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if gives more pleasure than you thought tea could give t fsesh from the gardens synopsis christopher steynes a young so ciety man is being sought after by a kussian countess in order to dis courage her he offers mary kte 0- llara a large sum of money to play the part ol his wife for twentyfour hou s mrs ohara is r widow and the moth er of a large family martin and mary kate are the only two working martin is studying medicine anil has a chance to go to germany but lacks the necessary funds mary kat ac cepts steynes proposition in order to get the money for martin she tells her family she is going to sacramento on business for her boss but takes a train to burlingame where young mr steynes meets her and takes her to his home chapter xv contd chris led the way into the dim shadows of the interior gratefully cool on this warm airless afternoon mary kate speechless with the deep satisfaction of discovered beauty saw narrow arehyd doorways fine twist ed stairways rising up against bare soft walls niches where spanish taints stood stiffly under crowns of tarnished stars a great fireplace with n wroughtiron crane a bit of balcony from which hung a tattered scrap of mellow old brocade will you put my cousin in the tparo room peter chris said to a quiet middleaged man who was car rying mary kates bag its now ten minutes to six we ougiit to leave at ten minutes to eight he told his guest ive got to go over to the club so make yourself entirely at home there are books theres a radio over there he turned away and mary kate discovered with an obscure satisfac tion that her rooms were on the ground floor somehow that seemed to make the whole adventure seem safer here they were the first a darling bedroom with two low cavern beds of black wood chests and tables and chairs to watch low lights in little parchment hoods ami opening out of it on one side a sort of piazza sit ting room with wicker chairs and a tiled floor and bare grape vines pat tering against the glowing garden be yond on the other side were a lux urious dressing room and bath there was another door a deep clo set with hangars her eyes shone on the hangers were the evening wrap the white sport costume of thin silk with the striped coat and the creamy satin evening dress embroid ered in pearl roses on the shelf be neath them stood the creamy- satin slippers with their pearl buckles in the dressingtable drawers were powder perfumes rouge cold cream transparent fleshcolored stockings and a closed oldfashioned jewelcase shared the second drawer mary kate took off her hat and coat and hung thorn up carefully in the closet then she went quickly to the hall door and locked it after that she stood in the centre of the room for a moment panting her eyes wide open the fingers of one slim hand at her cheek not a sound anywhere or rather not a disquieting sound the quiet splashing of the fountain was audible through the stillness and now and then vague voices that might have full of long lasting delicious flavor and made of pure chicle and other ingredients of the highest quality comes to you in perfect condition all of its goodness is scaled tight in the clean wax wrapped packages the days work goes much easier with wricleys to sustain and refresh handy for j packs come from a neighboring garden or might have been servants in the kit chen once a bird screamed harshly she had seen a parrct walking sus piciously up and down on a perch in the patio now and then a motor honked out of sigh on the road be yond the lawn and the garden trees and shrubs then the fountain again splash and trickle and splash and always the soft incessant plaint of the doves the sun must be almost gone now jome leaves outside ler shutter win dow were burning blood red mary icate went back to the dress ing table and sat down she took the jewelbox in her hands opened it inside lay a tripb string of rosy small pearls held by a diamond slasp she had never had real pearls in her handj before she knew hose were i real j lying in the circle of the pearls was a beautiful heavy ring two great j pearls guarding an emerald this was oldfashkraechtoa and the lovelier for that the girl slipped it on it fittei perfectly j she put ail the jewels back care fully and began an inspection of the room books they looked fascinat ing magazines when she peeped through the open joor she could see nobody hear no sound she made a timid tittle tour of inspection of the lower floor admiring the patio again took from the line of magazines that jwere faced in an overlapping line on a library table one or two for her own amusement back in her own room the door locked she removed her dress and shoes lay reading on her bed looking at pictures always with an odd sense j of excitement and danger running in her veins i a darling house and a darling i room delicious smells everywhere and especially the fragrance from the white lilacs on her tabic there were pens and ink oi that same writing table she smiled idly to think how useless they were to hcrl there was nobody to whom mary kate could send letter paper heavily engraved with the mysterious words el hogar what did it mean anyway that would be a nice safe question to ask mr steynes when they came back tonight it was twenty minutes to seven and time to dress by this time tomorrow night she would be at home in moth ers kitchen again thrilled by her secret adventure ready to break to mart the intoxicating news that he might go to germany with dr v antwerp if he would she ran bath water into a pale pink square tub poured in bath salts took the fat little cross stitched cloth from the rack and what soap delirious ly scented with violets and what a luxury of hot water unfamiliar with all the creams she tried several she turned her bright head upside down and brushed hor flaming mop until it sparkled like copper wires she wiped her greasy face or a soft towel and sat at the dressing table regarding herself thoughtfully a first moment of panic smote her what on earth am i doing mary kate said halfaloud the transparent stockings were drawn on she stepped into the pearl- buckled slippers they lifted her un expectedly high it was a tall girl who looked back at her from the issue no 4630 chapter xvi her wildly tousled hair was brush ed into a shining cap of metallic waves tiie deep ripple of it was low on her white forehead just above her darkblue eyes little wings of glitter ing redgold crept out upon her glow ing cheeks the dress went over her head des cended in a cool ripple of satin ivory of her shoulders rose from the smooth ivory of the gown the skirt stood about her knees in great petals em broidered with pearls her budding breasts the slim straightress of her body and legs were outlined in the lustrous soft lines the pearls over her heart rose and sank softly with her sudden ecstatic breath mary kate took the old pearl neck lace in her fingers clasped it about the column of her throat she slipped her linger through the ring then she stood up ard looked at herself in th mirror vi yu mar she said j halfaloud tho unwilling dimple ap pearing at her suddenlycurved mouth l no girl in the mirror was like a flame n an alabaster cup her cheeks were blazing scarlet her bitten lip crimson the cream of her modelled brow and chin her smooth throat ard swelling bosom ivory white flawless and soft against her pure skin the rosy little globules of the pearls threw opal sha dows the furred wrap with its gold and cream quiltings over her arm she went out into the now softly lighted living room christopher very tall and broad and smart in full evening dress was standing beside a wood fire smoking he turned as she came out and threw his halffinished cigarette into the flames i say he said in a bewildered voice he frowned but there were wrinkles of amazed laugnter about hii eyes too he took a step or two to ward her haud his puzzled gaze not for an instant leaving her say mary he began again you look wonderful you look simply grand what a swill dress what a swell you are tiie boyish paucity of his phrases appealed to her as no sophisticated compliment could have done and she laughed in a sort of delighted con fusion isnt it a gorgeous dresv and the pearl he said admir ingly why they were made for you they were my steynes grand mothers and the ring was hers she gave them to my aunt mrs florence and when aunt minnie died out here in california last year she put them in safety deposit for me but honestly he va plctely taken by surprise perfectly lovely its the dress mary peatcd it may be partly the dress it was certainly a find chris conceded studying the details of the perfect whole curiously but your hair and your slippers i didnt realize you were so tall youre verv tall arent you oh yes im as tali as my brother martin im nearly as tall as tom who tom the fiance no the man im going to marry is named cass keating xo toms my younger brother toms seven teen the youngest oh no then comes tess and then regira and pat hes the 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according to dr franklin 11 martin director- general of the college and their care has not kept pace with other develop ments of surgery statiscians of the college estimate tho compensation cost ot these wounds at s10000oco yearly unusual dessert for a dessert that is different peal and slice somo ot the big japanese persimmons and servo with thick cream and powdered sugar a new paint brush is tir best imple ment for dusting carved furniture it reaches a crevices better than a duster will vkhni h prompt relief from cclds sore throat rheumatism lumbago neuritis aches and pains does not harm the heart aspirin tbadcmark beg aatol cnin asmrin vaekace which contains proven direction handy spffi boie of 12 tttwcts also bottles of 24 and 10ca1 druggists cat lovers can now change pets color moscow scientists report remarkable experiments on siamese felines washington the eat lover may now have his favorite striped or speck led in any pattern he may fancy and this without any barm to tie cat merely by regulating tho temperature at which the hair of the animal grows a report received hero by tha american genetic association from the laboratory of experimental biology at the moscow zoological park tclis how professors n a and v x lijin changed the color and markings of a siamese cat the siamese cat is normally a very light cream color of fawn with face ears feet and tall in clearly defined dark brown almost black the pair studied were taken from their warm cushions in a german parlor to tho very different climate of moscow where they lived iu a building the tem perature of which never exceeded cc dgrees fahrtnhek and which some times was as low an 2g degrees with in a few months the cats had changed to a dark caocblate color with the darkest area across the shoulders the experimenters then tried the plan ot warming certain areas of tho skin of the animal they shaved off part of the darkest hairs on tiie shoul der ami applied a cotton bandage when the bandage was removed the bald spot was covered with colorless hair making a marked light spot on the animal the experiment was re peated for various parts of the body always with the same result where the skin was kept warm the hair was light the conclusions of the experiment ers were that while hereditity does in fluence the color of animals they can develop their natural color only under favorable external temperature and by the internal factor of heat pro duction and heat loss thus tiio body of the animal is normally the lightest part while the extremities the paws and ears are the most pigmented a man to his old airedale mrs 10 a gehrke alas thou hast grownold old shaggy face thy golden sands have ran too fast apace thy rough and graying head by som- beretl eyes foretell thy waning noon and sunset skies thy mellowing goodness is as wine grow old as autumns frost brings out tho forest gold and glows as sunshine in thy wintry face the steadfastness of all thy friendly race and now no crown for all thy deeds well done nor promised worlds beyond uhe set ting sun not as men demanding stars for shab by worth enough for thee to roam tho pleasant earth content thy starry paradise should bo the memory thy master has of thee hell not forget thy nose within his hand thy eager gaze that sought to under stand this vast and strange capricious world of men nor loved thy mortal god less nor dreamed then that deep in thy brown eyes hed al ways see thy virtues of the man that he should be in our dumb animals wise old owl is myth of the aicients the owl figures intensively in tho legends and folklore of nearly all peoples and it has been regarded as the symbol of wisdom since the down of history there is an air of mystery about this bird itt nocturnal habits its noiseless flight its mournful call and its large sta tionary eyes have all contributed to ward mailing it an object of supersti tion somo of the ancients believed that if an owl appeareo near a sick chamber it was an omen of death among the greeks the owl became tho symbol of meditation and counsel be- causo it was one of the attributes of athena tiie deity who presided over the whole intellectual side of human life it is probable that tiie owl re presents the orlgina form under which tiiat goddess was first worship ped and that it became her favorite bird subsequently homer applied glaukopls meaning keeneyed to athena this epithet may have origin ally signified owlfaced although the owl may look wise to somo peo ple as a matter of fact it is a rather stupid bird compared with many species house plants to clean tho leaves of house plants apply equal parts of milk and luke warm water gently with a spongo about once a week he knows better we have been married a year and never quarrel if a difference of opin ion arises and i am right felix al ways gives in immediately and if ho is right that never occurs fllegende blatter munich i