The Lady of Lancaster ; Silver Gloss LAUNDRY STARCH About the Household | Or, Leonora West’s Love. means perfect starching, whether used for sheer T Laces, dainty Dimities,deli- - cate fabrics, Lace Curtains CHAPTER XXXU. . _, said, with a tincture of bitterness in or Table “Lord Lancaster, I want to ask you | her voice. Linens. something,” sald Lady Adela East “I do not think he needs or desires ie wor a champion,” he Sr 5m | “No? And why not?” ne aacat “a "nas i the evening after the gen | «surely he must be rare heehee ‘Silver e censured by many for his course Gl tad nuts and win rd Yano ter nad OSS retired rather sulkily ‘@ cornér. ahd’ in marrying below his own station in “st s life. He wi nest some one to make be the eanl’s daughter had followed’ him excuses 208 Mi fee ae - “His wi e wins her, willbe an gerne. She looked very handsome in T | alls sutticlent excuse for him,” Lancas- than 50; ears dinner-dress of rose-pink satin drap-| ter said, calmly. of ed with creamy lace. Her brilliant he asked, rather piqued black eyes searched his face, as she| pis Vords. ne nee “ther Piaued at ATGROCERS “Because Miss West is quite'fasoln- dy Lancaster has been telling | ating enough to make any man excus- The Canada Staroh the strangest story before. the|able for his folly, if folly it be," he pd gens gentlemen came pe a am going to | repli . ae you it Ite "You are very complimentary to| [<i eaaeaaanaam Sraacta miibe- Leah is thteront her” Lady Adela pais with ‘ben pad fa Wer ahene hij q “Yes,” he: said, “I know that Lad: 5 saitloes Panett Sa caster can be very interesting,” sarenstically, “What Is {t all about, Lady Adel Sh lowered Wer voice,"and glanced hy in an lively ehtiee of the pretty Miss Dea he a great deal of charac. ter and daeistony in it, I think.” said. ot. : looked ‘at the great pile of mi x air, seléct ae yu will daughter. “He is afraid she will be jealous of me,” the girl said to herself, with the least little curl of -her-red lp. had gone back to his seat by the ents tal Serving Rhubarb. |which ean be sented from time to Baked Rhubarb—Wash and wipe time into the can.. h dry the rhubarb. Cut into inch} Double Boiler Substitute-—To cook lengths without peeling. range a/ oatmeal an Shier ee Bea layer of the rhubarb in the bottom of Without a double sh, cov= | 4: ae Ja or are as an ink qe itting cover. Into this put wa & water. Then FRENCH INVENT A GRENADE the mmon aap Kettle, ALSO GOOD BOMB THROWERS AT SMALL EXPENSE. Fumes: From These Missles Which are Charged With Chemicals Have Overpowering Effect. YEAST C e widespread use of trenches in the present war, writes a corres- yom wit! French ROYAL AKES ight d jake for one hour and serve cold | d plac it 0 Rhubarb Puffs,—Cream_ together uct fpslt Woete is os ee one cup of sugar and t nlespeana vee 46 ee ae) butter, add two ‘well beaten eggs,| 1t jae de un oe eS oor one tours Fade cup ee one $29") gor the iro n Kettle sets nd ho® wtioee a of baking powder an J le enough to make tif’ batter me pote is nested for. DaaeRee i enone Thuberbs ti half ‘All oral “uttered mols in: Hipkend AEP pete around) ent, “the Germans were ybably | throw it twenty-five to thirty yards, arith the mixture and ste: better prepared for this kind of| Men of all a are being sirained Sar ters wih Stores] win an winnow, [atin Hay necro at tele fen ed sper . = pennll- bukit eaniaEkS wreak aad “ ed, as I have been able to assure gut the SRUBaS faite Geek ipleces and! ,, Pan! nkin: “Have you ever been to myself by the examination of some| a Skee oP are: summed ou to stew with a little more than half) ‘@ Trosachs?” Phyle: “Yes; but I/of those captured on the Cham-| from Sper: its weight in sugar, adding a very| 0 again some day and se¢/pagne front. is no suages-| very deadl as it il sweep an little water. Make a batter by using| te scenery. pie eet ee Bion gf Sanaa isgtion “about area of fifteen though scant cup of sweet mik, a pint of 1 WaS on my honeymoon, n the contrary, they are, ey any- we. , eee fifty EN ihre ‘son flour into which has been sifted two| _ Hubby: “My dear, if all ee I vets thing, over-complicated, ' Experi- ve 7 | about you is true——” sure you it is. I Tate eae myself, into society to be buried alive, do you?” You don’t suppose I went |i + where one o! advisable nee - own that they are tar| iy waa Sad st too hearys Ths. latgees coe HO | indeed, gemented into na rahe ees = ir trenches, t they cannot be lange grenade is, used ‘for so “This ee removed, aban sty of them is near- getouanie purpose: It is thi ese “ ee “deed? But, of course, you have Mien aie of deere sed oe rved hot, with or without cream. adge- (reading letter from bro- ae so fillective as oe ety Seat hp e trenches free the en abou at iat Sse leuten-| had a tt i “ Proven! Nak rapa ree rat abe MUN “Rola atstcaps caer t Gcee Mid nibesiere peme quired, placing @ simple “ittle song “Rhabar Sh amen half : eee ee aon Fae his hat |of the French Sua av eniMe idee tienes : ime aaah od > Calter Hike "beak tailing. ta Tear hes ic dge. I think you are more befor adding: clothe out-of hol-wavehtanaiaeitheck touching Tiheh Ol tie: | the Pressure of ircumstances, equired contai {nfatuated with a ridiculous creature j half-way in love with the housekeep- “fen; Dit Ido. not want. a song, bop clpHis Amit of hol watery and velthOUe CaCI at Ou ta rinans have ‘bi about: half 4) of axcplont <a servant, I think she said, or some-|er’s ulece yourself,” Lady Adela ex| Please. Give gomethii o-| Spread the cooked rice about half an/ “What a blessing he had his hat on, e Ger is een. scoring diet POURS Oh Rx Ronves, thing like that. And he is going to| claimed, flashing a reproachful glance |4rt or Rossini—something | brilliant,| inch thick over the centre of the! deai a certain extent by 1e Se a soldier can easily carry half Propose to her and it will most ifkely |upon im, for, being well aware. of I am on exhibition, you see,” saucily.| cloths. Spread about half a cup of} A clumsy carver ones sent: n goose asphysiating bombs. in utter 'de-| a dozen of them in a ibag when Hag Ww, you are his’ friend, |Lady Laneascrs, schene: nha’ toatl “Can.you really ‘play Mozart?” ‘he| chopped thubarb on , sweeten|into a lady’s lap. His anne oe fiance of the obligations they iad | leaves his trench for the change Lord Lancaster. Please tell me if it| that he belonged to her. whispered to her as he searched for| well, tie up ther etekns closely, And ma- | sccepted ‘under, Nhe" Eiwgue 3 tena the trenghes moe ap bp: is Hong Hae Ye ee tee “De Ye, Vere would not like that much,” eae Ree oer eam: for teak That turn al yenbgn ake French ee not been ee or gre fo, At Is not,” he replied, pulling jhe said, carelessly, wi » YES; ven, too. ! ong in finding, “ reat for han les. Kaniearce ee pee ay i gera ee Bap thout betraying teed of TRse RST have egiaied ite a ares carefully and serve ie attract. no not only the li Seen ig 8 See ae Se mb share nee Eon ‘or this jong mustache. 3 fal aes herself rapidly with great 1. I can play almost any- lea s i 0 “Then it is not true? Lady Lan-) pink sati fo ppm Ay far hing,” she said, carelessly, as she hubarb Fritters — Peel young} fesieae n et warfare, the name derived Reed t ig he caster was only telling it to. tease |said, with a keen glance at him too he hande ex: shbard and nto: Hineg ane poaphn Wuat een a toad. stoma “ebb MRE teen tae Ancaster has fo is | Seodingly balinns: Gath SutcaIE pleds |leugtha <Gusba acbatier ot “two welll} by: | chests ee ee eee lia Aa ane a Seat a setting “her cap! at the Heutenant, you| plan for sh g him his folly and|>¥ Mozart, and ran her quick beaten eggs, one pint lit-| ak seme egy a rae bal sel Cigar oer will be very. glad to hear | breaking of Pie kita over it. tle salt, and six large tablespoons of Series alto area regulations accepted of wooden stand mounted om i ! “Really?” he inquired, sarcastical-| She placed the music Anon, her, | flour, beating until smoo' BESS tale cal dS ring gh games” mee ae civilized ‘nations except Ger- the atest en ee was not a joke, really,” he | ly. and struck the first notes. ‘The hum piece of rhubarb in the batter and "Retahawtlpersrs sre assed. “You know what} “Yes; she is quite sure that if he|0f Voices in the room grew instantly | fry toa den brow very ees weapon consists of a hand cee hole boned in them. A charge about a ‘Hie that is half} could once see this girl in the com- Hoe Goons spoke wl ng ee part hot, pied "Regie son se grenade filled with certain sere of powder laced in them, and wr cane Lanta aa RINE, Tel aie, oul oe | sec a at Cite is whga fe Pst and well bowdeved with saga. |emanes 1k”, “ve tried. shat wih my aie Bian slong snc ie | pout at — ieee a Dai Musvaleroae inten tea! ttn cates. ree rs of Leonora swept the echoin hub _Custard.—Make a custard | wife, ‘Bat it -wasmno gp, She: simply) paestiay hee pas Nepal pag ite ply epresentet lexhausted the new subject, and then|18 quite powerful enough to Inexpensive Bomb _ Throwers. ere was a grain of truth in her| “It seems as if the girl can play|Keys. They forgot the performer for| by using the yolks o! eg a: sre Moe lyze-a.man npr mec at bushel of falsehoods.” quite well,” said Lady Adela, going on | ® little, even as she forgot tl pint 0} eves ae ‘and “we ihe tent uarithe old one where: she lett root these = | ie we, Balvoes ‘of ia oue “Oh, ” eried Lady Adela, in|in her low, confidential tones. “A leeks glowed, her eyes sparkled, eee © off.” oa pie doce iyi ot ee nha lots’ were fired in one hour. Six na the ladies are all curious to see hor,| While she played she remembered no- Two Irishmen y wee See ee! eee wee sausage-like bombs were thrown Lieutenant De. Vere can not help. ahi the dif: ference between her and the women of his own set. “Perhaps it will cure cy.” that tho earl’s daughter was frighten-| him of his fan She wondered if he was: angry] “Perhaps,” said Lancaster, dryly; but his heart began to beat. Would not offended with} Lad neaster really bring Leonor peating what Lady Lancas-|into the drawing-room? Something rved sweetly, giv-| assured him that if she did it would look out only be to humiliate and her. large black eyes. read this intuitively in Lady le looked at her eer. a minute! Adela’s supercilious expression. His without replyin; @ was very hand-| heart with h resentment. some, certainly——a brilliant brunette, | He rose hui viyactous When it pleased her| “ghe shail not send for-her,” he d again with a languor|said; but the earl’s daughter answer- dolence amounting to laziness.|ed, with ill-concealed malice: d-been in society several “She has alreai 50.” owned to twenty-thr “Then she shall not come. il . She was beautiful, grace-| myself forbid it,” he exclaimed; but and dignified, and Lancas' s the words left his lips, he ow id make @ not beat any faster at her glance, nor at her sweet, half-confiden: tial tones. But he looked hack at her reassur- Angly_as: he :replled: sorry I looked so black as Jnspire you with -auelr an. ldea, Tad: Adela, Of course I am not offended with you, You are not answerable for Lady Lancaster's peccadilloes. I think, however, that she might have shown mere respect to Lieutenant De indulge herself in such Vere ¢' 08 ore’than half of it being 5 en ie sient going to commit all?” she exclaimed, for = & FS cae 2” 3 8 @ 2 = & ( ee paused and stood for a moment ‘The drawing-room — door had just opened then, ora West stood just Inside of ‘t iets ng on the threshol CHAPTER XXXII. “Oh, Lord Lancaster, you are too late! Shi come now!” cried Lady Adela, for h e, too, had fallen costume. ‘ess, of some soft, eee thin, plate material, ia of tylish and fashionable make, and her white shoulders and at tened a single spray of starry white You jump so quickly from one con-| jasmine flowers at the side, Some of giunioy to another, Lady Atel, that | the s: Bweet; “f@grant> blossoms will not malting y i eS ade -only an ex- tion,” he said. © “I ie not i 7 of it, only I think De Vere would t ik me for getting him right. Ye in love, dela, but he hy long 2 int the shop of the servant-girl st mazed. " ee this faaclintine ‘girl, admired ott i t De Vere and Lord Lan- rc Yat have seen her,” -he with that quick flush that showed so clearly through hi: “Where?” she cried, amazed. “You remember the young lady we saw sketching among the ruins yes- oe “Tt wai 8 atin _West--De Vere’s in- amorata,” he a ana aid Moat neean Ya A ta 10- se: surprised ito es. ered her speech, she g &i Cate recov sald, aintly aid she was staying nelpinorhood for, the sketching. i in the you ib, tae Adela, ig eh tee tami cn your par. uth is that Miss West fates, lately dead, has Teft is sagt: stay-} bore gat Tatoo “pecase she Bask no other home.” ‘Ah! Then she is the housekeep- wo! replied, 1 ruff of white eré e are by the dress, were more beautiful in_ thet shapely grace thai Adela’s ten- way rapidly across the room to the or. “He has left me for her!” was her jealous, angry thought, and a sudden hatred for Leonora entered her heart. color on her face, but with that quiet air of self-possession she habitually id not her pac But she forgot her nephew sitting in full view across the room, or she thought that-he would not forsake the sd je of Lady Adelaide, Pb res ‘as her bine Bland sap tiiin tle tides daw ths felt ine lifted to his with a grateful smile. “Lady Lane&ster has commanded er’s niece, I presume that is the reas-| timi reading expressions, ray Adela fe A unders' t Mrs. West's. niece. ‘I cal has a zealous champion in you,” relatfon-| turning around and sitting do’ , | thing but the harmonies that were her, and when she it was with ie low sigh of blended barb which Pour this over the custard and bake. Make a meringue of the whites of the| a eeYou" re along?” sabi hisadiee| in lane between: pat Pils that pit into the air and exploded with tre- fairly be taken to represent | mendous violence when the i ; ° y reac trench. When ithe gases had been| ed the ground 260 Rieag! ene steno mpany of infantry was i hurling mitraille in tion. A piece ea to bentley BP the lane, | ¢ Sooty -d the: of sd ath te a pain and. plea eggs, spread over the baked! custard, aS Se ci ‘the other half.” fe a “Brava!” said De Vere, bendin; a eee in th i me galt I aAen ia AE Betis Soe trae eigen “Put ce me BNE eat ste) ‘kitten | “yh nthe fist ranks came with- hurtling through the branches of Havel done well?” it ts Deca ar jouffle.—Put women,” says | in wae zone of the fumes ey stop-| the tree behind which I was shel- x, a art cut fine, into a ler Mr. Gelett ate “The custody of | ped eiienty Pos be sty re- i Basslon for, music, and ha ring and fell at mY, feet, while oon oe ea with: plenty. of dear th eweetent andthe child used to kee rae treat, fighting their way Poet beaten SERRE in. dekp ato: (T Aa eothaeay steam until tender; the ress | married couples together, but e men bel eeip absolutely blinded the i cai ‘ofthe saa ae wf One nyu Se through a sieve. To three ys a cynic; “it is the Saraeoete ”|by the tears runnin; acy n it] bomb fell into-a. sti threw eaten brs sauce add the well-beaten yolks) Agent: “I came to deliver your|cheeks. The smell of the fumes is up lumn of water some Afteen * eal News. f three eggs, then a in the stiffly|book on ‘How to Play the Piano.’”|not unpleasant, It is suggestive of| feet into the air mama I notice that you Tablas ea exten ita at the a s, and bake Lady: “But I didn’t order any.” pea combined with very! when they capture a trench, have from the Bible every day,” in a well buttered dish tnd if begins Agent: “Haven't you a next door|Strong ammonia, and it produces|an ingenious way of describi caller to the editor of the aaae to erack opel hot. neighbor named own?” Lady: | Such violent smarting of the eyes! these bomb-throwers, which “Do your subeneiners ever read it?”| Rhubarb Pie—One cup of finely|“Why, yes; is it for her?” Agent: |20d nose that it would be hopeless about a doll 'asguns, to “Should say they do,” replied the| chopped rhubarb, one-half cup of!“No, she ordered it for ‘i “| to try and use a weapon while um-|jmpress the readers of their com- editor. Why, it is news to most of sugar, one heaping tesepoon of flour,| “Tf don't think Tl go “a school to-|der its influence. Thy bombs) muniques ete ‘olk of one egg, a small lump of] day, mother.” tee not aR, boon ee apd will) ““We algo witnessed the test of ceo ae and a Re 0 ‘ot lemon| n|only be employs rmans = Looney With Love. Hele Ge ee aud | Homes oc ed. Bongo acho "Jmake any further use ‘as asphyx| oe, Sane, poms, from “ae “Miss Butey is not at home, sir.| cover with a meringue riod tus thie; Baya iiictiy Glass sae aot ae fos p eens Bee smoke which was quite sufficient ti Will you leave your name White of on sag: beaien sly, 4nd | Saninced-aa Tami ava Ts teaphie ie French Hand Grenades. mask an advance, and. their suc- “Daou Ic ahe would’ taka| le which hes Seon tied ane large| vould be kind of nice if I stayed| ‘Besides the newly invented gas| cess, was the more remarkable MeL of manulated SURAT. away and gave them a chance to|bomb the French have various|there was a strong wind blowing. Sanry Brown in a warn oven, and serve hot BREE forms of bombs and bomb throwers|The output of these bombs and minders. \d | bom! un- “Cuttem, on tailor, reminds me of a cls: ymai eenagantt Ti he reminds me of a bill I owe him.” There’s “Point” to The Point Gown The “point gown” is what a design- er of smart summer wear showed me the other day when I asked sto see some of the new things, for’smmer-— of the models that may be ac- Metis eee ee -summer iseful Hints. After the aut is wiped off « mirror a little cam) a cloth will brighten it, It is better to clean meat by- wip- ing it a A wee cloth than to Tet wa- a run MORE SWABS? TO FOLLOW. Prophecy of Vat Series of Struggles meeting of Society in London, sid ae a faniton had been ferns window brought ale sill fee Cee aear eg ay an plants cannot start da cold dra ery housekeeper Sina: poMeeer spoon for sien all fruits es were exercising a bane- tal a itattle ful Maier ‘on the prosecution of the scissors or if rar. had to cut the neck off the poitle. en from this being the last war, ahi ig effective. hard ee a mincer after using grind being the first of a vast of bread through it. The setae brea soles alt ae fat, grease and known. The earth’s waste spaces fro ‘oath ;Were now getting filled up and the cloves ‘ struggle for "| a ere ented among fu be found as effective as the Rane moth preparations. now fight each mn large and ae ae gueeels would be more desper- ‘niture should haye a ate, il applied to them RSA nce year to keep them! GOLDEN § SENTENCES. running smoothly. When making milk puddings use! The only way to Olivet in this age and pe ae pnts halt eens for mixing get any pleasure out of life is. always the economical, and to take more ve an you need for te. “pudding will ste" “aintiont as: wall ores job you ta if made with all milk. u'll see “trent enough in the roe is said that stains on blankets veople some and whee good: ov- caus Pye alfa big men a mixture of equal parts at ‘he top is that they're trying to do of nlyerine and yolk of an egg. for the cod what the crowd wants it on the stain, leave it for to s for it Spread half an hour, and then wash. | ive in is changing 80 in a good table cover ete torn much faster iain any age before it ing beet that a man, if he’s to teat vital a hi indy day. must give w ‘ter at the corners through havi th isa bad elosial oud off e corners to match, hone them very which is as much better than that of neatly. |the monk as living is better than dy- To remove shabby leather chairs ing. take one pint of linseed oil, boil it,| Were we sent by our rulers to die and let it eran till nearly cold. "Then | only in ae that they in their scram- ur highi And the point of the fashion news SHY int6iie a pint of vinégar. ble might take more of the earth for Pa bart te pitas he gave me is at the gowns ra When the eat perfectly amalga-| themselves? p wearing in the dog-days will be} mated bottle, and it fis ready for use. & Se ae Oy RADE to hen Rebiee: iusenae Coal anid ‘hi the| Shake the bottle well before using a aon ra, it Ow _Vardens worn by. ‘our grand-|the mixture. Pour a little on a soft ae in Silver Linis ee rub it well into the leather, he is a pretty optimis- mash: glaniy, ae Pla valié every Ont the sketch, made from a turning the flannel as it gets dirty,, tic hurler, hear. : Nar looking, yet he was in nowise in- plated by ine Milasiet of the F aan then rub with a soft a r till the should say 80. Tf he fail- eat: : made of novelty| polish is restored, polish soft- ed in business, he’d thank Heaven he "Ob tlds West how gad Genk id essai neith isetea més ait wide | sce. tha eaves a peavants it from ‘had Be health; if he failed in health, eet you, and looking as charming as | panels of net in a elle coatee. The| cracking. : male e’d thank Heaven he had his busi- ever, tool” in an Te ae three-tier ruffle is pointed, the sleeves,| Paint Brush Help——When its a if he failed in both he'd is face beamed wi 0- | the collar, the iat meee at the neck, + i ling, say there was no use having one a A Be Poca all give “point” to the general effect | Tiquid is Sie to shit ao si ine ad | without the other. ONT am not here on equal. terms, “that,” she said, wn on “It is my lady’s of I shall amuse com- ethen I shall turn your music—may ne I?” he entreated. Embri pects for of eae and ai glee lered “batt is used as a skirt, and salmon bus chenille coded ornament the |. per ruffle of the nary oe Cont fu with a big bow at the SN or arm and is very, ee Oe — eliminate this eos use a ae Fortunes of War. int bi 4 and a rubber ball Girl (readipg letter front biti half, AS hole fe at ae front)—“John says a” bullet centre of one-half and pus! t right through his hat ationt handle through with the cup side a touching him. He the brush. If care is takennot| Old ear Win a blessing he ie splash this will catch the liquid,| his hat mi Professor Beery, gee ing at a | The e|to it with a match or aiden a black steel case closed by a en cap, Me a fuse at the bottom | prietor end. The who is to eh the g is ceae deserves his imself, which covargthie tiieeabd- at fet ee When the fuse. begins 40. aplatis he has five seconds before the ex- plosion, amd with-a good ewingOan | wppeinted dn ie -| pays a rent for its use to its. p a, os Fortunate is the man who really is own, good opinion of Most of us who attempt to wear the mantle of aie rs are fit. dis- Can be, haridied very easily. sin eure atabie, no the disease, The wick are ing. Larges Bistrinaiore. MED: rs, st cae Noree remnesy in, HOLNSALH. DROGGT Chemists and Bacteriolog! ooklet giv: ‘oxtatente, 20 youre, COLT DISTEMPER oured and al every= ae ox ‘ "y hs cas ae ea oe 60 years ago andfather. got an individual Now, at less than half th his getsamuch iinpoved aye cn Sei tra Gr: ted io Bags in Sealed Cartons and Clot “Camis ie fake Sugar for Leta Genera -REFINING CO, LIMITED, MONTREAL. ES