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reok, » the he o ig & * m 0B ® ted. 148 i C EED 1N 42 D He had been changing unconsciously; had not known, realized, what it was that was working the transiormation. But he knew now. And he eat with his hoead bent and hie eyes covered, and faced the thing. For Gaunt, though not a good man, was no fool azsd no coward. He had He was in love with Decima Deane. He, years older than sheâ€"ard a married man! He wiped the sweat from his face with an unsteady hand. 1t soemed ridiculous and absurd; but there it was, and all the ridicule be could pour on it would not guench or down the truth. He tried to laugh as he thought of the differesce in age, of the bond that held ard galled him; but the laugh rang hollow and unâ€" saiisfactory. He loved her. And he knew it was the first real love of his life. The faney for the woman who bore his name had been a fancy only, and had died; cbanged rather, to contempt and Xool.hin He hui never really loved until he met Deâ€" cima. And the girl was everything in the world to him. Life, hope, joy. i Her face rose before him as he sat and thought. The sweet, girlieh face with its blue and everchanging eyes, its mobile mouth and its bright and innocent smile, the soft brown hair clunterln, in tendrils on her white brow. Her voice with its innocent toueâ€" Inuccent! Yes, she was innocent; so childâ€"like, that she did not guees how it was with him. He was not a good man; but he thanked God that she did not know thatâ€"she must never know He must go away, go away at onece. He roee, stuog to movement by the resolve, aud almost groaned. A shudder ran through him as he thought of returning to the world, of t;ing away from the *uhx of her face, the sound of her voice. hey were life to him, and his daye withâ€" out them would be shadowed by the darkâ€" ness of a death in life. Need he go?" She did not know, guess, of his love for her. He would keep a elose watch and fi,“d over every look and word. Why ehould he not have the and word. WhL-lonld he not have the consolution of being near her? < She had been like a guardian angel to him; she had, all innocently and unconsciouely, led him out of the dark fore:t of deepair and g).-.m to higher and bflflhu‘r lands. She ad heen his saving angel. If he left her hfd !lvuuh; allzp ;b‘uch dm‘tg the old lifeâ€"the © e he ha a n a Aal{)c pac«‘ np and % with bent bead and bhands ufhu_v c\.l.n:_:;fidho tried to persuade himself that he be conâ€" tent to be near her, to see her occasionâ€" ally; that be would hope for, think of; nothing more. Yes, that was how he would work it. She should be just an angel of light to him. He would go on loving her, but as the sailor loves the beacon star that lighte him home throx: the storm ; as the light that burns in shrine of a saint. Inspired by that love, he would keep his life clean and eweet; he would devote it to her. He would be her slave, would do everything she wanted done for the place and the people. ‘Yes, that is how it must be." he said, with a deep breath. ‘"There is no hope for me. The child would never love me, evenâ€"even if I were only her ago and free. Very good. Let me accept that, let me remember it always, when I am w}th hor or away from her. She is not for me. She can uever be mine, but I can go on loving ber. I will never let her susâ€" pect; I will keep a close guard on my secret, and aho shall never know. It would on!v pain her, and, God knows, I would rather die a thoueand deaths than she shou!d suffer a moment‘s pain." + laughed discordantly. What a pity one can not die when one likes," hbe eaid bitteriy. "It would be so essy a way out of it. But I‘ve got to liveâ€"and I can not live without her!" I‘he last words were uttered almost sayâ€" agely. We all know how, at some time or other, we stand at bay with Fate and fight him tooth and nail. Gaunt was fAight in# Fate for all he knew. The dinverâ€"bell rang, and he went and drossed. Hobson looked at the haggard face anxiously and wondered what was amijg. Me knew nothing of the great *.uhe. but he euspected the existence of some hidden sorrow in his master‘s life, and he wondered whether it had cropped up again, for he had noticed the change of late for the better in Lord Gaunt‘s manner and appearance. s Gaunt went down to the elaborate dinâ€" ner, but he could not cat, and presently he roee and went out into the air. There was a faint mv..-onlirht; a nightâ€" ingale was alnging on one of the trees on the lawn. He saw Decima‘s face in thol soft light, he heard her voice speaking through the bird‘s. Presently he got his hat, and, half mechauically, weut up the venue and along the road to The Woodâ€" bines is he reached the house and stood in the shadow of the trees on either side of the road, he heard the pizno, and then her voiceâ€"the clear, aweet, girlish voice which echoed in his heart all day. She was singing one of the cimple songs she used to sing to Lady Pauline, and every note, as it floated out to him, struck ipon a ebord in his heart and filled him. vith the pain of intense longing. J He went home again, with the eweet, irlish voice rin.ing.ia hie ears. But he would not s) into the horee, and he paced under the fre in the plantation until the dawn began to gleam beyoud the bills. 1 love her!" was the thought that ached in his heart. "I love her; but she s»baill never know. She shall never know." In the morn!.:: some plans came down by sost. He h promised to take them w her. Should he do so? He prayed, thirsted for a «ight of her. Why sbhould ho not go? He would begin the watch over hit-.u. After breakfaet he went, with the plans in his hand, up to Thae Woodbines. _As he reached the gate he heard voicesâ€"Doâ€" cima‘s and a man‘sâ€"and then he saw ber and Mr. Mershon in the «garden. He had met nn-«’voung man once or twice, oa’ exchanged groetings with him; but it ha «o chanced that be had not seen him ard Decima togetber. He looked over the gate, and there was Mr. Mershon holding & chriumhemnn while Dreu-gouod it to a stic Decima wore & sunmbounet likeâ€" iN HOP EVCIY CCE "Why, we are only tying up some of the chrysanthemums. As if they were of any consequence! Let me see them! I do «o want to see them. But what is the matter?" she broke off, as she looked up at him with a sudden gray® questioning. "Nothingâ€"nothing," he said, hastily for 8 ETE ECCE BP c Picctrins Abrcmnntadtpntetc . 0C We more "I I thivk M be going." he said, lookâ€" in‘h:t Decima. had opened the plane and scemed a a . uite absorbed in them. "Oh. will you not stay? Well, goodâ€"bye, "Oh. will you not stay? WAl, ROUUTDIJT and thank you. We have tied up ever s0 many. haven‘t we?" 3 "%es." «aid Mr. Mershon. "Good morning. Lord G@unt.‘" A«e he went out of the gate Gaunt looked after him. M oemime Eie PC O s im » felt Mr. Mershon‘e lhl? eyes upon him. That gentleman dropped the string and anced at his watch. 'SG disliked, and as a little afraid of Lord Gaunt of Leatâ€" CHAPTER XIV.â€"(Cont‘d) THE PERFECT SHOE FOR SUMMER SPORTS ; EET :oOT Her Great Love; Or, A Struggle For a Heart he said, no hope love me, ago and that, let am v}th not for I can go had ahe led and She her the ! "Yes, oh, yes. He is here nearly ever{ day. He has business with father. don‘t understand what it is; it is all a mystery to meâ€"and to father aleo, I exâ€" F«.t But what is the matter? Youâ€"you \ ook so pale and tired." | _ She drew nearer to him, with childâ€" | like affection and confidence, and laid her | hand ug:n bis arm. And the strong arm, lean and muscular, !the arm which had known no quiver nor uncertainty even when it had been raised in the face of death itsolf, had hard work | to keep itself steady under the fAngers | which touched him so innocently. . _ Decima looked up from the plans abâ€" sently. "Do you see much of Mr. Mershon?" he asked, and cursed himeelf for seking. _ "I‘veâ€"I‘ve had a bad night," be said, forcing a emile. "I used to euffer from incommia, and I got anattack of it last n‘..h."'”_ w 2 +3 w Lo zol "Oh, I am so sorry," she said. "Come and sit in mi arbor ard rest for a little while." Her hand closed on his arm, and she led him gently to a rustic summer hovee in the worst etate of repair. "Sit there and rest," whe said. "You shall not talk, or even thisk. And 1 will look at the plane. Say!" she ran to one of the garden borders and picked some eprigs of hv,endor. "smell those! Are they not sweet ?" She held them up to him, and. unseen be her, he touched them with his lipe. Then, with the innocence of a child, she sat cloee beside him and unfolded the plans again. Her arm touched hisâ€"the summerâ€"house was a vorlolmnll affairâ€"he could almost hear the beating of her heart; and his own heart throbbed in bharmony. _ . "They are beautiful!" she said, nodding at the plane, as a child nods at a pictureâ€" book. "How clever a man must be to draw them like this! Look at that tower!" She opened out the plans so that they rested on her knees and his. ‘"‘There‘s a bell in that tower, of course. Wil ‘it run,‘ aa Bo;:by would say, to a bell, Lord aunt?" SETTCCC "Oh, yes; it will run to a bell," he said, mecbanicunlj. for her hand was touching his arm, and all his senses were throbbing. "Will it? I am so glad! Aund that is the big echoolâ€"room. What is the eize? But I am worrying you, and I meant you to rest!" she exclaimed, remorsefully. "It is not worrying me," he eaid. "There are the plans. If you like them, we‘ll pass them." "Oh, 1 think they are beautifol!" she said. ‘"And the schoolâ€"house is too ewee‘l for words! 1 should like to be schoolâ€" mistross !"‘ iss # o ag sch nasium. . "Why did you ask him?" he said, alâ€" most roughly. "I would have given you all you wanted." __ . _ 1t is 0M 3 4 MB s3 is "I know you would." she said, simply; "and that is why I didn‘t aek you. You have done so much. Besides, it is only fair that Mr. Mershon should spend come of his money for the benefit of the people among whom he lives. He is very rich, you know." "Ia he?" he said. ‘"I don‘t know anyâ€" thing about him." Then he got ashamed of his petulance, of his jealousy, for her eyes were seaking his with a rather pained eurprise. She had never before heard him speak in this tone. "Oh, I dare eay he is REroote TV mt e s s c d a very nice young fellow. I‘mâ€"I‘m rather boorish and illâ€"natured this morning. I alwaye am when I don‘t sleep." In an instant her face melted, so to sveak, with a tender sympathy which emote him to the heart. _ _ y "I know. You could not be really un kind or unjust to any one, I think, Lord Gaunt." "Oh, couldn‘t I?" he said, grimly. "No. It wase only because you are t‘rel that you were hard upon Mr. Mershonâ€" if you were hard. For, after all, what have you said? Lean brackâ€"see, you can just lean backâ€"and rest, quite restful." Hhe leaned back to show him the way, and the branches of the ivy and clematis caught in her hair. She laughed as she tried to disentangle them. * a ""Thanks," she said at once. ‘"Mind you do not bring it all down; it is apt to come down at a touch. You see, I‘ve not had 14..4 IM _ d _ . i ns Anfilh waresnt "I forgot my In'lr-. but you need not be afraidâ€"yours is too short." _ _ 54 _"Can‘t you get it nndone?" he eaid "Let me try, will you?" _ __| _ 1 BOUPDD IM MMR CICC! "You must hbave been rather a niceâ€" looking little girl," he remarked, with an effort at careless badinage. # DErorb WP PRCICmY, CCCR CCT "I waen‘t, really. 1 was a very ug‘y child," she said. "I remember Bobby used to call me the plain bun. I‘ve told rou about his expecting to see a longâ€" egged, ugly little girl at the railway staâ€" tion, bhaven‘t 1"" While she was makl:s. whe was doing up her hair rapidly a careleesly. He stooped to pick up some of the hairâ€"pins which had fallen, and gaw a piece of brown ribbon which had either fallen from her hair or some part of her drees. He waited until she had finished, then he&':bd up the ribbon. e you want this?" he said, "What is it? Oh, thanks!" He held it in his hand. "If you don‘t particularly want it, 1l] tie u‘p the plana with it," he said, with an air of indifference. J‘No, I don‘t want it. Is it long enough ?" "Quite," he said, as he rolled up the plans and wound the ribbon round them., "I‘m going down to the village to see (‘obbo: Could youâ€"will it be convenient for you to meet me there this afternoon ? 1. UUDTCITICLL Ruish+t wants ta of." Of, . she tslkodAon-â€"the talk of a happy, heartâ€"free girlâ€"and he listened with _ a mingling of pleasure and pain. ger innoâ€" cence and unconsciousness hurt him that morning. He got up almost suddenly, ‘ "I must go.‘ he said, abruptly, and left her. I . They met in the village in the afternoon, interviewed Mr. Bright, and _ then met Bobby, and went up to the Hall to tea. It was eerved on the terrace, and she presided, as she had dore on weveral preâ€" vious occaeions. Gaunt watched her. Nevâ€" er had she seemed more perfect in every tone and movement. Looking at her was like listening to an exquisite piece of music which makes the heart ache with an infinite Km‘m{. l "ghow Bobby the plane, Lord Gaunt," she eaid, presently. ; | Gaunt went into the library and brought them. They were untied and in . conâ€" ‘luion. Vna what a ":’m‘blo you have wot them in! here is t ribbon you tied them ‘ug‘ with?" she aeked. 8 5 ow an instant and looked up with?" she aeked. glu colored for ar instant and lnoked‘ with the awkwardnese of a man. f ‘ "Iâ€"I1 must have dropped it," he said. It was luldfii neatly in his waistcoat pocket over his heart. oz "Ah." said Bobby, "want my opinion ? Well, nLy. opinion r that you are pauperâ€" izing the whole place between you; rl'ld I‘m rather glad that I‘m woin@ ou‘uo it. and so can chuck what little of the ros: pousibility that has fallen to my share." "Going out of it!", said Decima. He nodded as he h{hkd a cigaretie. "Yes, old Brown‘"â€"Brown wae his coach â€""thinks that J ought to go u%w London io polish up my French and German; so ‘m going right away; that is, in a week or two." "Oh, Bobby!" said Pecima, aghast. "Don‘t ery. Is its brother going to leave it for a fow weeks? Never mind! He‘ll come back soon and bring his ickle sister a nice ickle doll." ' "Going up to London," said Gaunt. Hise heart auuk, for he know that, Bobby away, he should not be able to see so much of Decima, for Bobby had played the usefal part of chaperon. "You‘ll go into digâ€" kinge. 1 sunvoâ€"«? Ree bare. I‘re some that, Bobby aw2ay, to see so much of _played the un(nl) ou‘ll go into digâ€" a bare. I‘ve n-.l chambers in townâ€"you o uy to them, You‘ll be doi:: me a service if you will." Bobby stared. "Youâ€"you mean it?" "Of course 1 mean it," eaid Gaunt, rather curtly.. "It‘s better for the roome to be occupled." He gave Bobby the adâ€" dress. "l'f\nd Tll put up for theâ€"what club would you like, I wonder? What do you say to the Orient?" Bobby fAushed with pride and pleasure, "Will you really! How awfully good of yeu! The Orient!" He had heard and read of the clubâ€"one of the bestâ€"but had never hoped, never dreamed of becoming a member. | orveds ureamed €f PERmEAUUE T O CFS "Not at all," said Gaunt, briskly, "I‘ll write toâ€"night." Bobby was so moved and excited that ke jumped up and %md away. Decima looked at Gaunt with a sudden moisture in her eyce. "I" wonder why you are so kind to us?" she raid, with a listle catch in her voice. He could not have found a quicker road to her heart. He raieed his eyes to her face for a moment. "Nonsense!" he raid, almost rough!y, "What is there eepecially kind in that? I should do it for an{ one." "Â¥es," she said; "I think you would. There is no one so kind, eo thoughtfu), so generous. Bobby can‘t thank you, 1 ree; and Iâ€" Oh, I wish I coub? tell you just what I think!" She loened forward and touched his hand. (To w continued ) British Labor Member Proud of His Carcful Better Half. Will Crooks, the British Labor Member of Parliament, is essenâ€" tially a home man. There is no place dearer to his rugged heart than his modest little house in Lonâ€" don. Hoe putters in and around day in and day out, and in the evening takes his easoe at his hearthstone beside his wife. When he left for his tour to Canâ€" ada, Australia, and South Africa with the British Parliamentary party he carried with him a heavy consignment of baggage. It was observed by one of the newspaper men in the party that Crooks was able to tell just in what part of his luggage to look for any given obâ€" ject. There appeared to be some trick about it, and at last Crooks explained. nE esd * "See this little card here," he said, drawing out & diagram from his pocket, "well, that is a list of everything I have, together with marks showing in just which bag and which part of which bag the thing is. Cough drops!? Yellow portmanteau, pocket No. 2, lower side. Blippers, bag No. 5, bottom. Clean hankies, black satchel, and so on."‘ % During her first week of widowâ€" hood the Corsican widow is blindâ€" \folded with a black bandage. i In the average â€" summer hotel \there is no room even for arguâ€" | ment. Then he pointed to one very heavyâ€"looking grip. "Guess what‘s in it?" he said. ‘"Proserves |‘ "Ayeâ€"real preserves, your factoryâ€"made jam.‘"‘ And it was so. . But when the bell boy came to rémove the lugâ€" gage he did not carry the preâ€" serves. Will Crooks had it, and walked circumspectly, too. "(Can‘t yel Well, it‘s preserves â€"‘ome madeâ€"by my wife." Spinach, acting on the liver, freshens the complexion. Better be tireless than tiresome. Mushroom brandy is a new imâ€" portation from Siberia. _ The average man doesn‘t get any foresight till he‘s too old to haeve anything to look forward to. ! Willie had been absent from | school a whole day, so teacher sent his mother the usual excuse blank to be filled out. When it was returned to her it held the following excuse : \ ‘‘Dear teetcher Willie got wet in | the a.m. and sick in the p.m." Many stage dancers wear proof skirts. $ do not gripe, purge nor cause nausea, nor does continued use lessen their effectiveness. You can always depend on them. 25¢. a box at your \ Druggist‘s. 1i78 National Drug and Chemical Co. ‘ msth, ~â€" of Canada, Limited. _ 2 It‘s mean to make money out of people‘s necessities, and besides, there is ever so much more to be made out of their luxuries. Pianos.in Berlin, Germany, must all shut up by 11 o‘clock at night. "Now, children,"‘ sajd the Bunâ€" day school teacher to the juvenile class, ‘"‘can any of you tell me what an epistle is ?" "I can," answered a little fellow at the foot of the class. ‘"An epistle is the wife of an apostle." _ Naâ€"Druâ€"Co Laxatives â€" are different in that they WILL CROOKS, M.P. Will Crooks, M.P. Fact and Fancy. 197 none of fireâ€" Gooseberry Jam.â€"Top and tail the gooseberries and boil one hour, stirring constantly.© To each pound of the uncooked fruit you should have allowed threeâ€"quarters of a pound of sugar. After the hour‘s boiling is ended dip out any superâ€" fluous juiceâ€"which will make deâ€" lisious jellyâ€"put in your sugar, and cook an hour longer. Turn the jam into glasses or small jars and seal. When this is served with cottage cheese or cream cheese it is a fair equivalent for the imported bar le ._‘.uc. R Plum or Damson Jam.â€"Stone your damsons or plums, and after this weigh them. Be careful to save any juice that comes from the fruit while stoning it. Allow half a pound of sugar to each pound of fruit, unless it is exceptionally tart, in which case increase the proporâ€" tion to threeâ€"quarters of a pound of sugar to a pound of fruit, Stew the fruit for half an hour, put in the sugar, and simmer gentiy for an hour. By this time the jam should hour. by this time th©Q jaIn sN0UIG have coo{ed down until it is quite thick, and may be put into glasses or jars and sealed. Small, tart plums may be used for this jam. Peach Marmalade. â€" _ Peel and stone peaches. The smaller or yelâ€" low varieties will serve for this. Weigh the pared and J)ittod fruit, allowing to every pound of it threeâ€" quarters of a pound of sugar, and cook the fruit by itself for threeâ€" quarters of an hour, stirring it conâ€" stantly. At the end of this time turn in the sugar and cook for ten or fifteen minutes, taking off any scum which may rise to the top. You may either put it up at this stage or you may add to it the kernels of a dozen or so of peach stones, chopâ€" ped fine, and the juice of a lemon for every three pounds of fruit, or you may put in a tablespoon of preâ€" serving brandy for every pound of fruit. With any treatment the marâ€" 'malade is delicious. There should be a good deal of extra juice, and if this is dipped out after the addiâ€" tion of the sugar and of any flavorâ€" ing and sealed in bottles it makes a fine sauce for baked or boiled pudâ€" dings Apple or Crabapple Jelly.â€"Quarâ€" ter and core ripe crabapples or any well flavored, tart apples, and heat slowly in a preserving kettle. Unâ€" less they are juicy add enough water to protect them from scorching, and cook at a gentle simmer until the apples are broken to pieces. Put the pulp into a flannel bag and let it drip. If you squeeze the pulp the juice is likely tebe cloudy. Measure your juice, and to each pint of it allow a pound of granulated sugar. Put the juice on the fire in a clean kettle, cook it for \,‘fl,fl-fimutas after it comes to a boil, skim careâ€" fully, and add the sugars Let the jelly return to the boil and cook for one minute and take from the fire. Have your glasses ready and fill immediately, but do not close or attempt to cover with paratfin unâ€" til the jelly is entirely cold. § Peach Jelly.â€"Make by the precedâ€" ing recipe, but add a tablespoon of lemon juice to each pint of the peach juice, and put this in after strainâ€" ing the juice from thg_-fl"lzit. Â¥ Small Cucumber Pickles, â€" Lay | firm, small cucumbers of uniform| size, none of them more than three |, inches long, in a large earthen crock, with a layer of salt upon every layer of cucumbers. Pour in | enough cold water to cover them, placing a heavily weighted plate on top to prevent floating. Every other day stir the pickles up from the bottom, and leave them in the brine for ten days. At the end of this time pour it off and pick over the pickles, throwing out those that are soft. Put those which are left in fresh water and leave them in this twentyâ€"four hours, change again to fresh water, and let them lie in this another day. Line your kettle with grape leaves and place the cucumbers on these, sprinkling each layer of them with a little powdered alum, pour in cold water, lay several thicknesses of the grape leaves over the top, cover the kettle closely, and simmer slowly for six hours. Don‘t let the kettle boil. Take out the cudumbers, which by now should be well greened, throw them in cold water and leave them in this for a couple of hours. Preâ€" pare a thick pickle vinegar of one cup of sugar, a dozen blades ot mace, a dozen and a half whole allâ€" spice, three dozen each of whole black peppers and cloves, and four quarts of vinegar. Boil all these together for five minutes after the boil begins, and pour over the drained _ cucumbers, which you should have packed into small jars. The vinegar must go on them scaldâ€" ing hot and the jars be covered closely, Let them season for at least two months before eating them, and keep in a dark, cool place, > >~ > 3 ESICCCT Mixed Pickles.â€"Make these by the preceding recipe, using strin beans, nasturtium pods, clusters 0% cauliflower, and tiny onions, The onions and the cauliflower do not need to be greened. Brittle nails should be rubbed with vaseline every night. tÂ¥3 "I.f v'o:-g-evt.;i)‘l-e;‘;;; p\rtte eook in hot water the flavor will be desâ€" tr(â€")yedâ€". & w4 &A a u8 3 a4 NEZ;:i.ed raising cut in half and add ed to the nut salad will make i taste much better. â€" 3 £ ~â€" Crackers covered with grated cheese and toasted in the oven are good served with salad for lunchâ€" When the knob comes off the teaâ€" kettle lid, try putting in a cork ; select one larger than the hole, soak it, and force it in while wet. _ _â€"Linoleum which has been rolled up for some time should be placed Useful Hints. been rolled ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO before the fire for a few minutes before unrolling. It will not crack. If rice is cooked in water it will awbsorb about three times its measâ€" ure. If it is cooked in milk, at least half as much liquid will be necessary. A cretonne shoe bag made the size of the hat tray in your trunk is a great convenience. It can be ‘_attmhed to the back of the trunk with thumb tacks when you arrive. Perspiration stains can be â€" reâ€" moved by a solution of oxalic ac‘d and water in & proportion of one drop of oxalic acid to 20 drops of water. A fish that is to be boiled will be improved if it is placed in a dish containingy melted butter and alâ€" lowed to stand for an hour before boiling. After boiling salt beef leave two or three carrots in the liquor until cold. The carrots will absorb the salt and the liquor can be used for soup. 15 k tog When sheets wear thin in the midâ€" dle, cut them in half down the midâ€" dle and sew the outer edges toâ€" gether; the sheets will wear twice as long. o ~AE aP For economy excellent lamp wicks can be made from men‘s old soft felt hats cut into strips the proper width an@ soaked in vinegar for two hours and drying before using. A steamer box is a delightful preâ€" sent for an oceanâ€"going friendâ€" each gift being wrapped tightly in paper and marked with the day on which it is to be opened. 5 Sash curtains, after they have been starched, should be folded down the middle, lengthwise, and ironed double ; then opened out and the fold ironed. They handle very well when ironed in this way. To keep the color in linen dresses launder them in bran water. Pour scalding water over half a pailful of bran, let stand for half an hour, then drain the water off and wash the linen in it, using no soap. _ Cold cocoa made without cooking is a good invalid‘s dish. Mix one teaspoonful of cocoa and another of sugar to a smooth paste with a little cold milk ; then beat in a glass of creamy milk with an eggbeater. Everybody doesn‘t know that huckleberry cake, baked about two inches thick, in a large oblong cake tin, can be served as a delicious pudding simply by cutting it in squares and serving with a sweet white sauce. Before cutting buttonholes in thin materials, baste a piece of Inâ€" dia linen underneath where the butâ€" tonholes will be. Cut the buttonâ€" holes through both and work. When finished, cut away the piece of goods underneath. it To bake cakes at home successâ€" fully put the cake mixture into & wellâ€"greased tin, then stand this inâ€" side another tin. The cakes will never burn at the bottom or stick, and will be successful whether baked in a large or small oven. Two Women Ride Yaks Over Roof of the World. One of the most extraordinary holiday trips ever undertaken by women travelers was a ride across "‘the roof of the world," that part of the Himalayas which separates India from Eastern Turkestan. Two English women, Miss E. C. Kemp and Miss McDougall, well known as a Chinese explorer, were the herâ€" vines of the trip, which they desâ€" cribed at the Lycewun Club, Lonâ€" don The two set out in May of last year and crossed mountain passes which never had been trod by woâ€" men travelers. They met a saint of Thibet, conversed with him and made a sketch of him and told him they visited manasteries filled with figures of local saints and devils and scrolls of many colors. With the smallest of caravans these two women met the caravans of sportsmen, large and elaborate affairs, with long trains of ponies bearing the heads of dead animals. They discovered that the natives on the road were as keen as the sportsâ€" men themselves and that the sole topic of native conversation was the largest game bag. j In Leh they were received at the king‘s palace and provisioned themâ€" selves for the most arduous part of their journey. They took with them a cook, who, when at home in Leh, was also a pillar of the church, a surgeon‘s _ assistant, _ sportsman, hymn writer and general handy man. Four men servants, interâ€" preters, eight ponies to earry tents and two yaksâ€"the stately chargers on which the women rodeâ€"completâ€" ed the caravan. â€" & They started in the direction of the Pangong Lake, noted for its brilliant color, and ascended to a height of 18,000 feet. For a month they lived away from civilization. They climbed glaziers and precipiâ€" tous mountains, forded dreaded rivâ€" ers and explored gorges that never had known the presence of white women. 4 The way across these heights was strewn with carcasses of horses and the perpetual symbol of death was the raven. They suffered terribly with headaches and adopted chlorâ€" ate of potash as a cure. _ ~ â€"‘"Was it worth while?""‘ they were asked. t oo ger "Well,‘‘ replied Miss Kemp, "I think it was. There comes a time in our lives when it is desirable to broaden our interests. What struck me there in those solitudes was the wonderful solidarity of human naâ€" ture. "We felt that we were all essentiâ€" ally one. I think it quickened our perceptions; gave us a new fioise and a greater capacity to take a broader view." If a man is too proud to beg and too honest to steal, what business has he in politics! # While a young man may admire a kittenish girl, he should remember that kittens grow up. 0Â¥ HIMALAYAS‘ PEAKS. SCME TEETOTAL MONARCHS CROWNED HEADS OF EUROPE wWHO ARE TEMPERATE. Queen, Wilhelmina and King Fer» dinand Never Touch Liquorâ€" } Alfonso Dislikes It. King Alfonso of Spain does not drink either wine or spirits, nor does his mother, Queen Christina. Queen Victoria of Spain sometimes takes a glass of wine at dinner, and it was noticed that during her visit to the French republic she sipped champagne with the Président. With Alfonso total abstinence is not a matter of policy or principle, but simply one of taste. He really finds all wines and spirits unpalaâ€" table, but the cellars in the Spanâ€" ish palace at Madrid are famous, and wine is served at every meal. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria forâ€" swore beer, wine, liquors, and stimulants of all kinds some years ago on the advice of his clever moâ€" ther, who he always declares was his most sagacious political adviser. Thanks perhaps to this policy his nerves are always under perfect control ; he never loses his temper, never displays any sign of irritaâ€" tion under the most trying circumâ€" stances, and this gives him a treâ€" mendous advantage in dealing with the hotheaded races of the southâ€" east of Europe. Queen Emma of Holland is a rather fanatical blue ribboner, and she instilled her temperance ideas into the mind of Queen Wilâ€" helmina. Neither mother nor daughter touches any kind of liquor on any occasion. Indeed wine neâ€" ver used to be served at the palace until the young Queen married. Then her husband, Prince Henry, took a firm stand on the question, and after considerable discussion with his motherâ€"inâ€"law, as well as his wife, finally succeeded in havâ€" ing wine served to him and to his guests. C § CCCE The two Queens of Sweden and King Gustavus Adoliphus are all abstainers, but the cellars of the palace are always well stocked with fine wines, and these are served to guests, though at family dinners water and lime juice are the only beverages. The Dowager Queen Sophia of Sweden is really the influence back of this temperance of the royal famâ€" ily and no wine is served at her own table. Bhe has for forty years been the most powerful supporter of the total abstinence movement| in Scandinavia and has devoted much of her wealth as well as her time and influence to the cause. Her favorite son, Oscar, who is the chief heir to her fortune, although he sacrificed his place in the line of succession to the throne to marry her maid of honor, has for several years been the president of the Toâ€" tal Abstinence Bociety of Sweden. Abstemious Rulers. The Emperors of Austria, Russia, and Germany, and the King of Italy are not tectotalers, but they have always been abstemious in the matter of stimulants. The Kaiser, indeed, has done everything in his power to encourage temperance, because, as he declares, "the next war will demand healthy men; war calls for strong nerves, and victory will crown the colors of the nation I which consumes the least alcohol." The Crown Prince of Germany does not drink, and while a student at Bonn he gave offence to the uniâ€" versity by protesting vigorously against the drinking of an exaggerâ€" ated quantity of beer as part and parcel of the procedure of the oldâ€" established student societices, Information differs widely in reâ€"| gard to King George. It is someâ€" times stated that he drinks »~only milk, and it is true that he has been seen partaking of this innoâ€" cent thirstâ€"quencher, but he does occasionally take wine as well. Of| course, at one time in his youth he was a hard drinker ; in fact, it was not until he married Queen Mary that he mended his ways and setâ€" tled down to milder beverages. ‘ The Late King Edward. ‘ It was in King Edward‘s day that the cellars at Buckingham Palace were worth considering. His late, Majesty was as ptrficufur about his wines as about everything else. He drank steadily, yet no one ever saw him the worse for liquor, and he prided himself on being a great judge of all food and drink. His favorite hostesses were those who gave him wellâ€"chosen meals with Ontario Veterinary Affliated with the University of Teronto and under the control of the Department of Agriculture of Ontario. Apply for Oalendar, E. A. A. CRANCE, V.8, M.Ss,, Principal. Toronto, Canada just the right wines. He was not in any sense of the word a gourmand, but he was a gourmet, and his peoâ€" ple rathes admired him for it, just as they secretly admired him for having the best of everything all his life. Queen Alexandra is not a toeâ€" totaler, and her favorite wine, which is served at lunch and dinâ€" ;;-;Tis-wa-;;fl\;r 7l;el\'y burgundy. Occasionally she Ah!.l_ch:l'nplg'l}e, but not as che did in King Edâ€" ward‘s day, when a very fine brand of champagne was always served. One Would Not ..now That Turk Is Celobrating on **Moly Day." In nothing is the natural soberâ€" ness of the Turk more manifest than in his holidays, says a writer in Scribner‘s Magazine. He keeps fewer of them than his Christian compatriot, and most of them he celebrates in such a way that an outsider would scarcely suspect the fact. This is partly, perhaps, a matâ€" ter of temperatemt, and partly beâ€" cause Islam has not yet passed a certain stage of evolution. % citr purely secular holiday of the yearâ€" unless I except the day of Hidr Elyess. Hidr or Hizr Elyess is,.a distant relative of the Prophet Eliâ€" jah, of the God Apollo, and I susâ€" pect of personages still more anâ€" tique. His day coincides with that of Greek St. George, namely April 23rd, old style, or May 6th, accord â€" ing to our mode of reckoning. I must add that he is frowned upon in orthodox circles, and feasted only in Constantinople or other localities subject to Greck influâ€" ence. An Incident of the Periis of Life in Africa, A lady living in Africa was in the habit of letting her little boy eat his porridge outside. One mornâ€" ing on going out she was horrified to find the boy sitting on a stone, and by his side a huge venomous snake. _ Alternately the amazing pair took a spoonful of the porâ€" ridge, the boy holding the spoon to the snake. All at once the reptile raised its head as if to strike, but instead, curving its head downâ€" wards, it took some milk out of the ;p]ltae. In anger the boy struck it with the spoon, saying at the same time, ‘"‘No, no, Bom Slong; my turn now."" â€" The reptile only cowered down, watching the child out of its tiny eyes. The child finished the porridge, and putting the plate down watched the snake drink the milk he had left for it. After watching for some time the mother moved forward, calling to the boy, and uwpon seeing her the snake raised itself and disappeared, lwhile she seized the child and rushâ€" ed indoors. Next morning, putting a plate of warm milk on the ground, the faâ€" ther waited for the snake to make its appearance. It came, and alâ€" th,pugh’somewhn, puzzled at the @bsence of the child, began to drink the milk, while the man raised his gun and shot it. _ y 5en THE SNAKE AxXD THE BOY. For some time afterwards the boy came every day to the «pot, and wept because his strange companâ€" ion ‘ailed to make its appearance. Men who can be bought imagzine they can‘t be caught. HOLIDAYS® IX TURKEY. Reâ€"Opone OCTOBER 1st, 1913