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Show fKi drtap edfcss The Doctor and the Ellsons Try to Dispel Olive's Fears Figured Fig-ured Organdies for Summer Nile Green Fashionable Again Metallic Laces in High Fashion Recipes for Cream of Indian Soup and Baked Macaroni. It was nearly ten o'clock at night when the Ellsons tapped on the door and walked into the Mortons living room. "Any news?" chorused Nell and Dick, coming forward to greet their friends. Olive sank Into a chair and the othors drew olosely around her. Nell noticed the great black circles under Olive's eyes and thought compassionately: com-passionately: "This awful suspense will kill her." The doctor began to speak, and she turned her eyes to him. "I was just called up on the phone by a man who had read about the disappearance dis-appearance of our baby. He said he picked up a woman on the road to Burleigh on Monday about three o'clock. She was carrying a heavy child and seemed very tired The description de-scription of the woman tallies in every way with that given by the farmer." "But the Burleigh road Is a mile west ot the road we were on this afternoon, and Mr. Farrer said tho woman he gave a ride to went west," Interrupted Dick. "I know," responded the doctor, "but I still think it was the samo woman. She gave no account of herself her-self and what sane reason could a woman have or starting afoot with a heavy baby to a town fifteen miles away? That fact alone would lead me to suspect that all was not as it should be, and that was what mado tho man call me up. People don't do those things." "And about her being on a different differ-ent road going in a different direction?" direc-tion?" "That only confirms my suspicion that we are on the right trail. She doublod back on her track after the farmer was out of sight and In somo way got over to the Burleigh road." "Such taotics show a well worked out plan," remarked Nell musingly. "Of course I shall go over that road aB soon as it Is light, and do what I did today, question every person' I meet and make a house to house can-vasB can-vasB In Burleigh to find out whether she is there or not," resumed the doctor. "Oh, did the man take her to Burleigh?" Bur-leigh?" exolalmed Dick. "Yes, he set her down at the first house. She said that was where she wanted to go," answered the doctor. A sob from Olive caused all eyes to turn in her direction. Nell leaned over and put her arm around her friend. "This is no time to despair, when you have a fresh trail to follow," she whispered encouragingly. "Oh," moaned Olive, "don't you see we are helpless? That woman will not be in Burleigh. She was put down on the edge of the town and never went near it. She turned oft on somo road and beat back on her tracks. I tell you such Insane cunning cun-ning Is too much for ub." The voice trailed off into silence and only the deep sobbing filled tho room. "Wo can follow every road around there; can question everybody. Don't you see, dear, she would have to seek shelter for the night, and somebodj must give It to her. We are bound to come upon her trail, and I predict that by tomorrow night we shall have our baby safe and sound in her little crib." The doctor's tone was confident. He felt he must say something to keep up the flagging courage of his wife. "Come on home now, dear; we must get some sleep and be ready to start as soon as people are up, and farmers get up early." "Where will you go -first?" queried Dick. "To the Burleigh road opposite Judson's Corners. I mean to sco if any one along there saw her before the auto picked her up," replied the doctor. "Of course you will let us know as soon as you got back what you have learned." said Nell aB she kissed Olive good-night (To bo continued.) LATE SPRING FASHION FOIBLES. Organdie. Figured organdies are one of the summer's blessings. There are somo Tigurod with fruits, in almost chintz-like chintz-like designs and colors. Pockots. Huge pockets of leather, embroidered, embroid-ered, aro shown on some of tho now coats. Rucheo. Ruches of silk and velvet are featured fea-tured for trimming. Nile Green Again. Nile green in a fashionable color this spring. Its pale daintiness Is much improved w.hon combined with blaqk. Beads.. Many beads find a place In spring clothes. They are used In embroidery and strands of them are used, also for trimming. Metallic Laces. Every bit of metallic lace you may have on hand can be used by a clover dressmaker tills spring, for this laco is in high fashion. Fur Trimming. Fur for shore and mountain and sometimes for evening frocks is featured fea-tured for trimming. CREAM OF INDIAN SOUP. Mix together a tablespoonful of flour, a quarter cup of cornmeal and a half teaspoonful of salt. Stir gradually gradu-ally into a quart of boiling water and after boiling up well put into a double boiler and cook an hour and a half. Add a cup of rich milk or cream and servo with popcorn or croutons. BAKED MACARONI. This is both "filling" and appetizing. appetiz-ing. Put a layer of the cooked macaroni mac-aroni in the bottom of a buttered baking bak-ing dish, covered with a layer of tomato, to-mato, fresh or canned, season with salt and pepper, add a layer of grated cheese with lumps of butter, a little grated onion and a green pepper chopped chop-ped -fine, and if desired any shreds of left-over cold meats. Add another layer lay-er of macaroni, and so continue to the top, having tho top layer of the grated grat-ed cheese Bake until hot, bubbly and steaming at the top. This is a rather heavy dinner dish |