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M Henrietta D. Grauel
Frying
(Continued from yesterday.)
The fat used for frying meats or cro
quettes, sweets and delicate articles,
should be clear and fresh; when it be
gins to look dark, from frequent heat
ings, you can clear it by frying pota
toes in it. After it has been used sev
eral times and is no longer suitable for
fine frying it should be strained and
used for fish frying or for articles sea-I
soned with onion, as these two articles
leave their penetrating and disagree- !
able odor in both utensil and fat.
To fry properly you must have your!
croquettes, fish balls, oysters and the
like, well coated with crumbs. It savesj
time to make these ready before hand'
by drying every bit of bread you have,
left in the bread box, or drawer, in the!
oven and„ then rolling and sifting!
them. They should be very fine when
finished and may be kept in a glass jarj
or a canister.
To egg and crumb articles nicely
break one egg into a shallow dish. T
use an old-fashioned soup plate ,for
this because its wide edge allows one I
to drain the croquettes or patties on I
it. To each egg add one tablespoon of I
water and a pinch of salt. Have also a!
plate of the tine crumbs.
Pip the article to be fried into the!
crumbs first, and lay it, aside until all j
are crumbed, then dip into the egg, and j
finish this dipping, too. before starting J
to put on the second coating of crumbs.)
This allows the coating to adhere to the!
food and it is less liable to break or!
drop off in the process of frying than
if you egg and bread each article rap
idly. Some fine cooks use flour first
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then egg ami then the crumbs as the
flour has a more sticky consistency but
this is not necessary.
Fritter batter for dipping fruits, ami
some other foods, is made with 1 Vj cups
flour, teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons
of baking powder, t egg and enough
milk to make the batter rather thicker
than for batter cakes.
This same batter is used for making
rosettes or pastry shells or timbale cases
but the baking powder is omitted. The
timbale iron or rosette iron should be
heated in the fat and then dipped into
the batter and again immersed in the
fat. The batter for these cases is the
*jght consistency when it adheres to the
iron it should be much thinner than
for fritters.
The frying basket should always be
used for cooking potatoes and fish
balls as these can scarcely be lifted out
of the fat with a slotted spoon or fork
without breaking.
When fried articles are left after a
meal they may be kept over a day. in
a cool place, and then restored to their
original erispness by heating in an
oven for a few moments.
Persons who are fond of croquettes
and other fried articles but dare not
indulge in them will find that a crisp
coating may be given foods by oven
cookery. Roll articles in cracker
crumbs in the place of the egg and
breading process and then brush them
over with melted butter or olive oil.
Use a pastry brush for this and see
that every part is brushed. Place on a
pan in a very hot oven and in five
minutes or less they will be beautifully
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THE AFTER HOUSE
A Story of Love. Mystery and a Private Yacht
By MARY ROBERTS
Copyright, 1913, hy the McClurt Publications, Int.
Copyright, 191*, *> Mary "Rjtktrts *5 jnehart.
*1
Continued
The wheel, replaced by a new one
white and gilt, remained In its old p»
sitlon behind the after house, the
steersman standing on a raised Iron
grating i>hove the wash of the deck
I
"You have been ill, haven't you?"
Thus from >be chart room, which had
become a sort of lounge and card room
through a small hatred window it was
possible to see the man at the wheel,
who. In his turn, commanded a view
of part of tlii- chart room, hut not of
the floor
The cm ft was schooner rigged, ear
ried three lifeboats and H collapstbli |
1:1 ft and u::s navigated by a captain j
first and second males and a crew of'
six ahleliod;ed sailor* and one gannl [
>Olltll Whose -ole knowledge of liavl |
gntion had been gained on an Atlantic
City cntlioat.
1 do not recall that I performed the j
aautical rite of signing artteles. Arm ;
eu with the note McW'hirter had 1
cured for me and with what I fondly j
hoped was the rolling gait of the sea- j
faring man. I approached the mptaln I
a bearded and florid individual. I had /
dressed the n-irf old trousers a cap
and a sweater from which I had re
moved my college letter. .McW'hirter,
who had supervised my preparations 1
and who accompanied me to the wharf, j
had suggested that I omit my morn
ing sba.e. The result was. as I look
back, a lean and cadaverous six fool
youth, with the hospital pallor still oti
bim. his chin covered with a day's
beard, bis hair cropped short and a can j
nlbalistic gleam in his eyes. I remembei
that my wrists, thin and bony, annoy
ed me and that the girl I had seen
through Ae opera glasses came on
hoard and stood off. detached and in
different. but with her eyes on me,
while the captain read my letter.
When he finished be held it out to
me.
"I've got my crew." he said curtly. :
"There isn't—l suppose there's uo
chance of your neediug another hand?"j
"No. You can leave your name and ad
dress with the mate over there. If
anything turns up he'll let you know."!
My address: The hospital?
1 folded the useless letter and thrust
it into my pocket. The captaiu had j
gone forward, and the girl with the
cool eyes was leauiug against the rail
watching me.
"You are the man Mr. McWhirter has 1
been looking after, areu't you?"
"Yes." 1 pulled off ray cap. and. rec
ollecting myself—"yes. miss "
"You have been ill. haven't you?"
"Yes, miss."
"Could you polish brass and things
like that?"
"I could try. My arms are strong
enough. It is only when f walk"—
But she did not let me finish. She
left the rail abruptly and disappeared
down the companionwav into the after
bouse. I waited uncertainly.
When the girl returned she came to
me and stood for a moment looking me
over with cool, appraising eyes. I had
been right about her appearance, she 1
was charming—or uo. hardly charming
She was too aloof for that. But she i
was beautiful, an Irish type, with blue'
gray eyes and almost black hair. The
tilt of her head was haughty. I.ater I
came to know that her hauteur was In
difference. But at tirst I was frankly
afraid of her—afraid of her cool, mock-:
ing eyes and the upward thrust of her j
chin.
"My brother-in-law is not here." sbe
said after a moment, "but m.v sister Is
below in the cabin. Sbe will speak to
the captain about you. Where are your
things?"
I glanced toward the hospital, where
my few worldly possessions, including
my dress clothes, my amputating set
and such of uiy books as 1 had not
been able to sell, were awaiting dispo
sition. "Very near, miss." I said.
"Better bring them at once. We are
sailing in the morning."
She gave a curt little nod of dismiss
al. and I went down the gangplank
and along the wbarfL I had secured
what I went for. and my summer was
provided for. 1 was exultant. but with
my exultation was mixed a curious an-
ger at McWhirter. that he had advisee
me not to shave that morning.
My preparation took little time. Such
of my wardrobe as was worth saving
McWhirter took charge of. I sold the
remainder of my books, and in a sail
or's outfitting shop I purchased Itoots
and slickers—the sailors' oilskins. With
volver. second band, and cartridges
I was glad later that I had bought the
revolver, and that I bad taken with
me the surgical Instruments, antiquat
ed as they were, which, in their ma
hogany case, had accompanied my
grandfather through the civil war, and
had done, as he was wont to chuckle,
as much damage as a three pounder.
McW'hirter came to the wharf with me
and looked the Ella over with eyes of
proprietorship.
"Pretty snappy looking boat" he
said. "If the nigger gets sick give him i
some of my seasick remedy. And take :
care of yourself, boy." He shook
hands, his open face flushed with emo- j
tlon. "Darned shame to see you going;
like this. Don't eat too much, and!
don't fall in love with any of the worn
en. Good by."
He started away, and I turned to- "
ward the ship, but a moment later I 1
heard him calling me. He came back. \
rather breathless. t
"Up in my neighborhood." he pant
ed. "they say Turner is a devil. What- t
ever happens, it's not your mix-In. Bet
ter—better tuck your gun under your
mattress and forget you've got it. ,
You've got some disposition yourself."
The Ella sailed the following day at c
10 o'clock. She carried nlneteeen peo f
pie. of whom live were the Turners and
their guests. The cabin was full of
flowers and steamer baskets.
Thirty-one days later she came into' r
port again, a lifeboat covered with can 1
vas trailing at Iter stern. f
Prom the tirst the captain disclaim
ed responsibility for me. 1 was housed
in the forecastle and ate with the men '
There, however, mv connection with e
the crew and the navigation of the: v
ship ended.
As a matter of fact. I fo-yd myself *
a sort of deck steward. giVeu the re '
sponsibillty of looking after the shuttle- '
board and other deck games, the
steamer rugs, the cards—for they play- f
ed bridge steadily—and answerable to
George Williams, the colored butler. f
for the various liquors served on deck. '
The work was easy, and the situa
tion rattier amused me. After an ef- 1
fort or two to bully me. one of which 1
resulted in my holding him over the 1
rail until he turned gray with frignL 5
Williams treated me as an equal.
which was gratifying "
The weather was good, the food fair
I had no reason to repent my bargain
Of the sailing qualities of the Ella
there could be no question The crew,
selected by Captain Itichardson from
the best men ot the Turner line, knew
their business, and. burring the odor of
formaldehyde in the forecastle, which
irove nie to sleeping on deck fvr a
Eight or two. everything was going
smoothly, at least on the surface.
Smoothly, as far as the crew was
eoueerued. I was not so sure about
the after house.
As 1 have said, owing to the small
size of the vessel and the fact that
considerable of the space had been
used for baths, there were, besides the
family, only two guests, a Mrs. .lohns.
a divorcee, and a Mr. Vail. Mrs. Tur
ner and Miss l.ee shared the services
of u maid. Karen Hansen, who. with
a stewardess. Henrietta Sloane. occu
pied a double cabin. Vail bad a small
room, as had Turner, with a bath be
tween which they used in common.
Mrs. Turner's room was a large one.
with its own bath, into which Elsa
Lee's room also opened. Mrs. Johns
had a room and bath. Koughl.v and
not drawn to scale, the living quarters
of the family were arranged like the
diagram iu a later chapter.
I have said that things were not go- 1
ing smoothly in the after house. I felt
it rather than saw it. The women rose !
late —except Miss Lee, who was fre
quently about when 1 washed the deck.
They chatted and laughed together,
read, played bridge when the men were
so inclined, and now and then, when
their attention was drawn to it. looked
at the sea.
The men were violently opposed
types—Turner, tall, heavy shouldered,
morose b.v habit, with a prominent
nose and rapidly thinning hair, and 1
with strong, pale blue eyes, congested
from hard drinking; Vail, shorter by
three inches, dark, good looking, with
that dusky flush under the skin which j
shows good red blood, and as temper
ate as Turner was dissipated.
CHAPTER 11.
I Unclinch My Hands.
IT T|AIL was strong too. After I
I 1 / I hod held Williams over the rail
I V I I turned to find him looking on.
V I amused. And when the fright
ened darky had taken himself, mut
tering threats, to the galley. Vail came j
over to me and ran his hand down my !
arm. '
"Where did you get It?" he asked.
"Oh. I've always had some muscle,"
I said. "I'm in bad shape now. Just
getting over fever."
"Fever, eh? I thought It was Jail.
Look here!"
He threw out his biceps for me to
feel. It was a ball of iron under my
fingers. The man was as strong as an
ox. He smiled at my surprise, and.
after looking to see that no one was
In sight, offered to mi* me a highball
from a decanter and siphon on a table.
I refused.
"Have you any idea, I-eslie. how i
much whisky there is on board?"
"Williams has considerable, I believe, j
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ward house. The captain is a teeto
taleT."
"I see. When these decanters go
back Williams takes charge of them?"
"Yes. He locks them away."
"Empty them. Leslie." he said. "Do
you understand? Throw what Is left
overboard. And. if you get a chance
at Williams' key. pitch a dozen or two
quarts overboard."
"And he put in Irons!"
"Not necessarily. 1 think you un
derstand me. I don't trust Williams.
In a week we could have this boat
fairly dry."
"There is a great deal of wine."
He scowled "Dash Williams, any
how! His instructions were—but nev
er mind about that Get rid of the
whisky."
Turner coming up the companion
way at that moment. Vail left me. 1
had understood him perfectly. It was
common talk in the forecastle that
Turner was drinking hard and that, in
fact, the cruise had been arranged by
his family In the hope that, away
from his clubs, he would "alter his hab
its—a fallacy, of course.
Early as It was. Hp was somewhat
the worse for it that morning. He
made directly for me. It was the first
time he had noticed me, although it
was the third day out. He stood in
front of me. his redjeyes flaming, and.
although I am a tall man. he had an
Inch perhaps the advantage of me.
"What's this about Williams?" he
demanded furiously. "What do you
mean by a thing like that?"
"He was bullying me. I didn't in
tend to drop him.
The ship was rolling gently. He
made a pass at me with a magazine he
carried and almost lost his balance.
The women had risen and were watch
ing from the corner of the after house.
I caught him and steadied him until be
could clutch a chair.
To Be Continued.
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Lebanon, Pa., Oct. 16.—JPive hun
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ship of the Central Pennsylvania Asso
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annual reunion here yesterday.
Coatesville was selected for the 1915
meeting, and these officers were elected:
Commander, C. 11. Lantz, Lebanon; se
nior vice commander, J. W. McCune,
Lancaster; junior vice commander,
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of P>ancis C. Hollingsworth for using
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The book on salesmanship contained
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For $lO this book, with a sample
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FIRE EXTINGUISHER EXPLODES
Badly Injures Athlete and a Woman
Across the Street
Pottsville, Pa., Oct. 16.—(William
Wagner, famous 'basketball star for the
Prackville five, and .Mrs. William Bro
sious, of Prackville, were seriously in
jured in a fire at the home of Philip
.Vas>h, Prackville, when a c'hemiical Bab
co'ck exploded. Wagner was on 'the
roof of the 'burning house and had a
ham! Bahjock, getting it into 'position
'to play the stream on the flames.
The upper part of it flew across the
street and struck (Mrs. Prosius on the
'head, inflicting a deep gafJh. Wagner
will lose the use of his right hand.
SAYS WOMAN SHOT HIM
Man With a Dangerous Wound Tells of
Jealous Quarrel
f-zebanon, Pa., Oct. 16.—Irwin Shelly,
a county farmer, was found
here yesterday lying on the street with
a dangerous bullet, wound in his left
side.
An ante-mortem statement made last
evening accueed Mrs. May Kolhl of the
shooting. He said it occurred during a
quarrel, when the told her their in
timacy must cease. IM'rs. Kohl declares
Shelly shot himself.
Tries to Wreck on High Bank
Coluni'bia, Pa., Oct. 16.—Amos Me-1
Carnsev, arrested for attempting to I
wreck trolley cars, admits 'his guilt and '
lias beep sent to prison. He placed ties
on several occasions on the track of the
Donegal division of the Oonesrtoga trac
tion line at a sharp curve above an em
bankment of 100 feet.
Big Night School in Altoona
Altoona, Oct. 16.—There are 1,740
in tho night sc'hool here. This is double;
the a tendance last year. Vocational
training is preferred. Classes in dress
making, millinery, stenography, type
writing, mechanical drawing and ma
chine shop work are Hhe largest.
Acquitted of Girl's Charges
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 16.—Jolhn L.
Decker, former t J hief of the Dummore
fire department, was yesterday ac
quitted of charges preferred by Ethel
Davis and IMargaret Seiger, 'both under
12 years of age, by a jury which had
hear<l testimony since Monday.
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SUICIDE DOUBTS RELIEF
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Reading, Pa., Oct. 16.—Witlh relief
almost in sight, Luther Kelly, aged 26
years, a traveling man, ended his life
in a hospital hero Wednesday night
bv cutting his throat with a pocket
knife. He was ill and without funds,
and had sent an appeal for 'help to his
relatives in Litftlestown.
A check for a substantial amount
came to Chief of Police Green yester
day, with a request that the sick man
ibe sent home, and tlhat his bills be paid.
It was mailed from Ivibtlestown early
Wednesday, but came to Reading after
the suicide occurred. The money will
be used by the police in preparing tho
remains for burial anil shipment.
FINDS A HEADLESS BODY
Hunter Discovers Indubitable Evidence
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©loomSburg, Pa., Oct. 16.—A murder
shrouded in mystery was revealed yes
terday when William ILudwig, of Cata
wissa, out'hunting, came upon the badly
decomposed 'body of an unidentified man
at t'he 'base of Catawissa mountain.
About ten feet, from the body lay
the severed head, with a bullet-hole
above tho socket of bh'e left eye.
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