The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06

anu tney were always particular that
when they called upon her there was
no possibility of unpleasant expert
ences, and the way seemed clear here.
She was a deaf girl, known among
them as the Lily Maid, born without
the sense of hearing but mistress Of
the fnestimable difficulties of lip read
ing and the possessor of the nimblest
set of fingers in the world, these lat
ter earning her a place as copyist for
the service. Her face was of a
cameo beauty, with touch Of pathos
because Of her isolation. She was the
warm spot in the heart of the office
but, as it's very spirit was the I'M
tangling of riddles, she had found OPP
portunity to help in a novel way in
several difficult cases through her
ability at lip reading.
By Encouragement Jane Gates, on
this Saturday night, was awaiting at
the office not half a dozen blocks
away a possible call from Billy Gard
Barrett had taxi at the front door
and the expected summons brought
him to the publishing house in five
Gard told the deaf girl of the situa-
ton, for lip reading needs light. Soon
they were in the gloom by the little
window and the eager eyes of the Lily
Maid were looking into the Office op-
posite where the conference on NUM-
lions was going forward. Fortunate
ly Valentines did not speak Spanish
and an. interpreter was necessary.
The face of this man was in plain
view not thirty feet away.
Soon Jane Gates was repeating in
the peculiar, hollow. voice of those
who do not hear but have learned to
form words with the lips:
"Mauser ammunition - old Krupp
rapid fire guns-Seventy five"
Gard stepped beyond the range of
view from the opposite window. He
turned pocket flashlight on his own
lips.
TRY to find out how they are to be
shipped" he instructed.
Gould supply total amounting to
$75O,O00 in value" the girl repeated
after the interpreter.
Delivered in thirty days-Brooklyn
how can you get clearance papers?"
1--WE clear for Odessa" the inter
prefers lips said "The United States
must accept our claim of that destina-
ton. We know how to evade embargo
regulations"
Valentines had been walking nerv-
ously about the room. At this mo-
ment he approached the window and
pulled down the curtain that looked
into the courtyard. The work of the
lip reader was at an end
1t was a month later when Gard
had traced a consignment of ammuni-
ton from the factory at Hartford to
its place on Brooklyn pier where it
lay ready for shipment. It seemed
the last of the American goods that
were needed to complete the cargo Of
the Italian bark, City of Naples, that
was ready to SAIL 1t appeared that
papers had already been taken out,
that the manifests acknowledged the
presence of great quantities of war
munitions, but that the claim was
made that the cargo was bought for
South Russian dealers and bound for
Odessa.
Gard hurriedly ascertained that the
United States would not refuse per-
mission for the ship to SAIL It was,
however, anxious to keep in touch
with its movements. Could the spe-
cial agent find a way to accompany
her? Gard would try.
Half an hour later a young Italian
strolled down the pier just as the last
OF the cargo was being taken aboard
the City of Naples. He was dressed
In a well-worn, light-checked, some
what fashy suit, scarlet vest, a
flowing tie. His dark locks breathed
forth odors of the lotions of cheap
barber shops. He walked nonchalant.
ly aboard the Italian bark and went
below.
The vessel was just breaking loose
from her moorings when the stow
away was discovered. There had been
great haste in her sailing and she
was making for the seas two hours
ahead of her appointed time. The
stowaway surmised that there was
every reason why her officers would
fear delay and that, if he could re-
main below decks until she was un-
der way, the vessel would not be
stopped to put him ashore.
This was the reason why an un-
equal fight ensued in which three sail
ormen sought to drag an unwilling
youngster in plaid suit from the
hold to the deck that he might be put
off the ship. But the first of the at
lacking force proved himself unfa-
miliar with the strategy of lead with
the left to make an opening for a
swing with the right, and so this lat
ter blow caught him on the chin and
he went down and out. The second
sailor was squarehead and rushed
his antagonist. The stowaway ducked
and the force of the Swede increased
the severity of mighty jab with the
right in the pit of the stomach, which
happened at the time to be unusually
full, and the attacker crumbled with
an agony in his inwards. The stow.
away grappled with the third man
and showed an additional knowledge
of the science of the rough and tum.
BILE. He twisted one of that individ.
ual's hands behind him and pushed II
up, using the favorite jiu jitsu trick
that American policemen have Dor
rowed from the Japanese. In this
way he had his man at his mercy