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T?: THE SCRAXTOX TUTBUXE S ATUItTJAY lOBXIXG-, JANUARY 1 V, 189G.
. .Jy.SIR: ROBERT PEEL
Cvpyrighti 1S8C, by Bsclieller, Johnson and Bscbcllor.
svxorsis. .
ArnoM TTopnoun. a -lrk on a amall
alary in tfcu foreiisn ofttoe at. London, is
ngaK'd to bo marrir l to handsome Hella
Cm-stairs, who with hor mother in obllKi'd
to keap up appearances In very rejuroj
lrcuumtanncg. Bella believe that eh
Iowa Arnold, but unwilling to marry
3ilm until hf ereis a mors lucrative oonltloit
which hla iniluontial unrle. Lord Prllllng
)am. has promised to obtain (or him. L.or.1
Drllllngiiam negleots the matter and Ar.
Hold propose to Bella tiiut he and hi
counlri Kute. Lord Krllllnghatn'a datiKh
er. pretend to be enKapert, with the Idea
of lrcrmiMing his uncle's Interest in ob
taining an appointment. She consent and
Ji gir ilown to Deereourt to urrunw tlio
matter with Kate. Kate agrees, IJrlllliiK
tiani approves of the mjtenient, and be
ilr himself about the appointment, lie
obtains the offer of an Important position
in Canada, but Hella refuses to m to I'an
uda. lvaie o:tlhi on Bella and endeavors to
persuade her, but in vain. Kate Is plipied,
realize that she loves Arnold and deter
mines to win him from Hella. He falls
desperately In love with her und declares
Vltnaair whIU uhit arlmlta hV,,Un InVe.
. ' PAIIT VI.
He wis still intoxicated when he wnko
next mtirnlntr. Anxiety ns to his pusi
tioti did not oppress hint yet. A de
licious feeling nf excitement throbbed
In his veins.
lie ilescenil.-v! rally. His room
cooped him. und the freshness of the
ii if outside harmonized better with his
innod. ,. .
Hlie nl;v Mf-.s out. He oatiKht a
Blliiijiso of lief white t'roclc in tlie Khtub
bery, and overtook her with delight.
"Good liuir'iliiK. stveetheurt," he until.
Phe blushed with pleasure, and sur
rendered het- Hps bashfully.
"And have you been thinking of me?"
ho nskeii.
"n mw.-ht And yr.i T, can ltavdly
rrodlt my tjooil for'Hiie."
No neetf to1 set down what tlwy nail.
It wan not until In tee in the cliiv that
Muss Di'iriiighum spoke of, Hella. and
((uextloiMMl bow he Intended to act. unil
the she defliiml that he "must write
to her ut oncje. i
She v.-aj Inifart beRlnnltiK to tell her
self that she liml played a shabby tsirt.
Kile wunted to ndmlt 1'. to Arnold, but
vns luth to humiliate herself in his
yes. and when he demurred to sending
t'.ie HusgeslMl letter, and proposed .to
see and speak to Hillu Instead, she did
not press the- pol'ii. -
H'lpeti un, who wns not a coward, In
teriutd cttlli'ns upcus tne Ourstahu 011
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Lord I'rllllnston Goes for a ernntcr.-
Mie nir .'row, j when Hoila, who was on a
visit to her relath r.i at Mofecoiul
would be hncU In town. ' ,
Kate hud therefor several hours be
fore she wns renulred to abase herself
before him, and until the time arrived
she iibnndo-i'eil herself to the eliaj-n; of
their new relationship ns completely a
possible.
Never'.Voles.T her doubt obtruded it
pelf constantly and lastly a new term?
came. Had she the ri.qhi to let Arnold
jl.lt the Kill?
'she could not determine.
As n result, shi resclveil to leave the
decision to the man. She would ex
tenuate 110 th I up, and set imuj;ht down
In malice. If he coiilr1. say: "l love
you: I don't care what you have done
you are tfie only woman I canbe
happy with!" she would be his wife! If
lie reurtioohed her, and said: "It was
unwoman'.r. petty, it wns not worthy
of yon, KKte." nothing should ever in
dttee her to marry him.
'The pause in the conversation ot thfi
cousins beeane painfully frequent, nnd
woefully prolonRetl. It wa a r rcr to
Ijoth when DrlllinKham broke In upsn
their tete-a-teto, and then a semblance
of cheerfulness returned until dinner
time, whe.v Kate said to Arnold:
"Afterward I want to. speak to.you
come Into tlie dnuv ins-room as son as
you can I" Her face was very pule its
she whispered the words. He wondered
If anything "was urntss. 1
When he loined her. she was startd
Ing on the1 ha"th rather a degolnfe llfl
tire in the blp room, it struck i.hn all at
once. IShe d,ll not respond to his smile
of Inquiry: obviously she wes dlstiirbea.'
Kftd HometUitis happened? - -
"What.! the matter?" he asked, Mi
anything wrong?"
"Arnold." Him said, "I have some
thing to say to you somethlnK I owe
to you und to myself and to Miss Car
stHlrs." "Tto JIlss Carstalrs?" he echoed.
She nodded. Her lips trembled, nnd
Jie looked at her with dismay.
"Kate," said Hopetoun. "you nre taili
ng mysteriously, uncomfortably, child.
Vhat's It all about'.'"
"Arnold, you remember when I went
to Miss Carstnirs, nnd didn't tell you?"
"I remember," he answered. "Well."
"I did not tell you because I did not
lke heiv I am anxious not to say any
thing; In her dispnrnBement, but in Jus
tice to myself to make my explanation
clear I must say that I found her un
grucious, that it did not seem to me sho
oared for you as murh as she did for
herself. She she pot on my nerves."
"I suspected It. "said Hopetoun, "yes?"
"When I left her 1 I made n, vow all
to myself in the cab, I swore I would
take you away from her."
"What?"
"I ewore I would take you away from
Iter that things should happen Just as
they have! ; I've done it, and now I'm
ashamed." 1
She stood looking at the carpet in si
lence. Hopetoun crossed over to hee
before he replied.
"Why," ha said; "why, what was your
motive?"
She hesitated. "Say it was Vanity, if
Beauty
nd .
Purity
Found
Cuticura
' Ml ikTonhoat Uw ml, BrHM ntl r.Xcv
1rlxi 8111, KKtuUw4-b,l4-via. tattu
you like," she murmured, "or petty
bplte! AVhat do you think of, me?"
"I shall not say It was either," he said.
"It Is for you to eay what it was. . You
do not wish me to believe you have only
been playing with tne that you aren't
really fond of me, Kate?"
She lifted her eyes und answered him.
"Dearest." hts. exclaimed, "tell me
somethlnB else! Were you fond of me
the day you went to her?"
"Yes," suid Kate, "I loved you with
all my heart."
He clasped her lo him. "You poor
little soul!" he cried: "and did you 1m
iigluo that I was Ruing to be horribly
anjtry with you? Why,, you nre crying!
And for nothinir. Kit. nothing!" .
You uren'tanaxy with me? I am for
given?" "Forgiven!" laughed Hopetoun.
"What ia there to forgive?"
"I have felt (ui guilty," she faltered.
"I have been nfrnid you would think me
bo mean! She would, dear any woman,
would but if you don't yourself"
His kisses silenced her, and he told
her that to-morrow his engagement to
Miss Ourstalrs, and all pertaining to
Aliss Carstalrs. would be a thing of the
post, a folly to bo buried in oblivion.
"Tomorrow," he said, "i shall make
a clmn breast of It, nnd we need'never
speak of her any more. As things nre,
I don't see why we should be remorse
ful a bit."
Kate Driilinshar.i hesitated a long
time.
"Arnold." she said at Inst, "that was
my idea too; this afternoon I nlso
thought that: 1 thought that !f you
could answer me us you novo, I should
be satisfied t.i allow you to go to her
and break oil your engag'ctr.ciit. But
I can't! t have been coiisiileiing. and
considering. I have mude you love me.
Whether 1 enred for you tin- day I saw
her, or whether I didn't, the fact re
mains thut you wfro not in love with
me then. Don't jxju see, dear; don't
you see?"
"T see I love you now. at any rate."
snl'l Hopetoun, doggedly. "Thut is
quite enough for me."
"No, it is not enough, not enough for
you to break It off if she in urtwilllng.
T nrn not a heroine, no Donna Qitlxo'e,
but I see quite clearly th,-it our duty
Is for you to ask her to release juti;
and no inorr. Jf she woii!t, you must
marry her."
"oh, I nm contended, " oriel ITope
toun. "Whut woman would Insist on
holding it. man iifrnlnt lilf will? An
udventuress, perhaps, but' not " .
"1 nm not so sure" returned his cous
in, slowly. "Frankl;. I may say it
now I do not like MM Carstairs. nnd
I have not a very high opinion of her.
Her chances of maj'riafces are few, and
you may be certain she realizes it. In
deed, think It quite possible that,
rather than lose you altogether, she
would even be pleated to go with you
to Canada. If she does hold you to
yor.r word. Arnold, you must keep it."
"1 can't," he declnred. ; ,'
"At least T should not marrv you
then," said Hiss Drilllr.gfcam. "Pome,
promise me you will do us I beg."
"I would promise you anything; you
asked of me," ho said, reluctantly.
And so it was decided,
liut Ilopetouii did not sleep that night
because of the new doubt that had been
instilled into his mind. v
" The queslioe. harassed him until day
light stole into tho room. 'Would Miss
Carstairs refuse, to release liim or not?
The more he pondered, the more he was
convinced now that J'ella would de
cline to take tilings easily. "She would
even go to Canada rather than lose you
altogether!" The words recurred to
him Impressively. He had a presenti
ment that his mission was going to
fall, nnd the ominous sensation deep
ened when he rose.
Hrenkfast was tasteless to him. His
train left 'the Deercourr. station at 11,
and he spent the interval endeavoring
to persuade Ka. to reconsider her de
termination. SIif woul 1 not listen, or. at an;' rate,
she wouH not heed.
"(i.T to town,'' she' repeated, "nnd
speak t') her If she consents, come
buck to mo It you faii, do not! I don't
want to seo you then it would be bail
for both of us?."
They were hard instructions: he
seemtd. predestined to fuilure Indeed!
He stepped into the train gloomily.
When ho arrived ho went into the buf
fet Euston. and had n brandy and
soda with a double allowance of bran
dy. Ho felt bttcr after that, but it
chagrined him to relleel that the Im
provement would have evaporated be
fore his hansom reached the house.
He hailed one, and told the man to
drive rapidly. Ho was dismayed be
yond words to learn that the ladies had
not come back from ths country yet.
They were expected tomorrow, the lit
tle arn'aut said. She would say he
called.
"Sny I wll! come again to-morrow,"
he said.
He bado the man to stop at tho Swiss
Cottage station, and from there ho dis
patched a telegram to Deereourt.
After he sent it he drove to his
rooms, and tried to runko himself com
fortable there. It vas not a successful
attempt.
Tho rain was coming down sti'l.
What on earth should he ! with him
self? He might have stayed untither
day at Deereourt as things had turned
out: lie wished ho had turned there
Instead of wiring, r.y Jove, why should
he not do so now!
He caught the afternoon' express,
and walked In upon her whore she was
dreaming beside a window. The sun
was shining nt Deereourt; here every
thing was bright.
She welcomed him with a cry of as
tonishment: "You!"
"I couldn't stand It," he exclaimed.
"After I had sent off your telegram I
went to my place, and suffered an eter
nity of tedlousness that lasted at least
two hours. You know those eternities!
Then this inspiration struck me and
here I am!"
He dropped Into a low chuir, looking
at her.
, "You did not expect me?" lie said.
"Indeed no. I even posted on some
letters that came for you afte:- you left.
Arnold I have missed you horribly. I
have been imagining all sorts of things.
I was glad to get your message it
was thoughtful of you, dear! And
then I wondered what you would do
with yourself all' day. I honed you
would go to a theater In the evening, or
your club; I didn't want you to be lone
ly, because " . .
"Because?" :
"Because I was being lonely enough
for both of us."
She had never, been more .tender,
more delightful to him than In this
unanticipated prolongation of their
suspense. He had, as It were, fallen
from the clouds to her this afternoon,
and her resolution went down before
her surprise. It might be their last day
how could she be charming enough!
"Will you give me some music tonight,
Kate?" ' .
'She sang to him lis he bejtged, and
Drllllngham rnme: in to listen. He al
ways liked to hear her singing; It re
minded him of one of the women whom
he had nearly married an ideal that
had never been destroyed. Hoetoun
loved to hear her too. for her voice said
much to him that h never yet trusted
herself to speak. When ho reflected
that his possession of her hung upon
another woman's word, his impotence
to affect Ills own destiny frenzied him.
Inactivity Is the hardest thing for a
man "to bear1, and that Was what Arnold
Hopetoun wus condemned to. He wns
like a Sectator to a game of cards, who
is also the stake for which the game is
played. His deepest interests were in
volved., and :t he could only watch.
He landed at the Kuston platform at
something pust live on the following
afternoon, and drove, as on the previ
ous day, straight to tho Hampstead
house.
"Mrs. Carstairs they nre In?"
"No. sir, they nre not coming to-day."
."What?" he exclnimcd, angrily. "Do
you mean to suy their return lu post
poned again?"
"Yes, sir. They have not come back."
Hopetoun stared at the little servant's
vacuous face with resentment.
"And when," he inquired, "will they
be back?" ; .
"I can't say, sir. Would you leave any
message?"
"No." he said; "no, never mind I will
write."
He turned awny iu a vlllunous tem
per. This meant he- must remain in
"I Won't," lie Said.
town Indefinitely; to run back "to Deer
court a second time, would bo too ab
surd. He i.ald us milch In the wire he
sent again froth the Swiss cottage..
Ilo told the man to drive lilin to his
club, where ho ordered a cull"t und a
pint, ct cluvet, nnd made a pretense of
dining.
At length, on the principle of any
cliatiRo bi'lng bctier than none, lie got
'up nnd walked home.
It wus half-past 12. He mounted
heavily to his rooms, trying to persuade
himself that ho was sleepy at lust.
They were in darkness, and he barked
hi.4 shins against tho furniture, eroplng
for the matches.
I'resently he foiuu". a box and lit the
lamp. A linil smoke, and then he would
really woo the elusive god! ' He' drew
forward the tobacco and pipe and
stretched his long les wearily on the
shubby couch.
After he hnd flung himself there and
the tobacco waa dually uglow he per
ceived that there were some letters ly
ing on the mantleplece, and he debated
mentally whether It was worth while
rising to set them.
Ha! one was from Rillu. bearing the
Morecombe postmark! Doubtless he
would know definitely "now when she
waa bringing her visit to an end. He
tore It open, end, drawing a chuir up to
the lamp, commenced to read.
What was this? How shockingly she
always wrote!
Dear Arnold: Retwecn us two a per
fect frankness has subsisted from first to
last, and I feel certain Hint you are much
too fair, much too intelligent, to read what
1 havj to suy with any resentment, or to
doubt that the avowal causes mo the
greu lost distress."
("Tills," tald Iloprtouiv Inwardly,
"sounds like 'The Complete hotter
Writer.' Hut I wish she'd had it typed
I can't make it out!")'
"A duty is a duty, mid I cannot shirk
mine! Arnold, I huve awakened to Un
truth, for since I have been here I have
met one who has shown ine that I mis
look my own heart" V'liood Lord!"
gasped her correspondent) ".Mistook my
own heart when I pledged myself to be
your wile. . Loving him as I do, I should
be uctlng wrong 10 you were I to fullill
that misguided promise now. t cannot!
I cannot deal you a worse misery than
this which you have to biar today I can
not accept your marital devotion"
(" 'Marital' misspelt!" said ilopetnunt "de
votion and give you so poor a tiling as that
which remains in my power In exchange.
Do not ask It of me." ("I won't," he said.)
"I beg you to release nie from our engage
ment, and to believe that 1 shall always
cherish a deep, sisterly, affection for you.
Do not endeavor to se nie, for my deter
mination is unalterable, ami discussion
would be needless pnln te us both. Write
me to the Hampstead address. 1 am re
turning to town the day after tomorrow,
but pray, pray don't go there! indeed, f
could not bear It, and if you disregard this
request I must refuse to listen. That time
may hea! your wound and Providence en
rich vour career wlih its manifold bless
ings Is the earnest prayer of your very
sincere friend,
"Bella Carstairs."
"Then," said Hopetoun, staring into
space, "she wns at home when 1 called
today, and wouldn't see me! Great
powers! And I might have known all
this yesterday morning!"
When Miss Drillinshnm came down
to breakfast eight hours later nt Direr
court she paused on the threshold ot
the room with astonishment, for a gen
tlemnn was waiting for her there who
took her in his arms with a boldness
that could only mean victory. .
Hella signs herself "Curstalrs" still,
and looks at Mrs. Hopetoun. if she hap
pens to see her, with something suspi
ciously nkln to envy. But Arnold looks
at his wife with eyes of love and says
that 110 man who has dared to play with
five? was ever known to burn himself so
pleasantly before. From which it may
be argued that thoy are a happy ptiir.
(The End.)
ALMOST JiPEBIBLE.
A Professional Nurso Afflicted with
ISright's Disease of tho Kidneys
Muds a Cure.
(From tho Buffalo News.)
?.Irst. A. E. Taylor has resided in Buf
falo for over forty years, her address Is
2fu Herkimer avenue: as a professional
nurse she has nursed back to health
many a sufferer. Disease in ' all its
varied forms have become as familiar
to her as to the regular practitioner.
Her occupation is one that taxes the
strongest constitution, but the fatigue
of long watching and nursing at last
brought her to a bed of sickness. Mrs.
Taylor speaks of her complaint and
cure as follows: "After being con
fined to my bed for some time my dis
ease assumed such a serious aspect
that a doctor was called in. He pro
nounced my ailment Brlght's disease of
the kidneys in the third degree und a
very bad case. My limbs swelled up so
that I could not .walk across the iloor,
or. indeed, help myself In any way. My
face bloated up and my eyes swelled so
that the sight was badly impaired.
This condition continued for nearly
two months without any . marked
improvement from the doctor's treat
ment. I have taken quarts of buchu
and Juniper. I tried battery treatment,
but all without any lasting benpfit until
I felt like finally giving up in despair.
Hearing of Doan's Kidney Pills I gave
them a trial, and after taking three
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done in months. I continued to steadi
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my face, changing from a chalky color
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me. t
"Doan's Kidney Pills are certainly a
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the wonderful cure they perfomed for
me." -
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Mailed by Foster-MUburn Co., Buffalo,
Jf. Y.( solo agents for ths U. 8,
BARYTOXK AND DONKEY.
From Tld-Blls. .
Clifford Hulle, son of tho late Sir Charles
Halle, said to the writer: "I recollect a
funrty thing that occurred in Port Eliza
beth. South Africa, when I waa traveling
through that country as a barytone singer.
The town is rather, provincial, anil the
Hundmater never considers that ho has
any duties to perform. Tho hall where I
fang was In a portion of the village where
donkeys, goats and other domestic animals
hold most of the available space, Tho
night waa warm and the main entrance
was left open for the purpose of permitting
fresh air to enter.
"I hud already sung two or three num
bers, and was announced to render a bal
lad well known In that part of the world,
entitled "fou Art passing Hence, My
Brother.' it Is lull of sym-jathy und feel
ing, and as the audience seemed to he alive
to my work, I dbl my very best. The or
chestra was reasonably good, and I had
the audience pretty well under control.
"Tho conclusion of the song contains
the words. 'Brother, brother," Just as 1
reached them and my voice was dying
away and everybody seemed spellbound, 11
full-grown donkey stuck his head lu at the
door nnd brayed "Ye-haw-w-w! ye-haw-w-w!'
seemingly in answer to my words.
"The uudlence Went Into convulsions,
and the applause I anticipated was turned
into howls of mirth. We hud 10 stop there
anil conclude the programme. The vlullu
ist went ail to pieces over the Incident, and
walking up to me with Is bow in his hand,
said: ' say. Hulle. If you expect 10 make
a success of this South African tour you
must keep your relatives away from the
front door!
SLLECTKDJEnPES.
Brandy Cake. Two eggs, two-thirds of
a cupful of grumiluted sugar; heat tlior
ougiitly together. Add two-thirds of a
rup-'iil of sifted flour and beat again.
I lle-quurter cupful of coltl water, one
half cupful of Hour, t.vo teaspoon fills of
baking powder; bent again. Pinch of
suit, tlavor; beat tigaln. Bake In a loaf,
and while hot pour over It as much brandy
as It will nliscrb, no inure. .Make a rich
custard und pour around It, This Is very
rich and delicious.
Hake I Cheese. One ud one-half rup
fals or grated cheese, one-halt cupful of
very line bread crumbs, one cupful of milk,
one egg beaten separately, dash of pep
P'.'r, pinch of salt. Bake half un hour 111
u hn! oven iu a tmittivil dish.
Puffs for Tea. Jne cupful of cornstarch,
two-thirds of a cupful of butter, four well
beaten eggs,' two teaspooufuls of baking
powder, llako iu gem Iron", or patty tins
In a quick oven.
Corn Cake. One icup of ;llow corn
meal, one cup or wheat Hour, one cup of
siiKiir. one cup of sour cream or ore cup
of ndlk. und three) tablespoonfuU of melt
ed butter, one tciispooiiftil of soda, a tca
spocnful of salt, two unbeaten eggs. Baku
twenty minutes.
Apple .Marmalade. Two pounds good
cooking apples. Three-quarters pound lout
sugar. .Mode. Puel, core und cut up the
apples In quarters: to.;s them into a bowl
of col 1 water ns you do them. In which
you have dissolved a little tartaric acid
to piuvent the fruit from turning brown.
When you have pared them sll put them
Into an enameled tewpan Willi tbe sugar,
und set them over a gas ring. Cook, care
fully stirring .with 11 wooden spoon, and
wh"n well done uhd nice and stiff put Into
a jJir and uso as directed. The juice of
one lemon will be found u great Impruve
meiit, and Yu can make up any amount
of marmalade that you like, so that tile
proportions of a,pple and sugar are tho
tame. Just, a spot of vegetable green vil
nuiko a very pleiislug - variety,' Wlillo
sonrt) can be rnlotvci pink with carmine or
a viiiail pinch of magenta crystals dis
solved In hot water.
Cranberry Sauce. Pour very hot water
upon the fruit, as It will then be easy to
pick out the bad ones. Measure 'them mid
put them into tho preserving kettle, .with
water enough to cover thenv. Silr iliem
vory often, and bf careful not to boll th?m
too f:lt. Crush the fruit as it bolls with
a wooden spoon.. When the berries are
crushed, add a pint of line sugar for ev
ery quart of berries, ami allow them to boli
gently for fifteen minutes, yiirrlng them
almost all the time. Wet In cold water
moulds or bowls of a dlzo to hold sauce
enough for uso at one dinner. .Many per
sons prefer to strain the snueo through a
rolandcr line enough to keep back the
Fklns before putting I! In'o the moulds.
ilere Is a dellciot's oyster dish that has
the merit of being easy to prepare: Put
fifty niiidium-sisseil oystns over the tiro
iu their own liquor and let them come, to
the -boiling point. Then add a tubltspoon
ful of buttera -hvuping nnu snlt und pi p
pi r to taste, n teaspoonful of Union Juice
and two tablespooiiiuls of very tine crack
er diisi. I,et it boil 11.) oiico more, then
pour over some small squares of nicely
browned toast on u hot dish and serve.
A picturesque supper dish Is called "Tho
Hidden Mountain." Beat 'the whIO and
yolks of six eggs separately; then mix
them and beat HKaln. adding, five or six
thin slices of citron, the cream a pint
and sulllcieutly pounded sugar to mul;e It
sultldcntly swi-et. When tho mixture is
well beaten put it into a buttered pan,
anil fry it the game n 11 pancake, three
times as thick. Cover It thickly with Jam
and garnish It with citron in pointed thin
slices, closely interspersed with iiolly
twigs and leaves.
Ttlpe. Holl it till tender. Whon eo'.J
cut It in pieces four or live inches sq'iare,
flour it well, grease the gridiron und boli
over a clear lire. Lay it on a hot dish
mid Bcnson:wlth salt, pepper nnd butter.
To fry It bay two1 or three slices of salt
pork into a spider, and when these are
crisp remove them. Dip the pieces of
tripe Into beaten e-g and roll In line bread
crumbs and fry brown.
blttle Almond Patties. Blanch 011c.
half pound of almonds, dry them on a
tllsh In the oven and chop them line, neat
the whites of three eggs to a stilt froth,
add tjie yolks of two eggs and beat again,
tiun stir In a cup of powdered sugar, add
mop.t of the nlmonUs, reserving a few lo
scatter over the tops, bine little patlle
pans with 'julf paste, crumbs very thin,
fill them with cracker crumbs und bake.
While very hot tip out the crumbs some
almonds over the top and bake in a slow
oven half uu hour.
Foaming Sauce. Huh together till very
light one spoonfal of flour, two of butter
and four of stiRar. Stir in one-half pint
of hulling wateK let It first boll up,
add half a. glass of wine or brandy and
a little nutmeg.
bunch ' Cakes. One pound of butter
beaten to a cream with one pound of su
gar, eight eggs worked Into this cream
one at. a time, add it wo pounds of flour,
and work It nil to a paste with half
pint of rnllk. Flavor with essence of
lemon, (ill out In paper hoops, garnish
taeh with two strips of candied pet-1, ami
a dust of sugar, and bake twenty min
ute in a good oven.
Orange Brandy. Pare the rind of twelve
Seville oranges, put it into a stone Jar,
and press the pulp und Juice through a
sieve over the rinds, along with one pint
of brandy; let It remain covered up In the
Jar for three or four days, then udd tw.i
pounds of broken loaf sugar, and silr all
toguther until tho sugar Is melted; let It
lie all night, then strain it through line
muslin until clear, bottel mid cork secure,
ly. The longer orange brandy is kept the
tetter it is.
Biscuits. Cream one pound of butter
with one pound of sugar, udd in nine of
ten eggs gradually, then work into this
two and one-fuiirtrt pounds of flour and
one-half ounce of baking powder, und
drop It In spoonfuls Into buttered and
papered tins, put a shred of candled peel
on each and bake in a quick oven for
six minutes.
WINTER FAxiElES.
Winter without
And warmth within;
The winds amy shout
And the storm begin
The snows may pack
At the window pane.
And the skies grow black)
And the'sun remain
Hidden away
The livelong day 1
But here in here is the warmth of ?Jay!
II.
Swoop your spltefullest
l'p the Hue,
Wild winds do!
What In the world do I care for you?
O dclightfullest
Weather of all.
Howl and squall,
And shuke the trees till the last leaves fall,
III.
The Joy one feels,
in an easy chair.
Cocking his heeW
In the dancing air
That wreathes the rint of n roaring stove
Whose heat loves better than hearts can
love.
Will not permit
The coldest day
To drive awav
Thc Are in his blood, and the bliss of It!
IV; '
Then blow, winds, blowl
And ruveand shriek,
And snarl nnd snow
Till your breath grows weak
While here In my room
I'm snugly shut
'As a glad little worm ,
In the heart of a nut!
v James Whltcomb -Riley.
Letters of Travel in
Southern France,
A Visit to
Baux and
Special CorreapoJcnre of The Trlbuno,-
Les Baux, Deo. 15. Like most town
of my acquaintance, there are several
ways of getting to Les Baux. If you
were In a hurry you would drive there,
but If you had plenty of time, as I had,
und meant to take the whole day to It,
you would take the trtatn leaving Aries
at 10.30 in the morning, which Is. per
haps, the slowest train In the world. Its
schedule time to Paradon the station
for ls Baux is forty-one minute.
The distance Is nine miles, and even at
this schedule time of only twelve miles
an hour the train wus live minutes lute-
at Paradon. Arriving at Paradon the
trainmen they are ulwuvs very oblig
ing In France pointed out the road to
Les Baux. and. ivearlng In mind their
instructions to keep mryons a la
droit" (always to the right) 1 started
off. ... . . ; .
The dny was one of those days so
dear to the walker's heart, bright and
clear, with not a cloud in the sky to
cause any apprehension of a rainy re
turn. The road lead itself across the
plain, through proves of olive trees, to
the foothills of the Alpines, among
which Les Baux Is situated.
Trance's Admirablo Roads.
Now, a good deal has been said in
praise- of French roads but only those
who have traveled on thein can have a
true idea of their excellence. They are
hard and smooth as an asohult pave,
with the advantage that there are no
cracks lu them. Walking to Tarscon the
other day I passed' a child strolling
along spinning a top in the middle of
the road and there was no need to pick
out special parts of tho road for It. be
cause It is the same Its entire length.
A walk of about three miles brought
nie to Les Baux. a village hollowed out
of the solid rock. Its gigantic ruined
castle was cut riRht into the crest of the
rocky hill on which it stands, and many
of tho houses of the town were formed
In tho same way. The town was once
the capital of a emmtship or province,
but now It has only a few hundred
people and Is practically deserted. In
fact the only person I saw whlln wan
dering through Its rambling streets
was a little girl who sweetly lisped,
"Bon jour, Monsieur." True, 1 now and
then heard voices amid the ruins but us
far as I can positively state she was
the whole population of the town. Dur
ing the mlddUi ages the place must have
been absolutely impregnable for a few
men could hold the winding road which
leads to It against an army.
From Les Baux the road to St. Kemy
ruts through the Alpines. Now a pru
dent man would probably not have gone
to St. Kemy for the sun was getting a
little too warm for comfort. and the road
was somewhat of an uncertainty, not
being down on my map. However, two
peasants whom I met just outside of
Les Bnux told mo that it led to St. Remy
and that the distance was nine kilo
meters. There were ' Roman relics
there and with that as an Incentive I
started off. Although the country wns
mountainous, tho road was so admir
ably disposed around the base of the
bills that there was scarcely any grade.
The hills were barren and the scenery,
with the exception of a 'superb retro
spective view of Los Baux, nothing ex
traordinary until I emerged from the
mountains. Then It led through the
fertile plain of St. Remy, and wus bor
dered on each side by long rows of tull
evergreens, planted to break the force
of the mutcnf, the strong north wind
which blows during tho winter.
Deceived os to Distance.
. I now began to Inquire for the Roman
monuments which I had hoped to find
about a mile this side of the town. Hut
none of the peasants knew anything
abo'it them and I at last found that I
would have to go through to St.. Remy
and back to the monuments on another
road The peasants' nine kilometers
stretched Into eleven and when I at last
reached St. Remy it was 2 o'clock, at
which time I had expected to start on
the return trip, for I had to reach
Fourvllle, six miles the other side of
Les Baux, to catch the train starting
from there at 5.30. 1 was somewhat
tired, for I had walked twelve miles In
the last three hours, and the glamour
of Roman monuments was beginning
to fade just a tritlo.
However, after a few minutes' -est,
refreshed with a glass of coffee anil
stocked with 'nformation as to the way
from the Innkeeper, I started again and
about a mile from town found the long
sought for relics. They stand alone in
the plain and ronsist of a small, trium
phal arch, and a tower. The tower Is In
very good preservation, and is exceed
ingly well proportioned. It Is sixty feet
high and has threu stories, first the base,
then a square stone, and lastly a group
of ten Corinthian columns arranged In
a circle and enclosing two statues.
The . structure Is more beautiful than
massive and looks so comparatively
frail that one wonders how It has stood
the winds of fifteen centuries. It Is of
marble and that has the advantage over
stone of nut crumbling.
Lost In ths Mountains.
But beautiful as this tower was, I had
to tear myself away, for my time was
getting short. The road I was on .did
not run in the right direction to return
to Les Baux, but I kept to it, hoping t
find a cros3 road that would take me to
tho lcs Baux road, which I knew to be
nbout two miles to my right. Bui no
cross road appeared, nothing except a
path leudlng over .the hills. 1 was well
up Into the mountains by this time, but
I felt as if I must reach the Les Baux
road, and so I took the path, trusting
to work my way over to It. It was a
very foolish thins; to do. Where that
fiendish little path led me to It only
knows. For half an hour I clambered
over rolling stones, around the bases of
hills and shores of little ponds, and I
found out that rolling stones are not the
plcasnntest things to walk on when
one's feet are a trifle tender from a ong
trump. At last. Iilch above me. I Kent;
the road I had left, and clambered up
to It.
As I sat on one of the stones on the
side of the road, mopping my perspir-
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Ing brow, tired and winded, tho glam
our of Roman movements seemed lo be
come very faint. It wao getting late,
and the thing I was thinking of was
how I was to get to Fourvllle at hnlf
past five. The distance was certainly
ten, perhans twelve, miles, and there
was less than three hours to do It in.
Kcseued In tho Mo of Time.
But as I was sitting there, making
uncomplimentary remarks about my
self. 1 heard the sound of wheels, and
Providence, in the shape of a pennant
driving a jtwo-whoeled cart, appeared
around a bend of the road. As he came
up I assumed a very disconsolate ap
pearance, which It wasn't much trouble
to do, and mude the remark the.t It .was
very warm. He looked me over nnd
tlnally asked me to get In and ride. You
may be sure it didn't take me long to
accept. He told me thut he had a farm
near Mausttnne, and I rode with him to
that village. We had ipilte nn Interest
ing chat on the way down the moun
tain, mude doubly Interesting by the
fact that he could only understand about
one word In four of what 1 was saying,
and I oould understand about the same
proiortlon of what he said.
He landed me In .Mmisunne, a little
country vllluge, ut a little past three,
and from there It was a walk of only
five or six milen over a straight and
level road to Fourvllle, which town
I reached Just as It was growing dusk.
From there the little train took me to
Aries Just In time to nt a dinner at the
Hotel du Fourum that made the waiters
open their eyes. '
Win ford J. Northup.
In Ills Dlctlonorr.
"How do you pronounce the last syllable
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