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\ Canada* s FavouriteTea TEA 807 SHJamL Sharon Wynne DEBUTANTE CHAPTER I The place iniKht have beon a spaci- ous drawing room. Its entire docora- tlvp motif (l<>nof(Hl mortr'rnlstic mas- siveneHN and richness. Rut one felt a sombi-r notp nnrt a sfnsf of depres- sion. Perhaps tlii.H was due to the i!ply idol's head with Its crossed-sword crest which leered from chair bachs, patterns In the niR ard i;phol8tgry. Only a large table, on which was a dull brown card with the word "Re- ceptionist" on it, told that thla large •uile, located well toward the top of one of New York's skyscrapers, wan an office. The name on the door was simply "Bernal Van Gordon.'' The only occupants of the room were two youni? and exceptionally pretty tclrls. Gay Ncedham waa a grey-eyed redhead. One looked at her and thouKht of the free sweep of wind on plains, of Kay mountain flowers, of the smell of sage and pines after rain. A typical outdoor girl. The other Khl. Irene Stromley, was quite the opposite in type. Slumber- ous black eyes. Coalblnck hair. Au olive skin. Behind The Door The two Kirls kept gUDCing toward a door marked "Private!-, in the room beyonil this door, their mothers were In conference with Bernal Van Gor- don â€" a conference which was to change the course of their liveK. "We've t>een waiting thirty min- utes," Irene fretted. "And I'm dying for a cold drink. Let's go down to the lobby and have a soda." "Let's." Gay jumped up. I'm not Tery keen about this business any- way. I'd rather ko back to the ranch and live like I did before I Inherited this silly money." "Silly money;" Irene started at Gay. "You mean you don't care about getting Into society? I wouldn't be out of it for anylbing in the world! And I certainly want this debut. 1 Seed it to help me land a rich hus- band!" A few minutes later, the two girls were sipping sodas at a counter in the lobby of tlie building. Gay sighed as her thoughts winged back to her home â€" the big ranch i.t the base of Cry- ing Woman Mountain, with beautiful Rimnick Canyon only an hour's ride nway. Things were so different here In New York. "I suppose we'd better be getting back now," Irene interrupted Gay'a thoughts. "They probably have the plot all hatched.'' At that moment, a deep mascullnn voice interrupted. "Hi there, Irene! ' Gay turned and saw a tall, dark, and exceedingly good-looking young man hurrying toward them. "Rodney, I'm so glad to see you!" Irene cooed In a ^Iky voice. "This Is Gay â€" Gay Needham. I've talked of her so much â€" don't you recall? This Is Rodney Sinclair, Gay â€" the boy whose picture I kept on my dresser during our boarding-school days at Madame Le Gran's. You remember?" "Why, Iâ€" I . . ." Deceit did not c 'ij I- easily to fiay. Kodney saved her the embarrass- ment of answering Irene's glib fftlie- hood. "Say, Irene, what do you moHQ, holding out? Why haven't you given Us fellows a break?" Ho looked at Gay, bis dark eyes frankly showing admiration. Gay's heart skipped. She liked Rod- ney Sinclair. If all society men were like this, maybe society wouldn't be BO bad! She liked his twinkling eyes. And the hand that had reached out and taken hers was such a nice band â€" strong and firm and capable. "Oh, Gay has just come to New York,'' Irene was saying. "And Rod, Isn't this excitingâ€" we're going to have a joint debut!" •Thrilling," Rodney commented, with a smile. "But won't you be jeal- ous of BO pretty a co-deb?" IN PACKAGES . I POUCHES . I l/a-IL TINS . . 70c Delicious Chocolate Desserts - Mos^ of the time when you think of desserts for the family it means simple puddings or fruit but some- times you feci in the mood for some- thing good and sweet. Chocolate Fudge Drops are one of the best pos- sible answers to that sugar craving. So turn to your cookie jar once in a while for end-of-the-meal sweet- ness- These are grand just "as is" with hot coffee for the grown upa or milk for the children. Another use for them is in cookie sandwiches. Spread tart jam over the bottom of one cooky and place another one on top. Or still another use; with cream cheese. A square of cream cheese with a serving knife beside it and two of the little cookies. It makes a simple dessert but served like that it looks like a party- CHOCOLATE FUDGE DROPS V/i cups sifted cake flour V4 teaspoon soda V* teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons butler or other shor- tening % cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 egg, unbeaten 2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted % cup sour milk or buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla '/4 cup broken walnut meats Sift flour once, measure, add soda and salt, and sift together three times. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together well. Add egg and beat throughly; then chocolate and blend. Add flour, alternately with milk, a small am- ount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth. Add vanilla and nuts. Drop from teaspoon on ungreased baking sheet and bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 15 minutes. Use pecan or almond meats instead of walnut meats, or substi- tute chopped raisins or dotes for nuts, if desired. Matce.s 4 dozen small drops. These little cookies, so quick to mix, have many uses and are fav- orites with old and young. For special occasions, spread with Chocolate Orange Frosting, or a fluffy frosting- CHOCOLATE ORANGE FROSTING 4 tablespoons butter .3 cups sifted crr.fcctloners' sugar 5 teaspoons grated orange rind 4 tablespoons orange juice V* teaspoon salt 3 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted Add orange rind to butter. Cream butter well; add part of sugar grad- ually, blending after each addition. Add salt, and chocolate and mix well. Add remaining sugar alternately with orange juice, until of right consis- tency to spread, beating after each addition until mixture is smooth. Here is another dessert suggestion on the sweet side. â€" individur-xl Choco- late Upside Down cakes which call for rich chocolate with apricots. Per- haps you have never tried this un- usual combination but you'll find it s'mply delicious. If possible, bake these in glass, brown earthen or metal cups. Muffin pans can be used but the cakes are harder to re- move from pans when these are used. CHOCOLATE UPSIDE DOWN CAKES 1 c'lp sifted cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder '4 teaspoon salt % cup brown sugar, firmly packed \ii cup milk 3 tablespoons melted butter or oth- . cr shortening 1 square unsweetened chocolate, melted M teaspoon vanilla Silt flour once, measure, add bak- ing powder and salt and sift together three times. Add sugar and mix. Add milk and butter and beat togeth- er thoroughly. Add melted chocolate and vanilla- For topping â€" Place Vi teaspoon melted butter, 1 teaspoon brown su- gar, and 1 apricot in each greased cup-cake pan or custard cup. Add cake batter, fill pans about Mt full. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 30 minutes, or until done- "Of course not." Irene's face flush- ed, but her tone was softly purring. "Now wo must dash." "Well, I'll be seeing you soon."' Rmlney turned to Gay. "And you too, I hope." Can't Fool His Mother As an elevator whizzed the girls back up to the floor where Van Gor- don had his oftlce, Irene looked at Gay evenly. "That," she said, "is the son of one of the richest dowagers of New York and Newi>ort. I'm going to mar- ry him." "Oh â€" you're engaged!'' Cay e.\ claimed, her heart sinking. 'Not yet," Irene answered hastily. "That's one of the reasons I want this debut, and the only reason I'll tolerate this arrangement our mothers are making. We need each other. I need your dollars, and you n(>ed my prestige. A winning eonibinallon. Itut take this advice don't you get inter- ested in Rodney Sinclair. " "I'm not," snapped (!ay. "You might fool him.'' Irene went on impertnrbalil.v, • l)ut you couldn't fool his inotlier. Hlie'd know you were a nobody." Gay didn't answer. Tliey imd re- entered the luxurious reception room. Meaawhile, in the Inner ofllco, tli* Ir mothers were watching a foreign- looking man busily filling out a i\imii- bor of forms â€" leKal-looklng document.^, llerual van Gordon, who operated a bureau which baitere.l inipoverlsbi-d ari;-.tocracy for plebeian dollars, was small in utatm-e, bni one sensed a ruthless power aliuiil him. Exceed- ingly (lark. Small, wiitchfiil eyes. WluMi lie smiled, his thin lips turned up. and liis eyebrows I'levaled crook- edly, giving him a Hinist^'r appearance. 'Now. ho rubbed hln soft white liandH together as he cerefully per- \med the |)a|)er8 he had filled cut. ".Now, you sirn this, Mrs. Strom- ley," he mi rmiired, ' And this Is yoni' part of the l)argaln, Mrs. Necdliam.'' The vomen wrote their names on the paper.4 he gave then). ".\li-h-h. Now, .Mrs. Needham, here Is your lease o:i tllo house on lOasl fi:ird." It wan ol.vloun tli:it Mrr. Needham was highly nervous and that she hud not been farin.!; r:i well in the haniis of 111 r more expriienccd coplolter.;. l'"oi' the lirst lime, she waa wondering If she was wrong in her plans for her daughter, and thankful for the trust company that, hs legal ndminiiilrators, had control of Gay's newly Inherited Wealth. "And now, I hope It's all vary clear," paired Van Gordon. "Only you, Mrs. Striimloy, can bridge the gap of years iisiialiy needed to get one Into New York society. You sponsor the Need- liams. who have been 'I ravelling for years and living In tlio Orient.' Gay and Irene ore old (. lend*' - - were rooinnialt'ii at boarding school when Gay was sent home from the Orient for her schooling." "About the debut party," Mrs. Stromley put in. "I handle all the details," said Van Gordon. "Y'ou will, of course, furnish me with a guest list. It must be an Imposing one. Now, if you will call In the girls." Signing The Papers It didn't lake long for the girls to sign the papers. Only Gay hesitated. Her younger sister Celia's voice came to her â€" to<Jk her back to the day Mrs. Needham had announced, following news of Gay's inheritance, "I know just what we'll do." "Of course," Gay had responded hap- pily. "I'll invest the first part of It in a plant to purify our irrigating water, where the stream flows from th(> Platte. If the water is low again this year and we have another epi- demic . . ." "What Is it to you?'' her mother cut in sharply. "They've got along without a purifying plant all these years. It's my brother's money you are inheriting. Y'ou'ro not twenty- one. You'll consider my wishes. I've always haled this Western country. We'll dlfc'fose of the ranch soon. Mean- while, we'll go to New York at once â€" got Into society . . ." It was then Cella had snid; "Listen Jock!'' addressing her brother. "The Needbams â€"nice country folksâ€" have designs on New Y'ork society. E- niag-lne!" "Why not?" good-looking, Indolent .lock had drawled. "The bright lights look good to me. "It's the ernziest notion,'' Pa Need- ham had put in. His wife had simply looked at him. Hut Cella had not been so easily squelched. ' Wanting to reach the crest of society!" slie had scoffed. "Kven the most beautiful mountain In cold at the crest. Winds are shnrp- iTâ€" storms are cruder. What are you trying to do to Gay? Well, don't de- lieiid upon me to go with you. I'll stay here and marry Dick." Now, as Gay signed the papers. Celia's words came back to her. And the higher the mountain, the colder the crest. She shivered. She titdn't want to sign these papers. But they were r.ll looking at herâ€" waiting ex- liectantiy. 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