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Show Woman's Page Her Side and His Make Flannelette Bags for Your Silverware Silver-ware Simple Recipe for Cake Pear Conserve a Dandy Preserve, i AS THE WOMAN SEES IT Janet earn back from her business Jaunt from Philadelphia in a most pleasant glow of feeling for Roy Nic-oll. Nic-oll. At the Feminist convention she had tasted that power which conies from position; and she owed her position posi-tion to him. ordinarily a woman of Janet's caliber would feel a sense of embarrassment at owing anything to a man not belonging to her. But Roy Nirnll had made her feel he was getting get-ting full value from her services, and hers was the thankfulness of the beneficiary bene-ficiary as well as of the well rewarded employe. Walt met her at the train with not a word of Roy Nicoll's proposition .o him. He had a shrewd idea that Nic-oll Nic-oll had expected he would refuse it. He could not help seeing that, whether Nicoll intended it or not. he had plani-ed plani-ed the seeds of a distressing situation between Janet and Walt when she learned of his refusal. On the bare j c hance, however, that Nicoll would say nothing to her about it, Walt did not mention if himself. Janet Baw the worn look on her husband's hus-band's face, and her own good fortune for-tune made her heart ache the more for Oim. Worthy, hard working, sterling ster-ling Walt why did glorious opportunity opportu-nity fall into her lap even oefore she was ready for it, while Walt had to - . kix ti'iv 111 mnotl I carve etrj iuui ji mo ""uub" granite! She was still asking herself thif fiursiion and feelinc the dull ache of the answer when she niered her of fice that afternoon. Nicoll came in to confer on matters of business. In the course of his outline for the magazine, maga-zine, he said "I want to run a serial story and pla it up big. It will make the reputation repu-tation of the writer, if he is not known. I suppose you know I want Walt to write that noAel." Janei's hiart stopped beating for one joyous moment "Roy! How splendid of vou!" Nicoll smiled deprecatingly. "Evidently it is not so very splendid of me," he said. "For " He stopped ' Yes, co on!" Janet cried, her heart exulting for Walts sake. "Well, Walt refused me," Nicoll said. Janet stared. Then her eyes drop ped. Could Walt be so churlish as to refuse that splendid chance for name money and relief from the depression of failure, because it was Ro who offered of-fered them0 ' hy did he refuse9" she asked, a lump in her throat. Nicoll shrugged his shoulders. "I am not very clear on that, ' he said. "I think he has some conscientious conscien-tious scruples or something " So Joyous had been the upleap of Janet's heart 'he moment before that .she felt faint with reaction at the sudden sud-den hope that was dashed so n ed-lessly. ed-lessly. She could hardly wait to gel home to ask Walt about it. But when she did face him she could not say a word to him on the subject Walt, how-; ever, knew what was 1fi her mind, and told her as simply as he could why he had refused to write the serial. "I'm either going to write the truth or go back to boosting adulterated j food and fake cancer cures at the advertising ad-vertising game," he said through set! teeth. "It was not only because boost j ing bad ketchcup and miracle cures got me nowhere that I gave it up. Janet Ja-net It was that writing lies is like a drug. It kills the man in one. 'Louise' j in that story of mine is a parasite kind of wife and kills the best in men. ' Nicoll wants me to say she is good to have around and to say it in a novel! Do you want me to do it?" Janet clasped her hands so the knuckles whitened. "I want you to do anything that will take you out of obscurity out of penury pen-ury that will " She could not go on. "That will put me by your side in the eyes of the world!" Walt said, nodding. "I know, dear. But I cannot in the way you ask!" BAGS FOR SILVERWARE Housewives will find that their silverware sil-verware will keep from being scratched scratch-ed if they will use bags when it is put away. There are regular cases sold for the purpose, but this expense will be saved by buying flannelette and doubling it Just make a regular bag a few inches longer than the knives or forks, and a flap to button over. Then make compartments by stitching with the sewing machine. These mm-H mm-H partments should be Jusi wide enough to accommodate the piece or silver. Put only one piece in a compartment and have a separate bag for the knives, the forks, the spoons, and a bag for the miscellaneous pieces "TRY OUT" CAKE A simple cake for the beginner is made by using two-thirds of a cupful Of sugar, piece of biHier the size of an egg, creamed together Add an eg and a pinch of Ball beating until light. Then add two-thirds or a cup of sweet milk aud one and two-thirds cupful of flour, into which has been sifted one heaping teaspoonful of baking bak-ing powder. Bake in two round pans or in a square loaf pan in a quit k oven. Tare should be taken no! to have the oven too Quick, or the cak will not be light PEAR CONSERVE Five pounds of hard pears cut in half-inch dice, five pounds of sugar put on pears. Let stand over night. Next day add one pound of raisins, rinds of two oranges cut into small pieces, juice of three oranges anu two lemons. Boil slowly till quite thick, and just before faking from the fire add a half pound of broken walnut meats. Can like any other preserves, i oo |