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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1913-2-6, Page 34,001040NAMOWAAAAAAAAA", nAting letter felt an intolerable 1 . load, She 'could consult uo ene, MOHAMMEDAN MOSQUE AT ADRIANOPLE FILLING THE VACANCY ..,17itivaf,ennisttl;o'rosrbealtVg; monogr am, "fl )» " Hilda bd heard the name ef jetties Deverley The eaeaet judgoably 'was the too Often not to associate the ini- t. tef ttopin f oonvn,nstion, in 1050,1 t18.41$ with the distinguished lawyer. eiee. It lay •between Bynton and . • • • • . Selrerley. It WAS the night after Mrs. 13yn- viatt, In his librerS bAlee The two ,great lawyers were re- toll's cognized mats. James Deverley Deverley sat musing over memories wee a. bachelor ; Claude Bynton. was that she had awakened, A lacly was not. Some of the older man inset, again announced. As Jame a Dev- uateel that even in love Jim Dever- erley scanned .her pretty features ley and clattee nynten had been het lOoked into eye .$ whose azure rivals. depths disclosed that infinite parity It wee late one night and James which man watches for in woman Deverley sat in hjs. library care- fully persuing a letter. A xnaid But James DaverleY's admIratieli toped, was instantly ,swallowed up in sur - "A lar to sco you prise. He saw ,a, re-iieernation of a iasks A woman, veiled a•ziel.' cloaked, girl Inve'd by in the knig ago, a tered. Fer some ends girl unforgotten, but overlooked ensneither Deverley nor his visitor spoke. from the hour in which Mrs, Byn- "Throw off your wrep4e,„ Ala, ton had laid the spell of her more dazzling beauty upon hm. at last. "You will be more cone- ter _ forbable,X) • em sorry to trouble you/' be- "YOu recognized me?" gen a soft, winning voice,. • "Instantly." "You must not be sorry about Discarding her wraps, she anything if you are—as T think and yealed the prone/ features of Claude "That wae my mother'S name." "Canyou guess rey business come, whatever your errand be."' hope—Hil•da Lesburrea danglater.'' ilYlibelfe wife' "Then, for her 'sake, you are wel- sh° wsk o,'Evan Bilda received kindness wish.you to stamd mote ond too -rarely not to be grateful for it leb Claude have the judgeship." vher& c'aille• was the orad of a • • "Sit down," he said; "and let u.s joyful:hear ere she got her errand explained. .1)everley instantly un- derstood. "Yes. The letter is mine, I gave it to Mrs. Bynton to post." He took it, tore it, and tossed it into the fire. Then, .as with fresh lightneas, of heart, he reamed his interest in Hilda, Royan's past, his solicitude for her future. • And when at last he, gallantly yet re- luctantly, •esoorted her to the door, Hilda, had almost forgotten the seri- attallt it over. Of course, Bynton's chance of the judgeship Issas good as irtine." "It isn't. Everyone says you will get ib. You have had. the luck every time." "On one occasion I hadn't." "Are you still harping on that string?" "Yes. And now that we are alone together for the first time, I should like to hear why you threw me over." "What 'ociuld I do? You both wanted me. Only one •of you could get me." "Why VIM not I that (mei You gaM ve e to understand I would "Well Jim I shall make a frank eonfes,sion. I have always been ambitious. It is ambition that has' sent me here to cringe before you to -night. - Claude was of ancient family; you were unknown. There was no indication that you would ever be known. Do you remember Hilda Le:Sburn?" ev' Derley stirred involuntarily. • "Yes, 1 see you remember her, ,with her pusslike and affected shy- ness. She nearly fooled both you and Cla,ude. Because you two Loved her 1 hated her. 1 guessed that if I accepted you Claude would turn for solace to Hilda Lesburn. Ile would have set her in a, better position that you could then have set•rne. That was insufferable. On he other hand,. if I refused neu, you would retire to your tent and abjure woman for evermore. So she wouldn't get you and would have Mande. Really, Jim, your chance with me .was as good ea, probably better .than, Claude's. But Hilda, Lesburn tipped the bal- ance against you." "You mentioned Hilda Le,sburn," he said! "What become of herr' "She died two years ago, leaving an only daughter beggar poor. Her name is Hilda Royan, and she is now my maid. She le her mother all over—looks and disposition. Jim, won't, you oblige me? Of course Claude might get the offer before you—" "I am afr&id he won't. Could you guess what I hold in my hand" ( "It iS • a letter offering me the vacant judgeship,'' "Are you going to accept 7" "Claude can have it." • "That is like you, Jim. Will you notify the a.utheritles at. once? I am impatient for my ladyshtp." "Very well, I shall give yOu my decision t,c) post." Be wrote rapidly; within a few minutesd , he lmgratefully ackn•ow- /edged and had courteously de- clined the proffered honor. He ad. dressed the envelope and handed it bo her. • • Mrs. Bynton entered her house, threw off her wraps, and pa.seed. upstairs. At that moment her bus - band's motor drew up at the door, She •hurried. Her maid, Hilda Royan, was waiting for her on the first floor. Excitement and a sense of guilt caused her to falter; she tripped and treshed headlong on the arteps. A letter fell from her hand. Hilda Royan hurried to her raistreasts help, but. even in her pain Mrs. Bynton had thoughts for only onse thing, "The letter!" •sh1-li e cried. e"ele the letter I" Only Hilda Royaia• had seen. ;and heard, and she had only a momept for action. Swiftly she snatched up the Fetter es Mr. Byntten and the SerVallta .eame rushing upstairs at Mrs, Briton's cry. She was un- oonecious new, Two y•ea,rs inGarsen Square had fought glide Royan much, The ireoldexid, eident of the letter catteed Hilda no surprise, Mr. Bynton' e anxiety concerning it proved her desire to comical it. t Hilda could not hope to pieree the earclon, of special nurses by whom her mirees was now Atir- roundod. And aheady the teceimie prise is that, it is' in your blood. ing sold. • ous purpose which had taken, her thither. .- .Mrs. Bynton recovered slowly. She was still weak and ill when she sent for her maid. Hilda entered the 'sickroom and approaohed that Mrs. Bynton might whisper into" her ear the question plainly visible in 'Mrs. Bynton's eyes.. "When 1 fell there was a letter. Did you see itl" eye,e "Did, you hide it ?" "Yes, for 24 hours, Then I took it to Mr. Deverley. He acknOw- lodged iina,nd I restored it to hien" "Thank Heaven 1 You are an. in- telligent girl, Rogan. I shall grate- fully remember you when I recover. Go." Hilda's hour for air and exercise was from 4 to 5 etc/sack. Saint James's Park was her resort. Straight from. her ipterview with her mistress she sought, her favorite haunt, and in one •of the quiet by- paths she encountered James Dev- erley for the first time sinee she had visited him. "You are not alone in your love of the quiet and the secluded," he eaid, a,s he greeted her warmly. "After a tiresome day in •the courts a walk home through the park is a wonderful sedative. It is my regular habit." After that day, James Deverley aceidentally met Hilda, Royan in Saint James Park with a certainty that cynics would have smiled at. Mrs. Bynton continued to im- prove; she would soon be about again. Friends voiced their ela- tion, but no .orie in Ga,rsen Square knew what was still Mrs. Byntian's supreme anxiety, and only one man outside guessed it. One night, therefore, James Dev- erley received Miss. Bynton as he had received her before. "Now, a second time, can yea guess why I have come ?" ``Te re -open e ego tiation s ' "Yes. Will you write me another letter of declination?" "I will not." It was unexpected and inexplic- able. The accents, more than the words, warned the woman of dan- ger. "Why the change 'en4 the chilly aeoents?" she asked. "All the pleas I urged before are still valid." "For you, but nobler me." " A h ! Another woman 1" "I make .no admissions, ByMbon withdrew baffled. Hilda Royan 1 Could that possi- bly be the explana,tion ? Old love is easily kindled: The girl was the picture of her mother. With her looks and mannerisms she might have awakened old memories. One thing was clear ---Hilda Roy - an must be got rid of. ' • Mrs. Bynton had scarce finished breakfast next meriting when she auminoned her maid. "You met Mr. Deverley on a re- cent oecaelort?' ' "fl: ave you Meie • . The gees -Sion was embarresaing by itsdirectness. Calnacions, not of guilt, but of truth, Hilda flushed criinson. The woman watching her had too much at stake 49 miss any sign. Here was oonfirmation enough of her maple/en, "Yeti artful minx ! , You have been putting yourself in Mr, Dever- leyne way to attract his notice. Hew dare you curter favor with my friends? Do you realize you are the vet menial? Your only ex - Avow." • One of Turkey's reasons for holding out so stubbornly on the questiou of the surrender of Adrianople was because in that city is located the famous mosque of Selina It, which bears the same relation to the Turk as the tomb of his ancestors does to the Chinese. The great mosque was set up in the sixteenth century, and legend has it that the Sultan, seeing that it would be 'the most wonderful building in the empire, stated that he would have the architect slaio after he had. finished his work, that he might not erect a rival. This architect, a Bulgarian named Sinan, hearing of the Sultan's determina- tion, sought to escape from the'dity when his task was at an end by leaping cups of *old water, heating it quick- ie:to the air from the last minaret of the mosque, trusting to a pair of wings ly and letting it boil five Minutes. he had fastened to his shoulders to lesurel his gliding into safety. He fell and Drain, rise in cold, water, and was killed. dram i agan. Add one cup of tome- . tn puree, three-quarters,of a cup of ful of salt, and & little cheeped green pepper. Cook until tender and then add one-half cup of grated cheese and two -tablespoonfuls of butter, mixing them in with. a fork. Grilled Oysters.—Use large oy- sters. Trim there and let them lie in a bo-wl with melted butter, salt, and Pepper until well seasoned. Then twrap each oyster in a slice of ba- con and sprinkle them with bread crumbs and chopped parsley. Put them on skewers and grill for four minutes over a hot fire. Place the oysters on slices of bread fried in butter, and eerv-e very hot. Rice Cream with Maraschino Chereies.—Wash thoroughly a quar- ter of a pound of rice, and boil it in a quart of milk until the rice is soft; then add half a teaspoonful of vanilla, and let it coolSoak half a box of gelatin in a cup of cold water for two hours. Put the rice on the fire in a double boiler, and When it is heated stir in the gels, - tin, not allowing it to boil. Take it off the fire and beat in a pint If eseetestatteaseleeetttelostikettett.10.1ke 'liable linen and clean towels", bed ! , linen, body linen, handkerchiefs and boiled aeperetely if used by (these should be ed, • waaheol I.HOMF these having- colds), -soiled towels ' • ateeeeteeteit etae.eritasteeteterteteretelle0 and elothee, stockings, colored clothes, woo/on. Ham Cream Cakes. --Sift One. quarter of a pound a flour into a, betwl, season it with pepper and celery salt, and rub in two ounces of butter, Next mix in the Yolk of two eggs, two tablespoonfuls of cream, and oneethirci of a feaspeete fel of baking powder, When it is mixed to a stiff paste roll it out very thin or a board and cut into small round pieces. Prick the piec- es and bake in a, bet oven until they are light brown. When the bis•• cults are cool split. them through the middle and spread with a paste made of whipped cream and finely chopped ham, seasoned with pepper and a very little powdered mixed spices. The cakes may be served cold or heated in the oven before using. • Apples in Dressing Gown.—Make a puff paste and cut into pieces large enough to hold an apple com- fortably. Cut the 'apples in half peel them, and eut the *ore out of each, making quite a large hole. Fill the ()enter with sugar, cinna- mon, and strawberry, raspberry,'or guinea jam. Arrange the apples with pastry beneath them and over them (like individual pies), and bake them in the oven as you would pie. Rice with Cheese and Tomato. — Cook one-half cup of rice in three Your mother was the same before you. I made a xnisrtake in receiving you inrto my house. Quit it at Hilda Royan quitted Garsen Square. • She had no notion -whither she went. But, instinctively, her feet turned towards Saint James's Park. It would be the last time she would dare venture thither. She coulel nob possibly face Mr.' Dever - ley now. But it was not yet 11 o'clock. There was no chance of encountering him at that hour. Absorb•ed in thought, she sa,un- tered, along the quiet, familiar path. Someone blocked • her path— jaartes Deverley! It did not require the penetration of a K.O. to perceive Hilda Royan's trouble.. He detained the dainty gloved hand as he spoke. • "Whatever is the, matter? Is the weight of rthe universe resting on' your shoulders that your features look so grave ?" "No, but 1 have lost my old situ - anion and have not yet found a new "What was the cause of your dis- missal?" "Spare me," she pleaded. "Very well. But Hilda, I have a question you must answer.' I am confident my name was mixed up with your dismissal from your last situation. Would you eare to have my name mixed up with your next situation ?" It was enigmatical. Hilda stared. "I once made a mistake," he con- tinued. "I loved a woman like you. Another -woman fascinated me and fooled me. I lost 'the woman who would have made my life ha,ppy. But I found her again in her daugh- ter. New you have taught me, to love you for yourself alone. Hilda, would you tare to mix, -up your name with mine? There is a va- cancy in my heart and in my home. Will you All the vacancy Only the birds in that quiet path in Saint James's Park know what Hilda Royan. said and what Tames De-verley idi.d after that. Andno tactful person would further in- quire,—Lenelon QUICK FIRING XIFLE. New Weapon. Discharges 2.672 Aim. ed Shots in 15 Minutes. While the advd.cates of world Pewee are working 'on their great project, the military world is de, voting More and more time to per- fecting its equipment. The new portable, quick firing rifle made by Vickers, Limited, of Birmingham, England, has already been accepted by the war departments of five great nations, and coattracts for more 'than a thousand rifles have al- ready been 'signed. This novel weapon, weighing only twenty-seven pounds,. can be car- ried by one man and, used at tre- mendous ranges with terrible efe feet. The barrels are kept epee with a water jacket holding six lintres of water, and at one, trial 80,000 continuous shots' were fixed wit,hout ov•erheating the_ barrels While 2,672 aimed abets were firea in ftfteen minutes without exhaust- ing the auptily of wartet. , One man armed with thit weapon in a , fort ex safe toyer would be equivalent to an average oenipany af rilletnen, eo long as the eombat- tants did not tome to close quar- teTs„ Some peep] o give th em serves - away and others aro constantly be - THE VALUE OF ICEBERGS. • _a_ A. Blessing to Newfoundland and North Atlantie Fishermen. .The number of lives which have been lost during the past year through collisions with icebergs from the frozen north has revealed in no uncertain manner the extent of this foe upon the high seas. The bergs have been sighted in southerei latitudes which hitherto have been regarded a,s beyond their, reaeh. The populaaeraind has been riveted upon the subject by the number a,ceidents; but, as a matter of fact, scientists have been aware of their numbers and movements for years. So far as recent r•ecorcls go, la-st year icebergs have not been sighted so far south,as in former seasons. Some years ago one huge berg con- trived to weather the warm waiters of the Gulf Stream, and startled vessels around the Azores; and on another •oeca,sion, a wanderer was espied off the Bermudas. The bergs of the North .Artla,ntic have their origin off the western coast of Greenland, whose mighty ice -cap stretches down to the sea. As the frozen rivers come into contact with the water they break off in huge masses, some solid block measuring a quarter of a mile in length, and representing• a dead- weight ef several pillion tons. When the winter breaks and the currents set fiercely southward these bergs are marshalled in line; and sail steadily toward warmer.climes in long precession: Those in the ce,n- tre of the current keep their course, while ethers en the edges are whisk- ed outward to grind against one an- other,to bec,orne stranded on the Labrc1o.r coast, or to be ground to Pieces among the islands dotting that bleak streteh of Canadian coastline. The escaping bergs delft on and on. tilt, in the eucceediesg winter, their progress is ehe,c1ce,d around the shores of Newfound- land, and they join up with the ice - field, which forms rapidly. The whele mass keeps forging ahead* steadily under the force of the cur- rents, eollidiag and breaking con- tinuously, :the detached portions attaching themselves to larger drifting fields, until at last they float over the Grand Banks. Here their destruction com,men.ees. Their sides become pounded 'and melt un- der the rays of the ama, while their basis, with which huge masses of detritus, gravel and rock are asso- ciated, fall away to build up the submerged plateau of the Atlantic; Those which survive this cle,c,ompos- ing process wander farther and far- ther soattii, foul the great •steamship lanes, and there for the most part finish their career. Travellers may regard the iceberg with terror, but to the fishermen. of Newfoundland and the North' Atlantic States they are a' blessing. It will be an un- lucky day for these fishermen when Nature changes her tacties, and swinge' the bergs. upon another course away from the Grand Banks, as then the fishing industry disappear. It it the debris borne by the bergs from virgin Greenland to be deposited upon the bed of the Atlantie at this paint which makes it an excellent breeding -ground for the cod, herring, and other market- able fish, The detritus eontains axi essential nutriment, for these edi- ble denizens of the deep. • He that 'will believe only what he can fully comprehend must have a very long head or a, very short reed' -C. C Colton. water or broth one-half teas oen- A good plan is to soak the elothea overuight. To do this, wet the gar - to be soaked, rub the soiled part nvith sap or soap solution and fold that part in, Fold and toll eaeli garment separately. It is well to put the less soiled elothea in one bub and those which are muck soiled into aeother tub. Cover the clothes with warm soapy water. Do not soak stockings, eolored clothes ot wo.olena, • The next morning proceed as fol- lowa :— Put water on to heat. Make soap solution by shaving onebat washing soap in two or three quarte eaf cold water. Heat gradually un- til soap is dissolved (about one hour). Rinse clothes from the water in which they have soaked. Pour warm weer into a tub or washing machine. Add soap 80- lution or soap to make a good suds., Put into this water the clothes rinsed front the tub in which they - were seaked. If a tub is used, rub elothes on washboard, or if a wash- ing machine is used, wash about 10 or 15 minutes. Whenever' the water becomes elirty, prepare fresh suds. Clothes cannot be made clean in dirty water. Wash woolens in lukewarm water. Be sure that all water uedcl in the washing of woolens is of the same temperature as the nest water into which they are put. It is the change in temperature Which causes wool- ens to felt and mat together. Boil 'white clothes in clean, soapy water. Water should be cold when clothes are put in the boiler. Boil 8 to 10 mhautes. Remove clothes from the boiler. to a tub. Add a 'pail of cold water and wring. Rinse in blueing; water. Wring. Starch. Remove from line, dampen and f•old' Do not hang woolens out in freez- ing or very cold weather. Do not hang woolens too close to a fire, as the extreme change in temperature will shrink or felt them. Do not preas flannels or woolens when they are too damp, lest the hot iron turn the moisture into steam and .the woolens become felted. ABOUT ELEPHA.NTS. Big Fellows Martyrs to Violent Form of Toothache. Elepha,nth have good reason to thank Sir John )31anclaSutten, famous surgeon, if they could ex- press thern,selves in words. They have long been regarded by man an great, clumsy animals, al- most insensible to pain. But, as a matter of fitct, they are often mar - whipped cream. Add sugar and tyrs to the most excruciating form sherry and a cup of chopped mar- of toothache. asohino cherries and blanched al- Sir John Bland -Sutton has found mends. Pour it into .a mould and leave on ice. Deviled Oysters.—Melt one table- spoonful of butter:and add one tea- spoonful of finely minced onion end one teaspoonful of chopped -pep - pen; saute until tender. Add one- half cup of oyster juice, one table- spoonful of `Worcestershire sauce, a teaspoonful of English mustard, a speck of cayenne and two cups of chopped oysters. Cook slowly for five minutes. Serve on squares of .P.ot buttered toast. Potatoes en Casserole. --Slice boiled potatoes and put them in a casserole or baking dish with lumps of butter, salt and pepper. Bake for thirty minutes in a hot oven. If a gas range is used, the potatoes can be inipeoved by baking for litbleShorter time and then putting them under the flames for five or ten minutes to broven. Codfish Chowder. --One and a half pounds codfish, one pint sliced potatoes, one-fourth cup sliced on- ions, four tablespoons flour, four slices salt pork, one pint milk, boil- ing water, salt and pepper. Try out the salt pork, add onions and cook slowly till they are yellowed. Then add a quart of boiling water and the fissh cut in small pieces. Cook until the latter is nearly done, then turn in the potatoes. When - they are tender add the milk and cold iThey keep patting their trunks flour dissolved in a little n their mouths if their teeth hurt,' ' that elephants are not only liable to toothache in their ordinary molars—there are 12 in all—but that they may even have a tooth- ache in their tusks. When one considers that an ele- phant's tusks are often eight feet long and weigh over 150 pounds, the severity of toothache in such giant "teeth" may be imagined. Sir John has explained some- thing of his studies of elephants and their teeth:— "I have been interested in this subject for 25 years," he said. "At one time I used to make post -mer - tem examinations of •elephaarts who died at the Zoologioal Gardens,, London. "I then found that they some - text' es suffered from abscesses in their teeth, which must have caused them terrible suffering. "It also has been found that ihe animals may even have toothache, in their tasks owing to the forma- tion of abscesses. "A case is on record where an elephant went mad in the Stra,rid. After its death an abscess was fennel in one of its tusks." One of the keepers of the ele- phant house at the Zoological Gee - dens said that the. young elephants often seemed- to suffer agonies with their teeth. - - • water. Season to taste and serve garnished with thick water track- ers moistened with hot milk. Washing Clothes. Air, sunshine, water and soap may be said to be essentials to sec- eesefut laundering. The best re- sults are obtained if these tour agencies are generously employed. Water dissolves the dirt and car- ries it from the clothes; hence ai generous tfse Of water it very de- sirable in the cleaning of clothes. Soft water is best, but if this is p.et available "hard water" which has been softened by adding to it an alkali—washing soda, lye, borax or ammonia—may be used. Caro should be taken in theuse of alka- lies, as the additicea of too much .will weaken the fabric and injure the hands. The amount to be used depends upon the degree of "hard- ness" of the water, and no hard and fast rule ean be followed. Before beginning to wash, sort the clothes in the following order he said. "Ote youngster here, who seemed to have toothache sucked the finger of his trunfr most white. . "Elephants, you know, keep on teething all their life, The top part of their molars brea,ks off and the stump grows again. "When ap elephant's tooth -or, rather, a portion of the tooth—falls out it sounds like a plate falling,. I have picked them up as big as lily hand." • . 4. Malicious. Gladys—I refused Fred twe weeks ago, and he has been drink- ing heavily Since, • Ethei—Isri't it about time he stopped celebrating, 1 • Geg9rosity. "But, George,",, protested. the lovely etl, "your salary is only $20 a week, and we eite't live on that !" "D a rling exclaimed George, "you dine suppose I'd be men enough to ask ye,' to threhir up your $10 a rv.,k fob, <lo you?" , 4