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•a11EIO 4'MOOn,6r,MO IE+d,.EfP;•"vaAird;!i white lips, as if wrung from hie
%1'c I very heart.
",Allen
1 p Allard"
All !
For • .a brief space he sat as if
paralyzed --bereft of all power of
m t' or s leas thought. . rlr
U i Gnp- OU en
on t t
in a half -involuntary, mechaeload:
sort of way, he sprang to his fent
and made towards the door, as if
realizing that something was re.
quired of him, and that instantly,
yet scarcely knowing what.
But as full repolleotion returned
he paused. For, after all, what
good purpose could he serve by go-'
ing now? Already he was too late,
and s going would simply Y rouse
needless suspicions. Seeing, then,
that Allan was beyond his help, it
only remained for him now to look
to himself. He must be guarded
and -know nothing.
j Still white and shaken he sank
into his chair again, and his eye
caught sight' of the other. envelope
-Allan's confession:
Slowly, and with trembling hands
he drew out the short, clear mes-
sage and read it carefully through.
Yes, it was all down, word for
word 1 The crime -his oxime -stood
unmistakably confessed I
•In a flash Barrington realized all
that it meant. He hire only to for-
ward this to his chief, and no man-
ner of suspicion could ever fall up-
on • himself ! His path would be
clear ; his rival safely out of the
The moment the messenger had way -dishonored as well as dead'!
withdrawan, - Barrington eagerly Surely then he would succeed in
tore open the envelope and foundwinning the beautiful girl he had
that, besides a letter for himself, so long desired.
there was also one in an unsealed "Secret engagement between
.envelope addressed to his chief. them." He only wished there were I
With nervous haste he began to That had been a lie to blind Allan
read his own letter -at first in a and keep hintout of the running.
.dazed kind of fashion, as if unable Suddenly, and without warning,
to grasp its meaning. Without p're- the doer opened and a girl entered
face, the letter began:- the room.
"Is this, then, the end of your Barrington started, and, hurried -
life -long friendship Oh, Dick, to ly thrusting the letters into their
• -think that you could have played separate envelopes, slipped them
it so low down, that my friend into his pocket and rose unstead-
•should have served me such a cow- ily to his feet.
ardly, dastardly trick! You think
.your secret safe, but I know it. I
know how those bank -notes caano
to bo secreted in the inner partition.
•of my desk, and also of your secret
visit to my rooms. You thought
,yourself unseen, but my landlady
saw you; though, knowing our
friendship and thinking I had sent
youfor something, she allowed you
to pass out unchallenged.. The
same hand which placed those notes
in my desk secreted those found in
my room 1 I give you credit for im-
agining that the strength of our
chief's old friendship with my fa-
•ther would restrain him -from pro-
seouting me. You were mistaken.
He has allowed me until to -morrow
'to Produce the money and confess;
failing that -prosecution! You
know why .it is impossible for me
to restore the money for the cashed
cheque. But I can `confess,' and
this I have done."
Richard Barrington's face grew
deathly white, and with a startled
cry the letter dropped from • his
nerveless hand.
"Confess!" he gasped. "Allan
confess 1"
Quickly recovering himself he
picked up the fallen note, and read
on with feverish anxiety
"You will find it all plainly writ-
ten in the unsealed letter which I'
enclose, and which you may read
before giving it to Mr. Foster. As
to my motive for doing this, you
will understand that it is not for
your sake, for you have forfeited
all right, not only to friendship,
but even to consideration and re-
spect. No; it is for her sake -for
Maisie -that I have done it. I too
loved her, and at ono time dared
to hope that site returned my love.
But I found out my mistake; and
the day you told me of'your secret
ATlllgs
Fraug
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Richard Barrington eat alone in
tris chief's office. On the desk be-
fore him lay a pile of paper's, which
notwithstanding their importance,
failed to hold his wandering at-
tention.
Suddenly he was roused by a low
knock.
"Sorry to disturb you, sir," said
a clerk, apologetically, "but a boy
has brought a note which he insists
on giving into your own hand."
Barrington looked surprised,. but
made no comment.
"All right/' he said, shortly ;
"bring him
He took the note from theboy's
hand haff-impatiently, and glanced
quickly at the envelope. At .sight
of the handwriting he suddenly
changed color, and regarded the
messenger with quickened interest,
"Any answer?" he asked abrupt-
ly.
' I was to
No, sir; he only said w
be sure and see that you got it all
sight.".
"Thanks. Then you inay go."
engagement to her 1 resolved to
keep my own love a secret. Now I
need hide it from you no longer. She
is more to me than my life ! I dare
not -will not -clear myself at the
cost of her life's happiness. She ing power of my love for you, for had safely reached their destine -
must never know the truth; she seeming -even .for a moment-toi tion before taking the fatal step
must never learn that the man she forget the awful blight that hasuponwhich he had decided.
loves is a thief and a forger -the fallen on Allan's life! Believe me, At last he heard the sound of feet
betrayer of His friend! It would he has scarcely been absent from upon the stairs, and in a moment
he had opened the door and met the
boy at the head.
"Well, have yet, delivered it all
eight?" he asked, sharply.
"Yes, sir. 1 gave it to him my-
self, just as you told me."
"That's right, Johnny,"
He gave a wan smile, and, plac-
ing a shilling in the boy's grimy
hand, sent him off grinning with
his„good luck.
delightat
s
acket.
tousled head lied
As soon as he to 1
disappeared down the stairs again, I "Why, there west have been two
Westbury turned slowly into his of them! And I thought--”
room and was proceeding to lock "May I open this?" broke in the
the door, when he paused. doctor. "1 have been in India a
"Bettor not do that," he mut- few years, and kn,iw something of
tered. "Only give them needless their powerful drugs."
trouble," Opening the packet, the doctor
With lagging footsteps he crossed raised it cautiously to his nostrils,
pinch o thepowder
then
threw af
over to a corner cupboard. and took l
clown a small medicine chest, but into the almost extinct fire. Instant -
as
lythere allot
a lurid flame and
,
he triedto unl alt it his haup
o nes
became filled with
trembled so '11111011'11111011that the key: the whale room be e
fumbled round the hole in vain. a mist -like vapor,
A second and more determined "This is the poison, without a
„
d cidedl as soon
bt hoe
• don
said,
and the chestI open beforey,
effort 1 a,
y
hiss, exposing a neat array of medi- as rho mist had cleared. "You may
" She broke off suddenly, as He .was young, and 1ifi had been
if it
ff
Ps e words choked oked het. very sweet. Was
0 doing right t t
o
"Vin afraid there is no mistake, ifngtawaY4 Howbright pros-
Foster,
ro -Foster, idis confession is pints had seemed such a short while
h0e-written by himself. I was ago 1 Lifo far him than had boon
o itiy waiting fdr your father's re- full of sacred hopes, for it seemed
turn to give it to him as Allan de- as if the love beating in his heart
sired." was awakening an answering throb
He carefully sealed and held out in hers 1
the letter towards her. No, he was not flinging his life
"It almost looks as if Mr, Fos- away in wanton wastefulness. It
ter were -net coming now, so per- was for love's sake:
haps you will take it to him," slowly, but with hands that no
There was a look as of ,., wound longer trembled, ne, raised the
«1 animal in Maisie Foster's' eyes packet to his lips:and, throwing his
as she stepped out into the road head back, steadily emptied the
and absently took her seat in the contents into his mouth, to .the last
waiting i s g ear. tiny grain.
Still in a half -dazed fashion she "Now for the couch and -sleep,"
alighted at the door of her home he muttered.
and walked with heavy, dragging He half staggered. as he crossed
footsteps along the wide hall. But the room and flung' himself down.
as she began to ascend the stairs A. moment later two men burst
she wasarrestedthe w'
a by sound of into the room, and; orossfng swiftly
voices. to the couch, bent over Allan's un -
Pushing open the door of the conscious form,
room when the sound had come sho "Thank God, we are not too.
entered abruptly. late 1"cried Mi'. Foster. "He still
"That you, Maisie?" cried her breathes! Marshall, you can save
father, cheerfully, as- he caught him? You can surely use an anti -
sight of her. "Sorry to have dis- dote?"
appointed you, my dear, but you Laying his fingers lightly on the
must blame Marshall here, though still beating pulse, the doctor snif-
I know his unexpected visitwill fed the man's breath curiously -a
more than compensate you," • strained, puzzled look on his face.
"Of course. I am pleased to see Presently his features relaxed; and
you, Dr. Marshall." he straightened himself with a ges-
Her father, quick to notice any ture of relief.
change in his cherished daughter, "This is not poisoning," he said,
looked at her keenly. quickly. "Only the effects of a po-
"Are you not well, child?" tent drug for inducing sleep ; and,
Ignoring his question, she hold fortunately, harmless enough."
out the fateful missive. "You really think so cried Mr.
Without a word Mr. Foster tore Foster, bending eagerly forward.
open the envelope and began to "I feel sure of it! And I don't
read, the girl standing by watch- think it will hold him long; his mind
ing him, dry-eyed, but white and would be in too excited a state be -
wan -looking. fore be took
lief father looked up quickly. The moments dragged by slowly,
"How did you get this, Maisie ? painfully, to the two men watching
Who gave it to you?" in anidous silence; but at last, with
"Mr. Barrington. He said he a restless movement, Allan flung
had received it this afternoon, with himself over and sighed.
a request from Allan that he would The doctor held up a warning
hand as his companion made an
eager movement.
A few moments later the doctor,
as Allan moved again, poured out
a restorative and held it to his lips.
Still with closed eyes the young
man drank; then, opening them
suddenly, gazed stupidly at the
faces peering anxiously into his.
"You will he good to -her -to
Maisie?" he said, dreamily.
"Allan! Allan, my boy 1 Don't
you know me?" cried Mr. Foster.
The young man made an effort to
rouse himself.
"Listen, Allan!" said Mr. Foster
"Oh 1" The girl paused, a slight give it to you."
frown puckering her white fore- He continued to lead rapidly*, his
head. 1-I thought my father was face growing slowly pale. As he
here. I premised to call for him finished he turned excitedly to his
at four o'clock."
."I am sorry, Miss Fester, but he
has not returned since luncheon.
Something must have detained him.
I am expecting him every moment,
though, as he knows there are some
rather urgent matters requirina his
signature."
With his usual cool, smooth man-
ner he wheeled forward the large
"easy.,,
"Of coarse you will wait, Miss
Foster ?"
"1 don't know," replied the girl,
doubtfully.
"Miss Foster, what have I done
to offend you?" he burst out, im-
petuously. "Why do you dislike
me so ?"
"I was not ewere that you had , oils."
offended me," replied the girl, cold- i"I must go with you, father. If
ly. "or that 1 -disliked you." Allan is in danger, I must go too."
"But you are always so-so dis-I "My little girl! Do you lovehim
tant, and you try to avoid me. I so much?"
have seen it." Then, as she did I "Better than my life!" she said,
not reply, he went on passionate- simply.
ly; "Miss Foster -Maisie, cannot I Her father stooped and kissed her
you try to like me a little? Youhurriedly, and there was a world
must know how devotedly I love You;hurriedly,
tenderness in his eyes as he saw
you. And I have reason to hope 'the great love shining from her
that your father will favor my
suit."
"My father1 You have spoken
to my father?" gasped the startled
friend.
"Marshall, come with me!
There's not a moment to lose. Is
the motor still there, Maisie?"
For answer the girl flung herself
upon him desperately.
"Don't, father, don't! Have
mercy -oh, have some, mercy upon
Allan!" she cried. "Don't prose-
cute him. Dear, dear father, lis-
ten to me!"
"Maisie, I must go at once!" he
exclaimed imperatively. "Hush,
child 1 I am not going to prose-
cute Allan. I am going to save
him, if that is possible. He is in-
nocent -God forgive mo for believ-
ing him guilty -but he is in great
danger, and every moment is preci-
gu•1.
own. At all costs Allan must be
saved -for her sake now, as well as
for his own. Unless it was already
too late!
"Listen, Maisie 1" he said, quick -
"Yes; why not? As an honorable ly. "I cannot take you now. But
man I told hint of my feelings to-
wards you, and asked his permis-
sion to win you if I could."
--trust me. I will bring Allan
hack to you --if I can !"
Thrusting the letter in his
"I should have thought, with friend's hand he hurried him out,
your friend under such a aloud, that saying, "Read that as we go
you would have had no heart for
your own private affairs just now 1"
cried the girl bitterly.
Barrington saw the mistake into.
along 1" And the next moment
they were gone.
as * a: * *
Allan Westbury, alone in tris
which -in his eagerness, and in the cheerless room, paced restlessly to
jangled state of his nerves -he had and fro, awaiting the return of his
allowed himself to be betrayed. messenger. After writing the let -
"Forgive me 1" he said, humbly. tars, be had been seized with the
"I can only plead the overmaster- desire to know definitely that they
crush her -loving you as you say
she does l That, oh, Dick, he good
to her I Let this transgression be
your last; and if evor your consci-
ence urges you to atone for your•
sin, and for the wrong you have
my mind night or day since -it hap-
pened.''
"Since what happened?"' she
asked abruptly.
"Since bis--" He paused, as
his better nature momentarily as -
done Ire, work it out in added love sertocl itself . and : restrained the
and care for her, If ever you think treacherous lie. But after a quick
of nie, let the memory of your old
friend and his last sacrifice prompt
you to lead a more upright life, and
to shun cls..
t roue
1 est asyou
would
3 c
j P
Lite plague.
.' s t .
1 g
"But though I have taken aeon
myself your guilt, I cannot, allow
the name --the clean, good name
,, my father bore -to be dishonored;
t even though, being dead, he would
no longer suffer. Before you can
^- tee soh me 1 shall be desid.
''.Circ manner of my death 01518!;
;be yens secrets, f have ids my pas-
s ^55i0]i powerful etc rc ti tnverfnl
Indian drug,
!
g•
;which causes i
gat es lay tl ss
c death and
1 1. 1
hale. no trace behind -only amp-
', ' +om. 'cardiac failure.' This 1
,. faire as soon a 7"
.
s ., Piave sent
1
vitt 1 i.
atter fct .fee
v I 1 sure i,hat
i'when I am dead Mr. Foster will
not 'make public my disgrace for the
sake of my .father's good Mime..
1?aiewell' Dick.
"Yours ir, sorrow,
"A WESTBURY.'' G'C,A\? 1t1+,5.CBiJIti,. etl; ' "Ston -you have got -a, writ-
Dick Bnrii
nk
or read the, tragic roleY c
nfessionCr o
m him? Steely1
v
message so the o'td; than a I
bitter, there is some mistake! "Yost can,
,
passional., arty sschped from his .not mean that Alien has confessed
glance et the lovely, flushed face
before him he hardened iridself,
civ
lowvoice,
anandn
tnttere•cl in a or
"Since his theft and forg ,.,,
"You mean since the accusation
of it! You know -you who have
known Allan so long --you must
know that he is innocent of such a
thing I" site cried,. passionately.
Believe ate, dear Miss Foster,"
he said, in a tune of quiet assur-
ance, "I 'honor you for your faith
in him,. nod only regret that I can
no longer share it. 'l;1rt, unfortd'
a'r. no 'choice loft --in face
Th � h c
'lately.
of this." I]'e. drew an envelope cut
from his pocket. "I received this
about half an hour ago, with the
request thatafter reading it I
would give it ,your father. It is
Allan's confession!"
Tho color slowly drained from the
girl's face, leaving it white end
strained.
"Allan's con fessi:.il1'' she 'gasp-
•sra41m. milk put over the fire in a granite
a t
pan and when soaldi no boiling)
n
• (
hot add a pinoh of soda size of a
pea, and ono teaspoonful of salt.,
Take from the fire and when luke-
warm add one cake of compressed
ragaitive,rv,rr neet..tsit goole•®•ws® yeast dissolved in a teaspoonful of
water and enough flour to make a
sponge, then beat well with an up-
ward stroke and set out of drafts
until light. Have one-half cup of
butter,' and one cupful of sugar
creamed, two eggs beaten light to-
gether, and add to the light sponge,
beating until all ingredients are
well mixed; add sifted flour and
knead. Do not get too stiff -three
may
pintsbe enough. However
g ,
use enough to make a nice soft
dough, and knead for twenty min-
utes, or until the dough is soft,
smooth and even.. Let it get light
again and roll out to one inch
thickness, spread thinly with soft
butter, grated chocolate, and su-
gar, Roll . up and out into slices
two inches think, Have ready a
dripping pan with this mixture
melted in it, then cooled: Butter
the size of an egg, three-fourths cup
brown sugar and one square of gut -
ed chocolate. Lay the rolls or
"snails" on this mixture ; let it get
very light and bake until done. It
ATTRACTIVE RECIPE'S,
Molasses Cake: -.-Molasses Cake
in Rlyyme.--Osie cup of lard best
suits the cake; also one cup of
sugar take -dark brown is best-
so stir it through, one cup of black
molasses, too, Add one-half tea-
spoonful of salt -to leave it out
would be a fault. Throe teaspoon-
fuls fu of cion m
a on two eggs, well
beaten, one by one, and one, ex-
tract not amiss, stir in a teaspoon-
ful of this. One cup of milk, four
cups of flour; sweet milk will do,
'tis better sour, And soda then to
make it light, one level teaspoon-
ful is right,
Nut Chowder. -Take one-half
pound of mixed nut moats which
have been broken into small pieces,
Put them in a saucepan and allow
them to simmer for an hour and
thirty minutes. Peel and dice sev-
eral potatoes, a turnip, and a good
sized onion. Have a pint of can-
ned or stowed tomatoes. Line the
bottom of a kettle with a layer of takes three-quarters of en hour, as
potatoes, add a layer of the turnip they must not burn. They are
and onion with a sprinkling of spoiled if they are burned. This
thyme, sweet marjoram, chopped makes about forty rolls. They are
parsley and salt, then -a layer of dolici
tomatoes, and lastly the nut meats.
Let simmer thirty minutes, then
add one pint of milk and a little
thickening.
Carameled Carrots. -The humble
Hungarian Cookies. -Crumble
one-half pound of butter and two
cups of flour sifted with one heap-
ing teaspoon baking powder, one-
quarter teaspoon (scant) salt until
carrot, so little thought of by us, creamy, add two tablespoons sugar,
becomes on the Hungarian table a one-quarter cup cream, and one
delicious sweet to serve with meat. egg, well beaten, roll with a little
Cut one or two large carrots into more flour at a time, and cut into
thin pieces about an iuch long, put cookies, not too thin, bake the
thein in a sauce pan, sprinkle them same as regular cookies. This
well with sugar and add one table- makes about forty cookies and can
spoonful of butter. Pour on enough be kept as long as one wishes, They
water to just cover them and let taste the same and better.
them simmer until all but about
one tablespoonful has boiled away,
by which time they will be soft.
Then sift a little flour over them
and stir until it is all absorbed.
Thus enrameled they do not taste ; pepper on both sides, then make a
like the ordinary carrot at all, and ]dressing of moistened white bread,
they may be used with meat or as
a luncheon dish.
Nut Roast. -Put two teacupfuls
of stale bread crumbs in a mixing
bowl and moisten with hot water.
Let stand until all the water is ab- half over and seo up;put in a
sorbed. Add one cupful of crushed
or ground walnut or pecan and (roaster and hast wen a ! e
filbert nut meats and one table- water for two hours. When done
spoonful of meats which have been serve with fried apples and slice
imperatively. "I know the truth. broken into small pieces. Flavor down like bread
1" with one teaspoonful of finely sift- Tough Porerhos se Steak. - The
Yourtough ;end innocence
aostestablished
startled cry Allan raised; ed sage or mixed herbs and with ei- often vva teofbecauso `nosoneewants
his head. then half a teaspoonful of salt or to eat it or serve it to others. This
"You -know the truth!" he gasp- one teaspoonful of lemon juice. Mix waste maybe avoided bychopping
ed stn idly. thoroughlly and stir in one well
p the tough portion with some of the
"Yes. Barrington, sent me the beaten egg. Press into a square
suet, making it into balls and broil -
wrong note -whether by way of pan to mold it, then turn out on a ing it with the rest of the steak.
warning or by mistake I don't baking pan and bake it. Serve
MEATS. ' •
Economy Roast. -Take a pork
steak with the round bone in it
about two inches thick, salt and
about• two cups :Led a half; two.
large onions or three small ones,
a half cup of raisins, salt, pepper,
and sage to taste; lay dressing on
half of steak and fold the other
know ; but -I've read your letter to hot or cold. Serve each member of the family
" Raspberry Ice. -Five cups of a ball and apiece of tenderloin.
him
Allanput his hand to his head water, juice of one-half lemon, two If so desired the balls may be
with a helpless gesture, as if still 1 cups of sugar, one cup of strained flavored with onion juice and chop -
uncertain whether to believe this raspberry syrup. Boil sugar and ped Parsley. It is sometimes pos-
water ten minutes, cool, add le- sible to have the chopping done at
a reality, or just a dream come to the shop.
mock him. mon juice and raspberry* syrup; Irish Hash. -Take cold meat, put
"Maisie is waiting for you, Al- freeze. through grinder, and one small on -
"I premised her I would take you mashed potatoes, two well beaten
ion eon liked), siui ix ncl with gravy,
home with rue." eggs, half a cup of cracker meal,not pepper, do
"Maisie!" He started up in and three tablespoonfuls of milk, Should ke be toe be
witthe isamevy.
alarm. `,alt! She does not know? Season with pepper, salt, and mincemeat." Put on platter and
She must not know!" sage. Make into balls about the
Mr. Foster laid a soothing hand size of an ordinary egg, and lay
frrst1ethenoacte r e top.ouGarnish Smith
on his arm. them in a dripping panvv
, rth four hard boiled eggs and lettuce. This"You have made a great mistake, tablespoonfuls of butter. Let them is most delicious, if correctly made.
Allan. It is you whom Maisie loves, brown and lay them around the If you don't have any left over
you dear, noble yellow; not 'Bar- roasted or fried chicken. gravy put a piece of butter in fry -
"Maisie -loves-
thank. God !" �- an and a spoonful of flour,
"Maisie -lover --.as° I Gave FOREIGN RECIPES. brown and add water to make thick
fug
Made a mistake?" echae=i Allan, in- Swiss Roast. -'Take a thick round gravy. Add -tore butter to make
credulously. Theca, with • sudden steak from two or two and one-half it rich. This can be served for
cry of anguish, he exclaimed, "Too inches in thickness and pound into luncheon or omit the eggs and
late! Too late ! If you have read it as much flour as it will take, serve with vegetables 'for dinner.
my letter you will know what I using the edges of 0 plate for that
have done. 1 ant poisoned! And purpose. When the flour has been RABBITS. •
by 50 deadly a drug that there is pounded into both sides take te
no antidote for it!meat and brown it an both sides; Creamed-Rabhix.-The best way
"You thought you were," broke remove to a saucepan, heat one- of cooking rabbits ,s to cream them.
in the doctor, quickly ; "but it half can of tomatoes, one large on- Cut then up or disjoint them.
must have been only a harmless ion cut fine, one sweet pepper, if Dredge each piece in flour. Place
sleeping draught you took." desired pour over the meat, cover in layers in 0 stone jar. Sprinkle
"l`'hat?" tightly and cook slowly two to three each layer with salt, pepper, chop-
ped parsley, and hits of butter.
Cover the whole with rich milk no
cream. Cover jar tightly and
place in oven, and let contents
bake from two and a half to three
hours. Add more milk or cream if
necessary when taken from the
oven. Put pieces of rabbit on a
hot dish anti pour gravy over then
and serve.
Good Way to Cook Rabbit. -Cut
it up, let stand in salt water for
one hour, roll in flour, then butter
your roasting pan, lay in rabbit
and
our a pint of oysters over it
p
and about a third of a bottle of
tomato catsup. Butter and salt
and pepper, cover, bake until
brown.
In a moment his lethargy vanish- hours. Just before the meat is
ed, and Allan rose unsteadily to done salt and pepper to taste. De -
his feet, then suddenly collapsed. licious when served hot, also nice
"I can't; stand yet," he said, with when cold.
a• shaky laugh. 'Will you pass mo
the small chest you will find in that
cupboard' 1" Richard Barrington?" asked Ivfais-
'.The doctor obeyed and watched ie Foster, as sho sat with her lover
him curiously. I a few days later.
Allan eagerly opened the nese l "Well you see, he always seemed
and feverishly seized upon a small such a good fellow, Gooch fellow, and—
llo , rnaleed , broke in
Maisie, hotly. "How can you say
that after what he has done, and
after deliberately trying to fasten
hits guilt upon you?"
"But he repented, dear; at least,
we will believe so," pleaded Allan.
"We have so much happiness our-
selves we can afford to be gener-
ous, darling. li Let us think the
best."
Pte d u
But t o lat was never solved.
After discovering his mistake
Richard Barrington had taken re-
fugee
in flight,ht, and, enlisting under
an assumed name, was sent out at•
once to the frontier, where he
proved himself the most reckless of
the little band.of soldiers dispatch-
ed to quell a native rising.
the skirmish
When was
over,
amongst the dead faces which lay
upturned• to the silent stars was
that of the would-be betrayer of. his
Sehuekcn.-One pint of sweet
ernes.
"Lot me see; it was a sealed pack-
et," be said, slowly. "Poor okl
Geoff l He little thought what use the sudden reaction Allan West-
his wonderful drug would be put bury, for the first time in ;his tile,
'
to After he had gone. Ah, yes, this land faintedaway.
must be it!"
Nth hands that shook he took , 'How ever could you have friend, whose plans had so grange -
up the open packet; then paused. thought it possible that I could love ly miscarried.• -•London Tit•Bits.
think yourself lucky you made the
mistake, young man I
But he spoke to deaf ears. At
to
e as * s•
WORTH KNOWING.
In making fruit pies, should they
boil over, sprinkle
e salt in oven and
they will not smell.
Make kitchen aprons from strips
taken from the four corners mid-
dle worn-out sheets.
When in a hurry cut up vege-
tables into cubes, or slices, and
cooking 'will be done quicker.
If a hoop goes loose drive a tiny
tack below and elose to it after
pushing the hoop into Propel' plate.
In snaking cakes, whatever eggs
are to be used should be added
after all the ingredients are. well
mixed._
Whipped whites of eggs etficred
into a chocolate jell{ ilhila it is
stiffeningmakeko it a sponge iHarc
ed
of a jelly.
Prunes, sweetened and sheaved
till tender and then drained froth`
the juioe, make a nice addition to
a lemon jelly.
Make se bag -like covering for the
ironing board. When one nide hap-
pens to get unavoidably coiled turn
it over.
Dried coffee grounds answer well
for filling a pincushion; they do
not attract moths like wool nor
mine as bran docs.
Waists to be worn on cold days
under thin shirtwaistsbe made
dme
from good parts of wore, flannel
shirts and pants.
Tinned fruits should be turned
out of the tins two hours before
using; the flavor of it is greatly im-
proved by this treatment,
As good as a patent ripper is a
steel oroohet hook, which will catch
under threads, pull out bastings,
etc., in double-quick time.
When one wishes to boil eggs
token from a very cold place, let
cold water run over them, then
drop in to boil and they won'>>!
crock.
Hickory nuts, ground fine in ar
meat chopper, :seasoned with salt
and then moistened to a paste with;
cream, make a nice sandwich fi11-
inParboil spareribs and when parti-
ally clone place in bake pan and)
season. Do not bake fast nee
brown too much, Serve with baited!
apples.
When sweeping, sweep the dirt
into several piles and take them up
on dustpan, instead of sweeping all
the dirt all over the floor to a cen-
tral, large pile.
Mend your rug by whipping over
the worn edges with yarn to match
the rug, and then single crochet
over the hole or worn place very
tightly with a creehet hook.
Lemon dipped in salt will clean
copper kettles and other metal ai-
titles successfully. Afterward' they ;
must be well rinsed in clean water •
and be polished with a soft cloth.
A teaspoonful of salt in the
water in the outside vessel of a
double boiler will raise the temper- '
ature of the contents of the inner
vessel. A cereal may be made to
boil in this way without danger of
burning.
Wash lamp chimneys in warm
suds; rinse in clear water of same
temperature till free of soap and
streaks. Wipe, sec on mantel over
stove till lighting-up time, or let '
stand on radiator. They won't
crack first time they're used after l
washing.
Children need change and recrea-
tion because while they are growing 1
their nervous systems are excitable'
and a little -a little -unusual t.
amusement will do them good. Al-
low them plenty of movement so
that their muscles may have the
action needed.
Coffee stains, even when the cof-
fee has been mixed with cream or I
milk, may be removed by rubbing
the spots with pure glycerine.-`
Rinse afterward in lukewarm water
and press on the wrong side of the
fabric (either silk or wool may be !
so treated) with a waren iron.
A housekeeper says that a sub- ,
stitute far cream may be made by '
heating a cup of sweet milk, and C
when it reaches the boiling point
stir into it the yolk of an egg which '
has been beaten to a cream. When 1
put into the coffee it is said to be
of creamy consistency and flavor.
MAKE ICE Irl INDIA.
Shallow Earthenware Pans Aro
Filled With Water to Freeze. • it
The following method is adopted
by the Ganges wallas (native cool-
ies) for making ice in the region of 1
the Hugli, near I%alikata, in fields :
composed of a black loam upon a
stratum of sand.
The soil is removed to a depth of ;
a couple of feet. This excavation,
when made, is smoothed, and then
allowed to remain exposed to the I .:
torrid rays of the .sun to dry. Then l
rice straw in smallsheaves is laid 1
to tate depth of a foot and a half,
leaving its surface half a foot be-
low that of the ground.
Numerous beds of this kind are
formed, with nate-w s.t.lewalks la -
twerp. them, in which hero and 3
there large covered earthen water
jars are sunk in the ground for
the convenience of having water •
t z
near byto fill the shallow unglazed
ed
g
earthen vessels in which it le tobo
frozen.
These dishes aro nine inches in
diameter at the top, diminishing to
five inches at the bottom, 1 1-0 in-
ches deep and 1-4 inch thick, mid
are so porous as to soon become
moist throughout when water ao
placed in them.
When evening comes the shallow
earthenware pans are placed. in
litter,a each
rows upon theand pan
p
is hall filled with water.
There are about 6 t) aro in
e q
plates
each of the beds, and the ice yield
will average, say, one-quarter
pound to each dish.
The ice dishes present a largo
moist external surface to the air
currents, producing rapid ovapora
atiott and a lowering of the tem.
/mature. The water which per-
colates through the porous trays
exposes so largo a suarfane t,w the-.
breeze that it is prots,ptly frolecn.;