SEVENTY-FIVE AND BOARD By M. P. MERRYMAN (®. 1919, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) Yellow October sunlight poured through the west windows of the li- brary. Myriad dust particles along the slanting sun paths that slid abruptly into shadow at the table's edge. The assistant professor of biol- ogy sat humped over a book that lay upon the table before him, but he was not concentrating, at least not upon the text. fist that set the book jumping he raised his head and looked about the big, quiet room. The assistant professor took off his glasses and rubbed his and stretched. Then he shoved his hands into his pockets, tilted back his eves in eared volumes opposite him. It bim an imn fow-vaulted room with its brown walls and solid, and its rows and rows of hooks The assistant professor pulled out a crumpled bit of paper from his pocket and smoothed it out upon the after which | regard it with an expression of amuse ment, It was a for the ount of fifty cent a sum he had rece payment i a I ao it had tal gave brown tables book, e cont 1d to ironical wade out dollars and ived in which twelve scientific icle to write. it acco to topi book doubt mate la: familiar and diffe detached The watch that we of the wa boats. Thi however, him. At wf sight seat to frees “I'm so for all live In cities,” she said. “Why? She question snapped it abruptly It her a little. bad begun paddling, too, furious “‘Why? " she repeated. “Why, cause they miss all this!” She w looked up He had puzzled inquiringly “Woulda't queried, that shadowed them. hate to miss it? blade In his hand before he answered, “lI—1 expect to miss it Sunday,” he said. “You--you mean?" hung unfinished. “Yes, I'm going away he said dryly with a mouth as If even the words was bitter to him. “Oh!” 8bhe bit her lips and tried to go on speaking naturally, but her brain appeared to be turning a somer- sault—and no words came. “Yes,” he went on dully. “I'm go- ing away. Decker has a fellow here now who can take my place. They've given me these last two days till col- lege opens to decide. Well, I've made up my mind, I'm going to the city to five in a ball bedroom and work In an office—and sell rubber. I'll loathe selling rubber, but I've got to stick to it till I can make un decent enough living to ask a decent girl to marry me. I'd rather stay here and go on with my work than anything else on Learth, but I'll be hanged If I'll ask ny wife to wear second-hand clothes 11 her life or wear 'em myself. This igging along forever on seventy-five month and board Is getting my goat, oday this came, It was the last aw.” He drew his offending check gy his pocket and flipped It into her BShe read It and met his eyes he had finished, *“I--1 don't “that 1 blame you much,” ghe she cut a long swath -to the city.” pucker of his taste of the hey skimmed along for a time, RN Jado, "La 0 a When she had made up her mind that he never expected to open his mouth again, gave In, *“Aund-—and how does—the girl—feel about It?" she in- “That would make—some dif- " Hours passed for she ference—of course, “I—I haven't—asked "» he sald hesitatingly. With a little shiver of rellef she sank back In her seat and caught back the smile in her eyes so that he might not see, He went on blustering, man- fashion: “It isn't unreasonable, is It, to want enough to live on decently? I'm not aspiring to plumbers’ wages, yoo know, or anything like that; but hang it, even a teacher's got to live.” She began speaking then volce grew softer and fuller as she | went on. “I know,” she replied. *It's { anfair and it probably will be for a | long time to come, but you can't have | You have the work you like best In all the world. Not many men can say that” | “1 know all that,” he sald, shaking his head in reply. “I've talked that | way to myself, too, but all the same her—yet, and her | for $50 a month.” “So you have been house hunting?” He had not even the grace to blush, “Sure!” he exclaimed. “Why shouldn't | I? poor devil of a pedagogue ean can't he?” forward, Even a look, She leaned her eyes dane- feit a nevertheless. she explained slowly and n youre a the you You put And down You cad for girl in the 1k worl live like that?" His hands 1 rward, of the slipped into his own, slid into eagerly steady while the | two tha pad ones the tf He, unnoticed, loated away. ildn't,” she an- “if—if you mean—me!" “I—I'm you wot Move After Death in Family. Of the inherited rover spirit of the wild people of Davao and their belief the death of a member of the | family is indicative of the will of Al- | lah for them to change their homes, | “When dies the house | someone in the head of a family, the entire and In most cases the house is either | burned or torn down and the land on which it was built is abandoned for | some years. A wild bird of the pigeon family, locally known as allmukon, | is the common god or fortune teller of the wild people of Davao. Unless this bird answers favorably to their suppli- | cations to go back to the old place, their old abode or abodes are either | forever abandoned or left untouched | for many years.” Children at Play, You have but to go abroad for half an hour In pleasant weather, or to | throw open your doors and windows on a Saturday afternoon, If you live | anywhere In the neighborhood of a school house, or a vacant lot with here and there a patch of green or a dry place on it, and steal behind the cur tailing, or draw the blinds and let the fresh winds blow through and through the chambers of your heart for a few minutes, winnowing the dust and seat. tering the cobwebs that have gathered there while you were asleep, and lo, you will find it ringing with the volces of children at play, and all alive with the glimmering phantasmagoria of leap frog, prison base, or kuock-up apd- eatch~John Neal lS Twice as Much Peltry Is Being Worn This Season. Three.-Quarter Coat Still Favorite With Young Girls—Novelties in Sport Models. Handsome furs for mid-winter wear | are belng featured at all the exclusive furriers and reports say that there are nearly twice as many furs being purchased this season as last. Opn the | ' and in the Umousines gllmpses fur coats and scarfs that are truly magnificent. Indeed to be fash- fonably dressed this season one must be fur clad or at least “tar trimmed.” Even hats are distinguished hits of fur, while some ingenious milliners have fashioned entire skins of animals, For the “jeunne three-quarter one ts 0y hats from the fille” the ix oti who did half or favored purrs cont young girls not when they were first introduced, are busy shopping now for this ular counts are belted, fall In a to the py Hudson sen pop- model, Sometime these sport they ETiCe » throat hap with hips. Taupe irre] 1s a cholee SHIRRED VELVET BAG IS NEW ™ ~ # ~~ Designed f Eve as for Dress pass is double, closing ig to be tress ov for - —— Handy Article Closes Together Like | Book and Is Secured With Rib. bon Strings. is show A handy little work-ense is designed to contain sel sors, needles, buttons, ete. It folds gether and is when so closed with ribbon strings, ani like a book, secured Useful Work-Cuse. might possibly find ai place In the tressing-table drawer, i It is carried out in dark brown sii | fined with pale pink silk, and bound | with brown ribbon. The sides are stiffened with pleces of card sewn in between the silk and the lining. In the link there Is a i which n small pai | iT in nd side into er and this pocket th tic for h slipped ete, The lower half of the right nil if the case fo a large poo glide that rious lttie kot useful for holding « rticles, such a card of buttons, fine irni ng wool, nimble, and part of a reel of H card. In the lenves of flan- nel, cut into point: at the edges, are for the Some pretty suggested in possibly cotton wound upon center four needles, Litle the right-hand Sewn, such sketch, design the haside case with Needles,” words: “Scissors and it. Many Russian Blouses. The Russian blouse effect is being all lengths, from hip to knee. Models of this (ype are very smartly devel oped in white tricolette or heavy pone gee. Those made of tricolette have angora collars and cuffs in a contrasts ing shade. One particularly good mod. el In heavy white pongee had at the bottom of the Russian blouse a Ginch band of heavy embroidery in white worsted and gold tinsel, At its edge was a narrower band of tricolette in the vivid eapucine shade. This trim. ming was repeated in narrower bands ut the neck and at the edge of the short sleeves. E E refuses 10 tm. Gh who before | He educated set is not eat whatever is Btanley Hall The above cook who will provide eatable --N, M presupposes an educated food which Is SEASONABLE GOOD THINGS. The dessert adds the finishing touch It should be appropriate, that is, following a heavy meal be light dain- ty, or a meal stantial may to the meal, and have n dessert, for its well more filling The valued decorative effect dossert [Is us for Its food value, Date Pudding.—boll to- two three. ns gether ten minutes cupfuls of water fourths of nd ti! ten egg ablespoon 1 one cup , with a baking mix- pan the below : How spread frosting whos dredge and bake ing, cut and one e recipe is given with thirty sugar and cinnamon, minutes For serv. in strips about two inches long inch wide four egg whites very light, gradually add three-fourths of a cupful of su- gar and a half cupful of blanched and shredded almonds, crooked cake dough and sprinkle with ne tablespoonful of sugar mixed with half a teaspoonful of cinnamon, Rhubarb and Raisin Jelly. —Cook dozen large, chole raisins in holling water to cover, until tender. Add more water if needed. Cook until Soften two tablespoonfuls of digsolve the gelatine; add rhubarb and turn into a mold, When cold and firm, serve unmolded with whipped cream. There should be a scant quart of ma- terial, counting the water in which the gelatine was softened. Baked Mam. Take a silee of ham two Inches thick, parboll in water to nearly cover, Remove the ham to a baking pan, spread with brown sugar and mustard, using a teaspoonful of mustard to two tablespoonfuls of su. gor. Add the water from the pan. and haste occasionally, Bake until well hrowned. ‘here's folks that bors, An’ there's folks that pass you by: There's folks that hold their troubles Til you nearly want to cry There's tolks to crush the weaklings And there's folks to curb the strong, An’ now an’ then folks that likes To jolly chide thelr nelgh- there's folks along NUTRITIOUS DISHES. With does the are It economy ther. any quantity, but food combinations or three eggs will supply the protein need inex at seem in with CRRS not price they 10 use {wo ed, yet make an pensive main dish, Eggs and Dried Beet Scrambled. — Chop fine : i111 f upful of dried 8 needed One of the Thousand Isle Dressings, half olive oil Juice, one tablespoonful of half a cupful of orange teaspoonfuls of minced fine, chestnuts also chopped, one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, one tea- spoonful of Worcestershire sauce, a | dash of paprika and one-fourth tea- spoonful of mustard. Shake in a ma- jar until well blended. Combination Salad.—Cut a small tomato into quarters or eighths leav. {ing the sections together at the stem | end. Arrange on lettuce and heap over this a tablespoonful of chopped celery, | n quarter of a thinly sliced pear and the tapering end of a banana, which be placed in the center of the Mix with bolled dressing and heap the minced and sliced mixture | around the center. Shake a bit of | paprika on the point of the banana and serve. A few grapes, skinned and seeded, may take the place of the pear or both may be added. The com- bination of flavor Is especially pleas- ing with a mild salad dressing, en riched with whipped cream. Beans and Bacon-—Take one can of tender giving beans, drain and sea. son well, Cut up two slices of bacon In small bits and fry until brown, Re. { move the bacon to the dish of beans [and fry one small chopped onion In {the hot fat; when the onion Is well | cooked, add the beans and when well | mixed with the fat, add enough sharp hot vinegar to season well, Serve hot with frankfurter sausage, Nerese Mogwat. Take a cupful each of lemon 1 onion, three eight olives parsley, chopped eight cooked : |0On may | gnlad.
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