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By
MARY IMLAY TAYLOR
CHAPTER XIX
Burleson smiled bleakly; he was
like it man who had escaped sorne-
thing — put something away; he
was detached, hard, unafraid. Fos-
dick stared at him. "HIe's mad!" he
thought. -
"You can call it conscience,"
Burleson said, answering Mark,
"or you can call it lost of nerve. I
always planned to clo something
about it; a deathbed confession, I
suppose; something dramatic! Off
and on I've asked about you in pri-
son; I was playing for time; for
years I haven't been a well man,
and now the doctors give Hie two
years at most, Pm going to die,
that's certain, I thought you could
wait, but — I've heard something
about that!" He shifted his posi-
tion slightly, frowning, thinking of
Pants bowed head;; it was true that
so" e tv"ei +.1i " _soft spot in
his heart. 1 sec how you feel,, fie
went on, "but I'm glvtng you your
revenge. As for myself, I suppo@e
if a man does the square thing in
the end, it's something. I've got
Fosdick here to take charge of it.
He can go ahead."
"It'I1 be ruin, Burleson! My God,
why didn't yon speak then — or
not at all?" Fosdick cried,
* * *
Burleson, banding hint a paper,
looked at hini oddly.
"They can't send me to the
chair?"
"They won't; it's second degree,"
said Fosdick dryly. "It's up to me
to get it light for you — but this
silence — the other fellow suffer-
ing!' Insane temper, temporary
aberration no end of money for
alienists; Fosdick saw a hundred
lawyer ways of fighting it for
months — he mustn't digin prison!
"PI! matte a big fight, but— he
stared at Burleson bleakly — "mao,
it's the disgrace — 11'11 ruin you
all! The country'11 ring with it;
you're known everywhere,"
Burleson's grey face twisted; he
turned and glanced at Mark.
This young man here would
say it was fair and that I had my
share," he remarked dryly, "not
that I've escaped - I've had a liv-
ing hell of it for years."
* * *
Mark said nothing. 1 -In turned
suddenly and walked to the win-
dow, staring out with unseeing
eyes. Ile thought of those fifteen
bitter years, of the convict's lot, of
Isis lost youth, and this man safe
and sleek in high place. Then he
beard Fosdick's voice — the rasp
in it weakened into a husky growl.
"Two years? Good heavens; you
Might as well have waited. Then
itwould be only a nine days' won-
der; no one to be punished. Now
— they'll send you to prison l"
There was a silencer then Butte -
son's voice. "My wife's dead; the
boys, too; that's all there is to it.
01 course the others—"
"Yes, the others!" barked Fos-
dick, staring hard at Mark's hack;
of course it was a vindication, but
this man'— bad stood so high.
Burleson touched the 'paper on
his desk. "You'll put it through,
Fosdick?' I'm tired of it; I'll take
it when it comes. Now—" ' He
turned, too, and glanced at the '-
young man at the window "you
can both leave; I've done my
share."
* * *
Fosdick rose; he was white and
his eyes stared, but he took the -
Paper,
hepaper "It'11 mean a trial," he said
harshly; "I'll have to drag you in-
to court."
Burleson, who had sunk lower in
his,chair, noclde,d. "Make it as clear
as you can — if I'm to go to
he laughed discordantly, turning
to Mark. "Young Ivan, youre.
avenged; it's harder for ire to go
to jail for two years now — and
to die there — than it was for you.
You've got your life before you —
I'm done!"
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ISSUE 17-1946
"Ile doesn't count that," ' said
Fosdick dryly; "it's revenge that's
sweet, Burleson."
He was tucking the confession
into his breast pocket, but the mo-
tionless figure in the window rasped
on him.
'You'll be needed, too, Grant,"
he said sharply; "I'll have to ask
your pardon for iity treatment of
you; they'll make everything right
in court now — and you can have
it put in the papers."
Suddenly Burleson groaned. The
hideous publicity of it made him
wince. He seemed to hear already
the strident calls of the newsboys
— ".'try!"
* * *
Ivxgrlcrn
tumid. Ther w s ligjt
in tits ts fael; he heldis headisig t.
"Wait," he said to Fosdick; "one
moment! Keep that paper. I've had
!leen years — I can afford to
*lit two more.'
FosdicYc gazed at him and Burke-
sol lifted his hegd slbwIF,
"You mean—." gasped Fosdick,
"I mean just that!" I'll wait. .I
can't strike such a blow at them
nil nor at—" Mark stopped. He
did not want to add "a dying man."
Burleson rose unsteadily, facing
hips, "You — you know 1 let you
suffer? And — you do this?"
Mark nodded, "I'll wait."
Burleson sank into his chair,
speechless; speechless he hid his
face in his hands.
Fosdick stood staring, reluctant
to be convinced, "Hlere's a won-
der(" he exclaimed at last.
Pam, when she was told, saw it
all more clearly.
"Of course I understands I knew
you'd be like that," she said- proud-
ly; "you're great enough to spare
an old man who's wronged you!
It's awfully grand, and -I know it's
for me. You can't stop nae now,
Mark Grant, for I want some of
time glory; we'll face those ex -con-
vict years together — yes, we will!"
(THE END)
TABLE TALKS
Dress Up Foods
With T€ar1lato Sauce
Canned tomatoes, home or com-
mercial varieties, either whole or
as juice, caerinmprovemtany meals.
For cooking purposes too they are
indispensable and can be used hot
or cold, "as is", or combined with
other foods,
Of all the ways in which they
are used tomato sauce is one of
the best. According to the home
economists of the Consumer Sec-
tion, Department of Agriculture, if
a homemaker has a good tomato
sauce she can disguise Leftovers,
dress up inexpensive foods, and
gain for herself a reputation as a
most superior cook,
Beans With Tomato Sauce,
i% -cups white beans -
3 cups cold water
3 cups boiling water
Wash and soak beans over night
in cold water. Drain. Cover with
boiling water and cook one hour
or until beans arc tender.
Tomato Sauce
2 cups canned tomatoes
1 small onion (chopped)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
42 teaspoon mustard
34 teaspoon celery salt
5(4 teaspoon paprika
1 large tart apple (diced)
Mix together all ingredients and
cook 10 minutes. Add to beans and
liquid then continue to simmer for
30 minutes. Stir frequently to pre-
vent sdickiug. Six servings,
Tomato Slaw
3' cups shredded cabbage
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vinegar
teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon sugar'
1 cup canned tomatoes
1 teaspoon scraped onion
(optional)
Shred cabbage, Mix salt, vine-
gar, pepper and sugar with toma-
toes. Pour over cabbage. Let stand
10 minutes before serving. Six
servings.
23 -Mile Beim
The United States Navy is using
searchlights so powerful that they
can shoot a:beans of light through
23 miles of inky darkness..
BRAND OF SLAVERY
Liberated by the Allied armies Jewish girls forced to work in an
ammunition factory at Kaunitz, Germany, display yellow crosses the
Nazis made them wear on their backs. Germans also branded their
arms
CHRONICLES
of GINGER FARM
By
Gwendoline P. Clarke
* * * *
The year's at the spring "
As one looks around one sees
plenty of evidenge why, since time
immemorial, poets have written
+heir loveliest poems in praise of
spring. Autumn is beautiful too-
perhaps even more so—but there
is a peculiar quality that belongs
only to spring .. -. the miracle or
dormant life awakening to rjew
birth ... a definite feeling of hope,
of optimism, dispelling those dark,
dreary clouds of defeatism that at
tines assailed us when days were
short and gloomy.
* * *
I was thinking along these lines
about our lovely spring when, un
expectedly and with tragic sudden-
ness, came word of President
Roosevelt's death—and for awhile
all the beauty around me seemed
to vanish. Few men have enriched
the world so greatly in lite as dAd
the President nor few risen whose
death bas been mourned by so
many. And yet, I believe what dis-
tresses people more than his pass••
ing is the fact that he was not
spared to witness the fulfillment of
that victory for which he had
striven 'so untiringly. But no—
"untiringly" is not the right word
for he nsust often have been tired
to that point of exhaustion. Seeri-
fically would more aptly descr be
his devotion to'duty. The wonder
is not that he died when he diu
but that he lived so long under
such a terrific strain.
* * *
And now because life must go
on even though presidents die, we
pay our last respects to a great
and loyal leader, and then square
our shoulders again and resume
once more "the daily round".
On Ginger Farm the daily round
right now includes a little Job
known as seeding. The air is heavy
these days with the hum of trac
tors—and I think probably ours
hunts louder than any of the oth
els. Nothing very modest about
our old "frac"—when it goes out,
on a Job it likes to let everyone
know about it.
* * *
And we are also still at the wir•
Ing job --at least the electricians
are. Really, we had no idea there
would be so many wires. 1Wisat
with furnace pipes, telephone and
hydro wires, there isn't - muco
spare space in the cellar that isn't
decorated in some way or another.
I am wondering when the pipes
will go if, and when, we put in a
!sot water system. The seen may
got through with the wiring ny
Tuesday—that is as far as the
house is concerned—in fact the job
is almost done already. But oh, the
irony of it! Here we are with
switches and plugs all over the
house and yet, no matter how one
clicks the switches back and forth,
nothing happens, We even have an
electric stove in the house, and
that, too, is abort as useful as a
pump without water.
* * *
Every time I go to town I look
hopefully along the road to see if
it has been staked out for poles.
So far there is no sign of then..
But the day will come . . ,• and
when it does—when we are really
hooked up, I think, for one night,
I shall want to turn -on every light
in the house just to celebrate. In-
stead of a house-warming we'll
have a house-lightingl And believe
ate, if all the lights were turned
on at one time there would be
plenty of them, for there are over
sixty outlets in this rambling old
house of ours. People say "Oh,
what lovely big rooms—how grand
to have so much space to live int"
Yes, it's grand all right—we know
it when we start in on a job like
this. Imagine—five lights in the
basement. And we can't do with
less -unless. we still want to wan
der around with a flashlight even
apes the hydro is in.
Modern Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
1. When setting the table. in
what position rhopld the spoons be
placed?
2, Is it m fur a man to
smoke in - c vehicle?
9. Is it to acknowledge
gifts and received during
an illness'
4. What
way of giv
5. What
be a courteous
gift to a servant?
of gifts are ap-
propriate for "fhe twenty-fifth wed-
ding anniversary?
6. What should one do if a
friend begins to praise one in the
presence of others?
Answers
1. They should 'be placed to the
right of the plate, and to the right
of the knives, with the hollow -
side of the spoons upwards. 2. Yes,
unless there is a rule forbidding
it, or the sntolce is blowing into
some other passenger's face. 3. Yes.
If one is too ill to write the notes
personally, some member of tite
family can do so. 4, A tactful, quiet
manner that is free from patronage
and one that shows sincere grati-
tude and good -will for the services
the servant has rendered, 5. Gifts
of silver. 6. Turn the subject of
conversation as quickly as possible.
King and Queen
Visit Princess
King George and Queen Eliza-
beth paid a surprise visit to an
Auxiliary Territorial Service motor
training centre recently, and found
Princess Elizabeth, her hands
greasy and wearing khaki, over-
alls, working on an army truck
engine.
This job is part of the 15 -year-
old Princess' training as a second
subaltern in the A.T.S., which she
joined a few weeks ago,
The King joked with the heir-
ess -apparent about her work. When
a test showed the engine's silencer
still wobbing badly His Majesty
quipped, "You must have left
something out"
Sugary Jam
Honey, Jain and jelly often be-
come hard and sugary after being
stored away for some time. Such a
condition is easily corrected.
Simply place the jar in a warm—
not hot—oven and let it remain
until the sugar smelts and the
honey or jars is smooth again.
Sure he's sick of war ... and so are we .
but he's counting on us. That is the reason
for the 8th Victory Loan. When you buy
Victory Bonds you are giving him another
lift ... for remember, REAL victory
is the day when our boys come home.
Atit%/ lie eest
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