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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER Kitten Motif for Use Oil On Towels, Curtains TI!E HOME FRONT 3y PETER B.KYNE SSSSSSSSSS8SSSSSSSSSSSSSS8SSSS9SSSSSSS99SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS9SS999S9SSSifS THE STORY THUS FAR: Mary Mas acquired sense of leadership would have, too, if Id gotten 2 jM RUTH liilillli Suth-erlan- a an eastern girl, is lured to by the advertisements of the Wagon Wheel dude ranch operated by Ma and Pa Burdan. She is met at the station by Len Henley, rodeo rider, who tells her that the Wagon Wheel has gone out of business. Len takes her to Phoenix. Hearing that the Wagon Wheel is broke. Ham Henley, Lens father, purchases the Burdan notes from the bank. While at Phoenix Len enters the rodeo, draw' Ing a brone known as Mad Hatter, tough est horse in the West. Ham bets Len three to one be wont be able to stay on the horse. Mary learns that Lea loves her. She wagers one thousand to three thousand that Len will ride Mad Hatter. Arl-ton- CHAPTER Pattern No. 5162 T'HESE seven, smiling little busybodies of kittens will put you in a very good humor, indeed. Each design for towels, for kitchen curtains, for the corners of a breakfast cloth, is about 6 by 6 inches and is done in cross stitch and outline. x To obtain transfer patterns for all seven kittens, sketches of stitches used, color chart for working the Kitten Towels (Pattern No. 5162) send 16 cents in coin, ybur tiame, address and the pattern number. CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK New Montgomery St. San Francisco, Calif. Enclose 15 cents (plus one cent to cover cost of mailing) for Pattern SEWING 149 -- No Name Address. SNAPPY FACTS ABOUT RUBBER Up to the beginning of last year, B. F. Goodrich produced more butadiene-typ- e general purpose synthetic rubber than all other plants in America, including those owned by the government. The first U. S. commercial butadiene - typo synthetic plant was set up by B. F. Goodrich in 1939. Black derbies, frequently called "iron hats," are said to be the most popular exchange medium for rubber among the Indians of the San Bias region of Panama. No mention has been made of premiums for brown derbiesl Vin Ham Henley still did not know where to find the Burdans but he suspected they would visit his son as sobn as the doctors would permit it; so he had a man sit in a car in front of the hospital with instructions that if an elderly couple should drive up in a station wagon he was to follow them when they emerged and secure their address. When, at the end of four days the Burdans had not appeared he commenced to be anxious. In order to file foreclosure suits against them he would have to have them served personally with the summons and complaint in action and undue delay in locating the defendants would make it incumbent upon him to pe. tition the court for permission to enter upon the Wagon Wheel ranch to conserve its assets. And, if it could possibly be avoided, he did not wish to enter foreclosure suits; he did not want the Wagon Wheel ranch to be thus advertised as a property upon which a supposedly experienced cowman had failed. While Hamilton Henleys thoughts were thus engaged, Pa Burdan had kept his promise to uncover the latters sudden interest in the Wagon Wheel ranch a task which, it must be confessed, was not remotely complicated. He telephoned the president of the State Bank at Prescott to inquire if payment of the delinquent interest on the loans, the. delinquent taxes on the collateral and a payment of say five per cent on the principal of the loans might operate to forestall the filing of suits in foreclosure. He was not surprised when informed that the bank was no longer interested in that matter because Hamilton L. Henley had purchased both mortgages. So that was how the cat was about to hopl Pa came in to Ma and aaid proudly: "Well, Ma, I told you Id ferret out Ham Henleys interest in the Wagon Wheel an I have. Hes bought the mortgages! Ma deYou through ferretin? manded. "Aint nothin more to ferret, Pa protested virtuously. "Very well, then, Ill start. Ham Henley wants an assignment of our state land lease to make sure nobody else slips in ahead o him an gets it after the state land commissioner cancels our lease for failure to pay the rent. to deny that, Ma. "I aint to the "An he wants a deed to the cattle an a quit-claihome ranch sos he Wont have to enter suit in foreclosure an can enter on the property an take charge right off. He knows we cant protect ourselves nohow so hes gone an offered us as a 91ft just about what itd cost him to bill-o-sa- u ft' xfe88linsll d enter suit ( Now that Len was out of danger and permitted a few visitors for a few minutes daily, Mary wondered if he still harbored his plan for acquiring the Wagon Wheel ranch. She suspected he was sufficiently tenaWHY TAKE . cious to cling to the idea; that while unable to attend to the details himHARSH LAXATIVES? self he might engage a lawyer to attend to them for him, for she doubted if he would ask his father Simple Fresh Fruit Drink to serve him. In order to verify her suspicions, therefore, she asked him Makes Purgatives Unnecit. about Most People essary for He replied, sadly, that he had abandoned the idea. The Burdans Heres a way to overcome conhad fled from the Wagon Wheel in stipation without harsh laxatives. panic; when their panic subsided Drink juice of 1 Sunkist Lemon in a glass of water first thing on they would, of course, return to pack their few personal belongings, arising. Most people find this all they but they would not remain there until legally evicted. Pa had to do need stimulates normal bowel action day after day! something quickly to earn a living Lemon and water is good for for himself and Ma . . . Hence you. Lemons are among the richsomebody had to take charge of the est sources of vitamin C, which ranch at once and the bank would, combats fatigue, helps resist colds of course, petition the court for perand infections. They supply valumission to do so in order to avoid able amounts of vitamins B and waste and spoilage of their collaterP. They pep up appetite. They to securing judgment in al prior Lemon aid alkalinize, digestion. foreclosure suits. Consequently, the and water has a fresh tang too clears the mouth, wakes you up, moment such suits were instituted, competition to secure the Wagon starts you going. Wheel at an obvious bargain, would drink Try this grand wake-u- p 10 mornings. See if it doesnt help be keen; and, of course, a man flat Use California Sunkist on his back in a hospital, doomed to you! Lemons. remain there not less than two months and facing an additional con- aiescence period of a month or more, could not compete. When she terminated her brief visit Mary vent to the local bank Write for FREE BEAUTY FOLDER ', where he had opened an account by depositing Ham Henley's check and I tell, a delightful ttory about Stillman Freckle Cream. Mora than juat a freckl cream asked a bank official to recommend accordant makes skin lighter ( its a good local attorney. He suggested textur' softer smoother Over 32,000,000 jars Mr. Henry Buller in the Henley have been purchased at drug and to Mr. Henry Buller's building and cosmetic office Mary at once repaired. Upon counters in the last hail century. returning to her hotel she visited A postal card Ma aud Pa Burdan. tringa this Interesting story to you. "I am thinking seriously of acquirTHE STILLMAN she Dept B AURORA, II L. ing the Wagon Wheel ranch, ... began. "What price will you accept j for your equity? nnW bade her answer; "Ten thousand dollars! Young as she was Mary realized she was about to be played for a dude, that Ma and Pa were not above employing a modicum of rural cunning. So she decided there should be no temporizing. "For an assignment of your state land lease for a deed to your home ranch, subject, of course, to the deed of trust held by the bank and for a of all of your cattle, subject to the mortgage on them held by the bank, I will give you twenty-fiv- e hundred dollars and not a penny more. ."Take it, said Ma. "Leave all your papers with me, "I must have a Mary directed. lawyer verify your lease and your right to assign it and approve the title to your real estate. As soon as he has done that I will issue you a check. In the interim let us go to the lawyers office and sign an option. The moment the Burdans were back at the home of the relative with whom they were staying Ma picked up the telephone and called Ham Henleys number. Pa put his hand over the mouthpiece. "Aimin to gloat a mite on Ham Henley, eh? bill-of-sa- le TO off Mad Hatter sooner. I been thinkin maybe you'd be happier with a spread of your own, his father went on. "Im in son, position to pick up the Wagon Wheel for a song, an if I thought you'd accept it Id buy it an give it to you an there wouldnt be no strings to the gift, son, except that Id like you to put up at my house when you come to town an keep a room for me at the Wagon Wheel sos I can visit you when I come up to Yavapai county. Len looked up at his father and the latter saw his sons eyes grow moist, saw his one sound arm come up from under the sheets and grope toward him. "Ill be mighty happy to have the 'gift now that I know your love goes with it, he said with some difficulty. Ham Henley laid his big hard hand across his son's eyes to, hide the emotion in his own, for he was not given to being soft and it disturbed him. "Why, son, he said I there aint nothin gently, wouldnt do for you if I could. I know I was hard on you when you was in your teens . . . I it hurt me because you accepted your mothers leadership instead 0 mine I got the false notion you wasn't a Henley . . . When I seen you ride Mad Hatter to a gaspin finish I knew youd done somethin no man o your mothers clan would have done . . . Im right sorry for a lot 0 things You talk too much, his son said. I dont need a Well gather them Burdan scrubs an culls, an sell em for what theyll bring; then Ill stock you up e with cattle. You visit all my ranches an help yourself to the best horses in the caballado an' as soon as youre up an doin' again Ill buy you a car like mine. It isnt considered good medical practice pappy to pull the nose of a fellow with a fractured skull but keep on if it pleases you You keep your tail up, his father roared, and fled from the room. Back in his office he said to Jess Hubbell, Jess, Mrs. Eill Burdan is out to swindle me on that Wagon Wheel deal. I don't know her scarceso let ly, but Lens fond of her her get away with her swindle. When she calls up again you handle her She riles me. How much? hundred. Shes asking twenty-fiv- e Its a gift so give it to her. I want the Wagon Wheel for my son and Ive got to get the Burdans out of my way so I can send a manager out to look after things. Where can I find the Burdans, Mr. Henley?" I dont know. But you neednt bother lookin. Shell be callin up this afternoon to accept my last of. Poor devils, they got to fer have some getaway money. He gazed upon his general-manage- r a moment, then laid a hand on the latters shoulder. "Jess, he said, "I pay this crazy government too much income taxes, so Im agoin to reduce the inflammation by increasin deductible expenses. Gimme the office payroll I aim to whoop salaries, startin with you. "Im glad, said Jess Hubbell, that the boys going to live. Im glad youre happy and thanks for the raise. "Happy? Jess, Im happiern a coyote in a watermelon patch. Jess, my boys always been right fond of me an I didnt know it Can you beat that? "It aint up to me to tell you how dumb youve been, Jess Hubbell You know replied diplomatically. somebody by the name 0 Miss Mary Sutherland? Yes. What about her? "She telephoned to ask for an interview with you at eleven tomorrow morning. I told her Id call her back at her hotel. Ill see her, Jess. All the remainder of the day he wondered what the object of the interview might be. He felt vaguely disturbed about it after Ma Burdan had telephoned him some cryptic nonsense about a party and a big fat darkey and his perturbation had not abated when Mary was ushered into his office. "Good mornin, dude, he greeted her. "Whats on your mind? "Good morning, Don Hamilton. On my mind this morning are two sour loans you purchased from the Stato Bank of Arizona. S(H11I THE KITCHEN W sheets for reference. And, in case you have forgotten it, Grandmother is probably the greatest pin-u- p fan of all. Pictures of the family, bits of poetry, and greeting cards go right up where she can enjoy them if she has a struction f 'C- - U bulletin board in her room. 1, I Mrs. Spears has prepared an pattern and complete directions for making the combination bulletin board and blackboard. Stencil designs and color guide for decorations at top and on the handy trough at bottom are included. Pattern No. 267 will be malted for IS cents. Address: NOTE actual-siz- .raj HERE is a bulletin board and tha is easy to make and is so decorative that you will enjoy having it in the kitchen, the upstairs or the downstairs hall; the rumpus room; the childrens room or that private corner called ones own. Teen age girls and boys also love having a bulletin board in their rooms. Dad will find a thousand uses for one of these gayly decorated boards in his study, or den, or over his workbench in the basement. Mom will find one handy in the sewing room where she can pin up fashion ideas and pattern in e MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS New York Bedford Hills Drawer 10 Enclose 15 cents for pattern No. Address WORK I URGESI Buy War Savings Bonds a';A. vVy i high-grad- For a plaything she had taken the ranch. he growled, "before the deal is closed final. Ma, youre askin for it, so as soon as we git the money you take half an Ill take half an well go our separate ways. Ma trembled and hung up. That afternoon Buller verified the fact that the Burdans had a land lease, that it was still valid and that they had a legal right to assign it. The following morning the title to the real estate was found to be in order and at two oclock that afternoon the deal was formally closed whereupon Ma Burdan picked up Henry Bullers telephone and demanded speech with Hamilton L. Henley. Evidently her request was granted for Mary heard her toss over the line a bit of ancient childhood doggerel: "Smarty gave a party And nobody came but a big fat darkey. Then she put the receiver back in its cradle and smiled happily. "If Ma hadnt had her gloat over Ham Henley I reckon she'd have busted wide open, Pa opined. Why is she gloating? Mary asked. "On account Ham Henleys bought our notes from the bank an was hell-beon buyin from us what youve just bought. Why didnt you tell me Hamilton Henley had bought those notes? Mary demanded. You never asked, Pa replied, in all innocence, "besides which, if Id volunteered the information you might have figgered we was tryin to whipsaw you. You offered b thousand moren Ham Henley so we took it. Mary sighed. It was one thing to a bank but she had a very strong suspicion that to Hamilton L. Henley was quite another pair of boots. However, the fat was in the fire now and all she could do was to go to the 1 think assault. Ill handle Mr. she told Henry Henley myself, Bulier, "while you go over to the state land office, pay that delinquent rental and file with the land commissioner that assignment of lease. She picked up the telephone, called Hamilton L. Henleys office, and asked for an interview. high-pressu- high-pressu- That morning Ham Henley had dropped in for a minute to visit his son. "Len, he said, "youve wintered for several years on the W?gon Wheel. You sort 0 like that property, dont you? Its beautiful," Len sighed. Ive always wanted to own it and I .. ... "Hum-m-m- SELLER t. ... ; h K; . ' A WONDERFUL WAY TO " SEND YOUR MAN-IN-SERVI- CE A Letter and Fine Razor Blades -- a Gift and a Greeting in One I what servicemen want mast: Letters from you and fine blades. And this is the way to send both! You give them a double thrill when you write them on Blade Mail -t- he clever ready-to-mafolder with 10 fine Precision Blades attached. There's plenty of space for your letter plenty of space to paste in a photo plenty of shuving luxury in the PERSONNA-Bladethat are attached the finest shaving known to science. Theyll give him more edges comfort than anything you could send him. This is il s PBBSOEIHA' 9 Easy to send 9 Seals like an envelope Mails like a letter 9 60 anywhere, anytime STORES... OR USE THE COUPON DELOW AT ALL FINE Q ! "Do it again. I own the Wagon Wheel state land lease and the Burdan equity in the Wagon Wheel home ranch and the cattle. He blanched and flushed. His face went out of control and as a mask for concealing his emotions he was aware it was no longer of any use to him and this knowledge, combined with the blow below the belt this dude girl had so calmly and forcibly given him, filled him with anger. He thought rather incoherently; Shes robbing my son. For a plaything she has taken the ranch hes yearned for years to possess and shes robbing me of the fun of making his dream come true. She dislikes me and now she has come to I must not speak gloat over me too quickly. If I do Ill say too much . . . after all my son is in love with her and I've just gotten my son back . . . I mustnt risk losing him again. ... 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