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doubt sell like hot cakes, and, judging
by the present popularity. every girl
in town viii soon have one. It's dis
tinctive feature is the way in which
the crown is made. The quarters are
cone shaped and Joined by seams that
are also stitched at each side. Through
the middle of each section from point
to base is taken a small tuck, which,
owing to the texture of the felt app
pears round. as though corded.
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skirt is cut out in points over an under
skirt of lace. The sleeves are in three
pieces, the upper part being of very fine
lace, another part of the heavy guipure,
similar to that around the upper part
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Yellow stains left by machine oil on
white material may be removed by rub
bling the spot with cloth wet with am
monia before washing with soap.
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Doucet. It displays the short cuff bo-
lero, closed in front and supplied with
a short pointed collar, faced with gui-
pure and having deep cuffs of the lace
on the rather full sleeves. The girdle is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-05

CREAM BUNs--Heat pint of water and put
dissolved and the water is boiling sprinkle in
gradually three-quarters Of a pound of fine sisted
-four. As it is a perfectly smooth paste
lift the pan from the fire, let it cool little then
add, one by one, the yoks Of eight eggs, beating
each in well before adding the next again let 1t
cool, and when nearly cold favor to taste with
rose or orange flower water vanilla essence and
stir ia eighty but thoroughly the whites Of the
eggs beaten to stiff frotn- Have ready a baking
tin covered with buttered or oiled paper and drop
the paste to It with dessertspoon. Allow
good space between each little heap and bake Is
minutes in a sharp As as they are
cooked heat a sharp knife and split them at one
side, at once filing them with pastry cream.
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CUCUMBERS STUFFED WITH MUSHROOMS
Melt one ounce of butter in a stewpan and toss
into it some large, peeled mushrooms directly the
juice begins to flow; add little water, pepper,
salt and teaspoonful Of castor sugar. Cover the
pan and stew till the mushrooms quite cook
ed. Strain of the juice from the mushrooms and
add it to soup OF gravy Put the mushrooms in a
mortar after peeling with fine chopped
parsley, pinch of ground herbs, pepper and salt
Add to the stufing third OF its weight in mash
ed potato, also bread crumbs, and moisten all
with an unbeaten egg Have ready peeled GU
cumber, boil till tender, cut into two inch lengths
and take out all the seeds. Set the pieces Of GU
cumber up right in a dish, stuff the cavity in each
with mushroom forcemeat, spreading little
the top of each Pour over all butter
and bake till Drowned.
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vault at the bank and content them
selves on ordinary occasions with few
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A NOVELTY IN HATS,
THE "RlKKl-TiKkl-T r."

F1ipling has at last joined the army OF
men and women who nave been fmmor-
talized in millinery. He only lacked
this to I'LL his cup Of fame to the brim.
The "Rilrki- Til1ki--r" hat. named after
one of his clever animal tales. viii no
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DINNER.

Vegetable Soup.
Roast Turkey. Roasted Potatoes.
Stewed Onions and Cream. Cranberry Sauce.
Cucumbers Stuffed with Mushrooms.
Stewed Tomatoes
Pumpkin Pie.
Ice Cream. Cake.
Cheese Coffee.
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LuNcHFoN az ~.

LUNCHEON OR TEA.
Oranges.
Consonme-
Deviled Grabs. Lettuce Salad.
Potatoes au Gratin-
Cream Buns.
Tea Chocolate.
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Q 90
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aARIs. Nov. 1o.-By the time this
letter reaches America Thanks
giving will be at hand Here in
Paris. outside the American
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sHE dining rooms Of the great are
remarkable not for their sump-
tuous grandeur, but for their
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-19

..,... .., ."Iu .n spanish, believing
hat Nyndham could not understand
i'm, "but do require an explanation
II your presence here
You have it," she replied calmly, ain
the letter you sent to me announcing
the death of Burr pcndeton, in which
you Ic.ralncd from telling me tho
truth"
It was n delicate method Of telling
him that he had lied to her. and i,
fingered him beyond endurance.
'S.Hll | tell you why | deceived
your he demanded holly, forgetting
that he had demanded an explanation
and that instead he was making one.
1T was because | respected Your fr"l-
ings; because | believed the knowledge
Of how your half brother came to his
death would shock you; because al
ready knew the name of the man who
killed him and only awaited evidence
To- convict him Of the crime, and that
man. the man who killed pendleton. is
your present companion-this man who
sits opposite you at the table
Wyndham rose slowly from his scat
and, taking Il step forward, confronted
Escudcra.
"Senor Escudcra," he said, also
speaking Spanish. "it is NY misror-
tune or good fortune. whichever YOU
choose to call it, to understand you. It
is certainly my good fortune to rccog-
niZe in you dcSpicable scoundrpl
VIII you leave US quietly, for the sake
Of the lady, or shall call
He did not have time to complete
what he would have said, for the Mex.
lean, vino low lost every ycstlge of self
control, started back and with "A rapid
motion thrust his right nand into the
opening Of his waistcoat
In an instant ii was out again. AMI
something's the quickness of tho
eye could not determine what it was
cleaned in his grasp.
The hand Wd~ drawn back. Carmen
uttered low cry. Wynduam started
forward, for he knew perfectly w,u
the meaning Of that gesture, the one
that had hurled death into the heart OF
Burr Pcndlcton. and lie Intended to
seize the Mexican before he could cast
the terrible missile But Escudera's
wrist was seized from behind. the
weapon was torn with Il sudden wrench
from his grasp, and he stood before
them like Il writing serpent whose
fanes have been drawn.
Nobody had noticed Maria. the duen-
IA. Her presence was utterly forgot
ten, but she was Mexican Indian w0-
man, and she know the man who had
Interrupted the luncheon. During the
scene She stole behind him, as if she
anticipated what he would do. or su4-
pectoi that lac might do it, and when
he drew back his hand to cast the
WEAPON she tore the implement from
h.m and left him harmless.
In tho excess Of passion under which
the Mexican struggled it is not strange
that his rage turned upon the wonan
Va had LisGrmcd him. He wheeled
like liSntuiAS aud seized her by the
throat with both hands, hut his fingers
had scarcely time to tighten before
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to me in trust for you"
IA trust former
ayes"
"But he did not know
Gle suspected. There was n docu-
mcnt lcft to me with his will. That
we will read over together later. lie
only believed that there might be
half brother or sister somewhere in the
world. probably in Mexico, and he d-
rcctcd me TO search"
She raised one hand and stopped him.
"Mr. Wyndham'-- she began, and he
interrupted her.
"You have forgotten something, Car
men," he said
"What is itt'
Only given name"
ooh, well. | will finish what I Was
about TO say | have Il reason, very
strong reason, which you will under
stand after we have talked about the
duel, why do not want one word said
about Burr's property yet The time is
not at hand until we have discussed the
duel. and cannot go into that tonight.
inherited my mothers property and
am what you call rich Still it was
that very subject that brought me to
Now York"
"What subject"
"Burrs estate. You must remember
that did not know that my brother
was murdered. | only knew that he
was dead. J would have come at once
-
Interview fer all that we have to talk
over. | am dHzcd tonight, | think. ]
must have time TO compose myself and
to give careful Thought TO what there
Is to do. An, Craig"-shc uttered the
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bVG1H ~ ,.s.u.,.u smiled.
"Ihtul >ou" he said 81 confess
had 100, bought Of that possibility, but
! think | may assure you that Senior
Escudcra viii not know where call
this cvCoiug."
"Do YOU speak Spanish, Mr.. Wynd-
ham" she asked quite irrclcvantly.
Yes he replied still in English; II
speak several languages"
Then If you viii tell my coachman
TO return to the hotel will be oN ligcd.
| gave him other orders when we start
ed. He does not understand English"
Does lie understand the city slili-
GENTLY welt to drive you about"
"Quitc SO, thank you"
Wyndham raised his hat and closed
the carriage door; then. having given
the necessary directions to the driver
and standing motionlcSs while the vc-
hiclc rolled away, he turned ana re-
entered the club. As he mounted the
steps he happened to raise his eyes
and, pccring at him from one Of the
windows. was the smiling and hand
some face of Carlos Escudcra, who
nodded at him genially.
WEndham could barely rcp;rsS a
start of apprehension lest the Mexican
had seen and recognized the lady or
enc Of her servants. II was impoSsi-
bic to determine whether he had or
not, but lie recalled with sudden en-
plasiS the word of warming that Car
H'n del Pu"n;c had given him
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utIG hcitItf man.
will begin the game NJ 6 precisely and
play tin 6 in the morning. can make
up party to do that I'm sure. III
have my man serve rs aomcthlng good
to eat at midnight. How does that
strike you?"
as good idea"
every Wci Meet me at my rooms
at >. I'm the woantimc / will have
made up the party and have everybody
on hand nj that time"
This was agreed to, and the two men
parted. Esrud"ra left he club at once,
but WyndAam lo,tcrcd until he had
gone ami then looked up .Bigss, who
was in the library.
"Carlpto." ne said, Il want you to do
Inc very great favor. May l depend
upon your
"Ccrtainly, craig. What is it?'
~ have got a party on hand mt my
rooms for tonight, and | want you TO
be one of Us
at strikes me that the obligation il
on the other side Old man."
"Wait. iou have not heard mo
through. The party is to convene at ..
At & we are to begin game of poker
which Is to last until u in the morn
ing -
Il didn't know that You went in for
that sort OF thing, Craig. And you
EnoW"-
await; wait, | know, Of course, that
Won cnuuot afford such things and Won
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ing, it occurred to Craig TO
glance in the direction of the ducnna.
Apparently she had not moved or
glanced in their direction, Cor she was
stll placdly engaged upon that indie
scribable work
II was Craig who broke the silence.
Miss pendletou." he began, and she
looked up in amazement, THAT IS
yotr true name" he continued, land
think | should 50 address you," he
added.
Not if You are to be the friend |
need, rs you will know after you have
heard all that | have to tell YOU she
said dcmurcly.
what them" he asked.
"Carmen," she replied simply.
$50 he it," he said graVely II will
address you 10y your given name, and
in all things | will try to he to you
what Burr would have been had he
lived BIT that is not what I intended
to say. There is something concerning
the death of Barr that You should
know Perhaps you have heard that he
left his tojdne t. ne"
mo-" she repiiad. Il lad not heard
OF IT,"
ale did, absolutely, rs people sup
rose, but that is not true. II was lcft
to mo-i,at IS, the bulk OF it ~as left
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L "A
" 90 were not followcdf' She in
II "a qurcd after their greetings
were over.
"Quite So senurita," replied Wyrd.
ham, with a smile.
Then in a few words he related al
that he had done to obyiate such pos
sbility, and she laughed heartily at his
description.
Craig Wyndham had prepared to en-
counter beauty when he entered the
presence of Carmen del Tuente, and
yet when the reality was before him he
WAS conscious Of shock of surprise.
Beauty in women had never affected
him beyond the point of mere admira-
ton, but the earnest, steadfast eyes,
perfect features and high character
that shone in the face of Carmen del
pucnte awoke some hitherto dormant
sense of appreciation within him. Be
fore he had been ten minutes in her
presence he felt as if they We're old
friends, rs If somehow or somewhere
they had known each other always.
There We're sincerity, truth, earnest
ness, high purpose and indOmitable res.
olution in every expression Of her fea.
lures, in every gesture she made, and
WYndham, who rarely trusted anybody
until that person had been thoroughly
tried, felt that he might with com.
pacency put implicit trust in this wo
man.
I'VE have long interview before us,
! A
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Light without Flame.

II one or two pieces of phosphorus OF
the size of peas lie inclosed in a small
bottle half full of olive oil and kept for
some little time, the air space in the bot
tie viii become filed with a phosphores-
cent vapor, The phosphoresccnce will
fade but may he renewed by simply I'M
corking the bottle. Sufficient light will
be given out to tell the time by.
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S'C toht H.
name quite naturally - won do not
know half the story yet. There is so
much more. viii you como to me to-
morrow at noon" she asked.
Yes"
81 will have breakfast served here in
this little parlor II that hour. and you
Will share It with me-
Il offer an ainendwcnt. Carmen. !
will call here with a carriage ut noon.
You and and the stone image at the
other end of til" room will drive out
together and have luncheon at Il place
| know"
She asscnted without question, and
neither could forcSce what grave com
plicatiouS this arrangement was dos-
tined to bring about.
\ moment later Craig bpde the sister
Of his friend good night and was driv-
on to the Waldorf, where for ten min
utcs he showed himself conspcuously
in the corridors. Then he had himself
driven directly to his own apartments.
Ii was midnight when he entered,
and the party were just leaving the
card table to deyour the ample spread
tH"l u'u pce" Pr'pareu lOr 'hcu ny
W !Huh'in o'uoIH'
W COURSE 'h'| cIlaueu MN ABOUT MS
absence Men always do that sort Of
thing, and Wyndham expected it. Is
'"'l'I' 'Iolc HI" H"'hiHS - say re-
eCrding the matter.
As soon rs there was an OnDOrtunity
''r'e'oh "'SSS Grew NFnuuam asIue
ana "plSp'r"d'
AWIuIlN sorry Ola man. played
as rofNieSSiy rs could OUT won IKE
mousse a'iF" Tor M tN"'' me MeAl-
can Is the biggest loser but | thlnh II
Is because ne seemed to nave no healt
w 'i'e Gaule' ft"li Tue l'lHo he hIuH I
seem To Eno" what he helh' ana almost
always b" lad to he told when 10 come
~, Jun! tH'uI' nut INV UV,n
toiu udl ne - an cNPeIt WIN C"I"N,
II an tlHu'' N"''''"N' ''P''eu
''aIS' am Slau you Won Ne VIII
hIHGs are yours YOU KNOW Tue losses
W"uiu nave peeu iuIue' Not Nolu'
YOU nave none me greater service
than YOU knoW. thlhk know why
hScnd'rh "It Iot pay mNcn attention
20 Ihe game nut II does not matter
ne game was brought 10 close ae-
cordIhS to the arrangements al o clock
IN the morning 0hd rs the guests were
departing tscuoera' VINO had paruAIiY
IetrleNed MS IoHS"S OF the earH'r p"I'
OF me game lol''reu pinind the Others
anu WAS th' laSt 10 old MS most -oouoN,
NSndham guessed thal lie had
something 70 say out ne WAS uarulS
P'Vi'iV lo' """t V"nle'
Snoulu uo' 'h'nh you "uuiu epJoE
HNInE III 'utse 'oo"'S, ne S'''"'
NY uo' "SN'u NN""''I"'
'"' uo'u'h-' ohi9 thF'' j. So''i''n'nS
suggestive ol 'he un'"ulE "Oout
phce Wnele "lah mas peVu Hu'uer'
co.
NOT when that man was your best
ana dearest TREND senior ON the CON
trary' THESE rooms Keep me reminded
OF something that nave TO do''
wv nat Is that
'rlHS tie murderer 10 'nSIlcP'
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SuaI,es and Noises.

II is a curious fact that there are cor
tain kinds of noises which attract snakes.
The whir of the moving machine is one,
and in six months as many as 10 cohras
alone have been killed on a grass farm in
India by get:i.S in tgoat Of the advancing
machine.
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diaWnWOrk, Nynunaln could not tel
which.
81 believe our talk was to be about
the duel" he began by way of opening.
81 think" she replied slowly, that
the duel is only an incident among
many others we are likely to discuss.
] told you this afternoon that | was
former friend of Mr.. pcndlctOn.
That statement was quite true, though
somewhat misleading. | was his friend,
but he did not know it. 1t is possible
that he regarded me in n contrary light.
1t is strange, if hc mentioned the duel
TO you, he did not speak of me-"
'Iie might have done so. scnorita,
more. We were to have discussed his
affairs the evening of his death, but
he was murdered before | arrived"
"Murdcrcd!
She lcapcd to her feet with flashing
eyes and for support graspcd the back
of the chair on which she had been
seated. For II moment she stood gHz-
ing wide eyed. at Wyndham, and then
slowly she reseatcd herself.
"pid you not know that he was MUIR
dcred" asked Wyndham calmly.
"No. | knew that he was dead. OF
course. Word came t. me of that In Il
letter from this city. but there was
nothing said about violence"
"Thc pnpcrs were full of the affair"
"Ah. yes But such news seldom
reaches us in Mexico. Murdered! My
COD, 1t is awful, | should have warn-
cd him of his danger. might have
done so, hut | did not regard it as ncc-
ossary. Tell me about it, Mr.. Wynd-
ham"
"Thcre is not much that | can tell.
The affair IS Il great mystery. | believe
the detectives are still at work upon
the case, but only in the effort to find
man whom | know to be innocent"
"Toll me about it," she repeated.
"Trll me Ill YOU know about it,
She uttered the words in the tone Of
one who has the right TO know. and
Wyndham. with sudden confidence
that was inoXplicahlc to himself, COM
Piled. He related in detail everything
that occurred from the moment when
he first met rcndlcton after his return
from McNico until the discovery Of the
body and the sending away of old
James in order that he might be sils-
pcCtcd Two things only he omitted
he did not mention the fact that he
suspected Escudora of the crime. and
he said nothing about his belief that
an explanation of the motive could be
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CHAPTER VII.
.N-,,,t.,,... y.,t. ,t. ,,r-urt- re

VI Itt'lu u'it Hhll''i' VI
Wyndham and Escudera continued to
meet as they had done before, and
there were other interviews between
James and Nyudham. which, however.
developed nothing new.
The letters sent to Mexico by Wynd-
ham were answered. but from them he
derived no information that was OF
benefit to him in his search for the
defiant mystery that had shroudcd the
life of Burr Pcrdlcton.
With the exception that now and
| then some incident would recall the
event to the memory OF reporter. the
| tragedy Of which rcndle,On was the
victim vGs almost forgotten.
Even Wyndham himself began TO do
spair Of ultimate success, or, rather,
| he had about made w his mind to go
70 Mexico himself. whore he believed
| the solution of ;hc affair was located,
when an event occurred which altered
oil his plans and which brought things
ultimately TO a climax.
lie was sitting idly in the clubhouse
one afternoon. wcarily thinking over
NIL that had occurred and cndrayoring
| tc decide what was best for him to do
next. when one Of the servants inform
ed him that lady in i carriage at the
door wished 70 SpvHE to him.
lie rose wN1Geringly. for Craig Wynd-
ham was in 10 scr>p Il Indies man. He
never sought their society and, in fact,
avoided them when he could. That
one should drive to the clubhouse door
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tnOuEhL Wneu you uttered IL. NV
mother was a Romero. Escudera's
mother was her sister. His name is, in
Spanish, Escudcra y Romero. My
name Isl Del rucntc Romero. DO You
understands
Yes. Who, then, is the Romero with
whom Burr fought the duclt"
"Ah. We have not arrived at that
point yet. | will explain it all TO you
when we do. but first let MS finish with
this one. Does Escudcra know that
you suspect him"
81 don't know: I don't think so. Par
don me If | insist upon returning to
the name of the duelist. Tell me, is
EScudcra related to him?"
"Thcy are cousins also"
Sand is Captain Romero also n cousin
Of yoUls!"
II do not like to admit that, Mr..
have not done 50. You viii think all
my relatives are murderers."
Pardon me. | am brute. | am
you are the living friend of the
man who was foully murdered. am
the cousin Of the brute who murdered
him. Eut am oven more than that,
Mr.. Wyndham; moro than that oven to
carlos Escudera for | am his allianccd
wife"
1t was WNndham's turn TO leap TO his
feet, more agiiatcd than he remembered
cy"r to have been before. His heavy
brow drew down in an ugly scowl over
his yes, half shading them, and his
Sllln" jaws set themselves together
with ndomtablc resolve. But the cX-
press on lasted only an instant. Then
his Taco cleared into settled look Of
utlcr contempt.
$50 hc said. you brought me here
to trap me with your beauty. You
brought me here to induce me to spare
from The electric chair the murderer
whom You would marry, whose wife
YOU would become. You brought me
lorc mt the bidding of EScudcra, TO
worm out of mo for his sake all know.
You would make me an accomplice
with you in
She held up one hand. and he paused.
There was no anger in her face. He
saw with amaZrmcnt that there were
tears la her eyes, and he ground his
teeth in renewed rage when he discOy-
c.cd that she was smiling through
them
you forget that it was who de
nounrcd him, not you. You did not
permit me to finish what was saying.
she said. II am the allianrcd wife of
carlos Escudcra, but | hate him-oh.
how hate him. As only Voman of
my blood can hate. He killed Burr
Indlrton. For that. woman though |
am, there is no torture to which would
not willingly consisn him. lie killed
Eur pcndlcton. lie Killed my
she broke down and Wcpt then with
sohS that shook her as Il raging storm
troubles the sea. sinking upon the chair
a-ain and burying her face in her
Lands.
Craig watched her silently. He was
wise enough to know that it was best
ID permit the storm to pass without in
trvuption lie felt that Il great rcVo-
htion had fallen upon him like a Hood
li-ht. y great pity for her flied his
heart. He knew how engagements are
catered into in Spanish countries and
tAt the woman is never consulted re-
e.rding tine choice that is made for her,
an he kncw-hc thought Lee knew
tn1t this woman had loved Burr.
That Of itself was sufficient in his
l.rr.r f., h,r Ia, ys-iclta.
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CHAPTER VIII.

SOME STARTLING REVELATIONS.
II "A RE you quite sure that you
w GA were not folloWcd?" she in
Il "a quircd after their greetings
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CHAPTER TX.

A SERPENT WITH MS FANGS DRAWN.
W q 2HEN Carmen had recovered
U ray and the two were seated
" W again, both silently think
iuu il ocsurrpI ia era i,r In
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copyrjglt 1901, by Frcdcrtc Van Rensselaer, Dcl /