Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 173, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1919 — Page 3

When Father Decides

By R. RAY BAKER

(Copyright. 1919, by the McClure Hewipaper Syndicate.) It was no use, the motor - just wouldn’t start. Not a sputter could Anne Davis get out of it. She tugged and tugged at the *flywheel, but there was not even a buzz to reward her efforts. t She looked down the river, vexed and despairing. The boat was floating at a fair rate of speed, and unless she could get it moving in the other direction before long she would, have little prospect of arriving at the Rest-While cottage before dark. Already It was dusk, but she managed to make out something coming upstream. Soon she heard the creaking of and presently a shadowy shape loomed into view’. ‘lt was a rowboat with’'a man bending vigorously at the oars. “One of the inhabitants,” Anne decided, but there was little disdain in her voice. Meeting one of them in the village she would not have favored him with passing notice, but now any kind of man would be welcome. She hailed the stranger. “Stop a minute, will you, please?” He rested with his oars partly out of the water. "Did you call me?” he shouted, after brief hesitation. “Yes, I can’t get this old engine started. I wish you would help.” * With some skill but much more difficulty he managed to get the rowboat alongside the motor craft. They were of about the same size, for the gaso-line-propelled vehicle was far from being pretentious. It was, in truth, sim-' ply a rowboat In w’hich a one-cylinder engine had been installed, and it was «ented along with the cottage that the hilbertsons, with whom Anne was staying at the resort, had leased for the season. Anne had insisted on coming after some provisions that were needed at the cottage, and she had started out early in the afternoon for Alanson, feeling not a little conceited over being the pilot and sole crew of the miserable little craft. The Culbertsons had expressed misgivings over the venture, but Anne generally had her own way, and was possessed of a reputation for being a self-reliant sort of girl, so she w T as allowed to make the trip alone. Everything went smoothly until she had covered about half of the ten-mile journey on the way back, when the engine went dead without warning. Not another boat of any description was in sight, for It was at that time of day when most folks are partaking of their evening meal. She must have drifted two miles when the rowboat came into sight. Anne breathed a sigh of relief when the newcomer grasped the gunwhale of the motorboat and peered over at her. He had brought a lantern, and by its light she could see that he was a rather good-looking young man of perhaps* twenty-six. He had on a green shirt and blue overalls, and on his head was a wjjde-brlmmed straw hat. She caught a glimpse of a tin can and a flsjipole in the bottom of the boat, aryl in order to be congenial she inquired whether he had had any luck. Imagine Anne Davis discussing the -subject of angling with a country rustic! Imagine Anne Davis, the breaker -of men’s hearts back in the big city, talking familiarly with a denizen of this country town ! “Fair, fair,” he replied, and his voice' seemed to be singularly musical for an uncultured person. “I got half a dozen —or seven, I forget just which it is. Hold the boats together, and don’t move, will you, while I crawl over and see if I can start your engine.” She did as Instructed, hoping he understood the business of getting from one boat to another. He caused considerable rocking, but nothing serious happened, and presently he whs tinkering at the engine, while she held tenaciously to the gunwales of the two boats where they met. “Got it,” he grunted after a few minutes* investigation, which was hampered somew’hat by the dullness of the glow from the smoky lantern. “Loose battery connection, that’s all.” She heard an energetic buzz from the en-. gine. “Wait a minute; I better tie up,” he reminded himself aloud, and left the motor to attach the painter of his boat to the gasoline craft. Returning to the motor, he gave the .wheel a spin and the boat started down stream with a chug-chug that, under ordinary circumstances, was far from musical, but it sounded almost like chimes to Anne in this particular instance. “Turn it around,” file called. “I’m going up the river. It got turned the other way while we were floating and I was trying to start the engine.” He soon had the boat breasting the current, and again she sighed with relief. / ‘ “Guess I better take you home,” he suggested. “It’s pretty dark now, and besides, you look tired, and besides —1 need the ride myself.” Naturally she assented. After he had proved so useful she could not very well dismiss him and send him back to laboring with the oars again. On the way she got musing and decided it would be a great lark to carry on a little flirtation with her new acquaintance. ' ' i She started by introducing herself, and In retuih he told her that bis name Was Harry Saunders. She Invited him

to spend the nlght at the Culbertson cottage, and after some slight hesitation he accepted. So It came about that the breaker of men’s hearts in the big city set out to break one in the country. But she got fooled. Before the evening was through Anne Davis had fallen in love for the first time in her life. “Stuff and nonsense!” roared Uriah Davis. “Do you mean to tell me you have picked out a farmer for a husband? I tell you you’re insane. You’re stark, raving mad. Look a> your opportunities here in Detroit.” “It’s no disgrace to live in a small town,” Anne told him. The summer season was over and, she was home after a three weeks’ love affair that started out frivolously and developetl into a very serious ease. “Well, I won’t have it, thitt’s all,” her father insisted. “You aren’t going to disgrace the family like that. A girl of your beauty can pick off a man of money without any trouble.” Anne bit her lip savagely and stamped a foot. “I don’t want a man of money. 1 want Harry, and I’m going to 'have him or I’ll die an old maid with —with a broken heart.” She left the room, sobbing, and went and climbed into her bed, where, bolstered by several pillows, she wrote a “good-by, forever,” letter to Alanson. Mr. Davis evidently was determined to see that things went to his liking, for the next day he came home with the announcement that he had invited his young law’ partner to the house for dinner. “You’ve heard me speak of White,” he said. “You know, he’s been with me in business for tw’o years and I’ve never yet got around to having him meet my family. He’s a hustler, all right; in fact, he’s woi-ked pp until he’s been carrying on the burden of the firm’s practice. He worked so hard that he broke down last spring, and he’s only back in the harness this week, after a long rest, which appears to have done him lots of good. He’s the man for you, Anne. I approve of him, and you will, too, if you can forget this silly country romance, for he’s an attractive young chap.” Anne pouted in her room, but when her father summoned her down to meet Mr. White she put on her best smile and straightened her hair and added a few finishing touches of powder to her face, then went to the reception room. It was just as well to humor her father, she thought. It would not do to treat his partner shabbily. When she descended the stairs she saw a slender, well-dressed, wellgroomed young man talking to Mr. Davis. They immediately stopped their conversation when she appeared and introductions were in order. The next noon, at luncheon, her father Inquired: ' “Well, Annie, how do you like Mr. Whitp?” She looked across the table with a happy little smile and lifted her coffee cup. After a few sips she placed it on the table and replied: “Fine, father. He and I are engaged. We’re to be married next month.” < Mr. Davis all but choked on a piece of meat. He was forced to swallow half a glass of water to prevent strangulation. “Great heavensl” he ejaculated, gasping. “So soon? Of course, I heartily approve, but it seems rather sudden.” Then he grinned, somewhat mischievously. “But what about this country lover?” Anne laughed. “Well, you see, father, Mr. White 'happens to be the country lover. His name was Harry Saunders dow’n at Alanson, and mine was Susie Smith. You see, we each started out fooling the other, but we really fell in love.”

SURE IT WAS DRAKE’S DRUM

————• British Sailors Convinced Sound They Heard Was Made by Spirit of the Old Rover. X “ Sir Francis Drake was “standing by” to aid Britain’s fleet, in case the humbled navy of Germany attempted to take a final shot at the Uniqn Jack, before lowering its colors, November 21, according to Arthur Machen, writing for The Outlook, in describing the great surrender. Among the British ships was the Royal Oak, chiefly manned by sailors of ■ Devonshire, Drake’s home county. The German ships came into sight about nine o’clock in the morning, and immediately the roll of a drum was heard aboard the vessel, Mr. Machen writes. All aboard were convinced it was “Drtike’s Drum” of English legend. Captain Maclachlan ordered an immediate investigation to find out who was absent from post, as the ship was stripped for action. Every man was found at his post, but the drum continued to beat. After other investigations the captain made a tour himself, but failed to find the cause. “All who heard it are convinced that it was no chance sound, such as the flapping of %tays,” Mr. Machen writes. “It was recognized by all as the rolling of a drum.” The- legend of “Drake’s Drum” Is that whenever England ( is in danger the old rover will appear from the heavens at the sound of the drum beat, ready to enter-the fight to defend England, L *' • .. . :

A Roast

Would-Be Contrib. —Do you think the article would be better if I boiled ft dowrh Editor —No, Fin sure it wouldn’t; but I should try the action of heat on it In another way if I were you.—Boston Transcript

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

ICELESS REFRIGERATOR QUITE USEFUL WHEN ICE IS SCARCE IN WARM WEATHER

(Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Jack Frost has been depended on by many people in northern states to furnish them with the larger part of their ice supply. But last winter Jack went on a strike for many days, and country districts will experience difficulty in obtaining even a limited amount of artificial ice. Where ice is not obtainable an iceless refrigerator, home-made, will be found useful to keep meat, fruit and vegetables cool. It will extend the keeping period for milk and butter and serve also as a cooler for drinking water. In homes where large quantities of milk and butter are to be kept, it would be well to have one refrigerator for milk and butter, and another for other foods, as milk and butter readily absorb odors from other foods. It costs very little to build the Refrigerator and nothing to operate it. Construction of Iceless Refrigerator. A wooden frame is made with dimensions 42 by 16 by 14 inches, and is covered with screen wire, preferably

How Iceless Refrigerator is Constructed.

the rustless type, which costs little more than the ordinary kind. The door, made to fit closely and mounted on brass hinges, can be fastened with a wooden latch./ The bottom is fitted but the top should be covered with screen wire. Adjustable shelves can be made of solid wood or strips, or sheets of galvanized metal. Shelves made of poultry netting on light wooden frames, as shown in the illustration, are probably the most desirable. These shelves rest on side braces placed at desired intervals. A bread baking pan, 14 by 16 Inches, is placed on the top and the frame rests in a 17-inch by 18-inch pan. All of the woodwork, the shelves, and the pans should receive two coats of white paint and one or two coats of white enamel. This makes an attractive surface and one that can be easily kept clean. The screen wire also may receive the coats of enamel, which will prevent It from rusting. A cover of canton flannel, burlap, or duck Js made to fit the frame. Put the smooth side out if canton flannel is used. It will require about three yards of material. This cover is buttoned around the top of the frame and down the side on wihich the door is not hinged, using buggy hooks and eyes br large-headed tacks and eyelets worked in the material. On the front side arrange the hooks on the top of the door instead of on the frame and also fasten the cover down, the

Iceless Refrigerator in Operation.

latch side of the door, allowing a wide hem of the material to overlap the place where the door closes. The door can then be opened without unbuttoning the cover. The bottom of the cover should extend down into the lower pan. Four double strips, which taper to 8 or 10 inches in width,-are sewed to the upper part of the cover. These strips form wicks that dip over into the upper pan. The dimensions given make a refrigerator of convenient size for household use and one with efficient evaporating surface, but it is not necessary to follow strictly these dimensions. If a larger capacity is desired, the height of the refrigerator can be increased. How It, Operates. Operation of the refrigerator shown in the illustrations is as simple as its construction. The lowering of temperature inside the refrigerator depends upon the evaporation of water. To change water from a liquid to a vapor, or to bring about evaporation, requires heat. As evaporation takes place heat is taken from the Inside of the refrigerator, thereby lowering the temperature of the inside and the contents. Keep the upper pan filled with water. The water is drawn by capillary attraction through the wicks and saturates the cover. Capillary action starts more readily if the cover is first dampened by dipping it into water or throwing water upon it with the hand. The greater rate of evaporation the lower the temperature which can be secured; therefore the refrigerator works best when rapid evaporation takes place. When the refrigerator is placed in a shady place in a strong breeze and the air is warm and dry, evaporation goes on continuously and rapidly and the temperature inside the refrigerator is reduced. Under ideal conditions the temperature has been known to be reduced to 50 degrees F. When the air is damp the refrigerator will not work as well, since there is not enough evaporation. More water will find its way to the lower pan, but it will be drawn up Jnto the covering by capillary attraction whei the air becomes drier. Care of Refrigerator. The refrigerator should be regularlj cleaned and sunned. If the frame work, shelves, and pans are white enameled they can more easily be kept In a sanitary condition. It is well to have two covers, so that a fresh on< can be used each week and the soiled one washed and sunned.

ALL AROUND the HOUSE

Ice cream is best made with cream two or three days old. * « • Dull files are sharpened when laid in dilute sulphuric acid. • • « When fresh meat begins to soui place it out doors overnight. • * • Silk underwear should always b« laundered with a very cool Iron. « * « Bacon is considered good and sweet if the red portion is firm and bright and the fat real white. •♦ • z When you make fudge add grapenuts. This is cheaper than nuts and makes a very delicious fudge. You can keep suet fresh for some time if you chop it roughly and sprinkle It with a little granulated sugar.

DAINTY FUR WRAPS

Ermine and Coney the Popular Summer Fashion. • Every Ounce of Weight Has Been Eliminated by the Manufacturers in the About this season the gay little ermine begins to change his snow white coat for a darker one that will exactly match the bare rocks upon which he disports. For him spotless white ermine is- out of fashion temporarily; but it is ermine all the year round—the whitest of white ermine—for Dame Fashion! She cares little for the brownish hue of summer ermine—the color that the little animal selects to his rock background—and most of the dainty little wraps for summer wear have narrow facings of ermine at the neck line. A few of them are all ermine; but these, of course, are the very expensive models. .White coney is a humble first cousin of the ermine, which has managed to obtain a place in high society. It is not always easy to tell genuine white ermine from the soft and really beautiful white coney, though the latter fur is much cheaper to buy. Sometimes ermine and coney are blended In the same wrap and usually a sprinkling of black ermine taijs is enough to convey the all-ermlne suggestion to an average observer. ..And, after all, what does it matter, so long as a wrap is really attractive and smart? Solid worth in dollars is not the measure of merit in a summer fur garment as it is in a winter one; grace, daintiness, modishness are the chief requirements of Madame Mode and fur that is good enough to pass muster and not suggest actual cheapness. The Paris frenzy for short sleeves, which is actually such an obession Just now that In Paris a long sleeve is conspicuous, has brought the question of summer fur wraps Into fresh interest. Even a chiffon sleeve is warmer than no sleeve at all. Very comfortable, at such’ times, to cuddle into a fur wrap, even though the date be mid-July; but the fur wrap must be feather-light and not burdensome to carry about. The wrap builders have seen to this; the little fur pelisses and capelets for summer time are the daintiest affairs imaginable. The beautifully dressed skins, soft and supple as silk, are lined with chiffon or with silk mouseline, or very soft, lightweight satin, and summer fur wraps dispense with quantities of dangling tails and animal heads —or in fact anything that could add an extra ounce of weight. When not actually in use they must be carried on the arm —and a heavy fur wrap on a warm day would be an abomination to carry about. But a little capelet of mole or ermine lined with shirred chiffon is very different

SATINE IS AGAIN IN FAVOR

The newest thing in fashions Is a dress made-of that old, despised fabric—satine. It. is really stunning, too. The color Is warm yellow and the embroidery is in brown and tan. The ribbons are blue. The little hat is sheer cream lace. 7

Neckwear for Summer.

Manufacturers of women’s neckwear are busy adding new ideas for summer selling. Novelty waistcoat guijnpes in organdie, net or lace have the major share of representation. Very narrow, dainty collars with matching cuffs, deslgned especially for wear with the oval neckline, are also regarded as promising. Fllllng-in oiders in veilings indicate that many types are Included in the current demand.. Fancy combination meshes, all-over chenille dots and various new drape veils are favored.

FROCK FOR THE YOUNG MISS

This charming outfit for the young lady is called the "petal frock,” and ia said to be a great favorite.

NOVELTIES IN SUMMER HATS

Fine Straw Regarded as an Excellent Selection as It Can Be Made Over Many Times. If you are going to have several hats this season, by all means choose one that is of rather fine straw, and has a medium high crown and a medium wide brim. Buying such a hat is real hat economy, for such a chapeau can be used over and over again for several seasons, because a large hat is always good style every midsummer, anyway, and a conservative brim and crown make the hat, if becoming In color and smartly trimmed, in good taste any year. A pretty brunette who selected a hat of this type four years ago is still wearing it and having it admired, because it has been so easy to make chic each season. Her hat was originally a light gray hemp with a plain crown and brim, and was trimmed the first year with a three-lnch band of black velvet around the base of the crown, and a gay wreath of field flowers, such as scarlet poppies, daisies and buttercups, on the brim. The next year the same hat was faced with pink crepe de chine on the under brim, and a dainty wreath of blue forget-me-nots and tiny pink rose buds was the trimming which gave It a delicate pastel effect that made It a thing of beauty to wear with an oyster-colored silk suit. The third season It was colored a soft leaf green with hat dye (of which there are half a dozen good kinds), the pink facing freshly pinkened with dye also, and the trimming consisted of a band of darker green velvet around the crown, which was embroidered In coarse stitches with silk in shadow lawn green, purple and a touch of magenta, and it received the most compliments of all this third year. This year this clever home milliner is going to dye her durable hat a dark, but rather bright blue. It will have the same pink underfacing, and the trimming will consist of a very wide dark blue satin ribbon with a Roman stripe or two in pink, that will be draped loosely, sash fashion, around the brim of the hat and fringed at the ends, which will droop from the left side of the brim, the hat will be worn with a blue sport suit and a flesh-colored blouse.

APPLIQUE IS EVER POPULAR

Method of Applying the Decoration to Obtain the Most Pleasing Results. Applique continues to be as popular and as effective a method of exterior decoration as ever. There’s an interesting new wrinkle to the latest phase of it that you will want to know about. Usually the applied motifs are put on flat; unusually they are pinchtucked into position, which gives them the altogether effective look of relief work. For instance, there is the morning glory. It is cut generously large to begin with so as to allow for the pinch-tucks radiating from its center. And that very fetching idea isn’t limited to morning glories, by any means. There is many a flower that is more realistic for this extra bit of handwork. Leaves, too, are given more artistic prominence for a bit of tucking along their veins, and when the tucking is treated to some decorative stitching it becomes even more charming." 7 •.

The Greek Note.

The Greek note is gtrong in the embroidery on a recently imported serie* of voile overblousoa,