THE GOLDEN KEY 5 Or “The Adventures of Ledgard.” By the Author of ‘‘What He Cost Her.” “What's In A Name”? CHAPTER XVI. | th e Wendermott travelled; Where's the sk She laughed gail i foveal the est judge “ct that,”- ‘she answered “Tam a Journalist and so lon; a vit is tora st wi sex doesn’t count, If every one whom her was a street, gna something in his face sur- prised h came out he “Why, what on earth is the; and went al imalior with est thous ge h He looked down at her with a seriousness. “T'was thinking,” he sad, “ew odd ly things turn 0 oul have been! hastily, lown to i ey Scarlett Trent | minute. for a newspaper, and he was evil te | new] “Goo eavens!” she cried. “but ‘tly dust lately, You ar about hay ‘ ee exclaimed Tyee a my father and your two. mitlaae Thay ly. “Don't be so cnigmatical Basin te onl me like an oul No peas longer.” “: will wait tor ago + of itistcematie si ‘alias want | would have the best of at I go fealling about | everything™socety, ch >. Bo ith an escort.” | | Now al i tlioaes were bars against im. ecourse, an m does not concern myself IL tis mic of his life would be full of hu. wholly about you. It is catietber miliations and bitterness, Minas which you ought to know. | then, for such a man as he was, life in “You are trading upon ‘my curios-| sn gand was over. segs there was ity, for the sake a_ tea,” she You were a pretty child, and ughed. “Very well, about’ five! Parl had ne chine ren, if your father clock.” was dead the story. wor forgot- He bowed and walked back west-| ten, you would marry brilliantly, and war raver look than usual) an ge in the ily pane ry upon his boyish face, for he had a task | would be blotted. ou! was before him which was very little to y looked at sare was how they phe his liki Ernestine swung open the! it to your » he consented! reached the door at the further end | wit Sie of- it for your sake, for the marked “Sub-Editor.” She knocked | sake of the family, even for his own and was admitted at once. | sal ‘he Earl settled ym. e. oung. man, wearing a upon him and he left England secretly ‘ing a cigarette,!on the morning of his release. We] © looked up from his writing as she en-| had the news of his death only a week ie . le waved her ‘ to a seat, aes or nee a ago " 7 h is pen never stopped for a second, She up, her eyes blazing, her| Ag one of the milit, “ack Ming "Wendermotth Very, hands cloned ta esther i he” eheemrUles exe bolagenne tne 1 you ” od,” iT a f 4 “Interview and sketch of the house,” SA er the eee to break away | rey ety eae didn’t know she responded briskly. {from Shove People and take a little of ;™uch about horses, but trusted to “Interview by Jove! That’s good! ay life into my own hands. You can| luck to get through. Was he vei ‘cult 2” them this if you will, Cecil—my had not properly adjusted his swul {Ridiculously easy! Told Ime aie a le Li thing T asked and & lot it Ta nd whoever had a say in ee miser- could have got it all neon A nn own able affair. Tell them from m: it I language | i would have been positive-| know thé truth and that they area ly_thri pack sf cowardly, unnatural old wo- E ie eae editor scribbled oe, silence| men. Tell them that so long as I live for a moment pane I will never ‘willing! ly speak to one ed an imp rte joint in iis em aj ee work, Tis pen went slower, hesitated “I was afraid you'd. take it like for a moment, jand then dashed on that,” h he. said dolefully, with vay hea “Take ike, ae a repeated in “Read the fiat ae Sentences _ of | fierce sone oie te wo- what ata got,” he remarked. man hear such Beers vay ie do Ernestine obeyed. oa mall appear-| you suppose she could feel to oe “told ance the man el ‘ossed és his| that she had been “hoodwinked, and own work, but when rahe: ‘pau: he| kept from her dut, an’: jodded his hi ee appreciative. art very ee Pea ken, to. save “Tell do!” he “Don't to| the respectability of a worn-out ol polish Ho Gres it down, ond see’ thac|tamily.. Oh, how eould they tion dar- proofs Lott submitted to me, “And ” Davenant answered ‘a| ally means. busines: going to be furious-| tion of a national campaign of thift i is iy angry: I know. it, and 1 lout oul” lame you. Only listen for a moment. | 1 “Well, see anything odd) The scheme was hatch bet 0 © | thorities, on financial questions in the | He saw the| a, d| by the shelters and homes of the Sal- Weil, if the name is suitable for s Do not use tein soaps on your bathtub; a cot “dipped in kerosene oil 0 il, b polished with a little whiting. Any- thing gritty, it should be remembered, ruins the enamel of bathtubs. e water in which the fresh cape = She'b Puried her face in bee hapiets! for the Thave to see is as courteous to me as|'son of extr: r oa Fy Mr. Trent has been, 1 shall, consider Penniless and ‘without the least eaps.| ward and hid his own face myself very lucky ‘or earning money. I palm of his band. hoe he eried, blame im—-whor could? a 7 i Tooke at a urpri cara ragney n 3 eae hadf’t got er tone was less bitter. It ey were at the corner of the Strand] it laresay te at I should go to ie but ag though in utter forgetfulness} bad oa | r, however, it Rs he had called to at ee be of their whereabouts, he had suddenl: V's. lips tightéhed, and she ate See ftepped short and gripped her tight,| drew a little. breath ‘through her testis eee ele Werte tigi ay by the arm. She shook herself free Davenant hesitated. ‘ tes oping silent al a is | with a little Bacne of annoyance. uu know all about that cccauay, time, Ht ught it best to tell me “Whatever is the matter with you, ir. Of course they ma | the truth ¢ hs aftern Loa ; Cecil? Don’t gape at me like that, | father the butt of the whole thing, | Because,” he answered, “you told and come along at once, unless. you! althou eh he was little more, than | me that you ha just been to see Scar- want to be left behind. ‘Yes, we ‘are! tool as_ sent to prison for it tt ‘Trent! cepa very short-handed and the chief let me| seven You were only a chi And, what on earth had that to do) put go down to see Mr. Trent. He didn’t then and your mother was dead. Well, | with it? : hae expect for a moment that I should| when the seven years wer etna e Scar Bearer Re get him to talk to me, but 1 aid, and relations, and mine too, Ernestine, | Your father when he ik ley Were | he let nie sketch the hous: m aw-| co d what I have always con-|0n an excursion Hoke nthe fully pleased with myself T can tell| sidered an ill-begotten and miserably | bu pared that: 1a you.” ae selfish fa 4g Xour father, unfortan- iy oma o a ee Tent Scere ie young: man walked by her side| atély, viel led to them, for your s: A if for a moment in silence. She looked told that he had died in| that you know! this is Ra aes p at him casually as they crossed the| prison, He te (To be continued.) WILL USE PRUNING KNIFE. British Government Will Cut Down Expenses. That the British Government actu- s in its inaugura- dleton, sharply criticising many im- s—the Government, in- en seeepted the seaolitien’ aad taste: he e Sire put promised that the re- shoul Sreatest au- world, that the expenditure of the! Government has immensely Sea iy hew tee hleaes while’ old vices, on whicl be ittted might 1 capa call ea Just ai ey | requirements fixe by ‘resent ‘conditions is strongly ne nded. I \ Ingenious. \ saddle, and on mounting he ‘ou i “Oh, no, sergeant,” wag’ the in- st cant answer, “that’s a new trick for the Dardanelles. Riding under here’s fine protection from the sun.”—Lon- don Tit-Bits. Every year over five million beds and eight million meals aré provided vation Army in Britain. laid| add salt until noncom,,| si of| in derision, “call that riding, do © act that after the sand: te it is pressed the proportion to one beaten half cup of milk. 1 With Sour ices perfectly: tender remove to of butter and flour. the same purpose, and olive be found an excellent substitute for a thin batter are in 'g to a] be melted up as part of the wai metal If the filling. “of the ee ie ‘ na hot, ga grated griddle, fe first one side and then on the other. A| have ri sbillow iron frying’ pan will answer is for fricassee platter on e and one-half pi eae ae an Rub butter and| “ flour together, add to broth and let boil. Thin wi Hi -| ready in another pot two apts Ways | into small dice, and two mntiee half-hour, covered. tablespoon butter into frying pan and when hot stir in flour. ad oe Hints. ld water, ammonia, and a little ea soap will remove grease. Powdered French’ chalk over stale bread is an excellént clean-} 5 er for wall pay per. Should fresh ‘paint be upset on the} } it and wipe floor, pour vinegar over once with a soft cloth. med, gives off a able smell, similar to that of burned feathers, whereas cotton a les: eS gum in it and trance no mor » Cucur e or if stood stem down stuff | rat hole. Mr, — will call at that en- imbers = cooled. under run- ning water if they have not been on ice in butter, chicken fat, - | or lard can eee Delici rized machine sprinkled | disagree- artificial in iced, oil will} rai x} were melted down for gun metal in in| -| Belgium, renowned as a land of bells re S| no PEoge ot thelr x deel ”” The old bell re the tower ytiene t it has so long pealed | A Man Need Not Be a Servant All an Austrian “skoda,” a 42-centimeter | © mortar, big calibre shells, or shrapnel, The church has given this treasure to | & collection. conquered saw triumph and defeat. | Le: The. old bells of Chester Cathedral the revolution. Many of the bells of a hent, mi sounded only victory, and the 6 year-old “Horrida,” of Antwerp, te claimed neither their city’s danger nor fall. water oe a te aS or keane naj efrigera’ Will keep perfectly for. several "days. left for one month more, to return to war, as | In one week formed part of the registered young ing liquor from John were let go for lack of evidence, but lurphy was then charged with 20 offences against the Scott Act, At Antigonish, N.S. Lewis Me- ean, an innocent bystander, was shot at a wedding celebration where pression, Amher: | this of permanent streets, 16,000 square feet of concrete streets, feet of curbing and gutter, and 2,5 square fect, of concrete sidewalk Ww. appointed chief vecruiting” officer for | | the Maritime Provinces voting himself why to the business of stimulating re At the 62nd Saal meoting of file to Medical - Society of Scoti cag TOOT, a rooms was Sound an 1a Bible ating back to 1 fie deta waa ail beat retsiond et money package containing $500, ontents of the mail bag stolen from Moncton, N.B. At Canterbury Station, NiB., three men were charged with steal- bullet went through e fishy part of his shoulder. ig Geena: the financial de- st, N.S. has added pc oscine already, large area 12,000 | | lineal | 1 | ie, K.C., has been | with the ank| | Pay of a lieutenant. He will re- ain in Halifax for three months dé- num cities along the cence building shhocmhajiecim 30: ho vate lipase at the | highwa Union Depot, bd purveyors the of princes why way for Can: values of the would be greatly a eine of FR « CUPID. - + Ip Fatherland. it served in bouillon cups with salt, mdon in much discomfort, adie - a to Se Ee nh £7 ‘ hy; 1 pepper and a bit of butter. made in Canada, selling at a medium price. : ird2| ment he looked away . Rae aee r eatan te USE ad bose the opportunity "to it means irreproachable ick Way. to clean Read the label ehh |S tsty" setae ome: li d val alr win aining W.GILLETT, COMPANY LIMITED 1 ded, hastily scrawled so n= ty “2 into a colander with a sprinkling o: SEE ee nea clots oe ee quality and value. flour, and rub-round a few times with e G T ft walk to the Strand. | ing eh petted down Bean, to ‘gi your. is gia wa TORONTO, Ss SS z Cros |, Jt do,” 8 “Give ickly ‘the stalk ted and oped ace wit se eat seat tiaerie | Smith. Gome back at eight to: look ed tot do tk? How colt’ they Wave ee ne eee aes s hurrying in the| at our proofs after I've done with dared to do 2 et some bitter apple from the Opposite direction. “He «topped short | them. . Good egg tae ee oh er oegaed Bee a Beastly mistake,” he ad- Rhemisi;s cua iG aulsapaae tlc as he recognized her, dropped his| You'll do, Miss Wen wt ; ‘i { ¢ . Copeland, of Harvard, containing -| She went out laughing softly. ‘This * “a hirtwind of scorn seeme ongst the clothes. You will find Pe ‘ 04 " + Shor pel nee bean ae Berd te ie Alama aa duite the Tongest’ conversation | sweep over her. uld keep stl it the finest thing on record for keep- | TOM rf @ UCEAN SROLE| « contribution to the ei Pend: “teneatine by ue that’s delightful! she had ever had with the chief. She longer. She walked up and dow! | ing moths away from everything ma ‘he letter sald the. contribution was. 1 Ca ames Y made her way to the side of the first the little room. hands were one can use garments at a minu “for hospital, relief or whatever will edhe, smiled slight y and gave him ee fa en Ea ad ae) ge tee a ses Aeahing. Pose notice, as there is no smell left by bit. [BITS OF NEWS FROM THE Five ore a ae Dag ite ae ioe ry chair jo" | o tell ead < * oi | friends and neigl ting annex whol agrecbit 404 are Snr, bt tng et Hin vent est so Dainty Dishes Pep ees wal” Manttorm provinces ~ {tris Said avi me her. it mainly in the en; new | life in ext! (gS aed oe | Finnan Haddie Broiled—Wash a ~ I wish I c ave 5 whose hand, wit vigorous think that I didn’t care, Cecil?” she ; age wear like linoleum: ‘Take a Here alt OT cae cocking, senda PSE ee hc rie | een, ante ene aoa fag-| lek adie, snd caver it with: cold| ices ot. cabpet wad tack 30, tone ts Gh Tee eae England an the as to’ waste stalking to you Hew. m | into ‘orm which the readers of ing him. “I have always. loved my) W4 era Foe ee eee ue floor where it is to re- i uae New. Glangow News: say hls ts the Hour delighted in, and she was father! You may think that I was|an hour. Drain and cover again with | main, Now mix a thick paste of flour Lapped By Waves of the | story has come to light of a Germ “ iil allow me,” he said hope-| dite content. to have it so. The work | too young to remember him—I| cold water and cover with} and water, Sok it thoroughly and ap- Atlantic. bagent who toured Cape Breton some fully, “to walk a little way with you?” | Was interesting, and more than an! wasn’t, I loved him aly hen I) very hot but not ‘oling water, and] py evenly to the wrong aide ait. shies | time ago, holding up,t manu- “T's hour had passed before she rose and mney. up and they told me of his dis-/ Jet stand fom half an hour. Drain and] >... facturers pictures of glowing fur- id iy ? not pa ag ape the it—if re Eotcaherglvccs. oe was bitterly sorry, for lov-| dry. mb at gall aha Scotter ihe pet. This paste acts filling | At St. John, N. B.,.a man was fined Abr tridkirtee: arhick hi ink it worth while,” she answered ‘, if a 1 hi e “pocket maces and gi He looked down—he wa id tm coming back at eight,” she his m anne eat Mamuadie.no cider ioe with patie si rnin twenty | Soi ane trie surface on which 1 be Steere ceo treactingeories haat aca Bee cigmored protest Mr.’ arell ‘Nothing come in for me, silly lel” They let him come out, poor) Minutes. Place hot on dish, dot with the paste dry thoroughly, then apply | August showed @ decided inerease Bosal and tn this re HS RU beak trates c | Bor I suppose? "| father, without a friend to speak to| butter again and pour ov vee | One thick coat of paint, A light lead| in the Cuctoms returns at St, John, Much valuable information relative to abe Dover a litte haere when Tspoke|. The girl cas her head, so Ernest-| him, and they hustled him out of the|cupful of hot cream. Serve at once| wil not show irt. | NAB} we pain’ af maois Sans $90,¢ pie iF resources and present industries 80 strongly about your work. I'don't| ine walked out into the street, ‘Then | country, And I. whose place was] with baked potatoes, ine saving i one af che cet pro-| oy gees. npei-Brétans “hAtee ten cRneiCe like your doing it and never shall like | She rememberei il Davenant and | there with him, Ae | Bread and Potato Fritters. = Light blems of the busy woman, and it con-| "rs et 8S Hinsekt he “blew away” and wai it, but I've: si LI wan You ree strange Bee ane story mee |. “You Retell ly ild, Ernestine. j and savory he may bi de | eo ferns “especially tie Noddewife owo| .: uorenze ae ei ene ane heard ell oF no ms Tests tow: ’t let it divid 11| he was et ti tell her. | It was twelve years ago.” with breadcrum| ; paired suicide by cutting stated that he was a German spy. Won't let it divide us altogether, wil) She Tooked Patihee waten adv attar 2 {Guild Fay have been only 2! potatoes. Gra eee ion oes WAU an is "throat. rry over business) Acad uit nor the Present,” she answered, | moment's ee ane Herons | est to know where my place wes,| bread to fine crumbs, mix with one| When she makes pie crust she makes| ToUbles led to The act. CROSS ROAD FOR CANADA. ww geexpien the whole Seay, fies atte eee hee extravagant, ge) Thank God T have done with | these tablespoon finals. minced onion, salt| double the quantity needed at the mo-| gare Enea Fin of, Eeouericton| “i ») said to herself as ie man wheeled people d their ee shibbo- and pepper 0 taste, and ar one cup 7 | » 18 being spent. ai e rate 0! Get ‘onerete GES Ig eal De ee “bats to-day T think] leth of respectabilt ee milk, While mixture is cool-| naolein ak poet ee ga dAMP | $5 500 am There is only enough} Vinnipes Trying to Ge if bggicrirst he_remarked, “ ate hl py peas oa y P' pkin and put in the refrigerator 2 Highw: OMy dear 1c ate ha hareke mark % nd beat them into bread crumb mix- Lieut. Barry, ast the Wireless Gar-| Reports from ee state that tet ycuiieer pane ‘hen have 1 aes ee. ‘Pshaw!” She flashed aie of, ture, Add two well-beaten eggs. Drop| rect te ge mene BC Hab AE Sewen B., was shot Central Western Canada will have T have ever wasted any time thinking nah rie odes er [stand "How Sead AGRE you are of PY SPoonfuls into frying pan in which] deasert os fruit tart for the first| and badly tngieed sels actardier te | atten! Highway, if the panic ay of you? “Ernestine,” he said gravely, “I am | erie a there is plenty of boiling fat and dry| pip his pocket accidentally exploded. ing urged by the Winnipeg Board o! letermined not to be annoy-| going to speak to you about, your fa-|theit Kidney —yourre _on bfown on both aid night, a meat pie for dinner the beet hell tA Hesdaetbton'|Oonieed oie d my mother was of brown on both sides, Ser ve ho hd- nicht; terdovers#eP huneh At a meeting held in Fre es fon, | Control is ear ot Gia he ignored both the speech and | the EA TO WERE RCLEIEE was: [the people! I'd have died to have gone} Potato Chowder.—Parboil and slice followiee dey ine ane ee thet Naib;, Bishop, Hictasdeoa aan | This project conte ates the con- “ay t inquire how you are get-| prise, |amirking, through lite with a <britk 8% fine: potatoes; fry halos potind of| mains tt tan be used ta eeedene meat leading citizens came out Wolly fh sal atte ot elements highway from ting o1 “Ts it necessary? [for a heart and milk and water in my! sweet salt Pork (chopped), and when| patties or cheese straws, By ‘using | resolution asking for conscription. | Winnipeg to Calgary, to go. thorugh Sie getting on,” abe answered, “I think so,” At ieee “You/ veins! Of all the stupid pieces of it begins to crisp add a minced onion the pastry in such a variety of ways yton, Marysville, .N,S.,|the more thickly settled territory “very “well indeed.” ithe ei is be-| won’t like what T am going to ‘elt brat ality ever heard of, this is the 'andcook to a light brown. Pack in shogavoids, the inipression a? suas: | tad his left foreatin bo’ bailly an angled | savas by the Canadian Pacific Rail- inning to say. very nice things. to| you! You'll think you’ve been badl: Break ae ee yers in a soup kettle, prinkling | ness yet manages to lighten her work| between the cylinders of a card maj . and already the Sea renete cnet 80. You havel x1 plodged:my, reat mistake,” he said,| ©#¢h layer with pepper and minced | materially, chine that it rendered amputation of Mri. thildeandl-ctailea” of highway just as though I were a comrade! It! word, in a weak hour, with the others. [out I relieve hog didi for they ness Add the hot fat; cover Ww : the limb neces: through the provinces of Manitoba, ts ith muttered doubtfully. {it care ip stern oes | pint of boiling water and simmer Joueph. McVay. and. Sons, sof skatchewan, and half way. into Al @E bayalfant cfnishedstn che ate. watt” tie {fat down with a little gesture minutes. Turn into a collander and| BELLSIN GAME OF WAR. Biephen, NBs bevetheuata yaad herts, sill be Saeed: hy, the manisl ogea. 4 tho most im woke f f been. deceived! You were| of r ae ‘ | drain the liquor back into the kettle. the contract of dismantling the Sus-| palities through whic! e-- roady ‘work they: bave trusted me ne = af told always that your, father had died| , ‘reall y, think you'd dese 0 He ave’ ready apint of hot milk into| That of Vienna Cathedral, Cast From Rension Bridge over the Reversible | would _ Several appropriations and I have been awfully lucky. I have| in: prison, n't.” me ay, Cecil she said. “You exas-| which has been stirred a tablespoon. urkish Cannon, Falls at St. John. lao “willbe sought trom. the alti heen to interview a millionaire!” “What!” 3 aie pete agro is, | Fal of butter, rolled in flour; add to} ---The-great ‘bell of thé Cathedral of | At-Gagetown, N.B., the Kincaid plo: Gireraciayy a protect, hae if ery rang roy i uP Did it for the best! What a miser.| the liquor, cook o1 inute, return} gt, Stephen, Vienna, cast from cap-| House, an old landm ark, was torn/ been received with the greatest en- She" nodded. “Of course!” into the Tittle room.’ Already he coul inelaPuor-dene “obi ‘the potatoes to the kettle and serve. down, AR bape for 100 years, | thus r of ua ee It isn’t fit wot for oe he ex- fee signs he comi and) #ble whine! Po ar lad, chan two prairie provinces he effect upon the peeet ak building in the United aie Surplus tivated Wedded in Balkans, it has Pe pointed out that how- ever unsatisfactory German diplomacy m: , as marriage brokers and king mans are unm ateh= It is epactally in the Starla ed. that this Testenie marriage brokii is seen at its of all the Balkan States, except bia and Montenegro, are German om. e royal tums rariaice mar- ket is explained by the large number ermany ayraye has dispose of, and the fac been without its influence on the pol- as not The Great Growler, “die gro: held recently, the pile rae warn: je States concerned, as the Brummerin,” of St. Stephen, walghé ed that “many patent medicines con-| obstinacy of the late King of Rumania only 17 tons, not much when it is re- taining large amounts of alcohol are} and the self-assertion of “ present membered that if Russia; too, was to| neither foods, a stimulants as ad-| King of Greece have show : It up her bells she could find in} vertised.” algo ‘oscow one that weighs 180 tons and/ that enol Tiquors should only be|_. Not until aor six "months after another 128 tons. Old St. Stephen’s| ysed under advi his marriage man begin to bell in times past could have m: small b; fe’ wick, received a letter from Prof. T. Preihler Clarke, New Bruns- realize that courtahip may be a pre- face to hardship, uuld not e go far as ammunition, “These shells,” it is said, “kill everyone eatin ant business from only pea Peg INDUSTRY AND SOBRIETY. His Life Long. do not believe a the principles i life have changed i years, Williams Streeter. I do life, or that industry and economy miss their rewards, or that there is e] rou- ble is with the man, not with the rut. 'e.spends his time diligently search- industry and __ sobriety ;| for a strong man who rails at his eon-| dition and makes no determined effort to better ‘it. —— Over ee of all the women in England between the eae at fifteen and forty-five are unmarri % is the S for Jams ai has for sixty years canning and jelly-making, It's Just as easy to get the best—and well worth while, So tell ae grocer it must be REDPATH Sugar, in ong of the packages originated for REDPATH— 2 and 5 Ib, Sealed Cartons. 10, 20, 50 and 100 Ib. Cloth Begs, “Let 142 Sweeten It” CANADA SUGAR REFINING MO! ad Te Jellies. ‘When you pay for good fruit, and spend a lot of time over ity you naturally want to be swe that your jellies and Preserves will turn out just. right. You can be, if you use Sugar. Absolutely ar and always the same, REDPATH Sugai! proved’ most seen for eeyre