The Huron Expositor, 1947-04-11, Page 7(-bo?u4)17ieih tFom last Week)
"Ilo," Said the 3an±dler,d deeleive17;.
"it you decide to have bieryou malt
pay Tow, gold angel and take her off
'sea hands at Once. 'tithes I tor, you
Will have a bargain. Her virtue and
her temper _are__esc-ellent,,.-and if yea
iniad her what a rope's end fuels
aika :at; every jtow` -moon nt
I'll warra
that yet{ ll have no troilble with her '
,.
at "Well,alLI hope abe ' caii:Cook a n)eai;,
eaid Gervase, "It -le an excellent thing
in a *roman if she is able to cook a
meal." •
"I'll answer for her cooking, young
mann. You couldn't find a better hand
at that sort of thing if you tried all
over the County o"' Derby." •
"Skilled in making bread?"
"Bless my soul, yesd"
"And in making cheese; I hope?"
"Ask Master Radlett the +bailiff'
what he • thinks • of her create-
reatorcheeses." • '
cheeses."
"Can she brew ale?"
'Ayre, and cider too and also per- •
syn
"Well, she's a paragon, I'm bound
to admit." •
"Aye, she's 'a nonesuch, there's not
the least doubt about that," said the
innkeeper. "Her bread and her cider
are things lit remember."
"Things to dream upon, in fact?"
"Yes, young man; and if you doubt
me you had better try them for your-
ourself."
self."
Now it was here that Gervase af-
fected a lordly indiference, a lofty
disdain.. 'Well, Master Innkeeper, I
donft mind very much if I do," he said
and his air was almost one of con-
descensiori. .
-"You shall do so young man," said
the innkeeper proudly. ' ,r
And in an exceedingly loud voice he
addressed some unseen presence with-
in the precincts. of the inn kitchen -
"Marian; bring out at once 'one , of
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qur.newest and iirgest loaves fan" a
yo n.. g gentleman in a tarnished d aub-
tot of hie*velvet."
"You • Wive fbrgOtteu the cttlr,".
field i ttvase; with an air of profound
indifference, .e. ;lerge pot :.wQultI, .be
therbes'i; I• thirlk."
`"Also a hull. •picot pot 4' your last
'y'ear's --cider; M•arien." .
"And perhaps aa little of the' creams
cheese would' riot be amiss in the qir-
cumetancea. '` It is wise as a rule 'to
make quite sure in 'a matter of this
kind."
"That's true," said the innkeeper
heartily. "There is nothing • betwixt
here and Derby that can hold a can-
dle to her cream cheese. Bring out
a ripe cream cheese, 'Marian." .
Anne began• to -tremble with excite-
ment at the mere mention of these
viands, but ,Gervase sat as cool, and
collected as anyi man could have done
in the circumstances. •
Presently a crone about seventy
years of age brought forth., loaf of
bread, a cheese and a jug of cider.
She laid,,them on the bench by the
side of Gervase.
With much deliberation the young
man broke the 'bread in half and di-
vided the' cheese into two portions
with his dagger. He handed one share
to his companion solemnly. "I, ought
to tell you, Master Innkeeper," Ger-
vase' explained, "that my sister here
is about -as good a judge of' food as
there is to be found in the Midland
Counties: Tell me°what you think of
the cheese, my dear Philomela?"
It was as much as ever Anne could
de not to appear ravenous. "I think
the cheese is splendid," •she said.
"Hal I knew it would be 'so!" said
the landlordl "And what do you think
o' the" •bread and..,the cider, you' pret-
ty young doxey?"
"I have never tasted! anything like
them," said Anne.-
"Ha! I knew it would be so!" said
the landlord, with an air of pride that
wal wonderful:
•
CHA'.PTER X
By reason of this -odd adventure,
Anne and Gervase were iR good heart
all afternoon. Providence had surely
taken them in its care: Foot was not
plenty, their ,feet"were getting very
sore, their enemies might be upon
them at the next turn. in the road,.
they •knevv',.not eliere that night to
lay their -heads; but trudging ever
side ,by side ars .the -company of, each
other they tad the. spirit ,of youth to
bear them on.
Again they. took to the winding riv-
er bank. It was kindlier travelling
that way, The springing green turf
was far easier than the hard:stones
of the road. Also the dust was less'
and there 'were ,fewer 'people;to avoid•:.
Towards evening poet Anne began
to limp rather sorely. But not a word
of "complaint passed! those 'resolute
Lips„ A •Gervase too was insad case.
Full many a weary mile __hadthey
made since their wild setting forth in
the dawn of the April morning,
Several times in the late aftern.eon
they were t bliged ,to sit by the river
and seek some little ease by taking
Off their shoes and stockings and by
bathing their aching feet in the cool
water. But their courage was wonder-
fully high, for youth was with them,
and also Providence, and also a some-
-thing rate and strange which each
had kindled in the other's heart,
The mists of evening began to steal
down 'the river. As "the fugitives sat
on a green bank by the side of. the.
'water, their faces aglow with the surf.,.
set. nature spoke to them with •a 'nest,
a fuller, an intenser meaning.. Biel
arid' beast, herb and 'tree were thrill-
ing with. life. And yet as Gervase
and Anne eat close together they 'felt
a sense of their tragic destiny over-
taking them. The, life of one, perhaps
of both, was forfeit., The dark sha-
dow was 'ever in their 'minds. All
thought of the morrow must he put
away.
• 'The sun' had" .(,eft them now, Out
of the dark valley; a little sinister
with its close -grown gloom of tree,
through which the reaches pf the riv-
er wound, ,a faint wind came stealing.
Very softly it caressed the face ofthe water, making an, effect of music,
eerie. solemn, yet enchanting.
Gervase knitted his brave compan-
ion to his 'heart. The •'fioodt-tide of
youth was surging in 'his veins. The
sudden sense of possession, of high'
comradeship • gave ,.him one of those
rare moments to which the mind goes
back when it comes to ask whether
life has been worth alt that has been
paid for it in blood. and tears.' To this
slender thing, so true, s, resolute,
he owed' the lifee-which for the•mom,-
ent was raised to this perilous height
of 'ecstasy.m
In his ars he held 'this
great gift of Godto man; but a voice
spoke to the ehivalrous heart of him
that he must hold it reverently.
'One kiss• on the lips he yielded
and no more. He would have pressed
a thousand there,. but let 'him net for-
get the awful tragedy of their pres-
ent hour. No consummation their
love could even know on earth. He
fixed an iron control upon his will.
And yet . . . Whatever held the,
earthly nate-row,were they .nottwin
souls pledged to roam the starry
spaces of eternity together? _Tee the
surge of his passign -he tore ' i iSelf
s'dd'enly from the warm' embrace and
.rose wildly from the green hank of
earth. '
The darkness • came; and more
wears MIME` theyi trudged' -Mier Cadhand cia'sped - in his still colder. one.
The ,night fell very chill and without
a single star, Soon they ''eft the river
and struck inland, through hedges
and over swampy marshland in the.
hope of Bridling lodging 'for the nightmore hospitable than, the open coun-
try.Of food there was little prospect.
But under Providence, which during
the whole of that long and terrible
day had been, SO kind to them, they
atight hope to find Shelter in a cow -
hovel, or" a shepherdfs hut, or at' 'the
Worst .a dry ditch. Andy at least when
they!, ha egrown so. faint. with hunger
and fatigue that they knew not how
they could go another mile, Provi-
dense- was-movedragaiix- tO4ffy them:
Suddenly they came upon the tihrk
bulk' of a line of farm buildings 'just.
ahead of them. A• little' groping
brought them to a gate which led to
a stockyard. By now the moon was
showings, and with the aid of her 'fitt
fill light they were able to find a
stable., Here was a kidder which led
to a, hay, lefst; and in spite of the dark-
'noes,.
ark'noes,. they made their way into it,
.whereupon ' to their ttnspeakabie joy.
they found bunnies of clean hay, up-
on. which, they could lie, warm and
mug ' until daybreak.
In utter weariness they ' burrowed'
under the hay like moles, aiid 'very,',
soon their cares were laid aside .In as
sound a sleep' as they 'had ever
known. Wihen they - awoke daylight
was stealing in through the chinks
in the roof. It was still very early,
to judge by the absence of sounds
from below. • •
The abundance of •the hay had. kept
them .wonderfully warm during the
night and now •they shook their limbs
free of 'it with a feeling of refresh-
ment end gratitude. ,lint •,scarcely had
they begun to move when they felt a
mighty need of, fogad. Whatever be-
fell, at all costs must they seek some.
They ,carie down from the loft and
crossed 'the yard, first making sure,
however, that there was no one about.
The morning was' cold and misty. Not
far off was a byre, and a number of
coves were in. it ready for milking,
Hunger was 'pressing .them too hdrd
to be put off with a scruple. Eagerly
they searched all about the farmyard'
for a pail, and at last were able -to
find one in the "suable out of which
they had come. It was not very clean
but th,eattentions of the farmyard
pump soon made it fit for use. .
However,• when it, came to a mat
ter -of• milking the cows -they discov-
ered but little skill at first. Gervase
tried his hand with very poor results•.
Anne then took a turn, and at last
the pail began to fill.
.She it was ' who , drank first this
nectar of the god's. Then followed
Gervase. Never in their lives had.
they had: so gang a breakfast.. But.so.
completely •had they been absorbed
in. their' task that they had• paid' no
heed •to ;the passing of the time, or
to that which Was. going on around
them. The enjoyment of this illicit
repast had' taken more than an hour;
and the farmyard was now astir. n,
Of this- fact they were soon made
aware. • Indeed •their meal was scarce
at an end when a 'man',s shadow was
thrown'across the doorway of the cow
house, and there' was the farmer
standin looking at them.
He was a very powerful man,. broad
.and heavy, and dressed' in a suit' of'
russet leather. His hands were tuck-
ed in his jerkin and his chin was
sunk upon his,. breast as if he, were
wrapped in profound 'thought. The
look upon his face was not so much
of anger as of 'amazement. "I -trust
ye 'have had your fill?" he said' at
last, .speaking in a slow, deep voice.
"That ire have," said Gervase heart-
ily.
All the same he felt a kind' of shame,
for having, debauched' himself so free
ly upon another's property. Yet it
would, be idle to deny.that a sense
of well-being was uppermost in his'
mind at that moment. When all was
said. this feeling outweighed any that
he might have had of moral turpitude:
"Well, then, having had, your
,said the farmer, speaking as one who
Chooses 'his words, -`.'you will not ob-
ject perhaps to make payment?""
"That I cannot -do, I am sorry .to
ray'," said' Gervase.
"It is just as I thought," growled
the: farmer.
"I ask your 'pardon,", said Getvase,
"for taking your milk, but we 'have
no moneY•to pay for any food, d.'S-e
are sterying."
The face 'of the farmer was
ugly now. "Starving. 'are ye? We-
my lad. ye shall' bath come.with mei'
to the constable."
"I
am sorry I 'cannot oblige you, in'
that,' said Gervase. -"I own I 'have
done you 'a wrong, but not such a
wrong as to allow the law to mend it."
"Welt, my lad, you shall not go
without payment 'of some kind," said,
the farmer, "and you can lay 'to that.
Either step lei' me to the constable,
or if you'd rather have it that 'way,
come out into the yard and have, the
properest thrashing you've had in all
your .born days."
"Well. perhaps that is not unfair—
if you can give it me." Gervase spoke
with the modest readiness. of ',a• man
of 'mettle, •
.
"Oh, I'll. give it you right enough,"
said the farmer, "and you can lay to
that.
Certainly he was a most formidable
looking fellow. and he spoke with a
truculence sufficient' to Strike terror
into all save the very stout of heart.
But Gervase. having slept soundly and
breakfasted well, wasinot inclined to
quail. He stepped briskly into the
yard at the farmer's behest. But there
.a rude shock.awaitedl him.
"Diggory," called the farmer to one
of his hand's at work in• the yard', "you
just fetch my horsewhip along. Ask
mistress to give it thee. Now then,
step -lively."
Gervase, however, • proceeded' to
show cause why Diggory should not
step lively, Oh no, you don't, Mas-
ter Giles," he saidto the farmer with
-a laugh. "Pray deal think I am, go-
ing to take it that way,"
"Then 'what way are yea going to
take it, my lad?" ' •
"Man to man • , with the bare
knuckles if I take it at all."
"Then you shall!" The farmer sudL
dimly flung off his 'coat. "But yeti
don't, know what you are out for,
Strung fellow, A hit, o' whi'poord ia'iltl
'Come a. lot kinder to you than these.
y
citleiA Ahaik'► an;
uvhp Pretty ,laid;
,)611.329,,,•ethic'ili th •fight air
bl irfenry",.yesrf3 Alan, They talk,
•a'btttlt'It.'ifk tb�; 3'. MO I r'eeleon,,
Inoung fei.14W, Y pretty nigh kill yco,
ere liras na'veiraa'one, AS could sta',ttsd
against Oide+ln 'artiPt gas! ever.T;.heaCd,
toll of, R 7o4 Piggery', ever hear
o' 'et ells,?" '
"Naw," said Digi%'i", ""na'w, I river,"'
bland titre eyes of, iggery began to
start in. anticipation»
illt;'x' iadsl fie;
up;. ills slOOY
tnightlr stirs. "I"
0 PTAR XI
Gema my
the, tamer: had the look.-'.
of a bruiser.. -Moreover. hehad a ro•
bust confidence in Os own powers,
and thie Was.; expre.S,3od by the grin
of eatisfaotfon upe,,,n his ,face. A. num-
ber of the farm Bands soon came up,
attracted by the never -failing charms
oft., a,beat of fistcufs.
Gervase followed the, example of his
adversary by discarding his doublet
and rolling up his shirt -sleeves. He
.was far slighter of build and cast in
a mold altogether more delicate than,
the farmer. 'Still hewas a very like-
ly looking fellow.
As became a gentleman of his time
his education had been liberal- Mar-
tial and manly exercises had, played.
their part in it. Even in such a sim-
ple affair as a set-to with fists he was.
not without instruction from 'profes-
sors of the -craft. Therefore he had a
modest hope that he would be able to
take care of himself, even if his foe
was a man of greater power and ex-
perience.
xperience.
Gervase gave Anne his doublet to
hold, She, iia• li • was terribly distress-
ed when sh'easaw what was going to
happen. But there was no help for it.
If Gervase, did not fight the farmer he
must subit to the hands of the law.
Her natural woman's instinct was
to run away and hide while the 'battle
was fought.. But her staunchness for-
bade such a course. She mustered all
her resolution in order •to remain
where she was. Gervase might have
sore need of her help before, he was
thrpugk with a business so grievoi.s:..l
Although the blows, turned her sack
she forced herself to, stand by the
wall of the cowhouse and with "wildly
beating heart watched the progress of
the fight. The might of the farmer's
arms was terrine. Happily he was a•
man past fifty; he carried far more.
of flesh than when he was in his
prime as a, fighter; and thus was Ger-
vase given an opportunity to ward or
avoid the worst of his blows, Well:l
it e -as for him ,that' he was able tel
do this, for in his' prime, which was'
twenty-five years ago, Gideon Partlet
had been a famous fighter. Even now
much of •the, old, skill remained; but
„the ...muscles were- not 'no supple, and'
he could not get about as craftily as
of yore.
All the same the farmer brought
such a zest to his fighting, fie .deliv-
ered such a'rain of blows, and there
was such a powerbehind them, that
had not Gervase -been unCefnmonly.
quick with his hands ,and feet it must
hive gone hard with him.
The farmer's great. fists would have
dealt out terrible punishment had the
milk -stealer been unable to parry
them. Even as it was; and in spite
of all that he could 'summon of youth,
activity and skill, Gervase did dot get
off scot "free_ To thehuge delight of
the farm hands who were shouting
loud encouragement` to their master,
the milk -stealer received' one blow on
ay' ANN.' AUU N
Hydro Its** fEt owfllsi$
ca
Haile flonrpmaiters t • You p'o al
have one membegia your faTniir
thinks I re, is mo lea epi in the woo'
like- apple, crisp.' I'Ie is..not far wiropg,.
particularly if you use the foilewing
•repipe . and take enough Dream, from.
the •top of the milk bottle to whits
pia�e can th .sleaaert._jilst..bs or
serving, Be sure to add to the cream,
besides a little brown 'sug r, a .pitch
of nutmeg„ (.Yont will likely have to
.
explain to the family tbat the speckis;
of nutmeg ate not dirt, but they will
forget about this w -hep they taste it).
Apple Crisp ' -
1/3 cup oatmeal
14 cup sugar
IA' teaspoon soda-
% teaspoon baking powder
1k cup whole wheat flour
> teaspoon 's�a:lt
3 , cup „fat (referably good tpial-
ity vegetable .fat).
Place sliced apples' in shallow; bak-
ing
aking, dish and place in; moderate oven
until apples become soft. Then light-
ly spread the above mixtnree which
has been combined in the order given
and is of a crumby consistency, over
the apples: Place, in ovens, and leaVe
until the crust is delicately browned'.
Serve hot with whipped' cream or
rich milk. This dessert may be sue-
ceesfuily made substituting rhubarb,
prunes or fresh peaches for the ap-
ples. If you do not bappen.to have
oatmeal in the ,house, we have- found
that the whole wheat alone is almost
as nice.
And .. let us celebrate with a few
dates using them in a good old-fash-
ioned steamed pudding. Nothing is
more popular with the men and here
is a' recipe utilizing rolled oats:, .,
Steamed Date Pudding
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 teaspoon'cinnatnon
1, teaspoon salt
% teaspoon allspice
1/6 teaspoon ginger
1/ -cup rolled' oats
4f cup pittedchopped dates
%` cup raisins
1,4 cup milk .
1" egg
4 tablespoons 'melted fat.
Combine dry. ingredients.. Add milk,
and beaten egg, then, melted fat. Place.
in well -greased bowl and cover tight-
ly
ightly with, wax' paper. Steam for two
hours. Serve with brown sugar sauce.
Our muffins and desserts take on
anew significancewhen whole wheat
flour or oatmeal is used in place of
white, flour. And here again we add
vitamins and minerals galore which
the ,side,, of the jaw that shook .him
teriibly, while • another caught the
young man on the:nose and drew his.
-blood. But this was slight punish-
ment compared with what might have
been, for had Gervase 'been wholly
without experience he bad paid heavy
toll for his 'felony. .•
(Continued Next Week)' •••-•
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4 to opo'`,L,
31 tea S' ' " a baLi ngi +pow
% xOe4IP ,0iF sada
1g
I. cup mit
3 tableaReena nie40dl i'a;,t.,
Sift flour, baking it IO4
sugar. Beat elg, add' rant k."apts nisi, i(,i
fat and' Pour pto a hell. gredl ^pan...
Stir 'R'Aly' Until titarnp ah(li, Plato ilk''
muffin tins. •Bike i'n,' trvelic oat doth
gree 20 aninutea.
Oatmeal Drop CoolerieS
•
cup fat
1 cupbrown sugar -
3 eggs• ,
2 cups flour
2 cups ,oatupeal •
1112 teaspoons cinnamon
11/2 teaspoons allspice
11' teaspoons sal;
1 1/3 cup raisins
_ 1/z cup sour milk •
11/ teastioons baking soda. t.
Cream fat, add sugar and cream
N1.'911: Add eggs and. beat. Sift dr;
ingredients. Add rait}ine. Addalter-
irately with milk to first mixture. Dror
on greased 'cookie sheet and bake 'in
oven at 375. degrees until golden
brown,
* aF tb'
Take a Tip
(Rules for Good' Tea Biscuits)'
1. Use accurate tested' recipes.
2. Read the entire recipe and' visual-
ize -each step.
3 Use • quality ingredients'. They are
the most economical in the long
run. e-
4. Prepare pans before starting to
work. Dust lightly with flour.
5. Preheat oven, 'ten minutes before
you .need to bake. If you are not
sure ofoven control place a piece
.of unglazed white paper in the pre-
heated oven • and if it browns in
half a minute -it is the hot 'temper-
,
emper-, attire needed—otherwise use 425
- degrees.
6. Ilse level measurements for all in-
gredients, 'be systematic and ac-
curate and results will net vary.
7. Sift hour before measuring, then
measure amount, recipe requires.•
,Sift again with the. baking 'powder
and other dry ingredients to blend
them evenly. .
8. Handle .quickly and lightly and' on-
ly enough ' to give the dough 'a
smooth appearance.. As. little flour
as possible should, be dusted, on
bake beard. Dough is then patted.
Or ' rolled lightly to even thickness.
Use a floured cutterto press out
biscuits'.
9. Place baking pan in the centre of
the middle shelf. Two pain should
be placed so that there is a .space
around' them.
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in your suggestions on homemaking
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a
—starting at the thitd week
put WirniVagotWattet and
clean drinking water in the
creep. " - _
Fifty to fifty :'ave pounds-' of
tacriaddiluateektv. will pro.'
duce 6 healthy vigorous fifty
pounder at weaning time.
For fast growth and easy self•
weaning, feed Zviu' el,fe. "
1i gives you 4/5 .et a pmts‘
of: pork 'to each pound 01, teed.
—that a good rule , to cement -
her is—in dry sta;ter mash
feeding; trough'' should be
cleaned up each 12, hours. In
Wet mash feeding it should
be cleaned up in '20 .to. 30
minutes -3 times daily.
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A general store provides the facilities
to buy a lot of different things in the same place.
You can do the same in a bank in financial matters. .You can cash
a cheque, pay a bill, open a current account, deposit
or get a personal or coaninerciai loan.
You can obtain bank money orders,
travellers' cheques, foreign exchange and
other bank -services. The Canadian Bank of
Commerce offers you courteous, friendly service
in all of more than 500 branches.
THE CANA-DIMI $11111( QE 'COMIC
G. C. Erightrall r Manager •
SEAii'ORTI3 BRANCH