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| NUMBER FORTY- _ By Mary Garland Knight. When the uncle of Willis Templeton leaving ten thousand dollars "to loved nephew," the latter felt richest man in the e did not staft out on a mad /8pendthrift riot. That was not his na- * tural pace. He had missed real home He leton quiet- fously. ° Young Templeton Oy A a ath after style, money or position. Some sweet humble little woman who could 3 preciate a comfortable home was eal: "There seems to be none such in Elsdene," he decided, after every fons J his parents died two months |fi "Oh, no. We get all our pines from Cont hy declaration. And who was No. 427 Ah, yes-- : fruit Jackass, Misa Jan. a "the letter to not "dress--yes, such and su on a certain street. | proceeded. There was a romance in him. Ap important letter with great news for Miss Landon had in some mysterious way got into the tune-Hunting girl in the t set her cap for him. "Business is what you want to think of, old boy," declared his lawyer, a young man who was really loyal to his interests. Willis considered many business propositions. Then came a wonderful chance to increase his few thousands to a million, according to Vance Traf- mn. This latter was a cousin. He had been a scapegrace in his youth. Later Willis had heard he had figured as promoter and speculator. e had appearcd at Elsdene about a month after Willis had been pestered to death with mean, indigent and really deserving relatives. e had more or less got rid of most of them according to their deserts. When Trafton ap- peared, it was an enjoyable relief to illis to find someone who was not scheming to beg or borrow of him. "I'm north closing a big deal," re- ported the fashionably dressed rela- tive who bore all the earmarks of per- manent prosperity. "Went to Florida ten years ago, bought one thousand acres of swamp land at two dollars an acre. We've sold it all-out at twenty and I'm trying to buy a tract from a man in the city. You'd ought to see how we've made the wilder- ness blossom as the rose. Think of it--ninety thousand pineapples this year's crop, some of them weighing as much as nine pounds. Juicy, mel- low--I want you to come back with me and see a real climate, Willis." By degrees the wily, specious Traf« ton worked on Willis until the latter was actually anxious to buy an in- térest in the--Wonderful proposition. It was finally agreed that he should invest eight thousand dollars for a one-fourth share in the new land about to be opened op "I'll go to the city and arrange to get the deeds for the land," announced rafton. "In the meantime I'll have a choice half dozen of our pineapples shipped to you, just to show you what magnificent fruit we raise." In a day or two along came a crate directed to Willis. As he opened it, wrapped in tissue paper were half a dozen pineapples. Certainly they were superior and standard. More than ever in love with the proposition, the elated Willis was about to hasten to distribute the luscious fruit among his friends and possibly influence other investors to go into the enter- prise, when he noticed a neat-looking card in the bottom of the crate. Beside it lay an unstamped letter. It was simply directed to "Miss Lan- don." The card read "Acme Fruit Co.," and gave an address in the city. At one end was the written notation: "Packed by No, 42." i In a moment somehow the sus- picions of Willis were aroused. The thing didn't look straight. Had Traf- ton simply gone somewhere and bought any old fruit to palm it off on an investor victim? "It doesn't square up right," decid- ed Willis, and straightway started for the city. He found out where the fruit com- pany named had its 'warehouse. It was a busy place devoted to the specialty of packing fine tropical fruits. Willis saw the manager. He was soon convinced that the crate of pineapples had been shipped to him on a casual order two days before. "They came from Florida?" inquir- ed Willis. "I'm North closing a big deal." fruit crate and miscarried. This Miss Landon had saved him eight thousand dollars." He felt grateful towards her, interested in her. Willis located Miss Landon's home in an upper flat of a neat little house. A good-natured old lady was in charge. She invited Willis in, saying was the amazing I \Thither Yillis upon ar them bu; bless her. i here ] ever lost Xe hid Lam glad to pet it. A friend of my sister, a gentle , asked me to give it ; her. Now I can straighten up a tangle." F Chen she, Lucia Landon, as Willis soon found out her name to be, was heart free! Somehow the discovery pleased him. "Miss Landon," he said, "you can see what finding your card in that crate means to me," and he told of how he had nearly been swindled out of his litile fortune. "I owe you con- siderable. I feel it my duty to send ou a piano for your little musicians, ere. It only half expresses my grati- tude for your intervention at a critical juncture in my business affairs." Lucia demurred, but Willis igs de- termined. He sent the piano the next day. Then he went back home to have it. out with his falge-hearted re- lative. Then he found himself strangely restless. ne Those little singers! How were 'they getting along? The city and that flat in it proved an irresistible mag- net, He found the Landons happier than ever, the flat more charming. Its dainty mistress welcomed him like the lady she was. "She js the girl I have been look- ing for," he told the old lady friénd of Lucia one day. "Why don't you tell her that?" inti- mated the good old soul archly. "I will," resolved Willis. He did and the result was that he gained the dearest little wife in the world. ---- pia People with a garden, and the neces- sary time, can greatly lessen the food cost by canning their own fruits and that Miss Landon would soon be home. vegetables. Preserving Strawberries. Strawberries are a favorite fruit, but mus: be given particular care in canning if they keep well, Wash and drain the fruit after hulling. While doing this, have cans and lids both heating in hot watar. Measure the drained berries, and for each qaart of berries allow one cupful of white su- gar. Place the sugar in an alum- irum or granite kettle, and add a few spoonfuls of water to keep it from burniag until it melts. When the sugar kas boiled long enough to drive all air out of it, add the berries. As these boil up gently, stir them down. When they have boiled up the second time, lift off the fire and can, taking the cans from the warm water one at a time as you can; put on the lid be- fore filling the next can, tighten the lids, turn the can upside down, and leave in that position four or five days. The berries then, when turned, will re- sume their-proper position in the cans. I never lose strawberries when I fol- low this recipe. For preserving I use only firm ber- ries, and prepare as for canning. I re the berries, and for each RS. Has Nothing to Hide Now that the Government has absolutely prohibited the . use of any ial coloring matter in sugar, we tell you" again that we have ~never used Beets ; --never used Ultramarine Blue | --never used Aniline s --never used Vegetable in refining any of our sugars. ~|low dishes set direct in the sun, and quart of berries allow a full quart of white cugar. [I place this sugar in the preserving kettle with enough water to keep it from burning until the su- gar melts and boils. I allow the su- gar to boil, stirring it until it strings from the spoon. I take the straw- berries gently from the vessel they have been drained in, and gently add them to the boiling sugar. This cools the sugar, but they soon boil up again, and I stir them down. When they have thoroughly boiled up again I consid- er them done and put them in the cans. You see, I make but little dif- ference between preserving and can- ning, with the exception that I give more sugar to the preserves and al- low it to thicken-before adding the berries. It is the surest way of get- ting them to keep safely that I know of, and to retain their shapé and color. Too many housewives cook the straw- berries too long.. . Sun preserves of strawberries I make this way: After preparing the berries I measure berries and sugar to equal amounts, placing the dry su- gar on the berries, then set them on the back of the stove and let them cook gently until the sugar has Hight. ly thickened. Then I spread on shs cover with mosquito netting on frames to keep off flies and birds. Oné day of hot sun should thicken the syrup, leaving the berries a bright red; but if it doesn't, set th a About the ous. writer, a little fellow about eight was asking his mother the usual string of questions about everything under the sun. But to the surprise of the oth- er passengers the usual reply, "Oh, my dear, don't ask so many questions," was not forthcoming. mother was rigkt there. "Mother, why does a little automo- ibile rattle more than a big one?" The passengers smiled, but mother replied promptly:-- "Because the big car is hegwier." _ "Mother, look at the lady soldier. Is she goin' to war?" "No, son; that is a Campfire Girl." Here followed a detailed account of the activities of that organization. "Look, mom, at the officer. Does he ride on horseback ?" : "No, 'dear; you can tell by the in- piano, | 42 Certainly the refined homelike air b pn rap In this case]. soon cover the long stretch home. The Talmud enumerates, rue among the kitchen herbs and regards it as| free of tithe as being a plant not cul- tivated in gardens. The name rue occurs only in Luke xi:42. g -- admitted] as it does 2 SIMPLE ~ not be over-ripe. thoroughly. causes of failure. - PRECAUTIONS. To Succeed with your preserves, buy good fruit--it must Buy Good Sugar-- St. Lawrence Red Diamopd Granulated. Sterilize 'your jars These precautions prevent the usual Wisely obstinate Is the farmer' | wife who insists on quality-- and who buys only the best sugar--because ST. LAWRENCE RED DIAMOND creo without any superior--will never cause preserves to ferment-- ot contains the organic impurities which dtart fermentation. A) Good Fruit deserves Good Sugar--get the ST. LAWRENCE RED DIAMOND cp 55 en Sold in many styles and sizes of Refinery Sealed packages. ST. LAWRENCE SUGAR REFINERIES LIMITED, that the 100 Ib. bag of St. Lawrence Red - Diamond Extra Gra- nulated, is the best for the Farmers' Home. weight of the "best sugar and avoids frequent trips to the store. i supply Red Diamond, in " Medium, or Fine, as _you may prefer. WE SUGGEST - It ensures full Your dealer can Grain, or MONTREAL. 44-17 DIAMOND te -------- TRAWLER DEFIED U-BOATS. signia on his sleeve that he belongs toi Two Submarines Reported Sunk After the artillery." By this time the passengers were gazing with much interest at the lady who could actually answer a little boy's questions. Then came a poser as the 'bus trundled past a downtown club where the flags of all the nations who are fighting with the Allies were lively encounters between trawlers and German' submarines in the North Sea were told bj Lowry and others at the refent meet- ing of the Encounters. Stories not hitherto published of British Robert ission to National Sea- fluttering. "Name 'em, mom," commanded the boy. And mom did--every one, from the flag of Cuba on through to England and France. men. -One trawler, Sir Robert said, became such a terror to U-boats that four of them lay in wait.and eventu- ally destroyed it. On one occasion, this trawler armed with two light guns was attacked by a submarine. One . {Lpesp {until it has A gray haired man gazed thought fully after the pair as they alighted still chattering and gazing eagerly into his mother's serene face. "I wish my kid had a pal like that," he said wistfully to a friend. Recipes Tried and True. Strawberry Shortcake: --4 teaspoon- fuls baking powder, % t ful had enough of it and went under. shot went through the deck hofise, another smashed the wheel, "but the at Thirty-second street, the youngster | 8 kipper went on steering with broken spokes." Another shot carried away the cook's galley, but the trawlers gunner hit the submarine, which then Another unarmed trawler saw a submarine on the North Sea and made a dash for it with the result-that the U-boat quickly submerged. "It went underneath," said Sir Robert, "becatise salt, 2 tablespoonfuls" sugar, % cup butter, % cup milk, 2 cups flour, 1 quart strawberries. ~ Mix flour, bak- ing powder, salt and sugar and sift| Work in butter with fingers, | Put on board, twice. Add milk gradually. divide into two parts, and roll out to i it could not imagine it possible that a * | battle-front in places where trénches trawlér would have the courage to attack if it were not armed." B0 Robort scqated now they learngl of the sinking of two submarines by the bodies of the crew floating to the surface, although five or six - days later a report was circulated from Germany that the boat had returned to port, ee BIRDS WARN SOLDIERS. They Are First to Distinguish Odor of Gas in the Trenches. One of the favorite characters in the folk-lore of all nations is the kindly-disposed fish, or bird or frog, or rabbit, who heaps benefits upon the hero, coming to his rescue in moments of peril at the very nick of time. This pretty fairy-tale is coming true at present for the heroes of the have been dug near a forest or or- chard. For the birds overhead give warning of the approach of the noxi- ous fumes of asphyxiating gas before it is perceptible to the senses of the soldiers. Dr. Cabanes, writing in La Chroni- _| que Medicale, says that the birds are aroused from their slumbers 'before the odor of the gas has been detected in the, trenches, and at once to make a confused clamor ag st- ily take their flight to the r thus warning the men behind the guns to don their gas-masks and be ri e deadly unseen foe. iis stance is in accord With the well- kngwn dse of a canary to detect foul air in mines, and it seems "probable that the superior sensitiveness of highly oxygenated condition of their blood, causing them to 'suffer from the slightest lack of oxygen. PRR Sa 5 Wood can be. preserved from the ravages of insects by th ntine. Aa Gs ; Plenty of water should be supplied should never be mixed with the milk. It is estimated that an acre of beans will produce as much food material for human _ consumption as fit the cake tin; using the least pos-| sible flour to roll. Put one part. tin, spread lightly with melted bu then place other part on top. 15 minutes in hot oyen. Bake] When baked; 3 the two parts will separate ecasily| gf without cutting. Mash slightly, sweeten and place between| cakes. A dozen or so whole berries| may he placed on top for a decoration.| "4k Sauce for Puddings:-- ; rye TE inch of ar the consistency of bn ; birds in this respect is due to the. "for the calf from its birth; but water five. to we FE jection of