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The Jade Co
By
.MARY IMLAY TAYLOR .
CHAPTER II
"1 believe you'll go," he said gay-
ly, "you look game! I'll tell you —
if you carry it off well, if yoti get
invited to that precious dinner
afterwards, I'll give you half
five 'hundred dollars,"
Mark shook his head. "That's
conditional. Your friend here has
given me to understand that I'll
fail anyway; be frozen. out by the
lady. In that ease. I'd get nothing
— according to your conditions..1
won't go a step unless I get the
five hundred down and my clohtes.
I've none for the occasion, gentle-
men,' he added with a twisted
smile •that the older one- caught
with some uneasiness.
Teddy laughed boisterously.
"You're right, old thing; that's fair,
I'll put up the stakes and I'll get
you rigged out; now, what about
it?
Mark looked roni one to the
other thoughtfully. "One thing
mare who's • the lady?"
"I don't think you've any right
to ask yeti" broke in Archie.
"I don't go unless I know,"
I`Iark retorted tersely,
"Olt, conte on — he's got to
know!" Teddy said. "It's Mrs.
Lynn, she was a Vandevere. Now,
do you know?"
Mark shook his head, "I'm not
up — in Burke's Peerage.".
Teddy laughed boisterously.
"She's Burleson's sister-in-law;
she receives for him — Burieson's
the millionaires" •
Burleson? Mark Grant stared
at them. How small the world wast
This man had been one of his
dead uncle's close friends, he had
even testified at the trial!
Archie looked at him curiously,
"You know that name?"
Mark nodded; the idea caught
him; to conte face to face with his
own old world again! But' he an-
swered laconically..
"I've heard it"
Teddy was getting anxious, "Now
you know — is it a bargain?"
"It's a bargain if I've nothing
else to do—nothing but to try to
pass a famous hostessand spend
an hour at a social function."
"That's all, absolutely all, on
niy honor, unless you bit the bull's-
eye and get a bully dinner," said
Ted, "and it's five hundred dol-
lars and your clothes,"
"Done!" said Mark recklessly.
Alright ?Ir,—?" Archie looked.
hard at Mark.
"Suppose you tell ire your navies
first," he said coolly.
"Ily name's Theodore Banks,"
said the younger out, reddening a
little, "they call me 'Ted'; this is
my best friend and relative, Archi-
bald Landon," he chuckled irresist-
ibly,' "one of the old Landons.
That's why he's so fiat with the
lady; he's sure to get to the din-
ner; he had a grandfather! I'm on
the democratic side of the house;
I'm Teddy Banks, and she doesn't
like' it. Sounds common, don't you
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see, like mudbanks, eh? Now,
what's yours?" "
Mark hesitated for the twentieth.
part of a second, but his 'case was
ancient history, these two young
fellows would not go back fifteen
years; still there might be others
—yet he scorned a falsehood.
"Mark Grant," he said.
As he had supposed, it conveyed
nothing. •
"We'll change it for tonight;"
Banks .said, frowning and trying
to think of a name. "She doesn't -
carc how tough a fellow is if be's
got sonic old name, Dutch, Huge -
not, Colonial—some old thing."
Teddy Banks jumped to his feet
and cried; "Come on, we'll go and
get the clothes!"
The preliminaries of getting
clothed, coached by Teddy Banks,
and hurried- 'from pillar to post,
took up the brief interval before
the entertainment. It was -late in
the afternoon, in fact, ttthen Mark
found himself in charge of Archie
Landon, on his way to earn the
money in his pocket. He had no
time to even consider the miracu-
lous change from twenty cents to
five hundred dollars, but he was
aware that—clad like a man of ,the,
world—he had more than passed
muster with Teddy Banks. \Vhen
that young man saw him in the
proscribed raiment lie had given
vent to hilarious delight.
"13y George, you'll do it—Mrs.
Lynn will think you're a prince in
disguise!" Then he sobered for a
moment. "I say, who are yau, any-
way? You belong to—what's the
saying? — the clothes -wearing
race!"
"It's quite a while since my an-
cestors left off feathers and a blan-
ket," Mark bad replied• dryly.
"Of course I can take you in— .
that's easy," Archie said tersely,
"but Mrs. Lynn won't like it. She
likes to be asked ahead and to
know who the Man is; it's one of
her rules. But that's not the test,
After thereception she asks a few,
a select few to stay to dinner. Ted's
wager is- that she'll ask any man
in a clean shirt; he swears she
will; I know she .won't. She'll prob-
ably freeze you at the start. Ted
will lose, but you're paid, The
point is this: I'll be left out, too,
because I'm • bringng you in un-
invited; that's in the wager, too,"
"Hard on you," said Mark, "as
far as '1 can see it's up to the to
make such a good impression she'll
ask us both to dinner.
"I -hope you don't. that's all!"
Landon rctorcd acidly. "i don't
mind losing the wager, but—con-
found it, I don't—well, I hate to
do the thing!"
Mark stopped him, "Suppose we
call it off; I'll give back the cash,"
Landon shook his bead gloom-
ily. "Can't! It's made with Banks.
I'ni in for 1t, but—" he turned a
hard, cold look on- his companion
—"if you trespass- on this,
he stopped, something in Mark's
look stayed him. "I say," he added
hurriedly, "you may be all right;
you look like a gentleman, I admit
it, but I hate the whole darned
business,"
"Being a gentleman, I know you
do," Mark retorted grimily. "I'd
as lief .rive it up as not, myself."
"Ton late, we're at the door!"
Landon waved his walking -stick
toward the long striped caterpillar
awning stretched across the pave-
ment from a fine house on the
corner. "That's 113urleson's; Mrs.
Lynn receives for him; he's her
brother-in-law, a widower,no
children, lie's the guardian of his,
wife's niece, that's all."
Mark said nothing, but he was
aware that Landon gave hini an
other uneasy look, then they en-
tered the awning and fell into line
with the guests who were already
acsending the carpeted steps; a few
were coming out; many were going
in. Archie was greeted here and
there as they went up to the wide
open door. HIe seemed to have
many friends; some stopped for a
word, but Mark noticed that he
was not presented and smilers a
little to himself. Bet his thoughts
were busy; he knew Burleson, had
Would
]mown hini well as a boa. 4 ,i
theg reat ruin remember the sev-
enteen -year-old lad the had helped
send to prison? Mark ,thought t101,
but if lie did—Teddy Banks would.,
lose his wager! •
(To Be Continued)
SCANTY - - -"BUT IT'S ALL VELVET
Just to give you winterbound readers something to look forward •
to the comely model in the photo above was snapped at a recent
New York fashion show, where she modeled this black velvet
seantyswim. California designer Cole says you'll see it on next
summer's beaches,
Eat More Potatoes
For Your Health
Avoiding potatoes for fear of
getting fat? Then, here's inter-
esting news from the Nutrition
Division, Ottawa. One medium
sized potato contains fewer calories
than a chocolate bar, a serving of
apple pie or a serving of un -iced
cake. So, next time, think before
choosing between dessert and po-
tatoes.
The importance of potatoes in
She diet was recognized in Europe
in the 17th century when it was
discovered that scurvy followed in
the wake of potato famines. Many
years later it was discovered that
scurvy resulted from lack of vita-
min C, the anti -scorbutic vitamin,
which potatoes supplied. Vitamin
C also helps to promote growth,
helps in the formation of teeth
and in - building up resistances to
disease.
Potatoes are also a good source
or iron, the mineral which is
necessary for red bood and good
health. Without a serving every
day it is quite possible that there
would be a deficiency of vitamin
C in Canadian diets, even with a
daily serving of citrus fruit or
tomatoes.
The preparation of potatoes is
important in order to retain fohd
value. They should never be soaked .
in cold water before cooking and
should be cooked in a covered pot
tvith a minimum of water. For
further retention of nutrients,
boiling or baking in their jackets
is advisable. Baking is the best
method of all.
How Can 1?
By Anne Ashley
Q. How can I make a filler for
floor cracks?
A. Make a paste of 2 cups of
floor, 1 tablespoonful of alum, and
3 quarts of water. Soak pieces of
newspaper in this solution and boil
well; stirring constantly. Use a
putty knife to fill in the cracks.
After the paste has hardened, apply
0 stain, and the filled cracks will
hardly be iisible. •
Q. How can I store white gar-
ments so that they will not turn
yellow?
A. Wrap 'therm up in blue tissue
paper. Or, take an old sheet, dip
it into strong laundry bluing water,
and when cry wrap the garments
in this. -
Q. How can 1 lighten the color
of my skin?
A. If the face is given frequent
applications of buttermilk the skin
will be lighter.
Q. How can I restore a shrunken
wool sweater back to its original
shape?
A. Wet the sweater, drop it into
a pillow case, hang the pillow case
Oh the line by the hem and let
water drip into it, Do not wring
the sweater. Or, pin it to a sheet,
Measuring so that it is the cor-
rect size, and allow to dry.
Q. How can I steam velvet to
freshen it?
A. 'Stretch the velvet right side
up over a bowl that is two-thirds
full of boiling water, and brush
the nap gently with a soft brush.
Baked Harz For New Year Dinner
Baked Ham
:t sinuked hatia
2 cups fruit juice
1 cup brown sugar
2 dozen whole cloves
Place the haul rind side up, on
an open roasting -pan. Bake in a
slow oven (325 degrees) for 18 -
minutes per pound for the average
size ham, 10 to 12 pounds; 16 to
17 minutes for larger hams, 12 to
16 pounds. When sham has been
hakecl for required length of time
rehiove from oven and cut away
the rind, Score Sons with a sharp
knife, rub sugar .over surface and
stick with cloves.
Pour 1 cup fruit 1111
juice over it. Re-
turn to oven and
lat 400
)msec tree '
g 2 mr
gees for „u min.
Utes, Basle frc-
ltteully with re-
maining rim of
juice,
1
if tits ham is precooked, it needs
only to be heated thoroughly before
the glazing.
Creamy Mustard Sauce
cup sugar
• teaspoon salt
2 egg yolks
1 cup scaided milk
• cup prepared nruytarll
2 tablespoonsvinegar-
t small sprig choppel 1113115
74 teaspoon allspice
teaspoon celery salt
4 teaspoon paprika
Dash of tabasco
1ce s ripe olives.
65icsrp o cs.
Mix sugar, salt and egg yblks to-
gether, beating well. Add to scald-
ed milk in top of double boiler. Mix •
together
mustard, vinegar, thyme,
allspice, cei iS salt )
a ia and ta-
basco,
basco,
Add slowly to mill and egg
mixture. Cool, over hot water, stir-
ring constantly until mixture thick-
ens. Just before serving garnish
top of sauce with olives,
CHRONICLES
j of GINGER FARM!
Isn't it a dreadful thing to tell
homecomers you don't want them
to stay as long as they would like
to? Dreadful or not, -that's what"
I did. You see Daughter and her
friend were here for. the week -end
and Daughter thought it might be
a, good idea to stay over and take
the 740 in the morning instead of
going back Sunday night. Her
idea met with a very cold reception
from ire. I knew who would do
the worrying about getting away in
the morning; I knew who wouldn't
be able to find her gloves at the
last minute, and Partner knew who
would be required to hitch the
team to the car if, by some unlucky
chance, the weather should turn
stormy and the lane 1111 in over-
night, So Daughter and friend dune
fully gave up their plans for stay-
ing over and took the evening
train. And this moraine; we awoke
to find a wild snowstorm blowing
from the cast!
* *
Really there are times when
members of my own family can
even snake rile mad. There is
Daughter, born and raised on a
farm, and .in her school days quite
accustomed to sallying forth one
and a half miles to school, often
knee-deep in snow, but of course,
well protected with galoshes and.
oversocks — and now, because she
has been away for a few years, has
no more sense than to comm hone
with little bits of shoes and no rub-
bers. It makes me feel like a mo-
ther (Iuck wlio has raised a brood of
chicks and can't understand why
they are do different,
* * *
Daughter was quite well pleased
with our migration tothe south
and after seeing the changes we -had
Made she was able to think up more
ways for us to spend motley than I
ever dreamed of. And dreaming is
as far as we shall ever get in re-
gard to most of her schemes. Being
By.
Gwendollne P, Clarke
• •
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young, Daughter is naturally an-
xious to put the arent on a certain
amount of"style," but Partner and
I being well, not so young, are
more inclined to say "Never mind
the style give us comfort and
warmth and we'll be quite satis-
fied."
Of course comfort and style are
not incompatible but it so often
happens one has to choose between
the two.
* *
Well, our other infant is over-
seas — that is to say, he is in Eng-
land. And very happy and content-
ed to be there. The first letter we
got from him was mailed from
England on December 2. and was
hi our mailbox on the morning of
December 0. He doesn't seem to
be far away when letters come so
quickly. This will naturally be our
son's first Christmas away from
Canada but we are hoping he will
get leave and be able to spend
Christmas with his grandma and
aunt. It is nice to know that he will
have a home in England whenever
lie needs it — in fact 1. might say
severi.l hollies. And it will be won-
derful fur Grandma to have one of
her own kith and kin carte to visit
her with all the latest news about
her family in Canada. \\e are look-
ing forward eagerly to letters from
Bob, because seeing things with
new eyes, be will probably tell us
more than we get from most peo-
ple. Of course there is always the
censor to consider but as I told
Bob when I wrote there are all
kinds of things he can tell us which
will in no way interest the censor.
Little homey things like the way
people talk, how they look and what
the war has done to our various
relations, By the way, Bob says
the meals in camp are wonderful —
there is always more served than
hecaneat. So that should comfort
a few mothers who are afraid of
how their boys will fare after they
leave the shores of Canada.
HOUSES FOR POST-WAR BRITAIN
Types of dwellings for post-war Britain are on view at Northolt,
Middlesex, where the Ministry of Works has built a number of
demonstration houses. Designed with space and labour saving
interiors, some of the houses- are prefabricated, while others have
steel framework or are built of bricks and mortar.
Photo shows view from the lounge of a steel -framed house into the
kitchen, which can be shut off by dividing panels.
WHAT SCIENCE
IS DOING
Onions
It is claimed that a Saslcatche-
wan scientist has just got around
to di.:rovcring what grandma knew
40 or :i0 years ago — that the
onions are good for you. This
scientist found in the onion what
news despatches call a "Mysterious
bacteria destroying substance"
which operates in different fashion
from other recently discovered
substances. - •
This may have been a mystery
to grandma, too, hut sufficient for
her was the knowledge that steak
smothered with fried 01770115 •was
better for her then folic than a
visit' to the doctor, The Rosetown •
Sask., Eagle reminisces.
Ori recent years, with vitamins
running from A to G u vogue, the
onion hasc
suffered (i ed in comparison
with other vegetables. In any table
of values it ranged fur below such
vegetables as carrots, Swiss chard
and 51)1aach, Onions, it seemed,
were lon • 00 f
r flavor or and short on
vitamins. l he most recent dis-
covery provides the explanation:
the onion has been packed so fill
of valuable medi00110 that there
}vas no room for vitamins..
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