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your . RI thouiont Hl] }eonstructed that they .depend upon as'it which was only next best to foreign ones. - But even this blot could overlooked for the sake of the ligh's which would once again shine in the solitary house. across the water, and the smoking chimney-stacks, so long In a spot of earth go thinly ouge that is a house CHAPTER IV.--(Cont'd.) ' So successful had Ella been in in- oculating her children with her own social views, that when plucked away unexpectedly before the accomyplish- ment of her work, Julia and Albert proved themselves~perfectly compet- unused. ent to carry it on. inhabited every Nor did the task tax their powers becomes a public benefaction. greatly; for in the victim thus care-|fne looked more eagerly for: those fully prepared for the marriage-mar-| lighted windows than the inmates of ket no_ resistance had yet been met.|the Rectory--since to.no one did an Ideas fhbibe ith the mother's milk [inhabited Baliadrochit mean so many are generally too perfectly assimilat- possibilities. ed to shock even the finest sensibilities, They are expected on Wednesday, and the light of "Duty" once turned and they consist of mother and daugh- upon any particular course of action!tet~ "It is the daughter who is the has a way of leaving even things that heiress, and it seems that she intends lie close by in a pitch-dark shadow. |to pitch her tent here for good. That she should make a "good" mar- means a good dealwof liveliness in riage appeared to Fenella herself al-!prospect, I fancy, since it isn't likely most as necessary a part of her life as that an heiress of twenty-two will live that she should gep up in the morning the life of a hermit.' and go to bed at night. Nothing] "'What.a lot you seem to have found could be more congenial than the pros- out about them," observed Fenella, a pect, since the few glimpses she had trifle overcome by this abundance of ad of the higher stratums of society information. 5 not unlike] {T've found out another thing. I've glimpses of a sort of earthly paradise, | found out what Lady Atterton was be- lled with such things as Peautifut fore her mariage. 2 rooms, wonderful pictures, cut flowers,| "Nothing bad, surely?" asked Julia, and a hundred daintinesses which With an alarmed look towards Fenella. strongly appealed to something in her| "Nothing bad at all; and nothing nature. _ That the man who would, grand either: a governess." | one day procure ker all these delights| A There was a certain triumphant should not only be rich but also "nice" | ring in the word which called for ex- had been a sort of accepted belief, too planation, : RT latent to have reached the stage of| 'Isn't that rather disappointing? irvestigation. It had raquired yes- asked Fenella, a little blankly. terday's sight of Mr. Barrell, coupled | 'Disappointing? Say, rather: ex- with the thought of him as a possible |hilarating. ~ A woman who has. be- husband, to disturb her instinctive gun in the schoolroom, and who ends optimism on this point. Until now,|28 8 baronet's widow and the mother | the future husband had remained|of an heiress to" fifteen thousand a purely abstract; yesterday, for the|Year must certainly have something first time, he had threatened to be-|in her. One more example of wh.t come concrete, and she had scarcely] can be done with good 1 and good et recovered from the shock received, | management. I confess that I'm he manager's fortunate favoring of| quite as curious to make the mother's Julia filled her with an exulting sense|8cquaintance as the daughter's." of danger escaped. Decidedly she was| "Ob, I see," said Fenella, abruptly glad that, for the moment, no other| perceiving whither the moral 'was candidate loomed on the horizon; for! pointing. : : . might it not again be somebody whom | . "It's an engrossing subject, buf it Bertie approved of more than she did? [must stand over for "the present; And at the thought of a conflict with | since I'm off to the loch-end, Don't the virtual head of the.family, and|expect me back before Saturday night. notwithstanding his liberal remarks|I've arrears to catch up, you know, about not wishing to force her in-)and we hope to get the trace started inclinations, she inwardly quailed. this week.' And, look here, Julia, But what would the candidate need mind you don't let father kill himself to be like of whom 'both she and|over this blasting business. It's ex- Bertie approved? For the first time traordinary how he takes things to she began consciously to speculate heart. Have you seen him to-day? upon the personality of that-clovd-|Oh:--speak of the devil! Morning, husband, and wandered so far in her| father!" ~~ ; lations that when Julia abruptly| "Father!" said Fenella, looking up observed: "It is quite eight hundred, quickly as the tall, frail figure ap- with the perquisites nearer nine, 1| peared in the doorway; "tell me the should say," she was reduced to ask- truth, father; have you slept at all?" ing blankly: "What is?" "And tell me another truth: where "Mr. Berrell's income, Am I not! are you off to? Surelymot to Adam's right, Bertie?" hut again?" - : . This to her brother, who, at that| Julia looked disapprovingly at the moment, cap and stick in hand, made shabby hat in his hand. one of his characteristically brisk en-|_ "Yes, to Adam. I promised him. tries. To see Albert M'Donneli He is hanging between life and death, either come into or go out of a room Julia, and it is to-day only that the during business hours was to think of doctor will be able to make a guess a well-oiled machine working at high as to whether it is to be life or death." pressure. (To be continued.) As the door opened, Fenella had o looked up ,expectantly, then dewn toh SEE 5 HOW TO PREVENT she had hoped to see, While ne set-| ACID STOMACHS AND FOOD FERMENTATION tled the question of Mr Berrell's in come, there remained an expec ; t By a Stomach Specialist. As e specialist who has spent many look upon her Jowered face. would almost seem as though she were years in the study and treatment of stomach troubles, I have been forced to listening for another step. But pre- sently she found herself directly ad- dressed. - ! i Joming, renellal 1 just step) 2d the ceonclusion : that most (people who to see what ravages last night's compla stomach trouble possess gampeign Pa ef "But You ont Sin Hi Sab igh Sih . L n » re r Ba IVa Y ol 16 601d 1h the Stomaslr, psually' due 4 He looked at her pppI yas she or aggravated by, food fermentation. gat there in the full light of the win-| 34a Fritates the delicate lining of the dow gently hs uanjmit had Stomach an Sood fermentation causes ghiffered from Fenélla's cor nd w. "failure, so fortunately outweigh- th ormally, casing That full bloated tee) n A i : . iy ite Enh : ng .to able stan all thours Satisfied with your first hes but had appeared to her , bu ce by these d wind. In do 'not furnish material for Noland bring to a boil. © Use a wooden That! one cupful of sugar for each cupful of of. i. are incombustible, th building new tissues, heat-or the body. Upon close study that digestion starts in the ith' and stomach and finishes in the intestines. The stomach and intestines are. so their contraction and expansion, Preserving Currants ' © The red, white and. black currants are used for making jams and jellies." . For turrant jelly wash the rang, by 'placing them in a colander or in a sieve. Dip the colander in plenty of cold, water and shake around, Drain and remove ,the currants from the stems, J and measure them Berare Dine: ing'th¢m in the preserving § : : Three quarls of prepared.currants,| ful of sugar to each cup of this pulp. three cupfuls of water. Place \cur- rants and water in a preserving kettle [the sugar, = Then add the spice bag. Bring to a boil and cook slowly until potato" m to mash fruit while|thick like jam. Pour into sterilized cooking. Boil for ten minutes and|glasses or other containers that may then place in a jelly bag or in a piece|be sealed by covering with hot para- wax. For the spice bag take two of cheesecloth. en lay it in a col- i under to drain. o not squeeze; this | tablespoonfuls of cinnamon, one tea- would cause the pulp to work through [spoonful of nutmeg, one teaspoonful of cloves, one teaspoonful of alspice. and make the jelly cloudy. Then ea the jelly and allow|Tie securely in a piece of cheesecloth. This spice bag must be removed be- the currant juice. Return the juice to [fore fie jam is stored. This jam is the kettle and bring to a boil. Boil jdeliciolis on cold meat. for-eight minutes, then add sugar.| ~ EP pt 2 Stir with wooden spoon until sugar is Simple Remedies. dissolved and the mixture comes to a] I have found several drugs indis- pensable in the home, which, under boil. Cook for ten minutes. Pour into sterilized glasses, cover and store |trade names, ~cost several times as in usual manner for jellies. -. + |much. Itis very often possible to buy Spiced Currants.--Three pounds of |antiseptics and water softeners at~ a great saving in this way. sugar, one pint of water. Place in a preserving kettle. Bring to boil' and] For instance, boric, or boracic, acid as a drug is inexpensive, yet I have Place in a kettle and stir to dissolve| cook for tep minutes, watching gare- fully. Do not stir the sugar after {had to pay several times as much for boiling has begun, then add spice bag, {it when purchasing under a trade four quarts of prepared currants. Cook {name. This acid is one of the most slowly for three-quarters of an hop, widely used eye remedies) and is the] stirring constantly with wooden spoon [principal ingredient in most of them. to prevent scorching. Fill into steriliz- |The same is true of most foot powders. ed pint jars, seal at once. For the| For an eye wash I use a saturated: spice bag take four blades of mace, solution. This same solution is also a | one stick of cinnamon, broken in bitsy|splendid antiseptic, and I keep a small two pieces of ginger, one-half tea-|quantity made up for this purpose. It spoonful of whole cloves. - Tie in a/may be used on open wounds without | piece of cheesecloth. This bag must pain. «This is very effective, and is' be removed before storing the cur-|also non-poisenous. rants, Prepare the currant. as direct-| "As a foot powder the acid is used in ed for jelly. ~ the powdered form. One or two spoon- To Store Currant Juice.--The juice |fuls to & shoe relieves tired, aching, of the currants may be prepared, bot- | and sweaty feet, end also'removes all | tled and stored up for future use, odors. | when it may be made into jelly, used| I keep a bottle containing a saturat- for sauces or with carbonated water ed solution of borax for use in my. sink, 'A few spoonfuls of this as a thirst quencher. : softens the water and brightens alu-| Currant Juice.--Six quarts of pre pared currants, two quarts of water. | minim ware. A mixture of half borax and half sugar is an excellent ant Place in a preserving kettle, bring to a boil and boil for twenty minutes. poison. NN taken in the isolating and discrediting of Teuton royalty. a CO ER SET TO SWEEP GARDEN WATH - THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR King George Has Changed the Appsl- lation"of British-Royal Family. The Royal family cf 'Britain is of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The Hanoverian line ended with the mar- riage of Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. George V. lives up to the conception of a "Patriot King." He has now Princess ~* Mary Wanted Nice Hard "~Broom For Young Prince. Princess Mary likes an opén-air life, and has been often seen riding with the King during his Majesty's ~early morning rideg, both in London and at ab- | residence, granted with the town by struck out the German names used in the description of the British Royal family. Several weeks ago German titles held by connections of the Royal family, such as the Tecks and Batten: Burgs, were abolished, and new Brit- ish appellations found for them; Saxe-Coburg-Gotha is now dropped as the name of the reigning dynasty. Henceforward it is to b&~the House of Windsor. That is a fine old.istoric English name, after the castle which has for so many centuries been one of the chief abodes of Royalty. . The change will bé welcomed by the Brit ish people, at home and in the outer parts 'of the Empire. Windsor "is a 'parliamentary. and municipal borough and market town in Berkshire, on the Thames, 22 miles west of London, The village of Old Windsor is about two miles to the east, where was situated the royal Edward the Conlessor to the monks of Westminster. - William the Conqueror regained possession of ally résided there. Windsor Castle, stands on an eminence near the Jones ek ope. f out of ¢ box orn, come, ut 2 hs Me : n alive again, more alive which than it ever was in poor Mrs, *eall time,' 'Somebody was say- and ) Shat the new ople are stant % 9 tin two ra of bisutat ¥ 18 oasubtienn the best am Th tive antacid and fool EE rs ah fo, t food in a healthy, Fh Re "The only camp fire in the woods ties.-- pa So fate ns possible ot delivery of go ur.| and aft that | "out" is one that is "dead out" lieve the dealer | Butente, 'Thames, and the buildings and. im- p gardens cover twelve aeres, le there is a park of 1,800 acres. r 1. made, extensive additions to] 0: fortress songirusted by William the Conqueror. the fortress became a palace. Edward III, was born there fter his ac 1 ge a the william" of [tions of paintings. (shared her brothers' games and re- and occasion- | Jo.sohullt 5d $ Windsor. She made her debut in the hunting, field when she was only eleven, attending a meet of the West | Norfolk Foxhounds on her chestnut cob. 55s As the only daughter. in a family with five boys, the Princess has creations. She enjoys shopping, and ticular presents which she sets her] heart on. For instance, she once asked in a Tondon shop for a small hard broom. They had not one. "I want a hice little hard broom for my brother to sweep garden paths with," said the Princess." Since the war Princess Mary has takes great trouble to obtain the par | made a quantity of things for sale and | - "Frozen" ( All 'soldiers-are mow instructed what to do when a hostile seauting re is sighted i' Hae oF the a every man drops on his right knee, zle of his rifle--to look up is fatal, for it creates a 'sea' -of white faces-- which is held in a sloping position in front.@f the body. All ranks then re- main 'as motionless as they possibly can 'until the aeroplarfe has passed over them. In fact, they may be said to "freeze," as wild animals froze when seeking to evade observation. Cut away the fading flowers on all plants. - If allowed to ripen seeds the plants will not flower freely. or English 2 "But some are still required, so get busy and see whether you can - find them! Re To start with, can you t good term for allotment-holder? "Al- lotter" and "alloteer" have sug- by & contemporary, but' they Je snap. Got anything better? A decent name for our airmen is - also on the waiting-list--something to go with Tommy and Jack. No money will be paid to the inventar; but think-- of the glory of having * produced a term that will be handed down to your great-grandehildren! En Then, what shall we call' the man who has been re-rejected? 'And the woman voter? And can you fi something snappy for a tobacgo-hoard- Tf. y er, &. man over sixty-one, and nd a_meal that is only half a meal? 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