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w€ Between Cousins; OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR. chaptp:r V.- -( Cont'd.) He was not more than half-way home when the messentfer, sent in haste from the village, met him with the peat news. "The finest lassie you could pick for miles around, they say, minister, and the missis doinjj .splendid, but frettin' after you, and you're to come home I jealously watchful of his demeanour I than was the small Father I'Minter. "If 'â- â-  you think I'm a mere pink-and-white doll, you're very much mistaken," his I ostentatiously serious look seemed to . , . t ^ â- â€ž mfsay: while, by forbidding his full lips iX-^'^JT^^s 'Z SoTt"'ortfi! to^snile unnecessarily, he evidently be- good tidings brought by a grinning and breathless youth perspiring con- gratulation at every pore. In a flash John's heart leaped up al- most to his mouth. The face of the dead woman sank into an abyss of oblivion, and a tiny baby-face rose in Its stead. At that moment he was •8 average a man as any in the vil- lagre. Not even the fact of its being a girl instead of a boy could damp the natural pride of the father state, that won't be overfa.<t. .^nd she's fretting, is she? My poor Kllal It wouldn't be a bad plan to borrow the v. ings of yonder hawk. Would he give me a loan of them, I wonder? What .say you, Sandy?" Sandy, pleasantly a.^tonishcd at this (|uite unusual jocularity- for John was indeed talking us though under the influence of new wine â€" broadened liis grin, while producing a less picturosouo but more practical suirgestion. Though wings mitrht not be procurable, legs might be. Or, to put it more plainly, .Mick Stuart, the lorestcr in the guliy hard by. pos.sess John looked at hihi gratefully, not at all as though at a natural enemy, but still hesitating to accept help from such a quarter. "But you've been up all night, Father -you know you have!" object- ed Mick, who l>eing of the old faith himself, evidently inclined to favor his own pastor. ""ccit haviii* uii awful liot tiiiie of it , with Tom Scott," he explained to John, ity both in feature and movements, he jn gn a.siile. "Last stage of what seemed very much alive. Willie liob- {[jgy f.^\\ dgieerum treem's." son himself, in the years of his debut in the {]uarries, had not been more Can The Surplus. Now is the time to husband your re- sources and to prepare for the win- ter by canning and preserving. Soon it will be possible to obtain sufficient fruit and vegetables. Do not try to have Just one day for canning and then proceed to work from pnrly mnrn until late at night; rather do a few jars each day, so with- out much hardship your supply will grow rapidly. A few points to remember before starting: First, Use good jars, taking care that the lids are in good condition. Second. Use only new rubbers; old ones have lost their elasticity, so fail vindicating thei^^^^- ^ppy^^t^ y^y see, but on that of I once that the proper method of can- And then I ning and preserving be used if you expect your foot! to keep. Careless or haphazard methods will sjJell fail- "I don't like abusing of your â€" your kindness," stammered John, sorely pressed between two considerations. A closer look at the youthful face had revealed to him bluish shadows upon its pink, and a slight droop at the corners of the lips. "I did have some . , ,!_â- â€¢â€¢ sleep in the night, for myâ€" my patient I *°P«.''"â„¢ J-^?"" ""^s'on ,. . , . „, I ..i„ii,.,.tin,r th» I died before dark. But it's not on my ^"""a' It is of the utmost import- lievcd himself to l)e vindicating inei . â- '.• dignity of his office. , People who She iq waitinir i knew Father Winter in later I'fe re-,-> -'^-,^^8^ ..^^Y),'-^;^^^ ^ ^.^ .^_ r.:r.,uently as t^ht 'f.dC but^at thts ' P«ti-t to embrace my da^ughter." e;.rly stage of professional experience! The laugh with which he ended rangiure and will result not only in loss of ; he evidently labored under the impres-i with the pride of the young father, material and jars, but also in loss of i sion that every sign of hilarity sup- j Father Flinter echoed the laugh, his time and labor. Understand thor- j pressed added something like a cubit grey eyes twinkling in a manner that oughly just what you are doing and I to his stature both physical and was decidely more boyish than girlish. ! then see that each rule is carefully ! mental. | But even before he had spoken, ne had followed u.o. w.iuco. w.P.i....u. i At sight of the "minister" he first remembered his ofTir-ial dignity and' As fLst as my feet wil'l carrv me 'colored as ileeply as any girl could corrected his expression into a gravity you say?" he laughed aloud. "I should have done, and then gravely lifted his^more decorous, think so! But with the hillside in this hat. ., , , , I "Naturally you must be impatient. . ,„ Hastily and indifferently John re-,Pray, have no scruples at all. I'm Bonds of Sympathy Between IVlotheTs turned hLs salute. Father Flinter was ' quite well able for the walkâ€" and pf our British Soldiers of no interest to him at that moment, there is nobody waiting for me, you He turr.ed to Mick Stuart. know." "1 can have the pon.v. can I not ? F jj^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^j^ ^^ j,g ^.^jj â- ^^^ ,,ut i^'the great work that the women of the mustgo to A rdloch without delay. I ve^ jjjflPgj.g,jj ^^.yy ^j^jj. ji^g In fact, Motherland are doing in munition iK-en away since yesterday. 1 Hat j^j,^ jjj ^^^ jj^ ^^^^ ^j,^^^ ^^ ^,^^g factories, in aeroplane works, in •'^*M?ck'"beSnt'':bg':'bo.:rin''hi '-beard j "^.^^f^ ^-"'^ -''" - >, • . J ^''''''''r ""'''• 'l '""'T'": ^"' in evident distress. Ah, no â€" to be sure, he said, and In countless ways that will release "I'm really soriy minister but the '" 'he gaze he turned upon the youth- 'men for military service. But little nonv's bespoke for Father Flinter <"u'P'''est there stood written a sym- has been heard of another piece of hero. He's been up in the hills all ('"••hy which verged upon pity. As ^^^k that hundreds of women in the r>\irht .i.nn.. â- , VMiuur.lf " vou sav, pcrhaps its, after all, I who m â-  r i j â-  r i nignt, same .i.> \ouiseii. •â-  -' • V. . ', â-  ti. t o Old Land are doing for our boys in ,,,,,... , ,y, i,,hn mixlp Hii imtvitient ir>stur<> have the first claim on that pony. So " ^"" • °"= ""^'"R '"' ""' ""J" put It more plainly. .Mick htuait. tne •lonn made an impatient g>!>t-ure. „ t^ ^ throwing open their homes to them forester in the gully hard by. pos.sess- "Have you no second beast ? I mu.st 't you "re quite sure- j i^^^- ^ ,u ^u ' 'I tell you. I've just had .\ few more polite words exchanged, """ looKing aiier mem wnen on that my wife has been during which John tried hard not to, .She's fretting after look too sorry for the poor celibate be Railroad extensions in China are proposed involving an expenditure of an amount estimating at $60,000,000. The projects are entirely commercial and private. One thousand five hun- dred miles are to be constructed through the richest sections of China, and possibly an equal amount later. When you think of Cleaning ^ Dyeinj^ Think of PARKER'S Let ns restore to seeming newness your Lace Curtains, Carpets, Blankets and other household and personal effects. The Parker procesa is thorough ; tho charge is very moderate, aud we pay carriage one way. Send for onr Catalogae on CUanIng and Dyeing. P A P K" F P * Q DYE WORKS LIMITED 1 i^I\rkC«J[V O 791 Yonge Street . Toronto THE MINISTRY OF LOVE. ed a ponv which he would presum- jsvi i.u,.,>r, , lc .,..l.. . ..: juo^, .,=,. .. ...„.^ ,,„... ^ ..„...„ â€" ^ „^-., , •bly be inclined to let out and which the news that my wife has been during which John tried hard not tO|"="^=- , . - â-  » would certainly do the road in half the brought to bed. She's fretting after look too sorry for the poor celibate be-| Recently one of the first contingent time required by human legs. me." fore himâ€" who, strangely enough, did boys just finished his fourth visit to John jumped at the suggestion, and "I'm real sorry," repcatsd Mick, still not look particularly sorry for himself, one of these charming homes, and In another ten minutes came in sight tormenting his beard. But at this and gn whose lips the same enigmat- wrote his mother what "perfectly of the solitarv cottage. It would moment the miniature priest stepped ical smile once or twice appeared. It bully people they all were, and Mrs. »lm<)^t appear as though Mick had forward. , was still there as he stood in the door- forseen his wi^h and met it half-way, "Oh. please take the pony," he said way watching John mount, and as, for before hisdoor the very pony in eagerly. "I don't mind walking at with measured gesture, he lifted his question stood, ready saddled and all, and of course you must get home, hat in farewell bridlec "That's for me, isn't it ?" was .bjhn's elate (rreeting to the lad at its head. "You thought I'd be wanting him." | Before any answer came two men stepped out of the house, one of them ] the grey-bearded fore^'ter, whom John knew, the other a pe'jon whom he likewise knew liy sitrht, though never before having exchanged a word with ! him. I It was some month-t now since the heap of jtoncs noted by John two' yeais ago with so much disapproval^ hail turned into that quite superfluous. Catholic Chapel, but only some weeks] since Father Flinter had taken pos- ; session. John had seen him from ' afar, never without a slight attack of: heart-burning; and once or twice hail' even taken the trouble to make a| round, in order to avoid an inconveni- , ent proximity. To-day, for the first j time, lie saw his spiritual rival near. ! He was a very small person, of, Im yish, or nxjre strictly spi'aking girlish, uppearance, being fair and; pink, while within his clear giey eyes wa-- that particular frank fearlessness | mo-.l often seen in the faci-s of very young and very healthy g>ls. The fcmallness of his stature and the ilainti- ne.sfi of his limbs were anything but imposing a fact to which, jmlging from the careful aisumpti(ji. of grav- at once. (To be continued.) /Jbquf the A Mother's Short Cuts. | tween the fingers ; then drain it in • ..II ., , . i,„. ^ =,^ colander and rinse it thoroughly in Jlow do you manage to have so . ' ,' *^ .^ .• u -^ u ii : much time for your .hildren outside ^old water in which it should remain of all the hom.; things vou do for ""*" V"" "^^ ready to finish it accord- them?" questioned one mother of a '"« ^" "^ ^"â- ^" '"'"'"'*â-  "eighbor. I The same recipe may be used in. Another mother in the city whose "By taking short cuts through my cooking macaroni, spaghetti or ready- ^ j,^y ^^^ severely wounded for thn work," was the laughing answer, "and cuts. sect C. just mothers us and makes a real home for us." Letters have passed between the boy's mother and the dear old lady whose wonderful kindness has meant so much to the young Canadian. And now the mother here has received the most delightful pen-picture of her boy from his kind "mother" in England, telling all the dear, intimate things that a mother longs to know about her boy, but would never ask him to tell her. How comforting it was to the mother to learn that "you will be proud of him, for the two years in France have improved him physically, while in character he is still the nice, clean, lovable boy we first met at Christmas, 1914. I can as- sure you France has not harmed him the least little bit. He has sailed clear of temptations." • i /â-  trying to be ready for play in its own If the macaroni or spaghetti, etc., is time." to be re-cooked with other ingredients "What do you mean by short cuts? or baked, it need not be cooked quite ("lothjg can't be half-mended, dishes so tender. second time and was in hospital in EAGLE MoroM STYLl White .Sauce: â€" Heat in saucepan to boiling point 1 cup milk; add 2 table- spoons butter and 1 of flour; stir un- til thick and smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Tomato Sauce: â€" Cut 7 or 8 tomatoes IMTrit* to>d»r for otar big Free Catalogue rhoning our full line of Bicvclfi for Men and Womeu, Boyn ana Girlsâ€" Tires, Coasirr Brakes, Wheels, luiier Tube*, Lanit>s, BclU, Cyclometers, Saddles, Equipment an^ Pnrt.t for Blc> clef. \ on c.Tn buy your supplies from us at wholesale prices. T. W. BOYD & SON, 27 Notre Dam* Street Waat. MontraaL BREADS CAKES PUDDINGS PASTRIES Thf only flour t>ulilicly anrt U:irf«iivr,1ly (llatsntcrd not blradicd, not blrnilFj. can't be half washed, bread can't be slack-baked." "No, that would be cutting work short instead of cutting across it. I have several simple devices now for cutting across some of my duties. For j example, part of the time I wear [ or use a can of tomatoes, cook on a glasses and part of the time I do not : glow fire with Vi ounce of butter, 1 need them. I i sed to waste many jjnion, celery, season with salt and pep- valuable moments in looking for them per. Cook slowly for an hour, add when changing from one task to an- « little flour, cook 5 minutes more, other. At last I made a rule that in : Drain in a colander, then some meat each, room 1 must have one special extract may be added to give more flavor, and keep hot until ready to use with macaroni, spagnelti or ready- cuts. Macaroni Soup: â€" Boil some milk macaroni as directed, till it is tender. place to lay them down and never al- low myself to put them anywhere else. This habit has become settled and my glasses are never mi%laid. "Another time and labor-saving ar- i^ngoment," went on the hostess, "is to hank' in very room a small cushion on which are five or .-ix needles, each threaded with a different color or weight of silk or cotton so that any moment I can run up a rip, sew on a button, mend a hole in a stocking, London, received a delightful letter from an English friend who journey- ed away from the north to London just to see tho young major. She spent several days there "fixing things up for him," and incidentally cabled encouraging news. In the letter she also gave interesting details, all about the Military Cross ho had been pre- sented with at Buckingham Palace, told of the nature of the wounds, gave tho young oflflcer all the Cana- dian news from her letters and wrote many for him to friends here. Still another dear mother wrote to a sor- rowing mother here about her brave boy's death, and sent a flower from his grave in the English graveyard. Many, many instances of loving thought and continued kindnesses could be recounted. They are bright r. . .. a, , ... . . spots in these trying days of suspense .v,?lM!..u J; ""â- ! TJlll\ „?A"L'„l°i»"J """iety, and we can only remem- ber to thank God that such women are three inch pieces in some clear broth Milk Macaroni and Cheese: â€" 1-3 package macaroni, 1 Vj cup of thin white sauce, V4 cup of stale bread crumbs, 1 cup grated cheese, 1 table- spoonful of butter. Break tho macar- acting as guardian angels to our boys. It. Puti sauce with half the cheese in crumbs into melted butter, maining cheese to them and spread this mixture over that in the dish. Brown in a hot oven. catch the sides of a i ent together, or ; „„i ;„ o inch pieces or buy a package tack up a torn hem. You may not|„f jjiik Ready-Cutsâ€" which arc al- believe it but these stitches in time save more than nine in the future. "When I wash the dishes, I do not use wiping towels but put them upon a rack and scald with plenty of water. They dry themselves in pure air and aunshine and I have no dishtowels to wash. "On each floor of the house I keep one large scrap-basket into which I empty tho contents of all the smaller baskets which I attend to, without ex- tra steps, as I go from room to room. "1 also gather up odils and ends of time by tucking away in a hag or a basket in each of my haunts, a piece of embroidery, knitting or sewing so that when 1 have a leisure half-hour I do not need to hunt up materials or patterns. This sort of employment fits in well with reading aloud, at- tending to the children's piano prac- tice, helping them with their lessons, listening to confidences or joining in games." "Well," acknowledged the visiting mother as she rose to bid her friend good by, "I see how I can try some short cuts! Perhaps my youngsters will appreciate a little 'more moth- er.' " Definitions. A philosophei is a man who can bear another's troubles with equanimi- ty, ways cut to sizeâ€"and cook in boiling I -^ philanthropist is a man who tells salted water until soft, about 20 min- 1 others where to give their money, utes. Pour into n colander and run I A pacifist is a man who permits cold water through it. Put in a but- ' others to fight his battles. tered pudding dish and thoroughly stir ! in 1 teaspoonful mustard which has] Thomas:" Why in the world did you been mixed with water. AJil it,he ! name your baby 'Bill'?" Burke: "Be- " ' came on the first of the I cause he Add re- month." Macaroni Dlahes. To boll macaroni properly have • large pot or saucepan two thirds full of water on the (bu, put a level table- apoonful of salt into it for every quart of water, to which, if desired, may he added half tablespoonful of butter, which gives a better flavor, and when it is boiling fast, thrown into it the macaroni, wiped with a clean "dry cloth, but not washed . Let It boil until it yields easily to pressure be- Tesled Rectpes. Kice Griddle Cakes: â€" Turn into a mixing bowl one small cupful of cook- ed rice, free from lumps. Add two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one teaspoonful of molasses, a quarter of a teaspoonful of salt, two woJl beaten ogBS,2cupfuls of flour sifted with 2 tea- spoonfuls of baking powder, and suf- ficient cold, sweet milk to form a pan- cake batter. Beat the mixture vigor- ously and fry on a hot griddle. Servo as soon as they are baked, as stand- ing in the oven makes them soggy. Buttermilk Cookies: â€" % cup short- ening, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup buttermilk, 1 teaspoon baking aoda, flour to thick- en. Roll biscuits ',6-inch thick and cut. Rice Pudding With Raisins:â€" % cup rice, y% cup raisins, 1 cup milk, U4 quarts boiling water, '^ teaspoon salt, '.* cup Hugar. Stir the rice into tho boiling salted water and cook until it is about half done, which will be about fifteen minutes. Drain the rice, add the milk, sugar and raisins, and place in a greased baking dish. Bake in a moderate oven for about forty-five minutes . Officer â€" Do you know anything about field drilling? Private â€" Field drilling? Oh yes, I used to have a job in an artesian well company. hoes on e Farm For work and play â€" in the middle of the dayâ€" and when on pleasure bent. For field, farm and wagon, '' ^^f9^ a wear Fleet Foot Shoes. They are far cheaper than leather â€" light, easy, comfortable â€" long wearing. For every-day wear, you will find them immeasurably better than hot, heavy, expensive leather boots. When you're out for a good time, wear WHITE "Fleet Foot" Shoes. In fact, you mu^ wear White Shoes this summer, to be well dressed. Dealers everywhere have "Fleet Foot" Shoes, in all styles for men, women and children. V Pro ATT, /-~...„.TANGO U ATMLtTE EkAt When you pay the price of first quality sugar, why not be sure that you gel it ? There is one brand in Canada which has no second qualityâ€" that's the old reliable Redpath. **Let Redpath Sweeten it." 3 I 2 and 5 lb. Cartons â€" 10, 20, 50 and 100 lb. Baga. Made in one grade only â€" the highest