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Moore: Last. year I wrote to you asking what kind of ,ware you recommended for kitchen ltenstls and you told me thc ad- vantages and disadvantages of all of them and still left me to choose for myself. Now unless I ani delv gag into some secret of your kitchen I would like to know what kind of \`1tcllsilsyo\l use in your kitchen. I pillcerciy hope you will forgive lne lf you do not fccl it would be wise bo publish this information. Tenac- tous. Well "Ten5'ei0us"V and all other readers I want you to remelnber this one warning: Just because I use lnore aluminum ware than anything blse, does not mean I am condemn- lng other wares by faint praise. I have been reading faithfully all llle r0Iltro\'f:l'sinl llrtlcles on the vir- hles Ot' allllnllluln\vul‘c \'r=l~>cs cast hon and enamelware. When it is all boiled down it seems that the worst [alt aluminum has is lt.: readiness lo discolor whell certain foods are cooked in it. Sc.cntist.-. have provcri that this mere discoloration is not harmful when these foods are eat- en. While I was scouting about for barred opinion.; on this subject of alumlnumwarc I encountered a. gentleman who know: metals in their raw state and ia employed by \ huge concern and receives a huge lalary for his knowledge of them. I-lc said in reply to my query “If you ever saw alumi.nu.m in its raw ptate you would not even touch an llurninum pot let ilcne eat food rocked in it." But since I have not leen raw aluminum I st.ll have my mppetite. Un the other hand there il no question about the value and adven- oages of cast iron ware, so I say kvhen the weight of the utensil does not matter, and where waterless booking in desirable use cast iron pare. when beauty is to be considered enamehvare is without doubt choic- bst. If ellalllclware is given good care, that is, not chipped or bump' bd, or bumed, it is unsurpassed. But it is very seldom that these con- ditions can be abide`d. Even the best bf it chips easily. If it is burned Qt will invariably crack, because cn- smel is actually liquid glass spray- bdtoraippedlonwametalbase NOTICE In regards to the whereabouts of my father that I have not. seen or heard from’ for this last eighteen years. his name is Mr. George Dayc, lmm in Blmgay. P. E. Island. Any- one knowing his whereabouts can please notify me, hll daughter, Malden name ls Miss Pearl Hannah Dayc. also born in Bungay, now Mrs. Pearl (‘rossman. 196 Hamilton Street, llnrtfnrcl, Conn. Janv. 4-31. ¢ , as ordinary glass. . Unclfipped and uncraeked enamel- ware is unsurpassed for kitchen ut- ensils. But to return to "Tenacious" question: I have three pct utensils ill mi' kitchen that provide a minor thrill every time I use them..0ne is my alumnum roasting pan, WSG U1' ough to roast a turkey or a young piglet; and when covered not too big to roast a. small rolled roast of lamb, etc. This lla is the same cull as the bottom-and has a little shutter which may be Opflled 0" shut to regulate the esCui’>¢‘ Qi Steam My second pet is my illllmllllllll steamer. '1‘hc lower part '\\'lll ll0lCl four and one half quarts when fill- ed to the bum. The upper part has straight sides and with the lid Oil is deep cnulgh that seven sqllattyl pint jars may be ~“-l00lC is cooing in tlle bottom: OF P0lf\l' oeg or squash may be steaminf-I lil the top while beans, or Irish Stew are boiling in the bottom and S0 on. My third pct. is my Dutch oven. cast iron, of course. I use this pri- marily for pot roasts land it turns out some of the most delicious ones you can imagine.) but, many a. tough rllickcri has been made tender ill it. Swss steaks too are excellent done in the Dutch oven. We have three double boilers: one one and one half Dlht Sl?/¢ ln ‘mite enamelware-that is the ulJl°€\' Daft holds 1 l~2 pints, the lower part 1 quart; this is kclll °XClU-$l\'<‘ll' fill' our infant's cereal and has been in use for six months and has no crack or chip yet. The other two double boilers hold two quarts in their tops( and two and one hall quarts in their lower comlvartnlerue These ax-call-purpose utensils ueed for making por-ridge in the morn- ing, soups for lunch, milk Di-\d¢llY‘ES or cream sauces etc. for dinner. l.'I’h0 reason 1 can tell you their capacit- ie, sg glibly is because I have just been out in the kitchen measurlrli! them by filling them with a Ctllilfi' milk bottle.) We have four aluminum sauce pans ranging from three cup size to three quart. We have one five GUS" alurninurnlfittle with a billl' 155055 of a handle and a tightly fitting cover: a. vcry large preserving kotilf which does heavy duty in the hw serving season, and is also used for boiling a ham. We have one 1a.r8¢ and one small iron ffylllk DHD- TWC large one being an absolutely ln- dispensable utensil in alll' l<`lCl"°“- Our oven ware is chiefly iillbfeak' able glass. Since APM* ln “'10 °"°“ is often at aipremium we use squll-re EAD COLDS llelt in boiling water Ind inhale vapors; also muff up non. sr visas E #MILLION JARS USED YEARL , . Dorothy -axe 1 ,,,,,, Du ubellc Worthington _ Qlllrrol MIITIIIC E _ Y Virtues.C~an Succeed in Marriage Unless He Has the Little ' ¥ aww? guimitr I Virtues Too ‘ ` t as nc s en - IT An intelligent and thoughtfuiman said to me the other day that the way a husband or wife said "yes" or “no” or "good morning" had and its II10St €COIl0II1i08l, f01' the Pl‘iC6 ' more w do with marital happiness than truth and fidelity- is only 40c per 1 lb. packetr . .... oven dishes rihat is all except plc plates.) Square casseroles, alfll square baking dishes for baking ap- ples, baked puddllgs etc. We lw-VG a set of round glass custard cups. '1`hure! I think we have touched on all tho fundamental utensils. These are what we use in my OWU private kitchen which I think is what "'l`enaciolls" was referring to. Indeed. “Tenacious” illerc is no se- cret about what we use-it is our business you know to broadcast the do‘ngs in our kitchens to every Canadian \vonn\n_ Rice Neapolitan Arc you fallniliar with our D95 Itrrliun d`sh Spaghetti Neapolitan? If so, you will want to try this Chinese vers‘on of it. Boiled rice as described under “Boiled Rice.” In two iublesponlls of olive oil for huticvi fry cnc finely chopped onion, 4 tablespoons f rrlely Cl'l0PP¢d celery' tor 2 tablespoons finely clloyrrprwl gi-ern pcppfrl. tultil dcli- cately browllcd. Add one can of to- matoes, and one cup of minced left over meat, or fresh hamburger and allow to simmer down until sl‘ghtly mick. Serve over a mound of the flaky boiled rice, and spnnklc generously with grated cheese. _ Spanish Rice With Bacon Cut t-llrcc thin slices breakfast bacon into squares, and fry until crisp, Remove from pan aid keep warm. To the fat in the pan add half a green pepper cut in shreds and one tablespoon chopped onion. Fry u“t’l brown: add one cup boil- ed rice and one cup tomatoes. Sea- son with salt, pepper, sugar and B little butter. One fourth cup of creiim is an"ln1'fn‘ove“mcnt. Add ba- con and rcllcnt and serve ns 3 main supp~l‘ ciifh. Rice (lroquettes Q This is n_rl._ex.c,e1lcnt,_r.e¢ be and rice"'eroqnettes'" are just perfect when served with roast chicken. To one cup cold boiled rico add one half cup milk and cook lil double boiler. If rice does not take up all the milk. drain it off. Add the beaten yolks of two eggs, one lcnspzou. salt, 1 tablc1'pL\0ll melted butter. Spread thc mixture on a platter, and when cold form into small croquettes, dip in beaten egg and fine crumbs and fry in hot fat, Drain. dns: with powdered su- gar and serve hot. Rice Stuffing For Roast Chicken Fry one small chopped onion in 2 tablespoons butter. and add 4 cupg; cold boiled rice and 1 cup bread cvllinhs moistclicd with one cup milk. Add l teaspoon sage 3-4 cup finely chopped bacon or ‘fat salt pork and salt and pepper to taste. Ulrled Blue and Eur Four hard cooked eggs, 2 table- spoons butter, 1-2 tablespoon fine chopped onion, 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1~2 tea- spoon salt, 1-8 teaspoon paprika, 1 cup heated milk, 1 cup boiled rice. Chop whites of eggs and add to sauce made of butter, flour, sea- sonings and milk. then add rice: heat to boiling point and serve in patty cases sprinkled with the yolks of eggs rubbed through sieve. This mixture may be baliétl With sleved yolks mixed with bread crumbs sprinkled over the top. Rice With Apples This is a simple desert. that will find a quick appeal. Mix 2 cups boiled rice with 5 small apples which have bee- par- ed and cut in quarters. Add i»2 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons butter and 1-4 teaspoon grated nutmeg. Place in buttered pudding dish and bake in moderate oven for 1 hour, or until apples are tender. serve eith- er wnrm or cold with cream. This fs a wholesome dessert and may bo prepared a day in advance. Rice Muffins These iittie muffins are exe'-llent for using up left over boiled rice. of which I always make sure I have a. l`ttIe when fresh rice is being boiled. Sift together 2 1-2 cups floig, 5 teaspoonsybaking powder, 3 table- spoo's sugar, 1-2 teaspoon salt. Beat 1 egg and 1-2 cup milk and 3 tablespoons melted shortening, and beat into dry ingredients. Into l-Z cup milk put 1-2 cup cold boil~ ed rice and stir well. Add to muf- fm mixture. beat well a-.:d..bake in moderate oven for 20 minutes. _ Lemon Cream Rice A rice dessert for company. One half cup rice, 3 cups milk. 1-2 cup sugar, grated rind of one :mall lemon, 1 1-3 tablespoons le- mon juire, 3-4 teaspoon salt, yolks 2» eggs, whites 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons icing sugar, 1-4 teaspoon lemon ex- tract. Soak rice overnight. Drain and add m'lk and cook over double boiler until soft. Add sugar, lemon juice and rind, salt and egg yolks slightly beaten. Cook until thick, turn into buttered pudding dish and.cool. Beat white ofeggs until stiff and a/dd powdered sugar and extract. cover top of pudding with mer'ngue and bake in slow oven Caution: Save these rice recipes as we will refer to them in our said may have I think he is right. Marriage is a topsy. turvy affair in which the scale of value is all up-1 set. Little things outweigh blg things. The ap- parently unimportant is really the vital tnlng, and success depends more upon the amenities than it does the virtues. As in the old music hall ditty, “it isn't what he said, it’s the nasty way he said 1t" that starts a thousand domestic fights. What husband or wife been innocuous eno h of itself. It . U8 was the mean, contemptuous, insulting tom gg voice that made the party of the other part see red and go to it hammer and tongs Why, a woman can sa nothin at ° Y 8 tall. She ca.l just slum a door behind her in a way that shouts to her |husba.nd that she considers him a. grinding tyrant and a tlghtwad and a pig-headed boor to boot. ‘ When a couple get a divorce the law forces them to accuse each other foundations than are blown away by As a. matter of fact, in marriage with. mother and thrifty and a good cook. makes life gay and amusing to him. alimony. thc housekeeping money. communities in which they lived. marriage. match. economical supper menus. of some crime. Half the time there are merely trumped-up charges, and in the other half it is not so often the big fault that a husband or wife finds it so impossible to forglveas the little hatefulness, the nagging, the fault-finding, the surllness, the stabbing of sarcastic speeches that have become unendurable. More homes are wrecked by ants eating away their cyclones. the graces count far more than do the rock~bound solid qualities that go to make up a flue character. For in reaiity we never l°v¢ people for their virtues. we love them because ‘they are pleasant and agreeable and adaptable and easy to get along And this is more true in marriage than ln any other relationship in life. No man ever cherlslies a woman because she is a model wife and If she is his "heart," it is because she is understanding and tender and because she Jellies him along and She always saps the thing that soothes him when he is runled; that bucks him up when he is discouraged; that restores his faith in himself and hangs the sun in his heaven, and that is why many a man adores a wife who is extravagant, a bad manager and who spends more time on her bridge than she does on her housekeeping. And it also explains the curious phenomenon of why so many good wives, wives who did their full duty by their husbands, but who felt cal!- ed upon to tell their husbands of their faults and who were about as pleasant house companions as a fretful porcupine would be, are living on Same way with women. When a man is faithful to his wife and a good provider, he pats himself on the back and never doubt that the contemplation of these virtues will keep her perpetually on her knees thanking heaven for having sent him to her as an answer to her prayers for a good husband. Nor does he doubt that she will be perfectly happy and keep wildly, thrilling in love with him no matter how grouchy he is nor how he neglects her nor how penurious nor how high-tempered. Plenty of the most miserable and disappointed wives in the world are women married to men 'who have every virtue iuldcr the sun except the virtue of being livable. They are peevish allcj,,fau_lt-finding at home and nothing ever pleases them. They are cold and frigid and never show their wives any sympathy or understanding or tenderness. They are so stingy that their wives have almost to chloroform them to get out of them And that ‘~ why we so often see the spectacle of a woman clinging to a. drunkard or a wustrel or a ne'er-do-well who has nothing to give her but a. few kind words and a little attention, and why we see so many reconciled lows of men who were held up as examples to youth in the D-ir - one's duty in marriage isn't enough. It has never yet. made marriage a success. The happy marriages are those in which the ob- ligations of marriage are hidden under so many roses that they never ob- trude themselves. It isn't enough for a. man to feed his wife's body, he must also feed her soul. ` It isn't enough for a woman just to be a good cook. She must know how in make angel food out of the dough of To do this husbands and wives must realize that the little things in marriage are more important than the big things. A woman must real- ize that the thing that makes her husband glad or sorry he married is the way she greets him when he comes home tired and worn of an even- ing, and particularly the way she sends him off to work of a morning from a. cheerful breakfast table or one that was the scene of a scrapping The way she listens tdhim when he tries to tell a story or of his hopes ~ ~ _ ' -- Here you have todayb model! , And lslft it ravi|hin¢?Adressin “It Isn t What He Said, It’s the Nasty Way He »,,.,.,, ,W ,ru am. .ppm mn. Said It” That Starts a Thousand Domes- gr" t~;e°z°b°:;:°“':- gag: \>° We tic Fights No Model of All the Big In' me ,,,,,¢,,,,,,"<’ ,, ,,,,,',,,, U, , lightish verging towards a cyclamen shade in rough crepe silk was chosen. The matching bone buttons are its only trim. If you're thinking of a. woolen dress it's delight/fully snappy in' a soft grey mixture with fuchsla-red buttons and leather belt. ' Style No. 992 is designed for sizes 14, 10, 18, 20 years, 30, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust. Size 16 requires 3% yards 39-inch. Price of Pattern 15 cents fn stamps or coin (coin is preferred). Wrap coin carefully. N0. 892. S126 ,..........,.......... Nam. . . . . . . . . . _ Street Address City Btltc Canadian Cookeny 1-HE NEW MAN'|’|ME TEA M uw. ru... A l ' _ warm What theFashionables are Wearing ~ For Wie Cook » , QUICK Loan cum 1 cup sugar. 1 cup and 3 tablespoons pastry flour. . ‘A teaspoon salt. . 2 teaspoons baking powder. ` Put-56, cup melted shortenin Break in-2 eggs without beating. Add-1. teaspon vanilla and fill the cup to the brim with milk. Pour this cup of liquids into the dry ingredients. Bake in a greased loaf pan at 350 degrees F., and when cool, cover with your chosen frosting-or just dust it with fine sugar for quick service. QUICK ICING ~ Here is a recipe for a nice smooth chocolate icing that can be put to- gether in the » twinkling of an eye-a pleasant change from the butter icing and the confectioners' icing that are our usual recourse when we are short on time_fg_r_the frosting of the cake. _ 4 squares unsweetened chocolate, cut in pieces. , 1'.; cups <14 ounces) cold' con- densed milk. 1 tablespoon water. Ada chocolate to milk. all-ce our low flame, and cook until thicken- ed, stirring constantly. Thin with water, a few drops at a time, until of right consistency to spread.‘ Makes enough frosting to cover tops , lf two 9-inch layers. Beat hard for 2 minutes. _ Mix these and sift them together |"’ *__* - ' Add-‘ii cup chopped dates. AMorn1ngSmrle ' LEGAL PHRASEULOGY The Recordership of Dublin, a. moot important office, was once held by a very able but impetuous lawyer, the Right Hon. Frederick Falkiner, of whom the following anecdote is worth recalling. I-Iis Lordship was presiding at a trial when a counsel for the 'Treasury asked leave to recapitulaln his points but was told that the Court would not hear him. Notwithstand- ing this rebuff. he coolly proceeded as follows, “My first point is that your lordship has no jurisdiction tr make any order; my second is that any order you_mny make will be in excess of jurisdiction; and my third point is that any such order will be against all the evidence of the case." Here the Recorder jumped up 'in uncontrollable fury and shouted: “My answer to.your flrst point is Bah! My answer to your second point is Baht And my ans- wer to your third point is Baht" The Treasury counsel, quite undis- maycd, went on: “And my respect- ful reply to your lordship’s answers is also monosyllabic; it is the word Booi" thing as the price of a movie ticket. that counts in marriage. and plans-with rapt attention or with only half an ear- The WHY Sh' praises him or belittles him before others. Tile sporting way wlth which she takes had luck or the whirling complaints with which sho bemoanl her lot in getting a husband who is a. failure. And husbands must realize that the happiness off_marrlBB° 101' U woman is wrapped up in trifics, the temperatur‘e of a kiss, the remember- ing of an anniversary, the spontaneity of n compliment, even so small a It isn't what they do or say. It is the nice or nasty way they do ll . "tt DOROTHY DIX. iisllrsrfnosrs A Romance of Today By Joanna Cannan i Sir Iiugll Ly;»:\l'du looked up at his the impression that he htel' and nodded. He was under understood PHU1'lClH. and he had always thought that this marriage would be the ,l'cl'y thing for hor. Before hr: turn- .I d to Geoffrey, he decided that he twould hand Long Pctworth over to B ll I: Pat on her marriage, that that his o n-in-laiv would instrll central eating from n furnace in the cel- lr behind the coal cellar, and elec- lric light from n plant in the old ke-house. ln "A good plan?" he repeated. smil- ir. "Well, as long as it's only a lan I‘m inclined to agree with Ecu. Let me sec, whats your great L lr. Y age, Geoffrey?" “Twenty next August, slr. Bllt we don't want to rush things, do we Pat? I'nl only an ordinary employee in my fathers business at present I’vc got to work my way up.” "Well, you certainly ought; to wap, till you're of nge." snicl Sir Hugh. "I cnn't; pretend that I tlis'.1ppl'o\'e of early marriages." Ho smiled to himself. He had made a run-away marriage at two-and-twenty, and the early death of his wife had spared him disillusionmont. “I shall have to come down and have a po\v-wow with your father about it, Geoffrey. Perhaps ro.. morrow after church, it being Christnms day." "I go back on Monday evening," Geoffrey told him. “Christmas isn't much of n holiday up there." The three or them had tes to-` gether, and to Geoffrey, fresh from the fly-blolvn ugliness of Invernry Mansions, like some blissful narcotic was the tranquil lovellness of the 2 ' - _ J ZAM-BUK e clnrrrn lnnns :s°:::°.:;:f una 'ro-night will Horn vom- ‘ _ (7/~».~vrfv.' 5 . - 4/rd/l"/nr?/Jaap 25 ‘ , ,..;,c_ not ill-pleased, llc had come down from Scotland knowing that this proposal must be made, and he had got through with it much more easily than hc had expected. Indeed it seemed scarcely to have affected his fol'mcr relationship with Pat- ricia, to so distant a future had he relegated its collsulnmatioll, so pas- sionless had been the brotherly hug ,which he had given her when they had parted in the hall. He told Jolm Gilmour that night: “I'vc fixed it up with Pat, Father. Sir .Hugh is coming down to see you to-morrow after church." John Gil- mour looked up from the leading article of The Times. "I'm delight- ed to hear that, Geoffrey, Delighted. I llcnrtlly congratulate you, my boy. I only wisll that your dear mother were here.” "Well, she knew," said Geoffrey, looking sadly into the glowing heart of one of the substantial Hemshott fires. Not wanting to talk of his en- gagement, he rose, then, and said that he was going to turn in. .He went upstairs with the cold bitter- ness oi’ final capltulatioll in his heart: but fresh air and exercise had tired him, and he slept we‘l. Patricia slept well. too. Shc felt sure that shc had done the right thing in agreeing to marry the play- mate of her childhood and adoles- cence. Sho was nl. llcart un innoc- ent. creature. and the world seemed to her to be full of sirlligllt people whose l.ves hr-.cl thought; and pur- poses sin- had not the ability to ;:a|l'n~. S-he unclcrstood Ccoflrcy. lmll. I-Ie drove back to Hemshdtt , _ Apart from aday at Dereham-on- Sea. when some madness had ap- parently selzcd hinl, there was nothing in his life that she kllew of and did not understand. His tastes were identical with hers, and so were his ideals and his limita- tions. He had been brought up to eat nt the same hours ns she, to take the same number of baths, to use the lame words, to shop in the same streets. He could be trusted not to wrlte poetry nor to cheat gt games. It was, therefore, with is light heart that across the aisle of Dip- ley Church next morning she watched the handsome profile of her lovcr set in what for years sho had described both to herself and him as Geoffrey's church face. In a pause after the first hymn, Geof- frey turned round and looked at her ,and they exchanged a glance no more ardent than had passed between them in Dipley church an the Christmas mornings of the last ten years. That was strange, thought Geoffrey, remembering how a glance from Fay‘s eyes could make c. thri‘l run down his spine and all the strength go out of his knees. But in Patricia's healthy thought- less life, no glance had ever thrill- ed her spine or made her knees feel weak: and for 'her part, she did not think it strange. After the service, the Lysardes and the Gllmours ioregathererl in the church yard,,and-, havin greet- ed their friends, set off for Hein- shoit. Geoffrey and Patricia went ice. It was s. sunny day. The win- ter woods were hushed. and leafless, but the low notes of the brambling sounded fronl the coverts and the dead beech leaves made A cheerful russet carpet for the woods. To other lovers the scent might have suggested the kindly thresholds and the flrciit eves of a sweet domes-, ticity; but Geoffrey and Patricia talked in jolly tones about the ice. On the way to it, they talked of what it would be like; while they lingered beside the lake, they tested if-I on the way to Hemshott, they ltalked of what it was like. Had it not been for a weight on his mind, which he confidently supposed he was to carry on for the rest of his life. Geoffrey might have succeed- ed in forgetting the devastating truth that he was engaged to be married to the cheerful, matter-of- faet companion at his side. When they reached I-Iemshott, they found John Gilmour and Bir John Gilmour was standing with Hugh Lysarde in the momlng room. his back to the blazing nre, His feet were rather far part and firmly planted on the thick Turkey ear- pet. His thumbs were in the arm- holes of his waistcoat. 1-fe looked prosperous, pompous, and powerful. A complete contrast was Sir Hugh, ther armchair, with an expression who was lounging easily in A leg- of mingled boredom and dlppancy on his dark face. and caressing the head of Tinker, the Scottish terrier, who lay in an adoring attitude at his feet. Bhe knew what he thought about. , ~"'~'.~r*.-.~»-~~f: f - » f - ~ .. round by Dlpley llke (0 look lt the John Gilmour was spokesman. Ho I ' i’ ’ ‘I used the sonorous voice with which he was wont to address meetings of his board. "Well, young people, we two old fogies have been talking over your little affair." Sir Hugh Lysardc snorted. He was forty-two and felt. much younger. He hated to be classed with John Gilmour as an old fogie. For a moment he regretted that Long Petworth must pass to this man's solfs son. "And," continued John Gilmour, "we have decided . . . well, in short, we have decided to sanction an engagement. You are young, but still, you have had plenty of time to get to know each other. Your af- fection is well-grounded." He looked severely at Geoffrey. “This is no mad, headlong affair. At the some time we do not think it de- sirable to make a. public announce- ment just yet. The engagement must necessarily be a. long one. We are l¢l'¢Gd that we cannot begin to think of a wedding' '-he slmpered- "untll Geoffrey has come of age. Btlll, youth is a fault which mends every day. And we don‘t think it would do any harm to tell a few re- latives and friends-your Aunt Mil- llcent, Geoffrey and perhaps Aunt Katherine and Aunt Maud. I expect sir Hugh will also inform his fam- ily clrcle." , “Not my relations," said Sir Hugh. recovering his temper. "Not the Mad Mortlakes, Barr! But a few friends. Charles. and Susan, and Jenifer, eh Pat?" "'1'hat'| right, Daddy." , i . “And when you're married, I shall hand Long Petworth over to you, and make my return expedition to Thibet. Bo you'll have something to look forward to," said that amiable egoist. "Very generous,” muttered John Gilmour. "Yes," said Geoffrey, uncomfort- ably. "Well, I think tbat'| all that IMG be discussed now,” said John Gil- mour. "Perhaps Sir Hugh would like s whiskey-and-soda. nina the bell, Geoffrey. . ." Geoffrey and Patricia went out into the garden and made a tryst to skate that afternoon. "The fathers seemed reasonable, didn't they?" commented Patricia. "I think it's rather silly not to make a public announcement. If one tells one's aunts, one might as well tell the world.” "Still, it pleases the fathers and it doesn't hurt us," said Geoffrey. "We might as well humour them in small ways. What would you like for an engagement ring, Pat?" "Well, diamonds go with any- thing," stated Pat. 1 The winter landscape faded, and the frank voice at his side. He new the diamond lights of a. Lon- don dance hall and heard the plain- tive rhythm of a waltz. "It seems too lovely to be true," he heard Fay nigh, and he spread the treasures of Ophir at the feet of his beloved. "I dcn‘t like diamonds, Pat,” he said, wildly. "I oan‘t bear them. Have something else, if you conf' about sapphires? When I dor\'t WGN brown, I generally wear blue. But how funny, Geoffrey! I never heart that you didn‘i: like diamonds bc- fore." “I never thought about jewellery before," murmured Geoffrey. “You used to have a very beautt fu! pearl stud," said Patricia. "Ant that lady-like little wrist-watch mt your slgnet ring. I always thoulh\ you slightly overdressed. But you'v1 given up the signct ring now. Dif you lose lt?" "No,’ said Geoilrvy. "It . . . it got in the way. It had to be scrap- ped." He found a mournful Plelis' ure in the analogy. - (To be Continued.) Professional Bards Stewart & Lowther .l. D. STEWART, K. C. N. W LOWTIIEB B4 Great George Street MONEY T0 LOAN McLEOD & BENTLEY .|. A. BENTLEY W. E. BENTLEY. K. 0. Bnnlatcr and Attorney-al.-Ln MONEY T0 LDAN Officer Ili) Richmond Street * "rohihiticn Commission Cbll. ll Black, Chairman. Ch 'rl' ft *town ir.|.'n. Mrvluralo \‘.'e-i st. Peter' .Ichn Simpson, Iran-Ilton. Bclld all information relll"""\ museum or rnomnrrron ACT to the above or to "an rim," mo mncla “what lln|pce1crI.lrlp|p,l.0.M-P-. 'l in o 0 , , _ mixing cup. 5*' tl Y SARBISTERS. SULICITORS. “QQ } r