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Show Thursday, May 5, 1938 THE TIMES-NEW- Mistress of Monterey Bartleft Virginia - SHuers CHAPTER XVin Continued 15 l4tQ "Then," La Perouse continued In Spanish, "it was a surprise to find such luxury in your palais de adobe. It was a surprise to find such wine afid such brandy as this, and," rais ing his glass to La Gobernadora, "it was a surprise and a great pleasure .to find the palais, or perhaps I should say the hotel de ville with such a chatelaine! Such grace, and if I may be pardoned for speaking so frankly, such beauty, such elegance could scarcely be found in the court of Louis XVI himself, or of your own sovereign, Charles of Spain! But to find it here! Madamel But of course you know how fortunate you are. Monsieur le Gouver-neuto have . . . how do you call her, La Gobernadora? . . . here in the wilderness with youl I envy you, parbleu, I do. You are like the first man and the first woman, Adam and Eve, in this Paradise; your life here must be a perpetual honeyr, moon!" Eulalia smiled, with sidelong glances at the two Frenchmen. She studied them carefully. Such finesse Such fine clothes! And from those curled perukes she was sure there came a faint perfume, very faint to be sure, and very masculine, but unmistakable. Those neat breeches, and buckled shoes. She studied her husband. Why had she not trimmed his beard that day? And why had she not insisted that he come and change his clothes before the distinguished Frenchmen came ashore? That leather Jacket, and those stained leather breeches . . . dusty boots. She shuddered. Ugh, and that faint odor of horses that clung around him always. She sighed deeply. ,tC Yes," La Perouse was saying to 3lhe Governor, "we have with us on 1 this expedition astronomers, philoso- phers, meteorologists, watchmakers, cartographers, every sort of scientist you can imagine. With your permission we will make a camp near here, and set up a laboratory. There are many things here we wish to study, as well as the Indians, their habits, physical characteristics, and religions." Eulalia saw her husband lean forward eagerly, with the expression on his face that told her he would soon launch into a lengthy, and to her, uninteresting discourse on his favorite subject, California. She looked at young Dagelet, brooding before the fire, untouched by the spate of unfamiliar Spanish that flowed around him. She ' moved 1 post like this, a place fit only for men, and strong men. used to danger! Why do you stay?". Eulalia was about to speak, but noticed the young man's eyes straying from her suddenly. Indizuela had silently entered the room, and was picking up the empty glasses. La Gobernadora spoke sharply. "No one called you, moza. Leave the room." The girl looked somberly at the Governor, sliding her eyes over the two Frenchmen. "Ah!" said the Count "What a specimen!" "Isn't she?" said the Governor. "One of our finest." The men watched 'Indizuela as she sidled slowly and insolently out of the room, while Eulalia clung to her outraged dignity with clenched hands. Later, Eulalia was conscious of speaking farewells as her husband departed to escort the travelers to tor they would their long-boa- t, spend the night aboard their ship. Then she hurried into her room and picked up her tiring glass. She stroked the color that still flamed in her cheeks. For a few minutes she looked into her own eyes. Then she put the mirror down and, lifting the sweeping lengths of flowered brocade that made her skirt, danced a slow minuet with her shadow, to an air she had heard years ago in Paris. CHAPTER XIX Pedro Fages looked with awe and curiosity at the collection of esoteric instruments scattered around the tent which La Perouse had had erected on the beach for a laboratory. 'You will pardon me, Senor el Conde," he said with a twinkle, "but Ma- n dal!" So while Pedro Fages and the Comte de La Perouse talked of stars and tides, flora and fauna, horses and ships and men. La Gobernadora and young Dagelet talked of modes and manner, the gayest whim of the Queen of France, the newest jHTjrtress to set Paris by the ears, te brightest songbird to be the toast of the Jeunesse dore. "I am sorry I can tell you nothing of your own city, Barcelona, Ma dame, but hope Paris interests you." "Ah, Paris! I have been there! love the place . . ." "Every woman does. Every wit ty, charming lovely woman any where In the world," dared Dagelet "So you have enjoyed my gossip, ny news? Remember, it Is not real ly news, for we have been nearly ' pear on this cruise since we sailed from France." Eulalia raised melancholy eyes to him. "But you are going back to your country, your beloved Paris, time. But I, I never shall re Vrn to my home. I shall die here some day, and be buried In the mission graveyard, and forgotten, without ever really having lived." Tears were In her voice, and very near her eyes. Dagelet stirred toward her as though to touch the hand that lay so close to him, with palm upturned appealingly. "Ah, no, Madamel 1)0 not speak sol There must be some hope that you will. It would be wicked for you to wast your life In a rough out Tie ... his wife to young Dagelet and crowded his horse beside his wife's. "Why are you not seeing that everything Is ready for our guests?" ha asked shortly. "Why are you . . ." But Eulalia, after a moment's si lence In which she summoned flying senses and thoughts back to her, threw back her head with a ringing laugh. "Come, my merry gentlemen!" she cried gaily. "Come, the fiesta awaits your pleasure! Follow me. ... Eulalia only sighed, and stared out at the turquoise waters of the cove. Dagelet drew nearer and took her hand gently. He stripped the embroidered gauntlet from the relaxed fingers. Leaning over suddenly, he kissed her palm. She did not start, but withdrew her hand, still staring across the waters. Dagelet was modily silent for a few moments before he spoke. "Yes, there it lies, the ocean," he said at last following her gaze. "And in two days there shall be I, upon those heaving waters wafted hither and thither by all the winds of heaven, drifting to strange isles and distant lands." "But you will be on your way to your Paris . . . with home its life and color and music. Where the lights twinkle at night on the boulevards." And where there is gaiety. Ai, Dios de mi alma!" she sighed, speaking in Spanish, "I would I were going too!" The young Frenchman was staring strangely ill to the distance. "Perhaps I shall see Paris again, perhaps not . . . who can say 7 It is half ground the world or more from here, and many things can happen. But I wish you were." He stopped suddenly. "Pardon me," he mumbled, "I forget myself." "No," said Eulalia excitedly, "say what you were going to say. Did you not understand what I said in Spanish just now? I said I would I were going with youl There . . . I have said it" "Come!" Before there was time for further speech the Governor, La Perouse and his French gentlemen on their horses. Fray Fermin Lasuen and some priests from San Carlos at Carmel on their mules came upon them. "Ah, here Is our hostess, La Relne herself!" exclaimed La Perouse. The Governor looked quickly from ... "You are very quiet. Monsieur." dame, because of my ignorance of your language. But you speak mine so beautifully it would be a charity on your part to talk with me." "What can I say? I have nothing to tell. There is nothing to talk and lone about in this ly country. And I have been here so long that I can hardly remember what the world . . . my world . is like. Tell met" she demanded eagerly. At the emotion In her voice Dagelet leaned toward her and spoke softly. "I can hardly Imagine, Madame, that you are out of touch with the world. One would not believe it to look at you. But what shall I tell you? Of politics? Wars and rumors of wars? The theater? Opera? Gos sip? Scandal?" The lady's eyes sparkled, and her lips curved in an enchanted smile. "Gossip!" she demanded. "Scan ..." Her Horse Slid on Its Haunches Straight Down the Bank. these look strange to me. I have not found such things necessary In my study of this country and people." The French scientist straightened up from the microscope into which he had been peering, and laughed as he stretched himself. His place at the Instrument was immediately d scholar taken by a pale who adjusted it to his sight with the loving care of a fanatic. "And how do you study them, mon ami?" he asked. The Governor looked puzzled. "I do not really know. I Just live with the country, and the people. And if the things that they do seem odd to me, I take them for granted, ask them no questions. But I feel as though I know and understand them. As for the country, I know I understand It. Oh, I don't mean your botanical names and terms. But I know an oak tree, a sycamore, an alder when I sea it I but all by litknow the birds tle Spanish names that would seem I know the strange to you animals and their habits . . ." "In fact you know much more than I and my two shiploads of scientists would ever know with all their Instruments if they stayed here a quarter of a century." The two men strolled away from the tent and the Governor rolled La Perouse a cigarette from his supply of comhusks and tobacco. The Frenchman Inhaled deeply. "You must give me soma of these to take with me," he said. "Now I have here a list of things I was to ask you." Ha looked over some These were some notes. "Hum-m-questions that the medical profession was interested In. The answers will no doubt be simple for you. What is the relation of the color of the skin of the natives to the fluids in their bodies?" The Governor took his cigarette from his mouth and stared at his questioner, with open mouth. lank-haire- ... ... An ordinary little garden in Santa Calif., Is crowded with po- tentialities for tomorrow's science and realities In horticultural miracles says Popular Mechanics Magazine. In it are roses which grow nowhere else on earth, roses with unbelievable colors and shapes, giants and dwarfs, roses with strange histories and stranger uses. The garden, which Is one of the outposts In the struggle for scientific knowledge, represents the life work of a priest. He says that the world is full of theories of how plants get their characteristic colors, shapes and smells, of how those characteristics may be changed from generation to generation and it Is the business of science to find out how these things work, and to theorize afterwards. Down the center of the garden runs a double row of rose trees. They tower thirty feet into the sky, as tall as a row of pine saplings. There is somethttig unbelievable about them. Yet these giants of the rose family are not budded. They Have You a Question? Ask C. Houston Goudisn entists and priests followed her waving hand, infected by her gaiety. From the lady's mood the meri enda took its tone. Music was wild and abandoned, jests in Spanish and French were bandied about with great good humor, whether any understood them or not. Don Pedro had sent hasty messages to San Francisco and to the Presidio at Santa Barbara Inviting the officers of the two garrisons to the celebration, and they had arrived with their wives and children. There were the officers of the Presidio of Monterey and their families. And there were the wife and chil dren of the Governor. He looked around for them. The children were playing wildly with other children. and La Gobernadora was talking He and laughing vivaciously. frowned. There was something al most hysterical about her manner. Ah, he had enjoyed the visit with the Frenchmen but was privately thankful they would soon be gone. While the party was progressing noisily Eulalia retreated into her own thoughts. What had she said to Dagelet? And what had he said to her? "Come!" Could she? Was it pos sible? Her breath came more quick ly at the thought Her mind painted a picture for her, moving rapidly into a nebulous future; she saw her self wrapped in a mantle . . . slipping across the sand . . . lifted into a boat She could even bear the sound of muffled oars. Then she was on a ship. But here the vision broke. She would be seasick! But she braced herself. Seasick or no seasick, she would go. Must gol. California would be left behind, and the world would be before herl "I must" she whispered to herself. "I shall!" Engrossed In her dream, unconscious that the picnic party was moving away, she found herself with her husband, the priest Lasuen, and La Perouse. The Governor silently lifted his lady to her saddle, and the four rode to the top of the cliff. When they reached there, the Governor turned his horse toward the ocean where the sinking sun was suspended between two banks of clouds like a glowing Chinese lantern. "I almost wish I were sailing away into that sunset with you, Senor el Conde," he said wistfully. "I wish I were." "Ah, the sunset makes me sad, homesick!" sighed Eulalia. "That is natural," said the priest quietly. "I too am homesick." "You?" asked Eulalia. "For what place?" "For my heavenly home," murmured the old man. "I am homesick also." La Perouse spoke in a low tone. "I am homesick for my native land, which is so far from me. La Belie France I" "I am homesick for my homeland to, Senor el Conde," replied Eulalia. "For Spain, the province of Catalonia, Barcelona." "Wa all seem homesick," observed La Perouse, "except his Excellency. Art you not homesick too?" (TO DE CONTINUED) were grown from seed. A long history of careful breeding for a single characteristic, height lies behind their gigantic size. Close to the avenue of giant rose trees Is an Insignificant bush. It blooms irregularly, but when it does, the world sees a black rose. Only a tiny bit of dark red on the edge of some of the petals shows how it has been bred from eroding the very dark-replants. Of the creation of this bud, the grower says: "It Is only logical to presume that If two very dark roses were crossed the next generation would contain a rose darker than either of the originals. Remember, that is only a theory. Science Is not made of theories, but of facts. So I made my experiments and eventually succeeded." d New Moon Lies on Bark tha torrid zone, where the takes world's heaviest rainfall place, the new moon always "lies on its back," in the position popularly called the dry moon. In -- FOOD PRESERVATION and Explains How to Protect Your Family Against, the DANGERS of TAINTED FOOD 8 East 39th Street. New York. A governing food preservation. One is the maintenance of a constant temperature of from 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit under no circumstances should food bo stored The Perfect Diet May Not Be Safe to Eat But even the homemaker who plans an ideal diet may at a temperature higher than 50 be undermining the health of degrees, or bacteria will multiply rapidly as to make it unsafe her family by feeding them so to eat. The other is to maintain which food tainted or spoiled the degree of moisture in carries the deadly germs of the proper air neither too much, which disease. We frequently hear stories of death or serious illness caused by food contamina tion. And it is significant that the improper care of food in the home is '. i most often responsible. One physician has gone so encourages the growth of micro organisms, nor too little, which dehydrates fruits and vegetables. Appearance of Food May Be Deceptive The great danger of food that is improperly stored is that it may become spoiled without advertis ing that fact. Appearance is sel dom a reliable guide and unless far as to state that your refrigerator is efficient, food there is no estimat- may become unfit lor consumping the number of tion before spoilage can be noted persons who, while by sight, taste or smell. not sick in bed, All types of protein foods harbor Kf feel "rather poor- bacteria which multiply rapidly at ly," "not strong," or "kind of run temperatures higher than 50 de down" because improperly preserved food gives them insufficient nourishment and their strength is exhausted in combatting the action of germs. Homemaker's Responsibility For Food Sanitation An enormous amount of time and money is expended to put foodstuffs in your kitchen in a fresh, palatable and safe form. Laws govern the manufacture, transportation and merchandising of every food product and an elaborate system is maintained for the inspection of meat. But all this care can be undone if food is not adeauately refrigerated in the home. From the moment that meats, fruits, vegetables and groceriesreach your kitchen, the responsibilitv is vours. and you will be guilty if your husband and children suffer ill effects from eating tainted food. Causes of Food Spoilage Spoilage in food is due to the ravages of a vast army of micro organisms which cause it to sour, decay or putrefy, depending upon the nature of the food. There are three classes of which develop in micro-organis- food bacteria, molds and yeasts. All three are notable for their minute size, rapid growth and wide distribution. Yeasts and bacteria can only be seen with the aid of a microscope. are the . Not all enemies of man; some are useful in the preparation of foods such as cheese, sauerkraut and bread. These need not concern the But the harmful bacteria micro-organis- home-make- r. Do You Want to Know Where to Find the Different Vitamins? Get ThU Frem Bulletin Offered by Cm Houston Oouditi this newnpaper are to C Houston Ooudias at 6 Eart 39th Street. New York City, for his new "Vitamin Trimer" which tells the facts that every homemaker needs to know bout vitamins. In simple chsrt form, the functions of each vitamin re enplained, and there is a list f foods to guitla yon in supplying your family with adequate amountsA of the ncceaoary food factors. postcard it sufficient to carry your READERS toofwrite request. grees. Under favorable conditions of moisture and temperature, bacteria double their number every 20 to 30 minutes, and a single bacte rium can produce a million bac teria in 15 hours. Safeguard Children's Milk Milk is the most perishable of all foods, because it is an ideal medium for bacterial growth. If this master food is to be kept safe for children, it must be stored at a temperature not higher than 45 degrees. Careful studies show that there is very little increase in bacteria when milk is held for as long as 48 hours at a temperature of 40 degrees. But when the tempera ture was allowed to rise to 50 degrees, almost 30 times as many bacteria developed, and at 60 de grees, the bacteria multiplied more than 8,000 times in the same period. - C. Houston Goudiss has put at the disposal of readers 0 this newspaper all the facilities of his famous tx-perimental Kitchen Laboratory in lie will gladly New York City. answer questions concerning foods, diet, nutrition, and their relation to health. You are also invited to consult him in matters of personal hygiene. It's not necessary to write a letter unless you desire, for postcard inquiries will receive the same careful attention. Address him at 6 East 39th Street, New York City. By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS DISTINGUISHED nutritional scientist once remarked that it is a small favor to keep people alive on a poorly chosen diet. For with the wrong food, they may not get one- fifth of their potential efficiency into their lives; they will days, never knowing the drag themselves through miserable en-- nor fitness of joys physical Senoresl" will flourish wherever conditions Her horse slid on its haunches joying the abundant health are favorable to their growth. a from perfect There are two straight down the bank in a cloud of that comes factors important sciof nutriment. sand and balance dust Soldiers, flying Santa Barbara Priest Grows Roses That Tower Thirty Feet Into the Sky Barbara, WHAT fo EAT and WHY BarUett WNTJ Servlc ty." "Toser. started. 3 13'' Dagelet "I am at a disadvantage, "How should I know?" he said at "How should "How' should you Indeed! Hum. That is one question our medical brethren will have to find out for themselves. Revenons a nos mou-ton- s . . . hum." While Don Pedro and La Perouse were, discoursing, La Gobernadora and young Dagelet walked their horses to the edge of a shallow cliff, where gnarled cypress writhed in distorted attitudes away from the sea, and sat silently a moment looking at the scene beneath them. A score of servants were preparing a on the a picnic merienda shore. Against a blackened rock, where savage people of ages past had baked food salvaged from the sea, a fire had dwindled into glowing coals, the correct temperature for cooking. "I see Angustias, managing everything," said Eulalia, pointing at the scene with her riding whip, "And there is Indizuela," she went on with a sidelong glance at her cavalier. "Don't you see her?" Dagelet reached for her reins, and pulled Eulalia's mount closer to him. "I see only you. You are In deed Queen of California in your green habit of regal velvet except that you have a very chic hat with a sweeping plume Instead of a crown. Do you ever wear a crown?" Eulalia sighed inwardly with de light at the compliment His look strayed over her from trembling plume to the restless toe of her riding shoe. "You were made to be a queen. It would not matter where you were. you would have to be a queen. But it seems to me you could have chosen a better domain to reign over than this California. You should be . . ."he hesitated deli cately, but the lady's deepened col or and attentive eyes gave him per mission to speak farther, ". . . queen of a court of love and beau last e Virginia SUveri h h PAGE SEVEN NEPHI. UTAH S. Mold growths may be destroyed They by boiling temperatures. may be retarded by keeping food in the cold, dry circulating air provided by an efficient refrigera tor. A pood refrigerator is the best Investment a familv can make. It enables you to take advantage of bargain prices to buy food in quan tity. And it safeguards health by food preventing contaminated from finding its way to your table. An efficient refrigerator also preserves the flavor and texture of meats, fruits and vegetables, so that you enjoy these foods at their best. But its greatest contribution to human welfare is the preservation of food so that it will nourish your body Instead of poisoning it. Questions Answered Mrs. S. T When thoroughly chewed and given a proper place in the diet, cheese is usually well digested. ExDeriments performed by the United States Department of Agriculture demonstrated that an average of ao per cent or tne Drotein and over 95 tier cent of the fat of cheese were digested and absorbed. V.. W. It's a fallacv to assume that brown sugar is "more nutritious and healthful" than granulated sugar. It is true that brown sugar contains traces of mineral elements, while white sugar con tains practically none. Jiut tne amounts are variable and never significant. Regardless of color, sugars make their sole contribution to the diet through their carbohydrate content. The caloric value of white sugar is a trine higher than that of brown, the dif ference amounting to 91 calories per pound. Foods That Spoil Easily The rapid multiplication of bac teria also occurs in other foods having a high protein content, including meat, meat broths, fish gelatin, custards, creamed foods peas and beans. It is important that all these foods, as well as milk, be kept in the coldest part of the refrigerator, as a few de grees in temperature make great deal of difference in pre venting spoilage. Once food has begun to deteri orate, it must be discarded or it may endanger health. Cooking will not make spoiled foods fit for consumption. How to Prevent Mold Molds are another form of spoil age that tne nomemaker must constantly battle. Mold will grow on almost any substance, but particularly likely to occur on acid foods, as lemons, oranges, toma toes and berries; on neutral foods such as bread and meat; on sweets, notably jellies and pre serve.!, and on salty foods, mclud ing ham or bacon. Molds may develop quickly or slowly, depending .upon the tern perature and degree of moisture. They thrive under the influence of warmth and moisture and may re main Invisible to the naked eye for as long as 36 hours. All molds are white at first, but as they m ture they change color, becoming blue, red, or assuming various shades of brown. To the bacteriologist, these col ors have different meanings. To the homemaker, they all tell the same story that through im proper storage food has lost its appetite appeal and palatability New Beauty for the Home wax for the house protective and popular Its already wide use is increasing yearly, throughout the homes of the country. 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