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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1913-08-07, Page 30 trtiggle Fora Fleait .0SIAP9E1, XXXX.--(Gontala e'le,i unchtimer!• said Gaunt, tooking UP at the old eleek, and Speaking, in a easinds way., "Seen* that 'I have been- . partiouldelye seed th morning.. wqn/thrt you like to reward nie by earn, ing up to the Hall and eating your -lunch withenne'S llo; ratho solitarrY un - Has Ooked at, BobbY, but, glanced at 'De., "'All , said Bobby, promptly. 'aPtithere-" began Deeinise , but • Bobby 'Waved, the Objection aeide. _ Eather take -a bigeuit and a ease of IlligiaaS,BilerrY in his dem, yet. know," 'he said. ,"Betides, there are several thine sat the ell I want "to find fault With said a'Gannt; and he tarned In the direction of thehouse, us if taking her assent for Deeima 'yielded without another word and They .,liaesed up the aveutte-there Was gat g of men working,on the road -and late the Hall. , " Gaunt, looked round and then at De. "Theaplace looks yeey, different to what 't did on' youe aret'vesit: he said. quiet- -Sy. "There has neen, 001110 etlIalhble 111 "Oh, yes;" said Declma, innocently. "That 'big .window wanted cleaning. was so nervoue about it, for I was afraid they Might break •ROM() of the stained glase;' and I.kneni it couldn't, poesiblY" be replated;.but they were ,very good and did not .break even the tiniest 'pane." . They ;went into the enorttinwroont, where, lunch was laid, 'and the butler and the feotluan promptly set the neceesary ad- ditions. for the three unexpected guests. ',Thep, Gaunt pieced Deolma's ehair beside hie owns and with a nod diemissed the in London. "I shot him in the 13ensa1eee jungle. He seas a'inan-eatee, and I etalkecl him' for a week, ' ".1tanms. touchand 'Sci- between ns. 0 toes -up which Should. bite the ,duet. %here are two bullet -holes, You See. The first made him angry and thirst for my blood; the second finished hire. You are 'fond ,of hooks? Lok at this. It is the flint edition, og Titere are a 'goad. many flint editions here. ,My great, ,arandfather, was a bibliomaniao. And there ie a collection of miniatures` in the ,cabinet in'the gallery:: Bobby and Bright were seaeed in the hail, smoking Gaunte choice) ilavanae, and Gaunt said as ife passedathem: "Going to Show Mica, Deane , The ashinet was looked, but ho buret it ouen and took out some of the (Kalil:Into,. They were exeMieite epee/Mean of Hilliard, 'flosway, anti Lawrence, antleae he named them and related their history."Decinia stood °lace beside 'him. So close that, -once or twice,as she.bent to look at the paint.- big in his hand, the soft tendrils 'of her .brown ,hair swept his cheek. She was net conecious of her nearness, but ae she touched him, and he felt_the hair, like, thistledown, ,againet his 'face. Gaunt shiv- ered slightly- and his lips came together .'atoit shall help the' potatoes, Deane;, and perhaps Miss Deane will out the bread.' We'll wait upon ourselves. That's claret, if you'll open it, Bright, while I starve the fowl, Miss Deane; I hope Y0u are letin'gry. I have the appetite Whieh I feel deserve. A thick &ice, please. Ah. miudyour hand!" he broke eff. Demma laughed. ehall not cut myself. You forget that I am used to it -now." "She cut herself two. mornings running at the „flint go off," said Bobby t "and I never coo her wield a kuife without a shudder, lest the weapon should slip from her -hand and dig into some part of DIY -anatomy." Decima, laughed brightly. "Don't believe him, Lord Gaunt. It was only once, and it was an old knife with O sharp back. Bobby it3 an exaggerator. I ant not so clumsy as he makes me out.' Gaunt looked at the graceful figure, at the white hands eo deftly -and yet with a. certain girliehs caution-ueiug the big caution -using the big' knife and smiled. Clannsyl '.ehe girl's. every action and movement was grace itself. Then he looked away suddenly and began to talk. Wee this the grim, preocoupied man the had inet in the Zoo? Deoima thought, as =she listened-1W1ened with her eyes fixed on isis face, and her eloquent mouth "molded to a &milk." Ad fpr Bobby, and Bright; the* were in the seventh heaven of enjoyment; for with the tact and skill , of a man of the work!, etmint VIEW mak. slsg the „meal a delightful one for them all. And through all his efforts -so per- . footle Concealedhe glanced now and , agent at the beautifulface beside him with a eurioue expreesioli in kis eyes. Ile . didnot overwhelm her with attention, soarhely addreeeed her directly, but he got her everything ehe wanted with his own hands. "Yon haven't found anY fault yet, Lord Gaunt," said Decinia, suddenly. looked up and smiled. ,a• -''You waits" he said, ahnost like Bobby. "Wait until you. have had your lunch and are strengthened to bear it. I have a great deal to eay, 1 aseure you." "Ian, quite ready." wild Decima, leaning back, her eye,s =fling into his. "I. don't belieee youhave any fault to Rnd." "Conte with me, them" he said. "You'll find . some cigare and cigarettes in the eidebeard, you fellows. &Who where you it's Bacheloies"-for an instant Isa pasteed and .the faint smile faded from his Caen; but, the -heeitution was only mo- meetary and not eoticedby the 0there- ei3athelor's Hall, and I smoke everywhere. Chute with Me, and rn show von." ' They went jute the hall. Demme walk- ,' ing beside him, and entered the drawing, allow have you managed to transform tlsta.grixn old place into a palace of beauty?" be said, loolcing round the new. ly decorated, and furnished apartment. "It 'iJ 'wonderful, wonderful! And the change, the transformation, runs all • through the house. I've sat ia thie chair --who ordered it?"rhey had sone into the lihritrY, bet Bobby and Bright had remained in the hall. "Who?" eats] Decima. unconsciously. "Oh, did. It wanted an eassachair. Do You like it? Have you eat in it? Is it eeany comfortable?" "It 17," he said. "Yon ordered it? Have YOu tried it?' Deanna, shook her head, "No." ',lay 'it, aiad let me see how you like it," he. said. She sat down and lea,ued. back looking up et him with a smile. ' delieions!" she staid. "Are 'you going to find Wilt with this?" He did not answer for a moment, but etood -looking at her as if boat in thought. Then ho ealib haetily: "Yes; it is too comfortable. I sat there last night. I !hall sit there every night-" He broke Off euddenly. "It will tempt me to be lazy, and 1 have to mutts to do." , Decline colored and looked at him timid - "Have we-rifr. Bright and I -asked for too Much?" -elle Mid. "You will be sorry tbat.-you have come, Perhaps you are al- ready?" - " Elia eyes rooted on her with a strange "No, I am pot oorry,'' he said,, "I hope you are not -will never be." Deeima opened her eyes upon him, "Oh, whY ahould I be?" she said, Mao - CAM tly. lie looked. down at her rather gravely. meant that I hoped you. might not be deseppoented in inc,' he said- "X ann fuil of good iutentiene, aroused by yon -and : Bright." he added, quickly. "But . good intentions -welt, we all knOW how u iable they, :lee,' - She was n, moment, then site taid: "You mean that it will be very dull for ,you, and that you may want to go? But will it, be zio dull? Bobby saes that yeti wile have pleilty of :visitors, that all the county people will come and :tee you, and are eager to Welcome you." . Ile took a pato.or teso across the room "Is shall see no one,' be said, quietly but stockledlY. "I hate society. I mean" --fee he Waa oonecioue that the frank eyes were .regardieg him with grave ' eurpriso lilce 'quietude, solitude." . • X faint ,colotageew .in her elieeks. 'Ansi,Yates:At eon asked. Bottles . and me .aaree 'here to,daah" , , arhat ,different, ' heseisid• quickly. "I ineantaaolitudeaehared by You-end'your .1.i.rei1-hera' Yon do'. not understand. , You. (meld , nets sinless. yen knew .what "ray life -hen broke off, warned, so' to -- ssoasek,'.15Y- her won.derius pp:a, ."Societv, , t53 .11-, tie,updetetood,, is -hateful to .me," lie s 'mid; ilsivas,ene mash But it you.will ret me see yOu--and your brotlibr as'efte as you easn-Well, My good inteatione might„ Prirre 10514 ;durable than mast. Miss -Dearleal.",I1 atopped, frowned, then went on„ Decimeae eyes Rxed on hire ;with gen- tleSintentimps. ."I have taken a liking te ' your brother. I want to have hiin for a reload I haven't .another" friend la the wood.' Ile ,reey not care to, have my frinadellip`;s1 ani so much eider." eAee . you very old?" she said: with He replaced the miniaturee in the cab- inet and turned to the pictures. He had said that he did not understand them; but 'he talked 'about' tlieni eloquently enough near; so elocniently;• that DeCima, listened with her frank eyes fixed on itis face so intently that, now and again, he' faltered, and etopped. Then he caught sight of the tattertei flage depending from the vaulted rode, and he told her their hieterys not boastfully, hilt simply and carelessly. "'You -ean see them more PlainlY-lou ean see the' shot arid shell holes in them - if you stand here he said; and he drew her to a favorable spot. . She etood quite cicee to him again, all unconscious still that the touch of her sleeve was thrilling through him. • "Oh, how proud you must be of them!" she said, looking up it him with her in. noeent eyes wide open. her lips apart. "Proud of them; ashamed of myself -- there were giants in those (Jaya.; we are -what are we now?" "Yeti can't „flat battlee and lay down Pralr life for the -king's colons, but you - you min rebuild cottages and echools,and make people happY," said. the pupil of Lady Pauline Lascellee. "Make other people henna -Yes," he said. "Are Yon not hearer?" she asked in a low voice, her eyes seeking his face. "Yes -now," he said. "Now that you have tome back to !settle at Leafmore?" she said, with a emile. "Exactly," he said, quietly, and after a moment. "Dade!" Bobby called -from below. "I must got" ehe eiclaimed. _ "So soon?" said Gaunt. She looked at her watch. "It is quite late! Yes. X mnst go. I have ever so much to do at home. But thank you so much for telling me. all these thing's. Lord Gaunt." "No; the thanks should come from me." Bobby sung his praises all the way home. :According to him, there never had been 51 inan like Lord Gaunt. She saw him every day,. Sometimes he came up to The Woodbmee„ Ile would sit in the ivy -grown porch or walk about the old-fashioned garden with Decima be- side hint. Sometimes they would meet in the village, and he Would go round and look on at the demolition of the Dietur- eqque aud unhealthy cottages, with De- ciraa beside hint, and they would talk over the architect's ylans. He left every- thing to her and Bright -which meant her alone, for Bright Wee simply guidecj and directed by her. Sometimes she and Bobby went -to the Hall; and then Gaunt was at hie, best. No more delightful host could bo imag- ined. Thee° was a charm about the man. which, alas! many women had felt and yielded to; and all that, charsso was exert. ed for Decinut, for the innocent gbsl who never suspected for a moment the feeline that was growing up within the Man's heart. When she woke in the moening her first thought was of him -of the plans for the cottages, of the now schools, of the In,. nosed restoration of the dear old church. When she met him -and every day it seem- ed that she was fated to meet him-sornes- thing, a sudden well of pleasure, gushed up in her heart. She thought of every- thing he eaid. remembered every story of hie eolitary hunting days; she led him on, with childish cunning, to talk of himself -to recount eome of his wonderful ad- ventures. `I'his man, against whom she had been warned, had entered into her life. To her he gradually became the nob- lest, tho most, unselfish of men. Vally there was nothing she could ask him that he would not do. Re spent money on the village like water. It had been a Heaven. foreaken place before he came; it wan now growing prosperous and Rouriehing, with now cottages, new schools inhand, and wechurch being rapidly restored. And it seenied that he cared for ,her society -and Bobby's -only. The country people had come clown, its cohorts all glittering with geld, to meet with a de- ckled rebuke. The Clattermolos, and the Pettergillis, the Sir IVilliaan this, and Sir George that, had ealled, but failed to see Lord Gaunt. lie had reterned their cards -but that was all. The, county 'artla non - plumed and dissatielled; but Lord Gaunt did not seem to care. He lived a solitary' life at the Hall, and saw no one but 13right and the Beatles, One day he rode no to The Woodbines on Nero, leading a handsome half -thor- oughbred. There wee a lady's' saddle on her, and when Decima game, down to the gate and stared at him with wide-open eyes, 6 -aunt eaid, quietly: "Juet bought her. Do you like her? Get your habit on." "But-" 'said Deoima, eyeing the horse wistfully. "But me no buts," he said, with a smile. "I've been looking out foe a, horse for you for weeks past. This one is an right, ass I think you Will Bay% 3:1011.1; be longer than you can help," el She had learned to obey him, a,nd ene heeitated only a, moment; then mho yen -without a word. It had come to this. In a very few minutes she reappeared in her habit, and he lifted ,her into the saddle. The color bloomed in her 'eheeke; her pure eyee grew dark ,and brilliant; joy Welled up in her heart., "Yes," she Bald, after they hatl gene half a mile or eo and -he had kept e,1000 watch over her, "you can ride," - "Oh, yet," said Deeinia. "Aunt Pauline had me taught.' She said that every lady should know how to ride, just es elle should know how to play the piano and dance. What a 'beautiful creature it iel Why did you take the trouble to get it for me? Why are you always so kind to me?.' He looked -at her, then tuened his 'eyes away from hexs Her verY unconscious. flees hurt him. . "You merit some annisentera," Ise edict "What with architect's plans,, dud build- er'e estimates, you were in danget of 'be- isig oaerworkecl, Are you happy 1" he, asked, suddenly. . . -She` looked at him; and her eyee-violet ,now-reet his innocently. .• "Rnite-quite happy," she said. They rode 'the:ougli the -village and Over the moor beyond, and Gaunt etinakent a watchful oye upon the mare. Ite gla,need ,at her lovely fabe, with the color .of a Windt -rose on her clieekea the light of joy and happthess in her eyes, and his Hee grew tight and-compreseed. Oe their wa,y homeward they cent:: to -a field with a thoothedge, and Decima, look- ed at tee latter wistfully. `Taxi she jump?" she asked. , "Annt Pauline would: never let me jump; but, I have alwasei longed to do May I try?" "She nal jump," he said. 'erry her, but feasitte Oftrem,ee. s • . Ito '10Pitedaat. Iter for asi instant with a -Saletrquite'ao (51<1 05 ',look, perhaps, hut, ,Areavon 'looking at-tha;t leopard's skims" ,Sey, her twee`hasi dropped to the . /tie sot lier'rectia one of a, eceire of such furs ,seihieli 'had cense doWn :train ,hiii chamboe , Outing Shoes For , EverybodY ". PERFECT, SHOE OW SUMMER SPORTS ,EgriMMINIMMINIalairing Hrs. George Cornwallis West. Latest picture of Winston Church- ill'a • mother. formerly Ladylian- dolph Churchill, and recently di- vorced. Place, and threw his hand above his head with a wild, despairing. gesture. _' "Oh, MY God!' he cried. "Not thetas. not tint!" But the prayer canto too late, and he knew at. ' "I love her!" he cried, as the sweat of hid anguieh broke upon his brow. "I love herd love her!" CHAPTER XIV. . _ "I love her! I love her!" The words rang low through the room with a note of infinite pain and deepair: and Gaunt sunk into a chair and hid his face in his hands. Now, there has been no attempt in, thie history to whitewash Lord Gaunt, or (Weil to make excuses for him. He was not a good man; he had been guilty of'exeessee which no good man ever commits; but he was not bad at heart.Until the great mistake of hie life, he 'had steered the straight course or Virtue on life's' rough way; and he had been driven to the wide road Which leadeth to destruction by m:e• ery a.nd' deepair. 'But since he had ,come 10 Leafmore change had taken place in tbe man. The old life of dissipation had suddenly groWn hideous to him; at no time, even when in the verymidst of it, had it been particu- larly enjoyahle. He had played high, and eared little whether he won or lost: he had moved in a fast set whoee motto is "Love and Laughter:" but love had not entieed him, and laughter -well. few men has1 seen Lord Gaunt laugh of late years. Then he came to Leafmore, weary of every- thing, of the foolieh talk, the hollow laughter of the fast set, of life itself. And he had met a young girl -a girl as inno. cent as a, child -and everything had be- comeschanged to him. Life had regained its savor; something like peace -and yet a peace fall of wist. fulness -had fallen upon him, and he had begun to forget -actually to forget' -the Peet made so bitter by the great mietake. (To be continued.) , Hollow esehool and Molly did like her position se' peiper.ately -she dertede `elevpast thehonse in a mad desire to; eather her houting flock and ruish them oute of the yard. As she flew past a trim little summer-honse a long arm shot ofit of the door and ,caught her arm. ecreaened in surprise, and when she saw her "ca,p-tor she be- came qsiite linapein his ,strong grasp, It was Mr. Smitheres peering near-sightedly at -her." He wore a house -coat, and thin elippers and his 'thick brewn hair was tossed wildly.,,about ibis head, "Little girl," he roered crossly, "what ,are you doing in my yard-- "I—I don't know," stammered Molly, feebly, She. equinned Under his cluteh. "Yon are liar...611-g my arms, ' ' , she added . "I beg" your pardon," he said gruffly, He released her at once, but still he -.stared dawn , at, he'r drooping little figure. "What are you doing here—and those others? Are they your brothers and sis- ters 7" Molly stared aghast at the four- teen, and then a smile winkled her lips and elle corners of her brown eyee, ' "No, eif," .she said demurely, "they are my children." • "What? Tut—tut—what do you mean? Ah I see you are playing a joke upen me—well, clear out, all of you—right now I" Molly hesitated. Now was her chance to seinieh -With her innocent pupils.; if Mr. Smithere bad not re- cognized in her the te.acher" of the fourth grade whom he had barely noticed, why they, would all escape judgment and punishment kr tres- passing. But Molly was feminine—and somehow she did not relish being treated so cavalierly by any man, old or young. She risked dismissal when sills, lifted her browii eyes so innocently to his and said re,proach.• f Idly : "I am afraid that you do not re- cognize me; Mr, Smithere." ' `Why—why—" he bent down testily and looked at her through his glasses. What little girl. was this that spoke in 'such a grown-up way? "Who are you?" "I am Miss Dale, the school- teacher," admitted Molly with a -sinking heart. Mr. Smithers stared at her. That is, he stared until he happened to see the crinkly smile thae etill trem- bled on her lips. One could not say thee he snailesi in return. But his lips did relax their grina lines, and a queer look came into his blue eyes. "Mies Dale—eh? Well, what's all this V' Molly told him with a sweet Melo dignity, that sosnehow m•elted a hard, knotty place in his heart. "We did not anea,n to trespass -- we will go at once, Mr.. Sinithers," she concluded, moving away, from Ai THE END OF A ROAD "A cross-country walk,!' announc- ed Miss Molly Dale te ,her assems bled pupils. glow. many children -would like to Eio, with mel" , Fourteen. hands fanned.. the , air vigorously the hands in the -room waisted to• wave assent also, but ,Saturday morning, brought household tasks, chores for -the boys and music leSsone for many. • , "Very well. Those who mould like to go with Inc can meet me here at nine o'clock to-raorrow morning, You must be on tim-e, for I must he home at noon. Scheel is dismiss- ed.!' Saturday morning- found the eager foserteen 'iat the schoolhouse waesnly.eqaijeped for a tramp across the snowy" fields. When Rises D.alci appeared the Y set up a,shout of wel- come, for, the, teacher, who wail a prett•y sight in her short blue skirt ancl sweater with, crimson tara-o'- shanter that matched the red of her She looked like a little girl. "Now, we, are ready. I shall go ahead and lead the way. Four boys next, --then the girls—and the rest of the boys to bring up the rear. Remember, boys, you are to look out for the girls and help them over the rough places." The boys grinned rsheepishly and the little girls giggled together un- til the group straightened out into a ;long line across, the seheolyard. It was oely a light, snow that heti fallen, a,nd with evety thiunp ' of their sticks the pedestrians -struek the froze,n ground beneath: In the woods the treee creaked in the 'light wi-nd and sent pow.dery whiteness down- to sting their Meese • • Now and then a rabbit scurried across the snow or a, squirrel poked blight eyes out,of some safe retrea,t. In-, places where the . sun etrack warmly ene, could glimpse trails of green- and dote of red where the pantridges Deerie:s grew, • Presently Molly , turned, bite, 8,ra old wood roacIthat led no one re- membered where. It ie great fun Ile led the' ivar ceiey 'te hit of timber the.hedge, and Dolma followed 11- 15 11UOFY that elle pallea' the yOung ;Mara; anyway; idle made a Gage etep. and Decline; would. have &liens but Ge,'net, wee ;01008 .heekle her alal vaughi her. a He held her lu his-'arnie for -a second; it was scarcely longer that her hetta rest. 'ed. against hie heart., . It 'wee but a monient of time; but lier ehtiart had beaten 'agail)aa hiS Hee hatt alraeet tottithml, her cheek: ., Ile rwent very white; and; hie face grew stern and met while theeneoment lasted; hitt recoVered, her .seat with a laugh, with the unconsefesto leregb apf child. She haci'not seen,his Mee, had lig, known haW nOar Ilia 111,0been to lier. "Nearly' off?" she exclaimed. "Alit it 1Vaa, EaY taala Let me try AM.! agalne" allo,, nor, lie safe. -aimest, fiercely. 'I, will ride her tor. a day or -two ,will show, you.' He <Meld ecarcely speak, and he tarried hit head .awity, ' He wasr almost silent on'the War bemas A groom Wile Waiting at, The ;Woodbines ;'and leek the. mare from her, and Genet :rode hoitte slosaIy, went etraightfsf his studY tarlited a Cigar. Ito •thala glaellialealallieleallellailiallaalle.sefeelaliAlb 1 ,11 ", , , ' ealeasaisseaseasgessesea Cholee Ricipes. ilnetatoes With Cream Sauce.— Wipe, peel and slice solid to- matoes. Sprinkle with salt and pa- prika; dredge with flour and saute to a golden brown in three table- spoons butter, place on a hot plat- ter ancl cover with one cup white sauce. Lemon Sherbet.—Four, ellPs w0, - ter, two cups sugar, three-fourths eup lemon juice, white two eggs. Make syrstp by boiling water and sugar twenty minutes', ,tetid lemon juf roi °zee's' •°a°did the. aaitne na n df eggi eewzheite-Whane "Wait," he commanded, and then, grinning in rather a shame- faced way, he went on : "I'm afraid I frightened you, and er—if you're out for a good time, why, let the Youngsters slide there on the ice if they want to. I'll have Mrs. Powell, my housekeeper, hurey din- ner along, and they can stay. Per- haps you week' like to come in and see my pictures ,and books?" Molly's heart was dancing but she put on a little prim -school - ma'am air and shook her head. 'Thank you, Mr. Smithers, I will come in by and' by with pleasure, but for the present I will remain With the children a,nd see that they do no haaen to your lovely grounds." Mr. Smithers assented reluctant- ly, and went into the -house, while Molly hastened 'to the 'wondering -children and itolci them ihet rstartling. news. At first there was an inclination for wild flight, but when Mr. Smith- ers and his hired man 'appeared with two old bob -sleds that had been found, in the harn; they changed their rainds. They also changed, their opinion of the gruffness of Mr. Smithers, for now, in thick boores and svarrn sweater, he coasted with them down the steep hill bask oe the house and quito forgot that he wa,e 01 school trustee and a welnamhater. Molly grew pinker and prettier and happier every moment,, and af- ter they had eaten a delicious din- ner in the big'dining-room, they all trooped into the library, where Mr. Smithers wound up the talking ma- chine, and they had a Te.aet of fun and rauSic. ••It 'was almost dusk when they bede their host good-bye, and they stood- before the house an -d gave three lusty cheers, and he waved 1,11S hat frantically in response. Somehew that clay Jared Smithers had foued his lost youth: In spite of this day of pleesuee, end many ethos.% thet fell to the Jilbin echool-teechet•, Molly Dale did not' come back te teach in the Glen Hollow school, foe when. Juno clime ' she had promised Jeaed Smithers that when hese ''sved•cling -eledies "Were made she would return to Glen Holtoiv as _his wife. _l What It Was. Teacher (in a girls' olass in a Sunclay School trying to indicate the meaning of evil influenees)--What ie it causes us to stumble axed Sall bythe way 1 , -Please, miss," chirped a little girl, '`it's the hobble skirt,'' to explore unknown road& and alt" -the ehildren skipped joyfully: Un- cleabtedly they weld come out- into Seine Snowy field, andthOterneant A tramp through the metro:eked white- nees—peehap,s .startling a fleck Of quail-eover fences or ander/tholes,. A. bashed vire fenee .snarled across their wa,y, and:they got Over it arid under it somehow, ant:Mound that they had lost the wood road.. This vva,s all' the bett,er. Suddenly a laurel hedge loomed begol's the.an, and with-a'svild whoop .the," grease • separated and broke through. Miss Molly smiled arid trailed after them. • 'When .she leoked, around. foe her pupils ehe sew to her dismay that they were rom,ping and rasing About .the grotencle of a handsome house. • Surely she had seen, that house before—frees. a different angle, ,Ssefelenly ehe- gasped for .lereatili, Now she knew ! • It was the home of "Jared Sitith- ere—ira,seible oidlaaethelor and one of the trustees of the school. -Somehow --she lied lelandereel. stir thoroughly. ' Scrambled Eggs with Tomato Satice.-eCut fine three tomatoes and cook for len minutes M 'two table- spoons butter, one-half teaspoon, salt and a few grains of paprika; then drep in three unbeaten eggs. Cook,' stirring constantly until the eggs are cooked. •Serve at once on hot toast. Creamed Carrot Nip. —"Wash and screpe carrots and grate outer red portion into bowl. Season this pulp witivsalt and paprika, mois- ten with cream and heat very hot in a double boiler. Place in a baking dish, cover with buttered crumbs and brown in the oven. Codfish Balls.—One cup, codfish, two cups potatoes, orm tablespoon butter, -dash of paprika, one egg. Put fish in bowl of cold water and pick it apart. Boil potatoes and codfish for twenty minutes. Drain, mash and beat -well with fork. Beat in butter and. pepper. Cool and add egg. Drop by spoonfuls in deep fist. Danish Cookies.—One and one- half cups sugar, one and one-half cups butter, three eggs, four ceps .sifted flour, one-fourth teaspoon -soda. -Sift soda in flour. Bake in buttered pans, using a pastry tube to shape the cookies. Orange loc.—Four cups water, two cups sugar, two dips orange juice, one-fourth cup lemon juice. Make syrup by boiling water and au -gar twenty minutes; add lemon juice; tool, strain and freeze. Chicken Royal.—One five or six pound chicken, four stveetbreads, one can mushrooms. Boil chicken day before ±1- 15 to be used and allow it to stand in the liquor over night. Then cut up as for salad. Boil sweetbreads. Into a saucepa,n, put one quart of crea,m; into another put four tablespoons of melted but- ter and four tablespoons flour. Add heated cream, stirring until mixture thickens. Flavor -with a little chick- en, mushrooms and sweetbreads to- gether ; stir into the cream mixture, put in a buttered baking dish and cover with buttered bread crumbs, Bake twenty minutes. Chocolate Cake` With Sour Milk. —One cup sugar, one cup sour milk, four tablespoons butter, two' squares chocolate, one and two- thirds' cups flour, teaspoon soda, one egg. Heat chocola,te, butter, one-half cup sugar and milk until the chocolate is melted. Add/ egg well beaten, flour and soda and the remaining .cnie-lsalf cup sugar. A. Tomato Dish.—Pannecl tome: toes are tempting for very evaem days To cook them out firm to- matoes in half and dip them in flour, seeing that they are lightly and evenly covered. For each tomato heat a teaspoonful' of butter in a frying pan, and when it is hot put in elle, tomatoes, flat side down. Cover the pan isnd cook them until -they are tender and brown. Make a well -seasoned white sauce, put the tomatoes in a hot clish and pour the sauce about -them. Strew -with minced parsley. • Individual Pineapple Pies.-elifIa,ke a flaky pie crust from any good re- cipe,roll out thin and bake in six pastry ,shells (using deep cup cake pans), and fill with two cups of fresh shredded or canned pineapple coked in double boiler with one cup of osoungf aur; a:odr nt$htiacrkeehne dd ws etda b Io in hall cup of water. Add meringsse of two stiffly beaten whites of 'eggs and half cup of sugar. Ileturn to clendiethd chers'y os' Swebreeicrywi0t0h top. Strawberries or cherries may be, substituted for pineapple. These individaal pies are more attractive and easier to serve than a large pie. Dateilare.—One-half cup of gran- ulated sugar, three eggs, one arid one-half cups of pastry flour, one teaspoon ,of baking powder, one; half pound of dates, three-quarters cup of chopped nute. Cream, yolks and -Sugar until light; add baking powder, nuts,- and dates to flour, beat in gradually, then add the stiffly beaten 'whites, ,Mix woll, 'then bake ,in flab,' ungreas3ecl square layer pans. -When cold -remove from tin, cut into oblOng hare about one inch wide an,d three inches long. Sift confectioner's sugar over. If an e-xtra rich cake is desired, cover the bars with ohocolate frosting. -lierdeet Rind. of Work. , want to understand that I got my money by hard "Why, I thoughts:it 'tette left you by Your uncles" , "Se it wae, tbut liadAfard work-, „getting ,ib awaY'sfreen. the lawyers," .ges the 041.4, araceful figure still h.e Tills escapade Meant fareWell,to .an.• 'Hero. •Wor•shiP,- 'het, an': ersee. stet fetsleh0s."..broatli on lila eltheits ' ' " if 'St's01-2 • eudesularlirMusts,the"eigar-te• the nre Otill,Br Year's .tetiohing- in thee, Glee .etlier, :nestne 0.1 'Ad L. Home Hints. Dates -stuffed-with peanut butter and then rolled in sugar are a pleas- ing change from dates- stuffed with nuts. - .If a curtain or portiere pole is rubbed with hard soap before be- ing put up, the draperies will slip on easily. Potato halls which aro salted in butter after being boiled are deli- cious. They shtinkl :be, served :with a generous sprinkling of minced parsley. A bare broom splinters matting easily. If you heve no longhendlect soft brush, make a grey canton flan- nel covering for the top of the broom. To remove, search marks from lin- en eut.an onion in half and rub the scorched part with it. Then soak in cold water, and the marks will disappear. • Grease on, a kitchen floor can be softened ,by pouripg kero,sene over it and letting it remain for 10 or 15 minutes; then scrub with soda water. Pairst and varnish can be easily removed from the hands by first rubbing well into them some grease or lard; then washing with soap and water. frying basket should be dipped in hailing water or heated in the oven before being put in the hot fat. It -will thus not reduce the temperature of the lard. , When scrambled eggs are served, make a tomato sauce, adding to 11- a few Spanish peppers, chopped line. This will be a delicious ac- companiment to the eggs. Turnips are liked better by many persons if they are parboiled and drained before the final cooking. A little potato added to mashed turn- ips is a pleasing variety. When ,a fabric loses its color in washing, it may frequently be re- stored by sponging the material with ammonia and lyater, If this fails, vinegar may be effectual. When stringing beads or sewing them on 'to any material always have the thread well waxed. It will be etrongex and easier to work with, as it does nob become knotted eass ily. Paint stains may be removed from woolen fabeics by rubbing with turpentine. If the etains are oi.a and do not respond to this treat- ment, add ammonia to the turpen- tine. Some housewives 'always make their ironholders of marble cloth,, using suitable material for inter- lining. The advantage is that they mai always 'be wiped off when soil-, 'When post 'carcl photographs curl and become brittle, rub them over with it cloth dipped in a cupful of water to which a teaspoonful of gly- cerine has been added to soften them. ' • To destroy red ants, -grease tin plates with -lard and put them on the floor, with •a few sticks for the ants to climb up. ,Soon the plates will be covered with ants, which prefer lard even to sugar. Tern L LET TS - LYE EATS DI RT 'sewn.. rem 5555a0 a,""*"'*"" esiENV.OeelLLP,ALI ETT COMNYFiffi, *essieee....'peobrre oee. sionrefst the plates upside down on a hot fire. Never sit on the edge of a sick ' Person's bed, and never place your chair,. so that he must ,strain his eyes or turn his heed -to see you. Get 'directly in range of his vision, so that he inay see you comfortably. Never whisper in a sickroom. Lamb's liver, 'which is very deli- cate, and not so much used as it de- . serves to be, is delicious minced and '' served on toast. It is also excelr lent diced, cooked two or three min- utes in a tablespoonful of butter, and folded in en 'omelet, with pep- pers and aenificed ,olive or two. A sweet biscuit mar be made with Ordinary biscuit dough, with the ad- dition Of chopped dates. Roll the dough quite thin, spread with plen- ty of soft butter, and then put on a thick layer of chopped dates. On top place another layer of dough, and cut out with a small cutter. Bake in a hob oven. ' Gingerbread, 'or any cake with molasses in it, should have a slow oven; sponge cakes require the greatest heat, but the oven must -' not be t,00 hot, as they burn easily. In firing all kinds of cakee the great point to be aimed at is to keep an even, steady heat. Before beginning to make any cake eee about the oven and the fire; prepare the tin and gather to- gether all ingredients and utensils. No matter how carefully a cake has been snixecl it may very easily be ruined in the oven unless the firing is atten'decl most particularly. Before mending stockings with 'or- dinary darning yarn it is a good plan to hold the skein over the spout of a kettle of boiling -water. By this means the steam effectually shrinks the wool, a,nd -when., the stocking is sent to the wash there will be no fear of the mended por- tion shrinking away or tearing the surrounding part. Badly Needed. The much -traveled young man had just returned from foreign olimes, and, .of course'he must entertain his rich old aunt—with whom lie Wall in favor---witli stories of the won- derful sights Ise had seen. he said, in the course of his re- • marks, "there are some spectacles that can never be forgotten." - "Dear me!" exclaimedthe ab- sent-minded lady. "I do wish you'd get me a pair of them, Tom." s — _ Prudent Willie. Mr. Shresme—Willic, didn't you go to the trunkmaker's yesterday end tell him to send round the trunk I ordered? Willie—Yes, pa, Mr. Slimson—Well, here is the trunk, but no strap. Willie—Yes, p8; but I, told him I thought you hadn't -better have aely strap. 1VIrs. 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