[[jfl| Readiivj terW?rc\(?i\ and ail the RyyJ\| jPHj "The Insider" By Virginia Terhune Van de Water CHAPTER XIX Copyright, 1917, Star Company. In spite of Tom's hopes that Mr. Hugh Parker would make his head quarters in the Norton hoie, and his father's possible misgivings upon the same point, the tutor declined politely to transfer himself and his belongings from the hotel at which he was stay ing during his week in New York. Jlr. Norton imparted this informa tion to his son. '"1 am sorry, my lad," ho announced, "that X cannot gratify your wish to have your friend as our guest. 1 managed to get him just now on the telephone, and he was -very courteous and thanked me politely for asking him to come to us. He re grets that he cannot do this, but will be glad to call instead." "1 suppose," Tom mused aloud, "that it would have been the proper thing for one of us—you or me—to call on him at his hotel and invite him in person—wouldn't it?" The critical tone irritated the par ent. "I could hardly be expected to do that, Tom," he reproved. "You for get that 1 am much older than your friend. What is he like, anyway?" "He is a gentleman!" the lad de clared stoutly. "And 1 am going down to see him myself this evening. 1 shall not," he added as his father started to speak, "urge him to come here to stay. I am sorry, however, that you will not meet him—and also, of course, that he will not know you." He uttered the last part of the sen tence as if from a sense of duty. If his father was still vexed, he con trolled any evidence of it. "Invite him to come here to din ner some night, why don't you?" he proposed. "Perhaps I will," Tom agreed in differently. I sympathized inwardly with the son of this house. He seemed to feel as if he did not belong in his father's home. At dinner that noon I noticed that Mrs. Gore treated him with little affection, although with perfect polite ness. I noticed, also, that Tom address ed her as "Aunt Adelaide," not as "Auntie," Grace's name for her. At breakfast the following morning Tom, apparently forgetting any cool ness that had arisen between his fath er and himself with regard to his new friend, remarked that he and Mr. Parker were going to the theater that night. Mrs. Gore Objects "He wanted me to tell him what show I'd like to see," tl.e boy went on eagerly, "but. I told him that I would rather have him decide. So he will get tickets for something he thinks we'll both enjoy. He is a peach, all right!" "Why not invite him to dine here this evening, then go to the theater from here?" Mr. Norton asked. Grace arl I were seated at our small table, but I saw Mrs. Gore's face change. "Are you suggesting Tom's having I The Quinine That Does Not Cause Nervousness or Ringing in Head Because of its Tonic and Laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE can be taken by anyone without causing nervousness or ringing in the head. 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"Do you want him especially to-night?" "And why not to-night?" Mr. Nor ton demanded. "Oh, that's all right," she assured her brother-in-law, her manner changing swiftly to its accustomed suavity. "1 only thought that perhaps Tom would rather wait and have sev eral of his friends here at one time, in stead of haying some young fellow here almost every night—as he did when he was at home for the Christ mas holidays." Mr. Norton seemed to ignore this speech, but turned to his son with a smile. "As soon as breakfast is over, Tom," he said, "I want vou to call up Mr. Parker at his hotel and give him the invitation 1 suggested—adding my urgent request that he accept." "Thank you, sir," the boy returned. She Meets the Tutor It may have been my fancy that made me think lie cast a glance of triumph towards Mrs. Gore, for a mo ment later his face wore its usual ex pression. I had forgotten all about the con versation at the breakfast table that evening when 1 went down to the li brary for a book I had meant to take up to my room with me. Grace was in bed, having had her early supper with me. I had summon ed her father for his bed-time chat with her, then slipped quietly down stairs for the desired volume which was to help me spend my solitary evening happily. • I took it for granted that the li brary was empty. But as I entered I saw my mistake. Two forms, seated in the ruddy light from the open grate stood up. "Oh, 1 beg your pardon!" I exclaim ed, stopping short. To me, coming in from the lighted hall, the room seemed very dark. "Please don't go away. Miss Dart!"| Tom urged. "I want you to meet my friend, Mr. Parker." He touched the electric switch and the room was flooded with light. I found myself face to face with a young man in evening clothes. Tom, too, had on a dress suit. "Miss Dart," may 1 present Mr. Parker?" Tom said with the grave courtesy he had been taught both at home and at school. Without stopping to consider wheth er I was doing the conventionally correct thing or not, I held out my hand. "Mr. Parker," I repeated the name, "I am glad to meet you!" (To Be Continued.) Copyright. 1813, by Doubladay, Pag* 4 C* (Continued.) CHAPTER XXXI, The Catastrophe. SO things went along for a month. Christmas drew near. Every Joint in town was preparing for a big celebration, and we were fully In the mood to take part In it. The Ward block was finished. From top to bottom it had been swept and cleared. Crowds came every day to admire the varnish, the glass, the Are- A long drawn "A-ahl" burst from tha crowd. places, the high plastered walls; to sniff the cleap new smell of it. Every body admitted it to be the finest build ing in the city. On Christmas eve we went to bed, strangely enough, very early. All the rest of the town was celebrating, but we had been busy moving furniture and fixtures, had worked late in order to finish the job and were very tired. The first intimation of trouble come to me in my sleep. I dreamed we were back on the Porcupine and that the stream was in flood. I could distinct ly hear the roar of it as it swept by, and I remember Johnny and myself were trying desperately to climb a big pine tree in order to get above the en croaching waters. A wind sprang up and shook the pine violently. I came slowly to waking consciousness, the dream fading into reality. Yank was standing by my cot, shaking me by the shoulder. He was fully dressed and carried his long rifle. "Get up!'' he told me. "There's a big fire one or two doors away, and it's headed this way." Then I realized that the roar of the flames had induced my dream. Fifteen or twenty men were trying to help Warren's place resist the heat. They had blankets and pails of water, and were attempting to interpose these feeble defences at the points most se verely attacked. Each man stood it as long a3 he could, then rushed ont to cool his reddened face. "Reminds me of the way I used to pop corn when I was a kid," grinned a miner. "I wouldn't care for that Job." "Just the same, they'll save It," ob served Talbot judicially. Almost coincident with his words a long drawn "A-ah!" burst from the crowd. A wandering gust of wind came in from the ocean. For the brief est Instant the tall straight column of flame bent gracefully before it, then came upright again as it passed. In that instant it licked across the side wall of Warren's place and immediate ly Warren's place burst into flame. "Hard luck!" commented Talbot. The fire fighters swarmed out like bees from a disturbed hive. "Our hotel next," said Johnny. "That's safe enough. There's a wide lot between," I observed. A fresh crew of fire fighters took the place of the others—namely, those per sonally Interested in saving the hotel. "Lucky the night is so still," said Talbot. We watched Warren's place burn with all the half guilty joy of those who are sorry, but who are glad to be there if it has to happen. Suddenly Talbot threw up his head. "Feel that breeze?" he cried. "Suction Into the Are." suggarted Johnny. But Talbot shook his bead impatient ly, trying to peer through the glare lito the sky. It was a very gentle breeze from the llrection of the ocean. I could barely feel it on my cheek, and it was not strong enough as yet to affect in the slightest tha upward roaring column of flame. For a moment I was inclined to agree with Jobnny that it was aim HMUUSBURG CfiKk TELEGRAPH ply a current of air induced by the conflagration. But now an uneasy mo tion began to take place in the crowd. Men elbowed their wa'J- here and there, met, conferred, gathered in knots. In less than a minute Talbot signaled us. We made our way to where he was standing with Sam Brannan, Casey, Green and a few others. "Thank God the wind is from the northwest," Talbot said fervently. "The Ward block is safely to wind ward, and we dou't need to worry about that, anyway. But it is a wind, and it's freshening. We've got to do something to stop this lire." As though to emphasize the need for some sort of action, a second and stronger puff of wind sent whirling aloft a shower of sparks and brands. We started at double quick in the di rection of the flimsy small structures between the old El Dorado and the Parker House. Some men, after a mo ment, brought ropes and axes. We began to tear down the shanties. But before we had been at work five minutes the fire began to run. The wind from the sea increased. Blazing pieces of wood flew through the air like arrows. Flames stooped In their stride and licked up their prey and went on rejoicing. Structures or.enjln ute dark nnd cold and still burst with startling suddenness and completeness into rioting conflagration. Our little beginning of a defense was attacked and captured before we had had time to perfect it. The half dozen shanties we had pulled to the ground merely furnished piled fuel. Somewhat de moralized, we fell back and tried rath er vaguely to draw a second line of de fense. The smoke and sparks suffo cated and overwhelmed us, and the following leaped upon us as from behind an ambush. Some few men continued gropingly to try to do something, but the most of us were only too glad to get out where we could catch a breath. Almost immediately, however, we were hurried back by frantic mer chants. "Save the goods!" was the cry We labored like slaves, carrying mer chandise, fixtures, furniture, anything and everything from the darkened in teriors of buildings to the open spaces. I worked as I had never worked be [ fore, and not once did I know whose property I thus saved. At first I j groped in the darkness, seizing what I could, then gradually, like the glow of a red dawn, a strange light grew, showing dimly and ruddily the half guessed features of the place. It glow ed, this light, increasing in power as heating metal slowly turns red, and then the flames licked through, and, dripping with sweat, I abandoned that place to its enemy. All sense of time nnd all sense of lo cality were lost The world was a strange world of deep, concealing shad ows and strong, revealing glares and a mist of smoke and hurrying, shouting, excited multitudes. Sometimes I found myself in queer little temporary ed dies of stillness, where a certain calm and leisure seemed to have been insu lated. Then for a brief moment or so I rested. Occasionally I would flnd myself with some stranger, and we would exchange brief exclamatory re marks. "Whole city is going!" "Looks like It." '"Hear a root fell in and killed twen ty men." "Probably exaggerated." "Probably. Don't catch me under no falling roofs! When she gets afire I get out." "Same here." "Well, I suppose we ought to try to do something." "Suppose so." And we would go at it again. At the end of two or three hours—no man can guess time in such a situation —ine nre stopped advancing, i sup pose the wind must have changed, though at the time I did not notice it. At any rate, I found myself in the gray dawn looking rather stupidly at a row of the frailest kind of canvas and scantling houses which the fire had sheared cleanly in two and wondering why in thunder the rest of them hadn't burned., A dense pall of smoke hung over the city and streamed away to the south and east. In the bvrned district all sense of location had been lost. Where before had been well known landmarks now lay a flat desert. The flro had ...ueu fiercely and completely and la Sack of food had died down to almost :othlng. A few wisps of smoke still ose, a few coals glowed, but beside hem nothing remained to indicate ■ ven the laying out of the former plan. >nly over across a dead acreage of ■sbea rose here and there the remains •f isolated brick walls. They looked Through, the eddying mists and smoke like ancient ruins separated by wide spaces. (To Be Continued) HOAHIJS OF GO V Kit ft Oft K TO MKKT The Board of Governors of the Dau phin County Medical Society will meet this evening at 8.30 o'clock, at the Har- I rlsbtirg Academy of Medicine. ' DAILY DOT PUZZLES 24- 25 23 . * 29 • 2€> 22 . *. • # 18 2o 27 .7. *'. 9 :, 5 14 'l€> ® 13 I' * 3 ' . • '? . .12 , ® 5 .32 o 7 • • Here is Master Willie Wright, Watch him Ais little . Draw from one to two and so on to the end. Harrisburg Is Commended For Jewish Relief Donations Harrisburg Is commended for its part in bringing up the $10,000,000 America" Jewish Relief Fund by the officers of the relief committee, in a dispatch re ceived here to-day from New York. "Harrisburg is doing its share to ward relieving the distress of the war sufferers," the message says, "and the people of your city are continuing to make every effort to get increased con tributions." Ten million dollars is needed to save -3.000,000 Jews from starvation, chletly along the eastern front extending from Northern Poland to Galieia. The relief committee expects to complete the fund by the end of this year. Julius Rosenwald, of Chicago, recently made a contribution of $1,000,000 to the fund. David Kaufman is chairman of the local committee. I Jtj. Kisses—No. 71 'A delightful delicacy lor young and old. Of course, I am not re ferring to that form of osculation quite common among members of the younger set and considered quite a treat for the rather unfor tunate spinster; instead, my sub ject will be entirely upon the mak ing of kisses as applied to the culi nary art. The preparation of kisses ac cording to my recipe is rather tedious, so by all means before starting to make this morsel sit you down in a corner and gather together all of your divergent strings of patience, because you will need them all. However, the result will warrant your special ef fort. I prepare these quite often for a number of little affairs, and my many studio friends have heaped sweet little compliments upon me owing to ttieir fondness for this after-dinner delicacy. The Recipe.— Beat the whites of six eggs to a stiff froth and with a wooden spoon stir in quick ly a cupful of fine white sugar. Have some boards plared in the oven thick ejiough to prevent the bottom of the kisses from becom ing too brown. Place strips of pa per about two inches wide upon the board and drop a tablespoon ful of the mixture upon the paper about an inch apart, taking care to have all of the kisses as near the same size as possible. Strew over the tops of the kisses some sifted Explosion in Powder Magazine Sunk Ship Tokio, March 27. Naval officers ridicule reports that the explosion on the battlesnip cruiser Tsukuba on Jan uary 14 was the work of German spies. The Tsukuba sank soon after the explosion, and the. revised estimate shows that 157 seamen wore killed and that at least 50 injured. The cause remains a mystery but is explained by a naval man as prob ably due to a spontaneous combustion in the powder magazine. That there was not a larger loss of life is due to the fact that about half of the crew were ashore at Yokosuka wh#re the warship was at anchor. Captain Arima had just arrived on board from shore when a tremendous roar was heard many miles away and the ship was encased in a pillar of smoke and flames. The concussion blew a hole in the hull through which the water rushed and within a few minutes the ship began to sink. There were 340 seamen and a few officer! on board* at the time. Many were killed MARCH 27, 19*7. HOW TO SELECT FOODS Household Grouping of J'IKHIS to Effect Economy and Insure Proper Diet—Uncle Sam's S|>ecialists Urge Every Housekce|>er to Think of (lie Food She Serves in Five Simple Groups—Foods Within a Group Are Interchangeable, but Can Xot Be Substituted Safely For Foods Froni Other Groups Washington, D. C., March 26, 19,1 T. —lf the housewife will group the various foods in her pantry, vegetable bins and refrigerator into five simple groups and will see that foods from each of the groups appear in each day's meals, she can feel sure that she is giving her family the eight different substances which the body needs for well-being. This grouping will help the housekeeper who wishes to save money or time to simplify her meals without making them onesided or in complete. It will enable her to deter mine whether the meals supply all the different materials needed and will prevent substituting one food for another which has an entirely differ ent use. To help the housewife group foods in a simple and effective way, the nutrition specialists of the U. S. de partment of agriculture have published the following suggestive grouping in Farmers' Bulletin 808, on how to se lect foods. Group i. —Fruits and Vegetables Without these the food would be lacking in mineral substances needed for building the body and keeping it in good working condition; in acids which give flavor, prevent constipation, and serve other useful purposes; and in minute quatntities of other sub stances needed for health. By giving bulk to the diet they make it more satisfying to the appetite. Foods depended on for mineral mat ters, vegetable acids and body regu lating substances; Fruits; apples, pears, etc., berries, oranges, lemons, etc.,, bananas, melons, etc. Vegetables: salads, lettuce, celery, etc., green peas, beans, etc., tomatoes,, squash, etc., potherbs, or "greens" po-' tatoes and root vegetables. Group '2—Meat and Meat Substitutes . These are sources af an Important body-building material, protein. In the case of children part of the protein food should always be whole milk. Foods depended on for protein: Milk, skim milk, cheese, etc., poul try, eggs, meat, fish, dried peas, beans, eowpeas, etc., nuts. Group 3—Foods Rich in Starch Cereals (wheat, rice, rye, barley, oats and corn) and potatoes (white and sweet). Cereals come near to be ing complete foods and in most diets they supply more of the nourishment than any other kind of food, it is not safe, however, to live only on cereals. Foods depended on for starch: Cereal grains, meals, flours, etc., cereal breakfast foods, bread crackers, macaroni and other pastes, cakes, \ cookies, starchy puddings, etc., pota toes and other starchy vegetables. Group I—Sugar Unless some of the fuel is in this white sugar and bake in a moder ate oven for one-half hour. Ai soon as they begin to color re move them from the oven. Re move the kisses from the paper, but be very careful as the least pressure will break them. From the bottom with a small spoon take out the soft part. Just before serving place the shells in the oven upside down just to tinge the bot tom brown. Fill the hollow with whipped cream flavored with liquor or vanilla and join two to gether and serve. If you wish to vary the size and shape, it can be done very easily. Also adding finely chopped taisins or almonds strewn over the top will give them a different appearance. Great expedition is nicessary in making this sweet dish. If the kisses are not put into r-he oven as soon as the sugar and eggs are mixed, the former melts and the mixture would run all over thrf pa per instead of keeping its egg shape. The sweeter the kisses are the crisper they will be, but if there is not sufficient sugar mixed with them they will most likely be tough. I endeavored to the very best of my ability to get Colin Chase to help me prepare some for a little tea that Helen Eddy was to "&ive the following Sunday afternoon, but he refused, stating that ever since he swallowed that spoon, about which I wrote previously, be was unable to stir, which neces sarily placed the "kiss" prepare tion entirely upon my shoulders. outright and others were blown into the sea. Launches nnd cutters were dispatch ed to the rescue. Divers who made an investigation found many dead men seated about the table in the mess room. A number of sailors who were on deck were blown into the air and —- Eczema Is Conquered Greasy salves and ointments should not be applied if good clear slkin is wanted. From any druggist for 25c or SI.OO for extra large size, get a bottle of zemo. When applied as directed, it effectively removes eczema, quickly stops itching, and heals skin troubles, also sores, burns, wounds and chafing. It penetrates, cleanses and soothes. Zemo is a clean, dependable and inex pensive, penetrating, antiseptic liquid. Try it, as we believe nothing you have ever used is as effective and satisfying. The E. W. Rote Co., Cleveland, O. form tlie diet is likely to be lacking in flavor. Foods depended on for sugar Sugar, molasses, syrups, honey can dies, sweet cakes and desserts, fruits preserved in sugar, jellies , and dried fruits. <>rou|> s—Foods Very Kiel) in Fat These arc important sources of body fuel. Without a little of them the food would not be rich enough to tasto good. Foods depended on for fat: Butter and cream, lard, suet and other cooking fats, salt pork and bacon, table and salad oils. Some food materials really belong In more than one group, cereals for example, supply protein, as well as, starch, as well as, the mineral mat ters, acids, cellulose, and body-regu latino substances, tor which they we especially valuable; and most meat, supplies fat, as well as, protein. The lists given above show some of the common food materials arranged in these live groups, according to their most important nutrients. Thinking of foods as belonging to these groups should help to prevent two mistakes — that of serving meals that have not sufficient variety, and that of cutting down in the wronw places when econ omy either of time or money is needed. The groupings will help the house keeper who wishes to save money or time to simplify her meals with out making them one-sided or incom plete. For example, from these groups the housewife who has been serving bread, potatoes and rice or hominy in one meal will see tha one or even two may be left out without omitting any important nutrient. They will show her that a custard which is made of milk and eggs, two foods from group 2 would hardly be needed after a meal in which a liberal supply of meut had been served, and that a child does not need milk at the same meal with an eggor meat. It will suggest that baked beans or other legumes or thick soups made of legumes, are sub stitutes for meat rather foods to be eaten with meat. If, by studying these groups, the housewife finds that she has provided tissue-building protein (group 2), and the necessary, though small amount, of tissue-building minerals and body regulating materials (group 1) she may safely build up the bulk of the diet from whatever materials from the other groups that seem econom ical. wholesome and appetizing. This method of planning prevents substituting one food for another which has an entirely different use. In general, economy within each group Is safer than using an inexpensive food from one group in place of an expen sive one from another group. The next article of this series deals with How to Tell if the Family Is Get ting Enough of the proper food. were crushed to death when they fell again to the deck. The bodies of sixty two sailors were recovered from tho sea and it is believed that the rest are lodged in the wreck of the ship. The Tsukuba was the first large warship to be built in home yards. On several occasions she conveyed the late Emperor and Empress during naval maneuvers. The warship visit ed America on the occasion of the Jamestown exposition. She was re garded as rather superannuated and was lately used as a training ship of naval gunnery. Captain Arima was saved. The pic ture of the Emperor which hung in the officers' room was saved by Lieu tenant Fukumoto, who rushed into the apartment at considerable risk. The ship's flag was also removed by four seamen just as the vessel was disappearing. VENICE ATTACKED 21 TIMES By Associated Press Venice, March 27.—Venire has been attacked from the air 21 times since the beginning of the war. The first bombardment took place the day war was declared. All the attacks have been by aeroplanes. The number of visits was eight in 1915 and thirteen in 1910. MAY divide: boiiough Carlisle. Pa./ March 27.—Because of the expense of furnishing light and water, the residents of the borough of Mount Holly Springs may petition the courts to cut the town in two, a con siderable part to revert to the town ship of South Middleton. ONLY POWERFUL MEDICINE WILL END RHEUMATISM It matters not whether you have had agonizing pains from rheumatism for 20 years or distressing twltchlngs for 20 weeks. 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