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Durham Review (1897), 16 Apr 1914, p. 7

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“is. New. ‘n. he“ 11mm! " " nil it u. M r; 'ago hot P' ma. Inf. ds an, 21w. I. 40 (r ","J,-T"-r'C""-"-',"'.-,"-"""'-""-"""-7"" (, i/j. mush Young Man; m {n he am he o the Cr, the Belle of the Season. ulh sururlnrd If the I'e had suddenly be- ..Id-world {arms In -r. hoops and ruttterr. what would some of Rive to belonl to-to w said to hlmnelf. "T" in": alone here with tr th grim " tttit bite t wnh admiration n the light of the I toid hlm he real- of in: unique "t n ruin by nny trim with the " on, of solitude. r whlch Incended r me many chlm- well have seemed Ated, and I'll-Hort! m him stood and onresqtrtsinetdlr. " In reunite that only had left London. " haul dined It ttttr w bitt Monk/ale " were Handlmt In hm ages; he would I” r sill. then 3h! haul!!! on the arntly at the before her. Mhe " tall ttRure, the shadow of th h maxim] t M " the ned bv the mt, her In»! all hummed She. had her old rid- at on to moment lawn. to uni h" k of him “arms-ll)" In heard melted 'ortty slrnr tt the to lulu her. Donald walked wlth state- " stem toward his mlslrcmt. and Bess was following. with u shiver of reluct- nm'e and a backward glance mwards the ttre-ttgmt which shnne throutth the open" door. when suddenly she totiNed the ore- sonn- of a “rumor. and with a shunt yap. hurled herself .towurda the spot where stntrord still stood. _D9nald. w.le T.oere N‘DIlUlu '_.... "1‘1"“. »/_..._.7_ a loud bay. followed with his long Mrlde. and Ida. Martled trom her reverie. fol- towed as far as the top ot the nuns and waited. watch-dom"' sum Nttstror0 to nm "Now. what on earth am I to do? I pose they‘ll srpringr on tne-the [ at any rate. It‘ll no use running; got to Mon and {are tt. What a founded nuisance. Hut " serves rum. I've no bushing to be In about the Mat-e." . As the do” came up. he air of eoneUtatton which w and murmurintt "Good don! old girl!" tried to vac-"y 1 Boss. Hut they were not am intruders. especially y Ite. and murmurlng “Good dog! All l'lKnl. old girl!" tried to [molly [Humid and Bess. Hut they were not accustomed to intruders. especially at that time of night. tend they ware legitimately turi- "UN. Dancing round him, and display- ing dazzling teeth ttweatenintrlr. they drew "our" and tan-arena and they would, certainly haw» sprung upon him: but the girl came. not running. but quickly. down the stops and Itrailhl across the dewy [was towards them. calling to the does as who tame in her clear. low voice. whirl: haul not a trace of tear in it. Their loud barking changed to sullen growls - _ ..,_,,,._ A"... loud h Is she to he Btatror light. to the Ivory pallm' of her pl, an expression of surprise In l {emu-mu pyes. .qtutrord raised "1 um \ory sorry'." he said .n--..I.I um mum think me a . used t cause alone. Inn Th, I might java. fag“ us th the mmronuhed: null. she 8 ut. who New Shea said no Ozod- him. a at re not trespassing," shp snhl. voice sounded cerv sweet and After the din of the dogs. mmm- right or way along thla iier the l public mum not matter." tthe e slizhtest noise , The place Is , my father and there are only a , ace ire 339 bitt." we expected 'the faithful "aid sttsttord to. Lupine". rnsely unloved." said Star. ”(3 an untrenuented, that " was private. and that T ther blunder: all the same. 'ry that I should have dis- ml made the dogs kick up I Would have Cone on or I had known you were but the plan-e looked so J: and motioning them mode and Imp-d at med out into the moon- tot a word. but. as she n faint color rame In- lnr of her "heek and ie had (‘omo “he of simple softened In a she said: "they 490. and we are ls so uuiet he- md T tive here it moment he were r tim him»? I sup- e-the Punk We and -errinirytlv, my! put on thut we all know. ! All right. Donald and H-uslnmell It: u areal rysl an In ii", dark his run. " con- .3 me 1oatintt q am macr- mint from ttirl. dell. haw h sv)) WNW "No. no," she breath and I armann!" ”INK Iustirwtlcel.v. uncnnao this 'vlnm-r to stattora1. almo lwutchlmt he-r father Ob' s,tt,riie,ty/! the tuture, wlth 1 that , (-hamical movement and hat Vilmd passed into the hi mme, a long breath. and with '(liS-‘Ing her throat. as if s 'k tttt trtte broke troy ytat.tot 1ntte their tempers. and after . clot. Innoce- tton of the intruder bu] come to an eorteigrton, that be (In; of ttye rMttt 'ect, Ind Donald was and” out 'tet III launches beside Btafrord. 1nd aim-tint hi: nose min" Bufl’ord'u In imit- ingiy. The girl‘s bum)! scam“ Suf- ford limo“ bewildering. and to not": Inn-i sweetly a part of the beta" of the night: he was conscious of . tear. (In! In actually I dread. that Ihe would bow. ct" the dog: and lave him; Io. before she could do no. he made haste to any: _ "Now 1 gm here. will you show me to apoloqu for my "can” of tttits afternoon?" “It does not matter." she aid. "you were very kind In helping me with the lamb: and I ought to have told you that my father would be very glad If you would ttnh in the Heron; you wlll tUtd some better trout hllher up the valley." “Thank you very much." “It! mar ford. Culling the dog: she turned “my: then, fortunately. Btattord remembered the vase of instruments. "Oh. I beg your pardon'." he Bald; " forgot this wallet. I found It by the stream utter you 'ad-," _ -__ "Oh. my wallet!" she cried. "I an: so glad you have found it. 1 don't know what l should have done " you had not; I should have had to send th') Preston or to London: and. besides» it) was . present from the old veterinary“ surgeon: he left it to me. There were some beautiful instruments in it." Still smiling. she opened it. an if to nhow him. Stafford drew near. so near as to become conscious of the scent of the rose in her bosom. of the still faint- er but more exquisite perfume of her hair. He bent over the ease in silence. and while they were looking a cloud sailed across the moon. The sudden disappearance of the light roused her, as " were. to a sense of his hresence. "Thank you for bringing it to me," she said; "it was very good of you." "Oh. l hadn't to brintt " far." said Stafford. "i am staying at ‘The Wood- man Ittttd at Carynford." "uh?" she said; "you are a tourist- you are fishing?" Stafford could not bring himself to say that lie was the son of the man who had built the great white house. ‘ which. no doubt. her lather and she re- l smiled. She stopped suddenly. her lips apart. hey eyes ttated on the farther end of the terrace; for while she had been sneaklnx a tttture, only just perceptible in the semi-darkness. had moved slowlv across the end of the terrace. paused for a mo- ment at the head of the ttUht of stem. and then slowly denteended. Stafford also saw it. and glanolnz at her he saw that she was startled. If not frighten- en. She scarcely seemed to breathe. and mhe turned her lurze dark eyes up- on him uuemtionintrlv, somewhat isn'- 'retsll!ytir. . l. . .. . .. "You have a very beautiful place here." he said. after a pause. She turned and looked at the house in the dim light. with a touch of pride in her dreamy eyes. "Yo-s." she said. an if it were unless to deny the fact. "It is very old, and I am very fond------" mt. "What in that?" she said in a whis- per. more to herself than to him. "Homeunewa man-ho, gone down the stem from the house," he maid. "Don't you know who " in?" "Nu." she replied in as low a. voice. "It in not Jason-there Is no one eitre-- who can it be? I will no and see." She moved towards the terrace. and Stafford said: "1 will come with you: you will let dreadful!" ....., instinctively. uiwonscious1v. she drew Kind and considerate as he had been t-inst-r to Stafford. almost t-lunz to him, she thought of him with something like watching her father over her shoulder. 1 resentment: it was as if he had Manned until the tiRure. with its lhastlv. me-iinto her life, had intruded upon its l'liiilllt'al innwnu-nt and vacant stare.;qulet uneventrulnrss: He had no rittht haul missed into the house: then. within. have seen her father in that terrible a lung breath. and with her hands clasn- I t-onditinn. that death in life. And she lug»: her thrtmt. and " she were stlnintt.ilhtlt1 behaved like a frixhtrned servant- stw bruin- frnm Stafford and sprang“ maid; had not only clung to hitn---had "uickly and noiselewlv up the steps and she clung to him. or was it only fancy? oisaotreat'ed "Iso. -but had left him without a word of wondering' whcthet' he was awake ot' thanks. had allowed him to wait there. dreaming. Stafford waited for over an and then had waved her hand to hty! hnur to we if she would cotne liackzzjust as she had Seen Jessie the maid and be was turning iiwuv tit last. when , wave her hand to her “young man" after her “run appeared in the “pen dtrots I they had parted. and she was Eoinz into wet)". like that of a wrnitli. She waved l the house. hey hunt! to him, then diruurtotraced, Midi When Htte, had undressed she, went thr dooi' vlosetl. Fttill tasking h‘iliselrlavain to her father's door and listened if he were nut in a land of dreams. but 1 to his deep and regular breathing; tltett, tingling with the touch of her sninil;m Itxnt,'rrhe went to bed; but the sense trand, with the haunting perfume nrfot' loneliness was so intense that she :..... “mat... for hours thinking of “that to see if she would he was turninir nwav turure Hmwul'vd in t like thutot a_ wrn_|_t f, the soft black hair. Stafford Rained the road and walked towards the inn. Ida had followed her father across the} terrace. across the hall. lit weirdly by; the xiow of the sinking tire and the. pale moonlight, up the broad stairs. along the corridor to the open door ot his room. He had walked slowly but steadily with his usual gait. and his head bent slightly: thouzh his eyes were wide open, he seemed to see Lo- thintt. yet he did not stumble or oven hesitate. ldu. followed behind him with absolute noitgeletmttetm. They were both ghostlike in their movements. and the dogs stood and watched them intently, ears erect. and with that gravity in their eyes which dogs wear when they are puzzled. The old man closed his door softly. still without any hesitation. and Ida. grasping the broad rail of the staircase, waited breathlessly. She heard him moving about. as leisurely and precise- ly as before; then all was still. She stole to the door and opened it: the "mint was streaming into the room and fell athwart the bed, W. which he was She waited for an hour. so absorbed in her anxiety that she did not remem- ber the man she had left outside. After another quarter of an hour she went to her father’s room. and found that he wus still sleeping. Then she remember- ed Stafford. remembered him with a start of discomfort and embarrassment. Was he waiting there still? She went downstairs. and from the open door-way she saw him under the. trees. There was‘ something. in the attitude of the erect rfizure that reminded her of a soldier on) ”word. " sentinel standing faithful atl ihin post: and when she had waved her ‘hsnd in dismissal she did not Quite ‘l‘lnl‘P the door. but watched him throuith ithe narrow opening as he paced slowly _ down the road. looking back at the house i now and again as it to see if she want- 1 ed him. I Then she closed the door, siKned to i the dogs to lie down before the tire. und lwent up to her room. after (musing be- side her father's door and listening to ihis regular breathing. Her room was ‘at large one-nearly all the rooms in ithe plat-e were lurks: and us she un- (dressed herself slowly she looked round i it with a novel sense of loneliness. The tall shadows of her graceful yet girlish ligure were cast grotesquely on the wall by the cundles beside her glass She had nerer felt loner before. though her life !(-'\I‘I' since she had arrived at the Hall .might be called one almost of solitude. l That sense of loneliness had come up- lon her suddenly its she had waumed lthe young man's retreating future. She would not help thinking of him even ‘When her mind was oppressed with [nnxieu on her father's nevount. in u -\'akue way she remembered how kind 'this stranger had been; how quietly. ‘nnd with what an air of protection. he had stood by her and restrained her ifrom crying out and alarming her fa- _ theta As vaguely. she remembered that [in the moment of her terror she had minor: to him. had forgotten under the :zreut strain that he was a straRRer-- and a mum Even now she did not know ihis mime knew nothing of him except :thnt he was staying at "The Woodman I Inn." _ _ u _..-.., .... I..- ha}! linen Ill] lllllhull» lll( ll‘u ... FN...)-.. ___- lying. his eyes closed. his face calm and peaceful; she went on timoe to the bed and bent over him. and found that he was in a deep profound sleen. With a Ionq breath of relief. she left him, and sat on the stairs and waited; for it was just possible that he might rise twain and resume the dreadful wttlk--that mu- tion of death in life. She waited for an hour. so absorbed in her anxietv that she did not remgm- ‘thc- huune. _ i When she had undressed she went irtrnin to her father's door and listened 1 to his deep and regular breathing; then. ;ut Iairrhe went to bed; but the sense inf loneliness was so intense that she lay awake toy hours thinking of that lbent figure walking in its sleep from the shadows of the ruined chapel. I For the fawn she would have to watch her futherrlosely. would nerhans have ho lock thir door of his room. Why had he Ron" to the Chanel? Ho far as she {know humus not in the habit of going there', indeed. she did not remember hasintt seen him no there in his waking mumenta. tihe knew nothing ot som- nambullsm: but she imagined that he had gone in that direction by more ,chance. that if he had happened to ttnd any impediment in him way he might ins ecsily lune fume in another direc- hour lwyund her uHqu TFB"E-r ...._ _ deeply that Jessie had tilled the cold bath without wnkhnr her beloved young mistress. Ida dressed quickly. all the inrldents of the preceding night rush- lng through her mind. and hurried to her father's room: the duor was ova-n. the room empty. and, with a sudden Your. she ran down the stairs and found him in his usual seat In the library. She drew a long breath and went and kiss- m1 him, wishing hill.) trood-rnornirur as "d him. wishing mm "t""e"""""'"' *"-t osually as Hiu' oruld. b "You are up eurly this morning, fan-i the-r." she said. tryingr to lit-v]! hm- tone tree. from any unxietv. He glanl'ed ut the vim-k culmlv. “No. you arr inter." he said. His eyes met hem with thvir usual expression of absent-minded serenity. "i--- l was a little tired and over-shot myself." she said. "Ace-are you unite won this morning. father?“ "Yes. quite well. Whs' not?" he re- plied, with slight surprise. She drew a long breath of relief: it was quite evident that he knew nothing of that weird walk. and that it had not affected him injurious”. "Nothing." she said. forcing a "mile. Am she spoke. Jason. in his indoor livery. which. in some strange way. looked as it it had shrunken with the figure which had worn it so long. came Ito the door. and in his husky voice said that breakfast was ready; and Ida. tak- ing her father's arm. led him into the dining room in which all their meals were served. When she had poured out her father'a; coffee. she took " round to him one let her land rest on his shoulder lovingly; but Jason had brought in the Dost-ban and Mr. Heron was unlocking " and taking out the few letters and papers. and seemed unconscious of the littlo anxious caress. - "Are there any for me. father." she uked. limerlnl beside him. and she uretched out her hand to turn the en- velopes on their rixht Iide: but he stomped her uuickiv and “not them to- gether. covering than with his long 'ind-the gravely Hefon Mud. "No. no." he said. slime-t unruly: "they are at! for me: they or. bill‘neill L--I---II-rl’ “minnow- “I. When she had poured out coffee. she took it round to her hand rest on his shouh but Jason had brought in and Mr. Heron was unloc hiking out the few letter" and seemed unconscious ol anxious care”. _ -. ---- ...... h“. m,_ First Chorus Lady: “What do you wink, dearl George is back from Alaska, stone broke, and so altered that you would hardly know him." - . ed.',, ,,,_-1 if Seéond Chorus sha'n't, dear." 'r',ire fell asleo m1- boayondihe Bix: “Does your the club for you w late l" Dix: "No, but when I get home." CHAPTER. IV, That Gm. n at tart and slept an -r usual time. and so sie had tilled the cold nkimz her beloved yuung Changed. a your wife ever go to you when you are out she trces for me he had tten su re Rhubarb and Orange Jam.-Abe quart of rhubarb cut in small pieces, six oranges, three cups of sugar. Remove the rind from the oranges and scrape off the white pith; with a pair of scissors cut the rind into thin strips. Remove the seeds and fibrous parts from the oranges and put into a preserve kettle with the rhubarb, sugar and rinds. Bring to the boiling point and skim. Cook until the jam stif- fens when tested on a cold saucer. Baked Ma1ibut.---A thick piece of halibut weighing about two pounds, one-fourth pound of fat salt pork, one medium-sized onion, one-half teaspoon of salt, three-fourths cup of cracker crumbs, three table- spoons of butter and one-fourth teaspoon of paprika. Cut the pork in thin slices and place one-half oft it in a shallow baking tin; remove‘ the black skin of the fish by dip- ping in boiling water and then' scrape it off with a knife. Cut the onion in thin slices and lay it on the pork, then lay the fish on it. Put the remainder of the pork on the fish and dredge well with flour. Bake in a moderately hot oven one- half hour. Melt the butter, stir the crumbs into it, add the salt and pa- prika; spread this over the fish and bake fifteen minutes. Remove to a hot plate and garnish with slices of lemon cut in fancy shapes and chop- _ ped parsley. _ Norwegian Rarebit.--One small ibox of oiled sardines, one-fourth lcup of cheese broken in small bits, ‘yolk of one egg, on.e-half cup of [strained tomato. one-half tom spoon of salt, a few drops of ta- basco sauce. Cut slices of bread one-third inch thick, remove the crusts, cut in strips one and one- half inches wide by three inches long. Toast on one side. Place two , sardines on the toasted side of each let-rip of bread and put them where [they will keep hot. Heat the oil ':drained from the fvsh, add the selV iir,iiii0d, tomato and the egg yolk lslightly beaten. Cook over hot wa- lter until it thickens. then pour it (over the sardine-s. Server“ rim-e; Pour into sterilized jars; cover with paraffin and set away to cool and then cover. ter until it thickens, then pour it over the sardine-s. Serve at once. Fitttttttt Huddle Rtsrebit.-Broil the fish; pour boiling water over it and let it stand on the stove where it will not boil for ten min- utes. Drain off the water and re- move the bones and skin. Flake in- to small pieces with a fork and add to it the following sauce '. One table- spoon of butter and one tablespu-un of flour blended together; add one cup of milk and wok five minutes. Add a. few drops of tabasm) sauce and ttwee-fourth" cup of grated cheese. Serve on slices of toast. Piekled Salmon. - Boil two nmmds of salmon. Remuve the Piekled salmon. -- Boil two pounds of salmon. Remove the bones and skin. Boil together one cup of vinegar, one cup of water that the fish was boiled in, one dw en peppercorns, eight whcle all- spice, one teaspoou of salt and two bay leaves. Boil ten minutes, then pour over the fish. In twelve hours it will be ready to serve. It is good ... ”no phhpr as a relish fur lunch it will be ready to serve. It IS good to serve either as a relish brr lunch or as a salad. Fish-alum From Canned Salmon. -One can of salmon, one pint of mashed potato, one egg, two table- spoons ct milk; drain the-salmon and remove the skin and bones; mavh with a fork. If cold mashed potato is used, heat it over the fire with the milk. Add the fish to the potato and stir over hot water un- til thoroughly mixed ; if too dry add a. little extra milk. Season to taste. ‘Remove Horn the hee and add the iii",' beaten light, and the butter. , _ = - mivinu any.“ 'urm in shape in a mixing spoon hed fire th? un- and fry in deep ht. Drain on matt - 1m Run. - Three' hud- boiled one, three sardines, one- hnlf teaspoon of salt, 0.: table- epoon of butter, a few from: ot ayenne, one and one-he! cup: of hot boiled rice, one cup of tomato sauce. Cook three eggs one-hell hour just below the boiling point. Remove from the water and drop into cold water; let them remain two or three minutes and then re- move the shell. C ut the eggs length- wise and take out the yolks. Re- move the bones from the sardines and mince dine, mix with the egg yolks and add butter and season» ing. Form into bills and put one ball in each half of egg white. Spread the rice on a platter and place the eggs on it. Pour the to- mato sauce around the eggs. To save time in baking sweet po tattoos, parboi) they} first... . To boil cracked eggs, add a little salt to the water. -rhis"eiJnomiea1 housewife should give due importance to the molasses Julf. . . . ' . - - . bommon baking soda is a great help in cleaning bath tubs and wash basins. _ _ -drasped dates and nuts mixed are another good filling for school lunches. _ _ _ . _ "'riCiei, a tiny cake. dip it inio the icing, holding it by the thumb and iorefinger. _ _ .. "3&an cake batter as little as possible after the ftuur is put into the cake mixture. -- -iiJioiG of gray wall paper make an excellent background for the living room. . . 'r/rig/Jar-am in the small glass globes used for gold fish. It does not setter. . . "133:5 -siouid Vibe verv evenly dampened before ironing and should be ironed until retylly dry: i //iiLV'Jiatisrcoa1 suspended in muslin in drinking water will make it quite safe typir.ink. should be ironed until really dry. Pale, soft colors are better for the nursery than white. Soft gray, tan or green are all good. “if soil have a slight" burn. wet it instantly with vinegar and powder with baking powder or flour.. . m... an...“ r, A work apron of green ssilk IS a welcome gift to any woman who does much crochetlng or fine work. To prg-v-elirtrltr kerUseue oil lamp from melling, sunk all new hemp wicks thoroughly, in vinegar. Eiked bear/s {with a, suggestion 4t Chili sauce on them make a deli, [awful Hinls. ONTARIO ARRIVES‘ TORONTO cioua filling for brown bread sand- The addition of a little turpen- tine makes stove polish blacker. more durable and more glossy. If the shelf of baby's high chair is covered with white oil-eloth it will be much easier to keep clean. In cases of burns, the apnlicatiol of powdered charcoal soothes the pain and heals the sure like magic. wiches . Sew . shield-thed piece of mB- terial under the arms of corset cov- ers und they will last much longer. GILLETTS A few drops of vinegar added to the water in which potatoes are boiled will prevent them turning black. Wash old brdspresds, then cover on both sides with grey Gnnelette and tuft them us if the spread were new. iiiii'iiiJl8 3 J-CE THE CLEANLINESS‘ ==Eii or smnssLosers. BATHS.DRNNS.ETG. IS or VITAL IMPORTANCE TO HEALTH. tie",". - - G‘ILL NY gr C) udi J 2 'oc, No In? NT L 1M s. all! P If,'lr,r, " ia, w LL'd' he bf 0" 1-185. F." “I -al " TIC grind. n I and (It: Lord {Mn rope W I) At I noel. DULY. l " In It wtel, 'ce"l h. y, u m

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