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\ 1 V. ! / vcr-’^ THK PEOPLE, B INWEIjL, S. C. i . i . I ■ l Richard nr- By IRVING BACHELLER Copyright by IRVING BACHELLER DOCTOR TRANKLIN SYNOl’SIS. — Solomon HlnkuM, veteran ecout and Interpreter, and his younsr companion, Jack Irons, passlnK through Horse Valley, New York,® In September, 1768, to warn settlers of"e&n In^- dlan uprlslnK, rescue from a band of redskins the wife and daughter of Colonel Hare of England. Jack distinguishes himself In the fight and later rescues Margaret Hare from, the river. Jack and Mar garet fall in love. On reaching Fort Stanwlr, Colonel Hare says both are too young to marry. The Hare family sail for England, and the Irons family move to Albany. Unrest grows In the colonies be cause of the oppressive measures of the Mngllsii-government. Solo mon and Jack visit Boston. In November, 1770, Jack goes to Philadelphia and works In Ben jamin Franklin’s printing pTAht Nearly three years later Margaret writes him from London, remind ing hlnr that her youth is passing and saying she has appealed to * Doctor Franklin. Binkus has re ceived a letter from Washington to bo carried across the ocean, and Jack sails with him. Arriv ing In England, Binkus is ar rested. but Jack has the letter and proceeds to London. 1 CHAPTER V London and the Philosopher. The stir and prodigious reach of London had appalled the young man. The thought thrilled him that some where in the great crowd, of which he was now a part, were the two hu man beings he had come so far to see. He put on his best clothes and with the letter which had been carefully treasured—under bis pillow at night and pinned to bis pocket lining through the day—set out lu a cab for the lodgings of Doctor Franklin. Through a maze of streets Where people were “thick as the brush In the forests of Tryon county" he proceeded until after a Journey of some thirty minutes the cab stopped at the home of'the famous American on Blooms bury square. Doctor Franklin was in and would see him. presently, so’the liveried servant Informed the young man after his card had been taken to the doctor’s office. lie was shown Into a reception room and asked to wait, where others were waiting. An hour passed and the day was growing dusk when .«J! 4he wallers save .Tack had been disposed of. Then Franklin entered. Jack remembered- the strong, well knit frame and kindly gray eyes of the philosopher. His thick hair, Imaging below bis collar, was. now white, lie was very grand in a suit of black Manchester velvet with white silk stockings and bright silver buckles on his shoes. There was a gentle dig nity in his face when he took the hoy’s hand and said with a smile:' “You are so big, Jack. You have built a six foot two inch man of that small lad I knew in Albany, and well finished, too great thighs, heavy shoulders, a mustache, a noble brow, and shall I say the eye of Mars?—IFft- "Are they the Hutchinson, Rogers and Oliver letters?” “The same.” “I think they are known to every one in America that reads. We are Indignant that these men horn and raised among us should have said that a colony ought hot to enjoy all the liberties of a parent^state and that we should !*• subjected to coercive measures.’ They had' expressed no such opinion save in these prlvateTet- ters. It looked like a base effort to curry favor, with the English gov ernment.” "Yes, they were overworking the curry comb," said Franklin. “I had been protesting against an armed force In Boston. The government de clared that our own best people were In favor of It. I, knowing better, de nied Ike- statement. Te jtrove their claim, a distinguished baronet put the letters in my hands.. He gave me leave to send them to America on condition that they should not be pub lished. Of course, they proved nothing hut the treachery of Hutchinson, Rogers and Oliver. Now I seem to be tarred by the same stick." 1 Jack told him of his prospects and especially of the generosity of his friend ^Solomon Binkus and of the plight the latter was In. "He must be a remarkable man,” said Franklin. “With Preston’s help he will be coming, on to London in a day or so. If necessary you and I will go down there. We shall not neglect him. Have you any dinner clothes? They will he Important to you.” “I thought, sir, that I should best wait until I had arrived here.” “You thought wisely. I shall Intro duce you to a good cloth mechanic, do to him at once and get one suit for dinner and perhaps two for,the street. It costs money to be a gentleman here; It’s a fine art. While you are in London you’ll have to get the uniform and fall In line and go through the evolutions or you will he a ‘North American savage.’ You shall meet the Hares In my house as soon as your clothes are ready. Ask the tailor to hurry up. They must be finished by Wednesday noon. You had better have lodgings near me. I will attend to that for you.” . ’ • The Doctor sat down and wrote on a number of cards. "These will pro vide for cloth, linen, leather and kals,” CThe Kitchen Cabinet OOQOOOOOOOOOOQOQOO&yDQOOOO tiwj*. WuMiurn N«Wapap^r-Uniun.) "Red as the wine Of a^es Yellow as gold from sunbeams gown of. Aurora's stopped, while their male occupants sat with hared heads. Jack observed a curious procession on the sidewalk passing between two lines of halted people. "Hit’s their majesties!” the driver whispered under his breath. The king—a stout, red-nosed, blue- Jowled man, with big, gray, staring eyes—was In a sedan chair surmount ed by a crown. .He was dressed In light cloth with silver buttons. Queen Charlotte, also in a chair, was dressed In lemon colored silk ornamented with brocaded flowers. The two were smil ing and bowing as they passed. In a moment the procession entered a great gate. Then there was a crack of whl^s and the traffic resumed its hurried pace. When they—had been'conducted to the presence of Doctor Franklin he tookr,Solomon’s hand and said: “Mr. Binkus, I am glad to bid you -welcome." He looked down at. the sinewy, big- boned, right hand of the scout, still' holding it. v “Will you step over to the window a moment and give me a look at you* hands?” he asked. They went to the window and th# Doctor put on his spectacles and ex amined them closely. “I have never seen such an able spun. Pink a*» -the White' us the’ robe of the sin less one. Sweet as the winds from Araby blow. Roses, roses. I love you s.o.” DISHES SAVORY AND SWEET ii he passed. A number of small hoys scurried along with them, curiously staring Into the face of Solomon. ‘Ain’t this like cornin’ into a sav age tribe that ain't seen no^ civilized human bein’ fer years?” , v “Wot Is It?” a voice shouted. “'F’s n blnrsted hush w’acker from North Hnnierica, ’e is," another an swered. Jack stopped a fab and they got into it. "Show us some of the great build ings and land us In an hour at 10 Bloomsbury square,, East,” he sald» With a sense of relief they were whisked away In the stream of traffic. They passed the king’s palace and the great town houses of the duke of Bedford and Lord' Balcarras, each of which was pointed out by the driver. Sudden!y every—vehtrle—nenT Tfiem bean'S’TmcLca rr<>fs u re ~currled. Fresh Curried dishes are so well liked bj those who do like them that a—few suggestions may be of In terest. When making curry the unvarying founda tion Is one medium-sized, onion, fried a light - brown in two tablespoon fuls of butter. Stir hr two t e a s p o o n f u Is of curry and add one cup ful of stock, stir and add one pint of any kind of uncooked material and simmer slowly until done. A sour apple diced is a pleasing addition Hard-cooked eggs, new potatoes', peas, fish are curried whole. Cover with the sauoe and simmer untlh the fish is tender. Pepper Cress Sandwiches.—Take one cupful of cress minced, add one- half cupful of cream cheese, one tnhie- rfpoonful each of minced onion and a tablespoonful of catsup. Saffron Bread.—Take two cupfuls of flour, four tahlespoonfuls of baking powder, one teaspoonful of salt, one- fourth cupful of sugar, one-third of a cupful of saffron tea, one-tli*’r.l of a cupful of chopped nuts, one-half cup ful of seeded raisins, one egg and two- thirds of a .cupful of milk. Mix and hake forty-tiva minutes. Bread Pudding.—Take two cupful> of bread crumbs, one .quart of so^bled milk, two eggs, one-half teastSooi'fui of salt, one teaspoonful of vanilla, one-fourth cupful oL .sugar, three tahlespoonfuls of butter, one cupful of raisins. Sojjk the bread tn the mtTR, cool and jvdfl sugar, butter, egg yolks well hettfen, the salt, and vanilla nnd mlshis. Bake until linn, cover with -The egg whites aniT two tahlespoonfuls of sugar. Brown In a hot oven. Hungarian Cauliflovyer.—Cook n whole cauliflower In boiling salted wa ter until tender. Take out, carofulU place in a deep dish, sprinkle wil t h-utf-red crumbs and pour over a < up ful of rich soilr cream. Bake in a mod Following are some of the opinions ex* pressed by various professors and teach ers in noted agrtcul- , tural schools regard ing the SHARPLES Allsteel Cream Sep- arator tlia.t—we—aro— lending to farmers on Free Trial. At Kansas Univer sity—’'Well. 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It has * capacity of over six hundred (600) pounds of milK per hour; has the 1 famous Tubular Suspended Bowl, Automatic Variable Feed at Any Speed; is distinguished for its ad vanced and modern construction fea tures; for its compact, handsome appearance and for its phenomenal separating capacity, and the ease of turning it is almost unbelievable Big Allowance Given on Old Separators Send immediately for the details of this free trial offer and the twelve- months-to-pay plan. THE SHARPLES SEPARATOR COMPANY West Chester, Pa. »»»■< a wonder what lime and meat and bread and potatoes and air can ae-. compllsh. But perhaps industry and good reading have done some work on fjlg |ob.” Jack blushed and answered: “It would he hard to fix the blame." Franklin put Ills hand on the young man’s shoulder and said: "She Is a lovely girl,-Jack. You have excellent good taste. I Congratu late you. Her pulehriHnle has a background of good character anil she is alive with the spirit of the New World. I have given her no chance to forget you if that had been possible. Since I became the avent in Kn.-bm.i If you've fou: d a task worth t2.o- . ' in r.' - • ~ ■ Do it nowv In delay- there's danger brewing Do it now. Don't you le' 1 n "by nnd l>y< r" And a -sliigcish patience tryer; If th.-r.-'s a ugiit/you would ac quire, , Do It now HOME-MADE CAKES of yourself am4.sundry American prov-- luces, I have seen her often, hut never without longing for the gift of youth. How Is my family?” "They are well. I bring you letters.” “Come up to my nflice ami we'll five an hour to the news." When they were Scaled before the ;rate tire in the large, pleasant room hove stairs whose windows looked •nt upon the s'pin re; "ttlWTi iTnTg'Yiian said: "First I shall give yon, sir, a letter fram Mujpr Washington. It was en trusted to a friend of mine Who e:une on the same ship with me. Ud was arrested at Dea', hut, fortunately, the letter was in. my pocket.” ' “Arrested? Why?” “I think, sir, the charge was that he hud helped to t.n and feather a Britis’o subject.” Feathers and tar are poor argu ments," the Doctor remarked ns he broke the seal of the letter. It was a long letter and Franklin sat for near half an hour thought fully reading nnd rereading it. By and by he folded and put It into his pocket, saying ns he did so: “An angry man cannot even trust himself, i sent some letters to America on condition that they should he read by a commit tee of good men and treated in Abso lute confidence and returned to me Certain members of that committee had so much gunpowder in their hearts it took fire and their prudence nnd my reputation have been seriously damaged, I fear. The contents of those letters are now probably known to you.’’ he said. "Let the bills -he sent To me. Then you'll not he cheated. Come in I omon ow at half after two."— Samsonlan list,’ h« went on. “I think crate oven until the crumbs are brown the look of those hands would le< you . Lettuce, spinach and green leaves into Paradise. What a record of hu ^re rich in vifamines ami should, he man service is writ upon them! Hands eaten freely. Orange juice, grapefniit like that have laid the foundations ot j and lemon juice till are rich i*i tlwv America. They have been generous I health and growth-producing elome:'.:> hands. They tell me all I need to — know of your spirit, your lungs, your heart and your stomach.'” t “They’re purty heavy—-that's whyj I gcn’ally carry ’em in my pockets when I ain't busy,” said Solomon. "I- saw Sir Jeffrey Amherst this morning and told him yod were in London. ’ He is fond of you and paid you many compliments and made me promise to bring you to his home.” "I'd like to smoke a^pipe with ol’ Jeff." Solomon answ-esed. “They ain’t -Do nonsense ’bout him. I learnt him how to talk Injun ,nn’ read rapids an’ build a tire with tinder an’ elbow grease. lie knows me plenty. He staked his life on me a dozen times in the Injun war.” "How is Major Washington?” the Doctor asked. “Stout as a pot o' ginger," Solomon 1 answered. “I rassled with him one i -evenin’ down in Virginny an' I'll never ; ers d. y tackle him ag'in, you hear to me. His day when we are fortunate enough to right flipper is as big as mine an’ get them. Wash one cupful of butter when it takes holt ye'd think It were in one-lo.lf cupful of rose water then go in' to strip the shuck off yer soul.” { cream it and mid two cupfuls of sugar. r ^V-,. > J3 — A ljux ■ooUies is of home-mado cakes and always n gift enjoyed by tlie children away at school ns Well as the“older ones awny from houie. Seed Cakes.— The old-fashioned, seed cukes which wore a favorite in our grnndiriifth- just as well enjoyed to Jack hade the Doctor good night and drove to The Spread Eagle where, before he went to bed, he wrote to’ his parents and a long letter to the Pennsylvania Lazette, describing his 'o>age ami his arrival subsequently as the facts tire here recorded. Next "He’s in every way a, big man,” said the Doct<#f. ."On the whole* he's about our biggest mati. An officer who came out of the rinii'-usrade at Fort IMiquesne with-thirty living men out I of [ hi'fc companies and f..i:y slmt .hole-' in his coat must have; arl engagement with Destiny. Evidently his work was luitJinishod. You have traveled about some. What is the feeling over there toward England?” “They’re like a hTIin' pot every- P.eat four eggs and add to the first mixture with - three teasiMxuifqls of. caraway seed ynd three drops of th. oil of cinnamon; add ime-huif’cupful •of boiling water with one tcnsjx-H'uifnl morning lie ordered every detuil in his "uniforms” for morning and evening wear ;iml returning agaiti to the inn found Solomon waiting in the lobby. ‘.'Here I be.” said the . scout and trapper. “What happened to.you?” “S’arched an' shoved me into a dark hole, in the^vali. Ye-know, Jack, with you an’ me, if ullus ’pears to he work in’." “What?” ~~ __ "(loud liick. Ctir'us thlng the papers was on you ’stid of me—ayes, sir, dwas. Did ye Hand ’em over safe?” “Lust nigj.i.l LpUL 'em, in Franklin’s hands.” “Hunkldory! Pm ready fer to go hum." ! “Doctor Franklin wants to see you," said Jack. “Put on your Sunday clothes an’ We’ll go over to his house. I think I can-lead you there. If we get lost we’ll Jump into a cab.” \\ lien they set out Solomon was dressed in tine slpojs and brown wool stockings nnd drab trousers, a butter nut jacket .and blue coat, nnd a big, black three-cornered hat. HLs slouch mg gait and large body affd weathered face and the variety of colors in his costume„began at once to attract the attention of tbc crowd. A half-drunk harridan surveyed him, from top to toe, and made a profound bow as uf mm!:i and one-half leaspnunlHi. n; salt. Add four chpfuls of flour ah !,if ticedod; a little milk. Drop oft hut toM»l~| epot—o-r-bajalng sheets in halls tin' size of a nutmeg and hake in a .model ate oven. Cider Cake. Urcnm one cupful ot “I JcIssecT her lips and she kissed mine, and for a fevy mo ments—” *■' when*. England has got to step care- | butter, add tu,i I'npfiiU nf ful now." . . . -J- fourth of a. teaspooivfut of suit, "Tell Sir Jeffrey that, if you see * -teaspoonful of .cinnamon tint! ;.i!:-;\e him,--just that. Don’t mince mart ers. t "mixed; add three well-beaten egg^ Jack, I’ll send my man with you and ; cupful of cider and one feasno-'.nh'e Mr. Binkus to show you the new j of .soda Mix with three eujdii - lodgings. We found them this morn- —flour tin.! bake in a loaf in a niudvra'c iug.” ' - | oven. Cover with brown sugar-fiosi J lUR- — u Little Plum Cakes.—Measure fou* j cupfuls of flour, one nfpful each of | sugar and butter, one teaspoonfu! o' mixed spices and one-htiif teaspoonfu! of salt. Beat the butter to a cream, -add til fee well-beaten eggs,' one-half pound of raisins.' the seedless kind, nnd one-half pound of currants. Add to.the flour mixture and heat for ten minutes. This will fori^ a. stiff paste Dredge flour on tin baking sheets and drop’tfie cake in spoonfuls the size of n w alnut. Bake in a* hot oven. Creamed Lobster bn Toast.—Make a well seasoned w hite sauce, using thip cream nnd plenty of butter 1 ; add flaked lobster, with cayenne for sea soiling, y Serve on rounds of buttered toast. • Cliesffluf croquettes are not difficult to make and are a delicious variety u serve. Use the paste, adding egg and such seasoning, as one likes. Delicious, Flaky pre crusts B AKE your favorite pie from a crust made of self-rising flour. The wholesome, flaky texture will reveal to you;a new delight in pie making. Many excellent cooks find self-rising flour without equal for all kinds of delicious pastries. ; • Mrs. G s., who has’been a self-rising flour enthusiast for 21 years writes: "I like self-rising flour for pie crust because it makes a crust so light that anyone loves it ... . I also make a great many tails.—Self-rising flour is especially •ffme for short-cakes. I make them of every kind of fruit, both fresh and canned, as well as with creamed chicken, fish or oysters.” Self-rising flour comes with just the right amount of pure phosphate baking powder, already mixed you buy a more healthful food—nowhere can you obtain more value for your money than in good self-rising flour. (TO BE CONTINUED.) His Excuse A newsboy took a handful of -pea nuts from, a peanut stand und was ar rested for it. “Well,; what are you here for?” tlie magistrate demanded. “I don’t know, your honor*" the cul prit replledk "unless It’s ‘Irfipersonat- itig an officer.’ ” T ruthful "You’ve been out with worse-look ing fellows than 1 am, haven’t you?" (No answer.) “I say, you’ve been cut with worse- 4+wklng fellows than I, haven’t you?" “I heard you the first time. 1 wat just trying to think.” _ FOLLOW THESE FIFE RULES For Mukmg Perfect Bucu.t, with Self-Ruing Flour, (ll See that your oven it hot; (J) Always ute tweet ihilk or cold water; (3i~Never add baking powder, soda or salt; i4) Use good shortening—lard, vegetable fat or butter; (St Make soft dough-bake quickly. SOFT WHEAT MILLERS’ ASS’N, Inc. - ‘ v . —v ■ . ; It complies with all Pure Food Laws Trad. Uvk E»«. 0. S. Pat. Off. It's Healthful—dependable—Economical - O 024 SWHA