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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-14

daga and her mistress shall ever
forget the sight that met ny eyes7 A
girl, dressed ike my sister. lay face
downward on the grass. her long hair
was dabbled Ia blood. Dared and hor.
ror struck. lifted her. but what Il
this7 Mystery OF mysteries. Blanche
and yet not Blanche. What can II
meant
The hair had been cut OF and bound
tightly around the head under a hand
kerchlef. the head not Of my sister. bat
Of the heroic Ondagn. The poor pros
trated bleeding girl. She was dying
fast, pierced BY those merciless Ionds
with many wounds In her head ana
neck. One effort and abe opened her
eyes and knew me. bent low and
placed my ear 70 her cold and elamuy
lips; she whispered only one word. but
that one word gave me lie and hopc.
II was only the word Dick but |
guessed I would End Blanche hidden IN
his stable. The seDoys feared the big
brute and never entered bis stable. FOR
he was often uncomfortable. Ondara
who had never dreaded him NJ ali
knew that there Miss Blanche would
be safe. Poor martyred girl The onlv
word giving me the clue was the opIv
one she was ever to speak on earth.
The eyes soon glazed over with The
film Of death, the noble heart ceased a
beat; Ondaga was dead. dead in Swine
Mem sahib's Blanche. laid her rev.
efentIy down. kissing the cold brow m
a tender farewell Of love and graft. i
tude and covering the 1.-THE and grace.
ful body carefully lifted II far ont ~
reach and sight. Then I turned ~
Tend my way to Dicks stable. I now
'ound had to fight my way. for n ,
rowd OF bloodthirsty villains blocked
ny path and, maddencd By the sight
4 me, closed In upon me. but. mercl. I
ully, they were weaponless and most \
4 them horribly intoxicated.
Dashing them to the right and left I
nd firing In amongst the crew, mnn. r
ged to back myself into the elephants
ED. Luckily my pursuers thought
'as In quest Of Dick, and knowing he
AS gone, shrieked and howled defiance &
me as made my way to the stable u
nee inside ! hurriedly but carefully A
AIRED the door, and then commenced q
y search. For some time could ace u
hear nothing. then smothered Of
'und, sigh, fell on my delighted ear M
"a slight noise emanatIng from II
r distant heap OF hay attracted me "a
ne moment and had reached the cor. 81
Y and was busIiy searching for anv
en- when a long delicate brown arm gu
as lifted up out Of the hay. and beav. pr
be praised. BIanche, my sister. TO- ia
ny disguised and unrecopnlzablo th
lerged from her hiding place, dazed rig
q wondering, but totally uahurt.
When fully conscious my sister sat oh,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-14
The Roupell Mystery

cuasi-separation, which leaves the wife in
a position to enjoy herself without dan
ger OF comment. and supplies her. under
the French law, moreover. with the means
Of doing 30.
OF the many frequenters Of the vicom-
tesse's establishment in the Avenue Wag-
ram perhaps N. Jules Chabot was as well
come guest as any. His uadoubted re-
spectability made him an exceedingly de-
sirahle acquaintance. NJ. Chahot. on the
other hand. liked the free-and-easy at
mosphere OF the de valiar mansion. De
'aiiar was man who always had some
young rich fool dangling after him. de-
slrous OF seeing life A certain portion
OF the money only OF these innocents
could be diverted to the innumerable and
mysterious uses Of the Mutual Credit
and Trust Company. They were then al
torded an opportunity Of losing the resi-
due at the card tables In the Avenue
Wagram.
Many. doubtless. who frequented the
rieomte's establishment were totally IN
aware OF the risks they ran. These were
rarely suffered to 90 behind the curtain.
NJ Chabot was one Of those who had for
sgme time not been admitted to the priv
nesed circle without great care. To do
him justice. il is highly probable that Il
the veil had been removed all at once. he
would have ceased his visits altogether.
DE lived in bachelor apartments. Pro I
roundly impressed with a sense Of his /
personal dignity. he endeavored on a very
small Income to keep up appearances.
Lately, however. he had joined de Vaiiar
IN more than one investment By which
be had pro6ted
Inc willy de Valiar. who had allowed
bis friend to pocket something handsome
as MS share OF these enterprises. Of
course, had his object in view. What
other. indeed. could it be than to discover
all about Chabot's rich friend. Nine.
Roupell, concerning whom NJ Chabot was
not az all 10th to impart inforna ton.
Tor be would in his turn be able to dis
'over what probable dot the old LADY
would be able to give whichever Of the
sirls he should choose to marry.
Such inquiries. the vicomte. whose no
ttion in the world Of finance enabled him
o make better than Chabot. willingly
ct on foot TO oblige his friend He as
ured NJ Chabot that report had not Ell
ggerated Nine Roupell's wealth. That
portion Of million and a half OF
ranes had been set apart for the Vel
on sisters In the opinion Of N. Cha
ot, II only remained for him 70 declare I
imseh to one or the other Of the young q
1dles- and he had been. a. the reader c
III have seen. on the very eve Of max I
g such declaration to Emily Weldon Q
hen the tragedy occurred. 4
The question which now arose in the I
ind Of ~ Victor Lablanche. the astute .
reject Of police, was this Had NJ. Cha v
u sought to precipitate matters By the Z
'moval Of the proprietress Of the Cha 4
au Filleneuve? He had discovered al
ady that inquiries regarding her fortune 4
ID her intentions respecting It had been Il
{ on foot BY Jules Chabot- A little o
rther research revealed the fact that II
Z Frenchman's finances were in a des- d
rate condition In his later enterprises b,
tn the Eicomte de Valiar, fortune had Il
{ been 50 kind he had lost heavily. D.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-14
CHAPTER x


Five years before the tragedy at the
Chateau YIlleneuve, Charles DAuburon
bad found himself the untrammeIed Dos
SCISSOR Of a considerable patrin,ony. and
had started in TO enjoy life He was then
twenty-one years Of age Two years later
he had exhausted every means Of pleasure
he was at that age when a really rood
woman would have proved bls salvation.
She did not. however, make her app~ar-
ance- He was destined to End relief In
a more novel and totally unexpected d.
rection-
The Rue Brodier Is not a particularly
attractive street either before or after
midnight The police will assure you
that It Is positively dangerous Many a
sunrise has revealed the body Of some
victim lying IN its dark courts and moi
some alleys II is altogether q strange
place for young man Of means, who by
rights should at such an hour Be- snuziv
in bed and asleep, to be wandering In Al
three o'clock In the morning. II Is the
abode Of robbers Every house in II Z 4
den OF thieves The Seine, running BIZ /
at us foot with dark and turbid food. !
Is altogether too handy.
II was to this unsttrnctivs street that
at an unseemly hour Charles D,Auburop
strayed with unconscious Feet. He had
arisen from sleeplesa bed. and had
strolled far and near. intending To tir.
himself out Then bis reward wouId
come repose, sound and refreshing and
glorious thought, perhaps an appetite 10
which latter luxury he had been Tor aoros
days a stranger.
He walked on. totally unconscious Of
danger, thick stick his only weapon 81
all the confidence Of man who has meyer
felt the crack Of a brass knuckls In tbs
hand Of a garroter or made the acouafnt-
ance Of a sandbax.
Dark figures were creeping from the
alleys behind him Mysterious whistles
resounded and re-echoed from the courfa
Something told him Of his danger. He
topped and looked up at a name on the
'orner house, just lezible In the dfnRy
amp light. To what part Of Paris had J
le VANDERBILT He was IN the Rue Brodier- J
lnyoluntarily be turned to retrace his
teps, only to find himself confronted BIZ
! half score Of sturdy rufians. He rrnrp-
q ais stick the tighter and backed closer
0 the wub- His face was very pale: I
ut he did not show any sign Of fear. Z
1ou VIII 90 on he answered, defan<s
,, -or I viii call the police"
The police But few Of those cattis
lake their beats In the Rue Brodler, even
2 the daytime" retorted the leader Of
he rufians Come, your money, young
iaster7
D'Auburon put his hand In his pocket r
nd flung into the air what silver and o
Did be had about him. 1t fell upon the
ayement under the street lamp. They
1shed at II ike beasts. Then D,An- Il
iron lost bis nerve. He thought be saw
s opportunity He sprang into the
iddle Of the street and ran Ike a deer.
The mob rushed after him. He would a.
ave distanesd them all, perhaps, he was
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-14


The doctor was following this theor
with breathlesz interest. Go on" h
said.
He was about to retire as he came
when the thought occurred to him I.
divert suspicion from himself by placin,
the pistol he had picked up on his way
through the rooms. near his victim But
there must be report and a pistol
wound He raised the window. and noted
the distance to the tree. He went over
and fired the pistol at Madame Roupell.
who was still insensible. Then he threw
the pistol down and jumped from the
window We must search for the man
in two places. in the haunts of the poor
and in the palaces OF the wealthy. We
have little to guide US but the scraps Of
parchment and the gold locket l also
found"
Let me look AT the Iocket." said the
doctor. Gan you get it opens II may
contain lock Of hair or something
4 have already done that It contains
a picture" responded Cassagne. 4 will
show you"
The detective took penknife and pried
up the little gold lid A small photo
graph was disclosed to view. II was the
portrait of man Of about twenty years
of age.
What does this means- cried the doc
tor. Henry Graham cannot have com
mitted this murder. This is a portrait
of Henry Graham himself"
Impossible - calculated the detective.
1T is fact" replied DIT. Mason. He
ran into the drawing room. and picking /
up an album. turned the pages over rap
Idly. Finally he stopped at a certain
photograph
That was Henry Graham when he
was decent member Of society,"" he said.
The detective put the locket down close
TO the photograph. and compared the two
pictures carefully
There is no doubt whatever about it,
he remarked You are right: they are
portraits Of one and the same man."
Then 1t couldn't be Henry Graham?'
Inquired the physician "A man doesn't
carry locket containing a picture OF
himself"
1t may not be Henry Graham at ALL"
replied the detective Il hope it isn't
for the sake Of the family; but he's the
man we've got to look for first. and the
sooner we 6nd him the better your
friends prospects are of regainins his
iberty-"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-14

Sabbath School Teacher-Wbere
have you been lately. sadie7 I hsven't
seen you at Sunday school for some
time.
Sadie smith-Oh, please. miss. I'm
learning French and music nov. 30
mother don't wish me to take religion
just yet-London Sketch.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-14

In 1917 one Richard Thornton esii.a
20 the bar OF the Kings bench IN rn,,.
land, charged with the murder og Asarv
Ashford. IN open court threw down NJ.
glove and dched his accuscr Whore
upon there was pretty TODD. Wager
OF battle, II was supposed, had dled 4
natural death IN the dark ures h,,s
Lord Ellenborough. after much consul.
tatlon OF precedent, held that n "a.
sim the law Of England and orlarcS
y Held to be prepared. rhorntop.a ~,
euser tbercupon declining combat fhs
prisoner =. was discharged. Next year
rarliament pissed m act nbollehlnr
this privilege Of appeal to the strong
right arm. 'o"s
I.VCF nun :.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-14

-shortleIsh has given up the
idea Of Joining that north pole erpedi-
ton He says he doesn't care to corrt
death IN the arctic regions
Jack-WeIL I don't blame him
seeing that no Is now counting a ricb
widow.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-14

He-Wben she married without her
fathers consent he cast her on with
out penny.
She-How did they contrive to live,
He-Thcy published volume n
their love letters.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-05-14

she-What did papa say when you
asked him for me7
He-He fell on my neck and wept.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
WESTERN NEVADA HAS
GOOD ORE SHOWING
Has Drifted tO5 Feet on Handsome
Body of Chalcopyrite.

That development of the Western
Nevada Copper Co.'S property in the
Yerington district is fulfilling every
expectation is clearly indicated by adj
vices received from the mine by Man
ager \. NJ. Johnson. says the Salt
Lake Republican. The north drift
from the lower tunnel has been ex-
tended distance of 105 feet in the
body of chalcopyrite ore, with values
constant and improving. A list of
mine assays received yesterday gave
copper percentages running like tnls
8, 3, 26.S. 23.s. 2.S, 2.3. SIS. 2.6,
30, while a picked sample ran 63.5
per cent copper.
From present indications the aver
age should be from to per cent.
The ore body is known to be seven
and eight feet wide and the manage
ment will not be surprised If it runs
10 or IL feet wide. With the drift
extended about Is feet further it Is
the intention to crosscut the vein
both ways when it will be possible to
determine with some degree of ac-
curacy the full extent of the ore as
far as it has been opened.
1.-The mine certainly looks good, =
said Mr.. johnson. I'VE are highly
pleased with the manner in which il
is responding to development. While
we are making no claims as to what
we shall have when 1t is fully opened.
we can say that results SO far are all
that could be asked for"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21

this weather be long continued, their
stock will suffer as well as their
crops be spoiled.
As for Elko itself the town has
prosperous appearance at present. A
good deal of building is under way
and more projected. The town has
been less affected. in Mr.. Taber's be-
lief. by the recent financial slump
than any other in the state. Both It's
banks remained open, paying cash,
although in limited amounts, during
the entire panic.
Speaking of athletic sports IN Elko
Mr.. Taber stated that he had reeeiv-
ed word that the Elko team had re-
trieved its defeat of the Sunday pre-
vious by beating Winnemueca at
baseball last Sunday by score of Z
to 6. II possible upon his return to
his home he will make arrangement
for a game between Ely and Elko at
Elko. being a return for the game
played here last year. The team
there is good one and is strongly
backed for a winner. The Elko High
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
GREEK WRITER HERE.

TO look over the local field and TO
ascertain conditions among the
Greeks of this district, John Demos.
business manager and editorial wri-
ter for Ergatis. The Laborer,
Salt Lake Grecian publication, is in
this district 1t is possible that .-e
will locate in Ely and hereafter act
as local correspondent for his paper
as well as its business representative.
In speaking of local conditions, Mr..
Demos stated that in his opinion
nearly all of the high local feeling
against his race is due to misunder-
standing on both sides. Neither takes
into consideration the viewpoint of
the other In case he remains here
he will endeavor to as great extent
as possible correct this condition.
He is especially interested in actions
in which several Greeks are concern
ed which will come up for hearing
/ during this term of court and ex-
pressed his intention of attending the
hearings.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
STATE NOTES.

good strike of steel galena ore
in the property of the Boston ~
oche Mining Co. is reported by the
Phoebe Record. In cross cutting on
the 800 level to the south contact OF
the Yuba dixie a small seam OF the
galena was encountered on the east
side. Followed by drift the seam
had widened In about 80 feet dis-
lance to two. fee of ore that is SAID
to average 12b ounces in silver ana
So per cent lead. The rich ore Is
being sacked for shipment. General
Manager Miller reports conditions IN
the mine most gratifying six of a TO-
tai of eight faces being in ore. A
new compressor plant and .lVo
horsepower engine are being IN
stalled. At present no ore Is being
extracted for shipment except such
as is taken out in course of doing de
yelopment work, the management
having decided to await improvement
in the smelling and metals market
situation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
CHANGED THE LETTERS.

Absence of mind is a thing which
is apt to cause trouble in any case
but the most narrowing incident 10
come under the local eye for some
time is that of a young Ely broker
who a few days since wrote two let
tiers. one to his business partner and
the other TO his best girl. In some
way he changed them so that his
partner got the envelope addressed
to him but containing a missive be-
ginning something like Dearest
whose tootsum is co." or words to
that effect As there were num-
Der of things in each letter intended
only to reach the person to whom il
was written the state of mind of the
young man can well be imagined.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
PROPERTY TRANSFERRED.

c. E.. r. A., A. G.. J. H., and Al
Millick and f +. Wolf have sold TO
the Cleveland Nevada Mining Co. for
consideration of 81. number of
claims in the Taylor mining district.
The claims are the Coyote group of
seven, Blizzard group of Combination
group of claims. the Badger and
Dry Well claims. A second deed to
correct error also appears, being from
the Cleveland Nevada plines & Power
Co. and r. A. Millick to the Cleye-
land Nevada Mining Co. The Com
bination claims and 3, Blizzard No.
10. Blizzard Fraction and Bird Mine
are those named. Consideration is
81.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
THEATER co. LEAVES,

The majestic Theater Co. folded
its tent last night and loaded onto a
car in the Ely City yards, from where
it takes departure this morning for
Wells. The theater company did
good business while here. playing TO
large houses, from which it may be
taken that satisfactory performances
were given. The show was to have
appeared at Cherry Greek the first
two days of this week but the bust
ness which offered here proved an
inducement for the canceling of the
Cherry Creek dates.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
CattIemen Are
Becoming
Uneasy

That this spring has been the
hardest on stock interests in Elko
county in years. is the statement of
Attorney f. J. l.. Taber. who is in
Ely on a business trip. Continued
dry weather with the occasional
rains. the latter made worse than
useless by accompanying dry north
winds. is beginning to give the ranch
ers and farmers great deal of anxi-
ETY. as they are fearful that. should
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
DEATH OF YOUNG WOMAN.

Word was received in Ely yester-
day of the death of Mrs. o. II. Snow.
wife of prominent rancher in the
Lund neighborhood. from heart trou-
BILE at the age of IS years. Mrs.
Snow had been i'll for several months.
She leaves a number of children. the
youngest an infant scarcely month
old. She had many friends in Ely
who will deeply regret to learn of
her death.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
AGAIN POSTPONED.

Meeting of council was again post
poned last night. being put over I'M
I'll this evening. Occasion for the
last postponement was the fact that
two members of the body were en-
gagged in jury duty at the court house,
their labors last night resulting in
the dismissal from custody of an al
legged holdup man, in which work
they we're ably assisted by Attorney
Sam Bedford. who appeared for the
defense
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
M'KNIGHT RETURNS.

William Mcknight, county auditor
and recorder. returned last evening
from Ogden, where he was for sew
eral weeks.-He reports both his wife
and fnfafit son doing nicely at that
city.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
ENTERTAINs HER FRIENDS.

A number of the friends of Mrs.
A. r. Pollock were entertained last
evening at her apartments in the
Richmar flats in honor of Mrs. Wood.
Piano selections by Mrs. Pollock and
violin solos by Mrs. Wood formed
the principal of the evenings amuse-
mentS.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21

Lawyer. 'The defendant in this
case is lazy. worthless fellow. isn't
he?" Witness. We'll. sir, | dom
want TO do the man any injustice.
won't go SO far as to say he's lazy.
but if it required any voluntary work
ON his part to digest his victuals he
would have died of lack of nourish-
ment 5 years ago. Chicago Trib-
me.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
is APPOINTED CAPTAIN.

w. f. German has been appointed
captain of hose company 3 by Chief
Rowe, to fill vacancy made by the
resignation of Frank Watt. Mr.. Cor
man is a well known young man who
will doubtless fill the position with
credit.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
LOCAL-PERSONAL

Boyd alleges. rented the store room
under agreement to pay 800 a
month. This he failed to do during
the month of April. at the same lime
refusing to give up the room. Plant
if therefore asks damages in the
sum of 1929 and recovery of the
store
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
is MUCH WORSE.

Robert o Donnell, a we'll known
rancher of the White River country,
who has been i'll for some time with
pneumonia was reported by arrivals
from that vicinity yesterday as much
worse There is thought to be little
chance for his recovery. Mr.. O'Don-
nell is one of the best known ranch
ers in the county.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
WALLACE IN TOWN.

Aftorn1v w. J. Wallace. of Cherry
Greek. 3Asa visitor on legal business
which he attended to at yesterdays
session of the district court. He will
be here for several days.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
KEEPING ORE LINE WARM.

Ore trains are keeping the ore line
busy, both from the Veteran mine
of Cumberland Ely and from Copper
Flat. Several trains were over the
road yesterday. which is every day
looking better from the point of traf-
fic carried and activity that 1t thus
demonstrated both at mines and con-
contractor.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
ENTERTAINs TODAY.

Mrs. Frank Nevin will entertain at
cards this afternoon at her home.
Above so guests have been invited
20 take part in the pleasures of the
occasion.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
TRIAL POSTPONED.

The trial of Sadie Leonard, charg-
ed with selling Liquor without IL
cense. which was to be heard yes
terday afternoon, has been post
poned until Friday afternoon, the
reason being the amount of business
which the district attorney has on
hand at present. This morning Con-
stable w. c. Wilson will go to Ward
to subpoena witnesses whose pres
ence will be necessary at the trial.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
FOR JURY DUTN.

James Pasco. of Cherry Creek,
foreman for the Stewart Gold Mines
Holding Co.. is in town. having been
summoned for jury duty.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21

school is preparing to put a strong
track team in the field Tor the a0au
emic meet at Reno this month. lnes
are confident of winning a hummer
of events if not of securing enough
first places to entitle them TO the
highest honOrs.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21

Mining Co. for damages to the
amount of $4,000, alleging that he
was seriously injured recently be
cause of the negligence of the de-
PENDANT corporation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-21
IN ELY CITY.

Among arrivals in Ely City last
evening were E. W. Ralph and wife.
of Denver. They are stopping at the
Steptoe.