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•w,i-iwii flpmr'WT' mmmmmB 3^ Between Cousins; OR. A DKCI.ARAIION OF WAR. drawn him, she repeated the conversa- tion just passed. At the end she saw that he was smilinK. "\ difficult case, you call it? I think it is very easy. If it was their happiness that was in play, your duty would be plain â€" you would have to (five up your own. But what is real- ly in play ? Tht-ir material interests, and especially their vanity- 'that Pride of Life which reigns over so room and into the garden, where the j many souls." He spolce the word J Jiill of the damp air strucii gratefully j with, Jn his eyes, that .same glitter of he loom his heavy ,,pQ„ j,p,. ^nt face and still brimming hate which had shone there in the pul rhe bully within gygs. She was still there, sheltered j pit upon a certain Siyiday. "To these <ver a congenial [jy (^e lialf-stripped bushes, when the you are not callea upon to sacrifici CHAPTER XM. (Cont'd.) In the solitude of the loom his heavy face expanded. The bully within ^.y^,^ she was still there, sheltered i pit upon a certain Kiyiday. "To these hini was KJoatiiig over a congenial [jj. (he lialf-stripped bushes, when the you are not called upon to sacrifice pro.<pcct. I lit'le iron gate clanged and she sawja pure affection. It would be like When on the next "first" Duncan the narrow black figure of her father i buying dross with gold." W'Donnell, coming up with his crnw coming: up the path. | "But if both marriages fail because for tho renewal of their holding, found i,, „ moment she knew what she\otme-" It already disposed of, while one ot the „..,nted. In another moment she had , T^J*" ^^"^ "^'l' ''"''.® ^'"'?'^ ^^^"^ poorest and har.lest to be worked bits , cached his side Shvlyâ€" 'for it was, ''"t" '''""' unworthy unions, since true of the (luarry was indicated to him as the (irst 'ime she had'ever turned to^ afftction â€" if such- there wereâ€" would the only one available, he knew what ,,i,„ i^ a„y i„ner difficulty-she laid ! "'fto^ worldly considerations." the question before him: Was it I .^ Oh, hank you, father! Yes, I see ri{;bt, could it always be right to be 't "o*. said Fenella, with a deep, happv? Was happiness always legiti- ecstatic breath of recovered peace m-ile'" I ""w simple it really was, though it Her .shynos.s had no reflection in |i»'lre(iu'red as simple a faith as; John John. In the moment that the sense M'Donnell s to open her eyes that lue.int. So little astonished was he tJiut he actually .-smiled into the nianager's face on receivinif the curt information, and with a resolute heart set to work upon the poor holding. It wa* but another instalment of the p/ic(i t« Jie paid for his happiness; and, but. <"<JV (lie difficulty of keeping his father- Ci comfort upon lesser earn- ings, Ite would not have had it other- wise; for tho very pressure of the dis- cnmfort made the happiness seem more real. But tho men who . worked beside him did not smile, and presently be- gan to fr,jwn the quality of the slate ^gnella thrilled flf^.^i, â- 'â- *"'â- '' â- ""â- ^'^ M even worse had been touched, than their surmises. On the next In one of her a.tion became clear to him, moment all the false arguments had even the appearaJice of diffidence for- : '•'"PPed ^way harmlessly; the doubts sook him i "' ^"'^ P'''''*' w^eks had been killed "Is happiness always legitimate? j with one stroke. Not when it is purchased at the cost of * * * another's happiness." | The man who lives in a continual He spoke with quiet authority. The tete-a-tete wi*h one idea â€" who has in priest within him was moving in his it a fellow-workman, an unseen guest own element. i at his table, a companion in his Fenella thrilled as though a wound leisure hours, and a bed-fellow to boot j â€" soon begins to show the symptoms "Then perhaps I have no right to be «»«« * 'I *i. , i. . . . â€" «,. ------ I iieo pel net M23 A iiave uu iiKut i.u uc first therp were defections. Through- hanpy " ?h\ * k" ."IT,' 1*'"u. 'i ^\^. summer 'Ay„u ,„,, child?" He looked down they had held to him faithfully, but ..f i,„. ';., ;„;i,i =„,.r,,i=„ of this slavery in his face. In these days it was noticed by some that Al- bert's narrov/ physiognomy was sharp- j ening visibly, while his keen eyes as- ".lulia has been speaking to me. It sumed that peculiar brilliancy and in- is such a ditiicult case. I will tell termittent fixity of look which betrays you all, father." ^ an inner consuming fire. That "sornc- Aiid hanging upon his arm, in the thing" which was to avert the family he had misfortune still remained formless, or iu.- ,,„ , I ;';•"'â- "â- "•'•'â- â€¢ '^"*' "t her in mild surpri.se this unexpccte'd renewal of hostilities - was more than even staunch friend- ship foidd stomach. To hv in Dun- can's company clearly meant not only beinc shut out from all the Koo.l slate, shcitered'walk into which but likewise being put olT with the worst tools agoing, and submitted to a series of petty annoyances in the matt«- of blasting regulations and other so-called safety measures. Most of them were too poor to act as loyal- ly as they felt. "It's not that I'd be for turning my back on you, Duncan." one of them explained, "but it's just that I've five children at home, and so I can't afford to be in the manager's black books." "You're the best workman in the quarry," as-ured another; "but what's a good workman without good slate? , , , ,. n , i • ,i:. „n„ = and how aro .le.ssie and I ever to get ^''^^ ^"'^^ accused of making soup Rice, barley, macaroni, split peas, married, unless I lay a few pounds bo-' ^^ inspiration. It is my conviction navy beans and other cereals and len- fore .spring? I'm sure you'll under-' ^^'"^^ good soup is a dish which must tils are all useful, stand." I be more the result of good taste and ; Here is a roughly prepared list of !!i. ""f'.^''-'''^""'' perfectly." j judgment in combining ingrediehts, ingredients which have appeared or , rather it showed a new and more fantastic form each day. The most fantastic, perhaps, being the wild idea of enlisting Ronald Macgilvray per- sonally, and entrapping Fenella into a marriage with him â€" perhaps by means of a compromising situation, not hard to construct. But nothing promised well enough. With Mr. Berrell, his tacit ally, he had taken no further direct counsel until one day in late November, when on the point of returning to his work â€" now rapidly approaching completion â€"he followed him to the quarry, on a small personal errand. Just before the week-end, the last of his spirit- levels had come to grief, smashed by k clumsy workman, and, despite a wir- to Oban, no substitute had yet arrived Unwilling to return to the loch-eni! without the almost indispensable in- strument, he had bethought himself o( the manager as the possible possessoi of one. But the shot proved a false one Mr. Berrell too was out of spirit-levels "It's the deuce of a bore," said Al bert. "I can't wait for it, and I can't very well do without it, just for to morrow's job . " â€" "It's bound to be here by next post You'll just have to make your sister; send a boat." "I suppose so," grumbled Albert and was about to take leave. Bui as he put out his hand in farewell, Mr. Berrell's eyes bored themselves into his. "How are you getting on? Made any progress towards upsetting that accursed marri-ige?" .A.lbert flushed rather painfully. (To be continued.) plicatioQ," it says. What does that | mean? Simply thai France is so' short of bread l,h»t it cannot risk even | a readjustment of what must be liter- ally a hand-to-mouth system, lest , stme should starve. Yet France fights on gloriously! Surely a common pride in an Ally fighting the bravest ; fight of all the ages should be enough ! to make anyone determine that in as j far as in him lies he will aid such â- I noble rSce. The cablegram adds; that sugar, farinaceous foods other ; than wheat, butter and meats are all dreadfully short and that oils and fats ! ire practically unobtainable. As the ; nly one of the British Dominions i iractically accessibla to cargo car- riers it is manifestly "up to Canada" to strain every nerve to in- ?rcase the eportable quantities of i reasj the exportable quantities ,of overseas. Articles Wanted for Gash oia j*wrii«m ruM} muw: omxiMi KiaUiwrMi MotarMi •••aitworkt X.M*f Old OklsAi Ont Otaaai OiaaiaaaMi 'Wrlt« or Msd kjr axpnaa to », K. k T. janxva. Umital ANTIQL'E OALI.BRIE.S 18 aa4 SO OoUoffo Kroot, Toroato. Oat. The scraps from the soldiers meali In the British armies in France ar« salvaged for nitro-glycerine making fats, and the residue of the refuse sold to the French farmers as feed for the pigs. SOUl' BY INSI'IRATION. BE "I'm blest if I know what thf man- ^ than of any closely followed receipt. , rather disappeared in soups of ntjne '." JV'.^ 1^°} against you this time." | Indeed, soup ought to appear frequent- i that have received high praise. wonderfullv go"oT'huinor "' '" ^ '^ °" '*" '''""«'â-  ^"'''^^ ""'' '' '« '^"'"^- 1 ^"''^•' ''PP'^^' 1'^â„¢"" P"''' '""^^^ "And couldn't you make it right' *!""*-' '''^' ""^ housewife, whether ; oatmeal and various cereals, scraps of with him?" j rich or poor, ought to be able to make bread, crackers and toast, masnea "Of course I could; but I'm not go-' ^°'' herself, without a cook book, which turnips, gravies (either thick or thin), Ing to." j may list a number of ingredient.s that left-over portions of ha.sh, stew, cold "Then what will you do?" 'are not on hand. ' meat, ham bones, sausage, bacon or o^^^ vT*^ my own crew, I suppose.". For instance, on my morning visit ' salt pork, cooked vegetables, potatoes So in November Duncan found him-| to the ice box, I found these left-overs: prepared in any form, liquor left from ough To be^fkt^ereTat"'he^rafmir^°"'' '^'""" =""f"' "' ^t«^«' tomatoes. ' eookin^ moat, vegetables or poultry. tance to the quarry L,LvtLrm.s-he ^alf a cupful of cooked cabbage, twO ; In short with a little practice al- 1 meanwhile doing the work of three -'^'""''' sau.sages, some scraps of beef- ! ""o^t anything that is clean and whole- ^ men. and whi.stling gaily as he did so; steak with a good-sized steak bone, s'^ne may be added to the .soup pot, j â€"a habit quite lately acquired. and some outer stalks of a bunch of with benefit to the family health and This part of the persecution, beingj celery . {great saving to the family purse. purely material, was really lighterj I cut the sausages and celery into _thi.n the moral martyrdom undergone pieces and placed them with the other ingredients in the soup kettle. To them I added two onions sliced, four by Fenella, for whom Aliiert's sug- gestive silences were oven harder to bear than Julia's inexhaustible re- proaches. Nor was she spared inner doubts, not as to where her happiness lay, but as to whether .she had any right to claim it . â-º W Thus when .Tulia, entering the room In tears, pushed a letter just received into her han<ls, with a "There now! That's what comes of it!" â€" it was guiltily that she began to read the page. The nott> was from Mr. Ber- rell's mother at (ilasgow, with whom Julia had been about to spend a few weeks, for trousseau purposes. Her box was packed already, but might as well be unpa<'ked again, since upon a pretext which obviously was only a pretext, the invitation was now with- drawn. There was no hurry about the trousseau, it appeared, since the mar- riage was not in the immediate. "Of course one knows what that means," gasped Julia. "Not in the Wartime Uecipes. (;olden-('orn Tea Rolls. â€" Sift toge- ther one cupful of cornmeal with one small potatoes sliced, salt and pepper ' cupful of white flour, four teaspoon- ^ to taste, a pinch of poultry seasoning fuls of baking powder and one tea- 1 'and about two quarts of cold water, ] spoon of salt. Work in three table- according to conditions. spoons of lard or vegetable shortening I covered tho kettle closely, let the i with the finger tips. Add enough' soup come to a boil and placed it to niilk and water in equal parts â€" from simmer gently for six hours. A fire- three-(|iiarter8 of a cupful to one cup- ; less cooker is ideal for preparing these I ful--to make a biscuit dough. Turn j inexpensive soups. out on a floured b»iard, make into rolls, i When sufficiently cooked, I put the lay on greased tins and let stand for, soup through a rather coarse colander, ' fifteen minutes in a cool place. Brush j using a fork to press through some of i over with milk or melted butter and j the very tender vegetables for thick- 1 bake in a hot oven for twenty minutes. | ening. The soup was then set away War Cake. â€" 2 cups brown sugar, I Food Control Comer Every pound added to the nourish- ing tWngs to eat, â€" animal or vege- table, â€" will count in this momentous year of 1918. No one should shirk taking up work on a small plot through too modest an idea of its value. Food Control has to begin on the small scale. It v.'ill be chief- ly effective through its thoroughness in the small but innumerable house- holds in the land. So, if more foods can be grown on the home plot, no matter how small, there will be a sav- ing in exportable food and to that ex- tent an increased amount of food will be released for shipment to the Allies. Every new bushel of vegetables next Spring and Summer will release its equivalent in wheat. It is the drops of water in the ocean that go to make up the mighty tide of the Bay of Fundy. The essence of more produc- tion does not mean simply more acres put to wheat, but more eatable things from each man's labor. A small acre well looked after is often more profit- able in an unfavorable season than a large area. An English farm is often measured downwards, i.e. by the depth of its productive soil, rather than valued for its sheer acreage. Of the need for all exportable Canadian food products no one should longer be in doubt. The first of a series of fortnightly cablegrams from France to the Food Controller states with a plainness that would be piti- ful if it were not so noble, how badly off the French civilians are. "The .supply of breadstuffs is causing grave anxiety. Imports are very short. Our bread card machinery has been completed but present lack of cereals will not permit of its ap- Potato seed should be purchased without delay, to be delivered as soon us safe to ship without freezing. Raw Furs Aad Oinisnx Warned Highest Frlooa Paid N. SILVER aao 8t. Paol 8t. 'W.. MoatxMl. F-Q. 20 years of reliable trading Beference â€" UaloB Bk. of Oanada Mlllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllillllllllltll Shopping in City Scarcely anything pleases a woman more than to come to the city to shop. There are so many big stores with such endless variety and choice of everything. Still there is just that little draw- back about where to stay. The Walker House solves that problem. 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PEERLESS PERFECTION Fop Those Broad Acres -.t up k Nuc« thkt w ill Uit » llfB tlm* â€" a t«ne* that ckat E*g or break downâ€" thst will hold a wild hors«â€" that hogs csb'I no«a tKruugh- that caa't nidt â€" a tauca that ttauJl roQlh ukacabjaulEIaii oriraatllor anil ti ffmkraa'nad. FtERLtS.^ PKUFEcriON Fencing ll tnaje o! Hea'T Opaa U««nh Sla4l WIra â- Â»llh all tha Imin • ii;!i anl < â-  ' THE mxwKiL-aoiiK wmii iftucn lO.. mj. W lama««.Maall»»« Haailttew. Oatmt^ in a cold place so that the fat that would harden on tip could be remov- ed. The basis of the soup was then ready and mi!fht be finished and serv- ed in several ways. Cooked rice. teaspoon ground cinnamon, H cups hot , water, I teasjioon ground cloves, 4 ' tablespoons lard, 1 cup raisins, 1 tea- 1 spoon salt. Boil together for live mi- nutes. Then cool and add 3 cups of macaroni or noodles could be added, or i flour, ai.d 2 teaspoons soda dissolved immetliatc future! Is it in the future] a small teacupfiil of tomato catsup to In 1 teaspoon of hot water. Hake in at all? That's the questiDii. tJeorgej make u variety of tomato Koup, or it two loaves in slow ovt>n an hour and aj began by tulkint? of November-this, might be merely reheated and served quarter. I very rnonth and now he's at February i with crisp crackers already and presently it will l.e May. ^ny housekeeper will have other And if lieforc that you haven't if'ven , f,. , , ,, ,, ^^ up that wretched Duncan then prol.-j eft-overs as goo 1 or better than those Jihly it won't lie at all. Oh, Fenella,' ^ "*"â- ''• " '"'^'^ "'"' '"'''" "" tomato This Book will help you Stop the Leaks in your Farm Profits '^^^: Boiled Haddock.â€" Wash and scale thoroughly, wipe the inside, and fasten the tail in the mouth with a skewer. Put oz. salt into 'i gal. water, and what have I done to you that you "" 'i"'"'. " ''t'^''' "-'h'" ^"U''e "liBht have , when it is diss(dved, put in the tish. should lie so determined to rob nic of i bee" substituted, after the strainin({ i Hriiig the water to a boil, remove the my hiijipiness."' | and skimming. When celery fails, ' scum, then simmer gently (about Ms FiTiella .xat there with the leUcr in^ there is always celery salt, seed or the hour), until the flesh leaves the bones her lap, visibly distressed. | d,.ied and pulverized leaves. If tli.n'e j ensilv. Take it up as soon as it is And It IS not nne alonc--it is all of j^ „o meat, a tablespoonful of beef e.x- sufficiently cooked or it will be hard wllat yCarc^XnTto Berth.'"^ ^'''^'^'"^ '"â- ''â- '• «»<rt.'"'i"fe') «>r a and tasteless. (Jarnish with parsley, "I a"m disappoiii'ing him very much ' "'"""' <a'''e3I">o"l'"l "f melted 'ni ran and serve with melted butter. 1 know that," .H!ii<l Penella, almost le- '-»'"' ''^ i'lace. j Barley Scones. â€" 1 cup barley meal, niorse fully . | This is the truo secret of the famous . 1 cup wholewheat flour, ',<i teaspoon I "More than that! You are under-' French soups, a secret worth its salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 mining his happiness just as you are' weight in gold to all housewives. It' tablespoons fat, % cup sour milk, 1-3 | iniderniininp ijliru'. j all lies in knowing how to combine the i teaspoon soda. Sift flour, barley j Ife tels me that he had fully made up minute bits of good food that other- ' meal, salt, baking powder and soda! i;u;^"i cam::!^ "li it'ninr'i-i^iit -- -if ^ >- v^riv t' n '^"^ i f^'*^'^^'"- r' r"" "" ";â-  ^^ r '?? °'! FeneHa, what have we <lono.to deserve '""'"« '"'"'"' "" '''''''">' ^''"' "'« f'"^'°'' '""'"''â- ^ ""^ ^''''" ''"""â- ^; ^ ""''""'' """'' â-  this? Is it because even in the '** uelicato rather than pronounced. : niixturc and sour milk to form a soft; nursery, we always gave everything '''"" strong seasoning spoils soup foi I dough. Turn out on a well-floured to you tliat you use us in this way?" most persons. board, kncaii alightty, roll to one-half "Julia â€" have nurcy!" was all Still another Focret in makinK in- ] inch thickness; cut in diamond shapes ' Fenella could say between the quickly spiration soup is a discreet use of and bake in a hot oven. I riser sobs, for (he slow torture of the vinrgar, lemon juIlc and even a pinch ' Kice and Cornmeal Griddle Cakes.â€" i last weeks had unsteadie.l her nerves. „f ,t.gnr. By the wise addition of one I cup cold soft-boilo<l rice, 1 cup corn- i recSr^t*' wHh" ylurcoilsci^r;:": T or„no,herofthesevaluableaids,,he;mea,. icupof milk, .. cup flour, l! sacrifice our happiness to your ownâ€" t'"t t"sle "f^''" ""l"«'l '» homemade egg, 4 teaspoons baking powder, Ij or rather to your mere fancy for of s*'>"P'^ 's lost. One needs to be very teaspoon salt, '2 tablespoons brown su- ! course you can't really bo hapjiy liv- carefully in the use and bo sure of ' gar. Put the rice and milk into a! Ing in a cottage, with straw to the one's- own tasting power for a very | bowl and mix well; add the lest of in- roof, and with butcher's meat on the small amoiin* of any of them goes a ' greiliMits and the w-ell beaten egg. If table twice a week, if that!" j long way.' Soup to be good must be! it is too thick, add a little more milk; To this •'"f'i'll". even in a calmer; tasted agljin -and again and .seasoned ! last of all add the bakiiiK powder and mumcnt would have attempted no re- i„ ta.-<te until just right. \ mix well. Hake very brown on a hot' p y. f)he had heard sm h arguments ,, . ,. .,„ „, , „ â-  ,ji Keforo, and had Kiven up all hope of. I'or the proper sea.son.ng .,f all griddle ,, , ., answering them with «iiy prospect of '"'"•"' *"'â- '"' '*"''l""-'^ *'"""'"'"' '^"I'*' "" •''"'" '*''"" ''o««''â€" - eu\^» dried' mutual comprchcntiion. i hand; Herbs such as celery (the Itome- Lima beans, 1 cup peanuts, 1 cup' .Sointliow or other she got out of the dried leaves rubbed to a power and : stale bread >iuml)s, 1 teaspoon onion ,1 • I . , . kept in a covered tin) thyme, sage, ' juice, 1 teaspoon salt, popper. Soak savory, sweet marjoram, bay leaves ' beans twelve hours. t'over with wa and parsley; spices such as whole ! tcr and boil until tender. Press j cloves, allspice, mustard seeds, celery : tlirough a colander. Tut jieanuts I seed, nutmeg, red pi»ppcr and stick j through a meat grinder. Mix with i cipnamon; tomato cat.sup, walnut cat- bean pulp. Add onion juice, salt, pep- â-  ^'iip iinil any ( omniiTcial flavoring. piT luid bicnd numbs. I WE'V'E called it "What the Fttrmer can do with Con- aete" â€" a title that exactly defiLTibes It, but doa"* not give any idea of how vital its help is to you. To realize this you've got to under- stand that Concrete is abig factor in successful farming. Just consider Ih* common leaks your farm is subject tcand how Concret.eitv{>s Ihae leaks Wooden Buildings rot under the stress of time and weather. Repairs coat money Concrete won't rot. Rats are another source of leak- age- -tbey gnaw their way throtigh all -kinds of buildings -except Con- crete, which is rat proof. ^'^niFij wkjl ijou want itiformitibn Awt t t | riflOB* DAIRY HOWCt COI>*CfttTt BUXKS ♦ ftABNi SILOi ^ rCNU POtTS CARACCt ROOTCCtLARS TROUCMi AND TANK* ROADt L "'VK.i ili« J\,mr at) dQ witli <ODei«U'| Fire on a farm usually meant total loss t>ecause of the kick of water-pressurs. Concrete cannot bumâ€" another leak stopped. Disease among your stock It ustially due to unsanitary con- ditions. The»« conditions can be entirely remedied by building the wells, water tanks, septic tanks jmd bain floors of Concrete. There's a type of waste that is peculiar to the farm that is built of old-style materials. For instance, mud was never Intended for the paving of â-  feeding lot. Build your feeding floor of Concrete, atid there will not be a single kernel lost. 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