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aae rrs .r^ Hints for Busy Housekeepers. Keatp** and Other Valuable Inrormatloa •f ParilcMlar lavereat to Womra Folkji IJOUPS. White Maintain So\ip~To one level teaciipful of cold cooked rice Kid one o»i;ic-e of dry grated cheese, one ciipf'il of vegetable stock. (Iniuor remaini'ig from cooki/ig peas, rabbige, etc), one h'mI i>:ie- balf jiints of hit milk, imc level keab|i<>ori o.ich of salt and pppjier. Put thrse ingredients into a i^auce pan. Stir over the fire until it boils, then remove and pour into soup jjlate:-. Beat the white of one cgK until stiff, salt lightly; with a teasjKion diniK)8e tl'o egg in little mounds vn the surface vl the soup. Berve will) cone-shaped wafers. Vegetable Mulligatawny. â€" One rjuart of vegetables of all ki/iits cut into piece.s. t'ook until tender iii three pints of boiling water. I'.i;-a tliciuugh a sieve anil return to eauce pan with one tablespoonful of rice flour, one tablespoonful of curry paxte. the same of ground nuts, juice of half a lemon, a teaspooiifu) of salt, and half a teaspoonful of pepper. t'fK>k for twenty miiiutcH, strain and serve with toasted wafers. Soup a la Gardfu. â€" One Tupful of white meat of chicken, nix cliup- pcd mushrooms, one tablespou of minced parsley, o;ie '.-arrot chopped fine, two pints of boiling water. Cwjk until water is reduced to a pint. Rub through a sieve. Add one iiint of milk, two teaspoons of sugar and boil not more than eight minutes. Is fine and never fails. Quince Jelly. â€" Boil tlie parings in water to cover them until soft, then drain, don't squeeze, add equal parts of siigar, and V)oil until ready to put in glasses ; will be from twenty miMutes to a half hour. APPLE HINTS. In these days of high priced food thv! fresh greeii ai)plc fills a Iju;^ felt want, not only for the present need, but for the wiiter store. Where t!iO tour green apple is ple.itiful, it ia oxcellent ••ccioiny to can for future \nc some of the first green, sauce wliich has been strained through the cola.'idcr a'ld sweetened to taste, as no ot!ier sauce has quite the same flavor. This makes a deli^litful relish. It beeome.s a delicacy (called apple whip) when mixed with whijiped cream ar.d served i.-i sherbet glas- ses. A swonful of red raspberries or other pi-cserves on tiiji of oach glass may add interest to this dish. Any good a))ple sauce may be mixed with canned cherries, cranberries, and other fruits with good results. These sour apples make fine jelly. Many like to add a little lemon juice and peeling or a rose f^ora.'ii- um leaf, as our graudmuthero aid; others prefer rhubarb, and all aro Excellent jelly is made with gj<.d , one-third apple juice and two-thirds flour rubbed into half a cu}>fiil of j)]\im, or e<iual parts uf each. eream, a saltspoon of salt, and a For jelly, do not peel, but wash thoroughly and cut info (|uarters or â- > half teaspoon of pepper. Return to the fire, reheat, and serve. Good Bcrvcd cold. Fruit Bouillon.â€" Peel three ap- ples and core, atld to them one-lialf cupful of seeded raisinn, six chop- j>fd fig- the same of apricots, one- half cupful of ground nuts. Pour over one pint of boiling w.ater a. id let simmer over tlie fire for forty minutes. Kemove from fire and rub through a sieve. To the liquor add one cupful of fruit juice, juice of two oranges and one lemon, one pint of v^-ater. Chill and pour into bng stemmed glasses. Whip one cui'ful of cream and with .a ;ea- BIKMjn dispose in the chilled fruit bK^uillon. Serve with grah.'ini wafers. P>.tato Whisk Soup.â€" Boil three medium sized potatoes until done. •Ma')! fine, add a teaspoon each of salt a.rd white pepper, .a tablespoon of butter, three cups of milk, one and one-half cups of boiling water. Place on fire and let come to boil before removing fn-m fire, stir in the lieaten whites of two eggs, and serve at once with crisp salt erack- er8. Yellow Tomato Boullion.â€" To one quart of cooked yellow tom.'itoes, add one-half teaspoon cf baking »< da Btid filace over the fire; beat the ylk of one egg and iiltl to a pint fo milk ; into this mixture stir on« pint of boiling water; mix well with the boiling tomatoes and re- move from the fire. .Add one-half Icaspoon of c<'lery salt, a jiiiich of 8»lt, ar.d black pepper and serve FRUIT RECIPES. Fruit Salad.â€" Cut in small pieces nix orangi'v. Mix with half a cnu of sliced pi.ieanple diced. A<ld a dozen marhhni.allovvs cut i ito bjts. then add broken I'luglinh walnuts. Mix well. On each sahid plate place a lettuce leaf and Home of tliu sala<l. Dot o\er with mayon iiaiso dressing. This is delicious besides being a beautiful decoratio;i in color for the table. Grape Juice- To make it just like that you buy in the drug store, |)ick the grapes from the stems, wash them and put in a granite kettle (tin (liscolors it). Heat until the juice (lows, then utrain thrtiugli a heavy cloth. .Add as much wafer as there is juice, and to every <|Uart of this a cupful of sugar. Bring to Vxjil and buttle. BruWTi Raisin Bread.- One cup corn meal, one cup rye meal, on<! cup whole wheat fkiur; sift to- gethec, then add one teas|)(>onful Bait, two t<'asp(Minfuls melted but f<'r ; add to this one and three f|Uar- Icrs nips water, tliree-i|u;ulcr cup niol'ivs<s, two and a half teaspoon- iuU of S'aIh, one cup raisins; steam or four lioiirs. Ginger Pears. â€"J^eel, core, and cut ill very thin slices. For <'ight pouii'ls of sliced fruit put into the kettle the juico of five lemt>!is, one cup water, seven pounds HUgar. «ne-half jiouikI ginger root out and Bcraped in thin slices. I.K't sugar dissolve before adding fruit. Cut peel of lemon in long, tliin sjieej. Let fruit and lemon cook slowly for an liour, uncove»", and put iu Ciali .\pi)le Jcllv. Wash the ap- ples-, cut out blirssom c"n\ .au<l ateiiin oiilj', cover in the kettle with wal< r, just Cover well, boil vill all in iiicces, strain in a sack over niirht, men>'uro iuiee an<l sugaV 'â- â€¢. boil th'i juice twe ity iniri- i'hI put the sugar i.i the hoat, then add heated halves with seeds aud coi-e left in cover with water and let come to a boil. Strain the best part j>f juice for jellv an<'. the remaining pulp and juice, after thorough cooking, put L;ir«jiigh t*ie colaiider aud make info marmal.ade or butter, using lots of orange peel cut fine and a little juice. Lemon is fiiie u.'-ed in the same way. The best marmalade, however, is made when ii'Die of the juice is jiut aside for jelly, but extra juice ud- de<l to the natural sauce and one- third sugar or more may be used and e-.iok to a jelly-like consiste.icy. T/ic above is as good as orange mar- malade. Others will prefer the le- mon. A good butter is m.ade of cooked dried apricots by steaming the juice and mashing the rcmaintler, or tak- ing name through c»laiider. One pint of apricot juice, one of t)io pulp, two of ajiple sauce, one heaii- ing jiint of sugar, or more, if de- sired, the rind of one lemon. Cook until clear. And everybody knows that good, old-fashioned apple but- ter isn't slow. Save time in making apple sauce. I)on't peal the apples; cut them up an<l boil them ; then put through a colander. The sauce is just as gotid and it takes a (piarter of the time. PEACH RECIPES. Peach Shortcake.- Peach shorl- <ake, with almond and whipped <'reain, makes a rich baking pow- der crust; roll out alx)ut a fourth of an inch thick, cut with a cookie cutter into, rounds, butter half of these, and place the unbuttered ones on top. Bake them, sjilit them open, butter them, and fill an<i cover each one with fresh poaches cut in slices and sprinkled with |)owdero<l sugar. Serve hot, sur- rounded by plenty of whipped <'reani, sweeteiie<l a'ul flavored with almond extract an<i filled with <ho))pcd almonds about one-half cui>ful. Peach I'lulding. I'ecl and st<ino six larg<' ripe jieaclics, fill the een- t<'rs with Wiesbaden strawberries or Maraschino cherries. Put them on the ice to get coUI. Make a cus- tartl of one cupful of milk with one- fourth of a cupful of sugar, yolks of three eggs and a tiny )iiece of butter. When this is cold, flavor it with maraschino or almond. Line a «li:di with slices of sponge cake or lady fingers, put in the peaches, then the custar<l. Beat the whites of the eggs stiff and then .add them to one-half of a cii)iful of ''rc.ini whipped stiff. Sweeten and flavor. Cover the custard with a garnish of cherries and serve cold. It checks bleeding wounds, and for bleeding of the mouth or tongue a wash in cold water in which alum has been dissolved is very effective. Paint must not be scrubbed with sandsoap, or it will be wor:i off. Wipe off with a cloth dijiped in tliick suds of white soap and rinse with a clean clotl\ wru ig from hot atwer. Dishes which contained oggs or pastry or dough should be washed in cold water, since by wasliing them in hot water the adhesive sub- stance is cooked and thus harden- ed. In sprinkling table linen use a large salt shaker, and in the water put a little cold starch â€" about a tablespoonful to a (luart of water. The linen will iron with about X'ue same stiffness as when new. Glass is an ideal shelfing for a kitchen closet, as it can be kept clean so easily. If this is too costly paint the shelves white and give a coat of enamel. This is easily scrubbed and does away with the necesbity of papers. To \\iiiten handkerchiefs which have become a bad color thjough careless washing soak them for a night in a solution of pipe-cl.ay an<) warm water, and boil them next day in the usual w.-iy, and they will come out l-joking beautifully white. In cooking vegetables all those grown undcrgrouiid should be cooked in cold water, adding iho salt before they are done, and vhey should be kept covered while cook- ing. All of the fresh or green ve.xe- tables should be put on in boiling water and left uncovered so that they keep their color. A rice <lish that children like is prepared by cooking a scant cup- ful of rice in three cupfuls of water for 20 minutes, then adding half a cupful of raisins, a cupful of milk and a tablespoonful of butter. Add also a little sugar to suit the taste and a pinch of salt. Stir well and cook a little longer, until thick. Water that fresh vegetables have been cooked in m.ay be added to the stock iHjt for flavor. All bones, stale brea^I and left-over meat scraps niav also be used in the utock jKit, which at this season should be strained off twice a week, the liquitl cooled and the grea.se strained off. Then it is ready for the foundation of soups or gravies of all kinds. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY IMEItNATIONAL ^ESSON, SEPT. 10. ' -J Lc.s.son XI.â€" Daniel and his ooin- pauioiis, Dun. 1. 8-20. (iolden Text,, Rom. 14. 21. Verse 8. Danielâ€" In the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (B.C. CO'j), Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, besieged Jerusalem, »nd took with him to Babylon certain sacred vessels of the temple and some Jewish captives. Among the latter were Daniel and his vhree companions, Hannaniah, Mishael, anti .Azariah. They were chosen, with others of singular beauty and intelligence, to be trained in the servii'e of the king. Doubtless they were not more than fourteen years of age (compare Isa. 39. 7). He would not defile himself with the king's dainties The provision hR<l been made that the Hebrew children should for three yeai-s bo fed upon the food and wine which came from the king's table. This wa« cousi<lered a great^onor. The delicacies were of course the finest. At the end of three y<'ars of such living, the "children" were t^i "stand befoie the king." The de- filcrnciit of this diet would be strict- ly ceremonial. The Jews, especi- ally in later times, laid great stress upon dietary laws. In this ease the moat might Ix' that of animals improiH'rIy killed, or of animals prohibited as food (Dent. 12; Lev ("Jehovah is gracious") was called Shadrach ("The command of Aku"). Mishael ("Who is what God isf) was called Mesh.ach ("Who is what Aku ist"). Azariah ("Jehovali his lielper") was called Abednego ("Servant of Nebo"). This practice of giviiig a new name to a person entering the service of a fjreign land was cumraon . 12. Prove thy Kervants . . . ten daysâ€" This was a kind of mystic Persian week, a sufficiently long time to test the results of the pro- posed 'liet. Pulseâ€" Vegetable food in general is meant, besides dates, raisiiis, and other fruits. 15. Their countenances api>eared fairer â€" They were also f.atter in flesh, an expression used of cattle (Gen. 41. 2). It lias often been re- marked that mo.nks and others who fast frec|uenlly have a clearer skin and livelier health. Hi. T.jok away their dainties â€" The Hebrew implies that the treat- ment became h.-xbitual. 17. God gave them knowled;?eâ€" They continued to flourish intel- lectually as well as physically. Compare verse 4. Xo» technical knowledge is intended. They be- came sagacious, versed in uuch knowledge as was prevalent at the time. As a general forecast of what is to follow in the book, it is further stated that Daniel h.id un- derstanding in all dreams and vis- ions. The Chaldeans attracted great importance to these, but, like Moses and Joseph before him, this youth, though in an alien land, ox- celled his teachers in their own field. 18. Brought them inâ€" As verse 19 shows, the "them'' refers to all the Hebrew youths mentioned in verses 3 and 4. 19. The king communed with themâ€" He tested them by familiar CL'Uversation. Among them all was found none like the four faithful lads wlio had renounced the lux- uries of the court because of relig- ious scruples. They were to face severer trials, but their steadfast- ness at this critical period of vheir lives proved them of good mettle, besides being a most excellent pre- paration for what was to befall them. Their escape from the com- mon corruptions of Oriental court life was remarkable. Their being selected to stand before the king signified that they were to become his personal attendants. This was naturally a position of honor and influc'ice. ao. Magicians â€" The word is of l*Igv))tian origin, and was probab- ly taken from Genesis and Exodus, where it was frequently used, and refers to those who interprot dreams and work magic. Anyone who was acquainted with the oc- cult arts was regarded as a magi- cian. The Babylonians were world- renowne<l iu their skill as enchan- ters, or devotees of magic art. 21. Continued even unto tlie firif year of king Cyrusâ€" The date would be B. C. 538, or seventy years after this event, making Daniel an old man. As a matter of faet. he is mentioned (Dan. 10. 1) as being alive in the third year of the reign of Cyrus. What is meant here, probably, is that he continued fur all those years in the character of a man of great wisilom in the city of Babylon. Amid ncduclions and pitfalls of a position of influence in a heatlien court, lie did not fal- ter or iiineitr JEAi By Malcolm h^urraj _:;:j„..^ ' Z'^, 'motber'lt b« out to-morrow, and Vl| •ught now to namet he day.' "When you Willi" she said. "Then, three weeks to day?" he ask «d, hU voice Btlll g)ad> '•Yes. • -^ir f here was a pause. "Bessie r* "WellT" "ArcD't jTJu glad, dear?*' "Of courae I amt" He took her la his ami and kiste^ her. The doctor had been to see Mr QuriK'/ on the eve o{ her wedding day, and after aaytng good-bye to bU natlottt h» had taker. John out wit^ "Ifa the doctor?" "It la!" ; Old Mrt, aumey tried to lift h«^ ^elf up on one elbow In bed. as youn< Dr. Thomai, by (ar the nncat and most popular young man in Ilreara- tune, came with her son, John, Into ttie Btck^room. Bhe was verf III, poor lady, butt he cheery younjf doctor al> ways Bcemcd to bring with Wm c; now aenso of IKe's strength, "And how's Mrs, Qurney?" haftB'icd, tlm' info the 'street. His face wi ^^!^!! "T,*'" *" '*'" ^'^' eorloi;«. and John noticed It. 'Hn*' "Nothing wrong. doetarT" "That's good, tbftt'B good!" ho cs- 'fho doctor turcod, olalmed, "thot's how I want you lo "Look here, John," ho said, "you'v* took at th'.nes; v/t'll oaca have you uj/ get to know It, and you must take 11 'ben I" well. Your mother will never lot The old lady laughed shrilly, â-  again; she la blind for lire I" "OhI but It'B not you, doctor, lt'» "Doctorl" dear John, there 1" "I'm eo sorry, John I You mustnf The doctor turned to John. . tako It moro to hvait than you caii What'B this?" help. It'o part of the soUemo and Its^th9 news he tasl answered you havao vorythlng to bot hankfu| for, la that your mother la Btill with HOUSEHOLD .HINTS. ;\n asbestos mal un<Ier the brea<l pan will hell) the bread to rise on a Cold night, as il will )>revent the bottom being chilled. The onlin ary st<jve mat may be use<I. A back rest for an invali<l. which will be found comfortable for one Confined to lied, is mn<Ie of a wi<!e board, well p.idtled, and slipped in- to a cretonne jjillow case. A safe paTn't 'leaner is as follow* â-  Two (iiiarts of hot w.ater, two table spoonfuls of turpentine and o'lc pint of skimmed milk, with enough to make a weak suds. Coarse sanilpaper should be kept in the kit<:hen .and usimI for scrub liiiig kettles that ar*. hurned nn<l for romoving ;invt'iinff that ha:i stuck to the pan in the pri)Coss o' CANADA'S LIMBER Cl'T. White Pine (ii-ailually ) ieldini; lo Spruce uDd B. C. Woods. Interesting statistical compari- sons may be ma*le from the 1910 lumber . report, prepare<l by the Dominion Forestry Department. Of the tweiicy-six native s|H"cies of wood which together were cut in 1910 to the extent of four billion nine hundred million board feet, worth over seventy-seven million d(dlars, the first nine were eonifer- , I <uis or soft woods. Spruce was the 11). Ihcn the meat and wine miglif I niost important, aloiu> formiiiK <'vcr have been consecrated to he;i(he;i i o„t-quarter of the total cut. Spruce deiliea. and partaking of them I and white pin^ together fornu>d vvould be equivalent to a reeogni j barely one-half of the 1910 cut, tion of these deities. Antiochus ' while in -the year previous these two Kjiiphnnes sought to force the Jew:; â-  species made up nearly throe-fifths to eat unclean fo. d in this wav. | of the total. The <lecrease in pro- 9. Mule Daniel lo fi'id kindness [ portion is due not to a smaller cut â-  Like Joseph i.i Kjjvpt, he had <if the two species, but to a very kindletl an affectitin for himself iii | great increase in the amount of the heart of liis capl irs. He hnd ' <louglas fir, hemlock, cedar niul ycl- biit to make his request, an<I the ! low pine pioduccd in British (,'ohim- prince of the eunuchs looked fav orably upon it. 10. S'l Would ye <\'i<Iairj;er my head-Tlie king wouki be greatly <li.tt leased if the youths appeared before him unfll because of insuf ficient n iiirishni'-nt. It was the business of the eunueli to make tlunn thrive physically as well as meiitallv. 11. Then said Daniel to the siewar*! He was certain that the objection on the part ot the eunuch arose only fnun his <lrea<l <.if the king's displeasure. So he turns to i the auhonlinate oflicer, who acted ' as a sort of g\i.ir<I'a.i of the Jewish noap I youths. DnnVl. Hnnjiniah -Upon '-nter- ing the Babylonian court they had Seen giv«p names less suggestive of flifrir Jewish counect'ons and wor- shin. To Htniel, whose name sig- nifif'T "0<kI is mv judge," was giv bia. One quarter of the 1909 cut w!is formed of tlie^c four s])ecips, whilo in 1910 the total cut <if the four was increased by 70 pi-r c out. Whit© pine lumber is uiulergoiiig a giiulual evohition in its import- ance to the lumber industry. Up to three years ngo white pine stoo<l at the top of the li'-t, when it was Riipplantc<l by spruce, although the actual cut of tli<> former lia<l imtde- crease<l. The i)re<liction of Inst year that white pine bad nearly reached its ninximuui cut has prov- en true this year, the 1909 cut being dex'rense<l by 4 per emit., or forty- two niillioii feet. Yellow pine in creu*'e<l in its c\it nearly 00 nor cent, in Hritfsh Ctdiinibia during one vear. This in<-rensc of over one hiiixlred and fifty million feet was siiflieienl to rai^e it from fourteenth place in the species tabic to sixth nlacfi in importance, thus surpass- ing in ono vear red pi»>e. beech. cookr.ig. |v>n the tiame Belteshiz/ar. meaning balsam nn<l the four most imuort Always keep alum in the house. "Jiol, pK,tact his life." Hannniah ant hardwoods. Mra. Ourney, "The newBl" "Yes! I'm enylng the news. It's put new llfo Into raco Id bonee, Dr. Thomas. He's promised his old moth- er that, as soon as I'm t'p and abaut, he'll marry yon Bcesle Deane." "Why, John!" tho doctor cried, 'this 1b vood news!" "Ay! Itl b good news, the finest that could bo!" tho mother rattled on.' "It's so good that I already feol better to-day. My John's just one of those dear men. doctor, who wants a lass to' look after him and bully him; all men; need It. doctor, but some need It more| than others â€" they're the best men!' And yon Bessie's thes weetest lass.' the best In Breamtune!" "She Is!" John eagerly assented; and the doctor nodded his agreement Then het urned te bis patient. "That's right. Mrs. Gurney; but we must etlU be very careful. Liet me' have a look at the eyes!" ' 'They'r'e all right, doctor!" "Yes! I'm suret hey are! But I'll Just have a lock!" Downstalre, some ten minutes later, the doctor shook John very warmly by hte hand. "Well done, well done, John!" ho' was saying. "You've done more than all the doctors In the world could do. After all. a son'se love is a very good medicine for his mother. The old lady's far. far better; your marriage- will give her another good five' years â€" " "It will?" John cried, tears In hla eyes. "Certainly; butâ€"" "But?" J "Weil, as I said, wcm ust be very careful indeed. The eyts are not so. well; I'm only frightened â€" " "You don't mean she'll be blind, doc- tor?" The other hesitated. 'That, of course, is the dnnger; 'John. I wanted your mother to wear glasses five years ago. but, llkj so many old i>eople she was terribly proud of her 'wonderful eyesight.' and now she's paying the penalty. Ti.ere'a another thing: she must have abso- lutely no excitement." "I'll be very sure of that!" "Yes, do! Her heart Is still Y,eak, and to ho quite frank, any great saock would mean the end. You must keep her mlud easy, happy, and at peace." â€"he held out a hand. "I'm sure you'll do It, John!^' "Why, of course I will!" "And good luck to you. John. I'm sure that I hope you will be very hap, py!" "Thank you!" The doctor looked up sharply atl John's tone; the young man's face was very grave for that of a l.sppy: lover. A thought crossed the doctor's mind. "It wasn't an excuse. John?' ho asked. "An excuse?" "You are going to be married gtion'" "Yes, yes." John replied. And .i.: .this he showed the doctor out inio his. trap. , John, as a matter of fact, was sorely troubled; for the first timo In his life p-hc had known her many years- Ues- JBie and he bad quarrelled. To h.m it had seemed fhe most joyous, tlio most natural thing in the world that ho' should go eagerly to his swoetl.earf to ask her to help him. Reildes â- which, all that he asked was that sho' would marry him at once Instead of, waiting until the siiring. It worriwd him that she should have demurred; that, at the best, herj agreement had been a very grud;?lng one. Loving her as ho did, ho could- not appreciate a love which did not; grant a favor moro easily than this. ; "Ah. Weill" he sighed. "liesBlo ai-- yrays was a strange lass; that's her! fascination. The prettiest and ttrau- gest lass in Breamtune. It'll all come- right." From thatd ay old Mrs. (lurney's.' health speedily mended, save tliat, de- spite all Dr. Thomas's skill, her eyes' remained very weak. The doctor knew that all was hopeless with re- gard to her eyesight, but he told no one. And cacli day Bessie Doane and her sister Jean came to see and ciieer: Mra. Ouruev. They were two 8\. eect lasses, as all Breamtune knew; and while Bessie flitted In for a nioment,' ! Bprightly, ever merry and thovght- lesB, her twin spent long hours with the invalid, reading to her, chatting with her -ever, it need scarcely be said, of John, her son. WIMi .lohn matters had not mended; and. try as hoc ould, lliere ws', no hiding tho fact that ho and Desslo were growing farther and farther from onea uothor; he could uot tell what was the matter. "Mother'll be outt o-morrow.' he told Bessie one evening, as he was seeing her back homo. "I'm glad of that!" : John was silent for a few moments; he know that Bessie had underirood well what he had meant to convey to her, aud It angered him that she should thus calmly Ignore the matter. "Bessie!" he exclaimed, catching her arm rather roughly. "\Vl st's wrong with you, lasa?" "Nothing's tho matter; nothing that I know of!" John considered; he knew the folly- of trying to drsfw ana nswer from an' obstinate woman. ; ^ "Well, dear," he continued gently • I nousa by thai Ive yoii you." ' "And mothsr ia. batter othorwlsoT"- ~ "Infinitely!" â€" the doctor got Into his dog-cart. "She's a different woj man; but, mind you, John, no shocks u Oood-bye!" John was just entering his housci when as mall boy caught him Bleevo. "Miss Deans told me "to give this." John took the proffered letter wltij a shaking htnd; things had got na better with Bessie, and he dreaded to open this letter. '> Standing in the gardan. he opened lt( â€" his mother was Indoors with Jeanâ€" j and he did not want them to see hM read the missive. I "Dear John." It ran,â€" "I don't asld you to forgive me. I don't expect thatj you can, and I know that I do not den serve It. I am bo sorry. You hava been quite right; for the last twoj months there has been something b«H tween us. and thatâ€" oh, John! forj give me! â€" has been that I love anj other man. The only good tiling a have done Is to leave Breamtune wltt^ him to-day and saved you from marl rylng me. He la Charles Lugge. Wej are to be married In Glasgow to-dayj and he begs you to forgive us. Deai' John, I am sorry. I am sorry, I ami sorry! My chief fault is that I havrf been too much of a coward to tel^ you. for no woman can help her love^ I am so. so sorry!" ' The letter dropped from John's! hand, and fluttered to the ground. HeJ stood for a moment as still as death; just as pale. He was thinking, not of Bessie, for she had killed his love for her. but of his mother! ," Tho doctor's words: "John, no( shocks! One must alwayg keep facej to face with a weak heart ; a moment'el 'neglect may mean the end. ' ,' â-  Indoors ho found Jean. His motheij was resting. To his surprise, jvnn came quickly to him. ' "I know all about it, John!" The{ girl had caught his arm. her voice was broken with grief. ' John looked down luto her tearful face; ho had never realized how 1 jumped with n cry from hla beautiful Jean wasâ€" as pretty as Bes- sie, every bit.' "Cheer up! We'll just have to do our best!" » "But mother! You know what thtf doctor said, John. It would bill herd he said so. She couldn't stand It. The disappointment would be terrible." , "But it couldn't! 1 wouldn't let It! Iâ€" Iâ€"" He broke off. and, throwing himself into a chair, buried his head in his hands. Then Jean laid a gentta' haud on John's shoitlder. ! "John," she whispered, "it would kill her!" "Ay!" he exclaimed, looking upii 'And why remind me of it?" "There's a way!" "A way? What way?" "She need not know, John; she need not be told. I'm very like Bessie, my voice â€" " He chair. "What d'you mean, lass? What mad-* ncss is this?" ' John â€" John." she cried, "you under- stand! Don't make it so hard for me!" Something of the girl's heroism, something of her beautiful spirit came to him. "You mean that you'll marry me^ Jean, to savo mother? " "Yes; of course 1 do! You know that It will kill her. The doctor sayi so. And she'll never see ngain; th« doctor told me as mueli. We would ba going away to-morrow, and when w« were back she would not i-ecoguiza my voice. The folk all would help us, and â€" " She hesitated, and John let the sl« lence stand. A thousand thoughts wore rushing In a whirlwind stream through his mind. "I'll try to be a good uhsband to you, Jean." he said, presently, sealing the bargain. man and thtt ,1 The next day they stood wife. In fhe same room. "You'll have to call me Bessie, girl was saying. "But you'll be just my Jean. And â- some day," tho yoimg m.an stammered llamely. "you will learn to love mo, perhaps." "Perhaps," she said, iu the way wo^ men have when they nr- ' cepiy la love. VALOR UNAPPRECIATED "I love you!" he breathed with alt the passion of the hero of a firstclasa serial. i "Oh. John!" she murmured, as she- nestled closer to him. <. "Yes," he continued; "there Is noth-' Ing In all this wide world that I would uot do for you. To bo by your side I .would swim tho roughest sea, figh^ my way through the raging flamesl aud walk a hundred mlKs through thu- dust aud heat! " "No, no, Johul" she cried anxiously," "Promise mo you will never do any such thing." "But. dearest, why would you noli allow me thus to prove my love audi fidelity, should occasion arise?" â-  "Just think." she sighed, "what i horrible fright you'd look with youi clothes all w«t and charred ani dusty !*•