6 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., SEPTEMBER 3, 1903. 000000000000 0000000000000 ON THE TRAIL OF A VALENTINE By LESTER GRAY wd opyright, 108, by T. C Moore... 0000000000000 000000000ORO0S Peace and harmony had descended upan the Briarton district school. Not | surreptitiously the usual feminine titter greet each mascuiine failure at the board. The reason was not far $0 soek. It was the work of the little blind god-—aided by natural vanity and the desire of excelling. It was St Valentine's day, Many an anxious eye was turned to- a single brald was tweaked, nor did ward the canvas mail bag hanging be- | fore the teacher's desk. As yet it guarded its secrets jealously, but at the close of the afternoon session it would be opened and its contents dis- tributed. The heads bent so studious. ly over books were filled with fancies never garnered from their dull pages. At recess the girls walked in twos and threes, with mysterious whisper. ings and shy glances. The boys gath ered In an awkward group in the vain effort to interest in skating and merits of each bobsled. head towerod above them all. The largest and old est boy ir t that it be him aside child evince the the carson usual respective hooved ings and take up the dignity In this spirit he valentis send any. But the with derision. him to would send would get them Anderson. Jack Yes; there was the foriorn lf looking oun out with the cally friendless she was homel many pale cheeks who In first shock had come to If In her grief drawn Briarton, ugpnsed to bein nubbed, had thenceforth left her strictly alone. As the bell rang and they fliad back into the classroom Jack again glanced gt Mel 8 looking at the mail bag, and there was unusual color in he cheek An hm. Ev would get a valent! 80% Jack battle tortured boys greeted his remarks It was all very well for but every one In school valentines, and except perhaps glanced window a sly gibe But she the ve with 1 ana shy ne from the She wn unpleasant thought seized that Mely this erybody though Did wns was face bered for nooi It ! teacher stow entine Helen ly she I ents, blushing or she claim quite a ep , CAme up to own Jn {le, but he still kK Carson had looked anxious ag } ngth teacher held in} i er hand a box of size ‘Miss Amelia Anderson,” she read slowly Mealy mechanically up to the desk seat again the fingers which opened the precious package violently The lifted 11d disclosed the » valen tine, which had state in the dmg store window for the last week. There was a general mur mur of surprise Mely glanead about wiklly eyes, shining with joyful tered a pair of generous rose and walked When she reached her trem bi reposed in admired Her blue ton rs, aun brown omnes which sought to evade them Jack bashed up to his ears. There were unspoken question amd answer before Mely sank back In ber seat with a litte sigh of satisfaction. She knew, but somebow Jack dk not mind her knowing Yet be had a boy's distaste of “scencs™ and so lingered behind the others with the ostensible purpose of helping teach er. But when he came out into the half light of the entry a little figure was walting for him. Gmtitnde had overcome Mely's shyness. She stepped forward resolutely. It was Jack who faltered and backed away from the out stretched hands. “1 want to thank said you," she breathlessly, “though the words don't | half tell what 1 feel dia 1 I will never forget It.” Jack gazed down into I know why you her shining eyes. Why had he never before noticed | how blue they were? “I did it because I wanted to, Mely,” be sald gently. “1 was glad to do It.” An unusual emo tion held hima spellbound till teacher's steps on the stair filled him with the horror of discovery and sent him hur tying out into the frosty afr. That was the last St. Valentine's day for Mely in the Briarton school. In the pring ber grandmother died, and she went to live with an uncle “in the city” as folks vaguely sald. And it was the last for Jack too. He left school and all bis energies to the farm and | ulation, “Mely Apderson.™ | down You are a kind, good boy, and Sowwthing seemed to keep him from opening the package under the eyes of the curdous. It was not till be was well out of town that he cut the string and gingerly UMted out a card emblazoned with a wreath of forgetmenots, There | was a pretty Nttle verse, and he read It thromgh wonderingly, But when he reachod the end be gave a sudden ejao There was a pame signed, His heart beat strangety as ho looked at the wreath of forgetmenots, In their piace he seemed to see a palr of blue eyes. Byddenly he realized the cause of his Indifference to the Briar | ton girls. It was Mely, Mely! He wonkd find her, and then— But he did not even know her ad dress. The package bore the postmark of the nearest city. That was all. But he could not fall. He must find her, The next afternoon found Jack Car son hopelessly walking the city streets, He still scanned the faces of the pass ersby, but the first entiudasm of his search was gone, He had come in on the earliest train and bad made straight for the nearest directory. In vain; it did not hold the name of Amelia Anderson, Inquiry in many quarters had also failed And now he was undecided. Should he go home and leave the matter in the hands of some detective agency or should he stay and keep up the search He great department stores, with valen { or) aR sighed as in person? One window he looked. one of y thought of COUGH, these He would buy a v mtine a nd it to her, care livery. find the a dainty in and lace when “Can [I wait on Josh's Query, get hold of a queer nductor on one of “ey er day, ut Ml my own regular Unc first trolley 1 A COrher nates w what makes this oar | “ ‘Electricity, sir.’ “That Adikin't satisfy than three mi him mes. | saw a was passing one of the | tines of every elze | her | CULINARY CAPERS, | What salt {2 to an egg such ia rice to | gumbo. No self respecting cook would | ever think of parting the two, For sponge cakes always sift de flour twice, for the oftener the flour 8 | sifted the lighter will be the cake | Fresh meat must never be salted | when frying, for salt tends to extract | the julee of the meat and at the same | time harden it | It Is gweet recommended to sonk milk overnight after for frying or broiling. The mijk is sald | Ww make It very sweet and tender If the for whipping seems | rather thin, try adding a pinch of pow: | dered ! the | creas with A very good ple is made by of butter flour-—pastry enough ice A very creme ham in | slicing 1t cream gum arable, sifting into a little powdered sugar, upper crust for a deep | rubbing a tablespoonful | three tablespoonfuls of | flour preferred. Use | water to make a paste, rich fruit dessert is figs a Ia | Steam for fifteen | widest end re of apricot jam walnuts, Cl into large figs minutes, cut and fll and the figs, roll in powdered serve with wi open at the with a mixtu chopped English yaa) sugar and ippex] cream he Kitehen Thermometer, ’ Wage Earners. Women Grooms for more | | mbtfal, | puzzied Jook spread over his face, and | presently » beckoned to said “ ‘Conductor, 1 about ns su “Yen “*And | guess you know ft all’ "About all, sir’ “1 asked you what made the car go, and you said electricity.’ “ “That's correct.’ “*All right. If electricity makes the ear go what in tarnation makes elec tricity go? “He had me there,” amiled the con ductor, “and 1 went out of business in should say art as they make ‘em.’ hes # nr you was | half a minute, and the grin on the old man's face was something to be re membered for many days Detroit Free Press Tragedy of a Glass Eye. Prom Odessa comes the story of a tragedy in which a glass eye was a most important factor. Two young people of good position were at the al tar to be married. The ceremony bad hardly begun when a woman's volee from the back of the church, ery. TIRE 1 ¢ me again and | Setting Colors, A Dew print The Wwfore goes into the tub of doing that depends on the colors, For green pinkish purple, mauve and aniline reds sonk ten minutes in alum water, using four ounces of alum to a tub of water For the madder tints soak In sugar of lead solution—an ounce of the salt to a gallon of water. For black, black and white, grays and deep purples dissolve a handful of coarse salt in a tub of wa- ter and soak about seven minutes Some blacks are made fresher and more permanent by putting strong black pepper tea Into the first suds, It is best to try the color of anything by wetting a small plece In the various so lutions and using that from which it cotnes out brightest, sot the colors way bine A Charitable Queen, Philanthropy Is with the queen of Portugal as much a passion as hunting, music or pajuting. She is at the head of ail Portuguese charitable establish: ments, which she directs in person even to the minutest detalls. Many and many a time she will quit the palace at some early morning hour unaccom: panied, simply dressed In black, and none of the household dare ask whither goes her majesty, for all know she Is borind on some secret errand of merey. Once when a civie guard, voogniging her and seeing her enter one of the lowest quarters in Lisbon, followed to = ir) a. Re) Me fl { Ko, 244. ~Urefixen, zétable to turdy and sure to a knot of No, 200 -Omitted Word, t T49m. ER 240 «Primal Acrostic BoE Rl n = ROO livcographion]l Anagrams, n KK, seehA river \ ft push A river in Asin erica. Answered, Because Conundrams is bread ke the sun when Why are towboats ings?! Because some some tow out it rises It Is ght he in and like hun tow (toe ian Why is a train of ears like a blanket? | Because it covers the sleeper What islands are best for pienie go | ers? The Bandwich Islands What is most like a half moon? other half, When does a burglar become a bird? When he is a robin’ (robblug) What game are baggage most like? Checkers What Is that which everybody has seen, but will never see again? Yes terday ~New York Tribune masters Key to the Passer, No, 206. -~Word Squares: 1.-1. Feat. 2 Ease. 8 Asia. 4 Team. IL-l Plea. 2. Leap. 3. Ease. 4 Apes No. 287. ~lllustrated Central Acros tie: Wordsworth. 1. Towel. 2 Crows 8 Carol. 4 Caddy. 5 Masks. 6 Mower. 7. Ghost. 8 Horse. 0. Latch, 10. Other, No. 288. «Added Syllables: Top, top: fe. Star, starling. Plan, planet. Troll, trolley. Rack, racket. Wag, wagon. No, 280A Buried Proverb: Fair play, is a Jewel, No. 240.~Central Acrostic: Webster, 1 Bower. 2 Friends. 3. Table. 4 Lobster. 8. Latch. 6 Literal. 7. Er ror, No. 24L<Anagram: Preserve, per verse, No. 242. ~Riddlemeree: Football No. 243. ~Beparated Words: Pear lash, Vaseline { ordinary hemuning, then fold the hems | get | moat) Turkey in | The Hemming the Napery. | The French bem, or the “damask | stitch,” will be found most satisfac tory for the hemming of table linen, This differs from the ordinary hem ming stitch in the way in which It is | sewed, Turn the heme same ns for EVERYTHING FOR THE BATH AND TOILET Sponges, Flesh Brushes, Toilet Soap, Talcum Powder, Bath Mits, Tooth Brushes, Cloth Brushes, Nail Brushes, Perfumes. back and overhand or over and over stitch them. By this manner, when | the linen Is laundered, it will be very difficult to soe a right or wrong side For napkins the hems should be made narrow as possible, and for tablecloths they should be from a quarter to half an inch in width, but the narrow width is preferable, the best grade of linen should be bought if possible. It lasts longer, and the more frequently it is laundered, If done carefully at home, the more beautiful and smooth the sur. face becomes, Only Asple Joelle A quart of aspic jelly may be made of one and a half pints of bright con. somme, half a box of gelatin, the white of egg, balf a cup of cold water, J ne slice of onion twelve 1 stalk of celery and a salts] ful of salt. Soak th gelatin r tw hours in water the utes gelatiy a napkin |! 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