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TUESDAY, APRIL Z 4, I»1T.
Special Crops
You Can Grow
•V A GARDENER
You will And it advantageous to
grow *(11*11 quanta)** of certain
specialities which will add to th«
attractive*** of the family far*.
Amoni the** may be mentioneu
ckra or gumbo mustard green*,
ind parsley
Soup*. atew* and gravies may be
Improved by a little okra. Gumbo
Mtup can bevome a meal, almost,
by Itself. Cut Into slices and spread
i Iternately with rice and tomatoes
Uta casserole. with butter, in which
curry powder and aalt baa been
mixed. Baked three bourn. It la an
appetising diah
The young pod* of thla plant ate
the pan uaed. The beat poda ari
crown on young plant*. butts 'be
• oda are removed before they are
allowed to ripen, the plant* will con-
I'nue to produce them until killed
by froat.
The aeeda of okra ahould be aown
In the open about the middle cf
May or may he ataried in berry
bojea In the houae before then
A row 30 feet long will do for
the average family. The ae»»1
t houM be planted an Inch deep
ind aown about two or three Inches
rpart. When plant# are about two
inch** tall thin to abont a foot ar.d
a half apart, letting the healtbie»«
One Woman s Story
■V CAROLYN BEECHER.
Chapter LXVII.
Aa Bruce grew stronger I gave
ill to the feeling of absolute weari
ness that poaaeaaed me. I apent
long hours lytig on the couch re*t-
Irg But my mind waa unuaamiy
alert, and many thmga which here
tofore had escaped me In my anx
iety over Druqp now assumed un
natural proportions
When thinking of Robert and the
mTenuous day* we had just passed
thru, I marveled that w* had not
been drawn more closely together
While my husband had been all
kindness It wa* because I was the
mother of his hoy. Instead of a feel
ing prompted by ns love for me. I
realised now th. li. all the weary
anxious weeks ol Bruce a Illness
Robert never had spoken one word
of love to me He often had given
cspreaaion to his fear that I would
overdo it. but not once had n •
taken me in hie arms, not once had
he let me feel that he loved me.
• not the way of
e*Ned t »‘d
ueeh ►*'
«tea much toagei tinin we «**D
not chsry of allowing It to be seen
that they still loved their wives
and were not afraid to tell ihem so
kfven Tim Mulhany. brusque and
tough as he sometimes was. open
plainly his worship of the
fttfte wViman he had lived with ,*n
long. It must be because there was
eome one else that Robert never
ebowed The the affection I craved
Aa I lav there the line* of a
poem Aunt Edith used to qu-te
came to me
Could we but draw aeide th* curtains
Thsi enfold each other’s live*
Aee the naked heart and spirit.
Kwow what spur the action gives
Often we wauld And It better.
Purer than wk fudge we should.
Wa should love each other better
If we only understood.
As I repealed them softly to ni>
self a determination tame to me to
♦ry to understand Robert better. *n
he atire before | Judged him tint
with the determination came s
heartache that It was necessarv *o
wait and a feeling that real love
reeded nothin# to make itself felt
I knew that my doi-bui were mak
•tit me unhappy, tf.ai they weie
changing me from a fairly happy
woman to a hitter type of wife sr,
••rely unlike whal I wished to be
Vet I seemed powerless to check
them.
The telephone rang and I won
dered why Matilda did not answer
Then I remembered that It waa .Va
tilda'a day out. Again that annoy
‘ng ring, and thia time I sprang up
and answered It My '■hello" was
rone too cordial until 1 recognised
Myrtle's voice
"Are you going to be at home this
nftemoon Margaret’ If you are
•end want meM'm coming over. I’m
as blue aa can be.”
* "Come right over.' I told her “I
pha.ll be in the entire afternoon "
While waiting for Myrtle my mind
again reverted to my life with Rr.l.-
hert Waa It to go on Interminably
like thla? I looked forward to the
coming yeara with dread the hniz
lonely yeara In which I should grow
older, leaa attractive If Robert
neglected me now. how could I
peet to hold him *#ter? Then all
unbidden the thought of Harper
( arleton croeaed my mind Here
waa a man who felt I waa worth
while, wbo admired me. and warn
ed me for a friend. If I so at
tracted him why could I not hold
Robert a love? I had made no posi
tive effort to please Harper; and
I had made many attempts to at
tract Robert to hla former Interest
In roe
"Well, here I am ft last," Myrtle*
cay voice broke In ■ pon my reverie
*’! met Normh and the children out
ride and she let me In. Did I startle
you’ YOU look absolutely dared *
"You did startle m* a hit." I r**
J # 7IVVI
up H
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JL,
l isnta stand The pod* may be
gathered the day after bloeaoui*
fall The pods are beat when about
un Inch long
Mustard greens may he sown
thickly and the leaves are sorn
ready for picking How again In
late summer for fall greens.
Parsley, too. may be aown thick
ly. In roars or scattered broaden*:
Thla may be grown between rows
of late vegetable#, and may follow
early vegetables for a late crop
Swiss chard may be sown early
m May, in row* three feet span,
thin to 14 to Ift Inches, leaves and
mulks may be boib-d like spinach
cr the stalks may be used atom,
when they are shout 14 Inches tall
turned. "I was lying here thinking,
md didn't hear a sound But lam
glad to see you. for my thought*
were anything but pleasant "
"Well. I have some news for you
Phyllis Ijiwson has sent out card*
for s mueteale. Hhall you go’"
"I have received no invitation —
wait a minute. I help ve the postman
eame a while ago," and going into
the hall 1 picked up a letter fri.ni
Philip, and another envelope rd
dressed In an unfamiliar handwrit
ing
"This may he It,” I said to Myrtle
ar I tore It open. It wa* On the
very driest stationery but wordMl
very simply was an invitation to a
small musicals
*Well shall you go’" Impatiently
queried Myrtle.
"No." I answered deliberately. “I
shall not go”
"But why. Margaret’ Don't you
think Robert will feel that >ou
should go’”
.Robert may go ts he*..
t »h%H . riter PTyyYH*.. l
y etease don't a*k me
seasons. Myrtle _Bnt you b* sure
they arc rcmxJ ones. You will go.
«>* i-ourse?' »
"Yes—| think *o. Ned was rath
er pleased at the Ides The men
are all for her you know, and all
down on Mr. Law sop ” «
’’She is a woman, and pretty,"
was my cryptic answer
The Confessions of a Wife
Secret Grief Ravages the Heart.
One of the moat disheartening ex
pertence* In life 1* to grieve alone
to know that your sorrow must be
secret, to know that according to the
world's standards you havr no right
to grieve.
I .It tlo book, I wonder U there are
many women in the world Abo have
bad to suffer and keep silent as I
l.ave Molllr and Ellen* came In to
see m* today on their way back
from the funeral of Malcolm Htuart
Their countenances were swollen
and stained with tear*. Th*y could
weep openly for ih*tr friend.
I m*t them with tearless eye and
s White face "Is Dtck worse**’ ask
ed Mollie quickly.
"No. I think not, but he la rer
talnly no better "
"Poor Margie." sAid Elum "But.
dear, you may be glad ycu bad an
excuse staying sway from Mai
colm'fi ftmeral It was terrible"
I must have shown a questioning
expression, little book, for she con
tinned. "Margie. It wa« all so cold
and formal Think of It, <l*ar. with
the exception of Dr Vlrot, who fol
lowed the casket out of the church
alone, there was not or* person
there nearer and dearif Harry
nnd I and Chad and Mollu to come
wfter."
"It was inexpressibly **<l to nte."
•aid Mollie, "to think a man with all
Malrnlm'a brain all his rnonrv. all
bta lovableneaa, ahould not have had
some on* -aome woman, f mean
whom he loved and who loved him.
to follow him to his last resting
place "
I didn’t sav anything—l could not
have spoken if death had been the
penally for alienee. And then all
at one* it eame to me that Malcolm
Stuart had never once in ail our ac
qualntance told me he loved me
Neither had I told him 1 loved him
"You love me, Margie.” ha said,
and I had answered. ”1 don't know "
He started out to his death that
day without knowing for sure
whether I loved him or not. If the
saving so In words would have made
him sure
I wish I had told him I loved him
end had promised to go with him."
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
By TUOHSTOS W. IWK<JK*B.
Danny Mffta Peter Rabbit.
It >py right. mg, by T. W Mu g
Ulve a little sympathy
When you sa* the need.
Yeu will find yoar own reward
In a kindly deed.
Danny Meadow Mouse waa hurry
ing back toward th« place where be
bad been parted from .Nanuy M**a
doe Mouse He just couldn't bear
to go to their old home wttnout her.
and so he had turned around and
was going hack He wa* so sure
that aomething must have happened
to her and that he never, never
would aee her again that tears were
in hi* eyes and he didn't half *•*
oshere he was going The result
was that he rnn plump Into Peter
Rabbit It l* a question which was
the most startled.
"Oh!" cried Peter. Jumping
straight up In the air and all ready
I to run the instant he touched the
ground again Then he saw who It
wss and he fairly shouted. That Is.
he shouted a* loud aa p ier can
shout, which lent loud at all. "I>an
ny Meadow Mouse”' herrWd ’’l>an
ny Meadow Mouse' Let tu* feel of
you and see if It Is really you'
Where under the sun have you been
all winter’ I thought something
dreadful must have happened to you
long ago N'o one seemed to know
anything about you. Everybody has
supposed that Shadow the Wearel
gobbled you up long ago. Where
bave you been’ What have you
twen doing’ Why haven't we s**r
you before’ Oh. but I am clad to see
you now! You have no idea how
you have been miased Where la
Nanny Meadow- Mouse?"
At the mention of Nanny the tears
in Danny's eyes overflowed "That’s
what I want to know. Peter." be
sobbed "Haven't you seen her any
where?"
"No." said Peter. "1 haven't seen
her anywhere, but then I haven't
been where I would be likely to see
her I had Just reached tala fence
row when you came bumping Into
me and scared me half to death "
Dgnnv had to atnlle thru nts tears
In spite of hla trouble he wss tick
led at the idea of having frightened
one so murh bigger than himself.
Peter saw the smile and chucgled
to himself a* If he thought It a
great Joke, as Indeed he old
"If anyone had told me that you
would or could make in* jump al
most out of my skin I wouldn't have
believed It." said he "But you did.
and now lo pay for It you have got
to lell me all about your troubles.
Danny Meadow Mouse. Now, what
ha* happened to Nanny and when
did it happen’ Begin at ihe begin
mng and tell me all about It.”
Danny began to tell how Redtall
the Hawk had separated them, but
Peter Interrupted "That lan’t the
beginning or anywhere near the he
ginning. Dwnny ' Meadow Mouse."
said he severely. “Where were you
all via ter? I'- m wiih thf> tim* vnu
left, your* Old home 00 lIM QrMi
jrs . «... the
fining ano told Peter how ne and
Nanny had moved lo th* cornfield
and made anew home in a corn
shock; how Parmer Brown and hi*
boy had come and carried the corn
away In a wagon, taking Fevnny and
Nanny with It; how they had spent
a happy and comfortable winter in
Farmer Brown's bam; hour with the
coming of aw eel Mist res* Spring
I said to myself T “I wish he had
hud that happiness v -*»»*fnre he died."
"Would you have gone, did you
love him*” m> brain nuked my
heart.
before my heart rould answer.
Mollte spoke ‘*no you know. Mar
gie, I have always felt Malcolm Hlu
art nan genuinely In love with you.
and had not Dirk lieervjny brother I
would have told you so, for I could
see how utterly unconscious you
were of hia regard 1 cannot nee
why you did not fall In love with
him I know If I were not no In
nanely in love wrlth Chad I would
have done no In a minute.”
"But Motile," spoke up Kllene,
•-•Malcolm never paid Margie any
more attention than he did the rent
of un ”
"Perhaps not,” answered Mnllle.
"But somehow Malcolm's attentions
to Margie always seemed to me to
be Intentions.” ,
I thought of all the attentions and
intentions that were burled In iuy
heart I choked with emotion, little
book I wished I had died while I
was lying like a log all that long
dreary time
Why had Malcolm Stusrt sent Dr.
Vlrot to make me well? Why had
he saved me from d\lng when I
wanted to die if he were to go out
of mv life like this'
I started up in dcsperaMnn —t was
on the point of tellt'.g Mollte and
Bllene all
”1 can't stand it. I isn't stand
It." I ejrlaitned when the nurse
came out of the room where IHck
was lying
"Mr. Waverly la awake, Mr*.
Waverly." she said
"la he conscious*" I asked
"He Is talking wildly about some
deal he must put over,"
Mollle put her arms about me,
"Poor Margie.” she said, "I know.
I know, dear "
How much d«>es she know, little
book?
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'.'
CASTOP 5 A
DETROIT TIMES
they had grown horuesieg (or the
Green Meadows; how they had
started on the long journey back,
and Anally how they had oeen aep
arated and he, Danny, didn't know
what had become of Nanny.
Peter listened with aye* stretched
wide In wonder at Danny'* strang
tale, but when he reached the part
about th* parting with Nanny, then
Peter forgot *verythlng but Danny *
trouble and a great desire to help
htm.
"Stop your worrying. Danny," aatd
he "Nanny Is quite able to take
rare of herself, and I’m going to
help you find her."
"Will you, Peter? Oh. will you’"
cried Denny "You've mad* me feel
better already You can't think how
much better you have made no
feel,"
Next Story: "Peter I.onk* for
Nanny Meadow Mouse "
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I The grand choir, the carefully selected /
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Then* is a Pageant Secretary in your
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Box offices for reserved seats open all
this week at J. L. Hudson s Store and—
The New Arena S3
1500 reserved seats at 50c and 75c
j'L-v A limited number at 9 1.00 and 9 2.00
Don *t fail to be there for the big Opening Performance
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Society in
Vn ’fS
Detroit Court of Honor. No. IbTd,
* ill give a dancing party Tuesday
ivrnmg In the hall, No 5& Grand
River ave, weat
Mr*. H'inrhrop Victor entertained
*it bridge Monday afternoon. In hoa
< r of her niece. Mis* Julianna Morn
ir.g. a bride elect of the week
The Tuesday Musicale club will
give an afternoon tea. Saturday.
April 2k. in the Century building
to meet the members of the ata'e
board of the Mlehlgao organisation
of musical clubs.
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A patriotic dramatic program, fol
lowed by dancing will he given by
the A!com literary and Lincoln Do
bating clubs. Thursday evening. May
4, in MrColleater ball The enter
»ainment la given for the benefit of
the Red Cross. Three original
playlets will he presented for the
first time on any stage, written hy
H Clyde Varney and William Roiles.
Master I.eGrand Mercure. nine
years old. and considered a child
musical ptodigy, will give a violin
recital Tuesday evening In the Y
W C. A auditorium Master Mer
rare t* a pupil of Prof William
Yunck and received his Aral lea
sons from that teacher when five
yeara old Assisting the young so
loist will be three boy friends and
fellow pupils, Masters William
Week*. Carl Christman and Joseph
t oagrove The four youngster* will
play an Interesting composition for
four vlolina by Charles Dane!#.
A number of Detroit nutate lot
era will visit Chicago tbia week to
attend the eoncerta of the Chtcago
riusieal festival, to be given In the
A’ldltotium under the auspiewe of
the Chicago Symphony orchestra
Th# concert# begin Tuesday evrn
Ing. with the flrs» production In
America of Gustav Mahler's Ehgbth
av-mphony, which will present the
Chicago orchestra, under Conductor
Frederick Stock augmented to 1(0
players, and a festival chorus in
eluding the Apollo Musical club.
Chicago Mendelssohn club, Phtlher
monle society Swedish Choral club
American Choral society, Chicago
Hingverein. and? 00 boys from ti e
Oak Park and River Foreat public
school*. The soloa'sta will be Mrne
Frieda Hem pel. Mme. Matgenauer.
Mabel Garrison, loss Barbour. Ado
l*ld* Fischer, Margaret Keyes Su
'i«nna Denture Lambs#* Murphy
Kutnald Werrenrath and Flareher
WbltebJli. Th# MaMar work wit!
be repeated Thursday and 8a turd a /
e.eoings. while miscellaneous pm
grams wIU he given Wednesday and
Friday evenings
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