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The Gates of Hope BY ANTHONY CARLYLE "They are so real!" unique they 'the high, sweet color draining out of | her cheeks. Her eyes were wide, al- 1 most frightened. Waldron gave an ex- jclamation of wonderment. It was Rosslaer who recovered him- self first. He gave Marcia a little smiling easy nod that made her gasp. j "Hallo, Miss Hal-stead! How are ''you?" dont, H exchanged a further airy sen- tencc or two with Waldron, then", trail- The Beginning of the Story. AWrn rC ta envied 'wTtl^ome^cweU | "I didn't know you were a cynic!", ing o ff into an excuse about being iate whilc'her e,r p o"r K is ouTto tan-; Marcia felt that she was steering the, for an appointment, disappeared. cheon with fcempton Rosslaer, his conversation into lighter channe s;j Waldron looked concernedly at the stepmother La(iy Rossluer and her son but Waldron s eyes sobered instantly, girl. "What's the matter?" he aked. Gordon Ruthven. Marcia puts the] "I did not mean to be. Friendship "You're quite white." jcuc's in 1he safe but fails to find the' is the only true basis for marriage. The girl answered, amazed at her : duplicate key. She consults a noted Friendship real friendship is an- own composure. "I've a bit of ai physician wli u telU her she cannot other, and purer, way of spelling love, 'heart,' you know! Sometimes it plays !i"- longer than nix mouths; th.njwhen the two merge and exist be- me tricks. I'm all right, really, .-i: ..era the call of a solicitor to find twcen man and woman the result is thanks now." Hut .- he i" heir to a large fortune on ' something mystical, wonderful, and Btul concerned, he piloted her to the condition that she marries before she holy!" waiting car. i> twenty-one. Returning to Mrs. i Marcia stirred slightly. There wasj "You're doing too much!" he as- .' (who T _,._ ^ ft t b the thief, Marci.i promises il-|shefeit how young she^was; and how! laughed. ' :> he will marry her within two ! \y n or&nt. "The Bird of Time has but a <kyi To shield his father's name, j n t h e humdrum dAys that lay be- way Kemp ton consents. At a restaurant hind her she had never thought of To fly and lo! the Bird is on thej M.-- . f:;i"ts and i> assisted by three i ove jj er m - m< \ na< j i, e( , n occupied wing"" i.iruni'1-r.s. Araby Trade, her fatner.l w j ti , t h e ,| a j| y tas ) {j am i t i,e discom- 1 she quoted. There was a weariness; and :; young man, Jasper Waldron. 'f or t o f a weary body. Marriage she^' n h el ' voice that made him look at! * wo-;, after thv iiiarriage -er-'mony ( na( j regarded listlessly as a mere her quickly, frowningly. But he did !><;. -' .-.T visit.-; Arahy and, to his con- form. Its significance 'had meant no-' n t speak immediately. When he did si*rn.ition, U :rns that Marcia has de-l thing to her. ' it was completely changing the! lii.-iin in London an.' 1 is im-| Now nuite T omens ^Sphere Emergency Bedding. An old aunt visiting a busy young matron spent her leisure time on a tot cf eld bedding that the young woman had cast into the rag bag. There were pieces of old cotton and woollen blankets, ragged quilts, dis- carded pillow ticks, sheets with gap- ing holes, eld comforts, soiled and ragged, aVid other evidences that the "setting out" the bride had received a half dozen or so years back was showing the effects of childish feet i away from the heat and confusion of the kitchen. There is also room at the othor end for th.i sewirg machine. If it is desir- ed, a heater may be installed ind a winter "gun-parlor" made for winter enjoyment. The family feel amply re- paid for the necessary expen'.Hture. little and hands on the materials. Like cided to rem Now, quite suddenly, she found her- subject. " - , , i in health. Meanwhile Mareia; se ;,f ] 00 Uing upon the whole thing with 1 "Talk of the devil!" he said. "You ;u- i V, '-'run art dining together a* a different eyes. Her vitality had hurn-' remember I was saying I had made a ed higher under the influence of this 'great friendship with one man? It! last week's excitement, new comfort began years ago when we were boys. and luxurious Jiving. She was no It has never wavered, though often, longer half starved in mind and body. I there have been years between our The woman In her was quickening,: meetings. And when we do meet its! awakening. She felt the change with- ! as casually as if we were the merest out realizing what it was, and it dis- 1 acquaintances. Well that marT is, ( HAI'TKR :'X. (Cont'd.) "Haven't I as much claim as Araby to joii fi it-p.lihip?" Th'it which was in Jasper WaM- ron's V)ic-e and eyes, rather than ih> f|i;< von, <lis-ipated the remnants of turbed her. .V a's composure. She felt tor th< Yet it did not distress her. More. moment like the veriest schoolgirl. No than ever she hun-gered to taste all I man had c\er locked at her r-uite like that she had missed in life; all that, this Deloie. Xo man's voice had life might have to offer her. And I Kempton Rosslaer!" CHAPTER XXI. Rosslaer went somewhat blunder-' warmed ns V/:i! Iron's warm.-.l now. .there was so much. She knew it ; ngly up the room, picking out a table Sh.- mi st:.rt!o<l; taken :-.'>a<:k. Mis knew it more keenly whenever she! at . ran<iom ' He , ha <? left Araby twenty : ,.., . : ,. i,. _, ht th.- breath t'.llt- '^ ' ' ----- ! minutes ae-o. feclmir shaken nnc! on! to livr w rvllin II. i in M * BWIMB CTUVUWVi 1 1' j * i . . th,- br,.:ith I'.ut- was with Amby Trask, or this man- m '?f- ag u' B sh a ken . and on ' Ft was :.n earn- m, re particularly, perhaps, when with'* 1 * 6 : " l!i chanc * P*?"?** *'. th M "'T him. He was so vigorously full of life; om J ust now had shnken hlm stl " that such estness which was (juito genuine. She .. , , feh thiit; it was that whi<:!l robbcJ ' < big. He gave so vivid an impres- : m 'j e - her of 1'er U.II.M! coolness an-J poi-e. ' sion of gre.-it strength of reliability.' ! . reallze<l suddenly, She hated herself for b'.ushinj?, won- ' And something of tho freshness of ""^tings could quite possibly be of <icred imlijrnuntly why she should; ' wide s.paces clung about him still, 1 <la ''- v omjonotttt she really had and, hritu an effort c-.iupht at he.- self- even here in the artificial atmosphere V""!'* 1 '' 1 ner _J nln<i and meant to stay control. of social London. , in town They would be trying to With a further ciTcrt she forced As she remained silent it was Wai- sa y ** t<asl *,* ?, r P* ? f , thei " herself to speak I.jriitly; but there .*-s dron who spoke at last. He was smil-' T* constant and painful reminder of a flicker of shyu-ss ir.der thr tl-.K-k.'ing ag-ain, that sunny, kindly smile of | ' lh V eCn !i bo . n ' "Ctween them. dark tallies as sho iooked at him. : his. and row Tiis br.-.wn hand lay! H , e r(J ered a cocktail almost sav- "<)f course at least- I suppose so. across the table, palm upward. i n B'y. and when it came swallowed it Only " i "Well?" he asked, lightly enough,!? 1 a gulp. As he set the gla*s.down "Only what? Are you going to tell but with an underlying gravity in his : he became aware that a woman at a me that I do not appeal to you as a voice. "Are you going to let me count tal)lc Just " c . ross the room was trying frind?" Again the half hint of le- myself one of your friends?" IK attratlt h ' s attention. Recognizing! proach in his voic.-. SHi made a quick 'Mnrcia IcnkH up quickly. The wild n ' s stepmother, his face hardened, little gesture. rose color wns in her cheeks; again ' Kr f. w K rl . m - "You know I am not! But friendship the man was impressed with her look: Hc h:u! ^ arc ^ t seen her i " nc l t> that \o my way of thinking- -ig a big O f new youth; impr.xxod, too, by a ""f'-r^-ttable night over a week ago. word; not to be lightly used, or lightly certain fragility in her lovclim-ss the Me hatl avoided going home as much thought cf. There' her soft voice , shyness was' flickering alluringly . ns ""f*"'^; N had been in no mood obered "there i* something ION sane under the half veiling lashes. to talk to he|- . to meet young Ruthven/ and comforting about it for misuse | "But of course if you really want or to llst(1 " to Lord Rosslaer s queru- And I don't know why but Miss to!" kus questionings and complaints. The Trnsk makes me feel Ipke that. W;irm A trifle hesitatingly she slipped her ' f'.f lvt . of W? R , ossl .aer now jarred fmehow, and n<! ccrta ; n of some- slim hartd into the broad brown palm. hlm ; ' ir o. u ?nt back with a force that one who undcrsla-ndg to turn to It in There was a very odd expression in mn(le hlm wince all that had hap- rather stran|{< in o short a time!" Waldron's face as he looked down at P 1 '"' 1 ' 1 - Her vok-e wavered on the question, it. He spoke upon an impulse that;. Foe n n >? l ' l ', < thought of tak-: Waldron was still looking at her in- gurprisrd himself. j '"K no notice of her. Then, reluct- j tentdy, and, now, with something of "I want to- vory much. More than '''"'"y- ne ro?p ""' walk( -'d across to her own soberneiis, he anowsred I have wanted anything for u very," 1 ' 1 " ta ' )le - Sne was n^one; but there quietly: long time!" ! wns mi empty coffee cup on the table "True friendship, like love, i< born During the rest of the dinner he r>|K<sitc ' her> " rrul1 'l'lp I napkin lay 1 I believe in a touch, the clasp of d-id his utmost to amuse her. He point-: l>(1 5, i ' 1 U ' a hand a glance. I suppose that's ed out people of interest and import- 1 , Sh( ', * riiv '' hlm * hand, and he re- why it in ) raro. I nupp< ) s<>, too, ,,noe as they came and went. He made i h ' a ''' d ll !niost immodiately. there are I.-sser friendships, like less- |,<. r Imigh with little gay anecdotes. 1 She made a half nervous gesture r love*. I have made many friends, He told her stories of those many toward the place opposite to her with men and with women but only plares which he had vixitod in his : BOMOB is with me, she told him. one great one. And that is the bast travels. Audi he was careful that no "" lias tf , 01 "' lo '^P" "' 1 somclxidy. demonstrative of all!" further hint of seriousness should \ want to have n talk with you before She looked ut him curiously. His creep into thv conversation. " p ( '" m<ls '>ack. Do wit down tell voice had warmed again; there was i He felt that already their friend- - tncnl t(> '"'"(' your dinner here." a Httle, passing glow behind his eyes. |ijp was progre"in.g\erv sucisfac- 1 "Thanks!" Rosslaer pushed a-ide She spoke before .-he realized what torily. And he had no wish to scare tlu> v " fT<V( ' ''"I 1 alu ' snt <lown - "''" the was saying: her. to do or say anything that wmild V.',, T """""''' "''ktail, but I think ."With a man?" She was instantly ,-hange her attitude toward him of '" have my dinner after our talk, angrily conscious of a certain cs.ger- f ran |< liking. She was so much young-' Not thut I ,5' nM '"""K'ne Jt you can nwii ill ltr voice, and of her rising er than he had realized; nnd so color. She looked down, biting her ] MR learned in the lorp of lift-. lip. .... Waldron's laugh relieved hsr, brought her eyes l^v.-k (juickly lo his face. It wax )M>yish, amused. "My djr*r lady! But, of course-! Great friendship between n mnn and n woman IH the rarest thing in the world. It Is almost impossible." Miirrm's i , . . : ,.n had come b<'k to her. .She laughed, a little, oft, half s<-offing laugh. "My dear mnn!" she mocked. "Whnt bout those really happily married couple* oru- meets?" . Wnlfron'H IrpH twitched humorous- ly; not unkindly. to talk to me iilK>ut." ........^ ,. ..^ . ''' m% wom an stirred restlessly. Her As"pre*('-nt'iy,"havrng wrapped her' v'^'" 1 ^ hi-autiful face was pale nnd in tho roso-hiiod l.welinesn of her 1(x>k( ' fi a litUo h Kr r ' 1 : For th(> firsl cloak, they moved down the room and| tinle KM*BB noticed fine Hnw at he Waldron's grippe<l it eagerly. "Kemp! Old man! I've scarcely t mor, than a glimpse of you K';*t im>! What Iwippene, I've been back! Where on orth '>' fatllt - .Qo** 9 ".**" <lps P e since I've been buck! Where on earth have you !><>en hiding ouryself? nut I forgot " He turne<l toward Marciik Rwogni/.- iivg Rosliier she had fthrunk hack, al-1 leaned u little across the- babl-e t> him "there's no use in being bitter wasn't perate, yond himself mail!" Her lips twitched, she gave a little shiver and reaching for her furs pull- 1 ed them up over her shoulders. An ho did not answer, she went on: "It was cruel of you to to keep nway as you hnvo done. I'm still utterly in I he dark ns to how you managed what happened! I've been wretched' miserable on edge the whole time. I I've hardly known what to expect; what might crop up!" (To be continued.) No mat In- what you buy in kitchen utensils, de- mand that tarn article carry the SMP trade-mark Hhown below. S|WIP Knmm-U-d Ware IN wife to use; acidH or alkalta will not alTert it; It cannot absorb odors; cleans like chinn; wearH for yeara. Tell the iitorekeeper you want either Diamond Waro In a (b roc-coaled enameled steel, itky blue and wnite outsidr with a snowy white lin- ing. Pearl Ware IK enanu'led Mtevl with two coato of pearl grey enamel inuide nnd out. METAL PnoDUCT3 Co MONTOE/M. TORONTO EDMONTON VANCOUVER Insects as Inventors. Tho iinir.i-.in-i! wax invented origin- ally by tho ordinary wntnr-pldor. ThoiiNiindx of years bcfura human lioinKH ihoiiKht of this dovloo for vlslt- ini-. iin- sou-bottom, tho aplder was In tin- Imblt of u-Miir. a boll made of silk U Us iiuiniii'- :.ii.iii-'l. HII, I Is anchored to tlm woods by. Hllkon threads, with Illr i'| IIMII-. (loWllWI\IXtn. Tin 1 wat or l oxpellod In a very In- genious inuniuM- 'Plic Imlrx on the upldor* body HIV long, with a hook at Iho ond. Hy moans of tlioso Wie Insect is ah-lo to surround itself with a cus- hion of air. It dlvoH Into iho water iind enters tho boll, where It rolen.mvi Mio air. This process Is rojxiated un- til iho boll Is full of air. In (ho i" 'U tlio fomtilo r-M. i lays hor oggs twice u yoar^ liv tho early j)rl of thoAiimmer and In the Autumn. The Unit bnk-li f>f oggs is Imtohwd by the ouiuiuor lioaf, ami tho little opldors aro BOOH build IIIR bolls for th-omswlvpa. After InyliiR the second batch of ORRH, tho i pl.t.- Rvals up tho opoulng In tho boll, and .ni. for them to lut.-ii out wiii-n It bocomea wnrm HUH in .Whilo waiting, tho spider is In A t.ili- Of most brides she had started in life with flimsy silkolir.e beddingi, em- j broidered pillow" slips, sprei.ds bought , for styfe rather tlian wear, and a'l . other perishable things which young ; girls delight to put in their hope ches-ts, so everything looked hopeless to her as her aunt went over it. But the old lady took the best parts ; of the thin spreads _and placed them ' on a stout piece of unbleached muslin j stitching them evenly on the sewing machine back and forth. When done | even the young matron owned that they would make crib spreads that ' would last a number of years. The old pieces of the spreads <hat could not : be used for anything else mads neat kitchen towels, while the larger pieces made pads for the baby's bed, filled in ! with discarded pieces of the old cotton b'ankets and tacked rather closely with san silk. The ragged quilts were cut into small squares to be used m illness and were covered with fresh, new outing ' flannel. When tacked with bright yarn ' they were good enough for daily wear, particularly in summer when light crib covering is needed. After all the best pieces had been used the scraps were gathered up and laid smoothly on a piece of an old feather bed tick and covered with the same on top. Thus made an excellent mattress cover and was tacked with stout cord to hold tho pieces in place. The wool blankets were cut into as large squared as possible for the baby's bed and a crochet edge made o^ynrn held the edges in place. The sheets were torn into large pieces and hemmed, sometimes turned and whip- j ped together, and sometimes leftj just As big squares or pieces longer than wide. The pillow slips wer*i opened and made into emergency sheets for the small beds and the old pillow ticks opened, hemmed and washed for mattress protectors. When the work wns done the yxmng housekeeper had an old client of things that later she said she ncvvr knew bow she had existed without. For the first time in her life she learned the economy of saving good thing's in ill- j ness. She had been brought up to, think that when anyone was il'l thej bed should be decked out wilh em-' hroidcred sheets ami pill-ow cases, the best spread, the daintiest comforts' and ail the guest articles the house- hold could afford, but at once she saw j tlmt patient and nurse could be spar- ed much discomfort by using the clean' old thing*. The Ktt.lt> blanket to foldj round the patient's should-ers, the small spread, the pad that was not in- jured if medicine was spilled upon it, the old soft pillow case ami the little comforts for extra warmth nil saved the good things and were so soft and| comforting to the sick person. If any young housekeeper is offered old bedding by some relative who has , kept house a long time she can do i .'( 'mi!- better than to renovate and wash and salvage it at the first oppor- ! tunity. K very thing costs so much nowadays that a chest full of old soft I ied ding for sickness is worth a great deul. Never discard an old quilt or j comfort or spread or blanket as use- less, or use them for ironing boards or dust rags or floor cloths as so many do, but wash aixl save and patch them for sickness nnd you will be triad hun- dreds of times that in time of health you prepared for just suc.h emerg- encies by using material that at first sight seemed hopeless. Bran Recipes. Bran Porridge. 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of watei-, '/i teaspoonful of salt, ^4 cup oatmeal (rolled, or other cereal), ',4 cup of bran. Place in double boiler and boil for a half hour. Serve with sugar and milk, or sugar and butter. All water may be used if desired. Bran Griddle Cakes. 1 cup bran, 1 cup flour, 1 .tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 egg, *& teaspoon butter or butter substitute, *6 teaspoon salt, 1 cup rnilk. Mix dry ingredients, add egg slightly beaten, and milk and butter. Beat thoroughly and bake on a hot griddle. Serve with butter and syrup. This will make twenty cakes. Bran Doughnuts. IVfe cups bran, IVi cups flour, 1 tablespoon butter or lard, 1 egg-, 2 teaspoons baking pow- der, >4 cup sugar, tt cup milk, 1 tea- spoon salt. Cream butterVmd sugar. Add egg well beaten. Mix and sift dry ingredients and add to the first mixture. Roll on floured board. Cut with doughnut cutter. Pry in very- hot deep fat. This will make three dozen doughnuts. Bran Muffins. 1 cup bran, *& cup white flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, l^ teaspoons baking powder, 1 tablespoon butter or butter substitute, 1 cup milk, 1 egg. Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add egg slightly beaten, aiid sugar. Add milk and melted butter. Mix all well together. Bake in well-greased muffin tins in a hot oven for about twenty- five minutes. Will make twelve muf- fins. Dra-".. n-hj Threads. Drawn-in tiiiieads are more popular than ever. This trimming is used on luncheon cloths, napkins, doilies, table runners, waste basket*, handkerchiefs, desk sets, dreader scraps, pin cushions and bed-room curtains. An attractive table runner of natural-co'lured crash is trimmed with blue, red and black drawn-in threads. The edges are ravelled and finished with hand tied fringe. Venetian Girdles. Undeniably smart are the new Venetian bead girdles and belts. They are made of red, green, purple, tan and black wooden beads of various shapes and sizes. Some are strung in even rows and finished at the ends with tassels made of the varicolored bonds white others are strung on heavy black silk cord. They are worn with the popular straight-line dresses of tricotine and serge. DYEING YOU will be astonished at the re*' suits we get by our modern system of dyeing and cleaning. Fabric*- that arc shabby, dirty or spotted are' made like new. We can restore th most del icate articles. Send one article or a parcel of goods' by post or express. We will pay car-: riage one way, and onr charges are most reasonable. V.'hen you tbinlc of clean^ ing and dveing, think of PARKER'S. Parker's Dye Works Limited Cleaners and Dyers 791 Yonge St. Toronto 92 s | The American Indians were the to suspend gourds from the tips, o* their lodge poles to attract the maav this. How many bird-houses have you put up? He who watches the rear cannot safely guide his car. Seven days of solf-ir.c^lgeiice make OTIO weak. 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