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away, followed into the silence by soft
laughter From The Firs came the
last angry wall of the fat young god,
choked off in midfight by the soft
hand OF sleep. Then the scurrying Of
many feet along the dusty road, silence.
and last of all. the trailing whistle of
boy signaling goodnight = sound say
ing>good-by to happy day.
Hours passed before the moon
popped into the sky. hurrying just at
first as though she knew she were
forty minutes late again. One by one
lights went out. Other lights CLEANED
from upper windows; then they, in
turn, went out. Red Hill had gone to
bed.
From Maple house Alan slipped out
to smoke last cigar. He hesitated a
moment and then strobe through the
long grass laden with seed and just
decking itself with dewy jewels for the
night. He crossed to the old church.
The door was open. He entered and
climbed the crumbling stairs to the
belfry. He jumped into one of the
arches and sat down. his legs dangling
His eyes wandered slowly over the
familiar scene. From behind their
trees Maple house, The Firs and Elm
house blinked up at him dreamiIy Be-
fore them ran the ribbon of road,
white under moonlight, dipping at each
end into the wide world. Up and down
the road before The Firs, paced two
figures-Gerry and Alix. Gerry's arm
was around her. Long black shad-
ows, all pointing to the west, like
fallen silhouettes cut the moonlight
Above them, the autumn-painted trees
gave out a golden echo of light.
Alan drew n great, quivering breath.
"My boy, you have been far. far
away" ]. Y. had said and he had an
swered. 'yes, but have come back"
But it was only now, tonight, that he
had really come back.
Alan's wandering eyes settled on
Maple house. Even as a hen gather.
eth her chickens under her wings" he
whispered.
And then the peace of home descend.
ed upon him. On his SCARED spirit he
felt the touch OF the healing hands of
home. Its sweetness and its power, its
| love everlasting demanding love for
ever, knocked at his waking heart and
found the door open. Far, far had he
wandered in the world Of mind and
the world of men. but in the end he
had come back like Wayne TO the
eternal mother of the Waynes. To-
night he knew that his drifting soul
had dropped anchor at last.
CTHE END)
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Knew Extremes Of Fortune.


Few careers have covered wider ex-
tremes of fortune than did that OF
John Of Cappadocia. He was Roman
officer Of very high rank under EN-
peror Justinian, in the sixth cen.
tury. He was a very able man, and
Under his direction the finances of the
government fourished wonderfully.
incidentally he amassed a great for
tune for himself. But he was very
corrupt, and the revenues were raised
'on the deaths Of thousands, the pov.
erty of millions, the ruins OF cities, and
the desolation of provinces" He lived
most extravagantly, and indulsed in
all sorts of wicked practices. But his
life of ostcntatious profiigacy was sud.
denly changed into one of abject pow
erty. Though guilty OF many crimes.
he was accused of one of which he
seems to have been innocent, and was
condemned to be scourged like the
lowest of criminals. Nothing of his
vast fortune was left him but one old
ragged cloak, and it is said that for
seven years he begged bread in the
streets OF cities that once had trem-
bled at his name.
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Apple and Rice PUDDING.

Peel small, tart apples, core and put
them in a baking dish. Have ready
one cupful of boiled rice, mix with it
two cupfuls of hot milk, into which
has been beaten the yolks of three
eggs and one-half cupful of sugar.
Stir in one-half cupful raisins, some
strips of citron and. If you wish to,
one-half cupful blanched almonds. Put
one teaspoonful of sugar into each ap-
pie and pour this mixture over them.
Put in oven, covered, and bake until
the apples are tender. This pudding
may be frosted with the whites of
eggs or served with whipped cream.
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as though they were ashamed to be
caught in their ragged clothes under a
blue sky. Downy-topped masses Of
cumulus poked drowsy heads over the
horizon and watched them run. Out
of the dome of heaven filtered a single
trill of song.
The Hill was very still but presently
from far away on the West Lake
road came the whinny of a horse; a
little later, little nearer. n peal of
laughter; then the sound of wheels and
chattering voices. A wagonette, two
spring wagons and a pony cart burst
from Long lane and wheeled right and
left. They were full of grown-ups
turned young for a day and youths
that thought they would be young for
ever.
The wagonette. swinging down the
road toward Maple house, suddenly
swerved and plowed through the tall
grass. Alan and Clem on the end seats
! were almost thrown out. Alan looked
back at the road and stared. A fat
donkey had claimed the right OF way
and held it. Several lengths Of legs
stuck out from her bulging sides. Be
hind her hurried a painting nurse.
Alan turned to Glen. do donkeys
never die?"
"Oh! l hope not" said Clem grave
ly. you change them. We changed
ours while you were away"
$50 she has been changed" said
Alan. well, that's something"
SILLY" said Glen, you've been see
ing that donkey every day for weeks"
NO." said Alan. this is the first
time I've really seen her."
The sun took last long look at Red
Hill and dropped out of sight. Then.
as though he would come back and
look again. he sent up a broad after
glow that climbed and climbed till the
tip Of the very clouds that peeped over
East mountain were tinged with the
rosy light.
From an open upstairs window came
Clem's soft voice. Yes, dears, pink
night-caps. Those big sleepy clouds are
putting them on because they are just
glad to go to bed"
81 wanta pink night-cap."
"why, darling, night-caps are only
for white-headed people and white
headed clouds. Just wait until you're
white-headed. Now climb into bed and
I'll tell"
Beyond the mountain-ash thicket a
love-sIck Bob White kept saying
Goodnight" to his mate. She an
swered sleepily.
From Maple house, The Firs. and far
down the road, from Elm house warm
lights flashed out and settled down
into steady glow. A burst of young
voices swept into the night and died
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stopped down, picked her up tenderly
| and laid her on the great leathern
couch. He knelt beside her. On one
arm he pillowed her head, with the
other hand he sought hers. "Please
Alix." he begged, please don't cry"
| "1'm not crying" sobbed Alix, "I'm
laughing"
Gerry smiled and waited. Soon Alix
became quiet. Her eyes closed. She
drew a long, quivering breath and
then she opened her eyes again and
her lips broke into the old dear smile,
the smile of an opening flower. II am
| tired-tired," she said, "but believe
I'm almost hungrier than am tired"
| "I'm glad you said 1t first" replied
Gerry, giving serious thought to the
fact that he was faint with hunger
himself. Ever since some funny
Johnny wrote, Feed the brute we
men have been shy about echoing our
stomachs. It's four O'Clock. Hours
after lunch time"
"Really?" said Alix, nestling down
closer to his arm and lettiI & her smil-
ing eyes wander over him. How well
this suit fits you. There's something
| about it 1t isn't, is it,"
Gerry nodded. Same old suit. By
the way, when l came in John said you
told him to telephone to the club and
say you wished to see me. What made
you think would go to the club first?"
Allx looked puzzled. "I didn't. I
didn't tell John to telephone" She
paused, still puzzling. then her face
cleared. "Why-poor old John-he's
getting very old. you know. Gerry.
That was three years ago told him to
telephone-the day you never came
back. 1t must have been the suit. He
saw you standing there in the same
suit and three years became as one
day to the old fellow"
Gerry sighed. "Alix, do you want
those three years to become as a day
to us?"
Allx shook her head slowly from
side to side. "No, dear. I don't. They
have given me-given us both-far
more than they took away" She put
her bare arms around his neck, drew
him down AMI kissed him. "You do
not know yet all that they have given
you. You thiak you have come back
and found me, frittering butterfly in
n great empty house. But you've found
only my abandoned cocoon. I'm not
here at all. I've packed myself into
the dearest little bundle of pink fat.
yellow curls and chubby legs, and left
the bundle on Red HILL
Gerry nodded but he was grave and
silent Not in n day nor n month could
he altogether forget the Man.
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AppIe poWdY.

Cut up apples in pudding dish in
quarters lin eighths of apples are hard)
sprinkle about four tablespoonfuls of
sugar over the apples, few drops of
lemon extract and some bits of but
ter. Add about a tablespoonful of
water. Make nice piecrust and cover.
Bake about one hour Eat hot with
whipped cream favored with vanilla
or nutmeg. Fill dish quite full of ap-
pies, as they shrink in cooking. Car
bake this Saturday and warm over IL
oven on Sunday.
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MINERALS IN FOOD
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR
PRESERVATION OF HEALTH.
Physical Ailments Sure to Result
When They Are Laeking-Serve
Fruit, Vegetables, Milk and
Eggs Literally.

Prepared by Laura Breeze of the De-
partment of Farmers Institutes of the
University Of Wisconsin.
Some of the physical ailments result
ing from mineral starvation are rick
cts, scurvy, pellagra and anemia. An
anemic person has weakened vitality
and resisting power, and is, therefore,
prey to colds, grippe al fevers.
The foods rich in minerals are vege-
tables and fruits, breads and cereals
made from whole grains, eggs, milk
and the natural rice. In the milling of
the white flours, cornmeal, some oat-
meal and most cereals, the parts of the
grains containing the greatest amount
of mineral substance are eliminated,
consequently their value as sources of
mineral foods is reduced.
The housewife, however, can always
supply her table with fruit, vegetables,
milk and eggs. There are such numer-
Gus ways of serving these foods that
their appearance on the table should
never become monotOnous.
The following recipe offers sugges-
tions for an attractive way of serving
cabbage, the mineral content of which
IS very nigh.
Imperial Cabbage.-One medium
sized head of cabbage; two carrots,
pared; two potatoes, pared; one cup
full of cooked meat or chicken (or more,
If desired; two teaspoonfuls of salt,
one small onion, one-fourth cupful but
ter, melted; a little pepper.
Remove decayed leaves of the cab
bage; form basket of the head by re-
moving the center and allowing two
layers of the outside leaves to remain
attached to the core. Crisp the cab
bage by allowing it to stand in cold
water. Drain well.
Put the cabbage removed from the
center, the carrots, potatoes, onion
and meat through the food grinder, add
butter and seasoning. Mix all well,
and fill the cabbage with the mixture.
Tie the leaves in place over the
stufiing with a clean string, and place
the cabbage in n tightly covered bak-
ing dish and bake about one hour.
There will be no need of adding water,
as there is sufficient moisture in the
vegetables to steam them.
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Ing gown. To Gerry she looked very
cold. Before you CO." she said,
there is just one thing. I wish you
would kiss me-once."
Gerry's body Strengthened and stiff
fened. He stared at her grave face
with wondering eyes. Then he felt a
strange tlngling ripple through his
blood apd before he knew what he did
he had swept her from her feet,
crushed her to him, brushed the crown
Of hair back from her brow and kissed
her eyes, her mouth, her throat. He
was rough with her. He was bruising
Ser body, her lips, but Alix chung to
aim and laughed. Then suddenly all
her slim body relaxed and slipped
through his arms to little white heap
sa tho nooy Obs began to sob. Gerry
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Hint on Broilinq Fish.

Has anyone ever tried broiling fish
on paper? Some call 1t pan-boiled. Ev-
erybody knows how fish sticks to
broiler pan or any other receptacle it
is cooked in, no matter how well
creased. Cut thick brown paper. two
inches larger than pan, so 1t will set
well upon the sides and ends; butter
and lay fish on; place pan in broiler
pan and set quite close to gas. 1t
will cook and brown deliciously and,
best of all, leave your pan clean.-Bal-
timore American.
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Infringing.

One morning little Mary hung about
the kitchen continually, bothering the
busy cook to death. The cook lost pa.
tience finally.
Clear out O. here, ye sassy little
brat!" she shouted, humping the ia.
BILE with a rolling pin.
The little girl gave the cook a
naughty look.
Il never ullow anyone but my moth.
or to speak to ma like that" she said
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CHAPTER xxxIv-continued.


A hard light came into Alix' eyes.
Gerry felt himself suddenly alone. He
went doggedly on. He told of the
chase and the capture, of how he and
the girl had seen the canoe drift out
into the clutch of the eddy and swirl
out into the river and away. He told
her of how they laughed and Alix
shrank. Gerry paused, his brow puck
cred. He wished he could tell in words
the battle Of his spirit, the utter ruin
of his downfall. He could not and In
stead he sighed.
There was something in that sigh so
eloquent of defeated expression that 1t
succeeded where words might have
failed. 1t called to Alix with the
strong call of helpless things. 1t drew
back her mind to Gerry. With him
and the girl she threaded the path to
Fazenda Flores. Its ruin sprang upon
her through his eyes. With him she
discovered the traces of an ancient
ditch, with him and the old darky she
dug along that line through long. hot
months. She grew to know Lieber as
the tale went on and finally to love
him because of all things Lieber
seemed to need love somebody
else's love-most. She amused herself
with Kemp and his drawl. She tried
to keep her thoughts away from Mar
garita and at the coming Of Marga-
rita's boy, she WINGED.
As he finished telling of the coming
of the Man. Gerry stopped short. The
thought came to him with tremendous
force that Alix too had gone through
that for him. The impulse to get up
and throw himself before her and on
his knees to thank her almost tore him
from his seat but he fought 1t down.
He hurried on with his story. He told
OF the coming of Alan and of the reve-
lation he had brought. And then in a
choked voice and only because he had
set himself I. tell the whole truth he
pictured the Rood, the death of True
Blue, and the overwhelming by the
waters before his very eyes of Mar
garita and the Man. Then he arose
and with hands braced on the table
leaned towards Alix 81 have told you
this 80 that perhaps you may under
stand what am going to tell you now.
If the flood had not come-if Margarita
and the Man had lived-I would not
have come back"
Alix sat very still and studied
Gerry's face. He had finished the task
he had set himself to do and ha was
suddenly very tired. His eyes dropped
as though from their own weight and
then he raised them again to her In
scrutcSse iKSe.
~TeIi7" he asked after a long pause.
-Well?' replied Alix.
Gerry's stalwart figure dropped. at
3 quite Just" he said. latter all that,
that you should not want me. have
spent the last weeks making myself
ready for that. You waited for me;
] didn't wait for you. II you do not
SAINT me. l will go away"
Alix rose slowly to her feet. She
looked very slim and tall in her cling
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
Bread and Prune PUDDING,

Soak pound of prunes in warm
water all day. Butter baking dish
and put in layer of stale bread cut
Ia thin slices and buttered little,
then layer of stoned prunes, and so
on until the dish is full, the last layer
being bread. Beat two eggs with one
quarter cupful of su; ;ar, add a pint of
milk. pour over the rrunes and bread,
and bake one hour.
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Turnip ScaIIops.

Mince beaf. mutton. duck or game
very fine; add chopped onions and sea.
son to taste and little gravy. Fill
scallop shells or small cups t!lree-quar-
ters full and fill up with mashed turnip
that has been nicely seasoned. Spread
tops with soft butter and bake until
nicely Drowned.
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II the girl will he'p me 1 reckon that
in a small way We'll soon be growin' a
pu'ple city that will feed from yo'
hand. Eff ever you feel the need of
some bran new air, Mr.. Lansing, you
come out to Big and Little. There
won't be much besides air but it'll be
fresh made on White mountain an you
can smell 1t comm down through the
pines an see it playin' with the leaves
on the cottonwoods an plowin' through
the tops of the sorghum"
They sat for some time in silence
then Gerry said, i've been calling you
Kemp since l first saw you but you
still hang on to the mister when you
talk to me. Cut it out, Kemp"
Kemp flushed slightly. "Some things
Is fttin' an some amt" he said, "an'
we can't always rightly say why. Some
folks is governed by conscience but
most by pride. Its goin' to be Kemp
and Mister Lansing to the end of the
chapter, Mr.. Lansing, an no friendship
lost either Shake"
They shook hands solemnly. mount
ed and started back to Red Hill. Gerry
had found the key to Kemp's strength
1t was the key of strength. Kemp be-
longed on the Hill, and with the people
OF true blood anywhere. not only be-
cause he was himself always but be-
cause he defended what he could hold
and no more. He was a definition for
independence.
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Swiss Salad.

Mix one cupful of cold cooked chick.
en- cut in cubes, one cupful of chopped
English walnut meats, one cupful of
French peas, one cucumber pared and
cut in cubes. AIarinate with French
dressing, arrange on serving dish and
garnlsh with mayopnaise dressing.
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Good Fudue.

4 few drops of molasses in your
fudge will prevent it from getting
sugary and improves the flavor. To
get the best results every ingredient
should be accurately measured
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17

1t was late afternoon of day in the
gorgeous month. A shower had fallen
on Red Hill and after it had come the
sun. Wisps of mare's-tail cloud hur-
ried across the clean-washed heavens
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
LOCALS WIN tS J
FROM ABE z ZEN
3
Won Thursdays Gar to 2
Lost on Friday b core
of 3 to 1.

Baseball fans in both Columbus
and West Point will be able to enjoy
ball games Tuesday. July 4, one
game being played here at Lake Park
in the morning, and another at West
Point in the afternoon. The schedule
was arranged in order to have games
in both cities on that day,
West Point opens series here
Monday afternoon and as both teams
have the same standing there will no
doubt be large crowd out to see
each game
Two of the most exciting games Of
the season were played here Thurs
day and Friday between Columbus
and Aberdeen, the locals winning
the first by score of to >, and
losing the second by a score Of to
/ Stapleton's two-bagger in the sew
enth scoring Fucich won the first
game for Columbus. In Fridays con.
test neither team received but -four
scattered hits. Neeley was on thC
firing line for the Monroe county
players, while Trenchard pitched fol
the locals.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
HAPPENINGS Of INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
CIsT Of NEWS FROM OVER
THE COUNTRY GIVEN IN A
BRIEF FORM.

The First Mississippi Regiment
now mobilized at Jackson, is just
about ready to move to the border,
and Lieut.. r. B. Pickering, the mus
tering officer, is about ready to flash
a message to Gen. Wood in Washing
ton, to that effect.
Capt and Mrs. Elwood Lloyd ar
rived at Natchez Wednesday after a
3,480-mile canoe trip from Mary
vile, N. Y. They are en- route to
New Orleans in Commemoration of
the S00th anniversary of the first
advent Of white men in the section
of the country near Maryville. On
arrival at New Orleans the canoe will
be presented to the Southern Yacht
Club and the voyagers will return
by rail.
due to urgent requests for Off
GERS on account of organization and
border duty" is the cause given by
Major General Leonard Wood when
he ordered the southern military
training camp at Fort 0glethorpe,
Ga, disbanded He said applicants
for admission to the July classes
could be transferred to Plattsburg.
Viscount Redding, Lord Chief
Justice Of England, with the black
cloth by tradition called cap,
spread over his head, and his two
associates in scarlet gowns, likewise
black capped, pronounced the SEN
tence of death for high treason on
the lrishman, Sir Rogr Easement,
Thursday afternoon, half an hour
after the foreman of the jury in a
shaking voice, gave the verdict of
guilty.
A dispatch from Bucharest says
that the only munitions factory in
Roumania has been totally destroy
ed. The destruction is laid to plot
Of German and Bulgarian agents.
All the machinery in the plant and
millions of shells were destroyed.
Revised reports at department
headquarters indicate that Is men
and officers Of troops C and K are
missing. OF this number General
Trevino reported 12 killed. The rec.
ords show that AZ men and one of.
! ficer have returned to the American
| lines. The total list when the expe.
dition started was 81, including q
Mexican and Mormon serving a:
guides.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
NEGRO KILLS OFFICER NEAR
CRAWFORD; POSSE PURSUEs
ALSO TOOK SHOT AT PROMlN.
ENT PHYSICIAN. BUT MISSED
HIM.

Sheriff John b. Williams last
night received telephone message
requesting him to be on the lookout
foi Sam Pinkney, negro who ear.
li4 in the afternoon killed Constable
J, B. Parks near Crawford and later
fired upon DIR Z r Bludsoe.
prominent physician Of the same
nelghborhood, when the latter made
and effort to arrest him This shot,
however, went wild, and Or. Pludsoe
e0cap,d without injury
4 rosse was formed near the
scene Of the shooting to search fer
tire negro, who after making good
his escape started towards Coun
bus, end soon after the telephone
niessule was received her, party
made up Of local officers and citizens
s'tured automobiles and started ont
70 ,oln in the man huns.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
MAJOR R. ". M|llSAPs DIES
At HIS HOME IN JACKSON
WAS WELL KNOWN TO MANY
CoLUMBIANS, WHO SINCERE.
LY REGRET HIS DEATH.

The death of Major K. w. Mill
saps, one of Mississippis best known
financiers and philantropists, which
occurred at his home in Jackson, is
generally regretted throughout the
state and is a source of genuine
sorrow to many local citizens who
knew him personally. Major Mill
saps was for several years president
of the Monteagle Assembly, and
numbered among his friends many
Columbians who during the past
decades have summered there.
The following special from Jack
son gives a brief account Of his life
and of what he has accomplished:
Major X. W. Millsaps, capitalist
and philanthropist, died at his home
here Wednesday night, aged S3
years. He was the best known finan-
cier of the state and probably the
states wealthiest citizen. Some 25
years ago Major Millsaps subscribed
$4,000 with which to establish
Millsaps College in this city, and his
total contributions to that institu-
tion aggregate more than half a mil
lion dollars.
Major Millsaps was a Confederate
veteran, enlisting as a private in an
Arkansas company. At the close Of
the war won a colonel's commission.
but always preferred to be called
major, in which position he spent
most of his military career Although
a lawyer by profession, at the end
of the war Major Millsaps engaged
in hauling cotton from Copiah and
Lincoln counties in Mississippi to
the Mississippi river and in this ca
pacity laid the foundation for his
large fortune.
At the time Of his death Major
Millsaps had almost completely re-
tired from active business eonnec-
tions, but still retained interest in
probably a dozen of the largest fl
nancial institutions of the state, and
was at the head of the Mississippi
branch of the American Red Cross.
Major Millsaps leaves one daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. P. Fitzhugh, Of Mem.
phis, and Webster Buie. nephew, and
Mrs. Harry Austin, neice, Of Jack
son. The two latter, although not le.
eally adopted, were wards Of Major
Millsaps.