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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
CHAPTER VIII
An Edicf in Acadia

THOUGH wet clouds swung low in
i the morning and the robins We're
chirruping for rain, Fiddler Billedeau
was ready for the road betimes.
II have a passenger" he said, when
the good folks urged him to wait. He
understood the look Evangeline had
given him. The summer showers will
not harm. The sun will smile and
dry us. We must hurry on to the
north"
The men. the women and the chill
dren Of ,Rancourt's clearing crowded
about the old blackboard. The girls
tied flowers from the wedding bou
auets upon the horses bride and
trimmed the thills with strands oil
creeping evergreen.
you shall come again to Bois-de-
Rancourt for the next wedding" de
clared Supple Jack to the girl. And
all the poor folks will walk many
miles some day just TO hear the bells
ring for you, Mam'selle Beaulieu'' ne
added, roguishly.
"Ah, they surely will ring all in the
rood time" old Rancourt assured her
His shrill tones threaded the gay
laughter.
Then the laughter ceased, for TWO
men were tramping toward the group
coming across the plot smoothed Tor
dancing. Hebert scowled when he
saw them.
.The devil he hides behind some
near tree when Vincent and Lieu
reux come past this way" he growied
AS they came close he called Their
names and greeted them.
They did not reply amiably.
~You call us those names, EN-, TO
make US mad some moreT demanded
ne Of the men. He pushed his grizzly
sard bellieesently close TO Heberts
. =. y. -. "a, e.e.,~h for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15

They we're dining of fowl in restau-
rant. You see," he explained as he
showed her the wishbone you take
hold here. Then we must both make
wish and pull. and when II breaks
the one who has the biggest part of II
will have his or her wish granted"
But l don't know what to wish for >
she protested.
"Oh. you can think of something" he
said.
No, | can't" she replied "T can't
think of anything ] want very much"
We'll, I'll wish for you" he exclaimed
Will you, really?" she asked.
Yes"
We'll then there's no use fooling
with the old wishbone." she interruple ed
with glad smile you can have me-
Saturday Journal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15

getting brlskly to business, go talk
all that to the lawyers and to the men
who own this land, or to any one else.
Happy and | have our orders. II
you don't get off this land today,
quietly, We've got orders to put you
off by force. If we put you off by
rorce We shall arrest every grown-up
man here for trespass, and take you
10 jail. We don't want to do that,
because it will leave your families
in bad way. Go peaceably, and the
trespass cases will be dropped. Now
that's straight business, and I'm
talking to you man fashion"
mo, We shall not go. We shall not
leave our homes. We have no place
but this one"
Happy and l have come up here
alone-hoping you'd see what yor
have got to do and would do it-saving
trouble for all hands. II YOU want
trouble we can furnish 1t. We've got
a special posse of twenty men down
the ROAD. wen haul you men out or
here to jail. 1t will be very bad,
Hebert," he warned.
He threw back his coat and dis
played his nickel badge. LHeaureux
followed suit. Hebert clutched the
tattered legal paper in his trembling
hand and stared at the badges. The
a 90 %
drops trickled with the tears down
the faces of sobbing women.
yes, it is very bad, Hebert' re-.
peated Vincent. But il you folks
don't get up with the times and obey
the laws, you can't expect anything
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CHAPTER VII Continued


A LDRICH touched Evangeline on
"A the arm, appeal in his eyes, and
she waited beside him until the others
were within the house.
There was no one to spy. The in.
stinctive delicacy of the French tenn
permanent realized that these two
would have something to say TO each
other.
He knelt before her for in no other
way could he exhibit what his heart
prompted Mere words would not ex.
press all he felt. Act must accompany
them. He bent his head He had
tossed his cap upon the ground. She
gazed down through her tears, re.
4training her impulse to clasp his head
4 to her breast He kissed her hand
slowly and then lifted his eyes 10 hers.
Forgive me. Evangeline, for the
brutal thing | did before them all.
should have waited. Such love as
have for you is a sacred treasure. |
did not mean to show it. But | wanted
them to understand for your sake.
Now I tell you that l love you.
kneel for your forgiveness, dearest.
took much for granted. But there are
times in love when one must be bold
She put her soft hands against his
cheeks and raised him gently. He
came to his feet before her.
Yes. there are times when one must
be bold" she replied. TT is bold for
me to be hereto say what ] am
going to say to you. But / am not a
6oquette. Wait one moment His
farms were about her. There will not
be other moonlight nights for us very
soon. 7 am going to my work. The
people there will not understand as
these folks here understand. You
must not come to the big school 10
court the daughter of Vetal Beaulieu.
So l tell you now I love you-I love
you--I am not ashamed. ! love you
Her arms went up around his neck,
and he smothered her words in kiss
in which soul pledged soul
A moment later she struggled from
his arms.
1T is forever she gasped. TT is
my pledge to you forever. An Aca'
dian girl gives her lips to only one.
When all our clouds have cleared |
away and you shall come for me !
will be waiting
He called her back. She was about
to enter the house, thinking that he
would follow.
He folded her in his arms once more
and kissed her.
"It is good night he whispered.
"I can't 60 in there new. l want TO
take my joy out under the moon and
the stars and consecrate myself to
it. Good night, my beautiful Evanse
line. 1 will watch over you-I will
be near to help you when you need !
help. But l understand what your
life must be until our troubles ar,
arranged; I'll be prudent-but shall
keep on loving you"
He released her and called his
adieus to those within. He waved
them back when they rushed out
with words Of protest
"I must ride on-I cannot wait even
for the wedding feast" He took the
glass which Hebert thrust at him. "I
drink happiness to bride and groom,
and to all within" He turned up
the glass and sprinkled the last drops
on the threshold.
He shut his eyes after he mounted
his horse, so that he might keep the
memory of the glorified face he had
singled from all the others when he
turned from the open door.
The thrill of her kiss was on his
lipsJ and the Joy Of 81 love YOU" was
singing in his heart.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
Kindly Kid

Willie, did you tie that tin can to
the dogs tail?"
Yes, sir" replied the small boy I'm
trying to do a kind act every day. That
dog chases every rabbit he sees. I tied
the can to him so that 1t will make a
noise and warn the rabbit"-Pearson's
Weekly
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That sounded reasonable to Peggy
She looked up at Reggie who was still
gasping and spluttering.
Reggie, we have come to take you
home. But you must promise not tc
howl any more"
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CHAPTER vi
The Detective Makes An Arrest

When the Black Hoof clan kidndps
Reggie JoneS.Broun, Peggy aud Billy
90 TO the rescue, toflopin9 them to
Birdldnd)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15

:. yetal BeaulIeu keeps an Inn on the
bssssr and rss.s,,.s s,sr.
e1scated In q convent. returns home IN
sxpeetediy. discovers the nature Of his
her 20 marry. and leaves home pennlisss.
Anassscrss B!Iledeey. q addl.r. promise. .s
North. ON the way he tells her Of the
hard lot Of the Aesdian pce SAINTS. who are
being driven from their homes by
BesulIeu. ursed by David Rol. .n,ussier,
and suitor for Evspreiine,s hand. start.
. suspicion that she may have gone to
Aldrich, n customs man, who had shown
Kindness TO her. Aldrlch, hearing Of her
disappearance, looks for her and finds her.
Beauiieu arrives shortly afterward, abuses
them both, and only leaves without his
daughter, after Aidrich has told the as
sembled company that he loves the Girl
and wishes to marry her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15

IN this space Mr.. Whitehead toiI uu-
Slcer readers business questions on buy
ing. selling, advertising and employ,n ert.
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Wishbone Not Needed

tTO BE CONTINUED
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

1ne ne 0ooUe Us an accurate nan of The netv
San Diego & Arizona rQilwoy and tbe co,,,,.
Try through Wiich thousands of tourisfs
tV"I BASS annually. The aboUe D,oD mrs
PE0duced ut a cost of oUey $3.50. ,SeDcrl,y
men tr0mDed oUer the country for fouy.
Veeks securing data. on sUltich 10 construct
birds eye Uiev ''''
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

II. nG-gaere but the Imperial UalIeu
the orccoe style of architecture so predoN|
nCnt, EEa The Valley it serUes to reflect III
oaEsh;Eie from the Waik beneath. Tla
c2sIfT'J ai15c Of architecture is the CAUSE
rar1y qltestions of curiosity to neW conner
The EtsnaZ esaslUer is that it is to protect ii
street fycH, The rain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-02
To Ereshen Owed Silk

To the Editor OF WomGH'S Page:
Dear Madam-Cau You tell me
pIcase how TO freshcn satin mcssainc
dress that has hcen dyed? 1t is 50 limp
and sIca2y. it has lost that finish new
silk has. ! so want to Use it. but as it
il now it docs look rather sad.
Is salts OF tartar harmful to one :
hair used in the rinse water. as an agent
for tightening fast fading blonde hair:
MIGNON.
Try steaming the silk and pressing it
while still damp over a cloth. There
is a dressing in new silk which comes
out when it is put in water. and it is
very hard to get the stiffness and body
back again. If the steaming does not
freshen it. try dipping it in a solution
OF one tablespoonful of gum arabic to
quart of water. Use cold water so that
the dye will not run. Press when il is
almost dry.
Salts of tartar is very drying to the
hair. as any bleach is. and il your hair
has a tendency to be dry it may harm
it by making it brittle and lifeless.
But there is no harm in it if your hair
is not dry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-02
DRESSING FOR THE DANCE
IN THE CRUISER CABIN
Uneohed the Stern Truth 4bou the Girl ho Said She
toRoughH
"MERELY because you want to pu

"MERELY because you want to put
A'A persons in the friendship or pal
class, writes an analytical young man
reader. lis no reason they will fit into
the class you. desire for them. You
know, your right shoe does not fit on
your left foot"
This sage little remark Is equally true
taken a little bit further. Frequently
we put ourselves in the wrong class.
For instance:
There was once upon time young
lady who said she liked to rough it.
To prove it she went camping one whole
week in the naughty old woods. and
came back and said to the girls: ITS
great, but wouldn't advise any one
to go unless she really knew how to
rough it. OF course. had a nerfectly
wonderful time. You know how l am
about that"
The stcry skips now and one month
later finds our heroine in the cabin
of small cruiser. In pink satin cami-
sole. with petticoat to match. she is
standing, or rather attempting to stand,
before a sea going fniRror. engaged In
that intricate process only woman
understanding--looki at the back and
side view of the hair with the aid of a
hand glass. Ever try to do that in tine
cabin of little two by four cruiser,
glecfully gavotting over the waves?
Well, then. between ourselves. you
know. it can't be done.
Our heroine was dressing for a dance
to be given at the yacht club for which
the little cruiser was busily steering.
Making furtivc dives this way and
that with the hand mirror in her right
hand. she addressed another girl who
was lazily sitting on the edge of tho
bunk.
II don't see why they ever invited
us il this is the way they expected. us
to dress. Why. l dom t know what LIN
going to do. This is just awful.
cant t see my hair at all Business end
of innocent little cruiser giving an i'm
usual lurchl) Gracious sakcs alivc'!.If
this boat does that again ! m going
right in and tell Mrs. X ! can t
possibly go. How you can sit there like a
bump on n log when we have to be
ready in fifteen minutes is beyond me-
A Nd the other girl smiled and pulled
"A up the tie on her white crepes de
chine waist and stretched over for -the
shoe powder. Let me tell you the in
side story of both of these girls. The
Que who threatened to fose her minds at
any minute because she couldn't sec
how her hair looked from the sides and
back knew that there was to be a dance
and was all prepared with a dainty or
Candle dress and all that went with it..
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The one who was sitting on the bunk
secretly hoping she would be allowed
to have Just one minute with the cabin
mirror before they started did not know
she would be expected to do anything
that would require pretty clothes. White
shirtwaists and skirts were her only
ammunition, which was rather disap-
pointing, for the affair was to be a
dressy one. Yet, barring the first 6x
clamation of genuine sorrow becausdsthe
yellow organdie with the little ruffles
had not been brought along, there was
never grumble or complaint. I hap
pen to know that the girl who sat pa
Ntiently on the side of the bunk waiting
for the mirror had never been on a
"roughing it" party before in her life.
Therefore. she had never in all her born
days entertained her young men friends
by telling them she simply adored to
rough it,"
Yet / don't think there could posi-
bly, have existed girl more qualified to
put herself in that very class. And the
other young lady no more deserved to be
ranked with the persons who can
cheerfully put up with things than a
fragile little piece of Dresden china. 1t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-02
The WOn1an's
Exchange
Wants to Reduce

70 the Editor Of WomdH'S Page:
Dear Madam-How much should a
girl of thirteen and one-half years
weigh? And how much should her
height be? l weigh 100 pounds and am
Eve feet one inch tall. How can !
reduce? NJ. NJ.
There is no prescribed weight or
height for a little girl of thirteen. The
weight depends on the height. The cor
rect weight for girl Of five feet one
Is about 102i2. You can reduce by
exercising Join gymnasium class at
school or at your church or at the Y.
W. G. A. and get some regular exercise
under the direction of a good teacher
hut don't worry about it too much if
700 seem too stout. As you grow taller
you will lengthen out and get more slim.
too You still have several years be-
fore it makes any difference whether
you are fiat" or not.
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"Well, All jes' takes some houah
an aigs and sometimes All adds
some cream an agen Ah-don't, and
then you-all ics' have t'beat it 4
powerful lot. BY this time tn waffle
iron is about hot enuf, so All jes'
bakes 'em--that's all.
Tricky Cindy! She knew right well
that no one could make success
from that recipe and, more than that,
she didn't intend that they should.
for she left out the secret or trick
of success. Now, you remember
when the housewife cooked waf'les in
the days of long ago size always
used the kitchen range to heat the
iron; wood or sometimes coal was
used for fuel. And whatever kind of
fuel she used not only heated Tn"
iron. but it also heated the stove and
oven. and as the process Of baking
he waffle was slow she just started
a little ahead of time, and as fast as
she had them baked she lifted them
from the waffle iron and laid them on
the shelf in the oven; this dried the
aff1e out and prevented it from be-
coming soft. When piled atop one
another they were always crisp and
tender, never soft and tough.
Keep this in mind for perfect
waf1'es. You must place the baked
waffle on the shelf of the oven and
leave the door open. SO that the
moisture can evaporate. Do not
leave the waffies in the oven any
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-02

If1Oprrtcht. 1917. bU MIS- ". 4. Wilson.
An Rights Reserved.
ITO ARRANGE the table, using the
= tablecloth. for breakfast it is
first necessary to cover the table
with thick cloth of washable ma
terial. This silence-cloth MAJ be the
regular table padding or it may be
made from two old white bed.
spreads cut to fit table. Arrange the
tablecloth so that it hangs evenly on
all four sides.
Nowhere in the HOUSEHOLDS DO
careless and indifferent methods
show so clearly as they do in poorly
arranged table. Teach Sonny that
that cloth must lie smoothly and
must be absolutely immaculate be-
fore he places the table service.
Then arrange the silver and china as
directed last week.
a small tray of china or, lacking
this, large dinner plate covered
with a dolly holds the sugar and
cream; this makes for an attractive
table. Small willow baskets can be
purchased quite reasonably, and with
dolly placed in the bottom basket
can be used for a bread tray.
A boy of fourteen is now prepar-
ing the breakfast for family Of
four, and as most of the actual
preparation is done the evening be-
fore it does not require more than
thirty-fve minutes to prepare this
morning meal, even though waff1es
and hot cakes are on the menu.
The fruit is prepared and placed in
the iccbox and ready to be lifted on
tray and set in place in the morn
ing. The cereal is placed to cook
overnight. Waffle or hot-cakc mix
ture is also mixed and placed in the
refrigerator the last thing at night.
80 that all there really remains to be
done in the morning is to make the
coffee and prepare the other dish.
I Now for a secret about wafflcs.
Without the slightest bit of eXag-
eeration, i think have more re-
quests for a good waffle recipe than
any other. The trick is to have a
nice. tender and crisp waffle. Ny old
cclored nanny used to make these
waffles SO that they would fairly
melt in your mouth, and when folks
would inquire for her recipe she
would say:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-02
How to Frame sutterfIies

70 the Editor Of WomdH's PAGE:
Dear Madam am going to frame
some butterflies and would like to know
II they have to be preserved before doing
20. Some one told me they have to be
dipped in certain things before framing,
but as ] do not know what, will you
please tell me if this is So or what
should be done? Will you also tell me
what would be a pretty way to frame
them and what kind of frame to use:
ANXIOUS.
Ii is not necessary to preserve the
hutterflies in anything before mount :;
ing them. They keep perfectly well
under the glass. Just place them on
cotton so that they will sink down
without breaking. and put the glass
over them. One of the prettiest ways
70 frame them is in a teatray. Get
mahogany tray. or wicker one, and
put the layer of cotton down first. then
lay a few dried grasses and wild flowers
diagonally across the end of it. Then
place the butterfly wherever you want
II and fastcn the glass on. 1t is pretty
70 use light blue cotton, to look like the
sky or you might use white or light
blue silk, like the trays that you see il
The stores. ] hope you will be able to
make very attractive tray.
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Fourteen.Year.OLd Sonny
Can Easily FollotU These
Directions and Prepare
AppetiSing Meal

longer than five or six minutes.
Send each lot to the table.
A Good Waffle Recipe
Place in a mixing bowl
one cup of milk,
One egg. .
Three tablespoons Of shortening,
Tro tablespoons of sHrp,
one teaspoon of salt.
Beat with egg beater to mix and
then add
One and o"c-bot cups of sittcd
f0W,
Three teaspoons Of bgti"g
polCdcr.
Beat to smooth batter and bake
in smoking hot waffle iron.
Another stunt for efficiently work
ing the waffle iron is to use a new
sewing-machine oil can and vegc-
table-cooking oil for greasing the
iron. Cleanse the can thoroughly
and then let dry; fill with cooking oil
and use it on the iron, just where it
needs it; this will prevent a waste
Of shortening and fingers will not be
burned.
You will also find Sonny will be-
come very adept at baking wales
If the batter is placed in a pitcher
so that he can pour it out, and by all
means have the oil can ready for him
to oil the iron. Once in while
serve a few slices of crisp bacon with
the waffics for variety.
One cup of leftover cold cereal
may he used for variety-cold-bol
rice. hominy or mashed potatoes.
The secret for an ideal cup of
coffee is TO first have the water lust
freshly boiling. This means that the
tcakettle must be rinscd out in the
morning and fresh water placed in it
and brought quickly to boil. then
poured upon the freshly ground
coffee in the pot. If you use per
colator see that the water is freshly
drawn from the spigot. Let the
water run from the spigot for a few
minutes and then measure it into
the pot and. place the pcrcolator in
position. Add the required amount
of freshly ground coffee and a small
pinch of salt. Close the percolator .
and place it on the stove.
Next week: Some breakfast dishes
made with cereal that daughter may
prepare.
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every morning. Do you eat much rich
or fattening food? That will make you
stout. If you really want to reduce
go on regular diet ANY physician
will outline diet for You that will
not include any fattcning food.
There is no way for girl to in
crease her height when she has at
tanned full growth. However. YOU have
not stopped growing yet. YOU know.
and if you get plenty of fresh air
and exercise YOU may be able to grow
that three inches in the next few
years. am sure that you will be much
better and much happier If you try
some Of these suggestions. but be sure
that you don't just sit down and worry
about being stout. because that will
just make you worse.S
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For a Bows Room

There must be washable and service
able things in a boys room. but they
may also be artistic in a crude way.
Unbleached muslin is a rather good
material for making covers and cush-
ions. One good way TO treat it is 10
make border or center of alternating
colored blocks of patchwork in dark
colors--his school colors will please him.
The blocks can be stitched on by ma
chine or applied with fancy feather
stitching.
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SY WAFFLE RECIPE-STUNNING EVENING GO
OF GOOD, CRISP WAFFLES
IS REVEALED BY MRS. NJ A. WILSON


THEY'RE delicious, That's what
L you'll say about the cornmeal
mullins made the way Mrs. Wilson
makes them in her new cooking
movie shown at the
VICTORIA THEATRE
Ninth and Market streets, all this
week.
OTHER COOKING MOVIES
The other cooking scenarios that
have proved 50 popular are being
shown as follows;
Lebanon Crumb Cake
Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
the Lincoln, Forty ninth street
above Woodland avenue
Charlotte Russo
Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
the Ovcrbro0k, Sixty third street
aud Havcrford avenue.
Queen Victoria Sponge Cake
Thursday. Friday aud Saturday.
Darby.
For copies of recipe, ask at box
Office or send self ADDRESSED slammed
cnyc,opr (" Editor uf Woman's
Page
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GOWN N-WOMANS EXCHANGE TOUCHING IT

goes TO show, doesn't it, that you have
to do something more than put your
self in certain class to actually be-
long there