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By KATHERINE I3, TAYLO ,
I'aRTI
Mre, n' day. . I ! gain rr.:'.•Ig
frara t .i * a.i '1 its never had
eranellieel ia her. an emet,cn that
wes fer 'idled izeettl.y. Late in the
fte. ;Lees w eat ne Z di. erde ren
res "t tui which l r wear soul
as taro naliv eeneitive, she lacked
.-,ask °Vet the cat and realized that
a'ie---,gave cona:.1T:t , fer very
k* rt' to;'n.
..It ! D% Ll , l`m wire i." elte
;. aaght l.T.nar I •an, it's t; i;
g—' Two ti,atts. male t'?iir ap t':ar-
;e. she fttmbi, 1 rex- her benakee.
e ^tiff are! m 'pest I .e> suddenly steady
flow, "Yea give. and you hive," :Ile
tntSh�c;eretl,.' ;la.l the pain never rt -psi"
What- was ll grit' R r• t6 Mra. W il-
kir.,- is what. 1:44... t,, every waratan
new ane i it tlerinn 3•' f€t ta' ', :Ire
was realism., Gen the pine rhe 'en.
'lure:I Where 'It+ or , her i 1t.:Iren were
never -to cf te'e , t,,. 't' nuest cern
stately hurry, tc 1 ...:i ly • crelia^.e. a.n:1
eetntet•ely be ft -r¢;:. 'ten. It ,.,:s .i bit-
ter refile :tai. mei it left her so hard
that her Lt.i•:; lige'' -as tizey for:•;:'.!
their way i' e0 the tiler
I: Lel all 13.egen then n, r"'- with,
1e Itt;;:lair teying, ' tile!i , Can von
f .. h la e .a t t trier- rsnit'� alt 71.'i 1
said . : •.Tear r;: ,:i:l that it I..
1e.
n ♦e • :g Mrshe a ,hive iv
tris t r a ire, tarp, ere 1 s+':
ta.,.n t s : by lie r. ,;i an-n•,,a 1: 3 her
ar i, wee-. `S.' led fauna it where
his uraneena.thvs were always kept, but
th'e tee•: a '" c., triumph h ha<i b *r mi;ia
i; ate.i lay tiaa t , t that two buttons,
and twe on'.y. hal remained true t -o
their
r air t I usatt�, ,
hay r •r have putaway the
laundry. she said. '.l st:r• thing out
last svecPr bemuse Dora \vas siek,",
hunting, as ell -eleaks the heavy,
thread she war 1-a. This hal disap-
peare.:l. After he'd gene 'teat' stair:
to 1e73' sewing ;a4tet, A1.4e came in
1.111.1 c 1pIa nh t l tl t.0 had the thread,
that -I;. ;1 tete to ar•': it on a hat.;
"Why�ti`.F;a'r 1I; 'her tall?" :her asice;l
as she etc .i in tha docrTray, adorably,
flus.:ett faenh `Iota and as pretty as'
only pretty seven tem ,err be.
When she had appc re i, Eliza-
beth, who w is t,aunty-or' and soine-
w at irritable, frim a tas short night,
arrived to comp an' of her younger
a.:(e. !t•,e
had "b *3we 1' E11'Lal-
bc>th's bla'u..e, t;.a one f -h2 wanted to
wear her lf. l; ,is•tbcith .toe:' in the
doorway and nt .te.l at length. She,
for one, #I.au;h her nac,.her spoiled
Alice At her age Fitz deet] had—anal •
Flizal,..,h expla . a just what she Ila.1
don, that ywa., admirable, able, and just
what Alice did that was not admir-
able.
"Why don't you get tail bl.nlsc?"
- asked her mother.
"She's gorse ow :at ."
',Haven't you got another?" •
"No." This somewhat sullenly.
"What about the pink -checked one?"
"It's faded."
l ou have that lawn with the
Irish collar
You krtaw rift t'y well what that
looks like, Mother." s vii Elizabeth.;
"It never did fit. and it m akc3 me sick!
to wear. I can't hr iv'terring it even
at home and i imply won't wear it
our plates. That's all!"
Mrs. T'Lilkire, saggested some Morel
substitutes. These were all rejected..
Sam was late for breakfast, and com-
plained because the sausage .wasn't
warm. Mr. Wilkins made a great joke
of the fact that his wife had,- in hor
morning's flurry, sewn one of the but-
tons on the in ide of his lingerie.
Alice was sullen under the abuse he
had reaped from Elizabeth, and Eliza-
beth was nervous about the train she
wanted to catch for town.
It was a positive. relief when the
eight -forty reduced the family to Mrs. t
Wilkins, Katie, the cook, and Dora
Meigles, who had come in to do the r
wash. The sunshine poured in the
windows of the cheery room, and Mrs.
Wilkins, enjoying the luxury of dawdl-
ing over her second cup of coffee,
•rather smiled -over her own flurry.
possibly she did spoil Alice, and as
far expecting the child to be respon-
sibl+e for looking at buttons, and far
their lack—well, that was too much,
she was only seventeen She looked
over to the sausage platter, which
was now coated with a filen of white
and cold- grease, - worried a little over
• Sam's cold breakfast, and then, as is
the way of housekeepers, - decided- to
make it up on the next mea. Dinner.
arrayed' itself 'ire her mind. She would
have fried 'onions; Sam liked fried on-
ion:. About this centre.she grouped -
an• agreeing ensemble, but just as she
was about to telephone the grocer,
Katie carne in. •
"Th:e boiler's busted," she anniounc-
ed ellen:ally, -
"What?"
"I twang her along," stated Deren 2, 1 Dyes,"
Mee, sitting in Katie's rocking eh aid',
• was causing it to jueak loudly "1. Dye Old Skirts, Dresses
thought meblae site was teak with; 11'aists,
eemethiti eata:hin'. Sometimes they' Coats, S• Eei thi Draperies,
look like c lis wl:an they commerce; Evezfthilgr
measles rartietdar.' Each package of Diamond Dyes"
Mr Wilkins admitted it, and look-, eantaina easy directions .for dyeing
ed nervously at the small girt, whose ally article of wool, sills, cotton, linen,
peaked eta limp appearance stratine>i ii or Mixed goods. beware! Poor dye
la r already overtaxed nerves. The ° streaks, spots, fades, and rules lna•
child was one of these • permanently terial by giving it a "dyed400lt," Bus
damp-roeed y:aungsters whose shires, "Diamond Dyes" only. Druggist baa
etre too long. I'he: cr flopped around N Color Card.
below her thin knees to give her a.;
slinking and perpetually • rad appear. -
awe. She swathed of wood smoke, and
her eyes, which were large and haunt-
ing, • followed ItIrs. Wilkins' every
move.
Mrs Wilkins knew what the day;
would be, and it wan.
The plumheh came, and t ha and Dora;
held an to matt' 1 conversation about
th, east cf living. Katie win' to the'
dentist s, lest her tooth, and came' " "�'
Iusme to retire into the prime: of her `: Recipes and Suggestions for
boudoir, .md to mean sa latelly thati
she was, heard in the kitchen. I Between ti +,ons.
Little Hetty Meigle sat around to Take a dash of water (add
watch everything Mrs, Wilkins did.; • And a. little leaven cf prayer,
Unnaturally eelemn, her stare began A little bit of sur, hine. gold
to affect Mrs. Wilkins as would an evil Diezelvcd in the =riling air
charm. It made her drop things, 'and Add to your meal some merriment
make absurd, ntrvous moves that re-
suited in nothing but resemblance to; Ard a thought for kith ,and kin-,
the busy hen. Dora chatted amiab]yi Anal then, as a prime ingredient,
about the neighbors, in spite ef Mrs.! A. plenty of work thrown in;
Wilkins' earnest endeavor to silence, But spice it aII with the essence of
this sort of topic. The talk ran in -1 love
this manner: And a little whiff of play;
` Yessurn, he comes home soaked, Let a wise &d book and a glance
melebe three or four times a' week.'
Laura—she's the up -stairs girl—she'l • • above
tole m>:." I Complete a well -spent day. -
"Are you putting up pickles• this! French toast makes a delicious
year, Dora?" luncheon -or supper, 'No'm. Tin not putting up none. i pper dish. To make,
My ole man, he don't like 'em. And; cut, stale bread into slices about five-
Laura she says he's that stingy. The•• eighths of `an' inch thick and make a
misses, she ain't none fer splurge, l batter by beating. together one egg,
Honest, there's been the time when I: one cupful of milk, seufficient flour to
worked there and went away hungry," i thicken, and salt to taste. Dip eacli
"I believe we're going- to have rein."f slice of bread in milk, then. in the
"Ye_�sum. I think too we will. The Batter, and fryon both
missus, ,she asked me one day if you j.ides until
need butter fer cookin;- and whether brown. Use sufficient fat to keep
you et nice and genteel. Believe me, I the slices from sticking to the pan.
tole her a thing 'er two! 1 says, `You Serve with cinnamon and sugar or
b
mg, girls and boys, and Alice wanted
to go (her voice threatened to break)
---but---she' wouidm t if she had to wear
a dress that wa'S suitable for an old
lady) . After this Elizabeth tele:
pheaed, asking whether her mother
had any cheese.
"Why, clear? asked Mrs. Wilkins.
"Well, 1 thought if Bob came in to-
night that I'd like to make a rarebit,"
"Oh, I see," art'wered Mrs. Wilkins,
with as realization that all the lug-
sheen napkins were unironed,
"And I dent suppose there's any
aka hel?" said Elizabeth.
"What makes you think that?"
"Well, the last time I used the ehaf..
i.ag dish I noticed that it was low, I
rmant to speak of R. Will you tele
phcre Sears', Mother? And, Mother,
while you're ordering that, order my
eeld cream, too, will you, dear?"
"'1 es,"
Mother, ere you there?"
"Yee. I'm fere. What is it, Eliza-
be:h .?„
Mother—1 feel awfully carry to
ask this, but I Ieft a past card seal the
hall rnante!. I partieu':arly wante3 it
to ret out t.3 -days T'i'culd you mind
"The to boiler's busted," repeated ;going
nn h e `ntto o the box with it, or get
Katie. Mrs J eigle was just gettin ha.. `'s had a tooth cut;' replied
eoana of the ;teff in the cold water to ped
sc etc, eel 1 'las aloin' to light rpt
:its 1i e. w:th a dee aful fi'aality
alien I se.n :t. It's real ball. It'd in her 'nide. "I will go,"
• clear tl'e' top., "All right, z'iO.iier---if you would
•`flit tc�er.h ne Caf its, },d Mrs..Your: not sick. are t»„ti?
Wilkin,,, as sh;e pushed aside the half„Well, • i'm not crew
ice
nrenk cup of cofree� and stood up. saur.squeer. } Geed -by, edear... This
"Heat the. water on top of the stag,
is t e 1 en'll have to manage sod e �1 ;, lta:i! ilc Tae h'ey, tier. a People
1 w . •fir '1 -�--' uc ?e y slat. l at:=t 1. cut
Katie wa,A ;v£c'p 1,4, eel' ously, with 1 1
" c
:area,' watc:.� :l.cd lend l laeteac,l . tit saki' you mina asking Dora to
ever her atv, ham my re; a?i a ns? 1 ware it motor-
"It's nay both," meanest the sull`er- rut
ti�2 other night and it locks fright-
.
° Er•,il,,y.
nin
I'm se se:rv," eair] ,lira, •
Wilkins,' ''I'11 ae, S}ha�lt't ,get at the'
her manner almost averfull sof etym. m" hra "Hasn't got—"
pathy because of the sudden ar•ritataoal ,An3 then Mrs. li ilkir., did a thing
I2<' I; i 1. fe]t t�� read Kane iii +h�''
heard the news. :she Isatl never before done-- she eiene-
t tSF.1111i, s fiEricel" tv¢:rt {n! el the eot'ifu ewer of her daughter by
Katie, aftera gt,!p. ••I „guess I'i1 have a sudden hanging up of the receiver.
it out" tihe was hysterically a reave For a feeling
moment Bile steel by the thic-
k
over the 'leers t Vin, and fled eebbmg. the calof her rdaughtard er totlrel
Mae. Wilkins Weill' to the te,epher e, sure her; bur the difficulty of . inT
er..Iczecnre'1 to pers"aade a recaieita'ant.the bigg•
pltanmbeh tis vi :t her bumble home, ant cut Elizabeth's department in
then hurried toward the kitchen to vca at ,reel wehool and a ringing ef the
interview the daraard xr.T.t doer hell stopped this intention.l
She ft esti theta—and the ,� .?a �r Cent:nued in next h, sue.)
w;t•:h?.ar'a i:tele. gill, who. having e enif .�
*ly er.443,h had abaar..le:ed school to "restwomen! <c •a
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A email boy was taken to see the
new baby, whom he eyed very critic-
ally.
"Why. he's got no hair, father," was
his first remark.
The fact was admitted.
"And he's get no teeth, father," was
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The circumstance could not be
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"I tell you what, father," wee the
final observation, "you've been swind-
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tenet
et—' " stewed fruit.
Mrs. Wilkins, who had been much Far peanut wafers roll or chop one
annoyed by this, intimated to Dora quart of roasted peanuts; then •conn -
hat her neighbor would not, she, Mrs. bine oars -half cupful •of butter, one -
Wilkins, was sure, like her probings
epeated. Dora emitted a "Yessum,"
and went on. Damming the tide with
anything less than a muzzle or a well-
aianed brick was hopeless.
At neon Alice appeared with three the dough thinly over it..' Sprinlde
large ink stains on the borrowed with the crushed peanuts and bake
blouse. She was cast to the depths until brown. Remove from the oven
by this, and her depths were fearful and, while shill hot; cut the cake into
to witness. Mrs, Wilkins, after -duti-
fully squares and remove (roan the pan.
reprimanding her, gave her a
dollar from the housekeeping money,
and then realized, after Alice had
skipped off to school, that she had
parted wits the quarters that the gas for three -•fourths of a box ef gelatin,
metes so fai+thfully•and steadily ah- tw.o nn,nges, two lemons,. two bailee-
sorbed. As she made her way to the as, six figs.. and ten Englisch walnuts: -
nearest grocery in quest of change-- Dissolve the gelatin in one-lvailf
e gas supply having, of comae,. stop- of cold water add one-half ,pint of
ed—she decided that ;Edward, her
husband, wasfoolish about that metal'. belling waster, th„e lem'o t juic.e and two
,nd thinking that itsaved money. Sire eup uIs of sugar. Strain and let
was tired of the -whole business, she's stand until it bogins to thicken, then
ave another sort;"sh.e won.' — • stir in the fruit 'which has been cut
At the grocery she metta neighbor into smallpiece3, turn intoa mold,
who hal! been kind to her. The neigh- and when cold and . set, serve withor wanted a donation for the Jewish whippm.
ed crea
welfare can paign. After evh -e she
met old Mrs. Simms, who hyped site
half cupful. of sugar, two cupfuls of
flour and two-thirds of a cupful of
milk. Rub the under side of a biscuit
pan with. oil or sweet lard and: spread
Judge Peter's pudding was the fav-
orite dessert of a famous jurist; and
was named for him. The recipe calls
th
p
h
'" Codfish balls made thus are light
would come ,cut to the library meet- and delicate: Kcal. an 3 ire ] the fish;
'1410 ing that evening, for she, Mrs. Simms, removing all bones and bits of skin.
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inr.peci;ion. Very large stock always on
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Breakey's Used Car Market
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viten One realizedwhat library did-- quart 'of pared aiir1 sliced pots;oes and
be babbled on for .fifteen Minutes, boil 'together- until render: Drain, then
when, with a wreneh, Mrs. Wilkins mash fins, add a tablespoonful •of but
ore herself away. ter, a little salt, and a sal'tspoonful of
At home she hada telephone mes-
age from Alice, Who wondered if Tier pepper.. Add two unbeaten eggs, then
nothe2' could: horten her blue ureas. beat all tog ether until light. Dip a
yes, it was too long none of the girls tablespoon into the boiling fat, wihiah
yore them that long, and Loufee Ser- should be waiting, and shape the balls
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When preparing melded potatoes
save time and potatoes by llcilingi
them with their skins on; but before
they are quite done, reprove from the
fire end pour off the water. This may
be done at brc_ak£att time, or en Sat-
urday, if they are to be served at the
Sunday dinner. A little while before
carving, peel the potatoes and drop 1
them into hat, salted water to finish
It takes a joint of beef to
make a .bottle of Bovril•
cooking. :Dash and season as usual,l
beating in the hot milk and the but -1
ter. The potatoes will be as light
as when 000ltcd in the old way, none!
of tide potato will have been lest, and
the small, irregular anis are ue'ed as
completely as those which are large
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Its salt content runs from 53 to 55 per,
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area of 185 acres, but is only 18 inches'
deep. It is, however, fed by living
salt springs, and its level is thus
maintained.
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