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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
SYNOPSIS.
III WfCXr CLJ2C eco

The story opens IN a Confederate tent
at a critical stage OF the CiEll War. Gen.
Lee imparts 10 Capt. Wayne an important
mo ssase to Longstrcet Accompanied by
Sergt Craig. an old army scout, Wayne
starts on his mission. They get within
ness Wayne Is taken for a Federal Of
iiccr and young lady on horseback Is
given in his charge. She Is % northern
Eirl and attempts To- escape. one Of the
horses surcumhs and Craig goes through
with the dispatches, while WAYNE and My
Lady OF the North are left alone. They
seek shelter In nut md entering II In
tn" dark "A huge mas'in attacks Wnvu"
Tho girl shoots the hrut" Just In time.
The owner Of the hut. Jed RunEay. and
horscmcn approach. They are led by u
man claiming to be Red lowric, but who
proves to be Mai Brennan. a Federal
officer whom the Union Eirl recognizes.
He orders the arrest OF Wayne as a spy
and he Is brought bcfor" sheridan. VINO
threatens him with death unless he re-
yeala the secret message Wayne believes
Edith Brennan to b" the wife OF Mai
brennan. lie Is rescued 10y Jed Bung1N.
who starts to rcnch Gen Lee, while
wayne In disguise p"uctrutcs to the ball
room. beneath which he had been Inn.
prisnnrd lie is introduced to Miss
Minor and barely escapes being unmask-
ed Eiifk brennan. recognizing Wayne.
says she will save him Securing a pass
through tho lines they are confronted by
brennan. who IS knocked souscinss. Then.
Bidding Edith adiru. Wayne makes a
dash for liberty. He encounters EUugny
thcy reach the lie" camp ana are sent
with roint0rc"mcnts to Join Early. In the
hhttI" II Shenandoah th" regiment tx
overwhelmed, and Wayne will" In IL"
ing dptail
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21

speaking about you only yesterday
That is. was, for really do not re-
call now that Edith made any remark
apropos Of the subject You have no
idea. Captain Wayne. what hero
have made you out to he. II would
make you positively vain II ! should
confess: why. Arthur has actually be-
come so jealous that he has almost
forbidden me even to mention your
name In his presence. SO when !
want TO talk about you am compelled
to 20 to Edith She hasn't power to
stop me. you know, but I'm sure
must bore her awfully. And then TO
think that when you stood there Just
now, and | saw your gray uniform.
actually thought the guerillas had
come My heart beats so now can
hardly talk. hut how pale and nag.
gard you looks It that horrible
wound which troubles you stIll?"
Il have been discharged from the
hospital only a short time | an
swered, as she paused to take breath
Indeed, this is my first military serv'
ice for several months, yet am feel
ing quite strong again. Mrs. brennan,
then. is still with you?"
"Oh, yes: We have been here all
winter long, II has been so dull, for
really nothing has happened, and the
! valley is quite devoid Of inhabitants
even the negroes have gone hunting
freedom. But Major Brennan and Ar
thur are to be here this afternoon
and sometime tonight we are all OF
us going away together"
Eager as | was to meet Brennan,
had no desire that we should meet In
tho presence OF his wife. Better, Tar
better, would it be for me to leave at
once and without even seeing her.
"GQu say you arc about to departY
/ asked determined to learn all pos
shle regarding their plans. DO you
go NORTH"
Yves, to Baltimore and Washington
The guerilIas are becc ming so desper
ate in this neighbOrhood that We are
actually afraid to remain here longer
They attacked the Cuyler plantation
only ten miles from here. two weeks
aRn. killed old Mir. CuYiar. tnrnAd hi
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
uslnu a CoverIcsa Roaater.

The tenderness and SAVIOR or roast
ID meat depends upon the slow, per
heating influence Of a slightly moist
neat properly applied This should be
;apur-not steam under pressure. The
water well of this rooster provides just
,nouCh vapor to surround the outer
surface of tho roast and help It re-
ain its appctizlng nutriliye qualities.
rhe raised conCaye center on which
he roast lies catches in It's depression
III the rich juices that make delicious
he gravy We like 30 well. Thicken
his liquid with -four and place the
caster over the open cover hole or
gas flame Thus gravy can be finish
I'd right in the rooster.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
CHAPTER XVII.
An Embarrassing Situation.

II was we'll into the third day when
we came down into the fertile valley
of the Cowskin. 1t had proven an I'M
eventtul ride thus far, for we had met
with no adventures and had observed
little worthy OF consideration from
military standpoint.
While constantly observant OF these
points regarding which had been dis.
patched, my one overmasterlnG
thought during a. those hours was the
possibility of agnln meeting with Edith
Brennan and proving of some assist
.ance to her. Her greeting Of me In
the Federal hospital had been 30
.sweetly gracious. so marked with ten
der sympathy. wnil0 the memory OF
her words. and even more OF the look
which accompanied them. had so re-
NAMED with me in encouragement
that ! longed to encounter her again,
God knows what ] hoped for, Tor !
knew veil II must all inevitably end
In despair, yet like the moth ] must
>op,,uns TO strEs my wings until the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21

right OF me was an extensive grape
arbor. completely covered with vines,
the fresh green leaves forming de-
lightful contrast to the deep blue sky
beyond. As | came opposite an open
ing leading into this arbOr | suddenly
caught the fiutter OF drapery and
stopped instantly. my heart throbbng
like a frightened girls. II was quite
dark beneath the vine shadow. and |
could make out no more than that
woman stood there. her back toward
me, busted at some task Possibly
she felt my presence, for all at once
she glanced around and upon per
ceiylnE me gave vent to quick eX'
clamation Of terror.
Pardon me-" / said hastilY. and re
moving my hat. but you have nothing
to fear
There was n moments hCsitancy on
her part and knew was being scru.
tinted by pair OF bright eyes
surely" said familiar voice, Il
cannot 10 mistakcn-you are Captain
Wayne"
BEFORE ! could even answer she
stepped forth from her partial con.
ccalmcnt and advanced toward me
with cordially extended hands. It was
Celia Minor
We'll, OF all mem" she cried gay.
ly, her dark eyes smiling a most kind
ly welcome And Edith and ! were
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
PRETTY SASH CURTAIN
EFFECTIVE WINDOW DRAPERlES
NEED NOT Be EXPENSIVE.
Remnant Counters viii Yield All That
Is Necessary, and at Reasonable
Prices-care in Design and
Arrangement.

Until the spirit for contriyinG lays
hold on one It would never seem pos
slble that the prettIest OF sash cur
.ains could be so easily designed and
that without visiting the precincts OF
the "drnpery department"
Few are the seasons when the rem
nant counters Will not yield short
lengths OF plain lawn, dimity, cross
barred muslin. dotted swiss or even
the timer grades OF white or cream
colored cheese cloth And be II said.
with emphasis. that many deliberately
,lraped windows. where costly mate
rails have been hung with lavish dis
regard for expense. have n far less re-
fined and restful effect than ones
where straight curtains of this soft
and simple material edged only with
plain hens, are used.
Cheese cloth looks well for several
months. often longer and after say
half dozen washngs, the plain little
curtains are ready for yeoman's serv-
ice us busters and polishing cloths,
and fresh ones can be put NJ at very
moderate expense
But II Is with the slightly more dur
able fabrics that charming results can
be attained Plain lawn, with a deli
cate figure stencIlcd on the two inch
hem to harmonic with the ColorIng OF
he room. Is in perfect taste. Failing
kin in the use OF stencils, It is an
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
VIE OIL, partially dressed tu the s~ss

wife out partially dressed IN the sxssF
Gle OF the night. looted the house al
everything 1t contained OF value. ano
then set II on fire. You see we have
no men folks here except two ne
grocs, who have chung TO us because
they we're so aged they were AFRAID
to leave--just mamma. Edith, my old
nurse, and myself II seems so lonely,
aud Major Brennan and Arthur holh
insist II is no longer safe. SO they
are coming with a cavalry escort 10
take Us all North. ! am sure we snail
have splendid time"
You have experienced no trouble,
then. thus far?"
oh, none at alive have not even
been bothered by scouting parties. On
| do not mean you: you are no bother
But yesterday there was a horrible
man here. he came to the kitchen
door. and asked all sorts OF impudent
questions. Mrs. Bungay actually had
to threaten him with gun before he
would leave"
Is Maria Bungay here. them"
why certainly; do you know her?
Isn't she delightful old dear-just
as good as man."
Her husband Is with my party.
Electrically? Why. do you know
Maria has got It into her head that
be had run away from her. ! should
$50 love to witness their meeting; It
would he most interesting. But you
must come into the house. Captain
Wayne, Edith will be oycrjoycd to sec
You again. although you know she Is
never dcmonstrativc, ms am. 1t must
De- awially nice to be always cool and
calm. don't you Think"
Determined that ! would not be
tempted, yet hesitatod, and my Vt
Nacious companion too everything
Tor granted ut once.
"Oh. before We 90 IN won't you dc
me a layor?" she asked. But OF
course You will. was trying to tie
this grapevine into place when you
surprised me. but could not hold on
with one hand and tie with the other
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
Peanut Roast. Tomato Sauce.

Soak one quart fine bread crumbs in
milk apart water VIII answer mix
with q bout 10 cents worth of ahelled
or sailed peanuts tahoUi one cupb
finely ground add one egg well beat
,u. salt and peppcr TO taste. ltshould
be the consistency Of meat loaf aud
be baked about thrcc.q quarters of an
hour in moderate oven. Serve with
brown tomato sauce Cook one pint
u tomatoes with ouc.half onion tine
dunn sizcl. four whole cloves, a piece
Of bay leaf, spriE Of parsoly and q
small blade OF mace. When well
cooked strain Then place two table.
spoons butter or meat dripplngs In
saucepan. slice remaining half OF
onion and brown; add two table
spoons flour; when smooth add tho
cooked tomato These should be one
pint. Season with salt and pepper.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
CHAPTER XxVL-Continued.

He looked at me in surprise Il
reckon. cap. as how ye don't know
much bout whut's n Eoin on in Their
valley fer ther las few months" he
said soberly. rubbing down his mule
as he spoke Tell yc what thar fist
hain't no plantation houses left thar
now, thets fac. leastwise not north
o Their lines We uns sorter hol' onto
yit. Sheridan he played he'll with his
cavalry raids. an whut the blue. bellies
left ther burned Guerillas an bush
whaCkcrs wiped up cs clean es n slate.
Durn II crow wudnt starye ter death
in Their valley now. Why. cap. them
thar dcscrters an SIGH truck is or
gani2ed now til they're mighty nigh
an army, an they don't skccr fer nuth.
in les ncr a reg 'ment. ! see more ner
hundred an fifty in ono bunch up
on Their White Briar two week ago an
they're worse ncr a parcel pr pirates.
J reckon as how they got Marian. nut
an bet she Civ EN- hot Of time afore
she done quit"
fumors of this state OF affairs to
sho north and west OF our defending
lines had already reached me-indced.
the verifcation had formed part of my
Instructions: but Bungay's homely yet
graphic description made the situation
appear terribly real. and my thought
went instantly forth to those | knew
who might even then be exposed to
this great and unexpected danger
The very conception OF Edith Bren-
nan in such hands as these was agony
felt / could never rest until assured
Of her safety, and since my order
granted me fun authority to prolong
my journey, might ascertain whether
Or not she yet remained within the
valley.
Jed" ! asked. my mind finally set.
lied. do you know the old Minor plan
satiun?"
"Ol' ledge Minors place? Sure; It's
up on Their south branch OF thcr Cow
skin"
Have those follows got down that
Far YETI"
wal, l reckon not, 1ut durn II |
know fer sure. cap"
How long would It take US to reach
.hero?"
Bout two days, reckon
turned and looked ut my men ia
some perplexIty. They were scattered
along tho edge of the road. and only
one group had taken the precaution to
build fire. The sergeant lay fiat
upon his back on a grassy knoll
"Ebers." said sternly,
He arose ponderous. and came for.
ward with a decidedly hating gait.
"vos | sent for?" he asked.
Yes" said; Il want you to have
the men get their supper at once, rs We
shall be obliged to ride goos portion
of the night. Get the men to their
supper. We shall go on In an hour"
How often since have | smiled at
the expression upon his solemn round
face as he turned ruefully away!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21

See what | mean" And placing one
slender foot upon a Stat OF the trellis
she lifted herself mp until she could
barely reach the refractory branch
Now" she said, smiling down upon
me. please just hold me here for a
moment until secure this end
My hand was scarcely upon her In
support when the slender stat snapped
beneath her weight. AS she fell |
caught her with both arms. For a
moment she lay painting and startled
on my breast; then, as with little
laugh she dsengaged herself from my
embrace, we stood there hand in hand
and face to face with Edith Brennan.
Shall | ever forget the look within
her eyes? How plainly ! saw IT. al
though she stood half hidden beneath
the shadow of the vines. Amusement,
incredulity, scorn were expressed
! there. yet even as ! marked them all
became merged into proud uncon'
sciousness. She would have turned
away without a word but my com.
panlon stopped her.
Edith" she cried eagerly do you
not see? This is Captain Wayne
| She turned toward me and slightly
/ inclined her head
Il recognized Captain Wayne" was
her calm answer. and regret greatly
having intruded upon him. II Was en-
tirely unintentional, and | have no
| desire to remain.
could not have spoken nj that mo
ment to save my life Il fairly stunned
me to realize the construction she so
plainly placed upon the scene Just
enacted. Not so the girl at my side.
Her cheeks flushed with indignation.
and her audacity gave her speech
which made matters even worse than
before.
you are exceedingly free with your
criticisms. Edith" she exclaimed
sharply. as the latter turned her back
upon us. Perhaps It would be as vel!
for you FIRST TO ascertain the truth"
You wholly mistake" was the calm
reply. II have not presumed to criti-
else. Why should /? 1t is not mat
ter which interests me In the least
presume you have no furthei Cd
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
Lightning Cake.

Put into a cup two eggs unbeatcn,
our tablespoons Of melted mot hot)
suffer, I'LL the rest of the cup with.
milk, add one teaspoon OF vanilla;
hen pour into a bowl.
Put into a sitter one cup OF flour.
me cup OF sugar, one teaspoon Of bak-
ng powder and silt these into tho
sowl with the other ingredients and
stir all together rapidly Il few minutes,
Bake In a loaf tin or two layer tins.
Half cup of broken nuts, currants
or OF citron make a pleasant change
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
Peach Shortcake.

Slit together one cup of -four. two
teaspoons OF baking powder. ono-quar-
ler teaspoon salt one teaspoon of
sugar; work into this lightly with the
lips of fingers one tablespoonful lard
Or butter add enough milk to make a
soft dough; pour Il into a square bak-
ng tin. While It is baking open Il
,an Of peaches, chop the fruit when
me shortcake Is cooked, split It open
9th n sharp knife. place half OF the
chopped peaches between the layers.
pile the rest on top. pour the juice
over all and serve hot.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
Wonderful. Luck.

Rook-Taylor was always a fortn
nate man, but doesn't It seem wonder
full that his luck should stay with him
to the very last?
Raleigh-Hcw was that?
Rook--Why. no was operated on foi
the removal OF a pearl which he had
accidentally swallowed while eating
oysters. and whom the pearl was ex
amined It was found TO be valuable
enough to pay for both the operation
and tho Observation-Disclosures.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
ssruon To my rrturllnx 70 u. pous~r-

Soction la my returning 70 tos pou"0r
She did not 30 much rs deign 70
look again at either of US, but as she
moved slowly out OF sight Miss Minor
turned aud looked into my face with
questioning eyes. What she may
have read there know not, but she
sank back upon bench and burst
into q merry peal OF laughter
Isn't It perfectly r:diculous!" she
cried, as soon az ste vas ahie TO
speak. only do hore she won't tell
Arthur
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21

Cream one.fourth cup of butter, ada
one.half cup powdered sugar, then add
the white of one egg and beat well.
When ready to serve set the saucepan
containing the sauce in boiling water
over the fire and add the juice Of half
a lemon and one.fourth cup boiling wa
ter; stir until creamy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-21
Brown SUGAR SandWichee.

For the children necessarily crav-
ing sweets brown sugar is an excel
lent thing to keep in the house.
Spread it thickly on buttcred white
bread and put the slices together so
,s to make narrow sandwiches.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-06
counterfeit

: (Which is worse, counterfeit
money or counterfeit food" asks
Miss Esther Allstrum, food in
spector of Tacoma. How about
woman food inspector for our
town?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-06
Congressman Akin and His Speech.

When Representative Theron Akin of New York
gess toer day and asked for five make speech
nobody expected much But he put brilliant oaton pe
with heap of meaning by simply calling page and sending
him to the speakers with the pacard When
everybody had taken good look Akin st down.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1912-12-14
The High Cost of Living

Is the San Luis Valley, due entirely to our
method andy and extremely
been obliged reduce
credit combinations regulating which
when now
Merchant adopt tn ueHg because
ohoHH erca hanue1
hgprtsan darme to in
whha credit
whhte mnda she prices shows the
mderesan y6rmd auedtb
ebpchau snHea ae
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-30
Swedish ARTIST
HERE TO. PAINT

Bror Kronstrand, perhaps ethe most
eminent artist in Sweden in portrait
painting, arrived in Honolulu last
night on the Wilhelmina. He brings
with him reputation that has earn
ed him sittings from the wife of the
president. social leaders, and states
men all over the country, and now he
comes to Hawaii in his search for
beauty. r. -. :. =. r. +.
In his own country Kronstrand has
been called to paint King Gustave
and many of the members of the
Swedish court. In America, besides
the portrait of Mrs, Taft, he has
painted many of its notable people.
On the day before his death, Rear yAd-
miral RobIey b. Evans gave, him two
sittings. Mrs. James A. Garfield, the
daughters of the secretary of the navy,
and many other prominent women
have sat for him. In San Francisco
one of the many portraits painted by
him was that of Miss Lurline Mat
son.
Kronstrand will probably remain
some time in Honolulu.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-30
MISS GOLDEN
!. FOR LIBERTY
Noted Coincidence TO Make
First Appearance Tomor-
" row Night u +.

Commencing tomorrow. might at the
Liberty theater oIfe@ef the most fcele-
brated American 1scomediennes will
make her first local appearance, and
that the. performance of this talented
artistic will be, a revelation to, the en-
tire English-speaking patrons of the
Nuuanu street playhouse is certain.
The artistic in question is no less a
vaudeville celebrity than Miss Martha
Golden, and, although the nature of
her 'act" is entirely different from
anything yet offered by the Liberty
management, inasmuch as the per-
former possesses those qualities that
place her in the front rank of her pro-
,fession, Miss Golden will doubtless
make good" especially before Lib
erty audience, which has become dis
tinctly different from the usual pat
rons of the other theaters, in that an
act to make good at the Liberty must
be wealthy in that quality known in
the profession as class and this,
according to Manager McGreer, Miss
Golden has, together with an entire
new line of entertainment. u -
Miss Golden was an interested OBJ
server of last nights crowds at the
Liberty and remarked that she was
pleased with her audience-in the
front of the house, but that she ex-
pected to be dismal failure with the
gallery T.. r@',''+ 4. 4
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-30
EMPIRE HAS A
PLEASING Bill

-
For those who take an interest in
animated photography, program is
being presented at the Empire theater
that should not be missed, four pic
lures composing this part of the pro-
gram that are as different in general
makeup as it seems would be, pos
sible to obtain, while all four subjects
possess an unusual amount of inter-
est. .-. - = 49,
Miss Helen Lewis, who is about as
neat and beautiful as any woman that
has appeared in a local vaudeville
theater, not only delights her au-
diences with her good looks and win
some smile but possesses a pleasing
voice and offers a very acceptable
vaudeville turn, the program taken all
through, being as good as any that
has been seen in Honolulu's small
time" house for some time.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-30
MRS. Gait TO
HELP HAWAII

During the short time she was in
Honolulu Mrs. Chapman Gait found
time to look over the constitution
drawn up for the National Woman's
Equal Suffrage association of Hawaii
and while doing so recommended sew
eral amendments. Yesterday afternoon
special meeting of the association
was called at the home of Mrs. J. NJ.
Dowsett.. The amendments suggest
ed by Mrs. Gait were read to the mem
bers, both in English and Hawaiian
and it was agreed that they should
be adopted.
Mrs. Gait suggested that the con-
stitution be made more simple and
several clauses were removed at yes
terday's meeting.
AS the suffrage association in Ha-
waii will be unable to send a repre-
sentative to the convention of the
National Woman's Suffrage associa-
ton in America which will be held on
the twenty-seventh or twenty-ninth of
November Mrs. Gait consented to re-
present the women of Hawaii and will
ask there, that the Association of Ha-
wall be made part Of the National
Woman's Suffrage association of Am
erica. This cannot be done unless
there are at least fifty members in
this association. At present there
are twenty-five active members, four
life members and two annual members
The interest here is growing rapidly
however and there is no doubt what
ever but that the enrolment will num-
Der far more than fifty in a very short
time. g " 49,.
The next meeting will be held in the
early part of November, probably on
the fifth. A notice of the time and
place will be given later From now
on every meeting will be an impor.
tant one and it is necessary that all
of the members be present. - i