The Drumright Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, September 17, 1915 Page: 3 of 12
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THE DERRICK. DRUMRIGHT. OKLA
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SYNOPSIS.
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I* Comte de Sabron, captain f French
cavalry, takes to his quarters to raise by
hand a motherless Irish terrier pup, and
names It Pltchoune. He dines with the
Marquise d'Escllgnac and meets Miss
Julia Redmond, American heiress, who
filngs (or him an English ballad that
Ingers In his memory. Sabron 1b ordered
to Algiers, but Is not allowed to take
servants or doga. Miss Redmond offers to
take care of the dog during his master's
absence, but Pltchoune, homesick for his
toaster, runs away from her. The Mar-
Eie plans to marry Julia to the Due de
mont. Unknown to Sabron, Pltchoune
ows him to Algiers. Dog and master
faeet and Sabron gets permission from
he war minister to keep his dog with htm.
Julia writes him that Pltchoune has run
away from her. He writes Julia of Plt-
choune. The Due de Tremont finds the
American heiress capricious. A newspa-
per report that Sabron Is among the mlss-
ng after an engagement with the natives
Causes Julia to confess to her aunt that
■he loves him. Sabron, wounded In an en-
gagement, falls Into the dry bed of a
river, and Is watched over by Pltchoune.
After a horrible night and day Pltchoune
leaves him. Julia goes In search of Sa-
bron, reported missing. Tremont takes
Julia and the Marquise to Algiers In his
yacht, not knowing their errand.
1 CHAPTER XVI—Continued.
With his godmother he was entirely
at ease. Ever since she had paid his
trifling debts when he was a young
man, he had adored her. Tremont,
always discreet and almost in love
with his godmother, kept her in a
state of great good humor always, and
■when she had suggested to him this
little party he had been delighted. In
speaking over the telephone the Mar-
quise d'Escllgnac had said very
firmly:
"My dear Robert, you understand
that this excursion engages you to
nothing."
"Oh, of course, marralne."
"We both need a change, and be-
tween ourselves, Julia has a little mis-
sion on foot."
Tremont would be delighted to
help Miss Redmond carry It out.
Whom else should he ask?
"By all means, any one you like,"
said his godmother diplomatically.
"We want to sail the day after to-
morrow." She felt safe, knowing
that no worldly people would accept
an Invitation on twenty-four hours'
notice.
"So," the Due de Tremont reflected,
as he hung up the receiver, "Miss
Redmond has a scheme, a mission!
Young girls do not have schemes and
missions in good French society."
"Mademoiselle," he said to her, as
they walked up and down on the deck
In the pale sunset, In front of the
chair of the Marquise d'Escllgnac, "I
never saw an ornament more becom-
ing to a woman than the one you
wear."
"The ornament, Monsieur?"
"On your sleeve It is so beauti-
ful. A string of pearls would not be
more beautiful, although your pearls
are lovely, too. Are all American girls
Red Cross members?"
"But of course not, Monsieur. Are
all girls anywhere one thing?"
"Yes," said the Due de Tremont,
"they are all charming, but there are
gradations."
"Do you think that we shall reach
Algiers tomorrow, Monsieur?"
"I hope not, Mademoiselle."
Miss Redmond turned her fine eyes
on him.
"You hope not?"
"I should like this voyage to last
forever. Mademoiselle."
"How ridiculous!"
Her look was so frank that he
Jaughed In spite of himself, and in-
WARS ON CARELESS REMARKS
"They Say" Storlea Are Prevented
From Spreading by the Trace-
It Back Club.
From Albany, N. Y., Is reported r.
Trace-It-Back club. Some men had
been listening to a "they say" story,
end one suggested that were the story
traced back to its source, not much
of it would be left. Another pro-
posed to trace it back and see. The
result was so striking, that the men
at once formed themselves Into a club
for the purpose of tracing such things
to their source and so preventing much
serious mischief from careless and un-
founded statements. The club now
numbers many members.
A club of that sort could find em-
ployment and useful work to do in
every community. Members of the
Albany club are exceedingly careful
now about what they say. Just a
hint of doubt about the matter and
they appoint someone to investigate.
This is sufficient to cause the recall
of all that one was not positively sure
about Rash, hasty talk ha* been the
stead of following up the politeness,
he asked:
"Why do you think of Algiers as a
field for nursing the sick. Mademoi-
selle?"
"There has been quite a deputation
of the Red Cross women lately going
from Paris to the East."
"But," said the young man, "there
are poor in Tarascon, and sick, too.
There is a great deal of poverty in
Nice, and Paris is the nearest of all."
"The American girls are very Im-
aginative," said Julia Redmond. "We
must have some romance in all we
do."
"I find the American girls very
charming," said Tremont.
"Do you know many, Monsieur?"
"Only one," he said serenely.
Miss Redmond changed the subject
quickly and cleverly, and before he
knew it, Tremont was telling her
stories about his own military serv-
ice, which had been made In Africa.
He talked well and entertained them
both, and Julia Redmond listened
when he told her of the desert, of Its
charm and its desolation, and of Its
dangers. An hour passed. The Mar-
quise d'Escllgnac took an ante-
prandial stroll, Mlmi mincing at her
heels.
"Ce pauvre Sabron!" said Tremont.
"He has disappeared off the face of
the earth. What a horrible thing It
was, Mademoiselle! I knew him In
Paris; I remember meeting him
again the night before he left the
Midi. He was a fine fellow with a
career before him, his friends say."
"What do you think has become of
Monsieur de Sabron?"
Miss Redmond, bo far, had only
been able to ask this question of her
aunt and of the stars. None of them
had been able to tell her. Tremont
shrugged his shoulders thoughtfully.
"He may have dragged himself
away to die In some ambush that they
have not discovered, or likely he has
been take captive, le pauvre diable!"
"France will do all it can, Mon-
sieur . . ."
"They will do all they can, which
Is to wait. An extraordinary measure,
if taken Just now, would probably re-
sult In Sabron being put to death by
his captors. He may be found to-
morrow—he may never be found."
A slight murmur from the young
gTrl beside him made Tremont look
at her. He saw that her hands were
clasped and that her face was quite
white, her eyes staring fixedly before
her, out toward Africa. Tremont
said:
"You are compassion Itself, Made-
moiselle; you have a tender heart.
No wonder you wear the Red Cross.
I am a soldier, Mademoiselle. I thank
you for all soldiers. I thank you for
Sabron . . . but, we must not talk
of such things."
He thought her very charming, both
romantic and idealistic. She would
make a delightful friend. Would she
not be too Intense for a.wife? How-
ever, many women of fashion Joined
the Red Cross. Tremont was a com-
monplace man, conventional In his
heart and in his tastes.
"My children," said the marquise,
coming up to them with Mlml In her
arms, "you are as serious as though
we were on a boat bound for the
North Pole and expected to live on
tinned things and salt fish. Aren't
you hungry, Julia? Robert, take Mimi
to my maid, will you? Julia," said
her aunt as Tremont went away with
cause of untold misery. It Is wise to
make no statement without having
valid reason for believing It true. It
would be no bad plan for everyone to
be as careful of his speech as if a
Trace-It-Back club were going to in-
vestigate his statements.
the little dog, "you look dramatic, my
dear; you're pale as death in spite of
this divine air and this enchanting
sea." She linked her arm through
her niece's. "Take a brisk walk with
me for five minutes and whip up your
blood. I believe you were on the
point of making Tremont some un-
wise confession."
"I assure you no, ma tante."
"Isn't Bob a darling, Julia?"
"Awfully," returned her niece ab-
sent-mindedly.
"He's the most eligible young man
In Paris, Julia, and the most difficult
to please."
"Ma tante," said the girl In a low
tone, "he tells me that France at
present can do practically nothing
about finding Monsieur de Sabron.
Fancy a great army and a great na-
tion helpless for the rescue of a sin-
gle soldier, and his life at stake!"
"Julia," said the marquise, taking
the trembling hand in her own, "you
will make yourself ill, my darling,
and you will be no use to anyone, you
know."
"You're right," returned the girl.
"I will be silent and I will only pray."
She turned from her aunt to stand
for a few moments quiet, looking out
at the sea, at the blue water through
which the boat cut and flew. Along
the horizon was a mist, rosy and
translucent, and out of It white Al-
giers would shine before many hours.
When Tremont, at luncheon a little
later, looked at his guests, he saw a
new Julia. She had left her coat with
the Red Cross In her cabin with her
hat. Iu her pretty blouse, ber pearls
around her neck, the soft flush on
her cheeks, she was apparently only
a light-hearted woman of the world.
She teased her aunt gently, she
laughed very deliciously and lightly
flirted with the Due de Tremont. who
opened a bottle of champagne. The
Marquise d'Escllgnac beamed upon
her niece. Tremont found her more
puzzling than ever. "She suggest
the chameleon," he thought, "she has
moods. Before, she was a tragic
muse; at luncheon she Is an ador-
able sybarite."
CHAPTER XVII.
Out of the Desert.
From a dreamy little villa, who e
walls were streaming with bougaln-
villea, Miss Redmond looked over Al-
man bad become the best of friends
She considered him a sincere com-
panion and an unconscious confed-
erate. He had not yet decided what
he thought of her, or how. His prom-
ise to remain on the yacht had been
broken and he paid his godmother
and Miss Redmond constant visits at
their villa, which the marquise rented
for the season.
There were times when Tremont
thought Miss Redmond's exile a fa-
natical one, but he always found her
fascinating and a lovely woman, and
he wondered what it was that kept
him from laying his title and his for-
tune at her feet. It had been under-
stood between the godmother and
himself that he was to court Miss
Redmond a' l'amerlcalne.
"She has been brought up in such
a shocking fashion, Robert, that noth>
ing but American love-making will
IN CANNING SEASON
The Ornament, Monsieur?"
glers, over the tumult and hum of It,
to the sea. Tremont, by her side,
looked at her. From head to foot
the girl was in white. On one sido
the bougainvlllea laid its scarlet flow-
ers against the stainless linen of her
dress, and on her other arm was the
Red Cross.
The American girl and the French-
WHEN THE RANGE IS FOUND
Tabloid Aeroplanes.
The British reason, quite logically,
that the smaller the aeroplane and the
faster it can fly the less danger of Its
being hit by shots fired from earth.
So the British airmen favor an unusu-
ally small machine, which they call
the "tabloid. " A very light frame is
fitted with an 80-horsepower motor,
which will drive the frail machine
through the air at the rate of 100
miles an hour. The engine Is covered
with armor. The aviator seeking to
drop a bomb on the enemy approaches
his target at a height of 6,000 feet.
When straight above It, he turns the
nose of his machine straight down and
drops at terrific speed. When within
500 feet of the target he drops his
bombs as quickly as possible and tben
shoots skyward at a tremendous pace
—American Boy.
Correspondent Writes of the Effect of
8hell Fire on the Ranks of
the Enemy.
Crash! a roar from out of the rum-
ble, a puff of white smoke and a rain
of lead on the very men I had been
watching! The Germans bad found
the range exactly, but the distance
was too great for me to distinguish
what execution they were doing among
those stirred ranks Then came a
long siren whistle screeching through
the air from the distance. Again a
twinkling flash against the blue, again
a puff of rich, fleecy smoke, and an-
other shell had scattered death on the
men helplessly waiting below.
Fascinated, we watched those little
twlnklfegs of flame and puffs of white
smoke. Whence came they, we won-
dered. and by what weird skill were
they made to burst squarely over their
intended prey? Was it the science of
man or was It, as we half believed, the
cajolery of some demon gloat lag over
the helplessness of bis victims? Again
the aiure was broken by a little white
SECRET OF SUCCESS IN"PUTTINO
UP" SUPPLIES.
Sang for the Sick.
appeal to her. You will have to make
love to her, Robert. Can you do It?'
"But, marralne, I might as well
make love to a sister of charity."
"There was la Belle Helolse, and no
woman la Immune."
"I think she is engaged to some
American cowboy who will come and
claim her, marralne."
His godmother was offended.
"Rubbish!" she said. "She Is en-
gaged to no one, Bob. She Is an
idealist, a Rosalind; but that will not
prevent her from making an excel-
lent wife."
"She is certainly very beautiful,"
said the Due de Tremont, and he told
Julia so.
"You are very beautiful," said the
Due de Tremont to Miss Redmond, as
she leaned on the balcony of the villa.
The bougainvlllea leaned against her
breast. "When you stood In the hos-
pital under the window and sang to
the poor devils, you looked like an
angel."
"Poor things!" said Julia Redmond.
"Do you think that they liked It?"
"Liked it!" exclaimed the young
man enthusiastically, "couldn't you
see by their faces? One poor devil
said to me: 'One can die better now,
Monsieur.' There was no hope for
him, it seems."
Tremont and Marquise d'Escllg-
nac had docilely gone with Julia Red-
n.jnd every day at a certain hour to
the different hospitals, where Julia,
after rendering some slight services
to the nurses—for she was not need-
ed—sang for the sick, standing In the
outer hallway of the building open on
every side. She knew that Sabron
was not among these sick. Where he
was or what sounds his ears might
hear, she could not know; but she
sang for him, and the fact put a
sweetness in her voice that touched
the ears of the suffering *n4 uplifted
those who were not too fa* down to
be uplifted, and as for tlve dying. It
helped them, as the soldier aaid, to
die.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
puff—again we wondered—whence?
Click — click—click—click—click—
the murderous machine gun was start-
ing its music. What an engine of de-
struction! Nothing in the world seems
so heinous as the snapping, clacking
rattle of the machine guns spitting
forth its rain of bullets—Arthur
Sweetser, in the World's War.
Hopeful Mission.
If even one of those 300 commercial
travelers who have gone to South
America succeeds in making a 8outb
American see a United States Joke
their toil will not have been in vain —
Cleveland Leader.
Absolute Sterilization Must Be Ob<
tained—Best and Easiest Methods
of Getting the Best Results
From Fruit That Is Used.
If anybody appreciates the kindnes*
of Mother Nature it Is the practical
housekeeper. This Is especially true
In summertime when by her bountiful
store of fruits and vegetables she in-
creases the housekeeper's store at lit-
tle cost and contributes much to re-
duce her labor.
There are several methods of can-
ning, and the secret of success In each
is absolute sterilization. The best
and easiest methods of canning are
cooking the fruits in Jars in an oven;
cooking the fruits In Jars In a steamer
or In boiling water, and stewing the
fruit before It Is put Into the Jars.
Glass Is the most sathBfactory Jar to
use In canning. Glass Jars are becom-
ing so universally in favor that they
are taking the place of tin cans for
everything; even for tomatoes. They
aro more economical than tin, for al-
though the glass costs more In the be-
ginning, It lasts and can be used over
and over again. While there are many
kinds of Jars, the preference should
usually be given to those with wide
mouths. In canning fruits or jelly
It Is Important that the fruits or ber-
ries should not be over-ripe. Fruit
for canning should be fresh, solid and
not over-ripe. If over-rlpo some of
the spores may survive the boiling
and fermentation takes place In a
short time. In preparing the fruit
remove all stemB, then peel with a
sliver knife, core or remove the seeds
or pits as the case may be. Peaches,
pears or apples may be kept from dis-
coloring if they are dropped as they
are pared into cold water to which a
little vinegar or lemon Juice may be
added.
Canned Pears.—Twenty-four Bartlett
pears, eight cupfuls water, two cup-
fuls sugar.
Bartlett pears are the best for can-
ning. Put the water and sugar Into
a preserving kettle. Let the sirup come
to boiling point and Bkim off the froth
If any rises. While the sirup Is heat-
ing carefully halve, peel and core the
pears, being careful not to use those
that ore over-ripe or Imperfectly
shaped.
Drop pieces Into a basin of cold
water until ail are pared. Put the
halved pears Into the boiling sirup,
but do not stir. Take a large roasting
pan with handles and place In It as
many sterilized canning Jars as It will
hold. Pour some tepid water In the
pan to a depth of about two Inches,
and place the pan on the side of the
stove. The water wlliget hot and keep
the Jars warm. Sterilize the rubber
rings and covers. By this time the
fruit will be boiling. When the pears
commence to lose their hard whiteness
they are ready to take off. Lift out
pieces separately with a spoon and put
them into the hot Jars. Fill Jars and
cover with the sirup; fill even with
the top, put the rings and covers on
and screw tight.
6tale Bread Fritters.
Cut the bread In slices, about a third
of an inch thick, fry In fat, from which
a faint bluish smoke Is rising, and when
each piece is fried on one side turn
It over and spread the browned side
with marmalade or Jam. When cooked,
lift out and sprinkle with caster sugar
mixed with a little cinnamon.
Fruit Fluff.
To every pint of chopped peach, ba-
nana or pineapple allow one pint of
water, six eggs and one pound of su-
gar; beat eggs until light, tben add
other Ingredients and cook until thick
as custard Strain, set dish In pan of
cold water and beat until cold. Freezs
and Berve with a sirup like a sundae
For Cream Dressings.
All white or cream dressings are
made by blending the butter with the
flour, then stirring It rapidly Into the
boiling milk. Use white pepper when
making the dressing and boll It In a
double boilor. Keep it warm, and thin
with cream If too stiff when done, or
fold In the white of egg, whipped to a
stiff froth.
A teaspoonful of vinegar to a quart
of flour If added with the Ice water,
gives the much-desired flaky appear-
ance to fruit pies.
What It Depends On.
A man's as old as he feels, they say,
but the age he feels depends a good
deal on what he's been doing.
A Paradox.
The man who sells his honor deals
In something that he has not r~>t—
Youth's Companion.
Mint Cup.
Into a bowl pour a quart of claret
and a bottle of soda water, a wine
glassful of curacao and enough sugar
to sweeten Add a handful of picked
and bruised mint leaves and two
pounds of crushed Ice. Stir briskly
and serve.
A bird in the hand la bad table man
Chocolate Rice.
One cupful of rice boiled until ten-
der Make a sirup of one cupful sugar,
one square chocolate; pour over rlc«
and stir. Put in a mold to cool and
i serve with whipped cream.
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