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Show THE UTE SENTINEL WHAT to EAT and WHY CHAPTER XI-Continued -15- available, take trolley car to end of line and proceed as follows," after which was a tiny map drawn in red ink. She said, turning to look up at Don: "That verse about the shining palace is an invitation, and if it arrives when Dad's in a relenting mood, he may accept it." Don said nothing. It sometimes troubled him that in all these years Nora had never lost hold of the conviction that her father would reach a moment of surrender. Personally, Don didn't believe it, not after the old man's silence when informed of the arrival of his namesake, James Lambert Mason. It was hard for Don to forgive that silence when he recalled how, spent with the hours of fear and anguish, Nora had looked up at him from her narrow berth on that stormtossed ship, to say: "If-if it's only a boy, dear, so we can name him for Father, I sha'n't mind-anything. It-it will bring us together." Well, mused Don, turning away from his wife's eyes, it was a boy, and It had not brought them one inch nearer. Jimsy was more than three years old, and his grandfather bad not expressed the slightest in· terest in his existence. It wasn't ra laughed, and Jim Perkins, g his Vflice at last, exploded: •• ell, I'll tell the world you can play, Mis' Mason! I never heard nothin' like it except over the radio; and if you ask me, you've got that feller named Hoffmann beat to a frazzle!" Leonora arose from the packing box to acknowledge his honest tribute with a curtsey; while Don suggested: "Give them some more, Nora, before they leave," and for twenty minutes Nora played to as appreciative an audience as any artist could desire. Indeed, the Portland men would accept only the minutest payment for their services. "It wa'n't nothin'," declared the older man as they arose to go. "Nothin' at all; and the music was pay enough anyhow. Wasn't it, Joe?" "Joe," still dazed, assented with a mute nod. They departed munching Nora's molasses cookies, and, Don told her (when Tom Littlefield had returned to ~he box stall which he was converting into the north end of a "banquet hall"), with "their souls refreshed." And next morning, as if Fate were really trying to make up for past unkindnesses, Don received a note from the editor of an American weekly, to whom he had sent one of his "Letters from Cape Town." The article, it seemed, had filled a long-felt want. Check for American magazine rights was "herewith enclosed," and they would be glad to run the entire series during the coming year. The check, compared with those received from England for the same material, was almost dazzling; and they both appeared to go a little mad. Nora rushed to the piano, while Don, to the exceeding joy of his small sons, proceeded to dance the Highland Fling. When the music ceased and he dropped breathless into the red lacquer chair, Tom Littlefield, who had arrived during the commotion, inquired if he should call the doctor, ' r are you comin' out o' that coniption fit all right alone?" In answer Don tossed him the incredible check. "That's yours, Mr. Littlefield. You can blame that innocent strip of er for this vaudeville act of mine ich was put on merely to celebrate the fact that, for the time be"There's our theater ing, anyhow, the dark cloud of finanahead now." cial worry has vanished from the horizon. We're sane again now, and I'll get back to the shingling if in Don to comprehend how anyone could be so stubbornly resentfulthat's what you want." so unkind. Impatient at the situaNot until the last possible motion he once said as much, and ment did they leave the place. NevNora answered: er had they left any place with "It's not just that, Don. You see, such regret. The weather had been he loved my mother above anything almost miraculously perfect for that on earth, yet she hurt him unspeaktime of year, a fall long rememably. And, though it wasn't my bered by the natives. Tom Littlefault, perhaps, I hurt him, too. I field, possessed of minute directions think he doesn't dare let me get from Leonora, planned to go on near him any more. Don't you unwith the work when other jobs were derstand? He's afraid of being hurt scarce. again." "It'll be a real life-saver to me, So she mailed her postal, hoped Mis' Mason," he assured her. for a time, and then decided that "There ain't much doin' here come the hour of relenting had not come. wintertime, and I get restless. I'll But despite this disappointment be more'n glad to keep an eye on Nora was very happy that summer. the place and do a day's work now Don was always glad to rememand then; and when you come back ber how happy she had been. As next spring things'll be ship-shape. the months passed, her new home I declare, 1-I'm downright sorry to became almost as perfect as she see you go." dreamed it could be; and even Tom "And I'd give almost anything to Littlefield admitted that the "ball stay, Mr. Littlefield," Nora con- room" was not too big. fessed. "After all, there's no place "And it's cozy, isn't it?" prod· like home, is there?-and I've nev- ded Leonora, determined to make er had one of my own before. Not the old carpenter give in. for worlds would I have Mr. Mason "0 it's cozy enough," he assuspect it, but I don't mind owning sented, albeit grudgingly; "but I up to you that I dread to leave." still think, it you was to ask me, She did; yet a happy winter with Mis' Mason, that it's all out o' proConstance Venable <who had sold portion to the size o' the kitchen." the ill-fated Island where Carl met "But we don't live in the kitchhis death, and for financial reasons en," Nora retorted. was staying abroad indefinitely) lay "And I ain't ever heard o' anyjust ahead. Things were going ex- body livin' in a ball room, either," tremely well when they retumed to snapped the old man. Maine for another summer; and as He was a frequent caller, as was a complete surprise Nora discov- the notary at the Port. The latter ered not only running water in her had a standing invitation to Sunday box stall kitchen, but a small and dinner, which was quite as likely shining bathroom, the result of an to be served on the beach as in intrigue between her husband and the banquet hall. Afterwards he the old Maine builder. would find his way into the big living room and browse among the Not until that summer did she books, sometimes reading aloud hint to her father of this permanent from his beloved poets to Nora, abiding place. Going to the beautiful antique desk which they bad sometimes reading from "Peter purchased of "our egg lady," as Rabbit" to the boys. "He's as good as a grandfather," the boys called her <"Because," the woman explained when Don told said Don one Sunday afternoon her honestly that it was worth much when he found the old man with ore than he could give, "them both children in his lap; and then que dealers is makin' my life wished he hadn't spoken because miserable anyhow, and Mis' Mason Nora's face clouded at the words. never forgets to ask after my sick The summer drifted by. Septemboy")-going to that desk Nora con- ber came, and with it the chance structed the postal card that was Don was hoping for, something he to play an important part in her had kept secret from his wife fearlile some three years later. Glanc- ing to cause her disappointment f(Jg over her shoulder as she fin. should It not work out. For Nora ished it, Don smiled a bit sadly had hinted to the little boys that at what he feared was merely an- Santa Claus might possibly bring other disappointment. them a "baby sister," and Don was It was, he observed, a fantastic determined that their mother should posh!. First came the verse from not be dragged to Europe it such a which the old notary had quoted step could be avoided. He knew the day they signed the deeds. Be- that the "Letters from Cape Town" low this Nora bad written her ad- had proved even more popular than dress. followed b:v: "If taxi is un· th.. AmPri""" "tlitnr "Y"""t"tl There was no reason to think he would not be amenable to the suggestion that there was a vast amount of interesting material on their own West. Don planned a series of articles called "Seeing America First," submitted the idea, and waited impatiently for the verdict. Not knowing that the great man was away on a vacation, the letter seemed long in coming; but it brought good news. The editor considered this plan "most interesting," and requested that Don stop off in Chicago on the way West to consult a personal friend of his who had been over the ground recently and might give him some valuable data • • . And would he plan so that the first article could be run in February? Nora wept with relief when she heard the news-Nora, who so seldom gave way to tears. "I've been dreading so awtully to start out again," she told him, "but this is different. If, as you say, we can stay at San Diego until after New Year's, everything will be easy. I can settle you somewhere, and then go to a hospital for the event. And next spring we can come home for a long summer. Don't mind my crying, Don. Itit's only the heavenly relief." "You poor dear nomad!" said Don tenderly. And then added: "If all goes well, darling, we'll install a furnace here next summer so we can stay as late as you want to in the fall." "I believe," smiled Nora, wink· ing away the last of her foolish tears, "I believe you've discovered the advantages of a home yourself, Don!" CHAPTER XII . They reached Chicago on a bleak November morning. Wind was blowing across Lake Michigan in wintry gusts, and the · weather man predicted snow. It came, a blizzard out of the north. For two days they were storm-bouhd in a boarding house run by an old nurse of Constance Venable's-one of the many whom Carl's unfailing generosity had helped. On the third afternoon when the city was digging out of snow drifts and the sun was making a halthearted effort to show its face, their hostess said: "Why don't you two go for a little walk? I'll look after the children. I'd really like to; and a breath of outdoor air will do you good." "Come on," said Don, brightening at the prospect of some activity. "If you get tired, Nora, we'll drop in at a movie for an hour or so.,, "That's right," urged the woman, glad to be of service to these friends of her beloved Venables. "You'll find a theater three blocks down. It's a cheap place, opened only a week ago; but it'll do to get warm in." "Sure!" agreed Don, 'and a lurid picture won't hurt old folks like us!" The wind sprang up again as they started out; and the sun, discouraged, retired behind a cloud. "I guess three blocks'll be about enough!" Don laughed as they ducked their heads against the weather. "Those Italian winters have spoiled us, Nora; but I hear we're liable to fry in Arizona. That's one place I haven't been, my dear, and I'm crazy to see it. There's our theater ahead now. Looks cheap all right. I bet the snow's packed solid behind that false front roof. There's weight to this snow, Nora. I hope-" What Don hoped was lost in a gust of wind that fairly blew them into the lobby of the theater. "Perhaps we'd better go right back," gasped Nora. "The wind is certainly getting worse. It wouldn't surprise me it it stormed again." "Me, either; but yon'n: completely out of breath, dear. Let's get inside and rest for a few minutes. It'll be easier going home with the wind at our backs, you know. We can sit in the last row, Nora, and slip out any time we're bored. You need to rest alter that fight with the elements." This was sane logic, so they went inside. "Looks as if all the kiddies of the neighborhood had come in out of the storm," Don whispered as their eyes grew accustomed to the dim· ness. "Why didn't we think to bring the boys?" Nora smiled. Don always regretted his sons' absence when other children were in evidence. She said, softly: "They're better off where they are. There's such a crowd, and the air is terrible. Whyi-Why what-" Her voice rose a little. Her head lilted. Later Nora was to remember that she had thought herself ill because the whole building seemed to tremble and the roof looked as if it were crumbling up, slowly. The most curious sensation, a sort of chill, ran over her-all in a second, of course, for Don was already on his feet, holding her wrist in a grip that tortured. Just as they reached the lobby the crash came. And then a cry went up behind them-a cry' that was to ring in Nora's ears for months. It sounded, she thought, like an awful and terrifying wave of protest from a single throat . . . They were in the street . • • Al· ready a throng of morbid onlookers had gathered . • • People (Oh, fortunate people!) were pouring out of the doomed theater • . • Policemen, dozens of them, it seemed to Nora, sprang up like magic •.• Firemen were there, trying to rope off space . . • pushing them back. It was then that Don, who had been stunned into a horrified silence, roused himself with a convulsive shudder. He turned to Noralooked down into her upturned face -stared into it so curiously that she grasped his arm, crying: Oh, thank God we are safe, Don!" And still he looked at her . • • An ambulance gong sounded • • . Somewhere beyond the rope a woman screamed • . . A man pushed by them, wild-eyed, dishevelled .•. Above the tumult a child's terrified voice cried out: "Mother! Where's my mother?" . Don said, still staring down with that extraordinary gravity: "But I must go back: Nora. Those children . They might be ours . • • I've got to help . . . You must go home now, darling. Go home to the little boys. They need you . . . Don't you see that-that I have got to help?" Before she could say one word, he stooped-kissed her-was gone, eluding the quick grasp of a fireman-unheeding the shout of protest from another. Those feet, those buoyant feet which had borne Don so joyously on his adventures, were bearing him now on still another, bearing him swiftly, swiftly, lest they falter • Nora was standing there three hours later when they brought him out. Three hours of horror-three hours of numbing cold-three hours of torment. He was the last to come, his broken body carried tenderly by two firemen. Nora, close to the ropes, cried out at sight of him: "Don! Dearest! I'm waiting for you. I-I am here, Don!" (TO BE CONTINUED) Smart Crow Often Has to Fight Other Birds, but He Always Calls for Help The natural enemy of the crow is the hawk. Blackbirds, bluebirds, swallows, and at times robins, will fight them viciously. However, the crow is smart-smarter than most of the feathered world-in that he will fight only when backed by a company of his kind. Virtually all other birds and animals hunt alone. The crow will feed alone, but when trouble arises he begins cawing for help and a whole platoon of his companions is soon on the scene to help. Because of these gang methods, however, the crow furnishes excellent sport for the shooter because be is easily decoyed. Anyone armed with a crow call can have excellent sport calling and shooting the black robbers. There are several ways in which to hunt them, advises a writer in the Chicago Daily News. A stuffed or Jive hawk or owl is an excellent decoy. The decoy should be placed in the open and the gunner should hide in near-by woods Then he should blow his crow call lustily. He soon is rewarded by the approach of crows. Another method is to locate a l.>ost, where the crows come in by the thousands for the nH!ht. This t takes some time and quite elaborate preparations. Once the roost is located the shooter should watch the line of flight of the crows and build himself a blind in a woods or field in line with this flight. Then around the blind he should stake out decoy crows, silhouettes or stuffed imitations of the black birds. When the flight to the roost starts in the afternoon the shooter occupies the blind, calls lustily at the approach of the crows, and decoys and kills them much as a hunter kills waterfowl. Crows, conservation departments declare, are excellent eating. Early Armor Heavy Load When knighthood was in flower, a warrior was garbed from head to foot with the best steel. It was so heavy the wearer had· to be lifted onto his horse. And it he ever fell, he couldn't get up without assist· ance. That kind of armor was the finest the world has ever seen. Before it, in primitive days, man tossed a wolfskin or bearskin across his shoulders to turn swords. The Greeks and Romans used leather and bronze. Steel armor became the fashion only when weapons were made of steel. t!.l/oaJtontjoadiJJ 'OiJcaJJeJ .. Have You a Question? FOOD PRESERVATION and Explains How to Protect Your Family Against the DANGERS of TAINTED FOOD -*- has put at the c. Houston Goudiss Ask C. Houston Goudiss .disposal of readers of this newspaper all the facilitie~ of his famous Experimental Kitchen Laboratory in New York City. He will gladly answer qu.astion~ concerning foods, diet, nutrition, and their relation to health. You are also invited to con· sult him in matters of personal hygiene. 1t's no' 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 ll East 39th A Street, New York, DISTINGUIS HED 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 onefifth of their potential efficiency into their lives; they will drag themselves through miserable days, never knowing the joys of physical fitness nor en-~·----------- joying the abundant health will flourish wherever conditions that comes from a perfect are favorable to their gr~h. balance of nutriment. Ther~ are two Important factors The Perfect Diet May Not Be Safe to Eat But even the homemaker . • who plans an 1deal d1et may be undermining the health of her family by feeding them spoiled or tainted food which • f carnes the deadly germs 0 disease. We frequently hear stories of death or serious illness caused by food contamination, And it is significant that the improper care of food in the home is most often responsible. One physician has gone so far as to state that there is no estimating the number of persons who, while not ~}ck in bed, feel rather poorly , " " no t s t ran g" , o r"km" dofrun down" beca~se improperly ~reserv7d food gives the~ msufficie~t nourishmen~ and their_ strength IS e_xhausted m combattmg the achon of germs. Homemaker's Responsibinty 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 adequately refrigerated in the home. From the moment that meats, fruits, vegetables and groceries reach your kitchen, the responsibility is yours, 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 microorganisms which cause it to sour, decay or putrefy, depending upon the nature of the food, There are three classes of micro-organism s which develop in 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. Not all micro-organism s are the enemies of man; some are useful in the preparation of foods such as cheese, sauerkraut and bread. These need not concern the homemaker. But the harmful bacteria Do You Want to Know Where to Find the Different Vitamins? Cet Thb Free Bulletin by C. Houston Coudiu Offer~•d R EADERS of this newspaper are invited to write to C. Houston Goudiss at 6 East 39th Street. New York City, for his new "Vitami11 Primer" which tells the facts that evoery homemaker needs to know about vitamins. In simple chart form, the functions of each vitamin are explained, and there is a list of foods to guide you in supplying your family with adequate amounts of these necessary food factors. A postcard ia aufficienf to carry your request. govermng food preservation. One is the maintenance of a constant temperature of from 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit-und er no elrcumstances should food be stored at a temperature higher than 50 degrees, or bacteria will multiply so rapidly as to make it unsafe to eat. The other Is to maintain the proper degree of moisture In the air-neither too much which encourages the growth or' mlcreorganisms, nor too uttle, which dehydrates fruits and vegetables. f d Appearance o Foo May Be Deceptive The great danger of food that Is Improperly stored is that it may become spoiled without advertislog that fact. Appearance Is seldom a reliable guide and unless ,your refrigerator is efficient, food may become unfit for consumption before spoilage can be noted by sight, taste or smelJ. All types of protein foods harbor bacteria which multiply rapidly at temperatures higher than 50 degrees. Under favorable conditions of moisture and temperature, bacteria double their number every 20 to 30 minutes, and a single bacterium can produce a million hacteria 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 temperature was allowed to rise to 50 degrees, almost 30 times as many bacteria developed, and at 60 degrees, the bacteria multiplied more than 8,000 times in the same period. Foods That Spoil Easily The rapid multiplication of bact ena · a 1so occurs m · o th er f oo d s h avmg · h" h t · con t ent, m· a Ig pro em 1 d" t t b th fi c u mg mea , mea ro s, s h , gelatin, custards, creamed foods, d b r · · peas an eans. t Is Important th~t all these . foods, as well as milk, be kept m the £oldest part of the r_ efrigerator, as a few degrees m tempe.rature m_ake a great deal of difference m preventing spoilage. . Once food has begun to detenorate, it must be discarded or it may endanger health. Cooking will not make spoiled foods fit for consumption. Mold growths may be destroyed by boiling temperatures. They may be retarded by keeping food in the cold, dry eirculating air provided by an efficient refrigerator. A good refrigerator is the best investment a family can make. It enables you to take advantage of bargain prices to buy food in quantity. And it safeguards health by preventing contaminated food 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. l Questions Answered l Mrs. S. T.-When thoroughly chewec! and given a proper place in the diet, cheese is usually well digested. Experiments performed by the United States Department of Agriculture demonstrated that an average of 95 per cent of the protein and over 95 per cent of the fat of cheese were digested and absorbed. E. W.-It's a fallacy 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 contains practically none. But the amounts are variable and never significant. Regardless of color, sugars make their sole contribul..lon to the diet through their carbohydrate content. The caloric value of white sugar is a trifle hig:,er than that of brown, the difference amounting to 91 calories per pound. New Beauty for the Home Self-polishing wax for the household is practical-prote ctive-and popular! Its already wide use is increasing yearly, throughout the homes of the country. And it is the efficient, up-to-date home-. maker who regularly applies this amazing product to the floors of her home. The unusual feature of a g:ood self-polishing wax is the maximum beauty it affords, with the minimum labor-both in ·.application and upkeep. It's on in a jiffy-dries thoroughly in 20 minutes-and results in resplendent floors that gleam like satin, look like new, and "dress up" the 8lltire house. A quality self-polishing wax is urged, however, for it is more resistant to dust and dirt, its :dcher content lasts longer and shows up to more glowing advantage the natural color and pattern of the wood. Yes, a good self-~olishing wax; i~ truly ~ domestic gem that IS mexpensiVeMolds are another form of spoil- time and trouble-saving- and defage that the homemaker must initely beautifying! constantly battle. Mold will grow on almost any substance, but is particularly likely to occur on acid foods, as lemons, oranges, tomatoes and berries; on neutral foods, such as bread and meat; on sweets, notably jellies and preserve.>, and on salty foods, including ham or bacon. ••.withO-CedarSelf-PolishingWax. Molds may develop quickly or No rubbing-simply spread it on slowly, depending upon the temand let it dry- then watch your perature and degree of moisture. fioors sparkle! Non-slippery, long• They thrive under the influence of wearing-eliminat es scrubbingwarmth and moisture and may redusting alone keeps fioors clean. main invisible to the naked eye Full qt., only 8.5 ~. for as long as 36 hours. AU molds are white at first, but as they mature they change color, becoming blue, red, or assuming various shades of brown. To the bacteriologist, these colors have different meanings. To the homemaker, they all tell the same story-that through improper storage food has lost its appetite appeal and palatability. How to Prevent Mold Aisle of FLOO RS POLISH THEMSELVES Suppose you knew that one aisle of one floor in one sto.-e had everything you needed to purchase% Suppose on that aisle you could buy household necessities, smart clothing, thrilling gifts for bride, graduate, voyager l How much walking that would savei How much time, trouble and fretful shopping you would he spared! That, in eft'~tt 18 what advertisement s in this paper can do for you. They bring all the needs of your dally life into review ••• in one convenient place. Shop from your easy-chair, with the advertisement s. Keep abreast of bargains, instead of chasing them. Spend time in your newspaper to save time-and money-in the stores. Woman's Dream s |