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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-19

AS the old man started into the
mine, putting one foot after the other
with that carelessness Characteristic
OF men becoming decrepit, n man ran
out OF the mouth OF the mine waving
his arms. Almost instantly following
him came a pun OF g%ray-blue smoke.
which scared upward and spread out
as If IL were the blossom of a cloud
warmed into full bloom by the hot
sunlight pouring down into the val
ley.
Ruth let fall the lunch basket ana
stared upward at that dark, murky
hole In the hin. Was John there?
Was her father there? She knew
that that bulky cloud blooming into
the heavens meant death beneath
the ground. Unwittingly she cried
"John!" Then she remembered her
filial duty. and her next word, whis-
pered toward that billowing. eddying
mass of vapor was Father
Thus do maidens confess TO God the
secrets OF their heart. but let us see
how they conceal from men these
Suuit Shtitu IA NlttNt@s
Ruth FASTENED her pace toward the
entrance OF the mine. The shale gave
way under her little feet, but she
struggled upward until she reached
the ~trestle. Having lived all her life
In a mining camp, there was no ter
ror for her In anything but falling
rock. That effusion OF smoke float
ing over the hillside seemed 10 speak
OF disaster. She knew the peril of
a premature explosion. and she also
knew every working of "The Master
Key" And again she wondered wheth-
er It was John Dorr or her father or
both who were sitting for air within
hat dark tunnel.
She did not see John Dorr talking TO
the engineer below her, nor did she see
the miner who had Just left the mine
and was s%crambling down the ladder.
Her thought was that during this noon
hour, when both shifts were off duty,
her father had gone In and accidentally
set off a blast. What blasting was
done in THE Master Key" usually
took place during the incoming, but ow-
ing to carelessness Ii was sometimes
the case that ell the blasts were not
set Off. She had seen men belched out
OF that dark hole before furious gusts
Of gas. And yet why was the ore car
inside? That, too. spelled disaster.
She dropped the lunch basket and
pulled out the pocket electric light
which she always carried. 1t burned
only a tiny hole I'm the billowing smoke.
She rushed blindly In, trusting to her
long familiarity with the tunnel to find
her father.
Thus 1t was that father and daughter
passed each other In the darkness;
Gallon grimly but silently cursing the
awkwardness of his men. Ruth trying
to choke out the names of the two men
she loved. Suddenly she came into the
free air. The little beam of her lamp
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NN 6f N&'E 80 60t(f ~ N'N
trestle.
john said Gallon, Il am getting
old. Years ago there were two part
ners of us prospected this country,
and we found free milling gold. | say
'we,' John, but there was q little girl
| kept the location OF that mine to my
self. There was trouble, John. He
suspected me- He turned his dim
ming eyes on the stalwart young man
in %entreaty. Il guess you know why
| tried to keep those plans to myself
who Is the manf" demanded the en-
gineer, patting the great iron ore car
rier with his hand as a man pacifes
a restless animal.
At that moment there came Il faint
cry from a miner on the trestle.
What does he want?" demanded
Gallon peevishly.
John DORIS eyes saw the miners In
the camp. wives and all, streaming out
and staring upward. They had got
the meaning OF that cry. He thought
to himself. Where is RuthT' 1t came
over him that she was bringing lunch.
con to her father and himself In the
mine. He stared up at that dark hole
in the hillside and saw an eddy OF
smoke. Instantly he knew that she
must be somewhere within that dark
depth.
With all the force OF his lungs he
bawled down to the engineer, who was
staring stupidity upward: swung him
self into the bucket, pulled his signal
whistle out of his pocket and blew II
~furiously.
The engineer seemed to listen for a
moment, then kicked of his brake and
blew his answering whistle. A second
later the bucket was swinging down
the lofty cable across the gulch.
1t was not clear in Johns mind how
he could rescue Ruth. The quickest
way to get to the trestle was by the
bucket; then he would have those long,
long stretches Of ties to traverse, and
when he reached that smoke filed tun
mel could he get through? He must
He steadiel himself and thought, his
eyes fixed OH the hole In the hillside.
The bucket was still surging a hun
dred feet away from his goal when he
saw the ore car emerge and Ia 1t the
slender form of Ruth. No one realized
better than he that her strength was
not equal to setting those brakes and
that she had escaped one death only to
meet another.
His trained eye caught sight OF one
chance. He yelled down to the en-
gineer, Quick. quick. Tubbsi"
The engineers blank face upturned
toward him seemed that Of a man
dazed by imminent disaster, but John
DORIS imperious will reached across
and down that space. The engineer
pulled his throttle wide open, and al he
did 50 John porr swung himself over
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OF the Mine,
showed her nothing but an ore car and
the tools dropped by the last shift
when they had quit for dinner.
"Father!' she cried, peering into the
darkness beyond.
"John!"
She stepped on into the shadow and
called again. Her foot slipped on the
rough floor of the tunnel, and as she
tried to save herself her lamp fell. A
moment later she saw a trickle of fire
running along toward the heading. 1t
was a fuse leading to a blast that had
not yet been shot. With all light gone
except that blue flicker. penned In as
she was by the ore car. standing there
with set brakes. what hope had she?
How long would 1t be before that lit.
tie gust of fame reached the puwder7
Thomas Gallon was old fashioned In
many ways. Instead Of using GO per
ZEN dynamite everywhere and deto-
mating it by electricity, he still insisted
on using old fashioned powder and
tamping 1t with a fuse, a sign OF his
obstinacy.
She climbed into the ore a and
tried to unset the brakes. 1t was her
only hone. Then she. realized that thu
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Those whom we most want to for.
get reappear at strange times. Thorn
as Gallon saw the ghost OF the partner
be had murdered on the crest Of the
hill above the mine they had discover
ed years ago together.
How shall he still save for his daugh-
ter Ruth the property for which he
gave his happiness?
Ito be continued.)
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caple was stlll attached. she climbed
down by the light of the now flaming
fuse and unlocked the heavy shackle.
A moment later she was again in the
a with her little hands firmly on the
lever. With strength bred Of despera-
ton she managed to release It.
The heavy car slowly creaked away
down the dark tunnel. Then 1t came
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WiIkerson Remembered That Long
Night When He Had Crept to Safety.
and death we see things more clearly
than at any other time. and Harry
Wilkerson, as he looked over the famil-
lar valley. remembered that long night
when almost MORALLY wounded by
Thomas Gallons bullet he had crept
to safety. Every peak. gully and gulch
was as plain to him rs 1t was on that
night, but this time 1t conveyed a diff
ferent meaning. During those long
hours of agony and thirst years ago
this seem had meant to him simply a
hell from which he must struggle out.
Now 1t was a paradise be was going
TO regain.
He had heard a great deal about Gal.
Ions mediocre success, and he did not
fully understand why it was that THE
Master Key" mine did not pay better.
Was Ii possible that his former part
ner had not been able to find that rich
vein of gold after all? He smiled again.
He would find il.
Tnen there was that girl whose vi.
vacity and beauty he had heard 80
much about
Some i~nstinct told him that Gallon
must be ever thinking OF him, and
with the dramatic impulse Of a nan
who has long nursed the hope Of bitter
vengeance, he planned his reappear-
ance He would find his old partner
alone, and there and then they would
once more have Ii out This was the
reason that be had not taken the motor
stage. but had come on horseback. 81
lently watching for his opportunity
His keen eyes scanned the seem below
him and easily picked out the bunga
low
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Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis, Jan. 18.-Wheat-May,
$780,; July, S1.35A. Cash close on
track: No. l hard, sl.40h; No. l
Northern, Sl.34h2Q1.4O; No. z North
ern, $1.3l1s 41.3S; No. 3 Northern.
s1.26A 01.36; No. 3 yellow corn, GIN
Q6Sc; No. 3 white oats. 5lQ5lhc:
fax, 81. 92.
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st. Paul, Jan. 1S.-Wheat-No. l
Northern, $1.37Q1.39; No. 2 Northern,
$1.35@1.37; No. 2 Montana hard, ST.
34M1.35; corn, 67Q68c; oats, 51Q
Size; barley. 62671c; rye, S1.140
1.15: fax, $1.9401.95.
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Chicago live Stock.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-Cattle-Steers.
$3.50 $40; cows and heifers, s3.254
$40; calves, $7.50610.50. Hogs-Light,
sG.60m6921k; mixed, $6.55g6.95;
heavy, $6.50m go; rough, $6.50Q6.60;
pigs, $5.25D6.S0. Sheep-Native. $685.
Q6.20: y~earlings, Sc. 60M745.
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CHICAGO Grain and Provisions,

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-Wheat-May, ST.
ll3A; July. $I.25. Corn-May, TIC;
July, 1899. Oats-May, 55%c; July,
$3.50. Pork-Jan., $685.; May, S18.-
97b. Butter-Creameries, BIC. Eggs
-25M35Mc. Poultry-Springs, 12c;
fowls. l2hc.
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South st. Paul Live stock.

South st. Paul, Jan. 18.-Cattle-
Steers. $450M8.25; COWS and heifers,
$4.5oM6.75; calves, $4.O0@9.25; stock
ers and feeders, $4.25m6.75. Hogs
$650m6.75. Sheep-Lambs, $4,000
80. wethers, s4.75M55O; ewes, $3.50
$500.
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over Ruth that she was not strong
enough to stop its momentum on the
long trestle that led 10 the dump. She
was fleeing death by fire and gas and
rock only to be hurled headlong over
the lofty end Of the track. A vision
rose before her Of being flung through
the bright California air right at her
fathers feet. Behind her she heard
the suffering OF the last few inches
of the fuse. She crouched In the car.
Just as it emerged from the tunnels
mouth It was as IL n huge hand thrust
the car forward. The boom of the ex
ploslon deafened her. She stood up
now in the wildly speeding ear and
cried, "John, Johnl'
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GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Jan. 18.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive, No. / hard. $1.3s&; No.
1 Northern, $1.37A; No. 2 Northern,
S1.35a. Flax-On track and to arrive,
$1.92.
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CHAPTER ~.


TER talking to the engineer,
John Dorr had missed Gallon
and saw him at the anchor
age of the ore cable car up
across the gulch from the
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Alert, keen, clear headed, healthy men
and women are in demand. Modern BUSH
ness cannot use In Office, factory or on
the road. persons who are dull, lifeless,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-19
By John Fleming Wilson

COPYRIGHT. 1914. BY JOHN FLEMING WILSON
The Washington times., 1915-08-20
He TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAG e.

cented by cross tucks and few
slight gathers. The lace that con-
stituted the chief portion of the
coat was sheer and dotted. At the
lower edge a border of broad lace
embroidered in conventional rose
design formed an effective finish.
Turned-back cuffs and fat Dutch
collar of tho same rose -strewn IA
br.c were other noticeable features.
With her costume Mrs. Stevens
wore a closely-fitting black velvet
turban tilted slightly to the left and
trimmed with a huge fan of spread
ing feathers at the back. u.
The cloak was a pronounced sue
cess, and it has been declared that
It Is only a question OF time before
the fashion will be widely adopted.
Such wrap Is particularly adapted
to the warm weather OF August, and
supplies the necessary finish to
costume without burdening the wear
or by extra warmth.
If more practical cloak wcre de-
sired, tho iden lnagurated by Mrs.
Stevens could be duplicated In lace
dyed to match any costume. At this
time OF year 1t is often possible to
pick UP fine laces at remnant cost
while tho shops are having their
clearance sales, and q dainty coat
many be concocted at small cost.
The Washington times., 1915-08-20
Editorial For
Women

Is the sudden change away from the
any indication that the war will be over
by the time those fashions are adopted
in America? This is one Of the questions
that have been raised by the announce
ment that shoulder-straps, brass button
and other trimmings that SAVIOR of a SOL
dters regalia are to be absolutely tabooed
in the coming season by the more influ-
entail French designers. Fnis news has
been brought by Mile. Yvonne Barthe-
mely, who has come to this country as
the recognized emissary of the foremost
French costumer.
May it not be more possible that the
censoring of military styles is criter-
ion of the newer, saner attitude that is
characterizing the French nation today?
With the passing Of the hysteria that
made the Paris of last autumn indeed
"city of dreadful night" we hear that a
stoical calm has settled over the entire
country The fact that all France
is fighting in the spirit for exist
ence seems to be reflected in the atti-
tude OF every artisan of France, whether
ii be a milliner, a creator of fashions
Or a woman worker in shell factory.
After all. the shoulder straps, and the
brass buttons are merely trimmings.
They do not materially affect the lines
of the garment, though at first sight
they may he the most noticeable part
cf it. France has realized the importance
Of doEE away with any such surface "trip
perieS that may lead to n m!sunderstand-
tns oc her true purpose. The real spirit
of France today is as little represented
by gay swordknots and few yards OF
gold braid as by the saucy visored caps,
absurd Cossack boots and femnized mil
itary capes exploited by few design
ers before the gravity of war became
a reality and not a mirage.
The Washington times., 1915-08-20
ADVICE TO GIRLS
Bv Annie Laurie

tell you what I'd do. I'd take my
courage In my hand and the next
time | met that young man | should
walk straight up to him and say:
THANK you for giving me les
son that I needed to learn
Tell him quite frankly that you
never realized what you were doing,
and that now that you do real ze 1t
You are glad he told YOU.
Tell him you were brought up out
side the world of business and did
not understand the rules of li,e
there.
Don't cry: don't make q scene:
don't even stammec or hesitate or
seem embarrassed. just speak
frankly and simply and honestly as
you would to another girl, and then
let that young man severely alone.
You'll have won his respect at least,
And whisper. little girl, when
there calling up to be done let 1t
be the man who does it.
Dear Annie Laurie--I have been
keeping company with young
man for the last two years. but
he has never approached the suD-
ject of marriage.
Do YOU think ] should waste my
time ooinG around with him when
there are three or four other boys
always wanting me TO go out
with them? BETTY
No, Betty. I wouldn't spend much
moro time with the young man. If
he wants you to marry him. he'll
say so, specially If you begin going
out with other men.
Don't let this one monopollze your
time and attention any longer If
he means business let him talk bus
mess.
Miss Laurie UilI tOelcoms letters of in
quiry on Snbjects OF feminine interes
from y0ung tOOnen readers of. Thu
paper, and miH reply to them in thes,
columns. They should be addressed t.
her care, this office.
The Washington times., 1915-08-20
Disturbing Father.

Congressman John w. Abercrombie
of Alabama, smiled the other evening
when the conversation at a social ses-
sion turned to the subject of music. He
said he was reminded of an incident
along that line.
Some time since the lord and master
of happy little home was sitting in
his den when he heard fearful racket
ernanating from the direction OF the
piano.
Jesse" he called, going to the head
of the stairs and dropping his voice
over the banisters. what In the world
are you doing down therc?"
Il am pra acticlng, papa" answered the
sweet young child. at Is the First
Footsteps In Music"
''All right" was the weary rejoiner Of
father as he returned to the den, but
for mercy's sake. don't step so heavily"
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Washington times., 1915-08-20
Odd Facts

Hafiz, besides being the name of a
famous Persian poet, Is title con-
ferred upon any Mohammedan who
has committed the whole of the
Koran to memory.
A horse will live twenty-five days
without solid food. merely drinking
water: seventeen days without either
eating or drinking, and only five
days when eating solid food with
out drinking.
St. Peters Cathedral, in Rome.
took SO long TO build that forty
three POpes regned during the
course of Its construction.
About 100000 steel pens are con-
sumcd daily in the world
Two thousand people We're guillo-
tined In France during the reign of
terror.
Hens, rs rule, should be killed
at the age of two and half years,
when the first sign of the moult ap-
pears. Their best laying days are
then over. and, IL allowed to live,
they will deteriorate for table pur-
poses.
copy't. 1915. by Newspaper Feature Service.
The Washington times., 1915-08-20
Of Troubles
OF Skin Must Include
~. Search for the Cause
BY DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERc.

amer Feature Service. Inc.,
ment. In the end It strikes out hard
with a right good will. The epidermis
begins to work overtime. 1t girds on
an armor OF steel-like strength.
Array irritations strong soda soaps,
elkulinc wash waters, baking ana
Kitchen waters. all cause, ct times. Itch
Ing, Troublesome skin cruptions in sus-
ccptible persons.
Many affections Of the skin. loosely
grouped under that free-for-all naIf,e
''oclema' are encountered by those
who work IL isundries. candy stores.
sugar refnerics. barber shops, hotel
Kite lens. and G!.e.l,y establishments.
The name ''dermatitis" IL roughly
Used to include these mala6ies. SO in
telerably do thcy itch that the blisters.
scales. and thickered areas are often
torn and split widely open by scratch
ing.
The warfare against some "cczemaF'
then is not be restricted merely to in
fernal treatment and proper salveR and
ointmcnts. but search oe the occupa-
ton and habits Of the sufferer,
The Washington times., 1915-08-20
(Copyricht. 1915. by


~ HAKESPEARE, in Romeo and
- Juliet" has Mercutio say: "Oh.
~ flesh. flesh. how art thou fishi-
fled" and Isaiah. In melancholy
mood, wrote large the fact that ''all
flesh Is grass" Also. though man
who has more flesh than another may
not. as Falstaff smugly claimed, have
more frailty. It must nevertheless be
admitted that we shall all be perfectly
vrtuous when, there 10 no longer any
flesh -! OUR bones.
When the skin is treated according
to the golden .ule. that 10 to say. when
you handle It with the discretion and
care that you wish generally to be done
by, 1t will more than do Its due need
of scrvice
When irritated. though, the skin, like
all living creatures. is resontful. II
thruats at its enemies. grows rapidly to
augment its resources. and becomes
literally hardened fighter.
The skin will take a lot Of punish
The Washington times., 1915-08-20

Dear Annie Laurie: One Of the
incest boys l ever met is very
angry at me. ! wanted to tell
him something important and
couldn't get him over the phone.
so [ kept on ringing, and now he
Is angry. l received A note from
him. He said that his manager
complained about his being called
SO many times on the telephone.
speak to me again. 1t was awful
TO me. so l asked the manager
of his office. and he said that
he would make 1t all right.
Then | wrote a letter to the boy
ask Eg him to forgive me. and he
never opened it. but sent it back
with a note as bad as the first.
me tho best thing to do-try and
forget him or wait for while?
HEART BROKEN.
Why. You poor, little, foolish. fool
ish girl you. What miserable
to be sure.
But You have escaped lightly.
Don't forget that-very lightly. in
deed.
What If the young fellow had an
swered YOU politely at the phone
and had then made fun of you TO
the others. and told his chum that
he never saw girl such fool
over a boy as you were over him.
How would you have felt then?
What in the world did you call
him up at his office for? Don't you
know that fellow of his age Is
IL, "A
stant he takes OF that time to de-
vote TO you or any other girl is
stolen and must be charged up
against him in the black books OF
the man who pays his salary?
And now what shall you do? I'll
The Washington times., 1915-08-20
SANDER.

A parrot is for prating pris'd-
But prattling women are despised,
She who attacks anothcr's honor
Draws every living thing upon her.
Think. madam, when you stretch
your lungs,
That all YOUR neighbors. too, have
tongues.
One slandcr. fifty will beget.
The world with interest pays the
debt.
Poor Richards Almanac for l743.
The Washington times., 1915-08-20

~ o many delicate fabrics have
been employed In the wraps OF
this Summer that leaders OF
fashion. were scarcely sur.
rrisod when Mr,. Richard Stevens.
OF New York. introduced surp'ice
coat OF lace at the Newport Casino
during the tennis -tourna ment now in
progress.
Tho coat was white and worn over
en- afternoon frock OF black satin.
Tho waiGt line wac nt the hips. ac-
The Washington times., 1915-08-20
Net Nighties
With Ruffles
Are Decreed
But Conservatives May Pre-
fer Pink Silk Null With
High Neck and Long
Sleeves. =

Nettie has a nIghtie
That Is nothing more than net.
It's a niftie, natty nightie
And a wee bit raughty-yet
Quite the incest thing in nighties
Is sweet Nettie in the net.
The Washington times., 1915-08-20
|Surplice Summer Coat of Lace
Especially Adapted for August

Garment introduced at New
port Casino During Tennis
Tournament Made of Sheer
and Dotted Material and
Worn Over Black Satin.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-07
WACO WINS LONE STAR FLAG.
Final Standing and Results on Closing
pay OF Texas League.

Mondays games brought to a con.
clusion the Texas League race Oh
1915. which for nearly a month has
been nothing but a procession. None
OF the teams altered their standing IN
the final fortnight OF the campaign
except that on the closing day shreve'
mort climbed out Of the cellar.
The Waco club, generally regarded
as the best balanced in the circuit
won the pennant by an easy margin
having been able to loaf through inc
final three weeks. The shippers were
tied with Houston at the close OF th'
1914 race. They won this year by
margin Of six and one-half games.
The Bluffs. whose season finished OF
Friday. ended up in sixth place an'
we'll under 500 per cent for the mrs
time in four years.