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OCT, 28, 1998.
A HAFF'Y HOUSEHOLD.
By MARGARET LEE,
Author./ Divorce -A Brooklyn iloolielor-Lorimer And Wife -104
CHAPTER X V II,
The Everette were absorbed by Lh
misery and titterer connected with th
uncertainty as to Mr, .Everett's fat
Gradually they realized that anothe
and still greater sorrow tbreatene
them. The air was filled, with rumor
that could not be traced; the daily pa
pars printed paragraphs without sig
natures. AU hinted disgrace, ruin an
cowardly flight, Statements, boldl
printed on one day, would. be with
drawn obscurely on the next, having
left their ead offsets oa the broken-
hearted fanaziy. The press maligned it
self, and seemed determined to prov
itself not only unjust but merciless
To satisfy the public's demand for DOW
the most sacred of human rights were
violated. Defence was just as impos-
sible as redress. Everett kept the pa
pers from his mother and Mollie; but
Rose carefully read and. collected ev-
ery item of interest and information
A week had passed since Everett's visit,
and she was busy one afternoon in
her own room when she saw a carriage
at the gate, out of which stepped a wo-
man in black heavily veiled.
It was Mrs. Everett, and she was
shown up directly to Rose, witb whom
she begged a private interview. Her
manner was sad and colleeted, and to-
gether with her mourning gave Rose
a painful impression. Her tones were
measured, as if she had nerved herself
to a certain purpose and was deter-
mined to carry it through. She ig-
nored Ross anxiety' and went direct-
ly to the point.
Daphne for a few clays, and I am sup
e posed to be confined to my room, un
able to see visitors. Won't you decide
How can you hesitate if you reall
e.
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3,
transaotions. The results ere diens
trou.s."
" Can't something be done 1"
"I fear not. No one inan could ris
ihe necessary eapital, WO (ADDS
- STORIES U !MR HUNTS
k TOLD BY AN ENGLISH OFFICER NOTe
find several willing to undertake sucli
corapllealed opeoulations. Burrows is so
hopeful. He insists that he could car
ry everything if he bad a good back
em
" Did you think of aar, Pouneee"
"Pounce( You might as well fovea
to life old bronzes!""
"The Japanese, I suppose; they fir
so hard looking,"
She met Everett's g/ance. Her eYs
; were bright with purpose; his war
sunken and full of inexpressible grief
Y "It Is terrible!" she murmured
Be caught bet hands with sudden
etrength speaking passionately.
"Do you know that it isn't this idea
of disgrace that hurts me raost! I
would give the rest of my life just to
put my arms about my father's neck,
. as you did round your father las
night. If I could sae him just long
enough to make him feel that I do
ONOhim and appreciate him now I
should be satisfied( I took all his de-
votion as a matter of course. I never
gave him a thing worth having in
,return--"
"You mustn't say that. Ho didn't
think so. Itie was as proud of you as
he WAS fond. I know, because we talk-
ed about you so often, I don't think
we mentioned anything else."
"Sweetheart!"
"Lerry, how you muse suffer when
you oan ask mo ,to give you up now,
when I feel that you are a part of
myself! We seem to belong to eath
other."
"But think of this awful sbaine--"
"It isn't yours. And if it were
can share it."
"rll have nothing after the worst is
known."
"Daddy will give us our bread and
butter until you get some money for
yourself."
"You are a laming child, Rose —
baby still."
"Why do you say that."
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o Among the marl). foreigners who vis-
ited the United States as a spectator
s ciuriug the war with Spain was Cap-
e. tale Edgar Underwood, who for quite
a period of his life was attached to the
Anglo-Indian army, and, being 0100.
er of sport, told many interesting stor-
ies of encounters with tigers. At the
dinner table in 0. prominent hotel Cap-
tain Underwood recently recalled a
t number of his experiences wbile
young officer in her Majesty's sere
vi'c'Oe'ne of my fast end possibly queer-.
est adventures with etigex," said he,
"happened years ago when I Wal3 quite
a boy, the youngest of a party under
the direction of Major B., a noted
ahlkaree, whom we obeyed implicitlY,
and whom we expected to show us no
end. of tigers. I had been out with
him Lime after time without anti:1g
one. Once Iliad climbed to my ap-
pointed post in the forks of a tree, and
the sleLndeniryLritaPkaolli°Z disappear
l oNtvtiethd
positions before the heat began. Two
weary hours, with a hot sun beating
down, and I became so sleepy, in spite
of the red ants, it was all I could do
LO hold on to rn,Y Parch, "di be 1000°
easily imagined than described, In
those days beds built up in trees and
breechloaders wore unknown Lo us; if
you could not balance your rifle and
smooth -bore on branches, you held on
to them somellow. The branches near
me served as a gunrack, and as, put-
ting rifle to shoulder
I SIGHTE.D RIGHT AND LEFT
Through interlaoing boughs and lea-
ves, every avenue of approach, Ifelt
myself most favorably situated. The
beat began, and at last I saw nay first
tiger. Instead of passing within any
of the ranges I had marked out for
him, he quietly trotted under my
tree and lay down at its foot. Swing-
ing round hastily into an attitude not
previously rehearsed, in the excitement
01 the moment I overbalanced, and,
my rifle going off, descended in a heap
on the top of the tiger. Luckily for
me, the report ot the shooting iron,
and the vision of a dark body in the
air, frightened him so mucli he was
off at a ge,110p fit the moment 'crash-
ed down upon him, A. bruised shoul-
der and damaged rifle were •ray only
reminiscences of that adventure. Of
course I got horribly chaffed about it."
"I hate going after tiger with a
married mama; he continued, "and :7,1
tell you why. There was a fellow
called Cranky, who was always bother-
ing me to show him a tiger, ''I have
been 12 years in India,' be said, 'end
never set eyes on one.' Su I took him
with me. The beat was on te lofty
parapet. I told Crtualey to wait until
he BEM the tiger side on, and then to
Eire. If his shot failed, the beast would
opine down to me at the southern end
of the parapet. Well, on came the
beaters, and when I judged frona their
shouts that they wen) well past Cran-
ley's post, and no shot rang out, I na-
turally concluded there was no tiger,
"After I bad waited a little longer
this confusion was so oertain that I
want round my end of the parapet to
the other side to meet the beaters
and make enquiries. Suet
AS I TURNED THE CORNER,
mire for him? If you want to prove
your love for him here is your thence.
Daldeue has shown hers I £ tell yetl,
Rose yon cannot realize what is be-
fore us if tbis math comes. Larry
knows nothing of poverty. It is very
interesting in books and romanoe, but
he has never wanted a thing a ./00
meut longer than was necessary to get
it. Then imagine disgrace for our pore
tion—to descend to all who coins after
us—a stain that is never lost sight of
• —never forgotten—that nothing can
wipe oat Oh, I tell y.ou, death is
• something to be desired in such a time
• as this! I only live to prevent We
shame, this slander, these foul charges,
- that no one can disprove, from falling
upon my children! Rose, have pity!"
Mrs. Everett, listen. I will do
what I think is might; but I must
think, You must let me have time."
"Well—but how long 1"
"I can write—to you—when—T write
to—to Larry."
"You will write to -night ?"
"To-night—so soon? No—I must have
, one night to myself—one night to eon-
; sider—to live it all over!"
I "Another night of horror for tis 1"
"But, indeed, try to do right !"
"If you would only promise!"
I "311 promise never to mention this
interview."
" You can do us a great, a lasting
service, Rose, if you will."
"/ ?" Rose was fatting quite close,
facing her.
"Yes. Perhaps you know that Mr.
Everett was engaged in some very
large operations. I cannot explain
them in detail. I can only tall you
the primal condition of things. His
friends are satisfied that if he bad been
here to carry them through they would
have turned out successfully. As mat-
ters stand, tbere is nothing to expect
but complete ruin, and, with it eis-
grace.
" Why do you Burt yourself speaking
of this? You knew that we believe in
Mr. Everett's integrity.
"I want to make you aware of the
urgency of the ease—to put you in
possession of the fads. This is the fif-
teenth of the month; on the twentieth
several of Mr. Everett's notes fall due.
If they are protested, then his credit
will be shattered and ruin is inevit-
able. You are too young to under-
stand it ; but is like pulling out the
eorner-stone. So far, every effort has
been made to protect his reputation,
So much depends upon it. Not our for-
tune only—hundreds will lose by his
failure. It can be averted if some one
with the adequate means will come for-
ward and guarantee his creditore,
against any lass, If these notes are
promptly met confidence will be re-;
stored, and his speculations, daring as
they may appear to some, will bear ,
proper fruit."
"What a grand, wonderful idea I Can
such a person be found?
"Yes. Everything necessary can be
done. His notes will be promptly ac-
cepted, his fair fame saved, his fortune
preserved to him—to us if he is dead
—all this will be properly done if you
will cement to a proposition that lain
here to make to you."
" Oh, Mrs. Everett 1 What a strange
speech ! What is there that I would
refuse if by doing it I could help Lar-
ry ?"
" Would you sacrifice yourself—Sous
own happiness—to secure his?"
"X can't follow you. AN'hat do you
"To give him up."
GIV8 Mai tip?
"Yes, And to do it so that it would
prove effective you should promise to
keep this interview a secret forever. He
is in Boston. Ile must. never know of
this compact—never suspect collusion.
You have it all in your poever. You
can save us from poverty and disgrace!
Oh, Miss Minium have mercy upon
us, and agree to what oak!"
"Won't you tell me clearly what the
plan is?"
"Simply this: 'You break your en-
gagement, say, by letter. That would
save your feelings and his. If you met
it would be difficult for you to conceal
your grief in parting with him, and he
might suspect that you were holding
back your true reason. If you write,
why, poor fellow it will break his
heart, but he know e that disgrace is
banging over us, and he will not have
the courage to question your decision."
"What would be think of met"
"You must not be selfish, Never
mind what he thinks of you. The thing
before us is to save his name from puh-
lic scorn. If you love him you will
forget yourself and only work for his
good, He may conclude that your filth -
sr hes advised you to sever this eon-
neetion.
''011, he never would accuse daddy of
✓ ele heartlessness 1"
"Now to the point I time is short.
Byre is the scherae, With your rejec-
floe and all this other trouble before
us Larry will catch at any straw that
is presented to him. Daphne loves him,
/1 be will marry her—and she has come
forward and made me the offer like the
arge-hearted girl that she is—she will
put her fortune at our servies."
"If she loves bim wouldn't she do
this anyhow whether be married her
or not?"
" Ah, well, you must not expect too
much from lumen nature. She loves
Larry, and in the 'abound his heart
MaY go out her. Gratitude will do
the test, and they May be happY "in-
gather. ft is a great offer—ft ream' I
ghat T cannot Tully reelize 1 The secret e
would test with the three of us. Will
you promise t" a
" t must think."
"011, but the bouts are flying; and f
"And the other promise?"
"We have still five days—surely you
' can give me one to myself."
"Why do you think of yourself? You
are so beautiful, young and attraetive.
i Larry is only one of many who admire
you.
"I'm too excited to answer you."
" And I must go. Doia't come out-
side with me. The carriage is waiting,
and I'll take the next train to New
York. No one knows of this visit. Is
your grandmother here?"
"She is lying down. She has felt this
trouble very mueb. You know, she is
• very fond of the Everetts."
Perhaps for her sake you will save
us now."
Mrs. Everett went quickly from the
' house. Rose went about her ordinary
affairs in a certain mechanical manner
that habit bad made possible, while
ber thoughts wandered. When her fa-
ther was absent she saw to his share
of the household arrangements—a duty
that took her out of doors and abroad.
It so happened that on this day there
was no 'important matter to attend to.
She could roam about the house and
garden or sit down with her problem.
No one wondered at her abstraction;
it was only to be expected under the
circumstances. The strange part of it
was that when she attempted to rea-
son beyond what Mts. Everett had so
explicitly stated her mind would not
work. The idea of giving up her lover
—of breaking her engagement—would
not be taken hold of by her mental
processes. Her heart felt like a stone.
She could not eat, and her grandmoth-
er observed, but made no comment. She
was not sleepy at her usual hour, but
she went to her imona and sat by the
window, wondering at this torpor of
mind and body.
Toward midnight there were sounds
of an arrival. Rose ran out into the
wide hall and saw her father and Ev-
erett entering the one below her. The
lamplight shone on their tired faces,
and she went rapidly down the stair-
case and surprised them by her appear-
ance, She kissed her father and then
turned to Everett. Something in his
haggard features pierced her heart. She
per her arms around his neck and her
(Meek against his, and he held ber
without speaking.
E am hungry 1" said IvIr..Minturn.
"Come, pet, isn't there. something nice
in the cupboard? Larry and I got a
bite at six o'clock but it was poor
stuff." He followed Rose into the din-
g on .
You must get him to eat and drink,
find we'll have to keep him here for
a day or two. 'The boy is nearly
crazy. Take my room and have it made
up for him, It is the quietest and cool-
est in the house. Control yourself, my
child. Fretting isn't going to bring
back Everett or pay debts. Come use
your sweet bend, love!"
He hugged her pneeionately and went
buck to Everett, who had thrown him,
self on a lounge in the hall.
Rose eummeeed her most helpful
meld, and, losing, sight of herself and ;
her problem, devoted her thoughts to ;
Everett's comfort. She even felt a de-
sire to eat, and heguiled him into shar-
ing things with her. Ells manner was
even more pitiable than his appear-
ance, The depression of despair 'had
"Because you know nothing of the
world."
"T know a very, nice little bit of it,
including you. Do you know that
you are acting like somebody else?
Where is your bops? Do you hear from
college?"
"Yes, I have the kindest letters.
Everything is offered to induce me to
bold my position there. I thought of
leaving; but I overlooked the matter.
There has been so much to think
about; every day brings its own
troubles."
"What lovely hours we have had,
Larry!"
"Yes, they are all over zow."
"I wonder why / think of them when
I should be absorbed in your troubles
I ley awake last night, going over the
ball at Sherry's, ' The waltz musics
rang in my ears. It was so charming
and you cams so late,"
"The train was behind time."
"Yes, and you were so excited about
it that you grew handsome."
"Is that sot"
"That was Mi. Powers' solution of
your appearance."
Everett sighed wearily, Rose took
his hand and pressed her cheek to it.
"Larry, I suppose the idea of mar -
rings is that a wife can stay with a
man when be needs cats and comfort.
When he is happy and prosp,erous tiny
girl will be devoted to him."
Her voice was low, as if she were
thinking aloud. He gave her a scant-
ing. bewildered look.
"Do yon. remember the afternoon,
that we left the Plower Show? We
passed a church, and you wished that
we could be married then."
"You see, my intuition was cornet.
Rose, that is a selfish thought! At
least you are not involved in
tbis misery. I want you to
forget me. Yoa were born for sun-
shine mei happinese Yoe must be
saved from what wei have to suffer. I
love you too dearly, ,sweetheart, to see
you humiliated."
"Larry, I want to tell you some-
thing."
"Yes, love. 1 ani anxious to know
exactly what you do think. Rose, I
have one belief that helps me; it is in
your sincerity, our truth."
"The.n listen. I don't believe that
you will ever again be in such trouble
as you are bearing now." Her voice
sank. "There imuldn't be a, worse cone
dition of affairs; this agony of sus-
pense—this dread of coming horrors!"'
"You are quite right. Rose — Rose
—you, too, are sufferingl"
"Why note Don't I love you, Larry?
And; I do care for your father and his
good name:"
My pet, how sweet you arel"
"See. now you must need, me more
t han you will when this trouble is over.
Becense Larry, • everything passes
awity-8050 maow. It must be so,
otherwise we •could not live. Trials
route kill us. I cannot do anything
lee yoa. I cannot leave home to
- e ive no right. If you are away
3 wei siny here. It you are 111 I
eennoi nufre you as 1 should. I did
not care to be married hest November;
but I wept to marry you now,"
possession of him; and his perfect sil-.
emus regarding his own condiliou was
most discouraging, He agreed to TB -
mein over the following day in the
hope that the absence et excitement
would prove benefiebil, and went off
to his room, promising to gleam The II
next flay when he appeared in Omen.- T
den Rose was shocked at the Mamas
in him. The lamplight had been very
etanstderate. Be read har face and.;
spoke sadly.
Rose, it isn't being just to you to 3'
bring all our misery into your life. r
want to have a little talk with you,
'eVhere can we go?"
the library." Roes led the way T
with strange settee of pain making
ber heart throb rapidly. Everett spoke
with embarrassment.
CHAPTER XVIII,
"For several days I have intended to
write to you; but I arix cowardly When; ti
comes to the point., It is atilt herd- y
r to say it ; but it ie not honorable
or me to bold you to your eremite), I g
en no longer in a position to offer
marriage 1.0 any woman. Let me be
rank with you, It is not poverty
"My girll Why, you are dream -
I have been thinking about It
or days. It only takes fifteen min-
utes, you know, to be metried/ That is
be easiest part of it. We can go to
he rectory with daddy and grandma,
nd Praetor will marry us. Then
can go to town with you."
"My darling' Do you suppose
you'd ilecept, eueli a sacrifice?"
You mustn't use that word. Why,
ou read history. Think of all the
ood women who- have found means
o help their Intsbends1 If I were
our wife I am sure could assist
cu. You PAO people always sympath-
ea with a wife."
To Be Continued.
THE CATCHALL.
I trusted you with my beart, said
he with balm' safe and what have
ou done with it?
Itis laagh, for harshness could have
iven crosscut AM, (Inc. deelthead.
have you looked in the top drawer
01 the bureau'? bo asked.
,
OF COURSE.
81)e—I wonder why It Is that lbetiE-
ntvn of the unemployed are alveays
ailed on Suncleyt
Ile—So that the Men who Wend will
ot be; forced to lose A day from thole
ork,
thio horeor killing 03 1"
Where is Larry?"
was telegraphed tor from Ros-
ton. Some Man Was found dying in a
hotel' there Your geed father wont 0
With bion had his message this 1
Morning jug es / was leaving. The a
men was a eiranger, I Want to get 'e
keine before Larry, 1 MO Mollie to
alone; no honest Man should fear tbnt,
/1 is disgrace OM I have to meet."
011, no—you do not believe that 1"
"Tour father has heard it all gone
ver bee basineas mol,. We think that i
ether woe perfectly upright ; but there 0
• otbers who have it in their pose-
✓ to eharge him with false dealing. n
You could seemly understand the vs
What should I see, about 60 yards to
my front, but a big tiger? I pulled up
with a jerk, my heart in my mouth,
and eve stood looking at each other
while he slowly waved his tail. I cov-
ered hien with the rifle, and felt my
lite depended on his dropping to a
single shot. My aim was too unsteady
to let pee draw the trigger, so low -
area the weapon and stared spelt -bound
at the enemy. Again I raised it, only
to towel the Title as befoce. My hand
shook, I dared not, fire, A. third time
dreev a bead o'n that magnificent
head between the terrible eyes; but it
was no use—I had not the pluck to
shoot. Then to my astonishment
and immense relief, the big brute,
blinking lazily, turned round and move
ed slowly toward the beeters, who by
One time were within 150 yards of
In an insteut I was book round the
corner of my parapet, and on the right
aide as Lhe beaters turning the tiger
Sent him 011 again, past niy enerance
to meet the fate he ought to have ex-
perienced at the hands of Ceanley.
Talk of funk—I had never been in smell
a funk before or since as I was when,
glued. to the grafted. faced that tig-
er and dared not fire, I asked Cra L-
ey how bo bad allowed the tiger Le
pees, and hie explanation was particu-
latly frank; 'When the tiger passed
within a few feet of Ins post, bo was
and children, that he lay dawn his rifle
so impressed by thoughts of hie wife 0
and hid his face in hie hands; thereby
leading me to believe there was no tig-
sr, and to kayo my post as already
related, I never head of his going out
tiger -shooting again, T eau answer for h
it he did not go with me,'
5
"A friend oe mine of the mane of
Mr. II is the manager of a tea gate
den in Assam, where a maneater was
in the babit of carrying. off the estate
coolies for hie dinner, probably find-
ing them math lose trouble than a
deer or a pig. Lb last, emboldened no
dealt by unhindered sitecess in ob-
taining vietims, he took to
bad become desperate, and B„ and fieefeeiefilf119.44909464094.0,..00.
some of his planter friends determined 0
to sit up for the( tiger, in the ,
da, with native blankets disguising ; About the House.
theini—an exceedingly exciting bust •
-
ness, for, be it remembered, no lights
ws Ittbjng illOCTWentXtedrel,heso1)314 "hri anpo:
peeranee might be too sudden for im- WINDOW CURTAINS,
steady nerves. The style in window drapery, as
One of the planters, after they had y
erytuing else, thanges, Forme
sat a long time in breathless muspense,
entered the house for sioomokethllivingfotrhail tehvaeryooantesiduesesdhalthicersi.nsuicluet sthhaedsees
hweaswAnnetetdle'dalinyd awshuildeden terrible up- been largely superseded by
roar in the verandah winch he bad __,_
just left. Seizing his rifle be rushed
"ews'usl s"u"°•'°'
out to find all the party gone, but During the summer season sash c
from the dark tea garden he heard the tains are used almost altogether,
voice of S. 33, calling out, in agony: the long eurLains shut out so elnioh
"'Help! for God's sake! Help! The
tiger's got me. Help 1 Heliir the breeze. Where t.he long curie
"Fixing his bayonet he ran toward are used, they are usually dra
the spot, and in the dim gloom made back,
Boa,t Itvhheo owuatalinwealok.Cintgliebytigheies. dsii,ciage,gihngs
, The sash curtains tare genera
band in the brute's mouthl Without bung on a brass rod that can
a moment's hesitation he rushed up bought for the purpose, and aro f
to the tiger, planed the bayonet into fished with a deep hem, or they a
its side, at the same time pulling the sometimes gathered at the aottom
trigger. The tiger fell aeleasing
FOR THE FALL APPETITE.
040
• "We aro fond of a nloe, rare roast
•
• of beef, but when we get one large
•
• enough to have it rare, it lasts fore
4 ever," is the oft -repeated plaint of the
provider for a small farnily, With
the ordinary way of roasting in a hot
In oven, two Abe aeem necessity It one
sly, would have from the centre the juicer,
ha pink outs beloved of the gitetrozoine.
ase deliolous, rare roast, may, however,
be evolved from a one -rib cut, if roan
-
aged in tithe lege. Pelt some small
are. bits of suet; into the dairying' Teen,
mind set on the front of the range. As
e soon LIR! pan is smoking hot, lay,
the tittle roaele rolled and skewered,
ins seaeoned with salt and pepper and
pad( dredged with flour, into the -hot pen
•Ito sear. As soon as one tilde is well
•ny liorvorwnmeidn,uitVes.ifiturwniloln bebothree or
le r, being
be careful not to pieroe the meat with'
the fork, whieli vrould allow the
re Juices to escape. Whom thoroughly
• browned, tem, bottom mut sides, pour
and both men rushed back to the house sW
Oin
ad
not.f
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l ieatstses4uneda. to sthheey 41slidoesuosub
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but before they could reach the steps made of dotted muslim although L
the tiger was upon them, and again sat moue silk (Mee are very han
psoemasee.if one can afford the extra e
he a gust et. of a cow of boiling water
ty in the pan, and set in slow oven to
e rolisLing. From LWeILLY Min-
t utes to ball an hour will be found
quiet sufficient, and the little roast
I will be found as juley as the heavier
cut.
Cream Pie—Lino a pie plate with
crust, stir to a cream one -hall cupful%
nd of sugar and two tablespoonfuls of
s. tablespoonfuls of flour and two oup.'
butter, and two well beaten eggs, tWil
t fuls of milk; mix well together, scald
' up, flavor to the taste, pour into the'
to lined plats end bake until done.
Brownie Mks—Fuel; parb; Cream
together one oup fel sugar and two-
thirds cup of soft butter and stir in-
to this the yolks of two eggs and one -
hall cue) of milk. Second part: Mix
together one oup of grated chocolate
or cocoa, one cup of light brown sugar
seized poor B., biting and clawing his
back and shoulders in a terrible man-
ner. It was, mercifully, an expiring
effort, for the brute fell dead beforl
it could kill 13."
LIFE IN AFRICA.
Bahr Moen by leabeens eared be a Fete-
er's Daring.
"Buffles" was the pride of the re-
giment. He belonged to Capt. Murdo,
but every man in the fort swore by
Buffles was at the post between
Grahamstown and Xing William's
Town, on the west coast of Africa.
Afternoons, when IVIaggie O'Brien
would wheel the kid to the spring, the
troopers considered it a distinction to
have a word with Buffles. Of course
they never looked ht Mary.
It hadn't been a very inspiring cam-
paign. Capt. Mixed° had not been able
after peace was declared, to live with-
out his wife and Buffles—Buftles Mur -
do Mrs, Murdo was a quiet little wo-
men. Nothing seemed to ruffle or dis-
turb hey, All the troopers worshipped
the ground she walked on. They used
to wonder how she would act if any-
thing ever happened to Hurtles. Buttes
was so blest nothing would ever have
happened to him if it hadn't been for
Nary's devotion to the sergeant.
The day something did happen to
Baffles, Mary and her lover were at
the spring. Capt. Murdo had lett the
fort alone that Morning on a visit to
a distant kraal, It had been a very
oppressive ed.
i
daynglonger and Mary nail linger -
tie ones' impressionable, nervous sys-
e,t the sprthan usual.
The poor devilat the fort hadn't any- terns could not bear during long wak
thing to relieve the monotony of the leg hours the strain to wlaith they
-
day. They wanted some diversion, and would be subjected.
WHAT TO TEACH A GIRL.
Teach ber to dress for health a
comfort as well as for appearances.
Teach her haw to darn stocking
sew on a button, and mend a. glove
Teach her to say "No," alll stick
it, or "Yes," and mean it.
Teach her to make bers the neatest
room in the house.
Teach her to have nothing to do
with intemperate OT dissolute young
mem
Teach her to regard the morals and
babits, and not money in seleetingb
associates.
Teach her that music, drawing a
painting are real accomplishments
the house, and not to be neglected
there be time and money for their us
Teach her that the more she liv
er one cup of milk and one egg. Place
in a double boiler and stir until tbiek
nd and hot. When this is cold stir it in-'
to the first part; 11,1all then add three
'fl cups of flour, two rounding teaspoon -
11 fuls of baking powder and last the
e. beaten whites of three eggs and a
es teaspoonful of vanilla. Bake in a
within ber Income the more she w
save, and the further from the atm
house will she live.
Teach her to embrace every oppo
tunity for reading, and to select su
books as will give ber the most noel
and instractive information, in 0
der to make the best progress in ear
as well as in later home and echo
life
darn), round tin, one with a tube being
preeerred. (Waren the oaks is cool 00-
5- move from the tin and set it away for,
24 boars. When the cake is a day old'
r.. mark round tbo entire cake with hi
oh sharp kniee so as to divide it into fivel
ul layers. . With t stout thread pmt
e_ round the reties and crossed and drawn
tight, the cake can be out into smooth;
oi even layers. To make the cream 1113-
i
ing put two tablespoonfuls of gelatine!
in a cup and Dover with cold. water..
After an hour or so set the cup into
hot water until the gelatine is dis-
solved. Take the froth from one pint
of thin cream, add one-half cup of •
powdered sugar and the gelatine and
whip well. When well mixed beat in
gently the whites of three eggs that
have been whipped until stiff. Put on
ice and stiltuntit et begins to 5115 -
fen. Now pin a collar of buttered
paper round the first layer of the
sake, pultting the plate on which IL
SLEEP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
A few words for the benefit of young
mothers on the sleep children roc -mire.
This is much mare than the sleep ne-
cessary to grown uP People, as the lit -
it came,
They were all seated at dinner, when
PIERCING SCREAMS RANG OUT.
• ssx'geant ran up the =ad like mad,
The bugle sounded an alarm. Buffles
had been carried off by baboons.
In vain they searched the trail. The
Simians bad several minutes start of
the pursuers. The jungle was a se -
Tire hiding place. No baboons were to
e maim c1,103 every heart sank, Then
Private .Tago took the trail over which
the Captain was to return.
Along a,little way he saw a man
crouched in the bushes opposite. He
ehoughie at rivet he must bave been
mistaken. But it was 0 man; a white
man. 'Yet there was no white man
within miles! I1 must be.
Be could not tell, but kneeling at
the edge of the inclosure he awaited,
the approach, revolver cocked and teeth
set.
Something approached. He whistled
and stood still. Something was carry-
ing something. It was white. It was
Buffles. At last! Here was a solue.
13utflee bad been kidnapped by baboons
in the hire of white men, he thought.
He could not fire. Baffles might be
hit. 13u1 he threw himself at .the kid-
napper, and as he did so the moon mime
mout aa.nd showed a child in its father's
rm
"A, carious thing, Jagol" examinee&
the Captain breathlessly. "I was com-
ing along in the moonlight, when Sal -
tan wheeled suddenly and tried his
best to get away. That means baboons.
Instead of letting him have his way
I charged down the path. The baboons
mattering in all directions, dropped
Ruffles in ,the path.
"It was a marvellous mincidenee.
I tried to pick the baby up, But Sul-
tan thought it had something to do
wiLh baboons, and would not go near
the child, so I had to leave him some
distal -me (may while I rescued my lit'
ti e one."
ABOUT THE BLOOD.
Vriot), 51 tireitletes been at login 'nem in
the 'anytime.
The main use of the coverings at
night is to give the body the warmth
that. is lost by reduced circulation of
the blood. SYhen the body Item down
it is the intention of nature that it
should rest, and that the heart Mut-
Mainly, however, they require mor
sleep because while sleeping all 1 b
vital powers are concentrated on buil
ing them up, instead of being diverts
to muscular movements and other in-
fluences which would interfere with
this concentration,
If ohildren are wakeful and restless
it is an indication that something i
wrong; this wrong the mother shoal
endeavor to put right rather than stu
ply the child for a time in order t
gain rest for herself. The " somethin
wrong" will often be found to be
proper or excessive feeding, Loo tigh
or too warm clothing or confined an
impure air.
el is opon,00mething to raise it tram tbe
°
Labia,
ealre, itot snust ba ktottinhaslci
1,-; an inch. Spread a layer of the cream
d ' upon the ca,ko so as to fill the collex;
put on the next layer and pin on an-
other collar and fill with the °ream.
Continue until all the layers have
been used and finish the top with
either a, coating of the crean or a soft
icing. Put into the ice box or some
other very cold place until ready to
serve ; then remove the collars.
Scalloped Onions-13oil a half dozen
O medium sized onions in salted water
g until Lender. Drain off the water and
lay them carefully into a baking dish.
d Pour over them a half cupful of rieb
LET CHILDREN KEEP A GARDEN,
It may only be a few feet of earth
or a few pots in a sunny window, but
the keeping of a garden is a valuable
bit of training and will inspire a love
of the beautiful, and bave an import-
ant influence on the character through-
out life.
All children are attracted by pretty
and fragrant blossoms, and they should
be taught; to cultivate and give plants
the tender care they require, and thus
learn some of life's sweetest lesson.
Example is 'the first element to h
considered in educating a ohild'smind
Don't try to force the child to keep
a garden, but keep one yourself.
Whatever children see their elders
do they wish to clo thermelves, and if
you have them near you and let them
watch you saw seeds and plant slips
and pull up weeds, tf you explain all
you are doing to them—never mind if
.11 is then too difficult for them to
uneclierraoll;vann.cl—it will not be long before
they imitate you and want gardens of
milk or cream, sprinkle with salt and
popper and cover the top witb finely -
rolled cracker crunebs. Put bits of
butter over the top and brown in the
oven.
Baked Potato Salad—Place a layer
of raw potatoes, sliced thin, in the
bottom of a baking dieh. Sprinkle
over them a thin layer of grated or
chopped onions, pelt, pepper, butter
and a little Hoar. Then another lay-
er of potatoes, and so on, until the
dish is nearly full, Pour over the
whole a cupful of etch milk, slightly
salted, and ,coner with bread or
cracker crumbs. Bake slowly until
thoroughly done.
e Salt Maekerel With Sauce — Soak
the mackerel for twelve hours, chang-
ing the water several times. Then
LADY SIMON'S FAN.
The monogram fan has been in vogue
for the last few years, bat it wilt never
take the place of the trefieured auto..
gran!) fan. The autograph itial is more
valuable than the old-fashioned auto-
graph book, as it can be folded and car-
oially should be relieved temporarily rind about when traveling, a piece of
its regular work. So that organ soft; Paper er silk laid over. it Wore
make'. 10 strokes a rninuie less than folding protects tbe writing. Lady
when the body ie in en upright posture, Semon, the wife ot Sir :Felix Semon, 11
:hie means 600 fit rakes in 00 minutes, London nbyeielan ' .e
Therefore, in the eight, hours that - s 6 °Wnli
01 111110 -usually spends in taking his of a valuable autograph fan. It is
ight's rest the heart is saved nearly mule of heavy black satin and is eoe-
,0011 ,oh'obfoa An it pumps six mimes
CARRYING OFF COOLIES.
Who Ward sleeping in the verandas of
the master's bungalow,. Many Leaps had,
been laid for hien, the bodies of his vie -
tines poisonota watchers with guns on
the lookout over Lite killed men, but
BD great wasl his meting that he had i
eeteaped. them all.
"Everything having failed, things ra
000 ounces less of blood in this night's
melon than it would during the day
amid Well the autographs of famous
people, thawing the Prince of Wales,
Blernarek, Dlr. Gladetone, Mr. Beifoar!
Ifye,ntiy ry,vinagv.or,lital?:13'aioduenighttioin,11,1Aen
when a.rnatt is usually in an upright
R. A, etc. In the case of the artists
position.
who Lave "signed the fart" the auto-
nw.nadro,triNivitshi 10bbnee. tIiTletolo3'vrilgiefalrode1v,a1aDt6shn:a tIant ) nrietoei en( e8'
graph is sometimes accompanied by a
slowly through alit VOITS/1 when ene is 113' 1 0101013.
lying down, the warmth tont in the re -
PUGNACIOUS BIRDS.
&toed oircaletion mast, he supplied by
extra, eoveringe,
ETYLL PlIOMISTe„
In the Wand of Minora, one tif the
t ha hue nn ing 'flute ere
pitmen:toes lit Lie create res. Thou-
Foollight—'eVho is the meet pantie-, sonde, of hem frequently atiaek hunte.
Ileigue9eirentlet07101,0libt'eminnlianni:iler, by /Ill ing Potent Imes seriolle wounds on
ra'n without the feleelitest prove/I:item,
etins. ihe face and neek•
boil it in an abundance of water, in
whirl theee Ls a 'bay laitf, two or three
onions, some parsley and the juice of
a lemon. The flan should cook very'
slowly and not. ba allowed to come to.
pieces. When Choy are done, serve
them on 5, folded napkin, with a sauce
naiads by reducing a pint of thin cream'
to one-half, adding to it en Ounce of
butter and thickening it with two egg
yolks. Then add to it hall its quantity
of grated horse radish, heating it
again, without, healing. In most eases
it is necessary to add U 0527 little
Salt be this smiles. If you are to have
smoked infiekerel, broil instead of boil-
ing and servo with it the omen horss.
radish sauce.,
AN ALTERNATIVE,
.A small .Stotcla boy was summoned
to give evidence against his father,
wile was accused of =king disturban-
ces in the streets. Said the bablia to
Corns, my 150)0 WW1, speak the truth
fue let us hear all yo ken about this
affair,"
Well, sir, said the lied, &nye ken In.
venom street?
I do, laddie, replied the Magistrate.
Weed, ye gang along it arid them in-
to the '.;quare, and cross the square—
Ys, yes, said ih bailie, encourag-
ingly,
And when ,ye gang aorose the square
ye tern up to bi ri(5ht, and keel/ al)
High street till em mune to a purap.
Quite right, my lad, proceed, said
the 'Magistrate, I know lim old mune
well.
\Steel, meta the hoy, with the Moot
infantile simplieity, ye may gang and
91110) it f 1
or ye no puny me,
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