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and pretty enough for any American.
Her skin is like milk. too. and her
hair-she used to put flowers in 1t for
you. and then we would play games.
But you never came. You will make
allowances for her looks. will you not7"
'Poor Rosa! You two poor crea-
tures!" O'Reilly choked; he hid his
face upon his sweetheart's breast.
Rosa responded; her fingers -caressed
him and she sighed contentedly.
O'Reilly's ascent Of the hill hnd been
slow, but his descent was infinitely
slower, for Rosa was SO feeble that
she could help herself but little and
he lacked the strength to carry her
far at time. Finally, however. they
reached the wretched hovel where
Asensio lay. then leaving her there,
Johnnie sped on alone into the city.
He returned soon with several small
bundles concealed about his person.
about preparing food.
Neither Rosa nor the two negroes
had any nppetite-their hunger had
long since passed the point at which
they were conscious of it-and O'Reilly
was compelled to force them to eat
When he had given them all that he
dared he offered what food was left
to Jacket.
The boy moistened his lips and his
fingers twitched. but he shook his head.
"Oh. I'm not so hungry" he declared,
indifferently. II have friend in the
market place; I will go down there
and steal a fish from him."
O'Reilly patted him on the shoulder.
saying: you are good kid. and you
understand. don't you? These sich
people need more food than we car
buy for them, SO we will have to draw
our belts tight"
"Of course. Eating is a habit, any
how. and we men know how to get
along without 1t. will manage to find
something for you and me. for I'm q
prodigious thief. can steal the hair
from mans head when I try" With
a nod he set on to find his benefae-
tors supper.
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After a time she smiled up into his
eyes and her words were scarcely more
than a murmur:
"God heard my prayers and sent you
to me-"
"Rosai You are I'll. you are weak"
Her eyelids fiuttered. II am dying.
O'Rail-ye. only waited to see you"
"No. mol" In agony he gathered her
once more into his arms.
"Oh. yesI" Her bloodless fingers
touched his face again, then his thin.
worn rags. you. too. have suffered.
How came you to be so poor and hum
CRY, O'Rail-yeT
''Tm not poor. I'm rich. See" He
jingled the coins in his pocket. THAT'S
money; money for you. sweetheart It
will buy you food and medicine. 1t will
make you strong again. Rosa. dear. I
have looked for you SO long. so long"
His voice broke wretchedly and he
bowed his head. I'll was afraid"
'T waited MS long as had strength
to wait" she told him. at is too bad
you came so late.s
Once again she lapsed into the leth-
argy Of utter weakness, whereupon he
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Haunted Garden.

Rosa Varona did not die. On the
contrary. under her lovers care she
made so amazingly swift a recovery
that improvement was visible from
hour to hour; she rallied like wilted
flower under refreshing rain. 1t was
OReilly's presence as much as the
nourishing diet provided by his money
which effected this marvel, although
the certainty that Esteban was alive
and safe put added force into her de-
termination to live. Rosa found hope
sprInging up in her breast and one day
she caught herself laughing. The mar
vel Of 1t was unbelievable. OReilly
was sitting beside her bed of leaves
Mt the time; impulslvely she pressed
his hands to her lips.
"Such happiness as mine belongs In
heaven" she managed to tell him.
Sometimes 1t frightens me. With you
by my side this prison is paradise
and I want for nothing. War. suffer-
ing. distress-I can't imagine they
longer exist"
Nevertheless. they do. and Matan-
zas is anything but paradise" said
he. ave must set about quickly to get
out of it.'
Escape. you meanf But that is i'm.
possible. .Asensio can tell you all
about that. The Spaniards used to is
sue passes for the men to go outside
the lines in search of food. 1t was
just a trick. They never came back
all Of them were killed. Everyone
knows better than to try now"
Nevertheless. we can't stay here
much longer" In answer to the girls
puzzled inquiry he explained: my
money is gone-ail but few cents.
This is the last of our food and there
is no chance of getting more. jacket
has some mysterious source Of supply
and he manages to bring in something
every now and then, but there are f1ve
Of us to feed. and he can't furnish more
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Spanish Meat Dish.-This is n real
good. tasty dish. and one which may
he prepared with small amounts or
meat. A half-cupful of finely minced
meat will season dish sufficient to
potatoes are placed In the bottom of
well-greased dish; then sprinkle over
the meat and thin layer of finely
shredded Spanish onion; over this. n
thick layer of tomato and bake for an
hour or more In moderate oven. The
seasoning should be well done. Add
Ing cayenne pepper and any gravy will
also add to the flavor.
Hash From Boiled Dinner.-Chop
fine the vegetables left from an old
fashioned boiled dinner with some Of
the corned beef; season and add some
of the broth saved from the yegeta-
bles. and cook slowly In frying pan
for an hour on the back part of the
stove. Serve with dill pickles and
bread and butter.
Rice and Egg omeiet-Put quar-
ter of a cupful of washed and drained
rice in frying pan, add two table
SpoOiiiu LUIS VI sweet Iut anu CoOh uu-
til the rice is slightly yellow. then add
soup stock. If at hand. or boiling wa
ter. Cook until the rice is tender. then
add seasonings, and stir in two or
three eggs and a hnlf-cupful of milk.
Turn out on hot serving dish and
serve with curled bacon.
Egg and Sausage omeIet.-Beat five
eggs until light, add finely chopped
onion "a small green one). II spoonful
of chopped green pepper and two tn
blespoonfuls of ham or liver sausage.
Season well and put into hot ONE
let pan, turn out on n hot platter and
garnlsh with parsley.
Oysters Fried in Batter.-AIake n
batter with two tablespOonfuls of
milk. two well-beaten eggs, d table
spoonful of flour and n dash of salt.
Dip welI-drIed oysters in the batter
and Fry in two tablespoonfuls of hot
fat.
Sweet potatoes cooked until tender.
then buttered and sprinkled with SUI
gar and set into the oven to brown Is q
pleasant wny of serving them.
q q q
For woman is not undeveloped man.
But diverse:
Not like to like, but like in difference
-Tennyson.
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To be possessed of head Of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, FLUFFY,
Savy and free from dandruff is merely
1 matter of using little Danderine.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
lice, soft hair and lots of 1t. Just get n
mail bottle of Knowlton's Danderine
low-it costs but few cents-all drug
stores recommend it-apply little as
lirected and within ten minutes there
will be an appearance of abundance.
freshness, fiufiiness and an incompara-
)le gloss and lustre, and try as you
will you cannot find n trace of dandruff
,r falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use.
when you will see new hair-fine and
lowny at first-yes-but really new
out all over your scalp
-Danderine Is, we believe, the only
iure hair grower, destroyer Of dan
lruff and cure for itchy scalp. and 1t
iever fails to stop falling hnir ut once.
If you want to prove how pretty and
loft your hair really Is, moisten q cloth
With little Danderine and carefully
lraw 1t through your hair-taklng one
mail strand at a time. Your hair will
)e soft, glossy and beautiful in just
few moments-a delightful surprise
waits everyone who tries this. Adv.
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Your Labor counts-every ounce of
york you do helps some soldierl This war
vas fought as truly in the household and
n the workshop as it was in the trenches.
Some of our American women are
,orne down physically and mentally,
oy the weaknesses Of their sex. They suf-
Ter from backache, dragging sensation,
bearing down pains, very nervous and pain
in top of head. If they ask their neigh
oors they will be told to take . Fdporite
Prescription of DR.. Pierce's which has
been 60 well and favorably known for the
past half century.
Weak women should try it now. Don't
wait! Today is the day to begin. This
temperance tonic and nervine will bring
vim, vigor and vitality. Send DR.. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y, l0c for trial pkg. tablets.
Holly. Colo.-"I advise all women who dread
motherhood to take Or. Pierce's Tavorite Pre-
scription. took two bottles OF the 'Prescfip-
ton before my baby girl came and was sick
only q short time. Then before my boy arrived
took three bottles each Of the 'Favorite Pre-
scription' and Golden Medical Discoveeys and
got along nne again.
''when I wish any advice write Df. Pierce.
and always receive q reply shortly.
'T highly recommend Dr. Pierce's medicines to
an suffering women. l hope these few lines viii
encourage many to give these medicines fair
trial. have induced one Of my friends to do -
and she was greatly pleased with the rssult."-
Ars. Ina L. Cartwright. BOZ 4U.
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self and family for weeks to pay for
nn extravagant entertainment is not
extending true hospitality to her
friends.
In these maidless days when vast
majority of our housewives are their
own cooks, there would be little enter
tanning unless the meals prepared were
largely such as may be all ready to
serve with little additional work at the
last minute. No guest enjoys roasted
hostess for the first course. We can
not forego the pleasure of having our
friends around our tables frequently,
so 1t is necessary that the entertain
ment be simple; and simple food well
prepared and daintily served is usually
In favor with the best people.
In these days of food substitutes we
are looking for originality expressed in
the manner we deal with them and in
this short time we are already showed
under with new recipes which have
been worked out by our efficient and
loyal American housekeepers.
She who serves her friends with
food and entertainment within her
means Is bound to he respected by
those worth while and the others don't
count. To the average human being a
good old-fashioned dinner table, where
each is given n share In the serving Is
positive joy to the dinner-goer who
has been surfeited on elght-course din.
ners whose only recommendation is
the employment they give our long-suf.
fering physicians.
Let us then continue to entertain
simply. within our means. going calm
ly on, envying nobody, setting n whole
some example which will be followed
with gratitude by even the lavish and
well-to-do.
One young housewife gave n plain
old-fashioned boiled dlnner to her
friends and they talked of 1t for days.
Each hostess has some dishes in which
she excels and she is wise who does
not try experiments on her friends.
The only movable part Of new
flour sitter is n fiat coil of heavy wire
which passes back and forth over the
wire mesh as the implement is shaken
| Mo-: h-..o
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NOVEL by REX BEACH
CHAPTER xvII-continued.
Author OF .THB IRON TRAIL 1.-THE SPOILERS
ALE n n on rE4H sIIHIsE1c Etc


'T can't stand that" he confessed.
81 can't sleep when people are starving
TO death alongside of me-. This money
burns my pocket. IL
Jacket read his purpose and laid a
detaining hand upon his arm.
''It will save our lives, too," he said
simply.
"Bahi We are men. There are
women and children yonder-"
But Jackets sensibilitles were cal
1oused. 1t seemed. "Of what use would
your few pesetas be among SO manyT
he inquired. "God has willed this, and
he knows whnt he is doing. Besides.
your pretty one is probably as hun
cry as these people. No doubt we shall
find that she, too, is starving"
O'Rellly slowly withdrew his hnnd
from his pocket. "Yesi It's Rosa's
money. But-come; can't endure
this"
he led the way back to the Plaza of
Liberty and there on IN iron bench
they waited for the full day. They
were very tired. but further sleep was
impossible. for the death wagons
rumbled by on their way to collect the
bodies Of those who had died during
the night.
Neither the man nor the boy ever
wholly lost the nightmare memory Of
the next few days. for their search
took them into every part Of the recon-
centrado districts. What they beheld
aged them. Day after day. from dawn
till dark, they wandered, peering into
huts, staring Into faces, asking ques-
tIons until they were faint from fatigue
and sick from disappointment.
AS time passed and they failed to
find Rosa Varona a terrible apprehen-
sion began to weigh ORellly down his
face grew old and drawn. his shoulders
sagged. his limbs began to drag. 1t
was all that jacket could do to keep
him going. The boy. now that there
was actual need Of him, proved per-
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Al Can't stand That" He Confessed.

al Can't Stand That" He Confessed.
feet Jewel; his optimism never failed,
his faith never faltered, and O'Reilly
began to feel dumb gratitude at hay
Ing the youngster by his side.
Jacket, too, became thin and gray
about the lips. But he complained not
at all and he laughed great deal. To
him the morrow was always another
day Of brilliant promise toward which
he looked with never-failing eagerness; (;
and not for single moment did he
question the ultimate success of their
endeavor. Such an example did much
for the older man. Together they
practiced the strictest, harshest econ
omy. living on few cents a day, while
they methodicnlly searched the city
from limit to limit.
! At first O'Reilly concerned himself
more than little with the problem Of
escape. but as time wore on he
thought less and less about that. Nor
did he have occasion to waste further
concern regarding his disguise. That
It was perfect he proved when several
Of his former acquaintances passed
him by and when. upon one occasion,
he came face to face with old Don Ma
rio do Castano. Don Mario had
changed; he was older, his flesh had
softened. and 1t hung loosely upon his
form. He appeared worried. harassed
and O'Reilly recalled rumors that the
war had ruined him. The mans air
of detection seemed to bear out the
story.
They had been enemies, nevertheless
OReilly felt a sudden impulse to make
himself known to the Spaniard and to
appeal directly for news of Rosa's fate
But Don Mario. he remembered in time
had a reputation for vindictiveness. sc
no smothered the desire. One Other
encounter O,Reilly had reason to re
member.
It 30 Glanced that one day he and
Jacket found themselves In the miser-
able rabble which assembled at the
railroad station to implore aims from
the Incoming passengers offhe Habana
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than enough for himself. No. we must
make move at once, while we have
the strength"
Rosa had not asked the source
whence came the blessed food which
was bringing the life blood back into
her body. and although that food was
not much-a little meal. plantain. a,
occasional scrap Of meat or fish-it ha,
never occurred to her that the suppl.
might be limited. She met the prob
lem bravely. however.
CTO Be CQNTINUEp,l
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FdGtnCo Itke f1tn6cn-
fell to stroking her hands, calling upon
her to come back to him. He was be-
impotence and despair overcame him.
Unaring someone speak. he raised
his eyes and discovered at his side that
figure of want which he had seen dig
ging on the slope below. It was Evan
gelina. The negress was little more
than skin and bones. her eyes we're
bleared and yellow and sunken. her
face had grown apellke. but he rec
ognized her and she him.
"You are the American" she de-
clared. "You are Rosa's man."
Eyes. But what is wrong with her?
Looki She is ILL.,
"She is often like that. It is the
hunger. We have nothing to eat, Sc
nor. ], too. am ill-dying; and Assem-
sio- Oh. you don't know how they
have made us suffer"
"We must get Rosa home. Where
do you liveT
Evangelina turned her deaths head
toward the city. "Down yonder. But
what's the user There is no food in
our house and Rosa Is afraid of those
wagons. You know-the ones with the
corpses. She bade me bring her here
to de-"
| The girl was not wholly unconscious 1t
seemed. for she stirred and murmured
family: "Those wagonsi Don't let
them put me in there with the other
dead. They pile the bodies high" A
Wpak ahuddar couvu1aad her
.OReilly bent lower. and in strong.
determined voice cried: "You are not
going to die. have money for food.
Rouse yourself. Rosa. rouse yourself"
"She prayed for you every night"
the negress volunteered. "Such faith
Such trusti She never doubted that
you would come and find her. Some
times she cried, but that was because
Of her brother. Esteban, you know. Is
dead. Yes. dead, like an the rest"
"Esteban is not dead" O'Reilly as
serted. 'He is alive. Rosa, do you
hear that? Esteban is alive and well.
left him with Gomez in the Orient.
have come to take you to himr"
'Esteban aliyef Hal You are fool
ing u.s." Evangelina wagged her head
wisely. eve know better than that"
II tell you he is alive" O'Reilly In
sisted. He heard Jacket calling to him
at that moment, 30 he hallooed to the
boy; then when the latter had arrived.
he explained briefly. without allowing
Jacket time In which to express his
amazement:
"our search is over; we have found
them. But they won't believe that
Esteban is alive. Tell them the truth" J"
Eyes. he is alive. We found him
rotting in q prison and We rescued
him." Jacket corroborated. he stared
curiously at the recumbent Figure on
the bench. then at OReilly. He puck
cred his lips and gave vent to a low
whistle Of amazement. $50. This Is
your pretty one, ehf Il She Well.
don't think much Of her. But then,
you are not so handsome yourself. are
your?
Evangelina seemed to be stupid. q
trifle touched. perhaps, from suffering
for she laid skinny claw upon O'Reil-
ly's shoulder and warned him earnest
ly: Look out for Cobo. You have
heard about him. eh3 Well. he Is the
cause Of all our misery. He hunted ua
from place to place, and It was for him
that put that hump on her back. On.
. derstand ma. sh0 n gtraight-Straight
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hostess, one who
e II t er t n n s fire.
quently and whose
Invitations are nl-
ways welcome, Is
she who gives Of
her best to her
friends. She who
inlDOyeriShes her.
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soup or escalloped. Is an
essential on these cool
autumn nights. If the
family Is small, Il few tn
blespoonfuis of mnsl'ei
potato, tomato. beans or
other vegetable will he
sufficient for the basis OF
a good cream soup.
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TRUE HOSPITALITY.

"The ornaments of n house are the
friends who frequent it." The happy
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HOT SUPPER DISHES.

For those who hive their heavy
meal mt noon. the hot dish. whether
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HeKTTOHN
GABLNEf94zH

The men Of the past overcame be-
cause they had convictions. We OF
the present frequently fail because w
have nothing but opinions.
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Had Two Mouths to Feed.

Richard Butler Glaenzer. New York
,ssayist and critic, at the Players
,lub:
Poetry is delightful. But poets are
80 poorly paid. l know a rich man
who has beautiful golden-haired
stenographer. The girl said to her
employer the other day:
"T am going to get married. sir.
And 1 am going to marry a poet
"'Denr mel said the wealthy man.
Then you will leave us. chr
"'No. SIR she replied. 4 shall not
leave you, but I shall need more
pay"
To be trusted is often greater com.
pliment than to be loved.
Two are needed to start a quarrel,
but one can stop it.
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