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She stopped abruptly and turned

She stopped abruptly and turned
away
The driver paled and looked quickly
toward a tall young man busy at one
Of the lockers. He caught the drivers
wordless question and nodded signif-
icantly.
Stella, facing away from them. was
placing dishes on the table. I'll have
supper for you soon,' she said present
ly. I'VE didn't dare begin to cook
before for fear-for fear"
"All right, Stella. These passengehs.
Mr.. Vincent and Mr.. Cadwalladeh. will
eat: but Gid an III go and look up the
old man first"
Stella flashed him a grateful look
before nodding to the strangers. the
only acknowledgment of the introduce
tion she took time for. She lighted .
lantern and set 1t near the door;
brought whisky flask from behind
the bar, and some white cloth, and
placed both beside the lantern.
Alfred sickened at the broken sen.
fences. sinister pauses. and still more
sinister preparations; yet intently
watched the hurrying workers.
Gid, take out the barley and feed
en- double measure. III help you
blanket EN- in minute"
Gideon shouldcred the barley Just
as Stella pulled pile Of heavy blan-
kets from a shelf. Alfred started for.
ward to help her. and felt himself
bending under . load that she had
lifted with ease.
III take them, stranger" Gideon
had dropped the barley and stepped
quickly to Stella's side.
Alfred turned. startled at that which
his sensitive car heard in the voice
He met a pair Of black, burning eyes
In Q swarthy face not yet divorced from
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tain and cliff, magnitied in the clear
air, appeared. receded, and advanced
cheated the imagination with their
mysterious semblances to mans struc
lures. Alfred Vincent thrilled to each
of these weird voices from the wilder.
ness.
Yet inconsistencies gripped him as
the rhythmic hoof-beats put him added
miles from the home he still longed for
He thoght of his sorrow-stricken moth
er. her love unvanquished by any deed
of his; of her teaching; of the still
more potent example of her pure life
these memories saddened. yet soft
ened him; blended his eager vision Of
the approaching west with the bene-
diction of the spired temple. And for
a space his heart was attuned to
prayer and paean.
Uncle Billy broke the long silence.
mot yet. my boys" he said affection.
ately to his team.
They had left the black alkaline wa.
ter behind. had climbed higher, where
q thin film Of more innocent-looking
water was spread on the drab earth
before them. The November sun was
summer-strong, the dust intolerable;
and the mules coaxed dumbly for
water.
Not yet, boys" Uncle Bill repeated.
isn't It safe?"
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but have the supervisors issued them
yet? You bet mott"
II should think Gov. Stanford could
compel; the law'e with him, isn't it,"
Alfred asked, with languid air that
we'll concealed his interest.
Compel? Compel nothing! The
laws slower'n molasses at the north
pole"
Anyway" Phineas persisted noisily.
"if anybody's going to build railroad
it'll be McLane and San Francisco.
BY Hockey! If anybody milks this
government COW you bet it'll be u.s."
"Well, we need the railroad" Uncle
Billy said positively.
Need ito What for? Does the east
care about us? Not pin, except for
our gold If they get railroad they'll
demand more of us; and if We don't
pony up. they'll ship troops over our
own road to whip us in. No, stree!
Well be Pacific republic yet, Cali
fornia and the other coast states. And
the renegades, red and white, here in
this country that's the back door to
hell"-he waved his hand toward the
poison-pooled, sage-fringed plain they
were crossing-"they're just the fell
lers to stand off Uncle Sam"
Isn't that SECESSION" Alfred asked
with a scrutiny Phineas resented.
Secession? No, it's self-preserva-
ton. Anyway, think of getting rail-
road round Cape Horn! It'll take a
century,"
Then they'll tote it across the
isthmus," Uncle Billy said calmly.
"Oh, you're dead stuck on them
Sacramento chaps, Uncle Billy; and
that is bad for you. They'll bust your
game and leave you flat broke"
Call on me in 10 and" Uncle
Billy began, when trace caught on
rock and snapped. Accident num-
beh H. Thirteenth be whoppeh
boys!" he remarked as nonchalantly
as if he had only lost a whip snapper
in city street. He stopped the team
handed the lines to Alfred. and stepped
lightly down to repair the damage
Guess Ill go inside for nap
Phineas yawned and climbed over the
wheel into the stage.
do you believe the Pacific railroad
can be built?" Alfred inquired, when
the swinging six had again settled to
. their steady trot.
I'm betting on it."
But Mclane and San Francisco
it's an immense opposition to fight"
You're dead right. They're setting
up scarecrows all along the line. But
Leland Stanford's good buncombe
buster; an I'm betting on him anc
his kyah track!"
Alfred's eyes caught the light Of
Uncle Bills enthusiasm. Il think II
put my hand to their wheel if l car
lay hold of a spoke"
The sun was hot, though the night
had been painfully cold. The bare
road, now sandy and silent, now rock!
and ringing, stretched on and or
through unpeopled solitudes. Noun
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CHAPTER II,

nan ara = FAREWELL.
Quickly Stella controlled herself
and was going about the station duties
with a quiet carnness that surprised
Alfred.
We've a little barley in her, for
tunately, and some blankets for the
mules; but the hays gone. You'll have
to unhitch for a few minutes, won't
you, Uncle Billy? They can't double
without a little rest. can they?"
Eyes. but not for long. We've got
to be at Malonoy's in time to send
help back hyah befo' day. The red
devils amt through hyah; there's
whisky left. and brandy, l see, and"
mot so much, Uncle Billy. burned
oil the brandy to make bullets
melted all the pewter stun. too"
well. sweah! l didn't reckon 20
fatheh'd ever be short on ammuni.
ton"
ITS ordered long ago, but the agent
hasn't sent It, Father'll come soon
hope. It's TOO bad that you must
help with the team. Uncle Billy"
That's 40 match. The only thing
Is to feed and get away as soon as |
can. Whered yo' fatheh go?"
HE took some stock up to the
meadows this morning; he should
have been back before noon. and"
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preparing the late supper
The team. nnhitched but not unhar.
messed. was fed. blanketed and tied to
the coach wheels in front of the door:
and Uncle Billy stepped inside and
addressed Vincent and Cadwallader.
II reckon you two fellehs will have
10 take turns guarding that team while
we'r" gone. If you'd care to get away
from hyah with yo' own hair on. Fiah
two shots. wait minute and fab one.
II yo're molested."
Gideon came in with an armful of
wood. Alfred saw him answer the
drivers unspoken call. saw both
leave the house without looking at
Stella. though her apprehensive eyes
followed them through the door into
the night.
The simple supper Of bacon. bis
cults, potatoes, beans and dried-apple
pie was on the table. Stella pushed
up short bench and beckoned to
Alfred
He rose and shook his head. mo,
I'll let Mr.. Cadwallader eat first" he
said. and took his gun and disap.
peared.
'Cracky. this is good" Phineas ex.
claimed as he looked over the table.
Milk. by the eternal"
Yes, but it's our last guess. They
got the COW. l." She stopped ABRUPT.
ly and left the room.
Phineas was at heart a coward, vet
he strove to hide it under bravado:
and he took his turn in the darkness
with half merry. half contemptuous
badinage that was sufficiently deceiy.
ing.
Alfred ate sparingly, silently, his
mind intent on impending tragedy.
(Tn Pe ronfinno6l
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zens Of this town and county, brooded
over the matter, and finally decided
to consult an attorney. He did so, and
as result has filed an action in the
circuit court here to have his marriage
annulled and to quiet title to some
valuable real estate in this town,
which Mr.. Schmitt says he bought
with his own money and decided to his
wife.
Criesam said later that after he left
his wife he received one letter from
her which he never answered. No
court could compel him to tell why he
left her, he said. He wandered over
the country for years, once visiting
a sister who doubted his identity, Say
ing Rudolph Criesam had been killed
in a wreck in Kentucky. He left her
without convincing her he was her
brother.
Mrs. Schmitt Is resisting her hus-
bands suit. She says Criesman left
her as he said he did, and she later
heard he had been killed in wreck.
She waited II years before marrying
Schmitt The son is now a prominent
Catholic priest in London, having been
well educated by his stepfather.
Schmitts suit will be tried at the
January term of the circuit court here,
and the case has attracted the great
est interest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-11-13
ENOCH ARDEN CASE
IN INDIANA TOWN
AGED HoosIER MEETS STRANGER
WHO PROVES TO BE WIFE's
LONG LOST HUSBAND.
LATTER GONE FOR 80 YEARS
Mat Schmitt, Highly Respected Citi-
zen of Jasper, Learns Woman
Whom He Married az a Wild
oW 10 Bigamist.

Jasper, Ind.-Tennyson's Enoch Ar.
den has been discounted in an actual
event right here in the prosaic town Of
Jasper.
A few days ago, while Mat Schmitt,
aged 78, was sitting in saloon here
drinking beer with a stranger, he
made discovery which will cast a
cloud over the remainder of his life.
While the two were enjoying a social
glass Mr.. Schmitt asked the stranger
his name. The stranger replied: my
name is Criesam."
Mr.. Schmitt looked directly at the
stranger and asked: What's your CIV
en- name?"
Rudolph Matthias" replied the
stranger.
Are you married?" asked Schmitt
81 was married." replied Criesam.
"but l don't know what ever became
Of my wife,"
Whom did you marry?" asked
Schmitt, somewhat excited.
"Mollie Brante," said Criesam.
Schmitt turned pale and asked:
Where were you married and whsre
do you live now?"
81 was married in Louisville, Ey.,
In st. Martins church, by Rev. Father
Leander, in September, 1871, and eft
my wife in November, 1875, and have
| never seen her since. am now an in
mate of the county poor asylum of iais
county," replied Criesam.
When Mr.. Schmitt heard this his
heart sank within him, as he realized
that the woman Criesam had LETT In
Louisville was now his wife, and had
been since December 7. 1886. at which
time he had married Mollie Criesam,
| then q pretty widow with one small
son.
Mr.. Schmitt, who for years has been
one of the most highly respected citi.
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HAVE SYSTEM OF BLACKMAIL

outburst?" she asked. Weren't you
too hard on the poor fellow? He didn't
mean any HARM"
Didn't he?" snapped the clerk.
"He meant all sorts of harm. His
kind always do mean harm when they
come around Fostering drug clerks
for pointers on the sick folks in the
block. That is pet trick of theirs.
There was time when I actually
thought they wanted to find out where
the sick people lived so they could
steer their organs in the opposite di.
rection, and not annoy the patients.
But learned that instead of consid.
erately stealing away from the homes Of
affection, they hustled right down in
front of the windows, where man lay
Ill or dying and ground out tunes till
silence was purchased at a liberal
figure" New York Times. a1.
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Career of "Iron Man" Walsh.

Pitcher Eddie Walsh has been Com
iskeys standby for three seasons. He
was born in Plains, Pa, on May %,
1882, and learned to play ball between
shifts while working as a coal min
er. He made his debut as profess
sional with the Meriden club of the
Connecticut league, in 1902, and ad-
vanced to the Newark club of the
Eastern league the following season,
near the close of which he was draft
ed by President Comiskey. He was
practically worthless to the White Sox
in 1904 and part of 1905, but in 1906
he acquired the spit" ball, which he
has mastered and uses more effective
ly than any of his rivals. Walsh's
value to his team Is as much for the
quantity as for the quality of his work.
He always responds with alacrity to
a summons to the slab from Manager
Jones and has pitched all or part of
every game of a series. He has worked
i'm IS games this year, in one-third of
which he went to the relief of a twirl-
er who was in difficulties, and often
averted defeat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-11-13
IN2=fTfIE.
PRRKRING

Police Commissioner Bingham OF
New York has issued an order to all
his inspectors in the greater city to
prevent any prize fighting that is pro-
jected in the five boroughs. The order
is the most drastic of the kind that
so far has been issued and if carried
out in strict accordance with the let
ter of it should put an end to prize
fighting in that city,, The order de.
clares prize fighting is under the ban
and that those who attempt to give
a performance of any kind shall be
arrested Immediately. The recent
combat between Leach Cross and
Packey Mcfarland, which was at.
tended by more than 5000 spectators
and widely advertised in the news
papers, is said to have influenced the
commissioner in taking drastic steps
to prevent any future exhibition of
the kind.
Billy Papke is making plans for his
trip to the coast, where he will meet
Stanley Ketchel at San Francisco
Thanksgiving eve.
Harry Lewis is working hard for
bout with some of the welterweights
and again is a claimant of the cham.
pionship title at 142 pounds. He wants
to meet any of them, and the first man
he beats he will claim the honor and
be prepared to defend the title.
Young Mahoney, the clever. middle
weight of Milwaukee, was awarded the
decision over Billy Rhoades, the Kan
sas City fighter, at the finish of q 20
round battle which was fought on
the turf on an island three miles up
the Missouri river from Kansas City
the other afternoon. About 500 men
witnessed the fight and considerable
money changed hands. Mahoney
fought with only one hand after the
fourth round, he having broken his
left hand with swing on Rhoades'
head.
At Philadelphia Jim Trenwith, the
Manayunk lightweight, defeated Fred
auckland, the English prize fighter
who sAs made good impression in
former encounters in that city. Tren-
with forced the fighting in every
round and he proved too strong and
aggressive for the Englishman.
!. Tommy Quill of Brockton, Mass, and
Young .Loughrey of Philadelphia
fought IL fairly even rounds at Bos-
ton and the referee called it draw
Marvin Hart and John Willie will
probably be matched for a sixxound
battle in Philadelphia in the near 70.
turu.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-11-13
PITCHERS WITH NOTHING
GET AWAY OFTEN-JOSS
Star Cleveland TWirIer Gives Reason
Why Those Who Deliver Goods
Deserve Credit.

How many times does one hear the
expression in regard to certain pitch
ers: Il can't for the life of me see
how he gets away with his games? ?
Why, he hasn't thing" says Addie
Joss, the Cleveland twirler.
To good many fans, and especially
those who are not close students Of
the game, the pitcher who is not
blessed with tremendous speed and a
fast-breaking curve ball is always
called lucky whenever he wins a
game.
In reality, the twirler who can win
consistently and who is not fortunate
enough to have been endowed with
the natural ability some of his more
fortunate fellow pitchers possess, is
entitled to at least as much, if not
more credit, that is the other slabster.
In order to accomplish the same re-
suits he must have developed some
thing which he can use that will even
up his effectiveness to the same stand
ard of the other twirler.
This is usually accomplished by
three things: Control, change of
pace, and, last of all, plenty of nerve.
A pitcher of this class is termed by
the baseball fraternity "a mixer"
BY not relying is meant a pitcher
who is constantly mixing them up on
the batter. - al
One of the greatest examples of the
successful twirler of this type is none
other than Clark Griffith.
"Griff" was never accused of having
enough speed to knock the mitt off the
catcher's hand, nor did he have q
wonderful curve ball. Still, he man.
aged to win a handsome percentage OF
his games every year, simply because
he knew how to pitch and had the
nerve to hand up a. slow one any time
he thought he could outguess the bat
ter with it.
There are any number of major
league pitchers who depend on this
style of work to win their games, and
they are about as hard to beat as any
one.
Instead of being called lucky, they
should be given credit for the won
derful work they accomplish, and are
to be complimented for the advantage
they have taken of a few things ma
ture has endowed them with, thus put
ting them on an equal footing with
their fellow twirlers who have more
natural ability.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-11-13
Woman Nearly Buried Alive.

Ellis, Kan.-The timely Intervention
of a physician who was not satisfied
with the appearance Of the body pre-
vented the burial alive of Mrs. Thomas
Chapman, wife of one of the best
known citizens Of this part Of Kansas.
Mrs. Chapman, who is so years of
age, was supposed to have died sud
denly from heart disease. The body
was prepared for burial, but was not
embalmed. The funeral was to have
taken place in the afternoon.
A few minutes before the casket was
to be sealed a physician requested per-
mission to see the body. After con-
firming his suspicious, the woman was
removed from the coffin and placed in
bed. While her heart is weak, it is
believed Mrs. Chapman will recover.
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to the fact that it was an incurable
case of bride and groom.
ooh! Boozey is back to his Birdie!"
said the brand-new wife. did Boozey
like his smoky woky?"
Boozey opened bunch of grins and
sat down, while wiley patted his
cheek and cooed:
rs ums glad to get back to ums
little wifey-pifey?"
Dave Terrence and Charlie Ham
mond began to scream inwardly, with
Slim chuckling like pet porpoise.
'Sweetie mustn't be angry with
Petite, but Sweetie is sitting on Petie's
little hand!" said the bride, where
upon Malcolm Williams exploded, and
Slim began to grab for his breath.
A Dutch brewer and his wife sat
right ahead of Boozey and Birdie, and
every once in awhile the old hop
puncher would turn around and beam
benignly over the gold rims at the
bride.
"Boozey must snuggy-wuggy up closer
to his Coozie and skeeze her 'itty arm
mo- no, not her waist! you naughty!
naughty"
The brewer was back at the bride
with another gold-rimmed goo-goo,
when. his wife got nervous and cut in:
is i'd you turn your face to see
someding-yes she snapped, and the
foam-builder ducked to the window
and began to eat scenery.
Westerton was almost out; Burress
was under the seat sparring for wind;
Slim was giving an imitation of coal
barge in a heavy sea, and the rest of
the passengers were in various stages
from hiccoughs to commissions.
us Boozey comfy wifi his 'itty weeny
teeny Birdie?" chirped the bride
"Boozey is so happy wifi his izzy-
wizzy!" gurgled the husband; "how's
my little girley wirly?"
"Oh! she's such happy-wappy little
fing!" giggled the dotty dame, pinch
ing her piggie's ear, whereupon the
hrewar tried to hand the bride another
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-11-13
Misuse of Apostrophe and Quotation
Marks, Not to Mention "kindIy."

There are two things that are mis-
used a great DEAL" said the irritable
man, "and the mishandling of them
annoys me lot. For one thing, some
persons haven't the vaguest idea of
the proper use of the apostrophe.
I've seen a word written this way,
AUTOS which is meant only to indi-
cate the plural of auto. Now, there
isn't the very slightest excuse for
that and it makes me sore every time
I see it. Then again, other folks don't
know what to do with quotation
marks. have seen a sign on an ele-
waited station reading, Keys with
the agent" Now, what earthly use
are those quotation marks about the
words keys and agent? None, none at
all. There isn't any rhyme. or reason
in It,"
WELL" replied his listener, there's
another as bad as that. There's the
use of the word kindly You hear
lot of folks using that atrocious vaude-
vile phrase: Thank you, kindly
That makes me sick. saw the other
day in Brooklyn "a sign, Gents will
kindly not smoke Only gents would
use that sort of language"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-11-13
HACKENSCHMIDT IS AFTER
ANOTHER BOUT WITH GOTCH
Foreigners Going Into Training Soon
for Purposes of Winning Worlds
Championship Title.

Late adyices from England are to
the effect that George Hacken-
schmidt, the wrestler, is going into
earnest and active training soon for
the purpose of meeting Frank Gotch
on the mat once more and wrestling
from the Iowan the title of worlds
championship wrestler. Hacken-
schmidt is at present in London, and.
will be in vaudeville in Great Britain
for the next few months. The wrestler
has been on the continent for several
weeks and apparently his knee has
recovered from the recent operation
that was performed.
Hackenschmidt says that the match
with Gotch will be his final appear
ance in the wrestling arena and that
he is going to put up the struggle OF
his life. Already, according to report,
he has begun to negotiate with his
American rival. Arrangements at
present are so uncertain, however.
that it is. not known whether the
this country. Hackenschmidt regards
the proposed meeting with Gotch as
his zone last great match" before he
finally retires from the game, and
promises that the outcome will differ
in many respects from that of the go
which the two had in Chicago on
April last with a $4,000 purse as
the prize at stake.
While the prospect of another
match between Hackenschmidt and
Gotch will be pleasing one to Amer
lean followers of the sport, there ara
number of wrestlers in England
who are not at all delighted with
Hackenschmidt's announcement that
his go with the Iowan is to be the
final one Of his wrestling career. Sew.
eral adopts at the game are hugging
the trail of Hackenschmidt, anxious
to face him on the mat, and the com.
ing of Hackenschmidt into his own
once more has resulted in a renewal
Of interest among those anxious to
arrange for active doings with him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-11-13
Curious Marriage Custom.

An English traveller in northern Nj.
geria describes an interesting GUS
tom connected with marriage which
he came across among the Fulani, a
tribe of wandering herdsmen who
show no trace of negro blood and
are supposed to be of Asiatic origin.
One might almost suppose that they
had advanced ideas about the relations
of the sexes. Before man is allowed
to marry he has to stand sound
thrashing without wincing. In some
parts of Europe this test of fitness for
the welded state might more reason
ably be applied to the woman. One
is reminded of Thomas Edgeworth's
friend, who in selecting bride
dropped hot sealing wax on the girls
arm and fired pistol off near her
ear.
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ON THE.
DRUMk1EQS
Tie NET

gasoline gaze, but the old lady caught
him with the goods.
rs i'd to my face you go behind my
back to make googley-googley eyes
ad somevun-yes?" she, growled, and
in a minute the brewers brow was
busy with the window pane.
"Sweetie looks at Petite and Sweetie
sees that Petie's petty face is getting
sunburned, so it is" ,cuckooed Mrs.
Daffy; "and Sweetle has dood mind
to tiss him, tool"
They opened newspaper, crawled
under cover, and began to bite each
other on the chin.
GO as far as you like!" said Slim,
then he went down and out.
The man who helped to make Wee
hawken famous had his head out the
window watching for ? an ice-wagon,
and Mrs. Brew was industriously