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MURDER INC.-IN A KEG AND OTHER TRUE STORIES

by

Harold J. Treherne

In the 1920s, 1923, to be exact, thousands of men from Britain arrived in Canada to help with the harvest. The possibilities of life in that sprawling semi-continent were painted in glowing terms by the recruiters and the steamship companies, assisted by the Government. Some of the newcomers succumbed to the frustralions of a city boy trying to adjust to the hardships of life on the farm. One who did not give up was Harold J. Treberne. Mr. Treherne is glad he stuck it out. And readers will be equally happy that he did.

These recollections of early days on the vast prairies of Saskatchewan are, by turns, dramatic, amusing, suspenseful, but always fascinating. There are true tales of the tornado of 1926; tbe blizzard of 1936; the dust storm of 1939 – and all the forces of Nature. Throughout all the sketches there are pen portraits of unique personalities, some of them characters, to be sure, but always memorable. The growth of "Blighty," the greenhorn who is Mr. Treherne, is traced through the stories that are mainly about some other subject or individual. How be came to terms with horses, for instance, reveals at once his humor and his response to nature in all its ramifications.

The sketch, "The Cascades," and the longer report of a visit to the United States and the western part of Canada, "Round Trip," show the author's sensitivity to the wonders of nature, even as they recall amusing or annoying incidents in the course of his trips. "Round Trip" has been illustrated by Mr. Treherne.

For "below the border" Americans, this is a marvelous introduction to "above the border" Americans.

Published by Vantage Press, Inc. 516 West 34th Street, New York, N.Y. 10001. (1974)

CONTENTS

Tornado of '26 • 9

Blizzard of '36 • 18

Dust Storm of '39 • 22

King of Hoboes • 29

One Friday The Thirteenth • 43

Trade-ins .... • 52

The Cascades • 61

Photo-Finish • 65

A $6.50 Touch • 68

Pre-Dawn Capers • 71

Could It Happen Again? • 75

Almost • 76

Seat! • 77

Possum • 78

A Friendly Wager • 79

Eulogies to a 'T' • 80

Murder Incorporated-In a Keg • 85

The Breaking Point • 88

Horse-Laugh • 91

A Lunch Encounter • 96

Petty Irritations • 106

I Remember • 108

Round Trip • 119

Suspended • 164

A One and Twenty Mile Stint • 173

POETRY

Canada - That First Year on the Boat • 183

The Train • 191

Stooking (Mostly .. ) • 202

Threshing • 220

Fall Work • 247

Winter • 276

Bygone Prairie Days • 283

Pioneer Days • 293

A Toast To You • 295

Interlude • 295

Old House • 296

Reverie • 298

One February Evening • 299

Nosey Porkers • 300

Minor Tragedy • 301

The Canny “Bach” • 302

Barn Swallows • 304

Autumn Days • 306

The Happy Return • 309

The Snowbank And Me • 311

The Dance That Wasn’t • 313

Farm Cooperation Fifth Column • 314

Serenity • 314

A Memory Relived • 315

To The Lonely Heights • 315

In Excelsis • 316

Time • 317

In Appreciation • 318