Copyright by Charlies Scribner's Sone
CHAPTER V--Continued.
wen] Soe
I then jotted down on a scratch pad
this memorandum:
*“The young woman representing her
self as Mrs. Bashford and now estab.
lished in my uncle's house is one or
all of the following persons:
“1. Uncle Bash’s widow.
“2. An impostor.
“8. A spy of some: sort, pursued by
secret agents,
“4. Violet Dewing, an actress.
“5S. The most interesting and
loveliest and gost charming girl
the world.”
The following day nothing of impor-
tance happened, though Alice and Mrs,
Farnsworth again spent the morning
In the woodland, presumably studying
Searles’ play. My thoughts galloped
through my head in a definite formula:
‘If she is not my annt—" “If she is
i impostor—" “If she Is a spy playing
a deep gnme !n the seclusion of Bar-
ton—" “If she is the actress Searles
Is seeking—" At any rate, I would re-
spect her wish to play the
through ; the dangers of carrying the
story-book idea to one of half a dozen
possible conclusions were not f{ncon-
the
in
game
should
fashion,
If I had expected Searles and his
play to be introduced into the table-
finish the tale in her
had
and
woodland
for
the
search
watched them In
of Searles’ long
ideal of his “Lady Larkspur,”
was afraid
They enjoyed walking In
they said, and when I charged them
with in
along, Alice immediately
tramp later In the afternoon.
i
the wood,
selfishness not ta
~—I have loads of letters to write, but
woods again.”
“Letters to all my good fairies”
she laughed when I went for bh
you mustn't at
She suggested that
look the addresses!”
walk to
we
herself, We went through the woods
“Constance and I here this
morning,” she when
the big boulder, “Let me see:
I'll try a little trick to test the
of fate. Give me those letters. I
If this falls with address up, I'll
it" and she chose one and 1 }
the others; “if the fla
I'u
She sent It
branch caught a
then jt fell,
and Iny
weed.
“No decision!” 1 cried.
act perpe:
She 1elt
think it les
dress side”
fore you may ret
and it goes int
“These letters
swer a lot of
dared run away
gested,
“The thought does you ni
You promised not to me
to let things take their
1 must say that you are
improving. At times you
clous—yes, you know
take it all in all, you do very
At the office dro
the letters but one into the chute.
really did fall a little to the
glide?" she
I gave my Judgment that the
Stood straight on edge, ine lining neith-
er way.
“If my life hung In
should certainly not
had been so timid.”
“Suppose,”
were to tell you that If I mail
letter the effect will be to detain
in America for some tine: if 1 don't
send it, I shall have to write another
that’ will mean that I shall go very
soon. If 1 stay on at Baffon instead
of going home to take up my little
part again for England In the war, it
will be an act of selfishness——just
some more of my foolishness, more of
the make-believe life that Constance
and I have been living here,”
“I want you to stay,” 1 said earnest.
ly, taking the letter. “Let me be your
fate Inghis—in everything that affects
your life forever”
SWe walked quickly to the door, and
I dropped the letter into the chute and
hurried after her,
“You didn’t turn round,” 1 said as
we started down the street.” “For all
you know, I've got the letter In my
pocket.”
“Oh, I'm not & bit frightened! It
© would be just as Interesting one way
| as another.”
| “But I want you to stay forever,”
1 declared as we walted on the curb
for a truck to pass,
were
said we
inal
destroy it.”
straigh
grow sSuspi-
you
well,”
all
“It
address
post she
questioned,
act where fate
this
the answered, “when I've known you
only seven days.” As
“They've geen wonderful days, It
really 06 difference about let.
ters or your duties elsewhere, Where
you go 1 shall certainly follow; that's
1
something 1 should like to have un-
derstood here and now.”
Loltering along the beach on our
way home, 1 was gulitily conscious
that I was ‘making love rather ardent-
ly to a lady who had Introduced her
self to me as my uncle's widow. The
sensation was, on the whole, very
agreeable,
“Mr. Torrence and Mr.
Antoine announced as we
ing the dinner-table,
“Mr. Raynor?" asked Alice,
pray, Is Mr. Raynor?”
Their arrival together chilled me. a
chill Increased by Torrence's frosty
greeting as he gripped my hand angrily
and hissed in my ear:
“You've decBived me
whole business! 1 suggest
leave the room.”
I was walking toward the
when Mrs. Farnsworth protested,
“You not Allee, there
Is no reason why Mr. Singleton should
leave us."
“Of course
Allee, in
a wicker rocker. gnconcernedly piving
the ostrich-plume fan.
“There may 1
Torrence,
Raynor”
were leav-
“Who,
{hia
F030
ahout
that
door
going?
are
is not snid
She was established
3 rine
he going,
at ease
be began
“Oh, nothing that Bob can't hear!"
“Very well muttered
disapproval.
He fidgeted for a moment and tried
to catch Raynor's eye. but Raynor's
fuce expressed amusement. 1 found
myself king Raynor very much.
“Mr. Raynor told me that he ‘wished
to speak to Mrs. Bashford privately,”
id Torrence, “If he's satisfied, I'm
I have no objection to Mr. Sin-
gleton's remaining. 1 regret that
duty Is a disagreeable one.”
“Really!” murmured Alice
%
“I am convinced. beyond any
" sald Torrence, sharply,
ques.
“that
“Really!” Murmured Alice.
ate not the widow of the late
ond B. Bashford
“That statement,” said Alice without
nguld flutter of the fan,
correct-—quite correct)
inly. It is entirely
«1 Mrs. Farnsworth,
your coming here as yon did
you will pard in my frankness,
susceptible of very disagreeable cone
structions, ' It is my painf
He choked upon his dut
smiling broadly.
iw
wt fel
a
true,”
a
ul Ait Fr ——
¥ until Ray.
nor s 1
poge,
“1 find my
duty really a privilege.”
“Not only nre you not Mrs.
went on with the ut-
most good humor, “but yoa are a very
different persdn. I should explain
I refresent the American state
department, and” that our government
has been asked by the British embassy
to find you and deliver a certain
snid
dashiord,” he
“Oh, papa wants me to come home 1”
cried Alice. “It's droll, Constance,
that papa should have thought of
making an affair of state of us, Dear
papa will always Indulge me just so
far, and then he becomes alarmed.”
“He's certainly alarmed now!”
Inughed Raynor. “But the ambassa-
dor has warned us to be most tactful
and circumspect, You may not know
that Sir Arnold Seabring is on his
way to this country on a confidential
mission, That, of course, Is not for
publication.”
“Sir Arnold, Seabring? gasped Tor
rence,
“The father of the Honorable Miss
Seabring,” replied Raynor with an
elucidating nod toward Alice,
“But how=" 1 began.
“Mrs, Bashford, the widow of your
uncle, is the Honorable Miss Seabring's
aunt. Is that quite correct?”
“It Is ull true,” sald Alice, "1 am
a fraud, an impostor. You might go
on and say that Mrs. Farmsworth is
the wife of Sir Cecil Arrowsmith,
But all the guilt 1s mine. It was my
Idea to come here and play a little,
beenanse 1 knew Aunt 'Allce wonldn't
mind. She knew just what I meant
to do: geally she did, Mr. Torrence!
900000000
5%
to use the house; which 1 should
have shown you If we had got sn a
pinch. But it seemed so much more
fun just to let matters take thelr
course, It's a pet theory of mine that
life Is a dull affair unless we trust
to luck a little, After my
gone out East to visi! Aunt
who Is a great roamer, 1
to hurry back to England.
the first time I've played hide-and-seek
with my family. 1 was always deing
for my general waywardness {| should
rever have known you,
Why, 1 shouldn't have
griatlemen! It has all
ential i
This
Raynor
seeing nothing
known
been
yon,
80 de
nnive confession nmused
greatly, but Torrence
in It
was
but a dangerous
! escapade,
“In the name of the Balubridge
| Trust company, 1 must notify yeu”
he began, “that by representing your.
self as person,
possession of a large property ———"
“But paying all
| OWDH expenses; we haven't taken
| money from you” pleaded Alice.
“Of You wouldn't do such a
thing,” affirmed taynor. * My in-
structions are to give you nny
In fact, the
ment of the United States is
full responsibility
until your father arrives”
“May I go on and clarify matters for
{ these gentiemen, for Mr. Torrence at
{ least is entitled to a full explanation?
“Constance,” Allee,
{ with a fittle shr
another entering into
§
we've heen our
any
Course i
sum of
money ask,
you govern
Pp
instructed
i to for
assume yon
sald
have been caught!
| spolled for us.
Just
Please go on
¥ '
the
have to
i Raynor,
lean state department
about us?™
“That
i Yery unusual
Amer
say
what does
you are
persongiity.”
! Raynor, his eyes twinkling.
i not at
endowed
all content to remain In that
sorts of
your friend
to
and followed fn
which n
were a ittle gir
“1 was sevem ™ sald Alice, "and
nice to ma™
you like playing at being all
other persons, Once, 80
the ambassador confided me, you
ran away band
ist have been when
you ‘ery
the
ry
Rypaies
“And then you show
were
stage"
“A
{ claimed,
| “Bat
dreadful
you
| re ally your
have Mrs. Farnsworth,
ished actresses
harge of youl
never knes
rmsworth, lau
: lice
Mrs. Fa
her chaperon ns
but Alice's father knew tl
found .it ont ff would sp
ndventare for her, Allee
£
well as her precep-
| trose
I Alice
must
Alice,
little”
resumed
my ine
Miss
be discouraged {rom
adventure in that Tres
far too talented: thers's
her becoming a great
laynor, of
a part
that Honorable
shall
structions the
! Seabring
| any further
| tion: she's
| danger of
minary.
“That was settled when you
that letter for me. It was
to me.
mailed
pear in a most adorable comedy.”
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Trace Pedigree for Centuries.
Speaking of old families and family
trees, English and Americans
pride themselves on ancestry have rea.
gon to envy the Arabs, many of whom
can trace thelr family line back
through many centuries by means of
anthentic documents. Prof. Talcott
Willinms, an American who was born
and spent his youth In Turkey and has
traveled much since In oriental eoun
tries, says the descendants of MoRam-
med are numerous all over the Mos.
lem world—in Arabia, Somaliland and
Phst Aftica—and that they prove thei
line by these records, which they value
highly. There are also many descend.
ants of Abu Bekr, the Immediate suc
cessor of Mohammed. The leading
Moslem family In Jerusalem are the
Khaldl, descendants of Kakled, who
conquered Syria 1.800 years ago and
whese descendants « Have kept their
genealogical records Intact for all that
period,
A NAAN.
Sound Advice, 4
Some young fellows think that it 1s
smart,” “clever,” and a sign of brav-
ery to drive near the edge of a preci
pice; to spend what ecgsh they have
freely; and to be a good fellow and
take the risk someone olse firges upon
them. This is the sign of inexpert
ence and Inck of real business kpowl
edge and experience. Play safe. Keep
clean. Be strong. Be true, and you
will never regret iL-~Exchange,
CENTRE HALL, PA.
y meet the
needs of midsummer, it would be hard
to more excelle
particular than
find one
the novel
begins by
slotn~which is to look b
It Is a
but embodying the las
handsome
it is an orig! design and it
to be informal
enough
og .
Can aaraiy
froc)
conirives
prove very useful. ne
imagine an occasion
would seem out of
itself to all
grounds,
French blue and white pongee,
embroidery In white, blue and
has been handled with consummate
skill in this masterpiece. White pre
dominates in the which takes
advantage of the vogue for accordion
plaiting and Is made with four panels
of blue set In it. The texture of pon-
gee slik, like that of georgette,
where this
place, It
sorts of summer back
with
black,
skirt,
Hives
.
accordion
plaits;
hard and
wre ior
raisin
for a little
At each side
ik-covered
od
of
pongee
1 the hottom
Above this
)
CVes fn
and
of the blouse
neck
an
effec.
dexign of solid figures In
A hat of white brald
georgette, canvas shoed with
plain silk
formal character of
parasol of white silk with
fled
3
with
ve
198
ous
the
dress,
stockings, t
Dear
the
tume in which there is nothing that
(RRRRRARRRRA ERE
SUewW hers
who are
VERYBODY is going
~gay the costumers
midsummer, They are making sil
sorts of clothelito wear at all sortg of
places; for Americans are exploring |
their own counfty, as well as other
quarters of the world, and demand ap-
parel sulted to all regions. But a vast
majority will go to the usual summer
resort where they are sure of comforts |
and amusements, and what they are
buying Is more Interesting than the
toggery of those who are going to far |
lands or unusual climes,
The. younger women are earnestly
engrossed with all their belongings. |
but thelr earnestness blossoms into |
rapture when party frocks come up |
for consideration. They have a cholee |
that includes quaint gnd demure |
styles, borrowed from those of a half |
century or so ago, br frivolous and |
sometimes daring modes, sponsored by |
great French names, or just pretty |
dresses that do n im a long lope. |
nge—but are gayly satisfied to be
American of 1020, One of these youth. |
ful and modest frocks appears above, |
along with n demure pannier deess |
of taffeta and lace, Rither of these |
4
Is sure to score a triumph when the!
others of its kind,
Georgette crepe and lance over an
lightful model In which adPordion
plaits are used to such advantage. A
long underskirt is made of the plaited
georgette and finished with a picot
edge at the bottom, Over this a long
tunic of fine, net top lace is bon
dered at the boteom with plain geor-
gette. The under bodice is of plain
georgette draped with lade and has
elbow sleeves of lace. A full peplum
of plaited georgette widens the hips
There 1s a sash
soft satin ribbon, like tha
ish for thee sleeves,
of wide,
In the other dress the skirt is made
of Ince flouncing and the overgarment
of taffeta with corded edges. The
bodice is wrinkled over a fitted lining
and the skirt draped into panniers,
finished with net flounces, bound along
the edge with taffeta to make them
a fy
Perfumed Musling,
Powdered orris root under the iron.
ing blanket will perfume the musling
*
One single day
ls not so much to look upon. There ls
some way
Of passing hours of such a Hmit
C&n face
A single day: but place
Tov man, days before sad Eyes
Too many days for smothered sighs--
And we lose heart
Just at the start
We
~George Kings,
SWEET BANDWICHES TO TAKE
THE PLACE OF CAKE.
A sweet sandwich 15 a dainty which
may be made in an em®rgency when
small cakes are
not at hand, and
they are always
approprigte to
serve with lemon-
ade, tea, cocoa or
coffee,
Cinnamon Sand.
wiches — Use
white or Boston, brown bread, unbut-
tered. Mix three of
granulated sugar with one teaspoonful
of cinnamon. Spread a gllce wi
einnamon and sugar mixt
tablespoonfuls
th the
ure and
well buttered with og
Cover
| with a slice
!
| butter. These go well with cor
Date and Orange Sandwiches.-~
end one.hal "
send one-half cupful of fine chi
am
Of/.
t .
1 Wo tables
Hoe,
Coconut Sandwiches.
cupful of freshly grated
| quarter
one tens
| BPO
| add
—~
ches —Mix
ey with two
» baked about
an inch i
rry Sandwiches. Take
Fest }
ful fresh
f cuj
: crosswise
spoonful
spoonfuls
| spread
Lay or
single |
in a
Alice of
ries
bread
Neapolitan
i three
huttered
-— Grind
nuts
fine three tablespoon-
i with
make of
Sandwiches,
tablespoonfuls of pistachio
ut
to a paste,
‘
fuls of preserved cherries: mix
4
softened fondant or honey to
the consistency to spread Spread on
buttered white bread.
Oriental Sandwiches. Take one-half
i nger and
fine:
i % » 1 Pe
| eupful each of preserved g
: a @ 1 3 cx urd
| candied orange peel CROP Pea
hire tablespoonfuls vf thick
encar
| GOOD THINGS FOR THE FAMILY.
whic
and one wh
sift our,
to
Crusy
. mix well AWAY
{ become cool This n & ‘he
| for three covered pies and the pa
is delicate and tender.
| Cherry Sponge.—Tike two
{ of canned cherries, two three.
fourths of a cupful of one
fourth of a cupful of hot water, threé-
| fourths of a cupful of flour, ode
spoonful of lemon juice, two teaspoon-
fuls of baking powder and one-fourth
of a teaspoonful galt. Beat the
yolks of the bges until thick and Jen
colored. Add half the sugar gradus 3
and beat until Add the flour
mixed and sifted wigh the baking pow-
der and salt, Add the whites of the
eggs beaten stiff and dry. In the bot.
tom of a buttered baking dish put the
cherries. Pour the batter over and
bake In a moderate oven forty ming
utes, If the cherries are tart sprinkle
them with sugar before covering them
with the batter. The sauce from the
fruit will be all that is necessary to
serve with the padding.
Scalloped Noodies.—This is a dish
which offers a variety of combina
tions. Prepare the noodles—those
made at home are much better than
the carton variety. Take veal and
chicken broth with gravy and smsll
pieces of the meat, make layer of the
noodles, meat and gravy and finish the
top with crumbs. Bake in a hot oven
long enough to cook the noodles, Semve
hot as a luncheon dish. This is calied
warmein in Chinese restaurants,
Cherry Cake. Cream Ther three
tablespoonfuls of shortening and one
cupful of sugar: add one egg well
beaten and two-thirds of a rupful of
milk with two cupfuls of flour alter.
nately, sifting two teaspoonfuls of bak.
Ing powder and a half teaspoonfy! of
galt. Mix well and cover the top of
the eake with a quart of pitted cher
ries: sprinkle with cinnamon and bake.
Half the sugar may be used in the
enke, thagrest reserved and mived with
the cherries, :
cunfals
pina
CUR,
Sugar,
en-
of
smooth,
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