THE IMP
By AGNES GL BROGAN
1S?23. Western Newspaper Union.)
-You are very fond of Uncle Bruce,
aren't you, Miss Carolir
1*110 lady thus frankly addressed
looked up, a soft flush mantling her
'cheeks. Dorathea laughed and shook
b:u-k her bobbed hair, like a restless
pony- \
-Why be embarrassedyover a simple
qU,..s;ion?" she pursued. "You are
'fond , f lncle Bruce aud* more, he Is
equally fond of you."
Miss Stacia. Caroll arose indignant
lv. v
??please, Dorathea," she said, "try
not to talk foolishly. Your uncle and I
art' very 8??d blends. I value his
friendship, but even you must not ? "
Stai-ia smiled in spite of herself,
ivrailioa was very daring and very
rud?\ but, after all, Dorathea was lov
able. The elder woman dropped a
light kiss on the dark bobbed head
and lefr ilie room. Up In the silence
of her own room she sat with fast
boating heart. The girl had discov
ered the secret which she fancied so
carefully hidden. The big, earnest
man who, a year ago, engaged her
from the school where she \yas teach
ing to come to his home as a com
panion and womanly adviser to his
ward and niece, had become day by
day to be the great fact in her life, the
realization of the kindly, sterling
character j^lie had hoped, though un
consciously! to meet as the "one" man.
Dorathea, slipping from the window
seat as her uncle entered the room,
went to rest on the arm of his chair.
The stern lines of the man's mouth
relaxed into a smile. "Hello, Imp,"
he greeted her.
Dorothea's arm went about his neck.
"Bruce,** she questioned disrespect
fully, "when are you going to ask Miss
Caroll to marry you?"
"Dorathea!" he exclaimed. "For
mercy sake, some one may hear you."
"Which is not," calmly returned ^is
niece, "answering my question. A
blind bat could see that Stacla Caroll
adt+res you. And If you are not In love
with her then I am mistaken. Why
don't you grasp your opportunity, Un
cle Bruce?"
Ller uncle arose, laughing. It wa3
an uneasy laugh. "Run along, Miss
Impudence," he said.
The girl met a young man outside,
near the evergreen tree. Almost It
seemed that the young man was there
with intention.
" 'Ix>, Bob !" she greeted him. "Glad
you're here. I need your assistance In
a little plan. Bob, do you suppose
that two person? who are unconscious
ly in love with each other mi/fht be
encouraged to discover the fact if they
:weiv inveigled into a moonlight ride
together, or something like that?"
"I," returned Bob, promptly, "fell In
love with you during a moonlight
ride."
The girl shrugged her shoulders,
"You, Bob," she unflatterlngly re
plied, "would fall in love with anyone,
any place."
Stacia Carrol, that evening on the
veranda, found herself listening to a
conversation. Dorathea was entertirin
ing Bob Gordon en the seat beneath
the evergreen tree.
Suddenly Miss Caroll sat up alert.
"I am willing to go through with It,
Bob," the girl was saying. "I don't'
believe Uncle Bruce could catch us be*
fore we were out of town. I always
think I'd like to know what it would
be like to elope. So exciting, the get
away. I doubt If we could go far with
out some one notifying him of our de
parture, and he would cHase us In his
car. The thought of anything out of
order, like that, would be most dis
tasteful to him. I could face Uncle
Bruce without a tremor and go through
with the runaway ; but If Miss Caroll
should get wind of the affair and come
along with Bruce? well, good-night!
finished Dorathea, expressively.
"I'd just have to go back with her. j
I never can brave things out with a
woman. We ought to reach Dale's
Corners at 9:30 tonight If we start
right now. , I am all ready. Where Is
your car?"
The moon was high and the tree
bordered road seemed turned to silver
enchantment when, later, the troubled
professor turned to his companion.
"I will never forget your kindness
In offering to come with me, Stacia,
lie said, "Dorathea has passed beyond
my control. Your influence in pre
venting this elopement with that
worthless Gordon is my one hope.
Truly 'love is blind,' though sincere
love may recognize sterling worth,
added Uncle Bruce huskily..
His eyes, In the moonlight, met the
compassionate eyes of Miss Caroll.
Perhaps, needing the comfort of com
passion, his hand, free of the steering
uheel, reached out to cover hers.
Another car stood directly across the
road, blocking the way. Dorathea
hopped from the car; Bob Gordon fol
lowed.
"Isn't this a heavenly nlghtr asked
the girl. Her uncle stared.
"Dorathea !M cried Miss Caroll, I
heard you plan this elopement and I
H . ' r. t ^.y
"Came on to save us, Hke the dear
thing you are," Interrupted Dorathea.
She laughed. "Neither Bob nor I
would elope for the world. We Just
thought It would be fun to see If we
could get away without being stopped
? exciting experiment. As I remarked,
it is a heavenly night. Did you two
enjoy your drive?' ,
The professor looked down Into ths
dancing eyes of hto niece. Then, iuv
visual happening, he kissed her.
"You impl" be said.
tile drainage of orchard
Ju?t ?t Beneficial and Productive of
Reaulta ae in Field of Com
or Potatoes.
* Tile drainage is just as beneficial
and productive of results in the aver
age farm orej^ard as in the field of
corn or potato^ The orchard soil,
we find, needs aerating and ventilating
Just as any othar soil, and tiling ren
ders the rootbefl all the more reten
tive of needed moisture, so necessary
to the fruit in the growing season,
says a writer in Successful Farming.
Wet soils are cold soils and often sour,
neither of which produces the best of
apples, peaches or pears. Cultivating
the wet soil about the roots of the
trees Is just as damaging as plowing
the wet soil about the roots of corn or
potatoes for the time being and cer
tain weeds are difficult of eradication*
In the orchards where it Is too wet to
work the ground.
None of the orchards set In the past
have long remained in good, thrifty
growing order when planted on poorly
drained soil. So many we have
known to select a high clay spot on
the farm close to the residence for
their orchard and then get such poor
results many times because the soil
itself was wet and poorly drained.
It seems that surface drainage might
be sufficient In one way since no
water will stand on the surface about
the trees, but It Is that wet, clammy,
cold clay about the roots that absorbs
and holds the water which does the
damage. The ideal orchard soil Is that
In which the water is either moving
up or down every day in the year. In
wet weather the rain or melting snow
water seeps readily down to under
ground drains. In dry weather ca|>
Illary action has become well estab
lished and the soil water Is coming up
to feed the trees from vast storage
basins underground. In the wet,
clammy, undralned rootbed the water
neither moves up or down except in
very limited quantities. For some
reason the wet, undralned soil becomes
jwactlcally closed to successful capil
lary action. It absorbs just so much
water In times of flood and will not
admijt another drop.
There is a mistaken notion abroad
that tile drainage removes much plant
food from the soil. We find the well
drained soil If anything becomes more
fertile and productive with each
passing season. The point disputed
seems to be that the drainage in re
moving surplus water from the land
Well-Drained and Productive Orchard.
!, also removes much potash and phos
, phorus soluble in this surplus water.
A porous, well-drained soil, we find,
becomes much like a great carbon or
! charcoal filter, and any elements "re
i moved by cropping are readily reab
! sorbed from the water which may
| bring any new supply along. Nature
unlocks the elements for the roots of
; our orchard trees but permits very
j small amount*. If any, to escape
through any artificial drain we may
construct. This plant food absorbed
from surface fertilizers and manures
Is quickly combined and locked into
the subsoil combinations before it has
any chance to escape. By draining
our orchard soil we deepen the root
bed and give our trees a bigger, better
feeding ground.
BEST LOCATION FOR ORCHARD
Site Should Have No Rock Ledges or
Hardpan Over Surface and Be
Well Drained.
The orchard must be on a good site
with no rock ledges or hardpan over
the surface, well drained and without
unusual danger from frosts; the trees
must haye food vitality, without de
cayed trunks, cankers that girdle -the
limbs, or weakness that would make
good growth Impossible; and, finally,
the varieties must be good unless It is
practicable to top-graft the trees.
LIME-SULPHUR KILLS SCALE
Too Many Grower* Are CareleM In
Application and Insect Gets Con
- ffderable Start
Concentrated lime-sulphur, one part
to eight parti of water, has been
recommended for the control of scale,
but too many growers are careless In
the application and the scale gets a
start Use either lime-sulphur or a
jfood mlsdble oil. Scalecide Is a mil
?Ible oil that is vary effective In ooo
u*ol of scale IdmcU.
ttPRQVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SundaySchool
? Lesson '
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. Dm
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1*22, Weittra New?p?p?r Unloa.
LESSON FOR MARCH 11
' 1 I
JESUS IN GETHSEMANE
' LESSON TEXT-Luke 22:39-48, M.
GOLDEN TEXT? Christ also nath oi?c?
suffered for our sins, the just for the un
just, that He might bring us to God.?
. I Peter 3:18.
REFERENCE MATERIAL? Matt 4:1-11;
26:23-46; I Cor. 10:13; Heb. 4:15, 16.
PRIMARY TOPIC? An Angel Helps
Jesus.
JUNIOR TOPIC? Jeaus Prays for
Strength.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
?How to &tand the Hardest Test.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND AD^JLT TOPIC
?Submission to the Father's Will.
I. Jesus at thd Mount of Olives
(v. 39). He went from the upper
room under cover of night to the gar
den of Gethsemane. Gethsemane
means oU press. It is a place where
the oil was crushed out of the olives.
There is a striking significance in
Jesus' coming to this place. Olive oil
was precious, being used both for food
and lighting. The bruising nnd crush
ing of Christ in this garden has yield
ed the largest blessings in the world.
It has provided food for men's souls
and light for their lives.
II. Hit Companiont (vv. 39, 40).
Peter, James and John, who had been
with Him on t foe Mount of Transfig
uration, were permitted to go with
Him Into the deep shadows of the
garden. He took those who were best
able to apprehend the meunlng of the
tragic hour to be His sympathizing
companions. This was needed to pre
pare them as His witnesses. Then,
too, as a human being He craved sym
pathy.
Jesus Praying (w. 41-44).
1. He Withdrew From the Dis
ciples (v. 41). Even these disciples
of the "Inner circle" could not go with
him. He tore himself away from them
for He must be alone In this darkest
hour. He kneeled down and prayed.
2. \V\mi He Safd (vv. 42-44). "If
thou be willing remove this cup frem
me." The cup did not mean the phys
ical sufferings of the cross, though
they were very great He did not
now desire to escape from the cross
and thus stop short of His' redemp
tive work, for this was the supreme
purpose of His coming into the world
(Heb. 2:14). It was ruther the revela
tion to Him by the cross which
loomed before Him, of His identifica
tion with sin in becoming the world's
Redeemer. By virtue of the holiness
and perfection of His nature, He
could do nothing elsfe than shrink
from it. He saw in this bearing of
the sins of the world the turning
away of His Father's face. Knowing
what was before Him, He came to
Getlisemane for this hour, and in it
He consciously brought his hnman
will Into accord with the divine wttl.
Though the cup was bitter he bowed
In submission to the Father's will.
So great was this agony that His
Sweat was as it were great drops of
blood falling down to the ground. In
this crucial hour an angel from
heaven strengthened him.
IV. The Disciples Sleeping (vv. 45,
46). They had boasted of their fidel
ity, but could not watch with Him for
an hour. lie had Issued a word of
warning to them, but they were so
benumbed with sorrow that they
failed. He gently rebuked them,
and commanded that they rise and
pray lest they enter Into temptation.
V. Jesus Betrayed (vv. 47, 48).
1. The Betrayal (v. 47). This was
done by Judas, one of the twelve, fae
had enjeyed the most intimate rela
tions with the Lord, eating with Him,
listening to His teaching, witnessing
His marvelous miracles and enjoying
Ills confidence.
2. The Sign of Betrayal (v. 47). It
was the kiss, the token of the most
tender affection and friendship. He
now degrades it by making it the
token of disloyalty and treason.
' Jesus' words to this infamous dis
ciple shows the Infinite tenderness of
His heart. If Judas had been at all
humnn this pathetic appeal would
have smitten him to the very heart.
How many professing disciples have
proven their disloyalty to the Master
and even betrayed Him. All who bear
the name, Christian, and especially
ministers and teachers who deny the
virgin birth, Deity and vicarious
atonement of Christ are following in
the footsteps of Judas. May each one
inquire, "Lord, is it I?"
VI. Jesus Arrested (v. 54).
The multitude around with swords
and clubs led by Judas Invaded the
sacred precincts of the garden and
arrested Jesus and brought Him be
fore the high priest.
Our Blessing*.
It is good for us to think that no
grace or blessing Is truly ours till we
are aware that God has blessed some
one also with it through us. ? Phillips
Brooks.
Our God.
God sleeps in the stone, dreams m
the animal, wakes in the man. ?
Goethe.
Careful Reading.
? page digested is better than a *tt>
4SM hurriedly read.? Macauiaj,
<TWKITCHEN
CABINET
(?). 1WA, Woatern Newspaper Union.)
The men of the past overcame
because they had convictions. We
of the present frequently fall be
cause we have nothing but
opinions. ? Heine.
THINGS GOOD TO EAT
A nice garnish for game pr *
savoury at dim r is prepared by soak
ing large prunes in cold
.! water until soft. Re
move the stones. Sprinkle
thin slices of bacon with
salt and cayenne. Wrap
one slice around each
prune, fasten with a
toothpick and fry in deep
fuf until the bacon is
crisp and brown.
Club Ham Steak. ? Take a slice of
uncooked ham, one and one-hulf to
two Inches thick, remove the most of
the outside fat. Put into a casserole
and pile potatoes which have been
pared and thinly sliced on top of the
ham, covering it well. Pour over
enough thin white sauce to be seen
through the potatoes. Cover and cook
slowly about two hours.
Spanish Rice. ? To one cupful of
chopped round steak add a table
spoonful of suet and brown In a hot
frying pan, stirring well ; add one cup
ful of uncooked meat, a cupful rice, a
cupful of tomato, salt, pepper, cay
enne, a tablespoonful each of chopped
onlonl and green pepper which have
been fried In the meat fat. Pour into
a baking dish nnd bake until well
browned. Serve piping hot with a let
tuce salad.
Baked Bacon and Cheese Sand
wiches. ? Put into a double bciler one
pound of cheese cut in small pieces,
four tablespoonfuls of milk, one egg.
two tablespoonfuls of baking powder,
salt, pepper and mustard to taste.
Cook until the cheese melts. Spread
on slices of bread or toast, put strips
of bacon on top and cook In the oven
until the bacon Is crisp. .
Chicken and Corn Escalloped. ? A
Cupful of minced chicken taken from
the leftover roast, a can of corn! (or a
cupful is sufficient), a spoonful of
grated onion, salt and cayenpe to
taste, mix with a rich white sauce
and put Into a buttered baking dish;
cover with buttered crumbs or small
buttered croutons and brown In the
oven.
Eflg Sauce No. 2. ? Beat the whites of
two eggs until stiff, add one cupful of
sugar, then the yolks, a pinch of salt,
one-half teaspoonful of vanilla and
pour into the pitcher to serve, adding
one-half cupful of boiling milk Just
as It goes to the table.
"A pebble In the streamlet scant,
Has turfted the course of many a
river,
A dewdrop on a baby plant.
Has bent the royal oak forever."
MORE GOOD THING8
A nice sandwich for the childrens'
lunch or for various other occasioos is
Raisin Sand
wich. ? Chop one
cupful of seeded
raisins very fine,
add four hard
cooked eggs also
chopped, one and
a half dozen ripe
olives pitted and
chopped, all mixed to a smooth paste
with mayonnaise dressing. Spread
on slices of whole wheat bread.
Diamond Chicken Salad. ? Rub a
salad bowl with a cut clove of garlic,
add one and one-half cupfuls of
chopped cooked chieken, one-half cup
ful of chopped walnut meats toasted,
one cupful of chopped celery, two ta
blespoonfuls of chopped pimentoes,
three tablespoonfuls of French dress
ing and a seasoning of salt and cay
enne. Place on lettuce leaves, cover
with mayonnaise dressing and garnish
with walnut meats, lemon points and
chopped parsley.
Fruit Salad. ? Peel and cut In dice
two oranges, two tart apples, two
slices of pineapple, cut into cubes
and well-mixed with three tablespoon
fuls of French dressing. Add two
thirds of a cupful of broken nut meats,
twelve seeded dates cut into dice, two
tablespoonfuls each of green pepper
and pimento chopped, one-half cupful
of blanched and chopped almonds.
Line salad plates with lettuce and ar
range the salad mixture on them,
cover with cream salad dressing and
garnish with halves of walnut meats,
ripe olives and finely chopped blanched
almonds and parsley.
Apple and Date Pie. ? Peel, core, cut
in slices, four or five tart apples.
Place a layer of the apples In a pas
try-lined plate, and over the apples
place a layer of stoned dates; sprin
kle with grated lemon rind, add an
other layer of each fruit, then add two
tablespoonfuls of butter in- bits, four
tablespoonfuls of water and sugar to
sweeten. If the apples are not sour
add a tablespoonful of lemon Juice.
Cover with pastry and bake. 1
Luncheon Celery. ? Cut the coarser
ftalks of celery into half-Inch slices and
cook In a very little water until tender..
Save the celery water, add cream" and'
thicken with flour and butter to make
a white sauce. Put a layer of celery
into a buttered baking dish, cover with
the white sauce, sprinkling well with
left-over dry cheese which bus been
rrated. Repeat and finish the top with
buttered crumbs. Bake .until hot and
serve very hot from the baking dish. -
Knitted Jacquette-Sweater;
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Pretty Dress Accessories
^ r /a \i i . * *1 ? r /avi r '??V!f/3iYi r r r r/s?v< r?#vir?i?v; r 7^1 u ?
TX7HENEVER one looks in 06 a
fashionable, outdtforlng thrtolg,
there is one thing that iihpresbes itself
on the mind above all others, and that
is the number and diversity of knitted
garments worn. There' are knitted
frocks, knitted suits, including Jac
quettes and skirts or sweaters and
skirts, In fabrics of wool or silk or
fiber silk. From the warm camel's
hair to lacy. Shetland, there are
fashion tenters attention on them or
fails to seeT&em.
Just now wrist handkerchiefs, pure
ly decorative^ slipped through slides
in little bracelets of leather or rib
bon, have caught the wandering fancy
of the younger women, and one sees
them peeping out, in bits of bright
color, from under the cuffs of various
lcng-sleeved frocks and blouses. They
are usually of plain or printed
PAISLEY COLORINGS USED IN THIS SWEATER
sports clothes of wool, and In silk
and silk fiber dressier models, of the
sports type, prove to be quite the moat
fascinating things worn.
The Jacquette, having made a
triumph in other directions, was to be
expected among sports clothes, tak
ing the place of sweaters or sweater
coats. With the vogue for white and
plaited skirts, the pretty new
Jacquette-sweater seems to be called
for, to make a chic combination.
One of these Jacquette-sweaters is
shown here of organzine silk, de
veloped in glowing paisley colorings.
It is a smart, loose blouse, gathered
Into a plain, snug-fitting hip-band, fas
tening at the side with two round vel
vet-covered buttons. Long straight
sleeves end in plain, tight cuff bands
ornamented with two buttons. A nar
row, fancy knitted band finishes the
edges of the Jacquette, and it is of a
character to invite the addition of a
dainty lace collar to the neck opening.
With knitted fabrics by the yard,
georgette, but are shown attached to
L their bracelets, in several sheer mate
rials. One of them Is included in the
picture of accessories given here.
The canteen and the vanity case
continue to flourish, the canteen in
creasing in size until it resembles a
toy trunk. A vanity case is pictured
to which metal brocade in a Chinese
pattern adds a bit of Oriental splendor.
There are myriad strands of crystal
beads, in all colons, ?ll sizes and many
shapes, combined in long or short neck
laces and variously designed, so that
the quest for one to finish off a toilette
is always interesting. The shops are
gay with these beads and they are
matched iin variety by earrings. Fash
ion still smiles on the latter ? and they
are now made in real as well as mock
jewels.
But the star of any collection of ac
cessories just now is most likely to be
the Deauville 'kerchief, which is worn
at the neck or waist, or on the hat.
One of these is shown in the picture^
80ME PRETTY ACCESSORIES
taking their places among woven fab
rics, we shall see more Jacquette-sweat
ere and frocks and a greater number
of two-piece suits this summer than
we have ever before.
There are a thousand and one
pretty dress accessories?kittle Jlm
?imekss which , we . could 41ve comfort
ably without ? but youth !? not so
much Interested in comfort as In
beauty. To make a list of the un
necessary but engaging belongings of
women, Is to be amazed at their num
ber and wearied of the task. Lead*
ing off with gloves, handkerchiefs, bags
and th<ng? that are somewhat useful,
and therefore taken for granted, there
follows a world of trinkets and fancies
? more or less 1H the limelight, as
In printed paisley silk, with border of
plain georgette, and the manner of
knotting it about the neck Is Illustrated
on the form.
The group is completed by an exam
ple of numberless ornamental combs
for the coiffure. These are made of
celluloid imitating tortoise-shell, am
ber, ivory and other things, and de
signed \ in many graceful shapes and
sizes. Some of them are 'enormously
large, but few women can carry off
these extremes, and the popular combs
are those in familiar sizes.
(?. 1P2S. Western Newspaper Union.)