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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1922-6-22, Page 6BY LUCIEN L. WA.I.,DO. PART IL "Oh! Well go on," said Teddy Betty rolled back in g'anuna's arms vaguely understanding, but content t let Teddy ask- all the queetions whil she fumbled at a little gold loelre hanging from a chain round ,g'arrona" neck, don't leye her! if you did, you wool be with her now! Yet you won't le me go! 'What right have you to hot baek?" "Mrs, Mitehell, I'm not holding yet back." Re. wei,s 4ea1m, but it was thi calmness of a terribtle intensity. " brought you here because you wer warn out—and for yOUr OW11 sake a well as far Muriel's sake I heed yot asaea stay until you were thoroughly rested. You ean't give strength -to het till you have strength to give." "How can 1 rest," she 'broke ou indignantly, "with my daughter dy ing? I only came out here to see how the children were ----and I want to go baek this afternoon," "You'll do more good by staying here with the -children," he protested "Are you going back?" she de mantled, eyes!, "You are going—but you won't le me!" she flamed. "It's always beer that way. You took her away from me seven years ago. And now you stand between us—even though she's dying." A maid, fluttered across the lawn "You're wanted at the telephone, Mr Ot,fgainc,(-1 col i and calling for - as and seTnensel to''llave something en d her mina that she wants to tell us— and one 0r'ftli \heveyilj Icat:ri. rtntheie nursc and ttahock rare th next train into town, e "Let me warn you," said the de- s tor, "to say very little and not to stay long. She le still very, very Weak, The least exeitement 11,0W will sap her " strength and retard her recovery. She has barely rounded the Crisis. But she ItTiesio.fsheefoinir.tieets,:lyiPegk nreeti; 'YcawhathiA°th f'gre°illg the t around her—and I thought you'd bet - When they eame in the room -vvhere Muriel lay, it took all the self-eontrpl , the .mother could muster te hold' back - her tears. Muriel's eyes were Clesed and the pallor was 'a spotless page for the autograph of death, Then the eyes t oPened and the eyes smiled on them. Muriel slowly- put out her hands and gave on.e to each of them. Then she brought their hands to- gether' and spoket word for word, in a faint, tar -off voice: Henry will you do something for "A'nything, dear." "Please, let me hear you call her— 'mother.' " Henry looked at Mrs. lVfitchell. "Yfother," he said. It was the first time, a caiHneisiinvihfeerS.Inchtleeelcit's.A faint rose "That was what I wantecl,"" she said. "It was all I wanted. Now I know I am going to get well." (The End.) Minard's Liniment for Dandruff. Alderson." The few minutes he was gone were filled with torture •on the rack for Muriel's mother. She was sure that lit was word of death or dying.' head. So then she •strualgied andWhen he returned she tried and failed to read the message in his face. "What is it?" she barely murmured. "Muriel—wants—us," he said slow- ly. Mrs, Mitchell'face was alight like the sky with sunrise, "Wants—us?" she repeated, dazed and tremolos in dawning joy. "Yes. The doctor says she has re - squirmed' to the ground, ,and ran ,about, ' and now and' thee eame and 'Stood, all ' a -wobble, for a 'little while at a time, o at gamma s knee. e t "Daisy -was pulling the cart up the s :front walk.".said g'amanao "The house was open frern top to bottom," "Was the roof off?" asked the piti- lessly literal: Teddy. "No. I mean the windows were open. The front door Wasopen, too. The house was benug cleaned." "What was it being cleaned with?" "With soap and water." "Oh, Well, go en!" t "You eould go up stairs," giamma continued, "from the front doer, straight to the attic, and the attic windows were open." "What were -they open for?" "I said the house was being clean- ed." "Well, did you throw the dirt out of the windows?" "Nothat Was to let the air in." l'Well, but you said you used soap and water to clean the house. You can't clean a house with wind, can you? "No --but the first thing you de when you're cleaning a house in, the , spring is to let in all the sun and air you can." "Oh! Go on about Daisy. You said Daisy was pulling the cart up the walk." "Yes. And a dog came along" My. I guess Daisy ran like any- thing then, didn't she?" "Yes. She had just sat down be- tween the shafts to take a rest, and your marnmy was trying to make her et up and' go on. But when Daisy aw the dog she jumped Op and ran "Daisy used to pull the cart.' al round the houSe." "And in the house?" eyes 71 "And up and down the stairs?" yes.” "Didn't the cart ever get stuck?' - "Oh, yes, Daisy would try to craw under chairs and tables with it to ge rid of it." "Did she ever get, rid of it?" "Yes. Sometimes. But Your mother would fix it "Wish I'd seen it," Teddy laughed Then Betty laughed, too. "Go on!' directesi Teddy, imperiously. "Daisy ased to try to jump up into a bed with it." "Why did Daisy do that?" "Because she got tired of pulling the cart around." "But sheceuldn't lie down and go to sleep with a coat bangin' on to her that way," s.aid Teddy. "No. of course she couldn't,' gamma agreed. "Well, what did she do then?" "She gave it up." "Gave whin, up? The cart?" "No, she ,couldn't give up the cart. It was tied to her." "Well, then, what did she give up? You said she gave it up." "She gave up trying, to curl up in bed for a nap with the cart fastened to her. -g "Oh! Wel, what did she do then?" s SOhletiMeS she would run away." "Run away? Just like a horse?" "Yes. And one day what do you think happened?" "What?" asked both children to- gether. This was the first time Betty had taken part in the 'conversation. as fast as she could, up thewalk, and up the steps—" "With the cart tied onto. her'?" "Yes, the cart was banging and -clat- tering at her heels-----" "Cats don't have heels." Well, banging- and clattering ,after She had succeeded in pulling the locket her. Ansi she went straight on up the 0e,,e,e—far it came epen easily.a.ati stairs. 'lour -mummy never saw her there was nothing but a little bit of run so fast with the crat'before. And goeden hair in it, behind glass, and she had lost' interest in it. She had plenty of hair like thfat .on her own Rzile e avore "Poor old Coffee Pot," whispered the enameled Double Boiler to the Cup. "Mistress was awfully mad at him today, wasn't she? She scraped and scoured and. rubbed him, but he's almost as black and dirty as ever, And when he ar- rived here he shone like, lver. "How about me?" groan- ed Sauee Pan from a cot.- tun% "IVIistress says she's ashamed to have nae in the kitchen. Once 1 was just as shiny and silvery as Coffee Pot. I wish I were like you, Double Boiler. You enameled warefellows are always so clean. You are the favorites in this Ititelien." "Cheer up," squeaked the enameled ware cup with a sleepy yawn. "I heard Mistress say today she is going to replace all you fellows with SP Ena- • meled Ware utensils." "She's wise," admitted the dirty -faced Sauce Pan sadly. And silence descend - 'ed on the kitchen., Insist on the clean, healthful Siir"OE r METAL PRODUCTS Co' ,r{4,Tro , n4ENTI1EAL YOGONTO WINNIPEG ' ,t.,1Mot,G.GN VA NCOUVE CALGARY the clog went right after her." What kind of a dog was he?" "A fox terrier." "Oh! Well, go on." "Daisy ran up the stairs and didn't stop until she got way up to the tap. She didn't stop until she came to a window. Then he stopped just a second and then she jumped out of the window. And the dog came after her, and he stopped for two or three seeonds, and he whined and whimper- ed, and than he jumped out, too," "But giarnma, haw do you know they stopped before they jumped out of the window? Were you there? Did you see them?" "Yes, I was there." "Well, why didn't you stop them?" "I was at the other end of the attic. And it all happened so quickly I didn't have time." "Well, didn't they get killed?" "What did happen to them?" "Daisy went on running round the house and the dog went *n Chasing her." "How do you know?" "I looked: from the window." "Did the dog catch Daisy?" "No. By and by he gave up trying." "What was the dog's name?" "I don't know." "Wasn't the cart all broken to pieces?" "One of the wheels came off." "Wasn't Daisy hurt?" "She didn't seem to be." Teddy was silent a moment. "I don't think that was much of a story," he answered judicially. "Tell us another, Tell us a better one," But just them father 'came. And father did not smile. "Telling them stories?" he asked. His query had a perceptible cutting edge to it. "Yes. How is Muriel?" "About the .sarne." "Did she ask for me?" "Did she ask for the children?" "Was she conscious ?." "Haw long were you there?" "A few "minutes." With a sharp intalte of her 'breath, Mrs. Mitchell put her hand to her throat. "1 must go to her." Henry Alderson shoolt his head in firin negation. "You'd better not.," he said. "The doctor does not with it" "But she's dying! I know she's dy- ing!" The mother's self-control for- soolt her. "I acm her mother. I have right to go. My place is with my e" NoLeafkesep Me," "You ,Eiruldn't gee' her, They won't I let you.' s "I can't bear it!" Mrs. 11/11tAeri cots.-- a erect her face with her hands', and t shook with sobs, Betty and Teddy were I chasing a, (butterfly with joyous out- 0 cries. The world in the sun was r diarit. All the sorrow belonged t b ut the 11 use Eat Strawberries and Cream. Probably no other popular fresh fruit is so often unsucteessfully canned as strawberries. While there are ma-uY reasous for this, the Most usual one is that the berry, which is very delicate and quickly cooked, is canned by the open kettle method and allowed to cook too long, thus losing its shape and color. But however successfully canned, no cooked strawberry is so deliciously flavored as the fresh one, so the wise housekeeper nrakes the most of straw- berry season and feasts her family while the picking is good. Strawber- ries ancl cream, strawberries washed and left with steins and hulls to be dipped in powdered sugar, strawberry shortcake, strawberry pie, strawberry mousse --many are the ways to serve the fresh fruit. Opinions differ as to whether the shortcake shall be cake or biscuit, but no tastes disagree as to the amount of berries, In either case it is the berry that makes the dish., let the skeleton be what it will. Strawberry pie is a favorite in some homes. Heap a pie shell with ripe, firm berries and then with whipped cream. Or it may be covered with a meringue and browned in the oven. For years nehave prepared strawber- ries for winter use in exactly two ways. One is sun'-cooked—or "sun - kissed," as this family calls it. To prepare, allow equal weights of sugar and. fruit --using only perfect berries --and two cups of cold water for every three pounds of sugar. Cook- the sugar and water until It threads, then add berries and cook for fifteen minutes after the fruit begins again, to boil. Pour onto large platters, cover with glass and set in the sun until th.e syrup thickens. If you have an unused room with a southwest exposure this is a good place to finish the cooking, as it is safe from accidents and dust. The platters-m ay be moved from the south windows to the west as the sun moves, and two or three days should suffice to finish the fruit. The berries may be stored the same as jelly. Sun -cooked berries are delicious for tart filling, jelly rolls, filling for layer cakes, and one glass made into a mousse with a pint of whipped cream makes a dessert fit for a Icing. For canned berries I use a govern- mn. ent bulleti' method which gives a delicious flavor. Wash and hull the fruit and put in an enameled kettle, which is not chipped or any acid -proof kettle. Allow one-lhalf pint of sugar anti two tablespoons of water to every quart of berries. Boil slowly fifteen minutes, cover and let stand over night in the kettle, In the morning pack the cold berries in hot, sterilized jars, put on new, sterilized rubbers, and screw clown the tops until they just touch the rubber. Place in the boiler—or canner—and boll exactly' eight minutes. Remove, tighten tops, and wrap in paper. These may also be used to make' strawberry mousse. To make the 11101.1860 tviiiip one pint of cream with one-fourth teaspoon of salt and one cup of the fruit until it is solid to the bottom of the dish, Then turn into a mould With, a tight top, and peek in equal parts of salt and lee for three hours, If the cream is thin soften a teaspoonful of gelatin in cold water, melt over a dish of hot water, t How to Dye Efficiently. • When dyeing cotton boil the goods in the solution for from thirty to forty e, Yi'irf2-9-Lg,1 rk2,14 - ViOT 801140on, and iben nit; the 4',5.5(1g. rom ale to two hours until the de- ired shade is obtained, Following r,c, the solutions: Black currant juke 43;-e 'fed, I -f ickory bark for black, 'he inner barit of white birch for range. Ileop-aeli for yellow. The 00 f.8 and bark or dogwood Inc scarlet. itligo herb for blue. To Color Cotton B ro v n ten ettlifla, or geode- use tile -half rc dud a a' catechu dissolved in hot soft waten and one-half ounce of blue vitriol. Put the two together in a tub with enough warm water to cover the goods. Stir in this twenty minutes, then lift at t and put into another tub in which has been dissolved two ounces of biohro- mate of potash. Stir in this twenty minutes, wash, and dry. If not darlr. enough repeat the process. Blue on Cotton—For one pound dis- solve in sufficient cold water to cover one ounce of copperas. In another ves- sel of hot water dissolve ono ounce of prussiate potash, (potassium ferricy- anidDip the Dthe goods in the copperas water, wring them out and dip in pot- ash water. Repeat the process three times, air the goods, add to the. goods one-fourth ounce of vitriol, stir well, then put the goods in and stir con- stantly ten minutes. Hang up to dry. Mumps and Condolences. "14 -um -psi" Phyllis echoed the word with mingled incredulity and conster- nation. "But I can't have them!" she cried. "I can't. Why, Prn going to be married to-morraw! Everything's all ready!" Tier vatee indicated the utter preposterousness -of it all. The new doctor—he was taking the place -of the family physician who was away upon art almost unheard-of vaca- tion—was courtesy itself. He told her regretfully that mumps were no re- specters of weddings, but premised her, from all appearances, only a brief imprisonment; ot course he could not be certain; but so far there was no swelling on the right side. But that it wasenumps on the lett side. and that it was bound to run its course, he left her no doubt whatever. After he had gone Phyllis buried her face --right cheek down—in the pillow , and .sobbed. She was interrupted by her younger sister, Ethel, 'who was im- mune and 'thrilling with eXcitement. She had been telephoning to the Un- derwoode, anti they all sent messa-es, and there was great box of flowers, and Richrd awas insisting upon seeing her. - Indeed he 'shall not!" Phyllis inter- rupted. sharply. "It's bad enough to have the bride ridiculous. I won't have the groom a laughingetock, too." Ethel drew a long breathe her eyes shone with excitement "Oh, isn't it just awful!" she whispered sepulchral - A week later Phyllis, with the "niump," as sihe accura.tely defined it, vanquished, was giving Cousin: Kath- erine a vivid account of the experi- ence. "Cousin liatherine, T had the niost wonderful colleetien of condolences you ever heard of. They taught me a great deal. You see, I had plenty of time to think them'aIl over, not seeing Richard for five whole days!" "Tell rne," said -Cousin Katherine. "Well, there was Alicia. She wept over Inc by telephone and made floral offerings, till 1 fejt like a sheet of Wet. blotting paper. `you poor dear how are you feeling, really? Isn't it the most awful thing you_ ever heard?' and so forth, and.so forth. "Hit Frane wae a good antidote. She took it all as a huge Joke—which made me mad, for it wasn't precisely a joke even if it wasn't a world-shaking calamity. Then Helen Httnter kept ening Inc how moch.worse it stil night have been, Of course it might, but 11 didn't do:Much good to lteeP tell - ng me so, And Olive gave Inc a com- plete account of Lillian Peters' s wed- ding, where everything went so per, "Ana lilary )losmer?" Cousin 'Zell- erine asked, - Phyllis met . her smile with anoth,tr. "You do see 'through us all, don't you, cOustn Katherine? Yesarary was the one, ,She Woe dear and sympathetic, but before I knew whet had happened she had taken Inc by the hand and led nio right out of nmy selfish self into the big totJd outside. She didn't preach., o a husband and a mother to divlcie be- " 1 weer' their. I Then she flatted out at him, "You Yoor Today A NEW delicious br'eak fast bread. Full - fruited raisin toast! A new delight for the entire family. Made • with big, plump, tender, seeded raisin---SUn-Maid brand, The raisin flavor permeates each slice, You can get such bread from any grocer or bake shop if you insist.' No need to bake at home. Once try it and you'll -always have this kind. You'll serve it at least twice a week. Fine food for business men and children due to the energizing nutriment and the iron of this famous, healthful fruit. • Make dainty bread pudding with left -over slices. No need to waste a crumb. Order now for tomorrow's breakfast. But be sure to say you want "one of those full- frziited raisin loaves." Star!. Maid Seeded a. S 111 S Make delicious bread, pies, puddings, cakes, etc. Ask your grocer for them. Send for free book of tested recipes. Sun -Maid Raisin Growers Membership 13,000 Dept. N Fresno, Calif. but she had inc so interested that I forgot all about mumps..—the world was so big! Mary always does that." There was silence; then Phyllis said softly: "Yes, I learned a heap of things." Forest Fire Law StrenPthened . , Many important amendments were made to the Forest and Prairie Fire Act of the province of Alberta at the last sessien of the legislature. The principal of these amendments, which will greatly lessen the difficulty of combating fires, and Which are wel- comed by all Who have to do with the forests, are the following:— All Dominion forest and fire rang- ers, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Provincial Police and municipal coun- cillors are ex -officio fire guardians, with authority to enforce the ket. Municipal councils mu.st appoint fire guardians. Fire guardians ha‘t the power to order aut. any male person over sixteen years of age to help in fighting a prairie or forest fire. There are of course the usual exemptions in the case of postmasters, physicians, tele- graph operators, etc., Spark arresters must be used en marine engines, with a view to pre- venting fires originating from sparks thrown from the smokestacks of steamboats operating on northern lakes and rivers. . Provision is made for the establish - Eve you shinedyour shoes to y ? rnent of fire districts. , In these tim- bered areas it is illegal te start clear- ing fires between, 15th April and 15th November, without a special permit. The scale of penalties far violation of the Forest Vire Act has been re- vised and the penalties made heavier, so thatathere -will be greater respect for the Act. Minard's Linirnelt for Burns, etc. - • The Three Foods. For an hour the teacher had dwelt with painful repetition on- the parts played by carbohydrates, proteids, and fats -respectively in the buildirug, up Ansi maintalning of the human body. At the end of the lesson the usual test questions were put, among them. "Can any girl tell me the,three feeds required to keep the body in health?" There was silence until one maiden held up her hand end replied: "Yes, teacher. Yer breakfast, yer dinner, and yeee-supp er." PagialEEZIEMMEEMELEINIESEISEMBEI T-deVaselineNwk oLATED PETROLEUM JELLY A VERY efficient 1-1. antiseptic when used as a first-aid dressing for cuts, scratches, bruises, in- sect bites, etc. Keep a tube in the house for emergencies. CHEsEBROUGff MFG. COMPANY (Consolidated) 1880 Chabot Ave. Montreal Euzumirmaa, mi=angimimEgo, The $185 Tractor (F.0.8 Toronto). Plant 1V10 -ie iosW'iid •Get Bigger •Crops. There's no 11;i'ee to plant in wide rows when you' cultivate with Sprywheel. Onlyi inches wide, it weeds and cultivates the net- owest rows. You plant moro —741:nod get bigger crops and prth .8. fq, Agencies open rn some foe lit! a es. 'S15.1-1111-14/FiliT? \,001.:ill6P11\1 C. L„ TORONTO A4111.41Pii Mon Pnwerrhy FIVU PROTECTING, SHIPZ FROM AIRCRAFT The big dolibtful factor in future wu'rfad'e is the efliieieney of the battle - as opposed to the airplane. Many authorities are of the opinion that the mast fernridable 'clreadnoughts'aten heaplese to defend themselves ,a,tta rk by flying CIS droppimig bombs that 'carry 'half a ton °inn -lore ott high explosive. The 'anti-aircraft gun, /8' a good Wee- . pion of defehze, 'and' ainplanes area e oa,sily crippled. Put how fat ean it , be expectesi to preve effective against; a flock of pianos attacking simultane- oirSly? It is argued that, to iinci s'afety fawn the gun's projectiles,' the winged ,attaelte,rs would have to fly So high that their aim could not be accurate. But they would., itot seelt: ,safely. Their lactic:al method would be one of reclalless dash, the sacrifiee off a dozen planes being of no import- V.T112,0 if a 'single big' demolition bomb could be successfully delivered. One sodh hit 'would he likely loputa bat- tleship out of action. Recently a test was made' of the effi'ciency of phosphoruS bombs for creating a smoke Screen. The use of is smoke Sereen the protection Of fighting ships is by no' means a new idea. It is the ancient device of the cuttlefish for hiding applied to mod- . ern Maritime warfare. But in 'bhia 'case the experiments had relation, to the employment ,oif a smoke screen by attacking airplanes, to render them- selves invisible. If flying machines . can accomplish this purpose success- fully, while holding in View the ships they are attacking, it will scarcely be possible to hit them, anci their ad- vantage in the combat will be enor- mous. Phosphorus smoke was used exteneke sively during the great War as a means of hiding from submarines. A vessel, pursued by ore of those terrors of the sea would' let loose a white cloud which, somewhat orersembEng a bank cif thick fog and impenetrable to the eye, afforded an admirable con- aa, cealinent, giving her a 0hanne to steal away and escape. Tho method adopted by airplanes, for their own concealment, is to drop phosp'acrus bombs into the sea, to windward of the enemy warcraft. They are made in part of wood, so as to float, anti 'carry a Smfall bursting charge which is set oft by a fuse. On expledir,g, they liberate clouds- of dense white -smoke which floats over the enemy ships, so blanketing them that the pointers of the anti-aircraft guns can see ruothin.); of what is going 01 overhead. The smelce, however, is nearly as heavy as air, so that, hang- ing at a low level, it does not trouble the e.irmen far 'aloft. -- This part of the work, in aetual attack, would be done by Heil!, last - flying planes. Wheriathey had smotheaa ered the enemy ships with a phospitilk orus claud, a flock of heavy bombing planes would appear on the .stene 'and drop huge dern.ollition bombs upon the vessels. It is claimed that warship's would: have smelt chance in a 'Combat of this sort—, Where invisible foes would rush -upon, them from all sides at 'once. The phosphorus bombs are fish - shaped, with a tail -vane to guide them - 'straight through the air. The front half is of wood; the rear half at metal". Those used in the recent trials were of twenty-five pound, fifty pound and one hundred pound weight. Incubators Are Ancient. Although hot-wir and hot-water in- cubators were not known in Europe until 1777, the Chinese arid Egyptians practised artificial incubatioh more than two thousand years ago! The Egyptians incubated eggs in a very primitive fashion—but obtained excellent results. They built enor- mous ovens of semi -dried bricks, often covering an area of 6,000 square feet. Thee same egg -ovens are Still in use to -day, the craft having been handel down through the centuries , frorna father 'to eon. Through the centre of the egg -oven runs a passage which opens up on each side to huge cite -War vailuts, in which the actual hartching is done. Fires are kept .alight in each vault, and all surplus heat and smolte es- capes from a large hole in the roof. It js not, ,aurprising to And that Egyptian fowls ole the broody instinct has been bred out of them tilu'ough the extensive use of I egg'ilvinelgt•s'• inciabation, the porous egg- shell admits oxygen 'and allows ?he es- oape af other gases. Every day the shell grows more brittle, so that when the time conies far the live chicks to break forth, it has no difficulty in do- *ilgThs'etLchiclten has fortified itself for thia task by eating tip the yolk -sac of the egg. 'This accounts for the fact that a -newly-hatched chick requires no food for at least: twenty -,four hours after birth. r,-* Up -to -pate. !This time it is tho Sunday school frOm whic.h enianaLes the twentieth centasy distinction botween the "quick "T'es, miss, said the you but ob. serving scholar, "the quielt Is them that gets out ot the way of oitem'cno- hiles aiti the (leo d • is them that doetna." Every day we see men of only ii—v7er'?-;'1 migsi talent passing their brothers oil tile road to success, sleauly because they arepossessecl of raatt I./lesser! trait of application