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Ill n TKA asfl No one dreamed 50 years ago that such a fragrant beverage as ''SALADA" Orange Pekoe could bo producedâ€" pure as science can make Kâ€" fresh, superb In flavourâ€" 43c per half-poundâ€" and all Mack tea. A treat Indeed for tea lovers. . . . . By iUIMTRATtP By CHAPTER I. H(-pe Ranger walked down the hall to her inothcr'.-' BittinB-room. The â- flioment she had parsed inside and clo&ad the door l)ehind her, a luan •en.'ant stepped cut of the automatic lift a little further along the corridor and followed her noiseleesly. He had •onie letters on a tray, but it appar- ently was not his intention to deliver tlieni at once. Instead, he pautied close to the sitting-room door, his head in- ciined, listening. As Hope entered, her mother looked up with a smile from some notes she v/aa writing. "Going out, darling?" she asked. "I'm to meet Lucia at the F^za," Hope explained. "Her mother will bo "tro I'm coaling home at once. If she isn't there before I am, I'll trace her i for you in no time." | He glonced at his watch a» he hung i up the receiver. Twenty minutes after: nin& I He loet no time in excusing himfleU to hds guests, and, hurrying out to %\ taxi, told the chauffeuT to take bim home, and "step on it" MaJdng a brave effort to control her | agitation, Mrs. Ranker recounted as' fflJtbfuUy as she could the conversa- tion between Hope and herself that morning and the program the girl had outlined for hfcr movementa Ranger, who hod listened intently to her report, gave a puzzled shake of the heiad, and, stepping into the hall spoke to the butler. "I've sent for Higby," he said, re- turning. "He'll prob«bly laugh at us as a couple of fooJs. But I don't care, We need the cool advice of an out^ sWer." Eustace Higby was Ranger's attor- ney and a warm friend of the family, â- with an apartment only half a block away. "The trouble ie. we've given her too free a hand, Mary Lou," Ranger grumbled. "Ah!" starting up as he heard the hall door close. "There she is now!" Bait it wiae Higby, the lawyer, not Hope, who in reeponee to the butler's direction turned into the library. "Someihing wrong?" he asJied sharply. But as the explanation proceeded, the linee Tbout his eyes bei^an to crinkle., and at the finish as Ranger mirthful ^^^( ^m oqC "Goodbye" "Oh, waiit a moment!" Mrs. Ranger caupht her hand. "I forgot to tell you, your father won't be home this evening. He's having some out-of-town men at the club. Why shouldn't you and I do a play?" "No reason on earth." Hope nod- ded. "Choose something neither of us _ has seen. A slushy, weepy oneâ€" theU^j prcdicte<i, he frwo a kind you like."' chuckle. She had reached the door when her ..j-^ satisfied you two are majring mother stopped her again. ^ mountain out of a very insignificant "You'll telephone from Silcotfs, you I ^^le},,;]!-. j,e insisted optimistically. s«y, if he's ready for your fittings?] -.giij]^ j^, relieve all of our minds, I'll That will be about three o'clock, I suppose?" "Or even earlier." The nuan servant was at the head of the stairs with his tray of letters there with some people, but we shan't bother with them. After luncheon "^ Hope came out, they are going on to a matineeâ€" that I "Anything for me, Fitch? Is, Lucia and her mother areâ€" but it's' N"- M188 Ranger; they re all for •Philander,' and I've seen it three Mrs. Ranger." times, >x)u know, so I begged off. I'll "^P*" •"»" "o^" ^"« ***""^- ^ "^ pick up some vtih and a few things ni«"t '«»«>• ^^p was walking through I need, and then home." ^^^ <"''o^ ^^^^^ «" ^'^'''^h ^^^y ^^'•'^ The man outride had his ear against ""J^ at the comer she turned dtown the door now, unwilling to miss a word P'"*-" Avenue. of the conversation; but at the samv) She walked on down the A^-enue, time his eyes were watching alertly and crossing over at Fifty-ninth alont; the hall and down the stair- 1 "tre^t, arnved at the Plaaa just as c^gg_ I her friend, Lucia Thorpe, an<! the lat- "I d«>n't know, though," Hope re- ^er's mother alighted from a limou- co<iK;<i.:Me(1, "but tha< I'd better drop^'in® which had drawn up before the into Silcolt't- and hurry him up with entrance. tho«e fitting. If by any mdraclo he is ready, I could telephone you to come down. Or, beter ftilL come to lunch- eon with us, and then go there with me. Do, r>iother," she urge<l. "No-o; I'll not tag. You and Lucia wall enjoy j-ourselves more alone. Be- sides, I've no end of things to look after. Ai"e you driving down, dear?" "I nee<'. the walk," Hope shrug'god lightly. "My skin is crying f.>r air and exercise." She scrutinized her reflection in a dim mirror with a ouaint, tarnished gilt frame. Everj"thing In this intimate room «f Mrs. Ranger's was old and faintly tarnished. In her day she had been a beauty. Southern as her name, Mary Ix)uise Beauchamp Carter â€" poor as poverty with generations of wealth behind her â€" born to a leaking family roof-tree, old family silver, old family pictures, old family servants, the lat- ter dwindled in number until none remained. Her mother had pinned her last hope to Mary Lou; but before the rash girl was 20 she had loet her head over a rising young nobody at all, Loring Ranger, with less background than a chipmunk and no particularly sub- stantial foreground, and had reckless- ly married him. Mrs. Carter shed teara steadily, snd only abandoned them for equally steady smiles when riie realized the genius of her son-in- law for making money hand over hand â€" lucky hands that turned every- thing they touched into gold. Then, completely reconciled, she gave them tor blessing, bestowed upon them the family heirlooms and departed this life in pt-ace. Hope turned now from the inspec- tion of herself in the glass. Miwhievously she ruffled her moth- er's sleek head, cuffing her affection- ately first on one ear and tlien on the Meanwhile, the man who had been lisrtening at the keyhole stole fui-tively out of the hou.se by an area door and made bis way to a telephone station in the back of a nearby store. CHAPTER 11. A Western manufacturer, one of Loring Ranger's two guests at dinner that evening, was just reaching the point of a story which had been inter- rupted by frequent bursts of laughter when the club hallboy approached the table and informed Mr. Ranger that make sure." He busied hinistlf at the telephone, his investigations lasting seme time, owing to the exti-eme care he took to avoid any opportunity for publicity; but in the end he was able to announce that no young woman answering to the description of Hope Ranger had been reported at any of the hospitals or station houses of the city as the victim of an accident or sudden ill- ness. The lawyei- sat thinking, pulling at his chin. Then he got up with an air of decision and i-eoched for his hat. "I'm going d'^wn to talk to Lucia The me," he said. "She was the last person we knew of that Hope saw, and her most intimate friend, wasn't she? Weil â€" " in answer to Mrs. Ran- ger's eager nodâ€" "that young woman is in for the stiffest kind of a cross- examination. If she knows anj'thing the isn't telling, trust me to frighten it out of her before 1 get through. If she's a blank â€" " he paused and pursed his lips â€" "then I griese there's nothing to do, Ijoring, but go to the coromis- sioner of police." "The commissioner of police?" Ran- ger drew his brows together, wincing at the thought of the attendant no- toriety. "If it comes to that^ â€" yes. There's no use fooling away time In half- measures or with private detectives. To get the best results, though, I'll have to offer a reward. I suppose. How high would you be willing to go?" "Anything." Ranger gave an in- different wave of the hand. 'What- ever is customary." Higby considered the matter. "I'll tell you," he decided, "well make It five thousand to start with. Then we can increase it to ten if necessary. I'm right on the job every minute, and there won't be a stone left un- turned. I'll keep in touch with you, too, so that we can advise each othei" immediately of any developments." "Thanks, old man," Ranger's voice was husky as he followc<l hdni to the door. "I don't know what we should have done without you." PARTICULARLY SMART. ^ Novelty woolen is used a great deal in daytime models, and it is particu- larly smart in combination with can- ton faille crepe or plain wooleh in harmonizing tone. Style No. 901 fea^ turee soft shirring to mold the hipline. Shirring is repeated at shouliders in front to provide fulneee to bodice. The French V.front adds length to sil- houette. Crepe satin, sheer crepe, flat silk crepe and wool crepe are fashion- able. Pattern in sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50 inches buet measure. Size 36 requires 3% yards of 40-inch material with % yard of 86-inch con- trasting. Price 20c the pattern. BOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number and address your order to Wilson Pattern Benriee, 78 West Adelaide St, Toronta Patterns sent by return mail Bring Summer Inside Artificial Hatching Eggs by Egyptianf Old as IVamlds Hen Has Given Over Hope of Being Clucking Mother, Is Old Saying of Country Cairo.â€" Egg-batching baa been ao- compUshed by artificial means In Egypt since the days of the Pyramids. Bgypt's egg^hatchers' union is one of the oldest trade organizations in the world. There are but few appren- tices, and these come from families which have been In the business from time immemorial. An old saying in Egypt Is that arti- ficial Incubation has been practiced so long that the Egyptian hen has about given up all hopes of ever be- coming a clucking mother. The Incubator used bere is practi- cally the same as that used thousands of years ago. It is a dome-shaped affair, about five yards in diameter, built of mud brick. Tbere is a hole at the top, the hut being divided Into six compartments, with a small pass- age In the centre. Each compartment has two platforms which hold about 600 eggs. In all the Incubator has space for approximately 6,00C eggs. The fire for heating Is In a trough which encircles the hut, chaff being used for fuel. With the top closed, the fires are allowed to smoulder five days. The top Is then opened, and the fires damped down to smouldering until the fourteenth day. From that time on the beat from the Incubating eggs Is sufficient to keep the eggs at the right temperature, and on the twenty-first day the little animated balls of fluff begin popping out and start looking for something to eat. The egg-hatchers all come from the village of Blrma In the Delta. forall'^ >ourlHiliin^,use^ BAKING POWDER Vlai* in Conoda - No Alum I Hope turned from the inspeition of hersedf in the glass. he was wanted on the telephone. Ranger laid down the cigar he had lighted. He made his way through the din ehe«-k ing-room, a big, good-lookir.g, domin- other, and, bending down, kissed her *"* man, and into a telephone-booth "I»ring!" His wife's voice came quaveringly over the wire. "Oh, I am so glad to get you. I'm terribly wor- ried. Hope went out this morning and hasn't come back yet And it is nine o'clock." "Where did she go?" he asked "To have luncheon with Lucia Thome. Then she expected to do an errand or two and come home." Ranger laughed easily. "She's gone to some party with Lucia. Probably she telephone<l, and they've neglected to give you the mes- sage.". "No," Mrs. Ranger's tone was posi- tive. "I've questioned all of the serv- ants. Then I called up the Thomes. Mrs. Thome says that Hope left them a few minutes after two, telling them Juet what she told me, about attending to her errands and then coming home. She and I were go4ng to a play thds evening." ''Now, now, Mary Ixw," he spoke soothingly, "there's no reason to get excited. You know a« well as I do that Hope's perfectly able to look out fo; heraelf â€" no on« better." But he was frownJnc aa he uttered the reaaeuring worda; the incident diaturbed him more than he cared to have hi« wife know. "You're all in," he aaid, pretending \!way8 have the magic • WRIGLEY package in * tt your pocket 9) M Soothes nerves, allays W fjf thirst, aids , digestion. CHAPTER III. Outside, Higby caught a passing taricab and giving the number of the Thome residence, slammed the door and sank back wearily. (To be continue<I.) • « Lily of the Valley Here In this quiet place Where white snows drift Over dried leaves and brown, Spring will lift Sharp spears of tender green. And folded safe between Two leaves so closely furled. Bring beauty to the world. Small bells that never ring! Is there some finer ear That, If It came tihs way. Would understand and hear Exquisite melody, Scented and white, set free; Too fine for our sense, Asking no audience? So still this winter plaocl Yet I am confldent Safe In the frozen eart'.i Lie color and the scent. Ood's gift I cannot see Is safely kept for me, Joy â€" green and white and gold â€" More than my heart can hold! Louise DrlscoU. â€" â€" â€" * Girl's Mother: "If you married my daughter. It would kill me." Suitor: Could I count on that?" Too many housekeepers think that when the lawn is nicely cropped, the garden planted, the trees sprayed, the porch fixed up and perhaps the house painted everything Is all ready for the summer, points out a writer In "Your Home Magazine". But they have forgotten the most Important thing of all, he says, the Interior of their houses. "ShabblnesB that has a certain charm by flrellght," he writes In "Your Home", "Is hopeless when the sun shines brightly, so If we are to hold our own with Nature we too must take heed and wipe away all dullness and dreariness and make every nook and corner of our own little kingdom as bright and cheerful as possible. There Is not a room In the house that cannot be made beautiful and sum- mery. Here Is a partial list of mate- rials that may be used. Qlazed chintz, chintz, cretonne, heavy dimi- ties, flowered French ticking, cotton damask, French percale, sateen, ging- ham and unbleached muslin. "In decorating a room It seems to be the main thing to have a clear pic- ture In your own mind of Just how you want It to appear when finished. After you hare formed this mental picture, make a rough sketch of the details and It you possibly can, color this, even If you do It crudely. Right here you can catch any unharmonloue details. You may find your wall 'paper will not harmonize with the obosen materialsâ€" the furniture that h not to be covered may not be set off advantageously by the pieces that are to be glorified with slip covers. Look well to the lamp shades, orna- ments and pictures; that they har- monize with the lighter touch of the summer furnishings. The few hours time you spend on planning the whole will be well spent." Applicant (to magistrate): "I want some advice about my husband, sir. He left me twenty-flve years ago and I ain't seen him since." Magistrate: "Well?" "What about me 'avlng a reparation?" Borrower (loftily): "I hope you got my cheque?" His Creditor (bitterly): Yes, twice â€" once from you and once from the bank. to be concerned only on her account; Mlnard's Linlmsnt for tailing halA Strawberry Shortcake Can Be Varied Too strawberries take the cake literally as well as figuratively as a June des- sert. Bxit even strawberry shortcake, as every housewife knows, no matter how delicious, can pall If It is always the same. The only remedy. In order to make the most of the berry season, is to vary the recipe. Here are throe new ones: First: Select a few of the finest berries and set aside for garnishing the finished cake. Mash the rest, using a wire masher. Crush the ber- ries gently and only enough to start the Juice. A half dozen motions with the masher will be plenty. Sprinkle '4 cupful of sugar over the berries. Toss through with a fork, then put In a cold place till ready to serve the shortcake. Sift together twice into a miiilng bowl 2 cupfuls of flour, 4 tea- spoonfuls of baking powder, \^ tea- spoonful salt, and M cupful of sugar. With the fingers work In >4 cupful of butter. The butter must be very cold at the beginning. Make a hollow In the centre of this mixture and pour In M, cupful of milk. With a fork, toss till blended. Work quickly and with few motions, as this dough must be handled as little as possible. Divide Into two portions. Drop each onto a floured cake pan. Pat out till the pan Is covered and the cake well shaped. Bake 13 to 16 minutes In a quick oven. The cakes should be nicely browned. Put one layer on a dessert plate and butter generously. Spread on one half the berries. Put the sec- ond layer on top and cover with the rest of the berries. Add the whole berries you saved for garnishing and serye at once. A bit of powdered sugar shaken over the finished cake Just before It goes to the table is a pretty addition. The cake may be eaten with or without cream, as pre- ferred. "For the second: Do everything exactly as before, except while the cake Is baking, whip >i pint of cream till stiff. Fix the cake and mashed berries as before. Cover the short- cake with the whipped cream and then add the whole berries for garn- ishing. For the third: Before you make the dough, beat the two egg whites till stlB and put them In the Ice-box. Then mash the berries, make the cake â€"all as before. While the cako Is baking, drain the Juice from the mash- ed berries (there should be one-third cupful at least). Add %, cupful of sugar and dissolve well. Boll for four minutes, stand In a warm place while you take up the cake and fix the ber- ries on It as In the other methods. Boll sauce for two minutes, pour over the beaten whites and beat for three minutes. Pour into sauce bowl and serve at the table." 4, The Beauty of Red Pine The red pine Is one of the most beautiful trees In Canada for orna- mental planting. Its great masses of long dark-green, closely bunched needles contrast strikingly with the reddish color of the bark on its straight ragged trunk. It Is a splen- did tree for drives, borders, and lawns of large grounds. BAKING POWllER : Why Not Plant a Wild Garden There Is usually a spot on every country place, large or small, waiting to be developed with native plants Into a wild garden. Few people know how to utilize these spots and also what constitutes a wild garden. The terms, properly signifies the re- production of any native plants in a habitat that Is as near like tbe ones from which they were taken, at any artificial home can Imitate the origi- nal. It means really the use of not only native material but its use with the flowers and shrubs which grow habitually together, which like a similar exposure and temperature, and which lend themselves to this sort of treatment. The native gar- den, while Us Inhabitants are gather- ed from meadows and brooks and hill- sides, requires as much skilful thought in the assortment and arrangement of its plants as the rock garden. Id fact on the selection and position of material depends its success or fail- ure, after, of cousse, one has deter- mined upon the proper site for this refreshing garden group. And this site must be a natural one. Thus, for Instance, an arrange ment on the edge of a wood calls for a backgrounlil of such trees as Red Maple, Birch and Cedar With perhaps some of the flowering Dogwoods or Red Buds; agair-tt tbese should be set such shrubs as Wild Rosemary, Pinkster and l^Iountaln Laurel with a foreground planting of Canada Violets. Byrd and Bull The curious fact that two of the greatest English musicians were re- spectively a bird (Byrd) and a bull has been noticed and the name of William Byrd and of Dr. John Bull have given risen to a number ol punning verses and skits. "When England was a nest of singing birds" bears direct reference to Byrd's period, while in his lifetime Dr. Bull was the subject of laudatory couplets, of which the best known runs: â€" The bull by force In field doth ratgne: But Bull by skin good will doth gayne. Some people have even got the idea that the name John Bull for the in- habitants of these islands was taken from tbe musician. A reliable antlseptlc- -MInard's Dr. Donaldson of Wistar says the brains of dead men reveal nothing. Which Is also true of the brains of quite a few who live and breathe. Bid goodbye to every day scenes. For- get the crowded streets and city din; lee the things you've longed to see; TlBlt the places you're read about; hit the open road that beckons to fun and adventure, for a week, a month or a one swallow doesn't make a spring year. WALTER ANDREWS LIMITED, but several of th«« ars UnetimS Adventures (Eleanor Hammond In Child Life Magaclne) Where are you off to, little Road, Running away from meT Down to the ocean, over a hill Where winds blow clean and free? Let me take your hand, little Road, Let me go with you and see! MOST psople know this absolute antidote for pain, but are you careful to say Bayer when you buy it? And do you always give a glance to see Bayer on the boxâ€" and the word fienuin* printed in red? It isn't the genuine Aspirin without it I A drug- Itore always has Baver, with the proven directions tucked in every box : MS Yonge St., Toronto, Ont sood tor a fall I ISSUE No. ZZ~'k»