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Dark Lightning

Ielen Toppllll i.uiiu'

Synopsis

on: n 'lnnn. yon! INN- Isnn engineer from Alabama. misses his bus In Texas and Minn Mason, wife of a cattle rancher. gives him a lift. Gary Is Injured when her car crashes In a ditch and the Masons nuns him back to health. III bill In lows with Mom's Qguglr . Adelaide but. unwill- In( to propose until he has A job, Guy plami to leave for Mex- Ioo. Meanwhile he nllspexts there is on In the property and tells llgney Mason. Despito the pri- tests of Oliver Kimball. Har- vgy'a son-in-law. Hickey is employed to drill" a well. Harvey persuades GAPS 1" "- lnnln untl tests are made. Lawyu Slide Ellis threatens to get up Injunction, because of I violation of property rights In the sale of the land to Harvey. A break in the water pipe delays uperations. Gary locates It and believes Slide. Ellis is It the bottom of the business.

CHAPTER XX iCnnt iniiedt

"BomI9body's going to get sued fny this!" he shrillcd, "Iirmk at my pansy bn:-drr practically wuuhed sway bi-fore I miild act ruit here--ar.d iiow it's '.indermiii- ing mv vialk Soiiietiotiys giiiiig to . sued, 1 tell you! tVVho cut the inn .'” asked Gary. briisqucly, He bent and twisted the

end of the DIDP. FIFRQEIIIR it aroundd

In that the water ficivred off into

the ditch at the side of the marif

"If you had ilimigzlii to do that. you wouldn't. have had ixatcr in

your ya rd. ' h e told the ting ry householder. ttsomcbody cu t this line clean. Did you sre anyone

fooling around out here?"

"How rniiid I see anybody in the dark'.'" demanded ihc man, map- ping his neck with a soizszy hand- kerchief. "Anyway, I was out in the garage fixing: the radio on my car. Whola go;n-2 '0 pay for my pansy bed is what I want to know And that iialk will haie to bc fixed--undermined the way it LS. it's botind to crack

"llverythinz wiii be taken care of.” Gary assured him. ”Nriiv I've got to get to a telephone and have the water out. fill up can mend this line. In the meantime. if you see anybody iiround here, get the license number, will you?”

"I haven't. the time,” izriimblrdi the man "I've got. srilder niriiin: out I;I'IETP--l'PcI(Oll it's all burned

up by Lhis Lime What makes you think somebody out lhls line? May- be it busted.'

"Look lien---" Gary plf"I(Pd up the end (if pipe hcioiid the break in which thcrre tins now no iiritcr "609 that? Then" man or three licks hPIIIl'P it broke. Funny you didnt hcar 1' '

"I don't. pay any attention to noises out there. Traffic going by

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all tbs time. not and fights and thins. I was busy. And I worked hard on thus panties - lpa s whole lot for the seed, - Loo-". ”Every pansy will be replaced," lOsry insisted. "Mind stsytiru hairs Adelaide? . . .No, on seoond thought iI'd better slay myself. You go In is telephone--you haventr. a phone here, have you, mister?"

"No. But theres one down at Ripley's filling station. Half a nule down ths road."

"Go mere, Adelaide. Telephone the water company and ask them km send out somebody to turn the water off on this line: and then lcall your father and tell him to Isond Hickey down with a couple of men and some wrenches and two- inch pipe--one length of it. Can Iyou remember all that?"

I "Water off--Hickey, wrenches, iwo-inch pipe. I'll do my best. Captain." Adelaide said 'But lis- Iten here. Gary Taiinian--if you .dare go off to Mexico and leave lmy dad with s1! this trouble on lliis hands, I'll newer speak to you I again ”

Gary squatted on his heels in the dark. liearing the precious water wasting: away In the gutter, know- Qinc that that was Harvey Mason's LITi0llPy running away down there. l'Ilheii, after about twenty minutes,

.:he flow of viaier stopped. He. drevi .

Ia deep breath of relief, went down to snrsigliten the pipe and nail for Hickey. An old truck with two men in it had slowed to ii stop, dimly visible In the dusk, and one iman R0! out and lifted the hood and stood fiddling with something about the motor. Crazy sensed that this was a stall, that man who

still sat in the truck was watching'

him, and not his partner. He was certain of this when a car whir- red by, honking, and the flare of the headlights sliowcd, briefly, a biaiid new ax lying in the back :of the truck. He walked boldly out to the truck.

he asked. I The man at the hood let. it Idown with a bump "Ain't hitting right," he mumbled. "What's up? iGot trouble on your water line?” 1 ”You knew about that, did you?” lGary was dry.

"No, we didn't know nothing a- bout it. Just. seen you standing there-" ; i'You saw me iitaniding there and you knew that something was .wrons: with our line you'd better get going-the sherriffs on his way out here noiv."

They six are" at him. and the I.l'll('k iore aiiay, but not before Gary had noted the license number.

in no time.'.

(Continued)

ELLENISVDIARY

Cant nued from pazie 2

the farming."

I are going at .

At siipper Iii irelebraiion of the day iihicii meant so much to iiini, ihe Family forrgzitliered he-re, ilie folks from ihe House across ihe Lane at Aiderlea com- ing with the Nell-mare and sleigh, the black dog for their i-scnrt along snow -clad ways. The sun had just slipped down behind It. hiltop. The rose of his dying embers was re- fiecteri brightly on the crusted white of the farm-lands; every naked of the farmlands; every naked .brarich of tree and shrill), iced mn- by the rercnt silver thaw ;zlixtrn- cd in rainbow shades, like the prisms or an old chandelier.

"There never I! as a prettier even- ,in;z." Joanie said, stonpiniza min- ute at the dnnr. before onieriniz to look upon the beautiful -.viritci' scene about.

i We ate birthday fare, at the last, (VDPnini( the cake which had held the, seven tiny blue caiidirs the lad had discovered in the corti- er of I! diniiiiz-room dmuer as though the number had hrcn sort- ed out and put there by a loving I hand nnw rested . . . The childi'rns' eyes giistciied in the magic of their light as one after another they made their wishes. relit. or puffed the littis flames away.

Seven . . . it is a. good numb:-r. May their new year bring much happiness to this--and other little lads and maids who are sevcn!

Until tomorrow - - - - Diary - - - - Good-night

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iP'l'B'E GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN.

EWi1l ABui1d Aircraft

KILVIN GIOVI

(January report)

rsde X: 1. erne Reeves; 2, I For Coastal Defence GE'.:.f”i"x"; 1.2.... Csuley; 1

...j.m.:..E....-s... horsepower Wright compound en-

Myron Ms cKenz.ie.

MON'I'R.EAL (OP) -- About 50 V Grade II-1. Thelma cousins; 2. iaircraft, military versions or the times to slvo the aircraft a lonser Nancy Mncnonnid; 3. Lorne inrisioi Britannia mih.spon.. will be mice and slower speed for recon- Cousins.

built by Canadair Limited. it was nlll3IllC0 Pl-"P0398. learned here Monday night. i A Csnsdair spdtesman described Work Starts Immediately

It as ti sl&5.000,000 order snd said - only licensing agreements with the He bald it will be about six lplane's designers. the Bristol Aero- months before Cansdsir begins to .1-mine oommm of Engimd, 1-3. place orders for material but en- .main in be worked mic. This might sineerins work will besln imme-

Grade I fsr.t-1. Grant Cousins; Robert Crofer.

Grade I (Jr.l-1. Keith Davtson. Highest average in senior. Mar-

jory Riley, D0'7'c.

Highest average In junior. Hor-

sce Crozier. 9075.

Margaret 8. Oousim. Teacher.

Irma Reeves: 8. Jean C ' .

Grads VIII: 1. Garth Cssslcil Ii Roberts Roll: 3. Mu-lsi-is Mao- Murdo.

Grade VII: 1, Lloyd Blanchard; 2, Wilfred Blanchard.

Grade VI: 1. Shslla Caselsry: 2 Myron Payntsr: 3. James Payntsr.

Grads V: 1, Kenneth Mona: 2, Errol Waugh; 3, Walter Blanchard.

Grade IV: 1, Judy Pickettl.

Grade 111: 1. Astrid Miller: 2. Nancy MscMurdo; 3. Alice Blan- chard.

Grade I (a) 1, Mertls Pickstts;

2, Gordon Blsnchsrd; 3. Hugh Bsglole. Grade I (ht: 1, Willard Moon

and Roger Csssley; 2. Rowen

Caseley; 3, William Glover.

I'lkP about four weeks. dintely.

The military version of the sir- Mr. Nbtmsn said Canadsir list lirier would be s four-engined. 1.1.- also considered the possibility of 400-horsepower aircraft for use by building s. commercial version ofi maritime air commands. the plane.

T N. Beaiinre. deputy defence Separate rights for this would: production minister. was quoted as have to be scquired from Eng-I .sai'lniz tha initial order will be for lard. . jsit'..000.00ft to crwrr licence has. The Britannia. as s commercivily lfnoilrilz and -naineerine and tho aircraft. csrrios 100 persons and Is! Kp-rnclurtion of the first 2!) planes. twice as large as North Stars now" I . used bv Trans-Canada Air Lines. i Will Guard Coastline he said.

nhimc scnoon I

Mr Reatinre Mid the plane, In .the role of s siibniarinn-htmter, --- liW'III guard (”anada's coastline Ilsnunry Rt-port) larainst nolnniini mnmies To fill Grade. IX-1. Margaret Crafer

iihis role the Briiinnia will under- Grade VTIIVI. Marjory Riley;. Vwo nxtriislvn irdcslgniniz. he said. John Davison: 3. Neil Matthews. 1 ' Canidair pi-esidmit Geoffrev Not- Grade VII-1. Roy Crozier; 2.;

lnian said the piaiin will be the llllrilrsl evrir I'i1Y1SI.l'llCIi'(I In Canada 1 Mr. Notman. said the commer- lclal yr-rsinii's four tiirho-prop 9'l- lgtnes will be replaced by 3,350-

Miiry Matthews; 3. Roger Cousins.

Grade V-i. Sharon Crnzier: 2.3 George Hunter: 3. Joseph Mac-it Kenzie.

Grade III--I. Horace Crozicrg 2.1

POTATO. ASSEMBLERS

it is impossible for the Selling Agency to make payment to you or to farmers for cars of which Loading Reports have not been received. Load- ing Reports not properly completed with receipts at- tached, etc, are also causing delay in payments.

Payment has been made for all shipments report- ed up to about. February 15th. We ares till waiting for Loading Reports on about 39 cars which were shipped to Halifax or Saint John for Export early in January. Farmers whose potatoes were shipped more than two weeks ago and who have not yet received their cheques should urge their Assembiers to submit Loading Re-

ports promptly.

P. E. I. POTATO MARKETING BOARD SELLING AGENCY

tatoes on

(EBRUARY 25, 1,54 Ex

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