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pouring. fly down. The monotonous plash of the water against the window-panes gave She little room ean additional snu addled on the rug before the glow- ing fire crouched a woman, her hands ebout her knees, her e sombrely at the flickering thousands who had applauded the Excels'or Theatre, few Id have recognized in the desolate figure the dainty Betty Leth- bridge, whose male impersonations had captured the heart of theatre- going London. This | pale, Wan women, who had lived alone in the tiny cottage on Dartmoor for month, seemed so far removed from the light and laughter of the West End. Then, with a long-drawn sigh, she rose to her feet, to pace restlessly up and down, while the minutes dragged past. With a quick blanching of her lips, she stopped dead and listened. There had come. to her the sound as of someone tapping faintly at the win. dow, With a quick movement she thrust aside the curtdin, only to fall] --, back despairingly. It was only a leafless branch of a bush which now seemed to be beckon- ing her to go out into the stormy night. And for a wild moment she had thought, and hoped, it might be something so different. But as she stood there, another sound came to her ears, growing louder and louder each second, It was a motor-car struggling up the steep lane which led to her lonely abode." Presently she heard it stop, with a reluctant whine of the engine, Who could be coming to her house at this hour? So few knew of her retreat; to the world at large, she was taking a rest cure in an unnamed seaside ryvort. &A loud rapping of the door drew her out of the room. In a few minutes ghe had unfastened the clumsy bolts, end struggled vainly to hold the door dpainst the sudden inrush of the storm. Then a burly figure, clad in a fur coat, took the door from her and closed it with an effort, afterwards following her into the cosy room. "Sidney!" she exclaimed, when the lamp Jight struck across. the new- comer's face, "Why have you fol- lowed me here?" Before he answered, the man took off his heavy coat and p42 and then sank wearily into ante air, "I've come on the old erratid, Betty, he replied; "to see if I can't make you change your mind. It's absolute mad- __ness to throw your-career to the winds fike this, and bury yourself in such a forsaken spot. - Oh; I know what would say!" he went on quickly, when she would have spoken. "But enn you help--can you do any good by staying here?" he girl faced him, her eyes blazing with angry misery. pp you think I I ould go on playing laying the fool in London, being feted. living in luxury, while Lionel is in that place yonder?" Her hand was waved impatiently toward the window, from which in daytime there was a view of the distant walls of the grim Phiscn "I--1X feel somehow that I am 1 Iping him by being near at hand." : @ buried her working face in her hands, while sobs shook her convuls- Sande, The man rose from his chair "and laid a soothing hand on her "shoulder. "Betty, be reasonable," he pleaded "Look facts in the face: "was sentenced for--for life for ; there's no use mincing mat- 1's man, © Strakes, = let into the flat late that night then left them. Chester and he , and then) onel leave re for him to do, and ! i ing (dead on the floor, | ney Be that Chester t him out of the fail broke | Ys far an 8 do Jou wan "me to s dot" she) : Ves storm-wracked might, region for the industry. Her nerves all unstrung, she i in dull wonderment round her, and then, to reassure herself, crossed and drag- ged back the curtain. A stifled scream rose to her lips, to be instantly choked back. There, from the blackness of the a man's face stared at her, pale, fear distorted, with glaring eyes and grim-set mouth. For a wild moment Betty hesitated. Then her panic vanished before a real smightomenc. The miracle'e ad ght Zopass] a ;ppe! On 'eet she reachéd the front door, Ry it open, and rushed into the night. "Come here!" she called, her voice like a bird's song, and stood with out stretched arms till the furtive figure joined her. Then she gently led inside the little place. "Lionel!" She breathed the name like a prayer of thanksgiving. She did not know what had happened, but he had come to her again. The man seized her hands, staring eagerly in her face. Betty," he gasped. "What--why There was a silence, Neither could speak; it was sufficient that they were there together. From his sodden clothes the water was already dripping on to the thick rug; a tiny stream of blood trickled down one cheek, He was plastered with the mud of the moor. (To be Continued) sn Jp aint Incubating the Ostrich. Ostrich feathers have come into style again and are now more fashion- able than ever, frocks being commons ly trimmed with the "tips." ; This means a lot to the ostrich farm- ers, whe mostly went bankrupt during the war, Some of the largest flocks were Broken up, the business having ceased to produce any returns, andthe birds were sold for next to nothing at auction. = Many of them were eaten. In 'South Africa - thousands died . of starvation, because it did not pdy to feed them. The. first pair of estriches were in- troduced into the United States in 1883, and-it is said that most of the birds now "on farms are descended from those two original feathered im- migrants... 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'made in dentistry in the last We are told that the Bmpress phine lost all her teeth, wh perhaps account for Napoleon's cooling of drafted men showed that many hune dreds had overlooked the attention which good 'teeth demand. Not only that, but a glance at the teeth of a large percentage of the people we meet, adults and children as w shows that the doctrine of pro 'nu trition for the growing. children, and daily use of the tooth brush, needs wore emphasis, If the 'child is to have good strong teeth to start with, he must be fed properly. The teeth are composed of substances similar to bone and need plenty of bone-making material. For the infant the lime and phosphorus. necessary for proper bone-making is found in the milk he drinks, As he approaches and enters the sécond year this may be supplemented by egg yolk, which is rich in phosphorus. In the latter part of the gecond year cooked green vegetables, such as spinach, asparagus tips, young beets and carrots, thoroughly cooked and strained, help in the supply of minér- als. Of course, the two-year-old will receive well-cooked cereals and fruit juice daily. As the teeth begin to come the child should be given hard toast, crackers or zwelback to chew. This will help develop strong jaws and teeth and teach him to masticate his food well. Proper food for teeth making should not stop with the second year, how- éver. Growing children are cutting teeth at pretty much every stage of their development. At five or six the baby teeth drop out and the perman- ent set appears. During all these months the diet should be carefully watched. none too much, and eggs Are valuable, too. If milk and eggs are not playing a large part in the daily dietary, feed brown bread instead of white for its mineral content. If the child is get- ting plenty of milk and eggs, white bread will be sufficient, Cutting teeth does not stop at six or seven, There is that period from ten to twelve, and even later, when the child loses the first "double" teeth his perofdhent- -ones. . He. and Sate L#Motild be fed . generously on: bone- making materials, brown bread, beef or mutton once a day, still plenty of milk and eggs, potatoes, fruits, includ- ing oranges 'and prunes which are rich in bone-making properties, oatmeal, beans, dried 'peas; turnips, 'parships, carrots, peanuts, walnuts and the green leafy vegetables, lettuce, en- dive, spinach, greens of all kinds, celery, etc, Having fed the growing child the proper food to make good teeth, the | next important step is to see that he keeps them clean. Teach him at the earliest possible age to clean them thoroughly at least night and morning with a brush and water. . A good tooth paste helps, but clear water is better than nothing. 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