The Syracuse Journal, Volume 26, Number 33, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 7 December 1933 — Page 3

THURSDAY, DEC. 7, 1933 L

THE GUNS ' S>OFTHE i/HOEY' O < By Henry CRowland L - - ' ■ -tENr vwu service. '

CHAPTER X It was by this time five <>’<-lo«fer-fuII . day In that hlrh latitude and the month of July. The sun was scorch Ing the top of as« that It might or might not he able t<> dissipate hy noon. Some mackend fishermen grotipng about the fish house were Inclined to think the fog was. In to stay. With the Gulf Stream flowing northeast far off shore and the cold Labrador current pushing southwest along the coastline and the breezes fickle, any body had a right to his guess. This * Bea fog that brings the blood to the girls' cheeks is not worth much to the toller of the BBg, nniesa perchntuv he be a contrabandist. c Tom feared that It might lie worth a lot to TSehastlen. who would have . “ had ample time by bow to get round to his fishing ground. “You ami I nmv not have anvthlns on the skunk.“ he mid to Robert, “but Dave MacFarlane has, ami *e can work that somehow. Let's run over and see If he is there, ami If he’s not we'll break nut the doctor and get Ids /.•w on where, v •• all Stand.” Robert wearily agreed. He felt that t Xat nee the running of the show had ) been taken out of his hands, the best he could do wns to trail niong. thank* fuf that It was at least In honest ones Tom started tie engine, and tie tide being far out, gave the rocks Jutting off Whale island a wide berth and approached the Corvette ledge'ot) Its outer end Just here the fog seemed to have • thinned a little, or perhaps the grow Ing strength of s<dar rays may hare rendered It pellucid. As Tom bore .ilimn <>o the debated ground he shot suddenly Into a . sort of mist encircled amphitheater where an astounding spectacle was In course of twins ren 1 dered. So abruptlv did thia appear that It teemed to Tom a* If he had pushed aside a he try but diaphanous curtain , hung at t* e ec#-•' to the * arena and found himself an. pectins hut leading figure of the x io lent event, like a Spanish fightlnt? bjtß loosed from Its shrouded sequestration to burst Into the battle rone of Idoo 1 and min'd. ? Two animated Objects were presenteel simultaneously. Just ahead lay Sebastlen’s. heavy cruiser, with Sebn< . tie® by the mizzen shrouds and In tb* act of aiming a lethal weapon; And here on Tom's port how was the moving target, a rowboat vigorously propelled by an oarsman that Tom recognised Instantly as Doctor White. The little shallop was b.idh tr eum-t for a race with bullets, down In the how with a weight that represented an abstract value snwtr to Tom .than • that of his Immortal rout. and a con crete worth In pounds avoirdupois or “ Troy more than Its equivalent in hi- ! " dlum, a substance that to him was no ■ more luminous. The Immediate effort of thia tableau I - on Tom was to draw a red film across • hit vision. The yell of a blood-lust-ing corsair burst from his big chest. , It reached Sebastlen, who lowered hla arm. He stared for a moment nt the boat foaming down on him. then, mind- ! ful of his need to avoid every appear- *■ ance of evil, he shambled to the other Bide of ■'the deck and dropped his weapon everboard. Perhaps It was his Intention to deny that" there had been any pistol that his gesture had be»n a harmless one, wrongly Interpreted' as menacing, or purposely bo for the dishonest motive of putting him In the wrong. If so. it failed to serve him any useful purpose Tom. mad as the afore- * mentioned bulland charging as Impetuously, neither slowed nor swerved bia boat The yawl-rigged cruiser was lying broadside on to his fore-and aft ™ * “Stand By for a Ram.’* Before any of the three •pbard tbe anchored vessel could guess Yota's lntentl<?n,a nemesis had hurtled the vohl The heavy launch, straight of bow and built of oPlld oak, like many of the boats conducted for Ashing or party jaunting those rough, rock-strewn waters, <r |i«hed head on into the cruiser pre - o® her moot non-resisting point, _<lch P ,QB) h stnidships. and at the dangerous angle to the stricken JJjt. that of ninety degrees. 4

N<> small* era 1 could receive such a body blow and still swim, unless she were built for Arctic exploration and .'the pressure of ice. The launch went Into the punky tub like a woodsman's ax Into a rotten log. Some few yards ■ before the cra«h. Torn had called to Robert, "Stand by for a ram." and Robert bad obeyed, thia order Instaiitly by dropping to a sitting posture with his fwi braced against tbe motor box. Not withstanding the dfsoarlty of weight, between a' thirty-font open launch and a fifteen ton fishing end < r< the latter was considerably listed, Tom had rammed her nicely as she roll“d~ana.v from him on the long low swell, and as she .rolled back again she b-'re the launch’s low down almost awash, so that the propeller churned ha> f in vr. like an eggbeater. Tom I rever ed, and as the cruiser rolled >lu<’’" Mv awry arm’n the launch backed elrn". After fl e first wild dlamison of yells. Sol ’’en and bls men were mute, find the eo”'s' >n been an •> •■ptont. the nir «n’ ,! l have rot ■ d t :!, -d with their v.xi'erolis e’-.„ v<4 p,, t t >,py knew that It Was no aecU’—'t Also, It WCW Mps ■■■•rv to e<-” d'‘r t»>“ir plans for t’ ■> ’mi”- <■>.»..rr. Tb«» ve- ■ was doomed, the br> ,rt nouring Into her ihrungh a can in which a fat j, • , ' ...i i„.-h shb-s. reke it w*th the i J. ‘ rt.-o v ■« h uqrt of bit”. I’e banh-d h's <’-rv p'ongs’de - ...... ff„ ,>... .. .r • ■ -,.\r <1 o. her t’ “ ,t" o era r •>'dlv .aiv■ • • . • -.••••. t.ov >- an ' ' w er • . j the fioo-oi.-, drawn down with Increa In- stemd a«. ii-o in |..r -••I: - urd aiero sh r Iv, e- ■ ' lon ” ' Ind or cootd r .,< •. •»» ~ .-pe. . < Wth her ,i.' j n'!n> < - '■ S. *. • • >n n>et h's ’ meh ent «b —rd t*••• dry .and '" ' eff. He d’d n<' -<> much n* -o, at Tom an I Re’ ort. To-o < | ( >stv survey showed li'm that the launch hrd n-'t su''' , red rrently. a frenic-•’.>«< paoacf bp->d on—i f the • .1 • C., frn''a> and plat k'n- of t’he old cru'ser • bow w—s badly goto-ed and .splintered, hut she still was r— ’ t, and the sol'd la •-••rev - that he’ ’ <* m<>?«»t. to the orken b I pl:ttv« bad b entrnl to the str*I'’l, 1 '’ 1 , of course S’’ch eventua'lty bl '■ - J ’o; the --s. Then, with a la. <•* demon-trnt'nu That b-’ol son'o't'ing •• • ! "t>l «'» -ut It. the cruiser went down to Its long rest. She djd this much a« ah old ,horse lies down a' torforward another aft, then a grmd and general setHement. A ' hlssin** hnhhlew rose, and there fortred over the spot a great bland arm o* peacock hues, oil enough to credit them with a sub, Rnbdrt observed to Tom, I It seemed to T>m.tb “’ Setmstten I might have saved h's era'! if ho had i wished: keelhauled her and ringed a I Collision mat. - Rut the man seemed j Indifferent, apathetic, ns If he had | been hit by a tidal wave <»r meteori e I instead of a pair of business rivals In | nn oj»en launch. n r the mnt- | ter Is that S< ’>i t en was badlv sc > rod He knew what these taciturn Yanks I could be like, once they got started. 1 and Tom lmi>re«s<«l h'm as belnt well on hla way Seh-ot!en artt’nHy ex]s‘ct,al to Is* sent down after bls b >at. This certa'nlv wnnM have happened If he had fired.on lk»etorWhite and Jessica. In such event It Is certain, that Tom would have statin him. Even ns It was he glared across the wafer .at Seh.'istlen as If mindful to finish his Job , Tom had good reason tn..feel tha't way about It. Not only was he con v I need fhnt the man had Ihtende! tn murder Jessica and Doctor White, but the entire situation was Infuriating. Here was Tom out of the running so far as the winning of any sweepstake .'was concerned, still smarting from ths sharp lesson In good faith read him by Robert, humiliated at the way >n which the man of Miquelon had'befooled him, even to the extent of a compulsory nocturnal hath. The red mist had not yet cleared from Tom’s vision, any more than It might from that of the fighting bull I which haying charged and enred the wretched crowhait beetridden by a | plcndor, casts about with lurid eyes I for a more Interesting victim. Here was no time for abuse. It needed but a. whisper. Sebastlen ! thought, to start Tom' afresh on his I devastating career. He could wee that 1 Tom was holding hlm«elf In leash, asking to be asked, when he would 1 foam down again to smash him and his mates, rip them up, churn them into fish alum, egg-beat them up with his screw and generally shatter and stir them Into fine particles suspended In brine. He might have carried out this proj gram without waiting to be Invited, had not Doctor White called sharply. “Tom." “Yes, sir." Tom answered. In a dull voice, his eyes still fastened on- the ' dory. I “That's enough berserk stuff. Let those men go their way." “Very good, sir." Tom moved slowly ahead toward the dory, Sebastian watching him warily and in silence. • No doubt he was wishing there were not ao many spectators for a little exhibition of knife throwing. Rut this was not the moment Also, silence was golden. Tom gave him a stony glare. . 'l’ll be coming ashore soon." he said. “If I meet up with you Hl tear yoa

Into rage. Get that*" Sebastleu looked as If be had got IL “What’a left of you when I ret through," Tom said. “wonT be worth locking up, for smn«h!iig that helmet But that’s what we’ll do with the remains." He made a violent gesture. “Beat It, and keep'on beating ft while you’ve got a char.ce.” Sebastien gave a little shrug and went rowing out of the scene, If he felt he had a claim atalnst Tom he d'd not bother with the effort to collect it He had bitten into Yankees before. and found them tougn. strongflavored meat Better call it a bad bet. 1. Tom looked then at Jessica and I promptly forgot 3 Sebastien. There was | the sort of glow In that girl's violet eyes that Tom had despaired of ever f being able to kindle there. He could j now observe it pulsate as she looked at him. the doctor having rowed up alongside. Jessica was the sort of • young feminine person to be deeply stirred at the summary d'sposal by a : i suitor of a scoundrel who had been on the verge of taking the lives of her guardian and herself. Tom had shown such thoroughness of detail. Jessica did not repent her hasty promise. “If Tom sinks that pig. TH marry him.” She now recalled with a thrill of delight that she stood com mitted. her sta’ement du'v recorded by the sea. the fog and Doctor Wh’te. Tom had made good, and Jessica was glad, hecau'e tn those few breathless moments she had fallen In love with ■ him. She did not realize Just nnw that she was not free to promise h«r self to any man who could not line the j nest with one hundred thousand dollars, and that her sacred covenant with her dying father must render 1 „ Buch engagement null and vo d. Ttjnv feeling hl“ ,c elf at the same tlm«pthf’nlfely rich and ho>»e1os«ly poof, looked from Jessica to the boat bn y that floated the I'ne to the wreck “What's that?” be asked. “That," said Doctor White, “la Jessica's claim to the Fourquet." He looked squarely at Robert. “Yesterday. Just after leaving the Island, my ward In'or—el me t’nt she ’already had located this wreck. Her reasoning was so clear that I went over and fob ph*-red for a <’'xer. I!pnvrv'''' < ''d to he h«'-e at <’av’ -.•••’•_ bid mustgtiave been •' ‘layed by the fo-J* ■ / "lies over at tbe fish wh-irYYlow* Tom su'd, ’'and h™ was d“!aved hy Sebnst'en, A little Job of sabotn-e ” “So that’s what yon meant fort now when you t’ rentenod tn lock him up for the smn"hed he’met?’’cried Jessica Tetn nodded. He was wondering nncemfortnhly If he mp'ht not have got himself into another Jam, He had taken it for granted that Doctor White must have decided to have a go at the wreck.: no doubt as the result of that or’ck con»a“'on of tron -nre seeking to which nobody seems Immune, and that his operations were based on seme very Intelligent deduction. So here now was Totn pledged to Robert that Doctor White would, on learning all the facts, hack h'm up In h's agree rnent. and Doctor White acting as It appeared in behalf o* Jessica, the latest claimant on the Fourquet. The same reflection was flashed on Robert's mind. His *ace hardened but he asked pol'tely. “On what does Miss Poole hh’e h'*r cD'm, sir?” "On that buoyed line, of course. Llei’tcnnnt." Robert made a do—miring little gesture. “Rut surely, sir, you don’t pretend to consider the buoying of a snot where the wreck m'ght lie as enough to cnnst'tnte an actual claim?” Doctor White sm'led. "That sort of location is sufficient In the case of gold or other mineral. Yon have only to drive your stakes, whether or not yon know the stuff Is there." “Rut this Is different.” Robert protested. “It Is not—how shall I any—wild, or hitherto undiscovered. It Is actual property—lost property—" “Then what." a v ed Doctor White, “would you consb’ «r to constitute a really valid claim?” “Nofh'ng short of a line actually made fast to the wreck,” Robert answered promptly. “And even such a claim w. uld of course be subject to contest If proofs of former ownership were established. That would. I admit, be rather difficult In such a rose as thia. Rut until a line Is actually attached to the wreck, she is almost anybody’s prize. air. Tbe kame holds true of any ‘flotsam or Jetsam.’ according tp an ancient finding of the Rritish admiralty, which has become practically an International law.” Doctor White nodded. “Precisely my Idea. Rut In the case of a wreck on bottom where there Is no Immediate danger of her breaking tip. It must be evident, as you say. that a line made fast to some part of her bulk would constitute a legal claim. It would also be sufficient. I think, to entitle the holder to an Inhinctlon against anybody rise’s undertaking salvage operations." “Most probably, air." Robert admitted. “But that would be only a'ter the line was actually made fast." "Granted. Lieutenant. I'm glad that we are In agreement on that point." Doctor White dipped his oars, rowed several strokes to the buoy, hauled it aboard and taking a bight In the line passed It through the ringbolt In the rowboat’s stern and caught two half hitches. Glancing then at Robert he said pleasantly, “I have the honor to Inform you. sir, that the other end of this line Is fast to the Fourquet. If Indeed the hulk below us is the wreck of that vessel" Tom gave a gasp. He was beginning tp see light. Tbe heavy woolen g»wn lii which Jessica was completely en ■ veloped. together .with her thick damp hair, combined with his own knowl edge of her amphibious abilities, al * ready had set him thinking, but Robert bo far had suspected nothing. The gown might have been merely a protection against tbe morning chill, and her damp hair from the fog. He cannot, therefore, be greatly blamed for bus petting a Yankee trick, especially after having been educated a little In the daring possibilities of such. Ho said with a frown, but still politely, “I fall to see. sir. how this line actually can be fast to the wreck, since your diver has not yet put tn an appearance. An anchor dropped over or beside the hulk would scarcely be

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the same thing.** “Os course not. Lieutenant.** Doctor { White admitted, “but such is not the case. My ward, who is an expert diver, went down about an hour ago In four fathoms of water and made the end of this line fast to a shattered plank end In the bottom of the wreck.” Tom back with a sort of strangled wh/op Robert stared wildly for an insthnt. then flung up his hands with a gesture of dismay. "Holy—mackerel .’"—borrowing from Tom’s list of censored expletives. Then, being really a good sport, which is to say a game loser, ho added softly, “Torped!" CHAPTER XI —. > It had been proposed hy Doctor White that they all might save thorn- ‘ selves unnecessary argument and discord If they wore to postpone d’scus- i sion of their legal moral and other claims to whatever mV’ht be salved I from the Fnurquet. unt’l such time , as they might be able to estimate the j value of such salvage. If snv "and Its character He had n-’m'tto'l frmdy to i count de Corlav and Robert that th«v were. In his op'nlon. entitled to a due > share in anv nrouortv that m’-ht be proved tn have bo’on—'d to their an J cestor. nersone'’v n—l inc-»n*“stah’v. | Doctor White It that he could not eons' ’■’t ruch tn ha hontv that m'-ht have been tak“n r r>m en emy shins and ?*■ --n-orp gnh’eet to estimate and *alr d’v'rton as s-m'ls nt war. ! The De Cor' 'vs nore et *”s wn~“ j nh’l-ed tn bo con*ent r-'th th’s, th» po’nt being tnmn* , '~*''’do Doctor Vb'to' h«-d ch-griv defined j fhntp nosltion n-bon •>(> ro'd. "Your own | r'»ort«. had noth’ng what ever to do c-tth r-r ward's d'orovorv nt the no‘-'t’on n* t’ o wreck. That was made bn'oro s’ o knew anvtbing d»hont yon nr y<'”r boro Mr Jordan n’roodv b-<t -,<<,<’,■> nro-,.,>«| Hons fnr his c-->r ( -h. Ho wns .wortj'ng on a WT<">" thoo-w and 'Oqs Rnolo knowln" th's woo’ 1 ba v e h-v’tonn-t to prove the locnt'cn I* O”1v to e«vn h’m fteojoas effort 'find e*meheo. Put wo admit froelr' t’mt r"’r nr«ronre’hero, and what you to'd n« d»»a to o”v cld'ng that there •• ■•'• time tn lose, and act'm* accord’"<»’v " "'bori tbe eo"* 1 * A f "noro<J tn take tin th's Doctor n’h’ta con tinned. 1 c-,, t» vonr most con e’dcynhlo cb ,! m l« ibnt vour son en torofl fn»o an f>o T -'“’-.nnt of n-ir‘-r>r rhln w'th Mr Jor 'ar wb,»o h-vh o" fhpnt mn’'->'’»d bv r-'C’b-vlq t’mt were b'-h handed b"t b’rt-fl«d i th'nk. In * djsnor’nw O r Snbnet’nh If R find nos been r or their nc’-'on there is no t<dlIng wh'it m'-ht bam ha»v>ene»l. Xpss Poole and 1 reoo-n'-e t’'at fact most ri'ily, and dos’re tn give It full cred't.. Rut yon most voorscK agree that It gives Mr Jordan qn'te as strong a moral claim as any o e »s have.” The count looked thow’bt‘ , td at this but voiced no proto-f lip was sensible enough to see that legally he had scarcely anv claim at all: and In any case that I'tlgaflon would have been |o Involved as to seem honcless. There were also other conslderat'ons. of which he was Indisnosed to speak. Sebastien had taken himself off, hack no doubt to the safer ami more profitable traffic of rum rnnn’ng In this he was wise, for not onlv could the charge of sabotage be broii’h’. against him but there were four credit able persons prepared to swear that he ? had been about vl? commit murderous assault with a letlufb weapon, when, interrupted. Sebastien must have real Ized also that there was hide-chance of his recovering anything for the sinking of his cruiser. Tom might' Mik« Arrived in Due Course, ant Went About Hie Operations With the Skilled Aesietance o Tom and Robert. have claimed an accidental collisim < In the fog. Id which ease be could have been held responsible only to the value of his boat this not worth much aftei her ramming maneuver. Mike arrived in due course, and went alrnut his operations with the skilled assistance of Tom and Robert A section of the Fourquet’s side was dynamited, and a number of articleInteresting :to the antiquarian reeov ered. The diver gained access to wha' evidently had been the quarters of the commanding officer, but failed to dis cover anything of much Intrinsic worth. He found some pieces of silver plate and drinking cups, and a hand some punch bowl. Then he reported three small cannon of the culverin sort but not as long as was customary In such guns of the Sixteenth century, which Doctor White thought from the description would have been the epoch of their casting. According to honest Mike, these onmounted guns evidently had been held in reserve, down on the keel, where they contributed to serve as ballast. When the Fourquet turned turtle they either had crashed through the decks, or smashed through later from their welghL finally to come to rest on a main beam of the spar deck, that was

on bottom. The count de Corlay and Doctor I White were both out aboard the diver’s yawl when this re|M»rt was made, and the agitation of the count, though contained in a masterly manner. did not escape the keen observa t’nn of the doctor. Not unnaturally, for Mike's English was crude, the count interrogated him in his native Portuguroe. Rut this did not prevent Doctor White from arriving at his own ; He was more and more convinced that the bore of those guns $ contained something of Interest not , only to the collector of antiquities, hut to the collector of cold cash. ‘ “Let’s get those guns up and aboard he said. Mike shook his head. "Deni t’ing too dam’ heavy, sir. S'pose we try lift ’em board, da tackle hust." “t’ould you get them up alongside?" Tom asked. “I gness so. boss. Don’ take-a much to h’ist ’em in da water.” "Then go down and rig a chain strop on one of them and we will drift it oVer to the beach at high water.” the i doctor advised. “We can handle them from there." This accordinglv was done. Rut even then Tom. who was bossing the job of hoisting, trembled for his gear. Looking over the side as the gun camo nearly awash he was surprised to find It no larger. The yawl must, he thought, be tender for this piece of ordnance, less its specific-gravity, to give her such a heel. It was not n very ornate cannon, as were many of its epoch, and it seemed to he covered with some sort of gnmrnv slime rather than the tarnish of verdigris that vine m''’ht have expected The tide was flowing in at this mo- I ment, about three-quarters -high, and > as it was time to k—wk off for m'dday dinner they doctdml to wait until after their meal, then flcot the cannon over to the beach wb«n It m'ght bo exam Ined at leisure later in the day. This program was carried nut. accordingly, ' when Doctor White, although find'ng It renngnnnt tn simnect a French otfi cer and “gent’“man for whom he had conceived a s’neoro Fklng and respect. Still kept a warv e> e on the snot where that gun had boon deposited. The two others wero handled In like nmnn'er. .Tom towing the yawl into the little cove behind the battered lafnch, for ’he d«niage to which he had Insisted on m>klng full indemnity. Then, when the twelve feet drop j of tide had left the pieces of ordnance high and the intorosfed little . throng of spectators had c’«»nnried for. the'r respective si’n-'ors the treasure hunters went over to examine what d'd not seem to provide :inv- great remiinoration for their toil expense and inci- L dental danger. There were only the five of the ; actively interested. Aunt Martha had sniped at this poor find and returned to the more important detail of sunner. M’ke had choffged over to town. Doctor White, walking down the bard shingle with the count, stood .looking at the guns retentively. "Odd that they should be so foul." he observed. Tom leaned down and scraned at the gummy coating with h's knife’s edge. It was displaced to show a hrassv gleam beneath, at which Tom scratched with the point of the blade, that scarred it very slightly. "Looks like pure brass." he said, “a lltt'e dull’for our-kind, but about as hard. -Wonder what this gummy stuff was for. It isn’t sea slime. More like wax. or rubber." The count cleared his throat. He 1 was pale, and his hand trembled a little on his malacca stick. “For many years.” he said-trnth‘ - ully enough, “gunners have had the habit of covering their ordnance with such a proparjttion when they are not required to keep them polished.” J Doctor White tapned the mouth of 'j the gnn sharply with the Iron tip of : his own stick. It gave out a hell note. Then, deliberately, he sbnved his cane Into the muzzle and along to wher£ It fetched tip at the breach, laying off the depth on the outside of the piece. Calmly, he ,repreated this measuring of the other two. All three were the same, and all three empty, even of the weed or shell or other sediment that -might have been evjiected of their long Immersion. If this examination suggested any thing to the minds of count de Corlay or his son. their expressions gave no hint of it. As for Doctor White, he could have found It in his heart to be glad his inspection had nothing to reveal. It would have pained him to discover that these distinguished Fronchmen were capable of sordid de celt. If such Indeed it could have heen considered. Rut not only was the doc tor puzzled. It seemed to him that he had felt a tension in the air from the moment of Mike’s description of these — ’ ; —’— ' —f' / 50 ROUND TRIP TO (Chicago Every Weekend Travel In comfortable coaches. You will have ample time in Chicago for WORLD’S FAIR and other sightseeing and visiting. Ar* about other Bar •» Fares Every Wetk-eu.- ,t> BVOpoints. Foe dstsOs conauh Tick»t As«m Baltimore & Ohio |

i guns, and that this tension had stead j Ry Increased. “Well." said Tom sh ortly, “at least I ’hey'ro not The «*oi’nt slowly shook ids head. He b'okml as If suddenly taken 111. "No." he drew a deep hreath. “they ire not duds—“ h:s voice trailed off nto a sort of attenuated! whisper. They aro (To Be Concluded.) AFRICA. Thanksgiving dinner guests in the Sim Lewallen home were Mr. . and Mrs. Stanley Miller, Mr. and Mrs. ’ Pe&rl Shock and son, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Mil? ford Gose, Mrs. Sallie Lewallen and Miss Hazel Gants. | Jonas Cripe and Mrs. Elizabeth Shock spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Will Shock near Warsaw. Mrs. Ella Kline assisted Mrs. Elmo , Shock cook for corn shredders, (Tuesday. , Mr. and Mrs. John Shock and dau- 1 ghter Lois of Mishawaka spent Friday in the Eli Shock home. ’ Mn. and Mrs. Clarence Lewallen and f: mily spent Tuesday evening in the Elmo Shock home. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fredericks and' family of Mishawaka spent the week end in the home of her parents, Mr. ] and Mrs. Fred Kline. Mrs. Rose Click and daughter Geraldine accompanied Mrs. Amy Wingard and Everett Crow to Go-| shen, Tuesday, where they spent the; day with with Mrs. Click’s sister, i Mrs. Emanuel Cripe. Miss Luella Wingard, Eugene Hamman, Chas. Thomas, Dean Hite were Thanksgiving dinner guests in the Martin McClintic home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knapp arid faririly of Gas City spent Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ike Klingaman. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Sauers and son > Foy of Etna spent Sunday afternoon tin the homes of Ira. Crow and Harry Wingard. Mrs. Vern Hursey and son Edgar and Everett Crow were Goshen callers, Friday afternoon. Eugene Hamman of Elkhart called in the Harry Wingard home, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Martin McClintic and daughters Mildred and E hel and Luella Wingi rd called on Milo Klingerman in the Wolf Lake hospital, Thanks-

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i. . ' , ' ' ' ; i giving Day. . Chares Morrison was a Sunday dinner, guest in the Fred Smith home at ’ . Cromwell. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wingard, ,- Mrs. Milo Klingam n, Ike Klinganaan, Della Jarrett and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kolberg visited Milo I Klingerman in the hospital, Sunday j. afternoon. Jacob Click and family spent Thanksgiving evening wi h Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Click. Sunday dinner guests in the Jon s- « Cripe home were: Mr. and Mrs. No h v ff. Shock, son Harold, er. Velma of Ligonier; Mr. and Mrs. Will Shock of near Warsaw, Mr. and , . ; I Mrs. Jerry Hamman of Syracuse, . Mitchell Hamm: n, Conrad Auer, Mr. and Mi's. Orval Shock and son Arvil. 1 . Guy Ritter was an afternoon caller. ! Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Archer spent Stfnday afternoon in the Jacob Click I home. ... -. i;‘ I Elmo Shock and family spent Sunday afternoon with Leander Yoder | and family. Charles and Anna Louise ’ accompanied them home and spent 1 the night with D’Maris and Doris '''t , Shock. . _ ; " i n . SURPRISE PARTY I Last Thursday evening more than 150 of the Church of the Brethren folks went in a group and called on Mrs. Jarhoe at her home to help her [remember her fiftieth birthday. 1 The evening was spent in visiting, J singing and music, after which re- | freshments were served’and all wished Mrs. Jarboe many more happy '• birthdays. — We are wondering how the government will continue to save all the * t people when there is no more money to be distributed. ■

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