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Her Housebreaker Hy Florence Morso Kingslpy. V Further down the Btreet he tried ' uauin, to bf aK:iln repulsed, this time with a smartly >hut door in face of his' hiiUinK reciuett for food. | A third nttempt was effectually; hlockefl by u big (ioi{ which bouiued at, him, harking: vociferously, as he at-] tempted to enter the gate. Other (lojfs in d'fTerenl (juarfcrs of the town responded in u soattcrinjj chorus of barks. He had never been afraid -of : nft! EXPANDING CANADIAN TRADE CHArTEU I. ] you're an escaped burgLir? I've a In the dusk of a rainy autumnal , K""*! "»'''''! toâ€" " evening a tall, rather heavily-built. Then he relaxed into a beefy , dogs, but to-nipht in the darkness an younp fc'.low shouldered h^s way chuckle in which he w.is joined by the the ra'n, this anpfry yelping filled him j throuKh the patherinir darkness %ith ferret-faced younfr man. I with vague terror. j the same steady, plodding gait he had ^ "Didn't take him so long to ketch â-  He was wall:ln? rapidly now, like I maintained since early afternoon. His on â€" eh, Charley?" | """^ pur.sned, hunger and fatigue alike, clothes were sodden with rain. Oc- 1 Their raucous mirth pursued the ' ^o'Kotte" 'â- " the desire to escape from ] cnsion.»lly cold tricUles of moi.sture' sodden figure 0,1 its way t* the street. | that unfiendly village. There wa3 from his drooping hat brim made There were bnightly iif.'hted supper | fs'it comfort in the f.ict that the rain them.:elve3 fell on Ivs ster.ming shoul-' tables in several of th.; liou.ses he i h«'l ceased. Under the urge of some: ders. His shoes, weighted v/ilh mud | passed, with fathers and mothers and ' uPP^r current of air the clouds part-' and wutSr, cruelly hurt his tired feet. ' comfortably clad children gjvUiered in ! ^d, revealing the cold face of thei "If I could find a barn somewhere," | the cheerful glow. He approached I f"oon. He looked about once more in | he suggested to himself. | the back door of one such house, ! search of shelter and saw close at' The night before he had slept in a ' f'^a'!'"!? «" ^^^ g>-as.^ that his foot- j hand an old-fashioned picket fence tumble-down old house near the char- ' ^"'^^ ""*fht make no sound. A white- skirting the road for some distance redrulr. of a barn, and been awakened '^''''â- -^^ «''' grandmother was eating Presently he found t.ie gate and stood bv rain dripping through in his face ''"PP^r. «™i nn apple-cheeked girl •through the broken rotf. Why had waited on the f:'jnily^ which appe.-ired he not stayed there till the ttorm was, *" ^« " '«rge one. over? There wa? a rusfy stove, he of •'' ^'ripping rosebush he watchei the remcmVred; he might have k.'ndled a!.P-'"' ^»'''">^' Pancakes at the stove. ! She turned with a start at sound of irresolute, staring at the house it guarded. It was* pa.'nted white like Canadian Voyngeur under Direction of Canadian National RailwjiyR, clenrinR for the West Indies from Montreal, July 10th, with a cargo of general merchandise. She is f-ohedulcJ to return with sugar. From' the shelter the fence; a gravel path bordered cut very thin, and either brown or his timid knock. ' "Somethin' t' eat you're wantin'? Sure it's a tramp ye are â€" an' all wet , \, '^ ,'' >'',="^'^-«" ail wei ... any u, .,.-„,., .v,^ .. .w= .v . ..,,».... put ' POSTE D AS "M I SSI NG" AN D "LOST" an' muddv. Go 'way from me k tchen, were busy in the back of the house, he " '"-"r ''';t" ""*" "'^ biices an pui or I'll set the dog on ye!'' I decided. He would ask them for a, Sick at heart, he hurried out 0.' the crust and leave to sleep in the barn, i °^ mayonnaise yard, aware of the sudden commotion In the morivng he would work. There in the dining room, as the apple- must he work to be done at a place (To be continued.) .^\ fire ai.Tat least kept warm and dry His empty stomach furnished the answer. "If I hadn't lost iry money â€" " was his second hypothesis, muttered through closed teeth. What could have become of the ten dollar bill he hnd knotted so care- fully in the corner of his handker- cheeked girl %liip7ns'cd "her pancakes , like this, chief? He had drowsed for an hour and her infoi-mation under a tree by the roadside, being weary with his fir.'it day of .steady, tramping. When ho awoke â€" if indeed he had slept â€" the handkerchief was missing from the pocket of his coat. He searched for it vainly, going back over miles of his journey. Reluctait- ly he decided that the money had been stolen while he slept. "There was no- th'tig for it but to go on. Doggedly toiling up the long slope of a hill, he paused at its top with an involuntary exclamation. Below him twinkled the lights of a village. From the steeple of a church, a bell was itriking the hour. The faint bnrki.ng; What is the value of a rest room of dogs and the distant rattle of in the nearest town or village to the wagon wheels floated upwards through farm women in the neighborim? com with flowers led to a verandah gar landed with vines. Late honeysuckles were in bloom; their penetrating fragrance floated out to him like a visible presence. There was no light in any of the windows. Its occupants wliite bread is used. A particularly dainty and delicious sandwich for a refreshment sandwich is made from cucumbers. Try to pick them all about the same size. Peel and crisp on the ice. Cut small circles of bread. SHIPS WHICH FAIL TO RETURN one slice between, covered with a bit 'owans (( ypDQPQ AT LLOYD'S. "Chamber of Horrora" in London, of Which the World at Large Knows Nothing. In the very heart of the city of Lon- Rest Rooms For Farm Women. the mist and rain The road, descending raf.'dly from the heights, brought the wayfarer into what was evidently the main street, for he passed a grocery store, a drug- gist's window, with its green and munities? It would be dilficult to estimate, but I have not the .slightest doubt that women who already enjoy these privileges would not part with them for the world. All state they have many times been repaid for the purple lights, and a hotel withdrawn time and money spent in their citab- f rem the street under a row of drip-' lishment. The country waman, ping trees. Tantslixing odors cf especially the woman who has ycung freshly baked biseivt and broiling children, knows what it is to get them meat stole forth into the night. I nicely dressed, all looking spick and ' 1 -"''»'''« -*''^^''" '°""-' '^'^^'"""'ty The ladâ€" he .'ccmed scarcely more,' span, ready for a drive of anywhere I seen in the light of the big arc-light from si.x to fifteen miles, to the near- My Veranda. in front of the hotelâ€" shook his wet; est tov,-n to do her shopping. The day! The old-f-ishioned hon-,. in «4,!,.)i T i"K them about both the bread and coat with fingers that trembled slight-, is hot, the roads are dusty, and when i ^n,, "n ,^| hada Ion ° /ront vcrn-vW Gutter to be used in an air tight tin ly. His hat apper.red reduced to a; they arrive at their destination, the ' * '°"" '^'^""^ veiar^la dripping pulp; after a moment's hes:-' children are all mussed up, and t'lie tation he thrust lit into his pocket, ' mother feels tired, blown nbo'it ard glad for once of his heavy thatch of untidy. How nice it is to know that If a more substantial sandwich is desired, a supper sahdwich for ex- I ample, make a potato salad v\rith cliop- ped chives, cut large slices of brown bread, spread with butter, put a let- tucfe leaf* on each slice and fill with the salad. Another sandwich that is popular jjon there is a "cliamber of horrors' with the masculine side 0/ »tie fan.ilyi which none but the privileged may en- is an onion sandwich. Cut the onions tg^, and of which the world at large into very thin slice? and let them knows nothing, says a London raaga- stand for some time in cold salted zjne. water to extract some of their 1 There is nothing at all gruesome in strength. Spread th'n slices of brown ^x\e. aspect of this chamber, which Is. bread with butter and a thin coating ,•„ (ji^t ^ small, cheerful room leading of mustard. Season with paprika and out q. the great hall of Lloyd's, and | salt. I on the walls of which is an array of A vegetable club sandwich makes a; flimsies, yeilow and brown. splendid emergency luncheon. Toast j jj jg j„ these Innocont-looking two slices of bread for each person! pi^ggg (,f p^pg,. tii^t the latent tragedy ar.d broil one slice of bacon. Have i,gg_ fg,. they tell of ships missing and ready lettuce, tomatoes, and cucum-: i^gt^ ^^j g^pj, telegram has quite a bers sliced. Put on half the slices a tragic importance to some of the 150 floor will -idd <rrPiHvtr>t»i,.aftrn,n.,<. '^''^^ ^^^"^ °^ Icttucc, tomatoBS, then ;jjg,.writers who hr.unt the room. ncs Tf he room iLi mu'lin cMHrn:^ '^'^ ^•'^'°" *"'* ^°^'^'' ^''^'^ cucumbers; whenever a ship leaves port she is on windows sZirntth.^mi^^^^^ '""''^ '^""^^- ^''^ "" ^P°°"^"' °f: insured by her owners ar Lloyds on vMndows should not be omitted. n^ayonnaisc and the second slice of|ag^i„,t ,„/, ..^ jamagc to herself or toast and serve at once. I her cargo; and this risk is divided A very good sweet sandwich is made| among a number of underwriters, who by mashing berries; gooseberries and j^gy^g i,er for certain sums ranging currants should be cooked a bit, sweet-} from £ioo to thousands of pounds. In ening them and spreading between 1 j-etum for a premium. slices of white bread when cool. I Unusual sandwiches for a garden | party can be made by picking nastur tium, clover or rose blooms and pack "Doctor" Deals In Risks. The "Doctor" is a man who dealt In overdue risks, and for an Increased premium is willing to take the original underwriter's responsibility on his own shoulders. Where the original premium was, say, 25b. per cent, the "doctor" demands five guineas â€" or, as the risk Increases through the continued non-arrival of the overdue slifp, ten, twenty, fifty, or more guineas for eacn £100 insured. In some cases an underwriter has paid aa much as seventy and ninety guineas per cent, to reinsure an over- due vessel, which has turned up safe- ly after all, to his chargin and the "doctor's" groat Jubilation. It Is thus easy to see with what tre- pidation a man who has staked a large sum on an overdue vessel must enter the "chamber of horrors," dread- ing day by day to see the fatal an- nouncement that must mean a heavy loss, and may mean absolute ruin to him. be put up, or two or three empty orange boxes might be put together draped with muslin and made to serve the purpose of holding a library. A nice linoleum or congoleum on the All grades. 'Write (or prices. TORONTO SALT WORKS a. J. CLIFF - TORONTO There are women's organizations in every community willing to take care of the rest room, though some perma- nent organization must .stand back of! it to see that it is properly equipped,: ared -for, and of continual and de ion, tne.f^pi^p, j],e north. But it was little! curling hair. j they can go straight to their rest "If I only had that money," he room, have a wash and tidy up gen- thought, and pictured himself eating! erally, rest a little while, and per- a he', supper at one of the white tables haps make a cup of tea, before they glimpsed through the windows of the' start out to do their shopping and to brightly lighted dining room. "It was' meet their friends. my money, all riirht," he added de- fiantly. The front door of the hotel, hospi- tably w.de, revealed glimpses of a comfort we derived from it, for con tinually we had to watch to keep the babies from rolling off of it. When my third baby came I deter- mined to alter that veranda, so that I would have a safe, cool place for the little folks to play and a comfortable place for all of us to sit when the day's work was done. .. ^ - . ... I had the veranda screened in, a an auto, the rest room is none the 1 nr„i.n,. K,^v• i,,,;if „f n i , , , 1 ui - , llower l)ox Iniilt at the east end and less valuable, as even in an auto on^ , ^^ j ,„g,g ^^^^^^ ^ , gets pretty well blown about on a g„j. clematis and honeysuckle climb- box the night before. Wrap the but- ter in a cloth. When the sandwiches Huge Gambles. A slip is pas.-;ed round iirom one un- derwriter to another, and on the in- formation supplied as to the destina- tion, cargo, and class of the ship, the names of her owners and captain, the insurance required and its rate, each Kven if one is lucky enough to own ' are ma.le they will have the flavor and, u^^derwriter pu s down on the slip the odor of the flowers used. Serve on' «""^ f°; ^''•'c" he is prepared to maice sandwich plates garnished with the! '''"'^^^'^ responsible m case of loss or flowers. ''•â- ^""«",-. ., , ,. , , „ ,. ^ '^ Tlio limit is entirely at the discre- tion of the underwriter, and there have cheerful red-carpeted room. Behind a; windy day and after battling with the ; g^, ;,p t,,g ^^^^ j^ \'^^^^ -\ white railing was a desk, and behind, elements for even a comparaUvely ; y,ook high enough on the screen door' Oldest Countries Least Advanced. The history of China dates back to thousands of years before human foot- marks began to appear in Hritain. From .Vsia civilization spread west- wards, travelling right across Europe, and thence to America. Today Japan been cases in which a man has ven- tured £50.000, and even £100,000 on the safe voyage of a vessel. When a man thus risks hundreds or thousands on a stake so full of uncer- tainty as tho safety of a ship, which naturally encounters so many daugers, the desk a ferret-faced young man, no short distance, one api,reciatcs being ^o k older than himself. He glanced up able to get one's hat on straight once ' at the sight of the big, sodden figure' more and the stray ends of one's hair which confronted him "Hello!" he said, "what can I do fcr you?" His tone was doubtful. He had learned not to appraise a would-be patron too hastily. "Iâ€"I've been tramping all day in the ra.'n. Somebody stole my money. 1 want a job and â€" " "You're a bum," decided the clerk promptly. "Get out of here â€" (juick!" "I'm no more bum than you are," contradicted the stranger "I want l)inned up. It is also nice to have a place where one can meet one's friends and have a chat, instead of having to stand in the street, or in some store. Undoubtedly women will come to town much oftoncr if they know- that when they have finisliod their .shopping*, they can go to a nice bright cheery room of their own, where the.v can sit and talk w.ith others or road a magazine while waiting for the men to get through with their busi- ness. This means a long dreary inter- instead of absorbing the apathy of her her voyage Is a matter of daily anxie- . , nearest neighbor, is touched by tlio , ty to him until she reaches her des- - -^^ ., *^'^''^ ^"'"^ ""''''•ten-k,,gstward flow, and is raising her , tination. ing it, I could put the th-ce little tots I head When she is overdue tho anxiety out there to play with their toys andl The majoritv of domesticated anl- of the underwriter increases, and each know that no harm could come toj mals arc Asiatic in origin, such as ; day that passes without the ship's ar- them. Later I added a long^ .strip ofi horses, dogs, mules, doiikeys, t^heep, ' rival at her destination beiuK reported ' ' goats, honey bees, chickens, ducks, j adds to it. He begins to see the wis- and this alone shows that domes- , dom of reducing his risk by "hedging," and at this stage the "doctor," as he comes on tho Bcmething to eat and a place to dryi ^a! spent sitting in the car or hupgy, my' clothes; I can work to pay fori '<" there is no rest room, which de- jt." tracts very cons-idcrably from any "Oh. you can, eh? Well, all I got pleasure which the outing has for the to say is you got some ner\'o. Got a women. Many farm women say they watch? Or a card? Any way to! had rather stay at home than stand identify yourself? Where did you ! "round, come from?" Rest rooms have a variety of uses. The door of the dining room opened '" "^o^' P'='^os they are social centres, and a stout man with a red face came where ahe meetings and entertain- out. He wore a white aistcont, itsi "^ents are had. It is very much easier rotund expanse unduly emphasized by' 'o get a good attendance at a meeting matting, porch pillows, a hammock : and a veranda table. i The summer that tho veranda was screened in I noticed that our living room was nearly deserted. I took my , sewing out on the front veranda, my husband read his paper while he rest- ' ed in the hammockT; the hired girl , found the screened veranda the cool- est place to shell peas and beans ,in the ; morning and to crochet in the after- , noon; in the evening guests always I said: "Let's sit on the veranda, it's so ; cool and pleasant here." i When it came my turn to entertain : the missionary society they voted to , have the meeting on the big front ] veranda. When I needed three rooms , for entertaining a large crowd one summer evening the screened veranda I made the third and was tho most pop- , ular (if the three. Ranked witli flowers ind green branches at both ends, it etc., tic man had his first kingdom in Asia, i Yet it is strange that tho countries . witli the longest human histories are ; scene. to-day the least advanced. is called at Lloyd's. jiâ€"iw ^-««.â- ^â- .-Jt â- >Tj.... Mi»an«^ Mm \% A â€" o- • shnwv double watch cha'n. The' w'""' '' 'â- '' '^•'''1 '" " '"^'^-h' comfortable ^.grtninly did look inviting are at least ' sure of warmth in winter. odor of hot food appeare.l to attend i 'â- o""i ""'"â- Â«' the memi.ers are at leasi ; jj^ ,.granda became so popular that his sleek, comfortable person like an sure of w-armth in winter. Dislicsare| ^^^ „g^f summer there was quite an aura. The stranger drew a deep! '•''Pt "" *>»'"'• «"'> «« "'•"''; there is gpi,,,,,,;^ „<• scrccned-in verandas in breath. He had grown rather white';' .s"';'" «'";;<' where a kettle can be ^ p^„. „ei^.hborhood. around the mouth. i •""'«''; •'"! t^"* " '"? '^ '""^'' <•»" .'',« â-  served with very little trouble, which "What'.s up, Charley?" demanded the stout man, his sharp eyes begin- 1 ning with the wayfarer's muddy boots' and flmi-diing with his shamed face. is gieatly appreciated. The establishment of a rest room is not a very difficult problem. It is "Says he lost his money on Uie' "'^'•«''««'">' *« se''ure a room centrally wav," di-awlcd the clerk. "He'd like' ''"â- Â«^«'' '" A''« '°^^'" «>â-  '''^y- ^^*"' '« Sandwiches. Delirious nnd Dainty, From the (iardcn. Tlie most delicious of all the sum- mer sandwiches can be made right from the garden. Nothing make Ideal Marriage Age. Interestliig points regarding niatrl-j mony are raised by a clause in the will \ of a London magnate. Much of his proiiorty is left In trust for his e^lvttd- ] ren, tho income from their shares tn be paid to their mother until each child attains the ago of twenty-seven. The maker of the will expressed an "earnest wish and desire" that no child should marry until- that age was reached. Minard'a X>!nlment Onrea Oluhtharla. AOENTS WAr^TEO TO SEI.I. Foster Oil Burners \V^ ^\â- \\^\\ a ItVf nirui In pvpry district to tlenion}«trato ami sell a provod coal- ol! burner. FttR liny coal-burnlnx ranitp- Cheaper than KHK or ooal. and Iiqa no pressure tanks or holes to block \ip. No dirt no ntnokf*. no odor. A real monoy- making iTounfiltlnn for n hustler. BOMTNionr lOTO. 00.. 118 Balitiora.1 Ave. B., Hamilton, Ont, W.CLAr^K,..., •IITEDh'^CNTRL Kn:?^5K2'12>EF3S5SaEHai .Cs (fot," interruple<l the stranger. "Why not give me a chance?" "I'll give you just half a miinule to fet out o' that dcor." The big man cniphajized his remark with a violent gesture. "How do I know hut what fe v^. Bupperand a be<l. Guess there's plenty' P"i;' ^•"" """; ."^*"* ''y,"" """";'"' ^f ^- ^ more acceptable lunch for a summer more whcjre he jAme fromâ€"" | ^^'"' "«="^ i!;'."« ^" ;'° 'â- ! *," f^'m'sh | day than a vegetable .sandwich, with n . "i told you I'd work for what \ ^Y 'T"' 3''l« "f ""' '"' W"" , crisp, coqJ filling nnd n bi^ of mayon- •' ;„f,.,.;.„.,.^i .!,« .(..„„r.,... "Wk„! s"'*"- '•"I" the ideal rest room let us, ^^1.,^ ,„„[ ^ g^^g, „£ \^^^^ ^_^ q^^ suggest a couch, some chairs, incbid-j gn^aller in fancy fhnpcs this \% an, ing a rocker or two, some benches, a i,,gnj „,,.„„ f^r the porch tea also, few .shelves for dishes and a small | Lettuce sandwiches have for 1 long stove. The main idea should be to ,;„,„ i,ep„ favorites. To make them, make the room attractive with the ^^^y ,he lettuce the night before, wash least possible expenditure. Wonders jhoroughly and put In n chec?ccloth | can bo performed with empty boxes j.^jj „„ ^ho ice. When ready to uto it! and some pretty inexpensive musbn. ' ^yin i,^ ^.^ry crisp. Vegetable sand- ' For instance, nn empty apple or ^^1^.1,^^ are alwnvs better made Just orange box can be transformed into i,eforo using, as the dressing softens them. If this be out of the (lucatlnn, they may bo opened nnd tho mayon- naise or cooked dressing spread on them. Another good sandwich Is marie from ripe tomatoes simply sprinkled with a bit of salt. The tomatoes >r* vex ^\ ^M y-*-- b:^d VT. Zi. McElnnon DtaQ K. rattea Victory Bonds Collcin of Victor-/ Bonr.i will fln« d*nnlt« (rice* Quoted ou tho flnauclal voira of tb* Toronto moralug' pav*n. W. L. McKINNON & CO. Otalem In Oovenimtnt knd ICunlcIv*! Bond! Ucninnon Bld«.. IS ll«Und» at., ToroBtc a washstand, while another would make a dres'er. A looking-iflass, needless to say, is a most essential article, as are also a wash jug and basin. Paper towels cost very little, and arc more sanitary than the ord- inary kind. Uock-shelvet should also f --1^. r ^i Write .'jr coim smucfs For Tomorrow's Dessert The question of variety in summer desserts never troubles th:? woman who knows the possibilities of ijenson's Corn Starch, the choicest product of the corn. Benson's Corn Starch is equally fine for crisp, delicate pastries as it is for S!mple puddings; it is good for cakes nnd for pie fillings to say nothing of Blanc Mange, Custards and Ice Cream. Try one of these recipes for in tomorrow's dessertâ€" Co^H Book TheCnn«d«St«reKCo. Un>itsd - /AcnU*^ •i'»>l.urT.»3 „,, II