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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1917-12-6, Page 6.u11.,zi5S1a Between Cousins; OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR, CHAPTER XIII. "How shall I do it?" was the quos - tion which, on Sunday afternoon, fol- lowed Fenella up the glen. She had chosen Sunday, as a likely day for finding Duncan n at home. But here her difficulties did not end; for firstly, the manegement of a tete-a-tete wa imperative; and'secondly, she had no yet made up her mind as to who exactly she would say. Beside the financial renunciation entailed, she was conscious of asking a great sacrifice from Duncan's pride ,and she wondered whether she had the right to do so Altogether she felt nervous as to the mission undertaken, and yet determined to undertake it. The dark hints dropped by Albert had quickened her courage, for the pros- pect of seeing Duncan hunted out of the country was not one to please her, by ley recons. It was a warm, though "covered" day, and the door of the cottage stood open. Even before reaching it she caught the sound of a monotonously - speaking voice. On the threshold she stood still. Adam, his discolored face attentively composed beneath the shade covering his sick eyes, sat up- right in the padded arm -chair; op- posite to him Duncan in his Sunday clothes, with an open book before him, from which he was reading aloud with all the ease which an obviously stili' and dazzling white collar permitted him. Loath to interrupt, Fenella hesitated beside the door, "'You have heard that it hath been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth i for a tooth, But I say to you not to ' resist evil; but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to himalso the other; they cheek, turn to him also the other; and if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him. And whosoever will force thee one mile—' " "Sure there's someone in the door- way," interrupted Adam, with the quickly -developed observation of the fire. It was clear that the subject Christian forbearance did not, for time being, appeal to him. Her comparative silence had aro ed Adam's attention, for presently DOMESTIC SCIENT A'1' IiOME twentieth Lesson—Sauteing Meats, Sueteing of meat is cooling meet in sary to cook meat in a teat, it should a small amount of Tat It is virtually be protected by a coating such as egg impossible, when eookiii,; meat in this and breadorumbs m•by dipping in manner, to prevent the moat.front ab-' flour and then placed in very hot fat sorbing the fat, thus making it dif- to .brown. The meat can afterward Goult to disgest. This is particularly be cooked at a lower temperature to true during the warm weather and finish it. This method prevents the therefore this method should be elimi- meat from absorbing the grease. noted then. Do nouse a fork to turn the eat Butter should not be used for cook-, duringn process of cooping• the prongms nig meat. By this method, owing to its j of the fork puncture it, allowing the of low binning point, the fat particles, juncos to escape, thus lessening its the burst and decompose, when subjected food value, The. escaping juices do to high temperature. Sueteing meat to evaporate. n(t. ionone ; the pan; the het.. causes us- has nothing to recommend it to the he housewif p began to complain a little querul- ously; as was growing his habit. t'What's becomev o' your voice day, Miss Fenella. It, all I'<e s of you, mind, and you so sparin' w it! You're no feelin' tired, are • or maybe ill? which God forbid." the ot nth von, "I'm perfectly well," assured Fen - elle, rousing herself. "I'm only busy looking at those flowers on the man- telpieee. How mart they make the room! 1 Talkie' o' flowers, Duncan, h would it he if you asked Miss Fene !to throw an eye upon that climb that you can't coax up the south mal Maybe she can tell you what ails such a hand at gardening as she is." "Oh, yes, show it me," said Fenel eagerly, seeing her opportunity last. Just a minute ago she had be ,thinking that there would be nothin for it but to ask Duncan to accompan j her down the glen. But this wa Imuch better. She rose at once, leaving the flo ers she had begun to arrange lyin ' scattered on the table, and lookin expectantly towards Duncan. Outside, somewhat shamefacedly, he showed her a badly -mildewed climbing rose, which had evidently been both pruned and watered to with- in an inch of its life. "I planted it in spring," he explain- ed, and added, as though in self-justi- fication: "A climber would make the cottage look gayer, even on the grey days." After a few instructions, vaguely given but piously listened to, Fenella having looked about her, hesitatingly moved again towards the cottage, but instead of re-entering, sat down am upon the slab of slate-stonbeside the door, which she had had the presence of mind to close as she came out behind Duncan. "Duncan." began Fenella nervously, staring hard at the dahlias, "you know, don't you, that I think you are right in your quarrel with Mr. Ber- rell?" I have no quarrel with Mr. Ber- rell," he replied, after a pause of sur- prise. "I want my right from him, that is all." "But one's right is a thing so few people get, and sometimes it costs so much bitterness and anger to get it; and we are told to avoid bitterness and anger, you know, and to be good o our enemies. You have heard it gain to -day. Mr. Berrell is your nemy, I know; but would it not. be obler to forgive him than to demand rom him the Last farthing?" "I see," said Duncan, after another ause, and in a harder voice already; you are wanting to apply the lesson f to -day; you are expecting me to turn the other. cheek. But it's no w Pan hr tier broiling. will reduce g J r . p P (View these points when buying a better tasting food and eliminate i the digestive disturbances, meat: Pan broiling is also a moth easier 1 Shortly after the moat is cut it method of cooking, You simply heat!shuaild be a bright red color. frying pan and place in the meat, turn f It should be firm when touched and and sear the other side. Repeat this 1 have a pleasant meaty odor. Do not, every two minutes until meat is cook- I purchase meat with a strong disagree-' ed, using same test as in broiling. It able smell. is also necessary that all fat melting ! A layer of fat should cover the over - from meat during process of pan i laying muscles. The fat should be broiling be drained off. When neves- I creamy white and of firm texture. ASAI Teas Tor Economy Assam teas are the strongest and richest grown. It is of these teas that Red Rose Tea chiefly consists. That is why it yields the very large number, of 250 cups to the pound—at the cost of about• a cent for five cups, and every cup rich, strong, delicious tea. Kept Good by the Sealed Package Tommy Atkins Appraised, , � time of peace, he is chiefly concerned "It is philosophic trust, coupled 1 with his holidays and his creature with absolute lack of imagination; comforts. A battle is a mere incident which makes the British soldier the between one set of billets and another, most i n o nvinei Consequently, bent. ble r. he does o e son in q Ynot .the o ,allow the p w rid says Major Ian Hay Beith, in "All In � grim realities of war to obsess his It." erThe Frenchman is inl4pired to.i mind when off duty. One might al - glorious deeds by his great spirit and! most ascribe his success as a soldier passionate love of his own sacred soil; lto the fact that his domestic instincts the German fights as he thinks, like a ! are stronger than his military in - machine, But the British Tommy . stints," wins through owing.,to his entire in- difference to the pros and cons of•thel tactical situation. He settles down to Bread Taken from the oven should war like any other trade, and as in 1 not be wrapped in cloths. It spoils the 1 flavor of. the bread. ow Ila VALUE OF SOUP IN THE DAILY DIET. 1 r Methods of cooking in the early his- ' which is full of nutriment, costing it tory of mankind were by stone boil- aboa.t ten cents, will have nearly two ing, a process which occupied nearly ounces of meat attached; one pouird la a day to complete. of the scrap end of neck of veal, four at Meat juices or an addition of water quarts of water. Wash bones and add and the animal flesh was the basis of cold water and bring slowly to boil, en soups, Soupmaking is an art per- skim and then cover closely and, cook g manently belonging to the French peo-four hours. By this time the meat. y ple. In Europe soup enters largely will have fallen from the bones. Strain s into the daily life of the people; from and set aside to get cold. To let peasan. to Icing the daily portion of stand overnight is best, w_ soup is taken. The exquisite French Then remove all the fat from the g fashionable take their morning cup of top. This is the basis of all soup g bouillon abed. sauces and gravies, rich in protein and The addition of a plats of soup to in mineral matter and in gelatin. The the menu stimulates the stomach's meat can be taken from the bone, run action, causes the digestive juices to through a meat chopper and used for flow and is readily absorbed, giving meat loaf, croquettes and meat bis - the body immediate nourishment with- bJ out distress to the digestive organs. For the school child, tired business men and women it is an ideal stim- ulant, nourishes and refreshes, and with bread or crackers makes a sub- stantial lunch. Soups are divided into three classes —first, stock; second, cream; third, fruit soups. Soups made from meat and bone are called stock; those with- out stock as cream, vegetables, clam and oyster soups, and, lastly, those made from fruits. Stock or soup made from meat and bones, cooked by long and slow boiling, which dis- solves the soluble elements of the mea;, and bones into water, thereby enriching it. The Stock Pot This should be a deep pot or kettle with a tight -fitting lid; this is import- ant so that none of the steam may be lost by evaporation; the steam con- tains the aroma or fine volatile oils and essentials which all pass into the air. In a fairly large family little meat need be purchased fer the stock pot, if the housewife insists that all the portions of bone and trimmings be sent with the purchases of meat. The French women look with horror on the women leaving all this scrap and trimming to the butcher. To Make tl?e Stock A soup bone from the shin of beef, Duncan turned and started to his feet. "Go on, please," said Fenella, genuinely embarrassed, "There's no hurry for me." Miss Fenella. No, no—shut up the Book, Duncan. There's always a hurry for me when it's Miss Fenella. Seems to me as that's about as much Scripture as I can carry for once. Beautiful sayings, of course, but hard ones. Miss Fenella, hard ones. May- be you could make it a bit clearer to me by talking it out." "What Duncan says is that it's not meant to be taken literal, but sort of allegorical, We're given a point to aim at which it's well known we can't hit, just to prevent us shooting too t low. Maybe he's right," a "Yes, perhaps that is it." agreed e Fenella, relieved to see a clue out of ,n the ethical dilemma into which she f found herself plunged unawares. "But, of course," she added, in a mixture of p confusion and resolution—for it had flashed open her that this was an op- o portunity not to be lost—"the general lesson remains—that about bearing no grudge to our enemies." She was just gathering courage to elaborate her remark when Duncan decisively observed that it was time good, Miss Fenella, I'm not made that ay" "But, Duncan—" "You've heard what I think of the recepts. They were not meant to e taken by the letter nor calculated or practical life, and I don't mean to ake them so," There was so sharp a decision in his tone that Fenella sat discomfited— evidently the religious motive would not work here. She must try another. "Well, but, Duncan, there is another consideratio't which has to do with practical life—your own interest. Mr. Berrell is furiousagainst stn st ou—ever - g Y Y bed says so; and Y Y even ifyou win ,the suit he will do you some harm. I in sure he will—either force you to ave the country, or something of at sort " "Let him try to," said Duncan very uietly, as with a gesture far beyond s words he folded his arms a,pon his hest and squared his mighty should - 's. Not even his terrible Sunday coat far less appropriate to his person- ity than the oldest of his work -day garments—could weaken the language Cif that movement. Fenella, gazing up at him with reluctant admiration, seemed to see in the towering figure, in the proudly poised head, in that gaze which sternly swept the distance, a very impersonation of resistance, nd felt her hopelessness growing th her alarm. "But you will gain nothing, Dun- can" she said, less calmly this time; 'ari'd your father will suffer too," "I am strong enough to stand by my father:" The appeal to self-interest had failed as ignominiously as that to con- science. There remained but one card to play, "But :f you were asked, Duncan asked as a favor to waive your rights, to withdraw your claim—would that not move you ?" "If I was asked By whom?" "By me, Duucan," She said it almost nimbly, in deep agitation, her oyes raised deprecating. ly to his face. For one instant only they met his, coming back from the distance with a flash of surprise. "By you 7" he said; and then, with- out another word, turned and took a stop away from her, and there stood still, his face averted, but his whole for his father to get his tea, and that if Miss Fenella did not mind moving a f bit he would put the kettle on the t enarannumnannersamisams Send T hee m To PARKER Anything in the nature of Ythe g cleaning ' and dyeing of y g fabrics can be entrusted to Parker's a Dye Works with the full assur. le once of prompt, efficient, and economical service. Make a parcel of goods you wish reno- ih vated, attach written ire. I structions to each piece, i e and send to us by parcels post, or express. We pay carriage one way. so Or, if you °refer, send al for the booklet first. Be sure to address your parcel clearly to mew - mg dept. PARKER'S DYE WORKS 791 YONGE STREET a TORONTO Az avi th abaseseeesse,. FIELO CASHIERS AND PAY. ASTERS FRANCE 011.1,xssnu IN CASH DOMINION EXPRESS. FOREIGN CHEQUES THE!IEST WAY TO SEND MONEY TO THE BOYS 1N THE TRENCHES cults oh sauna e, and it will make a tasty hash whencombined with po- tatoes and onions for breakfast. You now have a delicious and nutri- tious broth, without seasoning of any kind, which will keep in cold weather two or three days. In warm weath- er it must be returned to the pot, brought to a boil and skimmed, left to cool aff and put in an icebox, $mall portions' of meat, ham, any trimming and bones that have been accumulated may be added. Chicken feet, scalded with boiling water, to loosen the outer skin, which must be peeled off, together with the gib ate of fowl, may be added to the stock pot. Seasoning and the addition of vege- tables in warm weather cause it to sour. Many varieties of soup are pos- sible with the use o! this stook. Celery Puree One pint of diced celery, cook in one cup of water until tender, put through a sieve and add one cupful of stock, one cupful of milk, two tablespoonful, of flour, mixed with a little milk, sea- soning, salt and pepper, one table- spoonful of chopped parsley. Bring to boil, cook three minutes and serve. To deaf soup may be added maca- roni, noodled or any vegetables. This is a good way to use left -over por- tions of vegetables that are too small to serve alone. immovable figure betraying that every fibre within waited for her next words. "If I ask you, Duncan, as a favor to myself—dust to please me, you know to drop the prosecution, would you do it then? I should be so sorry if you had to leave the country, -we have become such friends, have we not?" Still there came no reply; and she, thinking herself repulsed, since from , his averted face she could take no t warning—continued op lead more urgently, 1 and even a g with point re- proach, suggested by wouned vanity. "Really, Duncan, I did not think that you would have been so obstinate. It is the first thing I have ever asked of you,—and for your own good—" She stopped short, for he had turn- ed his lace towards her, and what she saw there struck her into silence. "What's the use of all those words?"'he-was saying, in a deep breathless voice, and with a gesture as of impatience. "Don't you know thatnone would be enough? Don't you know that if you asked me for my right hand—or for my head, for the' matter of that, I would have nothing; to give You because se they belongto I You already? Y0 u begging favors Vor9 of me, indeedi your little finger, Miss Fenella, that's all you would have to raise, to do with me what you would want." (To be continued), r _ jl» lie: y • i1 1 x�d r'o ,/� How Music is TJsed on the Italian Front. At various points along the Italian front not far from the tiring line, there is being given concerts to the soldiers and we are told that the idea originated with the supreme military command. So muchgood has been accomplished by these concerts that an organization has been effected to extend the concert arrangements. It is said that already six wooden theatres have been created, all in conquered territory, and that the task, of secur- ing talent is being made easy by the ready assistance of Italy's foremost musicians and actors, At one of the first concerts General' Capello him- self was present. The first programme took place in one of these soldiers' theatres right opposite the Corso; the ruins of bom- barded houses all round, in view of Austrian entrenchments in all their complicated system. A variety artist was singing a favorite song when an. enemy aeroplane was sighted. She continued unperturbed while the Italian 'aircraft chased away the un- timely intruder. 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Army discipline handicapped them right end left, consequently they worked at a disadvantage all the time. The 'military man pyre and sim- - ple has no imagination, and it'requirca - imagination to use flying machines at the frog' Early in the war it was said: "Lis- ten to the flying men and lot them tell us what we need." And as aeon as we listened to the flying men we pro- gressed in the air by leaps and bounds, Obsolete Monoplanes. It was the flying men •themselves who discovered that the monoplane was of no value for o}nervation pur- poses. No monoplanes are used in warfare to -day. It was the flying men who learnt how to dodgeshrapnel fire. The obvious thing seemed to be to climb out of range, But more often than not the obvious thing in flying is the wrong thing,. Pilots to -day drop like a plummet to avoid shrapnel. It is possible to drop at a much great- er speed than it is to ..climb -and the greater the speed of the machine ,the more difficult it to hit. 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Kitchener once said that one aero- plane was worth a thousand men, and it is certain that a thousand men have the value of ten thousand now that it is possible to slipover to the enemy's lines and see what is afoot there. It is the same in the Navy. A bat- tleship is comparatively helpless with- out its accompanying 'planes, for dur- ing a modern sea -Right the contesting fleets are seldom, if ever, visible to one another, and depend entirely on the observers and their wireless for instructions. Nowadays the authorities realize the tremendous importance of the fly- ing man, and they treat him accord- ingly. At the best of times his life is short—the span of life of a pilot at the front can be named in hours—and the authorities endeavor to make it a merry one as far as it is possible. He is paid well and fed well, and has the best billet that can be secured. We have learnt that our pilots are worth looking after. The "Intensive System." His machine is worth looking after, • also, and quite a small army of men clo nothing all day long but tinker with the machines. Every e pilot plot ha s three machines in readiness for him, so that if one is damaged the work of observ- ing can go on uninterruptedly. John Bright once said that war is a great teacher of geography, If he had said merely that war was a,great teacher he would have spoken just as truly. More has been learnt about the air and the possibilities of its navigation in these few years of tear than could have been learnt in a hun- dred years in the jogtrot times of peace. - Kind-hearted Rena. The wife of a successful young lit- erary man had hired a buxom Dutch - girl j o do the heuseworlc. Several weeks passed and from seeing her master constantly about the house, the girl received an errone,ousinipres- tn. "Ogscuse'me, Mrs, Blank," she said tosioher mistress one day, "but I like to Say somedings," "Well, .Rena?" 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