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Story for the Children
By GRAHAM BONNER
By MARY GRAHAM BONNER

"If there has been one or ever will
be one, they haven't talked to me
about it,
Perhaps there may be one and they
are going to have it as surprise for
us so our children can go there" sug-
gested Mrs. Goose.
my dear, would you like to have
a school for the children? How can
you say such thing?'
"You were talking about school
yourself" said Mrs. Goose. 81 thought
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once and beat constantly while it
cooks for about seven or eight min
utes. II should then appear just like
ordinary boiled icing and should be
almost thick enough for spreading.
Take it from the stove and continue
to beat about five minutes or until
ii has thickened.
To this boiled icing add one cupful
of any desired combination of the fol-
lowing: Chopped raisins. dates. figs.
candied cherries. candied grapefruit
or orange peel, candied pineapple,
and chopped blanched almonds or Pc
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prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.D
Several good points are illustrated
by this buit-in ironing board in farm
home, which was installed at the sug-
gestion of the home demonstration
agent. The board is placed sufficient
ly high for worker of tall or medium
build, and there is also high stool,
homemade. on which she can sit for
good part of the work. The hinged
prop is placed in such a way as to
leave the greater part of the board
free so that dresses and skirts may be
slipped over it. Extension workers,
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even a plain cake mixture. The bu-
reau of home economics gives the
following directions for making one
of these fruit filings:
For the boiled icing use:
l cup granulated egg white
sugar Pinch of salt
4 tbs. cold water " tsp vanilla
Put the sugar, water, and unbeaten
egg-white into the upper part of
double boiler. Have the water In the
lower part boiling. Commence beating
the mixture with dover beaten at
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Back to the Classics

"Would you toss a plate at a pho
tographer?"
"Why not?" rejoined Miss Cayenne.
Women play golf well and tennis
surprisingly. Why not have them go
on and introduce the classic sport of
throwing the discuS?"
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that suddenly you had become inter.
ested in having the children educated"
"NOt bit of it," said Mr.. Camden.
81 wouldn't be true Mr.. Gander if
wanted the children educated.
eff | felt that way | would show |
had sense and everyone knows I'm a
goose and that I'm proud of it."
Still they were walking along the
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bean pot, cover with the lentils and
then another piece of onion and pork
Continue until all of the lentils are
used, saving piece of pork for the
top. Pour the seasoned liquid over
tine lentils. Cover and cook slowly
until the lentils are tender, about "
hours If the lentils become too dry
add small quantity of boiling water
from time tn time
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gested food more freely
to our menus. Where
the fresh fish are not OBJ
tainable, the canned fish
may be found in the mar
kets. Salt and smoked
fish are so palatable that
they should often appear
on our tables.
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NUTS, DRIED FRUIT AS
CAKE FILLING

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Chopped nuts and raisins and other
dried fruits nlakenexcellent filling for
layer cakes. The mixture may De
varied according TO the kinds of dried
fruits and nuts on hand. 1t helps keep
the cake moist and adds flavor to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-05-04

Dorothy Lee has sweet tooth and
the family always spell candy when
mentioning the coveted sweets in her
presence A neighbor who Is very
fond of the four-year-old gave her a
piece of candy. She came rushing to
show mother. saying: "Mrs. Cartar
gave me some X. Y. L."
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S o ur G re a m
Crullers. Take
one cupful each
OF sour cream
and sugar, one
egg, One-fourtn
t e a S p o Onful OF
baking powder,
mix and q d d
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-05-04
Utilizing Waste

"A new industry just introduced at
Milan, Italy, consists of the manufac-
ture from waste leather cuttings Of
boxes for collars, cuffs and carpets,
furniture coverings and wallpaper.
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The Idear!

A member OF the British nobility
was recently pitched out of a motor
boat into choppy English channel
sea. That must have GAINED the
waves at once. There's nothing like
pouring an earl on troubled waters.-
Farm and Fireside
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When serving refreshments on a
card table, use white blotting paper
under the cloth. This absorbs any
liquid which may be spilled and pro-
tects the cloth from being stained by
the colored table top as well as the
top itself.
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improved SO rapidly that was astonished.
/ think it saved my life and consider'it
wonderful remedy Mrs. Louisa
Redfeld, $50 Dewitt st. .sgt4c.
Tablets or Liquid. All dealers.
Write DIR. Pierce, Pres Invaids' Hotel,
Buffalo. N. Y, Il you desire free medical
advice
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OItuIeu Will ucdu.
aches. My blood
seemed to be thin
and / could not re-
gain my strength. /
was advised to take
DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery,
which / did, and be-
fore / had finished the
third bottle j wasfeel-
ing like a different
porcop NV health
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Old Use of PIyrpood

Plyw0od-making is an ancient Egyp-
tian art dating back many centuries
before the Christian era. Household
furniture and collins taken from Egyp.
tan tombs were constructed of ply
wood and veneered.
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can nut meats, and two teaspoonfuls
of lemon juice.
Spread this fruit mixture between
the layers of the cake and ice the
top with plain boiled icing.
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Bang Goes $4,000!

"My time is worth 500 a minute"
"Gee, it's pretty tough on you when
they set the clock an hour ahead
Boston Transcript.
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For That Weakness
After Flu or Grip

Clinton, Iowa. AFTER l had the flu
Twas very weak and nervous. | was also
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If woman can't keep secret she
can always find some other woman to
help.
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Start Summer Sewing Early in Spring.
prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.)
Summer sewing must be started
early in the spring in order to have q
good many wash dresses ready when
the first hot wave appears. Several
of the cotton fabrics, especially In
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-05-04
Ancient Vintage

The oldest known coin dates back to
almost 700 B. G.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-05-04
/: Food for the Family

Don't let us work all our life to
make a living, but let US work to
live all our life.
Man is mighty only when he
works in harmony with the forces
of the Unseen.-Jack Miner.
A dainty cruller or cake to serve
with a cup of coffee or tea is:
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Favorite Fish Foods.

We are constantly told to eat more
fish. to cut down food expenses, to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-05-04

its outstanding claims to dis
tinctiOn lies in the fact of its
being made of the very new
and voguish shiny black straw,
for highly lacquered straws,
you must know, are favorite
theme with the milliner this
season. A cunning veil, too!
OF course you took note of it
at first glance. Wells like this
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& III. Is -
lovely and as shining as it had
been in the hours since she and
John had stood in the bow of the
ferryboat and seen the towers of
Manhattan cleaning IN the sun
Set.
But, that was silly. She smiled
at herself and her thoughts, and
got up out Of bed, and bathed.
] and ordered a. breakfast that even
Johil-wI1o never thought she ate
enough at any meal-couldn't
nave criticized.
And while she waited for it,
wrapped in her best negligee,
which wasn't good enough, as she
very well knew, for New York,
she looked out of the window.
Not over at the park, but down
on Fifth avenue. The crowding
motors and the buses. the people
thick on, the sidewalks, thrilled
!. her beyond words or thought.
New York, as she saw IL from
that window, was beautiful. The
sky was a clear. lovely blue; the
day. was one Of those gorgeous
ones Of autumn that are the
loveliest Of all in New York. The
trees In the park had on their
fading dress Of gold and red and
brown, the air was crisp and
sparkling. Even from her height
she could see him the people
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moved. swiftly, stirred by vague
and general excitement.
What would 1t bring to her,
this new city and this new life?
What lay before her and John
here2 1t would be very different,
she knew, from anything with
which her experience had taught
her how to cope. And she could
guess. at least, how much de-
pended upon her. A mans wife
was important to him here, she
knew. She knew, too, from things.
he had said, hints he had dropped,
that John was depending upon
her. He was far more ambitious
than she in every way. Things
nattered more to him. He would
expect much OF her. She must
never fail him.
And yet, when dusk fell and the
day, practically speaking, was
over. Eileen had accomplished
NOTHING she. felts It was almost
literally true. She had bought a
few things-an evening dress.
negiigee, a few stray fragments
for her wardrobe. The shops had
confused her. appalled, her by the
very richness Of the choice they
offered her. It was SO easy to
20 wrong, and she knew so little.
The women she had seen had
frightened her. She had forced
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} down the stairs, girl OF three
pulling at his shirt anc scream
ing loudly for aid. Buster"
said Amy emphatically, pick up
every one Of those blocks and
give them to sister, Now go into
the sun room and. play nicely"
Happily to Saxon; II went up
to see the lot where you're to-
build. Wouldn't ] adore to be up
there with a big walled-in garden.
where I could turn these young
sav4ges loose?"
A scream from the. sun room
followed by dismal howl from
the cat and sister bawling pite-
ously: stop hitting me-stop
hitting me"'
TITS not always as bad as
this!' said Amy, flying down the
hall. Buster, give the kitty. TO
Marjorie. And stop teasing:
Shame on you! A big boy OF
four.'
The big boy of four surrendered
the cat, smiled blandly. his hands
deep in his pockets as he mustered
resources for his next move.
Really, once in while they're
angels" said Amy, returning
GREATNESS and Hurried. They
take it out of you when they're
not-which liz most of the time,
suppose. Listen to that! Some
times I get murderous!'
"How's the writing. Amy? Have
you done anything lately"
NO. said the girl YEARLY. i
don't even think about 1t"
You should! You're just as
much out of tune scrubbing and
washing as I'd be. What's become
of your fire. letting yourself get
into a rut?" .s
Amy looked at her hands-blink-
ing-sudden, idiotic tears flying to
her eyes.
"Why don't you hire nurse
or a cook and take the time for it?"
Hire a nurse on a newspaper
mans wage? Don't be silly! Be-
sides. Don is writing in the eve-
nings now. I tried to. but I'm just
dumb by the end Of the day.
They say no house is big
enough for two careers. Some
body's got to be the background.
In this case it seems to be Amy
She looked at her hands. The
nail Of the third finger was broken
to the duck. She rubbed it and
made a valiant effort to smile.
You've caught me in a rotten
mood, Saxy dear. I'll get over it in
the next 40 years. Then I'll be like
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By ElenOre Meherin

dad. You know his marriage was
just one long bliss. But often
heard mas side of it. And she was
no quitter-was she? And they
were happier a thousand times
than most-of the people today.
'"You know one Of dads five
children never. bit or slapped an
other. They never cried or grabbed
the table cloth all set with dishes
to the floor. We were all little
angels. Looking forward we think
it will be like that--all roses and
music for us. And looking back
we kid ourselves that it was. The
prospect thrills: The retrospect
mellows. And the only hard part
comes in between-in the living
of it"' =
But I wouldn't give up the
writing, Amy. You've got real
talent. Look what Mary Roberts
- Rinehart did. And she has three
sons. SO you can make a go OF it"'
Her husband was a doctor-not
a newspaper rewriteman. And,
after all. she was Mary Roberts
not Amy Rhodes. 7 don't believe
they were ever hard-pressed. It's
all right to sneer at money when
YOU have it. It's not a bit impor-
tant then. But money can be the
crueIest and most tyrannical thing
on the earth to the fellow who
hasn't got it!
Don't you fool yourself. Sacks!
No one ever loved more than Don
and loved. You know that. But
it burns up your fine fervor try
ing to make both ends meet.
You don't stop loving. 1 suppose
but you do stop rejoicing"
She laughed softly, putting her
hand affectionately on his arm:
"How is she, Saxy? Just as
pretty-just as sweet? Well. she
won't thank you four years from
now, when she's hanging out the
family wash. / don't care how
attractive you are! Get your fu-
ture settled first-both of you"
Don't be silly, Amy! She'd
love me if I had 40 feet and she
had to darn socks for all of
them"
She followed him TO the door,
saying wistfully 81 hope there's
going to be one in our family who
gets what he wants! l hope you
won't get reckless, Saxy, and
think you can do what no one
else has ever done"
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
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was five years ago. He was not
quite % then and secretly wild
with envy of this girl, who was
just a year his senior. For she
had written two stories that were
accepted. She had earned $3.50.
And she had flung. herself into
this mad beautiful love affair
with Donald Gray. Seized it
while it was fresh and sweet and
high. She was always like that.
Since his return he had only
seen her three or four times at
the family dinners.
The neat succeed house-one
of q block Of succeed toy ounsa-
lows-was set back twenty feet.
Lawn nicely mowed-gay yellow
daffodils in q perky row right
up to the front door. The milk
bottles set out in order.
His spirits rose. Amy made a
; go of it!
The door opened precipitously
to his ring.
"Oh! Who In the world would
expect you this time in the morn
ing!" The anger in Amy's face
flashed to a heaming pleasure.
Come in, Saxy-will you have a
cup of coffee? Stay for lunch?"
And imagining his eyes on her
spattered apron. she doubled 1t
hastily under her arm. I'D GER
tainly have dolled if I'd dreamed
you were calling. I've just fin
ished the daily line Of wash.
"Stay, won't you? Wen have
the coolest old chat"
Bang-clatter-bang! AS though
the house were collapsing.
GOOD God-what's that?"
Amy laughed. Just your
nephew committing his daily
atrocities"
A boy of four came stamping
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NOw Go On WITH The Story.

, arms about him and drew him
down, until his lips met hers.
did you think I'd let you go
while stayed asleep-this OF all
days." she asked him reproach-.
fully.
"You fooled me.n he said. How
handsome he was. she thought, as
he looked down at her; how clean
cut; how full Of strength and
about him, she thought, that the
city-bred men with whom she
had danced last night didn t have
Ia quality Of rude, primeval
strength. IT thought you'd be
worn out. honey.
"I feel marvellous, = she said.
"I suppose Z ought to. be tired
but I'm not. I'm too excited. l-
I won't see you at lunch, 7 sup.
AFRAID not" he said. Y'I'm
going to be pretty hard at IT. for
a while. while I'm settling down
to things here. CHI I'll Shavs:
them let you know about it from
the office. Foster suggested that
you'd want charge accounts in
the shops, and he was going to-
have Them arrange about It. III
have some one let you know What.
was done. You'll have lot of
shopping to do--clothes and
things.
Her eyes clouded a little.
"Yes-I'u need some things,
she said. How much do you
think can spend?"
AS much as you need to-, he.
said. 1.-Two or three thousand
more if you like. Don't worry
about that. I'll take care of all
that. I'm off, now-I'n stop for a
bite of breakfast downstairs. You
can have yours right here. you
know" ts
But when he'd gone she didn't.
!. want breakfast She didn't want
to move. She didn't want to go
!, back to sleep, she didn't want TO
get up. She hated to have life
20 on from that moment. What
was it, she wondered? "A premoni-
ton? OF what? She didn't know
All she knew was that she wanted
to stay where she was, because
life could never again be as
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TIE remembered last spring
IL hyacinths invading his win
dow. How he had wanted Jerry
then. On any terms.
And, she would have come to
him. She wrote back that she
would most gaily nave come.
Last night-only last night he
renaiFIded her Of this fiery avowal.
fISdd laughing, but drawn by
the tire Of her as she went whist.
In nd taunting about the room:
fYcAa knew was 5000 miles
away So you were safe TO say
She came up to him. the sweet;
&loWer.blue eyes flinging into his
With - song and sob: What
do hide now that you're here?
i meant it. Oh, the power you
have on me, Saxon Rhodes! You
wei know that I meant II"
ae drew in a long. heated
breath and drove slowly round
the winding slopes-higher. The
houses were fewer.
He was seeing Jerry as she
6Iiang her hands to him with that
little faint laugh, the young
eweet eyes closing. He was feel
ing her fresh, soft lips moving
on his. His heart thumped. It
was so warm here--so hushed-
so redolent with perfume and
song. He murmured, hoarsely, the
blood hot about his neck: I'VE
should! God-we should"
X X X
Suddenly it occurred to him
like an inspiration that Amy lived
Just around the next turn. He
would go and visit Amy. Amy
was his favorite sister-an eager,
brilliant girl. In his excitement
he now thought of her as she
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CHAPTER 10

CHAPTER 13
ElILEEN lay awake. her eyes half
closed, pretending to be
asleep. She was smiling; she
was happier, she thought, than
she had ever been in all her life.
It was early: there was something
Of early morning even in the
throbbing of the traffic, far below.
John was moving about stealthiIy,
lest he wake her: dressing, shaw
ing. making ready for his great
day.
She had forgotten, she had
wanted to forget, she was resolved
to forget, that moment Of regret
she had known in the night, when
she had walked across that room,
to join the Fosters and their
party.
Every one had been agree
able to her. The women had
made much of her. as well as of
John: the men had danced with
her, talked with her. acted as IL
they liked her. 1t was all right.
Shed been silly to think, even for
g minute, that there was some
thing supercilious about those
people, that they'd been laughing
ct her.
All she was thinking of now
was her love for John, her hap
piness in the triumph that hal
come to him. He was like some
eonquering general, now, she
thought, arraying himself for his
triumphal progress through the
streets of the enemy's captured
capital. 1t didn't matter that
it was no glittering uniform he
donned, but q business suit, good
enough, to be sure, but simple,
that she had seen him wear q
hundred times before. 1t had
been pressed during the night.
He was ready at last, and he
came over, tiptoeing, his feet
making no sound at all in the
soft, deep piled rug, to look down
ut her. He stopped over her; and
his lips brushed her forehead.
Then, with low laugh, she
opened her eyes; she flung her
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N : : j ~
He didn't even know, she
thought, that she was hurt, disap-
pointed, resentful.
CHAPTER IA
John MacVeacn was brilliant,
excited. his very best, all through
dinner.
ssI tell you, Eileen" he said,
they know how to- do things in
this town! 1t fairly takes your
/ breath away to see them. They
had everything ready for me
when got down this morning
office all fitted up, flowers on
my desk. even q secretary.
didn't have to, keep her-the
office manager had picked her,
tentatively. But / like her.
think she'll be first rate.
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herself, to lunch, all alone, at a
smart restaurant on Park Avenue,
just to see. these women. And
the secret Of the effect they made
had .eluded her. baffled her.
Saleswotnen had oveEwheImped
her. They despised her, she
thought. But she was shrewd
enough to see, too. that they
wanted to work off things on her
that no one else would guy, and
she had been chary, cautious.
She tried to tell John when he
came home something OF this,
It'll be all right don't you
worry" he said. Now, I've
started a few things. About an
apartment-I've heard OF one we
can pick up. Good house fine
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Eileen laughed.
you'll be spoiled, darling!" she
said. You never had secretary
before, did you? ?"
II should say not" He echoed
her laugh. Lucky to be able to
get hold OF u stenosrapher for
half an hour and dictate my mail
to herr
whats this little. girl like
What's her name2n asked Eileen.
Not, as a matter Of fact, that she
cared, particularly; she cOuldn't,
somehow. visualize John working,
In an office, with q woman as hin
secretary; she lacked the back
{ ground and the experience needed
for the making Of that mental
picture.
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" 4 y 80 8 fF47 f y i x 4 Y 80
apartment. Mans going abroad
and wants to sell, We're going
around after dinner land I've
asked a man Mrs. Foster told me
of to meet us there, 4 decorator.
/ want to get settled as soon as
i can. No reason why we
shouldn't close tonight, II we
like it.
But oEn-fs there so much
hurry? Id like to look around
I'D like to furnish my own
home
Now, l1oney-no one does. that
any more! Leave it to nne-you
don't have to worry about any
thing. Hungry? Let's get
through dinner and 90 around to
see this place"