Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-04

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more ardor into his advances, and his
merry, laughing eyes grew strangely
| thoughtful and tender when she fingered
by, until the Captain began to see, even
more closely than Garry himself. in
what direction the wind was, and joy
fully awaited the time when his friends
engagement should put an end to his
suspense.
And Alice Bevan-what said she to
the devotion of a very different individ-
nal from the one she we'll knew had
| been intended for her?
She had been led to suppose that
Richard TelfOrd only awaited a fitting
opportunity to express his admiration
and love for her. But Us the DAYS flew
by, and he kept himself wholly aloof
from her, his shyness and timiditv at
their first meeting after so many, many
years punished from her mind all ideas
of the friendship she might have had for
| him under other and more propitious
! circumstances. And so she began by
accepting Carry small gallantries in a
spirit Of pure coquetry, and ended by
loving the handsome dragoon in spite
| OF herself.
Late one pleasant afternoon these
two were strolling through a shady lane,
! pausing every now and then to rest be-
meath the shelter of some ancient oak,
when Garry made his declaration in his
own peculiar, characteristic way.
''Miss BeYan," he began. straiGhten.
ing himself up to give his whole aureu-
| ton to the matter, 'syou will be grieyed
to know that dear old R,ch is in the dev
I mean fearfully bad scrape, and
the only way to extricate him IS tbs
for him to pull him out ourselves, :"
| added Garry, somewhat at loss for an
appropriate expression.
Dear me-" murmured Miss Bevan,
indiferentlv.
Eyes. You see we both came down
! together, and he's left a wife in town,
and how to break in to the old Squire
he's at his wits end TO find out. But
you and | could easily help him out
that is, of course, if both parties are
willing and agreeable, and / can safely
| answer for one"
''But how?"
''By getting married." said Garry,
coolly, and then for the first time he
glanced at her to see how she was af-
fected by this sudden intelligence.
A look Of deep displeasure came over
her face but it vanished the next in
slant as Garry seized her little hand in
both his own, and poured forth such an
ardent declaration of love and passion
as would have moved far more stony
heart than she possessed.
You see" he went on, sit would be
such great kindness to Rich, and an
inestimable benefit to myself as we'll, if
you'll only take me. Tn not worth
much now, but hope to be; and I'll
sell out of the regiment, and do any
thing else you want me to, said Garry,
thinking, and with good reason. too,
that q man whose wife had 100000
would take life much more comfortable
out of service than in it.
| What the Squire said when the lovers
finally walked home and announced
their engagement, after spending all
the afternoon hours beneath the shade
of the old oak tree, may be readily inn
agined.
What the Captain said when his
friend brought him the joyful news may
soon be told.
Garry" he said, 81 am thankful
enough to you for fixing things up so
satisfactorily for me. But"-with a
roguish light twinkling in his honest
| eyes-''you remember that you said
ut the Waterloo you were prepared to
do anything for me but that. Have
you considered it all sufficiently"
''Well," returned Garry, laughing
himself, though he endeavored to as
sumo an easy, Indifferent air, "of what
earthly use is worthless fellow like
me if he can't make friendly sacrifice
once in whiln?'
The Best Fire to Broil Steak.
Now let us suppose q beefsteak to be
cooked by radiant heat, with the least
| possible cooperation of convection. To
| effect this, our source of heat must be
q good radiator. Glowing solids are
better radiators than ordinary flames;
| therefore coke, or charcoal, or ordinary
| coal, after its bituminous matter has
| done its flaming, should be used, and
the steak or chop may be placed in
| front or above surface of such glowing
carbon. In ordinary domestic practice
| it is placed on gridiron above the coal,
and therefore will consider this case
first. The object to be attained is to
raise the Juices OF the meat throughout
to about the temperature of 100 degrees
| Fair. as quickly as possible, in order
| that the cookery may be completed be-
fore the water of these juices shall have
had time to evaporate to any consider
able extent; therefore the meat should
be placed as near to the surface of the
| glowing carbon as possible. But the
practical housewife will say that, if
| placed within two or three inches, some
of the fat will be melted and burn. and
then the steak will be smoked. Now,
here we require little more chemistry.
There is smoking and smoking smok-
ing that produces detestable flavor,
and smoking that does not mischief at
all beyond appearances. The flame of
an ordinary coal-fre is due to the dis
tillation and combustion of tarry va
pors. If such flame strikes a COM
paratively cool surface like that of meat,