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TWELFTH INSTALLMENT
"What U the matter dear?" ssked
Oeo quickly noting the anguish lo
-Hope's face. "Ha anything hap-
jwned?" For a loos moment he Mood motion-
Jess. Then summoning alt hla cour-
age be proffered her the letter.
"Read It" he said In a tone so
bourse that It waa little higher than a
whisper.
Filled with foreboding of she knew
not what. Geo unfolded the closely
wrltten sheet. Thla la what ihe read:
Dear Jarrls:
ThU U a humiliating letter for a woman
to have to writ to a man-but It ha to
lb written. Do you remember but of
course you do the Abernethy's house
.party at Lake Plttld but summer And
do you remember how ire lost our way
the afternoon wa started to climb White.
(fce am how the storm coming up we
'took refute In that devested cabin and
(pent the night there together In the for-
'ettf (I (hall never forget how the wind
moaned there and the rain Isshed the
(roof all through that Interminable nlghtl
We wtre afraid wa would Dot be belleve-l
If wo told the truth you remember ao
'when we got back to camp the neit morn-
ing we told the othera that we had spent
Itbe night at the Lee's cottage. It waa a
foollal-an Insane Ihlng-but w did It
rThey aay that Ilea have a way of com-
ling homo to roost and It Is quite true
'for that He ha come home and la rooat
lng on my brdpoat a great black ugly
'thing that Is driving me wild.
It seems that a few days after we left
'Lake Placid Itasel Abernethy happened
'to meet Mrs. Lee at the boat club and
thanked her for taking care of urn. Of
Icourae Mrs Lee had no Idea what Hasel
iwaa driving at and said ao and then the
cat was out of the bag. And If anything
'were needed to make matters worse one
lot the guides told Mrs. Abernethy that he
had seen us coming out of the cabin st
laeven o'clock In the morning.
Hazel as you know la a modern edl-
Itlon of the town crier and thanks to her
'Industrloua circulation of the story every-
lone knows that wa spent the night to-
gether In tho cnbln-and of course puts
the worst possible Interpretation upon It.
Tou know and I know that we did no
wrong but no amount of denial will con-
vince others of our Innocence. I'm not
blaming you Jarvls but you have com.
promised me. Indeed I already begin to
see signs of ostracism. At the Illldreth's
Idlnner the other night that Impossible
(Mrs. Norton asked me If I didn't prefer
it be unconventlonallly of life In the woods
Jto the staid existence one leads In New
ITork whereupon a general snicker ran
laround the table. You will understand
therefore that life has become perfectly
Intolerable.
Under such circumstances Jarvls there
Us only one course open to a gentleman
and I know that you are a gentleman.
You proved that by the way you con-
ducted yourself In the cabin. Is there
need then for me to tell you what you
should doT I am fond of you and I am
aura that I could make you happy With
'Implicit faith that you will do what la
'right by me I eagerly await your reply.
4 Affectionately. INEZ.
For what seemed to them both nn
eternity Geo her cheeks drained df
color stood as though turned to atone
staring nt tho letter with unseeing
even. At last she spoko:
"Who Is this womanr
"Her namo la Inez Slachln" replied
Hope. "She belong to quite a well-
'known New York family. I met her
last summer at a houso party In tho
AdlrondackK."
"Do you love her?"
"Lovo her?" ho repeated bitterly.
"Not the lenst In the world. There Is
only ono woman whom I lovo and you
know who she Is Go."
"Is It true as she sajn that you did
nothing wrong!"
"On my honor as nn officer and a
mnn 1 swear It Geo."
"What nre you going to do nbout
It Jnrvls?" she slowly asked at length.
"Jt Is for you to decide Geo" ho
nnxwered miserably. "Sly hupplness
iny future Is In your hnnds."
"I must have time to think" she
said. "Come to me this afternoon
... I will glvo you my decision then.'
Late Ihut afternoon IIopo came t"
her for his answer. Though her eye-
were swollen from weeping she wn
culmer more dignified than he huu
ever seen lici
"Jarvls" she began "1 have spent
the whole day trying to decide what
Is the tight thing for im to do. You
are as this Miss Machtn suys In her
letter a gentleman . . . and In such
a case a gentleman has no alternative
 . . Jarvls you must marry her."
"But I am going to marry you"
cried Hope.
"!fo. dear" said Geo firmly though
her lips quivered "you are not going
to marry me . . . much as I lore you
1 could never be happy as your wlfo
know lug that another woman had a
claim ou you . . . and now dearest
8wls Sell More Watches.
Surmising uctlvlty In tho Swiss
wuteh Industry Is revenled by tho
country's export returns for the first
threo months of 1010 forwarded by
Consul Walter II. SchuU nt Heme. Al-
most every branch of the Industry
shows good Increases. In every In-
manco tho 1015 figures are exceeded
from 00 to 300 per cent. Tho trade
uppears not only to have resumed nor-
mal proportions but promises to es-
tablish n new record for the Industry
In finished movement 450033 were ex-
Powell
the Trail
you must go ... I can't stand It any
longer ... my heart Is breaking."
"May may I klM you good-by my
darling?" asked Hope brokenly.
Her answer was to throw herself
Into his arms. For a long minute
their lips clung together their hearts
throbbed In unison; then she struggled
free.
Then turning he groped his way to
trie door.
The next morning Hope very white
and shaken sent for Hook showed
him the letter from Inez Machln. and
told him of Geo's decision.
"Shucks" aald the old seaman after
he heard the story "there ain't no
more call for you to marry that gal
lootcnant than there Is fer me to.
'Cording to your story and her story
too she ain't caught you with the
goods. She's Just trying to put one
over on you lootenant"
"That's the way It looks to me.
Hook but Geo won't see It that way.
She Insists that the only honorable
thing for me to do under the circum-
stances Is to marry Miss Machln.' I've
tried to argue with her but she's ada-
mantine." "Just you wait till I've had a talk
with her" said Hook rising. "Don't
you do nothing foollxh lootenant un-
til I get back. I'll soon talk those
story-book notions outen her bead.
Don't you worry . . . I'll fix things up
all right."
Two hours later Hook returned. One
look at his face showed Hope that be
hnd met with no success.
"I'm much obliged to you. Hook"
said Hope weorlly "but I knew It
would be useless. When Geo once
makes up her mind there's no use In
trying to change It. You will look after
her. Hook won't you?"
"You bet 1 will lootenant" said the
sailor mopping his eyes with a vivid
bandana. "I'm a pretty tough old
salt hut I'll do my best to be a father
to her."
"And Hook" said Hope with a trace
of embarrassment "If you If she
should ever need any money you won't
hesitate to let me know will you? I
haven't much besides my pay but
whntcver I have. It's Geo's and yours
for the asking. I can go awuy with
an easier mind If I can have your
promise Unit you will call on me In
cose of necessity."
"Don't let that worry you looten-
ant" said Hook grasping the ofllcer's
hand In his great sun-burned puw.
"We'll get along all right 1 reckon
nnd If we don't I'll let you know."
IIopo had already wired the navy
department that the chances of finding
the fonnuln of Doctor Hurke's Inven-
tion were almost negligible and asking
tlmt sixty days learo of absence bu
granted lilin. The following morning
ho received a telegram from Washing-
ton granting his request. Whereupon
he wired Inez Mnchln:
Will you do me the honor to marry meT
The department has granted me sixty
days leave and I am starting Hast Imme-
diately. A few hours later he received her
reply :
I have announced our engagement.
Owing to the shortness of your leave we
will be married soon after your return.
Love.
That evening saw IIopo boarding the
ferry which connected at Oakland
with the castbound mall train.
Inez Machtn was undeniably a beau-
tiful girl tall slender and as lithe
nnd sinuous as a panther.
"I knew Uiat you would come Jar-
vls" she said as she greeted hlra In
tho library of her home. "It was ter-
ribly embarrassing for me to bo com-
pelled to write you as I did . . . but
t else coutd I do? You know as
'i as I lo that though society Is
n i ut towards a married
( 'omnn. It never looks forgivingly on
ie Indiscretions of nn unmarried one.
.vcr since tho story of our spending
he night together In the cabin leaked
out life here has steadily grown tnoro
Impossible Some of my best friends
have cut mo on tho street and I wasn't
even Imltcd to tho Toller's cotillion.
Hut everything seems to have been
forgotten since I announced our en-
gagement. I'll try to make you n good
wife Jnrvls. . . . Don't you think that
wo can bo happy together Jarvls?"
"I hopo so" he answered coldly.
"When Is when nro we to be mar-
ried?" "On tho fourteenth" answered Inez.
"The Invitations will be out tomor-
row." ported during tho first threo months
of this year ugalnst 2.10052 In the cor-
responding period of 1015. The Swiss
unsay ofllco announces that 150220
gold watches were assayed during the
Juno quarter of 1010 as compared
with 60010 tar'ng tho same period
laHt year; silver watches 001257 as
compared with 201810 and platinum
wutches S02 against 170.
Dally Thought
God hnth made all men to bo happy
and of good estute. lvplctctus.
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"But
that Is only three weeks away."
"There seemed nothing to.be gained
by waiting" she answered easvy
"And beirlde." the added "that will
give us a month for our hoBeyaeooo
before your leave expire. By the
way where are we going on or wed-
ding trip. Jarvls?"
"I haven't glen It a thought" he
answered miserably. "Anywhere that
you wish Inez."
"Don't be so enthusiastic about It"
she exclaimed with a sadden burst of
anger. "One would spjio that you
were going to be buried Instead of
married. You're anything but a cheer-
ful bridegroom. You treat me as
though 1 had the smallpox."
"You know as well as I do that t
don't love you." be aasweml brutally
"and that I am marrying you only be-
cause I feel that 1 ought to. I'll be a
good husband to you. Inez but I can't
be a lover."
"At any rate you can pretend to be
one." she replied. "There U nothing
to be gained by either of us letting the
world know the truth. And now sup-
pose you look over this list and se If
there are any others to whom you
would like Invitations sent"
The next fortnight was crowded
with pre-nuptlal gaieties; luncheons
teas dinners receptions dances the
ater parties for. In spite of Inez as-'
sertlon that her friends bad ostracised
her. there was no lack of entertain-
ment in her honor. Nor could Hope
detect any signs of coolness In the at-
titude of those of her friends to whom
he was Introduced. If they believed
the stories of her Indiscretion tbey
certainly did nothing to show their
disapproval.
"That Lieutenant Hope Is a perfect
dear" Angelica Pembroke had re-
marked to a group of women at a tea
one afternoon "and Inez Is mighty
lucky to get him. Hut he always has
such a sad look In his eyes when he Is
talking to you that one gets the feel
Ing that he Is hiding some terrible
sorrow." Which nccurstely summed
up the opinion of the women.
"Hope's a good sort" said Iteggle
Van Arsdole to the men with whom he
was playing cards at his club. "What
gets me Is how a gh'I like Inez Machln
happened to rope him In he's not at
all her sort And the funny thing
about It Is that she has an Idea she
can twist him around her little finger.
He's quiet and doesnt' say much but
all you have to do Is to take one look
at that Jaw of his to see who Is going
to be the boss."
e e e e e e e
The day after Hope's departure for
the Hast Clto and Hook returned to
Valdavla and reopened the little cot-
tage about which clung so many sad
and happy memories.
"We must look things In the face.
Hook" said Geo the next morning
"and decide what Is best to do. I
have only a few hundred dollars left
from the sale of daddy'a books and
that won't last us long. I must Qnd
some kind of work."
"Now don't you get to fretting about
things. Miss Geo" said Hook assum-
ing a confidence that he was far from
feeling. "We'll get nlong somehow."
"It's only Inviting trouble to talk
like that" she said severely. "You
know as well as I do Hook that I
must go to work."
Then why don't you get a Job In one
of them public libraries?" he asked.
"That sort of work pays well and It
nln't hard."
"I've thought of that" Bhe replied
"but I And to get a position as libra-
rian you must get a diploma from'a
library school or college."
"You could get a Job as stenog-
rapher I reckon" he suggested.
"No" sho assorted "I nm not fltted
for that either. It would take me an
hour to pick out a letter on a type-
writer and I can't write shorthand
either. Tho truth Is Hook I am not
fltted for anything except to keep
house. I know how to cook and sow
and to make bread but there lire thou-
sands and thousands of girls who can
do those things as welt as I can. What
wouldn't I give to have learned how to
do something practical."
"Now don't you worry none. Miss
Geo" said the seaman soothingly.
"I'm going to start out and get a Job
tomorrow. Everything goln' to turn
out nil right"
"Hook" she demanded suddenly "I
want you to promise me something."
"What Is It Miss Geo?"
"I want you to promise me first"
"All right I promise."
"I want you to give me your word.
Hook" she said earnestly "that no
matter how much wo may need money
you will never let Mr. Hope know."
"Hut Miss Geo" expostulated the
sailor taken off his guard "the very
last thing the lootcnant said to me
wuz 'He sure and let mo know Hook
If Miss Geo needs any money.'"
"If jou ever tell him" sho declared
passionately "I'll never speak to you
again. Oh I Just couldn't stand that
I couldn't" and sho burst Into tears.
"There there. Miss Geo" soothed
tho sailor awkwardly stroking her
bowed head "Don't take on so. Of
course 1 won't let the lootenant know
If you don't want me to but hanged
If I can see why."
Cookery Curiosities.
Old English cookery was astonish-
ingly lavish. Yorkshire cooks for In-
stance seemod to fling about dozens of
eggs nnd pints of cream. A favorite
pie to send to ono'a friend -nt Christ-
ma was made Ilko this: Take a tur-
key and bono it; take a gooio and
bono It and so on with o chicken a
pheasant n partridge a pigeon and a
lark; then put lha lark In the pigeon
tho pigeon In the partridge the par-
trldgo In the pheasant the pheasant
In tho chicken tho chicken in the
"So noon ." be exclaimed.
"Hemember Hook" she said wip-
ing ber eyes "you have given me your
word."
The next two week Geo spent In
rearrhlng tlw "Help Wanted" column
of the newspapers and In answering
those advertisement whov; requlrc-
nwcts she felt she coutd AIL She
wore her shoes out tramping the
rtreew of Oakland slid San Francisco.
At See after office she applied for
work only to be met with refusal
when ber lack of qualifications be-
came apparent Then she tried the
stores. In the hope of securing a place
as clerk until something better offered
but It was the dull season and the sell-
ing forces were being reduced Instead
of Increased. Hook though be man-
aged to retain his habitual cheery
smile was meeting with no greater
succe. for there is little work that a
one-armed roan no matter how will-
ing he may be can do. This was
driven home to him time and time
again as he applied at employment
bureaus contractors' oflces ship
lumler and coal yard only to be
curtly turned down when It was seen
he had an Iron hook Instead of a left
hand.
e e e e e e
Two days before the wedding Hope
called at the Machln home to see the
presents which had been steadily
pouring In.
"MUs Langham Is calling on Miss
Machln." said the man who answered
Hope's ring. "Uut I'll tell her thnt you
are here sir."
"Don't disturb her." said Hope. "I'll
wait In the library until Miss Lang-
ham leaves."
Dropping Into an armchair he
picked up a magazine which he was
Idly perusing when his attention was
distracted by the sound of voices com-
ing from the adjoining room the door
of which was ajar. This room. he.
knew was Inez' room where she was
nccustoraed to receive her friends.
The voices he recognized as thoje of
h(s fiancee and a girl friend. Lucy
Langhara but It was not until he
heard his own name that he lowered
his magazine and unconscious of his
eavesdropping snt with alert ears.
"Your Lieutenant Hope Is a perfect
dear Inez" he beard Miss Langham
saying. "Everyone Is crazy about
him. Yt'e are atl wondering bow you
happened to get htm. He's so quiet
and serious not nt all your sort"
"If I tell you how It happened will
you give me your word never to
breathe It to a living soul. Lucy?"
enme Inez' voice through the half-open
door.
"Of course I won't repeat anything
you tell me dear" said Miss Lang-
ham. "Well It's really awfully amusing"
said Inez and Hope could hear ber
laughing softly. "I met him last sum-
mer at Abernethy's. They had a house
party you know at their camp on
Lake Placid. One afternoon Jarvls
and I started to climb Wblteface
mountain but we lost our way In the
woods and to make matters worse a
terrible storm came up. Fortunately
.we found a deserted cabin . . . and
there we spent the night Jnrvls be-
haved beautifully ... he never
slept keeping guard all night though
we had to remain there till morning.
There were only two rooms in the
place. I slept on Uie bed In one of
them and be Insisted on sitting up In
the other. The next morning we man-
aged to And the trail again and made
our way back to the Abernethy's who
were worried to death about us. I
knew perfectly well how they would
all raise their eyebrows If we told
them that we had spent the night to-
gether In a deserted cabin so I per-
suaded Jarvls that we bad better tell
them- that we had spent the night to-
gether wltli the Lees who have a
camp on the lake. A few days later
the camp party broke up without any-
one suspecting anything. Jarvls was
ordered to the Pacific coast and 1
never expected to see him again. Hut
last month Alien I was visiting Lucille
Allen In Washington I sat at dinner
one night next to a very well-known
lawyer. He had had more champagne
than was good for him and he was very
talkative and confidential. In the
course of our conversation something
was said about Jarvls and the lawyer
remarked :
" That young man Is going to be one
of the richest officers In the navy one
of these days.'
" 'Nonsense' I answered. 'I happan
to know that .he hasn't anything ex-
cept his lieutenant's pay.'
"'And I happen to know' said the
lawyer 'that he Is tho sole heir of
Theodore Wlckham.'
"'Not Theodore Wlckham the steel
magnate?" I asked.
" The same' said he. 'He Is Jarvi j
Hope's unci?.'
"'How do you know all thla?'" I
asked him.
" 'I know It' he replied 'because we
are Theodore Wlckham'a attorneys
and I have seen tits will. Hut I must
beg of you. Miss Machln not to repeat
what I have Just told you. I'm afraid
1 have talked too much.'
" 'Don't wony.' I answered. 'I shall
not repeat If
"Hut that set tae thinking. Papa
goose nnd tho goose In the turkey.
The turkey should then bo placed In
a dish with a couplo of hares to fill
up the crevices and six pounds of
fresh butter covered and cooked. Tho
rtclpo said this was "an agrceablo plo
to eat cold."
Fine for Cold Feet
A novel French beater for rooms con-
sists of a carpet In which are worcn
wires to take current from a light sock-
et nnd distribute the slectrlc heat
evenly.
had had ne rt'38 leverses In Wall
street and nyimma and I had been
forced to economise. We had had to
give up the cottage at Har Harbor
and one of the motors nnd everything
was looklns-pretty blue.
"Why not marry Jarvls Hope?" I
said to" myself. 'He's good looking and
goes In good society and he has a bril-
liant future ahead of him. And he's
going to be Immensely rich very soon
for his nnde Is past eighty and In
miserable health.'"
"Hut liow did he happen to propoe
to you?" queried Miss Langham deep-
ly Interested.
"He didn't" Inez confessed: with a
shade of embarrassment "I proposed
to him."
"Whatl" exclaimed ber visitor In-
credulously. "Well not that exactly." said Inez
laughing "but I wrote him a letter
saving that my friends had learned
that we had spent the night together
In the cabin that I was facing social
ostracism and that he owed It to me
to put an end to the gossip by coming
East and marrying me."
"You didn't . . . You're Joking.
Inez." Mls Langham ejaculated In
shocked surprise. "Yoa couldn't do
such a thing."
"I did." said Inez unabashed. "And
It worked like a cbartn. Within a
week after I wrote hlra he wired me
asking me to marry him. He's dread-
fully quiet nnd serlousof course and
we haven't much In common but once
we are married I'll do ?s I please."
"I think." said Miss Langham. Icily
as she rose "that It Is the most cold-
blooded shameless thing I ever heard
ofV I pity Lieutenant Hope from the
bottom of my heart I only wish that
I were free to tell him what sort of a
woman he Is about to marry."
"You don't need to tell him. Miss
Ijtngham" -a!d n voice behind them
und Hope stood In the doorway.
Hoth girls screamed.
"I have heard every word Inez." he
said sternly. "I thank God 1 hae
learned the truth In time."
"Eavesdropper" she sneered.
"I may be nn eavesdropper" he an-
swered "but thank heaven I've not de-
scended as low as you have. I only
hope that I shall never set eyes on
your deceitful face again."
"Hut you're not serious . . . you
can't leave me now!" cried Inez hys
terically. "Why. the Invitations are
out . . . the wedding Is day after to-
morrow. What will people say? Oh
Jarvls you won't humiliate me so. I'm
sorry Jarvls . . . truly I am ... 1
was only Joking with Lucy . . .surely
you don't think I was serious do you?
. . . there Isn't a word of truth In
what I Just wld. Oh Jarvls. Jarvls"
and her voice rose Into a scream
"you won't leave me will you?"
"What the devil's going on here?"
broke In another voice Hnd Inez
brother Larry a young man about
town strode Into the room.
"Oh Larry Lory" sobbed Inez now
on her knees "don't let him leave me.
He says he won't marry me Just be-
cause of some silly things be over-
heard me saying to Lucy Langham."
"You'll mnrry my sister or I'll
thrash you within an Inch of your
life" snarled Machln stepping toward
Hope menacingly.
"I'll do nothing of the sort" said
Hope. "I begin to think that you're
both blackmailers."
"Arc jou calling me a blackmailer?"
demanded Machln swinging up his
walking stick as though to strike.
"You've guessed U" said Hope and
as the stick descended he caught t In
bis left hand and with his right
smashed home an uppercut that caught
young Machln squarely on the point of
the chin and stretched him upon the
floor.
"If you will be kind enough to es-
cort me Mr. Hope" said Miss Lung-
bam drawing aside her skirts as she
passed the cowering Inez "I will leave
this tyouse."
As they passed out of the room1 Inez
with n 'despairing cry threw herself
on the sofa and gave way to a 'storm
of angry tears.
Hope assisted Miss Langham Into
her car which was waiting at the curb.
"Mr Hope" she said offering her
hand "I congratulate you from the
bottom of my heart on your escape.
And you needn't worry about what
people will say. I shall make It my
business to see that the truth Is known.
Can't I glvo you a lift to your hotel?"
Thanks" he replied "but I must
send a very Important telegram."
Five minutes later he was terming
over a desk In a Western Union otlico
writing furiously. The message was
addressed to Miss Geo Burke Val-
davla California and the cleric behind
the counter smiled happily when hu
read It
When Hope now buoyant with hap-
piness reached his hotel ho found a
yellow envelope In his box. He tore It
open. The dispatch It contained was
dated Washington.
"Iteport hero without an lnstnnfs
delay" It reud. "Situation very grave.
Your services urgently needed."'
It was signed by the chief of the bu-
reau of Intelligence of the nnvy.
1 (TO HE CONTJNUno
He Won Out
Things had certainly looked black
for the very young lieutenant when
his colonel discovered him In sweet
communion with his daughter.
What could ho say when he was
summoned to explain himself? As a
genera) rule men aro helpless as
baber when .n love. Ho was made of
sterner stuff than to knucklo under.
"nnvo you any explanation to offer
for your conduct?" the colonel de-
manded sternly.
USING LEFT-OVERS
THEY CAN BE UTILIZED TO AD.
VANTAGE AND MEAN ECONOMY.
Mow to Keep Them If They Are Not
to Be Used the Same Day Some
Recipes for Use of Left-Over
Bread.
Of all the left-over remnants of food
from the kitchen bread Is the mast
common perhaps and many pieces
nre dall thrown away which a little
thought would turn to excellent use.
If the Wt-over pieces are not utilized
the same day an excellent plan Is to
wrap them In pieces of waxed paper
and store them In a stone Jar. They
will keep well for a week In this way.
Dried Crumbs for Stuffing and Meat
Frying Put the crusts nnd small
pieces In a baking pan and dry In the
oven without burning. They may then
be pul through the food chopper nnd
stored In dean mason Jars until want-
ed. Tbey may be used as a basis for
meat croquettes poultry stuffing and
other things.
French toast may be made from the
whole slices of left-over bread. It Is
an excellent luncheon pick-up dish.
Heat nn egg and add a little milk. Dip
the slices of bread In this nnd fry a
nice brown In hot drippings. Servo
with butter. Jelly or marmalade.
Bread Custard Pudding. Cut the
bread in dainty shapes and butter lib-
erally. Make a plain custard of eggs
milk and sugar. Put In baking dish
and float the buttered bread on top.
Sprinkle with grated nutmeg and bake
In a quick oven until brown. This Is
excellent
To make croutons for the various
soups so much relished In summer cut
the bread In cubes and fry In butter
or dnpplng Just before serving with
the nup. Add five or six to each plate
"f soup. These are delicious with al-
most auy soup.
Bread Jelly for Invalids. Scald (he
stale bread freed from crusts. Mash to
u paste until of mushllke consistency.
Add a little sugar and flavoring mold
chill nnd serve with cream.
Sterilized bread crumbs are especial
ly valuable for the young children In
the household. A Jar should be kept
filled with these. They may be heated
when wanted and sprinkled In soft
eggs soups milk fruit Juices and in-
deed anything eaten by very young
children where fresh bread Is often
positively dangerous.
Dried bread Is also valuable for mix-
ing with various other foods for feed-
ing the household pets.
MANY WAYS OF USING CIDER
There Is No Need of Consigning It to
the Vinegar Barrel Just Because
It Is Getting "Hard."
When your sweet cider begins to get
"hard" don't consign It to the vinegar
barrel hut try using It In the follow-
ing ways:
To bake apples or pears use cider
instead of water to cover half tho
fruit Sweeten with brown sugar In-
stead of white ndd a few cloves a
stick of cinnamon a pinch of ground
ginger and the result will be a dish
of dellclously flavored fruit covered
with a rich spicy lot of Juice.
Or use cider as the foundation of a
gelatin or minute tapioca dessert In
place of water. Sweeten to taste add
a bit of lemon Juice nnd when begin-
ning to set add some chopped dates
and English walnuts. Or It can bo
served perfectly plain and rather tnrt
with the meat course.
It seems to fit right In with a tur-
key or chicken dinner Just as much
3o ns cranberry Jelly und Is a de-
lightful change.
English Pudding.
One-half cupful chopped salt pork.
Fill cup with bolting wnter let stand
n few minutes to dissolve two-thirds
cupful molnsses finish filling cup with
sour milk one teaspoonful each ot
soda cinnamon cloves and nutmeg
ono cupful chopped raisins threo and
one-half or four cupfuls flour. Steam
two hours
Sauca for Pudding. One cupful
sugar two cupfuls bolting wnter one-
half teaspoonful each of salt and nut-
meg. Thicken with two teaspoonfuls
flour. Itemove from stove add u ta-
blespoonful of good sharp vlnecur and
piece of butter.
Homemade Soap.
Homemade hard soap that you know-
Is sweet nnd clean Is easily made
costs but a few cents and saves several
dollars' worth of the purchased article.
Put Into n crock one can of lye pour
on It n qunrt of water. Let cool. Add
a half cupful of borax In water to dis-
solve mix together n half cupful each
of ammonia nnd kerosene. Have llvo
pounds of clean grenso warmed In a
granite pan. pour In tho cold lye then
the ammonia nnd oil nnd the borar
stirring with u clean stick until all
Is well blended. Pour Into a strong
box nnd In 24 hours cut In bars.
Cherry Core. '
Half dozen apples half pint water
one cupful c-nned cherries ono cupful
sugar six candled cherries.' Paro tho
apples and remove the cores; put Into
it deep pan with sugar and water
cover tightly and boll until tho apples
ore tender. Turn often na tho sirup
will not cover tho fruit. Put each ap-
ple luto an Individual serving dish
nbout the edges plnco t.ho Jelly formed
by tho sirup nnd lot cool. Fill tho
center of each npplo with cherries and
serve with whipped cream topped with
a candled cherry.