F.1i1QeY. Dark . Lightning
Helen Topping Miller
CHAPTER I
Mona Lee Mason wan lost the moment she looked at Gary Tall- mnn. standing there waiting for a ride at the iilling station. He nad sandy, curly hair and an en- gaging smile, and he walked up calmly and with naive confidence.
"I'm Gary Tallman. from Ala.- bama." he said, in an educated voice nvi-rla.id Wlbll a. southern dnwl. "Would you let me ride into mm with you? I missed the bus. mud in pretty importnm that I got no son Antonio tomorrow. I uauro you that rm perfectly safe. You can have this man oenrch me, if you like."
Mom Lee looked at him. He win a nice looking young man. with frank it-ray eyes and 1 nioe ion- neui. His uan riding penis and boots had cost money, though they were A little shabby now: and his one aiiiirrise, greasy and rath- er worn. was of good leather.
lhe didn't know quite what to do. SM couldn”. drive away abruptly and leave this boy standing there. with Be-rt Maddox still putting gasoline intn tho tank. She said kindly as she could, ”I'm not in the habit of picking up people..."
"Natiirailv." he agreed. "I knew t-het when I looked at you."
"My husband--" began Mona Lee iineasiiy.
''I know He's probably a vary wine husband" He smiled at her. ”But I happen not to be A tran- sient bum. Iirn D. petroleum engine- er from-" he named ii good uni- versity ”-on the way to I. Job."
"My son-in-law in in oil. Leases." Mona Lee nieiitioiicd the company, stalling: for time, waiting for Bert to screw on the gas cap and come Around to the iront.
"Up with the big fellow. in he? Pve been trying to get in there, but tiheyre not taking on Hwy geophysic men. But there's a chance in Mexico - if youre wiliimz to work cheaply."
Bert hung up the hose and came nmunrl the car 5 bit bell- igerently. "Listen here, you-'
And then Gary Tallman smiled. For the last seventeen years, Mono Lee Mason had been feeling I. sick jar-it of agony whenever she saw A tall boy with sandy. curly hair. Because little Phil would have grown up looking like that - tall and swaggering and ziudacous, with hair exactly this color.
”Hi:'s all right, Bert." she said. qiiiokiy. "Hos Just on his way to a job. He can ride with me."
Bart. was still scoivling. uncon- VlTlPN'l. The boy advanced. hell out. his arms, palms up.
"Mind lzfllll” through m&- just to satzsiy ytiu.-olt I'm not armed and dcspcriii.c'?" he said.
Bert still glared. unconvinced. ”l.aots of guys like you - stopping people on the road. Mrs. Mason. sheis a iririid of mine."
Gary Tallimin bowed. "Shell be as safe with mc as my own mother. May I not in? Thanks A lot."
"I don't :0 all the way to town," Mona Loo told him. "Our place is two mzlrs this side. But. probably you can not a ride the rest at the way. xlayhe Slim will be going in with the truck."
The boy put his suiizase on the floor in the brick. But he opened the from door and got in beside
her.
"Ynii'vc boon o'.'cr in tihe oil iiclrls?” slw asked. "Pretty hard work. isn't it?"
viva boon riccizimr - and that
is hard work. Its worse than hard -- HAS tniiizh. Especially if you're it:-hir.z to he doinz something that l'()ll'Ve becn trained to
"My son." Mona Lee went on, "is third year law at tho Univer- sity of Virginia."
"swrll soliool," npproved her passonzcr. Vlnxn Loo lmkrd down at his
iamittv hnois and lll0lli!l'lt oi the smart pair l-lai'i'cy Junior had had lnsi yrnr. llarvcy Junior was dark and lNlll and tall. dark like her hut nnt. like hcr in other ways - he was too quick and smooth and sn--casiir. Not. l1l'l('ll like his fath- r-r. r-itlirr. llnrvcy Senior was blunt and P.'ll'll1)' and direct. Mona LN! adrniitcd tn liorseli that she mu a llN.lP afraid oi her son. But liitlc Phil ii-mild have been like this straizqcr. Phil had loved the soil and had always opened his arcs wide and told the
"The in." Gary Tallinnn went In, "is pretty badly crowded. You nave In have a rlciinite connection ihnsc days. or wish get into poli- ;irs. Your hiishaiirl in in law?”
"Cm, no --- hcls it rancher. He rnisos zrzide Brahma stock and him: riiiilc."
She iclt his ojien move over her and was glad that her new iaprinu suit and her straw hat were be- coming. She was forty-three, but the young boys still danced.with her at parties. and that planned Harvey thouizh he wouldnlt any so. They had been married twenty- tnur ypars. and they had been happy yearn - but afterward. when no much contusion and excitement overtook her, Mona Lee found her- ielt wishing that Ahe had opened the door oi the air on that brief ride and pushed thin boy, Guy Tnlimnn. out. That sharp curve beyond Charlie Grimm's cotton gin would have been 3 good place in do it.
This boy talked well. He had new I lot at the world. Hi: father. so he said. was in cotton in mail and his mother had died when ho was seven. Mono ue telt a click- ing lump or sy-rnputlw at that. she loved buy: so much. she mo- thered every lanky male cruturo I-In-vey hind on the video, doctor- in winter what: the
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ST. JOHNS. Nfld. (OP)-C. M. Leno, general necretary at the Newfoundland Federation of Fish- enmn. liu lnmod out M. the fed- crll government for (tiling to un- derwrito the fishing industry and set minimum price standards.
In an interview Mr. Lane said the industry: outlook was bleak and "W3 about time iilie govern- ment woke up and realized how little it takes to satisfy the fisher- men."
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Within tho last five years, he said. the nimiiber of fishermen in Newfoundland has decreased from 18,w0 to 10,000. and unleng some- thing is done. he expected another 2.000 to quit iihe dories iihi: year.
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"line fiahermen need to get 812 L quintnl 112 pounds to eke out an existnnce, and it the mer- chnnts can't pay tihat. than it's up to the govemment." He said the avenge price paid last year to the fisherinen was about sue a quintdl.
He said it was the 81.50 advance per quintial paid the fiaherrnen last year by the provincial govern- ment that kept the men going, and so far this year there is no guar- antee of any help.
tiha izmwirnniont will do? "the men uraI"About '30 your: nizn
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Mr. Lane had little hope for the fiiture of the Labrador fleet. there were
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50 liwonern on the Luanda- coat. in. your ttioro were 14 ond this yet: we expect about six.”
"To make matters worse" he atld. "our best fishermen have left. Only about 15 percent of the men 3'8 Young and active and majority of than are nccivinc penalons.
"It's only because fish were no plentiful lut year that we got 810111 as well u we did."
Cheaper Salt Needed
'13?-in! I l,Wi'pe at the provincial zovernmmt; he acid it could do more by helping the Labrador fish- ermen get cheaper cult and it more economical way at geeting their flah to st. John's.
Under the present setup. he said. salt is about 100 percent higher In Labrador than it is in St. John's became of fivicht and haulage chatzeu. Besides. the fidhcwnen are forced to pay iiheir own freight
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'm1wN'ro. (OP)--'1ha president of the Canadian Rgatuur-nt Asso- ciation nrya there's no doubt To- ronto hu the but eating-places in Canada and ilhe "most ambitious iroatuunnwurs" despite claims made on behalf of Quebec cheta. Oscar Beiceller. O. R. A. pren- ident, uid Wedneeday for him the moat important things are n restau- rant's nntitery conditiom, equip. ment, general niimoqyhem and ser- vice.
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Anion; other tninu. members naked: "Whoever heard of going to 'roi-onto to eat?"
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Mr. John T. Itdurl wu in the City xsecntly.
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Mr. Henry l-revenue: van in the City recently.
Mem-I. Alfred MIcPliail and Wellington Bulmond were visitors to Nova Scciia. They visited the home of Mr. and Mn. All Mac- Dcuzall when an evening or enter- tainment wu in progress. The evening we: brought to a clone with nevorll selection: by Mr. Mac-
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Friend: in thin community we”. nddened to hear or the buddcn and untimely death oi Hydle Mac. Douull of Charlottetown on Jan. unry 2.
-Mr. l-rector Derrach was 3 recent visitor to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Paul.
Mr. A. K. Mucndyen in spend. in; the winner at the horns of his Ion-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Macmchern, New Argyle. .
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