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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER liquor-soake- d voice, a campaigner for Meads rival, was pouring out abuse upon the young physician.' Mead was about to move away when the baseless statement of the speaker that his uncle had misappropriated a large charity fund wrhen he gave up business, aroused him. I am going to answer that falsi, 1924, Western Newspaper Union.) fier, said Mead to his companion. TIs an old maxim In the schools By MILDRED GOODRIDGE I wouldnt waste the time, adThat the food of fools; flatterys vised Carter. He has a lot of tough Yet now and then your men of wit CAT AT CONCERT heelers ( 1924. Western Newspaper Union.) around him. Will condescend to take a bit. But Mead was fully roused up. He Jonathan Swift. TATE senator thats a pretty neared the Christopher, the cat, went to a conplatform as the FOODS YOU WILL LIKE high honor for a man young concluded his tirade and speaker and no one knew he was ther cert, stepped as you are, spoke old Goduntil It was alpromptly forward with the clear, ringPlanked dishes sound complicated to frey Bartels to his nephew, most over. words: one who has never prepared them. "If I get It, uncle, submitted Ran- ing Men, I am Randal Then some peoam and I Mead, the However, dal Mead with a smile. given here to refute the vile aspersions of ple got up to If you get It shouted his excit- this prevaricator. plank, a leave and Chrisoak, hickory or maple able relative "with my money and InThere was a sudden silence, then topher thought he fluence back of you and your good rec- the plank, with a groove far could get away of the baffled orator hirelings to enough from the edge ord, whats to prevent the nomination, seemed to receive their cue. at the same time They hold the juices of the I should like to know? And that drowned out the words Mead tried to without being nomeat, and the rest is means election. ticed. with He had and derisive speak simple. A plank that has I can tell you In three words, yells. been to wanting been browned and used, uncle, declared Randal. Take care I suddenly shouted Carleave but before, baked well is much betWell, speak them. he had thought ter, but he was too late. A missile ter as it ages. It is best to put a new The river precincts. hurtled through the air. It landed on one, after giving it a good perhaps it would scrubbing Ah I the face of Mead, cutting a deep gash. and rinsing, into the oven and be polite. not it give The delicate nostrils of the old aris- The blood streamed down his face as a The family had good, hard baking. tocrat dilated. lie had been a stern, he sank to the one chair on the come all to the platHot Cross Buns. Dissolve one cake master when he ran the form, weak and half stunned. c o n c e rt . They of compressed yeast in one-hacupful nail mills. Not that he was not emi"Shame on you had all been very rang out a new of lukewarm water; add two cupfuls to his employees, but he voice and Mead was half conscious of of nently just much excited cooled three scalded, milk, cupfuls rigidly exacted every penny of money a dainty form mounting to the plat- of it. about flour; set in a warm place, after due him and every minute of time form and shielding him in a wild apmade one-haChristopher well. When light, add beating paid for. went to come In first the peal to the audience. Then as in a place. He one of sugar, teaspoonful had That rabble! he groaned out, and dream he took in her words. She was of cupful it would be a splendid two egg yolks, thought of salt, showed his teeth. telling the now awed and silenced mob a of melted butter, one cupful thing. "Dont call them harsh names, a story, and the floodgates of his mem- of cupful It was a band concert and Christocurrants or seedless raisins and uncle, pleaded the young man chld-ingl- ory suddenly opened wide. flour to knead the mixture to a pher had come in when no one had enough "You have a wrong notion of It was a brief, simple tale, the re- soft, light dough. When doubled in noticed him. them and they of you. They are pay- cital of how a young man himself had bulk turn upside down on a board He had heard the others talk about ing off their old grudge on me now. rescued a poor sick woman from lightly dredged with flour, roll in a tickets and as he had no ticket and "Dont see why, growled the old drowning in a steamer stampede at sheet and cut Into rounds. Set the no money with which to buy a ticket man. Youve wasted money and time the risk of his own life. rounds an inch apart In the baking he thought hed better get In rather getting them libraries, and free hosHe had forgotten the incident. Now tin. When doubled in bulk, bake a quietly and without being noticed. pitals, and clubrooms and all that. in a hot oven. When baked, He had succeeded. its details recalled to him where he half-hou- r "Well, my manager has been down had known the name Lester. The girl brush over the surface of each with He had walked in without being among them for a week, said Rantold of how her mother had bade her white of egg and return to the oven to Such crowds been coming dal. "He will be back tomorrow. bless the name of Mead, how that dry and glaze. Remove to a wire cool- in so he wasnt seen.had Figuring closely, unless the mill dis- noble act had induced her to turn er and decorate with confectioners Then he had found himself a place trict gives me one thousand five hun- her own energies towards living for frosting, by piping a cross on each. behind some benches and he had sat dred clear majority, Im off the slate, the poor, the Ignorant, the opTerrapin of Lamb. Cut Into dice there waiting to hear the concert. His sure. enough cold cooked lamb or veal to white whiskers had trembled with pressed. It meant a great deal to Randal Strong men tried to conceal their make two cupfuls. Rub together two delight at the thought. Mead to secure the nomination in tears at the pathetic story. Then tablespoonfuls each of butter and But now he had come out. He had view. There was nothing of selfish there was a great wave of interest in flour with one-hateaspoonful of salt, been waiting for an opportunity. pride or vanity in the ambition. If the hero of the tale, and then cheers. one teaspoonful of dry mustard and he was happy when he saw the Ah, ever there was a true man, it was Randal Mead carried the river preteaspoonful of paprika. few people coming out. The members Mead. Always of a sober, serious cincts. From Matlock, the day after Add to one and one-hacupfuls of frame of mind, when his uncle sold election, he carried also back to his stock or milk and stir until boiling. of his family were still staying, but out his mill Interests, he. Just gradu- uncle the news that he had found a Add one tablespoonful of catsup, two he was not near them. He didnt ated as a physician and surgeon, re- worthy bride, a congenial life partner tablespoonfuls of currant jelly and know whether they would notice him. jected a promising practice in a near in his great life work of giving his two raw eggs ; beat with a. Dover egg They were almost too far away. Well, he got up and walked behind city because of the field of usefulness strength and means for the good of beater until quite thick. Add the diced he had chosen as offering the mission poor humanity. meat, two tablespoonfuls of lemon those who were leaving a little ahead of his life. Juice or flavored vinegar and turn into of time. He walked quietly and in a most a hot dish. Serve on Boston brown It was among the poor and lowly Man concert manner. He was dignified that he had found his vocation. There Why Middle-Age- d and bread, toasted sure it was a concert manner as the as A were those who hated him because his fine is to serve gravy Important Drifts to Crookedness with a turkey as the stuffing or any others had walked that way uncle had been looked upon as an just as Imvti irifiiiirrw II PoYtori TMl T crVi q cat ECHOES FROM THE PAST two-inch-thl- I cat-cal- ls hard-drivin- g lf 1 lf one-quart- HOW TO DROP OFF My radiator was leaking, your honA man called upon his medical adviser and said: "Doctor, I cant get or, and I wag hurrying to a service station to have it fixed. I wanted to to sleep at night. there before all the water leaked get Insomnia, eh? out. Thats why I was running at Thats it, asserted the patient. 40 miles an hour. There are ways and means of comIf your car was that bad off, yon declared the doctor. should bating that, have had it towed in. "You think you are hopelessly wakeThat ful, but mental effort has a great honor. would have cost me $10, your deal to do with getting you to sleep. This will cost you $20. Just imagine you are Walking a tight rope 1,000 feet from the ground. Step What Would He Do? by step you advance on this tight A small dog, barking Iqudly, chased rope. madly after a passing express train up "Yes? the patient inquired. a country station platform. YcuIl soon drop off. What makes him run after It? a traveler of the owner of the asked HAPPY PROSPECT INDEED dog. I dont know, said the latter, thoughtfully. But that never bothered me so much as what he will do with it If he catches it. er y. Unreasonable "No, sah, said the negro, dat ar new doctor aint no use ! How is that. Sambo? asked the no-tice- lf one-quart- er lf well-buttere- mi 1 ! I a. .m- - d. - I'HTI M IT'S THE UPKEEP THAT COST3 "You say they anticipate a very happy married life? My dear, all their relatives are so angry with them because got married theyve vowed theylltheynever visit them. Afraid to Come ' Home Father s gloom Is sad to note. The orators controlled him And made him quite forget to vote The way that mother told him. Inviting Contrast All the boys are bragging obout what a safe and orderly place Crimson Gulch is. Yep, said Cactu3 Joe. There was a good deal of complaint till I worked out a scheme that ud make the old home town shine out by com- parison. "Whats the scheme? missionary. "Well, sah, replied Sambo, it am like this. Dat doctor he tole me to eat chicken for my dinner, and to be sure to go to bed at ten oclock. But, sah, if I go to bed at ten oclock, how am I to get chicken for mah dinner? Coffee Without Cream Customer Id like a cup of coffee, please without cream. Waitress Sorry, sir, we avent got no cream. Shall I bring you a cup without milk 7 OF COURSE |