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x the snowshoe trail by edison marshall and spiders fatal chapter xxii contd the same rifle shots that brought bad dre ms to bill had a much more lucid meaning for joe robinson and pete the breed the two indians that jvere occupying harolds cabin four shots pete said at last lounsburys signal that means big doins joe pro nounced gravely we go then they put on thir snowshoes and mushed away there was no nervous waiting at the appointed meotng- place a spring a halfmile from bills cabin harold lounsbury was already there a stranger to this land might have thought that harold was drunk un familiar little fires glittered and glow ed in his eyes his features were drawn the breeds waited patiently for him to speak wheres sindy he asked at last over buckshot dans just where you said joe replied of course buckshot took her back the indians nodded well im fjoinir to let 1 im keep her ive got a white squaw now and soon im going out with her to the outside but theres things to do first bill lias found the mine the others nodded gravely and bill is as blind as a mole got caught in a cabin full of green wood smoke hell be able to see again in a day or two so i sent for you right way the breeds nodded again a trifle less phlegmati ally the mines worth millions more money than you can dream of each of you get a sixth onethird divided between you as soon as weve finish ed what ive planned well tear down his claim notices and put up our ow then go down to the recorder and re cord the claim harold wont on then its ours no one will ever guess no onell make any trouble both of you are to come to the cabin just about dark youll tell me you have been over bald peak wiy and are hitting back toward the yua village bring along a quart of booze niaybe two quarts would bo better and sometime in the early evening give bill whats coming to him do him off joe asked stolidly make it look like a fight harold went on insit him beter hill get in a quarrel among yourselves hell tell you to shut up and one of you flame up at him then strike thi life out of him before he knows what hes about hes blind an 1 he cant fight what do you want us to use pete asked this ii- indicated the thin blade at his thigh maybe use rifle harolds eyes looked drowsy when he answered something like a lust swept over him this question of petes moved him ir dark and evil ways his fathers blood was in the full ascendancy at last theres an old nick in the cabin bill had it prospecting he said chapter xxiii bills eyes were considerably better when he wakened full in the day light the warm wet cloths had taken part of the inflamiiation out of them and wh n he strained to onen the lid he was awars of a little dim gleam of ligh he couldnt make out objects how ever and except for a fleeting shadow lie could not discern the hand that he swept before his face several davs and perhaps weeks would pass before the full strength of his sight returned his greatest hope at present was that he could grope his way about the cabin and build a fire for virginia building the fire howovir was a grievous task he felt it incumbent vpon him to mo- with utmost caution so that virginia would not waken by gropinf about the walls he encounter ed the stove feeling told him that hot coals were jmvdulf blaek long skirts wind i except for a iittl ueerj5e uneasi ness bill was satisfied i virginia went on vh hr supper preparations arri at last the three f them drew chaifs around their crude little table i the two breeds took their lunch from their packs and munched it sit- i ting beside the stove all at once joe grunted in the still- still glowing in the ashos then he ness and all except bill whirled to fumbled about the door for such fuel j look at him he went u his pack and as harold had provided fumbled among the blankets then a accidents suggest automobiles gradecrossings airplanes explosions or highspeed machinery but a recent survey of the injuries listed in claims under workneus compensation insurance reveals that even the decorative daffodil a timor ous mouse or the wind at the battery wall may mean mouths ia a hospital for the victim says ihe new york correspondent ot the boston herald oddly acquired injuries come to light frequently through the claims work ot the new york state insurance i i aaiss e f aasfi salad a is gsraraaiteeol to be fresh sam appreciate their obedience he found a piece at last and soon greedy light in his eyes he put two a cheery crackle told him that it had j dark bottles upon the table ignited he grinned with delight virginia was suddenly deeply but his joy was a trifle premature at afraid she locked at bill forgetting that instant he tripped over a piece for the moment that in his blindness fund which is the largest carrier ot of firewood and his hands crashed he could not see what was occurring compensation iusurauce in the state j against the logs j and that in his helplessness she could j a perusal ot the claim files at the oh blast my clumsiness he whis- not depend uoon him in a crisis she home olhce discloses that hidden turned to harolo hoping that he perils often beset the most innocent- fresh from the gardens pickled plums would refuse this offering at a word appearing circumstances and her fear increased when she saw the craving on his face have a drink joe invited bill started them out he made no response harold moved toward the table youre a lifcsaver wolfpaw he replied genially its a cold night a ueed m the hem ot her skirt and pas i dont care if i down the cups to be continued virginia what new york is wearing by annabelle worthingtox wrkley5 life like good golf is made up of many little things each one of which helps the score better digestion steadier nerves clearer brain are all factors that count and are gained from th use of vrigleys izzji pered virginia stirred behind her curtain is that you harold she asked she was wide awake no its bill well what arc you doing up did harold do you mean to say you built the fire yourself thats me lady then you must have your sight again the girl snatched aside the curtain and peered into his face no such luck coals were still glow ing all i had to do was to put in a piece of firewood but im all well otherwise as far as i can tell hov about you the girl stretched up her arms a little stiff and now i want you to tell me just how this blindness of yours is going to affect our getting it was a serious question i donti mushaiyl rrcmaj utson fu see how it can affect us a great deal msl h pa he answered i realize you dont know one step of the way down to bradleyburg and 1 cant see the way but harold knows it perfectly as if the invocation of his name were a magic summons harold open ed the door and entered he carried bills loudmouthed rifle in the hollow of his arm youve been hunting virginia cried of course i figured we needed meat i carried bills rille because 1 dont trust the sights of mine they were a yard off that day i shot at the caribou did you see any game harolds ey met hers and nar rowed ever so slightly but his an swer was apt i saw a caribou- about two miles away there didnt seem a chance in the world to hit it but considering our scarcity of mea i took that chance of course i didnt hit within ten feet of him bills gun isnt built for such long ranges i shot four times bill did not reply he was thinking about those same four shots it was incomprehensible mat they should have made such an impression upon him and for all that bill hasnt got his sight back yet were going to start down tomorrow virginia went on in a gay voice she glanced once at bill but she did not see the world of de spair that came into his face at the delight with which she spoke you and i will take turns pulling the sled bill will hang on to the geepole and bill says you know the way were going to dash right through camp out ony two nights that afternoon both bill and vir ginia started with amazement at the ound of tapping knuckles on the door tn model is much favored for the 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pound ot demerara sugar oue pint of be3t vinegar six cloves a pieco of ciimamou a few grains ot economy corner date custard pie an elderly man engaged to run errands could not cope with the i strong wind at the battery he was a silver fork put them in au earthen- blown against a railing and his leg i ware bowl put the sugar and spices severely injured iu a stewpau with the vinegar and some dauge lurks in the current hring to the boil cool and when it fashion a girl forgot she had placed i line a pie plate with a good crust and put iu 2 cups chopped dates cayenne prick the plums well with then make a custard as follows l two egg yolks v- cup sugar 1 cup milk pinch salt 1 teaspoon vanilla j i a little nutmeg may be used in place mary s stover miss ballard is a grade school teach- j cr of some years experience a fair ly wide acquaintance with boy yd girls hade- her soon rate very highly the young alece and nephew whose- homo she was visiting for the first timo since they were babies elma and raymond were not only bright sturdy aud goodlooking but so wellmannered and obliging that miss ballard felt her sister should ba a very happy mother on the con trary louise was a worried fretful nagging parent the sharpness with which she called the children from their play caused the listening auutla to wonder it their good behavior might be just a cloak which they put on in her honor both the children came in as her chapter xxiv harold saw fit to answer the door himself he threw it wide open vir ginias startled glance could just make out two swarthy faces singularly dark and unprepossessing we we mushin over to yuga been over bald peak way joe said stumblingly didnt know no one was here want a bunk here tonight youve got your own blankets yes we got blankets on your way home eh well ill have to ask this lady harold seemed strangely nervous as he turned to virginia a couple of indians going home toward the settlement on the yuga he explained quickly theyve come from over toward bald peak and were counting on putting up here tonight thats the woods custom you know to stay at anybodys cabin do you think we can put em up good heavens we cant send them on on a night like this it is awkward though about food theyve likely got their own food of coursa they can stay bill can sleep on the floor in here you can take the two of them with you info the little cabin it wil be pretty tight work but we cant do anything else bring them in harold turned again to the door and in a moment the indians strode blinking into the candlelight virginia shot them a swift glance and wns instinctively repelled but at once she ascribed the evil savagery of their faces to racial traits bill sitting against the cabin wall tried to make sense out of a confused jumble of thoughts and impressions and memories that flooded in one wave to his mind he had assumed at once that the two breeds were joe and pete whom he had encountered when he first found harold why then had the latter made no sign of recognition he resolved to know the truth its joe and pete isnt it he asked abruptly in the silence pete joe joe answered at last in a bewildered tone dont know leg struck against a table the needle was driven into her leg just above i the knee j a spider iu the cellar bit a plumb er i a machine at which a girl was working broke- with a crash that sounded like an explosion the girls facial muscles became paralyzed from the fright a school principal handed a dip loma to a girl graduate with it he presented a bouquet ot roses a rela tive had sent a thorn pricked his finger and blood poisoning developed he was incapitated for several months and the courts awarded him compen sation holding that the injury was re ceived in the course ot his employ ment a bookkeeper turned his head sud denly and a pen in his hand pierced his nose infection developed that brought on a fatal brain abcess a delivery boy who says that in accordance with safety instructions ho waited tor the proper signal light before crossing fifth avenue traffic alleges that as a result he was inca pacitated by inhaling the fumes from passing automobiles even the safety of the home may ba overestimated it is not generally realized said charles o smith manager ot the state fund that about onefourth of all fatal accidents are in the home the best information is that there were approximately 100000 persons killed in accidents ot all kinds in the united states last year and that about 25000 ot these deaths occurred in the home in general automobiles brought about most accidental deaths while falls took the second largest toll of life in the home falls stand first in the list of causes of accidental deaths is only warm pour it over the plums leave it for twentyfour hours then reboil the vulgar and pour it over the plums again- repeat this for three days then put plums and vinegar in a preserving pan aud boil alto gether for five minutes turn into jars and tie down when cold of vanilla beat this all well pour over dates bake until firm then cover with beaten egg whites to which a teaspoon of sugar and pinch of baking powder have been added brown in moderate oven cardinal salad i pected to tear themselves away from au engrossing game but the frowning mother scolded instead ot praised after day this sharpness was so common that miss ballard finally put a halfteasing oldersisterly question dont you demand rather too much louise see how respectful and obe- diiit your youngsters are compared j with all their playmates disobedience among the neighbors boil 2 large beets until tender or children is my reason for holding a canned beets slice cover with 2 elma aud ray to strict account ex- and allow them plained their mother soberly most i of the parents iu this part of town are so easygoing that 1 feel called 1 upon to take a very firm stand it my children should once get to acting like the rest theres no telling where it would end i understand your reasoning but lets studv the question more who- strawbcrry shortcake listn chi tempts them to beat 1 egg add vt cup sugar and j go lengths as the old saying is 1 cup milk and mix measure 2 cups whenever a chance comes your kid- pastry flour 5 teaspoons baking pow- dies are too loving and fine to rebel tier and ti teaspoon salt add through but overstrictness with them may em it sitter to the egg mixture beat danger the sweet comradeship that well melt i cup butler add mix- 1 means so much in family life all tablespoons vinegar to stand over night drain oft vine gar aud add to mayonnaise take 1 cup wax beans 1 cup peas 1 cup as paragus tips and mix with the red mayonnaise serve in little roselike nests ot lettuce leaves and garnish with red radishes she is said to ba the most accomp lished flirt at the hotel well she got a start on the other girls she went to palm beach in march for practice minards liniment for all strains sunspots and rabbits the numbers ot pelts received by the hudsons bay company from year to year since about 1810 show marked periodic variation according to an investigation made at the dominiou observatory ottawa the number ot i rabbit pelts was on the average three times greater one year before the j minimum ot sunspots than at the maximum tare ond beat again turn into 2 greased sinch layer cake pans bake at 400 degrees 25 to 20 minutes when baked remove from pans place cakes on a cake cooler until cool wash aud stem 2 quarts straw berries beserve about 1 dozen of the finest shaped berries for garnishing crush remainder slightly with potato masher then add 1 cup sugar and mix place onehalf of berries be tween the two layers and- the remain der on the upper layer whip v pint cream add m cup powdered sugar pinch salt and vz teaspoon vanilla and mix cover the upper layer ot cake with cream garnish with whole berries aud serve at once a solomon on a certain island thero was a garrison of marines aud a garrison ot bluejackets and a senior olllcer of each corps tho wives of each of the olllcers laid claim to a special pew the perfect housekeeper she always kept everything perfectly clean from the cellar clear up to the top for neatness and order she surely was keen and no one could get her to stop her husband could never find comfort at home for fear he would muss up the place where his wife with a broom and a duster would roam with a stern sort of look on her face she never had time to be reading book she never had timo for a call instead she was scrubbing corner or i nook or sweeping the stairs in the hall i i she swept all her beauty and gladness away j she swept all the joy out ot life until she became an automaton grey a cleaning machine not a wite she scrubbed all the love from the heart of her spouse her children were playless and glum she had her reward an immaculate house where nobody ever would come slie swept and she dusted and scrub- v bed like a slavo till she swept herself into the tomb and the monument now at tho head of her gravo is a duster a brush and a broom berton braley nothing can fake the place of enameled ware indenlify il by the smp label of quality pains no matter how severe you can always have immediate relief i j urse your child of course if possible but dont experiment with all sorts of food that you know little about eagle brand has been the standard infant food since 1857 it ia entirely pure it is ex ceedingly digestible and there is an ever ready supply at any dealers no matter where you live or where you go llelpjul baby froofc itntjrtt on request i qfpn aspirin always stops pain quickly it does it without any ill effects harmless to the heart harmless to anybody but it always brings relief why suffer as pi rim trade mark reo the borden co limited 140 st paul w montreal send ffeo baby book to namr children have a strong sense of jus- lice and tliey must know themselves to be far more obedient than the rest doubtless they ought to be but why not praise them for minding so well fiances willards mother was noted for her habit of encouraging each child yet when asked how she would do differently if living her lire over again she said i should blanio less and praise more another counsel from long experi ence has impressed me so much that you can take this sermonizing for au attempt to share advice ot which i myself was greatly in need louise i was just overwhelmed witli shame when a favorite summer school in structor urged us teachers to feel more appreciation for what he called juvenile docility this man pictured himself as watching any school ground when the last bell rang and the chil dren as lie said left the games they loved more than they loved to eal tor studies of little natural interest to them of course boys and girls should answer the school bell promptly it is right to expect as willing response to every summons from the homo doorway yet it often takes much selfcontrol and good nature for them to drop what seems so important to them children are not unlike us to understand their dismay we need to recall some time when weve been called away from a good visit or from a piece of work we were in a hurry to finish ive found the memory ot licit times a very present help la patience with children who lagged a little it makes me feel that those who come on time deserve a word ot praise the young mother had stopped sew ing ive had hundreds ot such in terruptions she said yet have never considered how trying they might be tor children being at the door has often served for an excuse to make ray do some errand at that instant whether urgent or not thank you sister issued by the national kindergarten association s west 40th street new york city these articles are appear ing weekly iu our columns talcing the hint harold fish was sitting in the dark in the drawingroom with his young in the little island church and after j lady friend and he did not notice that add to your summer home enjoyment with a cruisabout much dispute in which each asserted the hour was getting late her right an appeal was mado to the governor the governor accorded a patient hearing to each of the claimants and gave as his decision that the pew snatched up his hat should be occupied by the elder of the from the room two when ho had gone the girls father ever after that the special pew re- turned to his daughter suddenly the door opened and tho girls father appeared on tho scene do you know the time ho asked fish jumped to his feet at once and almost ran malnod empty nth corps news the marriage schools matrimony says a writer is an institution ot learning in which a man loses his bacholors degree without ac quiring a masters minards liniment gives quick relief is that young man a fool ho ask ed angrily what makes you think that fath er qtterried the girl ho only went because he thought you wero giving him tho hint nothing of the sort her father explained my watch has stopped ami i camo to ask him tho correct t inie answer richardson 1q30 ynisqbouts sales and service by t b f benson na 371 bay street toronto ont rott f1sii1no swim 1 inlng fast ferry day boating cr moonlight cruising the cruisabout has no enual for joy- giving health and nnppl- ticss on tho laughing i moling waters this cruisabout 23 long 8 10 beam and 2 4 draft is a big burly quality built ls-mlls- onhour runabout with dependablo 110hp groy marino motor the it cockpit is ample for any party tho small bow cabin has toilet and lota of hanging snaco for clothes bathing ult golf bags and fishing tacklo this day cruisabout priced at jj0s5 at fac tory and her sister hlpa aro illustrated in our catalogue write fr it the poppies are asleep the poppies are asleep now upon the lonely hill with petals rolled about them their dancing measures still hid in the cool green grasses deep in the nights full shade breaming of sunlit spaces snugly and unafraid dreaming of wandering breezes that whisper many things when noon is at its fullness and birds are on light wings when day is at its fairest with laughter in the streams the popples are asleep now and mirthful are their dreams mabel whitman phillips the right atmosphere scribber dashed into the editors office can i have 3 advance on the story im writing he asked tho editor looked up from his desk that is a very unusual request he murmured scribber gave an appealing look i know he returned but its ilka this ive got to a point in the atorr where the hero sits down to a squaro meal and i want to get the right at mosphere answers f 7