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BY J. B. I-IARRIS-I3URLD
XXXI-. (Cont'd,
"Vernon?" queried Mr. Kane. "Oh
yes, sir --of course --the man who stay-
ed the night at the inn at Dedbury—
poor Ditton's last night at the inn."""iC" that reason never scold alts YD, you may well speak of him as
g . pear Ditton. Of course
it is the ma.
Y And of course the man who.went to
the station and was srtliposed to be
Ditton was Edward Yare:: A likeness
----- '" may be a .mere coincidence, Kane, but
when one gets two, of them in the
i
LOOICING' AHEAD FOR THE
CHILDREN.
One acre of our farm has been s.
aside for the children. Our boy i
four and our girl is two. We plante
twenty fruit trees on a recent holida
for them, about five of each variety.
This acre had not been used, and i
is well located, for a small orchard
The peach trees will be bearing i
three years, at which time the boy wil
be seven and the girl five. The cher
ries, pears, and other varieties will o
course cone along later. We plan to
prune, spray, and care for the tree
ourselves until they are older, an
allow the children to market the fruit
to their own profit. We are withi
twenty minutes of a good market, and
of course there will be some market
t the House
paper. If the paper is white with
green leaves and blue flowers, the cur- I�I
et, tains would naturally be blue, the
! same as the flowers. A little blue
d! gingham would be perfect. Arid if, d
y, inside' curtains of thinner material are
} used, these could be a simple, plain,f
t clear white voile or scrim, possibly'
with a narrow tatting edge. Usually' h
n'; these glass curtains follow the tone of
1; the background color of the paper, if i
-! that is warm and creamy, then keep s
e . ipnacrime, ° the tevideneeeis part-
nersver-
wheluning, I'll send a chap down to
Dedbury with the photograph. And
I've got other work for you. Now we
know this chap Vernon is Charles
Landon we may be able 1,o get hold of
him. I believe Edward Yare has a
daughter still living" •
"She'd hardly be likely to betray
Landon, sir, would she„. if she hasn't
one so all these years?”
Mr. Crust smiled "I ;think," he
aid slowly, "that she Would betray
im if she knew that he bad murdered
er father."
"But Landon didn't murder her
Lather, sir."
"Oh, how stupid you are, Kane! We
hall give. out that Ditton died in
merica-and the notice has already
f the curtains similar—quite creamy. If A
yellowish, then use a more yellowish
5 ! tone. If the background' as white, _ w
dI. white curtain is used. t
i .Many of these simpler glass curtain
n materials may be used to brighten the • E
room by the addition of a tiny band
or edging of color to snatch the paper.
appeared in the newspapers. Wheu
e find Ditton's body -._and we. shall
nd it now we - know Ditton never left
he neighborhood: of D'edbury_we
sha11 give out that it ".is the body of
dward . Yare. X don't suppose we
can carry the deception through the
inquest, but Yare's d
e body and identify it, and;I think
at our gate, which is on the public . 'With the heavier .cloth like the un- th
highway.
We are also setting out berry plant
for there on the border of our. place
These will be bearing soon, and can be
picked by the children when they are
older.
Then the boy has eight hens, which
he helped to hatch in the spring. He
keeps these hens in a separate coop
and feeds and waters them regularly.
We believe that when the children
are older all this will be healthful
work for them in the summer vaca-
tions, right at home, and they will
have a measure of responsibility. The
boy is already proud of his part own-
ership in the trees, and in time they
both will swell their savings -account
for college from the sale of the fruit.
They will be managing, under direc-
tion, a small business of their own.
They will be kept busy. . So far I've
found that when my children are kept
busy and interested, automatically
they are good.—C.. J. "
CURTAINS' ARE IMPORTANT.
It 'takes only a tiny touch of bright
colors to set a room 'ori, and the fly
thing w,e know,' instead` of a dreary
stupid,.: rather tiresome ''feeling plac
limited opportunity for pretty and in
expensive curtains, with the additio
of a little ingenuity and a little taste
Then there are the pretty and inex
pensive cretonnes and chintzes. The
darker ones for dining and living-
. rooms, the lighter ones for the bed-
rooms. In the more expensive ma
terials, there are the thin silks and
the sunfasts, the velours and velvets.
But the secret of making the room
bright and attractive 'lies in getting
the right color and the right texture.
The color must match the wall paper,
be a little stronger, so as to separate
the window from the wall a little, and
also be something like the rug and
aipholstery in tone. For example, tan
walls may have tan, ` ecru, brown, or,
for contrast, blue, or blue and tan, or
blue, tan, and brown. They may even
show a little orange or red. But be
sure that some of the colors in the
curtains are in walls, rugs, and chair
coverings.
For the bedroom we often choose a
plain color that is exactly the sarne
shade as the color of the flowers in the
aughter snail see
bleached cotton, crossway bands in she will help us to find': Landon; if
cretonne, sateen, or colored cotton are we're lucky. - Of course the daughter
may know that Yare: was alive cater
often very pretty and effective D+ ape y
cially is this true in the bedrooms on and diving in America:' • Put. we
must h
where bed covers may be made to
match. Cheesecloth is likewise a sen-
sitive and fascinating material to use
—and a dipping in the dye -pot will
make it any color you wish. The light
filters through it very nicely, and
is very pretty for almost any roo
in the house.
Texture needs a word. Some ma
terials are rough, some are smooth,
If your wall paper is very smooth, it
is best to avoid using a coarse tex-
ture or rough -feeling material at the
window. If. the paper or wall is
rather rough, then avoid the smooth -
finished material. These are small
points, but they often make a great
difference in the way a room feels to
you. The mixture of textures is like
having twu people contradicting yoi.
at the same nennent-very disturbing.
THAT SMELL OF COOKING.
chance that. Now i'll give you a:
few instructions. You'd better take a
them down in your note-book.":
An hour later Mr. Kane; rose from a
his chair to leave the room. p
it sir," hepe sa'd something
butnI dont see that it, come of isat
will help us to find out who murdered
m Mrs. Merrington," a
"Of course not. We know; who mur-
g on o coupe up an see me, an
bring out two more chairs,"
Fletcher left the balcony, and 'A.rd-
ington opening a gate, crossed the
little bridge and shook hands with
Ruth Bradney,' .
"You look rottenly. ill," he said
gently: "But this is the kind of place
to nmalce you well again:"
He praised the cottage and the scan
d
ery, • and then Merrington .came out i
on to the balcony, and Ruth was aware
that Ardington was watching her.
Of course, there was very little foi
Ardington to learn because Ardington
already knew she was the woman
who had left her husband to face life
with Merrington. But no doubt Ard-
ington wished to iind out if she were
still in love with Merrington.
The artist made no attempt to dis-
guise the object of his visit. "I want
to get on with your portrait, Lady
Bradney," he said, "and Ardington
thought I'd better get. used to motor-
cars again. So here I am—killing two'
birds with one stone, or rather, hoping
to kill two birds with one stone.
Fletcher brought out two chairs,
and the men sat on either side of her,
Merrington did most of the talking.
He tried hard to persuade Ruth to give
rum some more sittings, said that he
would bring the canvas down to South
Barton, that she could lie in her deck -
chair just as she was, that she.need
not talk or tire herself in any way.
"The fact is," said Ardington, "old
Merrington is painting my portrait
and finds it a very poor substitute.
ni very hard to turn into a picture,
am I not, Merrington?"
"Yes," was the rather curt reply.
Ardington smiled and contributed
but little further to the conversation.
His eyes were following a man who
was poking about in the sand scarcely
stone's throw from the cottage. The
man, clad in grey flannels and wearing
n old green soft felt hat, was ap-
arently searching for shells or sea-
�veed. Every now and then he would
oop to pick up something, and al-
ways, after he had stooped, he glanced
t the group .on the balcony.
Ardington had no doubt whatever
The pleasant smell of dried coffee
grounds. sprinkled on a hot sho's el'will
et counteract the unpleasant odors .of
cooking in a house. A few of the
e, grounds scattered on the top of the
vs kitchen range will keep the smell ;of
f food from spreading to other rooms.
er Try this plan when fish is being fried.
all Rooms in which people have been
smoking usually have a stale smell
e when opened in the morning. This
h can be. largely prevented if, before go-
tsIing to bed at night, a big bowl or a
pail of water is put in the room. When
there is illness and windows in rooms
r must to a large extent be kept closed;
r the air may be delightfully freshened
- if some dried lavender is put in a
s, bowl and this is then covered with
nd very hot water. The addition of a lit -
°f tie driedorange peel makes the frag•.
_ ranee more agreeable.
n A PRACTICAL PLAY SUIT. FOR
• BOY OR GIRL,
we have a" bright, cheerful, attracts
room. The curtains and draperies a
ford a chance to indulge in liveli
color than we can use in the w
paper, rugs, or upholstery.
They need not be expensive. Ther
are innumerable materials with whic
we may get the prettiest of effec
without paying an enormous sum o
money.
First of all, have you looked eve
the ginghams and chambrays in you
local dry -goods store? Have you con
sidered the possibilities of the voile
or cheesecloth, or dress muslins, a
unbleached cotton cloth? Every one
these materials offers an almost un
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manages to stay on.
dered Mrs. Merrington. And later
John Merrington will be brought
justice. But the murderer of po
Ditton is not going to escape
either."
on that this man was a detective. At
to any rate he had followed them down
or to the coast from Dedbury in a car.
s Ardington had seen him in the village,
and had seen him drive into South
Barton no more than a hundred yards
behind them.
Ardington smiled cruelly as though
the sight of the man amused him. But
he listened to every word of the con-
versation between Ruth and Merring-
ton-noticed every tone and inflection
in Ruth's voice,
The visit lasted for twenty minutes.
Merrington had : failed to persuade
✓ Ruth to give him any more sittings,
n and Ruth said, quite openly that she
• was' too tired to talk any longer, so
the two
ammso very "
n rose to depart.
said Ruth,
e, holding out her hand to Merrington,
of but I am going up to London in a
few days to see a doctor. Later on I
am sure I shall be able to let you finish
my portrait. And in the meantime
yo usmust work hard at Mr. Arding-
Merrington did not smile as their
hands touched. There was a pathetic
look in his eyes. He turned away,
crossed the bridge and, walking along
the wall, went down the stone steps
and disappeared from sight.
"I should like to have a word with
you, Lady Bradney;" said Ardington
CAPTER XXXII,
"Mr. Merrington wants to see you,
my lady," said Fletcher, stepping out
on to the balcony that overlooked the
sea, "I told him that you were not
well enough- to see anybody, but he
said he'd driven all the way frons
Dedbury, my lady."
Ruth had been caught at a disad
vantage and she was aware that he
face - betrayed something more tha
surprise at this visit, And Fletche
before delivering the message, ha
come round in front of her so,tha
Fletcher had a. good view of her lac
which was not even in the shade
her parasol, raised at the first sound
of Fletcher's footsteps.
"Please say that I am too ill to see
anyone, Fletcher," she replied after a
pause. "Surely Mr. Merringtondid
not drive over in a car?" -
"Yes, my lady—or I should say Mr.Ardington drove hinm."
"Oh, Mr. Ardington is here, too, is
he?"
"Yes, any lady:"
And at that moment Ardington him-
self appeared, walking along, the top
of the sea wall. He raised his hat a
he saw Lady Bradney lying atmos
lull length on a deck . chair that had
an extension on which. one could res
one's feet. It was an unpardonable
ntrusion, but anyone could wall
along the sea wall. It was a public
pathway and a favorite promenade for
visitors in the summer time. , • She felt
that Merrington would never have
done such a thing.
"What a lovely day, Lady Brad-
ney," said Ardington, "and what a
harming little place you've got here!
really didn't expect to find :you out
f doors. I hope you don't think that
thought I'd come across you like this,
hope you are much better."
He stood by the gate as he spoke,
rid Ruth fancied that there was a
ruel look of amusement in his eyes—
he e sort of look that might have come
nto the eyes of a man evho watched
s in a low voice. "Do you think, if I
• Helped you, that you could come in-
side? What I have to say cannot be
said out here."
"I will send for Fletcher," she re-
lied.
c
. PIE THICKENING.
A, heaping teaspoonful of an instan-
taneous tapioca sprinkled over the
bottom crust or misted with the juice
of fruit pies :makes a more palatable
thickening than Dither flour or corn-
starob.
Mad a L.lnlese t Heals Gets.
the Christian martyrs and the lions in
the arena of decadent Ronne. Well,
there was nothing for it now butto
see Merrington—to see the two' of
thorn --even if it were only for a few
minutes,
"Oh, I am much better, thank you,"
she answered with a smile, "It is so
kind of you both to come and see ine:
I'm afraid I-1 must not talk very'
much. 'Where is Mr, Merrington?-,L
Pletcher, Ito down and ask Mr, 1l1er
]
"Escape? Front Whit?"
Ardington hesitated fora moment,
Then he said, "You had better know;
Crust told me and swore nue to secrecy..
But you ought to keew. As soon as
Merrington recovers hie memory—per.
haps even before then ---be is going to
be arrested on the .chargee of murder.
' itig .his wire."
Ruth rose to her feet, staggered,
and would have fallen if Ardington
Ihad not caught her in his arms, He.
dragged her limp body to the sofa aria
smiled as he looked down at her white
face.
"I wish Paula could see you now,'
he said to himself, "Perhaps she doe,
nee you now, and perha s she will se
the years, of agony that lie before
you."
He stood there, gloating over her
for a few seconds, Then he went slow-
ly down the stairs, never even told
Fletcher that Lady Bradney bad faint-
ed, and left the house,
d,
the village. "It's a pity to waste this
lovely day. What do you say to going
into Folkestone, having tea there, and
then returning here by a longer
route?"
Merrington, still wondering why
Ardington had suddenly revealed him-
self as the true original of that gro-
tesque portrait which had seemed to
defy all the painter's efforts to alter
it, felt as though he never wished ..to
return to Dedbury at all.
"We'll go anywhere you like," he
replied.
So they went through Hythe to
Folkestone and had tea at a large
hotel. And when they had finished
their tea Ardington suggested that
they should go. on to Dover and home
through Canterbury.
"Won't that make rather..a long
trip of it?" queried Merrington,
"Oh, there'll be plenty of daylight
4
e
e
"It's only three o'clock now" said
Ardington, as the car passed through
oId chap. One ought to make the most
of the daylight, don't you think?
What's that they say in the Bible
about the night coming when no man
can work?"
(To be continued.)
Listens to Fictioin Now.
Old Friend -"Do you read fiction at
night like you used to do?"
Wife—"No, not at all. I have my
husband to listen to now every even-
ing, you know."
a
The Innkeeperof the Rhine.
Across the Rhine a company of
French engineers were, building a pon-
toon bridge to join their restored pro-
vince of Alsace with the German land
on the other side, which France holds
as a defensive bridgehead,: One of tho
Pontoons gave a lurch, and in a mo-
ment two French engineers were in
the stream. Away the swift current
swept them as if 'to certain death.
Just below them on the hank stood
Max Fladt, the innkeeper of Kehl -on-
the -Rhine, opposite Strasbourg. The
two men were enemies of his country,
and he knew that seven Germans had
recently been condemned to death for
damaging French property and were
even then in prison at Mayence. Never-
theless, flinging off his coat, he
plunged into the river. A strong man
and an expert swimmer, he caught the
two Frenchmen as they were passing
him and brought them safe •to the
shore.
A day or so later Max received a
visit from the French general in com-
mand, General Nichel. "Whatever you
may wish for will be regarded as de-
served and recommended to grateful
France, who ha's received two sons
back from the jaws of death," said the
general.
Max promptly asked that as his only
reward the lives of his fellow country-
men lying in prison at Mayence under
sentence of death might be spared.
The general replied that he would
snake the wish known in the proper
quarter, and that he himself would
give it his earnest support. In the at-
titude of these two men, the French
general and the German innkeeper,
lips the germ of peace and understand.
ing.
Consideration.
"There's a roan outside who wants
something to eat,"
"No. You are quite well. Don't be "Give him some bread and coffee,
foolish, You forget that I know all Jane,,,
aboutyou and Merrington." "Ho seems to have seen better days
He gate her his arm and helped l • mum.
to walk a the drawing -room. Then
he closed the window.
"You were quite right to give up the
sittings," he said harshly. "But Mer
rington insisted 00 coming down here
to •see you. Now listen to me. You've
got to keep, all your wits about you.
Do you see that •man who has just
climbed up the wall—chap in agre y
flannel suit?"
"Yes, l: see him.''
"That's a detective, and he's follow-
ed us down here from Dedbury, It's
his business to see that Merrington
does not escape," g
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