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Show ! im tbit T6rr DI-IMNG- tain." JuHt too doorbell akld Hra. Lamb; ponatlii for -- ' any- you've been answering thing It all morning long to barn it ring juat no rou aro browning the ateak for lunch, ao I Just believe 1 won't whe anawer it at all. Whjr can't persona know a derent tlnjo to com to too you, anyway? There that old vegetable nun, who alwny cornea Juat aa we are eating breakfast, every morning, and If I have told hfiu once, I hate told him a thousand tlniie, that he nhoulilu't ring ao earl)', but he at 111 doe, juat the name. rbarle leave hi office at noon every 8aturdav, but bea late today," he aald, glancing nt tha kitchen dock, and 1 That certainly ia a persistent person," aald lln. Lamb, aluioat angrily, na aha dammed the fork ahe had been nalng with tha ateak, down on the table, and I guana I'd better Charlea tee who It Is, for, per-a- p. baa forgotten hla key and maybe I have kept the dear boy waillng'nll thla time, ao I mual burry. Caating bar apron on n chair, die started down the hallway to lha door, met her but another When tbo had goua about half way, ao aho quickened her atep and a moment later opened the door, to And n meaaenger boy with n telegram for Mr. C. A. Lamb." Nervoualy ahe Binned the reerlpt, and heallated n moment before ahe opened the envelope (ahe had nlwaya had a horror of telegram for ahe supposed they always contained bnd new), but na she read Ihn wordn a amlie of Joy rama over her face, for thla la how ll read: Margie Am with Mrs. Whltte-rnor- e tonight, Juat between trains. 1'leaae rooia and spend night. Craay Clarica.'' to nee you. Clarice I'nrierwnod had been tha greatest, and In ran, the only real rbum die ever had, at Vatwar, but after their graduation, Clarice's father and the whole family went to live In Pails, for Mr. Cnderwond was n noted portrait painter and hi ambition had always been to live ia Paris. Ibe cenler of hla art. It had been five Ion., years since they had bidden each other n tearand Margin had remainful good-bed la New York, while Clarice, nailed to Paris, but orraalonal tellers had told how each were, all the time,' Margie had married juat about two years after their parting and the last three year of her life In the little home of her own had been tha very happiest she had ever esperleneed, 1 must go out to aee her juat M anon aa we flnlh our lunch, aald Margie, happily, and If dear old Charlea would only hurry, hut her ha comes now, ao I won't havs to wait long. Oh! Charles, gueaa who thla la from? ahe uilil, aa her husband cam up tha steps. Can't Imagine at all," said Charlea. with a perplexed air; what la it anyway, dear? Oh! I must tell you: It ta a telegram from Clarice i'mlerwood I you remember, Clarice waa mV very "beat eat" friend at Va: r live long years ago), and she say ahe la going to he with her aunt, Mr. who lives out la Sylvandale, for juat tonight (that being tha lime between her train I, sad ahe wants me to come out and attend aa much of tha time with her aa I can, ao Charles, Just aa warn aa we finish our lunch, I want to take tha suburban ear and spend tonight In do you hear? You won't mind, very much, will you, dear? You know we haven't seen each other In such a long, lung time. Of rourae not. pet; I think It would do you a world of good, to get out In the pure, country air, hr even uch n short length of time, nnd 111 Wbit-temor- The luncheon finished, the dtaurs were quickly cleared, and, promptly at S o'clock Margie took a car for Sylvandale. Charles waved a last farewell to her, as the car rounded the sharp curve Into Parnell avenue, and, stepping Into tha nearest slurs proceeded to call up" Percy. you. Perce? Well, old fellow, wlfey has Juat lert to spend the night with an old roommate and chum (at Yaaaar, you ed - Juat lard enough to make It "good and short,'' meanwhile, dextrouly sifting in a pinch of salt navvy? "Whew! what's that awful smell, Perce?" interrupted Charles. Dunno, seems to have an odor of burnt coffee," said Perce, advancing, menacingly toward the coffee boiler, and removing :he lid. Well, by George, if I didn't forget to turn off the- - gas, under the boiler. Charlie, so the water's all boiled away, and we have some real "parched coffee. Guess we've lost some of our art of cooking, between summers, eh? ' 'Ttau'i that, old man. Its just our criminal carelessness, but never mind about the coffee, for theres plenty of Ice tea left from luncheon, so we won't try making coffee ag: ' i. did not meet at a seashore where the rates were l to 13 per day, with generous tips exiierted by all the wallers and chambermaids, but t a seashore boarding hnuM kept by woman philanthropist who gathered In tbe publle at the rate of l per and made them at home with tips left out. i Mlsa Melvlna Garrison, SO years old, felt that some excuse wa wanted to explain why sie was there, and be said all of her truuks had not arrived, and she brought one forward. the others having been Wt behind at Liverpool, and she could not make the show she was used to at a fashionable hotel. They would follow nq the next learner, and then she would take her Plare at the head of the column aud how what Mr. Worth had esiwrlal-l- y created for her. Meanwhile the home at II per was a quiet place for one who had Just returned from the bustle of Europe to rest up In. And Mr, Rollo Barnes, 35 years old. who bad Just dlaium-- of three large and liberal copper mines at price far beyond hla wildest expectations, also felt that some explanation should he coming from him. lie had been undergoing a great menial train for weeks and weeks, and his physician had recommended a quiet houie-llk- e plare to get Ms nerve bark. After a little hla chauffeur would appear with his auto and hi groom with the and carriage horse, and he might take a whole floor at tbe hotel, but be must relieve tbe train first. The excuse put toi ward were accepted on either side and th romance began. Mr. Barnes taught Miss Garrison lo swim. That Is, when Wi alone she could paddle for all of 20 seconds before she went t d gra-rlous- ly "A PEACH BETTY Baiter a pudding dish and rover the bottom with bread crumbs. Stick bits of butter over these. Now pare quickly eight large peaehea and cut HERR ARR THE EIGHT PEACHES AB FINE AS CHOPPED JL-S1 CAN GET THEM. know), that ahe hasn't neen tn yearn, ao I want you to rome vp and "bunk" with me tonight, and, any, old -- van. be sure and come early, for I want you to help ipe "get ullniier." Remember tha rook w used to be? Bo you will be up early, eh? All right, be aura, now, long. "Well, you did roma early, sure said Charlea taro about enough," hours later, aa he answered Percy's ring. "Ye," aald Perce, "you know I didn't have n bloomin' thing to do I hla aft 0 I thought I'd run up, right away." Well, I guea wa had Juat ns well atari dinner now, for you know we want lo get away early to nee that big billiard tournament at the Ma-- I ratio tonight, don't wa?" aald Charlea. Farrington has been leading almost all the week, hut. I'll be willing to bet a gold eollar button, that Hrody wins y sens I tonal run. -o have Percy limit h, to roma over luta thla afternoon and spend lha time you are gone, with me. "But what will you do for your dinner tonight, dear?" aald Margie. . . Who, Perry and myself? Why, Margie, don't you remember, that Perry and I uaed to Its the only lienmna that rou Id cook, worth a rent, when our club ued to go for long outings In tb Adirondack, and how even our hlrults were praiaed? Ha don't hesitate a moment on (list account for wa can take good care Into small piece and pour over them well mixed together, 14 eup of moliuiees, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon mustard, cup olive oil (If liked). Lay on top n thin nitre of fat pork, and on that a large rlte tomato. Cover well and bake as usual. That sounda a little funny, Perre, but, it must be nil right, for that's a five dollar rook hook, you know, so it can't be wrong. Well, lets go abend then; here are tbe peaches and I'm sure the rest of the Junk" 1s In the pantry, for this ta Saturday, and Margie always gets a good aupply from lha grocery I for (Sunday, you know. Yep, here they nre," said Perre, I as th : surveyed the long, package- - j laden shelves. In the pantry. Lei's see, now, we cant molasses, j salt, mustard, olive oil, fat pork, and one Urge, ripe tomato, and here are all except the olive oil, hut thut, you know, 1 not positively nereasr.ry, for the cook book nays, "olive oil (If liked), ao we'll juri say, "No, thsuk you, very much, wa don't choore any." Sour grapes, eh! Here are the eight peaehea, chopped Just aa fine an I ran get thorn, so bring on all that staff, Perce, end we'll mix It up right away, for I'm Just crazy to get a ."fare full" of good, old Peach Betty." What about the dough for the pastry, Charlie?" queried Pc . "Oh, thnt'e easy." aald Charles, reaching for Ihe parknge of flo just wait a moment and I'll fix It, In a Jiffy." . Why, all on earlji you have to do old man, ta to add enough wnter to the flour to make it mix well, thru the very bottom of the pan, (a p. efforts to escape the beat and finding no egress there, was compelled take refuge tn the pastry, causingla much superfluous shortening there, - by. The ham, and tbe other "refrige, find," were soon washed down with copious draughts of len. over ice tea, and each sat in exr pectant attitude for the final of the Peach Betty." Both had supplied themselves wtk extra targe table spoons, and, almost both buried them simultaneously, deep Into the crust, drawing them forth a moment later, laden with delirious" Peach Betty, each smiling in anticipation, aa It touched their lips. Wow! we're potaondd, Charlie," exclaimed Perce, with a wry fare, as he suddenly dropped hie spoon, and eat, looking in a steady, proachful sort of way at hie companion. And even the moat casual observer would notice that Charlie had also dropped his spoon. A moment later both were seen in Barnards drug store purchasing tha very strongest "after dinner" mint wafer that were to be had. Both boys had Just gotten up, when Margie came Sunday morning nt nine. Well, how did the two cooks far during my absence? waa the very first thing aha naked. "Oh, fine as allk, responded both, guiltily; "why. Margie you just ought to have seen the great feed we had last night, but we'ra really glad you came earlier than we expected, for were awful, beastly, hungry, and cooking 1a somewhat of a tedious job, dont you know?" Oh, Charles! what on earth ta this awful stuff lu the baking pan, exclaimed Margie, a moment later. Both started, guiltily, and made their way to the kitchen. we tried to make a "Why-er-e- r, "Peach Betty for dinner (you know how fond I am of them), ventured Charles and I guess I must have gotten too much mustard In It, for t wasnt exactly a success." Why, Charles! you put mustard In n "Peach Betty," laughed Margie. said Charlea, "Of course, I did, bringing the cook book and rapidly turning the leaves to Peach Betty," can't you see the receipt says so, and you know this 1s reliable, for this cook book cost five "plunk" dont you know? "Quite well, as for myself," interrupted Perce. "Why, you foolish boys, exclaimed Margie, "can't you see that on leaf ta lorn out and yea have mad a "half and half" of Peach Betty" and "Baked Beans." , "Oh, I Just know, you had a "great feed." she continued. But both "cook" were silent, Charles, forgetting to mention that he had uaed the lost leaf" a few days before for a shaving paper." T. BENJ. FAUCETT. rator "L-ac- rl MARGIE. this time. Here's the Peach Betty,' all ready for Hie oven now; kind of a comical looking thing, especially topped off with that big. rod tomato," said Charlie, but I know 'twill taste fine, for "as I told you, that cook book east me five, lorg, Juicy." feedbacks." so it rertalnl, must be the real, real cheese. Well, she looks pretty good to aald Charlie, a few momenta me, , down to rent on the bottom among tbe clam shells. They eat together ou the sands. They sat tn grove that would have heei shady had there been any trees there. They wandered along the beach In the gloaming and picked up pebbles. They sat on tha veranda when the whippoorwill should have been ringing If he hadn't had business elsewhere, and ahe told of Ism-do- n and Paris and he talked of Ihe mighty Korky mountains. They found that they agreed on prose and poetry. They were one nnd indivisible on sunrise amf sunsets. They even agreed that the coming breakfast food had not yel arrived. The phllanihmplr landlady got on tn the flirtation at an early atage. hut she didn't raise the price of board. On the conirary, she enrnur-sge- d It and took her share of the chocolates. Of course, there were certain and Jealous-minde- d persons who sneered at Mr. Humes' npier sales end went about asking each other when those trunk were to arrive. but. their sarcasms were not per. mitted lo dampen the In fact, the landlady showed where ahe stood by serving such peraona with overdone steak and u .denlone potatoes and their complaints about the toffee were received in frosten silence. After the first Mr. Barnes did not again refer to hla horse and 11 would not carriages and auto. have been In good taste. For that very reason Mlsa Garrison kepi silence about her trunks and ceased to bring Mr. Worth to the front. There were Just a tew slips In the general conversation on the veranda of an evening .hat hep curiosity excited. In Mpeaklng of her tra'els abroad Mlsa Garrison riferred to the Coliseum of London, the Tower of Berlin and the Thames of Paris. She got the Alp mixed up with the straits of Gibraltar and the Tiber mixed up with the Rhine, but no one had the III manners to correct her. Mr. Barnes was not backward In telling his experiences, nod he made a few stipe too trivial to be noticed deep, dark canyon of Idaho. He had never been abroad, hut a few weeks henre would find him occupying n Swiss chalet on the Volga. When to this assertion he added that he would be on his bridal tour there wa a gasp from everyone and two or three from Mias Garrison. e "chuck the' hole long, enough must come out. Mr. Barnes fell in arrears for hla board while waiting for bin copper money to materialise, end Mlsa Garrison fell in arrears while waiting for check from her brother Ben, who had all her buslnesa In hand and was a very absent-minde- d man. But tbe romance did not wane. A month before tbe season opened Miss Garrison, who was housekeeper for her brother in a email village 60 miles away, had ea! 1 to him one day; Ben, you want me off your hands so that you can marry. Give me money enough to get some decent clothes and stay at the seashore for six weeks and I'll catch a husband and bother you no more. The brother knew that she had been trying to accomplish thi for i The table was soon set. The "Peach Betty," with it's large, luscious topping of tomato, occupying the renter of the table, (he tomato, si 111 showing the torture It had undergone In the oven, by the large cracks, that covered Ita once Vermillion, but now 'burnt umber" sides, and then, too, on very careful microscopic examination, even a disinterested party would discover that the thin sllee of fat pork had. In Its frensy, run to want to stay for pictuies, do you?" 1 asked Laura In Ihe tone of one who expects the answer lo be "No. Beih Mushed, She took a rhlldtah delight in motion pictures but from th chatter about er she gathered that It was considered childish to sit through tb whol? perforins nee. Her rousin Laura seemed to regard the taste for rsudevlllj itself rather indicative of elementary development. Do you mind?" IPth sske,- nii1 ly- Thejr'is fir depariincul pic roui.-ince- go-o- u, tures. With a shm;; of her .toulder, her rousin hark in the se.it as the light went out and (he tlit picture wa thrown on Hie s, ie- -j . The property tnsu Mid his fellows on the stage sttpplfj the clanging of he bells Hini the srreech f the whistles nnd t.i Beth it wa si very real. Then the street with Its engine vnnitJicrt from the screen - he replaced by s eon i tasting picture of three firemen si:nng n quarters engaged In a game t,r cauls. Their lace wen laige enough to show the t- and Instinctively drew closer. He ing lister at hi side and demanded: "Bo yon were going to marry that looked down upon her and instinctively pressed her hint!. Jhlng, eh! This la how you behave The proposal wa r?mlng. It trem- down by the roaring ea!" bled on hi Him. She saw it in hla "But how could I know? she eyes. pleaded. The word were never uttered. "Come along home," said brother Footsteps sounded behind them, and Ben. then Rollo Barnes' hat wa sent Those trunks had not yet arrived flying into the surf and two female hand fastened themselves into hi from Liverpool, but there was ne hair. The owner of the hand celled further waiting for them. him names. She referred to him a Now, get off your dud and get an unhung scoundrel and a wife de- supper," commanded brother Beu serter. ghe railed him a runaway when they reached home a day later; and a debt dodger, and every time and the young woman who had seen he exclaimed she gave another pull Europe and won the love of a copper at hi hair. king humbly and willingly tat dowa When she had spent her strength to peel the potatoes. and Invective Jtc escaped her and ' The moonlight would shimmer on flew for the sand hills. It wan then the sobbing sea no more for her no that brother Ben turned to the weep more for Rollo. year, but after talking the matter MR. BARNES TAI'GIIT MISS GARRISON and recorded against bltn. m sled He Omaha rnnldst ihe Rockies; he brought Denver (no mile nearer th jmol room of New York; he lisil'cd rnplier mine in the nild-- i or the .M.tiiiie desert and he plucked the harvest apple in Ihe TO SWIM. Cnilcr the clrrnmsianres her gasping was very proper, she was expected to gap. L't a seashore romance alone and it will come to n logical conclusion. It Is the same thing as a boy being after a wotdrhuk. If be watches over and making some figures he looked upon her proposal with favor. That how h reached the shore from 8rottcv!lle via London and Paris. Bhe had done her best. She believed that she was loved, hut her brother Ben at home had put hla foot down and would send no more no proposal. check. No check Thing were In th! shape when the stater made one last appeal. On the way he fell In with a strange woman. The-- seeemed to be a bond between them. Anyhow, they had to occupy the same seat, and it came about that both were hound for the name resort, and even the same boarding house. They arrived In company. They both loohed and felt determined aa the one Inquired for Miss Harrison and the other for Kr. Barnes. Mr. Barrel and Miss Garrison were sirolllng on the shining sands and regretting that the days were skating by. She looked up at him A STRANGE RECOGNITION Tl'thdon't later, taking the "Peach Betty" out of the oven; except the tomato seems sadly wilted by the heat. Guess I shouldn't have cooked It In the oven, with tbe rest: but the cook book, said, to place it on top, cover well, and bake as usual," so that cook book can't be wrong, for you remember what it cost me, dont you? I should rather think I do," e Id Perce, with a smile, but, say, come on, old man, I'm as hungry as the Ic Trust; lei's use all thla good boiled bam and etc. I've Just "fished" out of the refrigerator, and not try to cook any more; whacher say? Guess its the only thing we can do, for ita getting awful late, and you know we just simply can't miss that tournament tonight, eh? AMONG THE SANDS THEY ( thing. the finals tonight. Charlea led the way to the kitchen and. a moment later, both were supplied wish aprons, sad armed with uenaila enough tor a hotel chef. Well, what shall we make first? aald Perry, bradtahing n big ladle in one hand, and us' g a skillet as a shield In the other. I'll tell you. the very first thing I want to try, Perce, is a good, Peach Belly." You know ever since we have been housekeeping. I have tried to get Margie to make some, but ahe say ahe won't ever attempt to do nny pastry- nt all, for she doesn't Ilka It herself, anyway. Selfish, Isn't she?" Here Is a great. Mg cook book I gave Mnrgie ( though ahe never used It, I don't thluk), just after we moved Into our little home, no I'm sure we can get n good receipt for It la here," he said, as he turned over the pages, in the pastry division, looking for n "Penet. Betty." Thera It la, aald Perce, who teemed If anything to bn ns murh Interested In the finding as Charles, ao together, they read it over alo-- d Ini thusly:" unsn ie e, of ourselves, beside giving a good report of ourselves in the kitchen. Margie was busying herself arranging the table, for luncheon, and very sun they were seated in their rosy Uitla dining room, chatting "over the tea curie." 1 just kuow, Clarica ha changed so much that I will scarcely know her," aald Margie, for In the last letter I received, several weeks ago, she says she weighs ICO pounds, and you know aha used to be the "scrawniest play of expression and the aitdlenre shrieked nt the pantomimic humor. But Beth had leaned forv ird and was looking eagerly nt the screen. Laura tugged ar her skirt, hut the girl did nr. realise i. There uiniu the screen wa Thud Buriuisni. Bhe was sure of It. The plcinre changed again and she wink hack Into her seat quivering in eievy muscle. Uanltlly she eip';Miied to Lstirn how Thud he.J gone away frr home, hot hi b'l'crf. had stopped ntld Ills mo' her n .Mai pin no trace of him. HI mother' heart I t.rokit,s 1 for him," she n:ut find dn-laie- him and tell him to write home." She bit her sent and with tliem-hlin- g limb started up the aisle, laiura following her rou n try rousin directed her to curiously. An the imlrnny where Ihe machine was er operated, ami she waited until the d. operator had lie could give her little information other than o furnish her with the address of the firm which had taken the pictures. She could wait until the net morning scavily to continue her seanh. aud she siurtrM after lirr:kfa-- i w h a male cousin a, au fini-he- imm-dlatel- - cs oi :. y The manager was courteous and seemed to take au interest In her quest. The plrturee had been made in town, he explained, and he gave her the number and .address of the engine company. It wa far uptown, but she could not rest and la a short time she siood In front of the tiny desk beside the glittering engine. Is Mr. Burnham a fireman, here?" she asked with trembling voice. The man In blue shook his head. ''Tommy Burnham I wit seven, Irtt'k." he explained. 1 a in looking for Thadwick Burn- - ham," she explained. He was photographed here for some motloa pic- It was you." "Which la more than I did, h laughed. "I've been some one else Wlckea, Roe and Caney posed for for nearly a year now. Ia mother" Beth nodded, as hla voice faltered. that picture," he declared. "You She ia alive," she answered, "but mean this?" He took down from the wall a very lonesome. She thlnlu yon ar mall framed photograph, evidently dead." The chief stepped forward. "I'm an enlargement of the picture film. ! I Im going up to aee the foreman," he W Thats Tbad," she cried. huskily. Put in. your application sure of it." Call Roe Cown. commanded a leave and I'll see that headquarter voice behind her. The fireman sprang grants it. He stamped up the stairs, and to Mlute and Beth turned to face a turned to Beth. "And you?" he kindly faced man W'h'gold Instead Thad Have you of ailver button, and crossed trump- asked. "I've been welting, too, ahe aa ets on hla cap. aa her hand stole into hi. Stand where you 111 be in the aured, can have a pretty good honWe light." directed the newcomer, a eymoon in thirty day, smiled Tbad. he stepped Into the background. tend the picture men some of Wonderfngly she obeyed his direc- "Well cake. the tions as in answer to the call a man We must," ahe agreed, aa h came sliding down the brass pole. her right befora the man ou kissed Hello, Beth," he cried. "Where watch. "I found you In, th P10 did you come from? tores." ta What your name?" demanded I the battalion chief. A SAUSAGE SECRET. Instinctively the man's hand went to salute, and he gave a puzxled Dr. John L. Morse of Boston, laugh. on pure foods, aald recent-l- y Its Burnham," he said, yet I authority that the public could not expect know I'm called Roe. What'a the pure food at a low price. inaiter? Take milk, for instance," You remember the Jane etreet cannot fire In the shop where you worked?" said. "Milk absolutely purecent a under-1sold be today suggested the chief. Thad nodded. . "But you forget that In Jumping quart. And so, till we are willing to par to the net you fell short and atrnck on your head. When you came out for 'a genuine article. Imitation sru of the hospital you had forgotten clea. adulterated articles, will be to m.M whom you were. And the majority of he I remember now. Thad exclaimed. "The boys were Interested In me will grow worse and worse till finally and kept me going until I could get I can imagine a sausage maker T In the department. You gave me tag on his deathbed to his son: l1 'Alwi-yRichard Roe for a name, eh? bear in mind, my fiflf J. "I haw you In the pic ires at the theater," Beth explained. "I knew tures." a |