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WIIAT SHALL WE PLAY.
How many tunes a 'mother 'must
answer that question! Not only at
Koine for her own children, but at the
neighborhood parties, picnics or com-
munity gatherings, is she asleed to
suggest a game.
Not long ago- I attended a family
party—that is, a gathering -where all
the members of the family came for a
play hour. ' One game that caused
much excitement _was •.a clothespin
race. Two lines of folks of all ages,
and a bag of clothespins for each line,
a starter to see them off and the pins
were passed down the line one at a
time. The line that emptied its bag
.1
The Hidden
Hour
"Your news?" queried Trehorn.,
"Oh, my ii -vs?" laughed Arable'.
ton, "Nothing very pleasant, I'm
afraid, Detective -Inspector Ditton
down here—staying at the inn. He
arrived last night. 1 met him in the.
village this morning and recognized
hint at once."
Ruth Bradney was glad to be out of
London; (;'lad to be in the quietude of
13Y 1.. B:.I IA,PRI5-BURLANU �""' ---- an almost empty seaside village, glad,
- "" above all, to be away from her bus-
CHAPTER XII.—'(Gont'd,)• Lady Bradney, And, though he must band.
•
chap, when• he is It had been rather a jolly week
-end, d -end,
As they passed through Maidstone suffer horribly, poor
toldthe truth, he on the whole. The sun had shone all
Sir Alexander said, "I suppose that's strong enough to be ,
the kinenia the girl talked about at is a brave fellow. I am sure he'll through Saturday and Sunday, ant
the inquest," and Ruth answered, work harder than ever, and that he'll e." the sea, it seemehough a cold d wind h a brought life
vies, perhheaps it is, Alec," •And, latex i ma You'ze success
tof here,"
said Bradney, , and vigor witmed Ruth and her bus-
village, g • they drove slowly through a "If a man has nothing to think of but band had taken enough exercise to
ton, and I daresayhthat'sLtheepol police -
his work he's bourshto e ,,," Bud' whiche his' almost that a thed f feeling
mane Policemen are so much alike then after a pauseadded,
in their uniform." that does not always mean happiness." They had not used the car at all. They
A uniform."
seemed to come across He did not look'at his wife as he had gone for long walks inland, and
the sunshine,. and Roth was no longer spoke but Ruth felt as though his eyes over
h yth .d sands elf hungrye tide
was
oleat
able to tliii k` n:f the cottage at South were 'upon her, plain lane that had been set
Barton, Her mind went back to the 1 w�;; tueried Trou etorn and have some the
poivery em: In the evenings they
night when burined o'erttte cal. hen. lunch?"
thanks," Bradney replied. "We had played piquet, and Ruth had won
swayedppand bumped 'over .this 'same are 'silly going to South Barton. You 15s. She had been childishly pleased
lar cof her fur coat tarried
SO that most of 1(111)‘"° it., expect."
well,rbut it is the near- was almost like at the the old over herhusband.
. It
with her,
tiro the most her face was concealed ' Very , soon t d 1 to Dedbury " had been so much in love
es seasl e place
that Well, you must run over and see and she, not loving him at a , a
a wide lace us, Dr. Trehorn Why not come over tried so hard to please him.
If it is,your task to sew she would not be able to xeco� 1? e it �„ He had motored up to London on
to morrow
on a round luncheon cloth or centre-, They turned off the main road, and "I'in afraid I can't do that—but, the Sunday evening, and she had al-
iece roll the lace in a tight roll and a few minutes later Bradney slowed later on, I'd like to look you up."; ready spent two days alone. The bfine
to work on and will not sty they would come to the scene of the•
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delicate fabrics. accident How fortunate it
was
• down the car. and said "I suppose Pt :, »
tie with a clean cord in three or four My wife may be staying on, Brad- weather had held, andshea
Wet thoroughly one inch at was about here." ney continued, "and, if 'se., I shall be able to spend most of
places. W
enia
atom and :when it is dry' your Ruth turned ter head and looked at down next week -end. Shall we say
the bo the hedge
lace will fall in `graceful circles ready She • On this side of the road. next Saturday, Ruth, if you stay on. •
Brad -
to be sewed.
HAVT YOU EVER
Tried rising _• one teaspoonful
e'gtheried. ' " '• • "Oh I shall' stay, " Ruth replied,
"Yes—on the ,left, .Ruth,, see any- and she felt as though she were speak-
?,,
thing ( , i• ng to' Dr. Trehorn and not to her
"Nothing' Alec—but of ,course tjiere husband. She wanted to see Trehorn
ee would be nothing to see." alone—find out from him exactly hov-
e broken hedge." matters stood.
coriistatch; with one cup of sugar in- "Oh, it all looks the same'to me, «I'll try to come," laughed Trehorn.
stead of one find one-half cups vehen
Alec." "Anyhow` I'll let you know by .next
frostin . The Hequickened. the speed "of a car, Lafi•�. Brad -no."
making chocolate fudge gThursday,. y..`
;frosting has to be cooked more slowly and a few minutes later ;he stopped to , He necerhpanied them to their car,
f g
u wi h
•11 b creamy ask'a laborer where Jr. Tretorn lived.
first won the race, If the game: is• and Stirred often b t e
played where seats are plentiful, the and smooth.
lines may -as well sit down for the Tried malting ".graham, buns this
game. •• ' -yen t Three pints graharni, one-half
Ana le race for boys amuses oi?- cup shortening, one-half.cup sugar, opened, an u saw , things all right
Pp les two cups, two . eggs, one cup axlormaid, that she remembered Tre-� And then, as the car began to move kind enough to suggest next Saturday,
lookers as well as, the boys. App g p away from the house, another car but I find I cannot get away.—Yours
ne water: Use though wheat flour . to' horn's 'servants. and the important 1
and' for one moment,; while Sir Alex-
ander was a little way ahead of tem,
he was able to look at Ruth and elnile
CHAPTER $III.
e time out of
doors., In the evenings she had read
a novel or had sat before the fire, oc-
cupied with her" thoughts. That vis
to Dr. Trehorn's house had given her
much to think about. Her husband`
had scarcely referred to it after their
arrival at the diettage, but it had rare-
er min since
ly been out of h d she had
been alone.
• And now, on :Wednesday: morning,
'Cheapened a letter from Trehorn. • •
Dear Lady Bradney," he wrote,
"I think that perhaps I shall be com-
ing down to your part of the world on
Friday: I have 'Eo see a man at om-
and I shall lunch with him. ',Might,'
It was not until the front door had reassuringly. His lips moved and they ney
seemed to; frame the words, "Every- I look you both- up about tea-tune—1
d R th "" Alice the -house
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A universal custom
er that benefits every-
'' body.
Every Aids digestion,
e e.1 cleanses the teeth,
�°` soothes the throat,.
F
a goodthin
to reins l eL
Sealed
• its Purity
Package
FLA'®. LASTS
.�,�� ":�"���'��? �.•a ;fat. •,
Such a Disappointment.
Little Irene matched into the room
breathless.. "0 mother," she said,
"don't scold the for'being late to -sup•
per, because I've had a disappoint-
ment.' A horse fell down and they
said they'•were going` 'to' send, tore a
horse doctor, so I waited, and --What do
you think?- It wasn't a horse doctor
after all, ' It was only a man." —.
say four o'clock? your usband.was
are placed on the floor or grass, o
for each boy, and they must be rolled handle easily, and let raise. When part they :must have played in Tre swept up the drive and passed it.
once and returned, the light, turn out on well floured board, horn's vow of secrecy. She .had for- «Hallo," said Ardington as he stop-
acentaur dist b' e 't d when light bake gotten' that either of the two women' d h I ve lust •
go Pe
is engine." ' arrived at
boys using only then noses• mold into iscui an might betray her by a look o£ surprise .tlie right time."
9 popular game .mong. our young ist'take f td;•oven When nearly ready
'or recognition—a:look that'Would not «At the right
f t t 1, # en brush tops with a th h f ler husband h
time?" queried Tre-
f.
folks
and one that any number may o'' :a a torn ov escape e sharp eyes o • ern,
lay has been one where the leader coating of milk and sugar.—M. B. d' •
takes the centre with the group Cl t•-
eled about her,•either' sitting. or
standing. She approaches,:one,of the
group and, pointing to her own eye,
she says, "This is my nose." While
she counts ten, the one she addresses
nenst respond by palating to her nose
and saying, "This is my eye." if she
car. respond, she keeps her place;
otherwise she takes the centre
"and
hunts another victim •of•, slow wits.
Touch any portion of the body. Dor
instance say, "This is my chin, and
he pointing to an elbow, and.the re_
sponse must be "This is niy elbow,"
while' the speaker' points to his chin.,
` ace the of
• I^�saw a- �mock'rtuto r
evening that was a' complete success.
Groups .of six were chosen, and as
•ni.any groups could -take part as .ihere:
was room for the race track. •Each
group chose a car to represent. Then
a relay race began. • One of the.gioup,�
representing a car,' would race across
the yard, turn a chair around, sit
upon it, arise and turn the chair. back
again before returning home for the
second racer to start. Five groups
were represented,. and- you may rest 1
assured that excitement rose to a high.'
pitch at times. '
For a small group of about a dozen
or fifteen, Passing the - Dollar' is .en-
joyed by young folks. Seated in . a
circle, each person grasps the' wrist
.of the one sitting at his left. The
right hand of every one is free, except
' at" the wrist. Then 4e. dollar is taken
by one and passed to his neighbor., The
dollar must be continualleepassed, but
carefully enough that the person • in:
the centre will, 'have:''difficulty in lo-
cating it. All hands !deep' tip the.pre-
tense so that one is continually reach-
ing to clasp a hand on one side or paper would. be the most inexpensive
the other. When the hunter if the material; crepe iii 'silk or cotton, ere -
centre locates the delay, the one found tonne or chintz and sateen, brocade
clasping it must be the hunter and and, pain,. material, all are desirable
Passing the Dollar is continued.. A: combinations.' The sleeve may nee
larger circle calls for two dollars and short and finished with a deep ruffle
Fortunately Bradney w "Yes'— to catch you alone," Arding-.
• •
A VERY ATTRACTIVE COSTUME
• FOR MASQUERADE, FANCY
DRESS AFFAIRS, ETC.
as stan mg
a little in front of her and to one side,
and Alice saw him first,'' and before
Alices.glance had travelled to her she,
Ruth, hard buried her face still deeper
in the collar of her -fur coat.
"We have come to ask after Mr.
Merrington,"• said. Sir Alexander; "and eh?"
I should like to see Dr. Trehorn if.he "You said you had news, "Arding-
is at -home. My : name is Bradney tori "
Sir Alexander Bradney." , , "Yes,.of course,• So have you."
"Will you pleasg; come in, sir?' said. «Well;.let's have yours'first"• •
the'. servant, and' as he walked past , "It can wait Trehorn. Who were
her Ruth turned down ;;the •to - your visitors?"'
her coat and .looked her st i?? "Si Alexander Bradney .. and his
the' face. The servant
nen.
- ,
and- then smiled pleas
as to say, "Don't you
I'ih onyouiir side."'
They,, were shown into- thio•` reless.
drawing -room, and a- flood i menlox,
ies swept over Ruth. She stood by the
window, for she could not. face her
husband just for those first few mos
ments. But -when she heard:the door
open. sheaurned_at once. Dr. Trehorn.
was •;rot -likely to betray hiniself .Alice
would have Were
hire. �'
"We were passing here, • said Brad'
ney, "end thought I'd just look in
and inquire after Merrington." •
"Oh, he's getting on very' well
ton replied.
"Any news?"
"Oh, yes—I'll come in if I may.".
They entered the consulting -room,
and when Trehorn had closed the door.
Ardington said, "So that's the lady,
4524. ,. This could be developed as
"Mother', Witch," "Mother Goose" or
airliner characters. It is also desir-
two hunters.—L. M. S.
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'Arlington gave a low whistle. "Sir
Alexander•Bradney," he echoed. "How
'Why -odd?"„
hY
-Codd?--
hope
I don't know, old chap.Ih pe
you didn't give yourself away."
"I didn't. But I° might have done se.
if .one of the servants hadn't warned
me." . ,
For a few moments there was sil-
ence, and then Ardington said, "Of
course, I recognized her at once--froii
:Your description. . Oh, it must have
been very awkward for you, Trehorn."
• "It was awkward." '
"Did you get a word with her, alone,
thanks," ' Trekore. replied with a smile. I mean?"
o a'' chance."
"Do you think Sir Alexander sus-
pects anything?"
`.`I don't know. If he does he didn't
give himself away."
sincerely.
"Frank Trehorn."
(To be continued.)
Leaves.
Peace to these little broken leaves,
That strew our common ground;
That chase their tails, like silly dogs,
,they go round and round.
For dough 1n winter boughs are bare,
Let us not once forget
Their summer, -..glory, when these leaves
Caught the great Sun in their 'strong
-•-•• " net;.. --
.And made hini,• in, the lower air, -
Tremble --no bigger than a star!
• —W. H. Davies.
"Let ins see; Of 'course --I saw; you
"Not
yes, of course, you gave evidence"
"I' did, Dr. Trehorn, .and "that must
be my excuse for calling upon you. I:
alis naturally interested in Mr. Mer
rington. Besides, Mr. Merringtonn, "Rather odd he should have come
here, . don't ' you think—almost seems,
`Trehorn, as if he wanted either -you
or his wife to betray yourselves."
Trehorn shrugged his shoulders.
"They were motoring to South Barton,
where Bradney has a cottage. This
place is only a mile or two out of
',their way. And Sir Alexander was
'tam -ally interested in Merringtoii"
"H'm, yes—well, 1 don't like :