The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 8, No. 9, Ed. 1, Friday, November 9, 1945 Page: 2
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TIIK ffTOnT THUS FABI Melody
Joaet tad Ctetf Fury rode Into pjyn
Tint itrtBceri and Melcdy mistaken
for U > eaUaw Monti Jarrad ha tad
rury wtr rushed oat to ber rinei by
Cfeerry Mont girl Ai pom wii
afUr them Melody and Fury wen taken
to a deierted thick lit chanted sad
< n s with Moatea and returned to Payne
Tflle where ho tact Ira Ira had him
corired when Let came la and ordered
Melody to hit the trill with him They
ooo came across Cherry and Fnry Un-
der threat from Lee they all returned
to the ranch to find Monte Cherry mm
aged to draw a ioa oa Lee and made ar-
rangement to take Melody to where the
txpren money was hid by Monte
CHAPTER XI
She turned to stare at him blank-
ly the tears drying on her cheeks
Monte would kill a girl who dtd to
him what Ive done to you she said
at last
There was criticism In that even
a faint contempt Dut Melody only
shrugged his eyes searching the
bilk by the last light
Well I wouldnt he said
They reached the forgotten adobe
an hour after dark It was set on a
bit of barren ledge among plung-
ing tortuous ridges suitable for use
by wild burros and goats Scrub
oak Juniper and ground pine tan-
gled with the manzanlta along a
racy little stream In the brief
darkness before moonrise the adobe
squatted like a iquaredout piece of
the solid hills
Melody striding Into the black In-
terior with confidence Immediately
fell over a slab table with a terrific
crash
Cherrys voice said with nervous
irritation Will you wait until 1 I
make a llght7
She struck a match and touched
It to the candle she had brought
Melody watched her as she melted
the base of the candle first and
stuck It on a shelf before lighting
the wick
Then they turned and looked at
the room
A tall gauntfaced man sat watch
lng them steadily from a bunk in
the corner of the room He lounged
back with his knees crossed to all
appearances at home and at his
ease Dut in his hand was the big-
gest hoglog of a sixgun that Melody
had ever seen and It was pointed
steadily at the region of Melodys
beltThe
The three stood and looked at each
other through a moment of quiet
The man with the gun spoke first
Do you happen to know who 1
am bud
Melody looked the gun in the eye
and his answer was respectful No
sir
Luke Packer is the name
Are you are you looking for
somebody Mr Packer
Packer stared at him but the gun
did not waver from Melodys belt
buckle You be the judge he
said
First thing of all Luke Packer
said you might put your hands up
a little bit Thats high enough
Thats one thing I never figured
out he said as he took Melodys
gun what a feller would do if a
woman hung the drop on him Okay
you can put your hands down Mon-
te Its my Idee of one hell of a
fix He stuck Melodys gun In his
waistband
I know a feller got hoisted by a
lady with a shotgun oncet Melo-
dy offered
What did he do
He give In and married her
Teh tch said Luke Packer
Dont that just go to show You
people make yourselves as comfort-
able as you kin Theres liable to be
a couple of hours wait
What are you holding us for
Cherry demanded now She held
her voice low but there was a nerv-
ous edge to It Her eyes were too
bright and her lips looked sick and
pale I dont reckon were just
going to live here are vc
Not for too long Packer an-
swered her genially He had hoi
stercd his huge gun and now eased
himself down on the bunk again pa-
tient and relaxed A few of the
boys part of Sheriff Thlngans posse
are casting up the other arm of
the gulch They ought to be back
directly In an hour or two What
they want to do ttn Is up to them
X just Work for the express com-
pany
Cherry asked sharply Are there
Cottons with them
Packer loading up a pipe now
looked her over calmly Monte
was bound to run into Cottons soon
or late he said Whats the dif-
ference It It comes now or later In
the town
Because Cherry said if there
are Cottons on the way hell never
sea the town or a trial by law If
you dont know that you dont know
what youre making happen here
Now wait a minute here Mel-
ody aald Hij words were even and
unhurried and his gate was si
steady as Luke Packers The times
were trying to change Melody these
last lew days but they werent get-
ting any place This things gone
tux enough end ten feet further Its
time people knowed a couple of
things before theres one beU of
mistake made here 1
MAnythingyouiayiUableto be
tuedegainstyou go ahead son Im
listening Packer lit his pipe from
candle and idly watched a smoke
cloud float away And come a lee
tie farther from that door I
this You aint going to never re-
gret It
Better take a candle with you
When Melody had forced the stuck
door Cherry preceded Melody Into
a black little room like a moldy
cave
Melodys first act was to crack his
head upon a low beam but when he
had wedged the door shut behind
them and they looked about them
by their candles still flame the rea-
son for Packers trust became clear
There was no back door nor window
nor opening of any kind
Cherry said in a smothered voice
What did you want to talk to me
about
Oh Melody jald brought back
to the subject in hand Cherry
you look here I would like to hear
one reason just some one reason
why that money shouldnt go back to
the people It belongs to
Cherry wouldnt look at him nor
let him watch her face And save
you the risk of your skin she said
without expression
That aint got nothing to do with
It But after Melody had heard
himself say that he hesitated Yes
it does too he admitted It has
all there Is to do with it What I
want to know Is why in all hell I
shouldnt turn that money back
No reason I guess Cherry said
If you dont know any
I know whats In your mind
Mclviy aceused her Youre think-
ing it will hurt Montes chances If
I give the money up You figure I
should sooner take my chances with
the Cottons than let Monte in for a
risk on the trail
I didnt say all that
No but you thought IU You
think If Monte gets clear fine and
the heck with my neckl The hell
with my neck he Improved this
Ive already told youwhere the
cache is Cherry said Her words
were very quiet ai U pressed down
by the walls
He looked at her sadly for several
moments then turned with unusual
decision upon the door
The Inner handle came away in
his hands on his first try at opening
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WNU SIRVlCt
Im not Monte Jarrad Melody
told him now My name is Melody
Jones out o high Montana I dont
know Monte Jarrad I never set
eyes on him in my whole life I aint
responsible for none of the things
he ever done end Ill be pertically
damned If I aim to get hung In his
placet
Luke Packer set his hat far back
on bis balding head and looked at
Melody with a pity that touched con-
tempt Listen Monte he said at
last I cant scarcely read my
name Dut I can read you son as
easy as a bear trail kneedeep in
molasses candy And Ill go on rec-
ord that that Is the wobbliest darn
fool He I ever had a try at man or
boy in sixty years of misdoings
Packer Melody said Is there
any way I could talk to this girl
alone
A gleam of Interest showed in
Luke Packers eye He had an idea
that he was about to get some place
You and her con step In there he
decided With his eyes he Indicated
a heavy slab door in the rear wall
Last year a possum was living
there Dut I Judge shes gone by
now Melody rolled his eyes at the door
and his Jaw slacked a little You
mean he asked you trust me I
wont slope out the back way and
hightail over the hill
Son in this here case I trust
you one hundred per cent to the
ton
Whut
I kin pretty near bet my life
that you aint going to flapdoodle a
Luke Facker Is the name
pore old trusting detective by bust-
ing out no back way
Cherry de Longpre looked a little
queer and her gaze upon Luke Pack-
er sharpned Dut Melody just said
simply Mr Packer I appreciate
It but after some effort he got hold
of the edge with his fingers and
wrenched the door open with a vio-
lence that broke its leather hinges
Shucks he said
Made up your mind Monte
Packer asked him
I reckon Melody grunted its
as near made up as Ill ever git it
Im glad to hear It Monte I
thought for a minute there we was
going to see a pack of trouble here
when the Cottons come I do hate
trouble Luke Packer said Ive
ducked it all of my life
WellWell
Well whut
Well wheres the money
Whut money
What money Packer yelled
I dont know nothlnY Melody
shouted at him Dont people think
I ever git mad
Cherry said Ill tell you where
it is
isBoth
Both men were looking hard at
her now Melodys face had gone
slack again But he said In a
sillysounding squeak He cleared
his throat But he said again
this time In bass but just as vaguely
as before
Melody turned toward Cherry
Are you sure he asked her his
voice peculiar are you sure Jest
which man you aim to be the death
of around here
What
Jest alittle bit ago you was all
In favor of hangin
Will you be quiet Cherry blew
up I cant stand this any morel
The express box is under that slab
Luke Packer did not turn to the
window ledge at once His eyes
were jumping quickly back and forth
from one to the other of them study-
ing them acutely He drew his huge
gun very cautious now that he had
come to the end of a weary trail
that no lastminute trick should un-
seat him When he moved at last
he backed toward the window ledge
still facing them He bent his knees
with his free hand but without look-
ing at the ledge he heaved upward
upon the edge of the slab
The broad timber of the window
ledge moved to his lift not easily
but enough to confirm that It was
free
throat Put out all but one
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HEMPHILL COUNTY NEWS CANADIAN TEXAS
USELESS
COWBOY
PfALAN Le MAY
A faint surprise crossed Luke
Packers face He may not have
believed Cherry until then
Packer half whirled toward the
window embrasure his gun pointed
straight upward In his right hand
With his left hand he caught a new
grip upon the ledge slab and sent It
spinning to the floor
He hardly noticed as Melody mov
ing at his walking lope crossed the
cabin to his side Together they
stood peering into the black cache
Luke Packer bent to reach in after
the steelbound box that rested deep
within the wall
Then as he bent there came an
ugly short sound as when a melon
falls and splits and over this sound-
ed the tinkle of glass fragments
Luke Packers whole body shocked
rigid as If struck In the middle by
a crowbar and for a moment he
balanced there upon galvanized
muscles
In that moment wHlle he still
stood bent and rigid they heard the
faroff sound of the gunshot which
had sent the lead Then Luke Pack-
er collapsed and fell first In a loose
sprawl across the black mouth of
the cache then rolling and sliding
into an angular heap upon the floor
For an Instant Melody stared out
through a broken pane into the night
as if anything were to be seen out
there In the moonless dark Then
he stooped above Luke Packer
Instantly a second shot buzzed
through the room and bedded In
the floor followed In a moment by
the sound of the rifle
MelodyI Melody 1 Cherry cried
out Get down She came running
to him
Put out the candles you you
ninny Packer wheezed His words
were no more than a soft rasp In his
They did as they were told and
then when they had made Luke
Packer as comfortable as they
could they straightened up and
looked at each other Their eyes
were grave
George Fury Melody said very
softly his lips scarcely moving He
must of come up careful and saw
that we was caught So this this is
what he done
What Luke Packer asked in
a ghostly whisper What did you
say Nothin
Luke Packers eyes were open
fixed on the beams above but they
did not appear to see anything
There was a strange look of preoccu-
pation in his face as if the old
man bad turned inward with an in-
tense attention You folks had bet-
ter be getting on he said without
moving his eyes The posse cant
be far away
They waited There was nothing
to do and nothing to look at and
nothing to listen to except the slowly
changing rhythm of Luke Packers
breathinr which was turning shaky
In his throat But when Packer
finally spoke his voice was surpris-
ing clean
So you were telling the truth
bo said
Yes Melody answered
TO BS CONTtNUIO
Substantial Quality
Food a Necessity on
Winter Social Menu
Fiesta punch Is delicious served
cither hot or cold No sugar is re-
quired when one of the suggested
substitutes is used and the bever
age can be quickly made a short
time before guests arrive
With so many families returning
to the old home town and couples
who married dur-
ing the war final-
ly getting settled
together wel
come parties arc v
becoming J
quite
the style Social
engagement
books which looked blank arc now
filled again
Yes entertaining is due for a re
vival This Is the time because the
holiday season is approaching in full
glory Food Is not the problem it
was last year although there still are
restrictions and its fairly easy to
serve something nice and make the
table look Its prettiest
If the group is mixed and there
arc a number of men big caters
now that they have learned to have
lots of chow or go to mess regular-
ly plan to have a substantial cas-
serole dish with some hearty trim-
mings like big salads and richlook
ing cakes or pastry
Or If the affair Is to be Just a
snack serve bread with a choice of
fillings and the usual accompani-
ments like potato chips pickles
olives relishes and punch or some
favorite beverage
Suggestion I
Assorted Bread Oatmeal Raisin
White and Rye
Sandwich Fillings Nippy Cheese
and Peanut Butter
Relishes Olives Radishes Car-
rot Sticks and Celery Hearts
Beverage Orange Juice or Fiesta
Punch
Nippy Cheese Filling
Combine equal parts of cream
cheese and butter Add salt and
paprika to taste and 1 teaspoon
each of finely minced parsley pick-
les olives and green pepper Fla
vor with sardine paste
Peanut Butter rilling
Peanut butter may be served
alone or it may be combined with
any of the following for a delicious
filling jam chopped bacon or grat-
ed raw carrots
Fiesta Punch
Makes gallon
1 cup strong tea
54 cup sugar honey or corn syrup
cup lemon juice
lJi cups orange juice
1 cup grape juice
1 quart water
Make the strong tea by pouring 1
cup boiling water over 4 teaspoons
of tea Dissolve
sugar or substi-
tutes in the hot
strained tea The
tea should steep
first for 5 min-
utes For a hot
punch combine
the tea with the
fruit juices and
add the water which should be boil-
ing hot Serve at once
For cold punch chill the tea and
combine with wellchilled fruit
juices and iced water Garnish the
punch with slices of orange and
lemon
LYNN SAYS
Care for Your Silverware
Cledn hot soapy water is recom-
mended for both flat serving
pleces and tableware Rinse in
boiling water after washing and
wipe dry assoon as possible
To remove tamlsh use ax good
silver polish or wet a little sifted
whiting with ammonia and apply
with a soft cloth Let stand until
dry rub off with soft cloth rinse
and polish with a second cloth or
chamois
Silver tarnished with egg should
be cleaned immediately
A small soft brush Is best for
cleaning ornamental pieces
Silverware should never be
heated directly or placed on Uie
range Serving dishes may be
heated over hot water or kept
warm on the radiator if an ai
bestosspad is placed under them
LYNN CHAMBERS IDEAL
MENU
Oyster Rarebit
Crackers Jellied Vegetable Salad
Apricot Cobbler Cream
Tea Coffee or Milk
Suggestion II
Farm Sausage Casserole
Combination Salad Crusted Rolls
Favorite Cake
Beverage
The main dish for this hearty
snack can be made ready before
company comes and then heated
about half an hour before serving
time rolls around
Farm Sausage Casserole
Serves 6
15 cups broken macaroni
14 cup diced American cheese
1 tablespoon minced onion
91 teaspoon salt
Hi cups thin white sauce
1 cup green peas cooked
Vi cup sautced mushrooms
Yi cup chopped pimlcnto
1 pound pork sausages broiled
Buttered bread crumbs
Cook macaroni In belling salted
water until tender Drain and rinse
Combine with all remaining Ingre-
dients except sausages and bread
crumbs Place in casserole which
has been greased Top with sau
sages and sprinkle a few bread
crumbs over the top Heat In a slow
325degrec oven for 25 minutes
Combination Salad
Serves 0 to 8
1 head lettuce
1 cucumber
2 to 3 tomatoes
1 Lunch radishes
1 bunch small onions
1 green pepper
Celery curls
Carrot curls
French dressing
Wash all vegetables carefully and
allow to chill Break lettuce Into
chunks and line
salad bowl Toss
in all other Ingre
dlcnts which
have been sliced
or cut into pieces
and sprinkle
french dressing
oVer them
Favorite Cake
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
lji cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Whip the cream until slightly
thickened but not stiff enough to hold
a peak Fold in the sugar gently
the beaten eggs and vanilla Add the
flour which has been sifted with the
baking powder and a speck of salt
Mix only until smooth Place in two
shallow cake pans and bake In a
moderate 350degree oven for 25
minutes Cool Frost with seven
minute icing and sprinkle with coco
nut Or frost with whipped cream
and sprinkle with coconut
Tor Impromptu entertaining
theres nothing easier to prepare
than a tray of sandwich spreads with
assorted bread and health drinks of
citrus fruit juices In colorful glasses
SevenMinute Icing
1 egg white unbeaten
3 tablespoons cold water
Ji cup granulated sugar
> 4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Va teaspoon vanilla
Place all ingredients In top of dou-
ble boiler Beat with rotary beater
until mixed then place over hot wa-
ter and continue beating until frost-
ing stands up in peaks about 7 min-
utes
Ahead of the other foods the re
turned GI will look forward to are
the good homemade desserts What
ever was his favorite when he left
is sure to be his favorite when he
returns He has spent many hours
thinking and dreaming of that des
sert
sertChocolate
Chocolate has ben a favorite of
the serviceman Ills favorite may
have been chocolate ice cream
chocolate pie or chocolate cookies
The sizes of portions should be man
size he has learned how to eat in
a big way and will not bq at home
when dainty portions are passed out
MUk seems to be trie favorite bev
erage of returned servicemen This
might be served with the addition of
chocolate or In form of a malted or
egg malted drink all of which will
be welcomed Give him a try with
bread raisin nut potato or best of
all a real home baked loaf He may-
be tired of dark tack and stale
white bread and anxious to try
something new and different
Released by Western Newspaper Union
p v s
rillDAY tfOV 9 1945
Sharpen Tools
To save the gardeners back and
make old tools work easily sharp-
en them and keep them sharp alt
season For general sharpening
have an 8 or 10 inch file a whet-
stone and possibly an emery wheeL
The most useful whetstone Is mado J
of carborundum with one side fine
and one coarse When sharpening v
blade push It one way only arid
stroke the full length of the stone
After each using dirt should bo <
cleaned off tools to make themv
work better and last longer
CLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT
HELP WANTED MEN
METALMEN Bod and fender work on
wrecked cars Also combination man
painting and trimming and Rlasswork
Top wanes Dardwell Auto Work Great
id Kansas
FORD MECHANICS Metalman Painter
We need experienced mechanic metal
man and pointer Latest equipment ex-
cellent working condition Permanent top
wane hospitalisation plan Apply
SPRUILL MOTORS INC Great Bend
Kama
WANTED First clan mechanics body
men palnten Steady job and eood wages
Tht Ray Checrolet Company Lamar Colo
CARPENTERS WANTED at various lo
catlona In Kansas 64 hour week on moat
jobs Union Write MARTIN K EBY
Murdoch
Construction Co 311 East
Wichita Kani
HIGHCLASS Friildalre Service man
Frltrldalro agency R B KYLE Electrlfl
Company Pueblo Colorado
FARMS AND RANCHES
COLORADO Wheat or all purpose land
ICO acres near Hugo and highway 401 no
Improvements ahallow water 15 an acre
or trade for imall form Northwest Mia
Bouri J W HUNTER 005 E 9th St
Kansas City Mo
FOR SALE 720acre bean grain and
corn land 800 acres under cultivation SO
miles cast of Colorado Springs fair lm
proveraents good water 10 per acre
Elmer II Trade Matheson Colo
BUSINESS INVEST OPPOR
ATTENTION
We are offering for aale one of the most
completely modern steam laundry and dry
cleaning plants located In western Kansas
In center of the golden wheat belt In city
near 70000 population No competition
within 40 miles Business about 13000 per
month and could be greatly Increased
Thirty years of service has earned this
plant a fine reputation Building 100x90
with 2 modern apartments on second floor
Property clear worth 50000 price only
42000 Ill health la the reason for tell-
ing Sold only by owner Inquire O V
ROBERTS 18 West Sixth Hutchinson
Kansas
FOR SALE Chicken Hatchery 68000
capaclty Petcrslme and Jamesqay equip-
ment for further Information write I C
BRADLEY 230 Walnut St Fort Collins
Colo
WANTED TO BUY
CANARIES Wanted for cash from every-
where also parrots end parokects also
puppies Over thirty years In business
Ark your banker who ve are National1
Pet Supply 3010 Olive St Louis Mo
COON and Varment hounds Orvilla Hert-
ford Jane Missouri Route 1
PUPPIES WANTED Pomeranians Pe-
kingese boston toy terriers nono too
good for me to buy for cash white spltx
bulls etc Write Mrs Annie Hafftn 834
East Big Bend Rd 2 Kirk wood Mo
PERSONAL
EYEGLASSES Duplicated and Repaired
promptly Just mall your I rames and
pieces Also New Frames Low Prices
Returned same week C O D JEWELL
OPTICAL CO Pickwick Bldg Kansaa
City 6 Mo
MISCELLANEOUS
BENNETTS
Pianos Wichita
Expertly reconditioned and restored pi-
anos that will give years of dependable1
service get one start your child or
yourself In music Bennett Music House
206 E Douglas
POSTHOLE Diggers 109 fits tractors
prompt deliveryt write for literature
Franka Equipment Company 4503 W
52nd Mission Kansas
CLOTHESPINS Immediate delivery
Postpaid 75 pins 100 160 12 00 Send
cash check money order to WEST SIDE
LAUNDRY 1316 West Douglas Wichita
Kansas
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