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april escapade by kathleen norris browning but their respect their gxj opinion was important to be continued syxorsis mary kate and martin are tb oiliy working members of widow ohara family martin 18 studying medicine t night christopher sicres a friend f jiarys boss ocmon itountrce makis lary a pronostlton that she act as his wife for twentyfour hours in order to dtrctuiiko a hussian countess and ni caurhter mary agrees hoping with th cheque she will receive front tevnes to be ble to let martin go to ijerrtiany o srudy she tells her folks she is going ontly in the morning he promise her hut she did not brighten she dd not smile putting aside the half- emptied cup she slipped down ino her chair again her slim wrists emerging from the generous sleeves of the dressinggown looked thin and childish her slim childish fingers ared dull- cd that night she sleeps at stevi house a burglar breaks in and slev shoots him the police take mai name and address on a business trip stejnes meet herj were tightlv iocked she st a the hurllngame station and takes her fl to his home the countess is dlscoura- 0 dead tire what they do in the morning oh theyll poke around for finger prints and ask questions they ought all to be out of hew in an hour unit chapter xxii confd1 a t w j nothing to do but now listen its oriy four oclock wait until its time in the afternoon chris was presently sayirig briskly to run you home we dont want t- youve got to get some sleep th rouse your mothers suspicions by hav- what new york s wearing by annabelle worth1xcton illustrated oressmakiua lesson fur uishel i rey patient ing you get homo too early well call olt the luncheon niaybe we could go the club for lunch but theres j over apt to be a mob of people there sat urdays and itd be oik- long raz about the burglar 1 simply cant face my mother wont be round here until ten or 5 in the morning mr steynes what can they dot what can who do the police v why my child youre not worry ing about the police her eyes tearnarked already rvi- 1 mary kate whispered cd with fresh tears she could net j id tell her the whole thing straight speah she nodded her head oat shell know youre not lyig why listen he said all they j 1 lied to her when was it was want is to clear up the case for their lit only yesterday the girl mused her records eyes brimming again mary kate put her hand ever herj what 1 thought chris began put- eyes i ting down his own cup was that theyre not going mug you for t since there are several hours of night the criminals gallery 1 chris assured left id ask mrs peters to sleep her amused and kindly its a clear case of housebreaking and the fellow was armed browning the constabl- member browning said he could go twenty- years well he wont he eat about five if he lives did he fire no he didnt have his gun out even and no was hit i shot him through the lung hell never get out of the hospital probably and all they want to do is clear it up be sure he wasnt in conspiracy with peters or what not he saw she was not listening her anxious eyes were fixed on space the hopeless tragic apathy of her manner did not change will the papers have it chris sure they will but that doesnt have to worry you her oniher eyes mcved to him trust ingly she did not speak again for a long time but she knew now what migm have changed the whole course of her life had rhs known it a dozen hours be fore she knew that she must depend only on herself in this crisis that she could find no help from chris or from anyone else he might be sympathetic he might want to be helpful but his standards were not her standards no his code her code there was one code indeed for a rich young man and another for a penrjijesjj girl perhaps he had not fcetrayed his code in this adventure but how she had demolished her own i suppose im thinking of mother she said simply after a while chris regarded her for a few sec onds uneasily you can explain it shell believe you he said then without much as surance oh maybe mary kate said wear ily with a shrug her lip trembled and her eyes filled again drink your coltce i am its just one of those damn things chris mused unhappily its too bad im awfully sorry yes she reflected bitterly he might be awfully sorry and it was becoming and generous in him to be so but that didnt involve him in anything shameful that didnt mean that he could take any share of her punish ment i dont think theres any question that we can keep your name out of the papers chris said pondering gordy surely can do that gordon rountrce she had forgot ten her nervously laughing old em ployer the man of whom she had sometimes thought as a spoiled baby unwilling to take responsibility anxi ous only to escape from every situa tion with his own skin sate well it was he who had gotten her into this and he was once more to be let off rcot free but no she hadto interrupt her- tclf honestljnobody ever got a girl of twcntyirito trouble except the girl herself and here she was in trouble just as surely in trouble as any poor little loving fool who ever found herself robbed of n reputation overnight hundreds of girls got away with breaches of the moral law that bind a woman so tightly and exist not at all for men but she mary kate ohnrh who had always held her head 10 high who had always been above suspicion much less reproach she before whom the other girls in the office wouldnt even tell a shady story or use a coarse word she was going to be known from now on as the girl who was down in a country house with a young wealthy bachelor from new- york on the night a burglar was shot you look all in ghris said watch ing her im merely she gave a for lorn little laugh im merely wishing i was the one who was shot she said ah no no youll see it all differ- the other bed in your room and my advice to you is to turn in and read a book or something until you get sleepy and forget it her eyes went about the sitting room would she never in all her life escape from these distempered walls this spanish furniture with the rich brocade upholstery this rising twisted stairway with its rail of heavy red cord she was so sick of it so deathlv sick of it issue no 2 31 849 if you were a girl in your teens youd adore this snappy model with such a grownup air its so straight and slim with grace fully swinging hem bone buttons from neck to hem add further distinction to this scarlet red wool jersey coat frock the whits pique collar and cuffs show stiching in red its decidedly practical and up-to- theminute style no 2819 is designed for the miss of 8 10 12 and w years covert cloth n smart in dark brown with tan pique or maybe youd prefer a monotone tweed in green diagonal mixture the side bodice sections both front and back could be cut crosswise creating a very smart effect size 8 requires 24 yards 39inoh with 4 yard 35inch contrasting how to order patterns wiite your name and address plain- yi giving number and sue of such patterns as you want enclose 20c in chapter xxiv the thought of her mother and the home kitchen with little pat at the table looking up from a bitten slice of bread on which brown sugar glis tened were like the dream of a mir age oh the coolness the utter re freshment of home and her limp blue kitchen apron and the dish towels that hung all winter long above the stove and that one fingered tentatively when a dish towel was needed to determine their exact degree of dryness her eyes were sick for the familiar sights the crowded shelf above the sink the windows with the dingy backyard beyond them where the handsome fire escapes- and kitchen windows of the big new apartment houses on geary street formed a back drop filled with unending fascinations and surprises and lero she sat in her nigit robej stamps or coin coin preferred wrap and a mans wrapper at four oclock it carefully for each number and in the morning looking at loathsome address your order to wilson pattern spanish walls and spanish furniture i service 73 west adelaide st toronto and spanish saints and a ridicufou medieval staircase winding up from the room itself with a red coral balus trade when mrs peters appeared with a great annul of blankets and sheets mary kate arose to help her make a comfortable bed on the couch it ap- poarcd that peters was to finish the night in the house after the lights began to go out and chris went up stairs and the two women went into that pretty spare room that mary- kate had discovered with such thrill ed enthusiasm less than twelve hours ago it hadbecn put into order now and both beds were turned down but there was a strangeness and chilliness about it in the dead hour before dawn that struck to mary kates heart like an icicle she lay down in the dressing- gown and pulled the covers over her opening a book but for a long time the words danced meaningless on the page she could not read mrs peters observing sapiently that it wasnt likely that anything more would happen tonight but that it surely did get on your nerves to have such goingson in a place climb ed comfortably into her own bed and was instantly snoring heavily mary kate resented her her snor ing her ncrvelessness and above all her quiet refusal to be drawn into her mary kates affairs the girl had thought she would ex plain to mrs peters as lightly and briefly as possible her reason for being in mr steyness house under these curious circumstances but hclga peters was not inter ested they could do anything they wanted to do as long as she was paid her good eighty dollars a month mary kato could be a lily of purity or she could be tony moodys confederate in the housebreaking job it was nothing to helga she would turn the girls bed down just the same and throw- damp towels in the basket wipe out the tub put books back on the shelves it did not signify what this great dull animal of a woman thought mary- kate reflected closing her book snap ping off her light resolutely shutting her eyes but she had said that of a good many persons today and it was not truc she had known it was not true even while she had said it of course it signified what persons thought about acrobats from harpers magazine high up on that thin rope called time hung taut across eternity no walker of us can tell when his own turn to slip will be one foot before the other so with arms wide out for balancing who does not love the musclepull or would quito miss the final fling helen molyneaux salisbury- e fashion titbits so unique are tho weaves in the cotton fabrics that they could easily pass for wool these tweedy cot- tons havo many advantages besides being extremely light in weight they aro noncrushablo and will launder sandy beach a soft neutral shado bordering on tho light tans promises to be a most popular color for all type of clothes including accessories the bccomlngness of this shade will add much to its popularity moods many of our physical ailments aro tho direct result of bad mental moods what is needed to euro these ailments is not a doso of medicine but a dose of mirth jahiur gunn how are your xeiv years reso lutions in fine shape none broken guess not how could they lie 1 havent used them yet economy corner ginger marsh mallow sauce one tablespoon gelatine 1 table spoon cold water i cup sifted pow dered sugar wbitcs of 2 eggs ivi cups light cream 1 teaspoon vanilla salt 1 teaspoon ginger soak gelatine in cold water 5 minutes then disj solve by placing dish over boiling water for a few minutes mix wltaj cream and beat hard then add by j beating tho sugar stiffly beaten egg whites salt and vanilla this sauce will be about like whipped cream cut cake in squares ami serve with 1 the sauce either hot or cold salada orange pekoe bas by far tbe finest flavour tea fresh ssrom the gardens spanish psnecha four cups of brown sugar 1 cup sweet cream lump butter size of an egg boil stirring constantly until it forms soft balls in cold water re move from the fire and add one chop ped walnut and teaspoon of flavoring scientist explodes rule about oysters in months with r another bit of folila the idea stir until it becomes creamy and pourjjhat oysters can be eaten safely only into pans cut in squares chopped durint the months with the letter it candied fruits orange peel dates j names has been exploded by fljis and prunes alo pecans may bo added black chocolate cake cut 1 squares chocolate fine in mix ing bowl set in oven or in hot water till melted add 1 cup sugar creamed with butter size of egg stir in cup sour milk 1 teaspoon vanilla- u tea spoon soda beat smooth then stir in li cups cake flour sifted with 2 teaspoons baking powder and pinou salt mix well and last add 14 cup boiling water bake in square pan in moderate oven a sceptical scientist who took the trouble to test it at the recent con gress of public health in paris a french physician dr j herber re ported experiments which he since has repeated and extended indicat- 1 ing that oysters apparently can be the rless months quite as mon prejudice against the rless months arose when there were no re frigerators and when food could not cal evidence against oysters in these months for example evidence that typhoid fever or other diseases which conceivably may carry are commoner in the forbidden months than in others statistical studies have shown however that there is no ground for this idea therefore there is no rea son at all dr herbier concludes why people should not eat oysters when ever they desire perhaps the com- eateu in safely as in others in many seacoast towns dr herbier had observed local residents defy the tradition and eat oysters whenever they can get them experimenting on himself and on friends and patients he found no harmful effects from oysters in tho forbidden months it occurred to him however that there might be statisti- steamed date pudding sift together 2 cups flour 2 teaj spoons baking powder and 4 teaspoon j jj q xransdortatlon be preserved in hot weather the rloss months happen to be also warm ones and the familiar rule may have been intended in the beginning merely as a caution against eating oysters in hot weather when they are likely to have spoiled the engineman has observed the sig- w nal indication is informed of track salt then add cup sugar 1 cup i rt conditions ahead and is in control of dates stoned and cut up fine grated qn6 btso ferer his train rind of one lemon 4 tablespoons cook- r shoula the whistie continue to ing oil and 23 cup milk oi tvl sound it would warn the fireman mix well pour into a greased moid continuous light signal 1 ells an enabe h to take chal ot the engineer about track lra j tn event of any dis- conditions ahead of him j ability on the part of the man at the i throttle each man can check the direction of cover and steam with bard sauce two hours serve mother how did yju hurt your a girl she mighi not admire gordon hand been fighting ronny yes rountree or don archibald or chris those were awfully sharp teeth tom- steynes or helga peters or constable my brown used to have keene valley cake onehalf cup butter 1 cup molasses 1 cup hot water 2 eggs 1 cup maple or brown sugar 3 cups flour tea spoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon i teaspoon cloves 2 teaspoons soda mix egg yolks and sugar and beat well sift remaining dry ingredients and gradually add to first mixture then add beaten yolks and sugar lastly fold in stiffly beaten whites of eggs if you use brown sugar add v tea spoon vanilla pour into buttered shallow pan and bake 30 to 40 min utes in a moderate oven 350 degrees fahrenheit this makes a large cake an english lake goes undergruimd by walter wood the longest water tunnel in the world has been begun in the lake district in england it will be i ft in diameter lined with steel and con crete and nearj- five miles long and in places it will be 1000 ft below the summit of the hills this wonderful tunnel is only part of a vast engineering plan which will cost 50000000 and will take five years to complete the money being spent by the manchester corporation to carry out a sfheaie for conveying water from the heart of lakeland to manchester and the enormous indus trial district of which the city is the centre there is to be an s2 miles aqueduct from the lake district to manchester the s2 miles will include this fivemile tunnel altogether the total length of tun nelling will be about 30 miles tho great extent of the enterprise will be understood when it is remembered that tho severn tunnel which is englands longest railway tunnel is 4 13 miles in length and was under construction for thirteen years here again in lakelaud nature herself is being conquered and a vast population is being put into actual touch with one of the wildest and loneliest spots in great britain from a region which is in some ways as primitive as it was centuries ago the pure refreshing water is to be taken to the multitudes of people who inhabit manchester and the neighborhood tho lake district beloved of honeymooners mountain- climbers poets artists and number less tourists is to be put not for the first time to definite utilitarian pur poses and in the process hawes- water a lake which is now about 2 miles long will be increased by sev eral miles and will become englands second largest lake windermere is the largest with a length of 10mi miles and a breadth of nearly a mile changing the face of nature haweswater is to be raised from a level of 100 ft to 190 ft by means of another step in the uirecuon oi other dj the use o nig own dia safe transportation is seen in the de- 1 the cab signals installed in panels a huge dam and so that the water velopment of what is termed a con- in each side ot the engine cab are scheme can be properly carried out tinuous light signal now installed in electrically operated the lights are the engine cabs of about 2000 loco- set by the preceding train the sig- and along more than 2800 nals being transmitted from the rails taffy tartlets one egg 1 cup brown sugar 1 table spoon water 1 tablespoon shortening pinch salt 1 teaspoon vanilla beat egg with sugar until thoroughly mixed but not too fluffy add water melted shortening salt and vanilla mix well pour into small tart pans lined with pastry dough bake in a moderate oven until the edges ot the crust are delicately browned 350 degrees orange and pineapple shortcake two cups flour 2 tablespoons but ter 1 cup milk 4 tablespoons baking powder 4 teaspoon salt 1 can shred ded pineapple 4 oranges cut the oranges in snfall pieces mix with the pineapple and let stand an hour sift tho flour salt and baking powder cut in the butter with a knife then add milk bake in layer cake tins put halt the fruit between the layers and the rest on top spice cake two eggs 114 cups sugar i cup shortening 1 cup sour milk all kinds of spice 2v4 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt mix in order given a cup of raisins may bo added tho last thing if ono wishes for spice i used a little each ot cinnamon cloves and nutmeg rice pudding two cups cold boiled rice 3 cups hot milk cup molasses 4 cup raisins 1 teaspoon salt teaspoon nutmeg mix together rico and hot milk add molasses raisins nutmeg and salt pour into buttered baking dish and bake in medium oven about one hriur ashtrays from the victory london somo novel christmas presents of considerable association value were mado possible by tho deci sion to tnnko ashtrays from a quanti ty of copper from hms victory and sell them at halfacrown each in aid of tho victory restoration fund several thousands ot theso ash trays were bought and the fund has benefited to an appreciable extent while tho victory ashtrays will of course bo very highly prized by those fortunate enough to havo secured them naval relics may bo of various kinds but it is not always that the general public is given a chance of acquiring thorn sometimes they arc offered for sale but only to officers mosses and to officers and exofficers answers heart disease is responsible for the staggering total of 11775 deaths a year in canada periodic health exj miles of track of the pennsylvania railroad system the new device adds to and great ly extends the effectiveness of the wayside automatic block signal sys tem which has been in general use for many years its outstanding fea ture is that it reproduces inside the engine cab the shining lights of the signals ahead placing before both the engineman and the fireman a clear picture of conditions along the track two miniature sets of signal dials shine directly in front of each pian on their respective sides of the cab these lights shine day and night throughout the run and are instantly and continuously respon sive to every change in the signals ahead the cab signal is also auditory if any obstruction on the tracks interference with the block signal system automatically sets the stop signal in the cab three lights across the centre when the lights are at an angle they convey a message to the driver to proceed with camion while three perpendicular lights in dicate a clear track the companys experience u sa to have shown that the probability of obtaining a false clear signal i through this system is so remote as to be virtually an impossibility sleeve board with styles more complicated a little tapering sleeve board is indis pensable to the home maker it is useful for all kinds of lingerie touches and handkerchiefs too the block signal indicates anything else than an entirely clear track this po you give a de fact is called to the attention of the v ul j la 3 x v ho i hv scription of your missing cashier engineman both by the ghts and by k h about fivo feet flve a loud warning whistle which is prt of the mechanism the strident sound continues until the engineman acknowledges by manually operating a switch which silences the whistle the act of acknowledging bears witness that it will be necessary to obliterate by 1 submersion the ancient village of i mardale with its church graveyard farmhouses school and cottages in this way the very face of nature will be changed haweswater is so high above sea- level that its water will travel by gravity to manchester and will rush through the aqueduct and tunnels at the rate of 90000000 gallons a day the big tunnel will go under the mountains and the aqueduct will pass by the ancient market town of ken dal the tunnel will be so construct ed that in adidtion to the immense pipes conveying the water space will be left for workmen to make re pairs at any time skilful and cour ageous men will be needed by way of beginning the southern portion of the waterworks tunnel at stockdale a tremendous charge of high explosive was electrically fired by tho lord mayor of manchester councillor r noton barclay in the presence of members ot the man chester waterworks committee and the westmoreland county council who sheltered in a ruined building well out of range in the heart of the mountains that first explosion was an example of sentiments were most popular for neuralgia prompt relief from headaches lumbago colds sore throat rheumatism neuritis neuralgia aches and pains amlnntlon frequently reveals tho causes ot heart disease or the disease itself in early stages j christmas cards this year were sold in 3000 different designs scenes of olden days and short jj of the astonisliingthings wliichwill be done before the scheme is com pleted tons of ironhard rock and earth and stones were hurled about 200 ft into the air and dangerous fragments were carried right across the valley an immense steel safe tynet had been placed in position to catch the fragments but the tre mendous explosion carried the net hundreds of yards away the explosion was merely the open ing note of many like it for during the next five years hundreds of tons of high explosives will be used and some 150000 tons of solid rock will be blasted like swarms of ants attacking n heap which seems impossible of re duction by small infinitesimal forces an army of human beings are at work on two faces of what look like im pregnable mountains they are operating simultaneously at each side and in tlmo the working parties will meet face to face in the very heart of the mountains and tho result of this herculean undertaking for the next hundred years manchester and the district will be abundantly supplied with the purest water healthy refreshment from ono of natures undelllcd stores all that is a wonderful prospect but not less remarkable is tho fact that this gigantic task will be achiev ed without adding a halfpenny to the rates titbits heres one estimate on size of universe princeton nj a scale in which each object in mass is about 1000000 times smaller than tho object just above it is given by professor john q stuart princeton university as tronomer in order of bigness these masses are the known material universe a spiral nebula a very largo start a good sized planet an ocean a mountain peak a forest a man a butterfly a paramecium single cell animal a bacterium tho larg est organic- molecules a few score 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