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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.)
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.