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i¢ if 3 She hesitated. "I do not know the man well enough to say, but I will ive you my art creed and let you ndge for yourself. I believe that a man‘s art is neither more nor less than the expression of himself, and that, in order to obtain an exalted exâ€" Kression, his first business is with imself. _ Wrong living blunts, and eventually destroys, the fundamental sense of right and wrong without which a noble art is impossible. When a man‘s art is true, it is because he himself is true. The true artists must be a man first and an artist afterâ€" ward." "You‘ll help me, won‘t you?" he in its praise, and astonishing rrimI asked. | were ofl;nd f]or i{, but ltlh:l pctur; Fe: Sb we j was not for sale. It, too, had crosse P })l,el; ec;e;:”nl!o.d. Indeed, 1 will, ui:’he wa;er. ’“dt the dream "he h‘di He went home with love‘s fever in Gréamed came true. his veins. She had promised to help| _ When Constance looked “{”“ l("hy" him, and surely there was only one WArd‘s painting her heart eage ”! way. He wrote her a hasty note, and though it would leave her breast, @n hour later his messenger brought White, radiant and g‘lonfied, it was her reply: | she herself who stood in the centre of \the picture. That selfâ€"reliant, fearâ€" "Believe me, 1 never dreamed of; less pose seemed to radiate an infinite this, and you know what my answer calm. Behind her raged the powers must be; but I do not need to tell you of darkness, utterly helpless to pass that whatever honest friendship can the line on which she stood. Her face offer is already yours. seemed to illumine the shadows "With deep regret, I am as ever, |around her; her figure was instinet "Constance Grey." ’w'ith grace lndhstrength. “BAelo§ ht)\e Th‘e grim humorAyf t.he_ Ehlng stunâ€" g}fite‘;(rfn was Ahe naifle: ite "Believe me, 1 never dreamed of this, and you know what my answer must be; but I do not need to tell you that whatever honest friendship can offer is already yours. | "With deep regret, I am as ever, "Constance Grey." The grim humor of the thing stunâ€" ned him momentarily and he laughed harshly. Then he flung himself &w‘n in a passion of grief. in the morning he took pen and paper again, after a night of sleepless distress. "You cannot mean what you say. That white, womanly soul of yours must wake to love me some day. You have stood between me and the depths, and there has been no shame in the life that 1 offer you since Kou came into it. Oh, you perfect thing, you don‘t know what you are to me. Conâ€" stance, let me come!" Ty «e io. _ The answer was promptly forthâ€" _ "I cannot promise what you ask, but you may come to see me if you wish." A Pale with expectancy, Hayward was only the ghost of himself when the servant Jmm,ed him. He had waited but a moment when Constance entered the room in the‘{own in which he had seen her first. He rose to meet her, but she came and sat down beside waited but a moment when Constanc® The old gray guard, passing entered the room in the H’own in which through the room, saw her upturned he had seen her first. He rose to Mm#et face in that moment of exultation. It her, but she came and sat down beside was the same that he saw in the picâ€" him. . e ot ture above, and he quietly went away "Listen," she said, "and I will tell to wait until Constance came out, her rn how I feel. I am twentyâ€"five, and face flushed and her eyes shining like have never cared. I do not believe stars, before he locked the door. that 1 ever shall care, for the love â€" That night the cable trembled with that we read of is almost incompreâ€" a message to America. 1t reached hensible to me. You cannot MATTY Hayward the next morning as he sat such a woman. _ reading the morning naver. ‘The enâ€" His answer was fervent; his words vel, crowded one ucron another in a veh¢e an, t flood, and his voice was low and h rse with pentâ€"up passion as he p1« plored her to believe in him, trust _« , be his wifeâ€"kneeling at her feet boy and kissing her hands in abject huâ€" «g, mhnd her to believe in him, trust _ "Wait," he said to the messenger , be his wifeâ€"kneeling at her feet poy, Hurriedly he wrote the answer: and kissing her hands in abject huâ€" «gail next steamer"â€"then, utterly mility. oblivious of the additional expense, It was very hard to say what she he added another word, which must must. With an effort she rose and have been very expressive, for Conâ€" drew away from him. "I must be true stance turned crimson when it reachâ€" to myself and to you," she said, "and eq herâ€"perhaps because the discernâ€" 1 can say nothing but the old bitter ingy genius who copies cablegrams in no." typewritini had put the last word in White and wretched he went awAy; capitals, thinking that the message nl\'int her, white and wretched, be came from a Mr. Darling. nd him. enA »ir l 4 (The End.) White and wretched he went away; kving her, white and wretched, beâ€" nd him. For days and weeks thereafter Hayward painted busily. Jennings went to see him one afternoon. "Look here, old fellow," he said, "what‘s the matter? I know I was ungentlemanly about the handkerchief but that is no reason why you should eut us all this way. Can‘t you forget about it?" _ _ o s # â€"Lihy. Jennings, old boy, I haven‘t gut anybedy." . |_ _ & Your Guarantee _ "No, but you‘ve tired of us, and you dog f t ro (me SA wigen 4o can}'lt hide rt.‘hComeT hdo?n“flw x}"iver e face on the fr.ont. with us toâ€"night. e fellows have c: a yacht, and we‘ll have supper on‘ A SOAPâ€"SAVING HINT. rd with plepty of champagne.! Save the small pieces of your fayâ€" Won‘t you come?" _ _ orite toilet soap and pat them in the Hayward was seriously tempted. boiler when boiling clothes. This not He knew what the "time" would mean only makes use of the ends of the soap E"he ';1' t}:c Â¥ g‘fflg 'f:fiotvl:. d%" tp:;;l; but gives your clothes a delightful w . u Hol b: ochn «hoae anivce S Tis mone. " THEEERRCG which will last for days. Hayward was seriously tempted. He knew what the "time" would mean â€"â€"the ecstacy of it and the dull penalâ€" tes which would follow. But that day by the river came into his memâ€" ory: a sweet, sunlit face, and a woâ€" man‘s volce saying to him, "when a It insures tea that is fresh, fragrant and pure â€" Try it [JP THE WHIIE SHIELD PART II BY MYRTLE REED tb the name h himself is true." "Jennings," he said, "do I look like a man who would make good company at a champagne supper? You know what‘s the matter with me. _ Why don‘t you just sensibly drop me?" _ man‘s art is true, it is because he The beauty of the conception dawnâ€" ed upon her slowly. Pale and tremblâ€" ing she stood there, forgetful of place and the throngs around her. At length she knew what she meant to him; that his art at last rang true be« 1use he had loved her enough to be a man for her sake. She dared not linger before it then, but she came again when the place was empty, and stood before her lovâ€" er‘s work like one in a dream. The fiends in the shadow showed her the might of the temptations he had fought down. She gazed at her own glorified face until her eyes filled with tears. With a great throb which was almost pain Constance woke to the knowledge that she loved him, even as he loved her; well enough to stand between him and danger till she herâ€" self should fall. That night the cable trembled with a message to America. 1t reached Hayward the next morning as he sat reading the morning paser. The enâ€" velope fluttered unheeded to the floor, and is face grew tender as he read the few words which told him that his picture had rewarded his love. A nice soft ball can be made for baby out of old stockings. See that they are sweet and clean. Then cut them into bits and stuff them into an unworn part of the leg. Sew it up on each side, and then roughly outline, in colored darning cotton, a puppyâ€" dog face on the front. Minard‘s Liniment Heals Cuts. BABY‘S STOCKING BALI "Oh, bother!" said Nan. "Those are trifles! What‘s gnawing my very soul is that I‘ll have to wear my old blue dress, because Miss Conover Iwon’t have finished my new brown, { and the tailor‘s got my only suit, putâ€" | ting the new lining in. He‘s got yours, | too, Lou; have you forgotten? And, | Jean, I don‘t believe you have a single | fresh, goodâ€"looking dud to your name; ‘you haven‘t even begur overhauling | your things as Lou and I have." | we‘ve ever known! ’ "No, but we want to be at our best, not our worst! And everything‘s wrong, and we‘re none of us readyâ€" | unless it‘s grandmother, and she‘s alâ€" | ways ready for anything! Did you |notice how she colored up pink and ‘lplmed and pretty when she heard | the letter?" "If it had been any other time!" said Jean tragically. "The blinds all off and the house half paintedâ€"" . _ "And Maggie with a swelled face and as cross as two sticks, poor thing; I only hope she won‘t give noâ€" tice at the word ‘company,‘" added Louise dolefully. :.: % : "Mother isn‘t saying anything, but there‘s despair in her eye!" observed Jean. "She told Mrs. Austen to come ‘any time,‘ and now she won‘t admit even to herself she wishes the time were any other time. If it were anyâ€" one but Mrs. Austen! The most exâ€" quisite, fastidious, elegant person Mother rallied enough to say, "I told her she would find us simple peoâ€" ple living simply is a little country town. We don‘t want to pretend." Louise uttered a little squeal of disâ€" may. "But she isn‘t ready! I haven‘t made over her best lace cap or mendâ€" ed her embroidered crepe shawl. They‘ve been in my closet ages!" _ "She won‘t care," said Jean confiâ€" dently. "When there‘s anything to be enjoyed grandmother just enjoys it and doesn‘t fuss about the outs. She‘s as easily pleased as a child_.” "Umph! Children aren‘t so easily pleased with anything that‘s convenâ€" ient. You hand Bettikin a rag doll when she‘s set her mind on a Teddy bear and you‘ll find out! She‘s no perpetually smiling cherubâ€"not she! Children are sopkisticated and imperiâ€" ous persons nowadays; you can‘t put them off with any old thing and ‘Now have a good time, dearie!‘" A | _ "Oh, well, we can try," conceded \Jean, "and anyway, if she‘s disapâ€" | pointed in everything else, she won‘t |\be in grandmother. One smile and | one toss of a gray curl and she‘ll come ‘under the spell. Grandmother‘s our irresistible charmer and our angelâ€" child!" "Well, you can grandmother! I mean, if there‘s a good time possible, she‘ll have it. If childlike meansâ€" meansâ€"well, unspoiled and happyâ€" hearted, she‘s the youngest member of this family; now isn‘t she?" y "Yes," said mother, pulling herself :::e;i:?“'m' zl d whoid cce """""1 together. "I believe she is. When i s anyone has lived as long as she and‘; P:'Ltbern m:u_led to any addr;;gl oni faced as many troubles and perplexiâ€"| receipt of 15¢ in silver, by the 1§on ties and always done her full share Publishing Co., 73 West Adelaide it" of the hard things in lifeâ€"and yet has| Toronto. Allow two weeks for receipt managed to keep a keart that opens| Of pattern. c easily to happiness, like a daisy to the * sunâ€"dears, that‘s something rare and Mutton and Macaroni. fine, something for the rest of us to| When the cold mutton has lasted so live up to. Mrs. Auste:‘s visit won‘t long that the housewife dreads putting be under quite the conditions we could , it again before her family, let her try wish, but if we forget them and enjoy | it under this guise. Cut the cold meat her,â€"as grandmother will in her old;into cubes. To two cups of meat have cap and secondâ€"best shawl,â€"I believe one cup of cooked macaroni, two cups our guest will forget them too and|of tomato sauce, one cup of cracker enjoy us. I‘m sure of it!" crumbs, two tablespoonsful of butter, "Oh, well, we can try," conceded‘salt and pepper. In a well buttered Jean, "and anyway, if she‘s disapâ€"; enamelled ware bake dish put a layer pointed in everything else, she won‘t of macaroni, bread crumbs and tomato be in grandmother. One smile and sauce, then a layer of mutton with bits one toss of a gray curl and she‘ll come of butter, pepper and salt. Affernate under the spell. Grandmother‘s our| unt!l the pan is fAilled. Bprinkle bread irresistible charmer and our angel-i crumbs on top with enough extra butâ€" child!" ter to brown them. Serve in the dish j w 25 in which it is cooked. BUIT SCHOOL LUNCH TO THE e T orce ons WEATHER. | TREATMENT FOR WOODWORK. When my children first went to| To clean woodwork that is grained school we were living in town and or varnished in imitation of hardâ€" they were dismissed at 11.30 and wood, rub it well with a cloth wrung came home for dinner. How they out of soapsuds in which borax has used to rush into the kitchen "hungry been dissolved. Then rub hard with as bears," wash and comb, and be all a soft cloth dipped in kerosene. ready when their father arrived. 1 When floor oil is used on floors or When we came to the farm to live, school was too far away, so I packed their lunches. _ At first they liked staying at school during the noon hour. But with the season for coats and caps and mittens, the cold lunches lost their popularity. A cold lunch may be very nourishing, but it is not satisfyâ€" ing in cold weather, and the children really need something warm. At first 1 thought of consulting the teacher and the other mothers in reâ€" gard to serving something hot, but I hesitated to add to the work of the busy teacher. I decided to try someâ€" thing else first. It happened that we had thick rice soup with tomato sauce for supper one night about that time, and one of the children watched me dish it up and said, "I wish we might have some of that for our lunch toâ€"morrow." Put int a frying pan two table-‘ spoon: of pork gravy, or lard, and when it melts add one cup of washed rice. Stir until the rice browns, then add four or five raw tomatoes or some tomato sauce, and set on the edge of the stove to simmer for an hour. Seaâ€" zon while cooking, with onion, salt and pepper. If necessary add water. _ When I put up the lunches next mornin{s I put the cold, thick soup in the bottom of a broad, oblong dinner pail and laid the wrapped sandwiches on top of it. The dessert and fruit went in last. "Well, I guess you might," I said. It is one of our favorite soups and is very nourishing. It is made this way: HAPPYâ€"HEARTED AGE. Woman‘s Sphere !” l So I began saving out something ‘from supper or breakfast, or making : something extra to put in the lunch pail to be warmed. Sometimes a small | granite dish of baked beans, someâ€" | times scalloped potatoes, creamed carâ€" {rots or turnips, macaroni and tomato | sauce, stewed meat with vegetables, : mashed potatoes with gravy, or some of the rice soup. At noon the children took out tho' other articles and put the soup on the; stove to heat. At night they were‘ very enthusiastic over their warm lunch, and I found that I had started something, for they all wanted to know what they could take to warm: on the following day. | Every day that winter the children had something to warm in their school lunch. On mild ‘ways and cold days, in sunny weather and stormy weather, when there was a path to follow and when they had to break their own, the children went to school. They were not sick once and never missed a day. Just how much the warm lunch had the to do with it I cannot say, but I beâ€" P"® lieve it helped and they never went fr9 unwillingly to school. And when their, fr0 father and I sat down to our owni warm dinrer we ate with more relish,| T knowing that the children too kad a| 1 satisfying meal.â€"Mrs. E. H. D. | dea A POPULAR PRACTICAL MODEL. 4391. This style has good and comâ€" fortable lines. The closing is in coat style. Madras, gingham, pean drill or flannel could be used for this model. _ The Pattern is cut in 9 Sizes neck measure: 14, 14%, 15, 15%, lq,_l_ii%i‘. â€"177,”177';-5 and 18 inches. A 15â€"inch size requires 4%% yards of 27â€"inch material. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 15¢ in silver, by the Wilson Publishing Co., 783 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Allow two weeks for receipt of pattern. When floor oil is used on floors or woodwork, it may be darkened by adding half a tablespoonful of burnt umber to each quart of oil, or lightenâ€" ed by adding the same quantity of yelâ€" low ochre. To prevent foods from boiling over, grease the inside of the cooking vesâ€" sel at the top. By doing this you can safely leave the food to boil without watching. This is especially good when boiling candies or preserves. The moment the rim of grease is reached, the boilingâ€"over tendency is eliminated.â€"M. S. D. Standardization will come by educa tion, coâ€"operation and legislation. POTS THAT WON‘T BOIL OVER. WOMEN CAN DYE ANY GARMENT, DRAPERY Dye or Tint Worn, Faded Things New for 15 cents. Don‘t wonder whether you can dye or tint successfully, because perfect home dysing is guaranteed with "Diaâ€" mond Dyes" evenm if you have never dyed before. Druggists have all colâ€" ors. Directions in each package. IÂ¥RUE No, 10â€"‘24. should try graham breakfast ""’1 made by stirring graham flour into boiling water, salted to taste, until moderately thick, then allow to cook slowly for five minutes, stirring occaâ€" ; sionally. Serve with sugar and milk ’or thin cream, as preferred. | Graham Puddingâ€"Two teacupfuls ‘ of graham flour, one eup of molasses, same of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of soda, same of salt, half cup of chopped raisins, one tablespoonful allspice. Stir thoroughly, turn into | pudding pan and steam one hour. Serve with your favorite pudding sauce. Very much resembles suet pudding, with much less work. My recipe for pudding sauce is: One heaping tableâ€" spoon of butter, melted over hot | water, mix in two tablespoonfuls flour, : rub well together, then slowly add a | pint of boiling water, beating conâ€" tinuously. When well cooked, flavor t and pour over pudding.â€"Mrs. R. O. TO WASH CLOCKED STOCKINGS When washing silk stockings that| w are clocked in a contrasting color, do! not hang them up to dry until a piece cpmmmmmmpmmmmmmmmmmmmenmemeneremenmeeemenen e enceeee of material has been inserted in the _ Help to discourage the checkâ€"rein, leg between the clocked portion and b:inders, docking horses‘ tails, and the rest of the stocking. This simple precaution will keep the stockings from being ruined by discoloration from the embroidery. The next time you are vainly enâ€" deavoring to extricate a rusty screw, save time an# effort by heating the poker redâ€"hot and holding it on the screw‘s head for a short time. Apply the screw driver at once while the screw is still hot and you‘ll find it will come out easily. It is the part of wisdom never to neglect the straining of broths made from boiling meats before they are used for soups or gravies. Small parâ€" ticles of bone are always likely to be present and, as many of us know to our cost, can work havoc if not reâ€" moved in time. TO REMOVE A RUSTY SCREW. CAMPANA‘S ITALIAN BALM is simply wonderful for keeping the hands beautifully white and soft and smooth. Positively preâ€" vents redness and chapping. Use it at once after washing dishes, and note the improvement of your hands. Keep a bott!s handy by the kitchen sink Minard‘s Liniment for Dandruff. The kangaroo slipped on the ioe, And both feet upward flew. He sat down unexpectedly, A Thousand Cooking Uses. For soups, sauces, gravies, savoury dishes, meat jellies, beef tem, and restoring the flavor toleft overdishes. Which made the kanga rue STRAIN THE BROTH. After Dishwashing! The Rueful Kangaroo. fn tins of 4, 10, 50 and 100. ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO CUBES cropping dogs‘ ears. The automatic stoker feeds fires a 6 per cent. of the cost of locomotive firemen. If‘s the longestâ€"lasting confection you can bz â€"and it‘s a help to gestion and a cleanser for the mouth and teeth. } Wrigley‘s means benefit as well as The Canadian Aladdin Co., Limited ings. Frright paid to your station. Permanent luno-'NO'l‘ 5:::1%!!.!." ;"l::- styles _ to: rom. baving Alagisn" Cat )08 °9°,, hor «fRES Moene Aladdin Buildine. Teronto . Out. and Next to the typewriter, nothing has helped to revolutionize business 80 much ~as shorthand. It must bave saved millions of money to businese men the world over, and gained a treâ€" mendous increase in revenue for the Post Office, for whereas formerly & man might spend a whole afternoon distating three or four letters to & longâ€"band writer, toâ€"day scores of communications can be taken down in shorthand almost in as many minutes, The advantages of shorthand do not end here, for we all know how import» ant it is on the editorial side of news« papers, in ParlMament, in the courts, and so on. Though shorthand play ssuch a won» derful part in our lives, most people know nothing, or practically nothing, of its fascinating history. How many are aware, for instance, that the anâ€" clent Romans employed it with sucâ€" cess, or that many ploneers had proâ€" duced various systems long before Sir Isaac Pitman came upon the scene with his more practicable method? _ ‘The system of sho®hand used by the ancients probably consisted of conâ€" tractions of words. The first real shorthand k"wn ta Britain made its eppearance" in 1588, when Timothy Bright blgfl‘ht his invention before the public. This system enjoyed conâ€" sderable popularity, and it is said that some of Shakespeare‘s plays were transcribed from it. Many other methods of "secret write ing," as shorthand was called in those days, made thoir appearance within the next few years. One, the work of John Willis, was employed by Samuel Pepys, the famous diarist. _ After Pepy‘s death his diary had to be tram» scribed before it could be published. Reporting in Parliament. Charles Dickens, when he was & solcitor‘s clerk, tried to learn short» hand. He tried a system produced by Gurney, and bis impression» may be gathered from the fact that he made David Copperfiel4 say that shorthand was "about equal to the mastery of six languages." It was Gurney, by the way, who got shorthand officially re cognized. In 1750 he was appointed shorthand writer to the Government. A number of his descendants also held the post, and Gurney‘s shorthand is still used sometimes in Parliament. It was in 1887 that Isaac Pitmasg came forward with his method of stenography which was destined to win such worldâ€"wide approval. . His first system was very crude, but in course of time many improvements were made. It is interesting to noté that one of those who helped Pitman was Mr. "Tim" MHealy, the present Governorâ€"General of the Irish Free In a letter to the annual festival of the Pitman FelMowship recently, Mr, Healy declared that be himself had written shorthand for fifty years, and during Sir Isaac Pitman‘s lifetime had maintained & correspondence with A Canadian recently crossec tw6 continents and &n ocean to marry & | Greek girl and take her back with him ; to Skagway in the remote Northâ€" West, The journey to Greece and back exâ€" l tended over 17,000 miles and cost near | ly £1,000. About 1877 he euggested to Sir Isaao that the "Teamcher," which in those early days was & rather crude schoolk book, required reforming. Sir Isaso then accepted from Mr. Healy many illustrations for the new edition: Bir Isaao was, as Mr. Healy de clared, one of the greatest men of his century. Many amusing mistakes are record» ed in connection with the transcribing of shorthand notes. Thus Professor Blackie was once made to comment upon the "greasy atmosphere" of Edinâ€" burgh, whereas he had actually said "breezy." The late Lord Carnaryon was once reported to have said: "In these days clergymen are expected to have the wisdom and learning of a jJourneyman tailor," whereas he had referred to Jeremy Taylor, the famous divine and author. An even more trying journey wa# undertaken by a Russian who had em{â€" grated to the United States. He heard that his eweetheart in Russia was in danger from the Boisheviks. Immed{â€" ately he set sail for China,. Thence ho travelled overiand, mostly on foot, across Siberia, to his sweetheart‘s home in Evropean Russia, where be was able to rescue her. The journey occupled eight months. Long journeys to get married someâ€" times have unexpected endings. A girl who sailed several thousends of miles to marry her lover, changed her mind on the way. The unlucky mas was one of 150 bachelors exiled in & settlement where there were few white women. On learning of her réâ€" fusal, the other 149 bachelors petition» ed the girl not to return to England, but to choose & husband from among them. She did so, and the former fance acled as "best man" at the wedâ€" A brain is no stronger than is weakest think One should never touch an electrig switch while he hes one hand in com» tact with a sink or other damp plase 17,000 Miles for a Bride. Used by the Romans. Not What They Said. a The man in up from the «: emoothing wit on the handle ws he continu« scheming, I _ f@ower garden "There, now, that I go to town 1‘ get of seeds and we‘ll see up this yard a bit shone white paint. stumps had 4 few acres or & ecattering « for the doorya: was as bure of laid eggâ€"and On this plor yeare to come, tle money to ® both he and M some fowers t buy," were Da his wite as he wt her and sta day. much as «wfter hir "h(’h gra they the ¢ werk sow i fAirst tion 1. toget} CRi glo «&p« €ron wt ha t3 ln t} The TEA y GW Y U the FRFSH FC A Ned try Folks who RED RO were d exi the beer w se Ik 46 B W B Y