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A girl will delight to say things to a man who can't see her and doesn't know who she is: I was a telegraph operator when a young man, and I noticed this disposi- tion in many a girl operator with whom 1 talked over the wire. I am a matter of fact sort of a fellow myself and doubt if it would ever have occurred to me to bamboozle a girl in this fash- fon.had not the girl shown a disposi- tion to bamboozle ma She who first trieu it was an opera- tor at a station about twenty miles | away from me. I was in the town of | M., while the girl was out at G., a way station some twenty miles distant in the country. She had more time on her hands than I, and I suppose this is | what set her oh to quizzing me. She | started in one pight about 9 o'clock after having taken)a message from me, beginning by askifg me what was go- ing on in town; how I likéd M.; if there was any fun going on there and expressing her dislike at being com- pelled to live in a little way station like G. From tkis we fell to talking abot ourselves and naturally, as per- sons of opposite sex at that age inva- riably do, finally drifted on to love and marriage. From love and marriage in general we dropped into specialties, at last narrowing the topic down to our selves. The girl led me along in the channel she laid out herself till I admitted that, marriage being a lottery, I would about as lief marry a girl I bad no knowl edge of as one I had met and loved. girl I was to marry possessed a fair amount of good looks. One thing led to another till it was arranged that she should mail me her photograph and 1 should send her mine. Then if we were mutually pleased we might proceed further toward forming an acquaint. ance with a view to matrimony. The next day I Tooked over my stock of photographs--not of myself, but of my friends--and, selecting one of -Sam Atkins, the best looking fellow in the lot, I sent it to the girl. Sam was off at the Spanish-American war at the time, and I trusted to his getting shot or dying of disease so that I might not get into trouble by passing him off for myself. In return I received a picture of a rather pretty girl, who I judged | from ber features was full of mis chief, the very one to get up just such a complication as we were entering upon. Upon her lips. was an engaging smile and in her eyes a very saucy look, After that the wires began to warm | up with our conversations, till at last i" they came to a white heat with love passages. When we had fired a lot of to talk about meeting. At my pro posal to go to see her she cooled down a bit, and it was easy to see that her exuberance was the result-of fighting behind a masked battery. I made sev- eral propositions to go to see ier on a certain day and hour, but for every time I set she gave some reason why it would be inconvenient or impossible for her to receive me. At last it oc- curred to me to go up and look her over 'without an appointment. Never hav- ing seen me, she wouldsi't know me. So one day, having secured a leave, 1 started to see my charmer. On arrival I walked up into the village and on the street met my girl, whom I recognized at once by ber photograph. 1 followed 'her into several shops and finally to a Fellow house' that #tood back from the street. She went into the house, and, having waited half an hour for her to : come out, I concluded she lived there. T knew a than in the place. Tom Fos ter, and, hunting him up, told him that there was a girl in the town I wished to know. He said there was going to be a dance that evening and all the girls in the place would be there. He would take me with him, and if he knew the girl I- wished to meet he would intreduce me. I thought that an excellent plan since it would give me the advantage of keeping my af- fairs to myself. - I could obtain an in- troduction to different girls without my Introducer knowing the one 1 was . especially interested in. . That evening I went with Foster the hall where the dance was to take place. He asked about the girl I wish. ed to know and why 1 wished to know her and all that, but I evaded his ques- tions. I didn't propose to let the girl herself know that I was the fellow she bad been making love to over the wire =at least till I had learned all about All I required was to know that the' DAILY BRIT such missilés 4% each other we began | 15 was Agnes Miller and, taking the hint, offered to introduce me. I accepted | and was introduced. «1 1 don't think I ever chuckied so in my life as when I found myself incog- nito chatting with the girl whom I had been saying soft things to over the wire. I made up my mind to stave off the denouement as long as possible. Not for the world would I give her any clew to my identity by the slightest reference to what had passed between us. And as to letting her khow even that I was a telegraph operator, noth- ing would tempt me to risk giving away the whole thing'by doing so. I danced several times with Agnes | Miller and once with her friend Fllen Ormsby. 1 concluded to go slow with Miss Miller, but I got in a number of compliments and several looks indicat- ing my admiration for her. When I left her to catch my train, which I did before the dance had ended; I pressed ber hand and received a slight pressure in return. Very soon after this I received a shock at the return of Sam Atkins. The Spanish war was over, and Sam bad come Lome in excellent health and handsome as ever. What disconcerted me was that in some way--I having sent my girl his photograph--he might spoil my fun.' But on second thought it occurred to me that there was no likelihood of this since she was so far from both of us. He did give a scare one evening when he came to my room and seeing a new and pretty fa¥e among the photographs on my table began to quiz me, Ie de- clared he would scour the country round till he discovered the original of the picture. On my return from G. I resumed my telegraphic chat with ber, enjoying it far more than before from having made her acquaintance. It was very amusing to talk with her, having seen her, while 1 was still unknown to her except through Sam Atkins' photo- graph. She continued to complain of the dullness of G., so I concluded to ask her to come to town and go with me to the theater. This would let her into the secret «{ . ny having sent her another man's photugraph, but I must Jet that out some time, and there was no especial reason for delay. She accepted the invitation with alac- rity and appointed a night. I procured a couple of seats and wrote her that I would meet her at the station and take ber from there to the theater; she would know me by a bit of orange rib- bon worn in my buttonhole. To keep up the fraud till ber arrival I asked her to carry a few violets in ler left band. When Miss Miller aliguted from the train and saw me, whom she had met before, with the orange ribbon in my buttonhole she stood still for a mo- ment; then, simply remarking that we bad met before and I bad deceived her about the photograph, we left the sta- tion, and, since it was a summer even- ing and an hour mist elapse before the play would begin, we walked to a park or central square and sat down on one of the benches. She then reproved me mildly for sending her the photograph, but said she didn't mind that since she had made my acguaint- ance it G. When we entered the theater and took our seats but few le had ar rived. We enjoyed ourselves chatting about our telegraphic corrgspondence and watching the audience come in. Suddenly my heart stood still Who should enter and take the two seat in the next row in front of us but Sam Atkins and Miss Miller's friend. whom I bad met at G., Ellen Ormsby. The expression on their faces was, to say the least, peculiar. Smiles were struggling to assert themselves which the three were endeavoring to sup- press. I cast a hasty glance at my com- panion and saw her eyes fairly dance with a mingled delight, mischief and" triumph. - I knew at once that the game I had been playing had not only been discov- ered, but bad been turned against me. "Sam, you rascal!" I exclaimed "You're a traitor to your own sex!" My remark occasioned a burst of laughter from the whole party except myself, . "Come," I sald, "explain the matter." At this moment the orchestra struck up the overture, and in ten minutes more the curtain rose. My tormentors forced me to wait till the end of the first act before giving me an explana. tion: then mv romnanion said: "Nellle Orinsby Ts . Teicgraph opera- tor at the G. station and has been your 2 _WHIG THE HOME KITCHEN Recipes for Delicious Dishes to Make in Camp. By Jeannette Young Norton The Authority on Home Cooking. The main feature in camp cookery is to know how to build the fire so that the cooking may be done in the very best way possible. Every cook should know how to build the fire, as a reputation as a cook depends upon it. First, split good hard wood--green or dead--into sticks of uniform size and thickness. Lay down two bed- sticks, cross these near.the ends with two others. and so on up until you have a pen a foot high. Start a fire, in the pen, then cover it with a parallel layer of sticks laid an inch apart. Cross this with a similar layer at right angles, and so on upward for another foot. The free draft will make a roar- ing fire that will all burn down to hard coals making a bed of fore, which is what the short-time camper most desires. In roasting or broiling a fish or meat the folding gridiron will lift the food just the right distance above the coals. The folding oven is an invalu- able aid and the quick biscuits will bake as nicely in it as at home, while the rest of the meal is being prepared. Meat pies also bake well in the oven and are very tasty outdoor fare. # As stews are essentially outdoor dainties -- regardless of season -- it might be well to give a few recipes for their making. No stew list would be complete without a recipe for "Mulli- gan," which may be made of fish, game or meat. Here Are "Mulligan" Meat. Cut up into pieces two inches square about two or three pounds of beef, lamb, lean pork, mutton or venison. Slice thin two large onions and place meat and onions in the cooking-pot and cover well with water. Add two scraped and sliced carrots and cook until the meat is tender. Then add po- tatoes cut in thick slices, seasoning, and a light dredging of flour. Continue to cook until the potatoes are done and dredge occasionally with flour un- til the gravy is thick and smooth. Then the feast is ready. A half-cupful of diced salt pork Hp often cooked with the stew in cold weather, Game "Mulligan." Depending upon the game secured, this recipe must be changed to suit it. Pluck, clean and joint the larger birds. It is best to leave the small birds whole or in halves. Slice one large onion thinly and put in with thel game, cov- ering it and cooking until the flesh is tender. Thicken the gravy and serve with potatoes boiled whole in the gravy just before thickening. Indian Broil Cut a thick steak of beef, elk or veni- son. Have ready a hard bed of coals and put the steak right on them, dust- ing the upper side with pepper and salt. When ready to turn, lift with a long-handled fork, or forked stick, shake free of coals and fan the coals to brightness, then 'put the steak ofr again raw side down and dust the top with salt and pepper. When done, lay on a big tin plate spread with butter, sprinkle with a little finely chopped onion, letting it stand for a few minu- tes until it has taken up the flavor of the onion and melted the butter, then serve. This is an appetizing and delic- ious dish for the hearty camper and baked potatoes are excellent served Take This Tip From Experts Cookery experts agree that the best and most healthful baking powder is made from 'cream of tartar, derived from grapes. with it, which are easily cooked in the ashes, greasing them over lightly be- fore baking. Fish "Mulligan." Bone the fish and cut it in thick slices or chunks. Put some diced pork in the kettle and lay the fish on top of it. Then put over a layer of clams, then a sliced onion, a few lumps of butter and some pilot crackers broken in quarters. Cover with half-water and half-milk, add the seasoning and cook with the pot covered for a half-hour, then uncover and cook 10 minutes or so longer, when it is ready to serve. A little flour may be dredged. in to thicken the gravy, It is better to thic- ken the gravy in this way than to use a flour and water thickening, which is apt to lump, as it cannot be easily sfir- red. That is why they insist on ROYAL Baking Powder Made from Cream of Tartar, derived from grapes Contains No Alum--Leaves No Bitter Taste MADE IN CANADA C.N.R. Earnings, Montreal, June 13.--The gross earnings of the Canadian National Railways for the week ending Jume Tth, 1923, were $4,697,931, being an increase of $418,551, or tém per cent. 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