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oF ain Home plan by which reconciliation, or During his" sbsence she dug more] , improved the oven he had made, teeded in a remarkably origina let and found a rich bramble of luscious blackberries. "He returned within the time set--a a bright, gay, little air as she worked: 5 s ure of blank despair. And she| He leaped to his fi trouble, even before she could is face, a - "Bad news!" she announced posi- y. "What is it? Couldnt you find t you were looking for?" Yes," returned Bronson bitterly, found it. Found it deserted. t cutting camp of the Spruce sduction Board of the United States ernment has been = deserted, There's not a soul there pow-.not. so much as a cat or a dog." "Won't they come back to-day?" "No; not to-day nor any other time. The place is closed. Nobody has been there for a month or more." "And how far are we from the next camp?" "As near as I can figure it we are at least thirty-five miles from the nearest habitation. On the Olympic Peninsular thirty-five = miles means thirty-five miles of unblazed trail; thirty-five miles through forest and mountains, undergrowth and sharp rocks." : "Fiddlesticks! We can make it," she announced with finality. "So now let's have a little luncheon. We at least can enjoy that." ' He tossed his shoulders angrily and shook his head: "No we can't. I can't enjoy anything with you. I had plan- néd to have you taken off my hands at the cuttings, but now that has fal- Ten through." "Off your hands?" she repeated, as if doubting her ears. "Yes; just that! I can't pretend to! be honored, considering the manner in| which you boarded an outbound fish: ! ing boat that would touch no. port; for days, at best. For that reason--" "Oh!" Tt was a pained little cry, Plainly the thrust had cut deeply-- for the girl drew back with an ex- 7| of him éut a bright path of green over the s of the stirring trees and fell upon a bobbing brown head within ten feet Bronson lance. The 1 was 22 ing clams Ene 'as Pulling the Shore, fn Reareh of berries, ab one thoug! n mind push on--fast! This was going too far. safety for him. | certain glad to see her safely en route home. nd when that time came he would apologize for the things he had said ---and thought. 3 . x That night Lumba, 0 Jeturned to ep him company and give him some- thing élse to think about. Half the night he tossed and mumbled, finally falling into a heavy doze. : The sun awakened, him. His back felt strangely limber .and Jaintres. And warm, too. Slipping ack his hand he brought forth her coat--wrap- ed round four Ad ii stones. 3 n attempt e, however, warn- ed him he'd not straighten his back that morning. Nor did he-nor that afternoon, either. So travel was: out of the question. . ' About the middle of the day she came back from one of her trips for berries and proudly exhibited an old, mud-covered fish line and hook. Also she Lad a very dirty frying pan. "Now," she antfounced triumphant- ly, "we can have fries and stews, too." "Where'd you get them?" "Some kind hearted fisherman left them for me. I found them just over the ridge." ; They had a fine, small salmon for dinner that evening--and some excel- lent mountain trout next noon. ° "This is terrible," he. fumed. "I know. we're within ten or twelve miles of Clallam--and here I am, as help- less as an oyster." That night he was given more trout, a clam stew and a large shell full of luscious -blackberries, But these kindnesses only cut. the deeper, contrasting, as they did, with pression of surprised indignation. Instantly Bronson was sorry he had | blurted out so cruel a fact. It wasn't] the manly thing to do. But she permitted no apologies. With white, set face and flashing eyes ! she wheeled about and walked away. The next hour was one of misery for | the man. He sincerely regretted his | hasty temper and cruel words. Cer- tainly she had acted the part of a lady to him, and his attack was entirely uncalled for--unjustifiable. ' He glanced repeatedly toward the + rock upon which she had seated her- ! self. But there was nothing particu- ' larly encouraging in the shapely little back that was turned toward him, nor, ¢ proud tilt of her head. Bs arp Simeett for the awkward position they were now in, wnid he raked his brain to concoct , ® truce at least, could be brought { mbout. His efforts, however, were * fruitless, and he could only wait help- Jessly. f She put an end to his uncertainty, however. Returning to the clam oven { she started a fire and prepared the meal. During it she was courteous i toward him and showed no trace of enmity. . This, however, did not add to his ¢« peatre of mind. It threw into bold re- ief the half hidden pride that she was plainly holding in leash. Hot temper and bitter words would have been more understandable than this-- would have been easier to meet. It warned him, too, that the girl was more of a mystery than ever to him now. ae For three days they pushcl on-- following the beach where they could and entering the woods and mountains where necessary. Shell fish and wild berries formed their diet---their prin- eipal discomforts coming from the - damp. cold nights, the chill of which even Bronson's fires could not. dispel entirely. And during the long hour that they plodded on, side by side, the sterling courage. znd unfailing good sensc of -the girl stamped an indelible impression on the mind of the adventuresome ne'er-do- well. But never did the feeling that an Insurmountable barrier had sprung be- tween them leave him. She had not forgotten nor forgiven--she was mere- ly playing the mame as a thorough- "bred 'would play it. And then came the sunset of the third day, and the tumbling of Bron- son's philosophy--aof the philosophy of self-sufficiency - gained in: the great white silence of the Northern moun- tains, in the giant forests of the Pacific slope, along southsea beaches and in his city haunts. E . Weeks at a time he had spent alone, but never had he known the. depress- ing infinite sadness of loneliness, to-d : SH - Far out on the tip of a white of sand that stretched into the 1 : waters rose a Single, straight, beauti- fully headed spruce--alone except for the few rocks that clustered at its xoots. To the right of it, to the left of it and in front of R eased ihe Xestless water. Far out beyond lay e shores of Vancouver Jsland--but ey fog © i % sonsiless I the unquenchable good humor/. his intolerance toward her. Appar- ently she was a firm believer in the refined torture of returning good for evil. . But in spite of her. cheerful willingness to let bygones be bygones her 'attitude toward him had changed not in the least, and he had small hope of wiping frem her memory his ill- advised passing judgment. He was first to awaken next morn- ing, and set' about cleaning the fish and preparing breakfast. As his back felt much better he planned to push on fast enough to make up for lost time. But his star of ill-luck was still shining brightly--and while cooking ep). he, contacted a burn that seared his whole forearm. A frightened aquawk informed him that she had witnessed his accident. He turned just in -time to see her scrambling up the bank and into the woods. But in ten minutes she was back again--a package of unopened bajiug soda in her hand. : "Where did you get that?" he de- manded." 5 "At the store--Oh!" clapping her hand over her mouth. Eagerly he caught her arm: "At what store?" ! 4 She tried to pull away. "At the store where--where--where I bought the fishing tackle and the old frying pan." : = He stared at her in hel plese amaze- ment--slowly realizing what the con- fession meant. For two days she had hidden from him the fact that they were on the outskirts of Clallam-- because she preferred his company to civilization. Well; then she must, care some--maybe a Tot. ' Pushing away the poultice she was making, he langhed: 3 "Never mind that burn--I can't feel it now. Tell me though, do you think you can find the parson's house for me?" "Ye-es. But yow don't know what my name is." "I don't care what it is---only what it's going to be." "I'm Ethel Colton--who are you?" "Herb Bronson--and Lord help me, I shipped with that savage to--to--' "I know what you were going to say. But I paid him two hundred dol- lars to take me to Vancouver 0 1 n y » wouldn't now--" "Now now!" have to marry you. you are i going 'to--Right (The Bnd.) ~~ Do It Now. found n task worth doing, ~~Do it now. - a In delay there's danger brewing, : Do it now, : Don't you be a by-and-byer And-a sluggish patience-tryer; If there's aught you would acquire, Do X now. & id You've oe paint. on cs, hinges, . This gives the fin blotched appearance a The'effec of the new. cof Here is a little tric gave a startled, frightened E u . They must little adventure | Civilization and. He'd certainly bel | sistenee in good habits. We remained looking at each other in a puzzled manner until a white faced girl appeared. The man - ed my arm. = Tobe "You see pered. a "Yes." » "She's a duke's "Indeed!" Ey 3 "Yes. Her intended broke off the 'engagement, and this so affected the poor girl's brain that she became one of us." J daughter" vate lunatic asylum! 3 ing is something of this sort: You send for a local policeman to guard your machine while you telephone, 'A small boy arrives and asks when the airyplane came down, mister? A small girl arrives and asks when the air- plane is going up; mister? A farm laborer arrives and tells you how the Zeppelins passed over tne village five months ago. Many more boys and girls arrive and ask when the airy- plane is going up, mister? The police: man arrives and-tells you how the Zep- peling passed over the village five months ago. Amid a quick fire of questions from small poys, you walk to the post office, telephone for mechanics, and walk back again. The crowd is now much bigger, and grows every minute. Men, women and babies of every age visit you. Scores of child: ren continue to spring from nowhere in particular. The small boys dodge under the planes and ask what makes the propeller go round, and whether you have dropped bombs on Germany, and, above all, when the airyplane is going up, mister? : was not a bad sort of chap. a CSN . Backbone. We sometimes hear people say of a person who shows himself weak in hi§ dealings with his fellow'men that "he has not enough backbone." That fis, his moral nature stoops because it has not the strength to stand uprights. When we see some one sitting walking all slumped over instead of erect we do not say he has not enough backbone, but we are quite sure he has a weak one or a badly used ono, Indeed, the terms are interchangeable; for a backbone that is not made to do' its work of supporting the frame in an erect position soon becomes weak; there is no part of the body so in- tolerant of its appointed task as is the spinal column that has been permitted to acquire bad habits. The backbone is not one bone, but a lot of small bones piled one on an- other. It is designed to he held erect and to support the weight of other parts of the frame. If any of these little bones become diseased and crumble and break down, of course, the spine cannot do its' work, but it falls and bends, and thus produces, what is known as humpback. 'When the ligaments that bind together all the small bones of which the spine is made up become weak or relaxed for any reason, we have lateral curyatir> of the spine, which always means a weak spine. '©. i When the spine 13° growing out of shape because it is suffering from some disease that is destroying the bones, such as tuberculosis, the treat- ment that it needs is exactly the op- posite from that needed when lateral curvature from general weakness or improper postures is beginning to show itself, For the spine thet is weakened by digease, absolute rest is necessary, with every type of "tonic and constitutional treatment that can be devised, combined with most care- show the cruelty of adjuring a child to sit straight who fs suffering from some disease of thé backbone that for- bids it to do 50." But when a child is "| otherwise well, too much insistence "| can hardly be made tipo an erect car- riage, because this great gift can be won by most of us with* a little per: there is debility, it must be treat: 5 {ed as it is very hard for a feeble per- | son at any age to ki e| Wrong ways of that lady?" he half whis. | I had landed in the grounds ofa pri | § What usually follows a forced 1and- ~ Coe And you decide that, after all, Herof : ful nursing. A moment's thought will | ' 'honey or three-fourths cup corn 'add - the - yolks of one teaspoon of spoons eighths 'Bake in buttered pudding dish "until it thickens; remove from oven, spread top with beaten egg whites and return to brown. . Duff is always a welcome dessert. There are many recipes for this but here is one proven reliable. Sailors' Duff --One égg, two table- molasses, one teaspoon of soda dis- solved in one-half cup of boiling water, and one and one-half cups of flour. Steam one hour, Serve this with lemon sauce, fruit sauce or a whipped yolks of two eggs with a half cup of powdered sugar, and then beating into it one cup of whipped cream. For a dessert which will make the family forget a sugar shortage and swear-off sweets for a week, try plain duff. with syrup sauce. ya Duff with Syrup.--Mix a dumplin batter with one cup of. flour sifted Ftwice, with. two level teaspoons of baking powder, one of salt, and enough water to make a stiff. dough. Boil one cup of syrup with a lemon sliced very thin, and drop the dumpl- spoon, . Cover closely and hoil ten minutes. Serve with the syrup in which they weéré docked as a sauce: This makes» an extra sweet dessert. If you use your own home-made maple syrup it may need a little water added' to prevent candying before the pud- dings are done. Use More Beans. The ripe bean is a form of food very much neglected in Canada. Lack of variety is one 'of the serious faults in our national diet. Many people seem inclined to use a very limited number of foods and, as far as pos- sible, to make each day's meals re- semble those of the day before; while, in other cases, the dull reutine of a fixed seven-day cycle prevails. It is well known that a varied diet is. more wholesome than a 'restricted one, and, especially .in these times when good food is scarce and high in price; it is really deplorable to. note the neglect of some of the ! ials, such as' beans, peas, i ported product, rice, remains quite popular in spite of its inferior quality as food and the commercial objection that Canadian money must be sent to some foreign country to pay for it. For tea-| economy, would be attained in this as x f grated 1 cup of fine cracker crumbs. spoons of butter, five-eighth cup of | cream sauce made by beating 'the| of the meat ration, beans are very cheap 'indeed in 'There are a few indi- hom they seem quite un-| at. the, vast majority of so often seftled by customs of the] uniry rather than by intelligent thought that it is very ha i about changes, however des " there seems: no good reason why: the regular use of beans should be limited almost to Massachusetts and a few other favored localities. In these days when, owing to the high cost of living, mafly individuals are Inclined to break Real kn nakes us 1 If you can speak two languages, | are lucky; if you speak one honestly, '| you are wise. hoes ; Criminal Tunacy has decreased sinte the. war, asylums which were fe ly full up being now #lmost empty: Winard'a Liniment used by Physiglana, ings into the boiling syrup with a tea-} best Canadian-grown | corn and barley, while an im-|. 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