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CHAPTER II.
Julia Redmond


He remembered all his life the first
dinner at the Chateau d'Esclignac,
where from the terrace he saw the
Rhone lying under the early moon
light and the shadows falling around
the castle of good King Rene.
AS he passed in, his sword clanking
for he went in full dress uniform to
dine with the Marquise d'Esclignac-
he saw the picture the two ladies made
in their drawing-room: the marquise
in very splendid dress (Which he
never could remember) and her niece,
a young lady from a country whose
name 1t took him long to learn to pro-
nounce, in dress so simple that Of
course he never could forget it! He
remembered for great many years
the fall of the ribbon at her pretty
waist, the bunch of sweet peas at her
girdle. and he always remembered the
face that made the charm of the pic.
ture.
Their welcome to him was gracious
The American girl spoke French with
an accent that Sabron thought be.
wilderingly charming, and he put aside
some of his reserve and laughed and
talked at his ease. After dinner (this
he remembered with peculiar distinct.
ness) Miss Redmond sang for him, and
although he understood none of the
words of the English ballad, he learned
hy ~ Il
with him when he left. 1t went with
him as he crossed the terrace into the
moonlight to mount his horse; it went
home with him; he hummed it, and
when he got up to his room he hummed
1t again as he bent over the little roll
OF flannel in the corner and fed the
puppy hot milk from a quill
This was painstaking operation
and required patience and delicacy,
both of which the big man had at his
finger-tips. The tune of Miss Red.
monds song did for lullaby and the
puppy fell comfortably to sleep while
Sabron kept the picture of his eve
ning's outing contentedly in his mind
But later he discovered that he was
not SO contented, and counted the
hours when he might return.
He shortly made a call at the Cha,
teau d'Esclignac with the result that
he had new picture to add to his col.
lection. This time it was the picture
of lady alone; the Marquise d'Es.
clignac doing tapestry. While Sabron
found that he had grown reticent
again. he listened for another step and
another voice and heard nothing; but
before he took leave there was a hint
OF a second invitation to dinner.
The marquise was very handsome
that afternoon and wore yet another
bewildering dress. Sabrons simple
taste was dazzled. Nevertheless, she
made a graceful picture, one of beau.
ty and refinement, and the young sol.
dier took it away with him. AS his
horse began to trot, at the end of the
alley. near the poplars at the lower
end of the rose terrace he caught a
glimpse of white dress Undoubtedly
simpler dress than that worn by
Madame d'Esclignac).
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cooking. When they are thoroughly
done serve with mashed potato and
peas.
A fore-quarter of lamb comprises
shoulder, neck and breast, it weighs
from seven to ten pounds and needs
to be roasted two hours. If you do
not serve mint sauce with it sprinkle
lit over with lemon juice as this inn
proves its delicate flavor.
Boiled leg of lamb is delicious eat
ing. The time required for cooking
this depends on the size of the cut 1t
is usually served with parsley sauce or
with spinach.
A lamb dish that is Justly popular is
spinach and lamb outlets. The outlets
are taken from the neck and must be
well trimmed. Egg and bread them
and fry in deep fat. Steam the spinach
or boil it and drain very we'll and use
it to garnish the meat.
Lamb pie seems to be the natural
ending of leftover bit of lamb or
mutton and this is right. for it is en-
joyed by all the family. Cut off the
lean meat from the bones in nice, small
pieces, season and place in small bak.
ing dishes for individual serving or in a
used for it sometimes becomes moist
before the pie is served. Cover the
meat with gravy. add some diced cooked
potatoes and if convenient, layer of
asparagus tips also cooked. Put on the
lid of pastry and bake it to light
brown.
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CHAPTER .
A Serious Eve Mt. :

- SCttOGo GNGuts
LIE Comte de Sabron. ia the undress
uniform of captain in the - Cavalry,
sat smoking and thinking. /.
What is the use of being thirty years
old with the brevet of captain and
much distinction of family IL you are
poor man-in short. what is the good
of anything If you are alone in the
world and no one cares what becomes
of you?
He rang his bell, and when his
ordonnance appeared, said sharply:
Que diable is the noise in the sta
BILE. Brunei? Don't you know that
when l smoke at this hour all Taras-
con must be kept utterly silent?"
Tarascon is never silent. No French
meridional town is, especially in the
warm sunlight of glorious May day.
THE noise, mon Capitainc." said
Brunei, is rather melancholy"
Melancholy" exclaimed the young
officer. Its Internal. Stop it at once"
The ordonnance held his kept in his
hand He had round good-natured
face and kind gray eyes that were
used to twinkle at his masters humol
and caprices.
Il beg pardon, mon Capitaine, but
very serious event is taking place"
1T will be more serious yet, Brunei,
if you don't keep things quiet"
Il am sorry to tell. mon Capitaine,
that Michette has just died"
"Michette!" exclaimed the master.
What relation is she of yours, Bru-
metz
All, mon Capitaine," grinned the or.
dominance, relation! None! 1t is the
little terrier that Monsieur lie Capt.
taine may have remarked now and
then in the garden
Sabron nodded and took his cigarette
out Of his mouth as though in respect
for the deceased.
All yes" he said, that melancholy
little dog! Well, Brunet!"
"She has just breathed her last,
mon Capitaine, and she is leaving be.
hind her rather large family
Il am not surprised" said the officer.
There are six" vouchsafed Bru-
net, "of which, If mon Captaine is
willing, l should like to keep one"
Nonsense said Sabron, ION no &C.
count. You know perfectly well, Bru-
net, that l don't surround myself with
things that can make me suffer. l
have not kept a dog in ten years. l
try not to care about my horses even.
Everything to which l attach myself
dies or causes me regret and pain
And won't have any miserable little
puppy to complicate existence"
"Bien, mon Capitaine," accepted the
ordonnance TRANQUILITY. Il have given
away five. The sixth is in the stable;
II Monsieur lie. Capitaine would come
down and look at it ;"
Sabron rose, threw his cigarette
away and, following across the garden
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sabron Looked at the Letter.

In the bland May light, went into the
stable where Madame Michette, a
small wire-haired Irish terrier had
given birth to fine family and her
SELF gone the way of those who do
their duty to race. In the straw at
his feet Sabron saw a ratlike, unpre-
possessing little object, crawling about
feebly in search of warmth and nour-
ishment, uttering pitiful little cries.
Its extreme loneliness and helpless
ness touched the big soldier, who said
curtly to his man:
Wrap 1t up, and IL you don't know
how to feed it | should not be sur.
prised If | could induce it to take a
little warm milk from quill At all
events we shall have try with 1t.
Fetch it along to my rooms"
And as he retraced his steps, leav-
ing his order to be executed, he
thought to himself The little beggar
is not much more alone In the world
than am! AS he said that he re-
called word in the meridional patois:
Pitchoune, which means poor little
thing"
1 shall call 1t Pitchoune," he
thought, "and we shall see If it can't
do better than its name suggests"
He went slowly back to his rooms
and busted himself at his table with
his correspondence. Among the let
ters was an invitation from the Mar
quise d'Esclignac, an American mar
ried to a Frenchman, and the great
lady OF the country thereabouts.
VIII you not" she wrote. come to
dine with us on Sunday? l have my
niece with me. She would be glad to
see French soldier. She has ex-
pressed such a wish. She comes from
country where soldiers are rare. We
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caused Dy the nutter1ng OF the wnite
dress down by the poplar walk.
Tonight he would have the pleasure
Of taking in Miss Redmond to dinner.
See. mon Capitaine," said Brunei,
"the poor little fellow cant swallow
It,"
The water trickled out from either
side of Pitchoune's mouth. The sturdy
terrier refused milk In all forms, had
done so since Sabron weaned him; but
Sabron now returned to his nursery
days, made Brunei fetch him warm
milk and, taking the quill. dropped a
few drops of the soothing liquid, into
which he put dash of brandy, down
Pitchoune's throat. Pitchoune swal.
lowed, got the drink down, gave a
feeble yelp. and closed his eyes. When
he opened them the glazed look had
gone.
The officer hurried into his eve.
ming clothes and ordered Brunei, as he
tied his cravat, to feed the puppy lit.
tie of the stimulant every hour until
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CHAPTER III.
A Second Invitation.

- ScSoHo tftNitdtiOn.
Il don't think, mon Capitaine, that Il
Is any use," Brunei told his master.
Sabron, in his shirt-sleeves, sat be.
fore table on which, In a basket, lay
Michettes only surviving puppy. 1t
was a month old. Sabron already knew
how bright, its eyes, were and now al
Turing its young ways.
BE still, Brunet," commanded the
officer. You do not come from the
south or you would be more sanguine.
Pitchoune has got to live"
The puppy's clumsy adventuresome
feet had taken him as far as the high
road, and on this day, as 1t were In
order that he should understand the
struggle for existence. a bicycle had
cut MIN down In the prime or mis-
youth, and now. according to Brunei.
there wasn't much use."
Pitchoune was bandaged around his
hind quarters and his adorable little
head and forepaws came out of the
handkerchief bandage.
He won't eat anything from me,
mon Capitaine." said Brunei, and
Sabron tremendously opened the pup.
pys mouth and thrust down a dose.
Pitchouia swallowed obediently.
Sabron had just returned from
long hard day with his troops, and
tired out as he was, he forced himself
to give his attention to Pitchoune A
second invitation to dinner lay on his
table; he had counted the days until
this night. 1t seemed too good to be
true, he thought, that another picture
was to add itself to his collection! He
he had mentally enjoyed the others
often. giving preference to the first.
when he dined at the chateau; but
there had been thrill In the second
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LONDON MAY BAN KISSING
Medical Men Tell of Germ Spread
Abroad by Oscillation

london, March 24.--An unkissed
London in the near future is probable
unless Cupid's new enemy here, tech
nically described by medical men as
diplococcus, can be conquered. Also,
because of some cases of cerebro spinal
meningitis, practitioners are advising
against kissing.
Diplococcus is an ally of influenza
and is causing much sore throat affec-
tion. Cupid has been turning the
thoughts of so many young men in
khaki to love that the diplpcoccus,
commonly referred to as the kissing g
germ, has been having a fine time.
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mamma. DADDY and CHILDREN ALL
LOVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS

menting food and sour bile gently
moved out of your system by morning
without gripping. Please don't think of
California Syrup of Figs" as a physic.
Don't think you are drugging yourself
or your children, because this delicious
fruit laxative cannot cause injury.
Even delicate child can take it as
safely as robust man. 1t is the most
harmless. effective stomach, liver and
bowel regulator and tonic ever devised.
Your only difficulty may be in getting
the genuine; so ask your druggist for a
50-cent bottle of California Syrup of
Figs" Say to your druggist, II want
only that made by the California Fig
Syrup Company This city has many
counterfeit "fg syrups," so watch out.
ADV.
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he should return. Pitchounes eyes
now open, followed his handsome mas
ter to the door. AS Sabron opened il
he gave pathetic yelp which made
the capitaine turn about.
Believe me, mon Capitaine," said
the ordonnance with melancholy fa,
tality. 1T is no use. If | am left with
Pitchoune it will be to see him die ]
know his spirit, mon Capitaine. He
lives for you alone"
Nonsense said the young officer
impatiently, drawing on his gloves.
Pitchoune gave plaintive wall from
the bandages and tried to stir
"As for feeding him, mon Capitaine," +"
the ordonnance threw up his hands,
he will be stiff by the time :"
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TO BE CONTINUED
Aged Lebanon Woman Dies

Lebanon, March 25.-Mrs. Maria
Unger, aged SO years, died here yes
terday at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. George B. Schock. Congestion of
the lungs caused her death. Some time
ago she fell and fractured her hip.
The surviving children are Mrs. George
b. Schock, of this city, and Richard A..
Unger, of Napierville, I'll. She was the
oldest member of Trinity U. B. church,
this city.
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Harmless Fruit Laxa-
tive" Cleans Stom-
ach. Liver and
Bowels

delicious cure for constipation,
biliousness, sick headache, sour stomach,
indigestion, coated tongue, sallowness--
take California Syrup of Figs" For
the cause of all this distress lies in a
torpid liver and sluggish bowels
tablespoonful tonight means all
constipation, poison, waste matter, fer
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Printer Leaves $1,000 to Charity

Lancaster, Pa, March 25.-Henry
Carson, this city's veteran printer, left
his $4,000 estate equally to St. Jo-
seph' hospital, General hospital, the
city's poor coal fund and Franklin and
Marshall College.
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DAILY MENU
Breakfast

DAILY MENU
Breakfast
Rice with Cream
Preserves Gems
Scrambled Eggs
Toast Coffee
Luncheon
Cold Lamb Cleft over)
Horseradish Sauce
Mashed Potatoes, Cream Gravy
Custard Cups, Loaf Cake
Tea
Dinner
Chicken and Rice Soup
Spanish Onions, stuffed with Minced
Chicken, served with Butter Sauce
Veal Outlets, Potato Croquettes
Fruit Fritters, Fruit Sauce
Iced Coffee, Cake
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
MONROE.
mabel Frazer, correspondent

mabel Frazer, correspondent
Rev. d. E. Burns and Madalyn and
Mr.. and Mrs. Larkin Hosford have
returned from Lake Sunapee. Mrs
Burns will visit in West Newton,
Mass, and Waterbury, Conn, before
her return.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Root and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Eastman are visiting
Frank Root at Portland, Me.
Albert Nelson and family are Wis
iting relatives in Concord, N. H.
Miss Mildred Blancher is spending
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Waiter at Orleans.
Miss Ethel Duncan is visiting in
Berlin.
About 20 members of the Mon
roe Grange visited LakeView Grange
at West Barnet last Tuesday night.
Charles Woodward has returned
home from Fitzdale, where he has
been working.
Miss Ruby Beattie of North Mon
roe visited Mabel Frazer the last OF
the week.
Allan Moore of Fitzdale was at
George Woodward's over Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Grant of Lyndonville
spent several days last week at Will
liam McNamara's.
Miss Pearl Bort was at home from
Ryegate over Sunday.
Pauline and Carroll Moore of East
Barnet have been spending a few
days with their sister, Mrs. Leslie
Frazer.
Miss Mabel Chamberlain of Rye
gate spent Sunday at Horace Dun
cans.
Mrs. Adam Hatley and Mrs. Bert
Beden spent Wednesday in st. Johns
bury.
The Ladies' Aid society of North
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18

but there are many men earning less
than $4,000 a year who are able to
support a home that will be an in
fuence for good in the community.
Young ladies should not make dollars
the only standard for a husband.
Two thousand dollars per year is
too expensive for the average home.
A very large proportion of the homes
in towns and cities cost as much or
more than that but they consume too
large a portion of the husbands in
come. A reasonable living, good edu-
cation and necessary recreation can
be had in an ordinary family for less
than that and when more than is
necessary for these things is spent
it weakens rather than strengthens
the home. 1t decreases the ability to
accumulate a competency, a thing
that makes old age hazard and a
sorrow rather than an honor and
blessing to the younger members of
the family. A $4,000 a year home is
too high a financial standard to be
safely demanded under present con-
ditions of life.
The young lady who insists upon a
$4,000 a year home is not properly
educated or fitted to take charge of
a household and husband. She in
tends to assume no part in the actual
work of household or to act in any
way as a helpmeet to her husband.
She aspires to life of
luxury and whist rather than
housekeeping and usefulness. If
this has been the education she has
acquire at and institution, no matter
how it stands in the education
al world, it has given her poor re-
turns for the money that has been
paid for it. The institution that fits
young ladies for idle luxuries and de-
stroys her for respectable usefulness
is failure and a fraud. There is no
higher sphere for woman than as a
home maker and the making of a
comfortable and happy home is not
achieved by expensiveness alone.
There were never better women in
the world than those women who
performed their part of actual labor,
sacrifice and devotion to the homes
their husbands were able to provide
and no institution is benefting the
young ladies under it's instruction
that develops ideals to the contrary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
WEST BARNET.

(Mrs. L. H. Thorton, correspondent
Mrs. Albert Carter and daughter,
who have been spending the past
three weeks with friends here return
ed to Tilton, N. H., Monday with Mr..
Carter, who was the guest of his
mother, Mrs. Julia Carter, over Sun
day.
Mrs. Herbert Conant, Mrs. White
and daughter of Lowell, Mass, Mrs.
Ida Brown of Ryegate were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Conant for a
few days last week.
John Pierce returned to his home
in Lynn, Mass, Sunday.
Mrs. N. B. Hale is spending few
weeks in North Conway, N. III.
Mrs. Elmer Bailey gave tea
party Friday afternoon.
Mrs. William Roy was the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. A. d. Warden,
Friday.
Mrs. Stevenson of Pocomoke, Md,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fran
els Laird.
Mrs. Francis Varnum, Miss Janet
Varnum, Miss Jessie Varnum and
Mrs. John Varnum of Peacham were
guests of Miss Marion Bole Saturday.
Miss Agnes Mackay of Peacham
was the guest of Mrs. Georgia Thorn
ton the first of the week.
Little Herbert Conant was bitten
in the face by dog Saturday.
Miss Hazel Carter returned to Til
ton, N. H., Thursday, accompanied
by Mrs. George Blaine and Miss
Ruby Blaine.
The Ladies Missionary society will
meet with Mrs. Charles Williams
Friday afternoon.
Miss Martha Abbott was the guest
of Mrs. Jennie HASTE for a few days
last week.
Ralph White is spending a two
weeks vacation with Mrs. White.
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to national matters in their editorial
columns. Editor Stone would not
have Vermont matters neglected for
more attention to national matters.
We do not think Congressman
Greene intended to suggest that. AS
we understood him he wished the
Vermont editors to give thought and
expression to national matters in adj
dition to what they are doing for
Vermont One reason why he desired
this was to give the national law
makers a more correct and complete
idea of public sentiment on the mat
tiers with which they are compelled to
deal. We believe such editorial work
would be a good thing. 1t would
broaden the work and viewpoint of
the editor and give increased power
to public opinion. An editor should
be able to discuss national as well as
local issues and as far as he does so
inteIligently and honestly he in
creases his usefulness and influence
in the community in which he labors.
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Persecuting Automobile Owners.

The announcement that two men
were stationed on the main streets
in Morrisville a week ago, noting
everyone who drove an auto through
the village and taking the number Of
those who technically violated the
law or local ordinance and then ask
ing them to pay a fine and costs
without appearing in court has caused
a large amount of comment. So far
as we have been able to learn no
one was stopped and warned that he
was violating the law but each driver
was allowed to go on his way with
out suspicion and later on in the
week was notified by the states at
torney that he might send him a GER
tain amount as a fine and costs or he
would be arrested and brought be-
fore the local court.
The total number of warrants is
sued were given out in the press as
eighty-tive and from the same source
we learn the chief offence was failure
to blow the horn at certain street
corner in the village. No one was
reported to have been driving their
car in reckless manner, although it
is quite probable some were, or that
any one was put to an unusual haz-
ard as the result of their passing
through the village. They simply
committed technical violation of
the law.
The wisdom of such a procedure
is open to question If any citizen,
no matter how high he may stand,
Is operating his car in a reckless or
dangerous manner he should be made
to pay the penalty for the same. But
If a man passes through a village
without exposing anyone to danger it
hardly seems wise, no matter how
low he may stand, to penalize him
for so doing. st. Johnsbury has re-
Gently called several local parties into
court to settle for over speeding and
other violations but very few out |
siders have been taken into court. |
The result is much more careful and |
safe driving within the village limits
than ever before. Locally a real re-
form has been accomplished without
the outside public. Out
siders are seldom offenders in this
village and we doubt if they are in
others. If that be true the trapping
Of them seems unwise and unfair.
Simply because a man owns an
automobile does not make him a
and public officials will be
doing their communities a real serv-
ice If they treat them in a decent way.
Anyone who causes unnecessary
danger to himself or others should
be restrained, but those who do not
should not be unfairly Inundated.