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Show I ! ZOE BECKLEY'S INTERESTING STORY Her Side and His Late Summer Fruits and How to Serve Them Peaches Delicious in Many Different Ways i I ' Pear Salad a Delicacy Worth Trying. (! A MAN AND A "MIXED CROWD." I I To be a "good fellow" without hav- f I -inp to be a little bad to do It that I l was David's problem at the political t : clambake lie had to attond as member f of Rourlce's political organization,, ,t- "Some of the boys may lo a little I r J rough," Rourkc had told him, "but r they don't mean any harm. It's all on j f the outside. Inside they're all right," ! I ho wound up vaguely. ( I There was no mistaking their rough- I1 1 . ncss on the outside, David found. It I ' i ranged from good-natured oaths that I I made Dnvid look apprehensively to- 4, I. ward Cora to breaking beer bottles on ;'. each other's skulls. It was not the r I outward details, however, that trou- T bled him most about his fellow pic- l nickers. It was what they were "ln- " f side." as Rourke put it. t The stench of waste beer, whisky and rank tobacco; the red-faced, per- l I ( spiring, guzzling, syearlng. fighting j glass-smashing "boys" tho rank and I f file of henchmen Important only as a j 't? crowd of voters these David found J h easier to bear than their leaders. Ho lf shrugged his shoulders in democratic V fc; tolerance at the former. But he I frowned deep down in his heart at I I what the latter stood for. There was the suave, well-dressed two well-dressed Steve Manx, who at ! ' this moment was making himself agreeable to Cora. David knew him j to be the most sinister figure In poli- I ; tics. He had tremendous political ' " Influence and used it for tremendously widespread traffic in evil. . David had found no difficulty in j '' drinking "just one" with a good-na- tured, loud-voiced street cleaner the - moment before. He had every difficul- tv In restraining himself from taking I ' Cora away from Manx with an insult h :" to cap the climax. He did lake Cora f. away from him on some pretext, how- I ' i'. ever. IJJ David was not undemocratic. He u'y simply did not like the worst Ills of ! i democracy. The oaths, the fights, the lilt cr.nss vulgaritv of the rank and file n R :t the nicnic were only the skin-deej p'-ils. The Manxes and tbft like were he cancers of democracy. David knew i I ! that sooner or later, if he continued to "mix" with the poltical crowd he j 1 1 would have to react very definitely , j toward these maglignant forces. i ' ' f "Dave" Rourke almost from the first had called him by his first name "Dave, shook hands with Tenement f ; House Commish Tom Donnely. Tom. K f ave is mv new architect. You two f' hpys. will have much to say to cadi !j other soon." , ' i To save all his prospects David ' I "iuld not find it in him to say even ' (J ! he conventional "Glad to know you.' I "We was anything but glad to know the man who Was responsible for more I tenement house evils than any olh"- i " man in office or out. Rourlce's !' i !J words in Introducing them sounds : j - like the knell of their relations to Ji 1 David. Donnely was one of the lest I objectionable looking men there. Yet i David could not find It in him to l offer him his hand. He merely nodded ! nerfunctorily, murmuring "Mr. Donne- i i y" in acknowledcment. jr. Donnely had shifted his cigar from ; I L his right hand to his mouth and e'x- t - tended his hand in anticipation of f ' shaking David's. When David failed J: ' lo meet him that way he stared a mo- K ment at David then at Rourke The I : two pollcians exchanged looks. Rourke ' f shot a frown at David and a concllla- ton- look at Donnely. jl f "Dave eomes from swell society clr- i cles where shaking hands ain't quite ' the cheese, Tlmmy," he laughed em- I, Y.- barassedly. "But he'll get over it and j y learn our ways." "Well, he'll have to; damn quick. j- too!" Donnely growled, "if he wants J v p to do business with us." t LATE SUMMER FRUITS. I I The late summer fruits are with us. f Ceres be praised. V They are with us for breakfast, i t luucheon, dinner and then between i J , meals. The old adage that fruit turns ! f from gold to lead as the day prog- ' ! resses has not. perhaps, been dJs- 1 . I proved, but neither has it been proved. 1 h. f It is a pretty saying, no doubt But . we disregard It nowadays, and takeour fruit whenever we feel Inclined to do so. Indeed, orange juice at bedtlmo Is considered positively health pro duclng. Peaches. These is nothing new under the sun concerning peaches, and Indeed they are so delicious served just as they come from their furry pink skins that there Is no- need for novelty. A simple sim-ple peach dessert devised by a clever cook Is this: Drop the peaces for 30 seconds Into water that has just come to the boll. Drain them, pull off the skins, and cut the fruit into small chunks. Mix it lightly with a little granulated sugar and then pile It in dessert glasses, with finely shaved ice mixed In with the fruit Top with a spoonful of stiff whipped cream. This dessert should bo prepared just before sending to the table, so that the fruit will not discolor and the Ice will not melt. The Ice should be really just pold slivers that melt In the mouth. Apricots. Just why the sunny apricots that are considered such a delicacy in France, should be neglected here, it is hard to tell. Perhaps they lose more In transportation to market and then to their destination here than do most other fruits. Here is a good way of serving them: Line a picplate with rich pastry. Fill with peeled aprlcota f rim ' which the pits have been removed. re-moved. Sweeten generously and add a couple of tablespoonfuls of buttor. broken Into bits. Cover with a rich, top crust, prick, and bake. v Apples. It is time for harvest -apples, and then there are the tart and appetizing appetiz-ing green apples that can be had at the markets. Fried, these tart little gTecn apples are delicious. Cut them, after washing them, into quarters, and remove the cores. Then slice, without paring. Fry bacon until crisp, drain off some of the fat from the skillet, and to the rest add the apples. Fry until brown and soft, breaking as lit-tlle lit-tlle as possible. Pile on a serving dish, sprinkle with a little nutmeg, and serve with the crisp bacon piled around the edge. Pears. Pear salad is a delicacy worth try-, ing. Chili flavor some pears for sev eral hours, then remove the skins and cut the pears" in eighths, lengthwise Place four of these pieces oh eacb plate, on which there Isa bed of crisp lettuce leaves, very Told. Dress with French dressingan'd serve at once. , ,tr 00 |
