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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1922-06-22, Page 2HER MOTHI3R BY LUCIEN L. WALDO. kA.RT II, dd. squirmed to the ground, and ran about, "Oh! Wel'1' . g+o en,"sandTe y and now and then came and stoodt all Betty .rolled back in ga2m nay s arms,. a -wobble, for a little while ata time, vaguely understand'rng, but content to at eamma'e knee. let Teddy ask all the questions while „Daisy was pulling the cart up the She fumbled at a little gold racket front walk," said •g'amma. "The house hanging from a chain round ,gamma's was ,open foam top to bottom." don't love her! If yon be with her new! 'Yet' me go! What rirht bane; .me aek?" "Mee, Mitp'he11, 1'att, not hack," die was ea1'rn,, but catanxtess of a' terrible ax}'e brought you bete beeatustt worn crit-entedl fen your well as ,for •Muriel'rx sake woul4 ,rte until tort were, p roughly restedYyou can't give strong h to hex till yoia have strength to giye," "How can I rest," sloe bx+oe out indignantly, "with .nty daughter. dy- ing? I only came out here t:o sie how 4 gained consciousness' end ie calling for let us , and seems to have something on old her mind, that she wents to tell us— and will tell o o one else." Vou They left the children in the care the of the faithful nurse and took the "I next train into town. „sere ` Let me warn . you," said the doe ce as tor, "to fay very •little and not to stay. you long. She is still wt y, very weak,: The least excitement now will sap her strength and retard her recovery. She has barely rounded the erisis. Bet 'she. was fretting for you both from the. moment she knew what was going on around her -and I thoughtyou'd bet- the children were—and I want to go ter coxae " baelc this afternoon. "You'll -do °more good by staying here with the children," he protested. "Are you going back?" :':Ihe de- manded, ,yd "You are going -hat you Won't let creel" she flamed. "It'.t always been that way. You took her away from me seven years ago, And now you stand` between us even though she's dying A. maid frittered across the Iawn. "You're 'wafted at the telephone, Mr. Alderson:" 'i'he few minutes he was gorse ;were filled with torture on the rack. for Muriel's mother. She was sure that it was • word of death or dying. head. So then she straggled and When he returned she 'tried and ')rock, ,t ala "Was the roof off?" asked the piti- "Daisy used to peril the cal lessly literal Teddy. round the house:" "N a. I mean thevriardows were "And in the Krouse?"' open. The front door was open, too, "Yes." „ The house: was being. cleaned," "And up and'down the stairs? "Wihat was it being cleaned with?" "Yes:" „ "With soap and water" `iDydtk't the cart' ever get sdnelve "Oh, W „ go .on!„ "Oh, yes„ Daisy would try:'to crawl "You conzld go wp stairs," gamma trader colicins and tallies with it to get continued, "f1•om: the front door, rid of it." ?„ straight to the attic, and the antic "Did she ever get rid of it. windaws� were opent, "Yes. Sametimes. But your mother "What were they open for?" would fix it again." "I said the pause was being clean - would, I'd seen it" Teddy laughed. • ,Then Betty laughee , too. "Go. on!" .„ "Well, did you thx'aw the dirt out of directed Teddy, imperiously. , the windows?" "Daisy used to try to jump up into , failed to read the message in his fake. o—that was to let the . air in." a bed with it." "Well, but you said you used soap "Why did Daisy die that?,, and water to clean the house.. You "Because she got tired of pullingcan't clean a house with 'wind, can the cart around." eos?" "But she couldn't llie am awnand go to "Na—lrwt the first think you d° steep with a can ' g when you're re cleaning a house in the that way," said y aprLng le to let an all "What is it?" she barely xeratemui ed. "Muriel--wants---es," 'he :said slow - Mrs. Mitohell'a face was alrght like the sky with sunrise. "Wants--ua?" she repeated, dazed," and treequlusin d 'the sun :, d Tectid . h and air "No, of course she couldn't," dg le gamma. agreed. "Oat Go on about Daisy. You :said "Well, what did she dao then?" ' Daisy was pulling the r cart up the "S'h'e gave it up" „ "Gave what up? The cart?" w1Yes, And a dog carne along" "Ne, she couldn't give up the cart. It wigs tied to her.""My! T guess Daisy ran like any- " "Well, then, hat did give up . tlxdnig then, didn't she? 'Yes. 'She had just sat dawn be- Ycm said she gave it u . tween the shaf is to talcs a rest, and "S'he gave up trying the to curl to ed your mummy was trying to make her the Dart dd h d then?" W4x,en they came in the room miters Muriel lay, it took _. i the aelf-cantrol the mother could muster to hold haek her -tears, Muriel's eyes';were closed and the pallor was a spotless page for the autograph et death. Then the eyes opened and the eyes smiled on them, Muriel slowly put out her hands and gave one to each of them. Then she . breug!ht.'their hands to- gether and spoke, word for word, in a taint, far-off voice: "Henry, 'will you do sernething for me?" "Anything, dear." "Please let me hear you call her `mother.'_ „ Henry looked at Mrs. Mitchell. "Mother," he said. It was the first time. , His ;wife ° smiled. A faint rose flush came in her cheeks. "That was what I wanted," she said. "It was all I wanted. Now I know I am going to get well.." (The "End.) awning joy. "Yes. The doctor says shethas're- Minard'• Liniment for Dandruff.` f.; bed for a nap with fastened get up and go on. , But when Daisy to her.": "Oh! Well, what x i she !o it as , shortcake shall be',caks or: blsc4uit, but "Soxtu away -sire would rich . up`ahe steps— . as. to: h mount "Run avva ? Just like a horse?" f"With onto her?" .no tastes disagree _ y the; cart tied o -the r.In '•rite `. <t doyoues; et r _who•; one day�,of berries. , es: And.and clot Y,ban in ..:. .. • ,-,. . ..cart g, .... Y the z � ft, » '�t . - _ ne�� +' -'—' h rt?" ask : terif at her,h�eele---" berry that makes to ' °" " hart?"' asked 'bath,: children to- u a' heels." skeletal) be what: it w111: first Cats don't have heels s ether is w�aly xs ��Weil ban�+ing and clattering after Strawberry, pie is a favorite in some Lvw the dos, she jumped up and ran fast : ale._ About e House Eat Strawberries and Creamy' Probably no other popular freeh fruit is so often unssuocessfullY canoed as strawberries. While there are many reasons for this, the masa usual one is that the berry, which is very' delicate and quickly cooked, is canned' by the open kettle method and allowed' to gook too long, thus losing Its shape and color. But however suocessffully canned, no cooked strawberry. Is .ito eteliciouslq flavored as the fresh one, so the wise housekeeper makes:'tbe most of straw- berry season and feasts ;her family while the picking is good. 5trawber- ries and cream, st> wberries,rwa-shed and left with stems and -;hulls to be dipped In powdered sugar, strawberry shortcake, strawberry pie, Stra.wberrY mousse -many, are the ways :to serve the fres'h.fruit. ea Opinions differ as to whether the t e could up the walk, and g Tia., the fi t time Betty f had taken part n the eosLversation. ; ' r a yal 1vt on upthe She had succeeded in gulling the locket' h:er. And she went • mummy g —f r' it came .open easily--�buti stairs- Your mummy never saw her therm o nothing but a little bit of runs° fast with the crit before. And there was n a the dog went right after her," golden hear in it, behind glass, and she had lost interest in it. She had plenty of hair like that on her own rd 6:71ameletthilire is err "Poor old Coffee Pot," whispered the enalneled Double Boiler to the Cup. "Mistress was awfully mad at hint today, wasn't she? She scraped' and scoured and rubbed'him, but he's almost as black and dirty as ever. And when he ar- rived here he shone like silver. "How about ane?"groan- ed Sauce Pan from a' cor- ner. "Mistress says she's ashamed to have me in the kitchen, Once I was just ,, as shiny ' and silvery as Coffee Pot. I wish 'I were like you, Double Boiler. You enameled ware fellows ate always so clean. You ate the favorites do this, kitehelL"r "Cheer up," squeaked the enatueled ware cup with a sleepy yawn, "I heard - Mistress say today she is going to replace all you fellows with SMP Ena- meled Ware utensils. "She's wise," admitted the dirty -faced Sauce Pan sadly. And silence descelid.- ed on the kitchen. Insist eh the clean, healthful 5 vitortiond �wCWare ss J'•UC div riYW1Af1 4HEET METAL PROP1ttSte tree;+r Y•Sl *ork dt.. itlaiQ NIT> WINNr Iste ED ria'.' ON vru,twoervt1 cAtdAVIV 'What kind - of .a dog was he?" "A fox teenier." "Ohl Well, go, on." "Daisy ran up the stairs and didn't stop until she got way up to the top. She didn't stop until she cane to a window. Then ` he stepped •just "a second and then she jumped out of homes. Heap a pie shell with. ripe, firm berries and then -with "whipped cream. or it maybe .covered with a meringue and browned in the oven.. - >i Or years I have -Prepared. strawber- ries for winter. . use le ': exac:tly two ways. One is, sun -cooked: ---pr' ''suzar kissed" as this family cans it. .• To prepare, allow equal weights of ,;sugar and fi'1ilt-using only .perfect berries 1 catechu dissolved. in hot soft water, and one-half ounce of blue vitriol. Put the two together in a tub with enough warm water to cover the goods. Stir in this twenty minutes, then lift out and put into another tub in which has been ddssoleed two ounces of bichro- mate of potash. Stir in this twenty minutes, wash, and dry. If not dark enough repeat the process. Blue on CottonFox one pound dis- solve in sufficient cold water to cover one ounce of copperas. In another ves- sel of hot water dissolve one ounce of prussiate potash, '(potassium ferricy anid). Dip the goods in the copperas water, wring them out and dip in pot- ash water: Repeat the process three times, air the••,goods, add to the goods one-fourth ounce of vitriol, stir well, then put the goods in. and stir con- stantly ten minutes. Hang up to dry. ' Mumps and Condolences. "Mumps'" .Phyllis •echoed the word wit g min led. iand nd conster- nailon*13uit I'can't have them!" she cried. "I Can't Why, I'xn going to: be married 'to -morrow! Everything's all ready!" • Her voice indicated the utter preposterousness of it all. The new doctor—lie was taking the place pf'the 'family physician wtho was, away upon an almost unheard-of vaca- tion—was courtesy itself. He told her regretfully that mumps were no re spectors of weddings, but promised her, •from all appearances, only a brief imprisonment; of course he could not =and two cups of cold water for;every be certain; but so far there was no the window. And the dot came after 'three Pounds of sugar. Cook. the isugar swelling' on the right side. But that it her, and he stopped- for and or three l was mumps on the left side, and that it seconds, and he whined• .and'. whimper_ and water until it threads, then add heout too." berries. and cool: for fifteen 'minutes was bound to run its, course, he lett ed, and gxun njumped , her no doubt _whatever. "Bart g'+amma, bony . do you know after the. fruit. begins again to boil. After he hail one. Phyllis buried tier they stopped before they jumped out Pour onto large platters, cover with .g Y of the window? Were you there? Didl and et in the sun until the syrup face—right cheep clown— in the pillow you gee them? g ass n s and sobbed...: She was interrupted' by thickens. 'If you have an unused room with t p „heryounger sister Ethel who was inn I was•• there. �outhwes ex o�s•ure this is a , :wen, why didn't• you stop them?" good; place h finish the ee this as 'a , a s , i with excitement. .:.and. thrilling h it mune g. I as at the other end of the attic,. � .She hair been telephoning the. Un- PP qft h „ platters may be moved from the ser and two or three days should suffice and Richard was insisting upon seeing w rhe is.safe•from accidents and dust. And -it all happened so trickly T didn't smith derwoods, and. they all serif messages, have "No„ didn't they get killed?" windrows to the west as the sun moves, and there was a great box of flowers, "What did happen to them?" to finish the fruit. The berries may her. "Daisy went on running round the be stared the same as. jelly, "Indeed he shall not!" Phyllis inter- house and the do went on chasing, Sun -cooked berries are delicious for ruined sharply. "It's bad enough." to g have the bride ridiculous, I won't" inter- her." t t filling jel1Y rolls filling far layer "Hew do you know?" "I looked from the window." cakes, and one glass made into a have the groom a laughingstock, too. U• „ mousse with •a pint of whipped cream Ethel drew a long bleat , her eyes Did the dog cath Daisy?"shone with exoitentenat. "Olt, isn't it "No. By and'by he gave up trying,,, makes a dessert fit for a long, just awful! she whispered sepulchral "What was the dog's name?" For canned berries ..1 use a govern j " "I don't know." meat bulletin method which gives et 1Y• "W �n't the . cart all broken to delicious flavor. Wash and hull the A week - later Phyllis, with the pieces fruit and put in an enameled kettle, "rump," aa she accurately defined it; "One of the wheels came off." wwhieh is not chipped or any acid -proof vanquished, was giving Colleen Kath - "Wasn't Daisy hurt?" leettie. Allow oneba1f pint of sugar nettle a vivid account of the expert. "She didn't seem to be." Teddy was silent a moment. story," he answered judicially. "Tell- minutes,_ coven and let stand over wonderful collection of condolences .you ever heard of. They taught me a us another. Tell us a. better one," night in the kettle, In >rhd morning But just them father came. • pack the cold berries in hot,: sterilized great deal. You see, I had plenty of And father did not smile. "Telling them stories?" he asked. Elis query had a perceptible cutting edge to it. "Yes. How is Muriel?" "About ' the same.""Did she ask for me?" Had Yoor Iran Tpday,?': That Luscious lZaisin �'�asi A NEW delicious breakfast. bread. Full- y fruited raisin toast! A new delight for the entire family. Made with big, plump, tender, seeded raisins—Sun-Maid brand. - The raisin flavor permeates' each. slice. You can get such bread" from any, grocer. or bake shop if you 'insist. No need to bake'at home. Once' try it and you'll always have this kind. Youyll serve it at' least twice a week:' Fine' food for business- men .arid children due to the energizing nutriment and the iron of this' famous, healthful fruit. Make dainty bread pudding with left -over slices. No need to waste a crumb. Order now for tomorrow's breakfast. But be sure to say you want."one of those full - fruited raisin loaves. - - Blue Package Sun Maid Seeded Raisins. Make delicious bread, pies, puddings, cakes, etc. Ask your grocer for them. Send for free book of tested recipes. ^ Sun -Maid Raisin Growers Membership 13,000 Dept. N .43-6, Fresno, Calif. �P.�trrr •- but she had xuo. so interested that I forgot all about mumps the world was so big! Mary always"• does• that." There was silence; then Phyllis said softly,:: • "Yes, I learned a heap of things.'' Forest Fire Law" Strengthened Many important amendments were made to the 'Forest and Prairie Eire Act'of ,the province of Alberta nt_the last session of the legislature. The principal of -these amendments, which. will greatlry lessen the 'difficulty of eonvbatdng fives, and which are wel- comed elcomed- by all who have to do with the forests, are the following: All Dominion forestand fire rang- ers Royal Oanaci an Mounted Police, Provincial 'Police and municipal coun- cillors are ex -officio fire guardians, with authority to enforce the Art. Municipal councils must appoint fire guardians. Fire •guardians has the power to e order out •any male person over sixteen years of age to help in fighting a prairie or forest fire. There are of • • course the usual exemptions in the case of postmasters, physicians, tele- graph operators, etc. Spark arresters must be used on marine engines, with a view to pre- venting fires ()originating from sparks thrown from the smokesbaeks of steamboats operating on northern lakes and rivers. Provision is made for the establish - and two •tablespoons of water .to every once - „I dont , think that was much of a quart of berries.' Boil slowly fifteen Cousin Katharine, I had the most "No.,, "Did she ask for the child „No„ "Wsts she conscious'?" "Non "How long were you there?" "A few minutes." With a sharp intake of her breath, Mxs, Mitchell put her hand in her throat. "I must go to her." Henry Alderson shook his head in firm negation. "'you'd better not," he said. "The doctor does not wish it:" "But she's= dying! 1 irnory she's (br- ine" The maithor's self•-emntrol for - gook her. "I ant her inother. I have a right to ge, My plane io with Yny. child. No one ten keep tee." "you onnildri t "ase her. They won't let you." "1 can't bear' jtl" Mra, Mitchell telt-, e re her foe with her hands, and AMA( ;Witte sobs.:lletty and. Ti+ d r were eltafahrg,tt Ibtttt y.„with joyous out- arida. 'tart wo k1 jn the euln was ate- dfaitt, '.M1 the detre'W 'belelt to a huthand and smother to dive twesut then. Then she flamed out air tlxim. ”" en?" jars,' put an new, sterilised rubbers, time to think them all over, not seeing and screw down the tops until 'they just touch the rubber. Place in the boiler—or canner—arid boll exactly eigghit nibilttes. Remove, tighten tops, and wrap in paper. These may ale() be, used to make strawberry mousse. , To make the mousse whip one pith of cream with one-fourth teaspoon of salt and one cup, of the fruit until it is solid to the botant dish. t of the Then turn into a mould with a tight top, and' pack in equal parts of salt and lee ter` three hours. If the cream :is thin. soften a teaspoonful of gelatin :,in cold water, melt over a dish of hot water. it How to Dye Efficiently, When: dyeing Cotten brill t;e geods in the solution for from thirty`;t0 forty inituurt . If wool first ball tliiellaark•ot 'root sblutlony and then soa(thio goods, trona 'one to tNro houtO,l$� s%red shade Is obtained, t4Wing ere the solutions_. Black oiiii*t jtiiee to dl's tea. Hickory barke)! 'r'blactk, The inner bark of : whitey a k'oflt for, orange, Iioola-ash for yellOne. The root nom• bark of dogwood felt e ti let, Indigo; herb for tine. To Cola Cotton lftow ,l,ait.lnle of goods `ase Dire}h' Richard for five whole days!" "Tell pie," said Cousin Katherine. "Well, there was Alicia..' She. wept over me by telephone and made floral offerings till I felt like a sheet of wet blotting paper: 'You poor dear how are, you' feeling, really? Isn't it the most awful thing you ever ih,eard?',and so forth, and so 'forth. "Kit I"'tane was a good anitidote, She took it all as a huge joke—wbieh made me niad, for It wasn't precisely a joke even it it wasn't .a world.sltalcing oa.latnity. Then Helen Hunter kept "telling me - how much worse it all might have been, Of course it might, but it didn't do ntueli good to keep'tell- ing the so. And Olive gave me a com- plete aceouttt of Lillian Peters's wed- dling, where everything 'wetzt so per - featly,,, 'Atvd Mary Roemer?" Cousin I,f"ath- erine: asked; Phylr1i8 mot her smile with another. "Pott do see through us all, don't you, Condit I athei'ine? Yes, lYxary Wee the one. • 'She was, dear and sympathetic, but before ;i 'know what had na•ppdned ebb hact takaxt me 1; the hand and led me right ati•tof my selfish self into the big world otttsii-1e, She didn't preach, ment of fire districts. In these :'tim- bered areas' it is illegal to start clear. ingfi res between 15th April and 15th November, without a "special permit. The scale` of penalties for violation of the Forest Fire,Aet has hed'.`re wised p -and the penalties made heavier so that there will he greater respect. " for the Act. Minard's Liniment for Burns, eta The : Three Foods. _ Fax an hour the teacher had dwelt - . with painful repetition on the parts played by ,oarboihydeates, proteids, and fats ' respectively in the 'building , up • and maintaining of the htunan body. At the end of the lesson the usual test questions were put, among them,' c"Can any girl tell me the three toads required to keep the body in heailth?" There was silence until one maiden held up hex hand and.replied: "Yes, teacher. Yer breakfast, yer dinner, ex amd. yea' supper." ex. EismagosaraimEgmmulawil Tnde jvtnrlt se1ine ATE D PETROLEUM JELLY "VERY efficient when ~ antiseptic who used as a first-aid dressing for cuts, scratches, bruises, in- sect bites, etc. Keep a tube in the house for emergencies. CHESEBROUGH MFG. COMPANX- (Conoolidated) 1880 bl1abot Ave. , Montreal PRY'vVHEEI: The $185 Tractor (F.O.B. Toronto). Plant More Rows and ,Get Bigger -Crops There's ne need to plant In wide rows when von cultivate with Sprywheci. Only? incheswide. it weeds and cultivates the ner:- rowest rows. You plant more rows and get bigger props end, orofitsa Atlenoles open In some. 1 6eal lti es, M J TLPL'ii4S iifori rimy by 62 C.OLBORNE St., SPRYWHEEL TORONTO a��-aces.