Trent up whi med to hi THE GOLDEN KEY Or “The Bdtanineas sat Ledgard.”” He Cost Her.” HAPTER II. dress was scarcely of the orthodox ‘at, aaa -looking creat-| length. It was not particularly well ure, half nati elgian, wad-| taken, but Trent had never seen any- dled across the open space towards) thing like it before. The lips were hut in which the two strangers| slightly parted, the deep eyes were housed. Hi followed | bri with laughter, the pose at a little distance by two sturdy| Was, o ce, even though the atives bearing a Se ing pot which| Sitl’s figure was angular. ad ole between them. | Seen as much as this, when he felt the low ff oe ‘k mine soon as like, but t a go away from here” He not like them about the place! See!” fi “Oh, that be blowed!” Trent mut- tered. Phi ae this in the pot? It don’t smell ba “Rabbi it,” an interpreter answered tersely. ““Yery good. Part King’s er. White men very favor- ent bent over the re ra had set ot which the ie ground. He y big bone for a rabbit, Sam,” t has ghd doubt ly. looked aj im Ve ig rab- bits peene face, ae yp ark eee evspsred fork from Bie! belt and dug it fi “Best| tr kee ‘bent end men away.” a rent ediede and the men with- Bs Monty—his face con-) po: a is too thoroughly vert ed to ent either the blo “Tt was s ane “Lool re yt ever I catch you prying into my eon- He lo ae jurprise. loo) pea: at it, ” whe, muttered. the floor.” make “SALADA”. Nature Makes The. reves or “SALAD The cool, tempered breezes of the hill-top gardens in Ceylon, produce a tea of delicate, yet rich and flavoury quality. A ‘carefttl selection of the finest growths is blended ae knew,” he said bruntly, “but Ts se you'll wi a fever Mt e 2” Mon ne eda ked, Trent maded wot dealt the. cards.” “Tt nm e a show aft ean’ lonty eathing bard and om fingers atie as thou: ed. Not Hee “Four cera he whispered. oe ily. Trent dealt them out, lo €€) ailed ‘to improve, and threw them cerns again, I'l —by | upon the floor. With frantic eager- Heaven I wil ness Monty grovelled down to see Trent laughed alae, and, having | them—then witl iek of triumph ou eating, lit Bs te =e interest F e i alee No| tween the om at, whe fear. But you got poe eng be-| the Pe Dee ony 067 lied in. She oe i Bish, Set Auer, ie S89 UMC| ated goon ihe gveriaing” moons ie mein: at he! face devoid of intelligence, his ‘eyes Promised, now they go. I know King | di of the last few minute pa is people ou ge away qlee He Use wid wae mee bad speed iy burnt out. "His half-sod- you want, eh “Not quite, fan Trent tet 1 Xgu got the papers—all| 5 “There's an ishman, — Capta : : Francis, ‘way here up the Aad Sot Coast, going on to Walgetta Fort, He| beauty of the A fliegen giaht” conle pane ¢ cher ‘<9 ow. _L want him) feet behind, Trent, 1 by. the light of the rum e him the right to ines, ‘too: jee!” -—perhaps Kil youc certain to-morrow might, Yo listen now!” ‘Trent stood up in the shadow of the roof. Every now overhanging ery and then came a wild shrill cry from the lower end of the village. ‘Sor 0 was beating a frightful, cracked drum which they had got fro i. tumu was certainl; Trent swore softly, and then lo Tooke irresolutely over his where Monty was sleepin; “If the worst comes ‘we shall pas get away quickly,” hen muttered, “Th ~old-carcase-can-s reely drag himgett along.” “We'll to-morrow, ish said shortly, “I one T'm_ beastly ungry. What's in that pot?” sce spread out the palms of his declared, - la le two rabbits and monke; Trent task out a ies and helped self. Pies off now. re these tows- inkind and un- Le you: “No, n't,” “Tret “4 intemunted. “Now shut, ,up all that rot and somethi ig ae no ee ‘ite, again, jropped some of your precious itooped Sora sand picked | i it first to be hi jam looked at him with posing : “He all right, I see him cooked,” 4 one | do. I be ill, I know I) young wit! 6 arena ot Ban hate waecatil down:her back‘and her moon, yas practising ticks with a ack of Bpark of Fintehigance. found its way 'Y | into be brain, furtivel tably oh ~ “Just wl | aie ne Boxer then, “Trent, ” he said, “this is slow! Let ue us have a euehaly game—you and I.” ans Said. mind” * Monty replied af-| refer,” rent said. “And the stakes? “We've nothi: ing left to play for? Trent | answered oT: Fexce cartridge: be, in fa ae our ingenuity, till of value in our pos- seu lon. . le se cnt eae Sitar eA anh In a few be rich men, 10. Ws sits fifty it,” ete “Poker There must be Trent watched him Knew quite well that ‘om. ee cenial pole. He exclam:; “The very to set an alto- reigns, Trent, against con- tents “of that bottle. Come, that is a fair offer, is it no! we shall laugh at a year or two, Fifi pounds against a” tumblerful-—posi- tively there is no more—a tumblerful of brandy.” was, watching Trent's face all He was | the time, bat the agree! Did you Doens; Trent! ma “Oh, don’t ity crept ae s eins i you! Why, you must be shut mot Trent growled. a money, and the a little nearer to ‘Trent, you are a young man—not ik a ny” constitution: “Brand sity to me! [’ve live mem! , ce I tasted a drop! You don’t understand whole day Now I’ll make What do you say to dred. that? One punted e nt. paused nary teoleed ateakt aa thrust close to "You" re the in ame, tly into “the eager face ‘is, Then he shrug- silliest fool I ever m | and drew another, “Single | better mer: 2 ey is it the ahitees tell us?— ied. You don’t! hen, understand me? Fifty has snatched 524 s Ae bis his. ees and Tithered up the “I kept an ace Give me the brand mug. ane sh, perhaps. a these ee at our heels? ome now, ’un, be pom onaule. old man’s fore- “I won it,” he cried. Give it me, ‘ord. “Give it me! walked back to been 5 z : 3 3 Be g Ba ed 85 Ae don’t you ever take life a ae more gaily ph! fo am carrying my life panion. " Never a year’s ill be teaching: you bow to champagne, to—b; the way, Trent have you ever tasted champagne? “Never,” Trent Aerated rae Spent know that I wi ft 7 Monty es his hand with serene contem| mpt. man of humors, my de: “Tam a ar iS friend ae seins Wg penlahs my | Ponies. that the sw eetest joys of life are the ow me, Trent,| what stake will pou have me set up paien that ot tumblerful of “No. stake 5 | Trent answered up ae Sassi man, x bit that there is such a thing. a rin] Mont; rornad Ae looked stealth- ily across towards the (To be conti cee y and forget “tor nnyson, Darwin, Gladstone, pew Olives Wendell. H elms were all born in the same 3) In the last eee years the sea household use Sugar CANADA Hem Pac: Geos in’ ure 4 cae eo su Loaf Genet 880, and the first ane Cartons in 1912. ‘The leader in every a Seer stands to-day first fi ths sara oe of tens of thousan Ib. Cartons, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Ib. Bags. SUGAR REFINING CO., LIME INTREAL, licens et “Ye Olde DPATH ; so ete ‘anulated sugar, in jadian families. 131 hades Packages. "| of her beautifully tinted cheek stood| Mme. Tros! 1a Trent made no » further Protest, He os in my a ” Trent answered grim-| tique into an affectation of | {f; + - FAMOUS BEAUTY WAS GERMAN SPY GAVE ELABORATE DINNERS AT LONDON HOME. Kept a Coffin. With an Engraved Nameplate as a Mascot in an Upper Room. Thousands who had never heard of 1 ane dressed in figu | bo curls, which she wore 01 ft, with her early ‘Victor- cratic clientele, who patronized her “Beauty Shop” in the West nd many of her clients ev ite 0 | at her beautiful house at Marlborough | ° eo Hyde Park. ea of was in realit; e. Spe wonderful part Gate for sy “political” pur- ses. There she mi d_poke bonnets. She} hee Eee depertad as an undesirable ee December she moved to the house at “Marlborough Gate, wher she lived in considerable style, with z staff mn servants, including a baler ae dignity of w manicuring operations = m her “shop” and displayed laborate faci indicating that she “Bertha Trost, dealer in an- es ‘Bert iques.” House of Mystery. But the eri centre of interest was \d| the mysteri house at 4 Marl- Gate. Here the peony spe- ee installed Guise: and hang- ings of a most elaborate kind, Every- thing was decorated ie rich tones of pink, aying Seale were conducted from room to ro times by girl pages attired abe of the Louis XVI. period, what ie Mme. Trost was in ee favorite poe as Marie Antoinette. Some say that she rectualls claim- the Yied to be the reincarnation of Q ench ertainly nothing pleased her better than to parade ae magnificent rooms and display to her | and guests, ofttimes a curiously diverse 8 in at} assembly, a gorgeous silk gown, an f that worn by the un- she would drive through th in a landeau drawn by two Shetland ee she favored a pair of perfect g: But the viest eee of the bizarre about fa Bertha was her oe ine ae SanbrS leek Seats ee and in the centre, mounted on trestles, was the most elaborate cof- ver mountings. n the name-plate was delicately eesaret “Bertha Trost.” Her favorite entertainment was a Eoceation “to view my mascot,” as he the coffin, and she ex- Siaihat to the startled guests that the kept it near at hand to reconcile il | her to the idea of death. ~ . Was Still Handsome. Speculation as to the origin lecae Trost was always rife, but ite ever gave details of her early years. | Althous! rh fifty-i five years of age, she still rateine sign: her ‘han pen aes Nothing was lacking that could supe to the vo- luptary, and i some of these orgies to “ihc oiticers tit leave tens the front were sometimes invited. It was this which first attracted police - attention. ia he Explicit. i Counsel —Now, where did he kiss] To dr “Plinit—on the lips, sir. derstan nae qisintit (blushing)—In his arms, ce to ieaition, the sevé FEE aS ins are: anger, pride, aire tony, raat aver envy, and sloth. sale a dash of ana, and mi La | two. beater ide |canes, balls or eylinder i ‘the tittle goes and |is absorbed. t About the Household i. inty Dishes. 8 berry rN oabsiee Pudding.—One- Blackbe: third cup of butter,-one cup of sugar, two cups of flour, three teaspoonfuls baking powder, one-half cup 0! berries. Cre: utter; add the sugar and ‘egg well beaten, Sift flour, soaking powder and salt toge- ther. add.to the ten mixture. a butteréd shallow cake pan thirty | minutes. Serve with blackberry a plackl rry Sauce. —-Beat three- gece of a cup of heavy cream and one- third cup of powdered sugar un- til stiff; add one cup of crushed black- bested and one-half teaspoonful of vanilla. Cabbage Salad.—Take half a head of cabbage, shred very fine, and ph ‘old water until crisp. ful Stoecel of sugar and one Sarveren of, salt. If you like a sour flavor, put in a tea- spoonful of vinegar. roquettes with Cheese Sauce. —Boil a cupful of rice in two and a half ‘cupfuls of milk, If not tender, ue more mil Season with two butter, a pinch of mix with olks, and . When cold and aries le a“ crumbs, then in egg lites cai in crumbs agai Cooke the sauce well ae esate the cheese. Serve as m as it ii Carta: Peel and cut in rounds, Cook in neu ixti e cut carrots take one ‘ul of sugar, lemon {uice, a pepper. Pour ini saucepan and shake till the ‘aint Carrots and peas served ‘ogether are appetizin; Browned Chicken in ‘Cream Gravy. —This is an excellent way to cool an old fowl. Clean and disjoint 2 two-year-old hen, and put to ot a kettle containing at first be cone pint of boiling water. Let simmer at deat three hours over the low burner m the back of the range, wat ing Ae AieR es As the water oils chicken from browning. ‘When half done season with one tea- spoonful of salt and one-fourth tea- rown on all sides, sprinkling with flour lightly as it browns. Just be- fore serving add one teacupful of cream and let boil up once. Gelatin Dis Yah Aspi lespoon- fu mY of granulated ¢ eh aie a cup of cold water, three and a half cups of tomato aly; celery stalk, bay leaf, whole clove, tablespoonfuls of Tarragon vinegar, paprika and salt. Dissolve gelatin. in cold w: other ingredients, heat ela- tin, stirring ee perfectly dissolved. in into ring molds, place on ice ed cream has been added. Or a with cucumber, cabbage or other lad, Tongue Molded Aspice— Make aspic as follows: Foor table- spoonfuls of granulated gelatin, one lemon. Add hot Strain and 1 1. Unmold and serve with boiled mayonnaise. ‘ed Tomatoes in Aspic—Have as many peeled and chilled small per- fect tomatoes as desired, Chop cu- om |cumbers and radish, add mayonnaise, and stuff tomatoes with, mixture. Partly fill small custard Held with | «, stuffed tomato, way on individual. lettuce leaves, and garnish with star of may- onnaise. Grape Sherbet.—One tablespoon of granulated gelatin, one pint of grape juice, one pint of w: ft anden grape Sherbet! cups with wint leat garnish, Household Hints. If peas are a trifle old, try boiling them. with a lettuce leaf and a table- spoonful of sugar in the water. Summer bed spreads should _ be made of patent that is easily wash- ed. There is nothing prettier than ee ements dimity. coassinaule material for Tannic acid. acts. on nea maaeat ‘ind issapt to form a poi- | Sonous compow: reeitel se place it be- abe Pepe Or do not iron it at not ironed it should be eee while ‘wet, with a pin each point A very ‘satisfactory way to mend shirts that are worn around the oo lar band is to sew a narrow yoke fif the. tes and to come just below the worn plac If the fire 7" running low and a of cloth over water spots on right side and press until both we of material are dry. n making baked or boiled cus- n| make the custard in the ordinary way, and it will be perfectly smooth. To remove iodine stains from @ - | one "S:|HEALTH LESSONS oc [is created, and a situation which very <|days befor ‘arment, mix cold starch with water > DISINFECTS SSE E= 0 are going to buy a large quantity of potatoes for winter shoots which Sipe Stabe moked y bacon so as have itl straight, light brown cad a invert in oven. olor. is obtained as the grease trickles into the plate be- low. This method prevents any spat- tering of the stovi vy fectly clear for frying eggs. This method is a great advantage when uses oil or gasoline, especially as the cooking of with the baking of muffins or other things: i Zine ut often the hardest thing in the house to clean, especially under kitchen one, where it becomes bad- ly discolored. ne the simplest surest thods is dry thor- ous the zine and then go over it with Kerosene oil, which must be al- lowed to stand over morning this sh soft cloth, and more kerosene applied. e oil eats out all the grease ani 2 & 2s 5 is S BaF See ae ‘2 Bei bs can nike treat- same way, but must be thor- Soon dried afterward. FROM THE WAR WHAT SURGEON-GENERAL OF U. S. ARMY SAYS. Development of Preventive Methods and of Surgery are Most Important Results. Here is what General William C. Gorgas, Surgeon Aearee of the Unit- | ® ed States Army, has to say aur the sanitary aspects of the war, It is the first itopeeoy i shiek ean made. General Gorgas is best known as iia’ sian wee ihe the coun of the Panama, Canal a healthful job Peek workers who previously at- tempted it. Ty tea pring oe many _ garded ged probability that ries his genius as a sanitary expert the arial cupver could hare beed ult He had actual battlefield ae ence in the literally worked magic changing it from a ye 101 plague spot to one of the healthiest of tropleal € ol macratlone on the sanitary been aspects of the European war cannot fall to be of great interest and great veuUndoubtedly great sanitary les- sons will be learned tl through the ex- the warring _powers*in Europe. a “But so far we have received no re- ports and do not know just what ey will be, “Probably the most important the unusual sanitary conditions will prove to have developed through the a a the Noe <1 ond and the more serious thing Ta the feet that by the n eit Peecoeatly itend- “ie forces to leave shelter as seat er up their wounde: the fighters and, second, tention for an unsually lon, . 0) — ppon the field where they have fallen. Poosetet (Gaddontyreallog thip made misunderstood)—er—I_ mean Toast one. “Thus, forced to remain unsuccored upon the ground for hours, and dition favorable t nearly approaches that of the old the development of | 1 aseptic surges 78 sul Poe Nee Diosaaea Uallhely. 3 “vA, great change has boon Worked it. in ambulance service by the general introduction of automobiles, an a 2 3 = o Hj a 3 5 5 2 Z 3 8 2 g é z & 5 R ter than that at which horse or eat equipage can be oper- is needed for s and’ that all} at awe scareely an expect the efficiency of 5 cent medical discove these tndonbtey will be typhoid vaccinati iT ies—undoubtedly mal sat it the bacon can be com-| perfect it, But in this war the surgical side is infinitely more important than the As I hay ly akin to those. existing® 1 the | became infect, although this, Tact wiped with a} was ite as 1880, wae q was getting my me-~ dical education, we considered what ‘was reall faction to be one of A natural stages of on Une proc «B ery Ae ilies arranianet and thi followed by Lister’s development of properly shiw pelther. mippuration nor inflam: imation. ee Typhus. w effective: inoculation for Thave no doubt that wo sal hes! find that it has done much to reduce ryan horrors. is looming up very threat- eningly in "the eastern theatre Laie in Ser! “Typhu re long may appear in the west- ern armies. “Much has been learned of this dis« ease in recent ye: new ledge the world is indebted prin- cipally to two American investigators, ie due to the bite of a louse, as ye bd tied and alee are ie eo bite: “Nicole, a” reashpi something before this in Morocco, e also developed the louse-trans- mission theory, which now has established. The serum for its relief ‘has not yet been given a severe mili- tary teat under war con: een less absolute in it ee than anti-typhoi ww fever| “It has tion to mankind’s armory of weapons AE disease. mere fact that such a treat- developed — simplifies paign, for in conditions which would” eon General Gorgas further said, phave beef normal to such re the discovery- of this inoculation, have constituted’ one cholera would of the most terrible threats.’ PRE ESS Muffling the Third Party. Officer (to wounded soldier) — Sow you want me to read your girl’s let ter #e you Suite, siny and as it's rather puvaee wil rt cotton wool in Par atts Silla ya eat it? 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