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The Last
ase of Summer
By y RUPERT HUGHES.
CHAPTER III. , hers in it, and he squeezed her long,!
The guests made desperate efforts }fishy fiiz in a big, warm, comfortable
to pretend that they were unaware of : palm, And she gave her timid, smil-
the feud. and at the same time to; ing eyes into his big, smiling stare
follow it. They were polite enough.; and wondered why she smiled. But
even to try to ignore the salt the she liked it so much that fresh tears
wrathful Asaph had let slip into his 1 rushed to her eyelids—little eager,
ice cream happy tears that could not have had
' much salt in them, for one or two
In the cheerful stampede for the ; of then bounced into her ice cream.
dining room Debby had crowded into, Yet it did not taste bitter now,
a sofa alongside another re -visitor to' Asaph carne in then and looked
the town, Newton Meldrum, whom she around the room with defiant eyes that
had known but slightly. He had gone dared anybody to be uncomfortable.
with the older girls and had already He recognized Meldrum with a start,
left Carthage when Debby came out— and realized that the most important
as far as she ever came out before guest had been left to Deb Larrabee,
she went back. of all people. This mis-step might
Newton Meldrum had prospered, se- mean ruin to him, His anger changed
cording to Carthage standards. He to anxiety, and he made haste to carry 1
was now the "credit man" for a Mont- ' Meldrum away. He was inspired to I
real wholesale house. Debby had not present him to Pamela.
the faintest idea what a credit pian Deborah, abandoned on the sofa,'
was. But Asaph knew all too well. • studied Pamela with wonder. Howj
As the owner of the largest depart- beautiful the child was! How she
ment store in Carthage, Asaph owed t drew the men! How their eyes fed
her!
the house more moneythat he couldI
upon How she. queened it in her.
pay. He gave that as a reason for little court! Everywhere she went it
owing it still more. The Montreal must be so. In Peoria they must have
house sent Meldrum out to Carthage gathered about her just as here. They!
to see whether it would be more profit- must be missing her in Peoria now.1
able to close Asaph up or tide him
over another season.
Asaph's wife chose this anxious
moment to give a party to Birdaline!
Asaph protested violently that it
would make a bad impression on Mel-
drum to he seen giving parties when
he could not pay his bills. But Josie
was running a little social business
of her own, and not to entertain Bird -
aline would be to go into voluntary
bankruptcy. She eouid still get the
necessary things charged—and to
Josie getting a thing charged was just
a little cheaper than getting it for
nothing. It didn't put you under obli-
W hen she went back they would be
glad. Or if she went on to Ottawa
men would gather about her there—
or in Kingston, or Belleville or To -1
ronto—anywhere!
It was manifest enough why the!
men gathered about the girl. She de-
lighted the senses. She improved the
view. She was the view. Suavity of
contour, proportion of feature, silki-
ness of texture, felicity of tint; every
angle masked with a curve, every joint
small and included, desirableness,
euddlesomeness, kissabieness, warmth,
and all the things that make up leve-
l' were Pamela'
They Paid the Mortgage.
After the sudden death of their par-
ents. in a railroad accident,. Alice
Tucker and her sister Mildred faced
the, world with a $1,500 mortgage on
the 60 -acre farm, There were three
horses, four cows, a flock of chickeue
and two pigs. Ther house was well
built and roomy,
The girls' equity in the farm was
less than $500 and for a miserable
week they almost decided to sacrifice
the equity, sell off the stock andgo to
the city. Mildred was seventeen. Her
sister, a trained nurse by profession,
would have to be away from the rooms
they intended to rent and hesitated
to leave her sister so much alone in
the large city. -
The girls "put their heads together"
and disregarding the comments of free.
advice givers, went ahead witha plan
of their awn.
The two horses and such part of the
farm equipment as would be used with
a team, were sold. This money was
spent at once in puttizug in a beclroom
and clearing away several unsightly
buildings. Then a tennis court was
built. Alice, the nurse, made a 'trip
to the city and called on two or three
doctors who knew her work, and to
thein she explained a plan which met
with their hearty approval and prom-
ise of support.
The girls were going to be ready to
board convalescents who could afford
to pay a good sum weekly far room
and board in the country and attention
from a registered nurse.
Before long, six convalescents were
sent to the Tucker homestead. They
found a large airy house comfortably
furnished. The yard was shady and
the rooms cool. There were plenty of
good chairs and louunges, magazines
and books; those who felt strong
enough could play tennis.
The meals were a constant delight:
delicious country ham and chicken,
fresh crisp vegetables, hone -grown
fruit, good milk, cream and butter.
The food was prepared by Mildred who
1 was an excellent cook.
1 Alice, in white uniform, gave spe-
eial attention to such convalescents as
needed counsel—or comfort.
The expense of the establishment
was not large. A neighbor's bay did
the errands, milked the eows, fed the
pigs and went to town for supplies.
The first year proved very success-
! ful from every standpoint. The girls
made money and the convalescents
! were fullof praise for the enterprise.
, It was not long before there was a
waiting list.
Part of the profits of the first year
were used in improvements. The house
was painted and two new bathrooms
were put in. A man and hes wife were
hired to do the hard work. The man
jdoes the work on the farm and puts
in a large vegetable garden which cuts
down the food expense. His wife does
the cooking under the supervision of
Mildred.
Last year, there were twelve guests
all summer, and before winter came,
the "Tucker girls" droye their ear into
town and, at the bank, paid off the
mortgage en the farm. The free
advice givers have nothing to say and
all their friends rejoice.
Have Some Summer Kisses?
The following recipes will give you
three of the very nicest summer kiss-
es, warranted, to melt in your mouth
and not to cause either heartache or
'stomache ache after indulgence in
them:
Daisy Kisses -4 egg whites, 11/4
cups powdered sugar, 1/z teaspoon
lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Beat
whites until stiff. Add sugar grad-
ually. Continue beating. Add vanilla
and lemon juice. Drop from the spoon
on a baking sheet covered with clamp
paper, or on buttered paper. ` Bake in
zrt rnhn
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gations, like accepting gifts. Asaph The contrast between herself and
forbade her to give the party, but of Pamela was so cruel that Deborah's
course she gave it, anyway, and he, heart rebelled. She demanded of
was not brave enough to forbid the Heaven: "Why so much to her and
grocer to honor her requisitions. none to me? My mother was as goad
A;:aph ehad to invite Meldrum, and as her mother, and better -Looking in
Josie announced that she would show her day; and my father was a hand -
how much a wife can help her hus-some man. Why was I made at all if
band; she promised to lavish on Mel- not well made? Why allowed to live
drum especial consideration and to if not fit for life? My elder sister that
introduce him to some pretty girls (he' died was more beautiful than Pamela,
was a notorious. bachelor). but she died. Why couldn't. I have
She forgot him at once for her an- died in her place, or taken the beauty
tient rivalry with Birdaline. And now she laid aside as I wore her cast-off
Asaph forgot him in the excitement, clothes? Yet I live, and I shall never
of quarrel. be married, shall never be a mother,
Indeed, host and hostess ignored
their fatal guest so completely that
they left him to eat his supper along-
side the least -considered woman in
town—poor old "Dubby Debby."
Debby had long ago fallen out of
the practice of expecting attention
from anybody. To -night she was so
grievously wounded that she forgot
her custom of squandering the con-
sideration she rarely got back. She
said nothing to her elbow neighbor,
but sat pondering her own shame and
trying to extract some ice cream from
between the spots of salt. A few big
tears had welled to her eyelids and
dropped into her dish. She blamed her-
self for the salt. Then she heard her
neighbor grumble:
"Say, Debby,, is your ice cream all
salty?"
"Ye -es, it is," she murmured, flut-
tering.
"So's mine. Funny thing, there's
always salt in the ice cream. Ever
noticed it?"
"Tha-that's so; there usually is• --n
little."
"A lot! That's life, I guess. Poor
old Asaph! Plenty a£ salt in his ice
cream eh? What's �6 ata theh
matterwith
t
that wife of his, anyway? Aren't they
happy together?"
"Oh, I guess they're as happy as
married folks ever are," Debby ans-
wered, absently, and then gasped at
the horrible philosophy she had ut-
tered.
Meldrum threw her a glance and
laughed.
Debby winced. He probably was my-
ing to himself, "Sour grapes!" At
least sho thought he would think that.
But she had not meant to be foxy. The
fox in the fable had tried to leap to
the grapes'before he maligned them.
Debby had hardly come near enough to
them or made effort enough toward.
them to say that she had. failed,
But Meldruan had not thought,
"Sour grapes!" He enly remembered
that Debby was "Debby," In these
returns to childhood' circles one rarely.
.knows what has happened between
them and now. He remembered.. Debby
as an ugly little brat of a girl, and
he saw that she was still homely. But
plenty of homely woman were mar-
ried. He proved his ignorance by his
next words:.
"You married, Debby?"
"N -no," she faltered, without lar-
ing even to venture a "not yet"- are
surpr;se�1 her :shame with a laughing
compliment:
"Wise lady', Neither am L Shake!"
Then she turned an the sofa so that
she could see hire better. His eyes
were 'twinkling. He was handsome,
citified, sleek, comfortable. Yet he
had never married! .
He was holding out his hand. And
because it commanded hers she taut
shall never be of any use or any
beauty. Why? Why?"
Bitter, bitter were her thoughts as
she sat with her plate in her lap. She
hardly noticed when Josie took the
plate away. She fell into an almost
sleep of reverie and woke with a start
to find that everybody else was crowd-
ing forward to hear Pamela sing. She
was repeating "The Last Rose" by re-
quest. Mr. Maugans had said he would
like another whack at that aecom-
pa'ment.
Debby felt again that stab of Bird-
aline's—"Poor Debby! She never was
a rose."
She could not bear to remain. She
tiptoed from the dining room, un-
noticed, and went out at the side door,
d he shawl over her head She
rawmg r a .
must sneak home 'alone as usual.
Thank Heaven, it was only a block
and the streets were black.
As she reached the front gate she
met a man who had just come down
from the verandah. It was Meldrum.
He peered at her .in the dim light of
the street lamp and called out:.
"That you, Debby? Couldn't you,
stand it any longer? Neither could I..
isa each to look
'rl
That zbut
gPat,
she can't sing for sour apples; and'as
for brains, she's a nut, a pure hickory i.
nut! I guess I'm too old or not old j
enough to be satisfied w:'th staring at
a pretty hide on a pretty frame. Which
way you going? I'll walk along with
you If you don't mend.
If she didn't mind! Would Lazarus
object if Dives sat down on the floor
beside him and brought along' his
trencher?
Debby was so bewildered that the
sidewalk reeled beneath her intoxicat-
ed feet. She stumbled till Meldrum
took her hand and set it in the crook
of has arm, and she trotted along as
meek as Tobias with the angel.
All, all too soon they reached her
house. But he paused at the gate.
She dared not invite him even to the
porch.
If her mother heard a man's voice
there she would probably open the
window upstairs and shriek: "Murder!
Thieves! Help!"
(To be continued next issue.)
High Winds.
When wind travels at a speed of DO
miles an hour ft becomes a hurricane;
but it is on. record that in tropical
eountries storme have been known dur-
ing which the wind reached a velocity
estimated at more than 60 ,miles an
hour.
Mexico has had sixty revolutions in
sixty-one years.
Keep MIntrd'e jellilmelat !n 'the house,
a soft hall when dropped from the
spoon into cold water. Beat the whites
of the eggs very stiff and beat them
into the 'warm syrup, Beat the mix-
ture until it begins to thicken and
then drop. on buttered paper, ` As the
first spoonful flattens, pour a secandl,
on tap of it. The addition of a nut1
meat to every 'piece makes very at-
traetive candies.
Divinity Ki's'ses= -2 cups sugar, 2
tablespoons gelatin, 1 cup water, ea
,.
nut
cupcalci water, 1 ;lemon, 1 .cup
,
meats. Boil the sugar and water to-
gether until ,it reaches the _soft -ball.
stage—that is, until the syrup forms
a soft ball when drtrp;ped in cold water.
strained
Thou add the grated rind and strai ee.
juice of one lemon and the gelatin
one-half
which has - ,been soaking in an 1
eup;of cold water Sea two hours. Beat
to harden, add the nuts,
until it begins d ,
and pour in, shallow dishes to cool.
When cold cut in dice or heart shapes,
and roll in confectioner's sugar.
The "Hunan" Side of Plants.
Ie P. recent book,'Royal Dixon main-
tains that pleats have "a Human side."
He tells of plants that walls, plants
that fly—oz^ at least use airplanes to
en.abie their seeds to fly, of plants that
*lslz,, that .keep servants and dozziestio
anneals, that iise anizlials for transpor-
tation, that forecast' the weather arid
tell the more •of day and Ftecbznplish
many other marvels that seein to ape
human intelligence. • • •
Wo linova.of course that plants are
not really "hhman," as that'"tertn Is
usually understcod, and that they are
not even' on a par Edith the annuals
that we consider so far beneath us.
But it as eedmittedly . hard to tell just
where toeleaw the line between plants
and #tninials and men, and the :more
one studies nature with :an open
mind, the more there does, seem to, be
sonic sort of intelligence and feeling
common to all living tliizigs,
Samuel B t e
1 z 'one o liis'books
ht Inf
maintains that both plants and airs
mals actually ,do possess intelligence,
not me,, •ely�- oe -a` human sort, but in
some - particulars above the human
standard.
He accounts fox. ail' such'
ns o
marvels•aa those mentioned above by
explaining that the'plahts. ltnow exact-
ly what they are about -that they t1d
what they do because, Mahe course of
long and shrewd experimentation, they
have :found that that. is the:a best way
for thein to get among. Likewise with.
animals. The chicken creates an egg,
he says, because the chicken has
learned exactly how to do it, with a
definite purpose in view; and the egg
in turn creates a chicken because the
egg knows' by oft -repeated experience
just how to go about that wonderful
task. The acorn produces an oak. be-
cause it wants tado it, and knows how.
The flowering plant knows all about
bees,, and produces flowers especially
designed to attract thein and have
them distribute its pollen.
The knowledge of the plant or ant -
mal its all the • mare perfect, Butler
argues, because' it is so largely "un-
conscious." We ourselves only know
perfectly, he reminds ue, these things
that we have done so often that we
have learned to do them automatically,
That is the way with the bees and
acts.' When you are ._conscious of.
knowing a thing, he says, you do not
know it absolutely..
There is' infinite interest, recreation
and stimulation to be found in observ-
ing our plant and animal brethren..
The world is .a great deal bigger, more
varied and more wonderful than any
petty round of business, society and
politics.
Who Invented. Pianos?
Although the,Germans claim to have
invented the piano, there seems to be
no doubt that the honor belongs to
Italy.
There are ' in existence two of the
first pianos made by a harpsichord
maker—Christofori, in Florence—ear-
ly in the eighteenth century.
The first public notice of a piano is
in a Covent.. Garden playbill; and the
first use as a solo instrument was in
1763.England hashadit full
June, s
g
share in the improvement of what our
grandfathers called a pianoforte. The.
original Broadwaad is said to have
been the first to adapt pedals to the
piano in 1783.
Minard's Liniment used by Physicians
Looking Your Best.
Fashion still calls en you- to reveal
your .neck.., Therefore give a thought
to its appearance. An ordinary wash-
ing once 'a day'isn't good enough ler it
unless it's a real goad neck—and, alas,
how few regal good necks are seen!
Take a peep at your own neck. If
it's dingy and wrinkled, the chances
di% that you treat it like the bad step-
sister of the face.'But just a little
kind care and .attention will make it
fresh and pretty. The constant daily
use :a good lotion whitens the neck
and banishes the telltale wrinkle: You
can buy these lotions in the drug store,
or you can make then right in your
own kitchen.
Here's one used by a famous Span-
ish beauty: To the white of an egg
add an equal quantity•of 'strained'
lemon juice. Boil them to a soft jelly,
and apply to the peek in an upward
and outward motion. Of course you
know that all notions in beautifying
must be upward and outward, because
as the years slip by the muscles sag
inward and downward. Let this lotion
stay on all night, and 'wash it off ,in
the morning with cold water. The
lemon juice acts as a. bleach, while the
egg is_an astringent and irons out the
wrinkles.
It's not only in your kitchen that
you can find cosmetics for your neck.
Step into your vegetable garden.. The
juice of these ripe tomatoes will beau-
; tify any neck. Or else pick a cucum-
ber. Cut it in pieces, cover it with
eold water, and slowly boil it down to
a pulp. When this is strained and
cooled you'll have a delightful lotion.
It can be used on a refractory face,
too.
There are preparations to remove
liver or moth patches from. the neck.
Peroxide or a paste of borax and
water faithfully used far several
nights may lighten them.
Just because you're thin, don't con-
gratulate yourself that you will
'escape the double -chin. It's a mean
old thing that sneaks upon: you un-
aware. A few good exercises prac-
ticed every day will soon send it about.
its business. Slowly but rhythmically
toss your head backward and forward,
and then from side to side. Then twist
it, still slowly,' as far around your body
as you' can.
The too -thio neck and shoulders can
be improved by massage with a heavy
nourishing cream, and by deep breath-
ing.
reath
ing. Anything that aids lin building
up the general, health will :have a
good effect upon the neck. You seldom
see a woman of vigorous health with a
scrawny neck -now, do you?
If you powder your face, put a Tittle
on your neck. Then the line where
the powder ends won't show, 'and the
skin will look pretty in a natural way.
And; as I said before, a. pretty neck
goes far in aiding you to look your
best.
For a neck that<,is darker than the
face, or discolored by furs and high
collars, there is a wonderful bleaching
cream.
for th' ales
a very slow -oven y ,
or until brown.
Sea -Foam Kisses -2 2-3` cups brown
sugar, 11 cups water, 2 egg whites,
1/4, teaspoon vanilla. Bail the sugar
and water until the syrup will form
Exciting Moments on Ships Afire
Common enough are smouldering
fires on board ship. In many cases
they are comparatively harmless.
They arise mostly from spontaneous
conelmetion, caused by piling Iarge
quantities of caal in close quarters.
It is said there is not much danger
from .sucb. a- fire; hardly any on an
iron or steel ship. The first protective
measure is to exclude the air, so that
the -fire can only siimaulder. Then the
bunker is flooded with water, which
usually serves, to extinguish the fire,
Even in wooden ships the clanger.
from sinothldering fire. is not half so
great as has been pictured by lands,
men. „This is illustrated by the ex-
perienoe of the captain of the Twin
Brothers, engaged some years ago In
the wheat trade between San Francis -
ca and Liverpool. The •vessel was re-
turning from the latter port with a
thousand tons .of coal in the hold as
ballast. Just after she rounded Cape
Horn it was discovered that the coal
was on fire.
r,Cbore was a steam pump on hoard,
and after closing the lower, hatches-
the
atchesthe grew fuel d the hold until the
ship had settled about four feet lower
in the water. No one was frightened
and every one was confident that the
ship would be safely.brought into port
at San Francisca. Call was made at
Valparaiso, hut not a man deserted the
ship,
The vessel was seventy-tW° days in
'reaching San r'rancisco from the
Morn, and all that time the coal`bura-
ed, and little streams of smoke ` could
be seen coming through the cracks in:
the deck. Arriving at San Francisco
the Twin 13rothers sailed out on the
mud fiats and was flooded until she
settled almost even. with Tier upper
deck. This extinguished the fire,
The appearance of the vessel after
all- this was pretty, fair ,evidence of,
what a ship may survive .in: the way
of fire damage. In a peon, pieces tale
bottohn had burned tlirozigli, _rano all
that was between the .crew and the
deep sea was the thin sheet of copper
bottom. The weight of the' coal and
the pressure of the water kept, about
eclttai strain on both sides of the cop,
per sheeting, and It had not broken
through, althottgli it was little thicker
thein an ordinary tin pea,,
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ON ENGLAND.
Obseii'ver Describes Thrilling
Battles of Final Air Offen-
*.
sive, Aug., 1917.
The fast serious -attempt to raid
England by a fleet of ZePpelins, which
was made in August; 1917, is described
in an article published in connection
with the opening of the Aero Exhibi-
tion at Olympia, London, The writer
says:
The coming of the Zeppelins was
quickly made known to ourair sta-
tions on the 'last Coast, and without'
an instant's loss' of timea fleet of air-
craft hurried into the air andaway
out to sea' in search. of the raiders.
Among these aircraft were machines
built for sea work and able to' float if
they had to cQius ,clown on the water;
but there were also land machines
With 'Wheeled under'car'riage :andne
device of any sort far keeping them
afloat if for any cause they had to
come down in the sea.
As otic machines, in answer to the
alarm of "Zepees reported," proceeded
far out to sea on their search, bad
weather began to blow up and add to.
their difficulties•, Wind, thick weather
and misty rain storms all added to-
gether to make flying over the sea a
dangerous task, and hunting for Zep-
pelins in the: darkness an almost im-
possible one. But the skill and per-
severance of the airmen and the
stanchness and reliability of their MEL -
chines and engines won in the end.
Zeppelin is Quickly Set on Fire.
The Zeppelin fleet was sighted and
some of our machines closed for ac-
tion. It was a two seater machine
fitted with Rolls-Royce engine that
tackled the first Zeppelin. The pilot
quickly secured a favorable position
for attack and the observer opened.
fire, The action was short and sharp;
the first few rounds took effect and a
small flame was seen to appear and
run flickering along the port side of
the ship's envelope. Quickly the
flicker leaped to a gust of flame that
swept along the side of the airship,
and in a few seconds she was ablaze
from stem to stern. Her bow swum '
upward for a moment, then dippe"' '
down again, and the aifship, enveloped
In -a roaring torrent of flames, went
plunging down toward "a layer of thick
clouds 6,000 feet below.
As she fell these clouds caught "
threw back the lurid reflection eV . •lie
blaze .and lit up with quivering amain
of hot, red, glowing light the whole
circle of sky, the Zeppelin, destroyer
machine, and the two men in it lean-
ing out overside and staring down
fascinated to watch the finish of their.
handiwork'. Next instant the remains
of the airship plunged down into the
clouds that closed solidly over her,
shutting off the blazing light and leav-
ing the airmen circling over a dark.
nese that by contrast was black as
pitch.
Second Foe Craft is Shot Down.
Meantime the other raiders were be-
ing pursued,. and a second cue was,
closed with and brought to action, and
again the machine that overtook her
was a two seater fitted with Rails
Royce engines. This Zeppelin also
was shot down, according to the eve
deuce of both pilot and observer on
the two seater, although unfortunate-
ly there was same' hitch or delay in
crediting them withtheirvictory.
The reason for this was perhaps
that where the first Zeppelin destroy-
er returned at once and made a report
which was at once published, our sec-
ond machine after the action had con-
siderable difficulty in finding a way
back and only made a landing far
from the air station and too late for
report to catch up to the first in publi-
cation. The second Zeppelin was pur-
sued and fought a good many miles
further out to sea than the first, and
thick, rainy weather made it hard for
the pilot to picks: a course and find the
land. He reached it at last and made
a successful descent when' his petrol
was running dawn to its last gallons.
Just Fancy!
Potatoes seldom grow larger than
_marbles in Greenland.
In the interior of an ordinary piano
there is about a mile of wire.
Spain has fewer daily newspapers
than any other European country, •
-Bees will suck over 3,000,000 flowers
in gathering ono poundof honey.
A snail, crawling without a pause,
would occupy fourteen days and five
hours to travel a mile.
Although there is a steady demand
for long human hair, the clippings
from men's heads have no commercial
value,
New York .Museum has a specimen
of the largest birds egg iu the world,
that of tl.ie extinct eepyornis of Mada-
gascar. With a shell one-eighth of an
inch. tl'iick and twenty-six inches in
circumference 41 has a holding capaci-
ty of two gallons,
.4. new' method of clteckine fires hi
mines le by. means ..of boxes of fino
rock dust suspended :across tho reef
of the tunnel, Any shock tine to an
explosion is sufficient to cause them to
breakaway from their supports, and
the finely -divided dust falls into the
passage and prevents the flames from
spreadlbg,
It you. would see deep you.. must
climb .high and look elcax t'hraizgla.
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