MWfViir.. -.V , •••%:‘' ;s-l
ot .MB In, the Utttt waat
!ljf • IhUrton ' #nn<iu7ie«4 the f
S&f & M*i
,«.-*ii}Tm<» thebatftp*oeii where hehau '
stretched hi* arms above,
-(PSria‘«2Sr*t5S«rf)
,,?■ "lwurt'd |I«MI III colieieitoatet;
l-JpA* wnote baby system go to. sMdeit
'■1 If » wanted «fc>»ttiy lot of Poirot*
jX doctors ’ or*! Oi> Wast-ego Wbst—•
-fo Wogtr That'a Oil they WM». fttte* :
, of when a fellow goto a bit off hi*.
<;fioodu". . , • • 4
v ilpd siammsd Me book under a-bush,;
. ^ataMTa kick at a mongreuytopkto*
*jgg,ar&iusm-%s:
. mm mm-baited mtm t« the poatewce.,
A There WM only ono. latter, a aMrhj
chap! . Mhd • place a mile or two ■
SSU1-, '2TJu*. TJ4?~
Probably aoMe prim, prudtet old Woo-.
atochmg "TaHa by fovo!“_ A'.rj
Thm nermt fUa W geetded
agaiiist It * contrary Impulseswayed
hint.; He'd got Anything was bet
ter thou Mile ever looting deadly eo*
»#M(gfc.;v He'd get some fon Out .ft few j
*^5e6ordth*ly at > o'clock ho cUmt**#
Into hia Mg touring car and chugged
off (town the dusty road- Arrived at
hie dimtiatton, he waihdg oulckiy
up the grovel path and pushed the
electric ball with t eg.
The door waa opened by nretlr.
demure-looking girl in * gingham
dreaa and big. Woe, enveloping apron
He looked at h«r uncertainty.
.■---na .lflaa Horton ot homer* he to-j
oelrad.. j
iiiM glanced ot the tinge ear by the
gate and then at him Is evident «*
toniahntent. , ■» I
^Tm aorry—Him Dartow-hae gone J
dawn to Mic village" aha fold him. |
‘To gods'. She must be that frum
py Individual 1 met footing tt along'
the aide path.” he oommentad In
wardly with a sigh of thankfulness
for his escape. I. '• took out hit oar.
' "1 am aorry. t >o. Will you give ]
her this place?" , i
The girt glanced at the card as she
took it. "Oh, but,” she hesitated,,
Mias Haakon,will be dlaappd.atod. ;
Hke has atwtlfen «»# WAti^.WMH’1 - infill
She has spoken, of you—wotft you
wait?" ... s
Ho waa about to refuse When a j
look at the youthful, sup-brownoil
face with Ha downcast eye* and long •
curling lashes reversed, bis decision.
After eh. Mlsa Damn couldn't get
hack much within the hour, and a:
short tima spent with this eeemtogly
embakramad. but certainly attractive,
^ person might prove amusing,
sated graciously.
"Mayn’t wash here?" he Indteated
the trine-covered porch with He ca
pacious. comforts hie wicker .chain.
••It’s so pleanant outside.”
"WVV Oh, 1—-Why. yea,” she as
asatsd. with pretty confusion.
They moved over and took poaaea
sioo of the chakra The girt sat un
eossfortably, roiling and unrolling
tho corner of her apron with nervous
Angora: very pretty Angers they were,
too, though Phillip Malvern, survey- j
tog with apprpvai the soft rounded !
anas, bare to tha elbow. He grasped :
the situation at once and began to,
Her eyes met bis to shy but Interested [
amusement. "Bully eyes, too," he
thought. “They'd turn the heads of
■in rti i thllliMg “* ■
■ PfRUW^ IWIIW Wk
"What a gfeat, big automobile”' ,
she oaaamontoi presently, looking out;
at hie cor where It Mood by the gate. !
"t'vo aiwaye wanted to ride to one. i
la I*—to«t fbnr !
, "dhefwB!“ he exclaimed eagerly.
"Come on out with me now and we'U
take a little spin." ,
“Oh, I couldn't’” she gasped. '
shrinking basil lb her- chair. ."And-;
besides, I have to stay here till my
ooudln—till Mias Damn comes back. ■
-ffhsrs's no one* else at homey and s
there are some groceries and things ;
coming and—" / . . j
“Then will you. come with me this j
evening—please." he begged. ’Til1
JKjagSfeiiwfJ
teeth Ihan automobile, and. has lived
s^M&ySiwrw *03#. **•#»*
totter. f’hrantyduteeome. ’ '
* “Very Welt, then, ehs agreed. H ,
you think*—If you re sure she Won't
mind*?9 '■* ’■. , ■ ' )
"Don't believe shod com* If 1 •#
1 her. Bhp must be more or »■
ed
dote up otter careerlag round the |
continent foe .three yen**. Do you
ever long to travelT”
“Oh,V the etched, "more ttoea any-1
thing «W 1 con think of. AM to me j
Mew York end Ml them beautiful Me ,
efftee*. Didn’t you hate to leer* It I
Ob to ctnee out iwreY* ,
Her shyness seemed to van*b tan mi
wpye of «ww enthusiasm. '
“AdMI. yes—1 .did hMs *d test *t
but now—well. I’m really be*
(thing to «et fond of the piece. But
«»•■*■*» get": ...
y«u—you must certainly come Beat
He wondered to himself if the Sfpt
would spoil hey, thy little fluttering
thin# that she was, wHh her wi»«
golden dreama of the Me world out- !
aide. What joy It would he to take
her around, to spMchher wonder add
certainly com*. He would talk to
Mlea Derton about It ’
In his eagerness to strengthen her
"desire he launched Into a vivid de*
atrlptkm of the arassrtng Joys and
madM»«ttt* fur cities; he told her
of Mm lBinuaac buildings. the crowd
ed streets, the marvel# that met one
dif offfy turn, *
Indeed. In Me sudflen enUiuataam.
Mid just to watch her eye* grow round
and big. he called on all the arts of
Me imagination and added aaaar »»*•
some teuchea «T hit own dlarttbod
strange happening* unknown to man
or beast, and added thrttUnr tales. of
Mid enchantment. At Mat, roe HU a g
that the gun wag aitpping down be
hind the tree# and the ahadowe grow
ing long acroaa the graae. ho roee he**
uly. apologising Mr hie thoughtless
At that moment the woman he had ,
met « the road turned In at the gate >
and oame etewly up the path. Che <
■was i«ee frumpy ww at cMhauwleh
Philip decided- Me epraag down the
eteno. to meet her.
“iflaa Dartou,” he enctaimed, “I .am
dfeadfuly sorry to have mtaewd a chat
with you- I’ve hewn waiting an, hour
or more. I'm Philip Malvern, you
know. Mr father—”
“Oh. y«SM indeed," »h« regponded
cordially. Your father wrote m«;
about you. And I am aorry. too, but !
I'm Clad you found Khee. Your father i
waa aaxtoue that yon two young peo
ple should meet. He thought It might j
make u pleasanter for both of you.'
“Why—ar—yea, ' of eourae.” he
stammered. out of Ada perplexity. "8h*
—1—that to—’’ TT
Mian Darton looked at him in as
tonishment.
“Haan't Sitae been good to you ”
she asked. smtUng aemewhat anx
iously- ”*he can Sawerr provoking
and willful, I know. 1 haven’t chaper
oned her around Europe for three
yean without realising that.”
Hi eta red bewildered!?.
■ "Sitae—-then ahe—pardon me. I
thought you were. If tea Darton.” he
etamufgred- an awful conviction surg
lne through him.”
“1 am,” aha laughed, “our. name*
are the aame. We are couafne you
know. Mow What"—a light waa be
ginning to break in her ayeu—“what
he- *h-f young minx been up to?"
"Nothing—nothing at all?” PhiUip
aaanred her hastily. He glanced back
Indignantly at tip porch. It was
empty. With a somewhat abrupt
leavetaking he strode out of the gate
and begun viciously to crank hla ma
chine, Shy. indeed! Timid UUte. flut
tering thing! Hla tales of the glow
ing Bdai! A hot wave rushed over
him from head t» foot. What must
she think of him?
He imped into hte car and whtaaed
ofl down the road, wtth a tuchlem
and ever-Brewing violence of speed
Suddenly a memory, like a flash
of white light, illuminated the dark
depression of Ms mind. Hte expres
sion changed. He brought hte car to
an abrupt halt.
"By Jove! Eight o’clock this even
tug. Mis promise 11" '
Mflm the wheel.once ' more' he
proceeded Award at a staid and de
corous pacta
“1 won’t emiaah myself op—quite—
yetjf he decided.
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except in tbt eevejeet weather, one
could pee* » number ot bourn quite
comfortably. Cayley had slept there
once, on the ni#ht of hie dint meet*
inq J«un* on th* ice-floe. ;
Hie calculation of the ancle of the
tunnel proved to be correct, for from
hie newly*snined oolgn of vantage, be
could see atmlfht info the pilot bonne
end make out clearly enough two
figure# there.
Once more he urns tempted to fire,
end might have yielded to the temp
tation had not the light been put out
before he had thirty got his eyas ad
justed to the distance.
It la to be remembered always tbati
he knew nothing whatever of the Ice
chimney, and mmpeetnd .no oonneo
tion between the hut and the pllot
honsa. except by Che air. FoT any
thing he knew to the contrary. Jeanne
might bn afcta to fly M well ns Philip,
or he to carry her with him upon
hie klgbu. Consequently, he did not
suspect, when he naw Cayley take to
flight again, that this notion had »w
reference to hlmenlf; nor Umt. the
woman who wan left alone #onld bo
on her guard against him.
. The moment he gtbdpeed the shad
ow of Cayley's wings again* the stars
he began making his Way. cautiously, j
over the crusted snow, toward the
pilot house. The distance WUa not,
greet—not more than half h
bat pregreaa ever that ginned precipi
tous surface win' necessarily slow. He
had no chance to . etahd erect, and
notawOf the way-be bad Hteralty to
crawl often ousting tittle boles la
the crust with hla knlfe to dig hie
•ntere and then Into. ...
But he wan tireless ee well an pen*
Recipes for Amateur Cooks
Ib made with milk,
preferred. To make
, cut into email piece#
pound of AmeHcaa
and a# coon ul«3w -add the cheeae
flttr constantly aa the cheeee melt*,
pi Wild cat the io«PQ with the back
of, the epoon. Iphea it begins to
sUMt to the dish ad# gradually ate or
beep by the spoonful until the mts
ture la'heft end creamy. Put in a
salt Opoohful of salt and the same
apaatity of psprika, mi* well and
serve on toast or crackers. It will
require from a third to a half cup
of ate or beer, aooordiag to the quali
ty of the cheese. dJt made with milk
the Boston rarebit la usually consid
ered best. If mhde according to
directions. It never curdles.
Cat one pound ffeeh cheese Into
•malt plecea Pat Into the chafing
dish or saucepan two level table
spooneful butter, add the cheese, a
salt spoonful muatard and salt and
pepper to taste. When well mined
low one pound
at, water. Boll
sssr*«:nhk.
burnt. . Drop ta
and suck until t
r nnd one cap
inter and sugar
try the plums,
i may will not
* boiling svrup
. Put into Jars,
an to dveraow
plum*, cook In one quart* of water
until tender. Press through a. sieve
and return to the Qre with one and
one-half cups *f sugar, two teeepoone
ful of cinnamon, one each of elevea
and allspice. Simmer slowly until
thick enough, then bottle and keen
In e cool place.
Scald and peel ripe plums, remove
the eto nee. mis one pound of sugar
with saeh pound of plums and 1st
stand for an hour. Then cook for
twenty minutes and seal, Leas sugar
may be used If desired.
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.
When moats must be kept warn#
take a deep baking pas sard half Ul
It with hot water; then Jet tn it soma
covered howls containing the verious
articles of food and put the pan la a
moderately hot oven. The belated
dinner will be fresh and hot when
farmed.
* King at Fifteen. ‘
Bishop Tucker., of Virginia,-who m
in London, speaks highly of fte pro*
gresb of the country. "Young King
David." he said, "who is a Christian,
is a devotee of golf and plays very
well, though only U years old. Ho
is also an enthusiastic footballer. The
natives ride bicycles—barefoot—and
twe typewriters, but I am glad to aa»
that they have not adopted European
ftlfkfcll IthBF **
Couldn’t Decide.
One evening at .the opera ia Mem
yw*’ * BM' the country eyl
deutly. seemed very restless and con
slant* Consulted Mb program, »,
wes much agitated and not much ad
& «u*dreas stranger*. ¥
Finalty hkt curiosity get the better
^w^SLr’-“s: sx
Just tuning their addles.** ^
w Many Parisian m*i
being made short. Jl
Inchee from the Mfl
Just touch and evetK
raw as they rail’ pal
’TUdferu m Beer a
•la that at* short t
**•«<* hf' tES'jttSf?
of the ankle to be
writer. “In the bee
on *h- steer/’
HOME H LP
Dinner giving—that
need not be e**-;]
«« bjr awmnhU,
_,_but one wruL U dishes
Which cu he easily and quickly made
by the home cook are selected. |V
v; The idee that to invite mags than
one person to dinner necessitates u
elaborate spread it » serious seror,
for such an entertainment mentis pro*
' vhHie work on the port of the hoataaa,
and K coupled with certainty that
the maid cannot nerve the meal prop*
| erty, tends to prevent enjoyment, and
brings a general feeUng of relief when
i-the meal Is over. . -
j, Moreover, unlees all details ran be
f executed. and are in accord with one's
1 usual way of living, an elaborate din?
: nor becomes ostentatious, than which
| nothing is worse form. The art of
, entertaining la to give enjoyment by
‘ having persons within one's
i-ahd unices they are made
bte and at ease, the purpose fi
i pletelr, „ - .
' A dinner for six or eight
wOi dll all the requirement* of formal
entertaining If the menu consists of
soup, an ^entree or fish, a roast With ;
i vegetables, a salad, foitowad by a des
; sert. Coffee may ho served after
Hush half a doaea w« ale* awns*
wa remove every vestige of the sltt
and sot the corn from the «ob. ^Put
the eobs in a Urge sauce pan, breaking
in two If necessary to wake thaw
th. Pour a pint of water Into the
iMoaa, cover closely and lot the eoto
cook fbr half ah hour to extract their
flavor. Measure the corn cut from the
cob. add to it an equal quantity shelled
lima beans, put the beans la the sauce
pan, having first removed the cobs, and
add enough milk to cevar. Cook until
tile beans are soft enough ,to he easily
pierced with a forte, then add the eofn
and cook five minutes. Season with
salt, pepper, and a little sugar and
plenty of butter, htlr a heaping tea
spoon ful flow in a cupful of rich mint,
than attr through the bean and corn
mixture to slightly thicken. Cook
lust two minutes and servo.
Pried Teague,
Cut cold cooked tongue Into thin
•Here, dip in olive on or melted natter,
then in seasoned flour end saute la
butter. Take up the tongue *»d cook a
tahlespoonful of flour in the remaining
fat. Add a cup of water aadeoek until
thick, stirring constantly. Take from
the Are, add the laics of halt
RMttM Turkey, Swedish StytA—
Dre.se, dean stall and trues ha- ettbk
pound turkey. Fat on rank la drtp*
pins-pan, sprinkle with salt end
ore^ra bottom of , pan wKh. «w.
Brush . Upper surCaca of bird wilft
heavy croam, using one-half cupful.
Bake same as recipes fhrea above for
roast turaay. sacept taut craein is
used for basUm# mstead of butter,
using In all one and one-half eupcatln
It la not neceaaary to dilute OMUh
with water tor haattap, aa was tho
case whan butter wee used. After
the cfaaxn la used, use watar. t|Ad
crssak that la in the peat..
walnut meats broken in ptaca* salt,
pepper and eapo to taste. , -
Oyster-Stuffing.—Aa artiola af.-fMt
kind would haruly be conptete With
out giving a recipe fur oyeter-ett>fling.
oven though but a MiaJU put of,.J$m
country la able to furnish fresh Wb
tors.—tttir three cupfuls of state bread
crumbs with ons-hair cupful of matt
ed butter, season with salt, peppar and
a fsw drops of onlon-luice. then add