Lincoln County leader., January 21, 1910, Image 7

What Gold
Cannot
uy
"By MUS. jXLEJTjKfTJBH
Author of "A Crooked Path." "Maid. Wlfo or Widow." "By
Woman'. Wit." "Beaton'a Barf tin," "A Life Interest."
"Mona'a Choioe." "A Woman' H art."
SSZSammJD QA , ,
CHAPTER X. (Continued.)
Hope looked at him with a very
puszled expression, then a smile part
ed her Hps.
"I think you are all very curious
people here," she said. "There are
mall "signs of English reserve about
you. But I don't want to hear any
more confidence ; so I shall leave
you."
"This is too bad! when 1 thought
I should have a minute's talk with you
1n peace! Did you ever -know any
thing so Idiotic as Miss Dacre's dra
matic attempt?"
"I thought you'pronounced It 'splen
didly generous.' "
"Well, so It was, considering how
mad she was about Hugh herself a
couple cf years co. It was a mah
that would have suited my aunt down
to the ground, but he would never
"hear of It. Are you really going?
Well, It Is too bad of you! I hope
you will not go over to this practic
ing to-morrow? I am on duty, and
"have to return to quarters to-night."
"What I can or cannot .do depends
on Mrs. Savllle. Good-by for the pres
ent." She gave him her hand for a
moment, and was gone.
With an air of extreme annoyance
Captain Lumley, stepping through one
of the open windows, followed the
path taken by Miss Dacre.
The dinner at Inglefleld was very
tranquil that evening. Mrs. Savllle,
"her son. Hope Desmond and Mr. Raw
son made up the whole party. Mrs.
Savllle looked 111; there were deep
shadows under her eyes, and her face
seemed smaller than usual; but she
was unusually talkative and gracious.
Shg discussed politics with hei
guest, and occasionally directed her
Temarks to Hope. Mr. Savllle contrib
uted some rather original observa
tions, and all things went smoothly.
On leaving the table she said to Raw
on, "I must leave you to Miss Des
mond's care this evening, for I have a
Tery bad headache; but I shall see you
In the morning."
After a little conversation Mr. Sa
vllle went to look for some sketches
"he had taken of the Lincolnshire
churches, and In his absence Mr. Raw
son said, "Mrs. Savllle Is most friend
ly. She particularly . wishes you to
remain; she says you know when to
he silent and when to speak; so I
think things promise well. Go on as
you have begun. She talks of going
on the Continent In a month or two.
Ypu are, I Imagine, firmly fixed In her
good graces. This Is having half your
work done."
"Heaven grant it!" said Hope, with
heartfelt earnestness; and soon they
separated for the night.
CHAPTER XI.
"I think, Miss Desmond, I shall go
abroad next week," said Mrs. Saville,
breaking silence one dull, drizzling,
depressing November day, when they
were sitting by the lire in the smaller
of the two drawing-rooms. Mrs. Sa
vllle had been In deep thought, and
Hope diligently making a long strip
of lace which usually occupied her
when not reading aloud.
"Do you wish me to accompanv
you?" -
"Yes, of course: You are very ready
to leave me."
"No, indeed, Mrs. Saville: I should
he sorry, to do so; but I wish you to
feel quite free. The secret of comfort
in such a relationship as ours Ib that
we are not bound to eacii other,"
There was another pause.
"Very likely," resumed Mrs. Sa
ville, as If she had been reflecting.
"However, I do not wish to part com
pany as yet. I must say you are one
of the few young women Indeed,
young or old who have any common
sense, though your Ideas on some
points are by no means, sound."
"What are my chief errors?" asked
Hope, with the pleasant fearlessness
whloh was one of her chief attractions
to the Imperious little plutocrat.
"You are a sentimentalist In some
directions, and you do not recognize
the true value of money. The first Is
-weakness; the second, willful blind
ness." "I ' dare . say I am weak," returned
Hope, laying down her work and
speaking thoughtfully; "but do yon
know, Mrs. Savllle, I think I have a
truer estimate of the value of money
than yourself?"
How do you make that out?" Mrs.
Savllle spoke with some degree of In
terest. "I know that a certain amount Is
necessary, that real poverty is da
grading, that every right-minded Indi
vidual will strive and toll for a suffi
ciency, enough to secure Independence
and respectability; but, after that,
what can money buy? Not health, nor
a sense of enjoyment, nor Intelligence,
nor the perception of beauty, nor that
crown of life, love. Very moderate
means will permit of fullest pleasure
In all these, but they must be all the
free gift of nature: gold cannot buy
them."
"And with them all." returned Mrs.
Saville, "you can never lift your head
above the obscurity of a mean position,
If -ou only posscsa moicrato isesr.s."
"That does not seem a hardship to
me. It Is true I never knew what
ambition meant, and therefore I am no
fair Judge of what is essential to an
ambitious spirit; but men have attain
ed to great power and yet had but lit
tle money."
"Not often not. often; while to
women, with their more limited
sphere, money is still more essential.
If every one was as philosophic as
yourself, where should we be? Where
would civilization. Inventions. Im
provement, employment, be, If men did
not haste to become rich?"
"But I do not object to people be
coming rich, and I acknowledge that
men who. amain large fortunes are of
ten benefactors to their fellows. I
only urge that great wealth Is not es
sential to individual happiness, and
that men who increase knowledge and
social Improvement, who invent and
explore, are benefactors equally with
those who make the money which pavs
for It all."
"We are like the two knights who
fought over the color of the shield
Miss Desmond. You must grant that
If wealth cannot buy health It can at
least mitigate suffering: and It cer
tainly can buy esteem, if It cannot buy
love. As to love, who feels it except
the young and the imaginative? It
Is but another form of selfishness;
some quality In another gratifies you
or flatters you. and you think that per
son essential to your existence."
"There Is something more In that
that," said Hope, gently; "you must
know that. Did you never love any
one yourself?"
"Yes: at least I thought T did. and
small thanks I had for it. But I am
not sure that my reason is not too
strong for my affections."
"I think." said Hope, slowly, "that
you could love very much." She stop
ped, and grew a little paler than us
ual. "Pardon me If I take a liberty
In speaking my opinion."
"No; go on; you amuse me."
"We scarcely know what gifts we
possess till circumstances call them
out, and yours may not have drawn
out your faculties in that direction.
But I am quite sure the remarkable
strength of your nature would make
your love strong, too."
"Really, Miss Desmond, you are a
profound student of human nature.
Unfortunately for the development of
my affections. I am not what is called
a lovable person."
"No." said Hope, quietly, "not what
a surface observer would call lova
ble: you are too contemptuous of
weakness, which you cannot under-
srana; mil 11 sieaainess or purpose, a
sense of Justice, honor, and loyalty,
are worthy of love, you ought to be
loved. When I came to you, my first
Inclination was to fear you, and I de
termined not to yield to It. or. If I
found It Insurmountable, to leave you.
You cannot support the companionship
of a spirit Inferior to your own."
"And you consider yours equal to
mine?" asked Mrs. Savllle, with a
slight smile.
"I do," returned Hope, steadily.
"You are my superior In knowledge,
In experience, In ability, In strength
of will; but my opinions, my Individ
uality, are my own; I will never yield
them to the mere authority of any
creature, even to one I respect as I
do yop. If, In speaking as I think, !
offend, we are not bound to live to
gether a moment longer than Is agree
able. I may love you one day; I will
never allow myself to fear you."
"You are rather a curious girl. I
do not wish people to fear me. Why
should they?"
"I do not suppose you do; but you
have a dominant will, which wealth
gives yn tne power to exercise, and
It colors your manner."
"I have always been well served."
"No doubt."
"Well, Miss Desmond, you have in
terested me a good deal, and, , at yon
say, whenever I grow too tyrannical,
or you grow too fearless, we can part
company. At any rate, you are more
of a rational being than most young
women. Now as to my plans for this Ummdy CooUlnK vt,m,n,
winter. I cannot stand being worried Tlmei money and Rre saved b
by the people I know In London, apd the cooklng uteng de8,gned by an
my relations; so I propose going to 0hlo man. and all housekeepers will
jvd .cw ini. readily understand
ngusn. i nave naa enougn or my isr o(k. i, .ui.
y ri uici iin is i
article by merely
glancing at the Il
lustration.' This
lit. i! II consists of
a tifApiii with
three separate
compartments in
Nhlth three vegetables may be cooked
at once over one lid of a stove or one
com-
SOMETHING FOE EVERYBODY
SAVES TIM K.
compatriots for the present. I shall
come to Paris In the spring; and after
oh, that Is too remote to think of.
I had a letter this morning from Mary
Dacre. She is staying in Yorkshire,
at some wild country house, where
she hunts and shoots In modern-young
lady fashion. She threatens to return
here with her obedient father on the
17th ftnrt that ttfit rinnrm. T.,mlA. m
hr tr.tr. t ,m t.,it- ,.. Rame of 8s range. The pan
the preference dear Mary Dacre shows Prls?8 a skele,on Ir ' b"om
with such girlish simplicity for dear toP4ho,on8 and slde bars and three re
George Is quite touching. Of course rePta',eB- "e up half of the
the Lumlevs are enchanted at the pos- "P80" nd the others being quar
slblllty of such a marrlaee. I won- ters- Eah of theBe receptacles has a
dr dnea it .v.r rwnr tn tham t ..t C"P whli h fits over the rim of the
up the number of aspirants Miss Da
cre has encouraged and thrown over? i
I do not myself quite understand why
George Lumley hung about here so
much. 1 fancy he was rather laughing
frame and by which It may be lifted
into plate or out aagln. As each of
these vessels is separate it is not nec
essarily that the vegetables to be cook
ed In them require the same length
at the future Baroness Castleton; andof t,me- As one ,a done the partition
he Is too much of a Savllle to do what jcan be ,lfted out- Suth a utensil,
he doesn't like, even for a wealthy iwhen U8ed on 8tove- uses UD
marriage." . only one-third as much gas as under
"I luuil Siy. Mrs. Eav!!!e, that "T" ramary conditions.
to me erring In the right direction."
"I suppose it does, to you. To me
It seems weak self-indulgence, when
Queen Cream Hlaculta.
Two cupfuls of sifted flour, half
you consider the position George Lum-'eupful of cream- two teaspoonfuls of
ley is born to, and which he Is bound , s powaer, one ot sugar ana a
to keep up." ' half saltspoonful of salt. Mix the
"What a terrible blrthrleht!" r nur' Bl,8ar. 8aIt and baking powder
turned Hope Desmond, laughing, as
she resumed her lace-work, and, tea
coming In at that moment, the conver
sation was Interrupted.
Hope had been for four months
Mrs. Savllle's constant companion, and,
having got over the first almost over
powering Inclination to fly from her
awful presence, every day added to
the steadiness of her nerve, and to her
Influence with her wealthy patroness.
She, too. rejoiced In Miss Dacre's de
parture for more brilliant fields of
conquest, as her constant demands on
her new confidante's time and sympa
thies were rather exhaustine. The
together, then add the cream and one
well-beaten egg, mixing all together
with a sliver knife. Handle the dough
as little as possible while making It
into small round cakes. Bake in a
hot oven for about ten minutes. This
quantity will make a dozen biscuits.
Potato Chowder.
Shred a large onion in three piut.
of milk,' add two stalks of celery, cut
fine; put in a doubie'boiler and let It
come to a boll. In the meantime pare
and boll six or seven medium-sized po
tatoes; when done, mash thoroughly,
beat light and add to the boiling milk;
village concert had been a great sue i )UA ln a lumP of,butter ual t0 tw0
cess, but the practiclngs which led np
to It had been an equally great trial.
Moreover, Captain Lumley's manners
had caused her much annoyance. Pre
occupied feeling had at first blinded
her as to the true meaning of his at
tentions and efforts to escort her to
tablespoonfuls; when melted season
with pepper and salt, put through n
sieve and serve at once.
Old Paraffin.
That has been used to cover Jell j
and fruit may be cleaned In the fol-
Inwlno u-nv- Put oil tlDAthni In a
and from the Court and Inglefleld ,arge pan with bolllng water- Let Dol,
House; while the self-confident hussar rapldly for a whlle tllI paraffln Ia
was enraged, piqued and above all thoroughly melted. Set aside to cool,
fascinated, by the friendly, kindly un-'A dust will. geUie to the bottom and
consciousness of his aunt's attractive ' Jey or fruit Julce In the paraffln
companion He had never met any- WH be dissolved. Paraffln will harden
Z " , , ' Bruuua"-: Pru- at the top and may be removed, clean
: 1 u confers snd wh,e. and with no waste.
iwu, uecamo mergea in an all-devouring
desire to conquer the smiling In
difference which baffled him. and to
revenge the endless slights he thought
he had received.
Ham and Bran I. oaf.
One cup boiled ham and one cup
baked beans; put through meat grlnd-
At last he had torn.eP; one-half cup fine bread crumbs,
himself away, hoping to renew the at- one beaten egg, one tablespoon melted
tack with fresh effect on his. return, butter. A little milk or water, if need
Meanwhile, he masked his batteries ed to make the ingredients hold to
under a very -overt flirtation with gether. No salt will be needed, but a
Miss Dacre. pinch of, mustard and a little onion
Before starting for the Continent. Juice may be added if liked. Pack in
Hope had leave of absence for two or uakin8 powder cans and bake halt an
three days, which she soent with hpr.our,
friend Miss Rawson. These were a re
freshment to her spirit, and after
much confidential talk and some neces
sary snopping she returned to
post.
tiermnn Potato Salad.
Pare and boil In salted water abou.
six potatoes. When done, but while
her still hot. cut Into dice and add a dress
ling made as follows: Cut up about a
The welcome accorded her by the third of a pound of bacon into small
self-contained mistress of Inglefleld bits, fry until crisp, and add four ta-
was warmer than she anticipated. Mrs. blespoons of vinegar, salt, black pen-
Savllle had missed her pleasant com- per, two teaspoon fools of minced pars-
panionship. Her presence soothed ley and one onion cut very fine. Serve
ana sausnea tne imperious woman. n a bowl lined with shredded lettuce.
tne sincere respect she evinced was
so thoroughly a free-will offering that
It was more flattering to Mrs. Savllle
than the most elegantly turned com
Apple Paddlua;.
Mix together one-half cupful of si
gar and the Juice and grated rind ot
pllments from a luminary of fashion one lemon. Blend one-half cupful ot
"You will go on and prosper, I have butter with one pint of soft bread
no doubt." were Mr. Rawson's parting crumbs, three beaten eggs and six
words, the dai hefor tha intnin. ' Dared and flnelv chonned tart armies.
traveler started, when he had come to ! Mix with sugar and lemon and flavor turbatlons having been accurately cal
Inglefleld on business. I with cinnamon. Bake In a pudding i
'So far all goes fairly. If I can win mold placed ln a moderate oven and
erve with hard sauce.
Florida Is the center of the turpen
tine Industry.
Natives of the 'Upper Congo eat cer
tain kinds of caterpillars.
The use of barges ln the coast w 1m
trade Is increasing enormously.
Nitrogen Iodide is so sensitive that
the touch of a fly's foot would ex
plode It.
Cotton plants require little care In
Honduras. They produce cotton In
luxuriant abundance during nin
months of the year.
Glass water pipes rovered with as
phalt have been ln use for a long time
in some parts of Germany with suc
cess. They give thorough protection
agalnKt the entrance of gases and
acids.
Somebody has Invented a combined
electrio lamp and shaving mirror ln
which the reflector can be arranged to
throw the light only upon the face
below the eyes, no light falling upon
the mirror or the eyes.
Official statistics for the first six
months of 1909 show a continued de
cline ln the population of France. The
marriages decreased 6,201 as com
pared with 1908, divorces Increased by
54,1, births decreased 12.692 and deaths
Increased by 25,019.
Dorando Pletrl, better known as
Dorando, has Just been married In
Capri to his old sweetheart, Teresa
Derfdl. The young couple will live in
a villa, which Dorando has built with
the money earned in America. He Is
said to have made a small fortune.
Simply because Benjamin Franklin
associated electricity with lightning,
and that most people are more or less
afraid of lightning, electricity is be
lieved to be a dangerous factor ln firs
hazards. This is not true, for It hat
been proved time and again that elec
tricity causes fewer fires than a num
ber of other things about the house or
office.
Governments of the federated statei
of Germany are considering the Intro
duction of a land tax of the "unearned
Increment." The measure is expect
ed to raise $5,000,000 annually. It It
held that such a tax would rest heavi
ly on speculators and landowners In
cities, but lightly on 6ount.ry districts,
where values Increase very slowly II
at all.
"Pajamas" means "leg garments."
They were eagerly adopted by Euro
peans ln India from the Mohamme
dans, probably by the Portuguese ln
the first place. Earlier Anglo-Indian
generations knew them as "long
drawers" or "mosquito drawers," and
still earlier generations as "mogul
breeches." under which name they are
referred to by Beaumont and Fletcher.
A dressmaking establishment In Bos
ton almost entirely operated by elec
tricity has an electric cutter capable
of cutting out 250 thicknesses of cloth
at once, a button sewing machine
which puts on 8,000 buttons a day, a
buttonhole machine making 400 an
hour, sleeve sewers, tucking machines,
walRt and skirt machines making 1,800
to 8,500 stitches a minute. Chicago
Journal. '
t
"Cool oft" Is an Americanism whloh
has Invaded England, but by no means
the only one. The London Chronicle
remarks: "In many shops one finds
the word 'candy' being used familiarly,
and it no longer means the Jaw-breaking
but wholly delicious sugar candy
of one's youth. It Is the same with
'cracker,' which used to convey to the
Kugllsh child's mind only something
that belonged to Christmas time and
could be pulled. The one surprise ot
to-day Is that 'week-end,' which ought
to he an Americanism, Ib really good
old North Englandlsm."
It was Halley's comet which ap
peared In 10G6 at the time of the In
vasion of William the Conqueror and
again In 1456 when Constantinople
was besieged by the Turks and the
crescent-shaped tall was a mighty
omen. Halley's comet duly appeared
ln 1759, somewhat retarded by the at
traction of Jupiter and Saturn, its per-
Mrs. Savllle's confidence so complete
ly that she voluntarily mentions her
offending son, I shall think I have
done well."
"It will be a long experiment, I fear;
but you have twelve months before
you."
"Yes; and who knows what a day
may bring forth?"
Twenty-four hours later saw Mr
Savllle and her companion dining at
Meurlce's. In the former's youth the
hotel had been the favorite quarters
of the well-to-do English In Paris, and
she never left it. Hope Desmond had
Cboeolate Nut CarameU.
Put Into a porcelain-lined kettle twd
pounds of granulated sugar, one-quar
ter pound of grated chocolate, one-half
pound of milk, one-quarter pound of
flour. Boll steadily until a little drop
.pad Into cold water hardens; flavor
I with vanilla, stir In a cupful of brok
en walnut meats, turn Into a greased
pan and mark off Into squares.
- Lima Bum.
culated by the French astronomer,
Clairaut. It appeared again ln 1835.
and is now once more rapidly ap
proaching the earth and the sun, hav
ing passed the orbit, of Jupiter In
April last. Popular Science Monthly
for November,
Among the photographs In the col
lection made by an American tourist
who recently returned from the Orient
Is one showing a mammoth olive tree
In the garden of Gethsemane, ' The
trunk Is divided near the ground, giv
ing it the appearance of two trees. In
order to protect It from the assaults
Season well and add cream.
One-half pound Lima beans soakea of vandals a stone wall about three
avernlaht. Boll till tender ln fresh feet high has been built around It.
often been ln Paris before, but gener- water with a small Dlece of bacon, and the sDot has become a favorite on
any in very iortny placed and diminu
tive apartments; and her present lux
urious surroundings did not please her
as much aa they saddened by the
memories and contrasts they evok4
(To be continued.)
Short Suvaeatlona, I
To keep the white ot eggs from fall
ing after being whipped try adding ,n que,Uon ghow f blcycle-
wane wu.pyius a yiu wi w ,B th foreground,
Ur tu
tor photographic groups. The tree Is
looked upon with awe by the natives,
who assure the tourists that It Is at
least a thousand years old. The pic-