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Synopsis.--F'irel by the sinking of the Lusitania, with the loss of Amerlcain lives, Arthur Guy Empey, an American living in Jersey City, goes to England and enlists as a private in the British army. After a short expcrience :as a recruiting oflicer in London, he is sent to train ing quarters in France, where he first hears the sound of big guns and makes the acqualintatce of "cooties." After a brief period of training hmpey's comipany is sent into the front-line trenches, where he takes his first turn on the fire step while the bullets whiz overhead. Enpey learns, as comrade falls, that death lurks always in the trenches. Ch'aiplaain distlinguishes himself by rescuing wounded men under hot fire. With pick and shovel IEmpey has experience as a trench digger in No Mian's Land. Exciting experience on listening post detail. E'x citing worh oi cobsetriviationi post duty. CHAPTER XVI-Continued. Whien I'm talking to you, pay atten. -12- tion.' "Cassell had a fancy for that par- "My heart sank. Supposing he had tietular blonde. The answer came back rumbled that tapping, then all would in the shape of a volley of cusses. I be up with our plan. I stopped drum chaingeci the subject. ming with my fingers and said: "After a while our talk veered "'Beg your pardon, sir, just a habit roucnd to the wvay the HIoches had been with me.' exposing themselves on the road dlown " 'And a d---d slily one, too,' he an on the chart as T'arget 17. What he swered, turning to his glasses again, said about those Roches would never and I knew I was safe. He had not have passed the rehehstag, though I tumbled to the meaning of that tap believe it would have gone through ping. our censor easilyn enough "All at once, without turning round, "The bursting shells were talking he exclaimed suah a din thatc I hackel ap talking "'Well, of all the nerve I've ever run nan took to watching the captain. Id across, this takes the cake. Those w as fidgeting; alwoul u onan old sand. R__ oches are using that road b~ag with the gloss to htis eye. Oceae --- Bce r sn htra sionaly he would let out a grunt, ad.. again. Blind my eyes, this time it is a make some remark lt ould nt, ea n whole brigade of them, transports and snake some remairk I couldn't hear 01) aill. 1 'lat a pretty target for our account of the noise, hut I guessed 'i. s.V The beggars know that wre wlat it was all right. Fritz was get- wo. . e Aeggarshknow atlwe ting fresh again on that road. O just for a chance to turn DJ 238 "Cassell had been sending in the 'tap loo'se on them.' code' to me, bit I was fed up ani .os on tem didn't bother with it. Then he sent "I was trembling with excitement. 0. S., and I was all attention, for this From repeated stolen glances at the was a call used between us captain's range chart, that road with meant that something important was its. range was burned into my mind. on. I was all ears in an instant. Then "Over the wire I tapped, 'D 238 bat Cassell turned loose, tery, Target 17, Range 6000, 3 degrees "'You blankety blank dud, I have 3;0 minutes, left, salvo, fire.' Cassell been trying to raise you for fifteen O. I.'d my message, and with the re minutes. What's the matrter, are you ceiver pressed against my ear, I wait asleep?' (Just as if anyone could ed ;ad listened. In a couple of min have slept in that infernal racket!) utes very faintly over the wire came 'Never mind framing a nasty answer. the voice of our battery commander Just listen.' issuing the order: 'D 238 battery. "'Are you game for putting sone- Salvo ! Fire I' thing over on the Roches and Old Pep- "Then a roar through the receiver er gi all in one?' as the four guns belched forth, a "I answered that I was game enough screaming and niistling overhead, and when it came to putting i ve th the shells were on their way Boches, hut confessed that I had a "Th'le captain jumpedl as if he were weakening of the spine, even at the shot, antd let out a great big expressive men'Tt ion of Old P'epp~er's nae l--n, anid eagerly turned his glasses "ie came b~ack w~ith, 'It's so abs~urd-. in the direction of the German road, ly easy and simple that there Is no Ias tandm yswthn h chance of the old heathen rumbling it.tag.Furbckcodofusr Anywvay, if we're caught, I'll take the up right in the middle of the Gerra blae.'colmnmi. Four direct- hits-another "Under these condition I told him to "er sforl ketn23itlngovr spit out his scheme. It was so (luring he anshad etounte wty-fgoer and simple that it took my breath haadIhdcutdtet-o awa. Tis s wat e popoed: of them when the firing suddenly "If the Boches should use that road cesd-hnte mk n u again, to send by the tapl system the clouds lifted the destruction on thai target and range. I had previouslyrodwsaf.Ovtundlme told him about our cati akn u n guns, wagons smashed up, troops loud s f e werpsening talkngoutl fleeing in all dIrectIons. The road and archers. Well, if this happened, I was l'itdsle egray (lotste oll of wt to send the dope to Caussell and he gutns. l ga otth ol fo would transmit it to the battery coim- "Ti atii i xiect a nmancder as officially coming through Thpe offpthsandbnah, exatnt, waso the observation post. Then the bat- lippkie ofn the sandb, e glas olla tery would open up. Afterwards, dur-hi knesinte vismutteigls to islln ing the investigatIon, Cassell woulhsee ewsmteig.ohme swear he received it direct. 'They andl slapping his thigh with'his disen would have to relieve him, because it gaged hand. At every slap a his was impossible from his post in tihe rounud jiy cuss wordi would escaIp battery dlugout to know that the roadi from his lips followed by: was being usedl at that time by the "'Good1! Fine ! Marvelous I Prett3 Germans. And also it was imnposslible Work ! Direct hits all.' for him to give the target, range and "hnh tre om adsotd degrees. You knowv a battery chart is "'Wilsoni, what (10 you think of it' not passed around among the men like Ddyuee e h ieo ti o a newspaper from Blighty. From hmimi life? D--n fine work, I call it.' the investigation would go to tihe 0ob- . "Pretty soon a look of wonder stolo servation post, and the observing oill-ovrhsfcanhexcamd cer could truthfully swear that I had "'But who in h-l gave them tho not sent the message b~y 'phone, and1( ordler to fire. Range and everythini that no orders to fire had been issued correct, too. I know I didn't. Wilson b~y him. The investigitters would then(ldIgvyoanorefrthbt be uip in the air, we would be safe, thetryoopnuOcuseIdn' Boches would receive a good bashing, iiI? and we would get our own back on Old " nwrdvr mhtcly N Pepper. It was too good to be true,.iyugv ocmad ohn I gleefully fell in with the scheme, etthog tisps.Iam bo and old asselI as hsmet. didIti ceiv yon a oint, sr.'e a "The wite wit betingheater "' oeuOf course nohngwn through and wtche thecaptnlkeahawk lie swerled Theryi femphtecll, n and s rummng n thsadbasir, 'Bu byave comatlld. Nothi widtl asl a his fetmelatungto me, ey getaind of this. pTer'beu hen id waedwyhieagnhar bank wachou.d a' the an e of hak. tewie "n e arlr bifisnot alowfdeto fgien 'eea' oplmnst t Tile wgsvrmn at h e sadhtobeA -.gedrctshtofie n whne iet som oaft thering tape naemeortte obetobi t'stroughthem tat wehave'nfhead urrs oohnga relieed thouh hlIs'he repoed onThen wi ay.' ll ndh "I anwere, 'Ye, si,' ad stute teInea ountonetomd: ~ ~enclngthi opiionove thewir to Brasft, Wlsov, wand tior od'e '&i~eh, bt te cptin nteruplsae, getsicknd of anis.e Thre'lly e1f he saith: flin. a' bu . armbigaloe "ngarieep those isnetallowners t illev im eea' msaet haged th me getif the rescptitape.ate acig p It'sthrogh tem hat e hae n .shells. 'hei tN Ih-f artYef, end as we tt t w,r post t i( ' pt i gail s ) : 'Now Cor tLie lire wurks, and L know they'll be good and plenty.' They were, "When we arrive i at the gun pits the battery commatder, the sergeant major and Cassell mere waiting for us. We fell in line and the funeral march to brigade headquarters started. "Arriving at headquarters the bat tery commander was the first to be interviewed. This was behind closed doors. From the roaring and explo sions of Old Pepper it sounded as if raw meat was being thrown to the lions. Cassell, later, described it as sounding like a bombing raid. In about two minutes the f'Icer reappeared. The sweat was pouring from his fore head, and his face was the color of a beet. He was speechless. As he passed the captain he jerked his thumb in the direction of .she lion's den and went out. Then th,. captain went in, and the lions wert once again fed. The captain stayed about twenty min utes and came out. I couldn't see his face, but the droop in his shoulders was enough. lie looked like a wet hen. "The door of the general's room opened and Old Pepper stood in the doorway. With a roar he shouted: "'Which one of you is Cassell? D--n me, get your heels together when I speak ! Come in here !' "Cassell started to say, 'Yes sir.' "But Old Pepper roared, 'Shut up1' "Cassell came out in fire minutes. He said nothing, but as he iusse.f me he put his tongue into his cheek and winked, then, turning to the closed door, he stuck his thumb to his nose and left. "Then the sergeant major's turn came. He didn't come out our way. Judging by the roaring, Old Pepper must have eaten him. "When the door opened and the gen eral beckoned to me, my knees started to play 'Home, Sweet Home' against each other. "My interview was very short. "Old Pepper glared at me when I entered. and then let loose. "'Of course you don't know anything about it. You're just like the rest. Ought to have a nursing bottle around your neck and a nipple in your teeth. Soldiers-by gad, you turn my stom ach to look at you. Win this war, when England sends out such samples as I have in my brigade! Not likely I Now, sir, tell me what you don't know about this affair. Speak up, out with it. Don't be gaping at me like a fish. Spit it out.' "I stammered, 'Sir, I know absolute ly nothing.' "'That's easy to see,' he roared; 'that stupid face tells me that. Shut up. Get out; but I think you are a d--d liar just the same. Back to your battery.' "I saluted and made my exit. "That night the captain sent for us. With fear and trembling we went to his dugout. He was alone. After sa luting we stood at attention in front of him and waited. His say was short. "'Don't you two ever get it into your heads that Morse is a dead language. I've known it for years. The twts of you had better get rid of that nervous habit of tapping transmitters; it's dan gerous. That's all.' "We saluted, and were just going out the door of the dugout when the cap tain called up back and said: "'Smoke Goldfiakes? Yes? Well, there are two tins of them on my table. Go back to the battery, and keep your tongues between your teeth. Under stand?' "We understoodi. "For five weeks afterwards our bat tery did nothing hut extra fatigues. We were satisfied aind so were the men. It was w"orth It to put one over on Old Pepper, to say nothing of the kijury causedl to Fritz' feelingsyr When Wilson had finished his story I looked up arnd the dugout was jammed. An artillery captain and two officers had also entered and stayed for the finish. Wilson spat out an enormous quid of tobacco, looked up, saw the captain, and got as redi as a carnation. The captuin smiled and left. Wilson whIspered to me: "Blime me, Yank, I see where I click for crucifixion. That captain is the same one that chucked us Goldfiakes In his dugout and here I have been 'chucking me weight about in his hearing.'" .Wilson never clieker) his crucifixion. Epytells of a narrow es cap inthenext instainfa~nt. (TO BE CONTINUED.) "Land of Lanterns." Among the Chinese there has exist ed for ages a passion for fireworks and lanterns. In every city, at every port and on every river andl canal, as soon as night. conmes on, the lanterns make their appearance. Thiey are hung oul at the door of every dwelling; they swing as pendants to the angles of the pagoda ; they form the fiery crown of ,every shop front ; they cluster round the houses of the rich and light up the hovels of the poor ; they are borne with the carriage of the traveler, and they swing from the yards and masts of his vessel. First Springs Used on Railways. The first record of the use of springi on railways is George Stephenson'I patent of Septembet, 1810. The firsl locomotive with steel springs was the SAgenoria, built by Fester and Rastriecl - in 1820, and now In South K~ensingtor museum, London. This had laminated - Springs on the leadib g wheels. Hide Plotur' Wires. s N'ever, if you can help it, hang pie i tures so that the wires wvill show. and .do let the pictures hang against thE 3 wvail as if they wore z tlly and truly In the cause of friendship, I would brave all dangers.-Dickens. If your friend has got a heart, There is something fine in him; Cast away his darker part, Cling to what's divine in him. LET US EAT POTATOES. Someone is originating a new way of serving potatoes almost every day. They are the stand by for all occasions and for all meals, this season. Be cause of the boun tiful supply, patri otic women Who wish to save wheat will be more gen erous with the po tato. Because of the high cost and scarcity of animal fats; deep frying is not so popular as formerly, neither is sauteing, for both methods take fat. Vegetahle fats are still on the list of admissable fats and they make most satisfactory ones to use in various ways ; thQy are not very expensive and are common in the market. Corn oil, olive oil, and many of the cottonseed products are all ' good. Potato Patties.-Select potatoes of uniform s!ze, pare, cut ofT a slice then hollow out to make cups. Let stand in cold water till time to prepare, then wipe dry and fry in deep fat. The shell should cook tender in eight to ten minutes. Drain on tissue paper in the oven door ; sprinkle inside with salt. Use these shells to 1101(1 creamed peas, sweethreads or any other desired creamed dish. Creamed fish or chick en are especially good atnd( the shell is eaten with its contents. Yellowstone Potatoes.-Select large, slootih potatoes ; scrub well and llake until done. Make two cuts in the form of a cross on the top of each ; take up with a towel and crush to loosen the poiato and1(1 let out the stetam. Set on a hot n1alpkin on a hot plate. Place a generous piece of butter in the opening and fleck with paprika. Oak Hill Potatoes.-Cut five hard cooked eggs and five cooked potatoes into slices a quarter of an inch in thickness. Make a sauce of four ta blespoonfuls each of sweet fat and flour, half a teaspoonful of salt, a fourth of a teasloonful of paprika, and two cupfuls of good milk. In the bottom put a layer of potatoes and cov er each layer until all are used with a layer of the sauce. Cover the top with the sauce and finish the top with a cupful of buttered crumbs. Set in the oven to brown. Serve very hot. The summer hath so many songs That set my heart a singing. Such gladness to her reign belongs, For me joy-hells are ringing. When robins carol clear and gay, When brooklets dance along the way, It's good to live-just live, I say, With summer over the land. -L. Mitchell. GOOD THINGS FOR THE FAMILY. A most satisfactory griddle cake may be prepared by using sour milk, soda, a beaten egg and corn flour to thick eni. Add the s0(1a, - a hlfl teatspoonlful, \ to at cupful of sourt milk, then add1( a beftten egg, a little salt and corn flour to miake the batter of tihe consistency liked. A little bakingpodrste Iintoth corn flour will improve the Buttermilik Drops-With a pint of buttermilk, addI three eggs, a table spoonful of fat, a teaspoonful of salt, and corn flour enough to make a bat ter, sifting a teaspoonful of bnking powdert to each cup, tadding a small Iamount of soda if the buttermilk is at all .sour. Bake in a hot oven. Beet Plquante.-Take two cupfuls of boiled beets cut lnte cubes ; two ttable sploonfuls of butter, twvo of flour (bar ley) and one-half cup~ful of wa'tter in whichl the beets htave been cooked, one foth ci upful of vinegar, one-fourth cupful of cream, one teaspoonful of sugar, a half teaspoonful of salt. Melt the butter-, add1( the flour, and when wvell mixed add the beet liquor and1( creamn. Then add the vinegar slowvly and cook until the flour tistes cooked. Add salt andI Pepper iad then tihe beets. Serve hot. Baked Bananas Belgium Style.-Re move the peel from six or eight smiall bananas, scrape each banana to r miove till coarse fiblers and lay them side by side in a baiking dishl suitale to serve them. Grate over them the rind of tin orange and half a lemon; mix the juice of the half lemon, the orange and three-fourths of a cupful of sugar, pour this over the bananas and bake in a quick oven until soft throughout. Serve from the baking dish, one banauna aeing a portion. Thiu is a nice dish to serve with game or lamb, veal or fowL. Use .tanket tablets for dessert. They are sImple to use, make good, whole some desserts, especially i'or the little people. When topped with sweetened whipped cr-eamn they are still more nu tritious. Foresight. "You d1 seem dleeply interested in investi& ...,n." "I am interested,' replied Senator Sorghum. "But I can't help regretting that the timea and trouble used in the tiverage investIiation could not have been applied to averting the trouble in the first place." l.es1e Mit, MARCH TO VICTORY Courage is a matter of the blood. Without good red blood a man has a weatre heart and poor nerves. In the spring is the best time to take stock of one's condition. If the blood is thin and watery, face pale or pimply, generally weak, tired and list less, one sho ld take a spring tonic. One that wiH do the spring house cleaning, an old-fashioned herbal rem edy that was used by everybody nearly 50 years ago is still safe and sane be cause It contains no alcohol or narcot ic. It is made up of Blood root, Gold en Seal root, Oregon Grape root, Queen's root, Stone root, Black Cherry bark-extracted with glycerine and made into liquid or tablets. This blood tonic was first put out by Dr. Pierce in ready-to-use form and since then has been sold by million bottles as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It druggists do not keep this in tablet form, send 90 cents for a vial to Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. Kidney disease carries away a large percentage of our people. What is to be done? The answer is easy. Eat less meat, eat coarse, plain food, with plenty of vegetables, drink plenty of water between meals, and take an uric acid solvent after meals for a while, such as Anuric (double strength), obtainable at almost any drug store. It was first discovered by Dr. Pierce. Most every one troubled with uric acid finds that Anurie dissolves the uric acid as hot water does sugar. You can obtain a trial package by sending ten cents to Doctor Pierce's Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo, N. Y, /Q Boff Quality: And Quantify Try Yager's Liniment, the greatexternal remedy for rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica, sprains, chest pains, backache, cuts and bruises. This liniment has wonder ful curative powers, pene trates instantly, and gives ' prompt relief from pain. 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