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Show MARRIED LIFE ON $80 A MONTH H Mrs. Eva Leonard's Story of Married Life on $80 a Month V Helps for the Housewife Recipe for Mock Mince j Pie Vegetable Salad. B "Julia," said Fred Crane, "I must H see you; must speak with you a mo- H nient. Come for a walk with mc H along the river bank." Julia Osgood K hesitated. "I'll wait while you get H; jour hat." he continued. ; They walked in silence to the H stream and sat down under a great H elm on a bench facing the river. M "Julia. I have broken off all rela- H tions with my mother. I have left 1 home." He looked steadily at her as H she gazed off over the river., B "Oh, why?" she asked. "I thought H r could save you from that sorrow." H "Now that it has come; now that M I am all alone, will you not marry me? H I am very lonely. We would be poor. H I have only what I can earn to offer H! you, but I can make a comfortable H; living, and could you not be happy Hj on a small income?" K Julia looked up at his eager face Hl and laughed. jf "Did you think it was the money? H Oh, Fred, you surely did not think H that, did you?" M "I did not know what to think, dear H T went up to Fairport full of trouble H because my position was so entirely K changed from what it was when you H acepted me for your husband; and as H soon as you knew about my mother's H objection you were changed, you were H so cold and distant I could not help B thinking the loss of the money had M something to do with it" Julia's eyes K slowly filled with tears as sho listen-H listen-H m 'IJow could you think such a thing? R I thought you knew mc " Hj 'How could you think that my moth- H er's objections would alter my plans l in the least?" he interrupted. H "You spoke of postponing the wed- E ding yourself. I thought perhaps it f was doue as a hint that you wanted J our freedom." 1 "And you claimed to know me. 1 Could you want to marry a man who U would have such a craven spirit?" H asked Fred. H "You notice I was not very anxious H about It. I broke the engagement," H laughed Julia. "I can see that It was H all a morbid fear that you would give H up so much that you would come H sometime to feel that your wife had H cost you too much: that the sacrifice H had been too great." K "As if any sacrifice could be too H great." He smiled into her eyes. B "Will you marry me on the day orig- H inally set?" fl "That is only three weeks off. I 1 am not ready. That is, my clothes are H not" she corrected, blushing. Kf "You can get . them ready after- H ward." he suggested. Hf "What a funny plan. Well, clothes Hf mean less to me than some other HS things. I will try and be ready. What H will Mr. Jaynes say at a second resig- H nation?" Bf "f imagine he is a man that will get Hl the humor of the situation." Crane H seemed to be taking a very cheerful m view of life himself. "We must tell the Sutners right Hl away. They will be so glad. Molly's Hl grief over the broken engagement was H very genuine." B "Yes, they will be glad, both of H them. They are true friends." Fred H Crane spoke with conviction, H They walked off down the river Hj bank and hope grew in Molly's breast Hj with eyery minute that passed, for H, she had watched them go away from H behind a window blind. When she H saw them coming slowly back in the H twilight she gave John a convulsive H hug, exclaiming: H "It is all right Oh, I am so glad. H How happy Mrs. Morton will be, too." H (To be continued.) B' i . K Hints For The Housewife. H When the butcher cuts your rib roast, consider the bones. For Instance, In-stance, if you ask him to cut two'ribs, indicate that you wish him to cut the roast off close to the third rib, in this way you get the meat of the second rib without paying for the extra bone, which weighs considerable. The wise housekeeper will encourage encour-age the maid to plan her work so that sho can rest from 4 to 5 every day. If this method is followed the maid will have something to look forward to, and sho will work to much better advantage. If a meal is not well cooked and attractively at-tractively served, there is a chance that effort and money is wasted, as no family will relish the food, and, even if eaten, it will not be so nourishing. nour-ishing. If the moat provided is expensive, balance things by serving inexpensive vegetables and dessert Mock Mince Pie. Mix well together one cup of raisins chopped fine, one-half cup of chopped dried currants, one-fourth teaspoon of salt, ono tablespoon of vinegar, two-thirds two-thirds of a cup of molasses, one-half cup of cider, one-half cup of sugar, one-half cup of cut citron, and the Juice and rind of two lemons, two Boston crackers, rolled and one well beaten egg.' Line a piepan with paste and fill with some of the mixture, cover cov-er with a puff paste and bake. Vegetable Salad. Mix cold cooked carrots cut in slices, sli-ces, peas and chopped celery with mayonnaise dressing. Pile on a salad plate and surround with pastry. oo |
