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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
(Continued.)

by jing! Just as 1 got the words
out o my mouth, who comes a-stalk-
ing in but Gale Morgan. The minute
he seen me, he lit on me to beat the
band-called me everything he could
lay his tongue to. | let on l was
drunk, but that didn't help. He or
dered me off the premises M the
worst of it was. Nan chimed right in
and began to scold Bunny for lettin'
me in-and leaves the room, quick
like. Bunny put it on Pardole, and
she and Gale had it, and b jing, Gale
put me out-said he'd pepper me-
But wait till L tell y how she fooled
him. 1t was rainin' like HI, m it
looked as il l was hooked for a ride
through it and hadn't half drunk my
second cup of coffe at that. L starts
for the barn, when someone in the
dark on the porch grabs my arm,
spins me around like top, throws a
flasher up into my face and there
was Nan. Bull she says, I'm sorry.
don't want to see you ride out in
this with nothing to eat; come this
way quick
'She took me down cellar from the
outside, under the kitchen. When
Gale goes out again she flngs up the
trapdoor, speaks to Mex, pulls all the
kitchen shades down, locks the doors
and l sets down on the trapdoor steps
m eats a pipin hot supper; say!
Well 1 reckon l drank a couple o.
quarts of ocffee. Bull she says, Il
never done you no harm, did ~
Never, says l, and / never done you
none, neither, did /? And what's
more, L never will do you none Then
l up and told her. Tell him., says
she, L can't get hold a horse, nor
a pen, nor a piece of paper-I can't
leave the house but what l am
watched every minute. They keep
track of me day and night. Tell him.
she says, L can protect myself; they
think they'll break me-make me do
what they want me to-marry-bu
they can't break me, and IL never do
it-tell him that
But says l, that amt the whole
case, Miss Nan. What he'll ask me,
when he's borin' through me with his
eyes like the way you're borin' me
through with yours, is: When will
you see him-when will he see you?
"She looked worrit for a mint.
Then she looks around, grabs up the
cover of an empty 'bacco box and a
fork and begins a-writing inside"
Bull with as much of smile as he
could call into life from his broken
nerves, opened up his blanket, drew
carefully from an inside coat pocket
an oilskin package, unwrapped from
it the fiat, square top of a tin tobac-
co box, on which Nan had scratched
a message, and handed 1t triumph
antly to De Spain.
He read her words eagerly:
Wait; don't have trouble. I can
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
LET NOTHING SPOIL

ments. Many rats harbor the germs
of bubonic plague. Trap and XIII
them. Look upon every mouse as an
enemy to your property.
Eradicate reaches and house ants.
Keep weevlis out of cereals.
Keep your food where such pests
can not reach 1t.
Keep household pets away from
food.
Store Fruits Properly
Don't let fresh vegetables or fruits
wilt or lose their flavor or begin to
rot because they are handled care
lessly. Keep perishable vegetables in
cool, dry, well-aired and for most
vegetables, dark rather than light
places.
Learn how to store potatoes. cab
bages, root crops, fruits and other
foods so that they will keep prop
erly for later use.
Don't think that any place in the
cellar or pantry is good enough to
store food.
Heat, dampness. poor ventilation.
| bruising or breaking will rapidly
make many vegetables rot, ferment,
or spoil. Warmth and light make
| vegetables sprout and this lowers
their quality.
Can or Preserve Surplus
When there is a surplus of fruits
or vegetables that will spoil If kept,
cook or stew them and keep them
cold and covered for use in a day
| or two.
Can. or preserve all surplus food
| from gardens for winter use. In
mornings work with ordinary home
utensils, you can put up many cans
of vegetables and fruit for winter
use. If you have no garden, watch
the markets. When any fruit or
vegetable that can be canned be-
comes plentiful and cheap, buy a
quantity and can 1t for home use
next winter.
BE Food Conservator
Write to-day to the u. s. Depart
ment of Agriculture or to your State
agricultural college for full informa-
ton as to how to keep food in the
| household and how to can and pre-
serve all surplus fruits and vege-
tables.
Demonstrate Thrift
Make saving rather than spending
your social standard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02

Hold on. If you're treating me
fair-and [ believe you mean to
come over to my room a minute"
NO"
Let me come to where you are?"
No"
Let me wait for you-any-
where?"
No"
do you think that message means
what it says?"
II know it does"
DO you know what it means for
me to undertaken"
II have a pretty stiff idea"
Did you get it direct from the
party who sent it?'
II can't talk all night. Take it or
leave it just where 1t is.
De Spain heard him close. He
closed his own instrument and began
feVerishly signaling central. This is
101. Henry De Spain talking" he
said briskly. You just called me.
Ten dollars for you, operator If you
can locate that call, quick!"
There was a moment of delay at
the central office, then the answer:
1T came from 234-Tenison's sa-
loon"
GlNe In0 your I1dnet .
Good. Now give me 22. and ring the
neck off the bell"
Lefever answered the call on No,
22. The talk was quick and sharp.
Messengers were instantly pressed
into service from the dispatcher's Of
fee. Telephone wires hummed, and
every man available on the special
agents force was brought into ac-
ton. Livery stables were covered, the
public resorts were put under OBJ
serVation, horsemen clattered up and
down the street. Within an incred-
IDLY short time the town was round
ed up, every outgoing trail watched,
and search was underway for any
one from Morgan's Gap. and espe-
cially for the sender of the telephone
message.
De Spain, after instructing Lefever
fastened to Tensions. His rapid
questioning of the few habitues of
the place and the bartender elected
only the information that man had
used the telephone booth within a
few minutes. Nobody knew him, or,
if they did know him, refused to de-
scribe him in any but vague terms.
Outside, Bob Scott in the saddle
waited with a led horse. The two men
rode straight and hard out on the
sinks. The sky was overcast, and
speed was their only resource. After
two miles of riding, they reined up
on a ridge, and Scott, springing from
the saddle, listened for sounds. He
rose from the ground, declaring he
could hear the strides of q running
horse. Again the two dashed ahead.
The chase was bootless. Whoever rode
before them easily eluded pursuit.
Undeterred by his failure to over
take the fugiture, De Spain rode rap
idly back to town to look for other
clews. Nothing further was found to
throw light on the message or mes
senger. No one had been found any
where in town from Morgan's gap;
whoever had taken a chance in de-
livering the message had escaped un-
detected.
Even after the search had been
abandoned the significance of the in
cident remained to be weighed. De
Spain was much upset. A conference
with Scott, whose judgment in any
affair was marked by good sense, and
with Lefever, who like a woman,
reached by intuition a conclusion at
which Scott or De Spain arrived by
process of thought, only revealed the
fact that all three, as Lefever con-
fessed, were nonpIussed.
Its one of two things" declared
Lefever whose eyes were never dull
ed by late hours. Either they've sent
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02

Heat, dirt, improper handling,
flies, insects and rats or mice are the
greatest food wasters.
Keep Perishablc Food Cold
Keep perishables cool, clean and
covered.
The moment meat, fish. milk and
eggs are allowed to get warm they
begin to spoil.
Bacteria and germs multiply rap
idly in slightly warm food, and
quickly make it dangerous or unit
to eat.
Keep perishable foods in the cool
est, cleanest place you can provide,
preferably in a good refrigerator or
ice house, but, at any rate, in COW
cred vessels suspended in the well, or
in the coolest clean place in your
home or cellar.
Do not keep perishable foods in
a hot kitchen or pantry or In
sunny place a moment longer than
is necessary.
Dry cold is a better preservative
than damp cold.
Keep Food Covered
The dust particles in the air carry
molds and germs.
Meat, fish and milk are ideal
breeding grounds for such germs.
Keep your 1000 covered SO tildJ IneSe
bacteria and germs will have as lit
tie chance as possible to get on your
| food.
House fiies-better called typhoid
| fies"-are among the dirtiest things
that enter our homes. They fly from
sewers, privies and manure heaps,
carrying filth on their feet. which
they deposit on any food on which
they light. Frequently germs of
| typhoid fever are carried by flies in
the filth on their bodies, and in their
| eXcrement (fly specks).
7 Ordinary cleanliness demands that
flies be kept out of our homes and
away from our food,
Health protection makes it essen
tial to Danish flies. Keep all food
| covered or at least screened from
I these carriers of deadly disease and
filth. Destroy flies by every possible
means.
Guard Food Against Vermin
Rats and mice destroy millions of
dollars worth of food and other
property every year in homes, or
farms and in business establish
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
ssThe InSider''
By Virginia Terhune Van de Water

was in bed for some weeks before
she died"
He paused and I waited. Be
fore she died we had lots of long
talks together" he continued. She
told me to be a good man, and
never, never to let father forget
her. I promised her l would not
let him. l did not know then that
he could forget. l sometimes Won
der if mother thought he would stop
remembering-for she would beg.
Don't let him forget me, son! Prom
Use mel 1t was because l had prom
ised Ter that l was wild when he
told me he was going to marry egain.
begged him not to. He had met The
-person-he married up in c. n
necticut that last summer when
mother was there. 1 hated na-. Faith
er was angry when l accused him of
forgetting mother. 1t was thea til; t
he sent me away to school. | guess
she made him do it-for she didn't
like me. When Grace was born, Aunt
Adelaide came to live with father.
She loved Grace, and she disliked
me. And then"
More Complications
He broke off abruptly. Did Aunt
Adelaide tell you anything about
Groce's mother?" he demanded.
"Only that Grace is like her, and
was a baby when she lost her moth
err" l replied.
felt him start. THAT Grace was
a baby when" he began, and again
paused.
What did you say?" he queried,
as IL he had not heard me Alright.
when Grace was. baby she lost
her mother" / repeated slowly, for
4 4 60 n1ya ctr To
ment that was not absolutely true.
Yes. l remember that, for later
told your father that Mrs. Gore
had said that Grace was very much
like her dead mother. And he said
that she was"
THAT was the only remark he
made about it?" The lads voice was
strained.
YES" I affirmed, that was about
all, except some things about the
child's training. Why do you look
like that. Tom" asked, peering at
him in the dusk. For his eyes were
fixed on mine with strange eX-
preston. What have 1 said that
startles you so? Isn't Grace like
her mother?"
"T-I-don't know-and I don't
care-but l guess she is," he stam-
mered. Il was not thinking of that.
Then what We're you thinking
OFF," l demanded.
II can't tell you. Miss Dart" he
said firmly. please don't let's talk
any more about twill you?"
Certainly not" / agreed. But
If I can help you, let me know"
Thank you" he muttered.
And Tom" I added. II will do
all l can to forward the scheme for
next summer"
But he seemed not to hear me. He
had gone back to the window, and
stood looking out into the dark
ness.
ITO Re COntinued1
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Nc A39IQ GoQaAW
|NJIVIHNMARTINS@KINGb
DOA 6 Fl AFTER
Il ATTEF,

acidity. Always be sure to stir in
the same direction and above ali
keep the mixture cool. After it IL
ready place it on ice until you arc
ready to use it.
French Dressing.-I am not very
keen for the plain French dressing.
but at the request of Elliot Dexter,
who is extremely fond of this par
ticular salad dressing, decided to
incorporate it in this installment.
First of all mix one quarter of =
teaspoonful of salt, dash of white
pepper and three tablespoonfuis OF
olive oil. Stir for a few minutes.
then gradually add one teaspoonfrsl
of vinegar, stirring rapidly until
mixture is slightly thiclsened and
the vinegar cannot be noticed. The
mixture will separate about twenty
minutes after mixing.
Cream Dressing.-I leave this
one until the last because It Is one
OF my favorites, aad I am winnins
Lenore Ulrich over to my way OF
thinking too, although at first she
didn't like it bit; but l shall offer
it to all my friends and let them
judge for themselves.
Take one cup of cream. one
tablespoonful of flour, three table
spoonfuls of vinegar, two table
spoonfuls of butter, one half : tea
spoonful of powdered sugar. one
teaspoonful of salt, one Quarter
teaspoonful of pepper, one half
tcaspoonful of dry mustard. and
the whites of two eggs. Cook IN
double boiler stirring all the while
and adding whipped whites ius.
before taking from the FIRE. 70.
will find this dressing very s.stv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02

stand anything better than blood
shed, Henry. Be patient"
While De Spain. standing close to
the lantern, deciphered the brief note
Bull, wrapped his blanket about him
with the air of one whose RESPONSE
bility is well ended, held out his
hands toward the blazing stove. De
Spain went over the words one by
one, and the letters again and again.
1t was, after all their months of ar
dent meetings, the first written mes
sage he had ever had from Nan. He
hamed angrily at the news that she
was prisoner in her own house. But
there was much to weigh in her
etched words, much to think about
concerning her feelings-not alone
concerning his own.
He dropped into his chair, and OBJ
iivious for a moment of his compan-
ions presence, stared into the fire.
When he started from his revery Bull
was asleep. De Spain picked him up,
carried him in his blanket over to q
cot cut the wet rags off him, and,
rolling him in a second blanket,
walked out into the barn and order
ed up team and light wagon for
Sleepy Cat. The rain fell all night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
CHATTER YXYu

NAA&AA -A[A[AhA
But i don't understand" I said in
bewilderment when my shocked ex-
preston had brought Tom back to a
realization of the surprise he had
given me. "I surely thought that Mrs
Gore was Mr.. Norton's wife sister"
80 she is" the boy admitted
slowly. But not my mothers sister
My mother died and my father mar
ried another woman"
A light was slowly dawning upon
my mind. 'Then-then," / faltered
"Grace is"
MY stepmother'a child" he in
formed me curtly, ~ thought you
knew this Miss Dart. ] am sorry
told you If l ought not to have done
So"
Let me think" pleaded.
l covered my eyes with my hands
and tried to recall just what l had
been told by Mr.. Norton and Mrs,
Gore, The former had said nothing
TO me about his family, except that
he had two children and that his
sister-in-law kept house for him.
! was glad to believe that he had
not tried to deceive me, Yet when,
at tea with him tive days ago, L had
spoken of Grace and Tom as own
brother and sister, he had not dis
abused my mind of this idea. Per-
haps he thought it would embarrass
me if he told me of my mistake.
"Your father never told me that
Grace was your own sister," l said
now to Tom,
II was sure he never did" the lad
declared, Father would not do a
thing like that, He and 1 don't
think alike, and we don't under
stand each other-but he's honest all
through-Father is,"
Rising and crossing the room, he
stood at the window looking out.
1t was dusk now, and the street
lamps were beginning to glow. The
silence in the room deepened, Men
tally, was going over the first hours
l had spent in this house, and my
first conversation with Mrs, Gore,
Gradually it came back to me,
Tom Is Confidential
The widow had told me that
Grace was her sisters child, looked
like her mother, and had brother
who was away at school, She had
seemed averse to pursuing the sub
iect when 1 would have questioned
her. Strange that ! should recol-
lect this reluctance now, But why
had she been so reticent? Was she
ashamed of the fact that her sister
Grace's mother, had been Brewster
Norton's second wife? When l in
uuired if Grace remembered heI
parent, Mrs. Gore had told me that
Grace had been but a tiny baby
when her mother died,
Tom came back and sat down by
me. 1t was growing dark in the
room. Julia, not knowing that there
was anyone in the library, had not
come in to turn on the lights.
"If you'd like to hear it," Tom
began, I'D like to tell you some
thing about my mother: She was
always well, / guess, until that last
summer before she died. We went
up to Connecticut that year"
ITO Hillcrest?"
mo, Father did not own Hill
crest then, But we were only
about half-mile from there-at a
boarding place: Mother was taken
very ill-after we had been there
nearly all summer-and Father
took her out to Chicago, where we
lived at that time, you know. She
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
(To Be Continued)
NEW CHAPEL ASSURED

Duncannon, Pa, May 2. - The
ago engaged in an effort to raise by
special work, a sum of money suffi-
cient to pay for lot of ground and
laying the foundation on which to
erect new chapel on the east side of
North High street. At the regular
service of Sunday school on Sunday
afternoon. it was announced by Su-
perintendent Harvey Arter. that the
goal had been reached and that the
new chapel was assured. Work on
the foundation will be started as
soon as the preliminary details are
completed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
MRS. JOSEPH oLLER ILL

Waynesboro, Pa. May Mrs.
Oller, wife of Joseph j. Oller, who is
identified with a number of the
leading industries of Waynesboro,
was found in an unconscious condi-
ton at her home Monday morning
and she did not regain consciousness
until late in the afternoon. Her con-
dition is considered critical and her
children have been summoned to her
bedside
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
By May Manton

~ COURSE you will want
l a sports costume wher-
ever you spend the Sum-
mer for it is not good for sports
alone, it is ideal for Summer
outings and for general morning
wear. This one is girl-like and
simple, easy to make and at the
same time shows the very newest
and smartest features. The
coat is a plain loose one, but the
novel pockets and the deep cuffs
give an entirely distinctive
effect. The skirt is simply
straight and box plated. Here,
one of the pongee silks in a
sports color is shown, but the
same effect can be obtained
in linen, and linen suits are
very dainty and very smart.
For the I6-year size the coat
will require, Al yards of ma
terial SO inches wide with 81
yard for the trimming and the
skirt, 4$4 yards of material SO
inches wide.
The pattern of the coat No.
o377 and of the skirt No. e37I
both are cut in sizes for I6 and
IS years. They will be mailed
to any address by the Fashion
Department of this paper, on
receipt of fifteen cents for each.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
STOLEN HORSE FOUND

Waynesboro, Pa, May 2.-The
horse that was stolen from the stable
of b. Davis, merchant here, on the
main street of town. Saturday morn
ing, was recovered early Monday
morning in a woods of Mr.. Lesher
just north of Waynesboro. The thief
had abandoned it along the road and
the animal had strayed into the
woods. 1t was in an exhausted con-
dition, having-been driven very hard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
GATHERING MUSHROOMS

Waynesboro, Pa, May 2.--Andrew
Nom, north of Waynesboro, went
into a peach orchard near his home,
and gathered ten quartz of fine
mushrooms, lie brought I'm to
Waynesboro and readily disposed of
them at thirty cents per quart. Other
persons from Waynesboro secured all
the way from q couple of dozen to a
peck,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
Ito Be Continued.)
TO BE WIRELESS oPERATOR

Carlisle, Pa, May 2. - Harold T. |
Mapes, mining engineer. who left
Mexico at the outbreak of the trou-
BILE about 1S months ago, has gone
to New York City. He will apply for
q post as wireless operator on one of
the armed merchantships, believing
try in aiding to get supplies to the
allies as in any other branch of the
service,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-02
FARM AGENT FOR FRANKLIN

Waynesboro, Pa, May AT q
meeting of the farm bureau of
Franklin county at Chambersburg,
it was decided to procure a farm
agent for this county at once. r.
II. Passmore, of the local commit
tee of public safety, presented a plan
of holding meetings in all the town.
ships of the county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-08
OF Interest TO Women
SEEN IN THE WASHINGTON SHOPS

and patch pockets and fastened with
pearl buttons.
The girl in her early teens is as keen
about her frocks being lust so" as her
older sister. For her was seen a law
ender linen. made with a long wasted
effect and fitting loosely about the hips.
The skirt was plated with wide knife
plaits, which are very graceful and be
coming to slenderneSs, and the big
patch pockets and white linen collar and
cuffs We're embroidered in shades of
lavender, yellow and blue.
Another model for the school girl was
fashioned from white serge. 1t had the
popular plated skirt, and big shawl
collar and revers of white serge were
lined with delft blue taffeta. The frock
was finished with blue taffeta ball but
tons and loosely belted with a white
kid belt.
Footwear is an important item In the
spring wardrobe, and some of the at
tractive advance styles seen in a local
shop have been sketched here. A smart
walking boot is of Russian tan leather.
with winged tip and comfortable low
heels. A dressier style is the chocolate
colored boot with white kid top and
brown perforations. Then there is a
smart combination of oyster gray
leather and buckskin. an admirable
boot for street wear. An attractive
and comfortable sport boot is of white
buckskin. with white canvas tops and
rubber soles. For afternoon and even
ing wear the kid boot in soft wistaria
shade is something different" Mauve
heels are the revival of a quaint 1850
fad and very well suited to the present
styles. For pumps, the black-and-
white kid Princess model is both smart
and practical Also very chic are the
blue and white combinations. most de-
sirable for home wear with light, fluffy
dresses.
The afternoon gown sketched here is
of midnight blue charmeuse. The
waist is fashioned in the basque style
to which a full tunic is much gathered
and shirred into soft puffs on either
hip. suggestive of the peg-top skirt
The sleeves are of black tulle, loose and
full and painted in rich oriental pat
tern. the shades of yellow, green and
violet embeliished with threads of dull
gold. The large satin collar falls in
points about the shoulders and is fin
ished with two gold tassels The Sc
verely cut N-neck is softened in front
by bit of thread lace.