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The Gift of HY JOHN T. TROTH. PART I. iou&iy to the former, and could tha-s Shorn sat motionless upon the lj s Pnt over and over again, an nr-j ground with something clutched tight- rangre.'tient which Shorn imnK, mtely j ly in one hand. His brown foreht-ad *-'' wa* unuaa-ai'.y c .nver/ent. w here- \vas puckered, his eyes narrowed, and **'.- : :l Quirn left him, vanishing in: his tongue hid thrust into one -c:.ich of othir FreJkaments into, smooth cheek, <hy which signs one we!'i v -^ch he might pwantt? fa r .I, and versed :n such matters would instant Shorn sat down to think. ly have deduced that Shorn was at This was the manner of his thought, that moment engaged in a prodigious Surely Quirn had said that many a effort t,> think. Yet deliberate thai:ght king would give much to posers O* wa* ostinctly a new turn for Shorn, magical pureo that he remembered: who led, day in and day out, the lazy, clearly, for to a {roatherd the affairs d naming life of a goatherd on the cf a kill lT are matters for absorbing unny and grtssy slopes of Dunmeen speculation, and the mere mention of slopes that quite innocently aspire o* cou'.d not easily be forgotten. But| to beeor.a little Mils, with summits of Shorn was greatly puzzled to imagine: their veiy own, but which end by ba- what thing a king might own that; ing 'incontinently swallowed by the would be of any use to him. In his, jealous foothills of the terrible moun- mind he went over the simple -but' tnin. cf Knorr, whos< quite impossible complete contents of his little thatch-; peaks make threatening gestures from ed hut down in tho valley, checking, the north and west. But Shom's was them off easily on the fingers of h'ls. a most happy existence, for those disengaged hand, but to no purpose i velvety pastures over which his flocks whatever he really had everything, grazed were among the rare parts of that was necessary to his pleasant ex- the known world stiK peopled by the istence. Or eo, at lea.-t, it at first elves and fairies, and presided over appeared. by unassuming and easily placated But the urgeful, insinuating llttle ItMrcr deities, who, in their simple voices of spring; were all about, and ; way, were well pleased to see his at such a time it has been kn<?wn to ; sturdy, sun-bronzei legs chasing too happen, quite frequently in fact, fhut a 1 venturous kids along the steeper * man, whether goatherd or king, will . dopes, and to listen to the cheery find himself thinking of some perilous' tunes that come so miraculously out ail d intriguing luxury as though it of his reed pipes. iwero suddenly become n necessity, But, as we have said, Shorn was and. In consequence, wiH do many deeply concerned with thought. He foolish and illogical things. And so It had just had quite a remarkable ad- a " happened, even to Shorn. For, venture, and was the richer by he was before long, it came into his mind not yet certain how much. But the that he had once seen the Princess posi' bi-'ities were surely well worth ? en '' daughter of King Zoto, return- considering. The way of it was this. '"S fronl th <-' chase along the highway That very morning while driviujf his w 'th all her brave retinue. And he goats up toward a new and better had no trouble in recalling that she pasturage, he had heard a voice pite- was f exceeding disturbing beauty ously calling "Shorn! Shorn! Come suc h beauty as the dawn holds while and he-.p me!" Looking keenly about 't is yet unseen in the anticipations be finally perceived Quirn, one of the!"f one wn o has tossed throughout an .,. . ,. , ... . . . rt .i. . , . , , , Innumerable little go<fs of vagrant im- endless and fearsome night. Her in- i Educational Value of Music to Little to grow out of his head, instead of WOMEN JOCKEYS IN ENGLAND Horse racing, for women Is becoming an interesting feature of English racing events. The picture ehows a winner being led In after a race In which f.he rode "Bo-Besp." Woman's Sphere Raisins in Tins with the Freshness of Fresh Fruit HERD'S a. new , .package of Sun- Maid Raisins that you will want to try dainty, tender, juicy, seeded fruit-meats packed in tins. The tin keeps all the flavor in. No matter when or where you buy them, these raisins have the freshness of fresh fruit. Especially delicious in a cake or pie and all ready, too. -Try them next time you buy raisins. See how good they are. Mail coupon for free book of tested Sun- Maid recipes. Children. With n profound belief in the educa- training them to their natural place close to the head! Remember that boys' tional value of music to little children,' cannot modify any such defect by a pulse, who was caught in a most face- ! comparable loveliness had choked his tious but uncomfortable drleir.ma of heart with an aching, dun:l> sense of which it is quitu unnecessary to apeak. ' futility, nnd had sent a gnawing, Shorn, politely hiding his amusement. 1 vague hunger prowling through his M rs . Statis. N. Coleman of New York i coiffure. for it is not well to laugh at any god benumbed veins, for such are the mo- thought that children should first be! It is a simple matter to have yourj aif. andit.ons immemona'.ly inspired in men Uught music without notc reading ! beby wear a lacy cap to bed, being 1 of that beauty which guile- " Whv not '" she sai(l - '''Kberately, "em-j sure that his ears are in their correct, ploy the child's natunil way of learn- j position before it is tied. I suggest in? until the physical process becomes a lacy cap because there should be anj opportunity for ventilation. The holes should not be large enough to allow | or some men, ran to Quirn's aid, and: the 'atter was so grateful for the timely assistance that he went to u easy? Mrs. Coleman says initiative singing Sun -Maid Raisins Sun-Maid Raitin Grower* Membenhip 14,000 Dept. 000, Fresno, Calif. Ruisins furnish 1560cilor : ies of energizing nutriment per pound in practically pre- digested form. Also a fine content of food iron good food for the blood. You may be offered other brands that you know lest well than Sun-Maids, but the kind you want is the kind you know it good. Insist, therefore, on Sun-Maid brand. They cost no more than ordinary raiiini. r CUT THIS OUT AND SEND IT Sun-Maid Raisin Grower*. Dept. 000, Fresno, California. Please send me copy of your free book, "Recipes with Raisin*." NAME STREET as- he sat thinking. i vision, climbed painfully from thought may begin as soon as a child begins to 1 portions of the ear to poke through,! Now this gift -WM no less than a to thought until it occurred to him talk, or even before. Simple dancing! but there should be plenty of them. I smooth, downy purge slyly and art- that a king, some certain king, say, ' at tnree or four resu i ts in the cultiva-] My small boy of five evinces a great Xy 'a*hioned from something it might have somct hmjr f or w hich Shorn lion of rh ythm. Mrs . Coleman then desire to jam his hat down on his ears,! S . Q saldTh'a ^^^^^\^* ** f trtn. ^r children sothat I have to he constant.y on th, , __ a distinctly magical affair, fo possess 'mildly reproachful goats back to the as llttle "vages. They could under- alert. If h ls hat is a bit large, 1 put , whk-h many a king would elsdly (rive valley, made all eafe for the night Un ' 1 savage music, and if they made some tissue-paper inside of the hat- 1 your wheat what is called the first much, since it contained a consider-, and "t off .toward the city of Gam, their own instruments like the primi-'band, and take it out when he "grows crack" you will have a nutritious and] able store of gold. At this statement whose turrets and pinnacles gleamed tivo peoples, they would lovo playing j into it." highly delightful breakfast food. Cook Shorn was plainly puzzled, for the above the green of the furthest tree-' them. From the child's own savage In eold weather, when the little lad; this the same as cream of wheat and purse was small and he couUl feel but. to Ps t the southern extremity of the level she would gradually lift him to wears a close-fitting knitted cap, I am 'you will ask for nothing better. one x..!n within It. But Quim explain- far-reaching vale, which was threaded higher forms. He would understand careful to see that his ears are pressed Hot graham gems are a welcome ad- ft >U<> ..**_:*. __. J _~._~_1 _ ^_ ____ ti __ KM ! I , ,. . i i i . . , i ^ ...,,.-. . 4 >V .. :__ (__._ ___ CITY _______.__ PROVINCE --- I I h PCe ""* W ! i r'! y r-L^. T?l n ^ r U , S l > .,. about to be sur no avaricious little "*& 1J strode along beside it, and . , f ,. , , god wa, eavesdropping, that between the purse, in all this time, had never hm work a ways be at his own level. the purse and Its single go'.d-piece once left the strong brown fingers -- i^ --- II IK "I- 1 1LHIII3. I 1 < IVWIll UlUIiriSlilllU .. *.. i.t--ovvbiicM4i4.vai.>ciu yi ^-o;iv:u > . t , hc ./ {lvel ; each stage as ho reached for it, and back before pulling the hat down . , f ,. , ', m work a ways be at his own level. Mrs. (,oleman believe* that it is pos- When a child scars are inclined to dition to tho breakfast table on a cold morning. In one family where the mother was a rplendid cook the writer .- there existed 10 powerful an affinity that had received it from tho hand sib!c for a ch 'ld to receive from his stand out, all of these things should be recalls that when winter approached that no sooner was the latter spent f Quirn. than it returned silently and myster- Arriving at the gates of the city first seven years of his life musical just at dusk, he spoke politely to the training without get lessons or prac- watchers above on the towers, who lice hours that will be of greater value r,nr,ncr ^ the Jtjigi^o_f to him than twiee spvun years . 8tudy mother und father in the home in the! patiently attended to. Large cars' the main part of the Sunday morning; INVENTORS Manufacturer* alway* ronclder Rood Invention*. Fortune* are mud* from New Ii1uji to mitt modern time*. Bend fnr free Hit of M-.u iutd 373 THE BAI1SAY COMPACT < .' i' Attorney* lank St. - - - Ottawa, Ooru im the buKinuss in (Jam at such e u grown, pupils began Wholesome Cold Weather Bread*. Good graham bread is wholesome Mrs. CmmUn tiny ,._,..... ---.. , vioou granum bread us at the drum und rattle stage, played; and dcliciolw ut lime of the Pan pipes unt.l they found out the, but if thoro ,. R t|me when it sceins of the flute, made the shoul- ito just fit the Hppctitt , a 1UtU . bet ter INVENTIONS "i in ...iunt wm,,i h> Mauf*<- rtunt hiv b*a mtJ frvta ila*pU ad (M Cufr. ner of his an hour. "I come bearing that for which n.any kings would gladly give much," rutted Shorn, significantly, nt which dor harp of the Egyptians until they j t~hV n "" a " "" " t 'hi e r' \t\s\rt ion The the pikeman stood respectfully to one discovered liuw resonance could be 'ofd d "v/of autLn ,m w ntor side- yet gawd after him as .if wonder- found for strinKS , Drummed tho Ivre 2S d " y ' f aUtUmn ** *"*" ing whether, in fact, the explanation am , pri mitiv. harp, and learned how one string could be made than one note and so made and which are unduly prominent are espe-j breakfast was always baked potatoes,] cially disfiguring, but they need not and graham gems. When you have be so if properly "trained." baked beans for supper try serving hot graham gems or Boston brown bread with them. Sandwiches from grahrxm loaf and filled with cwld roast pork, cheese or are ideal for the school are For those troubled with poor diges- tion the beat bread is made with yeaet Double Dose Motorist "Wliv don't HAMOLD C. SH1PMAN f Kim ATTORNEYS * CO. Ill BANK STREET OTTAWA. CANADA was sufficiently conclusive. But Shorn ; went calm'iy up the narrow streets 1 until he came to where a seller of Hwertmeuts was slinging together his u f on primitive fiddles and baskets in order to go home. banjos. "Now is the time!" thought Shorn. In many mixlorn homes the value of sponge and part or all graham flour. | o f the way?" The following are a few recipes for Victim "What! back?" you get out , | u "y ' various forms of graham bread for a p .' , , trraham flour is underestimated. The .- . . nd played, Rraham that makes the most <ie ii ciol u fum '> ^"*- lutes and aml nut ., ike brvad is glxnind at the ' "an graham loaf-1 qt. good but- Are >cn MOTHER! MOVE With quite a casual air, though trembling with excitement, he select- ed tr'.x little oaten cakes, handing tho Training Earn To Behave. How greatly your child will regret V^i k. ." i vi. IK WfJMfVM v MI\ va, 1 1 . I i I ' . M I ^; . ! , ( , . . . . . . . . astonished merchant the gold piece in ' " '" later years if you allow his ears ground mill directly from the farmer's wheat. It will be slightly coarser than the sacked graham procured at the gro- cery and much sweeter and better term ilk, '* cup melted shortening, 2 i taps, soda and one tap. baking powder, ^ cup molasses or sugar, 1 cup white flour or one egg. flavored. n . , i Add one tap. salt and enough gra- By asking the miller to give ham flouj . to I payment. The latter stammered that um> . r ^.^_.. _ ri It was, no doubt, a jest, for ^how per to the person of one who proposed [membered hi indebtedness "But no make two loaves baked comes from' p or drop clean from the spoon, in This will individual "California Fig Syrup" is Child's Best Laxative j cceded u; 1 cakes. : self out Mlnard'i Liniment for Burnt & Scalds. Long Meals. Thomas A. Kklison U not mm- : given to humor ae Is far too busy for th&t --but he hae one pet yarn that he U never tired of repeating: A man from th country one day came to town and put up at a first- clasfl hotel. He went to the office and asked the olrk what -voro th time* of the meals. J "Breakfast, 7 to 11," answered the 'clerk; "lunch 11 to S; tea. 3 to 8; din- i.p the street munching on his And Shum left behind him trail of ( its wit's end, and were hoping that he U cup melted shortening, 1 tspn. soda i <tin u tl M ' 'hoiifirf'^thn " i h Jnit as coon as he fejt him- various merchants si-arching: feverish- might, in some way, relieve the ten- und ono tspn. baking powder, 1 tspn. 1 , ,.-', of sUcht of the gaping sweet- ly among their wares and in their ;ity cf the situation. Out of the cor- 1 salt. 1 tbsnn. white sugar or light gj^'uj , t'ownr ~'" egg, 1 cup ^ cup chopped Wai ships in the time* of the old . Greeks and Roman.t weiv built with Add graham flour to maks stiff bat- a8 ma iiy a four and. five banks. c ter, bent well, put In lonf lin, let rise n.wg, of ors. great res- ' come to' that he gems we use a plain loaf recipe and bake in well-greased pans in a hot oven. loaf- -2 large cups buttprmilk,' melted shortening, 1 tspn. soda : mi'iit seller, however, he darted be- pockets, for nssun-dly the handsome 'ner of his eye Shorn saw the beautiful syru p i oup while flour 1 hind a ttQM fuuntain and hurriedly ami impurleiit strungor hud put a gold Zeni sitting by her father, industri- !>.,,' j m , mBat , i '-, opened tin- purse. Thore lay thu gold pic.-e even into their very bitmts, and ously engaged in teasing a young' ! piece, for all the world us if it had behold, it was pom-! But the coin and ! peacock. She looked up in languid ral A sln "' ,.._ ..._ ^_ _, nuvcr Liudgod, and Shom heaved its owner went confidently on toward interest, but he wisely refused to Meet deep bnath, saying, "Quira indpoil the palace, and Shom kopt repeating her eyes, desirinjf to remain in full pake truth!" , over and over, imrtur his breath, thu possession of his senses just then, but If.. . I .. .. t al--., I l_i .1. 1 . 1 i1_*_. A- I *. f\.. ! 1 I . _ ! J _ _._ . . *.- He .slept thut night dupp-burrowed thing that Quim iiitu u great wain of fragrant new kin|fn. hay which stood in a tivern yard, nir.l ll.'iving come dreiimcd BTM a nick uhlld loves th "fruity" taste of (.'allfoniln Flu Syrup." If the llttJn tinin;ii- i |g upset, loiiKiif coated, or If yuur child la cross, fevri!i, full of cold, or has colic, a tnpoonful will uver fall to opuii i in- howele. In .. few hours you ran see fcr yourself how (lioroiiKlily .' worku all Ihn ronttlpa- th 11 poUon. Hour bile und wute from the ti- ':li i llttle III/A , und glvei you a woll. playful nlilltl again. MOii'H'- of in. iii"i,. K. i-|i "California Vlfi Hyrup" handy They know a tea- spoonful today : tvi's u iii.'i, child to- moiTow. \- K ynur druggist for genu- ine "rallfr-rnla Klg Syrup" whloh hat diii'i iin'. . fnr ii.ili!" .ml elilldrnn of alT I.RIV prlutml on bntlln Mother! Vim imiKt .-my "<'allforii1" or you may 40! .'in ii'i't " HR syrup. Having come to the palace he nly mich dreams as were shrewdly varied his luctics. romem- catlike nt eminently suitable to his new e*tatp. Luring having oiuc heard thnt King Very early the next morning he went Zuto owed his being to that very god, down into the ha/.nars and among the of vagrant impulse wh:> had given the, merchants und taught with his horn- pws, o Iliat the image of Quirn wa.s : intf gold piece a magnificent red tunic well seen in I he royal lia'lls. So to | all oiiilirr.'iilertJ with the namen of the the questions of the doorkeepers he gods, being careful to sse that Quirn's mado answer: "I am Shorn of Uum- was not omittad; shoes of red een, and I come from Quint to pro- leather and a very jaunty pheny before the King." Thin nstuund- cap \vith u 'iong blue feather brought ing news was passed from mouth to r ^ fifteen minutes and bake in medium said cuiu'eniing secretly promising himself tho plea- oven. sure of taking leave of them at a RaUin loaf is combined the same as more auspicious time. So he Ir^kerl plain loaf with one- cup of ohoppe-.l the King and awaitel his raisin* added. Boston hronn bread 1 qt. geod h;it- termilk. \i c-.ip meltod shortening, 1 tspn. salt, ^ tspiu. soda and 1 t?pn. baking powder, 1 cup molasses or torghunt, 1 cup white flour, 1 cup corn 1 cup rye meal. egg and enough gvaham flour \o make stiff batter. Steam three hours After Every Mtal (To be concluded.! Dye Any Garment or Old Drapery in Diamond Buy "Diamond Dyes" ami follow 'the ! from tha jungles of Umb, together mouth along the corridors of tho pal- simple directions In every package, with other minor accoutrements pro- see until it reached the ear of Zoto Don't wonclor whe-Uior you cun dye or ;- -- - - - ----- 11- - - himself. ' tint successfully, becRiine perfect home "What's that you nru all mumbl- dyin is guaranteed with Diamond ing?" he damandM pMvMlly, for the Dyes even If you havo nevfi- dyed be- BMMjr-ltndm hud become uneom- ( oro . vVoru, faded dreosos, skirU numly insistent und had refused fur- wal&Ls conta B w Ba tni. st vckinga! be- CanifKinas VJTAI.IAN 'HALM ' Prevents chapped hands, cracked lips, chilblains. Makes your skin toft, white, clear and smooth. Ml iltuggittt ttll it in pudding basin or baking powder cans and bake twenty minutes in me-' dlum oven. Yeast graham bread Take the light sponge as for regular white bread, direct from Quirn en, has to prophesy un ; druggist whether tho material you paralleled good fortunes fur your wlsh to d >" e ' wot>1 or sllk . ">' whether royal arel ifiustrious house!" squeak-] 11 to llill "- cotton. -d one timoix)u courtier, hupefully,! Diamond Dye n fnr ZoU> hud jut broken u great bowl , tad, or run. over his head, and he s*ieei( greedily upon any straw that might stive him from further disfavor. "Shorn? Shorn? Who the devil is or mixed goods, fctreal., epot, If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy th tun. Rhom?" spluttered the King, adiling huri'iixlly ns he rather griu^fiiiiflj' re- Minard's Liniment fcr Coughs & Caldv. mix in two and one-half quarts of gra- ham and enough white flour to make the hard loaf. Let rise, mold into loaves, let rise again and bake in steady oven. To vary this bread if yo-.i like it slightly sweet, add to the spongo one cup of molasses and quarter toarpoon of soda. WRKLEYS Chew your food well, then use WRIGLEY'S to aid digestion. It also keeps the teeth clean, breath sweet, appetite keen. Hounds of the same breed which were pets of the Pharaoh*, Egypt's anc-ient rulers, were exhibited at a re- cent t\n? sliiw in I/. v nclcn. The Gnat Canadian D36 BETTER DIGESTION