - cereals, 10 generous pacw handy carton! 1 I get til VARIETY- can also Kellogg's BALANCED Dofhl Clabber Girl is todays baking the natural choic for th w balanced double action fluor P bowlP right action In the mixing to light and fluffy flvor y FEWER DINING ROOMS Dining rooms are in American homes. disappearing Many are throwing out the formalfamilies dining room furniture, and are using com-paextension tables placed before window or wall. If more than three or four persons are to be served the table can be moved to the cen' ter of the room. Side chairs from here and there are drawn up to the table when P'an secon?S a house a gives room, where there is room for a piano, radio and other pieces. jacke the set in a pretty alk print with soft harmonizu A wonderful shower g Name- - s Ie Bed j bows accent the drawst and waist. To match, thing I did while he was away. We dont seem to be the same people, many of the letters say sadly. Perhaps we didnt know each other well enough when we went so gaily into that wartime marriage. I made new friends when he was away. He doesnt like them. We both hate divorce, but we cant see ourselves as ever being happy together again. To all of these I want to say, Oh, kids, kids be patient! All this is part of the price humanity has to pay for the insanity of war. Dont add to the terrible sum total of the worlds misery today the wreckage of what was so gay and beautiful a courting time, only a few years ago; don't make it all a lie, that lovely hour of promises and hope and confidence! Prayer and Patience. Be patient. Wait Give all these troubles time time and silence and faith and prayer and win through to the happiness of a real marriage. Every man thinks he has to protest if his wifes mother lives in his house. This is as old a convention as marriage itself; many a young man otherwise and generous will stipulate in his engagement days "no mother-in-law- ! And many a young mans mother will warn him, Dont have Judys mother with you, dear it never Cancer Now No. 2 Killer works Every year 160.000 men and womNow, as a matter of fact, it often en die of cancer, while 600,000 are works. Thousands of mothers-in-lacurrently afflicted. And because one have been happily established of every six deaths between the in thousands of homes for years, ages of 45 and 70 is due to cancer, in every generation. A home with an increasing rate of life expectancy two affectionate and understanding throughout the nation is women in ii works far better than more and more people into bringing the dana home witn one; a thousand daily ger group. Next to heart disease, becancer is the most common cause of problems that are vexatious and wildering to a woman alone, are death. solved simply and easily when MothThere are certain signs of caner is there to sit with the sick child, cer. as compiled by the American finish the ironing, answer the teleCancer society, which, if detected, phone, keep the mending basket should be examined immediately by from bursting. a doctor. These signs are: any sore And who benefits from this? The that does not heal particularly husband, of course. He may not about the tongue, mouth or know it, but the single element lump or thickening, that contributes most to his com- larly in the breast, the lip particu or the fort at home may be that same tongue; irregular disor bleeding mother-in-lacharge from the nipple or any naAs for the wistful husband who tural body opening; writes me that he is a disappoint- change in the color or progressive size of a he need only wart, mole or ment to Margaret, birthmark; persistent wait only be patient and in the and unexplained indigestion after course of events entirely unforeseen 35, persistent hoarseness. unnow he will regain all his old explained cough or pronounced in swallowing. curity and happiness. good-nature- d and YOUTHFUL and g dress to add a glarnc to your wardrobe. He rim STIFF JOINTS ml, PAINS CHES AND Bfl |