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—■ COPyTi<h< b pnch*rd
Continued
"How did yon know that?"
"You mind Puttlck said the fella
come just when he was beginnin' to
mend the cauoe? 1 took a look at the
■work be'd done ou It aud he couldn't
'a' got thro«gh all that under an hour.
He's fixed a little square of tin over
the rent as neat as near. And then
wasn't it queer the fella should have
come ou hiui there—a place li-.-
wouldn't he in not one morning of a
hundred?"
"You believe he made up the whole
•torv? And that 110 one came at all 7"
Tin pretty sure of it. There wasn't
a sign or a track and as" to the folia's
jumpin' froui stone to stone, there's
distances of fourteen and sixteeu foot
between. Still he might 'a' dune tt.
or be might 'a' walked in tho water,
mid I were not going to speak till 1
w ere sure."
"*!" on. We're still in the dark, .Foe."
said Linda.
"Well. Miss Linda. you remember
how Puttiek advised Mr. Petersham to
t ay or go. and how I told him to stick
It out. and when I'd giveu him that
advice. I said to you that 1 was going
across to Sen'ds lake, and asked Mr
yuarit>-h to teil Puttick. I thought
there was a good chance that Puttick
would put on one of bis partners to
s-are me. You see nobody knew which
way 1 were going but you and him.
so lt d be fair certain that if 1 was
Interfered with it would prove Puttick
guilty."
"That was clever, though you ran a
horrible risk. Was there any particu
lar reason why you hose to go to Sou
lis lake?"
"Sure. I u-auted to see if any one had
'•eva over there looking for youi
brooch. On'y us and I*uttkk knew h !
was lost, and you'd said how your fa
ther had paid dollars and dollars f.»■
it When a tiling ke that's los:
wi>odsmen 'll g» nn'les to try to find in
and Puttick must 'a' told the Tem'in
sons, for there was tr.-vks all around '
our fire where we boiled the kettle." I
"Do you think they found inj
brooch?"
"Huh! No. I pick' it up myself five
minutes Bfter you drop' it. I only kep'
St. pretendin' it was lost, as a bait like.
I've told yon what happened to me
coming back and how I had to shoot
Dandy Tomlinson. His shooting at
me after I was down give me a sur
prise. for I didn't think he'd want to
do more than scare me. but 1 guess It
was natural enough, for Putii-k was
gettin' rattled at me a!wr.-» nosin'
s round."
"It's all very clear. Novo K«r, and
we know everything except who tt was
shot B!!l Worke."
"I guess M tippy Tomlinson 's the
rnai: "
"What makes you think that?'
"Bill was shot with a 45-73 rifle.
Both Puttick aud Dandy Tomlinson
carries 30-30's. Muppy'a rifle is a
45-75." .
"How can you know what sort of
rifie was used to shoot with? The
bullet was never found." said Linda.
"I fucked up the shell the first time
I was over with you."
"And you never told me!" said she.
"But that doesn't matter. What I'm
really angry with you for is your mak
ing me promise not to go out yesterday
and then deliberately going out your
self to draw their fire Why did you
do it? If you had been killed I shoulfi
never have got over it."
"And wh.'t 'ud I have done if you'd
t«en killed Miss Linda?" ' ,
do you mean. Joe?" said Lin
daJflftiy
*1 moan that if one of the party I
were with got killed in the woods
while I was their guide I'd go right
into Quebec and run a boarding house
or become a politician That's all I'd
be good for:"
CHAPTER XVII.
The City or the Woods?
ALTHOUGH Dandy Tomiinson's
bulict hud passed through Joe's
shoulder, it had left a very ugly
u.. :ud. but the young woods
man's clean and healthy life stood him
in good stead, and the process of heal
ing went on rapidly.
We had fetched a doctor from Priam
viile. w ho left a string of instructions,
which Linda carried oat as closely as
she could. Indeed, she would have de
voted most of her time to Joe. but he
managed to make her spend a good
part of ea« h day out of doors. Some
times he would beg for a fish for his
supper and she must catch It herself
to prove how well she had profited by
his teaching. There were half a hun
dred things he suggested, not one of
which was obvious or trifling, until I
marveled at his ingenuity.
"You are flndmg the time long. Joe?"
I said on one occasion.
"No, Mr. Quaritch. the hours slip
past quick enough I've never had a
lie-by and awhile for thinking since I
been a man. There's a good few puz
zles to life that wants facing one time
or another. I s'pose."' I
"Which puzzle is it that you are fac
t tng now?"
"Mr Petersham want* to be the mak
ing of me."
"Then you're about the luckie«t
young man in this hemisphere."
"Just so. and 1 feel his kindness Is
raore'n 1 deserve. Ue'd make ine bead
warden here for a bit first and then
senil some kind of a professor to teach
me how to talk aud tlx me up general
It." lie paused
"Well, that sounds very reasonable."
I commented
"And after they'd scraped some of
the moss off me he'd put me into his
office.''
I hid the astonishment I felt at this
announcement. "After that it'd be up
to me to make good. He'd help all he
knew.*
"It sounds a very brilliant future for
you. November "
Joe was silent for a moment. "It
does. Mr. Quaritch." he said at length
In a different tone. "And it gives me
something to think about. So they
caught Muppy all right? Him and Put
tick 'II find prison a poor place after
the woods."
"I can feel for them." said 1. "for I
am leaving the woods tomorrow my
self. I must get back to Quebec."
"Huh. yes! There's no call for you
to stay longer."
"As to that, you'll be here for quite
awhile yourself."
He made no reply, and when 1 turn
ed from the window to took at him he
was lying witV his eyes closed, and.
thinking he was tired. I left him.
At the end of the south veranda was
situated a small detached room which
we had turned into a workshop, and
early the same afternoon 1 went
around there to repair a favorite fish
ing rod. The veranda was empty as I
passed through it. but presently Peter
sham joined me.
"That fellow November Joe is an In
fernal fool"' he said presently. "He
is a dolt without an ounce of ambi
tion r «
' "In his own sphere"— I began.
' "He is all very well in his own
sphere, bnt be should try to rise
above it."
"He has done uncommonly well for
hlmseif so far." I sfid. "He has made
good use of his brains and his experi
ence. In his own way he is very, very
capable."
"That is trv.e enough, but he has got
about as far as he can go without help.
As you say. he has done all this for
himself. Now, I am ready to do a
good deal more for him. I'll back him
In any line of business he chooses to
follow I owe him that and more.
Heaven knows what might have hap
pened to Linda but for him."
"You owe a good deal to November."
"I am well aware of it." replied Pe
tersham. "I am convinced I owe him
Linda's life."
Something In his tone showed me his
further meaning. I dropped my fish
Ing rod and stared at him. I knew
Linda had enormous influence over her
father, but this was beyond imagina
tion.
"You'd never allow itr" I exclaimed.
"Why not?" hp retorted angrily.
"Isn't Joe better than the Hipper
dude? Or Phil Bitsbeim or than that
Italian count with his pedigree from
Noah In his pocket? Tell me. where
Is she going to find a man like Joe?
Why. he's sot it in him to do things
big things—and I hope I'm good enough
republican not to see the injustice of
nailing a fellow down to the spot
he was born."
"But November would never dare
look so high! He's modest."
"He'll get over that:"'
"I doubt it." I said. "Besides, you
are reckoning without Linda. How
do you know that she"—
"Naturally I don't know for sure
about Linda." he answered shortly;
then. giaDcing at his watch, he got up.
"Just about time to get my mail
ready."
We had been speaking in low tones,
for the subject of our conversation
naturally di-l not lend itself to lond
talk, and oesides. during ;lie last quar
ter of an hour or so a murmur of
voii-es from the verandah had warn
ed us to be <-arehil. We had not shut
the door leading to the veranda, aa it
was the only one. and we needed it
open for light and air. Petursbam
walked toward It. but. instead of step
pius out, he turned and laid a hand
like a vise on my arm.
"Quiet: Quiet for your life!" h(
whispered. "She mu«t never know
we wer« here!"
• But, Joe. you're mistaken. .Toe. I
wish it!" It was Linda's voice, shy
and trembling as I had never heard it.
'Ah. fhats all yonr great goodness.
Miss Lirda. and I haven't earned none
of it."
I pointed frantically to the door. We
must shut that door and shut out those
voices, bnt PeteAham swore at me
under bis breath.
"Darn, you know those binges
screech like a wildcat: It can't be!
helped, for it would kill her to know
we heard a word of this."
We crept away into the farthest cor- j
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ner ol the workshop, but even there
phrases floated to us. though merciful
ly we could not hear all.
"But father would help you. for you
know you are a genius, Joe."
"All I could ever do lies in the woods.
Mtm Linda: woodsways is the whole
of it. A yard outside the wood and
the meanest citap bred on the streets
could beat me easy. I can't tiiank you
Lor Mr. Petersham the way I'd like to.
for my tongue is slow." Her* his
voice fell.
"But if you hate the city life so
much you must not go to the city." It
was Linda again. "Live your life in
the woods. I love the woods too."
"The woods Is bleak and black
enough.to them that's not born among
the trees. Them that's lived outside
alios wants more. Miss Linda."
A long interval followed before the
voices became audible again. •
To B« Continued.
Bob Swimming Salesman
I Lancaster. Pa., Nov. 28.—8. (J. Alar
tin, a traveling salesman, stopped at
the Y. *M. C, A. for a clunge in the
swimming pool, and left his samples
near the main office. While he was
s»homing three young men stole from
his samples fountain pens valu«d
$240 and were arrested.
HOUSEHOLD
Henrietta D. Grauel
Corn Starch Desserts
Corn is tjfcf most adaptable and'
wholesome of all our cereals and in the
form of cornstarch it produces the I
daintiest dishes we can make. i*ome
housekeepers have told me that they
have never had a box of this thickening !
agent in their kitchen but use flour for
gravies and gelatine for custards. As
the cornstarch has real food value this
is a mistake.
Molded cornstarch desserts lack the
transparem-y of the gelatine oues but
they look .just as fragile and can be
tinted in most delicate colors and mold
ed into any shape. Another thing in |
their favor Is they are not affected by
beat or cold. I
By many, Bavarian cream is consid
TALKS
ered the gem of the whole collection of
desserts and. it contains both gelatine
and cornstarch, besides cream, fruit
juices and chocolate. Buch a dessert is
so rich it should t>e served at the close
of a light meal, never with other heavy
foods.
Uso the best cornstarch and, as with
the gelatine, always .follow the iustruc
tions on the carton as to quantity to be
used. The giveu recipe you can easily
vary to please your own taste. Cook
the mixture of milk, eggs and sugar in
a double boiler, when it reaches the
boiling point add the moistened corn
starch and stir continuously until it is
thick. The mixture must be well
cooked to have the best and smoothest
taste- Flavoring is added when the
mixture is almost cold and then fruit |
and fruit juices may bo put in also.
For pure white custards the white of j
the eggs only are used or eggs are!
omitted altogether.
If chocolate dessert is wanted grate j
the chocolate and add it to the hot |
milk first, then pour the mixture on the J
beaten eggs and return all to the boiler, j
Almond, rose, lemon, chopped ;
almonds, coffee, caramel and cocoa nut
are all better flavors for desserts than i
vanilla.
Cornstarch desserts may be shaped in i
any sort of a mold and will be firm as'l
soon as cool.
A Blanc-mange recipe that may be '
changed with these various flavors, and !
by addition of nuts and fruits, is made
with one pint of milk, three well beaten
eggs, three tablespoons of cornstarch
moistened in cold milk anil three table
spoons of sugar. Heat the milk and
pour it upon the beaten eggs, then add
the sugar. Return to the boiler and
when it is scalding add the cornstarch.
Fruit sauces add daintiness to these
cornstarch desserts not alone because
of their pungency but because of their
bright volor.
A clear sauce is made with two cups
of boiling water thickened with one
tablespoon of cornstarch. Adil sugar
and fruit .juices to this.
Jelly Mlice is niaile bv whipping a
glass of crab apple jelly until it is thin
and smooth, and a tablespoon of melted
butter and a teaspoon of grated nut
meg. Heat this in a double boiler with
a cup of powdered sugar and when this
is almost cool add the beaten white of
an egg. A very little pink cake color
ing rnav be put in this sauce.
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