The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. 9, No. 26, Ed. 1, Friday, March 7, 1947 Page: 2
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Soldier Come Home
Johnny Ditli alls to lovt wit Kit
Ktllett a reporter an bit rather ncwi
paper bat sbe Ii en sated to bit eomtn
Bail Martin Jerry Murphy wnoia fa
tbcr met death by accident when on tbi
Martin f rounds telli Johnny bt Inlendi
to set revenge throntn hit irindmoUier
Jennifer Martin a rlcb old woman who
baa nevei acknowledged Johnny Johnny
find Jerry larking at Martindale one
night and daring the coming icoffle
Jerry Ceei and Bull and hli father
Henry Martin believe Johnny Is the tret
patter Kit standi by Johnny and ae a
remit Basil has her old ancle transferred
from bis ob as bookkeeper to one as
laborer Baitl runs over a small boy
and Johnny rushes him to the hospital
CHAPTER Mil
Johnny and J D had spent al
moit the entire afternoon colling the
hospital to check on the boy and
then at three after the days copy
was on the street had gone directly
to the hospital thinking perhaps
they could And out a little more If
they wtre there In person
Whin Johnny asked at the desk
for the child s room number the
childs name struck a familiar note
In his memory One of the children
with whom he had been playing had
told Johnny at the time of the acci-
dent that the boys name was Jackie
Murphy Even when he told the
children to go tell the parents that
the child had been taken to the hos-
pital he had not stopped to realize
that this might have been some re-
lation to Jerry Murphy The thought
startled Mm knowing how Jerry al-
ready hated the Martin family it
this were so It would give him all
the more reason for revenge
They were told to stay in the wait-
ing room until they could see the
boys doctor There was only one
other person In the room A small
frail little woman poorly dressed
Her eyes told quickly of her worry
J D walked over to her recog-
nizing her
Mrs Murphy I didnt realize the
boy was yours He put his hand
consolingly on her shoulder
He such a good boy Mr Da-
vis she answered In a low voice
Johnny looked at J D He saw
the worried look In his fathers eyes
and he knew that this must be Jerry
Murphys wife He wondered quick-
ly where Jerry was now He was
not to wonder long however for In
a few minutes there was a commo-
tion at the desk and Jerry appeared
at the door of the waiting room He
was supported by two men and was
so drunk he could scarcely stand
even with their help
His bloodshot eyes focused on his
wife sitting patiently in the corner
J D beside her He stumbled to
her but saw Johnny before he
reached her and stopped and turned
to him swaying back and forth un
unsteadily
So youre the bum Why you
Shell pay for this all right He
lunged toward Johnny but the two
men who had helped him in
grabbed hold of him
Not this fellow Davis Its her
other grandson Henry Martins
boy the taller one quickly ex-
plained
This boys the one that brought
the boy to the hospital You ought
to be ashamed of yourself Jerry
The other companion looked a polo
getlcally at Johnny
Jerry did not seem to understand
at first but at last the situation
righted Itself In his hazy mnd He
walked over to Johnny and laid a
heavy hand around his shoulder
Forgive me my boy 1 cant
never tell you what you ve done for
us My poor baby And he broke
Into sobs
Johnny saw the glance exchanged
between Jerrys two companions
and so knew that the hysteria was
due more to an overdose of liquor
than sorrow for his son
Johnny hated to go after Kit that
evening to take her to the hospital
as he had promised to do There
was no further report on the child
He and J D had taken Mrs
Murphy to the restaurant for some-
thing to eat before they left the
hospital Johnny had decided to
caU Kit and tell her it would be
useless to try and see the child that
evening but remembering how she
had gone to pieces that afternoon
and had thanked him for listening to
her troubles he decided that per-
haps she needed him this evening
as well
A Silent Entreaty
For Understanding
She did not ask him Inside the
house but quickly got her coat
and went with him to the old car
parked Jn front of the house She
seemed quieter than she had been
that afternoon and Johnny decided
the rest had been good for her She
bad on a soft blue wool dress that
made her look quite young
He found himself wishing he had
bad a sister such at Kit well per
bap not so beautiful And then
smiled to himself realizing that that
was almost the role he was playing
to her her brother
BajU called Johnny He leav-
ing town for a few days Then see-
ing the anxious look on Johnnys
face she ad Jed Oh his dad took
I carcf cf everything ha said Theyre
i not holding iilm responsible any
i way he says Sha looked down at
her band Instead of facing Johnriy
tvhen he mM at last
Arent thejt It viim not a que
t > ffvt t 4 H rw ly a a fact
BY
BETTY ZANE WATSON
Johnny you think he was to
blame dont you she asked look-
ing at him
Its not for me to say Kit
Johnny knew she wanted reassur
ance in her own mind that Dasll
was not at fault He did not want to
hear her defending him so he
continued quickly I just hope the
child gets better
You know Johnny today at the
accident I hated Basil He was so
arrogant and so unconcerned about
the whole thing It seemed and
honestly X was ready to call It
quits And then when he called me
he seemed so broken up and sin-
cere and he had Just found out
about what I had told him about
my uncle losing his job Here he
had asked his father to have Uncle
Frank put up in the superin-
tendents offices and they mixed up
his orders and sent him out to the
loading crew instead He didnt
know a thing about it until I told
him at noon Dont you see John-
ny that underneath hes really
good He just wears that mask all
the time so people won t know
Her voice was sincere and as John-
ny looked at her he saw she was
Martlndate Johnny look Ma r
tindale Is on Are
asking for more than belief In
Basil she was asking for his help
in believing herself
He looked at her for a long mo-
ment and wondered to himself it
she were actually this blind or
If she had only closed her eyes to
the truth And if this were the case
who should open them Certainly
he could not ever
J D had stayed at the hospital
with Mrs Murphy until she was
sent home late He finally persuad-
ed her to go home with the help of
the nurse on duty at the desk vho
promised to call her the moment
there was any change In the childs
condition
Jerry Murphy
Reiterates His Threat
As the taxi drew up in front of
her home he was reminded of the
extreme poorly of the family It
was a house located near similar
houses of the settlement row but
it was unkempt and more generally
run down There was a group of
men standing near the gate and he
recognized Murphy immediately
He was still quite drunk and talking
loudly to the men around him J D
had supposed he would return to the
hospital during the evening to at
least Inquire about his son How-
ever when he did not he was not
too surprised
Once out of the car his voice was
easily distinguishable And imme-
diately upon seeing his wife and
J D he staggered to them still
gesticulating wildly to explain his
thick words
So I said to the bum 1 want to
see the old lady and quick Thai
nogood grandson of bera killed my
boyl He was throwing his arms
and almost screaming And this
time she gonna pay for It I says
This time sheU pay plentyl
Murphy raved on and J D was
finally able to decide what had hap-
pened at Martindale earlier that
evening Jerry had gone there
directly from the hospital and had
demanded to see Jennifer Martin
He had been refused admittance
of course and had finally been
thrown off the premises by the
police Henry Martin bad told him
definitely that BasJ was not liable
for the claim and was backed up
by the police Jerry however had
promised retribution and bad threat-
ened them with practically every-
thing at they had carried him oil
down the drive
After Jerry had finished with his
ranting Mr Murphy who stood
quietly listening through It all spoke
In her low voice Perhaps God will
spare ui our boy yet Jerry and
with this she thanked J D and
walked on Into the house and closed
the door
J D did not listen further to
Jerry He got back Into the taxi
and drove to the Clarion office If
be kept hli mind bulled with work
flEMPHILI COUNTY NEWS CANADIAN TEXAS
he would not have time to think
of justice
Meanwhile Johnny and Kit had
driven out through town and had
stopped at an inn at the edge of
Lexington for a cup of coffee be-
fore going on home Johnny had
promised her they would inquire at
the hospital before they went home
and this seemed to relieve her
anxiety
Neither of them felt like dancing
and they soon drank their coffee
and left It was on the road home
that Kit suggested going to the
park
Johnny would you think It was
funny if I wanted to walk over to
the park tonight
No I wouldn t think it was funny
at all because that exactly what
Id like to do Kit Walk over to
my rather our private cove
They were near the park and John-
ny pulled the car to the side of the
road and turned oil the Ignition
They got out and took hands walk-
ing across the field
It was darker tonight than it had
been the last time they had been
there The moon was not in the
sky but the star were brightly laid
on the dark heavens They talked
about inconsequential things as they
walked along together but over it
ail the brightly lighted house of
Martindale hill kept a silent watch
Both were conscious of it but
neither spoke of It aloud
You know Johnny she said
suddenly I wanted to come here
tonight because I have the strang-
est feeling Its like something Is
going to happen Silly Isnt it As
if everything that could possibly
happen hasn t already done so But
Its there nevertheless that
funny feeling
Dont worry about it Kit Its
probably Just everything all happen-
ing at once the way It has today
He smiled at her fears
With this reassurance she seemed
again her gay self Although at
times the lapsed Into silence and
he knew she was wondering about
her premonition and what would
come of It He thought several
times of the child In the hospital
and wondered If there could be any
connection between them He re-
fused to let his mind think the child
would die It was possible in fact
probable but like Kit he had a kind
of feeling that the child would live
One of them must be wrong
They had oome to the grove now
and Kit leaned against the same
rock they had known before He
could not see her as plainly but
her beauty was now memorized
In his mind He remembered the
way her soft hair fell about her
shoulders and how her eyes looked
up at him before they kissed He
wondered if she was remembering
tooAs
As If she had read his thoughts
she said smilingly Youre not go-
ing to kiss me tonight Johnny
He smiled too Is that a question
or a command
You shouldnt have kissed me at
all you know People should never
sample things they can t have
Perhaps youre right on that
point Kit But sometimes one has
to be satisfied with only a sample
Then It better than nothing at all
He took his hand in hers
Its not the same with me John
ny Id rather not know what your
kiss can do to me Until that mo-
ment I had things all filed accord-
ing to order and Importance Then
In one minute I found they were all
mixed up I neer told you but I
had to call Basil that night to set
them all up again as they were
before
And he was able to he asked
slowly
41 wont answer that But he
helped The next day I was almost
normal again I hoped you noticed
She laughed and then suddenly she
got up and walked a few feet from
him
Johnny ran after her and caught
her He pulled her close to him
and felt the warmness of her body
against his own He looked down at
her face and would have kissed
her but she turned her face
Dont Johnny Please dont
mustnt forget again Arid when
she turned her face back to him
again he saw she was crying
A Fre Breaks
At Martindale
Kit dont cry He saw he had
hurt her and he did not hold her
any longer but she stayed tn his
arms willingly I wont kiss you
again ever Unless you really
want me tor darling
Neither of them spoke after this
promise but started toward the car
walking slowly as if both were re-
luctant to jeave
Well have to go to the hospital
Johnny and see how be Is She
half leaned against hi arm as
though tired
All right Kit
No sooner had be uttered the
words than he felt her body grow
rigid beside him
Martindale Johnny look
Martindale on Orel the
screamed
He looked quickly at what she
saw The flames were already
reaching toward the iky silhouet-
ting the great bulk of the house that
was surely doomed
Mirtlndale was on flrj There
was no question 6i that
TO BE CONTINUED
iiiWiMii mLiSSi yl asiUkisto iw
Many of us never investigate the
possibilities of delectable fish din
Serve Fish lor Meal Variety
See recipes below
Lenten Specials
r X
ners until the
Lenten season I
cant help think
0 big this Is a pity
because fish Is a
< P > source of uch
easily digested proteins and is espe
cially rich in vitamin and minerals
Fish is tender and require little
cooking It can be prepared easily
even by the amateur cook If she
Just follows some simple directions
For the more experienced cook
there is a wealth of fish dishes
many of them combining two type
of fish for extra deliciousness She
can get an amazing variety Into the
diet simply by experimenting with
the delightful variety in fish cookery
Baked Red Snapper Marguery
Serves 8 to 10
2 pound red snapper
Z pounds boiled shrimp chopped
W pound American cheese
grated
1 cup white sauce
3 hardcooked egg-
cup cooked mushrooms
1 tablespoon chopped oysters or
trnffea
Boll fish until lender and separate
from bones into large pieces Place
one half of fish In buttered or oiled
casserole ocver with one half the
eggs cheese shrimp mushrooms
and oysters Ilepeat then pour white
sauce over all Bake 30 minutes In
a moderate 350degree oven Any
boiled or leftover fish may be used
In place of the red snapper
SIzzlln Fish Steaks
Serve 8 to 10
4 pounds frozen or fresh halibut
salmon or swordflsh
J4 cap diced bacon
Ji cop rich milk
1 cup bread crumb
Pepper
U teaspoon garllo or onion salt
Allow steaks to thaw If frozen
Dip in seasoned milk then in bread
crumbs Place in
pan with diced
bacon on top of-
fish Cook in a-
very hot 450de
gree oven for 30
minutes until
browned nicely
Transfer to heat
ed metal platter which has been
sprinkled with water Serve imme-
diately while sizzling
FIh With Mushroom
Serves 4
2 cups cooked fish flaked
1 cupmediant thick1 white sauce
2 tablespoons butter or bacon
fat
U cup water
1 teaspoon lemon Juice s
1 pound mushrooms
I tablespoon minced green pepper
Salt pepper paprika
Cut and saute mushrooms In but
ter or bacon fat Remove mush
rooms when cooked and add water
fish green pepper lemon juice and
seasonings Combine mushrooms
with white sauce After fish mixture
has simmered S minute add white
sauce and transfer mixture to cas-
serole Dust top with paprika and
bake In a hot 450degree oven for
25 minutes
LYNN BATS
Select Fish
Accordlnr to Benson
Pollock A lean fish native c the
North Atlantic Its In season all
year around and averages 13 pounds
In size
Striped Mass Native of the At-
lantic In season all year The fjth
Is at itnd weighs on the average of
two pounds
Buffalo Native of rivers and
lakes This la a fat flih wtlghlng
an Average of two pounds
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LYNN CHAMBERS MENU
Tomato Juice with Lemon Wedge
Scallop Cakes Tartar Sauce
Browned Potatoes
Harvard Beets
Carrot Raisin Slaw
Rye Bread
Orange Tapioca Beverage
Recipe given
Broiled Mackerel
Serves 8
3 pounds mackerel
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon salad oil
1 tablespoon butter
Juice of 1 lemon
1 lemon sliced
Parsley to garnish
if fish is large split in middle of
back otherwise broil whole Sea
son well by rubbing with salt and
pepper mixed with salad oil Broil
on rack browning well on all sides
Before removing from broiler
spread with mustard paste and run
through broiler long enough to melt
paste Servo on hot platter gar
nished with lemon slices and parsley
Pour lemon juice and melted butter
over It before serving
Mustard Paste Cream 1 tea-
spoon mustard with 2 tablespoons
butter add 2 tablespoons of finely
chopped parsley and 2 tablespoons
lemon juice Spread on broiled fish
and sprinkle with paprika
Scallop Cakes
Serves 6
1 pint scallops
2 eggs
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Milk
Salt and pepper
Cut scallops If they are large
and parboil them Drain and chop
very fine Beat eggs slightly add
flour sifted with baking powder Mix
with enough milk to make a batter
easily dropped from spoon Beat well
and add scallops Heat drippings
In a skillet and drop batter by
spoonfuls Into hot fat Sprinkle with
seasonings Brown turn to other
side and brown Serve at once
Broiled Sardines on Toast
Serves 4
2 tablespoons fat
Ji cop soft bread crumbs
2 eggs hardcooked and chopped
1 cup rich milk warmed
Salt and pepper
1 can sardines
Buttered toast
Paprika
Melt fat In top of double boiler
add bread crumbs and milk heat
thoroughly Add eggs and season
with salt and pepper Broil sardines
for 5 minutes arrange on toast
and cover with toast Dust with
paprika
Tuna a la King
2 cups milk
4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons butter
H teaspoon salt
A teaspoon pepper
teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups 1 lb canned una fish
3 tablespoons chopped plmlento
W cup tiny mushrooms
Scald milk in double boiler Make
a paste of flour and melted butter
and add to hot milk beating with an
egg beater until pick and smooth
Add seasonings and cook 15 minutes
Flake tuna fish Into large pieces
Mix with white sauce Add plmlento
and mushrooms
Released by Western Newspaper Union
Codl Native oJ the North Atlantic
and North Pacific ts In season all
year around This Is a lean fish
which may weigh from 10 to 100
pounds
Bed Snappers In season all year
and can be found In South Atlantic
and Gulf waters It Is a lean fish
weighing about four pounds on the
average
Buttcrosht Found In North At
lantic In season from April to De- >
cember Average weight Is on
half pound
miDAY MAhcH 7 194T
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DEPARTMEN
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BUILDING MATERIALS
QUONSET
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AND SALES
Tor Full Information Write to
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B M NEWELL Contractor
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STLONSt pain one sine S4 95 Price in
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
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Hit Your motora overhauled a 03 up
quick service J A J ELECTIUC CO
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Sale by Carload
BONNER CEDAR CO Sandpftlnt IdThe
FARMS AND RANCHES
FARMS FOR SALE
Both large and email For particular write
E A DON OHO A Dealer In Real Estate
Box KI7 Searcy Ark
COMBINATION WHEAT and atock farm
Washington County Colo 1 500 acrea well
Impro ed plenty watef over 1 000 acres
could be plowed and planted to wheat 350
acres under cultivation 65 acrea fall
moirtlv on aod S20 acre
Jrnln RODERICK Elba Celev
610 acres Fine WhchtLantl G10
430 acrea now In wheat wheat looka good
under normal conditions the wheat should
pay for the landt oil the wheat goes to pur-
chaser some improvements six ml lea or
fence Good well ond windmill Finest kind
of Inexhaustible water 0 miles from good
Countv Seat town good roads
Price 37 60 per acre Good Terma
320 Acres 320
JBO of which is all In wheat Balance be-
ing prepared for wheat this spring all
virgin land all the wheat goes to purchas-
er this years crop should pay for the
land 2i miles from elevator on black-
top hi wav Price S37 BO per acre Also
section of prairie sod on good hi way
priced to sell
ORVILLE R LAMB
r O Bex M7 Cheyenne Well Celarade
SUMNERCOUNTY
460 a good wheat land 90 grass Imp roved
electricity no aand Cheap at S75 acre
A Rollman Murdock Kans
HELP WANTED WOMEN
WANTED Experienced beauty operator
Liberal guarantee Correspondence solicit-
ed Black a Btauty Salea Greeley Colo
INSTRUCTION
FOR FUTURE SECUItlTYfj
LEARN A PR0FESSI0N1
Fnroll Now In
Kama School ol Cosmetology
OI Aporoved
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Wichita Kanaai
LIVESTOCK
REGISTERED IIAMrSlllnE 1IQO bread
Ins atock at all time Open KUta and
boara unrelated Satisfactory cuarante
DALTIIltor AND OTT
R It 7 WIcblta Kaosas
MY CHIEF OF ALL Ho 1S284 Brilliant
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Don Chief dark chestnut sound fat ana
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fiveyear old Fine disposition Safe for
amateur to show and enjoy either under
saddle or In harness Been bill winner in
east for two yrs My mares all bred to him
no lonser needed Send for snaps and
breeding or come try himPrice 1 000 pre-
paid within 1 zoo miles
FIIANK FLTNN Wsrland Wrsmlsr
rOULTKY CniCKS EQPIP
Berrys U S Approved Chicks
None better for broilers and layers
Rush your order In for immediate deuv
cry Biff hatch each Tuesday and Friday
SUNFEOWER HATCHERY
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CLEAN WHITE
CHEST RUB RELIEVES
SOUS MISERIES
Many modern znothsra arc chang
ins from 6ldfaahIonad remedies to
clean white stainless medicated
PENETRDS
WNUH
1047
Beopen Old Mine
The Elizabeth mine near South
Strafford Vt discovered In 17S3
was reopened In 1942 and now Is
producing copper at a rate greater
than at the height of activities In
the 80s
Consults Draw 39 Months
Conscientious objectors In World
War II drew jail sentences averag
ing more than 30 months
Dry Climate
The average relative humidity la
Phoenix Aril Is 67 per cent In
the morning 30 per cent at neon
and 28 per cent In the evening
Bait Water Fish Abound i
Salt Springs In Marlon county
Fl many miles from demurest
sea water teems with salt water
fish
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