TDATDAMiW
A Romance of ihe Nort h Atlantic
^ PANDALL PAPPISA E
*^AUTHOR y'nY LADY of MeHORTH," DA.'D cj/he rCREJT' ETC
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SYNOPSIS.
CHATTER I—Robert Hollis, one-time
Sea eaptain, who tells the story. Is a
truest on Gerald Carrington's yacht, Es
meralda. It is supposed to be a ■"stag"
party and Holhs is surprised on discover
ing a unman, who evidently wishes to re
aiiiri unknown, aboard.
CHAPTER II—Hollis, the next night,
succeeds In having an interview with the
woman. She merely tells him her name
is Vera.
CHAPTER IIT-Carrington tells his
guest> of tlie coming war, and that tie
Is meineering a copper (fcol.
IIAPTKR IV—The yacht is sunk In a
lii'-'ion and Hollis saves McCann, inil
u ir*. nd one of the party.
V Holhs and McCann ros
n and leave the ship In a small
boat.
CH.\PTGR VI—IIollls and Vera become
friendly, though he Is unaware of her
identity.
CHAPTER VII- McCann refuses to sub
mit to Hollis’ authority, and the latter
enforces It.
CHAPTER VIII The castaways are
sighted by a ship, the Indian Chief, which
takes them aboard.
CHAPTER IX The Indian Chief has
recently been struck by lighinitig and is
almost a wreck. All tlie officers are d> ad.
Iloilis meets the owner, who teiis him
the vessel lias a cargo of ammunition,
Consigned to the German government.
CHAPTER X Hollis consents to »ake
ha life of -hip and mnMmif* vo y;ig<- Vera
recognizes an old friend in Robert
Bns« **m uwtier of the Indian Chief.
Bnseoin and McCann are deadly ene
mies
v,nnr TKIt XI — I issatlsfactlon among
the crew quickly develops, and Hollis
►elects his officers.
07 [AFTER XII McCann wants to retu
tii New York, and tries to corrupt crew.
('ll ‘ I’TER XIII -Hollis finds himself
forced to confine McCann to a cabin.
ilAPTER XTV Vera and TTollls agre«
tiiitt for B a scorn’s sake ti e ship must be
taken to its d»*stination. Hollis learns that
v *ra Is Gerald Carrington’s daughter. i
CHAPTER XV-The crew, realising
danger of capture by allied warships,
evince disinclination to continue voyage.
CHAPTER XVI—Traders of the crew
-v^arm Hollis and make him a prisoner.
CHAPTER XVII In a fight with the ]
uFneors Hollis is badly hurt. On recover- j
• • a a in ; ealu . s I hat he m tat
vch <t, though, being the only navigator
* 1, he is in position to mako terms
with McCann. He la made a prisoner.
CHAPTER X VITT—Vera pretends to
n rce to McCann’s plans, to Hollis' won
der.
CHAPTER XX—McCann succeeds In
deceiving commander of warship, which
goes on Us way. Hollis Is recaptured.
CHAPTER XXI—Vera and Hollis reach
understanding by which they will outv.lt
M cCan n.
CHAPTER XXTT — V< ra acknowl
edges her love for Hollis. .McCann, j
Hollis. “Liverpool Red,” and the lead
ers of the mutiny have a conference.
It is not even yetTIeur In my mind
how tiie remaining hours of that after
noon passed. 1 was conscious only of
a mad, impotent cage. Wild schemes
flashed through my brain, truly to fail
of execution. There could be only one
reason for McCann’s action—desertion
of the ship, that same night. If the
mutineers were really, as pretended, i
intending to land their boats in the
harbor of St. John's, they wouhl re
quire my services for at least another
day yet. No one else on hoard could
place the vessel at the point desig
nated. Their actions, however, plainly
evidenced Hint I was no longer needed,
and that their plans had been changed.
Indeed no one held communication
with me all that afternoon; occasion-j
ally I overheard movements in the
cabin, hut could scarcely peer through
my door, and was unable to ascertain
who were present, while the few words
distinguished brought me no specific j
information. That some movement of
secret importance was going on aboard
seemed more than probable. I became
Impressed with the conviction that food
supplies were being conveyed from the
lazurette to the boats and stowed away.
Supper whs served early In the
cabin, but was evidently more of a
lunch than a meal, no attempt being
made at formality. McCann, Liverpool
and Miss Carrington wore at the table
together, but, while I could different!- j
nte their voices, conversation wag car- i
rled on in such low tones, I could
make little of it. When they left the
table Vera went to the piano, and [
played and sang nil the time White
was eating. My little peekhole gave !
me. a glimpse of McCann, leaning
against the mlzzen mast, his eyes upon
her. No offer of food was made me,
nor did I see, or hear Bascorn; If he |
nte at all it must have been In his own
stateroom. Finally the music ceased,
the two exchanging a few apparently
friendly words, before the girl excused
herself, and returned to her room.
I sat down to think again—hopeless, j
my mind on the s: • • treadmill. What
could 1 do? What .'(fort of mine was
possible" There was no means by !
which I could escfpe from the state
room ; I was like a rat In a trap, and
McCann Intended to leave me there to
drown. Within an hour, perhaps; cer- i
tiiinly before midnight, those devils
would desert the ship, and take to the
boats. Already , I was practically
dead; certainly ns helpless to prevent
the consummation of this villainous !
plan ns though fathoms beneath the
sea. IIow deathly still it was on
board. Suddenly it occurred to me
that Dade had not even cleared the
table; at least I had heard no rattle of
dishes, or any evidence of work. Such
neglect certainly must mean that Me* 1
Cann’s plan was known to all aboard
of his own company. I opened the door
again, noiselessly, its smut quarter of
an inch before it was stopped by the
luir, and sought to look out. The sm e
gave me no view: the’V wn< a li_lit
burning, but turned so low as to leave
the cabin in semidarkness. I waited
listening, but no movement told of any
presence. For the fourth tini 1 tried
lay knife point on the bar holding me
prisoner. It barely scratch'd the wood
for I could not force the handle
through the narrow opening. I mmht
smash it by shots from my revolver,
hut that would leave me m arm i. and
create an alarm which would iili the
cabin with men; In - i • i • ■ the •> • • • d
ends of the bar would still la id the
door secure.
I straightened up. my heart beating
like a triphammer. Something strange,
unaccountable was occurring in the
cabin. 1 could make nothing of it; not
even satisfy myself that what I seemed
to hear was an actual reality—yet
there was a sound like a blow, followed
by a barely audible groan, and the
sliding of a body to the fleck.
CHAPTER XXIV.
The Hand of Fate.
It scorned an ago I stood there, bend
ing to the narrow crack, hearing no
further sound, and unable to guess
what had occurred in the semidnrkne.-s
of the apparently deserted cabin. 1
could distinguish no niovenn nt, not
even the sound of breathing. Then a
soft whisper spoke almost in my ear
causing me to start back as though
stabbed by a gun.
“Robert
There was agony in the utterance
suflieierp to disguise the low voice, yet
I could not doubt the identity of the
speaker.
“Yes; I am here; what has hap
pened?”
“Oh, don’t ask that. I hardly know
myself. It was ail impulse, despera
tion. Listen; they are going to desert
the ship within an hour. McCann told
me. I—I let him believe I would go
with him to save my own life. I—1
didn’t know what to do. All that was
left me was to pray and watch.”
“Yes. dear heart—but what hap
pened? you must speak quickly. Tin y
all left the cabin, and went on duck.’’
“Yes; to provision the boats: they
•ire lowering the two forward on -
aow. I was told to get my own thing
eady.”
“No guard was left here below?”
“Only Dade; they knew you could
not Dossibl.v get out. and they had no
fear of mo because I v..s o f:i ht
ened.”
“And what became of Dude?’’
She caught her broalh, the answer a
soli almost inaudible,
“I struck him; dear, there was no
other way. Maybe I killed him, but—
hut I never meant to do that. 1 used
lie only weapon 1 had—an Iron leg
from my washstand.”
“Don’t worry; it was either liis life,
or ours. There is no one else then
below ?’’
“Not—not now.”
“Is there any way of loos nittg Ibis
bar? I cannot even determine how it
is fastened; there were no deals.''
I could see her outline a- -he stood
there, feeling with her bauds; then
realized that a length of iron was in
serted between tile wooden liar and
janil) of the door; there was a crunch
ing sound, not loud enough to lie alarm
ing. and the bar fell, hut was taught
before it struck the deck. Instantly 1
was in the cabin, and had grasped her
hands still clinging to the leg of the
washstand.
“You brave, dear girl
“Oh, don’t, not now!” she pleaded,
drawing hack. “What shall we do?”
“What do you know?” 1 asked. “Tell
me as quick as you can.”
“They are lowering the heats. ITe
will be hack for me in a minute.”
“Yes, I know; but they mean to
open the sea-cocks first?”
“I was not told; no one has come
down this way.”
“Whoever Is given that job would
use the niainhatch, or the ladder to the
engine room. You do not know If all
the crew are on deck?”
“Tile man White yelled down the lad
deY to somebody, whom he called Tony, ■
to use only the one screw—do you
know a man by that name?"
“Aye, Tony Rappello, the head fire
man; he could keep the machinery go
ing. Now one thing more—where have
they confined Leayord and Olson?”
“I haven't dared ask,” she admitted.
"I did not suppose they would leave
the ship tonight, and thought I might
find some way to discover this for my
self.”
“You have no hint?”
“Only that the hoy Moon carried
food forward from the table vsliile I
was at the piano.”
“Forward? on deck?”
“No; down the passage amidshlp."
“Good; that is wliat 1 supposed, and
It gives us a far better opportunity to
reach the men than if they were being
held in the forecastle. 'tjj'ey are in the
petty officers’ quarters, no doubt. Now,
listen, dear. McCann may come for
you at any moment. You must go back
to your stateroom, so that he wiJJ. not
suspect. leave the jest to me, but de
lay him in every way possible.”
“Am 1 to go with him?”
“Only as a last resort. If I can re
lease Kenyan! and Olson in time to act
we’ll buck t lio same. This probably
di pends on how Ions you run keep ■Mc
Cann on board.”
“lie must not suspect your escape.”
‘No; I'll attend to that.” 1 caught
her in my arms, and l.i-sed her, fool
ing her anus twine about my neck.
"You must go now. dear. You trust
me?”
‘ With ..II my heart.”
She crossed swiftly to her state
room, sopped within, and partially
( t-d tlie iloot, yet, 1 felt, e ' 1 r<.
‘watching my every moven . There
whs no longer hesitancy on my part;
<utr livt < hung on the next few min
ute?, and 1 had already determined
what I must do. and how. Action, tile
chance to tight, inspired me; 1 was no !
Jo ■. r a caged rat, hut a n an able to j
a ii' with these villains fm e to fin.t*. j
The first thing to be done was to clour
the cabin, so that anyone or . ring it
w ould liaVe no suspicion aroused. Time,
time in which to work, was my one,
grei t need, and tins could only be had j
while Met 'anti 1 eljovoii me still to be
a hi !p!i ss pi ni r. I caught up the
v.eodeu 'oar from where it lay on the
di i U. closed my stateroom «; or and.
fitting the 1 ails bill::: ill 11 > the .id holes,
drove them in tightly with the iron
Vera had used to ; them five.
I lade was uncon.seioiis. but not dead.
I only needed to touch his flesh to as
sure me of ties fact, yet the fellow
Dade Was Unconscious but Not Dead.
neither stirred, nor groaned, ns 1
hastily dragged-his body into the near
est o]ten doorway, He should !mvi
neon bound and gagged, hut 1 could not,
u: '-’e the niomer.is Cor thai job, mu'
satisfied myself with closing and lock
ing the door. Then, for nn instant, 11
stood, punting for breath, uncertain ns
o my next move, taking h. y survey j
Only some miracle, or tin e. n-ollda
t!ou of their interest temporarily or!
ml it was ot it eg do:.. .. i. t . *
saved us from discover. ' at 1 could j
not remain there, alum ,i plain 'dew. !
Where should 1 turn tirst? Ha ■ ■ u
would he of no value, even if T re- '
leased ben; my or . trope of as sis,
lay in tlie two seamen. tlrippU.g the
iron lair, the revolver snugly tow- I
away in m.v pocket, 1 crept down the j
bluet; passageway leading forward,!
riad to escape from the light of the
cabin,
McCann believed his prisoners were
-■ ■lire; lira it was quite safe to leave
th. m im s. atched for the short period
bo ire deserting the ship. The very
fact that the iiiellicieni Dade had been
left s'lnne in the cabin to watch over
Miss Vera, end myself, was evidence
'.but lie needed every seaman to carry
out the work on deck. The nn a sure of
his confidence, his conceit, was what
gave us this opportunity to act. My
hand, fumbling for the lock encoun
tered a bar, a stout wood m liar, ex
tending from jiiniti to jamli, and my
heart bounded madly. This was the
place! I hud found it already, and the
men I came to release were impris
oned exactly as 1 lad been, 1 tapped
gently on the panel.
“Who is it?” Low ns the whisper
was, 1 fed convinced the speaker must
he Leayord.
“Hollis. Stand by now; are you
alone?”
"Yes; Olson :irul Masters are to
gether in the bosun's quarters.”
‘‘Masters! when did they lock him
tip?”
“ Uumt tin hour ago; he made quite n
fight of l! -that’s how T knew what
was going on. sir. Can you get me
out ?”
‘‘Aye! I'h rip this liar off in a jiffy.
Hare you a ii :lit in there?”
“Hluek as the inside of u whale’s
belly, sir,”
I got a purchase with my iron lever,
and put my full strength to it. The
har v. as of oak, hut the jambs soft
pine, and the nails drew out, creaking
slightly, hut making no noise to create
any alarm. It was so intensely dark I
could not even perceive the outlines of
the man’s figure, yet felt aware that
I mayor 11 fronted me in the open door.
He found my hand somehow, and
gripped it.
“I'm sure glad to meet you. captain,”
he exclaimed heartily, “and get out o’
tliut hole. What’s the word, sir?”
“Release the others, and get busy;
minutes are worth lioufs now. McCann
and liis gang are deserting ship; they
have the boats provisioned, and along
side already; that is why the guards
have been withdrawn.”
“They were going to leave us aboard
locked iuf’_ ___ _
“Aye. and with the sea-cocks open;
(lead men tell no tales.”
lie whistled, his list smiting the
wood of tin* dm r.
“The dirty hound! And where are
we, sir?”
“Off the Xewfotindlnnd coast; they
think less than fifty miles, but there’s
re y a hundred miles of blue water
to the west of us. Here's the way of
it in a nutshell: I was locked in my
stateroom the same as you. It was
Miss Carrington who gave us our
chance. She became friendly with Me
I agreed 1 him. S
was left free on hoard, r • managed
to release me while tile On • • "*-e all
fat deck. The steward was n .i - a
!( h in the eaiiin, and she had to hit
him with ties iron.”
1 did! I.- • i. I'd never have
t!-ought it of i nit s' ;i of a thing'
V. hut’s become o’ tl
“.die' a le-r-ro'-a w itlng for Me
an to come down t -r. She’ll de
.. ■ lent all she ran. I t!ii« the door?”
“Ay< . aye- .sir; and give me the iron.”
He was not a minute at the job, and
i: required scarcely longer to acquaint
the other two releas. l men with a
knowledge of the situation. Olson
pi -’ --tl up the bar of wood for a
-. 1 pea, :e! ing simp' ;
“Vat We do now, captain? Iss it to
■ i lush!” whispered Ma-te-s. “there’s |
m;i -rale coming up tin- ladder."
We or- | l hack into the liostnn's state
f< ->m and waited breathlessly. There
was scarcely room for the four of us. 1
and the door caught, and would noi
wholly oh"". A dim lirht reflected 1
along the walls of the pnssngt, making
mo a ware that the fellow who was :
slowly climbing the iron holder from ]
In low, had a lantern with him. Lea !
yord retained the iron leg. and I drew
my gun. holding it tight gripped in one
!,:.nd. The man’s head and shoulders
emerged through the round opening,
aiid the dim light enabled me to jrecog j
u - Teia Iutgan. lie paused on tin !
edge, looking down.
“All quiet enough up here,” he called.
“You hotter draw the fires. Tony.”
“No use o’ that.” answered a sullen
voice from a distance. “The water
will fix ’em in half an hour; there’s two
cocks open. I'm goin’ on deck; that
crooked millionaire don’t git no clmnce
ter drown me.”
Dugan laughed.
“Always a thinkin’ how to pit out of I
a scrape 'ale. Yer got yer price, didn’t |
yer?”
‘ Enough ter make me want ter live
long ’nough ter spend it, anyhow. Are
you cornin’ down this way agin, Du
gan?”
“No; I’ll have a look at the cabin on
, oiy way up; tint irons doesn't wanr any
I mistake made. There’s nuthln* left
ior do aboard this hooker; she’s tiek
! eted for Dav.v Jones.”
He stared below a minute, as though
to make sure of what Tony was doing
down in the engine room; then, appar
ently satisfied, swung to firm footine
n th.e deck of rite passage, flashing his
:ght alt. Tlie radius was small, and
nis glance must have revealed nothing
trange, for the fellow whistled softly
s he advanced.
lie was almost at the stateroom door
behind which we were hiding before ht
even noted tee absence of ll>e wooden
tail's which had confined ae prisoners.
He stopped, a look of amazement on
his face, tin* lantern swung high-'r to
throw the light forward. Before he
could move a limit, I had stopped forth
into the radiance, the muzzle of my re
vel.. r held within three inches of his
eyes.
“Don't* drop your hands, Dugan,” I
s hi sternly, "Not an inch, you brute.
Here. !. : .viol, lake the lantern from
him. Move quietly, all of yon. Now,
('Ison, if there is a sheet in there, or
‘•Don’t Drop Your Hands, Dugan," I
Stvid Sternly,
anything you can make.a cord out of,
bring it to me—yes, take ilio lantern
a minute. Good! that will answer; now
lads, make it strong, a sailor's knot.”
Dugan sputtetvd and swore under
Ins breath, but the shuck hud rubbed
him of all power of resistance, 1 never
saw a more amazed look in a man s j
eyes, lie stared at us as though we
were ghosts raised from the grave to (
haunt him.
"Anyone below beside Wapello?” 3
asked, gripping his shoulder so as to .
make him look at me. "Answer now J
or I'll take means to make you."
“No.”
"No. what, you fool! You are speak
ing to the eaptain ol this ship.”
"No, sir.”
“That’s better; you were the two
last men left aboard, 1 take it; it was i
your job to open the sea-cocks?”
lie uydded SU-lt-ULg. US i dug the re
volver deep into his ..i., eg.
“You dirty murderer: whore did you
leave Met’unii? T M s neck, Lou- !
yord, until he finds lu 1011x110.”
“du deck," he sputtered, "close by
the companion; he—he was goin;
down to the cabin after the girl. Ton
was the only one left in the engine
room, and 1 was sent along to see that
he left the codes open.'’
"The boats were all over the side
then?”
"Yes, sir.”
"How many of tin w?”
"Four.”
"Where were they?”
He << t Id teeth, hut the pressure of
•rs compelled an answer,
“Three o’ ’em had got away, lj n’
may! ■■■■• a hundred yards out. and the
fourth '.'.'is still at tin- ladder, waitin'
< !' US Is’ < « V * T l hi'
“This last one v, as McCann’s boat?
Who were in it?”
"I didn’t look over ter st<>, sir.”
“Alali.e lie!, b it you Know . tie
seme. The men were all pe l ed for
the boats. Give me the names.”
“Wi 11, tiatr wus Liverpool, White,
liubi s. Tony an’ myself, the nigger,
ft at son, an'—let’s see—Joe Sachs."
"Seven—with McCann and the girl—
tiine; not overloaded surely, and quite
• 1 I -1" - - * 1 company, worthy their chief.
The other boats held more?”
“About twelve men each, sir.”
T.eayurd's eyt s met mine in silent un
1 ! 'standing, lie was seaman enough
10 instantly grasp the purpose of this
unequal division—the lighter boat
would he tiie better sailor, the easier
operated in a heavy sea,
“Which boat was it you fellows
chose?" he asked.
"The port-quarter boat.”
"I thought so. What’ll we do with
Dugan, sir?”
"Throw him into the bosun's bunk,
•ml th. n nail up the door. We’ll give
him a dose of liis own medicine. Move
lively; there’s another job waiting us
n deck.”
(continued Next Week.)
ROADS REDUCE LIVING COST
Make for Prosperity More Than Any
I Other National Undertaking, Says
Alaskan Engineer.
“Good roads, more than any other
national undertaking, make for the
prosperity, happiness and contentment !
tile pi pie." declared Col. W. I*,
'iiehnrdson. engineer In charge of high- :
«'ays in Alaska. "This is particularly
evident at this time, when in every
large city there is protest against the
high prices of food. In my judgment,
good roads, more than any other
agency, will help to solve pertnnnent
'.v the high cost of living. Transporta
tion, of course, is at the foundation
>f prices. It is truthfully said that j
where there is inadequate transporta
tion fond prices mount high. We know
that in cities prices are greatly in ex
i ss of those In rural districts tnd it
is all a matter of transportation and
distribution. If we have good roads,
we can get our products to market. If
Cicd Road Over Rocky Mountains.
haven't, we cannot. Products on
':<■ ! '"t arc wm-;h i .ildug if tiny
cannot find a market. I am convinced
diet tin1 most Important governmental
work is in the improvement of tlu>
aids. In this day of motor trucks 1
is much easier to haul products to I
tiic cities or to railroad terminals than j
:! '.ns a few years ago, but we must i
’ a o pood roads to do it. There is not
he slightest doubt that good roads j
ay times over pay for themselves,
li. are a fundamental economic no* 1
r. s atv.
' I he initial outlay In the building of
a-icd roads may seem large, but it is
small in comparison with the benefits
Hint accrue. In Alaska we have ap
I I 'Vmatelv !tot) miles of improved
roads, varying from the ordinary coun
try dirt road to the best kind of ma
cadam. In Nome there is a stretch
of road over which in the summer
time thousands of tons of products are
hanltul **
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Send Letters
of Cheer to
Soldier Boy?
'j
. i
If you have a boy at the front or I'
a training camp where Uncle Mam's
armies are being prepared for servi ■
In the trenches, write him cheerful
and encouraging letters. Keep out of
your letters anything that might cause
him worry or grief or make him dis
itisfied with his lot. This is the plea
of an officer to the mothers and fa
thers and sisters and sweethearts of
Hie men In his command. Upon those
at home, he declares, rests much of
the responsibility for making efficient
and courageous soldiers out of their
boys.
"You who wait al home with aching
hearts, have not discharged your full
duty by merely giving your sons and
loved ones to the cause,” declares this
officer.
“In his new experiences, In a strange
land, away from relatives and friends,
exposed to the Immoral influences that
too often invade the camp, weakened
hy homesickness, nervous from view
ing or contemplating the horrors of
war, exhausted by the burden of work,
your boy will need your help most,
your love and gentle words of encour
agement. As j*ou love him and desire
him to be brave and true, you must
write and encourage him, and do all
you can to help us speedily mold him
into a ‘first-class fighting man.’
“You now can splendidly serve your
country by writing encouraging letters
to your boy. A good letter from you
will greatly influence your boy’s life,
and improve his work. You must
write no gloomy forecasts, nothing
that would cause dissatisfaction or
worry or grief. He will have ull he
can bear of this at the front. All let
ters should radiate love, cheer, cour
age and hope. Don’t let the shadow
of your own sorrow, however great,
fi 11 upon the letters you wTrlte to your
boy.
“Every mother should know that ef
ficiency Is the best protection for her
son; that skillful men who have stud
ied tlielr part, whose minds are clear,
not only contribute more to the suc
cess of the organization but stand a
far greater chance of escaping Injury,
both from the enemy and disease, than
tile man who is not efficient.
"Inspire yonr boys. Make them feef
that you at homo are ‘rootin’ and ‘but
tin' for the home team. Urge them:
to do all they can to become their own
Ideal of the best soldier and the best
man. Encourage them to honesty, so
briety and morality. Tell them- of
your confidence in their strength, char
acter and courage.”
Cooking Dried Foods.
The palataliility of dried foods de
pends largely upon the manner in
which they are prepared for serving.
In the process of drying fruits and
vegetables most of the water Is re
moved. This water must be supplied
in the process of preparation. The
best way to accomplish this is by soak
ing the products several hours, aucli
as over night, before they are cooked.
The product should always he cooked
in the water in which it has been!
soaked, otherwise much food material:
will be lost.
Tn cooking dried fruits and vegettr
bles the slower anil longer the process
the better the results. The long. slow,
cooking not only makes a much more*
plump nnd attractive-looking product
but lends a better flavor.
Directions for cooking dried fruits
and vegetables are summarized, by
Miss Addle D. Root of the University
of Missouri college of agriculture, as.
follows:
1. Wash the product. 2. Soak sev
eral hours, to replace the water which
has been dried out. 3. Cook slowly
several hours. 4. For fruits use as Ifr—
tie water as possible and only a Ibirle
sugar. 5. If it is a fruit which has »■
flat taste, add a little lemon Juice or*
a little cream of tartar. 6. Chopped
nuts may be sprinkled Ip stewed fruit
for variety and to Increase the food!
value.
Fruits as Foods,
It Is believed that If the people of
this country would eat more fruits
they would be more healthful and ef
fieient. The average family does not
consume enough fresh, canned and pre
served fruits. Especially is this true,
with those iu poor circumstances wles
must buy most of their foods, says an.
exchange.
Farmers should provide for an>
abundance of fruits in season; nol
only should plenty of fresh fruits be
available, but there should be enough
to can. preserve and dry for future
use.
The opportunity for producing fruit*
for home use is too great to neglect..
As u t.leans of providing a wholesome
and palatable food supply growing
fruits is important. Every farm
i-hotild have sufficient acreage in or
chard to supply the needs of the man
ager and his family.
Extra Large Size.
“There goes Mis- Bullion, the heir
ess. It is said that a Nt-rimm duke.
nee drank champaign out of her slip
per.”
■‘Possibly so,” answered the caustic
young woman. “Some of. those for
eign noblemen have an astounding e*-.
parity for wine.”