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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
CHAPTER xIII.-continued.

Bitter as poverty the cruel lash cut
round the horses TANKS; and as the
hanson shot out at breakneck speed
toward Fifth avenue, the girl covered
back in her corner, shivering, staring
wide-eyed at the man who had SO
soolly placed himself at her side.
This, then, was that nameless dan.
Ger that had stalked her ON the stair.
ease, this the personality whose ami.
mostly toward her had grown SC
virulent that, even when consciously
ignorant Of its proximity, she had
been repealed and frightened by Its
subtle emanations! And now-and
now she was in his power!
Dared with fear she started up, act
ing blindly on the primitive instinct
to ny; and in another moment, doubt
less, would have thrown herself bold
ly from the cab to the sidewalk, had
her companion not seized her by the
forearm and by simple force com
PEELED her to resume her seat.
BE still, you little fool" he told
her sharply. DO you think that I'm
going to let you go q third time? No,
till I'm through with you. And
II you scream. by the powers, III
throttle you!"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
The Prolific Queen Bee.

The queen bee il great antaxon-
list Of race suicide. She strives. to
perpetuate the race with an ardor and
an understanding that Is worthy of the
highest commentator. Some have
been known to lay 1000 eggs q day for
year, the number lessening after
that to 1900 and going forward at
that ratio for another two years.
With $4,000 bees to the colony that
single praiseworthy queen laid enough
eggs to establish 46 colonies. Bee
keepers figures on net income Of
three dollars 4 colony each year. II
the owners Of the bee under discus
sion prof1ted from her labors to that
extent the gain was $148. 1t is not
to be presumed that any such results
we're obtained. To argue so much in
favor of one bee would be to place
belief in the statement that . man
with ten acres OF ground and two rab-
bits can become a millionaire In three
years selling rabbit skins to glove
manufacturers.-Technica World.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
Governors End Meeting.

Spring Lake, N. 1.-THE third annual
governors conference closed Saturday.
During the day fifteen governors held
what they termed an experience meet
ing. Govrnor Shafroth of Colorado dis
cussed the state prison law and other
reforms in his state, and Governor
Tener of Pennsylvania told of reform
movements in his state. Governor Dix
delivered an address on taxation.
The resolve of the house of gov
ernors to protest to the supreme court
of the United States against Judge
Sanborn g decision in the case of Min
nesota against the railways is the most
vital act that representatives of the
states have yet performed.
The conference adjourned to meet at
Richmond, Va, in December, 1912.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28

ion, speculative. calculating, relent-
less. And she bowed her head, as
senting. Yes"
You're dead right. little woman.
Got you. Um-mmm."
She made no reply; she could have
made none aside from raising an out
cry, although now she was regaining
something Of her shattered poise, and
with it the ability to accept the situa-
ton quietly, for a little time (she
could not guess how long she could
endure the STRAIN, pending an oppor.
tunity to turn the tables on this, her
prosecutor.
What is it," she said presently,
with some effort-"what is 1t you
wish with meT'
81 have my purpose" with . grim
smile.
You will not tell me?"
you've guessed 1t, my lady; 1 will
not-just yet. Wait . bit"
She spurred her Tagging spirit until
1t flashed defiance. Mr.. Anisty!"
"Yes?" he responded with a curling
lip, cold eyes to hers.
II demand"
mo you dont!" he cut her short
with . snarl. You're not in q position
to demand anything. Maybe 1t would
be as we'll for you to remember. who
you're dealing with"
And" heart sinking again.
And I've been made a fool of just
rs long ~ l can stand for 1t. I'm a
crook-like yourself. my lady, but with
more backbone and some pride in be-
ing at the head of my profession. I'm
wanted in q dozen spleess; I'llsspend
the rest of'my days IN the pen, II they
ever get me. Twice to-day I've been
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
SYNOPSIS.
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Mad" Dan Maitland, on reaching his
New York bachelor club, met an attTac-
TIVE yosnG woman al the door, Janitor
within that day. Dan discovered a wom-
ans finger prints In dust on his desk,
flenS With letter from his attorney.
Maitland dined with Bannerman. his At
torney. Dan set out for Greenfieids, 70
qst his family Jewels. During his walk
70 the country seat, he met the young
s. -h Sb he AsS sTto
broken down. He hxed 1t. BY ruse she
lost him. Maitland, on reaching home,
surprised lady in gray. cracking the safe
took him for a weil-known crook, Daniel
Anisty. Hslf-hypnotized, Maitland opened
his safe. took therefrom the jewels, and
gave them to her, first forming part
sought by police of the world, appeared
on tho same mission. Maitland overcame
him He met the girl outside the house
to. He had the jewels and she promised
to meet him that day. Maitland received
Mr.. Snaith," introducing himself as a
Maitland, about to show him the jew,
from "snaith's" cane The latter proved
to be Ansty himself and he sscyrsd .t the
BILE, masqueraded as the latter. The
sTtminal kept Maitland's engagement with
the girl In gray. He gave her the gems,
after falling in love at first sight. They
were to meet and divide the loot. Matt
land revived and regretted missing his
engagement. Anisty, masquerading as
Maitland, narrowly avoided capture
through mysterious tip. The girl in gray
visited Maitland's apartments during his
absence and returned gems. being dis
covered on return. Maitland. without
cash, called up his home and heard a
woman's voice expostulatins. Anisty.
disguised as Maitland. told her his real
Identity and realizing himself tricked
tried to wiring from her the location Of
the gems. Then he proposed marriage. A
crash was heard at the front door. Matt
Hand started for home. He found Anisty
aid the girl In his rooms. Again he over
wheimed the crook, allowing him to es-
cape to shield the young woman. Dan
himself narrowly avoids arrest Janitor
OHegan wined and dined the officers of
Xnisty, refused to partake and unused on
Aas ill-fate. The girl in gray made her
escape jumping into cab. An instant
katSr. by working a ruse, Anisty was at
Yer aide.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28

S'S vvp'stcteos
within an ace of being nabbed-kind-
ness Of you and your Maitland. Now
I'm desperate ard determined. Do
you connect?"
WHAT" she asked, breathlessly.
Il can make you understand, l
fancy. Tonight, instead Of dropping
to the backyard and shining over the
fences to safety, took the fire-escape
up to the top-fat-something a copper
would never think of-and went
through to the hall. Why? Why, to
interrupt the tender .tete-a-tete Matt
land had planned. Why again? Be-
cause, for one thing, I've never yet
been beaten at my own game; and
I'm too old a dog to learn new tricks.
Moreover. no man yet has ever laid
hands on me In anger and not regret
ted It," The criminals voice fell q
note or two, shaking with somber pas
sion. 'I'll have that pups hide yeti"
he swore.
The girl tried to nerve herself. ct
1T doesn't seem to strike you," she
argued, controlling her hysteria by
sheer strength of purpose, that l
have only to raise my voice to bring
all Broadway to my rescue"
For by now the cab had sheered on
into that thoroughfare, and was rock
ing rapidly south, between glittering
walls OF light. A surface car swooped
down upon them, and past, making
night hideous with gong and drum
ming trucks. and drowning Anisty's
response. For which reason he chose
to repeat it, with added emphasis.
You try 1t on, my lady, and see
what happens"
She had no answer ready. and he
proceeded, after waiting moment:
But you're not going to be such a
fool. You have no pleasure In the
prospect Of seeing the inside of the
Tombs, yourself; and, besides, you
ought to know me well enough to
know. "
"What?" she breathed, in spite Of
herself.
Anisty folded his arms, thrustins
the right hand beneath his coat.
Maitland got only one of my guns,
he announced, ironically. He'd We
got the contents of the other, only hs
chose to play the fool and into my
hands. Now l guess you understand
and turning his head he fixed hel
with an infiexible glare, chill ant
neartless as steel-"that one squea
out of you will be the last. Oh, Nv,
got no scruples; arrest to me means {
living death. I'll take a short course
by preference, and-I'll take you will
me for company"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
LooTERs BUSY AT ETNA.
Eruption Estimated to Have Caused
100000 Damage to
Propertv

Catania, Sicily.-Marauder from the
neighborhood of Catania took advan-
tage of the excitement of the people
and looted abandoned houses and de-
stroyed vineyards and plantations be-
fore the lava reached them.
Earthquakes and volcanic explosions
are less frequent and hope is enter
tanned that the eruption is beginning
to subside.
The river of lava flowing to the
north has separated into four main
streams, the largest of which Is NOV
ing toward Aleantara and is two miles
from Francaville. 1t is estimated that
the present eruption has caused so far
a property loss of 100000.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
CHAPTER XIV.
Retribution.

She sank back. speechless. Anisty
glanced her up and down without
visible emotion, then laughed un-
pleasantly-the hard and unyielding
laugh Of brute man brutishly impas.
stoned
This silly ass, Maitland" he OBJ
served, isn't really as superfiuous as
he seems. l find him quite a convent
ence, and suppose that ought to be
totted up to his credit, since it's be-
cause he's got the good taste to re-
semble me. Consider his
thoughtfulness in providing me this
cab! What'd I've done without it?
To tell the truth | was quite at loss
to frame 1t up, how to win your coy
consent to this giddy elopment, back
there in the hall. But dear kind Mis-
ter Maitland, bless his innocent heart!
fixes it all up for me. And
So" concluded the criminal with
ironic relish-"and so I've got you, my
lady"
He looked at her in sidelong fash
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
The Renaissance.

The word renaissance" has In re-
cent years acquired a more extended
significance than that which IL implied
in our English equivalent, the revival
Of learning" BY the term is now
meant the whole transition from the
middle ages to the modern world. AL
though 1T is possible to assign certain
limits to the period, we cannot figure
on any date so positively as to say
between this year and that the move
ment was accomplished"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
OLD MAN BEGINS LONG WALK.


Saltwater, Okls.--Walking from Pc
catello, Idaho, to Austin, Tex, to see
his three children before he dies, Mar
Gus Golf, e6 years old, has arrived here.
He is veteran of the Mexican and
of the civil wars and took part in
number of campaigns against western
Indians.
Golf says he is walking 80 miles
day. His "children " are 70, IS and 60
years old respectively.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
Sues Idaho Irrigation Company.

Lewiston, Idaho.-Suits aggregating
over $227,9s0 have been filed in the
district court against the Waha Lewis
ton Land and Water company. The
largest suit filed was instituted by the
Commercial Trust company and is for
100000 alleged to be due ON promis-
sorry notes.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28

The self-styled Maitland laid his hand
fingers on his arm; and pressed them
cruelty. Il think we will go up, thank
you. II Bannermans not in, l can
phone him. I've a pass-key."
The Waterman appeared satisfied;
Maitland's social standing was guar
anty enough.
IAN right, sir. Step In /,
The girl made one final effort to
hang back. Anisty's brows blackened.
by Cod" he told her in a whisper.
IF you dare ="
And somehow she found herself ut
his side in the steel cage, the gates
clang ringing loud in her ears. The
motion of the car, shooting upwards
with rapidly increasing speed. made
her slightly siddy. Despite Anisty's
supporting arm she reeled back
against the wall of the cage, closing
her eyes. The man observed this with
covert satisfaction.
AS the speed decreased she began
to feel slightly stronger; and aEsin,
opened her eyes. The Goor numbers,
black upon a white ground, were
steadily slipping down; the Arst she
recognized being 10. The pace vAs
sensibly decreased. Then with .
slight jar the elevator stopped ct ~.
"Yous know the way?"
Perfectly" replied Anisty. 1.-TWO
flights up-fn the tower"
Right. Whom yous wants ne,
ring"
The car dropped like q plummet.,
leaving them In darkness-or rather
In . thick gloom but slightly mod
Grated by the MOONLIGHT streaming in
At windows at either end Of the cor
rider Anisty gripped the girl more
roughly.
Nov, my lady! No shennanigan!"
A futile, superfluous reminder. Tenn
porarily at least she was become IS
wax In his hands. So complex had
been the days emotions. so severe her
nervous tension, SO heavy the tax
upon her stamina, that she had lapsed
into state Of subjective conscious
ness, in which she responded without
gestions Of the stronger will.
YEARLY she stumbled up the two
brief flights of stairs leading to the
tower-like cupola of the sky-scraper;
two floors superfmp9sed upon tho roof
with scant excuse save that of giving
the building the distinction Of being
the Hottest in that section of the city
certainly not to lend any finishing
touch of architectural beauty to the
edifice.
On the top landing a door confront
ed them, its glass panel shining dimly
in the darkness. Anisty paused, un-
tremendously thrusting the girl to
one side and away from the head OF
the staircase; and here fumbled In q
pocket, presently producing a jinsling
bunch of keys. For a moment or two
she heard him working at the lock
and muttering in an undertone-prob-
ably swearing-and then, with . click
the door swung open.
The man thrust a hand inside.
touched an electric switch, flooding
the room with light, and motioned the
girl to enter. She obeyed passively
thoroughly subjugated, and found her.
self In a large and well-furnished Of
fee, apparently the outer of two
rooms. The glare of electric light at
first partly blinded her; and she
halted instinctively few steps from
the door. waiting for her eyes to DO
come accustomed to the change.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28

1t was the year 1899. The young
lady whirled around in her Office chair.
$50 you want permanent position as
my husbandf' she said briskly to the
young man who stood before her, hat
i'm hand.
eyes; can bring you first class rec
concentrations from every wife I ever
had. Here they are." He drew out a
package of typewriter letters from an
inside pocket.
well, you can leave them. I'll look
them over when L get time.'' She
jotted down a few lines in a notebook.
I'm sorry, Mr.. -er, what did Won
say your name vast There ism anv
opening at present, but vacancies some
times occur unexpectedly. At present
have husband who has been with me
for six years and has always given sat
isfaction. But III file your application
and put your name on the waiting list.
Good morning. Life.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
Premier stolypin May 1.-Two.

st. Petersburg.-The latest medical
examination of Premier Stolypin, who
was shot September IA during a per
formance in theater at Kiev, shows.
according to message from that city,
that the bullet which entered the body
grazed the liver.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
Will Favor Better Law.

A woman in Massachusetts may now
work Sc hours week instead of "a,
but the law will not go into effect un-
til 1910, and the clubwomen will use
every effort in the meantime to have
the law changed so that conditions
may be better for women and chill,
S~~-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
1.-THE Havoc

Henry Miller returns to Spokane in
"The Havoc" September rs.
During the 20 years he has been in
the public eye he has contributed to
contemporary dramatic history series
of stage portraits that range from grave
to gay and back aagin to tragedy. AS
Richard Craig in "The Havoc, Sat
urday nights audience at the Audi
torium theater will see Mr.. Miller in a
dominant and powerful role.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
Taft Starts Long Trip.

President Taft has started on his
tremendous trip around the As states
and among the 100000 Americans.
He iBteads to visit "a states apd to
speak idhs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
Flood of Wheat at Portland

Portland, Ore.-Receipts of wheat
at Portland for the week ended Sep
TENDER 1 were the largest on record.
amounting to ss1, 400 bushels.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
Laurier Elected by Acclamatiou.

Quebec.-Sir Wilfred Lau.ier will be
returned for Quebec east by acclama-
ton. R. Leduc, who was nominated to
oppose him, has retired from the field.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28
Revolution In Mexico.

Mexico Gty.-Jusn Andres Almazan,
a former revolutionary officer, has
joined his forces to those of Emiliano
Zapata.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-28

Can cowhide in shoe storef
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-12-14
STUBBS TO GET
$4,000 PENSION
Director of the Hartman Railway Sys
tenn Gets Extra Allowance.

San Francisco, Cal.-John c.. Stubs.
director of the Hartman railroad sys-
tenn, will 60 on the pension roll of the
southern Pacific company this week bv
the ofhcial act of the company's board
of pension officers in this citv at a
meeting next Friday The pension will
become operative January, 1912.
Stubs will be No. 461 on the list.
Stubs will draw the largest pension
OF any one on the roll of the Southern
Pacific, and the largest of any railroad
pensloner in the United States. or the
world, for that matter. His salary for
the last 10 years has been, it is said.
$4,000 year.
According to the rules of the pension
department he will get each year for
the remainder of his life about Al per
cent of his former yearly compensation.
In addition he is to get an extra allow
ance because of an arrangement with
him by the bankers and Chairman Rob
ert S. Lovett.
lie is to retire as consulting director
of traffic, and be subject to calls for
advice, no matter where he may live or
travel. For this reason he will be al
lowed enough more annually, and which.
with his pension, will give him, it is
reliably stated, SIS, 1000, or half the
salary he has had.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-12-14
READ ADMIRAL WILDE is DEAF
Heart Disease Carries Off a United
States Sea Warrior.

North Easton, Mass.-Death came
suddenly at his home Sunday to Rear
Admiral George Francis Faxon Wilde.
U. ;. N, retired. He suffered from
heart disease. Rear Admiral Wilde was
CT years old.
Rear Admiral Wilde commanded the
United States marines during the Box
er uprising in China. He was gradual
ed from the naval academy in 1864 and
in 1865 was on the flagship Susoue
hanna, when she went to Havana for
the Confederate ram Stonewall Jackson.
he commanded the U. S. S. Dolphin in
her cruise around the world, which was
finished in 1885.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-12-14
DO NOT DARE INTERVENE.
Landing of Troops in China Might
Mean Massacre.

Washington.-That the greatest peril
threatening the foreigners in China at
present is from their own friends and
the first movement toward interven-
ton between the warning factions
would lead to the instant fusion of the
dlscordant elements and combined at
tack upon all foreigners, is the sub
stance of mail report to the war
department from one of its agents in
emma. Information of the same tenor
coming to the state department from
American Minister Calhoun at Picking
mas probably restrained the govern
ment from giving the word for the
landing of American troops, as was at
first intended.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-12-14
st. Nicholas in 1912.

/ A new kind of adventure story which
begins in the November number of st.
Nicholas and will continue through sew
eral numbers is "The Knights of the
Golden Spur" by Rupert Sargent Hol-
land. 1t is a story of a boy of today
who is magically enabled to go back to
other times and share with each of a
half-a- dozen of the most famous knights
of history in some dangerous adventure
before he wins the golden spurs and be-
comes member of their select little
band. Reginald Birch will illustrate it..
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-12-14
Idaho Pardon Criticised.

Washington.-It is refreshing to learn
that some one in Idaho has awakened
to Importance of convicting its Grim
inals, is the substance of the report of
the department of justice, replying to
the criticism by Governor Hawley of
President Taft's pardon of Clarence
W. Robnett, former bookkeeper in the
Lewiston National bank, convicted of
embezzling large sums of the bank s
money.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-12-14
Teach Secrets of Long Life.

Chicago-Instruction in how to live
more than 95 years, based on the ex-
perience of those who have reached
that age, is one of the purposes of a
school of preservation which has
Just been established here. 1t is
planned to publish, biennially, a direc-
tory of all persons in the United States
who have reached this age. It is said
that at the present time there are
about 5000 of these.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-12-14
Captains Nerve Saves so Men

Norfolk, Va.-The naval collier Ster-
ling was rammed Sunday at the mouth
of Chesapeake bay by the American
freight steamer Dorothy.
The Sterling's commander, Captain
Keene, seeing she would sink, headed
the vessel toward Cape Henlopen. His
prompt action probably saved the lives
of the crew of so. The Sterling great.
ly damaged, lies near the shore.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-12-14
Keep Navy Strong,

Washington.-With plea that there
shall be no decrease in the effective
strength of the United States navy,
George Won L. Meyer, secretary of the
navy, in his annual report to congress,
declares that while seeking peace and
playing leading part in the movement
for general arbitration treaties the
world must understand that America
SIS prepared for war;