An Excess Weight I
Shipment
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i (Copyright, 1915, by W. Q Chapman.)
' "Consignment excess weight one
hundred and twenty pounds," an
nounced Joe Morris, general utility
man in the establishment of the
Wayne Co., Jobbers In broom corn.
It was not so large or prosperous a
house that such a discrepancy could
pass unnoticed. Paul Wayne and his
old maid sister, Alice, were working
hard to establish the little business,
allowed to run down by their careless
uncle, who had willed it to them.
Their working capital was limited.
They purchased small selected lots
only, the loyal adherence of old cus
tomers Just about enabled them to
make a living, with the hope of some
day expanding the business.
"Call back the driver," ordered
Paul.
"Gone, sir." It was one of our own
wagons. He Just unhitched and rode
away. When we came to unload we
found her!"
The speaker with a quick smile
stepped aside and pushed into sight
a young girl.
At her Paul Wayne stared In won
der. His sister, looking up from her
bookkeeping, fairly gasped. "Her,"
the stowaway, the excess weight,
stood brushing the straws and dust
from a neat but creased dress. She
looked rather amused than embar
rassed. She was not bold, yet there
was a latent defiance in her face.
It was a charming face, innocent,
Bmlllng, yet daring. She was not
more than seventeen years of age.
Perfect girlish artlessness narked her
demeanor.
"Why!" Bpoke Paul in a bewildered
way, "what doc this mean?"
"FaBt asleep between two bains
when we found her," reported Morris.
"Wonder she wasn't crushed!"
The girl flashed her eyes across all
those in the little office, meanwhile
arranging her loose braids of hair.
At Her Paul Wayne Stared In Wonder.
She expocted an Inquisition and sud
denly osBuined a demure and con
strained manner. Miss Alice looked
severe. Here, certainly, was a run
away girl. Her social status It was
difficult to determine.
, "A girl tramp!" whispered Miss
Alice awesomely to herself, and shud
dered. Her brother waved Morris
back to the warehouse. Then ho arose
and courteously placed a chair for
the culprit
"Sit down, please," he said. "How
did you come to be In that load of
broom corn?"
"I crept Into It last night," said the
girl promptly, as If acknowledging the
most commonplace act in the world.
"You tee, I was lost, It was raining,
and I was Bleepy. I'd kept away from
towns and trains."
"Why!" challonged MIbs Alice,
aharply.
"Ilecause I didn't want to be
caught."
"Who by?"
"The people I had run away from,"
stated the girl, frankly. "Now, I won't
lay any more. I'd kill myself before
I'd go back, and If you want to know
my name it's Garnet."
Then she laughed, sobered down
as she saw not only Interest but pity
and sympathy In Paul Wayne's clear,
probing eyes, and added: "Please lot
me go my way,"
"My child," spoke Miss Alice, "have
you had nothing to eat since you
hid In that wagon!"
"Only a few cako crumbs," replied
Oamet. "Hut I've got money to buy
food yes, and to rldo on the railroad,
when I get safo."
"Come with me, my dear," said
Alice, and she led the way to their
living rooms ever the office.
Garnet, foi and tidied up, looked re
animated and happy as she came
back to the office half an hour later.
"Urother, what am I gclr.g to do
with this willful child?" Inquired Miss
Alice. "She Insists she la right In
leaving relatives she has no parents.
She Ib going to the city, she says.
Why. child, It will devjur ycut"
"But I want to go to work." de
clared Garnet, "I bare seme money
nd and other thlnis." .'
Paul Wayne regarded her seriously
Every passing moment he, like his sis
ter, felt drawn closer to the willful bul
attractive young girl.
"What shall we do, brother?" sub
mitted Miss Alice solicitously. "What
does that child know of the harsh
cruel ways of tho world?"
"But I write a quick hand, I am good
at figures and I am sure I can run a
typewriter after a month's practice,"
insisted Garnet. "I can pay my waj
until I learn, and further. I am no)
afraid of the city. I can mind my
own business and make others mind
theirs. Why, say," and she sidled up
coaxingly to Miss Alice, "this Is a
delightful placo. I'd love dearly to
stay here. Can't you give me work?
You know," and a roguish gleam came
Into her mischievous eyes, "I am the
overweight, the one hundred and
twenty pounds of broom Btraw you
didn't get. Let me work It out, won't
you?"
Her bright, pleasing eyes were irre
sistible. Even the face of Miss Alice
softened. The girl had placed a con
tiding hand on the arm of Paul. De
spite himself he thrilled. He had
never thought much of female society.
He began at that intense moment of
his life.
Vainly brother and sister tried to
draw out their guest as to her former
home and friends.
"Home?" she repeated sadly. "1
have none. Friends? They were my
enemies. They tried to force me to
marry a man I detest That's why 1
ran away. And I'm going to stay run
away," added Garnet, resolutely.
"Can't I work here? I don't care for
the pay. I only want to please you
and be among friends."
There was no other way but her
way. She. called them friends, and
such they indeed became. Garnet
wound herself about the lives and
hearts of these two lonely people. She
became the joy of the little house
hold, always smiling, willing and busy,
and singing half the time like a lark.
It became a joy to brother and sis
ter to note how Garnet settled down
Into a helpful, practical little woman,
for all her mirth and girlishnesa. She
was happy, contented, Interested in
tho business and in anything that
appertained to the welfare of these
two cherished friends.
She was an earnest, thoughtful lis
tener to their business plans one eve
ning. Her face reflected the serious
ness of her employer. Paul was trou
bled. An opportunity to purchase a
large consignment of broom corn at a
very low price was offered. The bank
had declined to advance the one thou
sand necessary and he had not the
capital personally to swing the deal.
"She has run away!" startled Paul
the next morning in his slater's ex
cited tones, and so It seemed, and his
heart Bank. Garnet was gone. She
had left In the night
Two days later she burst upon them,
aflame with joy. She had placed be
fore her omployer a little package.
"There Is the thousand dollars. I
loan It to you. I give It to you, if
you will take It Oh! please don't look
so wondering. I simply raised the
money on my diamonds!"
"Your diamonds'." gasped Miss
Alice, aBtare.
"Yes, that my dead mother left me.
They have always been mine, al
though her estate is still in the hands
of guardians. If you don't take the
money, I shall cry!"
They had to take It, to be returned
in a month. Then, later still, one
morning Garnet came Into the office
to throw hor arms around dear Miss
Alice and kiss her.
"I am eighteen today!" she cried.
"That means I am free. Now they
can't make me marry that horrid man!
Now they can't keep my fortune any
longer. Oh, my dear! think of it! 1
can give you splendid people all the
capital needed to build up the grand
est business In the world!"
And she told her simple story of
maneuvering guardians. In vain Miss
Alice told her that their humble home
was no place for a rich heiress, that
they could not take her money.
"You shan't turn me out," Bobbed
Garnet, "I will stay here! Why don't
your brother marry me, If he cares bo
much to keep mo? for I love him, I
love him dearly!"
There wag a rustle nt the doorway.
With shining eyes Paul Wayne regard
ed her.
Garnet rushed Into his extended
arms to hide her happy, blushing
face.
Emersonian Philosophy.
We like only such actions as have
already long had the praise of men,
and do not perceive that anything
man can do may be divinely done.
We think greatness entailed or or
ganized In some places or duties, In
certain offices or occasions, and do not
see that a Paganlnl can extract rap
ture from catgut and Eulensteln
from a Jen sharp and a nimble fingered
lad cut of shreds cf paper with his
sclssorB, and I-andseer cut cf swine,
and the hero cut of the pitiful habita
tion and company In which he was
hidden. What we cull ebscure condi
tion or vulgar scclcty Is that condi
tion and Boclety whose poetry is not
yet written. Emersoj.
A Hint
Despite the chilly day little Wilbur
was out playing without his coat.
Thl worried a neighbor, but her ad
vice went unheeded. Finally, shs
Bald: "Wilbur, go home and get your
coat, and when ycu come back I'll
give you a piece cf cake."
Tho bribe worked and Wilbur soon
returned with his coat on and wm
duly rewarded. Next day he knocked
at the door to announce significantly:
"I ain't got my coat on today."
Christian Register.
Distinctive Styles in Topcoats
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What with topcoats variously named
and classified with sports coats, motor
coats, tourist coats, and simply overall
coats, it takes a fine discrimination to
pick out just tho coat best suited to
one's style and needs.
Sports and motor coats may be con
sidered as one and the same thing.
Those chosen for motor wear are like
ly to be a bit less vivid in color than
the sports coats. Tan or blue or green
are liked for them, while rose, canary,
mustard color, hunter's green, French
blue, beige and combinations includ
ing strong color contrasts mark the
tnappy style of coats for other sports.
As to the lines of the newest models,
they are flaring, with narrow shoul
ders and high convertible collars. For
motoring and sports pockets are ample
and much In evidence, belts conspicu
ous by their absence.
Of coats for the tourist there is a
wide variety in styles, some of them
cut along the same general lines as
those just described, but often pocket
Itss. Others bear no resemblance to
sports coats. Many of these topcoats
are made of covert cloth, and very
smart models are shown in tussor silk,
prettily lined with flowered silk. They
shed dust and are as practical as they
are attractive.
To Lend Beauty
Hats that are frivolous, along with
hats that are dignified and pictur
esque, make place for themselves
among bats that aro merely sensible,
for wear on tho rounds of midsummer
days and nights. Put all must be chic
and bespeak the part they aro to play,
leaving no room In tho mind for doubt
on that score.
Here are two that belong to the dig
nified and picturesque coterie, shown
with examples of flowers that are
liked on millinery of this kind. They
bring to mind weddings and garden
fetes and nil sorts of charming, gay
occasions to which they will lend their
own beauty. Millinery holds the cen
ter of the Btage where thoso who
aspire to elepance In dress assemble
and make a part of tho occasion.
The wearer of either of these hats
will be entitled to feci complacent as
to her headweur no matter how much
elegance may vlo with her own. Hon
ors may be divided, but she will not
be outshone. The large light hat Is
ot flesh-pink georgette crepe and
mallnrs with daisies and wheat In a
wreath about tho crown. The wheat
Is of white chiffon and silk fibers, and
the daisies have petals of satin In
white and In light blue and pink.
This hat has a douMe brim, the
wider, lower brim of mallnes bound
with crepe, and the overbrim of crepe.
A narrow black velvet ribbon encir
cles the crown and Is tied In a little
Jem
A conservative and smart-looking
coat of covert cloth. is shown in the
Illustration. It is waterproof and in a
greenish tan color. The collar and
cuffs are inlaid with checkerboard silk
in black and white. If one is looking
for a coat to be called upon for much
service and to fit all the occasions
likely to come up in the course of a
journey this Is a model worth consid
ering. ,
JULIA EOTTOMLEY.
Half Boots.
The queerest looking pair of boots
seen In a long time are those which
look exactly as If someone had takes
a pair of scissors and cut away the
uppers Just a little above the anklo
line. The half boots have a seam up
the front and are laced at the side,
three eyelets being sufficient for the
height of the shoe. Black and biscuit-colored
boots are most prominent
on that score.
Organdie Bodice.
Taffeta will be worn even by those
who are adopting the newest fashions,
and over them an organdie Moyen age
bodice ending above the knee, or rath
er between the normal waist line and
knee.
to Summer Fetes
bow at the back. The ends are brought
over the brim and fastened on the
under brim, hanging from there In long
tics that are never tied.
The lovely black hat of mallnes and
lace braid is made on similar lines
except that Its brim Is curving. The
lace brr.ld overlay on the mallnes
brim has the effect of a double brim.
The wreath ot white satin oate la
brightened by a single rose that deep
ens to pink at its center and Is
mounted on the crown at the left side.
Narrow black ribbon finishes a
bandeau at the left and falls In long
ends at the back.
JULIA BOTTOM LEY.
Scenting Linen.
A formula for a scent to place
among her bed linen is usually liked
by the dainty woman, and here Is a
most excellent one: One ounce pow
dered gum benzoin, one of powdered
cloves and two of powdered cinna
mon; add to those seven ounces pow
dered cedar wood and the same of
dried lavender flowers; mix, sift and
put into flat bags to lay between
sheets and smaller ones tor the slips;
or, If pads are made to fit the shelves
It will answer as well. Balsam, the
tir tree balsam, gives of Its own
fragrance from pads made and filled
with It and these, w ith the old fash
ioned lavender, can never be Improved
spot tor perfuming bed linen.
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Well Always to Keep Watchful Eye
on the Grocer and Butcher
Splendid Green Salad.
Don't allow the grocer to weigh your
butter, lard, etc., in a wooden dish.
These dishes weigh from one to three
ounces, according to their size, and
you are therefore paying for that much
wood at the price of butter.
Don't let the butcher weigh your
meat and then trim it and charge you
for the trimmings that you have paid
for. The fat can be rendered into lard
and the bones used In soup. The
butcher knows that they have a value
for when you do not take them he re-
Bells them for six or seven cents a
pound. Do not be afraid to ask for
what Is your due and to demand hon
esty and full measure.
A green salad served with cheese,
nuts or eggs, and a French dressing
with whole wheat sandwiches, can be
made the main course for luncheon.
A cheese souffle served with Bplnach
makes meat unnecessary. Beets
stuffed with creamed mushrooms and
nuts are delightful, and a ring of
mashed potatoes filled with creamed
carrots and peas will please the most
fastidious appetite. A canape, bisque
or puree made of fresh vegetables, or
a cocktail made of mixed fruits, is a
good beginning to either luncheon 01
dinner. Desserts should be fresh
fruits, fruit Ices or gelatin dishes,
with sponge cake or other plain un
Iced cake.
Lemon sirup, made by baking a
lemon for twenty minutes and then
squeezing out the juice in half a cup
ful of sugar, is very goo3 for hoarse
ness. Remove Ink and fruit stains from
the floor by washing the stained part
with cold water, then covering It with
baking soda. When dry, wash off the
soda.
Never throw stale macaroons away.
They can be crushed and stirred into
and sprinkled on top of ice cream,
giving it a most delicious flavor.
Rub a little butter under the edge
of the spout of the cream pitcher; it
will prevent a drop of cream from run
ning down over the pitcher.
Before washing lace curtains, baste
a narrow strip of muslin along the
outer edge, allow it to remain until
the washing and drying process is
complete.
To cover Jelly glasses, cut letter pa
per In circular pieces that will Just
fit Inside the glass, dip the paper in
brandy, cover with tin covers or
large pieces of paper pasted down.
Dallas News.
SERVING THE AFTERNOON TEA
Dainty Appointments Have Much to
Do With Its Success Tasty
Cakes for Guests.
If a table or a tea cart is not kept
In evldonce it is the correct thing to
have the appointments brought in on
a spacious tray, as a cramped appear
ance, plled-up cups, etc.. Is unattrac
tive. If the teacups are unusual or
possibly have histories or have been
picked up in travels, so much the
more charming will be the tea table.
Some like tea one way, some an
other, and If a hostess wishes to be
remembered with gratitude let her
have cream, lemon and rum ready to
serve, so that she may suit all tastes
Some people are satisfied with thin
bread and butter, or just plain crack
ers as a tea accompaniment, but It al
ways seems a trifle monotonous and
uncompanylike to have nothing else.
Some hostesses prefer to serve the
tiny bread-and-butter sandwich along
with rich fruit cake and a taste of
candled ginger for the Becond cup.
But the various kinds of dainty and
appetizing sandwiches and little cakes
to serve with tea are beyond descrip
tion.
Cecils.
Chop enough cold cooked beef or
mutton to make a quart, add one-half
cupful of dry bread crumbs, one table-
spoonful ot chopped parsley, one tea
spoonful ot salt, one-eighth teaspoon-
ful black pepper. Dissolve one-half tea
spoonful ct extract of beef in one-halt
cupful of boiling water, when thor
oughly dissolved add to the meat and
then two well-beaten eggs. Mold Into
small balls, dip In egg and cracker and
fry In hot fat Serve with brown
sauce.
Corn Muffins.
Sift together one-half cupful of
cornmeal, one cupful of flour, three
teaspoonfuls ot baking powder, one
tablespoontul of melted butter, one
half teaspootiful of salt, three-quarters
of a cupful ot milk rfnd one egg. Mix
and bake In greased muffin rings.
Chicken Wiggle.
Four level tablespoonfuls of butter,
three level tablespoonfuls flour, one
and one-half 'cupfuls milk, one cupful
chicken cvt Into pieces, one cupful
canned pens, salt and pepper. Serve
ou crackers or on toasted bread.
To Mend Enamel Ware.
Equal part ot soft putty, finely sift
ed coal ashes and sifted table salt
mixed and packed Into the holes ot
enamel ware make a fine cement
Keep a little watr In the dish until
th cement hardens.
QUICK, DAINTY DISHES
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR SERVING
UNEXPECTED GUESTS.
By Seeing That a Few Requisites Are
Always In the Larder, Housewife
Need Never Be at a Loss
Eggs Always Mainstay.
Often time is more valuable than
money, in the home as well as in busi
ness. For instance, If unexpected
guests arrive five minutes before
lunch hour on the day you had told
the cook you would like nothing but
a biscuit and a glass of milk you
would probably count the expenditura
of a little money no extravagance 11
by Bpending it you could spread forth
an attractive luncheon for your guests.
Where there are good delicatessen
Bhops and caterers in the neighbor
hood they reap the reward of your de
sire to save time at the expense ol
money. But where these popular aids
to quick housekeeping do not exist, it
Is necessary to make up for their lack
by having a larder furnished with sup
plies that can be quickly converted
into dainty dishes for the unexpected
meal.
Eggs can always be quickly turned
into an omelet, made savory with the
addition of minced ham or chicken,
parsley or a little jelly just before it I
turned. A baked omelet, too, with
cooked macaroni or cooked green peas
or asparagus heads added, is good.
And a plain omelet served with a
sauce of tomatoes and sweet green
peppers simmered together with wa
ter or a little stock until tender, Is
good enough to serve as the main dish
of a light summer luncheon.
If there Is cold meat in the pantry
it can be minced, mixed with a little
mayonnaise and converted thus into
the filling for tempting sandwiches,
Or it can be minced, simmered with a
little chopped pepper, tomato or pars
ley, and served on crisp rounds of
toast. Or it can be cut Into neat dice,
mixed with half Its quantity of diced
celery, or a quarter of its quantity cf
sweet green pepper, cut In small
pieces, and moistened with mayon
naise for a salad with or without let
tuce or Borne other salad green, which
may not be on hand.
For dessert, anything cool Is accept
able on a warm day. Whatever fruit
there Is can be cut into neat bits,
mixed with a little shaved ice, sweet
ened and flavored to taste, and piled
into sherbet glasses. If there is no
fruit, perhaps there are the ingredi
ents for a whip. To make this, beat
the whites of eggs stiff, sweeten with
two or three teaspoonfuls of sugar foi
each white and flavor with anything
on hand prune juice and pulp, grape
Juice, a little melted jelly or canned
fruit Juice, fresh raspberries, straw
berries or black raspberries, crushed,
orange Juice and pulp or even cocoa,
when nothing else is at hand. Serve
daintily, very cold, in long-stemmed
glasses. A sweetened omelet makes a
good dessert Whipped cream on bits
of plain cake 1b good. Muffins from
breakfast hollowed out and filled with
custard, then topped with whipped
cream, give little suggestion of their
origin and are satisfying, to make up
for any deficiencies in the preceding
courses.
Lamb's Kidneys.
Soak, pare and cut in slices six kid
neys and sprinkle with salt and pep
per. Melt two tablespoonfuls butter In
hot trying pan, put in kidneys and
cook five minutes; dredge thoroughly
with flour and add two-thirds cupful
boiling water or hot brownstcck. Cook
five minutes, add mere salt and peppei
if needed. Lemon juice, onion juice or
Madeira wine may be used tor addi
tional flavor. Kidneys must be cooked
a short time, or for several hours; they
are tender after a few minutes' cook
ing, but soon toughen and need houri
of cooking to again make them tender
Iowa Fruit Bouillon.
Wash twelve prunes, one-half cup
ful of seedless raisins and one-fourtb
cupful ot rice. Soak them for a few
hours In one quart ot cold water. Cook
slowly In the same water, and when
about halt done add one tablespoontul
of sugar, one diced apple and strained
juice cf half a lemon. When ready add
one tablespoonful ot cornstarch dis
solved In three tablesponfuls of cold
water. Boll for ten minutes and serve
In bouillon cups. These are very
nice.
Brownstone Front Cake.
Two squares A chocolate grated,
one-half cupful ot milk, yolk of one
egg. Stir and cook until the consis
tency of custard, stirring constantly.
Add one tablespoonful of butter.
When cool add one cupful of sugar,
one-half cupful milk, with one tea
spoonful of soda dissolved In It, one
and one-halt cupful ot sifted pastry
flour, one tcaspoonful ot vanilla and
a pinch of salt Frcst with egg white
and enough powered sugar to spread.
Flavor.
Prize Sirup.
One cupful of granulated sugar, two
cupfuls of brown sugar, place in a pan,
add one cupful of boiling water, put
over the fire and stir until It is dis
solved and begins to boll; then bail
rapidly five minutes. To be eaten on
griddle cakes; make the day before
you want to use it
Bran for Whits Paint.
A plain cloth dipped In hot watei
and then In a saucer ot bran will clean
white paint and not Injure It Tht
bran acts like a soap on the paint