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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1914-7-23, Page 6Itivirow**40106/1001 WAYS AND MEANS liefteetalleigereieweeeaefieteatieteettetee "I'm. sorry"--Mre, Kiugslake'e expreaaion belied her wds—"I'fl sorry, Mre Logan, but. we , •must hurry away''tiow. Good-bye !" She extended to the youeg men the tips of ber fingers, giving him a disapproving glance, "Come aoug Ever she Adatcri degisively. Maurice Levu gazed after her, ir.owniug. WOnder," he muttered, "that Kingslake spende every evening at "Sorry to trouble you, but will Mr. Kingeleke, be long I" "I do not know qui."• "A middle-aged, fair- haired gen- Loge ettunmered. WaS in your room little while ego. Then sew: you looking 'out, "So you spy on met" • "Not et all. But I wanted per ticularly to see Mr, Kingela,ke, ao---'' "I do nob know )irdl 1 tell it you already !" Ile made as if to continue on his. way, "1 mus' go." He brought watch from beneaeh hie coat anal eonsulte.r1 it. "I am late!" the club !" Logan stood watching him as he The elder lady had taken care hurried awa,y. not to ADAM her daughter a rile- . , .41. euaden anxious thought ,struck meut's private conversation with laini. She had only stepped, iedeed, Ig'ne.ulWh on asaanattel lVir. nad: iClalkshad robbed because Logan had planted himself Impulsively he went to the house 3vinasthierairptht.sia.tbhie alsn shleurtoorpionrioEinval,p,e and knocked. "Will you ask Mr. Kingslake to He 'shrugged his shoulders deject- edly; then suddenly hurried after speak to me, Please '?" them, pia:eing up the card which the "There's no one o' that name girl had let fall. Once again he Hybl' 'ere, nor in the 'ouse, nei- raised his hat and turned&way. ther," declared the slatternly Wo - But now his spirits rose. naan, sharply. "You've come to the "So they're going to that eoucert wrong acidness" ,{Ewas at to -night; and Eve evidently wants the winclow—on the me to be there, teo. Probably first 11°0.1---2' she'll arrange to speak to nee some- "That room belongs to Alphonse. 'E's just gone out." hew, bless her !" She was .about to close the door, It was difficult to make are, hea.d- , _. way against Mrs. Kingsle:ike's un- "But don't you understand? I disguised oppositiou, an°. Logan saw my friend up there with ray had as yet been unable to raeet her own eyes—Mr. William Kingslake I"' husband. On the previous evening Logan insisted angrily. he had again plucked up courage "Rubbish! You elear off, else I'll to call at their house, only to re fetch ray husband!" ceive, as.useal, a curb message that Logan produced some silver. they were not at hme oe. The situa- New look here, I'll bet you this tion looked discouraging in the ex- half-crown he's still upstairs. Take treme. me up and show me. R I'm wrong" •He half hoped that Mr, Kingslak.e —he, forced a, beighonathe money's would attencl the conceit; but, on yours 1,, arriving at the hall that night, he "Done with you, Mr. Clever - noticed that Eve's mother alone so- sticks! This way!" compa,niecl her. They sat near the A man they met in the passage front, and during an interval he looked equally rough and forbidd- edged forward. Miss Kingslake, igg. Logan bad hardly expected waiting till her parent Was sur- that his ruse to gain an entry would rounded by acquaintances, slipped be successfule' across tee gangway. "Ther you are! P'r'ape next "So you guessed what 1 mea,nt? time you'll believe what anybody Clever boy 1" when Logan stopped her. tells ye 1" Anything 'special?" asked Logan. Logan entered. The smell r•oora "Ina worried to death! mother's was poorly furnished and contained found a big, fat, rich man she wants no place for concealment. Its one me to marry " cupboard stood ajar. He stepped to ! the window and back, the woman Maurice Logan muttered some- laughing- derisively. thing below his breath. "I do wish mother - liked you I eeemeey 1" But she only thinks of money, and "It's funny!" observed . Logan talks about our csoeial position.' easily, handing her the coin. "But The girl sighed. Fathers quite I must have made a mistake. You different." Iwind, "I'll interview him somehow." In the passage below he paused deel•ared Logan desperately. "To- a moment. morrow night Pll call at his club, "That French 'ehap--Alphonse for sure. On the lollowing evening, there- "Mighty inquisitive, ain't you 7 fore,he set out determinedly for 'E's our lodger. Works at some her father's club. On his way he restrong or other. Quite respecta- rehearsed various arguments. • - "Setiefiedl Like to leak up the. ble 'e is." "1 must ask him whether he Maurice Logan held a different doesn't consider his own daughter's opinion. Once in the street 'again, happiness before everything else. he shook his head doubtfully. I must emphasise the fact that, even • "I'd have sworn that was Mr. if I'm uot earning a great deal now, Kingslake's overcoat hanging in the very soon promotion'll oome along; cupboard! But, if so, what's be - and then—" come of him ? That's the question." He stopped with a. jerk, staring Uneasily he tried to decide upon excitedly across the roitcl. Eva had the beat course to pursue. After once pointed out her parent, and, all, had he been deceived .by a unless Logan was greatly mistaken, chance resemblance Well, an im- there was the gentleman himself, mediate call at Mr. Kingslake's just turning down a side -street. club would settle that point. With an exclamation of satisfac- Soon he had driven there in a tion, the young man started in pur- teri-cab. suit; but the traffic delayed him "No, - sir," the hall porter ans- slightly, and by the time he rounded wered; Kingslake's not here. the earner Mr. Kingslake's fawn You'd like to wait, sir 1- Certainly 1" overcoat was some little distance Sitting in the lounge, Logan ahead, fidgeted, hopefully scrutinising each "What can he want along here?" arrival. At last he saw a fain - The thoroughfare was narrow, Bier face. the dwellings mean and small. "Hullo, Raiford 1 Are you a. mem- "And he's actually going into one her here?" of the houses! Sir," Logan called "No; but I'm meeting one." breathlessly, "one moment:" "So am I—nt least, I'm trying His voice must have been easily to. Look here, what would you do au,da.ble ; but Mr. Kingslake, with- in a case like this?" out peeing the slightest heed, push- His friend listened attentively to ed (Spell a door and disappeared. his store. Logan was left„ outside,irritated "By Jove, it's difficult to advise and bewildered, you!" "That's queer behaviour!" he "I suppose there are soores of grumbled. "Never mind. I'll wait. waiters named Alphonse. You dine e's bound to come out—sooner or in town a kb. lieve you ever—" later; then P11 pretend to meet him "I wonder," Rufford broke in, accidentally, and tackle him ab out "if that fellow et the Favorite is Eva." the one you went?" - Presently someone lit the gas in He gave a rough description, and an upstairs room. From his posi- Logan excitedly agreed.Ten min - tion behind a stationery van Logan utes later he entered the restanie saw a figure come to the window. ant, and asked for a -word with the "There he is 1 Must have taken manager. me for a, bum—if such people ever While that functionary was being trouble wealthy men like him. summoned, Logan glanced down the H'zn 1 Now he thinks I've depart- long room. Waiters of all deserip- ed." tions were moving busily about the Ralf an hour passed. All at once tables. He gave a start as he no - the gas -jet was extinguished, and ticed Alphonse in the ,dietanoe, again a head was thrust oat. At the same instant the dark man "A foreigner this turns," Logan saw him, ai. and immediately with - commenced, don't think naueb drew witthe tray he carried, dis- of Kingslake's taste in friends, if appearing through a curtained door. that's one of 'ern. A cla,rigerons- way. looking beggar!" Logan met the advancing maga_ A minute later he moved forward ger, and blurted out his inquiry. eagerly but the person who came "I'm'sorry sir, but Alphense hat down the front steps was net the ease this moment asked to go one he had hoped meat. home." "1. heE Your pardon--' Logan Without waiting to give any fur - began. • ther explenetion Login hastened The man stopped, swinging round out. As he reaoh,ed the beck of the in a stertled fashion', He wore a beilaling, Alpheniee issued into the soft felt bat end a muffler above side -street from the exit, used by his ulster. His eornplexion wits the staff and dashed over towagels a awatlayi. hie black moustache waxed Tube station. into Pointe. In an otherwise deserted eorri- "Vhet is iti" he derefteded, with dor Logan overtookqiitri, end, sell- a Decided aecent. Logan set him Ing his ems, forced him against the deeen es Al Frenehmen That do sou vane?" Queen Mary as Colonel -in -Chief of the 18th (Queen Mary's Own) llussars. A most interesting announcement was made recently to the effect that Her Majesty had beea appointed colonel -in -chief of the 18thHussars. The distinctive characteristics of the uniform of the 18th, blue, like the rest of the Hussars, are gold trimmings, the bag of garter blue, which hangs on the right side of the bus', and the red and white plums. There are twelve regiments. of. Hussars, which are chiefly distinguished from one another by the bushy bags and plumes. • his watch you've got, I dare say; AN OLD TOAST D°60K. and his overcoat's in your room, What have you done with him?" "I—do not—onderstand." "He went into the house, and now he's vanished !" declared Lo- gan hotly. "If you had nothing to do with. it, come with me to the police ! You won't? Ah, I guessed as Much!" "Let me go ! You are wrong, I say!" • , "That remains to be seen.111 take you by force. '1'3n going to investigate—" : His prisoner ceasing to struggle, interrupted in a low voice. Loan staring half incredulously, released him. Mrs. Kirigslake set -stiffly upright. When the servant ushered Maurice Logan into the drawing room she raised her chin disdainfully. "Eva has premised to marry me," he began politely. "Out of the question!" the lady snapped. "You know my views, Mr. Logan. I'm only receiving you et my husband's request, though can't imagine what rea- son he can have for—" "Allow me to -explain!' Logan returned persuasively. "I' ve ails - covered a secret which I think ought to be kept in the family." As he continued Mrs. Kingslake gave a stifled ga•sp. Her husband corroborated the visitor' s state- ment. There followed a short si- lence. "Don't you agree with me?" Lo- gan asked. —yes; I suppose so." 1-1 don't know what to say !" Mrs. Kingslake spluttered. "Y -es "Thank you! I feel sure 1 can make Eva happy." She rose speechless, red of face. As she ,passed her husband she shrugged her shoulders expressive - 137. "You were bound to know soon- er. or later nay dear," be remind- ed her. The door slammed. The two men were left together. "This shook won't do her any harin,'' observed Mr. Kingslake. quietly: "A. good wife, but too ex- travagant. I simply eouldn't pro- vide all the money' sbe wanted to spend. " • Logan nodded. "So you took a post at a restanr- ant 1" ' "I was a waiter before married. My wife never knew of it. I didn't meet her till afterwards—till I'd started in the City.," "It was very plucky to work ex- tra hours 'like that!" "I've earned quite a lot at the Favorite. Big 'tips' aren't et: all exceptioter there. But I wee always afraid somebody would recognizeme, me, although I altered my appear- ance as naue,h as possible every night in that room Pd rented." "Does Eva knaw 7" Logan queri- ed 'gently, laying a. hand on his shoulder. "No? Then please let me tell her," "No,. no! Why?' "Beeauseehell be proud of her father.'' "You think so?'' "I'm !sure ef it," "She's ehoeeri a good fellow, I can sce. I'll ,eend her in ecl fiv- e(' Mr. Kingalake. hurrying to the door. And if you don't see me any more this evening, you'll under- stand, woe' t you ?" — London An- swers. 'V Contains More Truths Thai Is Generally Supposed.. Are you the owner of a toast book and have aimlessly turned its pages? A frivolous little thing it pretends to be, but it frequently contains more truths than a; oon- feased book of ethics, essays or philosophy. For instanoe, who would connect so riotous a sound as the clinking of glasses with the following sane adviee? "To our ,secrets—May they never be imparted to a stranger, for they are scarcely safe with a friend." And upon the very' next page is a toast that rivals the first in wis- dom : "To the cad—Malediction upon the man who has more tongue than diacretion." Wise indeed are these sayings ef the followers of. Bacchus, yet we cannot but think that they belong exclusivelY.to the earlier part of the evening. - As we further sift the leaees, we find toasts that are sure- ly meant for that part the night when discretion has deserted the tehle in Wrath • But if the, earlier toasts are not without wiedom, those geknging to the night grown 4)id are not without humor. One of the latter is to "the darkness." To "the henpecked might be more appropriate. It reads as follows: "May we find no light in the hall- way nor wife perched on the stairs." And yet another : "Asetoast to that good latchkey. that softly find e its appointed place," Then there is else raan perhaps the woman, who would keep youth in their heagts, and they toast to "herder tines," saying: "May we keep a little of the fuel of youth to warm pur body in old age." There is the essence of wisdom in that line. There may be some of us who will despise the beauty, the wisdoni of a toast because it is a toast. 'But, ye prejudiced ones, take heed. Toasts are duunk we - •ter es well as wine. Then there is a bit of advice to the hest on the next page. Surely no book of etiquette or entertain- ment could exhibit more wisdom. The toast book gets at the very heart of "successfal entertainment when it says: "To our gueste—Let us charge these guests with the electric cur- rent of our good feelings!: The 'Pessimist would he wha,cked upon the next page when he read ; "To 'bile pessimist—Maledletion up- on the man who will not see the lig"' ht. • HOME To WithPropai'eEIg:41gg;)Pltitailitd.--. It gees withont saying thee an eggplant should be fresh and sound, without spots. You can tell whether it is fresh or not by the green cup around the stem end, If this is blackened, the vegetable is not fresh The other end also will be wrinkled an 'dull, whereas a fine eggplant is smooth and plump and shining. Wash' the skin as one would a te- mete, and then pare and cut up. It is usually sliced, but sometimes cut into dice or julienne strips, ' It turns dark quickly, so it should be cooked immediately. Ono can have ready a savory dish of eggplant in fifteen minutes. Perhaps the res - thee the fried eggplant no gets at some eating places is bitter is because it stands efber being cut up. When it is to be stuffed, the skin is left on. It is then either parboil- ed whole orout in half and hooked, the skin loosened erouncl the edges. It may then be fried in deep fat, the cut gide down, It may also be stuffed and baked. Baked Eggplant.—Baked egg- plant commonly means one elabor- ately iseaeoned ; but this is nob 'nec- essary. Wash and put into the oven to bake in "the same way you would a potato. A sma,11 one will require about thirty minutes to bake; and is done when a fork shows it is soft all through. Take off the skin, mash and put into the frying pan with plenty of butter over a hob fire, s and stir until the water has evaporated. This testes and looks somewhat like the chop sueys with- out orisp vegetables, and like alleggpiant, eggplant, should be served hot. It needs little seasoning, but. when a bit of onion is fried with it the re- semblance to chop suey is net les- sened. A cook from India, in describing baked eggedeet, says: "A person does net knew the real flavor of eggplant until he has eaten bak- ed.". He;gives this method as, an alternative of boiling, but prefers this, as it preserves all the delicate flavor of -the vegetable. . He says also it may be used as the founda- dim of a number of dishes, such things as eggplant croquettes, as well as eggplant stuffing for fowl, being mixed with bread crumbs and eggs and seasoned with salt and pepper. This pulp also is used for eggplant souffle and omelet. Grilled or Boiled Eggplant.— Thin ,slices of this vegetable may be rubbed with butt.er or oil and, broiled, but this makes them a little too dry on the surface. They ruby, however, be served with a tomatosauoe. Sauce. Patience may be the lazy man's: "Wheree Mr. Xingslakel That's only virtue. And for the woman who would charm there is unlimited inforrna„- tion in the batclaelor's toast, "To 'woman : When, she is pretty when she is witty and, when she is not too wise." a • The next finis you are in need of advice don't everlook the unpre- tentious little toast hook, Anyway, a maxi 'never ',sits clown on the floor when he puts on his hosiery. , And' many a, man has event' half his life in making a reputa,tion---and the other half in trying to liveit dov."n. Singleten--"Do you believe in the old adage about marreing in and repenting at leisure., 'V' Wed; derieyee'`No, 1 don't, A,ft,er aniae marries he has no 1C1Sltre." Fria. in the Pan.—The easiest and quickest way to prepare the, egg- plant is to fry or *Saute it -in a pan with a little butter or oil. Cet the eggplant; into one -II -lied inch slices, season with salt ,ad pepper which has been mixed together, and then fry in a little oil or butter until soft,. le also irtay be rolled in flour and fried in this way, or even dip- ped in egg and ortirabs. Seasoned with salt and pepper only, and then fried with tomatoes which are serv- ed on the slice of eggplant it is good or it is good enough quite by itself and looks much like a small buckwheat cake. • Esealoped Eggplant. --The egg- plant is combined with tomato in, slices and baked in elealop, with oil instead of milk, and with other ad- ditions to taste or the cooked pulp finely broken is combined -with grat- ed breed erirnabs, well seasoned Trith a Retie. bit of cream, and filially It well -beaten egg. It must only be heated through in the oven and not dried. No matter how eggplant is cooked is mull; eet be. too dry, al- though we cook it bo, .dry. it . som,e- whet. • Stuffed. Eggplant. —This is great subject by itself. The eggplant may be boiled whole• or baked, one end cut off the pulp scooped out, leav- WHITEST ,LIGH164 TEASTc XE Dillt LETT COMPANY110 1ItONTO,OSTog *Y:74,v*mtv. ftOrt MOST PEPPECT MADE THE 'INCREASED ,NUTRITI- OUS VALIJE OF BREAD MADE IN THE HOME WITH ROYAL YEAST CAKES SHOULD RE SUFFICIENT INCENTIVE TO THE CAREFUL HOUSEWIFE TO GIVE THIS IMPORTANT FOOD ITEM THE ATTENTION TO WHICH IT IS JUSTLY. EN- TITLED. HOME BREAD'13AKING RE- DUCES 'THE HIGH COST OF LIVING BY LESSENING THE AMOUNT OF EXPENSIVE MEATS RE ', QUIRED TO SUP PLY THE NECESSARY NOUR. ISHMENT TO THE' 1300Y; E. W. GILLETT CO. LTb. , TORONTO. ONT .... . WINNIPEG MONTREAL ‘-; thin skin, alien the pulp mixed with bread crumbs, seasonings chopped meat, etc., and put be,* into the oven for fifteen oe twenty minutes. It is often cut in half lengthwise, cooked, the pulp scooped out, pre- pared, and put back, then baked. Household Hints. A hinged shelf is a. great oornfort to the housekeeper in the kitchen., Turpentine will be found very good for ole,aning at enamel or por- celain tub. The points of economy in clothing are careful buying, mending and 1,aundering. _If you mix plaster of park with vinegar, instead of water, it will be like putty and will harden slowly. The cloudy look on a piano can be removed by a cloth dipped in soap and water -wrung very dry. Whitewash made of white lime and water only is the best known e aeency for keeping tile air of the cellar sweet and wholesome. Good orackers to serve with salad are made with a half-inch cube of cheese set, in the Centre ewch cracker, which then is browned in the oven. When cooking asparagus, in bro— ken piece's, it, is a good idea to add the tender tips after the tougher pieces have begun to eome tender. With salmon, cut big ‘cucumbers into three-inch lengths anel scoop out the cenere. Mix minced canned salmon with mayonnaise dressing and pile it into the cucumber boas. To clean furniture thoroaghly end produce a fine lustre, wring a, cloth out in a pail of water in .which a teaspoonful of coal oil has been naixed. Wipe the furniture with the cloth wrung very dry. just as a emall scoop or tin cup is handy in the flour can, so a tea- spoon is handy, kept in the tea box or soda jar. Buy cheep tin spoons and bend back the handles a� that they will readily slip into the jar or box. Use neatsfoot to clean leather by addine an equal qitantity of bees- wax and over hot water with twice the quantity of "turpentine. Apply soft, but not liquid, putting on enough to be absorbed. In stitching' seams cut on the bias ,always begin at the widest end. Keep the gement as flat as passi- ble, and do not let it fall over the edge of the table. This prevents dragging. Also use as ismell a stitch as the thickness of the material will' ing a little layer to support the allow. 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