THE CHARITY GIRL
“ Now, Audrey, I think. If yon make
inquiries, yea w ill 6nd that Mias
Thw alfo trunks are all pecked, and that
we can take our departure together.”
“ Jack” — Audrey paused for a moment
— “Jean is to come beck with me I Oh,
Jack! Too darting!”
Mr. Lul worth discreetly tamed his
back, bat Jean looked oo with tearful yet
Joyful eyes u Audrey flung herself Into
ter hosbnnd’s arms and kissed him warm-
^
Beverley replied by seme graceful
erda, but as te w u alone, te walked
i the edge o f the yacht sad looked
roes tte waters.
“ Here endetb tte proteges” he said
himself; “ now tte drasta Is about to
days after ter accident Audrey left tte
Ifon a and went to the quietest and most
solitary part o f the Island that was to
he found.
She bad ono brief Interview with Bev
erley Rochfort, and ter voice trembled as
Mke tried to apeak ter thanks W illie
Fullerton waa standing by, and somehow
It pairad and angered him to tear ter
doing this.
“ Had I bean on board I ’ll stake mj
existence It would never have happened,”
Be murmured to himself, not understand
in g why so curious and strong a doubt
• t Rochfort*a bravery and honesty should
«reos his mind, but perfectly assured of
Its existeras sil tte same. T te day they
•eft the Isis o f Wight Jack seemed full
m »
"V »
w
m u/
te v u to bave tte pleasure
t e n r 'i compon; dorine bis rido,
te would lu vt told roa.** Jess «
quietly, looking M r» Fairfax ful
foot with ter honwt. d u r, p i
“ I tzptct It v u • h u t; armi
v u U not, Mr. Ito c h fo rtr
John’* I promote, Mim—ei— Thwait?"
"Tot,'* Jeon answered, laconically.
“ Ten v e rt educated together?”
“ Tee,” Jeon a neve red o » » cntid time.
“ 8e pen ore a charity girt, tool” ate
observed. «lowly. ’
“ Pardon me. I wu. but am no longer.
Would yon realty care to tear all w yfam -
ily history, madaaie? I aaeure you It la
moat intereftinr. M t father
But Mrs. Fairfax drew bach te r «hair.
Thie lev-born ermtnre actually t e l the
egroutei ; to be lanrhinr at ter. — ■
“ I —or— really don't think I w ill trou
ble yon, Mlaa Thwalt.”
. TSI \ Y
“ W ell.” declared Jeaa, u they drove
away, “ to thoae are tte manners of tte
aristocracy, are they? Give ma piabe|an
Waya in future. What a horrid Woman.
Audrey, and did you see te r face thick
with paint?”
“ She is certainly eery disagreeable to
me. Why shoo Id ate have said that »bout
Jack?”
"Because ate ie a eat, my dear child,
and ate felt ate must scratch."
“ Well, I w u really moat grateful to
Mr. Rochfort. He came to tte ream#
moat gallantly.”
Jean w u silent so long that Audrey
at lu t laughingly inquired tte reason,~
“ I w u thinking about that mall, Au
drey. you were quite right to (ear him;
he la dangerous. Mrs. Fairfax Is a vul
gar eat; her warfare won’t harm you;
but Beverley Roehfor t In a snake, and be
will sting you when yon least expect it
That is my humble but Arm opinion. I '
improved by It» addition. T te shall
o f an Edam or piarappla cheese makes
a very nice dish for u rvtn g macaroni
or light salad, and If thoroughly rinsed
In cold w ater Immediately after using
and kept In ft cold, dry place w ill serve
many times.
e x c la m a *
ticas of dqllght sad affection that the
dam pAsid unteedlngly, and Audrey
b Inner was half over whe she chanced
only realised she was back in what would
Locomotives without tracks, drawing to lift her eyes to a tilted m irror on
be te r home for some time, when on
slighting she saw the carriage, partotXly behind them long trains o f cars, and the waif, u d beheld a spectacle other
wise invisible to the guests.
— —
appointed, waiting te receive them. '
speeding over the highways, are to-day
When at last ate was alone with ter fam iliar sights In Europa, from France I H alf-way down the long table sat a
husband, having be reelf deposited Jean, in the went, to Turkey in the seat. Un very great lady, aged and deaf, the
speechless with admiration, *in a dainty
grandmother o f the hostess, and a little
der the caption. “Trackless Trains Go
bedroom, dte ted no more words left with
beside and behind her chair was posted
which to thank him. She simply went Everywhere,” Donald Barns, in the the fam ily butler, whose duty It area on
Technical
W
orld
Magaslne
so
writes.
ap to him, and patting ter slender arms
such occasions to repeat Into her tram-
about him, thanked him in n mats way W herever the ordinary four-wheeled
pet such scraps o f conversetiou as he
vehicle can go, the trackless trolley can
coaid catch, and answer her questions
go likewise. The author describes one
concerning anything that eras going on.
C H A PTE R XX.
particular modal, known as the Bboard
I She was fa r too deaf fo r conversa
This visit of Jean’s was tte crowning
train, aa follow s: “This latest prod
point o f Audrey’s happiness Jean loved
tion at table with strangers, bat Mul
to watch them strolling together, arm in igy, the Renard train. Is a train of lins’ deep, fam iliar tones, even when
am , through tte grounds She was a paasenger or freight vehicles, bqgded whispered, she could understand.
dreamer, and ate transformed those two by a steam or gasoline locomotive which 1 A t the moment when the young
into every hero and heroine of history or travels over country roads and town
American looked up, Mullins, to the
romaacs Day by day she found some or city streets The ordinary railway
eyee o f the company, showdti as a com
new trait to love and admire.
train calls fo r steel rails and a special
Aa for Jack, be cordially liked tte right-of-w ay; the Renard train baa no posed and stately being, respectfully
bent toward the trumpet o f Lady
pal«. Intellectual-faced g irl; «be was by
necessity fo r either o f these, but shares
nature a thorough lady, and ter mind
Blank. Bnt the treacherous m irror re-
gave evidence of deep thought, that only the common highway with the horse- | fleeted a rear view o f different effect
required culture to blossom into gn at drawn vehicle.”
A very young and term lees puppy
Further on, the w riter says: "In
bad somehow slipped lato the dining
After they ted been at Cralglaads a France the Renard train has been used room, and with fu tile bat distracting
fortnight there was a bustle mud a con for m ilitary service with marked re ferocity was worrying first one and
fu tes. Mina Fraser returned to Dingle- sults A convoy so transported occu
wood House. Ste brought back with ter pies one-eighth the apace o f one drawn then the other o f poor Mullins' silken
about half a dosen guests, among whom by mules or homes and It travels at calves.
W ith surreptitious kicks and shakes
wore Mrs. Fairfax and her daughter, tte a apeed o f ten miles pqr boor.” Evan
the unfortunate man, cleverly preserv
Honorable Lancelot Twist, and Beverley
Turkey and Persia, two countries
ing his dignified appearance above the
Rochfort. Lady Daleswater was to Join
ter is a few days sad the earl, also prom which are noted for their backward level o f the table, would endeavor to
ness In most things, have been quick to
ised the honor of his presence.
fling aside bis Joyous enemy, who
” 1 suppose we shall te having a wed take up the new Ideas
would roll away a few feet unharmed
ding at Dinglewood before long,” declar
and gleefully return to Gw attack. A t
ed Jack, one morning at luncheon.
Eva— Why, Katharine, your hair Is last in a specially vigorous effort Mul
Audrey was silent for a moment.
all mussed up.
lins shed a shoe, which the pappy
“ Gladys w ill be at Dinglewood next
Katharine— Tea, dear; yon—you see. promptly seised and ran away with.
week. Must wo ask them to dinner?”
Jack stole up and snatched a dosen I The American girl, shaking with
ste said at length.
“ I really don’t see why we should. I f kisses before I could scream.
I mirth, quietly called the attention o f
Gladys wants to visit Mountberry ate
Eva— But why don’t you step In her distinguished neighbor to the scene
ought to come and stay with os; ate front o f a m irror and rearrange your
“ But Sheila asked her first, and ws
Katbarina — Gracious I
Why, I j t j cions,
can’t quarrel at ter for accepting an in
wouldn't do K fo r the world. Why,
H er shyness was banished
vitation, can we. Joan?”
“ Why not ask Lady Daleewatsr to none o f the girls would believe be kiso- ttme they had laughed oat tt
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together, and the great man
come to Oraiglanda when ter visit ends •d
at Dinglewood House?” Jeaa suggested,
Owe w om an 's w isd om .
log his breath, pronounced tt
timidly.
“ I suppose,’ raid Mrs. DeStyle, “that drawn battle,
“ Ton may do gp you like, Audrey, but we may as w ell send Mira Uppeoa a 1 “ The enemy Is driven from
I still maintain that Gladys should have
solid silver teaset for a wadding proa- but he departs with a trophy,
coma to us fir s tth e n , kiss mo, darling.
I am going to ride over to Boightou on a n t”
“ Tea, that would te vary nice.” re
business."
Audrey ran to tte door with him, » » I joined her daughter. “ By the way, she
raw him mount and rido away.
told dm she didn’t intend to have the
"Now for our visiting, Juan,” ste said, list o f presents published In the paper*
and ordered out tte barouche, and went as she considered It vulgar.”
Cheese snd eggs, both having great
to drena herself for tte occasion.
‘T h a t being the case,” continued Mrs. nutritive vaine, may well take the
They called at a number of houses, at
DeStyle, “ w e’ll tend her a set o f plated place o f meat daring a brief sojourn,
Lady Grace Huntley’s, at tte Everesto’,
snys the Homs M agazine
Epicures
and many otters, and ended by alighting spoons.”
for a few minutas’ chat with Mrs. Thorn-
say an egg, to have the beat flavor.
gate, who was ratter odd toward Audrey,
Gunner— During our courting days should te tw elve boars old, and car
and than by driving to Dinglewood abe raid ahe would go through any- ta Inly eggs over a week old are not
House.
thing on earth fo r me.
| palatable when boiled, though they are
Audrey walked into tte drawing room,
Gayer—
Ah,
and
now
that
you
era
not unpleasant when fried and are
a alondor, graceful form, in her dress of
dark green velvet, d oss fitting Jacket, enjoying weddad bliss has ste mads quits as serviceable Hi other dishes,
| la cooking eggs It should te retnem-
and asnal) hat to match. Borer ley Roch good?
Gunner— W ell, no. About the only be rod that the albumen, o f Which thé
fort, as te rosa to mat Iks regal girl,
quickly determined that, beautiful as ate thing aba gara through la my vaut w hite la chiefly composed, la most eaa-
always was, ate ted raver looted mors poeketa.
||y digested whan slightly coagulated,
beautiful dean raw;
w hile tte yelk digests easiest whan dry
Mrs. Watson was knitting by the firs,
Farm er Hardappie— Pays yeou right » ° 41
To
•vee‘ 7> P“ t
grim as a sou tins!, and Mrs. Fairfax was
dosing over a novel In tte mask comfort for automobtllng on Sunday, neighbor., them Into a dish having a tight cover
Yeou know the way o f the transgressor ,ând P°nr boiling w ater over them In
able chair die could find.
the proportion o f two qoarts to one
“ My nlocs is out. Lady John,” Intoned la always bard.
Mrs. Watson, rising stifly ; “ ate is rid-
Chauffeur (o f machine stock la doMB <***• c o w and
at the back
m ud)— W ell, old man. In this case the
•toT* > A fU r MT* n ml* nt8»
“ Tee; didn’t you know that?
How way mama to ha extrem ely s o ft
turn the eggs, re-cover, and In six min-
sträng* I"
Aad Mrs. Fairfax laugted
„ . , -......... - ... „
u tw mors the eggs w ill be cooked.
softly sad disagreeably to te n a it
a F la * U s k C hela
When mors eggs H u « fear are used
T don’t quite s*a where tte strange
Teacher— Is there any connecting
this method, about ton minute#
ness comes In,” Beverley Rochfort re
link between the animal and the vega- --------ifta r the turning w ill be ra
torted, orally, ra te tended some tea to
table kingdom?
‘ qulred. In this way the white o f the
B right Pup“ —
ntomj
there’s
oooks to a Jellylike co n sis t«»? ,
hash-— Philadelphia, Inquirer.
.w h ile t te yolk to much harder.
art
Captain Frlts-Egger, a Swiss carol- ' Paralga eooks ora ■ small pardon.of
ry officer, te e Invested
m atted o f ffratod choose to giro a piquant relish
borm-ehoeing by fastening the shoe to to many dlabra Teal broth, creamed
a
L ittle Mrs. Brown had Just finished
recounting the m l" f U ii»| » that she
■want to accomplish on the morrow.
She nasally got through with all aha
undertook, and bar fam ily, accustomed
to such announcements, let them pass
without comment But t o o l^ t Doro
thy, tte daughter o f the bouse, Who
had recently taken on the dignity o f
a high school sophomore, looked up
item bar Latin translation with a glee-
” 1 wish I could find mother’s fam ily
tree,” ahe said. “ I ’m sore that Brother
Is related to Os sear. I want yon to lis
ten to th is” and with frequent turnings
to her vocabulary she read slowly :
with the trumpet; the soldiers bad to
the coffmnuor, who Is Interested In
who had advanced farther than usual, V * * ? **r**ljr dependent upon the
for the rake of gaining materia] tor the * * * * * * *
'< * their “ ralihood.
agger, had to ha summoned; the Una of In
to *** Internet Ion Kd-
battle had to be drawn up; the soldiers
fio*ton’ V*® owner
bad to te encouraged; and the signal of * ‘V *
«» < *«».
had to be given. The shortness of the on*
"°°* “
‘“ ‘»«s tin g
time end the approach of U** enemy aDd probably correct line,
hindered the great part of these things’
* * * * 9 " * " * aamhnptlou of the
“There!” she exclaimed, triumphant- * ** *■ * “ *• ** D***“ “ PoUtlcal and
ly. “ Don’t that sound Just Uka one of
col“ditton* Mr- Atk,B*
mother’s big days?”
al appearance» our Importations
“ Matey met” ejaculated Mrs Brown. •* a * »1®»
<**•* than Cohan, will
beaming over her compliment “Did ho "00* •“
tto*t “ “ «• ,f *>•
get through with It all right?”
mertlc and Caban production keeps
* “ I dont know,” was tte tmratistoc- P—
» » « — «* «»nramption, a. la
tory answer. - I haven’t finished f t » anticipated, a differential to Cubs
translation.”
I wouJd Protact bar against other coun-
Tbe next craning, whan Dorothy took ! trim *“ * «dnee cost to consumers In
up ter Caraar. M ^ Brown rak*L ra- th. United Btstra.” He bold, that “tte
gerly, “Have you found eat yet wbsth-
of even the Caban rota
or ha net through with all those things
°*nt* a pound) now gives
thstlhid totedon s at oncer
| * » * s r t l c sugar producers so largo
“ I’m sore ha did.” raid Dorothy. “ I * _°>»rglfl
Profl* ‘ hat they can wall
read the headings of several chapters *®ort to drop prices below Cuba’s cost
in advenes of our lesson, and ha seems ta ord* r to ararket their goods” He
to have keen successful.”
\ «lain * that In tte almost certain event
Mrs Brown heaved a stall of relief. of tb* redaction of competition to oar
ttet nld, “ I’m mighty glad he did. domestic product and tbs Cuban prod-
Poor min I know Just bow he must
• rery material redaction coaid be
have tort. I’ve thought of him a lot ■“ <*• ,n **>• preeeat Dlngley rats
of turns to-day. I thought I had a prot-
Shook! that be dons two results
ty fall day, bat mercy awl when I aSould follow: There should be reduc-
has ever bean lost b a re r they demand-
Ik *
I “ No, mirane,” replied the ferryman.
11 toooiT JW “ No on» ain't novar boon las’ boro,
talkin’ about Marra Jak» Bristow dono got api lied
Breaking a record a t billiards re
quires a skill and energy which would
accompli ih something worth while, i f
properly directed.
fr a B r a a m to m u m r a u r a m ra m u r n s r a m
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