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you're learning fast" he called
back. you'll be able to run a pack
train by and by"
The afternoon wore on without
bringing them any nearer Cariboo
Meadows so far as Hazel could see.
Travelling over a country swathed in
timber and diversified in contour, she
could not tell whether Roaring Bill
swung in circle or bore straight for
some given point.
She called a halt at four o'clock.
''Mr. Wagstaffr'
Bill stopped his horses and came
back to her.
"Aren't we ever going to get any
whereg' she asked soberly. "Pm
afraid I can't ride much longer.
could walk if you wouldn't go so fast.
Aren't there any ranches in this coun-
try at all?"
He shook his head They're few
and far between" he said. Don't
worry, though. 1t isn't a life-and-death
matter. If we were out here without
grub or horses it might be tough.
You're in no danger from exposure or
hunger"
You don't seem to realize the posi-
ton 1T puts me ill.," Hazel answered. A
and her eyes grew suddenly bright
with the tears she strove to keep back.
IF we wander around in the woods
much longer, I'll simply be a sensation
when I get back to Cariboo Meadows.
won't have shred of reputation left.
1t will probably result in my losing the
school. You're man, and it's differ
emit with you. You can't know what a
girl has to contend with where no one
knows her"
passively. 81 KNOW" he said, as If
he had read her thought. "But what's
the difference? Cariboo Meadows is
only f1eabite. If you're right, and
you know you're right, you can look
the world in the eye and tell it col
lectfvely to go to the devil. Besides,
you've got a perverted idea. People
aren't so ready to give you the bad eye
on somebody else's say-so. 1t would
take lot more than a flash drum
mer's word to convince me that you're
naughty little girl. Pshaw-forget
tt"
Hazel colored holly, but for the lat
ter part of his speech she could have
Rugged him. Bill Wagstaff went a
long way. in those brief sentences,
toward demolishing her conviction that
no man ever overlooked an opportunity
of taking advantage of a woman
well, let's get somewhere" he said
abruptly. IF you're too saddle sore to
ride, walk a while. I'll go slower"
She walked, and the exercise re-
lieved the cramping ache in her limbs.
Roaring Bills slower pace was fast
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eTo BE coNTINUEDJ
Our Beliefs

Amt it the truth. excIaims a con-
tributor to an exchange, that We be-
lieve what we like to believe? That's
not an original observation, but its
truth was made manifest to me one
day last September We were walking
in the fields, young woman and L
(This is not a sentimental tale-be
calm-) And she picked brown-eyed
Susan and began plucking OF the
petals, one by one, murmuring softly
to herself as she did SO.
HE loves me-he loves me not
he loves me-he,r she whispered.
do you believe In that stun? 2" said
/, scornfully.
sWhy-er-wait tn see how &
cnmea ONT she answered.
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''Pm plain man. And lonesome some
| times for a mate, as nature has or
dained to be the way of flesh"
"Get a squaw, then,'' she sneered.
1--WE heard that such people as you
do that"
mot me-" he returned, unruffled. 81
want q woman Of my own kind"
Heaven save me from that classif1-
cation!'' she observed, with emphasis
on the pronoun.
| 'Yes?" he drawled. "WeIl, there's
no profit in arguing the point. Let's
be getting on"
He reached for the lead rope of the
nearest pack horse.
Hazel urged SILK up a step. "NIr.
| Wagstaff," she cried, "I must go back"
'You can't go back without me-" he
said. "And I'm not travelling that way,
thank you.'
"Please-oh, please ~ she begged for
lornly.
Roaring Bills face hardened. 81
will not" he said fatty. I'm going to
| play the game my way. And I'll play
| fair. That's the only promise I will
make"
She took a look at the encompassing
woods, and her heart sank at facing
| those shadowy stretches alone and I'M
| guided. The truth of his statement
| that she would never reach Cariboo
Meadows forced itself home. There
was but the one way out and her wom-
ans wit would have to save her.
''Go on, then." she gritted. in a swift
surge of anger. ST am afraid to face
this country alone. I admit my help
| lessness. But, so help me heaven, I'll
make you pay for this dirty trick
| You're not n man! You're a cur-a
miserable, contemplate scoundrel!''
"Whewl'' Roaring Bill laughed
''Those are pretty names. Just the
same, admire your grit. Well, here
we gop'
He took up the lead rope, and went
on without even looking to see If she
followed. If he had made the slightest
| attempt to force her to come, if he had
betrayed the least uncertainty as to
whether she would come, Hazel would
have swung down from the saddle and
set her face stubbornly southwark in
sheer defiance of him. But such is the
peculiar completely of woman that
she took one longing glance backward,
and then fell in behind the packs. She
was weighted down with dread of the
unknown. boiling over with rage at
the man who swung light-footed in the
lead; but nevertheless she followed
him.
All the rest of the day they bore
steadily northward. Hazel had no idea
of Bill Wagstaffs destination. She
was too bitter against him to ask, after
admitting that she could not face the
wilderness alone. She knew nothing
of the North, but she thought there
must be some mode of communication
or transportation If she could once
get in touch with other people-well,
she would show Roaring Bill. OF
| course, getting back to Cariboo Mead
ows meant a new start In the world,
for she had no hope, nor any desire.
to teach school there after this cpl
sode. She found herself facing that
prospect unmoved. however The i'm
portant thing was getting out of her
present predicament.
Roaring Bill made his camp that
night as if no change in their attitude
had taken place. To all his efforts at
conversation she turned a deaf ear and
a stony countenance- She proposed TO
eat his food and use his bedding. be
| cause that was necessary. But socially
| she would have none OF him.
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enough at that. She followed till her
strength began to fail And when in
spite of her determination she Jagged
behind, he stopped at the first water.
wen camp here" he said. you're
about all in. and we can't get anywhere
tonight. I see plainly
Hazel accepted this dfctum as best
she could She sat down on a messy
rock while he stripped the horses Of
their gear and staked them out Then
Bill started IRE and fixed the rnll
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"RoARiNG BILL" FINALLY ADMITS HE is TAKING HAZEL
TO HIS CABIN In THE MOUNTAINS

the
of
jack O
PubIca
surroundings
schoolteacher Cariboo Meadows wild
of that Soon after
walking
Bl"
the woods.
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How's This ?

We offer $4,000 for any case OF catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is tax.
en- Internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System
Sold by druggists for over forty yearn.
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
r. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
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There's a Reason,

There's Reason.
Hubby-"Inever realized you were
SO tall before" Wife@"Pm supposed
to be. Am 1 not your better half?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-04-04

Hazel, arriving at "Roarino
Bills" cabin, learns that she can
not hope to get word to anyone
in the outside world before
spring and that she must make
the best OF the situation, which
she finds not so bad as it might
be, owing to "Roaring BiiI's"
consideration for her. The next
instaIIment tells of HazePs in
PRODUCTION to this new life in the
WiIds.
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The Substitute.

"Is Mrs. Gaddy good at knitting
sweaters?" no, but she's capital at
unrayeIing warns"
The Washington times., 1918-07-13
Milk Weed

Now that milk is 20 dear. -.
sntsrp-ising person ought to trans-
plant from other countries oartain
trees which yield this precious nufa.
In the British Guiana ana u
West IndieH particularly on ths
bank of the river DsmsrarA, thar
grows = tree known to the natives
Hs the -Hya-hya," which yisIas =
Juice slightly richer and thiakar
than cows milk from its bark ana
pith- The tree Il about forty feet
high and eighteen inches In cir
sumfsTenes when full grown, ana
the natives use Its juice a. We use
milk. 1t being perfectly harmless
ana mixing well with water.
The Cfngalsss havs-G trOO-shsy
call It "KiriaghumA-Twhieh y.slds
. iuid In all respects like milky
while In the forests Of Para grows
. tree called the 'MAsssnodsn-
dron," which gives \ milk-like jules
which can be kept for an indshnita
time. and shows no tendency -
become sour. On the other hand.
certain trees in the valleys Of Ara
qua and In CauaguA yield = similAg
mud which. when exposed to the
air. begins TO form into . kind %
cheese, which very soon becomes
sour. In the Canary IslAnds there
i1 n tree called '-Tabaya Dolcs." of
which the milk. thleksned into .
Jelly, Is considered a delicaey
The Washington times., 1918-07-13

CTAs Bureau Of FtsAerSss Sross tAS
public to use the 0reyfsA eocossS Of
tts economical aHd nutritious voluA)
aRAYFIsH CHOPS
Two cans Eraynsh. cup bread
crumbs. 1 tablespoon chopped pGrs-
ley, 1 teaspoon onion juice. 1 egg. .
tablespoons nour, tAblssDOen but
ter. cup cream or milk.
Drain. bone and fake two eans of
ErayhSh- Add to the nsh . table
spoon Of chopped parsley. . cup Of
dry bread crumbs, . sAltSpoon Of
pepper, . pinch OF salt and the JuicS
Of an onion Melt together three
tablespoons Of nour, one Of batter
and . cup Of cream or milk When
blended and slightly thieksnsd set
aside to cool When cool, mix with
the nsh- Shape ths mixture into
chops dip them In sES. then In
crumbs and fry in hot fat Have
ready enough potatoes fried in stick
shape to insert as chop bonoA Gar
nish with parsley.
GRAYFIsH SALAD.
One can Eraynsh. cup finely
chopped celery.
Mix with three large tablespoons
mayonnRiss, one tablespoon tomato
eatsup, 1 teaspoon prepared mus
tard, two teaspoons lemon juice and
dash of red pepper Mix lightly
with hrsh and celery and serve on
lettuce. A boiled dressing might be
used in place OF the mAyonnAiS&
One cup dried eucumbers may be
substituted for the celery.
oRAYFIsH CHowDER, NEW ENG
LAND STYLE
Three cans Erayhsh. y pound salt
pork, or 10 medium-slEed pots-
toes, 2 or . medium-siEed onions. {
pilot crackers, l pint milk. / cup
cream Cor increase quantity Of
milk), l tablespoon butter. salt and
pepper to taste.
Drain and bone ) cans OF Erayhsh,
leaving the ish in large pieces Put
two slices of diced salt pork in the
bottom OF thA choUder kettle and
let them melt and slightly cook.
Then cover them with a layer OF
dsh. over the fish place a layer OF
hnely sliced onions, and over that
a LAYER Of thickly sliced raw po-
tato: dot with Jumps OF butter, dust
with pepper and salt, and put on a
LAYER of pilot crackers broken in
large pIeceS. Continue the layers
in this order until the fish Is used
mn. then add cups Of milk. Boil
evenly for 40 minutes, add a cup OF
hot cream Cor milk. and serve
The Washington times., 1918-07-13
By LOrettO C. Lynch.
. RE surrants in Ssason in your

RH surrAnts In SEASON In your
"A nsiEhborhood just noWF II
"A they are. be sure you are
making the most OF them.
Fresh eurrAnts should be quickly
rinsed With cold water. removed
from the stems. sprinklsd with
sugar and set aside to chill The
slight tArtness Of ripe currants ap-
psals to the palate quite - much a.
the grapefruit. which II - popular
at many breakfast tablsA
Currants contain mineral salts
that act a. body regulators. ana
while currants Of themselves have
practically no food value. they are
eaten because Of the mineral they
contain. Currants combine nicely
with other fruits. especially berries
II your fAvorits berry Is disappear-
Ing from the market or becoming
seares and high priced. buy half
bsrrisb and half currants and COM
ein0 them
Probably you have never tried
cooking mutton in eurrant juice
A quart box Of berries should be
mashed and strained. Sufficient
water to cover about = nvs-pound
piece Of mutton should be Addsd.
The water and juice should be hot
before putting in the meat Let the
meat cool In the water IN which It
was cooked II wanted cold Or. II
The Washington times., 1918-07-13
CHAPTER CHI.
A Dead Mans Children.

Lilian's accession to vast wealth
caused a sensation in New York
only surpassed by the dramatic
confession and suicide of the mil
lionaire. Many unkind words, in
deed, were both spoken and writ
ten, and undue influence" was
hinted at by those who, without any
reason whatever, chose to consider
themselves overlooked.
Supposititous relatives of Won
Geldenstein sprang up from every
side. They called at all hours and
seasons, and loudly resented Lii
ian's refusal to see anyone.
Ignorant of ReIatIOnshIp.
False applications abounded, but
the true relatives made no sign.
Mrs. Meyer and her children put in
no claim; they were evidently in
complete ignorance OF their rela-
tionship to the dead man. Lillian
employed a capable detective TO
watch them, fearful lest she might
lose touch with them before the
time came for her to keep her prom
ise to Izrale. She was afraij OF
doing this before the excitement had
blown over, lest she should give
rise to fresh talk and scandal.
Ito Be Continued Eionday.)
sOaOyr1Eht - y. \. RAnA
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The War Gardener is ready to
shoulder his part Of the war job.
That is very plain Judging by the
rush for the canning books which
The Times is giving to the women
Of Washington.
At two hundred stations in the
District "Can the Kaiser" posters
have been put up. At these stations
the canning book published by the
National War Garden Commission in
the Maryland Building will be given
to the women readers of The Times.
This Is q very me service for
The Washington times., 1918-07-13
NOlO for the CurrantS
PUT UP SOME FOR TIE WINTER
Some Practical Suggestions Which,
if FOLLOWed, Will Add to
Your Food Variety

desired hot serve Il with = sauco
made a. follows:
Instead Of Vinegar.
One pint liquid in which meat
was cooked. two tablespoons dry
horseradish. two tablespoons oe
eornstarch- Add horseraidsh to
liquid and thicksn with eornstareh
stirrsd In a little cold water. An
measurements level.
have used eurrant 3uios. IN
Sweetened OF course. IN plaza Of
vinegar IN mayonnaIss ana ether
salad dressings with good results.
Try IT. II eurrants are cheap ana
plentiful in your locality.
curraDts make an sxesIlsnt bsv-
sraES. especially welcome II you are
very tirvd OF grape Juice.
For eurrant Juice. wash and pick
over the eUrrants Crush and cook
until TIE seeds fail out strain
When cool add sugar eautiously
until OF desired sweetness Bon
thirty minutes. Run into hot stsr-
liked jars when Jar Is fuu =
overhowing Saal alright
JslTS Is made By adding three
fourths as much sugar as you have
Juice. measured after cooking and
straininS. TIE mixture should Be
cooked until a little held high on =
spoon drops In a double row q
dropG Another test Is By drop
ping little on 4 cold plate. II 4
holds its shape. Il Is time to remove
the mixture from the namss.
Half raspberry and half eurrans
juice makes q very desirAbis isIly.
If you are unable to get the neeos-
sAry amount. Of sugar at the time
eurr1nts are in season, can the IN.
sWeetsned juice. It win taks only
q short time to make your Jelly
Whenever you are ready to DO 81
For Currant Ice.
For eurrant Ice. you must svesk.
en- your currant Juies until Il tastss
much sWestsr than you really want
# When frozen. IT win Be iu.s
about as you like II Frossn mir.
lures never tasts - sweet e thsy
really are.
To cup OF sweetsnsd jule. .sa
the juIee OF . lemon ana thru. .rn.
OF cold water. Freeze these u.in9
equal parts Of salt ana Ice. For
variety. when the mixture IL abovs
half frozen. carefully open the e.n
ana fold in the stin1y beaten vhits
OF one or two sggA You win the.
have . shsrbet such a. /. ss-v.a !.
some Of the more expensive tsa
rooms The eggs. Of course ada
nutritivs value to the diEh ana BE-
Ing raw. are easily and quickly A.
rested.
when busisr days coma. II ~
want a pudding sauce IN 4 hunx
empty the contents Of a KIass q
eurrant Jelly Into the top Of a dsu-
Bile boiler and melt It Itis dsls.
eious on swsetsnsd eornmsaI mush
or other mushea
Make the most Of curTaut taua
and If you want any help. write as.
The Washington times., 1918-07-13
Puss in Boots
T.
By David Corr

"A King, as I mentioned in the
- last story, Puss turned to
one side to avoid climbing the hill
and continued his journey. but al
ways keeping In sight the blue
birds beautiful form It was AL
most dark when At last they came
to . dense forest The Blue Bird
nsW back and settled herself on hls
shoulder. evidently afraid to enter
the woods at - late an hour.
For in = deep. black forest. with
all sorts Of strange shadows ana
. ghostly trees. one never knows
who may be lurking out Of sight;
and PusA who with his trusty
sword. IN broad daylight would
have undertaken to keep any living
boy or man from doing serious mis-
ehi-t. felt his teeth set hard and
his heart stand BtIn a. he came
into the shadow Of the great treoA
The little bird nestled close 70
his cheek and refused to leave his
shoulder. Puss. indeed. felt that
he must now look cut for himself.
and though his heart beat high, he
brAVsly trudEsd forward It was
very unlike the woods to which he
had been accustomed when walk
ing with his father, Puss in BoOtA
where bright Esen naples and
beeches and bIrches make . twink
Ling green lsGfy bower overhead
Instead. there were solemn pines
and hsmloekA ana - he entered
deeper great eGvsrns appeared In
the rocks and narrow Eullsys intO
which enc might SaSily fAl aaa
break ones neck
Luckily. Puss had placed the haas
bird In his pocket, fearing that the
low hanging branches would brush
her on his shoulder.
Through this dismal place Puss
kept on. with his knees shaking.
but with . brave heart. until he
came to . great pima which evil
IDENTITY had been struck By light
ming, fer It stood up white and tall
lifting Its bare arms to the Gky,
like some spectre giant crying fer
vengeance
Right at the foot OF the pine. on .
dscaying log, sat a little old man.
who was altogether the ugliest
locking object that Puss had ever
seen. He was ABOUT half the size
of an ordinary man. though the
Hhiteness OF his hair and beard
showed plainly that ~ would never
be any taller; and though his body
was short and crooked. his face was
long and pale, but lighted up By
wonderfully brilliant eyes.
These were hxed on Puss from the
moment he came In sight; and
piercing through the darkness. II II
no wonder they chilled him to the
bone, although there seemed to be
q spell in the strange eyes that drew
him on in spite OF himself.
Come alongl What are you
afraid off, cried the dwarf. In .
little dry voice. that sounded like
meath ones foot Puss hesitated.
and, as II seeking the comfort Of
something alive and friendly. thrust
his hand into his pocket alongside
Of the little blue ebird
"Come'on, come on. little master9
repeated the dwarf. Here I have
been waiting more than an hour to
tell you some good news, and now
you are here you would hinder me
because you are such q coward"
'I don't know you" said PuSs-
well, well, no matter for that
7 know you well enough. Would
Won read about gnomes. and then be
socowardly that you would fear to
meet themr'
And In the next story you shall
hear what happened after that
Copyright. 1918, David Corr
To BE Continued
The Washington times., 1918-07-13
HOW TO COOK
VEGETABLES

! Vegetables Just out Of the garden
! taste best when simply cooked
, steamed. boiled or bAked-And
served With = little salt butter.
; milk or cream Often . heavily"
seasoned sauce covers mp the more
desirable vegetable favor.
ovoreookinE Of Vegetables i'm
OaIrS their favor. Very delicate
nAvors are destroyed. whils VeES-
tables with strong naVorA such ~
cabbage or onIons, become disagree
ably strong II cooked too long.
ovsroookinG also destroys the at
traettVe Oolor Of some vegetables
Cock Summer vegetables ~ soon
after they are gathered as you can
IN order to preserve the flavor. II
they must be kept over, keep In the
icsbox or some other cool place.
Let wiltsd vegetables soak m
cold water to frSshsn them IL
vegetables must stand after parinE.
covering with cold water will pre-
vent whiting and dlscoloration-
Before cooking. put head Vsge-
tables and greens in cold water for
an hour, with one tablespoon of
vinegar, to remove insects, then
wash. very carefully.
Drain all boiled vegetables a.
soon as tender-tney become Boggy
81 they are allowed to stand un-
drained after cooking. Tho water
drained Of may be saved for soup
stock
Most vegetables should be cooked
in a small amount Of water. because
a part Of the mineral salts dissolyes
out into the water. and IL lost II tho
water Is thrown away. Cook whole
whom possible.
Tender spinach or lettuce leaves
require no added water for cooking.
~ thoroughly washed. enough water
will cling to the leaves to prevent
their burning.
Delicately favored vegetables
should be steamed or cooked slowly
In n small amount Of boiling water
until tender and the water boils
away.
strong-navored vegetables may
amount Of rapidly-b boiling water.
and the water changed several
times during cooking
The Washington times., 1918-07-13

The Times to peIlOgi. Tor its women
readers" said p. s. Ridsdale. the
secretary OF the commission. today,
-and it is Of the utmost Importance
at this time. We hear that three
million men are to b sent overseas.
At the estimated cost Of 40 cents
q day to feed a soldier It means
that Uncle Sans board bill for SOL
diers alone will be one million two
hundred thousand dollars a day.
That is a staggering figure. The
War Gardeners will do their share
by filling the pantry shelves until
the load break + the Kaiser's back"
The Washington times., 1918-07-13

ROY SCOTT and his wife, Miriam Finn Scott, surely
1 belong to that growing number Of married workers.
each Of whom is well known in particular field Mr.
Scots may be in almost Of the prominent
The Washington times., 1918-07-13
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Looking Over Short Story.

MAGAZINES and he has several works Of merit and plays to
his credit Mrs Scott regarded expert on all matters
pertaining to children and her writings have been Of great
help to mothers all the land
The Washington times., 1918-07-13
TOnics for. the System.

REMEMBER the many good things vegetables do for
your body They help keep your blood as it ought
be- and your whole body in good condition Vegetables
better than medicine to prevent the common evil of
constipation. And besides they sweet juicy tender,
and lend variety to your meals.
The Washington times., 1918-07-13
Interesting Anecdotes.

Sergeant Jimmy Wide. nyWsiEM
boxing champion Of the world. tslls
this war story:
An Army chaplain came across .
baggage column with . wagon
stuck fast.
Men, I see you're In difficulties
he said Can be OF any assist
ance?
yes, sir" exclaimed one OF the
drivers, "by making yourself scarcA
You see. We can't very well say -
the horses what they'd understand
while you're about"
Sir Abe Bailey. South Africa's
richest millionaire. sportsman, ana
politician. and n son-ln-law OF Lord
and Lady Rossmore. has. despite hIs
nfty-three years. offered his services
TO the War Ofies-~Flanders pre-
ferred." His oner has bssa A.
cepted
The Washington times., 1918-07-13
This Day in Our History.

THIS is the anniversary of the landing of Sir Walter
RaIeighs Expedition to America in 1884. Though all
Of Raleghs ventures ended in dire disaster they the
of introducing into England the potato and to-
bacco Raleigh himself executed after a voyage to
the Spanish possessions in South America
The Washington times., 1918-07-13

pelIcately favored vegetables
should be steamed or cooked slowly
In a small amount Of boiling water
until tender and the water boIls
away.
The Washington times., 1918-07-13

Tender spinach or lettuce leaves
r.ouire no added water for cooking.
u thoroughly washed, enough water
will cling to the leaves to prevent
their burning.