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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER ASH MS Atmusn i A Genera! Quiz THE STORY SO FAR: Ken McLaughlin can ride any horse on his family's Wyoming ranch, but he wants a colt of his own. His father, a retired army officer, refuses because Ken has not been promoted at school and has shown no sense of responsibility. But Kens mother convinces Captain McLaughlin that the colt may be Just what Ken needs. Ken picks the yearling filly of a loco mare named Rocket. Loco Is the horse breeders name for a nogood, untamable horse. Captain McLaughlin, a good judge of horses, is angry at Kens decision, but Kens mind Is made up. His father promises to help him bring the filly in from the pasture. Now continue with the story. ing and kicking with her legs, she ets wild eyes were upon it this forced herself out of the chute and strange bar, bearing down upon her into the coop, and immediately from the skies and she reared to scrambled to her feet meet it. Were all set now, Gus, said Standing astretch on her hind legs, McLaughlin. Bring the truck in her head up, the sign caught her a there, back it up against the far blow on the top of the brow. There end of the chute. Tim, you get the was a great crash in the truck; Mcrunway and set it in the chute. Laughlin glanced back anxiously; he Well drive her right through the pulled up, and they got out and chute,. up the runway and into the climbed up over the sides; but Rocktruck. et lay motionless. Rob got into the Better fix dot eye, Boss, said truck, against Gus anxious warnGus, looking at Robs face, und de ings, but there was no danger, for cheek dots bad cut split wide Rocket never moved again. open. Let Missus fix up for you." The rest of the day was spent Rob held the handkerchief over his eye. He looked down at him- rounding up horses of all ages, deCHAPTER VIII self. He was spattered with foam scendants of the Albino. blood. He frowned. At first no one had believed that Rob had his work cut out for and I'll go down and clean up. McLaughlin really meant what he Yes, him next day. Banner and the I dont want any more trouble said that every single one of the mares had been driven out soon Gus, mare. You never can tell Albinos blood, no matter how beauwith that after Sargent left." Rocket, uneasy what shell do. Once shes in the tiful, how fast, or how promising, and restless in spite of a good measwe're pretty safe, but to get was to be sold. But as the hours ure of oats poured into a feed box truck, her there is the trick. Better saddle went on, and one after the other and set on the ground, was kept Shorty. Ill ride him through the was gathered into the corrals, and alone in one of the corrals. chute and up the runway, and still they went out on horseback to The noose? said Nell at breaktheres a chance she might follow gather more, with Nell busy with fast, pouring cream in her coffee. him into the truck. the stud book and names, it became "Are you going to bother to take apparent that he was in earnest While maneuvered Tim and Gus that off before you load her? Ken and Howard were kept at the flush the truck until its back was Rob looked outraged. Do you of the chute, Rob gates, opening and shutting them as the door against think I would deliver her with that the different bands were brought went down for first aid. old string around her neck? through, taken down to the corrals, I think needs it stitches, really Howard and Ken looked at each the one bronc picked out and held, closeit said Nell, examining other. That meant getting Rocket Rob, the others sent out again. Gus and in the chute. Rocket was to be got ly, having washed her hands in hot Tim and Ross were all riding. out all her water and laid and soap, into the chute, then she was to be first-aiAnd thats every last one of d kit on the kitchen table. got into the truck! them, said Nell at length, closing Wholl drive the truck? asked the book. Her voice was regretful. NelL She and Williams were in the staIll drive it myself. Ill take Gus ble, looking out into the corrals, along might need him. over the top of the Dutch door. The Breakfast was eaten quickly. Mctwo boys were perched safely on the Laughlin hurried up to the corrals. corral fence, Rob and the men in Gus was told to fill the truck with the corral with the milling broncs; gas and oil and get it ready for the "Except Flicka, murmured Ken, trip, Tim was to help in the chute. and he looked across the corral at They moved Rocket through the his mother and caught her eye. She corrals without much trouble, but was looking at him too, thinking, he when she was once more in the knew, the same thing. He had not small coop which led to the chute, been exactly worried about Flicka. and the heavy gate closed behind After all, she was his own, his father her, she began to snort and rear. had given her to him, she couldnt The narrow passage into the chute be sold without his consent was open before her, but even McLaughlin walked over to Ken, called him down from the fence, and though they urged her, and yelled at walked away with him. her, and flapped blankets and quirts over the fence on her back, she was Ken, he said quietly, Im gotoo wise to go in. She could see ing to give you a chance to do a senthrough, and at the far end, a heavy sible, manly thing. I want you to door blocked escape. choose another colt, and let me sell "Its that door, said McLaughFlicka to Williams with the rest of She sees that theres no way lin. this hells brew. out through the chute. Well have A wave of heat rushed all over to open that door, and let her see Kens body. He looked down, dug with his toe in the gravel of the daylight through. Then perhaps if I rush her from here, I can drive path, and shook his head. her through. Ken, you get up there McLaughlin was quiet and persuaon top of the chute wall, close by sive. Youve seen for yourself the door. Open the door. If she what can you expect? Its for your rushes in, you slam the door shut. own sake Im asking, as well as to save myself the trouble and unIts going to take quick thinking and quick action. You can lean pleasantness of trying to help you down and handle the door from the do something which is impossible. Whats the use of having another top its not easy mind you dont fall down into the chute. The door Rocket on your hands? Youve seen what end she came to and no one swings from inside out if you get shut and she it could have tried harder with a horse crashes against it, shell shut it the than I tried with her And she reared to meet it rest of the way herself. But Im going to tame Flicka, Ken climbed up on the wall of the Its on the cheek bone, below the whispered Ken. Sometimes bad horses get tamed. chute, unsteady with excitement. eye, really a wide cut. on blanket arm, McLaughlin, McLaughlins voice rose angrily. Deep? asked Rob. climbed a few bars of the fence of Look up! Not so very deep. Ken looked up and was more the coop. Fix it with tape then. than ever. His fathers Ready, Ken? Open the door. frightened wound of the Nell held the lips looked appalling. It was swolKen leaned over and hauled the closed until the bleeding had nearly face len out of all shape, one eye was door open, and at the same moment stopped, then made little bridges of closed Rob gave a yell and flapped the narrow by purple and black lumps and adhesive tape across, blanket on Rocket's haunches. above and below, and the white a dressing over all. finally on the cheekbone was surRocket saw the daylight at the far Then she put both arms around dressing rounded by an inflamed, angry cirend of the chute and plunged his neck and laid her cheek against cle. through. Ken closed the door again his, holding him closely. He felt a d to be a in Are mare crashed the time just tremor through all her body. little you going slight simp or a sensible boy? against it Dont worry, honey, he said. Ken said stubbornly, Dad, I have She was right under him, and as Its nothing." He patted her on the to have her shes mine. she her he pulled back, reared and his arms held He really meant, shes me. It great head and wild eyes were in shoulder suddenly her hard and he kissed her, then he felt as if his father were asking him his face. went upstairs to change into spot- to be torn apart. Pole, Tim! shouted McLaughpolOn Sunday the family went to lin, and Tim, standing ready, thrust less whipcord riding breeches, and tailored jacket. ished boots, a church in Cheyenne. There was the of the chute walls both through Back up at the corral again, the usual argument before going Rob, heavy pole to cut off her backward was accomplished with comwho wanted to spend the morning the of the was at It loading escape. height mares haunches, too high for her parative ease. Shorty was ridden sitting on the terrace reading the to get her feet over, and not so up the incline into the truck. Rock- funny papers, said he thought they high that she could back under it. et followed. Shorty was ridden down ought not to go because some offWhen she came down on all four again, and before Rocket could icers might come out from the Post. the back of the truck was There's always a chance, you feet again, and felt the pole beclosed and escape was shut off. She know, that someone might buy a hind her, she began to fight. pony. McLaughlin climbed the wall of was neatly enclosed in the walls of the truck, made of sturdy Not Sunday morning, said Nell the chute, opposite Ken, and strugbolted together. She firmly. And then she added with gled to get hold of the frantic creareared, she clawed at the rails, she the one deep dimple in her right ture's head. to the neighed wildly, she plunged and cheek showing, But you dont have Rocket dropped Suddenly earth and, stood quiet a moment, leaped until again and again her to go, dear, your face isn't healed her sides heaving with breaths that feet slid out from under her and she up yet. Thats a good excuse. Ill were almost groans; and McLaugh- crashed to the floor, then scrambled gr and take the boys. Fif lin reached his hand down, clipped up to begin all over. But there was McLaughlin said, Right-o-. the rope, and it fell free. But at nothing she could do. No one paid teen minutes later, when Nell was ready to go and Howard and Ken that instant the mare reared sharp- any attention to her any more. Rob the old piece of lariat trinot could were dressed in their long gray flanpicked McLaughlin again, ly out of the chute, and nel trousers and white shirts and umphantly the and back enough, draw quickly it around his own neck. He small round white linen hats with top of her head struck him in the draped and Gus got into the box of the narrow brims, he came running upface. Ken saw the blood spurt from his truck, and the boys begged to ride stairs and roared indignantly, Do d along as far as the turn onto the you think Ill let you go to town and fathers eye as Rockets sit in that pew without me by your head described a complete highway. They passed the house, the boys side? backward arc, and she crashed to As they waited for him to dress, the ground, breaking the pole be- hanging on the steps of the truck, to Nell, who came the boys fidgeting, Nell explained to shouting good-b- y hind her. them that Army Officers are trained For a moment McLaughlin clung out to wave to them. But Rockets story was not yet to be very particular how they look to the, wall, swearing, one hand to ended. Where the ranch road turned for the sake of their prestige, so hi face, while the mare fought madLincoln Highway, was ttey must all wait patiently. ly below him, her feet thundering off from the At last McLaughlin came down the sign of the ranch. Every ranchon the walls, her great body flingof his ranch sign, under looking clean and handsome in his ing itself from one side to the other. er is proud McLaughlin got down and put his which all visiting cars must pass, light gray flannel suit, with a soft bandana to his bleeding face. One and exercises great ingenuity in felt hat tilted at just the right angle and on his black hair and nothing but a eye was swelling rapidly. Thats thinking up something striking effective. small piece of adhesive on his cheek into around he going said, that, a was bone. high McLaughlin's sign corrals. the Nell was In a dark green print, Rocket, screaming and grunting, square arch. On the broad horizonpumps. was struggling desperately to right tal board which was the span of it, with turban and BAR Tim had washed the car, and the herself. She had fallen so far back- he had painted GOOSE ward that her head and neck were RANCH, in red letters against a maroon paint and shining nickel was almost in the coop. This gave her blue ground To each side were re- as bright as anything they passed ,on the Lincoln Highway. productions of his brands forelegs more freedom, and by As they reached the sign, Rock (TO BE CONTINUED' writhings and twistings, push three-quarte- bull-heade- fol-lo- six-fo- foam-flecke- high-heele- d vig-aro- I Owing to the excellent food laws now in operation there are not many cases of sickness and death from spoiled foods, considering the great necessity of preserving food for future use. In Hygeia, the health magazine, published by the American Medical association, Mary C. Brown, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, states that sight, smell and common sense are enough to enable one to tell whether food is safe to eat. Intelligent planning for the purchase of foods according to the family needs, plus a proper knowledge of how to care for foods not used immediately after they are bought, s how to protect that must be stored from meal to meal and how to detect spoilage, will pay large dividends in the avoidance of unsafe foods and in protection for the family budget. The family cupboard is not a suitable storage place for cooked meat especially luncheon meats and cured meats. All meat should be kept in one of the coldest shelves in the refrigerator. Further, once meat is purchased it should be cooked within a few hours as the average home refrigerator is nowhere near as cold as the refrigerator from which the meat was obtained. Another suggestion from Mrs. Brown is that while leftovers cooked and eaten may seem safe and saving, nevertheless, preventing leftovers is safer and more saving. The housewife should study her needs carefully and have fewer leftovers. Leftovers should be heated again before serving which should be within 24 hours after the first cook- By VIRGINIA VALE Released by Western Newspaper Union. who has met so A MAN many motion picture Food that has an off or undesirable odor must not be used. Even boiling food with an off odor is not sufficient to make it safe. If fermentation and gas appear, or there is mould on top of the food, discard the entire can not simply the part that appears spoiled. The way to detect odors is to heat the food and smell it when it first becomes hot. An odor is more noticeable when the lid is first lifted. If in doubt, discard the food. Those afflicted with catarrh or other conditions affecting the sense of smell and taste are not qualified to udge as to the fitness of food for eating. Sugar Gives Spurt Of Energy to Heart I have spoken before of the experiments conducted by Harvard research workers during the running Df the Boston Marathon several years ago. The results showed that the amount of sugar present in the blood at the end of the race indicated the condition of the runner. The greater the amount of sugar present )n the blood, the better was the physical condition of the runner and the nearer he was to being among the leaders at the finish. By having certain runners take more sugar daily during the following year and during the race of that year, these runners not only finished in better condition put were higher up in the race than they were the previous year. Why is sugar dextrose so helpful in giving energy to the muscles? In the Cincinnati Journal of Medicine, Dr. Edward Podolsky, Brooklyn, states that treatment by dextrose is one of the most valuable procedures in the treatment of heart disease. The chief reason why dextrose is so helpful in Is that it supplies so readily the necessary food for the hard working heart. Another reason is that dextrose helps to dilate or open up the blood vessels so that it requires less effort for the heart to pump blood through them. Fortunately dextrose can be taken by mouth; the patient takes two or three ounces of sugar dissolved in a glass of water or weak tea three or lour times daily for a period of two to three months. This produces a "lasting effect. When sugar cannot be given by mouth or by hypodeimic injection It may be given in the form of an enema. Another method often used . In hospitals is injecting the dextrose Into a vein. The thought, then, when we are tired from muscular exercise or work, or in cases of a weak or failing heart, is to use sugar or candy to lupply "quick nourishment to the heart-diseas- e heart QUESTION BOX Please give me some details Dn the cause and cure of malaria. A. The bite of certain mosquitoes deposits a parasite which destroys red blood cells. There are varieties of malaria according to the time between attacks. Quinine is the treatment. Q. Q. What should the blood pressure be for a person 47 years old? A. 100 plus the age is considered t safe rule. I 7 . ? 1. When was the American Red Cross originated? 2. What new cargo is being delivered abroad by our oil tankers? 3. Who was the first man to hold the post of secretary of agriculture in a Presidents cabinet? 4. Who is usually recognized as the builder of the first American stars that he cant even remember how many hes known told me that Joan Fontaine is really pretty wonder- automobile that ran? ful. Vitality, intelligence, 5. IIow long has the cattle been she the insigne warmth, sensitiveness of the United States aas them all, said he. He seems to engineers? 5e right. A girl who grew up with 6. Which was the first panet disaer and her sister, Olivia de Havil-lan- covered in historical times? told me that Joan always did The Answers tnow what she wanted, and how to get it. Well, when she came to 1. In 1866. FrenchMew York after finishing 2. Special devices now permit mans Creek for Paramount, she alwanted a vacation with her hus- - tankers to carry as deck cargo most all types of fighter planes d, and torpedo boats requiring shipment by sea. 3. Norman J. Colman under Cleveland. 4. Charles E. Duryea. 5. Since 1840. 6. Uranus (in 1781). left-over- ing. I The Questions Keleased by Western Newspaper Union, SPOILED FOOD O Bombers Have Numbers , The maps of Berlin used by the Royal Canadian air force when Dombing that city show the strategic buildings by their street which the R. C. A. F. es, ed from a Berlin classified .elephone JOAN FONTAINE oand, Brian Aherne. So she took it, in a quiet corner of Connecticut and sandwiched work as a nurses aid in with doing the marketing. Youd never have known, if you heard Marlene Dietrich recently on the CBS Playhouse, in Manpower, that she started for the broadcasting studio in fear and trembling. Back In August, 1942, she appeared on that same program and fans practically mobbed her when she got out of a cab in front of the impres-liv- e building. This time she wore old clothes and the doorman didn't want to let her in! DISCOVERY msCOLDSRELIEF (home medicated mutton suet) which grandma used for coughing nasal congestion, muscle aches of colds teaches modern motheis to follow her example, bo their families get relief from these colds miseries wilh Pcnetro, the salve with modern medication in a base continuing old fashioned mutton suet. 25o, double supply 35c. Demand Pcnetro. Indian Monument Turns statue of an American Indian in the court house at St. Paul, Minn., is rigged with motors and clock work so that it revolves once a day. A 36-fo- ot N9 f,!0RE TRGliBLE IK Ileres perfect casting: Samuel has engaged Victor for the role of the pirate known as The Ilook in his techTreasure nicolor production of Chest. McLaglen will be a good pirate, even though he will be the nemesis of Bob Hope, and so involved in comedy. Hopes cast as a touring actor who gets involved with a boatload of pirates. Goldwyn Lewis E. Lawes, for many years warden of Sing Sing, calls New the first picPrisons New Men ture I have ever seen which clearly portrays the all around activities of a modern prison in operation. Its the latest of the This Is America series. Ruth Brennan, daughter of Walter, begins her screen career in a small role in Selznicks Since You Not wanting to trade Went Away. on her fathers fame, she used the aame of Lynn Winthrop but the only person she fooled was herself. Her fathers been signed by Warner Bros, for one of the top roles in support of Humphrey Bogart in "T c Have and to Have Not" directory, borrowed the New York Public library. iTom WITH CONSTIPATION!" Says Long-Tim- Sufferer e Who Tried Laxative Cereal! 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One on on X Nancy Kelly would like to spend winters on Broadway, on the sge, and summers in Hollywood, in pictures if she manages it, lets hope shell get better picture assignments than shes had recently. At 17 she was sensational in Susan and God, and the movies on the stage, grabbed her. To an unprejudiced onlooker it seems that shes capable of far better work than shes dona io far. ODDS AND ENDS Note to girls Dick Henry Aldrich " Jones is thrilled, but also embarrassed, by all those letters junior misses have been sending him, sealed with pink impressions of their lips . . . Latest addition to the Silver Theater' is Madeleine Lee, whom you used to hear as Amos n Andys Miss Blue . . . IThen fan Beerce of Great Moments in Music lets go with the full power of his lungs, listeners fully expect the studio walls to be blasted apart . . . Hal Roach, former United Artists producer, has been promoted from major to colonel in the U. 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