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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-09-28
SYNOPSIS.

Major lawrence. son of Judge Law
renee OF virginia, whose wife was a Lee.
5 sent on a pertlous mission by Gen
Washington. just after the winter at VAL
icy Forge. Disguised In British uni
form lawrence arrives within the enemy's
INES The Major attends great fete
ana saves the Lady of the Blended
Hose" =, hf',1, from mob. He later meets the .ir!
over waltz and Lawrence is urged by
his partner. Mistress Mortimer (The Lady
OF tne Blended Rose). to make his escape
lawrence Is detected as a spy by Captain
Grant OF the British Army. who agrees
20 duel. The duel is stopped by Grant 8
friends and the spy makes dash for
Hperty. swimming a river following a mar
row escape. The Major arrives at the
shop OF blacksmith. who is friendly. and
knows the Lady of the Blended Rose.
Captain Grant and rangers search black
smith shop in vain for the spy. Law
renee joins the minute men. Grant and
his train are captured by the minute men
Lawrence Is made prisoner by an Indian
and two white men, who lock him In a
strong cell. Peter advises Lawrence not
TO attempt to escape as some one
would send for him. Grants appearance
adds mystery to the combination Of cir
CumStanCeS,
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cannot perceive whereby any
further confession would serve you.
let have not refused to answer any
question surely. 1t is hardly safe for
Us 10 remain here SO long. and yet II
'nere De something you wish to ask"
lou could scarcely expect me to
oe entirely without curiosity ! have
oeeh captured on the highway, brought
mere prisoner. and held under guard
an night. l supposed myself in Brit
ish hands. only to discover that you
nave again intervened to save me.
surely there must be a key to all this
mystery. II, as l suspect. 1t was your
orother, Eric, who led the attack on
me- having mistaken me for another.
.hen what was his purpose? And what
mas become of Eric?"
She wrinkled her brows in perplex.
ity' her hands nervously clasping the
PACK OF chair.
II Is like being cross-examined by a
lawyer, Perhaps II the secret was all
my own l might freely confide 1t to
you. | do not promise l would. but
1
you quite well enough. l believe you
to be Major Lawrence, that you are
all you represent yourself, but l am
pledged to silence. and the lives OF
others depend upon my keeping faith
lou cannot urge me to do what deem
wrong?"
No; | shall always believe in you"
II
hand was extended frankly; Il would
reveal one Of the mysteries OF last
night If l was not fearful 1t might cost
me your respect"
How could that be possible?"
Because it might appear to you that
l had been unwomanly. My own con,
science is clear, for my purpose exon
crates me, but this you might fail to
understand unless l made fuller ex
PLANTATION than Is now possible. l have
duty which cannot be betrayed"
| eazed into her eyes. her hand still
in mine, conscious that her cheeks
were flushing. 1t was impossible for
unwomanly action.
1 prefer to ask nothing l said
frankly, although l should never mis-
construe anything you might care tC
say"
Il think you suspect already, and
should far rather tell you the truth
myself than have you learn it in some
other way The lieutenant Of Light
Dragons who attacked you last might
was not my brother"
Was not Eric? And yet you knew
him."
Very well. indeed" her eyes falling
because it was myself"
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our grandfather's old papers. was
about sixteen then. and shall never
forget our first exploration. We found
nothing down there then but a rough
bunk, an old lanthorn, and the leath-
ern scabbard Of sword. But since
then Eric has been compelled to hide
there twice to escape capture. and we
have made the room below more COM
Portable. You will be obliged to grope
your way down the stairs, but at the
bottom will discover flint and steel.
and a lantern with ample supply of
candles. Peter will bring you food. II
you need remain there for long!"
Peter! Then he is in the sceret?"
Peter is in all secrets" she con-
fessed. From him nothing is hid. at
least so far as may concern the Morti-
mer family. You have yet to learn the
deep subtlety OF Peter, Major Law
renee. He sees all things, retains all
things. and reveals nothing"
"A discovery already made"
No. barely glimpsed; no short ac-
quaintance such as yours has been
could ever serve to reveal the char
oStCi VI CNSi. OlICe ne LAS
been my monitor and guide, and still
he remains to me a silent mystery"
"An old servant?"
Yes. born to the position, his father
serving before him. There is no doubt
in my mind but what he knew OF this
secret passage before Eric and l were
born. Not that he has ever confessed
as much. yet am convinced our dis
covery Of 1t brought no surprise to
Peter. What do you suppose his age
to be?"
My mind reverted to that expires.
sionless face without a wrinkle in 1t,
to that totally bald head, and my an.
swer was the merest guess.
ooh. possibly fifty"
II told you you were far from know
ing Peter" she laughed. "He is seven
ty-two. and. would you believe 1t, until
this war came. was never" ten miles
from this spot"
"And since?" recalling the events Of
the night before.
"He has made 1t his duty to attend
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proval." she said more coldly, but !
have no further explanation to make.
| am sorry to have you think Ill OF
me. but l felt that perhaps you might
realize my action was justified"
ut Is not that" I fastened to ex-
plain, ashamed Of myself. Il have not
lost faith in you. But was brought
up In a strict school: my mother was
almost puritanical n her rules OF con-
duct. and l have never entirely out
grown her conception Of feminine linn
itations. l am sure you have only done
what is right and womanly. Do not
permit my first surprise to end our
friendship"
THAT Ia for you to determine Major
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Wyoming.

The Eclipse Oil Company at Casper
5rodght in 300-barrel WELL
The magnitude of the strike recent
ly made on the Royal Flush at Hahn's
Peak grows with every foot of devel-
opment work. The drift is now in
more than thirty feet and the foot
wall has not yet been found. The
rich ore lies on a contact of shale and
quartzite. On the hanging wall is
foot of soft material that is filled with
brittle and ruby silver, assays show
ing that it carries 800 ounces. There
is also some gold and twelve per cent
lead, making total Of between $500
and 5000 a ton.
Titanium, hitherto regarded as
relatively unimportant constituent Of
the earth's crust, is the ninth in
abundance of all the chemical ele.
ments. The titanium in the earth's
crust is estimated to be about four
tenths of one per cent.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-09-28
IVES ERIN
MINING NEWS
IN 3 REF
es,ern Newspaper Union News Service.
TREND OF METAL PRICES.
Colorado.
IN 3 r & =


| The great success attending the
completion of the Cripple Creek deep
drainage tunnel has inspired move
ment for another and still deeper tun-
mel.
Announcement has been made at
Erie that $4,000 of the necessary s5,-
600 has been subscribed to put in op-
GRAFTON the state coal mine, which has
been idle for some time.
Ore carrying high values was
opened at Cripple Creek by George w.
Roerig and James Marsen, sub-lessees
operating on block OF the El Paso
Gold King property on Gold hill.
Forty sets of leasers are operating
in Stratton's Independence mine on
Battle mountain at Cripple Creek and
the number probably will be greater in
the next two months. The ore pro-
duced averages 1,400 tons a month.
Thomas Tonge. chairman of the
committee on mines and mining of the
Denver Chamber OF Commerce, says
that the metalliferous mining industry
of Colorado is showing distinct i'm
provement, with better outlook for the
early future.
F. w. Parrish OF Denver started
the Humboldt mine at Ouray for Cali
fornia and New York investors, who
have a bond and lease on it. They
have agreed to spend 100000 on de-
velopment this year and next year will
build mill and tram.
That Colorado will be vastly bene-
fitted by the establishment of a ma
tional ore testing plant, made possible
by a $50,000 appropriation from the
national treasury, is the opinion Of
James f. Callbreath, Jr., secretary OF
the American Mining Congress.
Estimates of Colorado's mineral out
put for 1912. made by the men in
charge of the official figures and
based On operations for the first nine
months of the year, reach the enor-
nous sum of s40.O0OOOO. These fig
ures represent gain OF almost S., ,00O,-
900 over 1911.
| Edwin Gaylord, owner OF the re-
Gently erected cyanide mill at the
Dante mine, on Bull hill, at Cripple
Creek, will shortly, it is reported,
take over the Ophir mine, on Raven
| hill, under lease contract. The Ophir
is owned by Mrs. J. ]. Cone of Canon
City and has been fine producer.
Sixteen feet wide of "solid granite
pay ore" is some ore body. 1t really
is bonanza when it carries values
running from twenty to more than
twenty-five ounces of gold per ton
That is what the Strong Gold Mining
Company has opened in the Jolly Tar
claim, within the town limits of Vic.
| tor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-09-28
CHAPTER XIV.
Entombed.

had not suspected 1t; however OBJ
vious it may appear now to those who
read this tale, the possibility that she
had been masquerading in an officer 9
uniform, indulging in warlike deeds,
had never once occurred to me. She
was SO thoroughly feminine that her
acknowledgment came ~ a distinct
shock. l had, it IS true, seen suffl-
cient of life to be Of charitable mind,
and yet there was that within me
which instantly revolted. She read all
this in my face, but fronted me with
out the quiver Of an eyelash. firmly
Withdrawing her hand.
"It Is easy to perceive your disap-
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me; he has become my shadow. From
the humdrum experience Of respect
able house servant he has become the
very spirit Of reckless adventure-he
has journeyed to New York, to Tren-
ton, to Philadelphia. to-"
Might riding with Hessian for
agers," l broke in, disguised in a
Rangers uniform"
z Well. yes." she dimpled quietly.
even that"
I waited for something more. some
explanation Of what all this concealed.
"You trust me with 20 much" ven
tured, when she continued silent, '1t
would seem ~ II you might tell me
even more"
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Arizona.

Ten miles east of York station on
the Arizona and New Mexico railroad,
the Twin Peaks Mining Company is
opening up a new district OF large
promise. Under construction is a fine
concentrating and cyanicing mill.
Evening star., 1912-11-17
Good as Lord Mayors Coach.

| know only one native of London at
present who has a kind word to say of
the motorbuses, 1t is Sir Thomas Cros-
by. the lord mayor. who is eighty two
years old. but considerably younger in
mind than most of his fellow-citizens
Almost daily, when he can snatch a few
minutes of respite from his round of
duties, he jumps on to a notorious at the
Mansion House and rides to Charing
Cross, from where he makes his way
into St. James Park or the Mall for a
quiet stroll.
LAS good as the lord mayors coach :?
Why, of course, Ii is, he declares. land
thousand times better. because when
am on the top of bus / am out on q
holiday, and when / am in the lord
mayors coach l am very much on duty
Sundays ! often go longer rides than
my weekday pennyworths.
I'm no city of the world are there such
tine bus rides as there are in London
Often Sundays i spend as much as nine
pence on a ride to Richmond or Hampton
Court. and l know of no healthier or
0ags enjoyable holiday
Evening star., 1912-11-17

This sale right the nick Of time help you in frightening
home Thanksgiving You choose from the best furniture the la
priced all your and all the CREDIT Wan-FREE AS THE
YOU BREATHE-bedes THERE'S NO CASH PAYMENT REQUIRED
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-18
An UndeserYed Probation
Blu WALLACE N. MORRISON

'You young ladies must be more
careful as to your words" l said. Be
fore went away l overheard scrap
of conversation with regard to me that
gave me great pain"
Both looked ut me uneasily.
you two were talking in the gar
den One said. He's n gawk! the otn-
err, But hd knows things"
The two girls looked at each other
inquiringly.
IL remember no such conversation
said Kate. Marion was silent.
do you. Marion?" | asked.
NO, but candor compels me to say
that at that time the criticisms were
just"
"The FIRST surely was. though ! am
not so certain about the second. lat
the business of it all could have no
effect on II boy OF nineteen. ! have for
years felt harshly toward the one who
called me gawk and kindly to her
who said, But he knows things"
Then you recognized their voices
said Kate, palng slightly. Tell ua
WHO CaLSu You II SaNk.
IL may have attributed the remark
TO the wrong girl. but To whomsoever
toss this pin let her stand accused"
Taking a pearl pin from my scarf.
tossed it To Marion.
The distress on Marion's face was
painful to see. Kate hlushed, and the
guilty hook on her face was equally
distressing She struggled with her
self to take the blame that she knew
belonged to her. but without success.
waited to see II Marion would place
IL where it belonged. but she did not
She handed my pin back TO me.
Keep Ii as Il token that you are for
given" | said.
But she was resolute, and I at last
placed the jewel again in my scarf.
| waited Il week. leaving the girls
free, the one TO assume her just bur-
den. the other to place it upon her
friend. | paid Kate marked attention
and treated Marion with indifference.
had learned scfishness myself, but
admired that sense Of honor which
prevented Marion from throwing the
blame on Kate. Meanwhile took sat
isfactlon in Marlons distress. The
fact Of having called Inc gawk was
nothing to her dlscredit. l knew that
it was the loss of my favor that pain
ed her.
Marion" said one day, have you
repented having called me a gawkr
She gave me no reply.
"Well. you had better dismiss the
matter from your mind. In the first
place. l was not only a gawk, but \
nnny. In the second, 1t was not you
who spoke the word, but Kate. In the
third, | love you and want you to 60
back with me as my wife,"
So indignant was she at the pain
had given her that she kept me wait
Ing year and then only consented ON
condition that apologize.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-18
rT ENRY TEALE is q gawk"
= l heard the words across
the garden wall. / am Henry

| tHc SdTucu wall am iiSh's
Teale. The. speaker was
Kate Harker, who was talking with
| her cousin, Marion browne.
But he knows thingsw replied Mar
! ion
What matters It II he does? He Is
too bashful and reserved TO tell what
he knows. There isn't girl in the
place who doesn't dread to be left
alone with him"
Don't you think some OF them might
overcome their aversion If he should
suddenly become wealthy"
II don't think | could stand him II
he were worth n,
was lying in a hammock in the
back yard. reading. got up and went
into the house. but as this scrap of
conversation occupied but few mo-
ments could not very well avoid hear
Ing it. To do myself Justice | did NOT
wish to hear myself discussed Kate
lIarkers remarks were intensely pain.
full TO me. so painful that resolved TO
leave the place of my birth and go
forth into the great world, hoping to
forget them
did not forget them, but had the
sensitiveneSs knocked out of me very
quickly. made money, made it out
Of nothing, and to do this | was obliged
TO master my feelings. ITO those who
have shall be given" and by the death
Of an aunt / inherited fortune.
owned the little tumbledown house
with the acre of ground about ii IN
which had lived with my mother
and since she was no longer living |
resolved to 80 back and dispose of It,
The day after my arrival ! rugged a
hammock in the back yard and lay
down in it with cigar and a book.
Pretty soon | heard voices over the
wall
Have you seen him.
Yes; | was peeping through the
Sblinds when he came"
/ recognized the first voice as that of
Marion, the second as that of Kate
This was all | heard. for the two girls
passed out Of hearing.
In the evening called on my neigh
Dor. Kate Harker received me as If
were her oldest and best friend. max
ing no attempt to conceal the favor
had found in her eyes since she had
pronounced me n gawk. Marion was
very reserved. Indeed, had been as
unsophisticated rs when | had heard
her say, but he knows things"
should have concluded that she had
turned against me. But man can't
make money without gaining n knowl-
edge OF human nature. | suspected
that Marion now held aloof from a
feeling that since / had become de-
sirable "catch" it was not her place to
court me. Nevertheless had been re-
peating her words, but he knows
things"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-18
Lets Go Fishin'.r
to get away

I'm hungerin to get away
OF yondcr where the pickerel play,
OFT yonder where the skies are blue
And every breeze that blows Is true,
Where there's no ccaseless fight for gold
And things aren't being bought and sold.
I'm hungerin' to get away
An steep my soul in joys OF May.
I'm CROWN weary OF the game
The strife for wealth and power and fame.
want to stretch my soul bit
An give earth's joys a chance at II.
1"want TO live a day or two
Where there Is nothing much to do
Save stretchin' out upon the sod
An gloryin' In the works of God
I'm hungerin' TO get away
OF yondcr where the pickerel play
| want to rest beside a stream
An gaze up to the sky an dream
An quite forget that there's town
Where engines hum an chimneys frown.
I'm tired of hearin people say
That time Is money" every day.
I want TO let the hours slip by
Without n thought that maybe I
Am losin' opportunities
Some day 10 live a life OF ease.
| want to quite forget the need
or dollars an lifes fearful speed.
Rich men may say that I'm unwise
But then, my soul wants exercise.
Detroit Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-18
REASON FOR THE TURKEY.

Alexander Hamilton Responsible For
Bird ~ Popular National Dish.
Few stop to wonder as they snin the
SAVIOR of the fowl baking In the kitchen
how turkey came to be the great ma
tional dish on the day of feasting and
reunion. But there are two reasons,
says the Cleveland Plain Dealer In
the first place the turkey is the true
American bird. Turkeys are native to
other parts OF the world, but the tur-
key Of all other sections IL only weak
shadow and semblance OF the Ameri-
can gobbler. And, in the second place,
Alexander Hamilton decreed 1t.
1t happened at the first national cele-
bration. A party of congressman were
giving banquet in honor of the day.
The table was bountifully laden with
the good things OF the day and season,
but the chef, through some inadver-
tency. had omitted TO have a turkey
for the occasion. Now, even at that
early day the idea had pretty well
crystallized that any feast day with
out turkey was like Hamlet with
Hamlet left out
The absence OF turkey was at once
noted. but the guess seated themselves
and prepared to go on with the dinner.
Alexander Hamilton arose and begged
the diners TO restrain their appetites
moment II wish" said he, ito dis
cuss briefly with you this propositions:
TO eat or not TO eat turkeyless
Thanksgiving dinner" Whereupon
he plunged into most eloquent de-
Tense of the Thanksgiving turkey.
Hamilton speedily carried his point;
the dinner was sent back to the kit
chen and the chagrIned chef was or
dercd to roast dozen fat turkeys.
And Willie they were roasting the com
pany drew up and passed this resolu-
ton: mo citizen Of the United States
should refrain from turkey on Thanks
giving day"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-18
BY COUNTRIES
DURING FISCAL YEAR END
ED JUNE 80. 1911. +

Austria Hungary. l59.057 Belgium.
b,7lr Bulgaria. Servla and Monte
negro, 4.695; Denmark. 5t5: France,
including Corsica, S.022; German em-
pire. 32.061: Greece. 1926: Italy, in
Guiding Sicily and Sardinia, 49,, So:
Netherlands. S.3Js: Norway. 1880:
Portugal, including Cape Verde and
AZore islands. S.374; Roumania,
2522: Russian empire and Finland,
l5s,721; Spain, including Canary and
Balearic islands, b,074; Sweden, 90
7s0: Switzerland, 3.4Js; Turkey in
Europe. 1893; England, 52.426; Ire
land. 2e,l12; Scotland, 1876; Wales,
21G2: other Europe. 81; China, ], 4O;
Japan. 1870: India. 524; Turkey In
Asia, 1929: other Asia. SIS; Africa.
$50. Australia. Tasmania and New
Zealand. 9Sa: Pacific Islands not
specified. 50; British North Ameri-
Gu. $3.50; Central America. 1885,
Mexico. 10. $50; South America, S,0i9:
West Indies, 13.4o3; other countries.
80: total. S7s.5S7
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-18
Tickling The Ribs of The Serious
Our Short Story.

Brown saw man drop twenty
stories the other day, aud it was eau
ton the way he swore.
Greensboro after dropping TWEEN
ty stories?
Brownies. They were in a maya
zine he had Just bought. and he drop
ped it in the mud.-Judge.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-18
Force Of Habit to Blame.

"Your honor" said the arrested
chauffeur, Il tried to warn tho man,
but the horn would not work"
Then why did you not slacken speed
rather than run him DOWN."
A light seemed to dawn upon the
prisoner. That's one on me. never
thought Of that."-IIouston Post
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-18
A Wish and an opinion.

Mrs. Hardin-l'd give anything for
Marion's voice.
Mrs. Knoxlee-Well, she certainly
needs something for it.-Los Angeles
Express.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-18
An Illustration,

1.-The violent language you, used Is no
argument" said young Mr.. Noah Heep,
NO replied Uncle Raspberry: hit
tin mule wiz fence rail ain no mr.
gument nuther but 1t gifts action
Washington Star.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-18
Her Train Of Thouqht.

Stnylate lat 1880 p. milf there Is
anything dislike It's catching trains.
Miss Keen-I notice you keep put
ting IL or.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-18
An Assumption.

she-Papa owns stocks in thfrty;Ss~
en- different corporations.
He--Indeed! He must have been, IN
politics quite awhile.-St. Louis Rs
public.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-18

island with the others. A steamer
coming from n fever port is detained
FIVE days, and If only three days
have elapsed since the time 1t left
the infected port all persons aboard
must remain on Hoffman island forty
eight hours. Then II they have not
come down with fever they are permit
ted to depart to Ellis island.
The immigrants who have been pass
cd on the ship are tagged. numbered
and transferred to Ellis island. where
they are sorted out according to the
designation on the tags pinned to them.
Then comes the official inspection,
which Is either to open or bar the
way through Uncle Sans door. The
inspection room consists OF series OF
alleys formed by rails so that only one
can pass at time. The physicians
of the marine hospital service are the
first officials encountered. They i'm
mediately institute search for signs
of contagious disease and deformity.
The legs Of each immigrant are exam
ined to see II they are OF the same
length. A chalk mark Is placed on the
tag Of the person whose condition IL
in the least suspicious. The examina-
ton for indications OF tuberculosis is
most rigid.
THOSE SENT BACK
a little further another doctor con-
fronts the immigrant to examine the
eyes. He looks for contagious tracho-
ma or ophthalmla. and IL either disease
IL found the unfortunate one becomes
the charge OF the steamship company.
which must take him back from
whence he came. A suspect is given
yellow card giving his name and
stating why he is held.
The registry hall, where those who
have successfully passed the medical
examination go next. IL great room
covering more than half an acre and
filed with n network ofalleys inclosed
by fences OF iron pipes. Each Of the
alleys is devoted TO one group of i'm
migrants. the groups being labeled A.
X, G, etc, corresponding with the let
tiers on the cards pinned on the immi-
grants. At the end Of each alley is an
inspector In uniform who can speak