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Her Housebreaker By Florence Morse Kingslry. CHAPTER III.â€" (Cont'd). I "I'm afraid I shan't be home this As Mary Brett laid out a substan-| year, little Mother o' Mine, so I want tial outfit for Van Aukcn's Dan, she! you to buy yourself somcthmtr splen- was congratulating herself on the facti fli<l and unusual, from me. Something that she had not accepted Cousin Al-j you've wanted for a lonp; time and mira Blddie's offer to .xtay with her, denied yourself. You see, I know your for a few days. Almira would have, ^^'f'ys, dear." run to the telephone at the first sight What could be more "splendid and of the muddy floor and despoiled unusual" than this motherless, home- larder. Miss Biddle's limited imag-i less boy, who so sorely needed what hmans &h ^jpDQPQ The Price. I used to love all nature bo â€" The river's sweep, the sunset's glow, The fields and woods, the pure, fresh airâ€" The golden hours so free from care. I wandered where'er fancy bade â€" A gay and careless happy lad. But Time Ambition's seed Instilled; I wag with strong desire filled To win great rank and wealth and power; I filled with toil each fleeting hour; And then at last, I reached my goal. Cook fifteen min-! ""* o"- "l'^^- =i' ^l^a' " t^'" DIKT FOR CHILDREN FUOM TWO been previously drained. Stir in a TO .SKVEN. small teaspoonful of sugar, a piece of The following directions for meals I ''""^'^' »"'! 0"^ and a half cupfuls of for children are not intended to take i "'^w^tJ tomatoes. Cook fifteen min- the place of the family physician. Al- "'f^ o^e"" "» moderate fire, then set I ^^^^ ,g ^y ^Id and keen delight ways consult your doctor in regard to ?«'ff *» cool. When quite cool, stir , ,„ j,y„„y j^y and star-lit night, the feeding of your child. From 12 to 18 Months. Breakfast, 6 or 7 a.ni.- in the beaten yolks of two eggs; re-i y,ag_ o„g impulse niles my brain- turn to the fire and reheat, being care- , ^^e wish for greater power and gain. Tr.„if n.'^"' *° remove before the eggs begin | p^^^ j am old. and gray and sad; iiuit, as to curdle, which will be at about the the juice of half an orange; pulp of boiling point. Serve with a few very! 4 to C stewed prunes; pineapple juice,; tj^jn ^^^-^^^ ^^ g^^^j ^^.^^^ p^pp^^ |two tablespoonfuls. Omit if bowels; scattered over the top. , are loose. Cereal gruel from oatmeal,! m . „ , , n ^ . 'wheat, farina, cornmeal. fine hominy j ..T""?^*" Scramble -Beat four eggs , barley with milk. No sugar. Toasted' ^''f^'y- ««'';°" "^'^^ '^^\ ,^"'! P^PP^"^ l.roa/^,. ,,.,„ii 1 ni-ii 1 ~ 1 3"u turn into a buttered frying pan. bread or zweiback. Milk, 1 cup, warm ' „.. ., ,., ., n oj. pq1(] I Stir the eggs until they are well T,„,i, 11 „, . .,, scrambled but still soft; add a cupful launch, 11 a.m.â€" Glass of milk,' ' "^ alone, or with zweiback or toast. j of stewed tomatoes, stir up once, then n;„„„,. r> „ r> ii. r v T serve hot on buttered toast. JJinner, 2 p.m. â€" Broth of chicken, â-  n, ination could never have overleaped i she as sorely needed to give? Her! beef or mutton, with rice in itt or Tomato Rabbit. â€" To one-fourth the barrier of the prima facie evi-| fancy, always nimble-footed, sped on beef juice; or soft cooked egg, mixed <^"Pf"' °^ "^'"^ ^'^'^ °"6 teaspoon of dcnce. She would have insisted upon' into the futureâ€" h's future and hers. I with bread crumbs; potato baked till: ''"'_'s^',.â„¢e-half teaspoonful of salt handing the offender over to the; She would get work for him in thej mealy; rice or macaroni; bread, 24 authorities. Mary Brett actually i village, an easy matter, now that so hours old, or toast; glass of milk. I sigh for that gay, careless lad, Would gladly give my hoarded pelf For golden youthâ€" my better self. Friends plead, "You're wealthy, honor- ed, great â€" Life lies before yr,u â€" pleasures wait." I only shake my head and say: "I have forgotten how to play!" shivered, as she reflected on the boy's j many men were away. He should probable fate, had she not chosen to j have George's room, and together they come home alone. In lx;r other-world- 1 would read George's books of an even- ly thoughts it was all a beautiful webj ing. Already she had thanked God of providence: the boy had been sent| for him in her heart, to her with a double purpose: already he had helped her over the difficult! him but not all. He must first per- business of home-coming without | form the task she had set him. And George more eflfectually than any, with this for a peg whereon to hang stereotyped sympathizer could possib-| all bcr simple expo.sition of faith, she ly have done. There had been, indeed, told him how he must go to meet his no time for the tears she had promis- trial ed her.self. She vowed to help him to, ..y^„ ^^^^^ p^^y ^^^^y ^-^^^^^ ^f Supper, 6 p.m.â€" Bread, 24 hours old, toast or zweiback and milk; or cereal and milk, or junket and bread stuffs. From 18 Months to 2 Years. Breakfast, 7 a.m. â€" Fruit, as juice Something of her thoughts she told I of one orange; pulp of 6 or 8 stewed prunes, pineapple juice, 2 oi- 3 table- the limit of her ability; and it was quite in keeping with her character that having broken her alabaster box she should empty it to the last frag- rant drop â€" was he not her brother? I the way," .she said, "and God will give ! you just the right words to say to spoonfuls; cereal, 2 or 3 tablespoon- fuls, with milk; bread, 24 hours old, toast or zweiback, with butter; milk, 1 cup, warm or cold. Lunch, 11 a.m. â€" Glass of milk, with bread, 24 hours old, toast or zweiback and butter. Dinner, 2 p.m. â€" Broth, thickened and a little red pepper and mustard,; grate in one-half pound of mild| cheese and heat slowly until cheese is nearly melted. Beat five eggs in a separate dish and add one cupful of stewed tomato â€" not too juicy â€" to the hot cheese mixture. Cook two minutes and serve on toast. Tomatoes With Dumplings. â€" Pare and slice the tomatoes and put in a kettle of a suitable size. Over the top put corn meal dumplings made of milk, salt, baking powder, and equal proportions of corn meal and wheat flour. Put the kettle over a moderate fire and cook until the dumplings are done. A little water should be put in the bottom of the kettle to keep the CHAPTER IV. It was late in the afternoon before she bade the newly-chri.stened Daniel Maitland good-bye. They had eaten dinner together and, as before, he helped her make everything neat. Also, he repaired the broken window fasten that man. There is a right way and| with peas, sago, rice or barley; or 1 tomatoes from burning until the juice begins to'cook out. Serve with slices Business is like a wheelbarrow â€" it stands still unless someone pushes it. An electrically heated wagon to hold several food trays has been in- vented to insure warm meals for hos- pital patients. Klnard's Iilnlment for sale everywhere. Do You Wish to Learn BOOK-KEEPING We have a large audit pra^^tloe and are working In office* every day. If tliirru iLTO any new Ideaa or metlvdi In L.o-'kkeeplng we know about ihciTi. We ara installing new buckkeeplne tyatems nil the tlm>'. Our bookkeeping coursu la planned from books In actuai u&o In large cities. We also have ho:i:e-«tudy coursea in shorthand and typewrlltnr. Wik* for book- lets to Dept. O., D. C. BMZTH A1TSXT CO. •ai Conxxasrdal School Z.a(rr*U Chambers - KajniltoB Good Salesmanship. "Now remember, I'm sending you out to sell a portable garage." •'That's what." "And In talking this portable gar- age â€" " "Yes?" "Always pronounce garage the way the prospective customer pronouncea It." SALT jLU grades. Write for prices. TORONTO 8ALT WORKS a J. CLIFF - â-  TORONTO a wrong way â€" a hard way and an easy i vegetable soup and milk; or beef juice way to do everything. If you ask God : with bread crumbs, or soft-cooked , of"frjj,(] bacon over the top. to help you â€" quite s.imply and without! egg, or poached egg, with toast; j Beans With Tomato Sauce. Cook I fearâ€" He will do it. Perhaps you have! vegetables, selected from baked or^^j^g beans until all extra water hasj never prayed. If you have not, begin! mashed potato, squash, cooked celery, I boiled out, leaving them almost as dry now. You will soon find out hnw:â„¢'ished turnips or carrots; bread, 24 gg baked beans. Serve with a sauce wonderful it is to have an unseen' hours old, white or whole wheat, or | ^ade of one cupful of strained tomato Friend." | graham, with butter; apple sauce orj juice, one tablespoonful flour, one "I learned a prayer, once," he said,! P^une pulp, 1 tablespoonful Interior Floor Paints They stand theRubâ€" and theScrub For Sale by All Dealers What GOMFORT LYE rded cellar ''"'^f" ^^'^ P^"^''" "^" «!'' ing and secured the ungua against fu him whis and smiled was all reallv very funny when one .. , , , came U think of it! She must write' " ''â- Â°"''' ''<'<^P to George about it. She was still smiling over the un- deniable humor of the situation when he came in to wash his hands at the kitchen sink. "I hate to leave you here alone," he said impetuously, then reddened with honest shame, as he perceived the twinkle of aniu.sement in her kind eyes. "I want you to come back," she eaid. He shook his head. "Van Auken will never let me off; not even for a day." "I've thought of that, and I believe â€" I am almost sure I have hit upon a plan." She had been tjiinking at intervals all day of a way to deliver him from his long bondage. After all, it might not prove difficult; with Van Auken it would be a matter of dollars and cents, she was sure. There was her Christmas money. George had given i*. to her the last day he spent at home, saying with the gift: Supper, fi the bogies away and that I must remember to say -it when- ever I was frightened. Many's the time I've repeated the words at top speed, the cold shivers running up p.m. â€" Macaroni, boiled or junket, 1 tablespoon- with apple. From Two to Three Years. Breakfast, 7 a.m.â€" Fruit, as half an orange, G or 8 stewed prunes, pear or peach pulp; cereal, 8 or 4 tablespoon- fuls with milk; or egg, soft-cooked or and down my back. I guess it was poached; bread, white, or whole wheat. better than no praying. Presently their talk drifted to the outsitie world and then .=he told him of her Christmas money and of the use she meant to make of it. He shook* his head. "Hut you can work," she suggested, secretly glad of his stubborn refusal. "You can earn money and pay me ba(k. There will be plenty of time between now and Christmas. Besides, I need you, do I not? My next 'burg- lar' might he a different sort!" or graham or toast with butter; milk 1 cup, warm or cold. Lunch, 11 a.m. â€" Glass of milk, with bread and butter, or graham, or oat- meal crackers. Dinner, 2 p.m. â€" Broth or soup; meat, as fine cut beef, lamb, or j chicken, or boiled fish; vegetables, selected from potatoes, fresh peas, fresh beans, spinach, asparagus tipS; I cooked celery, squash, mashed turnips, â- or carrots; bread and butte;*; junket, I or custard, or blanc mango. tablespoon butter, and season with salt and pepper. Stir the mixture well and cook until it thickens. Tomatoes and Cheese. â€" Slice large firm tomatoes, drain, salt and let stand in a cool place. When chilled, spread with a paste made of cream cheese or cottage cheese, finely chop- ped green pepper and a little paprika. Place two slices together sandwich fashion, and serve on lettuce with a little salad dressing to which a little finely chopped onion has been added. Tomato Spice. â€" To three pounds of skinned and sliced tomatoes ad.l one I int of vinegar, four cups of s'jgar and spices to taste. Boil down until it is the consistency of jam, taking care not to let the mixture scorch. This is delicious with cold meais. Comfort Lye cleanser. It is a Tery powerful used for cleaning up the oldest and hardest dirt, grease, etc. Comfort Lye is fine for making sinks, drains and closets sweet and clean. Comfort Lye Kills rats, mice, roaches and insect pests. Comfort Lye will do the hardest spring cleaning you've got. Comfort Lye is good for making soap. It'spowdered, perfumed and 100% pure. â- â-  â-  "I hope you won't always remember! Supper, (i p.m. â€" A cereal or egg (if that of me," he said in a low voice,' not taken for breakfast), or custard the fold between his eyes deepening. !'or milk toast, or macaroni; bread and "How dare you trust me with money , butter; stewed fruit; milk, warm or when you think of what I did? HoWi cold, or cocoa, can you be sure I am not a thief?! From Three to Six Years. Why, you are not like anyone I ever. Breakfast, 7 a.m.-Fruit. as or I anges, apples, pears, or peaches; cer- SEE t THIS! IT'S OM CLARK'S ^ â- ^ â- 'â-  - â-  .1 I * PORK AND BEANS AND IS A GOYERNNENT OF puRiir heard of? The folks I know wouldn't believe it, if I told them. Van Auken would say I stole the money. Why should you do anything for me? I've been wondering all day." "Dan," she spoke softly, between tears and laughter, "you don't under- stand. Perhaps if I had been happy â€" as people are who have many to love and work for â€" perhaps if you had come some other time, in just thej same way â€" who knows? Perhaps 1 iiiiKbt l\ave telephoned for the con-| stable, when I found you asleep. I might have done that, you know. But' ou came to me like u gift tmi of the' p. When you broke Into my lonely house, Dan, you broke into my lonely heart â€" a heart bereaved of its all." i her feet and laid his la of her gown. She] felt lii.s big shoulders heave under her I you bluf hou hea^ lU knelt at h f^e ill the foldi eal; egg, soft-cooked, poached or scrambled; bread or toast and butter; milk or cocoa. Dinner, 12 noon â€" Broth or soup; meat, as beef, lamb, mutton, or chicken, or fish, boiled; vegetables, ex cept corn, cabbage, cucumbers, or egg plant; bread and Initter; simple pud- dings or custard. Supper, () p.m. â€" Rice, or macaroni, or soup, or cereal, or milk toast or thick Boup; or corn bread; fruit, or custard, or junket; milk, warm or cold, or cocoa. From Six to Ten Years. Meals at 7 a.m., 12.30 p.m. and 6 p.m.â€" Give all adult food, except candy, cake, pie, doughnuts, pickles, cucumbers, fried food, spices, tea, cof- fee, soda water, wine, beer, or ice The Learners. light touch At the last he lingered wistfully. "I wifli you could go with nic," lie siiid. "If yoti should talk to Van Auken, he would believe you." You must make him believe you,' I cream. All children should be discouraged eating candy, cake, - biscuits, jams, jellies, ice cream, or box cereals, i.e., the u.icooked cereals. Remember, all cereals must be cooked at least two jigiire _.->winging awny id as she had ?o ififlhjr H.tinM '♦•f she flashed back. "You must put'your hours and better four shojldrr to this task. You can Ho it. You kTiow now where to find the strength. I have told you." "I will come back to-morrow," he promised. "Then I will work. You shall sec how I can work!" He .«miled down at her, honest purpose mingling with the shy happiness in his eyes. "Yes," she said, "you must come homo to-morrow." She stood at the gate watching his tall, strcpg down the road times watched her .son. And now he was nearing the hig oak tree, making | then a layer of the meat, over the turn of the roail. Would he stop and look back? She leaned over the white gate, her eyes eager as a girl's, an odd fancy tormenting her with vague hopes and misgivings. "If he stops and whvcs his hand â€" as George always did-^I shall lie sure - sure " He had reached the tree -was pass- ing it; llicn, as if aware of her cloud- ing gi ze, lie turned, smiled, wave<l his hat id « gesture of fvieetinq.- and fara- well, and was gone. (To be continued.) little feet, unused to weight and burden, O little legs, uncertain, timorous. We smile as we behold your faint successes, Your doubtful stumbling seems so vain to us. Each three steps' journey is a wild adventure. And perils lurk in floor and carpet spaces, Far from the sheltering chair and couch, and farther The passage here to havening arms and faces. But still you dare â€" for life is spun of daring; And step by step your earnest jour- ney lengthen. As mastery grows out of careful seeking, As little legs and little purpose strengthen. We smile and hardly think of long days coming When you will walk with firm and careless trust, Watching, perhaps, more little feet that falter, Long after we who smile are quiet dust. <. . Minard's Liniment Cnrea Dandruff. id Ibr PARKER'S The clothes you were so proud of when new â€" can be made to appear new again. Fabrics that ar« dirty, shabby or spotted will be restord to their former beauty by sending them to Pai-ker's. Gleaning and Dyeing is properly done at PARKER'S Parcels may be sent Post or E.xpress. We pay carriage one way on all orders. Advice upon cleaning or dyeing any article will be promptly given upon request. PARKER'S DYE WORKS, Limited Cleaners and Dyers, 791 Yonge St. Toronto Tomato Recipes. In the home where tomatoes are a popular product of the garden, they will be found on the tal)lc twice a day, but if you become tirsd of the plain sliced or stewed article, try the fol-' lowing, some of which \sill make tasty supper dishes: I Escalloped Tomato. â€" Put cold meat; of any kindâ€" or of several kinds ifj you have therjv -tlijyugl; a wyjii chop-' per. Ill a buticrcd i)aKing dish put a layer of sliced cold boiled potatoes, tills a' layer nf sliced ripe tomatoes and a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Repeat until the dish is filled. Over 'the lop put a scanty layer of bread crumbs dotted v.ith butter. Pour ir^n cup- ful of rich sweet milk and tiakc for forty minutes. Ti.matoes and Macaroni. -Boil one cupful of m.-.caroni in salle I water until lender, (,'ut six pieces nf Lscon in inch pieces and put in a i in over a slow fire until part of th,' fat is tried out; add one medium-sized o.iion chopped and the macaroni which has Use More Corn. Sy For Preserving Real home-made preserves, and the woman who puts them upâ€" how they're both appreciated. Preserving is not difficult to-day. The LILY WHITE way has removed the uncertainly. Most of your preserving troubles have come from using sugar alone. Even the beginner can count on success if she will use half LILY WHITE and half sugar. LILY WHl JE blends the sugar with the fruit and make preserves that will never crystallize. LILY WHITE and CROWN BRAND are both Dandy (or Candy. Your gtoccrscHs Croau HtonJ and Ltf]/ li'iiile Corn Syruo hi 2, 5, W and 20 oounj Una. THE CANADA STARCH CO.. LIMITED. MONTREAL. WVte />r BookUl oj HtOus. J?"^^'" r\ip> ^.