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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1927)
a fi 7VAL' VX1? COPYKIOKT Vti-HZJi,, TJ DODD.MEAD AND STORY FROM THE 8TART Handaome, fastidious and waalttty young St. Croix Crlgh (on awalta hit awacthaart t thalr tryatlng plaes. She la f lata mlnutta lata, thla ordinary llttla Pennsylvania Dutch girl, Maaljr Schwtnckton. but ha awalta hr easarly. 8ha la ao damaraly baautlful, ha thtnka, but ao out of hla "claae." CHAPTER I Continued "But look here," he Mid. puzzled, Tm sure the Pennsylvania law baa, far the post ten year or more, re quired children to attend irhool op to the age of fourteen year, and re cently longer. Don't tell me you are orer twenty-four years old only year younger than I am !" "But you eee," Meely offered In ex planation. Top he was arhool di rector and could do what he liked. He's twful determine! That's why our Jake he wont lire at home no more. Pop he's so determined. Leave him think thing's right and he wouldn't listen to even Roosevelt or or even yon yet 1" "Do you know." he said after an Instant's silence, "I am seriously dis pleased with you today 1" "What for, Mr. Crelghtonr she asked plaintively. "What did I done did?" "Too were fifteen minutes late! When I say Til meet you at half-past four I don't mean a quarter to live." "Bat but I was here before yon, Mr. Crelghton." she answered In sur prize. "I didn't keep yon waiting I waited." "That's not the point The point Is yon weren't here at half-past four. Dont let It happen again !" "But how do you know I wasnt here eeeln' you wasnt here your own selfr "Never mind how I know. I know a lot more abont yon tbtn yoo think I do, my little girl P . "Oh P She looked at him queerly almost Is though she were trying not to laugh. "Now, then, why were yoo nrteen minutes later "I bad to mind my step-mom's baby whiles the others helped I'op with his clder-makln'. "And then," she continued, "till I was through all I had to wait -till Top was out of the wsy; I darsent leave him see me come away! Well, 1 guess anyhow not!" "He Is 'determined with yoo, too. U her "Well, I guess anyhow then!" "Too use five words, Meely, where two or three would suffice. Instead of Well-I-gneits-enrhow-tben,' Just an swer yes." "I know I talk awful dumb!" Meely humbly admitted, looking abashed. "I dont see why yoa bother to make dates with a common thing like me! that I don't" "Jinks dates?" he repeated dubi ously. "Yes. and listen oncet Mr. Crelgh ton" Meely lowered her voice, though the nearest human being was two miles away "that there crabbed old-maid stzter of my step-mom's that's come to help out over my step mom's confinement, she's susplclonlng me!" "Of meeting me?" he asked a bit uneasily. He had such a very strong reason for being afraid of an awk ward entanglement or of Its being known that be philandered with a farmer's common daughter. "Ach, she don't go so far as to sus picion my Date Is a swell like yoo, Mr. Crelghton. She says to me, she says, 1 know who your Date Is, he's that there blond young man at Kent-mj-er's fnrmr she says. And me, I just left her think It was him." "But" St Croli demanded. Instant ly jealous, and himself as suspicious as the "old-maid alster," "what rea son does she have for thinking your Date Is the blond young man'T l'ou must have given her reason." "Ach, welir Meely cast down her eyes and looked self-conscious. To be sure, Mr. Crelghton, there's others that admars me besides yourself that's only to be expected, ain't Itr "And do you have 'dates' with this blond young manr "Well, to be sure, since I knowed yoo, Mr. Crelghton. other ones does seem awful common to me, that they dol" St Croix had a passing twinge of conscience for his own responsibility In possibly spoiling this girl's chnnces for a contented married life with a husband of her own class. Hut he reassured himself with the reflection that from the first she had sought him out quite as much as he hnd pur sued her. Seducing sn Innocent virgin was certainly not one of Hie things lie wns rupnhle of dolngl "Whnt I hnve afrnld of," siild Mi-elv. "Is Hint my step-mom's old-nmld sister j will tuke a snenk on me some duy i - T TSLw a .5 LI 3 and follow me up here unknowns! she's Just that niean-dlsposltloued I And you see, Top he'd say you wasn't keeptn' conip'ny with me fur really; not to marry me ; a swell like you yet I Well, I guess anyhow not!" "Is your stepmother's sister a per manent fixture at the farm?" St Croix uneasily Inquired. "No, thanks bet Till my step mom's well again, her sister goes and good riddance I" St Croix had often noticed with a slight surprise that In spite of her awful English, Meely was never at a loss when he used words of several syllables not In her own vocabulary. "Do you like your stepmother any better than yon like her otd-mald slsterr "Well, she ain't ao crabbed and bossy like her sister, but he's aw fully sulky to my little sister snd brother and me. If It wasn't that I But Meely Was Always as Fresh and Fragrant as the Morning Daw. hate to leave Sammy and Utile," said Meely mournfully, "I'd do like our Jakey done I'd take and run off, too!" "But" said 8t Croix hastily, "yoo wouldn't go so far that I that yoo couldn't see me, would yooT Come here I" She sprang up. her face alight, as the permission wss given, and went to him. He held her close as they sat together on the broad fiat stone, bis arm about her waist her head on his breast Girls of her "class" bad always been to him, hitherto, un touchable, so fastidious wss his dis taste for any contact with the on bathed. But Meely was always ss fresh and fragrant as the morning dew I Ills fingers caressed her hair, her white slender neck, her delicate sweet face. But though he could never quite understand Just how she did It aht had always somehow man aged to bold him off from kissing her lips. He kissed her hands, her throat her bare arms her Hps ever eluded him; In spite of the fact that she seemed ss much enamored of him as he of her. "Do you know, Meely, ever since I first met you, that night at the barn dance, I've bad the queerest feeling of something fumlllar In your face I'm sure I never saw you before that night" he knew he could not have seen her and forgotten It "yet I can't get away from the feeling of something familiar about you." Meely shook her head over It "I ain't familiar with you," she said. IIXXXXXXI'frX'X'I'HX Believe That Stolen An extraordinary example of the survival of foolish superstition was disclosed lo the case of a Hampshire (England) fanner who waa convicted of ateullng turnips from a neighbor. He explained to the magistrate that he could easily afford to pay for them, and that moreover, be had plenty of turnips of bis own, but be wanted stolen ones to make a concoction for a cow which had fullen sick, for he firmly believed no other could be so efficacious. A similar belief Is held In many parts of Germany, where practically everyone buys a ticket for one or other of the state lotteries. Many un educated peamints will tell yon they are sure of winning If the ticket they have wns bought with stolen money. In Turkey, copper rings sre worn on the fingers to prevent eryslieliis. If 'he ring has been stolen from some Wtas "I believe," mid St. Croix, frown ing thoughtfully, "that there's surely some psychic reuson for my fettling 1" "How do you spell that?" asked Meely, "Another thing" he Ignored her question "your Pennsylvania Dutch accent Is a bit different "I know I dent talk so dumb like some talks for all I Co talk pretty duirb. But some 'round here gives awful funny sounds when they '.nlkt Did you ever tnke notice to It a'ready ?" "Did It C-osh!" "Say, Mr. Crelghton, you'vo been sayln' what you think Is queer at me, durst I tell you what wonders me at you?" "Shoot It!" "You are the first swell I ever knowed have knew though I have saw 'em a'ready but not to keep comp'ny with 'em, yoo understand. Well, you're awful dirfrunt to what I'd conceited a swell gentleman was like!" St Croix looked amused. "No doubt 1" "You see, when Pop first brnng home his young wire I was that mad I run In town and hired myself fur a week to a family where the eon was the hlgh-toned-est party I ever have saw) and he waa awful dlffrunt to what you are. He was so polite to the ladles that way he belittled hls self plcklu" up fur 'era and fetchln' and carryln' fur 'em and hoppln' up to give 'em his seat my goodness) It looked awful nice I Ach!" anld Meely, with a long sigh of pleasant reminiscence, "wouldn't It be grand to have your Mister act that polite to you even when there wasnt no comp'ny! This here gentleman to which I make reference to, he acted just that polite when no one was round to see hlra do It! Yes, mind you I Why, he acted Just that polite to me yet and me only one of the help!" "Oh. he did. did her St Croix mur mured Jealously. "He was only string ing you, Meely" "Ach, no! Fur to all the other help, too, old and young, he waa Just that polite. And so, till I met op with yoo a'ready, Mr. Crelghton, I con ceited all high gentlemen waa like that there." St Croix wss surprised to find him self piqued uncomfortably by this Ignorant girl's Intimation (uncon scious though It waa) that he did not measure up to ber funny standard of a "gentleman" Just Imagine! Yea, grotesque It might be, but It pricked him. A auddeo suspicion flashed on him waa ahe unconscious of what ahe waa Implying, or waa she actually giving him a sly dig? Her amiable patience onder bis bullying had some times seemed "a bit thlck'l "Say, Mr. Crelghton," she continued, Td like awful well to eee yoo In the comp'ny of swell ladles oncet I I bet you'd be Just as polite as that there party to which I made refer ence to. For to be sure, yoo couldn't boss swell ladles 'round like yoo do me, could you, now? And you'd have to fetch and carry fur 'em and hop op and give 'em your chair Just that nice) acbt Wouldn't I like to see yoo at It I I bet you'd look nice!" She fetched a long breath. "I wlsht I wss nice educated that men would treat me like that !" St Croix was smitten with com punction. "Yoo poor kid!" bo said, psttlng ber cheek, "you'd like to be treated like a swell lady,' would you?" "No, tt'a the other way 'round I'd like a man to treat me tike as If be wss a fine gentlemen." She said It so Innocently he could not suspect her of guile. "And you think," be smiled, "that I dont treat yoo aa If I were 'a fine gentleman'?" "Well, yoo can Judge of thnt bet ter'n me, you know the ways of gen tlemen better'n me. Anyhow," she conceded, ss though offering him con solation, "yoo look awful swell any how, with all the different tony aults you're got with hose and neckties to mutch ach !" "Meely!" he exclaimed, trying to klsa her on the mouth, but achieving only a peck at her chin, "sometimes I think you're Just a sly little cat 1" As her head was on his shoulder and bis cheek against ber hair, he did not see the sudden flash of her eyes which momentarily transformed her face from Its usual vacancy to a sparkling vivacity. When, however, aa she did not reply, he turned up ber chin to look at her, the dullness which now veiled her countenance like a mask effectually dispelled his momentary doubts. (TO BSJ CONTINUED.) - XXX - H'XX'XXI - X'XX Articles Bring Luck one else, It Is supposed to answer Its purpose twice as well. Examplea might be multiplied from every quarter of the earth. Most probably the superstition arose from the natural desire of the criminal to find some excuse for his delinquencies. Too Many Butt in Jok When Peter Campbell of Elaine, Australia, entered his bachelor quar ters he wns knocked flat on the floor, tlegulnlng his feet he was knocked down again. Crawling out of the way of danger, he struck a match, and found facing him a lurge rain with a dlstrlct-wlde reputation for butting. Campbell sustained severe bruises and lots of shocks. Ills door was locked when he left home, and the police are looking for the practical joker who opened It to pnss In the butter that caused Campbell a 'iir'y to pass out the KITCHEN CABINET if it U4 mil, ViMtarn Nawaiwvn Umuu.) "A llttla thing, a sunny smile, A lovlni word at morn, And all day lont the day shone bright Tba oaraa of Ufa ware made more llsht, And awaataat hopsa wars born." HOW DO YOULIKE THISBf When one likes oysters there la no dish more pleaeing to the taste than a good cocainu, a stew, or fried oysters, Bisque of Oys ters. Put about two dozen oye tera Into a sauce pan with the liquor, place over the Ore; when plump drain and chop fine. Add to the saucepan one table spoonful each of minced onion and butter; let fry until brown, sprinkle with a pinch of curry, suit aud a dash of cayenne. Add the oyster liquor thickened with one tablespoon ful of flour aud cooked fire minutes; add a quart of hot rich milk and the oysters. Serve hot Oyster 8uce on Toast Put a quurt of oysters Into the boiling hot liquor of the oysters and cook until plump. Drain and chop the oysters fine. Molt two tablespoon fuls of butter, turn In the oysters and saute until well cooked but nut tough. Add a half teaspoon ful of curry, a tublespoonful of onion grated, one cupful of cream which baa been cooked with a tahlcspoonful of flour; season well and pour over nss row strips of buttered toast Garnish with a fried oyster. Pot Roast With Vtgaublas. Put a pot roast Into a deep Iron kettle and brown well all over In a little suet When well browned add a teaspoonful of sugar, such seasonings as one likes, and no more than a tublespoonful of water. Cover tightly and cook until the meat Is tender. Add water In the fame amounts when needed. Cook a few carrots, potatoes and spinach In separate dishes, until teuder. Mash and season and press Into a email goblet or mold to shape. Turn out around the roast on a hot platter, al ternating the colors. Keheat In the oven so all will lie served hot Brown Mushroom Ssuee. Dry mush rooms or the canned variety may be used for this dish. Soaking the dry ones for several hours will make them tender. Rave (he wster to use In the ssuce. Prepare with butter and flour, add the liquor with cream and cook. Cheese Puffs. Melt two tablespooo fula of butter and mix with two table spoonfuls of flour; stir until smooth and creamy. Add one and one-halt cnpfuls of grated cheese. When the cheese la melted add one cupful of cooked rice, add three well beaten egg yolks and mix well but lightly, fold In the stiffly beaten egg whltoe and pour Into a buttered bsklng dish, surrounded with water, and bake one half hour In a moderate oven. Hints snd Things. If your dinner seems too heavy for a rich dessert serve an Ico of some kind. I'lnesnnle. anrlrot or various other fruit Ices, any one will be sc- iV- 'A sponge cake or drop cooky. A pumpkin pie msy be made most festive by serving with chipped cream, topped with grated cheese. The best kind of a pumpkin pie Is made from the sweet pumpkin; cook down until It Is a rich brown color. The canned pump kin may be bought It Is good; but that too, needs cooking down to bring out the flavor and richness. However, there Is nothing to take the place of the old-fashioned pumpkin cooked and stirred for hours over a good fire. To make the pie: Pumpkin Pie. Tuke one and one half cupfuls of the browned pump kin, two-thirds of a cupful of brown sugar, one-half teaspoonful of salt one and one-half cupfuls of milk, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one and one half teaapoonfuls of ginger, two well beaten eggs and one-half cupful of cream. Pour Into the pastry-lined plate and bake quickly at first to bake the crust then slowly to cook the custard. Stssmed Squish. Stcnm a small hu Wio rd squash until tender. Let dry out, then mash and put through a colander. Reheat and add four table spoonfuls of butter to a pint of squash, season with snlt and add enough cream to rake It Ilka well-mashed potatoes. Beat thoroughly and aerva plied lightly Into a hot dish. Dot with cubes of butter. Chicken a la King. Heat two table spoonfuls of butter ontll It bubbles, add one chopied green pepper, the seeds having been removed. Let conk slowly for three mlnutea, then add a tublespoonful of flour, anil and paprika to taste and enough rich milk to make a thick, smooth sauce. When the sauce Is done add two cup fuls of cooked chicken and let It heat through. Serve on toast or In pastry shells or tlmhol cases. If the winter Is the time one Is en tertaining, canned coin, pens and beans which have been put up during the season of fresh vegetables will please the piilnte much better than the kind we may purchase In town. Prawn butter or tomato sauce Is also good with chestnuts. Kg r l CD HANDSOME LOUNGING ROBES; , FINE FOOTWEAR OF KIDSKIN SINCK thnt Innnte love for gorgooue fabrics, which la the heritage of every normal womnn, must su often be suppressed In the workaday world of office and schoolroom, the enjoyment of beautiful exotic appnrel In the borne, particularly In the boudoir, be comes the more Intensified. To those seeking a thrill In the way of trunscemlcntly lovely material, a multi-colored and strikingly patterned vel vet print Is suggerted for the robe of day dreams. Border It wllh plain, after the manner of the handsome model In the picture. Many there are who still prefer wraparound kimono types aa here shown, But If you are among those who crave something quite bizarre, make a coolie coat pnjamn set Use solid colored velvet for the trousers of "V r J XAn ROBE OF PRINTED VELVET this pajama enrvmble, cutting them with the gay print The coolie coat should be fashioned of the patterned velvet bordered with solid colored vel vet mstchlng the trousers. Another suggestion Is to nuke the coolie coat of the plain velvet, animat ing It wllh sleeves of velvet printed lo vivid colors. Of course If yoo are not of the sew ing kind, the specially shops and de part men Is art offering farclnstlng neg ligee types which Include not only many velvet Diodes but others equally ss alluring, and at wonderfully attrac tive prices. Glittering metal fabrics have also Invaded the domain of the negligee. Not only art gorgeous cootie coals and tea gowna fashioned of metal bro cades, but these elegant materials en ter Into the designing of pajama eels most alluringly. A coolie coat of handsome sliver and gold brocade la ( WiXr fl SOME FOOTWEAR STYLES trimmed with black satin, trousers also being of the satin, Sometimes It Is a blouse of the brocade Instesd of a coolie coat In direct contrast to there elaborate coats and pajama sets are the new all-wool plaid flannel robes. These are bound on all edges with colorful wide grosgrnln ribbon. While they are not showy they are the "real thing," both aa to quality and com fort Quantities of marabou trimming are being used thla season not only on sheer velvet robes but upon quilted ones as well as those of crepe sutln, silk mnteliiSHe, and especially black satin, lied Jackets are proving a very pop ulur Item In boudoir apparel. Home of them are dainty frivolous things, made for "looks" only. Others, pretty though thfv are, add the qualities of solid comfort and protection. Home art of quilled crept ot sutln, others nrs knitted In fnvrlnallng Mini ot Shetland wool. Very charming knitted zephyr types art made In rainbow colorings, So you and your neighbor have met fuce to face clad In was It each In a navy blue ensemble, or was It that you both selected uavy blue win ter coats or perhaps It was afternoon frocks of navy satin or cloth. It la not to be wondered at thnt yoo both "hit upon" the same color scheme, for navy blue Is as nuart aa smart can be this season, not to mention Its uni versal becoiolngnesa and charm. Ilowsoiuever you And yourself secret ly wishing you could outshine your iiolghhor Just a little, by Individualis ing your costume with ruine outstand ing "touch that tells." Well, here's a friendly Hp-buy a pnlr of super ax a I am ar bbbW- - - qulsltt osvy blue kid shoes. Some of the navy blue soft kid evening slip pers with huge cut steel buckles art just 4hst super-exquisite. There are, be It kept In mind, just at many charming street models to royal snd nsvy blue, aa evening types. Yoo will Bind It will bring joy lo yoor heart when yoo sot what one pslr of handsome dsrk blue kid shoes caa do In toning np a costume of the ssme color. The fact that blue kid Is being heartily endorsed by Tatia "bottlrra" ought to count for a great deal, loo. To appreciate the fastidious detail employed In the rtyllng of lint kid skin, which, by the wsy. Is smartly In fashion among those of dlscrlmlnsllng tsste, study carefully the bsmlaoiut typea shown lo thla picture. The pair of pumps wllh the artlstle fan-shaped tongue la daintily Oeilblo and that Is one point to remember t for sensitive feet there If nothing so comforting and health giving ss soft line kldskln. The outstsndlng style point of these pumps la, that they art dark blue, Just a wee bit of matching blue suede being Introduced aa a trim ming. If yoo are Inclined to aet the fash Ion among frlenda and acquaintances be sure to acquire a pnlr of royal blue Wellington boots. They are Jusl at cunning as ran lit, according to this picture. Note that these "Welling tons" place the cuff quite low on (he leg and the heel Is very conservative. Tlie strap pump shown In the circle ts of midnight blue supple kid with strapping of Heard dyed to mulch, sins there are "rwnuky" Utile enameled or naments. This model Is also hand some In bronze. The diilnly laced o. fords HI the lop to the left sre of kli soft as a glove and they art designed In tones of brown. JULIA Ilorro.MI.KT, ' (A Hit, Wiatars Nswapapir Ualos.
