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r§ â- ^ Between Cousins; OR, A IJFXLARATION OF WAR. ^i CHAI'TKR XXII. -(ContM.) Surely i; could not be â€" yes, it was, thoug'h! Every instant and every oar-atroli« made it more ImpossiMe to mistake the cast of those shoulders and ihe sit uf that ilatk heitd. To see From Industrial Agent to Flight Commander Interestiinr despatches ot incidents , then they are fent to France. We do ' ^^ ^^^ ^^yj ^^ ^^^ j^^, ^^^^ ^jj g^. in the lives of flying men in Kngland all kinds of fancy pcrformanceBâ€" loop ' ^^p^ condensed milk in a bottle His are Kiven in letters to frien.l. written the loop roll, make spinning nose i ^^^^^^ ^^„,j ^^^ ^^^ j,;^ ^^^g,, j^ ,y ActiiiKl' light (ommander Graham i dives, side slips, and vertical turns. , ^^^ ^^^ ^^^j, ^j^^ ^^ ^j^ j^^„ ^^ Waters Curtis, formerly Industrial He describes how -'little excite- ^^^^ j,j^ Fresh eggs were too ex- Articies Wanted for Gash OU JewtUeryi WimUi Mil-nri Owteci I in our ultimate luteesa or failnr*. i An eight- year-old boy in our block I developed tuberculosis of the hip bone. iHe had practically nothing old dhkaai'Ont' Olaaai onmmmw* ' WatobMl Mtagat Tabto TTstx*. Writ* or ••Bd by â- Â« prin to s, x, fe T. mvzxva, Xiimit*i ANTIQl'E OALLERIKS M aad M OoU«r* Btraat, Toronto, Oat. order beKaii to get back into thouKhts. He would speak to him, Agent of the ('aiiadian Pacific Rail- : mcnts" happen when one aeronaut L. iway in Montreal, who is now a flying j gets inl;D the "vash, or slip-stream of Duncan would consent to put off thu marriafre â€" not without a shudder could he prniiDunoe the word even in hero, in the flesh, the man who for "postponement." Supposing, weeks past had filled all his t.houKhts, " whose ima^e since yesterday had be- come an unbearable obsession, was al- most like seciiiK a ghost. Whatever thought â€"until Fenclla was of age. had possi-ssed him? Fenella's doing. No- he could not let Duncan go with- perhaps? 'Ihe broken (|Ui>stions shot "Ut trying this one more chance. And through hi.s head. He was so complete- as he thought so, he became aware ly astonished that he remained im- thi't the room, lately so dark, was movable at the water's edge, with no I>erceptibly lif^htening. thought of avoiding the meeting. ' He stepped to the window. Ono Nor did he move vet when Duncan, "^'«''' "^^ other- as each veil in turn having with Kome difficulty made the ^'"'^ lifted -the ghostly forms of the landing-stajre, fastemd the boat and *''"'' *'"'â- * emerging from the cloud- then stood up, touching his cap as he curtains, until, as though by magic, did so. The wet dripped from him, the void is tilled, the circle completed, and there was a pool of water at the Mountain and mist begin to draw bottom of the boat. Taking from apart. From moment to moment it the stern a small parcel wrapped in becomes more triumphantly clear that oil-cloth, he stepped n^ore, shaking tbe world, after all, is not all grey, himself thi- while, in the fashion of a. As the cloud-veils drift away the Newfoundland dog fresh from his '>''"W^'i »'>•' pnrples of the foreground, bath. : the azures and amethysts of the dis- "Your sisters were anxious for you i tatK-e creep back into the picture. And io have this today," he said, with as , "'^^' " w-atery sunbeajnâ€" the last of instructor in England. The school in j air" made by a preceding navigator, not as the cultured man to the"w'ork-' ^^'''-"'^ ^'^ teaches is a vast expanse of The letters indicate that Acting Flight man, but as one man to another. ' country close to a beautiful seaside ! Commander Curtis is a lucky master Neither would he be so extreme in his' demands. The word "rupture" should not be pronounced, but only that of Uses of Brown Sugar. Brovm sugar ig cheaper than white sugar. It has many uses, l.'se It for sweeting tea, coffee and porridge. pensive. He used to throw the bottle away and lie on the floor and cry with hunger, but the mother de- clared he could take the milk or go hungry. She had too much to do to , Make a syrup of it with water and see bother with "a kid." how delicious it makes those griddW When tuberculosis developed the cakes taste. Sprinkle it over baked mother blamed a fall at school. Other squash. Scoop out the apple coreei mothers, whose boys had worse falls ' ^^^ ^tuff the space with brown sugajr with no ill effects, blamed wrong feed- »"** * ^^^ °' butter. ing. And they were right. Acting Flight Commander G W Curti"? and his machine just "crash" at a training camp in England. perfect an equanimity as though they ^'"' ''"y- -falls into a ho!k)W, black but resort. He writes: "The view from of the high school in which he soars, had j)arted last on the most friendly' " '"o'lent since, and fills it to over- the air is superb, and we often fly out ; He says: "We have a lot of smashes, >.f terms; "and so I made a shift to' flowing with a luminous vapour, as a over the sea, and dive down near the | but very few deaths, considering â-  ame over." j cup is lilled with wine ! British warships and wave to the sail- ! everything. None of my pupils has ••Thank you. You must have had: " lb; will I..- off now! was Alberts ^rs. When diving we only travel at , been killed yet." ^ba.I to.«sing. r am obliged to you ! tWb . as snatchiue up his cap, he .j^e rate of about 175 miles an hour! Acting Flight Commander Curtis Ha^you to leave your work for thisV, -^^Tll/dooVone of his men met himh «- ^'^V' -ry busy instructing and has lately been recommended by his with the new.s thai two of the tx^ats^'" turning out a lot of expert pilots, commanding oflRcer for a first lieu- bad been torn from their moorings '^^^ school I am connected with is one tenancy, and expects to be sent to during the s<iu»ll, one of these being •" which flyers finish tlieir course of ' France at any time. He joined the Duncan's , training. A lot of chap.'^ from Borden Royal Flying Corps on Novemljer •He'll ju.st take one of ours," said come to us to get final lessons, and 1 15th, 191G. What Waste Costs. The waste of 500,000 pounds of paper a week, Canadian "tiuthorities estimated, entailed the cutting of at least 2,000 trees a week. Every ton of old paper recovered means a sav- ing of eight trees of mature growth, says the Christian Science Monitor. The saving of woollen rags for the manufacture of shoddy saves land for crops which othrev/ise would be required for the raising of sheep; men, money and material â€" capital and laborâ€" are conserved every time a bit of material is re-employed which formerly was destroyed. Delicious winter shortcake is made with canned strawberries. "The quarry is shut fo-dav. In! this wetâ€"" " j "To be sure. Of course, work would be impossible. Well, I am glad you have not lost anything by. your errand." " | "I came because your sisters wish-! '^•'"''''^ impatiently. "Where is be? ed it," said Duncan again, with a' ^ "'"I", '^^ speak to him." slight emphasis which reminded Al-i "We've only two sound ones re- bert only too plainly of whose wish he maining. .sir. Niel Moffat's boat got meant to speak. i a leak on Friday, if you reniember." He stood silent again, asking him-i '•Well, one is enough to catch the self desperately how to close the' others with. Never mind about that ' interview, ami aware that Duncan now. Ah, there he i-onics! iiack toi was watching him closely and rather your work, Donald!" i < x))ectantly. | .^s Duncan stepped out of the next' It was during that brief pause that t'abin, .Xroot went forward to meet' the significant whistle of the wind he- hira. j gan to rise ng.Tiii in their ears. "You will not mind my boi rowing a' â- â€¢.â- \»other squall coming. I'm boat, Mr. Albert, I liu.st," said Dun-' afrai<l," said Albert, snatching at the ''an stiffy. "Mine has got loose, and obvioui remark, â- â€¢I'm afraid so too, .Mr. .Mbert, and I am sorry for it, for it makes it im- possible for me to free you of my company as soon as I should have wished. Whether I will or no. I'll have to bide out wliat's coming." He spoke differenlly now, with a flavor of bitterness in both voice and: Mbqut the n8# Furs sff'"' •*- N. SILVER 230 St. Paul St, v., MoatrsaL V.Q. 20 years of reliable trading »«fwne« â€" Pnlon Bk. of Panada | ^IlilllllllllllillllllilillllllliiillllllllllllUIS 1 Come to Toronto I I TO DO I Your Buying | Correct Diet as Health Insurance. Isn't it queer that when so much J ve no time to go hunting it. If I that is vital in life depends upon food don t get home before night father and correct feeding, so few of us "An' righr^ll right. One moment, '""lof""'' " ^'""^^'r' 'fTf Duncan- I've a wonl to say to you." , I'"-'""' "^ ''"J' ""^ attention to feed- "Mind you don't take Niel Moffat's '"^ the human family sanely. We boat," Donald called after them. "It'.s ""â- '' \''"' t"«t ^""'1 will play a big no just sound." part in winning the war, yet we go VVith a fairly succe.ssful (H.-^play of "bout conserving with only a hazy tlL-^play mien. Whatever his expectations had a (â- .â- dm which he did not feel, Albert,: idea of what we can best use as been, it was clear that they were de- wdiile the two men walked towards the ' foods if we wi.^h to conserve our "ivt'd. I landing -.stage, brought forward hi.s strength and development, as well as •Of course, said Albert, making suggestion. It had been planned as conserve wheat for the allies the one more effort which appeared, an appeal; but the bodily presence of ncces.sary. •'You can't start in this, the hated man turned it, almost into a weather, and no doubt you'll be hungry demand. Away from his enemy it too. The men have only just hail his actual vicinity the conciliatinjj dinnerâ€" they will be able to give you tone aimed at refused to be .struck - â€"something. That's their quarters ' the words of peace stuck in his throat, over there." j The coldness of his tone was reflected With a would-be careless nod he I in Duncan's answer. turned toward.s his own cabin. "'Your demand would be^ju.sl, .Mr. Duncan sent one look after him,' Albert, if your sister was of that gave one more .shake to his wet shoul-' mintl. It is her wishes T go by, not ders, then slowly mir.ed in the given my own; and I happen to know that direction. It was time to do .so; for already, i beyond the two nearest shoulders of liill. seen like things in a dream, all had grown void. The distance of the] was one sheet of driving cloud, pa.ss your word to give uj) y Y'ef the whole thing is so simple that "even the way-faring man, though a fool, need not err therein." We eat to promote growth and to give us srtengrth, or, as the experts say, to give us heat or energy. There j are three classes of food and every- i thing we eat may bo placed in one of those three. They are the proteins, or the foods which promote growth, she does not wish to delay beyond the'""'' '^" 'â- Â«'-l'"'»y Urates and fats, which spring." , gi^'L' u.s heat and energy. The pro- "She might consent to a delay, if l^ids con.'^ist of lean meat, eggs, milk, the reasons were good." ' j nnd the legumes. .At least these are And, if she consehted, would you '!"'e important proteida, though ,-our op- many cereals contains proteins, and loch Alone in one of the cabinsâ€" for the| position to the n:nca;rsat""ir^tCn;i:,XS;:iSnr' "''' ^ Piercing- side-long elements. l^>r iiistance, milk con !y smokiug hh pipe, while the steam! ' Then, in fac- of -the other's visible "•'"•'' "^ '" ^^^ "'"'P^ "' 'â- '''"'"'• ^""^ ro.se from his wet clothes. It would hesitation, he smled grimly. seem that he had come for nothing. | "Don't trouble to speak. Mi For it was not tiie delivery of the l Your face saya that you wouldn'tâ€" -i '^*''"""y'''''''''^ ^^'^ the starches and spirit level alone which had decided Whatever vour tongue might .say ^ sugars, and the fats we all know. him to risk the stormy transit. When I What then would be the gain for us? | It will be seen at once that children last night 1-enella had told him of the, Jf 1 ihouglil â- â-  - • dift'iculty of finding a boatman for the mind I loch-end in thin weather, the idea of . but I see that it would only oe a uraw-' „,i,,m„ ,„i,„ ,, ,. • , ,. â-  ^ „ offering himself for the errand had i„g out of the pain. It's a kind of T ! "''' "^tanied their full struck him like an inspiration. If it torture she's living in, as it is, g^j : '"'^''''"P'"<'"t may get along with just did nothing else it would .';how Al-| the sooner it's put an end to the bet-' "'^. *'""""' "'^ proteids necessary to marriage?" asked the proteins contain other.s of the food wheat contains proteid â€" the gluten Albert ' "''^'•"h '"akes wheat bread elastic. The • , â€" I.. I... I _. .... J IV.], woiuu oe me gam lor us .'' | It Will De seen at once that children ughl It was for her peace of mu.st have plenty or proteids if they would wait light heartedly; a,e to keep up a normal growth, while ' that it would only be a draw-' , I,, M„ ,„i,„ ,,„ ,..:..., ,.A.. .,...,, Half a coddled egg, or soft boiled, is enough to begin with. Give this in the morning, and if it is properly digested, add a little more at each feeding until the baby can eat the whole egg. Crackers and hard toast, not toast soaked in hot water or | a milk, may be given. Watch the child to see that it does not nibble off pieces large enough to choke on. Orange juice, a tablespoonful to be- gin with, and scraped apple should be given each day. Home-made sugar cookies may also be given occasiotwl- ! ly in moderation. j Remember, these foods should, not ; all be introduced at once. Never give | more than one new thing on any one day, and wait for at least twenty-four hours to see its effect, forty-eight hours is better. Otherwise you can not tell which food upset the child. Remember, that you child's future depends to a large extent on how you feed it, for health plays a large part ? In addition to the outing and a I 5 change, a shopping trip to Toronto 3 S may save you much money. The 3 3 advantages of buying in a large ^ Z metropolitan city are very many, s S Wider choice, newer goods, fresher â€" p commodities, special bargains, all S E of which mean a saving In money, S in addition to a pleasurable trip. When you put a porridge saucepari to soak always fill it with water. Y-: 5 And all this is doubly enhanced by - | S the fact that vou can stay at the S i S most home-like and comfortable 3 I S hotel In Canada, and at moderate | z cost, and have your parcels sent 5 i 5 direct to our check room. There is g z no extra charge. 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I'Vnella had i 'I cannot fall in with it." | Here first caught at the idea, and then de- 1 '•And you imagine that you will murred, because of the pos.sible daii-| marry her in spring?" is whei* our danger will come in during these days when we ger, at which objection" Duncan, as i "1 more than imaVine it, Mr. Albert.. I fj.t,?,''!,'-'!*" '*"' ^°''- ,^''''' ^?" ^^ able an oarsman as any that Ardloch, Short of an act of God, I do not see ' „„"i „;..^ ^'""''"^â- '''•' "" """^ I'erhaps tlie| what is to prevent nu held, merely laughed. I Pggi given our children, a thing we weather would have improved by iiext| They were at the landing-.sta^e al-i*''*^"'' "° ''^''t to do. The children day, she had hopefully surmised; and ready," and before he had done speak-, '^"*t be properly nourished or their then -whether they could get anoth-,' ing, Duncan had clambered into the | ''ealth will be impaired for life. Those er boatman or no, Duncan would takei nearest of the three boats, and was, of mature growth may get along on the parcel. j busy fittijig the oar.s into the row-} skimped rations with only tempo •arv It was not improved, as so happen-, locks. All three had rain pools at I inconvenience, provided " the food ed- quite the reverse; but for Dun- the bottom, but the fading daylight ' ghortace does not last to., lon»- r;.. eanV purpose almost preferable. By! warned too loudly to let him consider ,u|^,,3 ^^ "^ raising the value of the service rend! the advisa;t)ility of baling out ibe^"l, '"" V),"*"' '^'^ ttd. . ^ ity ot haling ered, it would he more likely to make' water, on Albert the favorable impression he' Duncan „ „ hoped for. He made haste to be off,' chain when when" he appeared to re- '"'•^' '"i"* preferably. Failing that without again enrountering Fenella. member something. consult the best doctor you can secure But now it would seem that ho "I'm all right in this boat, am 1 as to the right way to mod'fy cqvi'% might as well have staj;ed at homoâ€" | not? Didn't Donald say something' milk. Don't give your baby a pre- so fur as any advance in their inter-; about a leak?" ests was concerned, Albert's cold, "Yes, you're all right," sai<l Albert politeness told him more than any re-' mechanically, seeing neither the boat petition of his lute excitement could nor Duncan. have done. lie could read that fixed | Hut, even with his words, the blood- eye and tightened lip. It came to' red cloud passed away, and he saw this, then, that he had been a fool for both boat and boatman his painsâ€"and as likely as not vvould| "Sure?" not be able to get back before night-. There was a scarcely perceptible fall, certainly ""t 'f 'his wind held on pause before Albert said: much longer, which would mean a ••Sure." world of worry for his father, andj "(Jood evening, then, Mr, Albert. It a,,, to be ,li(r,wt^,l l>ir tl,r. .,i.Bro.rr. ..â- rhaps of anxiety for her. I -ill i.<. ^!»l,. u^e i ,>,..i,.. a,.m„,.i. , *P.t '«. t.e^digested l.y the aveiage I'p until seven m .nihs the biby was .just loosening the' ^'^","''' .''e fed nothing but milk. Moth- pared baby food because some one else gave it to her chili and it "got along." And don't give condensed milk except us a last resort and on a physician's order. It is too sweet for a perfect food. At seven months tiie .salivnry glands are able to do their part in digesting starch. Begin with a wheat break fast food, or rice. Either is more â- learly. And while he sat musing, solitary,' but I trust to get in before tbe nexti"""" "'"" J''*, '"" r'"'', ^'""'', ""'^ another solitary man likewise mused, ' storm ." ^ " teaspoonful the hrst day, and note will be night before I make Anlloch, i ^.,,i,,i than \s oat meal. a teaspooi In the very first m.mient Albert' The boat had got some twenty j '^e effect. If the cereal you choose hud been too much taken by surprise yards when be took his hands from!'* ""t digested, causes <iistress, to do more than decently get through his pockets, and put them to his|'hoose another. Remember each the nnlooked-for meeting. Now, in| mouth, ns though he wire about to child is a law unto itself and you the enforced interval of leisure, some shout ; but no sound cami'. I'luuging niu.st decide what yours can best â-  - -= i them back aj;ain, he turned upon his digest. If there is i tendenov to heel, and, without one glance back- ward>. II gained his cabin. (To be continued.) 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