SERIAL
STORY
ELUSIVE
ISABEL
By
JACQUES FUTRELLE
W
Iflujtrationj by M. KETTNER
SYNOPSIS.
Count dl Iloslnl, th   Italian ambus
sudor, Is at dinner with diplomats wh *n
 i TiiP8H «ngor summonw him t<> tho "fii
bonny, where a beautiful youm* woman
Mks for a ticket to tho emit i.^y ball
The ticket 18 inado out In tli - n.imn of
Mla.s Isabel Thome. I'M.f Camphcll of
tho srcri'i service. an<l Mr Grimm, hlH
head detective, are warned that a plot Is
brewing In Wuhlnfton, and Qrimm goes
to the utate ball for Information His at
trntlon Is called to Miss Isabel Thorn.•.
who with her companion, disappears A
shot Is heard and Henor Alvarez of tin-
Mexican legation. Is found wound-d
Grimm Is assured Miss Thorn.* did 1 r. he
visits her. demanding knowledge of the
affair, and arrests Pit tro Petroslnnl. Miss
Thorne visits an old bomb maker, and the)
discuss a wonderful experiment. Fiftv
thousand dollars is stolen from the ofl1«
of Senor Rodriguez, the minister from
Venezuela, and while detectives ire In
Vestlgatlng the robbery Miss Thome an
pears as a guest of tho legation Urlmm
accuses her of tho theft; the money is
festered, but a new mystery occurs In
the disappearance of Monsieur Bolss.-gur
to* French ambassador Blusivt m
Thorne reapnears. bearing a letter which
states that tlie ambassador has been kid
naped and demanding ransom. The am
bassador returns and again strangely dls
appears Later he Is r.-soued from an old
house in the suburbs.
CHAPTER XVI.
Letters From Jail.
Cot' two weeks Signor Pletro Pelro-
«lnni, known to tho Secret Service us
an unaccredited agent of the Italian
government, and tho self confessed as-
sailant of Senor Alvarez of Ihe Mexi-
can legation, had been taking his ease
In a cell. He hnd been formally ar
raigned and committed without ball
to await the result of the bullet wound
which had been Inflicted upon the dip
lomatlst from Mexico at the German
Kmbnssy Ball, and, since then, undis-
turbed and apparently careless of the
outcome, he had spent his time in
reading and smoking. He had an-
swered questions with only a curt yes
or no when he deigned to answer
them at all; and there had been no
callers or Inquiries for him He had
abruptly declined a suggestion of
counsel
Twice each day, morning and night,
he had asked a question of tho jailer
who brought his simple meals.
"How is Senor Alvarez''''
"He Is still In a critical condition."
The answer wns always the same
Whereupon tho secret agent would
return to his rending with not a
shadow of uneasiness or concern on
his face.
Occasionally there came a courteous
little note from Miss Thorne, which he
read without emotion, afterward cast
lng them asldo or tearing them up
He never answered thetn. And then
one day there camo another note
which, for no apparent reason, seemed
to stir him from his lethargy. Out-
wardly it was like all the others, but
when Senor Petroislnnl scanned the
sheet his eyes lighted strangely, and
he stood staring down at it as though
to hide a sudden change of expression
in his face. His gaze was concen-
trated on two smalt splotches of ink
where, It seemed, tho peu had
Scratched as Miss Thorne had signed
her name
The guard stood at the barred door
for a moment, then started to turn
away. The prisoner stopped him with
a quick gesture.
"Oh, Guard, may I have a glass of
milk, please?" he asked. "No Ice. I
prefer It tepid."
He thrust a small coin between the
bars; Ihe guard accepted It and passed
on. Then, still standing at the door,
the prisoner read the note again:
"My Dear Friend:
"1 understand, from an Indirect
source, that there has been a marked
Improvement In Senor Alvarez's con-
dition, and I am hastening to send you
the good news There is every hope
that within a short while, if he con-
tinues to improve, we can arrange a
bail bond, and you will be free until
the time of trial, anyway
Might it not he well for you to
consult an attorney at once? Drop me
a line to let me know you received
this. Sincerely,
"ISABEL THORNE."
Finally the prisoner tossed the note
on a tiny table in a corner of his
cell, and resumed his reading 1 After
a time the guard returned with tho
milk.
"Would It be against the rules for
me to write an answer to this?"
queried Signor Petrozinni, and he in-
dicated tho note.
"Certainly not," was the reply.
"If I might trouble you, then, for
pen and ink and paper?" suggested
the signor and he smiled a little. "Be-
lieve rae, I would prefer to get them
for myself."
"I guess that's right." the guard
grinned good-naturedly
Again he went away and the pris-
oner sat thoughtfully sipping the fullk.
He took half of It, then lighted a eig-
arette, puffed It once or twice and per-
mitted the light to die. After a little
t there cam* *£aln the clatter of the f curiously tnough, It came to pass that
guard's feet on the cement pavement, | Mlgs Thorne and Chief Campbell of
and the writing materials were thrust the Secret Service were reading the
through the bars. hidden, milk-written message at al-i
I "Thank you," said the prisoner. j most the identical moment
Ihe guard went on, with a nod, and "Johnson got Petrozlnnl's letter
a moment later the signor heard the ! from the postman," Mr. Grimm was
clangor of a steel door down the cor- , explaining "I opened it, photo-
rldor as It was closed and locked. ; graphed it. sealed It again and re
He leaned forward in his chair with j mailed It. There was not more than
half-closed eyes, listening for a long half nn hour's delay; and Miss Thorne
time, then rose and noiselessly ap* can not possibly know of it." He
, proached the cell door. Again ho lis- | paused a moment. "It's an odd thing
j tened Intently, after which he resumed j that writing such as that is absolutely
his seat. He tossed away the ciga- invisible to the nal
rette he had and lighted a fresh one,
afterward holding the note over the
flame of the match. Here and there,
where the paper charred in the heat,
a letter or word stood out from the
bare whitness of the paper, and finally
I a message complete appeared between
i the innocuous ink written lines. Tho
prisoner read it greedily:
"Am privately informed there Is
little chance of Alvarez's recovery. !
Shall I arrange escape for you, or have |
ambassador Intercede? Would advise
former, as the other might take
months, and meeting to sign treaty al- I
llance would be dangerously delayed."
Signor Petrozinni permitted the j
sputtering flame to Ignite the paper,
and thoughtfully watched the blaze
destroy It The last tiny scrap
dropped on tho floor, burned out, and
he crushed the ashes under his heel.
Then he began to write:
"My Dear Miss Thorne:
"Many thanks for your courteous llt-
naked eye, and yet
when photographed becomes deciper-.
ab^o in the negative."
"What do you make of it?" Mr,
Campbell askt-d. The guileless blufi
eyes were alive with eagerness.
"Well, he's right, of course, about
not being In danger," said Mr. Grimm.
"If he came with credentials as spei
cial envoy this government must re-
spect them, even if Senor Alvarez
dies, and leave It to his own govern-
ment to punish him. If we were offi-
cially aware that he has such cre-
dentials I doubt If we would have the
right to keep him confined: we would
merely have to hand him over to the
Italian embassy and demand his pun-
ishment. And, of course, all that
makes him more dangerous than
ever.*'
"Yes, I know that," said the chief
a little impatiently. "But who is thin
man?"
"Who Is this man?" Mr. Grimm re-
RAIN REPORT
OTTAWA CO. ENJOYED HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION IN JULY
10.65 INCHES THE RECORD
Average For the State For Month Was
5.64, While the Highest Temper-
ature Recorded Was 110
at Frederick and Mutual
J SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT
FOR YEAR 13 HEAVY
I Present One and That of January
Gives $1.80 Pec Scholar As
the Total for 1911
Oklahoma city.- An apportion in ft
of the common school fund now on
hand, including the income from the
common school lands and the $" ,000,-
000 fund, among the counties of the
state on the basis of 80 cent a per cap-
ita for the school population of the
state, was made by the school land
commissioners at their meeting. The
school census this year shows 539,094
school children, which v ill make the
total distribution at this time $431,-
275.50. "he January apportionment
was $1, making the total for the year
$1.80, which breaks all previous rec-
ords.
Owing in part to the fact that a cer-
tain amount of friction has developed
J recently between the school land de-
partment and the state treasurer's of-
fice, the money recently received by
the department will not be turned
over to the treasurer for distribution,
but two separate distributions will
really be made, one of 39 cents per
capita from the treasurer's office, ag-
gregating $210,24tJ.G6, and one of 41
cents from the school land office, to-
taling $221,028.54.
Oklahoma county gets a larger sum
Cabinet
tie note. I am delighted to know of I  s tf "urprlsed at the question.
Ihe improvement In Senor Alvarez's . was '""king for Prince Benedetto
ndltion. I had hoped that my Impul- d'Abru^'. "t Italy. I have found him "
Mr. Campbell's clock like brain tick
Oklahoma City.—Reports from the
seventy one weather stations in the
state of Oklahoma for the month of
July, which have just been compiled
iu the office of the local observatory
under the direction of J. 13. Slaughter,
director, show that the average rain-
fall in the state for the last month
was 5.H36 inches, whichr is 2.04 inches
above the normal for the month.
This is the greatest average rain-
fall in any one month since November,
1909, and previous to that was the
greatest fall since June, 1908. It also
was next to the greatest average for
July since Oklahoma City station was ,,mn an-v °,her county. It has 20,1)36
school children, which makes its ap-
i portionment $16,748.80. Cimarron
gets the smallest amount, $1,108.
sive act in shooting him would not
i nd In a tragedy. Please keep me in-
formed of any further change in his
condition. As yet I do not see tho
necessity of consulting nn attorney,
but later 1 may be compelled to do so.
"Respectfully,
"P1ETRO PETROZINNI."
This done the secret agent carefully
cleaned the Ink from the pen, wiping
It dry with his handkerchief, then
thrust it into the half empty glass of
milk. The fluid clung to the steel nib
thinly; he went on writing with it.
between the lines of Ink:
"1 am in no danger. I hold creden-
tials to United States, which, when
presented, will make me responsible
only to the Italian government as spe-
KVtteOBfcnf
ffiw"'
TOl r
1
mm
cd over the situation in detail.
"It's like this," Mr Grimm eluci-
dated. "Me has credentials which he
knows will free him If he is forced to
present them, but I imagine they were
given him more for protection In an
emergency like this than for Intro-
ducing him to our government. As
tho matter stands he can't afford to
established in 1890, the greatest being
recorded in July, 1S99, which was G.Oi
Inches.
The greatest precipitation during
the month was recorded at the sta-
tion of Fairland, in Ottawa county,
and was 10.65 inches. The lowest was
recorded at Ravia in Johnston county
near Tishomingo, where the fall was
but 1.68 inches. The next lowest was
at the Sac and Pox agency with 1.80
inches, and the next largest at Enid
with 9.30 inches. All others ranged
from two to eight inches, the western
discover himself by using those ere- portion of the state having more on
dentlals, and yet. If the T^atln com
pact is signed, he must be free. Re-
member, too, that he Is accredited
from three countries—Italy, France
and Spain." He was silent for a mo
ment. "Naturally his escape from
prison would preserve his incognito.
the average than the eastern half,
which is very unusual. ,
The highest temperature during the
month was recorded at Frederick and
Mutual, the mark being 110 degrees
above the zero mark. The record oc-
curred at Frederick on July 6 and at
and at the same time permit him to Mutual on July 5. The lowest tem-
sign the compact." perature was 44 degrees recorded at
There was silence for a long time. Arapahoe on July 24, and the next low- State to Lease School Building
"f believe the situation is without est recorded, at the Sac and Fox Oklahoma City. Lon Frame, chair-
prceedent," said Mr. Campbell slowly agency, was 46 degrees above zero. man of the state board of public af
"The special envoy of three great The mean average temperature for all fairs, went to Sulphur to make arrange-
powers held for attempted—!" stations tor the month was 80.5 de- ments for the leasing of buildings there
"Officially we are not aware of his srees, which is 2.04 degrees above the for the use of the state school for the
Colony Wants Wheat Output
Oklahoma City.—The state board of
agriculture has received a proposition
from Peter Loran of Rhineland, Texas,
representing a colony of German fann-
ers who have settled in that vicinity,
to buy all of the wheat produced on the
state demonstration farms this year,
both hard am', soft, for seed. While it
has been the policy of the board to sell
this wheat in the counties where grown
if desired by the farmers, it is likely
that this proposition will be accepted
if it is found that the wheat can be
gotten together at one point for ship-
ment at a price which the Rhineland
people are willing to pay, as it would
save a great deal of trouble and ex-
pense in disposing of the crop.
purpose, or his identity," Mr Grimm
reminded him. "If lie escaped it
would clarify the situation tremen-
dously."
"If he escaped!" repeated Mr. Camp-
bell musingly.
"Hut, of course, the compact would southeast and southwest,
not be signed, at least in this coun-
try," Mr. Grimm went on tentatively.
Mr Campbell gazed straight into t.ho
listless eyes of the young man for a
minute or more and gradually full un-
derstanding came home to him. Final-
ly he nodded his head.
"Use your own Judgment, Mc
Grimm," he directed.
normal. This occurred in spite of the deaf during the coming year. The
large amount of cool weather expe- lease of the buildings now occupied
rienced. by the school expired on August 2, and
The prevailing direction of the wind j the state will either renew that lease
ar most stations in the month was or lease other buildings which have
south, although in a few it varied to been offered for its use. It had been
j expected that the new building would
be ready for use at the beginning of
J the coming school year, but the difficul-
I ties with the contractors over their
alleged failure to bring the building
T IS a noble ami beautiful
thing to find ourselves grow-
ing Oui of our contempts.
—Philips Brooks
Success treads on the heels of every
*ght effort.
CARE OF THE SICK.
It is hard under the best conditions
And care to be confined to a bed tn
hot weather, but often much of real
suffering could be relieved if people
only knew how.
Heat must often be applied to pa-
tients, even in hot weather, and when
hot water bottles are not obtainable,
glass bottles or fruit cans answer very
well
To relieve a patient in hot weather
from the heat, hang a wet sheet be-
fore an open window or door; the
evaporation will reduce the tempera-
ture quite noticeably.
Common sense and a quick brain
and hand has saved many lives.
Fill hot water bottles with cold
water or pieces of ice. An old, leaky
bottle may be mended with surgeon's
plaster and hold cold water without
leaking. Put these bottles around the
patient's bed.
An electric fan is a wonderful help
In the sick room when it is obtainable.
Fresh pure air in a sick room Is an
absolute necessity. Sunshine is a
great germicide
Sun the bedding each day. Keep the
room free from all dust and odors. A
good screen to be used in a sick room
to keep off draughts is a pair of
clothes bar*. baste or pin sheets on
them with safety pins.
Rest in the morning is more Impor-
tant than having the room in order
early. When possible remove the pa-
tient to another bed and room while
airing the room. It will rest and di-
vert her to see something besides her
own four walls.
A sick bed should be high enough to
care for a patient without stooping
and straining the back. A woven wire
spring and a hair mattress made in
three pieces so that It may be re-
versed often and thus wear longer, are
considered the best.
Cover the mattress with a cotton
pad made of white cloih, and a roll or
two of batting stitched with a long
stitch on.the machine.
Have the sheets plenty long to tuck
in well at the bottom and fold over
the blanket at the top.
The Prisoner Read It Greedily.
clal envoy, according to International
law. Arrange escape for one week
from tonight; use any money neces-
sary. Make careful arrangements for
the test and signing of compact for
two nights after."
Again tho prisoner cleaned the steel
nib, after which he put it back In tho
bottle of iuk, leaving it there. He
waved the sheet of paper back and
forth to dry it, and at last scrutinized
CHAPTER XVII.
A Call on the Warden
The restful silence of night layover
the great prison Ilere and there in
Held For Seining
Oklahoma City.—The state game
warden's office has been notitied of the
arrest by Assistant Game Warden W.
E. Williams and Deputy Sheriff Abbott
of Cleveland county of Charles Havell,
John Thomas, W. Thomas, Bud Young,
and Sam Young, charged with illegal
seining in Little River. All were
taken to Norman for tMal.
up to specifications has tied that build,
ing up completely.
Williams Is Wanted
l Asks Return of Alleged Thief l
Oklahoma City.—A requisition was
issued for W. H. Tackett, alleged lead-
er of a gang of horse thieves with head-
quarters at Enid, who is now under ar-
1112 pessimist keeps grumbling at
everything he sees—
If he has roses, there's the thorns; II
honey, there's the bees.
I like the smiling optimist with his morn
cheerful view-
Come rain, there's the rainbow; comi
night arid morning, too.
— Florence M. Day.
! rest at Manitou, Colo. The Enid autli-
, , ! orities claim to have evidence of at
Oklahoma City.—Governor Cruce is- lea8t twenty bone thefts with which
the grim corridors a guard dozed in  ued a requisition on Governor Hadley | TarkeU js opposed to have been con-
the glare of an electric light; and In of Missouri for the return of E. B. nected and sav th.„ this repreSentS
the office, too, a desk light glimmered
where the warden sat at his desk,
poring over a report. Once he glanced
I up at the clock—it was five minutes
of eleven—and then he went on with
it minutely, standing under the light I ^'Aftnr^a'nttlp
from the high-up window of his cell. 1
the silence was broken
I I1 .. Mi . , | by the whir of the clock and the first
Letter by letter the milk evaporated, , r .t, , , , .  
, , , .. . ... , j sharp stroke of the hour; and at just
leaving the sheet perfect y clean and ... „„„„ , ,,
, ,, ... . , ... i that moment the door from the street
white except for the n written ™eB" opened and a man entered He was
sage. This sheet he folded, placed in nUher (a(1 m](] R,ender ftnd r a|nUte_
Williams, wanted at Muskogee on a
charge of assault with intent to kill,
and now under arrest at Kansas City,
Mo. Williams is charged with attack-
ing Will Robinson with a knife at Mus-
kogee on September 15, 1910, and in-
flicting serious injuries.
only a small part of his operations in
this state.
an envelope, and addressed.
l.ater the guard passed along the
corridor, and Signor Petrozinni thrust
the letter out to him.
"IJe good enough to post that,
pleaBe," he requested. "It isn't sealed
I don't know if your prison rules re-
quire you to read the letters that go
out. If so, read It, or have It read,
then seal It."
For answer the guard dampened the
flap of the envelope, sealed It, thrust
it into hU pocket and passed on The
secret a&ent sat down again, and j
sipped his milk meditatively.
One hour later Mr. Griiym, accom-
panied by Johnson, came out of a
photographer's dark room In Pennsyl-
vania Avemi< with a developed nega-
tive which he sat on a rack to dry. At
the end of another hour he was sitting
at his desk studying, under a magni
fylng glass, a finished print of the
negative Word by word he was
writing on a slip of paper what his
magnifying glass gave him and so.
black mask hid his face from tha
quickly raised eyes of the warden For
a bare fraction of a second* the two
men stared at each other, then. In-
stinctively, the warden's right hand
moved toward the open drawer of his
desk where a revolver lay, and hia
left toward several electrically con-
nected levers The Intruder noted
both gestures, and, unarmed himself,
stood silent. The warden was first
to speak.
"Well, what Is It?"
"You have a prisoner here, Pletro
Petrozinni," was the reply, In a pleas-
ant voice. "I have come to demand his
release."
The warden's right hand was raised
above the desk top, and the revolver
In It clicked warning]}'
"You have come to demand Ills re-
lease, eli*" he queried. He still sat
motionless, with his eyes fixed on the
black mask. "How did you pass the
outside guard?"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
f twtatiw i———|""1 1
Must Be Residents
Oklahoma City.—In response to an
inquiry from A. A. Stewart, superin-
tendent of the state school for the
| deaf, in regard to receiving children
Fugitive Arrested i Qf former Oklahomans now living in
McAlester, Okla.—Joe Bertino of j Mexico, who claim residence by rea-
Krebs, Okla., charged with adultery, son of owning property in this state,
who was held in $1,500 bail pending Attorney General West holds that non-
trial and who jumped his bail and ran residents have no rights to send chil-
away, has been arrested in Trinidad,
Colo. A requisition has been issued
by Governor Lee Cruce for the return
of Bertino to McAlester.
Blanks Requested
Oklahoma City—Requests for blanks
have been received by the insurance
department from several new com-
panies which have signified a desire
to enter Oklahoma for business, in-
cluding the Mississippi Valley Life In-
surance company of Little Rock, a
company which makes an excellent
financial showing, and the Royal hi*
demnity company of Atlanta, Ga., a
new company recently organized
the Royal Insurance company.
dren to that school and that owning
property here does not affect their
status.
by
Central African Tree. j nests use, among other materials.
A remarkable tree has been dlscov I long strands of tough, whitish sea.
ered about the region of Lake Chad, , weed, the strands forming the outer
Africa. Its power of Increase in every
way is remarkable. In a few months
an extensive tract of land, we read,
became an inpenetrable forest. Iu one
season it is said to grow to the height
of from four to five meters; in other
words, from 13 to over 16 feet
Its foliage is said to resemble the
mimosa and its branches are thorny.
The wood can be cut into i>lanks, and
the natives work It up into canoes.
The Tllho mission has utilized the
wood for making tables and doors.
shell or basket of the nea
their stickiness assist in s
to the rock.
By the time the birds hav
and by
uring it
Will Be Released
Oklahoma City—On application of
Garland Brown for habeas corpus, he
will be released from the state re-
formatory at Granite on a point of
law involved in a recent decision of
the criminal court of appeals. Brown
was convicted under the session law
of 1900 of selling liquor to a minor
and sentenced to one year in the re-
formatory The constitution only pro-
vides that liquor cases be prosecut-
ed as misdemeanors. The bign court
held that no act of the legislature
could supersede the constitution
Roads File Appeal
Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma rail,
roads affected by the new livestock
rates put in force by the corporation
commission on February 18 last, in-
cluding the A., T. & S. F., G., C. & S. [
F., Kansas City Southern, Rock Island,
Midland Valley, Missouri, Oklahoma &
Gulf, Katy, Frisco and Iron Mountain. ;
appealed to the supreme court Satur
day from thnt order. The railroads al-
lege as the basis for the appeal that
the order affects and is intended to
affect interstate rates, and is therefore ;
in violation of the constitution and
laws of the United States.
Famous Medical Case Appealed
Oklahoma City. The state board ot
medical examiners represented by As-
sistant Attorney General W. C. Reeves,
| appealed to the supreme court a fa-
mouB medical practice case, which has
: been in the courts for years. The case
( was that of C. I). Gulley of Guthrie,
j who was deprived of his license to prac- ;
tice medicine by the medical board in
territorial days on the ground that he
i was a graduate of a "diploma mill."
The board's action was sustained by
the territorial supreme court.
r ni i-
Birds' Nest Soup.
Old books of travel represent the
Asiatics as putting the nests into
soups and stews. This is entirely er-
roneous. The birds which make these
Inquiry Received
Oklahoma City. Inquiry has been
received at the office of the state in-
surance commissioner from Alex S.
Foreman of Sallisaw if the Realty Mu
They form strips about eight Inches I "lal Fin' "lsuranee fc™P:'ny of Phil-
long, somewhat of the appearance ol M*1*1111* is licensed to do business in
Iceland moss, light, shiny, translucent ' ■s'° company has any
grated, these bits of seaweed hp* I
nn ashed clean by rains and are dried I
in the sun. Then is when they are I
extracted by Chinese gatherers and I
made into parcels for sale.
and of no positive taste.
Peace of Mind.
A tranquil heart Is the life of the
flesh, but envy is the rottenness o*
tho bones.—Proverbs o! SoIoujou
30.
Insurance Receipts
Oklahoma City. Figures compiled
In the ir-urance commissioner's office
show that the total receipts of that
!!••■  star 'hood have been $026,-
M2.67
Dunn Complains
Oklahoma City—Clarence Dunn, of
El Reno has made complaint to the
commission that the Hock Island re-
fuses to allow him cab space at the
depot in El Reno. He wants to be al-
lowed the same privileges that other
cabmen have there.
A FEW NICE CAKES.
Cake is an article of food that seems
to be indispensable, as no house-
keeper considers her menu complete
for a day without some form of cake.
Those that keep well are the kind
one likes to have ready, as stale cake
is never palatable
The following cake Is good as Ions
as It lasts; but doesn't last long in
most families
Boston • Favorite.—Cream two-thirds
of a cup of butter, add two cups ot
sugar gradually, four eggs beaten until
light, a cup of milk and three and a
half cups of flour; three is sufficient if
bread flour is used, sifted with live
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Fla-
vor and bake In two loaves.
Whipped Cream Cake.—This is a
cake to be eaten the same day it Is
made. It is a delicious dessert and
may be served for a luncheon or sup-
per cake. Bake any good cake mix-
ture In two layer tins, not too thick.
When cold add the filling of sweetened
and flavored whipped cream and cover
the top and sides with a generous
layer of the cream. Garnish with a
row of candied cherries or make roses
of the cream by pressing it through a
paper cornucopia.
Velvet Cake.—Cream half a cup of
butter, add one and a half cups of
sugar, the yolks of four eggs well
beaten and a half a cup of cold water.
Mix and sift together a cup and a half
of flour, a cup of cornstarch and four
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and
add to the first mixture; then add the
whites of four eggs beaten stiff and
turn into a large shallow pan.
Sprinkle with shredded almonds and
powdered sugar just before putting
into the oven. Bake 40 minutes In a
moderate oven.
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