The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 17, 1928 Page: 3 of 8
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day*'March, 24, 192B
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Saturday, March, 17* 1928
THE BJ.G LAKE WILDCAT, BIG ^KE, REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS
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STANLEY R. OSBORN
ILLUSTRATIONS BY HENRY JAY LEE
COPYRIOHT BY CHARLES SOUBNBR-8 SONS
CASH GROCERY
A Link Of The Chain
after
the
storm
comes
calm
A curtain inability to take a stand When1 Van was sunk in M-lf-accus-
in anything unpleasant, iiffirull. lojing misery, Thurston'* spirits
' 1 * 1 hnuyant
STOP AT SAM’S STATION
WHEN IN NEED OK
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Gas, Oils, Grease. Nice Line of Candies, Ci
gars, Groceries, Etc.
SAM COLBAUGH& WIFE, Proprietors
CORNER Ol HOAD It) POWELL FIELD
nuke up hi* mind and net in an emer-
gency, kept Van at lir*t from telling!
the hostess. latter he continued with
an object. He knew she did not truly
M Iv on him in thin showy fraud of
tavigation; he suspected Palmyra
was not deceived Knowing:
his own weukness, he had the weak
were
the man was serene, nnth-
rdiial, busy. And he had action at
last; intense, vital. In fighting to
save the woman he loved he could
•o M for the moment, that he had lost
I er forever.
Where Van was soon sodden with
fatiuue. John seined fresher with ev-
i/.uii's fear of seeing that knowledge j i rv |,(llir.
It had heen decided to leave the
women in the cabin where they had
been penned rather than ri*k the ugly
■inf that broke about the after corn*
p.mion.
Put Van, in his self acusing frenzy
was conscious only that he had
placed his liethrothed in the him i*
ol death, that he must save her.
He rushed toward the cabin coin-
reacted in the face of others. There-
fore, he would, without ail, sail the
llainbow to and through the Line
island groups. And then, when at la-t
he told the girl, she could not but
admire his performance.
On the night of the wreck. Van
reallv heroic in iiersisting against a
onaking unconfidence that kept him
often awake had stolen on deck in
the mid-watch to reassure himself.; tjon R,-fore anyone noticed.
His first glance told him the clouds . ,lg<1 lhrow„ i( open in fiUr „f
were gathering for a squall. another sen. A second later lie was
Like most adventurous persons , doW|, it, gtcp8 \yy ,|„. flooding
\ an rebelled at bring (brought timid. \
Hefon- rousing the watch he paused ,h|ng up h.lmvrn he struggle!
to make sure the clouds meant wind. , ,(a( k om • on'|he ,|eek. Only
ky he gradua y ,iu.n (l| warning c ry, did he seem
A- he studied the'
became' aware of u low noun I as of | n1fl>,ciollsly |o |M.rcieve what force it
We are just getting over a stren-
uous week of selling, and are well
pit asetl with the way the goods
moved out during our special
week.
WENT LIKE
HOT CAKES
Those of you who did not get in
on our specials have something
to regret. We sold and sold, and
our Ham What Am went like hot
. £;dtes. j.
ANOTHER SPECIAL
WEEK COMING
Before a great while we will he
giving another special week* but
in the meantime you will need
your daily ration so bring in
your li*ts and l«yt ps fill your bus-
U'4—t'» overt b.ws^ig .
YOU GET MORE
FOR YOUR
MONEY
We carry everything good to eat
ami at prices you can afford to
pay. We venture the assertion
you can carry away more gro-
ceries for the- dollar here than at
any other place in the county.
Bring on your dollar—or dollars
— and be convinced.
VEGETABLES
an express train far away. Startled,
he swept tin* sea; then laughed in j
se lf contempt. More than once Intel)
in dreams or waking he had sprung (
up at that fancied sound of surf. The |
vacht should not have land aboard j
ortil late the next day. To call out
there was an island a-lec, il there
were none, would he to make himself
absurd.
Staring now up at the- blackening
skv, again off into the gloom of sea
he stood, balanced in suspcnce be-
tween his fear of storm and leeshore,
end his dread of ridicule, for this
first time Van held life and death in
his hands—and could not decide
what to do.
The sound of serf being at it* mini-
mum after two day’s calm, the first
breath of the squall was upon the
yacht before Van was galvanized into
action by discovering, broad on the
port bow, a dim low-lying something
against the sky—the silhouette of J
palms.
Hut even as the doomed Rainbow j
thuo law between hummr and anvil,
she could have been extricated had .
not Captain Pedersen himself gone j
to pieces.
In the precious remaing moment#
a bewildere ’ crew tri ’d t execute in-
coherent orders, while the yacht was
beaten down upon the waiting coral.
Following the crash upon the reef,
Thurston picked himself up and
scrambled to the- deck just a* a sea
came roaring aboard. Saved by i
spring into the rigging he waited a
c hance to reach Pedersen, whose
condition he had sensed. Seizing th*-
wu* that delivered these blows. Stop-
ping short, he looked back. A crest
irr red above the wreck, gathering
itself like some animate beast for the
"piing. Van, borrow stricken, started
one way, another; stood frozen in hi-
ll acks.
In an instant the sea would have
been upon Inin. From that slipjjerv
li-ting dec k both man and girl would
in all chance, have l»een < arried over-
I ourd to death.
In the blinding roar, all she knew
w as that Van’s arms were around her,
tl at he held her safe. Newer did she
suspect it was to another pair of arms
she owed her life.
Of all these revelations, these man-
ifestations of the weakness of Van
Horen Rutger, the strength of John
Thurston, the girl noted none. On
the night of her bethrothal -he would
scarcely have been like, under any
c ircumstances, to draw comparisons.
\nd here darkness and groping con-
fusion and the voice of waters con-
spired with Thurston himself to hide
the truth.
Palmyra’s love weathered the
storm, unquestioning, serene.
CHAPTER IV
I);1) light nlach' c lear two fa Is; the
Rainbow hit struc k in suc h a way
that it would 1m* impo-sihb to get het
c ff; the island wa« uninhabited. ,
\- the expLtoiator) boat rounded
a spur of reel that covered the pas-
sage into the j.igoon. opened out the
largest islandyrom the sea. Palmyra
burst into an exclamation of delight.
She turned to John uud Van. "It
knew little of ships hut they recog-
nized in his voice the quality of com-
FRUITS During the hours which followed
* ■■Ul I W I j( might well have seemed to Palmyra
Wc* arc* carrying a nice assort- that the wreck had been arranged for
ment of vegetables, also fruit
sailing master lie whirled him round, j U pretty,” she said, “hut cruel." She
“You’re drunk,” he cried. “Or, or | felt a first little shiver of realization,
crazy.” “There is nothing upon it. No shel-
The other quailed under the steely j ter, no food.”
light in Thurston’s eye.
“Get below.”
•Til take charge, ’ Thurston an-
nounced.
The pomps showed that the wreck
war taking water badly. Such boats
as could be launched were got ready, j them that. Weil filter salt
The men obeyed unquestioningly. I through this -and or rig a condenser
J hey liked, respected Thurston. He with junk from the wrec k."
Van gave her a haggard look.
“And," he said, “there’s not one drop
of water. When we’ve used what
wc bring ashore. . . .”
Thurston whirled upon him.
‘ Don’t!” hr cried. "Don't dare trii
water
Palmyra had not !>ccn consciously
aware of Thurstons leadership until
hours after the catastrophe'. her atti-
tude' was typical of them all, perhaps
even of Thurston himself. I here
lu.d been something to do; the'
and other things necessary to the
well-planned meals. Gome in and
let ns show you what we have to
offer.
SATISFACTION
SERVICE
Y\ e are always anxious to please*,
and we guarantee satisfaction in!
every particular. Come to see US. i
TITT j-iMiBi!™™—
* the sole purpose of bringing out the stronger nature had averted ii-eif.
difference between John Phurston Vnd the -hips company, a'-qui "*< in
.it.d Van Rtirc n Rutger.
| thus automatically, with *c.urely any
CASH GROCERY
Big I^xke, Texas
B ARBECU I
If you cat barbecued meats why not
cat that cooked ia the old fashioned
way over the pit. You can’t beat
our barltecuc acy where. Il you
havn’t trieef it do so. Gome and see
ju«t bow we cook it. Duly the* best
of fresh meats barbecued.
Big Lake Market
J. ELLISON CARROLL Proprietor
registered sense of change, paid him
it* highest compliment.
She had not thought to wonder
why Thurston, rather than her fiance
lu.d hern chosen, lie had a reputa-
tion lor efficiency in handling men.
\ an had had neither occasion nor
; opportunity .
Here -poke her good common
M C«SC\
And, being aware of Mrs. ( raw
ford’s original plot, she- could hardly
be expected to note that the* wreck
hand reversed the situation; that
where', before, John bad been put to
disadvantage*, now Van bad been giv-
en the rede be could not play.
The inevitable bad occurred be-
tween these' men. A* Thurston bad
ri*en to leadership, so Van had
sunk to his place a* a private in the
ranks. Palmyra did not see, suspect.
I hr\ were easily cheered that first
day. Pi tie, the island bore no sign
of native visitation. Rut with their
launch they could easily reach the I
nearest inhabited lagoon, or they j
c oubl even build a seaworthy craft!
from material of the wreck, were!
thr\ not certain some passing sail !
would -non take them oil.
Thus the fir-t das. Hut when the
second came and went and the third
dawned upon an empty ocean, they j
began to despond. At night a beacon
fire had blazed forth it- appeal they j
must soon turn to the Rainbow for ,
fuel and by da\ the launch waited
to overhaul any passerby. Hut of
what avail these upon a sea were- no
one seemed to venture.
And then, at midday, from the
wreck across the lagoon, there boom-
ed out the- signal gun. A sail! a
sail!!......a sail!!!
Rapidly the- deliverer rose from the
seu. A vessel of no great tonnage,
she sailed with a noticeable speed.
(Goritiriurd on page six'
Wlie'll Visiting San Angelo you arc cordially invit-
ed to slop at
CAMP FORESTER
Two and a hall miles west of Angelo. Here you
can not only fill your car hut get cold drinks,
groceries, lunches, etc. fit for a Queen. Old
friends are especially invite'll to stop and visit
with us.
J. C. (CHICK) LYNN
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Jewelry
EVERYTHING IN JEWELRY
WATCHES AM) DIAMONDS
EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING
A SPECIALTY
T. L MILLER Jewelry Stores
Big Lake, Bankin and McCamey
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This'Car
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Jor Econornica. fcp j*rtotioH
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v Radiator
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1 v Starting
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v Ignition
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v Tires
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Tenders
Look For the Red
“O.K.”Tag
After we have thoroughly
recon d i t ion ed a u sed car, we
attach a red “O. K.” tag to
the radiator cap.
This tag certifies that the vi-
tal unitsof thecarhave been
gone over completely hy ex-
pert mechanics and put in
condition to give thousands
of miles of additional serv-
ice. It
work”<
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fused or bu
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mg.
Iah)K /■ > .• Cc.t irlu*n you buy a
uscil ii.J- for il is your ^imruniee
oj quality and value!
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Hibdon, John. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 17, 1928, newspaper, March 17, 1928; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth633860/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.