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If! Se The scene was set exactly as it had been when from upstairs Ibo hand that shot-tho shot that for a second had checked her breathirtt u if she herarif had been hit. As clearly as if at. had been In the room, she had our: Monte stretched out on the floor, with limiter: bending over him. no had not thought of my other poo- nibility. As the an“: down the gain the lad been an of what she Marjory escorted them to the door, and then, a little breathless with ex- citement. went into the 2ation room 1 moment to collect hem . it; as I matter of fact, after a: '2.l'..2'2'4'"t1'd.?C2' pe unctory interview with madame. . and Marie, who had so hr recoveud' ot-ruth'. let. themselves as to be easily handled by; There have been “slink: in the Injury. the lieutenant end his men,boot trade ever Ilnee it was a trade, bowed themselves out Ind the incident' of course. but only since the war has '"tdr,2 ted h t th d lit occurred to the ingenious to con- arlo escor t em o a cor, _ f ki of foot.. a_nd they. . my. brrthleu yith ex- a21 the shark or _ mg The lieutenant took out a memo- randum-book. "I: that necessary?" asked Mar- jory anxiously. "A report must be made." "it was nothing. I usure you," she insisted. "lt was what in America is called a false alarm." "You no American?" inquired the tittttetytett, mum his mustache. "It is a complirient to my Finch that you did not know," smiled Mar.. jotr. "The report is bt, . Vii-utter of routine," he informed er. "If undem- oiulle wjll kindly give me her name." "But the nerrsisiirersy' 'he" GiiiiiL ed. _ "Ther make; so much of IO little." "It will}. n pleasure ii, sed ikiiiiie report is treated as confidential," said tht lieutenant, with a bow. - I} was also a compliment to the lien- tenant that she smiled. At least, it wu_go that he interpreted it. "out we were row It was an assas- trimttion," the lieutenant informed her, He was a very stttert-lookitttr lieuten. ant. and he noticed her eyes at once. "To have an assassination it is new essary to have some one assassinated. is it not?" inquired Marjory. "But yes. certainly.” "Then truly it is I mistake, because the two gentlemen went off together in a eats." a nd B: was thr err, Humillon's lips began to twitch. "Because if you come around both- erinx her any more," explnined Monte, “HI be there myself; and, believe ms, you’ll go out the door. And if you try any more gun-play --the little fel- lows wil nail you next time. Sure as preachintr, they'll nail you. That would be too bad for every one-for you and for her." "Httw for her'.'" denial ton hoarsely. "The papers." answc "Aryt for you because-” Monte, summoning all his strength, shook the fellow. "Do you heart" he called. "Yes." muttered Hamilton. "Them" said Monte, “I want you to I" MM of the next int: that from now on you're to let rl'.' alone. Get that?” W W her was a Very . and he not To have an W to have Nurmandie he window " " " "NAPIER V. -sC'ont'd0 milton had disappeared. It driver who was peering in re his eye suddenly I"lHPl‘i-1R VI. Marines and Ether muttered Monte. mgan to revolve In monsieur IRSFLBRS '/aoi"li' {Mncgfiaj C? giiF demanded Hamil but" and fast In longer wa, ed Monte he was stand?" [ "Yes,mademoiselle." _ Marie suspected what had happened. Monsieur Covington, too, had present- ed the driver' with a louis d'or, and-- miracles do not occur twice in one day. I Marjory seated herself by a desk, where she had a full view of the of- tiee or all who came in and all who “went out. That she was here doing this and that Monte Covington was i upstairs wounded by a pistol shot was confusing, considering the fact that § as short a time ago as yesterday even- , ing she had not been conscious of the ;existence in Paris of either this hotel ior of Monsieur Coviniton. Of the I man who, on the other and, had been disturbing her a greet del-this iTeddy Htuniltotr-trhe thought not at Iall. It mm as if he had ceased to lexiet. She did not even associate t him, at this moment. with her presence 'here. She was here solely because to! Monte. - f _ _ . The scarcity of leather has led to numerous experiments with the skins of sharks and other Urge Bsh. These skins have been tanned quite success- fully, and before very long we shall be covering our feet with this new ms- terlel. it is said to be soft and pliable end durable, and, considering that Nn- ture iltted the shark to live in the see his skin should tr-tertlght., The supply of shark-skins In {urac- tlcnlly unlimited " present. From Ahlkl alone 11,000 pounds of skins wore “pond in on. month. The lyre-bird of Australia, which 1. about tho flu of a Pheasant, is the lb-t_-ttrd in the world. - 7 "We ',j,i,),t.y,in.,ii for a little walk inl a the sunshine," ate said. "Will you] . ' not come with us Y" ' i Decidedly madame would not. It) iwas loo weak and faint. She should - send for a friend to sway with her! ' “bile she rested on her he . i . . 1 "That is lreat for you," nodded Mar-f (turret Diet as Health Insurance. _ {jury} "Au revolt." l, P? It queer that when so much . With Marie by her side. .she took her] that IS vital in life depends upon food little walk m the sunshine, without and correct feeding, so few of us hurrying, as far as. around the my: Understand a thing about balanced ti','g"g,i,w'er,l"t"/, 1",'itiTti,ihi,t..ca 231mm» or pay any attention to feed- , e yerauo.u"! . _inttthehum tami , "Hotel Normandie This is for you t ld h an! iunily sand}. We . , e ;,, . . are 0 t at ood will 1 bi --if you make speed, she said. i . . . _ pay a II It was a wonder the driver was not,' part m Winning the. wav, yet we tro arrested within a block; but it ,viitty conserving with only a hazy nothing less than , miracle that.he idea ".r what we can best use as reached the hotel without loss of lel foods if We wish to conserve our A louis d or " a great deal of money,', strength and development, as well as but these Americans are all mad.) conserve wheat for the allies When Marie followed her mistress? Yet the whole thi . 'i? . I from the cab, she made a little pray-' that u v th IE Is .so “mp 9; t't' of thanks to the hon Dieu who had' though a $201 he /,'yi-f,g.inti, "Bark; Mutt] ilct‘ life. ‘ I - ' ee no ere ereln. l Nrodvrttoisullp inquired of the clerk We eat to promote growth and to! ‘Inl'IMutssivur Covington. {We us ertength, or, as the experts} 'r Monsieur Coyjnp:ton had veach, say, to give us heat or energy. There; -._-d tm h, tel some nt‘teun minutes he- are three classes of food and every-: fore. But he was ill. He had met rhing we eat may be placed in one. wi h t; L ’l'. , . . "t't . S . I ‘13; \x'il't:(lnigi.m llt “i3 a “WWW of tigese'three. They are the proteins.j "He he is not mum injured?" in, or t e foods which promote growth,; dun-ml Vat-jury . aryl the earboh.vdrates and fats, which' "l .in nut know." answered the give us h.eat and energy. The pro-l "itw'-r. "Hr Was tuurricd to his room teids “Waist of lean meat, 0825. milk," 'rl A "It-2| He was vcr.v).'ltitt'." and thy legumes. At least those are; “.11 viii Twin II] the xvi-m'ng-roinn. thu important proteids, though:' , not} t y 1 ”awn mint-2a (dun I wish many cereals conizdns proteins, and) ei' “In?” At onee-do yryil utuivre the. proteins eontain others of the foodl "on . t t . , . . [ yiy/,m.so,m,,is,,y,,." "tlt/tun/it,. [hm instance, milk cons Marie >uspt-cted “hat had happened. {nus a m .t e shape of cream. and Mon,ituiir. Covington, too, had present- “heat contains proteid--the gluten ml the shiver-with a louis d'or, andwj whieh makes wheat bread elastic. The' miracles do not occur twice in one day. carbohydrates are the starches and Memory seated herself by_ a. dosh. sugars, and the fats We all know. ) He had stood by the window. in: Madame Courcy's dingy receptlun room, smiling-his hair all awry. She! recalled many other, details now: how] his arm had hung limp; how he had) been to a good deal of awkward tron-l ble to keep his left am always to-i ward her; how white he had been when i he passed her on.his way out; how he, had seemed to stumble when he step- ped into the etttr. . , l "He-he is not bt wired Marjory. "l do not know The mere fact that they were going out alarmed madame. Marjory ”of ped in the hall and quite coolly wor - ed on her glows. . . " u r ry y' _ "0h. mon Diet:'." exaluimed Marie. "Has anything happened?" "I have just learned what ins al- ready happened," she answered. "But do not alum madame." It was impossible not madame. was like him to do that. Running swiftly to her room, she called Marie a! she ran. "Marie-my hat'. Your hat! Then flnaliy she did move. She moved slowly, with her "yet, closed. Then. suddenly opening them wide, she saw her fingers stained carmine. She know then why Monte had smiled. . It She seated herself in the chair he had occupied, and her hands dropped wearily to her side. Her f1n.ers touched something sticky-something on the side of the chair next to the wall ~something‘ that the gendarmes had not noticed. She did not dare to move them. She was paralyzed, as l! her fingers had met some cold, strange hand. For one second, two seconds, three seconds, she sat there trtovctuvd, fearing, if she moved " much as a muscle, that something would spring at her from bnlow--some awful fact. --- Then, sinking Into the chair near the window,---) very chair beside which she now stood,--he had asked her to go out and attend to mtu#Itte. Come to think of it, it was odd that he had been smiling. It-- was not quite natural for one to smile over as serious a matter as that. After all, even if Teddy was melodramatic, even if his shot had missed its nurrk, it was not a matter to take lightly, - was about too see. But when she entered she found Monte standing ereet--ereet and smiling, with his light hair _al_l-awry like , sehyro.1-tsor's. it/ire continued.) not know." answered the He was carried to his room . He was very white." wait in the writing-room. aurgoon comes down I wish I. At onee--do you under- to alarm l, Afters few days' trial. if the! starchy feed is properly digested, tryi Ito introduce egg into the dietary. At seven months the salivary glands are able to do their part in digesting starch. Begin with a wheat break- fast food, or rice. Either in more apt to be digested by the avenge child than is oat meal. Feed only a teaspoonful the first day, and note the effect. If the cereal you choose is not digested, causes distress, choose another. Remember each child is a law unto itself and you must decide what yours ten best digest. If there. is I. tendency to constipation oat meal is good as I corrective. If the tendency in the other way, rice is a good food . Up until seven mouths the baby should be fed nothing but milk. Moth-l ers' milk preferably. Failirr that, consult the best doctor you can secure' as to the right way to modify cow's. milk. Don't give your baby a pre-, pared baby food because some one: also gave it to her child and it “gotl along." And don't give condensed; milk except as a last resort and on! a physician's order. It is too sweet' for a perfect food. 1 It will be seen at once that children must have plenty or proteids if they are to keep up a normal growth, while adults who have attained their full development may get along with just the amount of proteids necessary to replace wornout cells, that is, to build the body up daily as it is burned out with work. Here is where our danger will, come in during these days when we' are asked to save food. We will be1 tempted to economize on the milk and1 eggs given our children, a thing we' have no right to do. The childrenI must be properly nourished or their) health will be impaired for life. Those‘ of mature growth may get along oni skimped rations with only temporormI inconvenience, provided the food! shortage does not last Go long. But': children must be fed. I I Acting Flight Commander G. W, Curtis and his nmNaiti'e just after a "erash" at a training camp in Eyhn I resort. He writes: "The view from ;of the hitdvichopl in which he soars. the air is superb, and we often Ry out , He says: We have a lot of smashes, over the sea, and dive down near the 2but 7Jif' few deaths, considering British warships and wave to the sail- i evepyfhintr. None of my pupils has on. When diving we only travel atibedn killed yet." . the rate of about 175 miles an hour.'; Acting Flight Commander Curtis I am kept very busy instructing andlhas lately been recommended by .his am turning out a lot of expert pilots.icommanding officer for a first lieu- The school I am connected with is one i tenancy, and experts to be .sen.t to in which flyers finish their course of iFranee at any time. He Joined the training. A lot of chaps from BordenTRoyal Flying Corps on November come to us to get final lessons, and,15th, 1916. Interesting despatches of ifeidents in the lives of flying men in England are given in letters to friends written by Acting Flight Commander Graham Waters Curtis, formerly Industrial Agent of the Canadian Ptteitie Rail- way in Montreal, who is now a fUine instructor in England. The school in which he teaches is a vast expanse of country close to a beautiful seaside Correct Diet as Health Insurance. [Half a coddled Pour, or soft boile.d, From Industrial Amt to Flight Commander 7 [1t19iii 'd $770115 'd-i 32%0111 FILE? I Remember, these foods should not 3a" be introduced at once. Never give (more than one new thing on any one "lay, and wait for at least twenty-four 'hours to see its effect, forty-eight (hours is better. Otherwise you can "not tell which food upset the child. Remember, that you child's future depends to a large extent on how you feed it, for health plays a large part Half a coddled egg. or soft boiled, is enough to begin with. Give this in the morning, and if it is properly digested, add a little more at each feeding until the baby can eat the whole egg. Crackers and hard toast, not toast soaked in hot water or milk, may be given. Watch the child to see that it does not nibble " pieces large enough to choke on. Orange juice, a tablespoonful to be- gin with, and scraped apple should be given each day. Home-made sugar cookies may also he given odcasional- ly in moderation. "hen they are sent to France. We do tall kinda of fancy performances-loop the loop, roll, make spinning nose 'dives, side slips, and vertical cums.” Acting Flight Commander Curtis has lately been recommended by his commanding officer for a first lieu- tenancy, and experts to be sent to France at any time. He joined the Royal Flying Corps on November 15th,1916. He describes how "little excite- ments" happen when one aeronaut gets into the "wash, or slip-stream of air" made by a preceding navigator. The letters: indicate that Acting Flight Commander Curtis is a lucky master' a money-saver. It makes money by saving money-for every fume who reads it and whq acts on the advice and instructions it contains. How does it lave money P Simply by telling how to build farm improvement of Corinna. 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Scoop out the In)? cores and s " the asp-Ce with br sugar and a bit-of butter. f. " ' 7 The AutoSrrop in the only rum- that sharpens in own blades amo- N ntaticatly. W to sour 91... out“: . yd 5.00 ., " atL mus . ' Am we, . - - h 'tam. c.., I.“ '8arlthh. It. You... the l N, 47-1-18 “up of Brown Sugar. man In Get, he decided that u some tire walking on his u“ Not without fear, but my "ientitic enthusiasm, hr companions bided their Ct the priests had passed we: ine stone: they follower merit of the asscmhl tors. They did it first in u then they repeated the fem l Pin. were ttmt invented and nan-d in1%8inrrmnee inthetimeor Fund- L Ur to that Lime woman and null wood, bone and ivory than. A uimilur taak was once undertake, by an ariehtoeattlt-eonturr strolling player. that". whom Sir William Rob- ertson Nicol! has written. But he can .. in after eleven years. by which {im- he Indiana-dad in memorizing about two-thirds of the Old Tenement. The meet wonderful memoriziw feet on record he recently been m- complished by William Frederick, a New York selenium He bu burned the entire Bible Hf? by hurt. and can repeat my pusukr in it from Gene“. to Revelation uni Btate Where it my be found. It ha» ' him eighteen - In I" age- there Have been fire mir ales. They have been a common fest. ture of the performances of profess- Iioml mngicinns, who in early day~ were priests of various religions. lt In only within comparatively reeent years that music he: become a luv vocation. - If (as happened to Professor Crart ton) he pauaed for an instant, high-v1 would be bllatered. The Fiji nativc- any that to look backward while doing the tire walk is likely to be fatal 1-. the performer. At all events, it won! 1 man burned feat. er u enabled to do " er: “dream! to a gu devil, who cgntrols m A shullow pit twer ll filled with burning nanny large stones, an end of four hours th, lbly hot, many of the Flames leap up bet-m it is that the "myctr naked and wearing u era. walk over them. Not long ago, how- E. Crnmpton. of Com was traveling in the hnppened to witness ldid not pretend to un The secret of the whole busiuesc, explained by Professor ('l'ampton. that the stones (of pumice lam ;. poor conductors of heat. The In: feet of the fire walker move fro atotte to stone at a quicker rate 1h the conduction of heat from the n beneath to the upper surface of t tf."""" Hence his feet are not bur felt It is ream Ince and has era who have p1anation ofte er is enabled era “dressed devil, who con So-(‘Illed "Miracle" “hick Hat, "tihitsrliy Explained. Many so4-alled "mm .les," "none the most interestirvg of m phenomena. Take, for rmmpla "tire walkers" of the mi Isl They are the prieau m ls mm (ion who, with “are fut, “31k md-hot-nay, flamirw- - mm 'N all are not scorched It ll really a wow]: 11' p.11 Through the United (hum thover,,' Minion. which has 'multiplied in will; list for the pui"pose, the Foud Controller is sending when letter to the farmers of 1h» nmvinces ts' MnnitoU, Stlkutcheuun an] Alberta exphining the food situratoon wht! requires that every an»: be made 1.. produce the Largest pnwi'lvle ammm’ of bread grains and othrr food pm ducts during the c-m'rvm )9Ir. 'ly, farmers are asked to main- arranu‘ menu, well in advanm mi planting time, for their supplies o!,' seed, exp. "ad to have their farm nun-1mm.» Muled and eve y.1 {-h-siblc pm "ration made tu produu a bwmv-r crop. "Now is the time h. maple tuuauy1ndusstr.r Fr . wide, perhtanent than the Food Controller. ' of the Cnmdian Arm) maple sugar known in I and France. The dom countries will eontino. after the present coniTu. ". “to Food Controller is urging m: It. mt possible productiur l - an: and maple syrup be tll deeeheat by farmers and all those wl im in close pr3xil'nity to asc/lui, ‘unr We bush. Thu sugar ohr), “I will no“ that then will LE " Manly unlimited market in not (C can. and beet sugar sulmuni of any and every kind. Maple sum Ind mule myrup can be ' in nu” other ways for sweetening: par-W. than commonly practised. and _ m. - can be so tram-n as 1-- :2: the pines of the ordinary ummw '. sugar. It is calculatnd ‘hat i: M full resources of Eastern, Canal.1 , sugu mnple trees mum b. ' ..l available, the total rilcrrs,, I l r, ments for sugar mm! .,, Int, 't without aid of import, “Ll.- ::‘ is not feasible with 1hr in. ~eli‘ l F . ment and organization. 5m" ll} _ erased amid of i’ulpyu urn! ' F, the MING sugar-fn-lic,,, euily'be increased by. ,. R,'. , t"" per irent, this spring. Food Control Corner (In Roche All of the Bible. 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