Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, March 09, 1911, Image 6
THE LITTLE BROWN JUG I IATI 3 KILDARE MEREDITH 'NICHOLSON Illustrations By RAY WALTERS I I Copyright WOS by The Bobbs-McrrUi Company. 20 SYNOPSIS. Thomas Ardraore and Henry Maine Griswold stnmble upon intrigue when the governors of North and South Carolina are reported to have quarre d. Griswold allies himself with Barbara Osborne , daughter of the governor of South Carolina lina , while Ardmore espouses the cause of Jerry Dangerfield , daughter of the governor of North Carolina. These two young ladies are trying to fill the shoes of their fathers while the latter are miss ing. Both states are in a turmoil over one ApplewelgHt , an outlaw with great political influence. Unaware of each oth er's position , both Griswold and Ardmore set out to make the other prosecute Ap- pleweight. Ardmore organizes a big hunt. Griswold also takes the field. Frank Col lins , Atlanta reporter , is arrested by Ard more , but released to become press agent for the young millionaire's expedition. Griswold's men capture Bill Applewelght. Jerry Dangerfield discovers the captive outlaw and leads him to Ardsley , her own prisoner. Griswold is obliged to re port the loss , very mysterious to him , to Barbara Osborne. CHAPTER XIV. Continued. The messages were composed by their joint efforts at the station , with not so much haste but that an asso ciate professor of admiralty , 29 years old , could defer in the most trifling matters to the superior literary taste of a girl of 20 , whose brown eyes were very pleasant to meet in moments of uncertainty and appeal. He signed the messages Charles Os borne , governor , with a flourish in dicative of the increased confidence and daring which Miss Osborne's ar rival had brought to the situation. "And now , " said Griswold , as they rode through the meager streets of Turner's , "we will go to Mount Nebo church and see what we can learn of Appleweteht's disappearance. " "The North Carolina papers are making a great deal of Gov. Danger- field's activity in trying to put down outlawry on the border , " said Barbara. "Marked copies of the newspapers are pouring into papa's office. I can but hold Mr. Bosworth responsible for that. We may count upon it that he will do all in his power to annoy us" and then , as Griswold looked at her quickly , he was aware that she had colored and averted her eyes ; and while , as a lawyer , he was aware that words of two letters might be provoca tive of endless litigation of the bitter est sort , he had never known before that "us , " in itself the homeliest of words , could cause so sweet a dis tress. "We are quite near the estate of jour friend , Mr. . Ardmore , aren't we ? " asked Barbara presently. "I fancy we are , " replied Griswold , but with a tone so coldly at variance with his previous cordial references to the master of Ardsley that Barbara looked at him inquiringly. "I'm sorry that I should have given you the impression , Miss Osborne , that Mr. Ardmore and I are friends , as I undoubtedly did at Columbia. He has , for some unaccountable reason , cut my acquaintance in a manner so unlike him that I do not pretend to explain it ; nor , I may add , is it of the least importance. He had , only a few days ago , invited me to visit him , though I had been to his house so often that the obscurest servant knew that I was privileged even beyond the members of Mr. Ardmore's own fam ily in my freedom of the place. When I saw that his house would be a con venient point from which to study the Appleweight situation , I wired him that I was on the way , and to my utter amazement he replied that he could not entertain me that scarlet fever was epidemic on the estate on those almost uncounted acres ! " And with a gulp and a mist in his eyes , Griswold drew rein and pointed , from a hill that had now borne them to a considerable height , toward Ards ley itself , dreamily basking in the bright morning sunlight within its s cincture of hills , meadows and for t est. r est.He He knew the ways of Ardsley thor r oughly ; better , in fact , than its owner v ever had in old times ; but in his an v ger at Ardmore he would not set foot o on the estate if he could possibly avoid doing so In reaching the scene b of the night's contretemps. He found e without difficulty the trail taken by s Habersham's men , and in due course a of time they left their horses a short s distance from the church and proceed V ed on foot. -tl ; tltl "It seems all the stupider in broad tlh ; daylight. " said Griswold , after he had tla explained just what had occurred , a and how the captors , in their super o stitious awe of Appleweight , had been n afraid to carry him off the moment s they were sure of him , but had slipped back among their fellows to SI wait until the coast was perfectly SIn clear. To ease his deep chagrin Bar- n oara laughed a good deal at the oc S currence as they tramped over the fc ne discussing it They went into s < the woods back of the church , where Griswold began to exercise his rea soning powers. "Some one must have come in from this direction and freed the man and taken him away , " he-declared. He knelt and marked the hoof-prints where Appleweight had been left tied ; but the grass here was much tram pled , and Griswold was misled by the fact , not knowing that news of Ap- pleweight's strange disappearance had passed among the outlaw's friends by the swift telegraphy of the border , and that the whole neighborhood had been threshed over hours before. It might have been some small consola tion to Griswold had he known that Appleweight's friends and accom plices were as much at a loss to know what had become of the chieftain as the men who had tried so ineffectual ly to kidnap him. From the appear ance of the trampled grass many men had taken a hand in releasing the prisoner , and this impression did not clarify matters for Griswold. r "Where does this path lead ? " asked Barbara. "This is Ardsley land here , this side of the church , and that trail leads on , if I rem'ember. to the main Ardsley highway , with which various other roads are connected many miles in all. It's inconceivable that the de liverers of this outlaw should have taken him into the estate , where a sort of police system is maintained by the forestry corps. I don't at all make it out. " He went off to explore the heavy woods on each side of the trail that led into Ardsley , but without result. When he came gloomily back he found that in his absence Barbara had fol lowed the bridle-path for a consider able distance , and she held out to him a diminutive -pocket handkerchief , which had evidently been snatched away from the owner so Barbara ex plained by a low-hanging branch of an oak , and flung into a blackberry bush , where she had found it. It was a trifle , indeed , the slightest bit of linen , which they held between them by its four corners and gravely in spected. "Feminine , beyond a doubt , " pro nounced Griswold sagely. "It's a good handkerchief , and here are two initials worked in the corner ni. He Knelt and Marked the Hoof-Prints Where Appleweight Had Been Tied. that may tell us something 'G. D. It probably belongs to some guest at Ardsley. And there's a very faint sug gestion of orris it's a city handker chief , " said Barbara with finality , "but it has suffered a trifle in the laundry , as this edge is the least bit out of drawing from careless ironing. " "And I should say , from a certain crispness it still retains , that it hasn't been in the forest long. It hasn't been rained on , at any rate , " added Griswold. "But even the handkerchief doesn't tell us anything , " said Barbara , spreading it out , "except that some woman visitor has ridden here within , a few days and played drop the hand kerchief with herself or somebody else to us unknown. " "She may have been a scarlet fever patient from Ardsley ; you'd better have a care ! " And Griswold's tone was bitter. "I'm not afraid ; and as I have never been so near Ardsley before , I should like to ride in and steal a glimpse. ii There's little danger of meeting the iiu lord of the manor , I suppose , or any u of his guests at this hour , and we c need not go near the house. " si He saw that she was really curious , ii and it was not in his heart to refuse her , so they followed the bridle-path through the cool forest , and came in due course to the clearing where Jer ry had first confessed herself lost , IsP and thereafter had suffered the cap P tured outlaw to point her the way t < borne. of "The timber has been cut here tl ie since my last visit , but I. remember in the bridle-paths very well. They all reach the highroad of the estate ulti mately. We may safely take this one , which has been the most used and piP tvhich climbs a hill that gives a fine m autlook. " ; " n * The path he chose had really been . ' beaten into better' condition than * of either of the others , and they rode side by side now. A deer feeding on grassy slope raised its head and af stared at them , and a fox scampered ( wildly ( before them. It seemed that hey were shut in from all the world , fa P hese two , who but a few days before lad never seen each other , and it was W ( relief to him to find that she threw ra ff her troubles and became more ani- nated and cheerful than he had yet hs seen her. . el They reached the highroad much jooner than Griswold had expected , ind he checked his horse abruptly , re- nemberlng that he was persona non jrata on this soil. Mi "We must go back ; I mustn't be do ieen here. The workmen are soat- sh tered all about the place , and they all know me. " "Oh , just a little farther ! I want to see the towers of the castle ! " If she had asked him to jump into the sea he would not have hesitated ; and he was so happy at being with her that his heart sang defiance to Ardmore and the splendors of Ards ley. ley.They They were riding now toward the red bungalow , where he had often sprawled on the broad benches and chaffed with Ardmore for hours at a time. Tea was served here sometimes when there were guests at the house ; and Griswold wondered just who were included in the pa.ty that his quon dam friend was entertaining , and how Mrs. Atchison was progressing in her efforts to effect a match between Daisy Waters and her brother. The drives were nearly all open to the public , so that by the letter of the law he was no intruder , but be yond the bungalow he must not go. Sobered by the thought of his breach with Ardmore , he resolved not to pass the bungalow whose red roof was now in sight. "It's like a fairy place.and I feel that there can be no end to it , " Bar bara was saying. "But it isn't kind to urge you in. We certainly are doing nothing to find Appleweight , and it must be nearly noon. " It was just then he vividly recalls the moment as Griswold felt in his waistcoat for his watch that Miss Jerry Dangerfield , with Thomas Ard more at her side , galloped into view. They were racing madly , like irre sponsible children , and bore boister ously down upon the two pilgrims. Jerry and Ardmore , hatless and warm , were pardonably indignant at thus being arrested in their flight , and the master of Ardsley , feeling for once the dignity of his proprietorship , broke out stormily. "I would have you know I would have you know " he roared , and then his voice failed him. He stared , he spluttered ; he busied himself with his horse , which was dancing in eager ness to resume the race. He quieted the beast , which nevertheless arched and pawed like a war-horse , and then the master of Ardsley bawled : "Grissy ; I say , Grissy ! " Miss Osborne and Prof. Griswold , on their drooping Mingo county non descripts , made a tame picture before Ardmore and his fair companion on their Ardsley hunters. The daughter of the governor of South Carolina looked upon the daughter of the gov ernor of North Carolina with high dis dain , and It need hardly be said that this feeling , as expressed by glacial glances , was evenly reciprocal , and that in the contemptuous upward tilt of two.charming chins the nicest judg ment would have been necessary to any fair opinion as to which state had the better argument. The associate professor of admiral ty was known as a ready debater , and he quickly returned his former friend's salutation , and in much the same contumelous tone he would have used in withering an adversary before a jury. "Pardon me , but are you one of the employes here ? " "Why , Grissy , old man , don't look at me like that ! How did you " "I owe your master an apology for riding upon his property at a time when * pestilence is giving you cause for so much concern. The death-rate from scarlet fever is deplorably high " "Oh , Grissy ! " cried Ardmore. "You have addressed me familiarly by a nickname sometimes used by in timate friends , though I can't for the life of me recall you. I want you to know that I am here in an official ca pacity , on an errand for the state of South Carolina. " Miss Dangerfield's chin , which had dropped a trifle , pointed again into the blue ether. "You will pardon me , " she said , "but an agent of the state of South Carolina lina is far exceeding his powers when he intrudes upon North Carolina soil. " "The state of South Carolina does what it pleases and goes where it likes , " declared Miss Barbara Os borne warmly , whereupon Mr. Ard more , at a glance from his coadjutor , waxed righteously indignant. "It's one thing , sir , for you to ride in here as a sight-seer , but quite an other for you to come representing an unfriendly state. You will please choose which view of the matter I shall take , and I shall act accord ingly. " ( TO BE CONTINUED. ) How ' 'Pop" Billings Got a Bargain. J * C. K. G. Billings , who has paid a larger sum of money for trotters and pacers : to drive on the road and amateur - teur matinee races , and owned more them , than any ten horse lovers In the country , tells of a very sad experience - * ience in the first horse he ever owned his life. f When quite a young man , Mr. Billings - : ings fancied a fast trotting mare priced to him at $2,000 , but not having more than $500 to his name , he persuaded \ suaded his mother to advance him the balance , which she did after much begging. In due time his father heard the fast trotter his son had bought , and expressed a desire to try her. The request was complied with , and after a few spins on the board the old gentleman asked how much he had paid for her. "Six hundred dollars , father , " was the answer.v "Well , Charley , the mare is not svorth it , " said the governor , "but I ather like the way she steps , so I will take her from you and you can lave your $600. " The deal had to be closed. I A Quiet Maid. Lady Visitor "That new girl of ct seems very nice and quiet" It Distress "Yes , she's very quiet. She \ loesn't disturb the dust even when 1 he's cleaning the room. " SOME FINE FRITTERS SEVERAL WAYS OF MAKINC THESE TASTY ARTICLES. Recipes That Include Those That An Concocted With Oysters , Currant Jam , Pineapple , Salmon , Or ange and Cranberry. Plain Fritter Batter. Beat till light four eggs , adding to them four large tablespoonfuls of sugar , half a cupful of creamed butter , pinch of salt , two cupfuls one pint of milk and two- thirds of a cupful of flour. Use a per fectly smooth frying pan , or the cakes will stick ; butter it , and when hot pour in enough batter to cover the bottom. When done spread with jelly , sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve at once on a hot platter. These may also be buttered , with a mixture of powdered sugar and cinnamon spread between and over them ; when served in layers they are cut like a pie. Oyster Fritters. Nothing so appeals to the epicure as oyster fritters ; to a cupful of the liquid add one of sweet milk , four eggs , a saltspoonful of salt and enough flour to make a stiff bat ter ; add a pint of chopped oysters and fry in deep fat. Serve at once famished with white celery tips. Currant Jam Fritters. Currant jam fritters are a dream of richness ; make the usual batter , and to every cupful and one-half of it add a cupful of the Jam , adding sugar to the latter before mixing. Drop by spoonfuls from the spoon into hot fat ; sprinkle with sugar and serve with cocoa. Pineapple Fritters. Pineapple frit- tera are a luscious morsel ; grate the fruit fine , saving the juice , and add ing sufficient water to make it one pint ; sift one pint of flour using Juice to make the batter one-half teaspoonful spoonful of salt and yolk of one egg. Drop by spoonfuls into hot fat ; drain , dust with powdered sugar and serve. Salmon Fritters. The salmon frit ters are most appetizing and are more substantial than those of fruit ; they are made by stirring into the plain batter enough boned salmon to make one-half the quantity of batter ; drain on unglazed brown paper and serve on lettuce leaves or garnished with parsley. Orange Fritters. The richness and flavor of the orange fritter is pro verbial. Place one cupful of sifted flour in a bowl , add a pinch of salt , then the yolk of one egg , well beaten with one teaspoonful of olive oil ; when mixed to a smooth batter add gradually enough water to make stiff enough not to run from the spoon. Beat the white of the egg light and fold into the batter. Put five or six slices of orange into this batter , cover well , then drop into smoking fat and fry a delicate brown ; remove , drain , dust with sugar and serve. Cranberry Fritters. Cranberry muf fins are a novel and delicious varia tion for the dally menu ; sift together two cupfuls of flour , three heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder , one- half cupful of sugar and one teaspoon- fu of salt Beat two eggs , add one and one-half cupfuls of sweet milk and stir into the dry Ingredients ; then add two tablespoonfuls of melted but ter and one cupful of halved berries. Bake 20 minutes in a hot oven. They may also be served with a sauce. Currant Jam Popovers. To make , use two cupfuls each of flour and milk , two eggs ( beaten until stiff ) , one-half teaspoonful of salt , two of melted butter ; bake in cups. When done , cut a little silt in each with a sharp knife and insert a spoonful of currant Jam. Serve with sweetened whipped cream. The Housekeeper. GETTING RID OF INSECTS They Will Depart If Wooden Furni ture and Crevices Are Washed With Weak Solution of Alum. A housekeeper of long experience says she no longer is trpubled with Insects , pests of any kind since an old cook told her to wash her shelves , floors , bed-slats , bureau drawers , the woodwork around sink and all crevices with a rather weak solution of alum water. This same housekeeper does her own patching of iron pots and pans. She I mixes a pound of salt and two pounds of wood aches to a thick paste and fills in the break in the iron. She then sets it away to dry , .when , it be comes as hard as the iron itself and the leak stops % Another of her contrivances for soft ening hard water for washing clothes was the night before wash day to put about a peck of wood ashes in the bottom of a barrel and fill it up with the hard water. By morning the gen tle alkali has softened the water as no modern washing powder does as safe- \y or any better. Real Butter Scotch. Allow to one pound of brown sugai one teacupful of water and a quarter cupful of butter. Put in a saucepan over the fire and boll , watching care fully , until it begins to turn brown. The moment it reaches a golden brown turn into a shallow buttered tin. Never stir or touch with a spoon. Cake Hint. A cake had been set away and for gotten until it w-jj as hard as the pro verbial brick. It was wrapped in a cloth wrung out of hot water and then had an outside covering of paper. Let remain so for about 24 hours , and it will be as moist as if freshly made This recipe has been tested THE YOUNG BRIDE'S FIRST DISCOVERY Their -wedding tour had ended , and they entered their new home to settle down to what they hoped to be one long uninterrupted blissful honeymoon. But. alas ! the young bride's troubles Boon begin , when she tried to Teduec the cost of living with cheap big can baking powders. She soon discovered that all she got waa a lot for her money , and it was not all baking powder , for the bulk of it was cheap materials which had no leavening power. 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