Fighting Life's Battle: On, LADY BLANCHE’S BITTER PUNISHMENT CHAPTER, XXIII. It was an awful ride a Lady Blanche had undertaken, 01 the remainder of her Tike Pie re- membered that night ae They reached the ed as his eyes fell on Lady Blanche, and he looked beyond her as if he Srsiee to see some one else — Fay Bla pryeas AS said. “Haye bats come all th She fell cule than slipped from the saddle an his arm. “Tell— panted. Her nes the truth!’ she "is he——"” fe face and emotion senior him. “Lord orman, thank Heaven, he answered gravely. suppressed Lady Blanche put her hands be-| joy fore her eyes and remained motion- vey in in the Me ad of the eats he said, scarcely yet realizing that it 2 dy Mead tare is to change of clothes ; unfortunately, no wo- So, not care in the ir Joseph, —can I see ut of cours, a can! I have come to nurse Bir Joseph stared. any one should have come, siould have been Floris—the gala om he was engaged. His tho ops found expression. ave you told—how is Miss Car- lisle? I trust the ied news has not. made her ill!’’ he si ady Blanche enka up_wildly. Bhe had almost forgotten Floris! Anes i better til—until we kno: oe Side man really was. This is why I have es acer ai surprised. tol b id her?’ he said sorry, a Pendleton in the carriage?’ he said. “Perhaps so,’’ assented Lady Blanche; ‘‘and now will you go and we if IT may go to him, Bir Joseph? Greene may wan & ie went upstairs, ato came down again after what seemed an age to er. “Yes; see him; pute ue thinks you should have some rest.’’ She took of ‘her hat a put it down with a gesture of refusal. They entered the bedroom, and promt sh alese pressing her hand x heart for a moment, unseen Sir Teseph: glided to the bed. re lay Lord Norman, white t the lips—white as the bandage about his head, saving for the dark |; yed scars on his forehead which the savage stag had caused. Beside him stood Dr. Greene, and ae a little distance the miser- able whose gues penuaiee an youthtul impatience ha en the cause of the accident, seanned her face is ne asleep ?’’ she whisper- ed, hus) eee ME said, aloud; ‘you need aid to speak, Lady quite unconscious, and will remain so, { am afraid for some time.” “Ts he much hurt?’ she asked, hei eyes riveted on the white face. ‘A, much,’’ he said, Sonctenl aes stag did not spare himi, poo ell ‘Is it dead!’’ she ground out be- tween her pathy with a sudden say- flash “it-the ery eet To tos hk Byes murmered. Lord Harry, miserably, from the other end of the room. She did not hear him, but stood ‘with her eyes fixed on the motion- ipo face, while she drew off her Blo all csr Joseph fol me you wish to Dr. said think you help me, Lady Blanche,’ Gree “Do on net had better rest-for a w e. “5 a aout not, it San me what to do?” He fated his head, seeing rae any further remonstrance would bandages — moist, - | all thought I ae & going to die? gives “the slightest. sign of returning consciousness.” As he left the room Lady Hianele sank on her kn es -beside the and let her head drop until her He rested ae Lord Norman’s. Ih. wr Sor) fa my darling !”” “You will not die! die! No, Bruce, Bruce, live ion my, sake! My dar- ling, my. dar! tige Lord Haeey. Scied at her with his bloodshot- eyes, and almost fright- ened bye what he had seen, rose and ‘stole out. ig broke, and the sun came sects tavourh: the mist, and the noon and Syening, pened, = "8 san Lord Norman lay as dead aroun % if indeed lite ed passed the portals of his white lips; and still down by his side. Toward nightfall from Ballyfice arrived. Tt contained Lady Pendleton and a nursé, but to BS eNeaenh € amaze- ment, no Floris : “Have you told Be Carlisle \”” he asked as he held Lady Betty’s trembling hands, and tried to en- courage her. “No!” said Lady Betty, flushing and then turning pale again. ‘‘No; Miss Carlisle was SORES from Ballyfloe quite suddenly, before the news arrive with a relieved air. ‘It is fortu- nate that it has happened so, though we may have to send for . Now ’t ery, Lady Betty. Dr. Greene does not withhold all hope; and we have got an excellent nurse in Lady Blanche. Lady Betty pie aeen but be- fore she could speak the door op- ened and Lady “Bianche glided in. thinking that he n the way, left them, and the two women confronted each other x have come, then,” said Lady Blanche. “Where Pe the the things you have brought /’’ “The nurse has them, ° pat Lady oed Lady it sonore one}, Tam the nurse, Lady Pendle: ton ly Betty began to ea curl of the lips. and she sate quite close to the agi- tated wo loris Carlisle is not ate tte will not: come here. as well or better Lady Blanche knelt | eee the carriage wr “Ah, that explains ity? he said, no travellers, and “Xm I> very much knocked about?” She was silent. “Oh, don’t think I am anxious off the wedding? I want red directly I can get about. Eh, Blanche? ‘She nodded an assent and went Nye ted, as you know. How long has she een lying down? I wouldn’t have | fe disturbed for the world, but I t if we aT ‘ret not to e: cite eae ”” said . Greene, looking ai, Blanche, sgnicaly I Norman laug! hed. “Oh, you SON excite me,” he said. ‘I have had enough in the way of excitement. to outshine any- | thing you can do in that line! —-1s¢ shall never Forget ‘seeing that mad yy rusl on to his death, as it seemed ! ‘Thank ee I was able et up to hi n time! Poor Gone home, Ses he? oF must e to him as soon as V1 loris to write to-day, ad tell him I’m all right! When we are Setied: he shall come jand stay bee paused, then fixed lanche’s face. “Blanche, you for want of breath, hi eyes on Lady girl! to are a go0 helping Mase overdone yourself. comes back I shall tel an t eho day at last. a, ae Hee is comes back IT w go away and reat: But—but tne i is more tired than I am, Bruce; -and ihe Bodies. digs ordered her to keep o her ro “My aoe ‘darling! he murmur- ed, fery ently. ‘Go to her, Blanche, er my love, will you? And ome to me she is quite ”? he added, ‘vistas. Bla and support+ ed herself by a chair for a moment, then she found strength to ereep out of the room. Her punishment was almost hea- vier than she could bear. (To be continued.) CHINESE ETIQUETTE, A Trayeller Tells About the Imbe- cile Stare, There is one thing in China th especially ladies, deserted him! brook no in- terference from any one but Miss Carlie, and do not expect to meet | with any from p ith ‘© of the white estes she swept nolsclessly: from the roo 2 pais the ‘tele stone house, which ad been built for pleasure, had become like a Dr. Greene says you may | pital. On the evening of the fifth day, s Dr. Greene stood beside the win- ree looking out on the wild scene with a grave and anxious face, he ened Lady Blanche whisper his pame: and turned Rouelenly: id the Lord Norman had opened his eyes and was look ‘ing at Lady Blanche with an expression of consciousness eplarid she breathed. then she did not speak, but her hand i the bedclothes and en- in happen added, ith a faint effort at a smile. “Lord Harry is all right,’’ Dr. pene: 1 Pee said ve ‘ow long have tae lying here? The whole day re . Gr ndke turned his head on the Gillan far hand still on Blan All night Lady Blanche sat with his hand in hers=hers. which he thought was Floris’ ! th morning he awoke, with the fever id feebly ; loris? Has she gone to lie down ?’” She ee her head. “T am of thats Poor girl! She must Snead some rest, surely phe has been watching beside me night, hasn’t she Lady Blanche smoothed the bed- clothes. “Don’t talk yet, Norman,”’ an rN eh, Ie», how long have I been iviae here “Six days, Norman,’ she she falter- “Six days! Six--and Floris hae been wi pinching, eee the tin poor darling! hi as still ex ttally weak and ea moved—r “SS unconscious! And, of “course, yo ‘au Is she very ill, { Lady Divi ae her head. She could not speak. Every word as uttered went through her heart i like a knife ONG m glad, glad, ant But white aad a Blanche, 10: Floris! We must nurse ae now, Blanche. My darling! Ah, Hea- yen, how I have red to be able to speak to her! But though 1 ft speak “I suppose 1 ae half-uncon- scious; eh, “Blanche “Yes, dear Even |i at. | garments c = aibeaniet TIL. in 1883, who sae aj| entitled on retirement to.a pension. s find hard to bear with complacence. he | That is the Chinese stare. {iar imbecile look that meets fone at every turn annoys sensitive ' Deine Un etatinns RainSAC aR ladds to the discomfort. On our wupan whatever we did was an object of engrossing inter- ship’s company, yisitor to Chin Dressing or washing was Rane ly an opportunity for long stare. crew ever off te fad probably if you had asked what they were looking al an answer. Privacy to the ordinary China- n unknown thing. Every- mos that can be done in full view of the multitude. ‘at liarity is another trait that strikes a traveller on a wupan, but that the Chinese mean nothing cue is ae spent earefu about, and feel the texture of your s. If we could speak Chi- nese they would ask us our ages, ave we married, our income and various other questions, which, ac- to Chinese etiquette, are rder. a room is bad manners that if you wear glasses w short: sighted you may be, hoy rauatebe removed, even al of, falling over the furniture; Tipit mie in the’ presence necessarily heels together, nor sit down uae ais that the correct thin, to shake hands with yourself, Bid if you wish to be 'y polite, raise them to your Wait that tea is not to be taken until the host wish- ex- | gra’ © | as wht meals the members of the |! they would haye been at a loss io ie d 7 White. of five eggs, ful of butter, three a EnUs of gran- ulated sugar, two cupfuls of white y | water : ; FOO: NOVEL RECIPES Prune Pudding.—Cook and rw ol, stone th in the whites; one (euyohahal of vanilla. two hours, salting a little. Re: move from fire vy. Cut meat ting through food ¢l Then id salt, white esees: Eley seed mustard seed, a little onion, shred- ded fine, and ten or twelve crack- ers: _ crum| and powdered. irease a deep granite pan Poth but , and pour into buttered pan. gravy till all is smooth and» even. meat is a light brown. Delicious served on rosette crisps for parties. Mint enuine mint jelly Fee ROME eS Pats eneutortha vaneuad eee previnguiedeweplies The inlet jel ly. recipe cannot be surpassed by res to e This is es perially nice w Tnnb use Whar crekag ib Thx peck: of Spples for selly addtv !/ bunches of fresh grcen mint, stein je er, when cooking thes Se eae GRE rt usual fe half add enough green vegetab! any druggist) to give the desir: color. U iny wine j s 2. individual mold, ly Pe) Liver and yo sume carthenware dish and place over the fire until they begin to brown, ad two ripe herbs for seasoning, lastly add one cup of boiling water and half and bake in a die and one halt hours: Chis nek a most. savory from an inexpe nsive piece of mea: spoonfuls of butter, a half cupfu of hot — salt and pepper +: season. as 5 few moments, a on. and cook unt thickened. * Staff the birds, a baking pan, with a be wu Janned corn can ter is not in season. CAKES. Leopard Cake.—White flour, one cupful of sweet milk, ani capeal’ of sweet ses, two cupfuls of grease colors will give it a effect. Cinnamon Cake.—Two flour, yolks of two eggs, one cupfu of sugar, lump of butter size of a) egg, two teaspoonfuls g two eauppontuls bakin, oughly and add snough powde sugar to make it sti eas and sug) sic thre: faasting may of chodoclate or r pla Cinderella Cake.—Two eggs, “on ter cupfuls o! you sip and depart; that even smallest anticle at table must be. handed, with two bands, ex: edingly rude,—bec doing at al AeA awodh ds: ee etiquette is | ol < rve the lit- of life. can hope to do is to ile every-day court ZAR'S PRIVATE ORCHESTRA, Ti is not generally “known, ob: serves a Paris contemporary, that the Czar has a private orchestra, which on rare occasions appears in f St. a Ae ae the ol its formation to Major General Barart Stackelberg,\ himself’ a composer and skillful eee All e musicians, ‘in additi 0 their age with board and Hedging are Tt takes a mighty smart man to baking powder, ene tablespoonful pcaie one-| s Beat. yolks. of eggs ith sugar, add chocolate, and beat | salt sae E whites of eggs, lemon juice, wa- Beat Bake in two pans in fat glass jelly. ter, flour, and baking powder. ‘four minutes. moderate oven eighteen minutes most elaborate and all a foreigner | When done spread with jelly and ice with chocolate icing. Dressing th a thors en iy: ream when anna Eggs.—For an egg eggs, cut them in two, out the yolks without Pisabine the whites! Rub with an equal quantity of ae Oe which the skin and been removed, and season ith salt, paprika, and juice range it on lettuce leaves. rg Rea know enough to conceal what fee doesn’t know,” é 3 ] twenty posed “Whites of one teacup-| ug ke| quarters laid on Jse three stew for ake flour at 8 ieee, put- | 5 ingredients well and Stir ia Cover with water one-half inch deep and bake till water is absorbed aud coloring (which can be gotten from 0 platter may be decorated effeciive- — Lay strips of fat fresh pork in a smali Fep= ee of currant jelly ; cover closely moderate oven for y and satisfying dish This makes a delectable use: n on the ear when the part — one-half teacup- + milk, one-half cupful molas- flour, one egg, and one-half teaspoonful soda, spic. The diflerentt “leopardlike’’ cupfuls round cin- Filling. Put through meat ae raisins cupful of sugar, one and one-quar. f flour, one gill cold ‘one téaspoonful ae juice, Wi dropper mix gradually one ae of olive oil with uated: remove : the shells from a-dozen hard boiled take the yolks to a paste ave leap the mixture into the whites and ar- Diess gar. one level tablespoonful flour, on vel teaspoonful si ttle rea. pepper (scant, on Son “eu butter ; beat w one-half cup! over slow ire ate a Se ae ; stir constantly. nis any of the stalk, as it makes it bit- ter—chop fine, mix with five table- apooatule sugar, five tablespoonfuls of vinegar, five tal biotpoens of cream, a teaspoonful of salt, a pak of celery seed. Mix thor- jalad.—Bananas cut in lettuce _ leaves, pour over salad dressing, sprinkle with finely chopped nuts, take a small ball or two of cottage cheese, i coatene neh of cayenne pepper, salt, small tea- rd, atecbalt eupful sugar, and pepper together, heat vinegar, salt, and pepper together, and cream, set away to cool. CANDY RECIPES. Sea Foam.—Place two eupfuls of granulated sugar, one-half cupful of syrup, and one-half cupful of water ui e y ©|to the whites of two stiffly beaten eggs and stir mixture until every particle of egg is dissolved. Then place the other half over fire again and boil until quite a hard ball forms in cold water, after which pour into the egg mixture, stirring slowly as you pour. Beat well for add one cup chopped eat until le 1 deep pan and break with the pisae when cool. Glace Nuts.—Glace nuts may be | tl easily made at home, provided care is taken in the crane Put one Epune of sugar, about ten grains of ream of tartar, and half a cupful of water over Stir until sugar is dissolved, then with a cloth water wipe the and boil without stir- € ad saucepan in hot water, drop nuts in one at a time, lift them out at once era place on an oiled paper to harden. Fudge.—One cupful sugar, one cupful milk or cream, two large tablespoonfuls of butter, one square of chocolate. Cook ee this forms a ea YO] into wal stand until cool ates -| stirring man then beat as long boseible in cookin nto en| greased pan and mold with hands until cream; raw a fork across top to take ot smooth look, a 0 USES OF LEMONS. Ty a cupful of Date will cure a in| nervous heada tablespoontul 0 in a small lack cote Sail relieve juice of halt a Jemon in a cupful of hot water on awake} ening is an excellent liver corrective successful heitate for Sapa and other alterative 2S. lash of lemon juice in plain water makes a cleansing tooth wash, not only removing the tartar but G eentogins the breat! lotion of lemon juice ‘and rose! remove tan and whiten Lats juice with volive oil is far superior to vinegar for a salad Secsaiee equal A used for ‘| blending. Lemon juice and loaf sugar is good for hoarseness, utward application of the juice allays irritation caused by insect bite es. d d panontut of lemon juice is added the will be whiter and a deli- e ul n remedy for an is honey, alum, and lemon is Salt and lee ics remove iron rust from whi oods. After the juice racted the a apoRe in’ salt aanken brass DOMESTIC HINTS. When washing cut-glass add a little ammonia to the suds. This gives a brightness to the glass that nothing alse can. In cooking cabbage never add the salt until the vorstwblets is cooked, as ft ay n eo minutes serving. To mend the knees and heels of children’s stockings when badly worn out ciit.a square of old stock- ing leg bigger than the hole and pin-it onthe stocking. ‘Then. neat- Hig: hot splntos “anda pedal sour iE: apnoyane (ogee keGaew French polishing is usually consid- and polished with a soft cloth pro- aque good re treatment must be eoradiet for aren days. until the spots disappea: The Ger Ties is simpler than oe much manual labor. Take a stout cork from a wine bottle, and ae ef into the knife powder, which ust be previo oa mois fener fe ihe knife flat and rub it w: cook until thick, thin with : » | young ea 22 years of was normal in all respects and who| f; d | their conclusions as| by the natural pe or three Soe of Jemon in a|* If when boiling sago or rice a tea-| ¥ panne laditoncat cleaning | nd DRINK WATER AT MEALS SCIENTISTS SAY IMS GOOD FOR YOu, ld Asiom Knocked on the Head— Subject Drinks While He Eats and Grows Fat. Add at least a quart of water to the amount customarily taken at cach meal if yous wish to derive the maximum e ney from your food. The water dria edict has gone forth as the § recent- y contacted oF "C. c. “Fuser and , professor of physiolo- geal ch cohabiting at the University of The unanimous opinion’ of the medical profession has been strong- ly ani Mix egge (well beaten), mustard, | ©” iowever, apparently overthrow the deep-rooted ideas of many doctors. YOUNG MAN 18 THE SUBJECT. by the catly it Sabie @ uniyers‘ty authorities ree- 1 pointed out that experiment was : age, who weighed 157 pounds when the inves- tigation was inaugurated. Th statement continue: is customary to use a simple diet in order that the voheieel analysis of the foods ma; in addition during the water peri three quarts ad- ditional of water were added to the daily menu. nine- acai quart rhs water taken daily during iminary and final periods three- mquarters ‘of it was taken be- tween meals. RESULTS OF WATER DRINKING After sifting and boiling down and translating them into non-technical dpngtingss ibe investigators believe ence of copious Sie drinking mith Sean to be as foll se water, “te enters the mouth, comes first Hes contact with the py diluting this fluid to a marked degree and causing this digestive ‘uid | si assume greater di- gestive activity than that possessed which is se- s digested a= creted upon unaccompanied by ‘Digestion is niritet yoaslerated and the products of digestion are more rapidly an letely ab- sorbed through the Brsagnes ot the large amount of wai “Finally, as a heigl ‘of the above! oe water ter drinking, a gain which was not subsequently lost. FURTHER INVESTIGATING. wk, in reporting the re- sults of the investigation, was care- ful to call attention to the fact that the experiments included tests up- on but a single subject. $ er, the experiments up to date indicate that the drinking of large amounts of water with meals is most beneficial from the stand- point of health. tions along similar lines are under way.” cepa tsaaales oS NO GRA MAP HONE, THERE, In St. Dadeshire They are Ban- ished from the Public Ears. St. eek has been groaning phone. writers Ane the Prefect of the ith letters imploring him to save ‘then from the torture of its metal voice. Thanks to the fact that St. Petersburg is under that form of martial law known as extraor- inary Dpigae he was able to was isstied that gram> pho med, were only to be played be- hind closed doors windows. But oe entedy was anelvey More letters were showered on the Py b orate that the machines employed by the devotees of mecha- noel iain were so powerful. that aS the ¢a ‘refect has now forbidden the use rae gramophones other parts a ee city frequented | } iy ate $8 1 all, qarieel law has its ad- ie Conscience is sos i? those who need it haven’t got. ‘That old hairbrush is, certainly. —Life, Fi felt teh Sha! doormat.’ r experiments of this sort, it nothing short of ea would in'the entire central district and in! near the grai at the beginning Ke the sin as m ow mu aa Wi! feed is given, but the time to saat lish am yw is at the by 4 ning of the jectation this must be done by right feeding tissue or fat has ne ea to petngh iments, | her. ‘There is no bist t roughage to a cow immediat In a detailed statement given out! th eating, as it tends to move rom ne Someas pe it is with th In yak Saal s salt calving does not _p pair her milking poe better eee rest. Tete and last eel under treatment.—Hoard’s Dairyman, TYPE IN SHEEP, variation among flock-owners as to. the class of sheep, in respect of si and quality. The tenden preference to size, over ‘quality n constitution, is evident in Ans rule, this is a mist other qualities are EH is) desi panies neck! strong through the! hears “all of which ar indications of constitutional vigor, the probability of his provi is slim. A of stock, strong in the points ston ae mention- the fleece is AP Pee this ahead be of amie Other investiga | chest CHARCOAL FOR HOGS. — Tt has been scree that } hog enpcciel’y when ment, appear saver eta what might be called ee stances, and will eat greed coal, on han Where there jen’ tim farmer can readily px pare charcoal by burning wood | r Y of cai i fil! it with corncobs, and are half burned e something ; or, in ot rds, ther it. one Then put the. char obs der, sprinkling some salt rit, and keep a idéd box filled with it, so the hogs can eat it ab will’ Tey charéoal is not provided, {keep cons — stantly before the pigs Wee other cori 1 en don’t baliove in oe didn’t tell: ert