HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1920-7-8, Page 2FA-"LYMPIAN
ROMANCE
By HOWARD CHASE FARWELL,
CHAPTER IV.
During his absence she dug more
dams, improved the oven' he had made
succeeded in a remarkably original
toilet and found a rich bramble of
]isotone blackberries.
He returned within the time set—a
picture of blank despair, And she
sensed treublo, even before she could
see his face.
"Bad news!" she announced posi-
tively. "What is it? Couldn't you find
what you were looking fur?"
"Yee," returned Brunson bitterly,
"I found it. Found it deserted. That
great eutting camp of the Spruce
Peoduction Board of the United States
Government has been deserted.
There's not a soul there now—not so
cut a bright path of green over the
tops of the stirring trees and fell upon
a bobbing brown head within ten feet
of him.
Bronson gave a startled, frightened
glance. The girl was pulling steam-
ing clams from the fire, and humming
a bright, gay, little air as he worked.
He leaped to his feet and hurried up
the shore in search of berries, with
one thought in his mind. They must
push on --fast! This little adventure
was going too far. Civilization and
safety for him. He'd certainly be
glad to see her safely en route home.
And when that time came he would
apologize for the things he had said
—and thought.
That night Lumbago returned to
keep him company and give him some -
much as a eat or a dog." thing else to think about. Half the
"Won't they come back to -day?" night he tossed and mumbled, finally
"No; not to -•lay nor any other timm falling into a heavy daze.
The place is closed. Nobody has been The sun awakened him. His back
there for a month or more," felt strangely limber and painfree.
"And bow far are we from the ne::t And warns, too. 'Slipping back his
Carep 1 ' hand he brought forth her Coat—wrap-
"As near ^:t I can figure it we are ed around four still warm stones.
at least thirty-five miles from the An attempt to rise, however, warn -
nearest. henitatinn. On the Olympie ed him he'd not straighten his back
Peninsular thirtc-five miles means that. morning. Nor did he—nor that
thirty -flee miles of unblazed trail, afternoon, either. So travel was out
thirty-five !riles through forest and of the question.
mountains. undergrowth and sharp About the middle of the day she
rocks." - came back from one of her trips for
"I'dti'c:,tleke! We can make it." berries and proudly exhibited an old,
she announced with finality. "So now mud -covered fish line and hook. Also
let's have a little luncheon. We at she l.ad a very dirty frying pan.
Least can enjoy that." • "Now," she announced triumphant-
Ite to e.' l his shoulders angrily and ly, "we can have fries and stews, too.
shook his heath "No we can't. I can't e here'd you get them?"
enjoy ..nything with you. Iliad plan- "Some kind hearted fisherman left
nee to have you -taken off my hands them for me. I found them just over
at the nettings, but now that has fal- the ridge."
len Pt neigh," They had a fine, small salmon for
"Oft' your hands?" she repeated, as dinner that evening—and some excel -
if donh'ing her ears. lent mountain trout next noon.
"Yc?; just that! I can't pretend to "This is terrible," he fumed. "I
be 'honored, considering the manner in know we're within ten or twelve miles
whieli ,:on boarded an outbound fish- of Clallam—and here I am, as help-
ing beet that: w,ihld tench ne port nese as nn oyster."
for ,la ,t beef. t. Fur tent + ncnn—" That night he was given more trout,
,oh— ft was a pained lttle ere. a chin stew and a large shell full 'of
Plainly the thrust had tett cls0ply-- luscious blackberries.
for tl••• girl drew ban: with en ex- But these kindnesses only cut the
pre: ein+ or surprised indignation. deeper, contrasting, as they did, with
I i:±
nt3y B,70:1SOn was cor t e had his intolerance toward her. Appar=
Inluete mn 00110 1 a fact. 1, wasn't ertly she was a firm believer in the
the n thine t i do. refined torture of returning good for
:t die p rm is r d uc mics• evil. rut in spite of her cheerful
Wit e t set r - anal d) i ) ; eyes willin;*iw.ss to let bygones be bygones
she + t i eed is i * her intitude toward hint had changed
hour c , r 1''r not in the least, and he had small hope
the ie rr 1 c et—roe r i e1 hie of wiping from her memory his ill-
h'i_t:: n r nen even i • far adv; -ed passing judgment.
t„nly nil l iiia rent lidti Ile w"s first to awaken next morn-
tc h1 - end 'i! tick w e Ing, and set about cleaning the fish
ver ole. eetoeuniteninalile. and preparing breakfast. As his back
ha -1 roe. eteelle tewere the -felt much better he plannied to push
reel: weleh , had e. her- en fast enough to make up for lost
self. , ,•e W s i._,`.a rirNcu- time. But his star of ill -luck was still
tart•. 'i•' h, the ''1' e'^ 7ittle :;hinicee eri;;htle--and while cooking
hael• t l ' • r:lsh, nor the meal he contracted a burn that
in the 3 tilt or 1 e • h i ., seared his whole forearm.
Rioelylh:' s or .d Lir -elf for the A frightened sgnawk informed him
awli n :3 nna'tion they were now ,in, that she had witnessed his accident.
and 1.o raked hie brain to emtettet He turned juet in time to see her
some , :au by which reconciliation, or scrambling up the bank and into the
a truee et least. could be brought woods. But in ten minutes she was
abort. His efforts, however, were back again—a package of unopened
fruiter--, and he could only wait help- baking soda in her hand.
tessl "Where did you get that?" he de -
She /et en end to hie eneertainty, mended.
hov: r :'r.. Returning. to the clans oven "At the store—Oh!" clapping her
sae netted a fire and prepared the hand over her mouth.
meat!. During it she was courteous Eagerly he caught her arm: "At
towed him and showed no trace of what store?"
emene, She tried to pull away "At the
This. however. crel not add to his store where—where—where I bought
pea -re of mind. It threw into bold re- the fishing tackle and the old frying
lief the half hidden pride that elle
woe. plainly Bolding in leash. Hot
temmr and bitter words would have
been mare understandable than this--
would
his—would have been easier to meet. It
evened hint, too. that the girl was
more of a mystery than ever • to him
new,
For three days they pushed on—
foliewiee the beach where they could
and entering the woods end mountains
wh't•e necessary. Shell fish and wild
berries formed their diet—their prin-
eipal discomforts conking from the
damp, cold nights, the chill of which
'even Bronson's fires could not dispel
antirely, -
Anrl during the long lhour . that they
plodded no, side by side, the sterling
courage, unquenchable good humdr
Forced Landings.
An 1. uglieh aviator gives an amusing
account of the incidents likely to fol-
low a forced Landing,
Forced landings, he says, have been
responsible for all sorts of happenings
to pilots, from uutrriage to pneumonia.
Once, when my engine balked, I land-
ed on a lawn near a big house. Two
middle-aged men arrived. I asked af-
ter the nearest telephone. One man
turned his back and left without a
word, but clearly the other was anxi-
ous to help, He removed his hat,
bowed with distinction, scratched his
head and said:
"Thank you -1 moan to say, Good
morning. You can telephone from the
village church, I think."
"The village church!" I said in-
credulously.
Yes, I think so."
We remained looking at each other
in a puzzled manner until a white-
faced girl appeared. The man clutch-
ed my arm,
"You see that lady?" he half whls-
pered,
"Yes."
"She's a duke's daughter."
"indeed!"
"Yes, Her intended broke off the
engagement, and this so affected the
poor girl's brain that she became one
of us."
I had landed In the grounds of a pri-
vate lunatic asylum!
What usually follows a forced land-
ing is something of this sort: You
send for a local policeman to guard
your machine while you telephone. A
small boy arrives and asks when the
airyplane came down, mister? A small
girl arrives and asks when the air-
plane is going up, mister? A farm
laborer arrives and tells you how the
Zeppelins passed over the village five
months ago. Many more boys and
girls arrive and ask when the airy -
plane is going up, mister? Tile police-
man arrives and tells you how the Zep-
pelins passed over the village five
months ago, Amid a quick fire of
questions from small nays, you walk
to the post office, telephone for
mechanics, and walk back again. The
crowd is now much bigger, and grows
every minute. Meu, women and babies
of every age visit you. Scores of child-
ren continue to spring from nowhere
in particular. The small boys dodge
under the planes and ask what makes
the propellor go round, and whetber
you have dropped bombs on Germany,
and, above all, when the airyplane is
going up, mister?
And you decide that, after all, iierod
was not a bad sort of chap,
•
pan.`
He stared at her en helpless amaze-
ment—slowly realizing what the con-
fession meant. For two days she had
hidden from him the fact that they
were on the outskirts of Clallam—
because she preferred his company to
civilization. Well; then she must, care
some—maybe a lot.
Pushing away the poultice she was
making, he laughed:
"Never mind that burn—I can't feel
it now. Tell me though, do you think
you can find the parson's house for
me?"
"Ye -es. But you don't know what
my name is.
"I don't care what it is—only what
it's going to be."
"I'm Ethel Colton—who are you?"
nnrl unfailing good sense of the girl "Herb Bronson—and Lord help me,
stamped an indelible impression on the I shipped with that savage to—to.--"
mind of the adventuresome neer-do- "I know what you were going to
well. say. But I paid him two hundred dol-
l-ea
ol-
I t never did the feeling that an lays to take me to Vancouver so 1
Insunnount.able barrier had sprung be- wouldn't have to marry you. And
tierce them leave hint. She bad not now—"
orgotlen nae forgiven --site was mere- "Now you are going to—Right
y plav,3ng the game as a titormigh- now!"
reel would play it. (The End,)
And thea Came the sunset n•i the
thud d a and the tumbling of Bron- Ido It Now.
lou',; 1 hilosonht --of the philesapby of
self -,n fbriency gained in the great If yom've found a teak worth doing,
White a lenfe of the Northern moun- Do it now,
rahns, in the giant forests of the in delay there's clanger browing,
Pacific slope, along eouthsee. beaches Do it now,
and iii his city haant.s, Don't you be a by -and -oyer
Week + at a time he had spent alone, Aud a sluggish malt noe•tryeri
ttC never h h td he known the depress- i¢ there's aught you would acquire,
Ig infinite sadness of loneliness. But
flay-.- Do It now,
Far out 00 the tip of a white finger
Di send that :stretched Into the lapping '1'o Paint. Neatly.
lvatcrs rose n single, straight, betted- An amateur painter cannot avoid
luny
heeded spruce—alone except for g'4,
11' some paint on the hardware
lto in furls that clustered at Its
Backbone.
We sometimes hear people say of a
776: -Da.
Recipes That Save Sugar.
Dried Apple Fruit Cake, --Three
cups of dried apples soaked overnight
in cold water. Chop next morning
and stew till nearly soft in three elms
of molasses. Add one cup of chopped
raisins and stew a few minutes longer.
Remove from stove and let stand until
cold. Then add three cups of flour, one
cup of shortening, three eggs and one
teaspoon of soda. Beat well and bake
in a slow oven. Tide makes two Targe
cakes. The raisins may be omitted.
The calce is improved by the addition
of spices, though these are not Balled
for in the original recipe.
Molasses Layer Cake,—One egg and
the yolk of another broken into a
coffee cup. Add five tablespoons of
cold water, three of melted butter, and
fill cup with molasses. Pour into mix-
ing bowl, and add one and one-half
cups of flour sifted with one level tea-
spoon of soda. Bake in two layers and
put together witch pie frosting made
by beating the white of second egg
stiff, and gradually beating in three
tablespoons of powdered sugar.
Cocoanut Pudding.—Stir into one
pint of milk, one-half cup of strained
honey or three-fourths cup •corn syrup,
add the yolks of two eggs beaten,
ono teaspoon of vanilla, two table-
spoons of grated •cocoanut and five-
eighths cup of fine cracker crumbs.
Bake ,in buttered pudding dish until
it thickens; remove from oven, spread
top with beaten egg whites and return
to brown.
Duff is always a welcome dessert.
There are many recipes for this but
here is one proven reliable.
Sailors' Duff,—One egg, two table-
spoons of batter, five-eighths cup of
molasses, one teaspoon of soda dis-
solved in one-half cup of boiling water,
and one and one-half cups of flour.
Steam one hour. Serve this with
lemon sauce, fruit sauce or a whipped
cream sauce made by beating the
yolks of two eggs with a half Cup of
powdered sugar, and then beating into
it one cup of whipped cream.
For a dessert which will make the
family forget a sugar shortage and
swear off sweets for a week, try plain
duff with syrup sauce.
Duff with Syrup.—Mix a dumpling
batter with one cup of flour sifted
twice, with two level teaspoons of
baking powder. one of salt, and
enough water to make a stiff dough.
person who shows himself weals in his,Boil one cup of syrup with a lemon
dealings with his fellow men that "he sliced very thin, and drop the dumpl-
lass not enough backbone." That is, I ings into the boiling syrup with a tea -
his moral nature stoops because it has spoon. Cover closely and boil ten
not the strength to stand upright.
When we see some one sitting or
wanting all slumped over instead of
erect we do not say he has not enough
backbone, but we are quite sure he
has a weak one or a badly used one,
Indeed, the terms are interchangeable,
for a backbone that is not made to do
its work of supporting the frame in an
erect position soon becomes weak;
there is no part of the body so in-
tolerant of its appointed task skis the
spinal column that has been permitted
to acquire bad habits.
The backbone is not one bone, but a
lot of small bones piled one oil an-
other, It is designed to be held erect
and to support the weight of other
parts of the frame. If any of these
little bones become diseased and
crumble and break down, of course,
the spine cannot do its work, but It
falls and bonds, and thus produces
what is known as humpback, When
the ligaments that bind together all
the small bones of which tho spine is
made up become weak or relaxed for
any reason, we have lateral curvatura
of the spine, which always means a
weak spine.
When the spine is growing out of
shape because It le suffering trona
some disease that is destroying the
bones, such as tuberculosis, the treat-
ment that it needs is exactly the op-
pueite from that needed when lateral
curvature from general weakness or
Improper postures is beginning to
show itself, Icor the spino that is
weakened by disease, absolute rest is
necessary, with every type of tonio
and constitutional treatment that can
be devised, combined with moat care-
ful nursing, A. moment's thought will
show the cruelty of adjuring a child
to sit straight who ie suffering from
some disease of the backbone that for-
bids it to do so, But when a child is
otherwise well, too much insistence
can hardly be made upon au erect can
Nage, because this great gift can be
won by most of tie with a little per-
sistence in good habits.
If there is debility, it must be treat-
ed, as It is very hard for a feeble per-
son at any age to keep a slat back,
Wrong ways of ,sitting and standing
)spots, '1'0 the right of it, to the left such' as locks, hinges, handles, pulls,' must he corrected oven at the expense
pf it and ht front of it tossed the eta, This gives the finished job a; of 20100 nagging, and 11 chairs and
saws water, Fay out beyond lay blotched appearance and partly spoils' desks are wrong they must be correct -
the aired: of the new coat of paint. ed. Children, moreover, should not be
Here Is a little trick of the painter's permitted to slouch ever a storybook
trade that will serve the amateur in playtime after having been obliged
painter well. Before beginning to paint; to sit up during school home,
the woodwork apply a coating of
vaseiine to the hardware; let the paint Oftentimes there is heroism in be -
dry thoroughly; then wipe the vase -ling willing to play your own simple
line off the metal parts and the paint
will eorno off with it, This ,insures a
neat, clean jos) of which the painter
Wray be proud,
lie shores of Vancouver Island—hut
he bevelling, whiepy grey fog of
Liget Sound enfolded it in a soundless
veil. Behind the giant tree stretched
a soggy, kelp covered strip of tide
melted sand --.the only connecting link
with the cool forest of its brothers
which extended up toward the aim -
light peaks of the Olympia range.
A lonesome, restless, hopeless pie -
pure it was—with nnlylie dismal cry
pp —
the soaring sea -bird to break the
sternal stillness. ----ea -- the shinme; seas, the fragrant woods
Hut suddenly a brisk, salty breath Sento _ h Fite
pt
(e res Binh from leis reverie. Sfukintl that thcytereen le,�„hcosltrains where ainking ) lsalf.and tSO bcataiftlorarsi soul that aro is
j�etwec n two snow-capped peaks and exp
re
the purple mist of the nhcun. they Inc only tics in.yn, running light! serving Jesus out of 1LVC in the wear,
Eaiii sides with gold glistened the sun -� and tear of common, unpoetio lifer --
golden through the lifting fog, It' l:oep Mir)ard's Lintrcref. in the house, I Frederick W. Faber,
part in the game.
The colored sunset and the starry
heavens, the beautiful mountains and
minutes. Serve with the syrup in
which they were cooked as a sauce,
This makes an extra sweet dessert.
If you use your own home-made maple
syrup it may need a little water sdded
to prevent candying before the pud-
dings are done.
Use More Beans.
The ripe bean is a form of food
very much neglected in Canada. Lack
of variety is one of the serious faults
in our national diet. Many people
seem inclined to use a very limited
number of foods and, as far as pos-
sible, to make each day's meals re-
semble those of the day before; while,
in rather cases, the dull routine of a
fixed seven-day cycle prevails. It is
well known that a varied diet is more
wholesome than a restricted one, and,
especially in these times when good
food is scarce and high in price, it is
really deplorable to note the neglect
of some of the best Canadian -grown
food materials, such as beans, peas,
Intdian corn and barley, while an im-
ported product, rice, remains quite
popular in spite of its inferior quality
as food and the commercial objection
that Canadian money must bo sent to
some foreign country to pay for it,
Of ail the neglected foods, the bean
is perhaps the most important. It con-
tains a large percentage of protein
(approximately double the amount
found in cereals) and protein is the
most expensive ingredient in the ma-
terials Which we consume. The bean,
may fairly be said to rank first among'
the common foods of vegetable origin;
peas are of almost equal value, but
wheat and barley fall below. Oats
also are distinctly inferior on the
whole, though they contain much more
fat than beans. While it is not true,
es has sometimes bean assumed, that
vegetable protein, as found ,in beans,
can entirely take the place of animal
protein, as found in meats, eggs and
milk, nevertheless the vegetable pro-
teins have a high food value and the
bean could, in many instances, be
advantageously substituted for part
of the meat ration. Considerable
economy would be attained in this way,
as beans are very cheap indeed in
comparison with most animal pro-
ducts. It must be noted, however,
that beans cannot be eaten freely by
everyone. There are a few indi-
viduals for whom they seem quite un-
suitable; but the vast majority of
people would have better, cheaper and
more enjoyable meals if beans were
used more often. Matters of diet aro
so often settled by customs of the
country rather than by intelligent
thought that it is very hard to bring
about changes, however desirable, Yet
there seems no good reason why the
regular use of beans should be limited
almost to Massachusetts and a few
other favored localities. In these days
when, owing to the high cost of living,
many individuals ewe inclined to break
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Real knowledge of ourselves always
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11 you can speak two languages, you
are lucky; if you speak one honestly,
you are wise.
Criminal lunacy has decreased since
the war, asylums which were former-
ly full up being now almost empty.
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Bunny Proves I- a Can
Fight,
The(Orange four:: l t t :5 em 1,) parte
lyzo a rabbit when 1 15 nit v,1e:1 by
any of the we.s e1 tribe hive cftan
been observed, Apparently 1t eit,lnnl
make the ellghle t effort:It drIver
incl submits to tie fatal i,11 wl1lwul
a sign of 5's istanel'. 'unfii viers tris
exceptional re bbItse, however, :1ppears
from an Incident wino. .e1 by a din
lbnguished 'British -i.eirie tit t.
Through the grass cf the :;slit in -
whIclh tills naturalist n! ',ralkine
91)111Ui h lig wits mi'epirii very gnintly,
This woo made evident by the wavier
of the grass blade". About tn•cute
Pirtle away, out In the Helen, a rabbit
cinched in the al'terunee sun, 1t
lunched, fat, comfortable looking 11t-
tle brown figure, Ito had been there
for half tin hour, quite urotit,itle.:,.
The hidden creature Iu (lie long
grass was ,slowly alta surely stolking
the rabbit. At length tho waving
grilse stens ceased to hnovo. The
stalker had gone to w!ltin two yards of
the rabbit and was about to mtiiko Its
rush. The long grass toe: cd here and
beyond tate stalker had no fewer.
'!'hen, all of a susclou, the rabbit ro
versed Its position. It did it so chicle
ly and quietly that tho watchers 021,50'
ly noticed it.
Since there no longer was any need
o1 concealment the enemy stood up
and carie forth—a beady eyed and
sinister male stoat. He was realty a
Pretty little chap and spruce as a
dandy, looking anything but the pro•
foesional slayer that he was.
He stood Looking'at the rabbit fur a
few minutes, his keen head wall up,
poised on his long, snaky neck.
Then he made a rush, It was quite
slow- u. leisurely, sidelong gallop, No
creating ors would have dlllleulty in avoid -
When the stoat was within two Inch-
es of the rabbit he stopped short, nod
then, very quickly, darted round be-
hind the bunny. This is the regular
stoat lnaateonvre--to dart round to the
side of the prey and, leaping onto the
back of the neck, to deliver that single
terrible bite of all the weasel tribe at
the soft cartilage at the base of the
brain.
The next instant the stoat was lying
on his back, with all the wind knocked
nut of him, and the rabbit was quietly
sitting, hunched up, and facing him as
before. It was tt surprising and most
unexpected defeat. As the stoat
reared to deliver tho fatal bite bunny
pivoted to meet him, quickly jumped
Into the air and landed a full power
kick with both of his long, powertul"
hind legs on the stoat's chest.
Now, a rabbit's hind legs are very
long and strong, arid, like the kenga-
roo's logs, they aro a most effective
weapon, Fortunately for their Foos
rabbits do not appear to have found
out wbat a useful weapon they pos.
sees. Ilow this one discovered it
would be a hard question to answer--
pos•sibly in fighting some outer buck
rabbit. The discovery once made the
inoffensive and timid bunny became
a foe to be reckoned with.
As for the stout, he gat up, stared
hard at the first rabbit he had ever
met that showed tight, and, turning on
hie heels, slowly galloped away.
The Irish Ourcq.
It was the lesser, not the greater,
rivers of France that linked them-
selves anew with history during the
great war. Father Duffy of the "Fight-
ing Sixty-ninth, enel.F." liked to tease
his friend, the young Frenchman,
Lieut.. Herat, by jolting him on the
small size of the river Ourcq, a vastly
important stream that the regiment
had recently arOeeecl.
"I told him," confesses the good
father, "that one of our soldiers Ivy
badly wounded near the river; attd I
offered him a pull at my canteen. Rale,
Ing himself on one elbow and throw-
ing out his arm, he exclaimed, 'Give
it to the Ourck; it needs it more than
I!"
I little later perhaps he would not
have spoken so disrespectfully; fol
the orphaned French river was frank
ly adopted as a good Well stream --
and Father Duffy loves everything
that savors of the lemerald Isle. To
be sure, the Hiberuicizing of the
Ourcq was merely a happy accident:
but it was too good not to abide by,
It was due to a -soldier's easy scorn of
the nieetloe of the French tongue,
Speaking of a certain/ air battle—that
ill which young Quentin Roosevelt lost
his life—he was beard earnestly tell-
ing a comradet
"It was on the inm'nin' we crossed
rho O,Rourke River and captured
Murphy's Ptaa•mi„
btleuiwy learn upon the Ourecl had
been that day's objective --but ai.oth-
ing can stop the Irish!
Wise Men Say:
That prosperity helps some mon to
forget their friends,
That envy provides the mud that
failure throw,s at success•.
That our greatest glory is not in
00r,z falling, but in rising every tlrne
we' hall.
That thinking over our owa haulid
snakes as talk lose about those of
other people,
That the best of its may at some
time fall lie the mud, bat no one need
stay there.
That until you learnt that Work 10
your best friend, not your worst
enemy, you will never go far -except
ttownhili,
Architeots Inspecting old wattle hi
?axle have found that reinforced cosi
Crete wane used in the sixteenth tett»
Wry,
IP