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Confidence. The Consumer's Confidence in retting back. When I left thin house! cornering a lesser one. That was the I would have no chance of giving them danger, the slip. And yet I wag well on my Backwards and forwards we pad- way to the East, the Danube could dcd on the soft carpet. He had no no- not b fifty miles off, and that way tion of guarding himself, and I got in ran the road to Constantinople. It a good few blows. Then I saw a queer was fairly desperate position. If I thing. Every time I hit him he blink- tried to get away Sturnm would pre- ed and seemed to pause. I guessed 1 vent me, and the odds were that I the reason for that. He had gone 'Would go to join Peter in some in-, through life keeping the crown of the 'fernal prison-camp, causeway, and nobody had ever stood Those momenta were some of tha-'np to him. He wasn't a coward by a I worst I ever spent I was absolutely long chalk, but he wan a bully, and and utterly baffled, like a rat in o had never been struck in his life. Ha I trap. There seemed nothing for It was getting struck now In real earnest I but to go bacK to London and tell Sir .and he didn't like it He had lost bis ; Walter the game was up. And that bearings and was growing as mad as B89 Is the Keynote of Our Success a hatter. I kept half an eye on the clock. GREENMANTLE BY JOHN BUCHAN. was about as bitter as death. He saw my face and laughed. "Does your heart fail you, my little 'was ho'peful now, and was looking for Dutchman? You funk the English? the right kind of chance. The risk I will tell you one thing for your com- was that I might tire sooner than him fort There is nothing in the world and be at his mercy, to be feared except me. Fail, and you Then I learned a truth I have never have cause to shiver. Play me false forgotten. If you are fighting a man and you had far better never have who means to kill you, he will be apt been born." I to down you unless you mean to kill His ugly sneoring face was close him too. Stumm did not know any above mine. Then he put out his rules to this game, and I forgot to hands and gripped my shoulders as he . allow for that Suddenly, when I was had done the first afternoon. I watching his eyes, he launched a I forget if I mentioned that part of mighty kick at my stomach. If he the damage I got at Loos was a shrap- had got me, this yarn would have had nel bullet low down at the back of an abrupt ending. But by the mercy 'J my neck. The wound had healed well of God I was moving sideways when | enough, but I had pains there on a he let out, and his heavy boot just I cold day. His fingers found the place grazed my left thigh, and it hurt like hell. It was the place where most of the There is a very narrow line between shrapnel had lodged, and for a second and (Copyrighted Thomaa Nelson and Sons. Ltd.) CHAPTER VI. (Confd.) 'the old man and told him that wo The winter evening closed in, ami I should be in the study for the rest of , ,--. . -- .-T--V.J--- . . , . aw that we had corns out of the hills the evening.. "You can lock up and despair and black rage. I had about I was sick with pain and "tumbled. and were in a flat country. Sometimes go to bed when you like," he said, K 1 ^" , U P th frame, but the sudden Then I was on my feet again but with a big sweep of river showed, and, look- "but see you have coffee ready at ach r of V shoulder gave roe purpose a new feeling in my blood. I had to Ing out at one station, 1 saw a funny seven sharp in the morning." again. He must have seen the rage smash Stumm or never sleep in my church with a thing like an onion on Ever since I entered that house I ta JS? eves> fo . r his own became cruel, bed again. the top of its spire It might almost had the uncomfortable feeling of be- .c weasel WOU ' d hke , tt l blu :' h ? T K ot , a w nder ul P wer * rom *' have been a mosque, judging from the ing in a prison. Here was I alone in f rled - " But the poor woasel has found new cold rage of mine. i felt ;1 pictures I remembered of mosques. I this great place with a fellow who its^master. Stand^still, vermin. Smile, couldn't tire, and^ I danced round wished to heaven I 1 graphy more attention Presently we stopped led the way out The trhm must, imvv ><iuii> : \ , * unu 1^-11 mat i .uuiu muvo . . * ... , i v been specially halu-d for him, for it freely and at the worst make a bolt ?"d could not have uttered a syllable] He began to snort now and his was a one-horse little place whose for it But her* I was trapped, and >' I h d tried. , breath came heavily "You infernal name I could not make out The sta- I had to tell myself every minute that Then h let me go, grinning like an, cad," I said in good round English tionmaster was waiting, bowing and 1 was there as a friend and colleague. 8 Pf- . . , \ "> K' n 8 * be| the stuffing out aluting. and outside was a motor-car The fact is, I was afraid of Stumm, J f topped back a pace and gave him of you," but he didn't know what I with big headlights. Next minute we and I don't mind admitting it. He was "iy left between ithe : eyes was saying. were sliding through dark woods a new thing in my experience and I , I; or a second he did not realize what _Then_ at last he gave me my chance. wh<-re the snow lay far deeper than didn't like in the north. There was a mild frost and guzzlec in the air, and the tires slipped and happier, skidded at the corners. We hadn't far to go. We climbed a L it. If only he had drunk had happened, for 1 don't suppose any He half tripped over a little table and a bit I should have been " ha .d da r ed fcJP a ha " d . to him his face stuck forward. I got him on slnce WBS " chl ' d ' He bllnked a * the P 01 * the chin, and put every . . slnce l! WBS " chl ' d .' , He bllnked a * the P 01 ^ * the chin, and put every room me mildly. Then his face grew red ounce of weight I possessed behind the We went up a staircase to a . at the end of a long corridor. Stumm a *; . 'blow He crumpled up in a heap and; looked the door behind him and laid SG*& ln Hea . ve V he said quietly, rolled over, upsetting a lamp and; in Just to wash your face and hands in Lifebuoy is to be refreshed. The big creamy lather of Lifebuoy thoroughly cleans your skin. The daily use of Lifebuoy is the simple sure way to skin health. BUM dLAJUb ' v vV* MM III1V. II. W U.-> WI J iai ft^| * t . .. , i * 1.1. M J J I It and got well cursed for his slow-, but low in the ceiling, and the walls llla s re , acn and could lve me at le s t the door. In one of the gilded mlr- ness. Inside the place was very noble were full of little recesses with sta- tt . U P f tonc - He wasn't soft rors I smoothed my hair and tidied and ancient Stumm switched on the ' tues in them. A thkk grey carpet of either, but looked as hard as granite, up my clothes. My anger had com- rlt-ctric light, ar.d there was a gre<\t velvet pile covered the floor, and the ' was onlv J ust from hospital and ab- pletely gone and I had no particular, ball with black tarnished portraits of, chairs were low and soft and uphol- surdly out of training. He would cer- Ill-will left against Stumm. He was, men and women in old-fashioned i stered like a lady's boudoir. A pleas- tuln j.y kl11 me if he , ? ou 'u. and I saw a man of remarkable qua 1'ties ' which clothes, and mighty horns of deer on I ant fire burned on the hearth and nothing to prevent him. | would have brought him to the highest the walls. I there was a flavor of scent in the air, M y onlv chance was to keep him distinction in the Stone Age. But for. There sprmed to be superfluity of something like incense or burnt san- froni K ettln K to K r >P 8 . 'r he could all that he and his kind were back **rvants. The old fellow laid that food dalwood. A French clock on the mnn- ha ^ e Bque-zed in my ribs in two sec- numbers. wac ready, and without more ado wo ! telpiece told me that it was ten min- onds - ' fancied I was lighter on my I stepped out of the room, locked went into the dining-room another ' utes past eight. Everywhere on little le p tn!ln him, and I had a good eye. the door behind me, and started out vast chamber with rough stone walls tables and in cabinets was a profusion Black Monty at Kimberley had taught on the second stage of my travels. above the panelling and found some of nirknacks, and there was some me to fiRht a bit, but there is no art on (To be continued.) cold meats on a table beside a big fire, beautiful embroidery framed on earth which can prevent a big man in * The servant presently brought in a [screens. At first sight you would have "arrow R P"cc from sooner or later Mlnard'i LlnlmenV foi-Couflru 4 Coldi ham omelette, and on that auid the cold j said it was a woman's drawing-room. tuff we dined. I remember there was j But it wasn't I soon saw the dif- nothing to drink but water. It pu~7l- . ference. There had never been a wo- d mo how Stumm kept hia &.Tat body man's hand in that place. It was th : going on the very modera*e amount; room of u man who had a fashion for of food he ate. He was th j type you frippery, who had u perverted taste expect to swill beer by the bucket arid|for soft delicate things. It was thf put away a pie at a sitting. {complement to his bluff brutality. I When we had finished, he rung for began to see the queer other side to my host, that evil side which gossip had spoken of as not unknown in the Ger- After Every Meal Woman's Sphere pour into shallow pans to cool and skim while cooling. When cold pack into jars and allow to stand unsealed, but covered with a cloth, for four days. Put rubber and lid in position, not tight If using a hot-water bath outfit, sterilize twenty minutes; if us- ing a water-seal outfit, or a five! pound steam-pressure outfit or a ' pressure-cooker outfit sterilize for j fifteen minutes. Remove jars, tighten j covers, invert to cool and test forj leaks. Wrap jars with paper to pre- vent bleaching and store in a c--jl. dark ulace. He who knows not ami know* not that be knows not to a fool. Slum him. He who know* not un<! knows that he knows not Is a simpleton. Teach him. He who knows but knows not that he knows U aleep. Awake htm. But h who knows and knows that he know* U wlee. Follow him man army. Tho room soemed a hor- ribly unwholesome place, and I was more than ever afraid of Stumm. - , -. .v,.*., . o.ij /t . ,<.., . The hearthrug was a wonderful old It conies to the same when the talo is| Sl * n TKE SI! VER WEDDING. I Cook until the mixture is as thick as' Twenty or forty or sixty years o yj marmalade, pour into glasses and Persian thing, all faint greens and pinks. As he stood on it he looked un- j commonly like a bull in u china-shop. He seemed to bank, in the comfort of and give stomach a your lift is all told! Her eye* pre the brightest Her k'.sses most sweet, it and sniffed like a satisfied animal, j If " touch . is ' ho H ht * st - Then h sat down at an escritoire, un- _ Hcr walst tnu most neat locked a drawer and took out some Twenty or forty or sixty yean old, papers. "We will now settle your business, friend Brandt," he safd. "You will It comes to the same when ha tao is all told! go to Egypt and there take your Eyes blue or hazel, coy, winsome, or orders from one whose i;nme und nd- bold It i nun... to the same when tha tale Provide* "the bit of weet" la buntficiat form. Help* to elcansc the teeth and keep I In in healthy. dress are in this envelope. This card," and he lifted n square piece of greyi . , ... pasteboard with a big stamp nt the'.,, ... al tol(l - corner and some code words stencilled hh<% llk ? H P rot -ty dresses, on it, "will be your passport. You will "he "kes to be shy, show it to thn mnn you seek. Keep it She likes your caresses jealously, and never use it save under When no one is by orders or in the last necessity. It is Twenty or forty or sixty years old, your badge ns an accredited agent of the German Crown." I took the card and the envelope and put them in my pocket-book. "Where asked. "That remains to be seen. Probably It comes to tho same when the is all told! tale do I go after Egypt?" jl Hair brown r ""ver, black, auburn, It or gold, comos to the same when the tale Is nil told! AspARAors should be canned as soon as possible after gathering. If allow- ed to stand for more than a few l.ours after being cut, the delicate flavor is destroyed and It is more difficult to keep. The stalks should be cleaned and *"? hard portions remove.!. They ( may be canned whole or cut into hnlf-j inch pieces, depending upon the form in which the vegetable is to be served. Blanche tho prepared asparagus in boiling water for three of four min- utes, cold dip, then pack in jars, cover with water, and add one tenspoonful of salt to each quart jar. Then adjust covers looaely, place in a w.Uer bath' and boil two hours or in a staom pres- sure cooker (ten pounds pressure) for one-half hour. Remove and tighten the covers while they are hot. WHEN RHUBARB is CANNED by the cold-water process, the success of this method, it is claimed, depends not alone upon careful work in canning,, ou shinedyour shoes today? Her judgment your guide Twenty or forty or sixty years old, ! It comos to th same when the tale CANNINC5 AND PRESERVING. THE HANDIEST THING IN MY HOME. The handiest thing in my home was put in this winter by my husband and son. We already had the windmill and water piped to the house, and stored in a three-barrel storage tank placed in the room above the kitchen and had water at the sink. But they added more pipe, running it under the floor behind the range. At one end of the range a pipe came up through the floor, extending up by the warming oven high enough so the wash boiler would slip under it. By turning a little wheel on an angle | valve the boiler was filled without lifting a bit .of water. At the other, end of the range another pipe came up through the floor to the reservoir. A small hole was drilled in top of reser- voir in such a way aa not to interfere with the cover. The pipe extended over from the back with an angle valve to fill the reservoir. The cost of fixtures and pipes was about $2.75, the men doing their own plumbing. Word* Unnecewary. "Is the boee In?" asked the visitor. "The office boy. with his chair tilt- ed back and his legs stretched out on a desk, made no reply. "I asked If the boss was In," eald the visitor. The office boy glanced at him. but remained silent. "Didn't you hear me?" snapped the visitor. " Of course I heard you," answered the boy, scornfully. "Then why the dickens didn't you tell me If the boss's In?" "Now, I ask you." retorted the boy, as he crossed his legs on the desk "does it look like It?" Mlnard't Liniment for Corns and Warta but in the storage. The jarj should be wrapped in paper in order to keep out the light, then placed on shelves in a dark, cool place and left undisturb- ed until used. The cold-water pro- cess of canning rhubarb consists in filling sterilized cans with the fresh EDDYS dtMenty end economy AlWAY* AM K* THu BY NAMB you will go to the Blue Nile, ttiza, the! man you will meet, will direct you.] Her love is your treasure, Egypt is a nest of our agents who I Her beauty your pride, work peacefully under the nose of the Her will is your pleasure English Secret Service." '1 am willing," I said. "But how do I reach Egypt?" "You will travel by Holland nnd (London. Here is your route," ami he 1 " ' " i took u paper from his pocket. "Your ! passports re ready nnd will be given j you at the frontier." This was a pretty kettle of flh I. - , .... ........ was to be packed off to Cairo by 8oa.!P ints ' Kooseherries, three pints of! un d er the faucet, allowing the water which would take, weeks, and Ooa 8U Kir, one cupful of seeded raisins to run in until it own weight expels knows how I would gnt from Egypt; and one ornnge. Make a heavy yrup n ii n j r bubbles, while others prefer to! to Constantinople. I Haw ull my plans, of the sugar nnd a little water, cook- p i unffo the can In a pall of water for| falling in pieces about my ears and ing until the syrup will spin a thread; short time. Just when I thought they were shap- - - ing nicely. Stumm must have interpreted the look on my face, as fear. "You have no cause to be afraid," he said. "We have passed the word to the English police to look out. for a mispicloui South African named Brandt, one of Maritz's rebels. It In not difficult to have that kind of hint conveyed to t.h proper quarter. But the description will not be yours. Your mini., will be Van der I.indon, a res- pootabU Java merchant going home to laUE No. 81 '93. his plantations after a visit to native shores. You had bettor his got your domifr by heart, but I guarantee you will bo aaked no questions. Wo manage these things well in Ger- many." I Kpt my eyes on tho fire, while I did some savage thinking. I knew they would not let me out of their sight till they saw me In Holland, and, one* fruit, cut in cubes, then pouring in fresh, cold water until every particle of air is excluded. Tho cans may I then be sealed. For the filling pro-i GOOSEBERRY CONSERVE requires four; coss some housewives set the cans' pail . Whichever method is add the gooseberries, ralsini, the pulp usc d, every crevice should be filled and juice of the orange and tht- skin, with water, with no room for the finely chopped. Cook until thick, pour tiniest air-bubble. into hot glasses and seal. To PRESERVE STRAWBERRIES, make a there, thor* would be no possibility of th * ^ ulce ftnd P ul P * CHERRY AND GOOSEIIEURY PRESERVES:' syrup of one-quarter of water and Use equal quantities of cherries' 8 even pounds of sugar and cook In an (which have been pitted) and goose- open kettle until a candy thermometer berries nnd to each pound of fruit use registers 26(1 dg. F. Add eight three-quarters of a pound of sugar, pounds of berries (wnshed and stem- Make a thick syrup by adding a nmall mod) and cook slowly, just at the quantity of water to tho sugar, cook boiling point Stop the cooking when the gooseberries In the ayrup until the thermometer registers 210 deg, they are clear, then add tho cherries . and cook twenty minutes longor. CHERRY CONSERVE is made of the red sour cherries thus: Cook three and one-half pounds of cherries (pit- ted) for fifteen minutes, then add two and one-half pounds of sugar which has bean hcaUd, in the oven, one- quarter pound of seeded raisins, and RADIO SETS AND SUPPLIES. Price List mailed on request. Gibson Radio Supply Toronto's (<argeiU Radio Store. 104 King 8t. W. - Toronto, Ont. THE HORRID INK STAIN. Ink stains are removed in various ways, depending upon the nature of the ink. Buttermilk or sour milk is excellent, changing the liquid as often as it becomes stained. Another method is to take a solution of peroxide of hydrogen, and soak the ink stains in j this. Lemon and salt are also good! for use on white material. Sometimes ' colored garments can be freed from ink stains by applying kerosene. Indelible ink stains sometimes yield to a treatment of strong salt water, ind then a washing with ammonia. MAPLE ICE CREAM. To make maple ice cream, use two eggs, two- thirds cup maple syrup, half cup of milk, one and one-half t cups cream. Beat the yolks of the eggs until very light. Add the hot| maple syrup and the milk and stir and ' cook over hot water until the mixture thickens. Then pour over the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs and cool. When cold, add the cream, pour iotoi the freezer and freeze. A cup of nut meats makes a very delightful change. YOUR WINTER FURS. If you have only one or two pieces of fur to pack away, and have no provision for taking care of these, get a clean pasteboard suit box. You can get one of these in a good heavy qual- ity at a store or a tailoring establish- ment for five or ten cents. Clean your fun. Lay into the box; sprinkle with powdered tobacco. Pat the cover on the box and paste a strip of paper tightly over the opening. This will prevent any wandering Insect crawl- Ing up under, and feeding on your valuables. 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