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Show MARRYING FOR MONEY H J Marrying for Money by Mrs. Eva Leonard New Rough Bath- B t towel Increases Circulation Grass or Fiber Rugs for the H l Nursery Brass Holders for Ball of Cord Recipe H t for Sardine Omelet. l H . The day had been hot and stifling H , In the store, and every listless move- mh luent Jacob Townsend made told of H" ntter weariness. He was ready for I his dessert and, leaning back in his chair, he drew up his elbows and straightened his shoulders to relieve the nervous tension in his back. Or-trude Or-trude looked up and seeing the gesture gest-ure paused with her cup half way to her mouth. "J. C, I do wish you would not stretch at the table; such manners are very undignified, to say the least." Louder than Jacob's "Pardon me" was heard Marian's strident whisper: "Listen to the school ma'am. She still imagines she's training children." chil-dren." A flush rose on Ortrude's face as she looked angrily at the girl, who serenely ate her dinner apparently unconscious of all that was passing. "I do not propose to allow any impudence, im-pudence, young lady. It is a pity you had not received a little more training train-ing from some one." Ortrude rang the bell and Mrs. Tupper appeared I with the tray. Marian looked down her nose and a profound silence reigned through the remainder of the meal. Marian and Dudley excused themselves at the earliest possible moment, and when they had passed beyond hearing Ortrude said in a low lone vibrant with anger: "Do you intend to let that girl bo impudent to me and not even reprimand repri-mand her''" "Ortrude, you bring these things on yourself. If you have so little tact I that you will correct me before my children you can expect nothing but resentment." "Then why do you do things that grate on me?" she retorted. "If I do, I am sorry. Surely you could speak about these things when we are bj' ourselves. I assure you it grates on me to be publicly called down, and when it comes to manners it is as bad, according to my code, as stretching at the table." Jacob rose and started for the door. Before Be-fore leaving he turned and said: "Dr. Ellson invited us over to play cards this evening. Can you go?" Yes, indeed; anything for a cLange." said Ortrude, brightening. As Jacob was going down the walk Marian ran after him, saying: "Daddy, "Dad-dy, wait a minute. Did I understand thnt you and that woman were going out this evening?" "Yes," said Jacob wearily. "Why?" "Can I have some of the girls in for a little informal good time, the last before I go? Wo could not have any fun if she were in the house." Marian tossed her head spitefully. "I suppose you can if Mrs. Tupper Is willing to do the extra work," he-plied he-plied the father. "Oh, Tupper is always ready to do anything I want her to." Marian emiled gaily Into his troubled face. "Don't you know you make things verv hard for me when you forget yourself as you did this noon?" continued con-tinued her father as they walked along. "Now you need not expect me to keep still while she sits there and picks flaws in ray Daddy, for I can't do It, so there." Jacob said nothing and she squeezed his arm. "If she does it again why don't ou propose that we have an experience experi-ence meeting and each tell the others oth-ers what we think is wrong with them. Maybe she'd see light." A flicker of a smile passed over Jacob's face "Remember, you can help most by keeping still, and I am sure you want to help, Marian. Isn't it so?" "Truly, I'll try, dear," she whispered. whis-pered. (To be continued). A ROUGH BATH TOWEL. A bath towel that Is advertised to bring vigor and good circulation to the skin of mankind is now sold. It Is made from strips of fabric of a rough weave, woven loosely together, and it must not be ironed after it is washed. Indeed, nny bath towel is better If it is rough dried, for ironing iron-ing smooths down the threads and makes it softer; and the primary function of a bath towel is to increase the circulation by irritating the Bkin. These new towels are especially useful use-ful for getting up a good circulation. The same material is made Into strips to pull back and forth across the back and shoulders and into wash cloths. AN UPRIGHT THERMOMETER. For a dollar you can buy an upright thermometer, to stand on your desk and keept-you miserably informed on the steady' rise of tho temperature. And next winter, when summer is a thing of memory, you can stand it on a window sill and miserably watch it drop down, down, down to zero. NURSERY RUGS. Grass or fiber rugs for the nursery are made with familiar nursery characters char-acters printed in colors on their surface. sur-face. Old witches, shepherdesses, cats and dogs, horses and clowns, all make the floor of the nursery gay. FOR A BALL OF CORD. A little brass holder for a ball of cord costs a dollar, and at one side of the holder is a small pair of scis-sore scis-sore securely fastened. This would be a great convenience on the desk or on the kitchen shelf. SARDINE OMELET Beat fivo eggs and add to them one tablespoon of cream, salt pepper a teaspoon Worcestershire sauce and four sai'dines that iavo been skinned, boned and broken Into smaii pieces. Dissolvo two tablespoons of butter in tho omelet pan and whon hot pour In the omelet. Stir It constantly until un-til it begins to set Fold, and serve on a hot plate garnished with cress. |