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RUNNING NEW TUNNEL.

The men driving the new tunnel on the Kenai-Alaska mine are in 175 feet. and they expect to tap the ore body inside the next twenty-five feet. If so the stamps will be dropping there within six weeks.
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RENAL DREDGE DEAL
 IS ABOUT CLOSED.

It is reported that the Kenai dredge deal is about closed and that the drill CTS will be on the ground within thirty days. A big output is expected from the property.
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ALLIED ARMY
 BEATEN BY TURKEY
Germany Believes Invaders At Dardanelles Have been
 Crushed.

confirmation arrives. Our official bulletins state that we captured sev- eral important positions from the British and French in the battle of Ypres and inflicted frightful losses on them.
The Seward gateway., 1915-04-29

Several men are hitting the trail these days on the overland trip to Ship creek. Henry Wolff and Henry Pope left that way this morning.
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Responsible experienced steno- grapher wants permanent reliable position. Widow. Reference and par ticulars at office of this paper. M. F. 4-4-26
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WATSON LEAVES JUNEAU.

The Admiral Watson left Juneau for Seward at six o'clock this morn ing.
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S. B. Congdon of the Hartman National Bank is coming on the with his family.
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Prismatic ray treatment for skins and scalps, at MuscOtt Beauty Parlors. 4-27-5-2
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CARPATHIAN WAR
 BURSTS FORTH ANEW
Two Great Battles Raging For The Possession of
 Hungary.

sion of our troops. The Austrians are being heavily reinforced contin- uously to defend the passes and huge forces are engaged on both sides. Our army is also being constantly augmented and the result of the struggle is sure to mean important consequences one way or the other. The boast of the enemy that he had stopped our advance is entirely denied here by the military authorities who declare that the pause was decided up on merely to give time for reorgan- ization and strengthening of our lines.
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Long distance telephone booth at The Branch.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
By Will Seaton

kind goodnight. and went to join
her father 1 began. to wish that 1
liked Mabel.
did not see her for week The
weather was abominable, and 1 1elt
much depressed. When we met again
1 asked herr Are we still engaged2'
Il really don't know" she answered
What do you wish?
IT am quite Indifferent about It
Il have been thinking this matter
over seriously, said I. and have
come to the conclusion that mar
riage is rather solemn sort OF anair.
She was amused 1T is7" she cried
1T is a sacred obligation" said l.
Not IN our case, though. OF course.
because We are not really engaged
Il .see." said she
and I think. added. that we
should not play at being engaged
DO you want to be released again
This is very confusing, You knoW-
Il don't know what want OBJ
viousIy. it would be absurd for US to
and. therefore. the only thing to
do is to proclaim our mock engage
mert at an end.
There are SO many things 70 be
There are our parents
Yes, there they are, said L
They came up at that moment. a
beaming quartet. and our colloQuy
ended
Mabel continued to wear my ring
saw her. every day. but she said
nothing more about ending our en-
Sasement, and felt that I should
be lacking In good taste Il preached
the subject II was very aEon1ztns:
It was my father who eTentua1lyU
me to. speak
s.aiabs.s i began. my father says
we ought to fix a date.
81 mean that crisis Is tapendtng-
Something definite must certainly be
done at once
Are you going to do it,
Am going to do what
Something definite.
That depends on you
do you want me to fix the date
..of course not Don't be 50 cold
blocded, Mabs.
you want your ring back
Il don't care hang about the ring
The rlng: said she. SIS valuabie,as
an outward and visible sign It Is. a
delicate int1maton to the world
Therefore. It Is foolish TO say you
as wear It we are engaged
-toaly IN the eyes OF the world. I
reminded her hastily
.-of course And the :aoment give
It back to you our engagement is end,
There was pause. Then Mabel
handed me my ring. think VIII
20 now. she said .of course you
viii tell your father tonight
vas very unhappy-un-easona
So I went home resolved to tell my
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my fatherland is dear. but TOO LETT.
Far am ! from the spot where Twas
cheer1ess Is life. fierce storms Of JOY.
Made me an exile lifelong and for:
As the song ended the porderess
moved. the man stepped out. and.
tears running down his cheeks. came
forward dropping on his knees before
the singer Hts emotional southern
nature was stirred eSenorfta. Sc
norita," he began, brokenIy you sing
our song. the song OF my country.
Yes, La Golondrina-
You have been there. perhaps?''
have sung in your beautiful
capital
.Ah. sSenorita. may the kind Virgin
forgive me. come to take@to rob
but you sfng-and that moment see
the blue shes of Mexico. my shome-it
was Just 1eetIe home. adobe. and the
leetle beast you call lizard. he creep
In and out. but love Il and see
che mother. and the brother ana
seester. you make to see them all, and
IL tank you for the song. Senorfta.
The. man rose to his feet. stood r.
moment In silence. then turning went
quickly out. and away. Florence
watched him. and knew that her Jew
els were safe. She had saved them.
and her own life possibly. by song
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father everything. We were dining
enfamil1e that night He would can
me into the library after dinner. as
usual, and would open my heart TO
him.
That was my intention But when
the tins came could not carry It IN
to effect He was 50 cheerfully OBJ
vtous OF approaching evil We parted
at his bedroom door. and had not
spoken
I took out the ring and looked at
It Poor Mabs!" murmured- What
a pity it ISL And SO to bed
Three days passed. SIN I said
nothing. .iy mind was In a state OF
ferment I wondered what Mabel
was doing and how. her people were
taking It 1t seemed odd that nothing
had vet leaked out
On the fourth day was sitting
brooding IN the park when suddenly
1 awoke to the fact that footman
was addressing me-
Beg your pardon. sir. said he.
Miss Wakeham wishes to speak to
vOII.'
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me that name. 50 suppose he has
right to use IT'D Thomas. you have
made me happy man There IS no
girl could have preferred (Ihere
were many girls wtom preferredo
This one wise act Of yours atoncS :o-
on the bench and rarely desccnds
from IT'D --of cou-ss there IS no ne
cessity for long engagement
All engagemenss do not end In
marriage. refunded him.
This one will, ne rejoined. with
such conviction that thrilled with
superStitious dread.
Fl wish had not bought that ring
SO DOL" said She IL is utterly
hideous-''
This affair viii end in disaster" 1
remarked, recalling my fathers onin-
Gus words.
--oh, wen, If the worst comes to the
worst. We can always quarrel" said
I'VE do said 1.
Il mean that We can always end our
engagement by saying that We have
quarrelted.
I'm not sure that i want to part
from you altogether. Mabs- After all.
your dislike OF me is rather amusing
Il don't dislike you she said. Still.
I do begin to wonder If this expert
ment Is going 70 be success- Per
haps ought not to have let you
enter upon it
The engagement dragged on for a
fortnight Then, one evening, asked
Mabel to release me.
Il shall do nothing of the kind :
she said, The arrangement suits me
very we'll
1T does not suit me at an said
7 We are always together now i
very xeIl.s she said. co1dly. and
Began to take off my rig
Surely" said I. you are not pre-
tending TO be onen6ed2
IF have said anything ruder than
usual
THAT would be impossfble.-
But, my dear Nlabs. you under
stood perfectly
Il am tired OF this perpetual b.cl-
ering.' said She
1T Is quite as much Sour fault as
mine" blurted out
II suppose any man would say that.
but from you-1 am disappointed IN
you Tom
She rarely used my Christian name.
I'm awfu1ly sorry murmured.
20. it's quite al. right she said.
duly.
DO you really want me to take
back the ring
Il think You had better
no. Mabs: keep It. Even II the
engagement Is ended. you nigkt-but
forgot You think 1t hideous-
II don't really think It hideous-
That was said to tease you
She took back the ring. gave me a
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81 Clarence GARDEN.


-Ym Going outside. There's no law
aafust that The room overlooks the
road. we ought TO be able TO see so-ae-
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cnrren doomed me nali-nous
can give him three minutes long
said Curtis
As he spoke. the window slid up and
Bryant appeared. Moving rsstIessly
about in the room behind him hey
could distinguish the shape OF big.
dun-co1ored ape.
IT'S al right said BRYANT: Els
voice was hoarse with triumph. -.It,s
an Just as expected. Hes brought
the beast up here. rs as lame as =
kitten. We've done norhinr beyond
soggIin. at one another since / cams.
The whole things the IsiHfest sorf of
pifde It's part OF the contract tbat
I shouldn't show myself yet. but I
thought you'd like to know.
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10.
version OF the Evolution Theory Bry-
ant had wandered down into his old
haunts in search OF amusement. and
found none
They were almost the first TO en-
ter, and took seats IN the front. There
was a small platform illuminated by
n couple Of badly placed ircardesceat
lights for the lecturer. then space
!; of perhaps 10 feet. and then the lines
held the sparse and unenthusiastic
audience
Ramadar Singh was sIiehtly-built
c1ean-shaven man. with keen eyes hid
den by go1d-rimoed glasses. His rheo-
sr1es-the theories of which he was the
apostle. and which were presently to
revolutionize the physiological and
than blend OF other mems theories
but he contriycd to suffcse them with
his Own passionate personality
Ramadar Singh insisted that the ev-
olution OF the body and soul from pre-
historic types was not equally pro-
agressive. It was. he said. conceiva-
BILE that IN far-or ages there were ele-
mentary beings IN which the soul-o-
Intelligence il you preferred the
word-burned with the fires OF a
Shakspere or Napoleon. Similarly.
there were today men. u1tra-civilize6.
the most polished products OF their
age. with souls scarcely ranking above
those OF the primitive brutes who had
been their ancestors.
There, are moments" ne told them.
gesdculattng. when the brute Ia them
tears through the tissue paper swath-
tngs Of tradition and training. and
ciyilizatfon stands appalled, at deeds
for which 1t can offer no exDtara-
tton-
gan the first of his interruptions
chuck1es. sneers Of dissent, half-inter-
jected sentences It was his idea OF
tnfusing stupidly tame affair with q
certain amount of excitement.
It was impossible for the Indian to
ayoid seeing him Presently # be-
came equally impossible TO ignore
him
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silence fen. which lasted until they
entered what had once been a dining .ls
room.
4If your friends win be good enough
to remain here while demonstrate IN
the room above. said Far1adar
singh.
.it,s essential that there should be
no witnesses. then
It Is essential. sir.
BRYANT with suspicion % sWag-
ger, produced the revolver
..Any objection TO my takin. this up
with me?-
It will be superhuous. str-
but IL I'm goin' to be confronted
with the materia1fzed shadow OF my
antedfIuvfan self The grin OF By
ants lips widened
eAs you please. then, said Sama-
dar Singh. and led the way across the
hall to the stairs
BRYANT followed At the head Of the
fight he paused for moment and
looked down. The yellow light rom
the old-fashioned gas Jet fickerec on
his face He waved his hand 70 the
group that stood In the doorway
eff" he shouted. we meet IN the
next 10 minutes. you as. the Tvenaelh
Century. as B. C. a Couple OF Hun IN
dred Thousand, old Curtis here Is to
friend will have jolly well earned 1t
BUT come upstairs as quick
as you like II you hear the gun go on
Curtis took out his, watch and slanc-
ed at it. They 1rooped back into the
dining room. There were the rag
ments OF an empty sugar box IN the
corner OF the room. and partly because
the night was chilly. and partly as an
excuse for action. they broke it up.
and. with a racing paper that the man
from Magdalen found in his oyercoat
pocket, made blaze in The rusty
crate.
They c1attered about for a time. and
then Olring took out his watch. By
the frelight-for the cracked plaster
ornament in the center OF the ceiling
was destitute of chandener-they dis
covered that six minutes had passed
There were movements going on IN
the room above-a steady pacing TO
and fro. Once they thought they
thought they caught the sound OF By
ants voice. followed by a laugh The
man who was home on leave from Pc
rak shivered and. Tumbllng at the
cold. kicked at half-bu-nt ember I'M
til it spluttered redly. The youngster
from Magdalen became very busy pill
ing on more wood
Suddenly Dacre made suggestion
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are concerned: butt believe In getttn'
value for my noney-sarvy So I'll
draw S100-tn notes tomorrow.sand
give 'em. 10 my friend here to hand
over to you when you've proved your
theor-in other words. when you've
shown US that you can change me into
some sort OF likeness to my hairy and
venerable ancestor who's rnis1aid his
soul. Here's my card
Come on. joan.
He and Curtis went out arm-fn-arm.
Into the raw and wind-swept street
At the corner Of the street. the two
neE. by common impulse. turned and
looked back
They waited for perhaps I'VE min
utes- until the Indian. convinced
that the coast was clear. moved OF at
a brisk pace. They followed him. Cur
It's protesting. Bryant insisting that
they were on the track of some scheme
which was to rob him of the money
Evelyn street. crossed the canal. and
eventually came to halt. 80 Yards
separating pursuers and pursued. at
a narrow-fronted shop over which
swung the sign. Ta-ney. Dealer In
Foreign Birds and Animals.
This said Bryant I'm a triumphant
whisper. lis a tribe beyond what I
was e1pect3n'. but wen see it
through
edged near enough to hear what the
Indian was saying TO the bulIe:-head-
ed proprietor whose bulk filled the
doorway. Ramadar Singh. It seemed.
was IN urgent need Of an ape. big.
6oci1e animal OF The largest size. SUI
hciectly accHma.ized to stand the
night air Mr.. Varney was doubtful
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merely question OF how to tackle It
e Curtis. remembering the ape, ailtd-
ed to the Possibility OF danger A re
yolyer In Bryant's pocket they decid-
ed. should form part of his equipment
And we1a get some Of the boys
--Dacre. and Jack Denny. and Pell.
and any Others that care to make up
party NY hat but well roast that
niger hotter than they'd do II at the
EQuatort"
They went round TO the club forth
with. BRYANT was a man of influence
there. He told his story TO an admir-
ing and inte7jectory circle Denny. as
it happened was absent but Pen and
Dacre. man named oIring lately
home on leave from Perak. and a
syoungster who had been sent down
from Magdalen and was consequent
~ IN high favor with Bryant. agreed
to CO.
It's damned fantastic theorr.-
said the man who had been sent down
from Magdalen. sucking at hts pipe.
but it's the only one that its And
Curtis Is right when he says thai you
ought to take revolrerFwith you"
That night Bryant dreamed Of RAJ
madar Singh. The Indian was: It
seemed. passionately urging Elm TO
abandon the challenge Bryant, even
in his dream. was amused at the man
resistance and awoke with the sound
OF his own Granddaughter in his ears.
He collected his little party on the
following evening They drove to the
square in a-couple Of ta1is. and told
the chauHeurs to wait BY the side Of
the house. near the broken gate mark
ed "Tradesmen.r stood a large. barred
crate. Along the bottom was stenci1ed
'.Varner. Rotherhithe
Lord. tho fool-the clumsy fool."
whispered Bryant. and followed the
others up the fight Of unwashed steps
to the front door.
The Indian opened tt HIS eyes
swept over the group. but it was By
ant that he spoke.
You have decided to Gomez"
"Of course And I've brought the
money with me. Provided I've assum-
ed the form Of my ancestor 10 minutes
after the performance begins. my.
friend here viii hand it over For 1t
was part Of their plans that the In
dian should be caught red-handed. the
police called in. and the whole thing
exposed
They followed the Indian into hall
that reeked Of damp and disuse- The
chill Of building Inhabited. but emp
ty for years. smote their senses A
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looked up and there was Mabel In
barouche. She was very pale She
smiled at me and I rose and went to
her. We shook hands solemnly.
Get in.'' she said. II want to talk
to YOU.
felt very uncomfortable as I
obeyed her The barouche drove on
i sat with averted gaze. was con
scious that her eyes were watching
me Tom" she said at last, sternly.
you ought to be ashamed of your
self
MAIDS, said I sit is quite 1mpos-
sfbie TO tell them" Then. In mo-
ment-os Inspiration, I asked Have
you told your people yet?
Mo, she stammered.
Why haven't you2" inquired Sc
verely-
: You can hardly ask me that after
behaving as you have done.
But surely they missed the rfnS
--fe-yes- I stared at her II
accounted for that" she said. blush
ing.
We ,apsed into gloom sighed
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and was sitting IN loose k1mooo,
her heavy hair unbound. and q book
In her hands. Her hostess was unex-
pectedly away for the evening and she
was quite alone In this part OF the
house. She was not reading. how
ever, for just now the thought had
occurred that her diamond necklace.
which she had been showing to her
friend. was still In her room She IN
tended to have had It placed In Tom
stevens safe. Would 1t be quite pru--
dent for her to keep It with her.
why. yes. Of course 1t would Tor this
one night. She reached for the
casket containing It and rising placed
It under her pillow. but as she turned
gfsncing into mirror she saw re-
dected there the face Of q man.
dark. unfamiliar. and far from reas-
suring. He had doubtless seen where
she had hidden her jewels
F1orina was too good an actress 10
show that she had seen him. but NOV
ing out OF range OF his rejection her
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f -
-.Mabsr burst forth. .ethe situation
is desperate
It is intolerable.. she said. finger
ing her gown.
have the ring with me, curfouslys
enough. said I. producing It:
She looked at it looked at her.
Suddenly she challenged my gaze I
began to laugh. foolishly, for1ornly.
wish you would wear the ring
again., said /.
II cannot do that, = she said
You can take it on when we part"
IT Is 500 absurd
To please me, Nabs.
Very well. Tom :.
had never known her to be SO
meek She slipped the ringson TO her
finger, and it seemed to magnetic our
gaze She made an abrupt movement
to take It OF.
why should you, whispered.
restraining her.
Her lips moved, but she did not
speak The carriage drove on. Hyde
Park was at its best that morning.
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Then I realized who the demure
young person was. turned to her
again Mrs. WAGE has never forgiven
me-
sternly. What do you mean by 1t?''
But Just then Lady Forfar rose
However, / had some further talk WITH
Mabel in the drawing room afterward-
We quarreled. promptly: and subse-
quent1y reflection proved to me that
she had not lost her old irritating
trick OF being always right
saw much OF Mabel, despite our
efforts to keep apart Our friends
were 50 very friendly
Look here. a1abs.' said I. at last,
this Is absurd Everywhere go I
meet you / believe you do it on pur-
don't said she But Why does
1t annoy you?"
You know how we dislike one an
other"
we don't dislike one another
Il feel sure you are wrong, 50. o.
course, you are right, said l. But
] wish We could do something to pre-
vent it,
1T is Lady Fortar.s fault
IF it were only Lady Forfar We
might cope with hideous cfrcum-
stance said I. But it's everybody.
j never knew such pack OF idiots.
They say we were made for one
another, and. Of course. they have to
prove their words. They viii never
be satisfied until we are married
Even then - It's a dismal outlook
for them. anyway. thank heaven
say afaos, can't you take some fellow
in hand and make him marry you?
Tha: would rather solve matters
Why don't you marry2 she cried
That's right. Drive me into un-
con genial wedlock!"
merely suggested It for yorr
benefit" said She II can keep my
temper when We meet.
BY Jove: I have an idea cried.
Wen pretend to be engaged
Z don't think should like that =.
said Mabel. and, besides, what good
would It do2"
They wo:,ld leave us alone, then.
.'Yes-a;oce toEethers
rs that usral2''
She nodded. still she said. Il
don't think they would be quite SO
anxious about us We should be
spared little o: their onfcious
Friendship It might be rather rest
i.I;.
We decided to try the experiment.
I bought a ring and asked one or two
men TO keep mum about my engage
ment to Miss Wakeham-
That same evening my mother
warmly congratulated me. and nay
father offered To pay my debts had
forgotten this contingency. and I
wired to Mabel How about our par
ents %
She took 20 notice of my fraauc
-Thomas.. said my father. He gave
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