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SO unworthy, to let them plead for me.
l have said to myself: I love her:
why should fear?' But I see the bar
riers that rise between us-the barriers
OF money, the walls of social conven-
ton. I say to myself: 1T is pride. If
she loves you these will not keep us
apart But again, am a coward and
| tremble at the thought of asking you
to share with me the little that have.
again and again have said: I
will go and tell her. and then have
trembled at the vision and crept back
to my own room, to sit for hours look
ing out across the lights of the city
towards where you were, and weaving
on the cloth of my Imagination the
fairest picture the world has ever
known; a picture of you,, with your
glorious eyes alight with the fire of
love, and have dreamed that it was
l who famed that fire into flame.
Might after night have skulked
past your home, just to be near where
you were, for the chance of seeing you,
of getting a glimpse as you flashed
from carriage to door, of hearing your
laugh, and when I saw you / have
turned homeward thinking: She is
safe. She Is happy. Why should
trouble her in her happiness?'
cit is despair to love like this. Some
day, perhaps tomorrow. I will gather
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ming look that is the novelty of the
day.
We find adorable printed yelvets, the
latest thing in belts; they come in
many shades, the decorations are small
punches of tiny flowers of smallish
single flowers. Beautiful ribbons on
this order are on display, in use for
string ties to wear with lay-down col
lars, or to wind about a be-ruched
band. We have had the ribbon vogue
heraided for long, and now we believe
in it at last.
Felt hats are to be very fashionable,
and there will be some painted brims
In contrasting colors, some embroid-
cred ones. Flowers will be worn as
we do not remember them to have
been any winter since we began Ito
take notice." Here is an importation
from Paris-a plum colored felt: one
side CT the crown, resting on the brim,
a mixed bouquet, consisting of wild
roses, honeysuckles, daffodils, and puI-
pie thistles, each accompanied by some
Of Its own foliage. This may seem ex.
treme, but when presented TO the eye
is very pleasing indeed.
ELLEN osMoNDE
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up my courage and dare all by telling
you. I am trembling and quaking now
at the thought of what you would
think if you read this. I cannot help
it; must write. l dare not whisper
my love to you. 1t were proclamation to
speak of it to others. s.-.-
Goodnight, beloved. I have dared
to say 1t even to myself"
Miss Molly Relents.
When Mollie Entrekin got that letter
she sat down in the middle of the floor
and read it. Then she said: well, of
all things" Then she read it again.
Then she said: II never heard of such
thing" Then she reread it, and, clasp
ing her arms around her knees, sat on
the floor and studied.
81 don't know why he wrote me such
a letter" she said to herself. eff the fool
man is in love with me, why don't he
tell me so? Don't dare to come near
me, don't he? I've noticed that he's
been hanging around here two or three
nights week"
Finally she got up and said: "Any-
how, I'll write him nice letter that will
cure him." And she wrote. 1t was a
kind, sisterly letter, and the burden of it
was: Impossible; don't love you"
But there was no doubt that the letter
had started Molly Entrekin to thinking.
She read it over and over 1t partly i'm
pressed, partly puzzled her. 1t wasn't
a bit like Aylette
Three days later there came another
astonishing missive.
That time Molly read seriously.
Again the tone of the letter puzzled her,
and she wondered if he had not received
herrejection before writing, and thought
it strange that he did not mention it.
Men in love are such FOOLS" said
Molly, and, taking the two letters. she
went over to see her dearest chum, Mar
tina, and consult with her about it. Mar
tina read the letters, and then she said:
Molly, if man ever wrote to me that
way I'd love him just in spite of myself"
'I'm afraid I'm beginning to like
him." said Molly. Maybe misjudged
him before" Then she wrote him a
kinder, sweeter reply, telling him that
she hardly knew her own heart-and to
come to her the moment he returned
from Richmond.
The following day there came another
letter, tenderer, more exalted, higher in
tone than the other, breathing the de-
spair of an unloved lover exalted by the
purity Of his love.
And Molly was conquered. 81 never
did like the man." she said to Martha.
II am afraid lost the beauty OF his
character through my blindness. I'm
not sure love hin now, but I'm glad
these letters have opened my eyes and
shown me the depth of his love. ANY
girl can learn to love man who loves
her that way
Engaged But Not Happy.
So that night Molly Entrekin, In her
own boudoir sat down and wrote her
first love letter. and became engaged to
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Some Pretty Fall Millinery

The exaggerations predicted earlier
in hate are not to be inflicted upon US
this year after all. OF course there
will be a few Of the grand tall ladies'
that will appear in crowns of awesome
height, and look very well in them,
too: but the small woman and the av-
erage woman need not feel it incum-
bent to go about under chimney-pot
affair. Hats are to be Of medium size
and medium height. The fall MILL
merry, we are delighted to say, is ex-
tremely attractive rather than odd.
To be sure we borrow great deal
from old fashions in this seasons mil
linery, but from old fashions that were
charming. What could be better with
the dressy costume than hat like the
one in our illustration? 1t is simple
and yet it's full, graceful lines give 1t
the air of belonging to the wardrobe
of dame Of high degree. And we may
pronounce this typical; the roll at one
side, the fluffy plume charging the
outline. Plumes of medium length are
seen quite often( much better than the
very long, ragged affairs that adorned
(?) the so-called picture hat-which,
as worn by those that could afford only
cheap limitations of grandeur, was the
soriest thing ever seen on the streets
in the way OF woman's costuming; we
rejoice it's day is past.
Yesterday we saw hat that looked
as though 1t had been taken bodily
from an old French picture book, and
we stared at it through its glass case
to make sure 1t was real. 1t was fiat,
but with a monstrous bandeau that
would elevate It high above the coli
fure: black felt or silky beaver, and
fiat about the brim, close Up to the
crown. was a wreath Of flowers Of deep
mink shade, 80 constructed and placed
they looked as though painted on the
black. a very part Of 1t. Then white
nlume started on one side and fell
down over the bandeau Of the back.
The monstrous banaeau was yelled
with-what do you think? Some brown
maline. 1t may sound not at all pref
ty. but in reality it was picture,
would be most effective with one Of
The LACK broadcloth suits now SO
much in favor. It gave the fashiona-
BILE maybe, the black and white COM
hination; and also the paintec-tr'm-
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wonders to BE Seen at Home.

Within very recent years the Amer
lean people in general have been learn.
ing as they never did before the Won
ders of their own country. They went
abroad for scenery and to view places
of historical interest, unmindful that
their own land contained spectacles un-
rivaled elsewhere and relics Of civ
ilization that Is prehistoric. Places
that only a few years ago had hardly
visitor now attract many thousands
annually. The Yellowstone park has
become well known, so also the stu
pendous Yosemite, the imposing Sier-
ras rising abruptly almost from the
sea level to heights of nearly three
miles America abounds with miracles
Of nature, grandly impressive or mar
velously beautiful.-Buffalo Courier.
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that he. might have another man to
stake her chum off his hands" during
the evening.
1t was that evening Ferman Phillips
met his fate in the shape of pretty Mar
tina Baker, Molly Entrekin's chum, who
If the truth were known-had been
summoned by Molly when she knew Ay-
lette's call was inevitable.
Molly's plan failed. Instead of help
ing her dispose of Aylette Martha ap-
peared to enjoy herself talking to the
young department manager, and Molly
was forced to be gracious to the man
who, at that time, she disliked. but to
whom because Of the family friendship
she was obliged to be gracious.
Aylette Confesses Sordid Love.
The families of both girls are veal
thy; and, going back to their rooms In
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Stolen Love-Letters That Broke
One ENGAGEMENT and
Made Another.
THE HEROINE A BALTIMORE SOCIETY BELLE
Her Lover Appropriated Tender Missives of
a Friend to His Ultimate Sorrow-Dis-
closure Brings Happiness to Two.

the boarding house that night, Aylette
confessed to Phillips that he did not
particularly love Miss Entrekin, but
that she was rich and that he was 60
ing to win her. Disguised, sickened
| by the attitude of his friend, which
came as rude awakening from the
dreams that he himself had been
dreaming, Phillips turned to go to his
room. There, with the vision of the
bright-eyed, fair-haired girl before him
he resolved never again to go near her
realizing, as he thought, the impossi-
bility of ever winning the love of Mar
tina Baker. He held to his determine
ton. Two or three times the girl in
quired of Aylette why he never brought
Mr.. Phillips with him to call, and she
admitted to Miss Entrekin that she
had been interested in the reserved,
handsome young fellow. Once she
frankly asked Aylette to bring Phil
lipps to call, but the message was never
delivered, and Aylette lied about it to
her, telling her Phillips preferred not
to come, and the girl, surprised and
hurt, never referred to him again.
Phillips became more silent than ever
and worked harder, refusing to join in
any of the little pleasures of the others
in the boarding house. Once one of
the girls in the house teasingly asked
him if he was in love, and he flushed
and left the room.
Aylette, to all appearances, was
making no better progress in his eff
forts to win the love of Miss Entrekin,
and he departed for Richmond for a
fortnight's vacation without receiving
one sign of encouragement.
Beginnisg of Love Letters.
Then, suddenly, there began to come
to Molly Entrekin, day after day, let
tiers overlooking with tenderness, love,
and passion; love letters such as swept
the hearts Of her grandmothers by
storm-fiowery, imaginative, beautiful
love letters, such as girls read and re-
read in the privacy of their own rooms
and grandmothers kiss when they find
them hidden in the bottoms of old
trunks. The letters were from Walter
Aylette, and they revealed to Molly
Entrekin depth of feeling, of power
and passion, of love and tenderness
and yearning that she had never sus-
pected existed in the man. She was
astonished. 49,.
Three of the letters, which have beer
made semi-public by the events that
followed, have been circulated among
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-06
"why-why-"h he stammered.


Nov, you tell me right away" she
dictated. Tell me, tell you. You've
saved me from that man, and now I'll
help you. You are in love with girl
and afraid to tell her sol"
Please don't, please don't" pleaded
the agonized Phillips.
Il will, too, she said Here, I've told
you everything and trusted you, and
now you've got to trust me. Who Is
she?"
Really, Miss Entrekin, can't tell
you. scarcely know her, and it would
be presumptuous for me even to speak
to her."
DO you love her?'
Yes-you must know l do from the
letters"
do you love her as much as those let
tiers shown"
More"
I wouldn't give cent for man who
wouldn't tell girl when he loves her.
Who is she?"
Your friend, Miss Baker,
What! Martha Baker? Oh, this Is
too good. It's almost as good as If it had
been me, and I'm half sorry it wasn't.
You come right over to Martha's house
right now and tell her you love her. If
you don't come with me now I'll send for
her to come here. You've got to propose
to her right away, and I'm going to stand
by and see you do And let me congrat-
ulate you now-for she has read those
letters
Phillips finally begged off, but prom
ised to call that night on Miss Baker,
and he pledged his word to Molly En-
trekin that he would propose before the
end of the month. And Molly, as soon
as she had refused to see Aylette when
he called, rushed off to tell Martha, and
they talked all afternoon and cried lit
tie bit, as girls do.
Phillips really proposed inside of
two weeks and was accepted. And Molly
showed the letters to every girl in their
crowd, as she told the story, and one Of
them copied two of them-so the secret
of the plagiarized letters became known
to all Baltimore.
1t is said that Aylette is now working
in New York or Philadelphia, and
Molly's engagement to Nick is expected
any day, much to the delight of Bob
bic, who appreciates candy.
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lover. She was reading the paper idly
while waiting for her coffee and orange
when suddenly her eye fell upon little
want ad." that made her gasp.
II knew it; l knew it," she said, hal
aloud ooh, the wretches!"
''Knew what? What wretches, sis?'
asked Bobbie.
Never mind, Bobbie. but want yor
to go on an important errand right
away"
Cali right; but say, sis, do get some
of that candy Nick sent up last nightY
eyes, all of it. But I want you tc
take note right away. 1t is important
Everything depends on it."
Suspicion Aroused by an Ad.
Excitedly Molly left the table, and go
ing into the library scratched off g
note.
'Mr. Ferman Phillips: Please come tt
me at my home, at once, this morning
You must come before noon. 1t is an i'm.
portant matter, one on which my future
happiness my depend
Phillips, surprised, read the note and
unmindful of Bobbie, rushed for a car
Twenty minutes later he was ushered
into the morning room at the Entrekin
residence.
"Mr. Phillips" began Molly, nerv.
ously, ''did you put this advertisement
in the paper?"
She handed him the morning paper
in which appeared an ad.:
LosT-ABUNDLEoF LETTERS, PURE
ly personal, of no value except to owner
A reward of $25 will be paid if returned to
Ferman Phillips, IN. Charles street.
81 did," said Phillips, rather un-
steadily, after he had read the ad
slowly.
"Are these the letters?" asked Molly
producing the three she had received
from Aylette.
End Of the Mystery.
why, Miss Entrekin, said Phillips,
excitedly,' where did you get these
They are copies of mine, or part of them
was sure they were stolen from draw
er in my room. How did you get them %
They were mailed to me by your
roommate, Mr.. Aylette," she answered
steadily. 81 notice that in the first one
my name was at the top, above the line
thought it strange at the time"
"Aylette send my letters to your
asked the astonished Phillips. "Why
should he do that?"
HE wanted to make me love him. He
nearly succeeded. Oh, Mr.. Phillips
am so ashamed and SO glad. You have
saved me from the wretch"
Please DON'T" he urged, tenderly
as she started to cry. Please don't. ]
am so sorry that have helped cause this
trouble"
'I'm not; I'm glad" said Molly, stop
ping her tears and flashing into anger.
'tI'll tell that man" Then she broke
off suddenly and turned upon the young
man. "Ferman Phillips" she de.
manded, ito whom did you write those
love letters?"
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LEATHER MADE FROM PLANT
A Vegetable Product of Japan That
Is in Demand for This
Country.

The department of agriculture is
trying to introduce into cultivation in
this country plant native to Japan,
which furnishes a sort of vegetable
leather. 1t is a pretty shrub called
the "mitsumata," and it's inner bark,
after going through a process of
maceration, is converted into a sub
stance as tough as French kid, so
translucent that one can almost see
through it, and as pliable and soft as
calfskfn. In Japan pipe cases and to-
bacco pouches are manufactured from
the material, as wen as kind of wall
paper which is already becoming fash
ionable in America Such wall pa
pers of vegetable leather are turned
cut in beautiful designs for wall and
ceiling decoration, being stamped and
modelled by hand in most artistic pat
terms.
1t would seem that we have a good
deal to learn from the Japanese about
paper making. Already we import
Large quantities of another kind of pa
per obtained from the same plant, for
use as legal documents, diplomas,
deeds and bonds. There are at least
eight other plants from which the SUBJ
jects of the mikado obtain paper stuff,
while we depend for such material
upon wood pulp and rags of cotton and
linen.
Mr.. David G. Fairchild, one of the
government agricultural explorers,
who has made special study of this
subject, says that it is not pleasant
TO think that the brilliant white note
paper which a lady uses may have In
ii part of the filthy garment of some
Egyptian fellah, saved by ragpicker
from gutter, yet it is a fact that
hundreds of tons of Egyptian rags are
fetched every year to the United
States to supply our paper mills. At
Mannheim on the Rhine the American
importers have ragpicking houses,
where rags are collected from all over
Europe (the disease infected Levant
not excepted), and where women and
children work with wet sponges tied
over their mouths, sorting the filthy
scraps for shipment to New York. Our
best papers are made of these rags
Paper made from the inner bark of
plants, like the "mitsumata," are a
creation of the orient They are soft
er, siikier, tougher and lighter than
our papers. If wet they lose their
strength, like tissue paper, but on dry
ing regain it. They are usually all
sorbent, and for this reason were high
" valued for surgical purposes.
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OF SOFT WOOL.

down over the back Of hat and hair.
The simply trimmed hat has reached
perfection this year. and is much more
attractive for utility year than any
fussy headgear.
Beavers come in pastel shades, and
one Of Gobelin-blue is very pretty,
trimmed with one plume or with soft
scar. The soft scarf and draping veil
is again in esteem, and we shall have
the be-veiled lady once more. The bill
lowing veil Is generally becoming
when the veil is fresh and new, but
when dampness has worn it to rag it
should at once be discarded. There is
liking for the real lace veil, and
Chantilly, the dear old-fashioned
thing, is very stylish. It reminds Of
genteel days and lavendar; is charm
ingly new-old.
There will be short sleeves and long
sleeves, perhaps the latter will appeal
little more to the exclusive class, the
former having become so common.
Yet 1t is fashion that may well be af-
fected by both rich and poor, serving
az economy for the one and allowing
of display by the other; the poor girl
saves on frayed and soiled dress cuffs,
can give dressy touch to the plainest
! waist by addition of lingerie cuffs and
stock, the rich girl can throw away
her money on expensive long gloves.
Everyone seems satisfied with the
short sleeve.
We offer design for soft wool
waist, white ground dotted with pale
blue. 1t has the low neck which those
that can stand collarless blouse will
! affect this season, and the bit of hand
work that everyone will go in for. The
stitchings may be worked in darker
shade of blue.
Soft woods are to the fore, and come
in all shades, softest pastels as well as
the standard colors. The graceful
gown here illustrated is Of pale rose
cashmere, the skirt long and full, the
bodice has fichu folds bordered with
narrow frills of silk and fastening with
rosettes of silk The chemisette should
be of cream or white f1ufiness Of some
sort, lace or net or chiffon. The sleeves
are just the thing to give the finishing
touch to this design.
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All through the winter white will
continue to be worn, Of course for
house dresses. Until very late in the
fall, however, white is seen on the
city streets, people clinging lovingly
TO this almost universally becoming
color, or lack of color. White serges
abound, usually with a long coat, and
all the winter long the lingerie waist
will exhibit its daintiness and snowi-
ness. For the chilly person little IN
derslips of silk will have to be pro-
vided, but with very warm outside
wrap the thin waist without lining
will answer for many a woman.
Celored underslips advance in favor,
and when Of color harmonizing with
the suit, or Of shale that contrasts
prettily, they are charming. With a
mahogany sirt and coat the slip worn
under the sheer waist may be Of pink
silk, which will be toned down sufi-
Gently to appear but a suggestion o.
rose, carrying out color scheme &C.
cording to latest fashion.
White tailored waists in the new
fall styles are on display, and my lady
is eagerly studying patterns. They are
as rule trim and tailory, althougN
we believe we shall have some frilled
shirtwaists over here before the mid
die OF the season And we remember
it was a very pretty shirtwaist they
wore years ago-when the shirtwaist
made its bow-with frill down each
side of the front band. The stock was
net at all fussy and the waist in gen.
eral neat and plain, the only trimming
the frills. They looked very pretty
peeping from an open jacket, and gave
graceful fitness il the wearer had q
figure little too slender.
Recently we studied waist designed
to be worn with three-piece suit OF
brown, and liked It perhaps the best
OF any of the new models. The back 1T
ted easily, but did not blouse, the front
was rather loose, the sleeves had a
puff TO the elbow, and the long cuff
which fitted perfectly, was fastened
with small gilt buttons. The hat worn
with this might well be one of the
pretty new beavers, soft yet somewhat
en- a stiff tricorne order, the only trim
ming a plum extending from one side
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Baltimore, Md.-This is a story of
how a lover lost his sweetheart
through his ardent, but plagiarized,
love letters. Walter Aylette's sin
found him out, but the disclosure
brought happiness to his friend and
roommate, Ferman Phillips.
The principals in the remarkable
and interesting love drama are Mol
ly Entrekin, one of the bellies of this
city, her chum, Martha Baker, Walter
Aylette, son of prominent Richmond
family high in society and reputed
wealthy, and Ferman Phillips, who
although poor, comes from a distin-
guished line of ancestors.
Aylette, it is charged by the other
three parties to the case, plagiarized
the brilliant love epistles that Ferman
Phillips wrote in secret to Martha
Baker and, by changing them slightly,
came near winning the love of
Miss Entrekin through them and
their passionate force. The discovery
was made but a few days before the
wedding was to have taken place, and
the girl with the glamour of the false
spell dissipated, dismissed Aylette, de-
claring him an impostor and cheat.
Phillips and Aylette were friends
and lived in the same boarding house.
Why Aylette should have been living
In Baltimore in obscurity few outside
of the friends who were aware of
his wildness and dissipation at Rich
mond knew. He was a handsome fell
low, dark, dashing and romantic
Phillips, on the other hand, was timid,
and the gayeties that Aylette sought
he Stunned, or was too bashful to par
ticipate in.
Phillips Meets His Fate.
Aylette was reading law in a down
town Office and Phillips was striving
for living in a prominent mercantile
house. While all business, so far as
even his closest friends know. he
really was a dreamer, and he aspired
to write novels and plays. He had
come into Baltimore without resources
and worked hard. BY accident he was
thrown into contact with Walter
Aylette, and the result was strange
INTERVENING of fates. Aylette, through
his family's prominence, had the entree
to many homes, and one evening, by
insistence, he persuaded Phillips to
accompany him to the home of Miss
Molly Entrekin, daughter of a wealthy
merchant. Aylette did not tell Phil
hpps, but he invited him to go merely