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Illinois Valley News, Thursday, December 5, 1940
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CHAPTER XIV—Continued
“When Senor Bowie went away what happened after you and Tere tically convinced that Bowie was
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everybody missed him."
cita were stolen so horribly?"
hero of her greatest childhood ad
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"Why so much trouble?” mur
IT MUST be remembered, in your
“Kind of funny too,” Pardaloe
“Calm yourself, Monica,” urged venture.
mured Carmen, arranging the flow rambled on. “Looked to me as if Carmen, shaking like a leaf. “Was
In somewhat of a daze she * remaining prognostications and We ship anywhere—Freight prepaid.
You may purchase on our easy pay
ers in leisurely fashion in her lap. Henry never would leave Guada the man alone?”
thanked Pardaloe for all his infor your selections that while American ment plan. Write for catalog* and
"Don’t mind the thorns.”
football
is
the
greatest
game
ever
particulars.
lupe. He used to say there was no
mation
and
the
next
morning
sh*
“No, señorita. Two men were
“Only roses for you," replied place on the whole earth like it. with him.”
invented when it comes to a mixture
returned to the rancho.
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Bowie.
He was always talking about some
of spirit and skill, to condition, to
2nd Floor, Alderway Bldg.,
“I don't think you can be right,”
Portland, Oregon
Guadalupe did not seem quite the player interest and to crowd excite
They walked down through the thing around the place—seemed as declared Carmen, breathing swiftly,
hills together. Their own group had if he even liked the b'ars. Then he "He ha* never spoken of such a same to Carmen when she got home. ment, it is still an unbalanced game
There was too little in its present to in the way of just rewards.
gathered at a camp table where turned clean over. Couldn't inter thing. I don’t . . .”
GRASS SEED
Don Francisco was dealing Twenty- est him in nothing—not a thing. Got
The better team doesn't always
Monica shook her head wearily. interest her; too much in its past
One. Don Vicente espied the truant so he wouldn’t hardly open hi* “I know only on* thing. Whoever he to think about. And despite her ef win—not by 50 kilometers, I have
CLZAI TESTED MICHELS GRASS
forts to busy herself in things around
couple first. He lifted his voice, mouth. Then all of a sudden he is. that is the man.”
talked this season
from certified seed, 6c pound.
ostensibly to welcome them, but was hell-bent for going back to Tex
with over 20 leading
Early Dawn Dairy, Veradale,
"Until I am as sure as you are,” her, Carmen faded in health and
chiefly to attract the attention of as. I wouldn't go back there if said Carmen, “promis* me you will spirit*. Not until Pedro came to her,
coaches about this
Washington, WaL 2444.
you’d give me the whole darned not say one word to a living soul hat in hand, one day in the spring
the rest of the party.
phase of football,
republic.
“Ah!” he cried. “We feared you
and they all agree.
about this. I can find out It will with brief news did she revive. "Se
“And then back the boy come* to take a little time. Until then, not a ñorita,” he said, “Sanchez and I,
were lost!”
They admit that you
DENTAL PLATE REPAIR
we were over at the valley of the
can outplay another
Then, walking toward Bowie and California after all. How some men word, Monica."
H0UB SERVICE inMoitCsM*
change
their
minds!
What
do
you
team badly — along
Carmen. Don Vicente carried Car
“No, my señorita, not a word. But pines yesterday, lookin’ for cattle.
Bring *r Mail Tsar Plats*
Señorita,
the
strawberries
are
red.
”
the
ground
and
men’s big fern book in hi* hand and think, señorita?"
find out yourself."
for Repair - CBED1T Extended
“Senor Ben," exploded Carmen
She was sewing in the patio, her
her shawl on hi* arm. Bowing some
through the air—and
The almost distracted girl re-
what flippantly to Bowie, he said suddenly, “I don’t think. I don’t turned to her room to fall on her thought far from her fingers. She
still lose the ball
D r . H arry S emler ,
with marked deference. “Since you know what's to become of us. with knee*, Again and again she re- sprang to her feet. “Muchas gra
game.
AtlSKV HM • J*° * MORRISON • RORI LAND ORI
already have the fair Señorita, per all this robbing and murdering called every word of Monica’s. cias, Pedro, muchas gracias. We
I’ve located over
haps you would like to carry her around us. First it was the Indians. Again and again she weighed them, will have some. Saddle my pony.” Grantland Rier
40
teams this season
Now
it
’
s
everybody,
white
and
red.
And No Antidote
shawl!”
Without an hour’s delay—less than
doubting,
fearing,
overwhelmed
who have made more yards along
Bobby—What is the deadliest poi
"It would be an added honor,” Do you ever hear from Senor Bow with uncertainty and yet succumb an hour—spent in a wild gallop into
the ground and through the air and
son known to man?
retorted Bowie. He took the laugh ie?”
ing at times to the strange cer the hills. Carmen returned to her have had the better kicking, and
Andy—I dunno; what do you
“
Seen
him
last
trip
up
at
Yerba
that went around with entire com
tainty that Monica must be right. room and addressed a note to Señor still have lost. When two good teams
think?
Henry
Bowie
at
New
Helvetia.
posure and, turning, asked Carmen Buena—though company says we’ve
Dismay seized her with that con
meet, the breaks almost always car
Bobby—Aviation: One drop will
whether she would not now go fern- got to call it San Francisco, now.” viction. The stern rule made by
“Strawberries are ripe.”
ry the winning story. Which means
“How is he?”
kill any ordinary human being.
ing. “I know where there are some
And with a strange thrill she 1 the flip of a coin.
Don Ramon, after the breakdown
“Just fine."
rare specimens." he declared.
resulting from her terrifying experi- signed it “Carmen.” She dispatched 1
This is no indictment of football,
"Did he say anything about Guad
But Carmen had already colored
Our Existence
it by Sanchez. He was to take as a game. It is the turn that gives
rather more than she liked and de alupe?”
horse and deliver it only to Señor the underdog his chance against bet
"Asked about everybody.”
clined further excursion.
Riding
Bowie; this upon his life.
Existence is not to be measured
ter football people. It is the factor
“How long was he staying In
home, Don Vicente took the post of
by mere duration. An oak lives
When
Bowie
took
the
dainty
note
that
gives
its
thrills
to
big
crowds,
honor at Carmen's side, but she Francisco?”
in hand he was surprised. Once which have realized there are few in centuries, generation after gen
‘Only till the next boat."
carried in her arm, almost osten
eration of mortals the meanwhile
opened, he could read it at a glance. setups.
"How doe* he like it up the
tatiously, Bowie's roses. Bowie had
passing away; but who would ex
But what did it imply? He thrilled
First
downs
have
become
minor
dropped into the cavalcade care er?”
change for the Life of a plant/
at the signature. Certainly Carmen Factors. On a recent Saturday 17
“Likes it. Who’s the old Indian
lessly after losing Carmen, but he
though protracted for ages, a sin
could not be engaged to marry the teams made more first downs and
clung jealously to her book and woman you’ve got back there with
gle day of the existence of a liv
bald Spaniard. If she were she greater yardage—in many cases by
shawl. He presently found himself, Mariar?"
ing, conscious, thinking man?—
would never write him any sort of a decisive margins—and yet lost. It
somewhat to his disgust, riding at
“That's an old family nurse. Her
message, much less one so cryptic Is something like an open golf cham Caird.
the side of Tia Ysabel, and he did name is Monica. She has been vis
as this.
pionship with a vast roulette wheel
not escape unscathed.
iting my cousin at Santa Barbara,
The thrill of the woman who had spinning the answer.
“Don’t they make an admirable and I am taking her up to Guada
sealed it tingled now in the veins
But it is stupid to say always that
couple?” she asked, looking ahead lupe for a good long visit. I haven't
of the man who read and reread it “the better team won.” It is often
at Carmen and Don Vicente, whom seen Monica for years and years.
over and over.
truer to say, “The lucky team won.”
the had managed to drag into her She’s the sweetest old creature in
“Sanchez,” exclaimed Bowie sud And most coaches know this.
voluble talk. “I like Don Vicente the world.”
denly, “say only this to Señorita
so much. Of course, he is much old
Carmen. Be careful—say it when Calling the Turn
er. But he Is wealthy. And of such
Carmen, with her maid and Mon
The forward pass came along in
she is alone. Say: I hunger for
a flne family. They ought to be ica, left the stage at Monterey. Pe
Creomulslon relieves promptly be
1906. That was 34 years ago. Four
strawberries.”
cause it goes right to the seat of the
very happy together.” she sighed. dro met them with horses and a
trouble to help loosen and expel
Sanchez stared. The message was years later, some 30 years ago, I
“Do you mean to say that they carreta for the baggage for Guada
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
the strangest. But the shining gold happened to be with Hurry-up Yost
are engaged to be married?" de lupe. They reached home late.
to soothe and heal raw, tender, in
coin laid in his hand was quite com of Michigan and Bill Hanna, one of
manded her much-nettled escort.
flamed bronchial mucous mem
It was Monica's first visit to the
the star football writers who was a
prehensible.
He
repeated
his
lesson
branes.
Tell your druggist to sell you
Aunt Ysabel spoke guardedly and northern rancho. She was welcome
a bottle of Creomulslon with the un
until Bowie was satisfied he had it veteran when Frank Hinkey was a
rather low to be the more impres because of her long and faithful
derstanding you must like the way It
straight and dismissed him. “Put freshman at Yale.
sive. "I don't know, actually, as service in the Ybarra family in the
quickly allays the cough or you are
“This Is a new game,” Yost told
up
your
horse
and
go
get
some
sup
to have your money back.
to that, Senor Bowie. But I do South, and she was made to feel at
per. Start tomorrow morning at us. “I’ve found at Michigan we can
know that Don Vicente has spoken home everywhere in the big family
beat the second team by seven
two
o
’
clock.
Ride
fast
or
I
shall
to Don Ramon and that there is no circle.
overtake you. Tell Señorita I said touchdowns on Tuesday, and fail to
for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
objection there. Don Vicente is very
Carmen was especially attached
“If I kin it’s yourn right off.”
this. But do you understand? Be score on Wednesday. Passes and
wealthy. Well, here we are nearing to her old nurse and for a few days
plays click one day. They don't the
home. It's really been a delightful ( devoted herself to showing Monica ence, that no word should ever be careful no one hears you.”
Love Is Sight
Late that night, long after the next. It's all different.”
ride, hasn't it? Thank you for your the features of the princely domain. spoken of it in the family would
Love is not blind. It is an extra
That was 30 years ago. But Yost
very pleasant company, senor.”
( Only one thing troubled Monica. She account for a great deal. But what house was quiet. Carmen lay dream
eye which shows us what is most
The barb rankled deep, but the was mentally alert—Carmen could ever the mystery, the key to all of ing when she thought she heard a saw what was coming—a better worthy of regard.—J. M. Barrie.
low
voice
without
her
window
hum
game
for
the
player,
a
far
better
victim had nothing with which to detect no change in her quick ap it must be in Bowie's hands; the
ming her Spanish air, “Go Ask the game for the crowd, but no longer
salve the wound. Early next morn prehension of everything—but her thought left her prostrated.
She felt an impulse to send at High Stars Gleaming.” A delicious a game for past performance nor
ing he was on his way to New Hel sight was failing. Cataracts im
feeling crept over her as she lay tor accepted form. Yost at that
vetia.
paired her vision—but not her appe once for him, to learn everything; and listened. She scrupled even to
ADVISES
time saw ahead how many better
but
the
sequel
might
be
dreadfully
tite for seeing everything and hear
listen
—
it
seemed
like
forbidden
football
team*
were
going
to
be
embarrassing,
Then
the
happier
CHAPTER XV
ing everything. This was as keen
fruit; but, like forbidden fruit, very beaten by underdogs, by minor
as ever. Moreover, she had a fund thought occurred that grizzly old sweet.
teams.
Summer passed at Guadalupe of interesting anecdotes and remi Ben Pardaloe might know some
ENTERING
It was Henry Bowie, she knew
without the hoped-for improvement niscences—at least. Carmen found thing. perhaps everything.
For Example, Minnesota
for
certain,
None
but
a
madman
In Don Ramon’s health. Worry con her intensely interesting and often
The longer she pondered, the more
This season Minnesota stepped
tributed to his illness. Dr. Doane kept Monica in her bedroom at night she felt sure that to him she must would have essayed that song on
nto one of the toughest schedules
told Dona M<iria. “When political to listen to her stories.
Thousands of young girls entering wom
turn. Whatever there was of fact in the rancho at midnight He had
ridden hard all day to sing late at of the year. I’d say the toughest.
anhood have found a “real friend” in
conditions grow better, so an hon
Like most old people. Monica rose Monica's story might be learned night.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
The Gophers barely scrambled by
est man can keep his house in early—much earlier than the house from him. Fired by her shock and
pound to help them go “smiling thru”
Washington,
and
I
happen
to
know
restless,
moody, nervous spells, and
She
sat
up
in
bed
and
thought,
peace,” said the doctor, “he will hold. But she had the freedom of uncertainty, unable to sleep that
relieve cramps, headache, backache and
that
both
Jimmy
Phelan
and
Wash
Some
acknowledgment she must
improve.”
embarrassing
fainting spells due to female
night,
so
distrait
next
day
that
Dona
the house as well as of the serv
functional irrpgularities. Famous for over
But conditions did not grow bet ants' quarters and wandered freely Maria chided her. yet tortured by make, She tiptoed stealthily to her ington thought they should have won
^60
years,
WORTH
TRYING!
1 —with 30 per cent of the breaks.
ter. They grew worse. The help where she would.
her conviction that Monica was dresser, found a candle, lighted it,
Ohio
State
had
two
easy
chances
and
crept
toward
her
window.
AU
less women at Guadalupe gradually
On a morning that Carmen long right and determined to resolve her
so resigned themselves to demands remembered Monica gave her a doubts. Carmen made an excuse the that Bowie saw was a white arm to beat Minnesota and blew both,
Clear Vision
and raids that they grew almost ap great shock. It was so terrible to second day to take Pedro and Maria slowly extended and a lighted can which is nothing to Buckeye credit.
dle set cautiously within the pane. An intricate play called in the rain
Soundness of intellect is clear
athetic in the face of disaster.
Carmen that she was prostrate for and go to Monterey to waylay the The singer no longer bespoke the for a one-yard touchdown wasted
ness of vision.
But marriages, births and deaths the day. It was wintertime and old stage driver. Asking in Monte
one of them.
must go on even in the midst of cold. The houseboy had a log fire rey at the stage barn, she learned favor of the high stars: a greater
One point after touchdown for
tumults and wars A cousin of Car in the living-room grate. Monica, that Pardaloe would be in late in light quickened his heartbeats in
Northwestern would have tied Min
men's, Terecita de la Guerra, was looking for a place to warm her the afternoon. She lunched with her that flame of the candle. And as
he reached the end of a dim strain nesota. Two points after touchdown
married with a great celebration at self, was on hand and promised to Aunt Ysabel. pleading shopping to
in his song the white arm once would have won. The point after
Santa Clara Mission and went to watch the fire after the boy had left account for her trip, and in good
more reached forward, and the can touchdown is the cheap concession
Santa Barbara to live.
time met the stage. Pardaloe was
for other duties.
dle was put out to signify his dis from the rules committee to the
Carmen’s old Indian nurse Moni
Carmen, whose chamber was clos overjoyed to see her. She told him missal.
crowd—not to the good of football.
ca. whom she had not seen since est to the living room, was awak she wanted very much to see him.
In the Michigan game the Wolver
There were surprises at Guada
childhood, came up from San Diego ened from her sleep by a piercing "I’m alaying over here tonight, se
You'll like the w.y It inapt you buck to the
lupe next morning Señor Bowie ap ines were all over the Gophers—
to felicitate the young bride. Car scream; then followed silence. ñorita. What do you want to see
feeling of "ratin' to So" fitness and Internal
peared. an unbidden guest, for something like 15 first downs to 5.
cleanliness. Not a miracle worker, but If
men was in Santa Barbara at the Throwing on a wrapper, the Seño about, hm?”
breakfast. There was much laugh Michigan that day was the better
temporary constipation Is causing I nd lues*
time, visiting her cousin. Both girls rita opened her door and hastened
“It s some information I want, se ter and joyous welcome at seeing team on the field. But Minnesota
lion, headaches, llstlessnesa. tlarfletd lea
were devoted to the old woman and into the big room. Monica, trem nor. I think you can give it to me.” him from all except Carmen. She
will
certainly "do wonders." Hit SAMPLBI
won on a single play.
|0c—25c at drugstores
Carmen, after many efforts, got her bling. stood looking at a portrait.
"If I kin, señorita, it's yourn, was becomingly reserved. But she
Yet, I still say Minnesota has
For Prompt Reliol
to promise she would go up to Guad
“Monica!” cried Carmen. “Was right off.”
could not altogether control the col turned in the best job of the year,
alupe for a visit.
it you who screamed so?”
rS tamped, a d
“Senor Ben," she began low and or that heightened in her cheeks so barring nobody, when you look at
F dressed envelope
Carmen, her maid, Maria, and
"Yes. little one—ye*. I am sorry seriously, "I need some help. I know early.
the Gopher schedule. Yet, without
brin gs liberal
Monica took the stage of a newly , . . Yes, I did scream.”
opiate* or quinine I FREE SAMPLES.
you came into California about ten
“I just thought I'd drop down and the breaks, Minnesota could easily
established line for the return trip.
GARFIELD 1 LGARf IELD TLAC0.,lnc
“What on earth is wrong. Mon or eleven years ago over the moun see how things were running at have lost at least three ball games.
L
D«irt. 4
j
It was a three-sealer wagon of a ica? Are you ill?”
HEADACHE POWDER
tains from Texas with Senor Bowie Guadalupe,” said Bowie to Don Ra- Maybe four.
41st il 3rd Ive
type long afterward so popular in
The Indian woman was breathing —is it not so?”
IOc
25c
mon, laughing, of course.
“Minnesota this fall," a veteran
See doctor if be.
California —with canopy top and side hard.
“Señorita,” she quavered
Pardaloe nodded.
“ 'Bout that
“It was awful of me to do what Big Nina coach told me, “was like
curtains for rain—and drawn by in a high-pitched voice, pointing to long ago, I guess, señorita, what
I did. señor,” confessed Carmen Iowa was last year. Iowa last year
four spirited horses. The day was the painting, “who is that man?” about it?”
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when they were out in the sunshine could easily have been beaten by
beautiful and the ride promised to
“That is Scnor Bowie. He was
“Now I'll tell you what I know. together after breakfast and she Indiana, Minnesota. Purdue and No
be exhilarating. And to make it our rancho manager here.”
About that time the Indians raided was trying hard to control herself. tre Dame, which Eddie Anderson
Makes for Interest
more Interesting, Carmen de 3V-
Monica threw all her little our rancho in the South, Los Ala "I just thought you’d like a meri knows. Notre Dame was in the
Uncertainty is what gives life its
ered that the driver was none other strength into her cracked voice. She mos. They killed my father; my
enda again. And this year I must same spot. Notre Dame on the day’s interest.
than her ci-devant vaquero, Ben was trembling with emotion and mother died from shock. My little be hostess for Guadalupe, and it's
play could easily have lost to both
Pardaloe.
again, as she spoke, she pointed. sister Terecita and I were carried to run for several days.”
Army and Navy. When you play
He was as proud of his captaincy “My little Carmen! That is the man off by the savages into the moun
"Isn't it lucky for me I'm here to tough schedules, anything can hap
of the new wagon, his four fresh who brought you back to me from tain*. Scnor Ben. my »ister and I
pen.
help—if I may.”
horses and hi* pleasing Guadalupe the Indian* ”
were so nearly insane with fright
"You’ve got to give Minnesota
“It was awfully nice of you to
guests a* if he had been captain of
“Monica! Dear!” Carmen stared that we could recall nothing of
protect me at breakfast, senor. It credit for taking the year’s big gam
a four-master. Ben talked impor at her blankly. "Surely you are what happened except I seem to re
was a perfectly shameful thing for ble—a gamble that even Minnesota
May Warn of Disordered
tantly with Carmen, asking many mistaken—your eyes ..."
member something about a fight me to do—flying in the face of every might easily have lost three way*.
Kidney Action
questions and answering many. He
The Indian woman calmed down a Beyond that, all memory leaves me. thing. No matter! Don Ramon and But it has still been the big job of
Modern life with its hurry and worry,
placed her beside him on the driv little. “No! No! I am not mistak All I know, and this only because I
irregular habits, improper eating and
Dona Maria don't suspect the straw 1940.”
er's seat •■ th* stage pulled out en."
dnnking—its risk of exposure and infec
was told *o, is that we were brought berries. Only faithful Sanchez has
tion—throws heavy strain on the work
After a few minutes' ride Ben
“Remember. Monica.” persisted back to the rancho—where every the secret.”
For One Game
of the kidneys. They are apt to become
spoke to Carmen: “How are Pedro Carmen, her own senses reeling, thing had been burned—by a white
over-taxed and fail to filter excess and
"The main angle in football.” El
“Our secret.”
and other impurities from the life-giving
and Sanchez making it at Guada "you do not see as well as you once man. Scnor Ben, can you tell me,
blood.
”1 didn't say that. I am going to mer Layden of Notre Dame said, "is
lupe?”
did."
| do you know, anything about that take Pedro and ride over to inspect the mental attitude for one game.
You may suffer nagging backache,
headache,
dixxmeM. getting up nights,
“As well as can be expected, with
see well enough to know that part of the story?”
leg pains, swelling—feel constantly
the strawberries. Do you suppose I I know how Army and Navy shoot
all the troubles that are going on face, little one. If I were blind, my
tired, nervous, all worn out. Other signa
Then the grizzled »cout began to might And you over that way after ■ for us. I told you that you could
of kidney or bladder disorder are some
everywhere.
But they are not— little one. those eyes would star* at talk in hi* slow and deliberate man while?”
throw out all other games. When
times burning, scanty or too frequent
what shall I say—they’re too peace me. You know, dear one, for years ner. He retold the *tory of how he,
urination.
you
get
set
to
win
one
game,
no
“Before you get there.”
Zh an’s Pills. Doow's help the
able
We need a man who will I was forbidden to speak of that Bowie and the Indian. Simmie. had
“You and I got terribly scolded one can say what will happen. For
kidneys to pass off harmful excess body
stand up and fight if necessary. I terrible day. You were ill for year* rescued two tiny frightened girl* that time I rode out with you early example, blocking and tackling are
waste. They have had more than half a
century of publie approval. Are recom
wish you were back there."
afterward, and no one was allowed from a fierce Indian band and had in the morning, We poor señoritas ■bout 80 per cent spirit for that on*
mended by grateful users evaryvhwn.
“We did used to have good times to speak even ■ word of what had left them with a missionary some have to be so careful!” sb* said day.
Ask your nnghborZ
rm th* big rancho, that'* a fact happened. But I tell you. that is the where along the Southern California demurely.
“Don’t figure that any unbeaten
Thing* kind of got different after man who left you with me. I have coast
“Look for me when you near lb* team ride* safely. They definitely
Henry went away—got kind of lone- seen hi* eye* ■ thousand times. Oh,
Carmen pressed him for every de valley."
do not”
•ume or something.'*
where is he, that *• may know I tail and in th* end sh* was prac-
I TO BE COXTiM LDi
2
Dentist
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On
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YOUNG
GIRLS
WOMANHOOD
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Backache
D oans P ills