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H? .M-wuBkJwujr- V" rr. RED OLOli JJ, nbCAHOAn, U U i U i' M I IN L WMMMMNMHMMMNNM mmim: I i A Roselit Romance By JESSIE ETHEL SHERW1N 5WtfWWffW.WWWWIWWMWMffffW (Copyright, 1916, by W, O. Chapman.) "Dear little girl," spoke Unbind Vorki; almost tenderly, "whut a com fort you have been to mo these long, lonely weeks!" "Ami what n friend you have been to uh, Mr. Ynrke," quickly lesponded tlio lissome, Inynl maiden tit Ills Hide, "Why, If you hadn't mine along where would futhrr nml I In1? Hi had lost IiIh position nml he says, now that you lire going to leave us, we will have to inovo out to Dakota win-re his brother Iiiih n farm. And you're nearly well, nren't you?" prattled on the pretty hiHH Joyously. "Father nays It's the fresh elear air out here. "And-tho cooking, llhodn," supple mented Ynrke with n smile. "Why, you nro n regular little housewife. Be tween you and I, I have been cured." "I nm so K'nd I could rry, almost!" declared Jthoda. "And you're going nwny," nml her lips quivered, "and we may never wee you again, and you'll forget uh." Ho took the Ittle brown linnd In his own and his kindly eyes expressed a tienlKon from n true man. "Never that, Itlioilu I This has been the sweetest month In nil my life. I was 111, worn out. Now" "You'll go back to the city nml paint beautiful pictures, ntid some lovely princess will buy them, and you'll net married and bnve a bride nil In silks and satins, find I hope you do. Oh I I hope you arc the happiest man In the world, Just ns you are the very best I" And here, bursting Into tears, the mountain madcap, as this dear child of nature was popularly designated, run for the nearest thicket and van ished. "I declarcl" uttered Roland, thought fully nioro than tlint, with a sud den thrill. An unsuccessful artist In a money wny, ho bud taken n vacn tlon of necessity. The llurton home was small and rude. It had no luxury, yet lie blessed the hour he discovered It. The roses everywhere, the pine groves, the plensant shade, the home vegetables nnd cooking seemed to sing health to him. And llhoda she wns n breath of vi vacity. As though he were some cher- .u There Were Nibbles and Catches. Ished elder brother she hevered about him, gnldlng him to the rarest beau ties of the landscape, rowing him on tho river, watching hltn in silent rap ture when ho pnlnted. She even coaxed the soul-tempered Axel llurton to a smile with her winsome ways nnd won him from brooding over his loss of n position. Just now Iloland Yorke woko to tho realization of a salient fact. He had met n being who liked hltn for himself alone. There was no mistaking that rapt llttlo face of Interest, that out burst of teurs. "I wonder I" breathed tho nrtlst to himself. He wondered If Ms reluctance to leave this fair sylvan scene nnd its llttlo queen wns born of n deeper feel ing than ho hud suspected. He won dered if In later yenrs, no matter what success came to hint, he would not weary of hollow fumo and long for the wild free life of this lovely paradise. And then ho mentally counted cash and prospects and shook his head slowly nnd dubiously, "You're coming, aren't you?" pro pounded llhoda eagerly early tho next morning. "See Vvq got father's best fishing pole, nnd ho says this Is biting flay for every llsh n 1ho stream. It's ilowu near the ITermltago wliero tho test cutches are. You can walk two inlles, can't cu?" .' ' I , "Twenty, after that fnnious break fust of yours l' asserted Iloland. lT""AmM'v? put np'a'flne lunch, nnd We'll have n line' fry for suppery rati on llhodn. , It was, at jtlin ejid of n tyvo, mllea-1-fprpV that thoy"j cajtto to whgre flio hnnks of the' pret'ty strcunvformea" u Kind' of natural uhurf. ? "Here's wjiifq, father uScd'io loveo Hull " ovtlln'll....' Illnii1itJL"lii 'Mm nl.V llsli,' explained llhoda- In tho old - days, before his trouble, before .Hidgc Wharton over there turned us away." Kln Indicated the towers of a man sion lifting from a grove half a mill distant. "Father was keeper there. The Judge and his family were away," narrated Ithoda. "One evening the housekeep er was taken suddenly sick and father ran all the way to the village to fetch a doctor. While he was gone some one broke Into tin library and stole n lot of the Judge's palters and some Jewelry and money. They got away 'across the river In a skiff. When the Judge got back he blamed father for disobeying orders and leaving the place ungual ded, though the doctor said the housekeeper might have died If hi; had not come quick. Well, the Judge discharged father from a posi tion he had faithfully tilled for over ten years and we were adrift." "Was much of value taken?" "The Judge says he didn't care for the money anil Jewelry, but there was a lltllii tin box tilled with records and papers of no use to others, but of Im mense value to lilm. He has had de tectives out and has offered live thou sand dollars for the return of the pa pers, but he has never heard from them." There was n lapse of silence, for Hhoda had dragged a log to the shorn as a seat for Itolaud and had arranged pole, line nnd bait with sportsmanlike expertnoss for her novice guest. Thero were nibbles nnd catches and at the end of two hours the llsli basket wns pretty well tilled. .Suddenly, as Iloland pulled hard on his line, llhoda exclaimed: "Oh, you must have a big one l" nnd. as the rod bent, amid her excitement she put out her hand to aid him. "Why, what is It I have llshed up, anyway?" queried Itolaud. .Slowly, attnehed to the book, dangling nnd swaying, n small metal box came Into view, the hook looped its wire handle. There It was suspend ed, swinging shorewards, landed. "Oh, It's tl'.o box!" almost shrieked Ithoda, wild with excitement. "What Ikix?" asked Iloland. "Oh, I know It Is! I've seen It be fore," fluttered Ilho'Ju. "It's the one that was stolen from the Judge, tlio one I told you about." "You don't mean the one they offer that big reward for?" "Yes, I do! See," nnd Ithoda, de taching the box from the hook, showed where Its lock was broken. "Tho thieves probably saw no value to the papers nnd dropped tho box In tho river. Yes, tho papers nre inside," continued Ithodu, "and oh, Mr. Yorkc, Just think ! you'll get that live thou sand dollars reward." "Why should I?" challenged Iloland. "You brought me here, you helped pull It In." "And fnther may get his position back, now the papers uro found!" ex ulted Ithoda. "Oh, you've brought nothing but good luck to us I" Tho gratitude, the aitlessness, the devotion of the sweet girl overenmo Iloland. He took her hand u:id kissed It llku some knight paying his devoirs to a noble lady, llhoda Hushed and quivered. "I shall not go nway tomorrow, llhodn," spoke the nrtlst. "I am so glad." "And I think I had better see this Judge Wharton about the papers nt once." "Whnt did tho Judge sny?" eagerly inquired llhoda, when Iloland rejoined her an hour Inter. "He says Unit your father ran re turn to his life position he Insists on dividing the reward between you nnd myself, llhoda, darling," nnd Iloland took her hand and drew her towards him, "I love the roses here, nnd the pretty brooks, and the grand old trees, and you, llhoda, most of all! Shall I stay?" No verbal reply was needed. She had nestled down Into his brave, strong iinns, Joy, devotion, happiness In her lovely face. Femlnlim. Feminism is the first nttempt since the days of chivalry to think clearly nud talk straight on this wom an business, to call things by names that shnll square with the facts nnd not with the appearance of the facts. It is woman suffrage with the bark off, for while woman suffrage wants us to change our ways of doing toward women, fen.lr.lsm demands that we chango our ways of thinking about women. Feminism Is the first crust on the loaf of man's dally bread, and the loafer "who knows on which side his bread Is buttered will eat crust with crumb. It Is the lemon on the peach tree In the garden of love, nnd wise is the man who has sense enough to give that lemon-nde. It is tho lantern of Din genes to search out and tlnd tin hon est man, even under his wife's wash tub. Feminism Is tho ncld test of man's chivalry and of woman's sincerity. I. llrooke, In Pictorial Review. Where la Qrub Street? "Grub 8t root," Is nowadays a nnme for the general state of financial dis tress In which writers without the nec essary ability ar "cheek" usually, find themselves. ( In the reign of George 1IT Grub street wtis the home of tliosp unfortunates who tempted1 fortune by writing' histories and dic tionaries nud engaged lu literary hack work of assorts. IHa'knoyyJj now as 'Milton street! but tho Grub street o, today may exist wherever ther6 Is pen, inic unu tmner.y .' . v i t. t.. f i- ?i F ... u.i,U,vmI r.nnrtmrm?: if. " "Whafc'ls tfuit &uost fussing wiunhu hotplclrk nlwutr s ft' 'ft "I'belVevo he Is sour oifhls suite?' FRENCH t?jJHaMaiMMBiiaawa'V"?'t JtTT'.'',. m , t jaBBBBBBBBBfidTilV bbbbPs' Jt -bbbIbbbe HaaTS aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa t m- JaiiBSMlMBBS's ..." vs $ fnBT aBJBFaHBCi BBBBI. .! vaBBBEz. .BBhflBUN 'EBBBBBHflBajBBBBBKSSVxyr"i - ' & s CWBaBBMBajBwMWMBBBE'?ZZiiy?fJW ,.w '?&' " 'JIl icjtu. && One of the great gnus now being used by the French on the Soinine front. This gigantic rifle Is mounted on a specially constructed gnu caisson, which rests on steel trucks and Is easily moved from point to point. The gun Is one of the many made in Amerlcu and shipped to Europe for use against the Teuton powers. USE NO BANDAGES IN NEW SURGERY Latest Method of Healing Ob stinate Wounds Proves Great Success. ME SPRAYED WITH OZONE Stream of Gaseous Substance Flows Into Deepest Recesses, Kllllna All Microbes Horrors of Dressing Wounds Eliminated. London. llandages nro eliminated in tho latest methods of healing ob stinate wounds here. This Is one of tho marvelous developments of surgery to which tho .war has given Impetus. Onu of the horrors of hospltuls Is dressing wounds. Strong, brave men' scream Involuntarily with pain every day when the bandages lire removed nud the wounds treated. At Queen Alexundru's military hos pital today several patients were ex hibited undergoing the new treatment. Two of these men wero most severely wounded in September of last year, nnd for ten luonths had been treated lu the customary way without any sign of henllng. On August 2 they were brought to this hospital, the bandages were Hung nway, the wounds were subjected to repented applications of a stream of ozone, being lightly cov ered with n loose layer of lint In the Intervals, nnd In four days healing was In rapid progress. This treatment Is simplicity Itself. Oxygen passes from n reservoir Into an electrical machine which converts It Into ozone; the ozone tlows out through a tine metal tube. The ma chine Is wheeled close to the patient's bed, the wound uncovered, and a stream of the microbe-killing ozone flows Into the deepest recesses. No pulnfu! dragging off of bandages, no rebandaging of the limb to hurt and exhaust the patient. New Treatment a Success. Here was seeu u soldier who had lost his right foot, with n stump cov ered with skin so healthy nnd hard that he could wulk upon It, a surgical tnnrvel. What might be called the open-nlr treatment of wounds has come to stay. At the Herbert hospital Is o soldier with a bad compound fracture of tho leg. The limb Is not swntlied In many yards of bandages as wns the custom, but lies between snndbngs to secure immobility nnd Is covered only with n single layer of lint. The lint Is kept constantly wet with peroxide of hy drogen. Surrounding the leg Is n large cage covered with a sheet of thin but ter muslin, so that the wound Is con tinually refreshed by u free current of air. Kxtremely rapid healing ami freedom from the agony of manipula tion nre the great gains from this mode of treatment. The whirlpool bath Is entirely n wur Invention, from1, which excellent results In cases of stiff joints bnve been ob tained In France, if consists of a small oblong buth, filled with water which Is kept In continuous movement by a miniature propeller revolved ut a very high speed by menns of an elec tric motor. A stiff arm or leg, hand or foot, placed in tho bath and kept there for some time Is much Improved by the stimulus of the running wnter. Marvelous examples of bone carpen try are to bo. seen, such as the trans- 'fcrenco of a large piece of bone from the leg to till ii gap,!!) the arm bone or Jnw ';'. t ' Trench foot Is being more or less successfully treated by massage, oper ation, and other "methods. - After the Surgeon the Masseur. All sorts of Joint, injuries go vo Jlum racrsmlth uospltnlanrt there, tits Well us ntother hospitals, Is to nV'seen a collection of Ingenious exercsfor W8toAug')obUJty.V.icu tho gmrgcon hns donir-a'll that nowhn tho'pntleht goes to the mnsgeura nuidtlioTcxcrlcis &' ')lj T " thick bur. und.tufns jiiSasslnjr tin to thinner nud thinner bnrsiYs the hand ifera. Jf' his vwistjs tlfffliiKtTl8ts li bnrfa'lthgnfauattil re'slshc$.ltfhi innot fully ctosa'hlslliflndllbocra'sns USE MONSTER AMERICAN RIFLE Improxes; the patient with a stiff knee Is put to exercise on stationary bi cycle; others, according to the nature and situation of the defect, practice rowing, climbing ladders, pulling on weighted ropes; nnd with these cura tive exercises Is combined massage, with electric treatment, nnd other remedies. In the laboratories of the lloyal Army medical college vaccines are made to secure the men ugalnst ty phoid fever, which used to be more fatal In war than the bayonet and the bullet combined; paratyphoid fever, so rare formerly,' so common now In France; the cholera of Sulonlkl and Kgypt ; and pneumonia, one of the sol- CROCODILES FOE, AFTER GERMANS Irish Aviator, Shot 'Down Africa, Tells of Remarkable Adventures. in THREE DAYS IN THE JUNGLE Escapes From a Lion by Climbing a Tree Three of His Ribs Broken When Machine Is Brought Down. London. Tales of indenture from tho Jungles of South Africa, where General Smuts Is operating against the Germans, nre not uncommon, but it is seldom that the wild events en countered by dipt. A. T. O'llrlen of the lloyul Flying corps, told here, have been equaled. The details of his ud futures were contained In u letter from his wife to relatives in Kuglaud ami have Just be come public. It is probable that O'Hrlen will be decorated for his serv ices to the Ilrltlsh government nnd lu recognition of his hardiness In surviv ing an ordeal that would have meant death to the average soldier. Ho reported to General Smuts lust April far down In German Africa be low Konuou Irungl. Ills work us an aerial scout ahead of the Ilrltlsh troops operating ugalnst the Germans won him fume. Flying over the Jun gles nud tangled brush country during the rainy season Is dllllcult. W hen an army of vigilant enemies is added, the task becomes more than dangerous. The Intrepid Irishman finally engaged on the losing side of an argument with nemy nntl-alrcraft guns. His Machine Brought Down. He wns Hying over Jungle country when German guns located him. Onu of his wings collapsed nnd the machine side slipped Into the trees, which pnr tlally broke the fall, then crashed to the ground. Had It not been for the trees both driver nnd machine would have been smashed to bits. As It was, three of (J'llrlen's ribs wero crushed and for several hours he lay In u swamp unconscious. Slowly ho recovered his senses nnd took nn Inventory of his Injuries. He could walk without dltllculty, but when he swung his arms, the broken ribs hurt cruelly. Holding his arms tight to his sides, ho scouted through the neighboring Jungles, where ho discov ered unmistakable signs of the enemy. Later, he heard n column of Infantry approaching, nud fearing capture ho set fire to the aeroplane nnd dashed off through the underbrush. Hour after hour he maintained a fnst pace with the pain In his side In creasing with every step. When night fell he crawled high Into n vine-covered tree. Sound sleep was Impossi ble, lint nt lntervnls between fighting Insects and making wny for Junglo creepers ho managed to rest und In a rough way bandage up his Injured side. With dawn he started out agnln, and before noon hnd forded two rivers, and swum u third. Toward nightfall of tho second duy he enme to river of considerable width, with a ' Bwlftj current nnd signs tof crocodiles. By' this time his hunger nnd .thirst, wore, beginning to sap his strong butvlth-! out thought of his condition or the danger ho faced, ho plunged Into tho braciilsh wnter. ' '" dler's worst trench enemk'S In cold weather. About ten million doses of these vaccines have been sent out from Mil wall since the war began. Among them Is n must valuable mixed vac cine which gives protection from both typhoid and the two forms of paraty phoid fever. This has been In use since Janunry last. Quite new, slnco the wur began, nre the measures tak en for discovering whether nnyonc who comes in contact with soldiers Is carrying the Infection of spotted fever ut the buck of his nose, for, tilthougli himself quite free from the disease, such n carrier might create an epi demic in u cump. I At the first splnsh a score of hugo "crocs" on a point of lund down stream made for him. There followed n race between the mnnenters nnd tho quarry that nearly ended disastrously for tho Irishman. The hist few yards were heartbreaking, for ns he glanced back over his shoulder hu could see the yawning mouths nnd ridges of Jagged teeth straining to reach him. As he scrambled up the muddy bank' lie heard n dozen vicious snaps. ' Almost oAhnnsted, ho trudged through the tangled brush nenr tho river. Gaining u point on some high er ground, he looked back nt the scene of his escape. To his horror, ho suw the shaggy mane of a lion, which wns coining towurd liim with nose glued to his trail. The nearest placo of safety was n tall tree, which lie climbed, monkey fashion. The king of the for est nosed about tho tree for some time, whining In dlsnppolntmentover his lost meal, but eventually he went his way. Hy this time O'Brien was well-nigh exhausted. His clothes were torn nnd his flesh lacerated by the brush. The pnln of his wounds produced n high fever, and tho brncklsh wnter which he wns forced to drink made him 111. All night long ho staggered on, but ho remembers llttlo after sundown of tho second day. Toward noon of the third day after his disappearance a sentry far out ahead of the British lines saw a movement In the brush nnd thought nn animal had strayed near. Hu raised his gun to tire, when a human hand was raised above n cluster of brush. Amazed, the sentry went forwurd, nnd thero found O'Brien half crazed with thirst, soaked with mud and covered with blood from scores of slight cuts. His wife, to whom he hud been married but a few weeks before ho left for South Africa, hnd left Englnnd to Join him before he wns reported miss ing. When ho recovered from the fever nnd opened his eyes for his first conscious look ut his surroundings his wife wns sitting by his bide, having nr rived In the meantime, nnd nursed hltn through the critical illness. ONE BEETLE A GAS FIGHTER It Seems Nature Discovered Value of Poison Fumes In War Before the Soldiers In Europe Did. London. The discovery of poisonous gas seems to have been anticipated lu nature's laboratory. A little British beetle has been employing poison gas to defend Itself for untold nges. One of the strongholds of the Bombardier beetle (Brnchlnus crepitans) is nlong tho shores of tho Thames In tho Gravescnd district. Here It tinds a homo under the flat stones that nro scattered by the river's bank. Tho Bombardier beetle Is very liable to be attacked by somo of the fierce ground beetles, or Cnrnbldae, ns, they ure properly called. As soon ns tho pursuer draws close n very rcmarkablo tjhlng happens. First of nil tho Bom bardier beetle ejects n peculiar liquid hlch, when It comes Into contact with the itmosphero "bursts Into n sort of i pule blue-green Hume, followed by a kind of smoke." This is seen to have an 'astonishing Affect upon the pursuing beetle. lu- tnniiy u seems w ue ovcrwneimeu nd.qnltej-stupcfled by the. suddenness f the attack. Tho smoke nppears to have a blinding nnd suffocutlng ten- ency, inu the Cjiiect lasts for a mlnuto or so. During mis time tho Bombnr- imiuni tod; It k ler heetio is able to ninko good; Its ilscnpe. f. Alabama trunks flrst&!amonr thi . smitjif ii ifitutesf uh 5f proilticjir of Jiniu- yruiMjw -. . tm - - - ECONOMY IN HOME MANY WAY8 IN WHICH MONEY MAY BESAVED. Substitutes for Expensive Meats and Other Table Furnishings Are Pos sible, and Health of the Fam ily Will Be 'improved. Tiy Nelllo Miixwcll, Department o Farmers' Institutes or the University ol Wisconsin, We all know, If we have given the subject any thought that the feeding of the family Is the most expensive item lu the list of household uccoutits. Every housewife should keep u care ful account of her Income nnd outgo. Too many of us are like the youni bride who was given a set of books In which to keep her accounts nnd when asked by her husband at the end of the month if her accounts balanced, showed him the bonk, on one page was written, "Uecelved of John, sixty dol lars," on the opposite page these words "spent it nil." Since the cost of living Is constantly advancing it Is vitally necessary thnt real concern be paid to reducing cer tuln items of expenditure, nnd an meat Is one of the most expensive of our foods, nny economy In the pur chase of it will make a noticeable re duction In the food bill. By using ment substitutes of cheese, nuts, milk ur.d eggs which nre less ex pensive lint fully as nutritious, the ex penses niny be reduced. Cheese hns a food value of twice that of meat pound for pound, and can be used with much less wnste. The use of cheese in com bination with milk and eggs makes a most satisfactory substitute for incaL The cheaper cuts of mcut may bo utilized more often nnd on tho farm nil kinds of meat may bo salted, pickled, canned or dried for fnturo use. So that In time of plenty prepnre i'or the famine. Pork sansnge, fried to sear both sides of small cakes, packed In large Jars nnd covered with tho boiling hot fat so thnt It makes n per fect senl over tho sausage will keep to use In midsummer nnd Is a constant source of satisfaction for It is so easy to get It ready for breakfast an It needs but little more cooking. Chick en may bo canned when too much Is cooked nnd set nway for another time xiien nn emergency calls It forth. The utilizing of left-overs In tlie planning of tho menls Is another Im portant polntor the housewife to con sider. It goes without saying that she plans her menus days ahead In order to snve expense nnd uso these left overs acceptably. Fruits and vegetables lend them selves to nil sorts of combinations as salads und soups, and make dishes that nre tnsty nnd wholesome. The costly hnblt of eating more tlin wo need is not only wasteful of mate rial, bad on the complexion, but vast ly more important, ruinous to the digestive organs. Preparing more food than Is used, paring away vege tables and fruits, cooking vegetables In so much wnter that much of the food value is wasted, throwing nwny the trimmings nnd bones of meat, that would mako good broths, stews or soups those aro somo of tho wastes that need to bo watched. Constant vigilance Is the prlco of success In ex penditures as in other things. Lemon Preserve. Peel nnd cut one dozen lemons in slices nnd soak for a dny in cold wa ter. Then boll four pounds of sugar nnd a cupful of wnter for nbout twenty minutes nnd tlr to keep "rom burning. Next ndd the lemons, some chopicd raisins und almonds nnd let thicken slowly. This Is a delicious and now filling for sandwiches to servo with iced tea or lemonado on a warm after noon. To keep lemons fresh, put a lnyer of fine dry snnd nt the bottom of a large onrthen Jar. Placo on this n layer of lemons, stalk end downward, being careful that they do not touch one an other. Cover these with a three-Inch layer of sand. Add another layer of lemons, and so on until the jar Is full. In a cool, dry plnce lemons packed llko this will keep n year. Some Favorite Potato Recipes. Potatoes Fried Whole When nenrly boiled enough, put small potatoes Into n saucepan with butter or beef drip pings. Shako them about to prevent burning until they nro brown and crisp. Drain them from tlio fat. It will bo nn Improvement if they aro floured, dipped In beaten egg and rolled In fine bread crumbs nnd then friend. Potntoes for Breakfast Cut cold boiled potatoes In slices lengthwise, dip them In beaten egg nnd put on a but tered ple plate In the oven. As soon as they unTbrown nnd hot, serve. The Linen Press. With regnrd to household linen, as n nilo the middle of sheets wear out first; but by the old-fashioned plan of turning sides to middle you can give them n fresh lease of Ufa When pnst use for beds they servo as dust sheets nnd on Ironing boards. ' 1 For Delicate Fabrics. To cjeun fine muslin blouses, table centers, etc., dissolve n tnblespoonfjpl of borax In a gnllon of water; put the muslins Into this nnd lot them remain for half an hour; then gently rub thciii out In tine white suds. ' Waslilng Comforteihs.-, t WhcnV washing summer comforters do upt (wrliiR, thorn;-. Let thera hiing and drip frjuil tlio.llne. Theiubefore thehre; qnltovdry whip with n'beatiir to make them Huffy and light. ' ' . ft : I U.1 Y u a ." r;! "' , .JvWW?W-."'"ii'J'. i v I .